Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-01-02
TEE ST. LOUIS NATIONAL
STOCK YARDS
Locat.4 a. Eas. "a. Loai., III.
SOwArA, TnE NEW TOWN.
Locailon aud Surronndings--A Christmas Kill.
iug-A Texas Prisoner,

| NowArA, / T Dec. q, lisa.
! FrtESn RDlros:-Afier three months silence
| write You from Nowata Have you heard OF
such n placer We are twenty-three niles
south from CoGeyyills. The name suits the
place as water is scarce; not enough 10 supply
the ten engines that pass daily The e&name
has an Indian turn 10 the spelling Of the last
syllable. though Il was intended TO mean wa
ter. The next switch north is called kamama,
meaning elephant In Cherokee. and south we
have wahtoso and Ialala, both Cherokee
names The only station between US and Cof-
feyyllle is called Lanapah. Delewsre word
meaning the Delaware people The road Is
called the Kansas \ Arkansas Valley and
connects the Verdlgris Valley and the Iron
Mountain road, giving Jay Gould's syndicate
a line connecting thicr north and south sysiems
Of roads, both Of which contain thousands Of
miles. II is not uncommon to see a train Of
twenty cars passing here, all loaded with
grain for Memphis. Tenn. One day last week
there arrived az Coneyyilie la0 loaded ears to
pass over this road. aud quite a hultling OF
engines took place going north, to move them.
Our town lie small, consisting Of nice de-
pot aud cattle yards, section house and two
store buildings j 4. Campbell 4 Co occupy
stock, under the supervision Of MIR. II. c.
Canpbeil, J E's. brother. The gentleman
health is very poor and he talks Of visiting his
parents In Virginia soon, aud spending the
balance OF The winter, in hopes of getting rid
Of HIS malnriai trouble. The other building
will be occupied on New Years eve by Fred
Metlnsr. former postmaster at Metz, which is
four miles distant from this place lie Will
"a. -
which will be changed to Nowata. The rail
road will commence to carry the mail nom
Coneyville to Wagner on New Years day
We have heretofore been very badly put out
on account OF poor mail facilities. VIII send
you a subscription or two in the near future,
though in the meantime yon can send my pa
per here instead OF Alluwe. You might send
me several sample copies.
This point IL very convenient for our section I
IN reaching tho outor world. We have with /
US Mr.. Nelson and family. Of Ciaremore, on /
their way home from Christmas visit to Rar-
tlesville lie reports the killing OF Bob Gill
strap. Cherokee, by Prank Lenno. a Della
ware. An old feud existed between them and
Ienno was drinking and brought up the Old
fuss. Each fred two shots, all Of which took
eject. one entered Gilstrsp's bowels and
killed him almost Immediately. Lenno Is
badly woundedi the ball struck near The len
nipple and lodged In the lungs; he may also
make a die Of
-Four marshais came here the day before
Christmas with jess sharp, prisoner, aud
lsit for Texas with him They were very re-
licent and but little could be learned nom
hem about ;he matter. II has since been re-
ported that be was wanted for cattle stealing,
lone several years ago. The msrshAls told
him that IL was for Introducing whisky. OF
which oGense he said be was innocent. They
BAD no eStradition papers and worked the
business very carefully so s. TO prevent being
annoyed by hshens corpus writ
We are having fne weather; the spring
lowers are blooming the same a. they DO On
March uud we 60 about In our shirt sleeves.
with scarcely any Gre in oar stoves and chin
ieys. The wintsr very much reminds me of
he winter OF 1875. which did not get cold
.nough 10 save PORK Yours. az.
Nruau