The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-29
VINITA 30 YEAS AGO.
Taken From chieftain Files Nov H.
1882.

II az authorizing ThoS. French to
IS build a bridge across Grand river at
n TT Gibson was passed and approved
/ by the Cherokee council. Also one bv
n Senator c. V. Rogers authorizing the
. printing of all bills passed. both IN
. Cherokee and English.
e What do you think of Tom Howies
o plan OF cooperation published in our
/ last issue? We think it is a good idea.
: November Goth has been fixed as the
: '~date for the formal opening of the st
. Louis and San Francisco railway n
Van Buren, Arkansas.
, 1t is time to protect young fruit
+. trees from injury by rabbits. We have
mad perfect success by wrapping the
trees with newspapers about IS or 20
inches high and securing with a string
of some kind
Iulsa, they tell us, is on the boom
robert Ironsldes is building a ware.
room to his store.
N b. Ainsworth, at McAlester l. T..
is agent for the Chieftain.
That was a pleasant hop" at Mr..
Nat SINNERS last Monday night So
the young folks say.
Col. Nathaniel Skinner, Sr.. came
domn from Sedalia yesterday to spend
few days with his sons. Nat and I
w. Skinner He looks fine and heartily
The editor and printers return
thanks to Mrs. A. c. Raymond for
that handsome cake etc, she sent to
the Chieftain office one day this week
Several petitions are being circulat.
ed throughout the nation, and are be.
ing numerously signed, asking for
Henry Effert's pardon. by the presi-
dent.
we are more than glad to hear that
our friend Richard Timberlake. who
mas been sick for sometime is better.
We understand the Cherokee couu.
Gil is hollering Pasture! Pasture,
Pasture! This puts us In mind of the
Cherokee who made that speech not
a great many years ago, Just before
the war. when in trying to initiate a
great orator he exclaimed, "Dey cry
Peash, Peash, Peash, dare is OPeashl
we are OF the opinion that our edi-
tor Will get there, that is to be the
next mayor of vinita.
Our genial friend, Taylor Foreman.
OF oowala passed through yesterday
on his way from St Louis
We are panied to hear of the death
OF Captain John T. Smith who died ~
his home near Coodys' Bluff last Sun.
day night of flux Capt. Smith was
good citizen, genial gentleman and
respected by all who knew him. His
illness was of short duration, as he
was In our city not more than three
weeks ago hale and hearty.
Major d. c. Stretch and Mr. Ward
went to Tahlequah Wednesday.
Our friend A. H. Norwood was elect.
ID clerk of the council in the place Of
Judge Mayes, resigned.
Tom Knight, A. H. Lacy and James
hunter are the clerks at F. II. Cass'
'iocery ana dry goods store
Joel Mayes and S. A. Bigby were
Elected to the vacant seats on the 81.
IRENE bench. They are good men.
n +. Lucky and b. +. Pratt have
eturned from trip to Sloan Springs
nd report times dull down that way.
Our Schools.
Willie Al uucL0ooo = -
so we had the pleasure of seeing and
onVersing with Major j. NJ. Hawof....
lspector of government Indian train.
ig schools, and Gen. Whlttlesy, who
secretary of the board of Indian
These gentlemen will
lsit the western agencies of the ter.
tory with view of becoming better
,quainted with their schools Gen.
'hittlesy promised us that he would
artainly visit Vinita before he left
le territory to visit our schools. He
'oke of the Worcester Academy in
owing terms, the public spirits of
e citizens of Vinita he commended
ghly. He had also visited our male
10 female seminaries at Tahlequah.
"a examined into their workings.
which he spoke in the highest terms
praise-with one or two exceptions.
g thought that teachers ought to be
red for long terms so that they could
'rk to some end. He did not believe
changing teachers every session.
did not think that politics ought
enter into schools, so far as to be
detriment to them. He said that
htics, in his observance OF many
ars had caused the downfall Of many
eful educational institutions.
The generals head is level on school