Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-28

season is over.
A Checotah dispatch states that
Fred Mckinley, a cousin of the
president, is to be appointed clerk
of the Uuited States court for the
Northern district. Mr.. Mckinley
is an Oklaboman.
Dewey is sixty-two years old to-
day, He is ten years Older than
Judge Thomas, and not an old
man either-just took unto him
self a new wife aud settled down
to be family man.
After the excitement of the hoI-
idays is over, sit down and figure
out the cause of each individual
case Of trouble and nine times out
of ten it can be traced directly or
indirectly to intOxicants.
The council of the state universi-
ty of Missouri aud also the board
of curators of the institution have
memorislized congress to provide,
temporarily, a free school system
for this territory, They have also
invited the Missouri State Teach
ers' association to Join in the
effort.
A number of our exchanges came
oui Saturday with the announce
ment that no paper would be is
sued Mouday Ihat kind of thing
might 90 tor dull towns, bu1
Vinita wouldn't tolerate that sort
Of thing The Daily Chieftain
INST be printed six days in the
week, holidays a. d all
A Topeka special 10 The Kansas
Journal says hat Judge Gill viii
st4r' for the territory today, aud
tina, ne mas already appointed c.
a. d wilson, of Cleveland. Ohio,
clsrk of the Northern district The
six commissioners will be appoint
ed, three from the territory, and
three from Kansas. The Kansans
will be Ex Representative Mar
shall, Of Rec county, n G R.
vile, and w H. Browne, of Paola.
Vinits ladies bad a turkey shoot
on the 22i Casualties not yet re-
ported. x Creek and Chero-
kee newspapers are now having
q discussion to determine which
was the greatest steal, that which
recently took place from the Cner-
okee auditors Office or famous
Greek warrant steal. 4 x South
McAlester has recently been over
run by hoboes, and is also wrest-
ling with the small pox. THESE
two facts form a combination not
at all encouraging to towns that
are trying to keep the small pox
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