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

-. It. Gunter, w. Ii. Gurus ana
Sam Frazier cached home from their
Arkansas roundup last week with 4s0
head Of mixed cattle.
Arch and Spence Landrum and
robe Lynch are in jail awaiting SEN
tence for cattle stealing, having been
convicted week or two ago.
Miss Nola Roberts improved
steadily on her journey home and on
arrival was able to get out of the car
riage and walk into the house.
Anyone wanting good span Of
young work mules can buy or trade for
pair on the Dobkins place, fifteen
miles north of Yinita. Cattle or hogs
will be taken in exchange.
1T is believed that the home mis-
sionary board will authorize the con-
struction of additional dormitory IA
cilities at the academy this summer.
They are badly crowded for room now.
The main feature of Tuesdays
kangaroo" court was a fly on the
nose of one of the barristers. Numer-
GUS objections were filed and ably ar
gued but his fiyship would not move.
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting will be held in the opera
house Saturday to organize lodge of
the Farmers Alliance. There will be
public speaking. All are cordially in
vited.
Tax Assessor John Dameron is
nearly through his work. He finished
with all but the business men. He
rrstfeates the amount Of faxes to be
paid by the town of Downingville at
fifteen hundred dollars.
of the two Indians arrested here
some time ago for selling whisky, both
equally guilty, one plead guilty and
got thirty days. The other fought his
case, was convicted and sent up for
year or more.
The mill and the Methodist college
are two things which 1890 will see com
pleted. The former is about provided
for and number of the chief promo
ters Of the latter have doubled their
subscriptions.
Mr.. E. n. RatcliT will succeed Mr..
Green as treasurer of Worcester acad-
envy, and is now ready to issue the per-
mits for the spring term. Mr.. Green
will collect the outstanding bills. All
who have received statements are re-
quested to.settle at once.
We are prepared to do all kinds of
plow, horse-shoeing and carriage work
at our old stand south of Skinner, Rat
cliff & Co.'S. brick on Wilson street.
We make speciality of carriage work
An work guaranteed frst-class OF
money refunded. Give us a call
Workman & Egnew.
Last Friday Wealaka mission, a
school in the Greek nation, was burned
to the ground. The FIRE 10 supposed to
have originated from a defective fiue,
and when discovered was beyond all
control. The building was three
story brick accommodating over a
hundred pupils; and, as there was no
insurance, the loss was heavy.
Marshal Needles. Clerk Nelson aud
Lawyer Hill, OF the Muskogee court,
were in the city last Friday. Mr.. Hill
was just returning from Washington.
lie believes that the indian legislation
enacted at this session will be reasona-
bly, conservative in its character and
this belief is based upon vote taken
week before last on a proposition to
suspend the rules and take up the ter
ritorisl bill.
MIR. Balentine went to Muskogee
yesterday to appear as a witness
against two men, named Walker and
Allen. or Lewis, who had been stealing
his timber. If we mistake not, this is
the first prosecution brought in that
court for stealing timber in the Chero-
kee nation. The men were cutting
timber in Mr.. Balentine's enclosure,
hauling it to a mill and having it
sawed, and then selling the lumber.
Mayor Crutchneld was busy for
short time Tuesday grinding out jus
tice. Two cases we're brought up.
One party was charged with being
drunk and disorderly and was fned one
dollar aud costs. The next case was that
Of John sheehan and Charlie Lynch.
who it 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. s. Commissioners Wallace, with
Clerks Shelton and Breedlove, spent
several days in Vinita finishing their
work Of taking testimony, and left
Monday afternoon for Fort Smith.
The judge will now weigh the evidence
taken, and admit to citizenship those
whom be thinks are entitled by the
treaty to be enrolled as Cherokee
citizens. It has been claimed by many
that Judge Wallace will 50 coDstrue
the treaty as TO admit all who we're
slaves st the beginning Of the war,
whether they returned 10 the nation
within elk months after the treaty, OF
not; that the six months clause bad
reference to those freed citizens only
who we're in the country when the war
broke Out However, that is a mis-
take. Judge Wallace says he under
stands the treaty to admit those who
came back within six months after the
treaty, and reject those who we're II
liberty 10 roms back within The allot-
ted fire. but ail not f6so