Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-10-10
LOCAL NOTES.

CANNh - bhRAe " viz RAhNhNs
Ed. Miller's baby had spasm last
Saturday and it Sas feared II wal
dying.
j. w. Skinner brought up load oi
his Ldair coal last Saturday and very
fine IL is.
Davis Hill & Co. have new bust.
ness building at Claremore nearly
finished.
DIR. Frazse sold three of his Ango-
ra goats last week 10 the Huber Mill
ing Co., of Seneca.
The old reliable Star Store folks, OF
Chetopa. place new colunn an
ncuncement in this weeks paper.
Last Saturdays Chicago cattle
market was the lowest ever known.
One lot Of cows sold at sl.OO per hund-
red.
Visitors 10 the fair will hnd the
best places to buy goods by consulting
the advertising columns OF The CHIEF.
TAIN.
Prof. Adolphus Miller delivered a
lecture in the Methodist church Sat
urday night to very diminutiye au-
dience.
"A bali will be held in the opera
house this Thursday evening, for
which tickets may be had at G. w.
Green's store.
Miller & Co. bought new stock Of
drugs Friday and Saturday and will
resume business Immediately, for tho
time being in the hardware store.
-Dan Pixley, under arrest for the
murder of Dave Givens at Tabler
spring, escaped from Deputy Heck
Thomas at Muskogee last Thursday
night.
The report contained in the TeloS
phone that John A. Richards, OF Ca
toosa, was choked TO death by a boy
who was living with him seems to be
without foundation.
Supreme court held weeks ses-
sion, beginning on the first, and ad.
journed to the 18th. About all Of the
old cases on the old docket were ar
gued and submitted.
Alex X. Matheson and Miss Maud
Eifiert were married at Muskogee on
the first. The event was an utter sur
prise to all, as neither OF the parties
had informed anyone of their inten-
tions. They left Immediately for
Texas.
Judge shackleford has decided, as
reported, that what property belongs
to the wife is also the husbands and
liable TO seizure ard sale for the lat
ter's debts. In other words, the old
scheme Of placing property in the
wife's name 10 escape payment for
debts don't go.
bill Smith, VINO shot Marion Lamm
through the arm at Adair a year or
two ago, was convicted at Fort Smith
last week Of assault with intent to kill.
He was at liberty for long time but
returned voluntarily and gave himself
up. An effort is being made 20 secure
for him a new trial or pardon.
Ten miles Of the mail route from
Redfork to Sac and Fox agency has
been discontinued and the service will
be put on the railroad, making Sapul-
pa the terminus, and new schedule
ordered. Stage will leave Sapulpa at
$50 a. M, arriving at Sac and Fox at
$50 p. m. daily, which will be a great
convenience to the travelling public.
The case Of William Bruner and
William Berryhill, charged with the
murder OF Deputy Moody, near Tulsa
last March, was concluded in Fort
Smith lately, the jury finding Bruner
guilty of manslaughler and acquitting
Beiryhill. Bruner was sentenced TO
ten years imprisonment which pun
ishment is considered extremely light.
Charles II. Foreman, son of Rev.
stephen Foreman, aged sixteen, died
at the male seminary on Sunday
morning, September 20, and was bur
led at Park Hill cemetery. He was a
half brother of DR.. A. w. Foreman of
this city, who was his guardian and
who made two visits upon the young
man during his sickness, being present
when he died. The attendance at the
funeral was very large indeed.
The Wells-Fargo express com pany
has issued circular stating that as tho
United States laws make no provision
in regard to the shipment Of malt liq-
uors, such as ale, beer or porter, into
the Indian Territory, the liquors nam
ed will hereafter be received by that
for shipment to all points in
the Indian Territory If this be true,
II will be an interesting piece Of in.
Iormation to a great many residents
Of the territory.
In the Muskogee court last week
judgment was awarded Kirby & Piatt,
Of Arkansas, against. w. b. Mcclellan,
for 1880. Five or six years ago 1900
head Of cattle were brought in by Mr..
Mcclellan and from this transaction
the suit arose. Notes and a mortgage
were produced by the plaintiffs and
when Mr.. Mcclellan proposed to grove
by oral testimony that they were part.
ners with him, the evidence was
doomed not admissible.
Deputy Ishell, who was shot two
weeks ago in the fight with Ned CHS
tie is improving gradually and will
have a very fair arm still. The shoul-
der is seriously injured but the elbow
Joint will probably DO as useful as ev-
or. Both Christie and his boy were
shot, but neither seriously. 1t may
not be necessary to say that both