The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 11, 1900 Page: 3 of 4
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Indian Chieftain.
Tzkxtjl Ind. Teb. Jan. 11 1900
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Train 207 wnt mall 10:00 a. m
Train 208 eaat mall 3:JP' m
Train 2J9 weat local lx:7p. m
Train 2(0 east local 11:11am
Edgar Smith was in Claretnore Sat-
urday on business.
Mrs. Aiken lost a horse Sunday
from blind staggers.
Tom Badgett Is back at work once
more after a relapse.
J. N. Walker has heard of a horse
stolen from him recently.
Benson Crockett is again running
the "Excelsior laundry wagon.
Chas. Wasmund is in Kansas City
and will probably be away all week.
A. L. Gex has bought a span of
what he calls very fine driving horses.
L. P. Smart is up from Sallisaw
locking after hisinterests in this sec-
tion. F W. Taylor of Adair was in.tbe
city yesterday lo VIng aftersome bus-
iiess.
Mrs. a Hunt is expecting a visit
from Mr. and Mrs. Crawford of Sa-
pulpa. Miss Forrest Killibrew is caskier at
WV B. Badgett's beginning her duties
Muuday.
W. J. Hudson brother-in-law of
John Byrd came down from Neosho
Sunday.
Steve Bluejacket presented his
daughter a fine piano as a present
yesterday.
John Weir from west Cabin creek
has moved to town to get ready for
the school.
Mrs. Ellen Humphrey of Clarence
Mo. is visiting her daughter Mrs. C.
J. Hunolt.
Mrs. McNally was buried at 250
Tuesday afternoon. She died of
heart failure.
Ladies who take pride in beautiful
clear white clothes should use Bed
Cross Ball Blue.
L. C Levlne the Chelsea merchant
passed through Saturday night on his
way to Kansas City.
If you would have your clothes that
delicate clear white so desirable use
Bed Cross Ball Blue.
O. W. Meacham has purchased the
printing plant of the Fairland Bee
and will move It to this city.
The dwelling east of D. W. C. Dun-
can in the north part of towo is re-
ceiving & new coat of paint.
-'3Pafr-MaT3 Jim Elliott and Ose
Benge came up from the Bock creek
and Grand river country Tuesday.
Bob Taylor is considering the ad-
visabiltyof shipping a car of horses
to St. Louis being long on that kind.
Mrs. H. T. Elliott living some
miles down Cabin creek has recover-
ed from a a severe attack of typhoid
ever.
Tomorrow at 11:50 a. m. a special
train of thirty cars of McFarlau ve-
hicles will be on exibltion at tbeKaty
depot.
The Harris building Is fast nearing
PQ-nDletion. The brick work is done
and the "arPentcrs have taken pos-
session. The whooping cough ls about to
assume the form of an epeJraa'c ln
this town though it Is generally in .
mild form.
The revival services at the Presby-
terian church will continue nightly
through the week every one is invi-
ted to attend.
The work of papering and painting
ithe Jumbo store has been completed
and a decided change for the better
lis perceptible.
A. L. Churchill went to Windsor
Saturday evening. Mrs. Churchill has
fceen there several days with her
another who is ill.
"Vlnita's prospecting well goes on
apace toward the center of gravity.
Thesuccess or failure of this venture
mean? much for Vinita.
Judge Gill's intoduction to Yinita
was certainly a mnddy one. Along
next August it is safe to assure him
things will be different.
Prickly Ash bitters cures the kid-
neys regulates the liver and purifies
the bowels. A valuble system tonic
Sold by Chapman & Briggs.
Deputy Paden Tolbert went to
Muskogee Saturday night taking with
him July Bell who was given a JO
days jail seutence for stealing coal.
Mrs. C. T. Chesney arrived Monday
from Texas for a visit with her
relatives Mr. Milford's family. Mr.
Chesney is expected in a short time.
It is reported that a case of small-
pox has developed in the Muskogee
jail. If this is true the will no
doubt be a postponement of thecrim-
nal court.
