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The Fort Gibson Post from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma • Page 5

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Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
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Professional Cards, A.TliAW' flan ob Bradley. C. C. Wells. H.

B. Bonner. WELLS BONNER, Wagoner, Xnd. Ter. General Practice.

Notary in Office. LOCAL ITEMS. Friday was about as hot as they make Wm, N. LlttleJohn. HB.

O. Brutttn. Breedlove. Llttlejohn, Bruton AND Breedlove, ATTORNEYS-AT LAW: Offices at Sallisaw and Muldrow. Ind.

Ter- J. MULLEN Attorney and Counsellor at Law, South McAlester, I. T. General law practice In the courts of In dlan Territory, U. 8.

Supreme court at Wash ington, Court of CJolnip, Eighth Judicial district, merit at Washington. Court of Appeals Executive Depart- 8. B. Dawes. Luther Kyle Dawes Kyle, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, TAHLEQUAH and MUSKOGEE, I.

BAKER, LAWYER, TAHLEQUAH, I. J. WARREN REED, Attorney at Law, FORT SMITH, and MUSKOGEE, I. PHYSICIANS. James Howard, Physician Surgeon.

EAST FORT GIBSON, IND. TER Office to 10 4 to Bp. m. Office and bed-room upstairs, over postoffice, F. L.

LEISTER, Physician Surgeon, Special attention given to all chron ic diseases. Will visit any part the country. P. O. address, HANSON, IND.

TER. 3D- (Seals. Resident Dentist, FORT SMITH. ARK. Dflloe.

No. 600, over National Bank J. O'KELLY, SURGEON DENTIST. Office, Cor. 6th and Garrison Over Fort Smith National Bank, FORT SMITH, ARK.

Palace Barber Shop, W. M. LYNCH, Prop. FORT GIBSON, IND. TER You are invited to at my shop whey in need of a hair-cut, shave or sea-foam.

Best of barbers and po lite attention. For Cheap, First-Glass SASH, Go to the new Lumber Yard in East Fort Gibson, where you can get all kinds of building material at the lowest, figures. James Coleman, Proprietor, Contractor and cavalry troop is expected back in a few days. blind man sang a few "wild notes" on bar streets last Friday. of our young ladies spent Friday afternoon horse back riding.

Farmers are kept busy these days gathering their corn and cotton crops. W. Hendricks, of Hanard, was here Tuesday on bust ness. P. Mauck of Wagoner has charge of Butler Mercantile gin at this place.

G. A. McBride went to Wagoner Thursday evening, returning Friday morning, Marshal John Smith has been down with the chills, but is up and around again. said the potato crop in the Grand river bottom lands will be enormous this year. is said to be immense in Grand river.

Large catches are re ported almost daily. S. Holden, senior editor of THE POST, is down at Muldrow this week looking after business. Miss Umma of -this city returned Saturday from a visit to friends at Muskogee. Lee, the celebrated iron front and-tin roof man of Wagoner, was in the city on business Tuesday.

G. has been out of the city for some time visiting, returned home, Friday. Horse thieves in this vicinity seem to be numerous. Several thefts have been reported the past week. Chas.

M. Ross, a leading physician of Tahlequah, was a guest at Hotel Trent Saturday and Sunday. Misses Florence and Ona Tombs of this city, visited Mrs. Beverly Berry, at Muskogee, last Saturday and Sunday. seem to be on the go, Every day from five to ten covered wagons can be seen passing through the city.

rumor is current to the effect that a gang of desperadoes are encamped in of the Greenleaf mountains. W. A. Caldwell, superin tendent of the Tahlequah Male Seminary, was in the city the latter part of last week. hack loads of Tahlequah Male Seminary boys stopped over a tew hours while on their way to Mus kogee, last Thursday.

Hicks of Tahlequah came down Sunday to meet Mrs. 'Hicks and the children, who have been visiting relatives at Claremore. Anna Scott, one of Musko gee's charming young ladies, came over Friday to attend the Ross reception and to visit friends. gun accidently discharged at the depot Friday afternoon caused quite an excitement for a little while Everybody was on the run. Misses Alma and Lutta Nash, who are attending Kendall College at Mus kogee, were over to visit their parents and attend the Ross reception.

Harry Nash went down to Clarks ville, on Tuesday to visit his old friend, B. C. Cox, who was tor merly depot agent at this place, John F. Wilson, wife of the Tahlequah liveryman, came thiough the city Tuesday on her Berryville, to visit her parents. It would be a good idea for some subscribers to bear in mind that their subscription is past due.

