Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-20

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now worth 500 600.
Col. w. H. Crance, the newly
elected congressman from the
''shoe string" district of Texas, i:
attending the convention.
Governor Crittenden will prob.
ably return to Jefferson City to.
night, He is said to be thinking
of going into the cattle trade.
The hotel men say the cattle mer
are the easiest to take care of they
ever had. They never kick and
are free with their money.
A canvass of the barkeepers Of
st. Louis would go to show that
for every mixed drink assimilated
BY delegate, fifteen straight whis.
Ees are consumed.
4 number OF cattle pictures are
hung IN prominent portions about
the hall, and some of the cattle
men are in vain trying 20 puzzle
out the meaning of the display
Mr.. Joseph K. Harris, the Cir
cult Attorney of st. Louis, is one
of the most constant of the cattle
men. He is the gentle philosoph'
Grand friend of the whole 1exa:
delegation.
Sheriff Masterson. ofDodge City
objects to the statement in the
Globe DemOcrat that he nd west
ern Kansas of its outlaws. 1t was
the outlaws that he rid.
Mr.. Rhodes of Colorado has q
fine tenor voice of great compass
and beauty. He is also able &c
wrap that voice about as many ad-
jectives as any man in the conven-
ton.
Poker was among the "other
amusements" pstronized by the
Genial cowboys last night. Al
most of the hotels the stationery
stands had their stock of chips ex-
hausted.
Two Wyoming men were, It Is
said, decoyed over across the river
last night in pursuit of the tiger.
They tore off over S400 worth OF
the aforesaid animals hide and
brought it back with them.
The. remark of-one of the Texan
delegates that what his people
wanted was a national trail adap-
ted for cattle six miles wide was
received with an audible smile al
the convention this morning.
The ladies' of the Hospital Ba.
zaar at the Pickwick are perfecting
arrangements to send the cattle men
home fiat broke. A special invita-
ton is to be extended to the Herd
Herarcks to attend the fair.
Fhe cowboy band has "S20, 200. :
000'' inscriped upon its beautiful
black velvet banner. This is sup
posed to be symbolical of the
amount the band expects to be
paid to stop playing once it gets
well started.
can point out lots of cowboys
who you wouldn't think were cow
boys, said Mr.. c. E. Wetzel, cor
respondent of the northwestern
Five Stock Journal, ard assistant
secretary of the s. G.. A. "There
are plenty of them here. l was
one myself for a good n any years
and know mcny intelligent men
among them"
A large delegation of detectives
has been at work protecting the
visitors since their arrival. De-
tails are on wateh.at each hotel and
at the convention hall. 1t is be-
heved at police heapquarters that
n large delegation Of crooks are in
the city for the purpose of doing
their share in making everything
90 of smoothly and pleasantly.
The Southern Hotel fed more
people at dinner yesterday than
upon any previous day In the his
tory Ofthe hotel, 1t Is also men
toned as a matter of current his
tory that while the crowd is larger
than ever before, it will average
more money TO each individual
than any similar throng ever got
together in one building.
"I've got the old woman with
me and / want a nice room." said
a bronzed Westerner at the St.
James yesterday. "Ef / didn't
have her you could throw me any
whaT; a blanket on the bar room
floor would do me, but she's got to
he comfortable. / want somethin'
nice, and ! want to see the place
you put me before / lire IT." He
started up stairs guardedby 4 bell
boy.
\ big-hearted and big-hatied
Texan, the first letter of whose
name Is Bryce, created something
Of 4 sensation at the Lindell to-day
by buying out the entire stock in
trade Of couple Of match girls
and then taking the young ones
around TO two or three stores and
fitting them out afresh with shoes.
dresses and hats for the winter
campaign.