Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-13


he is some better.
j. T. 6unfer, W. II. Curtis and
Sam Frazier reached home from their
Arkansas roundup last week with $50
head OF mixed cattle
Arch and Spence Landr-n and
Tobe Lynch are in ;ail await Z sen
tenee for cattle stealing. havins been
convicted a week or two ago.
Miss Nola Roberts improved
steadily on her journey home and on
arrival was able to get out Of the car
rage and walk into the house.
Anyone wanting a good span of
young work mules can buy or trade for
a pair on the Dobkins place, fif.een
miles ncrih Of Vinita- Cattle or hogs
will be taken in exchange
Ii is believed that the home mis-
sionary beard will authorize the con-
ssruction Of additional dormitory IA
ciIities at the academy this summer.
They are badly crowded for room now
The main feature of Tuesdays
'skangarOO" court was a fly on the
aose Of one Of the barristers. Numer-
GUS objections were fled and ably ar-
gued but his fiysbip would not move.
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting viii be held in the opera
house SATURDAY. TO organize a lodge of
the Farners' Alliance. There viii be
public speaking. All are cordially in
vited.
Tax Assessor John Dameron is
nearly through his work. lie finished
with all but the business meh- He
estimates the amount Of taxes T. be
paid by the town Of Do~ninsviiIe at
fifteen hundre: dollars
OF he two Indians arrested here
some time ago for selling whisky, both /
equally guilty, one plead guilty and
got thirty days The other fought has
case. was convicted and sent up for a
year or more
The mil and the Methodist college /
are two things which 1870 Will see com
pleied- The former is abOut provided /
for AMI a number Of the chief promo
ters OF the latter have doubled their
subscriptions
MIR. z. " Rafcliff will succeed AIR. /
Green as treas urer of Worcester acad- /
emy. and is now ready TO issue the per
mi,s fO@lhe spring term. Mr.. Gieen ]
viii collect the outstanding bills All 4
who have received statements are re-
quested 10 settle at once.
We are prepared to do al kinds Of
piow, horse-shoeing and carriage work
at our old stand south of skinner, Rat {
elf & Co.'S, brick on Wilson street /
We make a speciality of carriage work /
All WORK guaranteed frst-elass OF
money refunded. Give US : call
Workman & Egnew-
LIS; Friday W..alaka mission. a
school in the Creek nation, was burned /
to the ground Tie Ere is supposed to
have originated from defective fine,
and when discovered Was beyond all
control. The building was a three
story brick accommodating over a
hundred pupils; an1. IS there was no
insurance, the loss was heavy
Marshal Needles, Clerk Nelson aud I
Lawyer Hill. OF the Muskogee court. 1
were in the city last Friday Mr.. Hill /
Was just returning from Washington. I
He believes that the Indian legislation I
enacted at this session will be reasoaa- 4
bly, conservative in it's character and
this beliefs based upon = vote taken
week before last on a proposition TO /
suspend the r1ies and take up the ter /
ritorial bill.
Mr. Balentine went to MuskOgee I
yesterday TO appear rs a witness
against two men, named Walker and 4
Allen. or Lewis, who had been stealing 4
his timber. II we mistake not, this is 4
the first prosecution brought IN that 4
court for stealing timber in the Cher0- /
kee nation. The men were cutting
timber in Mr. Balentine's enclosure, 4
hauling il 10 n mill and having it 4
sawed. and then selling the lumber.
Mayor Crutchfeld was busy for a
short time Tuesday grinding out jus
tice- Two cases were brought up.
One party was charged with being
drunk and disofderiy and Was fned one /
dollar and costs The next case was that
of John Sheehan and Charlie Lynch. I
who il seems had broken the peace Of
the town by engaging in a little
''scraP.| The mayor judged they had
broken about FIVE dollars worth Of
peace each, and fined them that
amount and costs.
u. {. Commissioner Wallace with ]
Clerks Shelton and BreedlOve, spent /
several days in Yinita finishing their
work Of taking testimony, and left 1
Monday afternoon for Fort Smith. /.
The Judge will now weigh the evidence I
taken, and admit 10 citizenship those I
whom he thinks are entitled by the I
treaty 10 be enrolled as Cherokee I
citizens. It has been claimed by many ,
thas Judge Wallace gill so consirue I
the treaty as to admit ali who we're
slaves at Tie beginning Of the war,
whether they returned to the nation
within six months after the treaty, OF /
not; that the six months clause had
reference TO those freed citizens only
who were in the country when the war
broke ont. Houever. that is a mis-
take. Judge Wallace says he under
stands the treaty to admit those who /
+ came back within six months after the