The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-03-01

There are loss of them ont there. II Is
pity though that our farmers do not cure
more meat instead Of selling at from three
TO five cents and then after a trip to 81.
Louis and back pay from fourteen TO
eighteen cents for the same hog.
--Tandy Walker and Hill Philips, who
have been to Fort Smith as witnesses,
came down on Saturday evening last and
took conveyance TO their hono..
Mr. Phillips is q successful merchant AT
johnson and Tandy Walker Is one Of the
best known cattle men in the Chickasaw
Nation.
Mr.. Perry, representing Hanna, Plat
ter & Owens, ono Of Dcnison's largos.
business houses, took ia the Territory las,
week and sold good bills 20 all our mcr-
chants. Mr.. Perry says he can knock ST.
Louis prices on sugars, California goods,
etc. etc, and 1t would certainly pay our
merchants to sec what he can do.
There IL An earnest effort being made
TO establish an academy At this place,
something VIC really need. The Baptist
denomination have agrccd to aid iinancis-
lly, tho school TO be under their charge,
and with the help Of our citizens it will
be an assured institution. Several have
already put down their names for good
sums and all should follow their ,cad.
On Monday last Ut the S~sanna coal
mines while several Of the small dump
cars were being pulled up the incline lead.
ing out Of The mine, the rope broke and
the cars ran back down the track. Two
men were Oh them ut the time and both
we're caught In some manner, one having
his head crushed, killing him almost in.
stantly. Tie other was badly injured,
thought to what extent We could not
learn.
On Tuesday the mines at Savanna
were the scene Of second accident. Two
miners, Thomas and George Prichard.
new men who had been on only about a
week, were working with open lamps
when they struck body Of fire damp, not
enough for an explosion but enough to
burn suddenly, and the men were very
badly scorchcd, one SO bad that he will
probably die. In the face of the many
II the men could not be too careful about
taking risks with that terrible explosive.
Thomas l.. Thompson, the man who
murdered James O'llolerand near Stcnc.
wall on September 22,., last, has been cor.
victcd ut TT. Smith. The two men lived
in q cabin by themselves. After being
sick for some time O'lIolerand disappear.
ed and too much talk on the part oi
Thompson caused suspicion. Shortly aft
er the formers disappearance lie hired q
man to I'LL up dry we'll near the cabin
saying there was dead hog in II, but HI
gave up the jch on account OF the stencil
party visited the cabin and arrested
Thompson, and their attention bcn,
drawn to the well they investigated an,
found the body Of O'ilolcrand with hi
head crushed and knife wound near hi
heart.
"A bridge carpenter named NJ. p. Shr
art, working on the new iron bridge acros
the North Boggy, met with All accidcn
that came near being fatal and will Ia
him up for some time. The work wa
done for the day on Tuesday and the
started for town on the handcar. On CON
Ing down grade all turned the handl
loose and In trying to regain his hold tn
; handle hit and knocked Mr.. Shuart ffor
4 the car. lie fell in front and tho car vii;
$ its load Of five men passed over him, rails
ing the car about Ave inches. His LEI
, thigh and one rib were broken, his hca
A cut open to the bone, and every part c
his body was bruised. Wednesday, by
, special arrangement with the railroa
company, he was taken to the railroa
hospital at Fort Worth, Texas. No in
= tcrnal injuries were found by DR.. l. "
FulsOm who attended him, so II Is proba
, bic that he will pull through all right