The board of health has secured
the services of Dr. B. O. Owen of this
city to ta ke charge of the smallpox
cases in the Jeff Dick neighborhood
east of the river.
The meetings at the Methodist
'Episcopal church continue nightly
and the attendance is good. Kev.
Myers an evangelist preached a
splendid sermon last night.
One of the Bodgers boys took an-
other bunch of the Henry Sears
"slash' cattle through town Wednes-
dav branding them at the stock yards
tor Jarboe & Jones of Welch.
A letter received from Taylor
Crutchfield ktates that ho is well
satisfied with his job and that the
Chickasaw mountains are about the
roughest country he has yet seen.
W. P. Farley William Brown
Bd John W. Martin and wife
went to Bock creek Thursday to
attendesaleof the S. W. Dale es-
tate. Everything brought good prices.
The seven year old daughter of
Charles Hartman the Jeweler at
Foreman's died Saturday night of
something like membranous croup.
The .funeral took place from the
residence conducted by Rev. W. T.
King.
The grip lost by George Cook about
a month ago and advertised for in
these columns was found by a man
named Nail above Jones creek and
returned to Mr. Cook's brother in
this city. The contents of the grip
had not been disturbed.
A system regulator is a medicine
that strengthens and stimulates the
liver kidneys stomach and bowels.
Prickly Ash bitters is a superior sys-
tem regulator. It drives out all un
healthy conditions promotes activity
of body and brain restores good ap-
petite sound sleep and cheerful spir-
its. .Sold by Chapman & Briggs.
Tahlequab Seminary Appointments.
The Cherokee Board of Education
made the appointments for teachers
in the two Seminaries and the Colored
High fcchool last Saturday. They are
as follows:
Male Seminary. Prof. Logan Wal-
ter Mitchel E. C. Alberly W. P.
Thorn.
Female Seminary. Miss Florence
Wilson Miss S. Alexander Mrs. IT.
W. C. Shelton Miss Patsy Mayes
Miss M. L. Morgan. Miss Bessie Cun-
ningham. Colored High School. Fannie Low-
ery. He Took to the Brush.
Willis Warren a negro who escaped
from the smallpox quarantine at Os-
wego came to Vinita Sunaay and
being rather proud of having outwit-
ted the Kansas officers boasted open-
ly of it. Marshal Ledbetter got wind
of the suspect and set out to investi-
gate but Warren learned of it and
look to the brush. It is not known
whether he had been exposed to the
disease but his presence in Yinita
was certainly unsolicited and the sud-
den departure will not cause any hard
feeling among our people.
From Dick Osklson.
John Oskison received a letter from
his son Dick who is in the Boose
velt hospital in New York. The
young man has been there ever since
the return of the army from Cuba and
has undergone two surgical opera-
tions and the doctors do not give him
much encoragement and it may be
necessary to amputate the entire leg
yet. He gives a glowing account of
the kind treatment he has received
from friend in New York during the
eighteen months he has been under
treatmen at the hospital.
Miller's Transient Shop.
Now that the vacant lot beside Gun-
ter's livery barn is to be occupied
with a new building the four-wheeled
shoe shop of Stephen Miller's has
again been moved this time Into the
street opposite Batcliff's. He has
moved on and off the railroad right-of-way
at divers and sundry times. The
morning the Harris building burned
Uncle Stephen came down smiling
and swinging his dinner pail as usual
but found his schooner mored far
down the street out of the way of the
fire.
Mayor Sheehan's Monoply.
The mayor seems to have had a
corner in matrimonial matters during
the past few months. At one time
the ministers of Yinita performed an
occasional marriage ceremony but or
late Mr. Sbeeban has monopolized
that particular Industry to the mater-
ial detriment of the ministry. With
the advent of the new clerk things
have changed and Mr. Chandler will
take a'hand.
Working Night aad Day
The busiest and mightiest little
hing that ever was made is Dr.
King's New Life pills. Every pill is
a sugar coated globule of health that
changC5 weakness into strength list-
lessness intd energy brain-fag into
mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only25cents
per box. Sold by A. W. Foreman's
and People's drug store.
