Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-20
rUsKoeEE cOUEr lsD eExERlL sorss.
An KztrszsiT Izfsrssting coIlsetisz Frsz TIA
Creek MstropsIis-

Greek Metropslls-
-Ths rains Of q week szs have lsft mneh
low land IN q poor condition for the spring
ersps. owing to debris caused By overnsv
In many places serious wash-Outs have been
made. The pTessat settled weather, thsugh
cool. is highly appreciated
John ehinAman, who does "vsahee for
MeIiesn mas. % is in sore trouble. He says he
ia paying slB per month rent and now the In
dian wants him to pay s75 license Of permit
John stAtes. ..Befsrs l pay ssventy-nTe dol
iAr. me so back 20 United States"
-Thsw.C.T q. are snss.voring to raise
money with which to bsild = reading rooE, in
the hops Of soustsraeting the In1uenes OF the
billiard hall. They are preparing strong
rght en- the billiard hall and will sosn make
Al appeal 10 the agent fer its rsmevsl.
"A faII-bIsOd boy of thirsssn yssrs was ar
rested here last week By tie Creek authorities,
charged with stssiIng horses He was loaded
down with tracs chains bat seemed ~ happy
villa full variety OF fssthsrs in his hat, - II
he vas going in search sf . hypsrsols-
DIR. Williams ard Rev J. L FatrslI. pas
tors. respectively. OF the Presbyterian and
MethodiGs shurchss. contemplate . ssriss Of
union msetInEs Zach Of these worthy gen
tienen presehsd sloqnsntly 10 tbsir eonErsg.-
tions to-day sndssvOring to srOzss q spirit Of
revival.
Last Friday morning Mt. and Mrs Miller
usrs griexsd and horTised On awakening 20
fnd their six-nonths baby . corpse II h BE-
lisved to have checked with crouP daring the
night, and died while the family we're uneon-
scions Of its dIstrsss. In the arms OF nerphs-
us Mach sympathy 10 given the Erisved
parents.
AT the close Of business houra Saturday
the entry Was made In case No Io< on the
civil dockst- Tuesday snd Wednesday CT snis
week closes the bsoks 30 far - the April term
ia concsrnsd The criminal doekst viii be
light, owing to the squsbbIs over the jurisdis-
tion OF this court. its night to . grand jury and
the Withholding Of fess Of eozmissisnsrs by
lie department
David Langhton. an intelligent Pastovnt-
tonne Indian, esms in from thu reservation
few DAYS since and s0ld his wagon snd team st
sasriece for money with which 10 sus the
Santa Pc railrosd and esntr,ctors Of that road
for board furnished smpIoyss In iss7, during
the construction Of the line through the terri
tory. The paper we're iss1ed yesterday, in
The JuvsnIIs missionary society gsvesx-
ercises ct the n. L church last evening. con-
sistiag Of real syonslve -esdiNg. music a1d reci-
tations. The. Interesting festure Was the col
lection taken Zach Juvenile, armed with .
miaiaturs jag. passed through the sudisnee
and when the jugs we're broken they were
found 20 contain s97 Co. For having collected
the nest. Mas ElIiott vss given nrss prize
and Mamie Blsekstons second Ths audience
raised so and made the president. Mrs Ida
BoIsndsr. . life msmbef-
-Menbers Of the fraternity who Jig for
their ehuek's are feArfully nnmerous- The
bach doors Of kitshsns are bssiegsd constantly
during the sarly morning. Three women
tramps we're begging Friday. fer somsthing
20 eat. stating that thsy we're 'svfuily han
CRY" They went together. showed signs Of
rsGnsnsnt and nervOusness. or emoarrass-
nsnt. Ths younEest. giri. and the only one
whose face Was not veslsd. smiled - II . jOks
VA being psrpetraied. They were dresssd in
mourning ano gave no account Of themselves
somsthing Of nysfers surrounds them
The charter givsa several proninsat gen
tlemen Of ArkaBsss. Texas and the tsrrisory.
to . lottery sehsne, BY the Choetsv eouneiI.
Efforts OF those intsrsstsd 10 ssll tho charter
TO the Loaisiana lottery came near placing m
/ evil upon The ChOetLv nation which -ouid be
fel; sqaAlly By thu entire territory Agent
/ Bennett. In some way learned early Of TIE se-
tisn OF the councii and the sndsESor 70 keep
thu matter . secrs. uatil eonErsSs adjourned,
asd ths nsssurss tsksn In advance by that
gentleman will probably dsfsst the schsns.
- eongrsss certainly will sss that the charter
10 ineEseissl before it sdjourns.
An Old eolorsd man who has . claiz
against the Eovsrument for services amer
emancipation. vas IN town rscsntiy p-sp arinr
evidence IN flrtherenes Of his rights. Hs vss
. scsnfeierste soldier Ead when defeat Unrest
ersd and surrender or sizht was the alternate.
his colonel moved for Mexieo. taking this
negro, his two ssns and twelve ethsrs with
him Just before reaching the Mexican line
TIE ooisnel eonPelsed these negroes 10 sign
obligAtions OF indebtedness sf ESQ zach. ard
sold them. under Mexican laws. for dsb:,
where they worked in the rOrst Eind Of sias-
sry far aix ysarH-
March II. lse0