Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

dence, Kansas, according 10 tne
Star.
In the midst Of life man is il
debt, and the tax-collector pursueth
him wherever he g0eth-
- is not the man who makes the
most money that become the rich
est; but the man who saves the
most
The reunion Of the Grand Army
/ of the Republic to be held at Bax-
ter Springs October 9Th to 10th
gives every promise of success
| Thirty-five per cent. OF cattle OF
/ Illinois are classed as "high grade''
| by the department Ct agriculture.
By high grade Is meant those hav-
ing more than half blood of some
of the recognized pure breeds. The
commissioner estimates the in
crease Of value from this source
alone at so, ,OO0,o0G.
| Caldwell Journal: Mr.. Hills
fence party arrived from the Chey-
enne and Arrapahoe country this
week. They have completed the
fencing of a range in that country
that contains something over 400, :
600 acres. The privileges were
leased from the Indians for ten
yeNrs. This lease gives the In
dians 4 nice revenue, and to the
cattlemen composing the company
a fine range, and no one is damag-
ed to the extent of a penny's worth.
Sun River (Montana) Press =
Most Of the horse ranches in this
section are supplied with thorough
bred stations and fine Oregon.
mares the herds arc improving
and ready sale is found for all
the stock, whether for draft or car
rage purposes. A visit to any of
The horse ranches viii prove what
we have said. No cayuse stock is
found, and in a few years the breed
viii not be known in this section.
Albuquerque Journsl:-In 1867
when the Navajos were allowed TO
return 20 their reservation after
getting an awful drubbing from
Uncle Sans boys in blue, the
tribe, men, women and children
numbered but n little over 6,000
souls. A recent count makes them
now 1900 strong. In 1867 they
were given 10000 head Of sheep
by the government, and to-day
ManuelitO alone owns over &c, 900
sleep and between 200 and
800 head OF horses. They former
lv sold their children into slavery,
and when the emancipation procla-
nation was issued over l 600 of
these Indian slaves.were set tfree in
this territory alone. the govern
mcnt has now established schools
on the reservation and large num-
bers of the children are taking
advantage Of this plan Of edue&-
ton.
Jones. deputy revenue collector
at Marshal, Texas, forgot his wife
aud child, and elOped with Miss
Sallie Bell Knight, 4 pretty six-
teen year old girl. The fugitives
were traced to Austin, where Jones
was arrested and held to answer 4
charge Of kidnapping. An inAuen-
tialrelative persuaded Miss Knight
to return home Before leaving
Austin, Sallie, who is 4 small
pronounced brunette, with very
dark eyes and beautiful childish
face, clung TO Jones declaring that
she loved him TO death and that
he had not Kidnapped her. On
his way home IN charge of the
officers. Jones poisoned himself
and died. When Miss Sallie
learned that Jones was dead she
fell IN a death-like swOon- She
was resuscitated and tainted again,
afterwards becoming hysterical.
After all this, an old lover of Miss
knight sought her out. expressed
his belief IN ner entire innocence,
and offered 20 marry her to prove
his confidence IN her. She agreed
and the nuptials were forthwith
celebrated, and the young lady is
now Mrs. Geo. II. Pulver, post
Office address. Henderson, Texas.
About 10000 head of cattle have
been branded this season near
Dodge City by a new apparatus.
The capacity of this machine is
about 400 head of cattle daily. |
The price for branding is from
seven 70 ten cents per head The |
machine is about twenty feet long |
and viii hold from four to six head |
of cattle at a time. It is Just wide |
enough for the passage Of a full |
grown animal. When the cattle
enter the machine they find on the
bottom a wooden frame crossed by
iron rods about six inches apart.
When the machine is full the frame
is elevated by pulleys, operated by
a horse. The legs of the animals
are between the rods and presently
the RODS stricke their abdomcns and
lift them from the ground, their
bodies resting on the rods, with
their legs swinging underneath
While in this helpless condition the
branding iron is applied Itrequires
five men to work the machine.
Seneca Dispatch: - We learn
that the Agent at Quapaw Indian
Agency has established a kind as
law out there. 1t Is said
he refuses to allow any employe
Of the agency to leave there without
d pass, and that on pay day he
doesn't intend to permit any cred
tor ofIndians inside Of the Agency.