Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-09-27
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4 Beast 10 Teaehcr's Gsrb-Old People and the
citizenship Court.


Monday. the 18th, marked a new era in Tah-
lequah's postal Arrangements. Heretofore
the mall has been supplied nom Muskogee
rehehlng Tahiequah at tto6 y. m. II now
gets in nt to $50. and could easily reach here
by l2 m. a. the hack .starts, tor could start)
from Fort Gibson every morning at $50. To
help facilitate, and make this postal supply
a succeas. movement by petition aud order
have been granted TO work on the road. This
IL move In the right direction, for 10 call tho
Fort Gibson road a stage road is mlsuomer.
The roads Of our nation are bat q standing
shame aud Disgrace. and arc 50 considered By
strangers who must needs pass over them for
business or pleasure. The board Of commits
sionsrs appointed by the district judge. have
this last week been tslking IL up, and IL IL 10
be hoped that At no distant day we may have
| better roads
Some two weeks ago there came 10 Table,
quah q stranger. giving the name OF Patrick.
He came with excellent recommendations
nom Knoxville, Tenn, and from Fort Smith
"A member OF the Baptist church. and nice,
polite, cultured christian gentleman. lie
was 80 recsiyed aud welcomed into TahlequAh
! society. lie oamo seeking q position, possi-
bly, as president or principal tencher In Tn
new female seminary when completed Ia
the mean time, to get acquainted, and also 10
be doing something. he opened a school, or or
ganiEed q class OF shorthand writer's and
TO teach book keeping. In both he secured
good classes, and made a good commence
ment, and gave lessons about one week and
we congratulated ourselves on our progress
and prospective improvement. But one day
cur shorthand teacher was non est--or in
plain English. he came up missing f" Some
one coming into town reported meeting him
within OF miles Of Fort Gibson making ex-
traordlnary time 10 reach the railroad. II
| leaked out that on the day before, he had ta-
ken walk In company with bright little
girl Of 10 years. whCn out In the edge OF
town he had taken undue liberties and used
improper language. The little girl was fright
ened and told her mother about it. II wasn't
long before the boys OF the town got hold Of H.
and lynchinE proposition was set on footi
by some means Prof" Patrick got wind Of
what was mp, and he suddsniy concluded that
our TShlequah climate was not healthy one
for him, and 40 he left and 'slayed him not
on the order Of hls going" And while the
boys we're watching for him, 10. he was miles
away with q whole hide. Pass him on. Let
the territory and border sts;s papers give him
q gratuitous advertisement.
The Craftons again take hold ofthe old Hen
~ Woods livery stable. which they managed
while last winter. selling out TO sAmuels a
Henry, who moved from here to Chelsea.
AHrIeuAmAS.
One day they had in court as witness old
Capt. Fish, over 90, one Of the oldest Chero-
KEGS In this part or the nation. He llves 6 or 8
miles out, and never rides, but often walks in
TO town.
Another day the court remarked they had
the oldest native Of this western Cherokee
country, he having been born here in ls75.
But that was eoiipssd when old Isaac Glass,
who lives In sequoyAh. was hauled TO Table
| qush lie Ia 90 crippled with rheumatism that
he could no; get out OF tho wagon. which was
driven into the yard. and up close to the steps
OF the capitol, and the court went out before
the door. and took his Afidavit while lying
down in the wagon. He was born on Mulberry
below Van Buren, some time within the frsl
decade Of the present century.
Sometimes II 10 mouotonous and tlresome
TO sit In the citizenship court room and listen
TO the proceedings, and again it is very inter-
esting to see the witnesses and listen 10 their
testimony. Net long since the court had to
go out to the residence OF one OF the oldest
living citizens OF the Cherokee nation-old
Mira. Harlin, nearly 90, well preserved and
active, in full vigor aud Of all her faculties
excepting being slightly deaf. She reads the
common newspapers. threads her own needles
and is constantly sewing, and ell without the
use Of glasses, end she does most OF the cook.
Ing and other housework for family Of eight.
Following Is given q copy Of bill Of sale oI
twO negro slaves, Sold In the year 1916 TO q
Cherokee. OF . resident OF the then Cheroke,
nation. You will observe ths<e was no state
there then, but I. was called the Territory oi
Mlssissippi; Afterwards II fell within the
limits OF Alabama. This bill Of sale was pre-
sented In proof OF Cherokee blood OF certain
applicants. II acceptable, will furnish further
notes In "CltiIsnship Court Proceedlngs:"
Know all men by these presents, that !.
Stephen Smith, OF the county OF MadIson, and
Mississippi territory, have bargAined and sold
TO Joseph Elliott. Of tue Cherokes nation, one
negro woman named Poll, and one negro girl
named CiomSntine. for the sum OF elk hundred
dollars. which negroes I warrant 70 be free
from hidden dcieots. and warrant the title Of
said negroes against the claim or claims Of all
persons whAtever. A witness my hand and
seal thiS srd day OF January. 1910.
Attest; JoW TATUE. sTHPHES sxrrn.