Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-04-12
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Itis said that 5000 families at
McAlester are effected by the coal
miners strike.
w. e. Gentry, near Checotah,
sustained serious injuries one day
last week by his horse falling with
him.
Lee johnson was arrested
recently in the Chickasaw nation,
charged with numbering Tyson
Pickens in 1891.
The supreme court has decided
that the law demanding state
license of travelling insurance
agents is unconstitutional.
Jas Stephens, who lives near
Muldrow, is now in Jail at FIT.
Smith, charged with poisoning his
wife and five stepchildren.
A baldheaded dude of fifty sum.
mers successfully palmed himself
off on the innocent citizens of Cot
feyville last week as Bill Nye.
An explosion was caused in a
mine at Hartshorn last week by Il
miner trying to open a twenty
pound can of powder with a pick.
Three out of four of the motor
ious Crook gang" outlaws were
captured April 3rd about twenty
miles below Pawhuska. One was
killed.
The fine residence of w. b.
Fronne, at Ardmore, together with
large part of the contents, was
totally destroyed by fire last
Thursday.
Dennis Kennedy, the notorious
outlaw, was arrested recently by
Marshal John w. Crowder, in the
Creek nation, for bribery and as
suit with intent to kill.
Wheat is undoubtedly much in
iured in this section, but a fair
crop may yet be expected. Those
fields which were the most back
ward before the freeze will turn
out best.-Seneca Dispatch.
Charles Ward has been com.
mitted to Paris by Commissioner
Gibbons in default of $3.50 bond
Ward is charged with assaulting
DR.. J. G. Bedford at Berwyn and
robbing him of watch and money
on March 4, 1898.
A terrible fight took place at
Mearn's ranch in G county Okla
homa last week between Indians
and cowboys, in which a dozer
Indians and half as many whites
wher killed. The Indians haC
been stealing cattle.
Deputy Marshal Carr, while at
tempting to arrest Bill Dalton anC
Slaughter Kid at Violet Springs
| o. T., recently, was shot by Daltoi
and will likely die. Kid wa
wounded. Another report is tc
the effect that Dalton was also
seriously wounded.
Oliver Quinn, near Checotah
was fired at four times one nigh
last week by a highwayman, be
cause he refused to throw up his
hands. One bullet struck the
horn of his saddle and anothe
passed through his coat. Guinr
fled successfully.
David Carr of Okmulgee, WHIT
had been missing for several
weeks, was found dead with a bul
! let hole in his head, in the woods
| He is believed to have been mur.
dered to prevent his testifying il
certain cases in which he was ar
important witness.
In the economy of nature al
matters are adjusted to a nicely
and while the grass grows ranh
and luxurious in the streets o
Neosho, the town COW is permitted
to run at large and browse upon
it. This by the decree Of the
voters of that ancient burg last
week.
Judge Scott of Oklahoma City
last week sentenced Frank Nc
Masters, a newspaper man Of tina
place, to six months imprisonment
and to pay fine Of $500, for con
tempt OF court. IL need not be
doubted that the press of tha
country is largely on the side o
the newspaper man, albeit he ii
very unpopular.
TIE Rnlnner and Mehher Mnsil