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

Alluwe has big wind mill now
which makes the town loom up.
THE CHIEFTAIS has secured as its
Iahlequah correspondent during coun-
Gil a man Of ability, of prominence and
Of integrity -one abreast of the times
and bis instructions have been given
him. They are: "Tcll the truth, re-
garllrs. Of who gets hurt"
The many friends ia ihis city of Miss
lnez Ratct.h will be interested in hear
ing OF her marriage, which occurred on
the 18Th inst at Nacogdoches, Tex,
the groom being Mr. Giles VI. Hal
tom, a newspaper man. They will
make their home at Crockett, Tex.
A great quantity of black locust
fence posts are being hauled TO this
toTn and sold ~ the fnll-hlnod Ghero-
keds east OF Grand river. They are
said to outlast all other timber in or
out of the ground. At the present
rate the supply will soon have been
exhausted in this country.
+. VI. Conner, treasurer Of the board
of town commissioners. lost his yalise
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, T.. NJ. Landrum, principal Of the
public school, requests us to say to the
patrons, that about - panes Of glass,
five joints Of stove pipe, and SOME cJal
are needed at once at the school house
These cool mornings make il very un-
comfortable, not to say unhealthy. for
the children to sit without fire in an
open house.
Bill Kerr, living on Amos Dick s
place east Of town was arrested by
the city marshal Sunday night aud
bound over next day by Judge Mason
for selling whisky. He brought in a
gallon and nom that realized S2.35 anc
hound pup, his customers being
among the residents of"Crow Hill."
The Daltons were not the only train
robbers in this section. Two meI
, climbed over the tender Of an engine
) on the d., NJ. & A. twenty miles ives
/ OF Coieyville last Thursday, compelle,
the engineer to shut down and then Il
uncouple the express car and mov'
ahead. The car was rified successfully
but only yielded about S25.
Deputy City Marshal Stevens, o
, Seneca, Was shot and killed last Satur
, day night and John Campbell, tn
merchant, and his clerk named Pattol
are under arrest for the crime. Their
had been democratic rally that da,
aud at its close considerable dIinkin
e was INDUCED IN and the killing prob
Q ably resulted from this cause.
Messrs. McElroy and keenan,, OF ray
etteyille, we've here last week TO loo
. into the project OF erecting an elevator
: Mr.. McEiroy Is a man Of means and
looking for promising Investments
while the other gentleman is q prAC
tical elevator man. They expressed
y favorable inclination, provided pei
! mission oould be secured TO erect th
0 building on tho railroad Y.
VIM Dalton. brother Of the desper
ADDE'S, was 10 the city this week /
3 regard to the story OF another raid be
! Ing made on Cofleyyille by friends q
! the Daltons, he said 1t was the veries
a nonsense, and that no such attac
need be feared. lie attached no blam
TO the citizens Of Ooheygilo for xii
70 ing his brothers while defending the
J. property. lie looks to be older tha
u Bob and Emmet, lives In Guthrie an
y has a family.
Judge shackleford rendered opinion
in number OF cases at South McAle
y ter, in which the NJ, X. 4 7. Ry. u
n was defendant, on motions filed to n
70 tax costs. In each insiRnce he seen
VI 10 have disallowed the item OF kS.'
70 charged by the commissioners 4
'r making docket, indexlng and taxin
costs, aud also $500 Of the S3.'
charged by commissioners for hearin
4 OF trying the case; also the fee Of d
10 teen cents charged by the commission
.ers for ding aud preserving papers