Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-02-14

Presbyterian mission in Muskogee.
There is going to be wedding In
town that will "surprise the natives"
Mrs. Blythe has turned her hotel
business over to George Bauman and
retired.
Mrs. Prof. Nee arthy was confined
to her room several days last week by
bilious attack.
"A dime social is 10 be held at the
residence of Mrs. r. l.. Deckers next
Monday evening. All are invi ted.
--Jno. NJ. TAYLOR, Jr., OF Chelsea,
has been appointed U. s. commission
er for the transaction Of all civil bus.
mess.
Extra copies OF this issuo with de-
scriptions Of costum es worn in trades
procession can be procured at the
Office.
Mrs. Merkt, wife of the operator
at Bluejacket, assaulted Miss Jones,
the school teacher. last Monday and
hurt her severely.
Public school opened this week.
One department Mrs. Stephens has at
her home; the other Miss Washbourne
is teaching up town.
The Cooweescoowee court house is
to be moved to Claremore at once. All
persons interested are requested to as
sist, as IL is large undertaking.
Bird Ballineer, who by accident
shot and killed Ernest Belew last
week, was examined by Commissioner
Wheeler Saturday, and discharged.
Griffith, the man who killed II.
Dustin at Southwest City last summer,
was convicted of murder in the second
degree and sentenced 70 the penitenti-
ary for ten years.
William Smith, who was under
arrest last summer for shooting J. NJ.
Lamm in the arm, and escaped, has
returned and given himself up. lie
has been in Colorado.
The road leading TO the cemetery
needs some work upon IL very badly.
This should he done by the city and
the ladies' should insist upon the city
authorities attending TO II.
Worcester Academy is expecting a
number of valuable books from Miss
q. +. Groenendykc, OF Lafayette, Ind.
IL will necessitate a rebuilding and
eataloguIng of the library at an early
day.
Marion J. Watts, OF sequoyah dis
trict, has decided to abandon his race
for the Muskogee Indian agency, as
he says, because he il" "a Cherokee In
dian and therefore perhaps ineligible"
The ladies Of the Improvement So
ciety desire to express their sincere
thanks to Mrs. A. q. Raymond add all
others who so kindly assisted them in
making q success OF their entertain
ment.
w. n. West, living near salina,
was in town Tuesday. lie is hopeful
OF doing something with the lead
mines in which he is interested
with a number of gentlemen Of this
place.
Mary Sutton is reported 10 have
been married last week to man
named John Colson, who fred a shot
at one Of the guests OF the Cook house
three weeks ago, believing him to be d
burglar.
The hunters have returned. Two
Of their number, Will Wright and
Bob Rudisill, camo in advance upon
the cars; the remainder arrived in
good order last Sunday. They were
encamped near the mouth Of Dos
Greek on verdigris. Game was plen
tiful, but they did not XIII any tc
speak OF.
The lumber law, as ii came from
the hands Of the last council, is a Sc
we're blow at the saw mills OF this
country and il is probable that the
most important one will be moved Ia
Arkansas. Situated In the pineries
a long way from the railroads, they
cannot compete with lumber shipped
in, and hence were compelled to seek a
market in the inland towns OF Mis-
souri, aud Arkansas. This is now pro
hibited and as IL is said that "ii
is a poor law that wont work both
ways" this must be accepted as a
poor law. There are sufficient reasons
for prohibiting the cutting OF our wal
nut timber but the Same ones by no
means apply to our pine. This in
dustry would bear a reasonable royalty
and do very we'll, but the destruction
Of its markets will be ruination.
About twenty persons, most o
whom wero children, arrived here one
night last week, hoping TO find tina
they belonged to this country. The!
came from some OF the middle state
and would have been willing 10 "prov'
up" as one OF the lost tribes Of Israel
assQherokee negroes, or anything
else which would give them foot
bold in this country. II is reporte'
that a former resident of this countr.
advised them TO come out, tellini
them a payment was about to b.
made and that II they hurried thel
would be in time to participate
Another person living on LightninI
Greek, with whom they we're in cor
respondence, wrote them that th,
corn was up sand everything in glori
Gus condition here. They arrived dur
ing the only very cold weather W
have had this winter and next da
4 started on foot for Parsons.
Belle Starr was killed on the soutl
side Of the Canadian, in the ChoetaN
nation, on Sunday, the 10th. jan
Starr, the husband, left Ft. Smith i'm