Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-05-23

Fietch Mccomb, one Of the boomists. arrived
in getting a good pieee Of land on the Cimma-
ron, In the Kingasher district.
j. M. Lahay, one OF Claremore's enter
prising merchants. was among our last Mon
days callers. Ten or twelve years ago Mr..
LAhsy was a resident Of this town.
II. II. Trott started yesterday for the Ma
tional meeting 10 be held to-day at Tick
eaters. near Chelses. Ifhs don't come home
with the nomination for district clerk (if nom
nations are made to day. there la something
wrong
"A thirteen year old orphan girl who
has been staying at John Dameron's,
was locked up Tuesday by Deputy Is
bell for the theft Of S6.25 from Mrs. X.
W. Title, who was spending the day
with Mrs. Dameron. She maintained
her innocence and was released finally,
though the family know that she is
dishonest.
M. NJ. Edmiston, attorney at Mus
kogee, I. T., has been engaged in the
practice OF law for fifteen years. He
was recognized as an able advocate Of
Blackstone at Fort Smith, Ark, for
several years. AS the practice and
code Of that state govern the territory
court, MIR. Edmiston Is well fitted for
work in the new field. Zee his card in
another column.
-One reason, and il seems a good
one, given by local stockman for the
low price of cattle. is the high price at
which meat is sold by the butchers
from the block. The people of the
country at large, so he claims, are not
consuming the amount OF beef which
they would lift was sold lower. Fifteen
to eighteen cents pound for steak, in
the cities, and three cents for cattle on
foot are not in proportion.
"A new insurance scheme is now in
OF Grafton for the safe delivery Of NOR
chandise by mail, from the principal
cities OF the country TO all postotiices.
IL is conducted by private corpora
tion. organized in New York and for
the sum Of S cents will assume the re-
sponsibility for package valued at s.,
the sender paying the regular postage
of one cent an ounce. On a s. TO $40
package the rate is ten cents. This
will certainly reduce very largely the
registry business OF the postoffice
department.
Telephone; "From q gentleman
| just from Vinita, we learn that Prof.
s. S. Stephens went to st. Louis to buy
furniture for the new Female Semi
nary, and that while there he sent for
his daughter at Kirkwood 10 visit him.
She went to the hotel designated by
the father but he was not there and
has not been heard OF since. She tele-
graphed her mother at Vinita, and
much apprehension is felt. Mr.. Ste
phens had about 5000 and it is feared
he has been foully dealt with" Spence
is all night and the furniture will reach
Tahlequah in due time.
some days ago young man nRmed
Cal Fair, from Chouteau, bought sad
die aud outfit from Lee Barrett, giving
in payment two checks, aggregating
$50. These checks were drawn by
Butler Bros, in favor OF parties in st.
Louis. Whether Fair got them out OF
the store at Chouteau, or out OF the
mail, is not known. Certain IL is that
they were filched from somewhere.
When this fact became known Mr..
Barrett went to Chouteau aud the
young mans father restored most ol
the goods bought and gave his note
for the balance and the money paid,
Thus the matter was settled.
Mr.. Taylor, stock agent OF the
Frisco, was here one day last week 10
confer with our stockmen on tho sub
ject Of rates. The building OF the new
Wagner and CoiIeyville line places a
new competitor in the field, and II
may prove formidable one too. They
, expect TO be open for business about
July LIST, which will be in time TO dc
good share of the cattle-carrying
trade. 1t is said ther is a strong proba'
bility Of Jake Guthrie being appointed
as its stock agent. No reduction was
agreed upon at the conference last
week and IL is hardly to be expected
that anything will be done until the
status Of the new line is ascertained
IL at all.
MIR. Wolfe has bought w.L.Trott'i
place west OF Shanahan's and will
build thereon the "Cherokee Indian
Faith Mission" and is opening farm
II is to be home for orphan children
or others which may be needy, and Il
to be supported by iaith-not solicita
tion. The children will be maintain
ed, educated and taught to Work
Some ten thousand dollars, it is re-
ported, has already been provides
by the people in Toronto. In addi
! tion, IL is proposed to erect in ihi
, city a building two or three storie
G high, the lower part to be a chapel an
the upper portion to be devoted to TIA
entertainment Of ministers and other
who may be travelling through tn
. country. No salaries are TO be pai
, anybody connected with this work
and the Lord alone is TO be depende
upon. "Uncle Jimmy" Martin, VIII
a is carpenter as well as a preacher
will take charge OF the work In tn
, country, so far as the building is cor
cerned.