The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01
vINlTA 80 YEARS AGO.

(Taken from Chieftain files, Oct. p.
1922
VIM. Beatty is papering and re-
modelling his butcher shop.
We want to agitate the subject of
drainage. The town needs it and
must have it,
We are glad to learn that W. /.
Trott is going to move to Vinita soon.
Joseph Landrum is going over on
Grand river to visit his father, and
expects to be absent for week or
ten days While he is gone he will
bunch his cattle and hunt prairie
chickens.
The earthquake Cat Charleston, S.
CO, Sunday evening shook A. C. Ray
mond's hardware store so hard that
IL knocked the prices down lower than
any other store in the b. I. T.
What everybody should know, that
S. J. Burns is agent for the Premium
White sewing machine.
Rev. A. n. Chamberlain informs us
of a couple who we're to be married
out on Cabin creek a few days ago.
All was fixed, the bride was in readi.
ness awaiting for her lord to appear,
when, 10, he did appear maudIin
drunk, whereupcn the woman like
sensible being, told him to return, as
she did not propose to marry whiskey.
Thus ended the match.
Major Lipe is adding another story
to his house which will make it the
most handsome and commodous in
Cooweescoowee district Mr.. Mann,
the boss hardware man of .Coffeyyille
is doing the tin work.
Astronomers now say the tail of the
comet is in four pieces. 1t comes in
contact with old Sol and he just
knocked the "stuffin' out'n it," that's
ALL
The Frisco now runs to the Arkan-
sas river, about sixty-flve miles west
of Yinita. Tulsa is the name of the
place and it will be good town some
day.
Hon. G. w. Grayso nand L. c. Perry
man have been appointed as delegates
to Washington, d c., by the Creek
council. Excellent men. Gen. Porter
declined to accept delegates place.
Tahlequah will be very lively dur
ing council, which convenes Monday,
Nov. 9th. A great many people are
going from this section. We want to
see good lot of legislation done, such
as developing our internal revenues,
looking after intruders, etc
A Reproductive Comet.
The present comet in the eastern
sky, which can be distinctly seen By
every one at early morning is GER
tainly one of the most remarkable one
of all the modern comets Prof. Lewis
Swift director of the Warner observa-
tory, Rochester, N. Y, states that the
comet grazed the sun so closely as to
csnsS great disturbance, so much so
that it has divided into no less than
Ieight separate parts, all of which can
be distinctly seen by a good telescope.
There is only one other instance on
record where comet has divided, that
one being Biella's comet of 1S46, which
separated in two parts. Applications
have been made on Mr.. II. II. Warner
by parties who have noted these
cometary offshoots, claiming the 5000
prize for each one OF them. Whether
the great comet will continue to pro-
duce a brood of smaller comets re-
mains to be seen.
Lots of prairie chickens in this sec
tion.
Capt. L. b. Beel still shakes now
and then with chills.
Miss Fannie Blythe went to Musko-
gee Tuesday evening.
Tom McSpadden, our liyeryman, is
out on his ranch this week
J. w. Skinner was the first. man to
subscribe to the Chieftain.
The Worcester academy building Is
the handsomest In the whole country.
We are glad to hear that Judge
Parks, who has been III for some time
is convalescing.
Fred Choteau called Wednesday and
subscribed for two papers to be sent
off to his friends
] o. Halls residence about two
miles south of town will be a good
one when finished
Hon. Henry Chambers, our man for
chief was in town Saturday.
The newspapers all around ou-
borders and elsewhere pronounced
the late Vinita fair grand success.
The fur trade has commenced in
vinita and daily yon can see wagon