Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-26


LOCAL NOTES.
Tho academy is having cistern
and filter constructed.
M. b. Baird shipped 300 car loads
ofwalnut logs last month.
Mrs. W. T. King has been quito
sick, but Is now so far improved as to
be up.
-Claremore has harness shop,
conducted by A. L. Mcdaniel, former
ly Of Tulsa.
AT meeting Of the town council
held last Friday night L. Il. Knight
was elected marshal.
The trial OF John swinney for
train robbery took place at Kansas City
this week. lie got twelve years.
w. NJ. Chouteau comes forward
with a new business card this week.
When in want Of groceries give him
call.
The prospects Of Claremore seem
to be brightenin" The town is in
good section Of country and sh ould en-
JOY a good trado.
1t is reported that some parties
have been shooting among and disturb
ing Nat SINNERS cattle upon the
head Of Little Cabin.
Tho body OF Crowder, the young
man who was drowned in the Verdi
girls, was recoyed last Thursday. One
Of his legs were broken.
- Rev, J. Il. Wolfe will preach at the
Presbyterian church Thursday and
Friday evenings Of this week. lie will
also remain over Sunday,
The trustees Of Worcester acade-
my held meeting last week and rec
ommended for reappointment all of
the present faculty. A deserved COM
pliment.
Nv. l.. Trott is making some i'm.
provements to his home on the avenue.
An addition to the house has been
made and numerous shade and other
trees have been set out.
M. W. Couch & Son, Chelsea, In.
dian Territory, enter our domain this
week with an announcement OF inter
est to the public. Give it a careful
perusal and forget it not.
The record Of the circuit court at
Fort Smith one day last week is as fol-
lows: estate vs.. Jay Gould, burglary;
verdict not guilty. State VS.. Jay
Gould, larceny; mol pros"
y. NJ. Title aud his associates are
making active preparations for devel-
oping the lead mines in the spavanaw
country and operations are likely to
begin early in the summer.
A quantity of walnut logs were
shipped from Claremore last week
about which there is prospect OF diff
ficulty. 1t is claimed they we're sold
by Jim Foster first to NJ. b. Baird and
afterwards to another party.
Babe Mahardy, n notorious horse
thief belonging to the Greek nation,
was tried last week and sentenced to
be shot. Executive interference had
saved him from this fate number Of
times before, but he has exhausted the
supply.
"A saw mill is going 10 be put up
somewhere in the nation for the pur-
pose OF saving up the "culled" wal
nut logs. In all probability Vinita
will be the point selected, from the
fact that 1t is at the crossing OF both
railroads.
Bud Heady, deputy marshal, was
here Friday with Ike Welch and Roz-
eel Mackey, on whisky charges, aud
Wes Moland who seriously cut Bob
Cloyd and will respond 10 an assault
charge. All were arrested in the vi
cinity of Tulsa.
Five couples of vinita's young
people drove over to Alluwe last Sun
day and were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs J. L. Campbell. A pleasant time
was enjoyed by all and the company
returned home late in the evening in
the best Of spirits.
Deputy IsbelPs female horse thief
Mrs. Myers, made her escape last
Thursday night. Several of the horses
which Myers had in his possession
have been identified by their owners.
This man seems TO have been a horse
thiefof no mental order.
A pretty tough story is told the
Eufaula Journal 10y preacher at that
place. lie showed the editor two
calves bearing the ear marks Of their
mothers and says the marks were not
the result Of a knife, but of nature.
They'll be coming branded next.
j. w. Tedstone, the we'll known
station agent for the Missouri Pacific,
died at Compton, California, on the
Sth Of this month. For some years he
had been employed at Chetopa but
left there a few months ago in search
Of more healthful location.
The spring round of our circuit
courts is at hand and ltigatns and
attorneys will soon have an opportu-
nifty OF determining Judge Benge's
capabilities. The Delaware court con.
venes the first Monday in May and
the Cooweeseoowee the second.
-on the 2Sth instant sale of prop.
erty attached to secure payment OF a
bail bond in the u. S. court, is to be
held on Big creek. The owners are
Bob Eckridge aud Dan Dotts, who
went security in the sum of $500 for a
COW thief named Oyerman, and who