Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-07-28


E. w. Baitleson, Of Pleasanton,
Kan, an old friend of Col. Blues, was
prospecting in this section a few days
since. The gentleman is a druggist
and it is not impossible will locate in
Vinita.
r. II. Kern, who knows very much
more about the rights of the freedmen
than they themselves, or congress
either, is to make speech at Light
ming creek, at the 4th Of August cele-
bration.
The town council OF Bartlesville
last week passed resolution declar-
ing Rochester tonic nuisance, and
Jennings, Of the Magnet, declares
they were right. ''Cuis man, that
Jennings"
Johnnie Davis is at Fortress Monroe
and rapidly recovering from his
wounds. He says that most of the
physicians and surgeons around the
hospitals are young medical students
without knowledge or experience.
This is perfect weather for weed
killing; and if the many patches OF
unsightly and noxious weeds in var
ious places around town were mown
down the chances for life and health
would be very materially Increased.
A fine farm of 800 acres within two
n 5 of Claremore for sale: lime stone
irnd, fences. houses and barn, apd a
49, spring: raised 35 busliel OF wheat
70 The acre last year. See me at
lonce.-F. A. Nelson, Claremore, |. L.
The assistant secretary of the in
berior has requested the attorney gen.
eral to cause to be Investigated the
sale of liquor to Indians at Ft Smith,
Coieyyille, Seneca and elsewhere,
with q view TO suppressing this traf-
fic.
Sam Ridenhour is doing good ice
business-wagon on the street all the
time and delivery immediate-but So
licits more orders. Hail the wagon,
or leave orders at Foreman's drug
store. Mail or telegraph orders filled
first train.
Frank E. Griswold's Uncle Tom S
Cabin company shows here next Mon
day. Having made Vinita two pre-
vious visits Mr.. Griswold is only
coming among friends-for he makes
the denizens of every town he visits
his friends.
A young man who had been drink
ing something beside cistern water
drew a cup OF ice water from the
barrel in front of Ratcliff's grocery
one hot day recently and was seen tC
go through the motion, involuntarily
of blowing back the foam.
There are no long faces among
yinita merchants, notwithstanding
the shortage in the yield of wheat
The corn crop will be immense anC
all kinds OF stock except horses ar
bringing good prices. This section i
blessed with a diversity ofresources.
Col. "Dick" Blue, of Kansas, ha
determined definitely to locate a
Vinita and has associated himself il
the practice of law with ID. II. vii
son. He will not move his famil
down until about the end of the year
but will be here much of the tim
during the interval.
A man was bitten by a damon
rattlesnake near Chelsea last Frida
and drank pint and halfof alcoho
The doctors had to use all their ski
to save him from the effects of tn
liquor. He lay in death-like stupo
for several hours but was tnall
, brought back to consciousness.
A wreck occurred at Red Fork o
the Frisco Tuesday night at abou
1920 in which two men were seyerl
hurt, Druggist Mittong of, Wagonel
! being one of them and having hi
nose broken and otherwise jamme
up. A drummer named Graham ha
: both legs broken and was hurt intel
nally. The tender of an engine wa
was pushed into the caboose in whic
the men were as it stood upon the sic
ing.
Mr.. W. r. Badgett, the grocer, make
a speciality of the best and purest tn
market affords. He has stocked u
with the Royal baking powder. Thi
famous baking powder is the cheal
est because it is the best. 1t is mad
of the purest of cream of tarta
which costs more per pound tina
some baking powders sell for. Chea
powders are made from alum and al
condemned byscientists generally, AN
this condemnation has been Ell
phasized by the government chemis
at Washington, whose reports sho
that the Royal baking powder is a
solutely pure and without a peer
lit strength md Hhaiesnm ness.