Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-10-20
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ZJG Chieftain to January l. 1898.

Alluwe has a big wind mill now
which makes the town loom up.
The CHIEFTAIS has secured as its
rahlequah correspondent during coun-
Gil a man Of ability, of prominence and
of integrity -one abreast of the times
-and his instructions have been given
him. They are: "Tell the truth, re-
gardless of who gets hurt"
The many friends in this city of Miss
Inez Ratclid will be interested in hear
ing Of her marriage, which occurred on
the 10th inst. at Nacogdoches, Tex,
the groom being Mr. Giles NJ. Hal
tom, newspaper man. They will
make their nome al Crockett, Tex.
A great quantity Of black locust
fence posts are being hauled to this
town and sold by the full-blood Chero-
KEGS east OF Grand river. They are
said to oullast all other timber in or
out of the ground. At the present
rate the supply will soon have been
exhausted in this country.
f. NJ. Conner, treasurer of the board
of town commissioners, lost his valise
containing 5000 worth of Cherokee
tickets out of hack on the way to
Tahlequah last week. A reward of
500 brought them in three days later
Mr.. Conner was going over to settle
with the national treasurer.
Prof Z. NJ. Landrum, principal of the
public school requests us to say to the
patrons, that about Is panes of glass,
five joints of stove pipe, and some coal
are needed at once at the school house.
These cool mornings make it very un-
comfortable, not to say unhealthy, for
the children to sit without a fire in an
open house.
Bill Kerr, living on Amos Dicks
place east of town was arrested by
the city marshal Sunday night and
bound over next day by Judge Mason
for selling whisky. He brought in a
gallon and from that realized 81 35 and
a hound pup, his customers being
among the residents of Grow HILL"
The Daltons were not the only train
robbers in this section. Two men
climbed over the tender oil an engine
on the D., NJ. & A. twenty miles west
OF Cofleyville last Thursday, compelled
the engineer to shut down and then to
uncouple the express car and move
ahead. The car was rifed successfully
but only yielded about $25.
Deputy City Marshal Stevens, of
Seneca, was shot and killed last Satur-
day night and John Campbell, the
merchant, and his clerk named Patton
are under arrest for the crime. There
mad been a democratic rally that day
aud at its close considerable drinking
was INDUCED in and the killing prob
ably resulted from this cause.
Messrs. McEIroy and keenan,, of ray
etteville, were here last week to look
into the project of erecting an elevator.
Mr.. McElroy is a man of means and is
looking for promising investments,
while the other gentleman is a prac-
tical elevator man. They expressed a
favorable inclination, provided per-
mission could be secured to erect the
building on the railroad 7.
VIM. Dalton. brother of the despeT-
ADDE'S, was in the city this week. In
regard to The story Of another raid be-
ing made on Coffeyville by friends of
the Daltons, he said it was the veriest
nonsense, and that no such attack
need be feared. He attached no blame
to the citizens of Cotfeyville for kill
ing his brothers while defending their |
property. lie looks to be older than
Bob and Emmett, lives in Guthrie and |
has a family.
Judge Shackleford rendered opinions |
in a number of cases at South McAles- |
ter, in which the NJ, X. & T. Ry. Co. |
was defendant, on motions filed to re-
tax costs. In each instance he seems |
TO have disallowed the item Of $500 /
charged by the commissioners for
making docket, indexiDg and taxing
costs, and also $500 Of the $500 /
charged by commissioners for bearing
or trying the case; also the fee Of if
teen cents charged by the commission
ers for fling and preserving papers.