Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-12
SPECIAL TAnLEQUAH cOnREsrOsDEscE.
The News o. the Capital citJ--An UnusualII In.
terestiag Budget.
Irrespective New Churehts-A Minister and 4
Wiid cat-Looney and Lovesisk-Lsft
Their Homes and Their All-"Choe-
tsw John" Has q Close
Call-Other Notes.

Thursday night 70 aid their building fund. AZ
| the Methodists already have their house COM
pleted, the Baptists are determined 20 ''get
there" too. In tho near future. Their supper
netted them about $50 90. In Initiation Of the
8. aud G. l. Society, they had I'VE large, fine.
beautiful cakes which were sold by 1ve-cant
votes, 10 be given 10 the ''pootiest gals In
town" The bidding was animated and the
best cake was given 10 Miss Carrie, daughter
OF the we'll known "stlck" Ross. The i've
cAkos realized sss TO- They now have a fund
ofnearly or quite $500 and will push the erec-
tion OF their house on n nice lot already 40
cured just below w. 4. Boudlnot's handsome
residence
As the regular NJ. y. Cbuvch South have
never yet had comfortable, commodious
building oftheir own, they too are stirred up
10 do better things. Their church erection
fund is being added 10 by urgent solicitation
from the liberal souls, and they now have
nearly u 900 with which to commence when
completed this will give Tahlequah six large
church buildings, which surely will speak
well for town OF not yet 500. And still
among oil these there is no one hall largo
enough 10 accommodate the frequent needs.
On Saturday as Parson shanks was return
ing TO town from pastoral visit out mile or
two. his team was frightened-and u IL
! huouNuN Nhe ItNtIeNu nIotueT was nlfnhtll
! somewhat frightened, too.-by genuine sp.
partition in the bodily shape Of a i.te Wild cat
which suddenly jumped into the road right By
him, and did not run away. but stopped, APP
parently nearly exhausted from long running.
Henry Covel, who. with his family followed
brother Shanks half an hour later saw the cat
lying dead by the roadside.
a little orphan boy by the name OF Wood
ward. about ten years old, was brought here
n few days ago from the orphan asylum aud
! left at Henry Covel's. The little fellow has
been afiicted with partial paralysis. and his
: mind somewhat unhinged. lie was taken TO
p tho insane asylum but ran away aud was found
at the livery stable in this town and returned.
a Speaking OF the insane asylum brings to
I, mind singular case. Mr.. Hugh Holland. well
! known around Tahlequah, is now an inmate
OF that institution. Ills wife died two years
ago leaving some children who are scattered
" somewhere Hugh has been growing nighty
he was very anxious 70 be licensed TO preach,
n having seen visions OF different times, and
(" plainly, urgently "cnllcd' to preach, bui
: Brother Rogers has not been as we'll satisfied
as to the nature OF the "callp As Hugh was
e and the aspiring brother had to be satisfied I,
70 exercise his gift In exhoTtation. IIs becam'
's smitttn on the daughter OF VIM. Triplett
, citizen OF our town, and his attentions grew
&c 80 persistent that everybody was disgusted
y The girl would have nothing TO DO with hin
ID aud to avoid his presence she len home few
y days ago. Hugh 10 now an occupant OF th
insane asylum, and Saturday he wanted {,
preach to his fellow Inmates, but the stewar,
would not permit him.
A Delaware boy from Coowoescoowee by tn
name Of Dennis Willie. attending Mr.. Mil
ier's school here. has been very sick but 4
now better.
Some months ago there lived In one Of tb
ie southern counties OF Missouri some famiIle
by name OF Keeler. well to do people, bavin
ie good farms and comfortable houses, VIII
claimed to be part Mohawk Indians. Their
a. came along an itinerAnt Methodist preAche
A. who carried a magnlfying glass with which h
examined the blood and hair OF these people
and established beyond any question, thel
Indian origin. lie showed them q letie
which he said was written and signed by Chic
Bushyhead himself, telling OF the grand oren
" Ings here, and inviting all Indians Of whatoys
u name. TO come In and get free homes. Tn
no Reclors were 40 keen" they sold out all thei
'o possessions--exeepting the "old man" VIII
r. was little suspicious and reserved portlo
of his home and came here, three families {
n them. with three or four good teams. Anon
y. them was mother with twins few month
IN old. The whole OUTFIT camped out by 30
nd Ross spring. From exposure one OF the twin
lie died on March 81, and the same day IN
nd mother sick sned aud on the following MondA
nd she died. The colony found out their deluslO
w and have gone on towards the Choetaw eoun
try or Texas.
One night last week boy by the name
Charles Lumpkins stole q horse from Charli
Willie at Fort Gibson. He was found nel
d this place, with the horse and taken back
e- Fort Gibson, aud turned over TO a deputy mai
nd shal but got away and passed through Tahi'
n quAh Monday morning afoot. Deputy sher
d III Thorn followed aud overlook him, an
To- turned him over to posse who stArted rigl
on with him for Fort Gibson.
"a Special Deputy Dave Trainer started MOI
a. day morning for the Creek Nation altar an e
Mo capped convict from the national jail here, wi
ZEN is under arrest SAd awaiting Tequisition fro
of the proper authorities here.
md There Is young fellow here called Jol
o,r Mccoy OF "ChoctAw John" lie Is q bad bo
vicious, mean, oVerbsArlng, with the habit
drawing his pistol and threatening TO sho
Ml"- M anyone he thought he could scare. such W
' the character "Choetaw John" had In Il
~ community, There Is another boy here by /
'0n name OF Charlie smith, who has the reputati
,S ,su OF being a quiet, steady. industrious DO
'us lie 10 working for ono Inflow. John held
'iy spite against Charlie and for weeks has be
insulting, and even striking him. Last sAtu
~ day night John was passing the Inflow houi
- and Charlie was standing in the door. Tn
-, far all accounts agree, but here they ain
- John claims he was going on by 10 a dan'
W. and said nothing. Charlie says John ''sl
on his lip" at him as usual In bis INSULT
manner, approaching close mp to ChaIl
eurslng aud abusing him and put his hu
around as though 10 pull out his pistol, I
ver Charlie thought he had bourne enough abu
aud insult, and at short range. 90 near n
and Johns face is powder burned, he fired dlree
Into Johns face. The ball struck him SOU
re- on the upper lip directly under the no
glanced, going round 10 the right and lii
- down, lodging Just under the skin at the b'
point OF tho lower Jaw The second TALL J
- graEed Johns len aide under bis arm.
ON was brought back 10 town and Dr. fite call
His lie reports that the jaw bone IL shattered
two OF more inches. lie showed me one ri
the about an inch long with one tooth In IT,
ing located and cut out the ball In the jaw.
ID is the other Was found ia John's clothing.
llng doctor says he may recover but he IL In
nx, as he is unable TO take the proper Amo
i,ng OF nourishment. should he get we'll Il Is Il
,hat hoped he may learn a good lesson. aud beh
that himself In the future OrrslDA