Surveying the Right-of-Way.
Engineer Taylor and a corps of sur-
veyors have been at work on the
Frisco right-of-way lately. The 200
feet south of the track Is being cut
up into lots 40x160 feet facing Illinois
avenue. This work is supposed to be
for convenience in handling leases
but is thought by some to be prepara-
tory to substantial improvements by
by the company.
Good Water Prospect.
The prospects are excellent for an
abundant supply of water at the ar-
tesian well being drilled in this city.
Monday the water stood within
six feet of the surface and the well
was then about 426 feet deep. The
supply seems to be inexhaustible but
the company purpose going on down
in the hope of striking a flow that will
rise above the surface.
Better Sidewalks Needed.
A good deal of complaint is being
heard about the condition of the side-
walk and street south of the Post of-
fice on Wilson street. The sidewalk
of that locality has long been an eye-
sore to the town and it certainly ought
to be repaired or rebuilt without
further delay.
A Successful Feeder.
Freeman Nidiffer returned from his
farm on Horse C'eek Monday. He is
feeding 169 head of steers and has had
them on full feed three months today
and experts to feed them three months
longer and Is also feeding 160 hogs
with them ne is an advocate of long
time feeding.
Street Crossings Asked For.
A petition to the city council was
circulated Monday by Dr. Wimer
asking that a street crossing be put
in from the corner of Canadian ave-
nue and Wilson street across Wilson
street also one across Canadian ave-
nue from the corner of Wilson street
in the vicinity of the court house.
Not Proof Against Disease.
W. C. Wright and a number of other
sportsmen were preparing for a camp
hunt east of Grand river expecting to
start Friday morning but on ac-
count of the smallpox in that vicinity
will forego the trip.
PROCLAMATION.
In accordance with and agreeable
to the recommendation of the
board of health of the Incorpora
ted Town of Vlnita; be it hereby
proclaimed that such points as are
known to be Infected by smallpox
are now and will be held Inquaran-
tlne by Incorporated Town of Vlni-
ta so far as to prohibit the people
of said points from coming: to Vl
nita until said board of health shall
deem It expedient to raise quaran-
tine. J.B.SHEEHAN. Mayor.
Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach liver and kid-
ney troubles as well as women and all
feel the results in loss of appetite
poisons in the blood backache ner-
vousness headache aud tired listless
run-down feeling. But there's no
need to feel like that. Listen to J.
W. Gardner Idaville Ind. He says:
"Electric bitters are just the thing
for a man when he is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or
dies. It did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any-
thing I could take. I can now eat
anything and have a new lease on
life." Only 60 cents at A. W. Fore
man's and People's drug stores.
Banks Elect Officers.
The annual election of officers at
the two banks in this city took place
Tuesday as follows: First National
Oliver Bagby president; J. O. Hall
vice president; W. P. Phillips cashier.
Directors Oliver Bagby B. F. Fort-
ner E. B. Frayser E. N. Ratcliil A.
L. Churchill V. II. Kornegay W A.
Graham J. O. Ilal.' W. E. Halscll G.
W. Clark G. W. Beck. The Yinita
National Wm. Little president; L.
V. Bufflngton vice president Davis
Hill cashier. Director J. W.
Sanders S. S. Cobb W. M. Mellette
A. M. Clinkscales Freeman Nidiffer
G.W. Hill F.M.Smith.
A Cure For 5malIpox.
The worst case of smallpox can be
cured in three days simply by the use
of cream of tarter. One ounce of
cream of tarter dissolved in a pint of
hot water and drank at intervals
when cold is a certain never failing
remedy. It has cured thousands.
Never leaves a mark never causes
blindness and avoids tedious linger-
ing. It will check and stamp out the
disease quicker than anything else
and saves the great expense that sick-
ness brings. Use a glass or stone or
china vessel never use a tin or iron
to keep It in as both destroy the tar-
taric flavor.
A Bug In the Ear.
