The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-10
From Thursdays Daily.

Jack Mahlin was here from Joplin
today.
The Katy Flyer now stops at Blue
jacket.
w. NJ. Malone returned from Okla
homa City last night.
1Oc marckerel, &c each. Garrison's
C. o. d. Grocery.
S. C. Lindsey is here from Elk City,
Okla, in view of locating.
J. c. Tucker of Alton was here this
Afternoon en- route to Oswego.
John E. Butler was among the visi-
tors from Big Cabin here today.
Garland Marrs and wife are at Tulsa
to attend the bankers convention.
The high school baseball team will
go to Miami for game tomorrow.
Mrs. d. w. Bottenfield is visiting
her mother at Carthage for a few days.
Claud Freeman, the elevator man
had business at Big Cabin yesterday
Dr. Neer is able to be about again
after months tussle with typhoid
fever.
A number of local Elks are taking
in the state meeting at Muskogee to-
day and tomorrow.
Claud Chandler will leave this even
ing for Hot Springs to take the baths
for rheumatism.
Young men, look OUT The Old
Maids Convention will be in Vinita
lin about three weeks
Work on the big oil refinery is be-
ing pushed About one hundred men
find employment there.
l.. p Garrison has about finished
moving the Golden Rule stock of gro
ceries which he purchased.
Postmaster Wallen is at Kansas City
attending the Missouri State Post
Masters Association meeting.
Carnation Tomatoes, 1214c per can.
Garrisons C. o. d. Grocery.
There are bunch of large boys who
are in the habit of bathing in Electric
Park without the traditional fig leaf
these warm days.
Mothers Day will be observed at
the North Ward school Friday, May
10th. Program beginning at two
O'Clock. All parents and friends are
cordially invited.
The junior class of the high school
will give a reception to the graduating
class this evening in the library of the
high school building. The faculty will
|also be their guests.
A delivery team belonging to the
Enterprise Grocery company and driv
EN- by Virgil Bryant took spin this
morning in the west side of town and
was stopped by Willis Burchett. Little
damage was done.
VIM. Warner was here from near
Ketchum today and says the NJ, o. &
G. is being rapidly graded between
Fairland and Pensacola. The new town
|of Ketchum has been plated lSk
miles southeast of Vinita.
The Burlington Hotel was leased to-
day to r. H. Hall of Muskogee, an ex-
|perieneed and up-to-date hotel man.
The hotel will be elegantly furnished,
and open for business July 1st. The
lease is for five years with a renewal
privilege. When the Burlington is
opened Vinita will have abundant hotel
facilities
The Vinita Retail Dealers Associa-
tion are getting out some big pana-
ramic views for advertising purposes.
They have included a large picture OF
the public school children. These
views are from three to five feet in
length. The school picture is six inches
wide and three feet long. worth $1.0O.
but sells to school children for 80 cents
each. If you want your child to have
one see to it right away for | am soon
gone. Photographer D. Mapes.
Marion Lewellen spent the day at
Pensacola yesterday. He reports that
C. R. Coppage was busy with his big
traction engine pulling grader and
putting the streets of Pensacola in
fine shape. and that the grading on the
NJ, o. & G.. railroad was progressing
fast. The wheat fields near Grand
river were fine and everything looked
green and beautiful.