Send it in to us by the first mail, please. G. F. Soater and Miss Gertrude Spurlock were married at the home the bride's parents Saturday, October 16th, Rev. Huber officiating.

A. M. Pope of Oolagah, Accompanied by her two little boys, came down Friday to a few days with her mother, Mrs. M. K.

Trent, in the vicinity of Tfti POST office intend to exterminate a few of the canine speciethat nightly hold adjourned meetings in the locality. Thutw ia a nehamfl on foot to re- quah, the labor to be performed by prisoners confined in the National penitentiary. John L. Springston and her sister, Miss Senorita Gray, of Sallisaw, were in the city Saturday, returning from a visit to relatives and friends at Tahlequab. W.

Smith of Tahlequah was in the city a few days last week on business, returning home Sunday. Mr. Smith is figuring on locating permanently in Fort Gibson. Miller returned from a big hunt Tuesday, with a smashed wagon wheel on his snoulder, he having broken down near Braggs. We failed to identify any game.

Fraternal Aid Association was seven years old lust Thursday. It has 14,000 members and has a cash balance in the general luiul. The order in this city is in a condition. TRENT HOTEL, MRS. M.

K. TRENT, Prop. Fort Gibson I. T. Located close and convenient to depot; goods attention and the beat of accommodations.

Commercial men especially suited. i i in ii i.i mV fHi Carriage Fainter. Paper BLmgtem Specialty. Thompson of Tahlequah, who has. been studying irnirticioe in office of Dr.

F. B. Fite at Muskogee for several months, departed for Kansas City, where he will attend a medical college. S. A.

Fargo, who has been attending the Male passed through the city Tuesday, having been called home on account of the serious illness of his uncle, Willis Jacobs, at Muldrow, you read Bill Arp's special article on the "patent" side of THE POST last week? It not, hunt up the paper and read it. It gives some interesting reminescenees of prominent Cherokees and Creeks who lived in Georgia a half century or more ago. -Don't know what it is, but there seems to be some unusual attraction over at Tahlequah for our young friend, Florian Nash, Jr. He makes frequent visits over that way and says nothing for publication, but quite a number of his friends are "catching on." L. Hoskins, living one mile and abalf south of town, presented this office Wednesday with an enormous turnip, weighing in the neighborhood of ten pounds.

It is a beau tif ul specimen of the turnip variety and Mr. Hoskins claims he has 1,000 bushels just like it. S. McKenzie, who came over from Muskogee and got out issues of The Citizen, struck Saturday on account of their being. no salary forth coming.

He warns all union as well aB other printers to steer clear of the 'rat-trap," and especially to have nothing to. do with a beat by the name of Gay lord. AROUND THE TERRITORY. pair the road between here and Table- And BO do the people come back W. S.

to do their trading when once tne cheap he ses hnneeded in the household, on the farm or elsewhee mankind. My New Fall Stock Is Unsurpassed. Don't buy until you have examined and priced my goods. If you want bargains, come and see me. FORT GIBSON, By Buying Pure Drugs and Medicines is worried over her water United States court at South McAiester closed last week.

H. Wilkins has been sworn in as attorney for the Central District. Supreme court of the Territory will hold a session October 30fch. Falls wants someone to invent a contrivance to save the dust. Ross Bailey has been admitted as an attorney for the Northern District.

Claremore has organized a cour cil of the Junior Order of America Mechanics. three gins at Muskogee u- to last Thursday had turned out 2,200 bails of cotton. in digging a well Wagoner last week struck gas at depth of 80 feet. Indian Sentinel of Tahlequah has changed hands, J. T.

Parki now being the editor in chief. National School and the GoKrhs Institute will hereafter be run under the contract system. will hold her first term of United States court November 8th. Judge Thomas will be on the bench. is claimed the Cherokee Nation is alive with Mormon elder who are endeavoring to convert subjects who later will be sent to Utah.

Hornet shot and killed Squirrel Vann near Tahlequah. The men had been drinking together and became involved in a quarrel. investigating committee instructed to ascertain the number of demented Indians in Oklahoma ami Indian Territories have wo A and report fi Dealer in Toilet Articles, Stationery, Wall Paper, and Fiue a specialty. Carefully Compounded. Fort.

Gp -ilosoxi. T. FOLLOW THE CROWD frit' fa, NAUITER.

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Years Available:
1897-1910