The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-18
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days.
Bacon that use to sell in the south
from TO s cents per pound is now
worth from IA to IL cents per pound.
Miss Fannie Blythe left for Musko-
gee Wednesday where she will attend
the fair and visit friends.
The early risers say the comet is a
dandy, but it generally disappears be.
fore o'clock and therefore we have
not beheld it in all it's splendor
] The following persons now have
horses at the fair grounds L. b. Bell.
two; L. P. Isabal, two; Dave Doty.
four.
: A nice two story house is going up
opposite Jim Titles, which will be
fused for a boot and shoe shop.
. S. II. Mayes, principal sheriff of
Coowescoowee district, called to see
us Wednesday.
Our fair ground fence is completed
and J. w. Skinner has gone after lum-
ber for the inside.
/ The following are among those who
have gone to st. Louis to attend the
fair: Nat Skinner and wife, Mrs. w
! f. Halsell, w c. Patton and wife; j.
r. McSpadden and wife; A. G. Ray
mond and wife; W. C. Chamberlin;
w. r. Badgett, Charley Pool; Joe
Landrum, Mrs. Browning and Henry
Armstrong.
j. M. Carselowey brought in two
barrels of Prairie chickens Saturday
that he killed with an old time muzzle
loading rife. Nearly every chicken
had its head shot off.
Judge Tom Thompson just from
Tahlequah, says the citizenship court
made lots of citizens and rejected lots
of claimants.
John Skinner will be here during
the fair with some good horses. Look
a leedle oudt, boys, or John will carry
off the cake.
The Audrain boys are here with
their race horses ready for the fair,
as is also the Bill McCracken filly.
Mr.. A, G. Raymond Is now in st.
Louis buying everything in the hard
ware line to meet the wants of the
people.
Our editor, Gus Ivey has bought the
house and lot known as the James
Thompson property in town just south
of the rock building.
The railroad going west has helped
our town more than any other one
thing. People now come IS and 100
miles to trade at Vinita.
Bill Beatty has bought and is now
running the Cherokee meat market.
Bill is a team Of any thing he goes at.
We would appreciate an article from
the pen of Col, w. P. Ross now and
then. Come, Colonel, you know you
can help us some,
One of the saddest and most vexa-
tious trials that comes to a girl when
she marries is that she has to dis
charge her mother and depend upon a
hired girl.
We counted sc persons eating dinner
at the San Francisco House last Mon
day More than double that amount
eat dinner at this house every day
In the case of the Cherokee Nation
versus Wyly j. Melton, charged with
the murder of Joe Landrum, which was
brought up before the special session
of the supreme court of Delaware dis
trict on Monday last, motion was
made by prosecuting attorney, Sut
Beck to continue the case on the
grounds of the absence of material
witnesses. The motion was sustained
and the case set for the 9th of October.
Melton filed bond in the sum of $1,000
and was released from custody
Nat Skinner shipped 1872 beef cat
tie from this place this year averag-
ing $40 per head, total $72.4s0.
The boys think its lots of fun to sit
on the fence and watch them brand
cattle, but Uncle Jake thinks it not
so pleasant when he gets hold of one
he can't turn loose
Hummingbird, who is charged with
the murder of Walk-in-the-Water on
or about the 9Th of August was bound
over IN the sum Of S1 600