Dr. Pinquard Tuesday removed a
bug from the ear of the 12 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Arm-
our of West Cabin. The child has
been suffering intense pain in the ear
for some two weeks past and Tues-
day the parents brought her totoan
and the doctor succeeded in removing
the insect from her car. Pus had
formed on the interior of the organ
and her hearing is injured but it is
believed will be fully restored when
the soreness disappears.
'Twas Easy for the Expert.
Mr. Wing the expert safe opener
came down from Springfield yesterday
morning to open A. J. Green's safe.
Mr. Green met him at the depot and
on seeing the small grip carried by the
expert felt not a little disgusted.
"You bavn't got enough tools in that
grip to open my safe." This howev-
er proved incorrect as the gentleman
accomplished his task within ten
minutes using only one tool and that
for diverting the attention of the
spectators.
Heavy In Every Part.
The deep-well boring house is not
the cleanest place imaginable but it.
a very interesting one to visit. The
first thing to impress a visitor is the
strength required of each piece of the
apparatus. The drills are very heavy
and the wrenches for handling them
as well as the cable aud drum are
correspondingly massive.
A Pleasant Trip.
S. S. Cobb and family returned from
Louisville Texas yesterday where
they have been visiting the past cveek.
While there they attended the golden
wedding anniversary of Mrs. Cobb's
bister. Artie the daughter of Mr.
Cobbdid not teturn and will probably
remain and attend school at that
place.
Smallpox Near Afton.
Dr. I. D. Hitchcock telegraphed the
Information over from Afton yesterday
morning that two well developed
cases of smallpox had been discovered
three aud one half miles northeast of
Afton. Dr. Hitchcock wired the in-
formation to Dr.Fite of Muskogee
and asked for instructions.
Marriage Licenses.
Clerk Chandler issued marriage li-
cense to three couples Owen C.
Bullard and Rena D. Kemper of Hin-
ton Mo. E. G. Abbey and Martha
Elizabeth Hanibra of Vinita and C.
W. McMain and Lola Stuart or Al-
luwe.
Died.
Jennie the little three year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. How-
ard died Tuesday of ynhoid fever.
Funeral will take place from residence
today at 10 o'clock by Rev. M.L.
Butler.
Exercising Care.
One favorable sign of the restrict-
ion of the spread of smallpox
In the country is that the
people are alert and not disposed to
admit visitors untii satisfied they are
not from infected sections.
Smallpox at Pryor Creek.
Constable Billy SImms went to
Pryor Creek Monday morning with
a summons for George Mayes but was
prevented from serving it on account
of Mr. Mayes having the smallpox.
Three Marriage Licences.
Marriage licenses have been ibsucd
to Robt. Wells and Cora Highland of
Catale; W. P. Parish and Pearl Starr
of Alluwe and Frank P. Hagcrty and
Cora Bluejacket of Bluejacket.
The Gill pie has all been uTs-
tribuled and yet some people are
not satisfied want to talk back as
it were and mouth about "home
rule."
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
The New Birth Practical
Christian Living.
Prov. 5:22. "His own iniquities
shall take the wicked himsell and
he shall be holden with the cords
ol his sin." Many persons have
tried to break those cords and to
get free sometimes by signing
pledges and sometimes by making
good resolutions. Did they suc-
ceed? No failure every time and
there will be failure till you take
Jesus Christ who stands ready to
come to your aid just so soon as
you will permit Him. He can
D;eag mese coras ana mate you
free. He only is able to quicken
us to life. Friends we cannot
control ourselves and the practi-
cable the only sensible thing for
us to do is to submit to Him who
is able and willing to do it for us.
We venture to say that today it
is the judgment of every man who
especially at this Beason of the
year makes resolutions to reform
that he ought to do this. There
are very few indeed when spoken
to but say "I intend to begin the
service of Jesus Christ at some
time." The mistake they mske
ia in not deciding to begin now.
Why delay? "The heart is de-
ceitful above all things and des
perately wicked" and "the way
of the wicked seduceth him." It
is true the way many are living is
seducing them and if they contin-
ue it where will it end? For "in
due time their feet shall slide."
