Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-19
srEcaL rAnLEouan connrsrospracr.
Tho Town Trouble with Tansle-Foot- MANI
other Matters.

Tho Town Trouble with Tangle-Foot-M MANI
other Matters.
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AT tho regular Sunday evening service last
night in tho Presbyterian church, the large
audience listened 10 a most interesting address,
/ by Mrs Rov. Miller-she went from here az
delegnic-who gave graphic account or re-
port Of the meeting In Levenworth Kansas,
Of the 18th anniversary Of the southwest board
Of mIssions Of the Presbyterian church, Of the
United states, whose headquarters are In 81
Louis. and whose territory embraces the
southern half OF Illinois, Missouri. Kansas,
and on west TO the PacIee ocean and south "a
Gulf Of Mexico. The meetings we're held In
the lst Presbyterian enureh Rev Page pastor.
and continued two days. Next years meeting
will be held In Carthage Mlisouri.
The lady's address was unusually interest
ing, for II had The one important element In
which many public speeches fall short--shs
had something to talk about. Her manner
was very earnest and impressive. but like every
thing human, was defective In one very i'm
portant pariicular-it was too low, not loud
enough 20 be heard distinctly. II was really
unpleasant and strai ming TO the. hoarefs "a
catch and follow the speaker. - n fact, your
correspondent sat on one OF the front seats
II
though giving the closest attention. yet be
could not keep up the continuous thread, bu,
Lost far more than he wanted 20 The speaker
said she was not good at statistics and 80
gave none TO speak OF, with the. single excep-
tion that the II, BIS Sunday school scholars
representing the Presbyterian churches in the
United states for this last year. contributed
TO their mission work el25, 600 and that the
church membership contribution for missions
IL less than 10 cents per week And thereby
the lady gave homse thrust as 70 how few
are really self denyingl and cross bearing
How does that show beside the tobacco. the
cigars. the ice cream and other acknowledged
supernuous luxuries ? Where is the denying
ofself for the Masters sake9 Mr.. Editor,
dear reader, guess we all must plead guiltyi
Some OF us very self-oomplacently quote IL
give my mite, like the poor willow" But,
really now, do we know what that means :
Who OF us is truly bearing our cross dally7
And now from the sublime to the ridlcuious,
or iniqultous, how short stcp At the very
moment while listening to Mrs Miller, not
two blocks away from the church, was en-
acted tragedy A woman's piercing screams
woke the silent echoes OF the night, startling &
and thrilling all that part OF town. InvostI-
CATION showed that Jim Smith was on the
rampage, riding the white mule The
screams came from his wife. The town
guard captured him and put him
under lock and key to cool on But he has
not been the only one here who has been
''sPewlng ont h's own shame''on the streets oi
TahlequAh. During the last three days sew
eral OF our leading intelligent men have open
iy, shamslessly disgrsced themsei yes, while
even their poor wives were lying sick and In
distress. was urged last night by a proml-
nsnt citizen. in writing this mp. to give names
right out In full That, n these parties who
all know better, will so outrage bile decen-
cy, their names should go out publicly,
and they themselves alone can Z blamed
But will forbcar. and as 1 know they read
the CurEFTAIS every week, 1 now give fair
warning-look outi Next time your names 20
out to the world. At this age and time. for
bearanee ceases 10 be . virtue. The morals
aud good name OF our town loudly demand
that these things be handled without gloves
Yesterday the little boys OF the town found
1ye gallon keg OF the white mans "broth OF
hell" secretsd right here In town. Tho W.
q. T. u, OF Tahlequah, will have a ringing
article in this weeks Advocate. The good
mothers want to save their children from this
curse. They have their next meeting on the
nrst sunday In May.
The meeting OF the Presbytery OF Presbyto-
rian church. for Cherokee nation, Is held this
week at Park NM Report next week.
On Tuesday last, Charley Smith, the boy
who shot "Creek John" as related in last
weeks CnIEFTAIS, voluntarily came In, hunt
ed deputy marshal who was here. and gave
himself up. " Creek John" Is nearly well.
On the same day two OF the escaped TRUSTEES
were returned to Jail. They are Dick Hayes
and Looney Grinin, arrested in Canadian dis
trict by tho sheriff. They made n break for
liberty and one was shet twice. but not seri.
ously.
There were two dances In town last Tuesday
night One was given by Henry Elnsrt as q
'house warming" celebrating the arrival
and settling down OF his family In their new
home But Mrs. EiTert told your correspond
ent that she just aint going to stay here anv
four years. She Is thoroughly home sick al
ready. She "herer was-in such a tiresome,
lonesome place. vlnitA beats II all to pieces -
Thursday night another social and dance Ai
Capt. Adalr's.
! Associate Justice Roach Young was on hand
to open the trial OF Bill Christie for the mur-
der OF Bob Walker. but was objected to BY
prosecution As.beiug connected to.prisonsr. u,
admitted the affinity and the trial was post.
| poned and will await the action OF AssoclAt,
Jacob Scales who will set hls own time Ant
will try the case.
High sheriff. Mocraeken is quite sick. Hi
wife Is with him.
Dr Fite performed q neat surgical operation
In cutting out the right tonsil from the throa
Of Minnie, the ten year Old daughter OF DArIui
Ward. Iiearn that the other one also is en-
largIng and will have to be removed.
Charley Lumpkins, who stole Charley
Wills horse as recorded last week, got Away
from Deputy Marshal Conss the second tim
and was here ir town, with Conco close at hi
heels, but mp to present writing, has not beer
rearrest ed.
4. q commonly called "sham'D AIberty
who 10 one OF the teachers In the Orphan Asy
lum, was down last week. While here ho wa
lucky enough 20 stumble onto q horse OF hil
which was stolen from him two or three year,
ago, and given mp for lost. The horse wa
here in possession OF a man from Kansas VIII,
came here to team Il round the new seminar,
works. lie innoeently bought or traded 10
the horse mp In Kansas some where. Albert,
teegTAphed for instructions TO Agent owen
and before District Clerk Allen Ross prove,
hie property, and the Kansas man has got q
go end ind the man he 90. the horse or
Mai. John y. Lyon aud Tom Hutton, OF IN
cattle syndicate, spent a day or two here
llutton paid into tho treasury the last ESQ, on
installment due on the expiring I've year lease
Who now bids more for our great grA1lni
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