Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-04-04

C. n Smell, Of Delaware district. was in
town Tuesday.
-. r. Hogan came in on the early train
Tuesday from tho north and spent the day in
this town.
Miss May wnahbeurne went 10 Muskogse
and stayed over SUNDAY for vlst with the
Misses Archer.
Jim stevens startsd for iiis home in Mary
land last Thursday. taking with him bis little
nephew, Marshall.
Ell Shear. an unclo OF MIRA. George Bar
rtt and Miss lavencroft, cams ont from Indl-
ana a week ago to look around.
Miss Jessie Stretch, who for some months
has been visiting at the home Of her cousin,
O. W. Green, left for Winfield last Monday.
- ". Akin was admitted 70 the bar Of the
U s court some time ago and went 10 Musko-
gee this week 10 meet the onicials OF the trl-
bunal just established at that place.
w. IT. Mobiles and J. "A. Smith, from mp
near the Kansas line, were in town the nrst
ofthe week after supply OF fruit trees Corn
has been selling in Mr.. Nobles' locality at 10
cents aud he has been buying every bushsl he
eould raise the monsy:and crib room for.
Frank Balm, the horse thief arrest
cd at Pryor Greek recently, gave Depu-
ty Marshal Isbell the following list of
places at which thieves and hard char
actors we're harbored, for the truth or
falsity Of which we do not voucb:
Harve Carter, Kings river. Barry coun-
~, Mo-, twenty miles from Oassville;
John Johnson, side camp Turkey
Track ranch, four mil es north Sac and
Fox; VIM. Smith, washita station,
Chickasaw nation; Buck Payne and
brother, Peterborough, Texas; James
Hughes and brother, Gordon, Palo Pinto
county, Texas; one Humphrey, Cisco;
one House, brother-in.law to Barber,
living near Lewalt, Stephens county;
one Highsaw, living on Oowhouse
creek in Coryell county, don't know
the postofice; Gal Roy, Dripping
Springs, twenty-five miles west OF Aus.
tin, Hayes county, also Felix Burcher,
in the same locality; William Chris
we'll, 3andera, Bandera county. They
cross Red river at Baunds ferry; have
friend there that did run the ferry,
named Bob Herd. They have a friend
near Wheelock, I. T., named William
Luther; also friends on Willis farm,
near Doaksville, I. t. The account
seems to have reference especially to
the Barber gang which endeavored to
rob the Missouri Pacific train at ver-
digris bridge last year, and states that
John Barber goes by the name Of
VIM. Snow. II will be we'll enough for
officers and parties looking for stolen
property to Keep this list for referencel ]
B. F. Groves, who was mildly mem
toned in these columns last week as
dead beat, proves 10 be a thief as we'll.
On Friday he hired a horse at J. IT,
Gunter's stable to 90 to Alluwe and hrs
not since been seen. Groves is large
heAvy-built man weighing about $50
pounds, ave feet ten inches in height,
thirty years old, light complexion,
light hair, large red mustsche (unless
shaved since last seem; wore light
colored pants, blue flannel sack coat.
white hat. The horse was chestnut
sorrel, fourteen hands high, seven
years old, branded with large heart
on left thigh; had fair-leather saddle.
A reward OF $50 is offered for the ar
rest and conviction Of Mr.. Groves, aud
S25 for return of the horse and saddle,
making S75. The hero OF this sketch
dropped into Viaita last August and
at once the story went forth that he
was a man of wealth who was engaged
in raising horses. He was looking for
a place to establish a large horse ranch
and s. S. stephens, getting the inside
track on the wealthy stranger, searched
the country with him far and wide for
a suitable location. For short time
he paid his board but soon found IL
moro convenient to get "stand-of,"
and but for an unfortunate occurrence
at the Frisco one night last winter,
would probably have been there yet.
The Denison Gazetteer says: "The
NJ, X. 4 T. is to be made one of the
best roads In the country. Ii is the
purpose ofthe receivers to put the en-
tire road in hrst.ciass condition, and
with this end in view ten miles OF six
ty-three-pound steel rails will soon
supplant portion Of tho track not re-
garded as good as desired Grades
will likewise be cut down where they
have proved detrimental to heavy
freight trains. and rock ballast put in
along heavy cuts. Considerable work
OF this nature has been dono in Texas
and the Indian Territory this winter,
and as the season advances the same
work will be put in execution along
the entire line. until the present fifty
three pound steel rail 10 supplanted by
the heavy sixty-threepound. This
will enable the company to make use
Of the heaviest class Of engines, and
guarantee them high rate Of speed" i"
Jacob V. Admire, OF Kansas, is the
receiver and Jacob @. Roberts, Of Ne
braska, the register OF the land Office
at Kingfsher station, in Oklahoma.
sToCKMEE, ATTENTION.
CHoUrEAu. Z. T.. March 50, 1850.