They appear to 6tand now for a
season but the time is coming
when if the' go on in the evil
way their feet will elide beyond
recovery. These are God's truths
and the deceptions of the devil.
There are various reasons given
for not beginning the christian
life. "I fear 1 cannot hold out."
God promises to hold you with his
ngnt nana wnen a man corn-
mits himself to Jesus Christ and
trusts in Him who is mightier
than sin or habit or satan what
has he to fear? Christ is almighty.
He will give victory over every
sin." "Having begun a good
work in you He will periorm it
until the day of Jesus Christ."
Men think they will have to give
up a great deal and that there will
be a great many trials in the new
christian life of iaith and trust.
Provision is made for every emer-
gecny. "Lo I am with you al-
way." "I will never leave you
nor forsake you." True christians
sometimes talk of christian life as
having many trials in it but there
are not nearly so many trials as
there are in the service of satan.
Christians who talk of self-denial
in their lives make a mistake.
Is it self-denial to give up a bad
thing for a good oue? To give up
a guilty conscience and to take a
conscience which is purged from
sin? To give away a sinful heart
and sinful life and have a life
sealed with Christ is God? Why
not be practical in regard to
this matter? We are sensible in
relation to any business enterprise
(water and water works electric
lights etc.) but foolish in relation
to our duty to God. Instead of
trusting in resolutions made in
your own strength bring your sin-
ful hearts and your love of sin
right to the loving savior and he
will implant within you a new na-
turegive 3'ou that new birth from
above without which no man can
enter into tho kingdom of God. A
man said "O that Gold would give
me peace of conscience. I would
give all my money if I only had
peace ol soul" and there has come
or will come such a time in the
history of each one when they
will long for that peace of consience
Jesus offers it to you today. No
mattter what hold satan may have
had upon you enter heartily into
the service of Christ and live a
new life. To all who will do so
we can say Happy New Year for
no one can be truly happy apart
from Jusus Christ. Violet.
MORE PRECAUTION.
Cherokee Board of Health
Takes Charge.
Vinita is quarantined against
the infected districts of Grand riv-
er and the Cherokee board of
health will soon have those cases
of smallpox east of town under the
immediate supervision of a com-
petent physician.
There was a quorum of the na-
tional board in Vinita Sunday and
it was decided that all cases of
smallpox in the Grand river neigh-
borhood should be gathered to-
gether and put in charge of a phy-
sician employed for that purpose;
all suspects to be placed in quar-
antine to await development?.
At a meeting of the town board
of health held at the oflice of Drs.
Former & Bagby Tuesday it
was decided advisable to quaran-
tine against Grand river and the
following resolution was passed:
"Whereas smallpox is prevail-
ing epidemically in various parts
of the country and ie now within
13 miles east of this place; Vinita
has no smallpox but this being
the principal trading point for that
neighborhood ns a precautionary
measure the board of health deem
it ncce'teaiy that Vinita quaran-
tine against the infected country
and tiiat the people of Vinita and
vicinity be immediately vaccinated
and take such other precaution as
will epeedily aud effectually Etamp
it out."
The necessity of quarantine
againBt Grand river was made ap
parent luonaay Dy tne presence
in Vinita of John B. Edwards of
Lynch's prairie east of Grand
river. While the report lacks con-
firmation it'is generally believed
that there are one or two cases of
the disease in the Edwards family
and the action of the board in
shutting out sunn visitors is very
timely.
The school board held a meet-
ing Monday afternoon and passed
a resolution requiring all school
children lo present a physician's
certificate of vaccination on or be-
fore January 15. Printed blanks
for this purpose were distributed
among the children at the public
school.
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
Court Maybe Held Matter
Under Advisement.
The board of health consulted
with Judgo Gill yesterday rel-
ative to the advisability of post
poning the term of court at this
place set for next Monday. The
judge is of the opinion that court
will have to be called Monday
even if it should be immediately
adjourned. If the developments
between now and Monday are such
as to warrant such action the term
will be adjourned and if on the
other hand there seems to be no
danger the court will go on.
