Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-05-16

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parties.
w. G. Chamberlin, sheriff OF the citizen
ship court came mp last Friday night and |
went on TO the court house Sunday. lie has |
has been sick and on duty for month or more.
Judge X. r wyly and son Percy, we're in
the city last Saturday and are now attending |
the Cooweescoowee court. The younger wy |
ly Is made defendant with Mayneld In the |
suit brought by Mrs. Torbett, OF this town. |
lie purchased the farm near MaysYille which |
Mayneld got from the woman for the house
In this city which IL situated upon the rail-
road land.
--Claremore is enjoying good trade
and is on a boom generally.
Anyone who doubts the virtue OF
advertising should inspect the beau
tifurbouquet which graces the editorial
table.
Prom present indications, Percy
Wyly stands a good show Of being
nominated by the Downing party OF
Delaware district for sheriff. 1t has
been arranged that the sheriff and So
licitor be given to the east side Of the
river and the clerk and judge to the
vest.
About ten minutes after reaching
here from the court house, Tuesday,
Jim Hall expressed himself as feeling
as though lightning had struck him
U. S. marshal summoned him as n
juror in the Muskogee court. The new
court seems TO be showing partiality to
the Cherokees; we know when we have
got enough.
Mr.. VIM. Harris, of this place, was
married last Sunday to Miss Powell, at
the lady's home on Cowskin prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris came TO Vinita on
Monday and they were rendered a COM
plimentary charavari by the gang"
on the night Of the same day. Re-
freshments were served and the serena
dcrs dispersed, with congratulations
and the most profuse of good wishes
for the future of the newly welded
pair.
Worcester academy's seventh
years work will close the last week OF
May with appropriate exercises. Three
scholars will graduate: Geo. Knapp,
Saratoga, Mo-, Viola Walton, Hallow-
ell, Kansas, and Lotta Henderson, Ra-
cine, No.. all in the English course.
1t is expected that Rev. j Brundage, of
Chetopa. will preach the sermon to
the grad uating class aud Rev. j. P.
Sanderson. of Springfield, Mo-, will
deliver the annual address to the stu
dents. A detailed programme will be
given in next weeks CHiEFTArS.
Billy Campbell, Chouteau's ener'
getic saddler, has been doing a re-
markably good business this spring
aud as his work becomes known the
demand for it steadily increases. The
number Of saddles seen in the recent
roundup bearing Mr.. Campbell's i'm
print was astonishing and in every
case the owners expressed entire eat
isfaction. In very short time the
gentleman will occupy his new shop
and be better than ever prepared to
serve all customers. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
"A gambler named Harry Hastings,
who has been staying about Wagner
for some time, was murdered at Fort
Gibson last Friday night, about eleven
o'clock, by a soldier named Arlington.
Robbery seemed to be the motive and
in some manner a woman was mixed
up in the case. Hastings went Friday
morning from Wagner TO Muskogee
by rail, accompanied by the woman
! and there they took team and drove
to Fort Gibson, intending to return
that evening. The story is that Hast
ings was commanded to throw up his
( hands and as the same time was shot
and killed, the deed being committed
bat short distance from the.centre o
= town. Arlington at once deserted anC
. thus far has eluded capture.
--"Red" John Duncan, well knowr
by almost everybody in this town anC
vicinity, was shot in the back at jim
Halls ranch last Friday night. Mr.
i Duncan is employed by 3. S. Cobb anC
was on the roundup, which had reach
ed that far at the time named. A larg,
r number Of men were present during
: the day, cutting out their cattle, bu
I there had been no trouble whatever
n Late in the evening, while Mr.. DuneaI
J, with number Of others were congre
s gated in the yard at the ranch, thre
:. shots were fired by some person abou
s three hundred yards away. One o
I these shots struck Mr.. Duncan In tn
y back near the right kidney, passin
e through the right side OF the body an
II making its exit just above the righ
J. groin. lie was sitting at the time NJ
Is on low board fence and taking ste
Il forward, fell, with the exclamation
Is "I'm shot" lie was at once taken I
Adair and brought to this place on tn
a 1890 train that night. The wound
IA a very serious one indeed and as y,
70 the result cannot be foretold. III
l. ball, n f5-calibre, struck the hackbonl
which turned it's course and prevente
N whut must otherwise have been almoi
4, certain death, II is hardly though
~ the shots were fired with an idea of h
n juring anyone, but rather that n
le party was under the. influence of
n quor II is not stated who did Il
ly shooting, but parties who have u
=. greatest interest in the matter kno
10 pretty well. aud an investigation wi
al he had. Mr.. Duncan's two sisters al
a father, Rev. Watt Duncan, arc no
IA with the wounded man az the residon
Of Mr.. ntewart neal u iaIou tias
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