Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-29

The ladies sf sfthe.Afethodiat church south,
gave a festival Friday night to raise money for
payment on organ,
The United states court at wichita. y 4
discovered, stlll retalna jurledlction In felony
casea over the Quapaw agency.
"A regular mad dog scars is upon us, A
rabId canine bit much stock and many dogs In
this Vicinity and IL now being hunted by every
able-bodled man.
--Mrs. n. NJ. Gilmore, wife Of our esteemed
postmaster, dled OF abseess on the brain on
the a2nd inst, and was Inferred on the 2Srd inst.
The funeral services, cond ucted, by the pas
tor, Rev. Dr.. Williams, were very impressive
ana attended by large number Of relatives
and frlends.
The W. q. t. U. territorial convention
was In session here Wednesday and Thursday
OF last week. This programme for each day
was very entertaining Mrs j. B. Mnrrow,
OF sAtoka, and Mrs Fuller, Of Tahlequah.
were elected delegate and alternate 20 the
national convention to be held Ia Atlanta,
Ga next Octoberi also Mrs. NJ Butler, Of
Atoka, and Mrs Ed shepherd, Of Muskogee,
The Presidents .mesaaga WAS a very Inter
ssting document and Che author, Mrs l..
stapler. Of TAhlequah, was reelected to the
once OF president, and Mrs shepherd was
elected vice. president, Mrs DR. Fite, Of Tah-
lequah, corresponding secretary Mrs. spald-
ing recording secretaryj Ers. Alberty, Of
Tahlsquah, treasurer Resolutions were
adopted ndorsinR woman's sufrage and a
petition was prepared and seat ont for gener-
al signatures, asking the department Of the
interior to grgns the Indian agent unrestralned
power 10 conhscats and destroy whlsky pack
ages sent In by express Mrs DR.. Atchison
OF Dsnison, the president for Texas. delivered
an interesting address. denounelng the whis-
Ky tramc. Misses Wear. simpson an Mar
cum. Of Muskogee. did themselves much
credit IN recltAtions. MRS j o spalding, Of
this place, read an interesting essay on the
use and abuse ofalcohol The muaic furnished
by the choir, with solo by Mrs shepherd,
were the especially interesting features char
actsrIzIng the session
--Informations we're died sgainst the follow
ing persons for the various crimes, and cases
docksted for the proper district; Morgan
Collins. Thomas Night, John Hendricks, Ben
Hansy, Lee White, John hadsl, and Jas
johnson. and VIM. Wright, ct. al OF
vinita. playing craps. seny Vanni prisoner
serving sixty days for disturbing worship was
released. being in poor health. The case Of
w johnson, assault, transferred to McAlis-
ter, and David Price, assault, gave bond.
wallace Atkins, W L. Parker. John Dawson,
Thos. Barker, Peter Butler and Squire Clsp-
ton, Fort Smith negroes. pleaded guilty to
craps and poker playing across ths line and
sach given slo worth in jail at 10 cents per
day aa per the new law. Charles Foster was
lodged ia Jail on charge OF introducing. also
Wiley Trimbls. OF sallsaw, for assault ELI
wilson pleaded guilty TO timber dsprsdations
and sentenced to one day. Elmore stunieaeld
gave bond TO McAlister to answer charge Of
introducing, and VIM. Chrstian, same, to
Ardmere for assault and battery. The case Of
Sanders VS.. Capts. styles and Couch of Okla
homa City. for 90, 900 damages, for alleged
false imprisonment, was decided by verdict in
fAvsr OF defendants. The plaintin claiined
that Capt. styles. who is and WAS captain Of
the 10th Infantry, stationed there, consplrsd
with the co-defendant, then mayor. but now
deceased, to imprison the plaintifI. that con-
Finding claimant might rossass himself Of .
valuable business let. A young man by the
name Of Deck pleaded guilty to introducing
one pint OF whisky and was fined one dollar.
lie stated to the judge that he had lung tron-
bic and procured the amount and placed It un-
der his pillows that the prosecuting witness
asked him for drink and then he went and in
formed on him The Judge stated that the
prosecuting attorney had Just az good cause to
proceed against the congressman who were
here last summer.
$500