The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-25
ViNITA 80 YEARS AGO.
Taken From chiettaln Files, October
20, 1882.

DR.. w. L. Adair, medical superin-
ltendent of the high schools of the Cher
okee Nation. is taking in the vinita
flair
There are some people who haven't
Iyet seen the comet and yet it perhaps
lis the grandest one of modern times.
Mr.. VIM. Evans of Chetopa, Kans.,
is here with horse which is said to
be t3e finest saddle horse in the coun-
try. 1t has six gaits,
II. b Erdmannsdorff of Germany
and c. B. Anderson of Scotland are
1.-THE guests of F, W. strout at the
Frisco House
Major Foreman stated in his speech
THAT in 1867 he took corn and corn
meal from this territory to the worlds
flair at Paris, and took the premiums
The Misses Eloise Butler, Mary
Brewer and Geo. o. Butler of Table
quah, came up Sunday to be present
at the fair and visit Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.
McSpadden.
Morse, who invented the telegraph,
and Bell, who invented the telephone,
both had wives who were deaf mutes.
Just see what men can do when every
thing is quiet Comment is unneces-
lsary
While leisurely walking around we
stepped into w. C. Patton & Cos.
great emporium and one of his sales
men told us he had sold over 80 pair
of gents boots that day. outside of
great many pair of shoes.
Last Friday John Skillman while in
the employ of Jim Hall. hauling sand,
was badly hurt by a team starting and
catching him between gate and wa
gon, tearing the flesh frosmthe bone of
the left leg.
Our chief, the Hon. D. W. Bushy-
head, writes that it will be impossible
for him to take in the Vinita fair on
account of the sickness of his wife,
which he very much regrets.
James Bighart arrived yesterday
with band Of Usage (blanket) In
dians, 20 in number, in national cos
tune They will take in the fair Gus
Chouteau and Paul Akin are the in
terpreters.
A. G. Raymond raised flag yester-
day morning in front of his hardware
store. 1t is said to be the first one
ever raised on pole, by any private
individual in the nation.
Ninety-three persons arrived from
the south on the afternoon train yes
terday The fair booms
The first race, fastest mile stallion.
one dash, was won by General Palmer,
Sampson coming in second James
Halls bay stallion being distanced.
FULLY 1000 people gathered before
two o'clock and the gate receipts be-
ing nearly 5000. a great many had to
leave town last night fer the want of
lodging.
| The first quarterly meeting for vi
nita station, M e. church south, will
begin Friday night and continue until
Sunday
Major Lipe was in town Wednesday
from Oowala (near Claremore) and
while here placed an ad in the Chief
tain n
We are glad to learn that Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Trott are going to move to
vinita soon
Geo. Franklin is planning to move
to Vinita. We are glad to welcome
such families.
Gid Morgan has sold the brick hotel
in Tahlequah to DR.. Adair
Our editor Gus Ivey, has gone to
the Delaware payment this week on
business for the Chieftain
The Arkansas Sentinel is going
rough shod for some of the folks in
this country Col. f. c. Boudinot is
its editor.
DR.. B. F. Fortner proprietor of the
ranch near Claremore intends moving
to Vinita as soon as the academy
opens
We are told that the earthquake
shook Webb Vann's store building five
miles west of Pryor Creek
Read the ad of Lindsey & McCrack-
en- of Chouteau, I. IT,, in another col
umn They are live business men and
deserve your patronage.
Mr. David Allen on Monday receiv-
ed 1O4 head of cattle from Denison,
Tex Mr.. Allen has quite a large
ranch and says his cattle never looked
better than now.
R. II. Fields, assistant clerk of
Cooweescoowee district, has issued
$50 permits to non-residents to work
for citizens Of the Cherokee Nation.