The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 2, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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VINITA IND. TER. SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 2 1S99.
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By Prntoa 5. Davl.
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STORIES OF THE WAR.
Three Veterans Meet and
Swap Yarns.
W. L. Green Capt. W. G.
Nelms and Dr. Frazee accidently
met in the corridors of Hie Cobb
h 1 on Thanksgiving morning
iney all bad seen rmy service
and Green had spent e x years in
the U. S. navy and witnessed tbe
.Martin Kota incident in the Bos-
phorous before the civil war
when Comtnodre Ingrabam cleared
his vessel and demanded Kosta.
He saw Ingraham and Other Con-
federate naval heroes resign their
tomniissions from the V. ti. navy
and take their departure from
their vessels to accept Confederate
service at Sardinia in the Medit-
erranean sea. He was with Com-
modore Farrugutt when he took
tbe city of New Orleans and his
orderly up to Cairo 111. Here he
took "French leave" of the navy
and become a soldier in the 2nd
regiment M. 8. M. i
Capt. Nelms had seen 'more hard
and honorable servioe in the "lout
cause" than falls to the lot of most
campaigners and Frazee bad seen
- a fair share of service on the side
of the Union in the late war.
Green bad just learned that
.Capt. John M. Hiller was dead
they belonged to the same regi-
ment. Green say "I was young
then and not very considerate or
observant" and I did not know
that Hiller had any sense until
"Duff" Jocelyn told me. One day
Hughes one of our musicians an-
nounced that he was going to sing
a song aller drees parade that
evening and would sell copies at
10j a piece. He claimed it was
original. It took and the boys
bought 100 or more copies. In a
few days another musician brought
out an original song and then an-
other and nearly every member
of tbe band had offered a new
song that was original. "Duff'
end 1 were talking about tbe num-
ber of original poets in the band
and Green says: How is this
Hughes cannot read or write
scarcely and the rest of them are
much in the sums fix and how
does it happen that we have so
many born poets in our band?
" 'Duff says you d n fool youj
Don't you know that is Hiller's
doggerel and Bluff. He 'writes it
and those fellows sing and sell it
and they take the proceeds nd
have a time down town while we
fools think we are helping unde-
veloped genius."
Green said he was sorry he did
not eo to tho reunion at Spring-
field. "Why Major Hubbard
lives there and is a big lawyer
He was major of the 13th Mo. and
that was the last regiment I served
in." He would not have remem
bered you Green. "Yes he would
I would have recalled an incident
to major that he could not helped
out recognized me. What was
it? "We were down in Arkansas
near the river and one day we
were out on a little scout when we
turned it into a jack rabbit hunt.
The major was in full dress and
we were giving chase to a rabbit
when right in front of the major a
skunk jumped up. The major
drew his sword and made a 'right
cut' hit Mr. Skunk such a tan
that the varmint fired back and hit
him right in the neck. Hegottff
his horse lost his breath disrobed
rolled in the grass and finally run
and jumped in the river. The
major is not the first person that
has fired at a skunk but I wish I
had gone to Springfield and learn-
ed whether the major smelled any
sweeter than be did that day."
Landlord Arter annouced dinner
and each went his way refusing
to dine at the Cobb.
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IClbu Hlot JSus Hll
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(Broceries?
Our second consign-
ment of groceries
have arrived.
Finest sweet and
sour pickles on earth
in bulk.
Hay corn and
feed of all kinds.
(Wilson's
The Largest l'ollceinnti.
Indian policeman John West
was in town over Sunday. He is
looking after hunters from abroad.
West is the largest policeman in
the territory being six feet and a
half high and weighs 250 pounds.
His father was a still larger man
whose father was an Irislirarn who
settled among li e Cherokees. He
was a cousin of Tom Starr also an
Irishman of gigantic stature who
for about 25 years led a band
against the Ross party resulting
in much killing being finally par
doned by Chief Ross and died at
his home in Canadian river above
Webbers Falls in 1890. One of
his sons married Belle Shirley
known as Belle Starr who was
the most noted female outlaw in
America. Fori Gibson Post.
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is creating quite a stir in the local clothing- market. By buying he
Davinc the SDOt cash for our clothing we claim to own it for le;;
than the fellow who didn't pay cash. We just deducted the regular and &
-SB special discount from the regular retail price of each suit making a differ- Gr
ence or rrom 2.00 to 3.50 per suit ontne entire tall purchase.
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you can
-ea get out of this line an every day business or dress suit made any way you &
-si like in any color or weave your fancy can suggest. This big saving is
2j yours for the asking. ... We have too many overcoats of quality and 3r
style that cannot be questioned. The price will be made to please you. IS?
j A few small sizes in brown Beavers and Kerseys that were $10 you can r
igj have them novv for '6. Another line that was 8.50 goes at 5.00 until clos- 'fe
g; ed out small sizes only. Best saddle coat on earth at 6.00 and 10.00. 'fe
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The presence of so many whis
key peddlers in the country is
taken as an indication that tbe
law has been enforced so thor-
oughly that nobody but a "boot
legger" would have the rashness
to undertake to sell intoxicants.
The liquor men also sea in it the
necessity ol a law permitting the
sale of beer and whiskey in the
territory. Neither view of the
subject is necessarily correct.
While the "boot-legger'" is a pe-
culiar product of the Indian coun-
try tbe laws can be enforced
against biui as well as others.
The national council at Tahle-
quah has broken the record in the
tiumber of claims rejected. S
many bogus claims for money
have been presented that a genu:ne
claim atttiis time does not stand
much rhinre of bing allowed.
Claim? f r warrants loft orde.woy
H sre pmor.s the many rfjnted
CTif t.
The ability of the government
officials to discover laws after it is
almost too late to do any good is
most remarkable. Over a year
had passed before it dawned upon
them tht tribal revenues should
be collected. A little later the
light shone in aud the physicians
had their limbs elongated to the
tune of $10 each. Now
inspiration it has been discovered
that the game laws have bfienvi-j
olaled and all parties caught here- i
alter will suffer the penalties made
and provided. The question imine-
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uiuitM' aiiac.- 11 lucDr javva mo ill
force find it seems that they are j 5
why have they not been put in ac-
tive operation before this time?
Claremore Progress.
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as if by ;
A mass meeting was held in
Grove the other day to devise
measures for removing the bus-
iness houses from Main street to
clear the right ol way for the new
railroad through that enterprising
little burg. There is no hurry.
A charter must first be obtained
from congress. An instance of the
same kind of survaying is men
tioned in Thackeryes "Ten Thous-
and a Year." Vinita and Afton
are patiently waiting and Fairland
is laying back on her oars. How-;
ever there is no immediate press
ing need for disturbing the present)
layout of tbe town until some as
surance is bad as to just where tbe
right of way will run. Fairland
Bee.
The national council has one
more week in which to save the
country.
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Commencing December 1 and continuing till Jan
uary 1 I will sell my entire line of Dry Goods Boots
and Shoes Hats Caps and Gloves at ijreatly reduced
prices. It is my intention to retire from the mercan
tile business and in order to find a purchaser I must
reduce my lare stock. This will be an unheard of
"price cutter" sale. When I have reduced my stock
the balance will be for sale in bulk and my storeroom
for rent. Watch next week's papers for ad. Erery-
thing goes in this sale.
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Marrs, D. M. The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 2, 1899, newspaper, December 2, 1899; Vinita, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc774819/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.