Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-28
Dny at Honey Greek.

A harves. home celebration, attended
by 500 to 100 people, was held on Mon
day, at the beautiful spring and grove
Of Mr.. England, on Honey Greek, six
miles east ofC2reyis Ferry. The lemon
ade man, the target man, the ice cream
man, aud most remarkable of all, even
the revolving-swing man, were conspic-
uous by their absence. The watermelon
wagons were the sole standby for lunch
for those who failed TO bring their bas-
kets. The dancing platform was lib
orally patronized by the young people,
but the main attraction of the day was
undoubtedly the address of Colonel
BoEdinot OF Fayetteville, Arkansas.
He spoke on the we'll known 81, 800.
on the lease Of the outlet, and proclaim
ed himself in favor of at once proceed
ing to divide all the lands Of the Cher
okees. including west OF ninety-six.
equally among all the men. women and
children who have citizenship rights.
He said that the lease Of the outlet
was a scheme whereby a few wealthy
nabobs in the states had "downed" the
poor Indian badly, and that the lease
should be broken because it had been
in the first place improperly made. and
secondly because the nabobs had for
feited all their rights, If they ever had
any, by sub-leasing. Col. B. selected
the names OF five wealthy parties from
the Iessees and sued them to procure
the quashing Of the lease The evil
dence and arguments we're heard by
the United States court in ST. Louis,
and when the court reassembles in Oc-
tober the case will be decided. Col. B.
was confident that the lease would be
anpulled.
He said he had also prosecuted Mr..
Phillips, Cherokee agent at Washing
ton, somehow or other about the twen-
ty-twO thousand and so forth, and that
he would soon have P. behind the pris-
on bars Of the penitentiary wearing
striped suit B. said that P. was guilty
Of falsehood because the $4,000 be-
ionged to a different account from what
p announced, and that p was guilty
Of something or other dreadful bad and
which we viii not repeat because the
absence Of the seven per cent. had not
been explained to the inquiring people.
While the denunciations of Phillips
were SO plain and harsh, the speaker
was somewhat adroit on other points.
! Cherokee citizen who had been ex-
amined on these subjects By Boudinot
in Washington was said 10 have thor
oughly and promptly told all he knew,
but sl official on-the same occasion
was discovered TO have 4 very defective
memory.
The speaker being a newspaper man,
related a yarn ostensibly at the expense
of the editors. A man in Arkansas was
accused Of stealing hog. The evidence
was quite conclusive of guilt-he was
seen 10 shoot the brute and drag it of
in the brush toward his house. Yet
after short deIiberation the jury gave
a verdict Of acquittal. Being asked by
a neighbor how the jury let him OFF so
easy, the accused said Don't say any
thing about it-they all got some Of
the pork" The pork stands for the
missing twenty-five.
While 1t is not the province OF a
newspaper to interfere in a case before
any court, yet gentle and indulgent
reader, we feel like giving you a small
pointer" You will not get left if YOU
gamble q tig red apple that the outlet
lease will stick good and fast where it
is until the time expires, and the body
of Nr. Phillips will not adorn a-prison.
Mr. Woods, Of Springfield, Missouri,
passed through town this week for
Abilene, Texas, with six fancy bred
horses.