This may be the safest plan but
if there are as many cases of small
pox in the surrounding country as
is reported it is certainly taking a
great risk to wait till Monday and
compel people to come in in obe-
dience to summons from all parts
of the country and incur the risk
of bringing the disease to town.
Perhaps 1000 persons will attend
court here the first day unjess no-
tified not to come. The loss to
the business interests will be heavy
if court is adjourned but it might
be made vastly more so to
attempt to hold court and bring
upon the town an epidemic of
smallpox.
A DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION.
Airs.
R. I. Blakeney Entertains
In
Honor of Her Quest.
One of the most delightful en-
tertainments of the season was giv-
en Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. R.
I. Blakeney in honor of her
guest Mrs. Hardy of Springfield.
Upon entering each guest was giv-
en a card with the name of an
animal and a number written
thereon and were requested to
keep secret the name on their
card. After all bad been supplied
No. 1 was invited to the black
board and told to draw the animal
named on her card which she did
or rather "tried" to the remain-
der of the company guessing and
writing down what they thought
she had drawn and so on until all
had drawn. To say some of the
drawings were pure works of art
does not express il; especially
when a dog was mistaken for a
kangaroo and a flea for a turtle a
turkey for an eagle etc. Five la
dies guessed the same number; be-
ing a draw they finally awarded
the first prize a beautiful hand
painted plate to Mrs. W. P.
Thompson. The booby prize a
tin whistle was given to Mrs.
West for guessing the least num-
ber of animals. Elegant refresh-
ments were served by Misses Fay-
ant and Goodykoontz in their
usual charming manner soon after
which the guests made their adieu
each vowing they had never spent
a more enjoyable afternoon. Those
present besides the guest of honor
were MeEdames C. O. Berry J. B.
Burckbalter J. C. Anderson L. F.
Paiker C. Bailey Bell J. B. Tur-
ner J. A. Crockett W. P. Thomp-
son R. M. Swqin W. E. Halsell
F. M. Chilson W. S. Stanfield W.
F. Browning J. T. Clapper O. W.
Meacham F. S. E. Amos B. F.
Coley Oliver Bagby W. W. Mill-
er E. West John Miller Geo.
Blakeney aud Misses Fayant and
Goodykoontz.
QUARANTINE WAS THREATENED.
There are Other Smiths Than
the
Smallpox Patient.
The other day when the word
got abroad down below Big Cabin
that "a man najied Smith has
smallpox" Andy Smith'B neigh-
bors at once begun to talk of sev-
ering relations with him. About
that time however another per-
son came along and explained that
it was a man named Smith on
Lynch's prairie a dozen miles
away and quarantine on Andy
was raised. It is sometimes worth
while to find out which Smith
About the mo-st uood reading you
can get fur the money Is The Weekly
Chieftain and Orange Judd Farmer
and Almanac all for $1.25 a year.
SMALLPOX YEARS AGO.
Experience of Sam Stilley's
Family with the Malady.
Seventeen years ago this xvinter
smallpox raged over in the Grand
river country and there were a
good many deaths particularly
among the colored people. At the
hospital the death rale was even
one out of three. Among the
families that had it was that of
Sam Stilley who lived on one of
the Bumgarner places. Mr. Still-
ey's brother "Car" who was in
town Tuesday fell ill one day and
went over to Sam's.
A day or
two later he broke out good and
strong; and from the middle of
November to away along into
plowing time the following spring
the family were wrestling with
smallpox. Eight persons belong-
ing to the family had the disease
and all recovered. Mrs. Stilley
and her daughter now Mrs. Louis
Thompson escaped. With this
experience it is not to be wondered
at that the lady is somewhat par-
ticular in her inquiries when par-
ties from the east side of Cabin
and beyond stop at the bouse Mr.
Badgett's at the military crossing
of which Lem Paris writes in his
war stories. The lady stated to the
wri'er this wetk that it took little
doctoring but a great deal of nurs-
ing. Something is given to cause
the patient to break out well after
the first fever and a laxative is
given. Care is taken that nothing
greasy is eaten and that is practi-
cally the extent of the treatment.
