Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-09-21
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tuted with 30 names on the char
ter list.
Benz. J. Harding, of Baxter
Springs, fell from his horse one
day last week and died in mo-
ment. Apoplexy was the cause.
Ernest, the youngest son of DR..
Ebert, of Neosho, was killed at
Houston, Texas, recently while
making "hying SWITCH" he be-
ing a fireman.
Will Morrow, cousin of the
Greenways, lost his eyesight last
week by the explosion Of some
chemicals. He was druggist,
employed at Arkansas City.
Two Creeks were tried in the
Wewoka court last week for steal
ing and sentenced to be shot to-
morrow and negro was convicted
of the same offence and whipped.
An exchange describes a queer
looking outfit: "Three stock cars
loaded with horses and saddles on
top of the cars, passed through
the city this morning enroute for
the Strip"
Neosho Times: Those who
have left Southwest Missouri, the
land of the big red apple, to seek
a home in the Cherokee Strip, will
return before the roses bloom and
curse the day when they left.
Phoenix: Marshal McAlester
has required all his deputies to
surrender their railroad passes.
He objects, and very properly, to
the marshals riding free and charg-
ing mileage to the government.
Joplin News: An army of grass.
hoppers passed over this city re-
Gently en- route from Kansas to
this state to get something to eat,
and thousands of them were so
weak they fell along the route.
The sidewalks were covered with
them.
The Nowata Ranch and Range is
running a free Winchester"
scheme which, were Johnny
Wanamaker postmaster general,
would exclude it from the mails
and subject the publisher to a
breech OF promise, or some other
kind of law suit.
Chetopa Democrat: We under.
stand that Mrs. Mary Holderman
has commenced action in the
Muskogee court for a divorce from
her husband, Marion Holderman.
She left her home last Saturday
and went to some relatives near
Ninita, where she will remain
until the matter is settled. Her
grievances are many and the case
promises to be a very interesting
one.
Minco Minstrel An Indian
woman gave birth to a child on the
street here a few days ago. She
was here with her husband who
was peddling peaches. He went
of and left her alone in the wagon
for half an hour and when he re-
turned she had the child wrapped
\ up in a shawl, got out Of the wagon
and helped him to hitch up the
team, and they drove off as if moth
ing had happened.
Southwest City Enterprise: Some
animal, supposed to be wild cat
or panther, visited Chas. Andrews
place, near the distillery last Sat
urday night and killed twelve
geese and also attacked u calf,
badly tearing its sides. x x ( lie
Grand Robinson, eight miles
southeast OF town, was thrown
from cart while breaking a young
horse and his head striking
stump, he was killed.
Muldrow Register: A woman
passed through this place one day
last week on horseback, bound for
the Strip, and it was q real sight
to see her outfit. On each side of
the saddle were two large pockets
from which protruded the heads OF
two fine looking babies apparently
twins. The little fellows appeared
at home and contented as the
horse logged along. The woman
intended to make the race Tor land,
babies and all.
Baxter News: There was
decidedly subdued look about
Milt Drake Of the 10th Kansas
when he came to the reunion
camp. He has either lost his
pension or his pocket book or his
yirture and is not at all like our
old "Milt" who commanded the
10th Kansas Mule Whackers, con.
ducted marriage services in camp
and played "ring around the rosyh
with the girls from the Territory.
Chetopa Democrat: Col. Cook,
chairman of the executive com
mittee having the Labette county
reunion in charge, is preparing for
one of the grandest reunions ever
held in this part OF the state.
Tents have already been secured
and a large number of prominent
speakers have promised to be pres
ent. We have the finest grounds
in the state for such an occasion,
and bad weather is the only thing
that can possibly prevent the Che
topa reunion from being a glorious
success.
Delegate Flynn has introduced
a statehood bill for Oklahoma in
the lower house, and has the pro.