The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
From Tuesdays Daily

H. c. Ballard is among the visitors
from Alton.
0. D. Neville's little girl is reported
quite sick
F, A. Best was here from Nowata
this morning.
Fred Moss was here today from
Anderson, Mo.
E. NJ. swatzel was in the city today
from Parsons.
Clyde McGary is at Chelsea today on
business trip.
e. w. Bowles, of Pryor, was in the
city last night.
DR.. w. B. Crawford went to Pryor
on business today.
Tom Prather was here this after
noon from Welch.
Joe Willis, of Wann, was a guest at
the Cobb last night.
R. B. Copeland was in town last
night from Fairland.
G. r. Woods, of Henryetta, was in
the city last evening.
Miss Mary Badgett will entertain
with dance Thursday evening.
Miss Crylla Belle Hickman returned
today from visit in Missouri.
Russell Stevens, of Stroud, was
transacting business here today.
Harry Mead is here from Wichita
to look after business interests.
Robert Ratcliff is said to be rapidly
recovering from his recent fever.
Walter Woodall is preparing to go
to the Northwest coast on visit
R. G. Helmick was here today en-
route from Tulsa TO West Virginia
Ketchum will have a three days
picnic August II, 1S and 19. A big
time is promised.
Charley Woodson and Buck Snelson
returned last night from a visit at
Baxter Springs, Kans.
Miss Mabel Bagby is still seriously
i'll with typhoid fever and her condi-
tion today is not so good.
Heber Skinner and w. P. Farley re-
turned last night from their ranch at
Talala. Mr.. Farley went to Oswego.
The stock of the Fair was sold yes
terday to Maxwell Mcclure of Kansas
City, and will be shippe dto that city.
w. H. Morrison was in town today
from Duck Creek, and says the crop
outlook in that section is very bright.
J. o. Hall who has just returned
from his Texas ranch says Craig coun-
ty is pretty nearly the garden spot of
the world
Mrs. w. M. Malone returned from a
two weeks visit at Kimundy, Illinois,
today where she had been visiting her
parents, Rev. J. w. Ritchey and wife.
Mrs. A. F. Etter has resigned her
position with the Marks & Steinholtz
store and Mr.. and Mrs. Etter will go
to housekeeping on West Tahlequah
lavenue. sa t
/ The Epworthe League will have an
other one of their enjoyable evenings
tonight when they will be entertained
by the Misses Slough at their home on
South Scraper street.
G. S. Adair was in town today from
the ]. S. Wilson farm on Grand river,
near the mouth of Cabin Creek, and
says about twenty-five sacks of wheat
were stolen from the grainery at that
place last night.
Judge Parks, in the county court, is
holding an inquiry this afternoon in
the cases of George Andrews and e.
Morris, of the north part of the county,
who are believed to be mentally un-
sound. It is said the affliction was
caused by the heat.
Sheriff Ridenhour leaves tonight
with five men for the state penitentiary
and from there goes to Pauls Valley
with boy for the reform school. From
Pauls Valley he goes to Okemah after
runaway couple who left here some
time ago and have been located there.
F. M. Rogers and family and C. L.
Goodale of Collinsville, were here this
morning on an automobile tour of the
east side
Chas. Melton and daughter of Todd,
are shopping in this city this after
noon
The sheriff's Office today received
information that Tibbets Braught, who
was sentenced to three years in the
state reformatory at Granite. by Judge
Davis, at the recent term of the dis
trict court, would be granted thirty
day parole, in order that he may come
home to be at the bedside of his
father, who is critically ILL.,