PNEUMONIA'S VICTIM.
firs. Marlon Haddox Dies at her Home
In this City Sunday Night.
Mrs. H. W. B. Maddox wife of
Marion C. Maddox died at her
home in this city Sunday night of
pneumonia. Mrs. Maddox was
the only child of Col. L. B. Bell
was born in Texas Sept. 5 1S62.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the home of L. W. Buff-
ington by Rev. M. L. Butler and
was attended by a large number of
relatives and friends.
"Little Hoolie" was the last
child of Col. Bell. Eight little
brothers had proceeded her to the
other shore. Her father's only
solace and future hope he had
given her every Educational ad-
vantage at home and at Worcester
Academy in this city. She had
traveled much and spent a portion
of two winters in Washington D.
C with her father. During her
girlhood she had only lo wish to
recieve but withal she was modest
kind considerate and without pre-
sumption and in full sympathy
with playmates and neighbors.
When she assumed the duties of
wifehood she took hold of them
earnestly and honestly was a tire-
less worker and devoted her time
tbaught and energies lo her family
and home and in her last illness
was hopoful to the last and consid-
erate of her watchers and friends.
A member ol no church neverthe-
less a Christian at heart.
THE GRAND RIVER SMALLPOX.
No New Cases and but one Death so
far that of Jeff Dick.
The smallpox situation on Grand
river is unchanged save there has
been one death Jeff Dick who
died Saturday and old man Smith
was reported to be in a precaiious
condition. There are no new cases
reported but a number of people
have been exposed and will doubt-
less have it. The weather has
been about as favorable for the
spread of the disease as could be.
Those Nov.ataites who accident-
ally get mad and shoot each
other's brains out are a dangerous
set.
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LEM PARIS' WAR STORIES.
He Enlisted at 13 and Served Two
Years as a Scout.
Catale Jan. 9th 1900.
The night after I returned from
my turkey hunt the commander
sent me with a dispatch to the
commander at Fort Gibson. It
was a dangerous trip. No one
lived between Fort Scott and Gib-
son and there were scouting parties
from both sides passing through
quite often. I got along all right
until 1 got to Cabin creek; I bad
to swim and got my feet wet.
When I got across the creek I ran
right into the enemy's camp but
they were all asleep except one
guard. He was sitting down in
the road with a little fire trying
to keep warm so I did not disturb
him. I didn't see anything but
wolves until I got to Gibson. The
next trip I took was with Col.
Phillips' scouts. The Arkansas
river was a kind of dead line be
tween the two armies so when we j
crossed the river we were in "the
enemy's country" as Mr. Bryan
said. There were six in our par-
ty; two Texans regular scouls
the balance were Cherokees. We
traveled all day without seeing
any fre3h signs of the enemy. Late
in the evening we halted close lo
the Canadian river and turned our
horses loose to graze. We were
very tired and lay down on our
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heard such a nofse. It was like a
hundred Comanches whooping and
yelling. Our horses were loose.
I don't think any one spoke.
There were a few scattering trees;
and each of us stepped behind one
and. drew bis pistol the only arms
we had. By this time we saw the
"enemy" coming straight to us.
It was a large steer four or five
years old with his tongue out and
about 40 or 50 wolves snapping at
his heels. These were black and
gray large and small a regular
pack of wolves. They passed in
fifty feet of us and while not a
word was spoken until they wer
out of sight I think some silent
prayers were indulged in. We
could hear the wolves fighting and
growling all night and next day
saw where they had run the steer
to bay and gnawed bis bones.
Respectfully yours
Lem Paris.
National Live Stock Association
Meeting at Fort Worth Texas January
16 to iS 1900 For above named occa-
sion the M. K. & T. Ry will sell tickets
at one fare $ 10.45 for round trip. Dates
of sale January 14 and 15 limited to re-
turn leaving Fort Worth January 17 to
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SAN ANTONIO MEETING.
Delegates attending the Fort Worth
meeting may avail themselves of the low
rate which will be in effect from Forth
Worth for the meeting of the Texas Live
Stock association January 23 to 30 1900
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