Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-01-02
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LoraiIsn aad Surrozadi=es-A Christmas XIII
izs-A Tcxss Prisoner.

NowArs. / 7 Dec =. la.
/ FefExD EDiTnH:-Af;er three months siiencC
I write You from Nowaia Have you hea-l Of
such a place. We are tweuiy-three Eiies
south from CoEeyvills- The name suits the
place as water is scarce; not enough 20 supply
I the ten engines that pass daily The ansme
has an Indian iurn in the spelling Of the last
! syllable. thoash IL wss intended 70 mean wa
/ ter. The neNt switch north Is called kAmsma.
meanIng elephant in Cherokee. and south we
have wshissO and Telala, ho;h Cherokee
names The only station between us and ccf-
/ feyviIIe is called Lanapsh. DeleEsre word
meaning the Deleware people. The road is
lied tae Kansas = Arkansas Valley and
connects the yerdigris VALLEY and the Iron
Mountain road, giving Jay Goult's syndicate
q line conIociing thirr north and south systems
OF roads, both Of which contain thousands Of
miles. u is not uncommon to see = train Of
twenty cars passing here. al loaded with
grais for Memphis. Tenn. one day last week
there arrived - Co1ryviiie la5 loaded ara to
pass over this road. and quite hu-ilins Of
engines took place going north, TO move them
Our town is small. consisting Of nice de-
pot and cattle yarSis, section house ard two
store buildings. J. Z. Campbell Co oeeuPy
one Of them with an eight thousand dollar
stock. under the supervision Of Mr. H. g
Cazpbell, J KS brother The Eeutleman's 5
health is very poor and he talks Of visiting bis
parents in Virginia soon, and spending the
balance OF the winter, In hopes o. setting nd
OF his malsrial trouble The other building
,zilf be occupied On New Years eve by Fred
Netrnsr. former postmaster a. Metz. which Is
four miles distant from this place lie Will
bring his post cfice with him, the name OF
which will be changed TO NOEata. The rail-
road will commence 10 carry the mail from
Coneyville TO Wagner on New Years day
We haze herrtofoTe been very badly pat out
on account OF poor mail faeiiliies- VIII seld
You q subscription OF two in the near future,
though In the meantime you can send my pa
per here inst al ol Alluwe. You might send
re several sample copies
This point Is yeTy conFea!1n; for cur section
IN reaching the catcr world We have with
Is Mr. Nelson and family. Of ClaEemore, on
their way home from = Christmas visit 70 Bar
Tiesyilie lie reports the killing Of Bob Gil
strap. Cherokee. by Prank Lenno. Della
ware An old fead existed between them snd
Lenao was drinking and brought mp the old
fass. Zach fred two shots. all Of which TOOK
eject. OEe entered Giisirsp's bowels and
KILLED him Slmost Immediately Lenno is
badly wounded; the bail struck near TIE len
nipple and lodged in the lanss; he may also
make die Of u.
Four narshaIs eams here tie day before
Christmas with Jess sharp. prisoner, and
lett for Texas with him They were very re-
sicent and but little could be learned nom
them about ;he matter Il has since been re-
f.ortei that L. was wanted for cattle stealing.
done several years ago. The mArsh2is told
him that 10 vas for Introducing whisky. q
which oaeuse he saii BE was innocent They
had no extraditlon papers and worked the
business very carefully SO a. 70 presezt being
annoyed By hab-as corpus wit
We are having fne weather; the spring
flowers are blooming the same a. they 30 In +
March ani Ee 90 about in OR sAirt sleeves. .
with scarcely sny Gre ia oar stoves and chin /
neys. The winter very much reminds M of
The winter OF Is75. which did not get cold /
enough 20 save porA- Yours. sc,
NEuAu.