Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-05-03
TERRITORY AND BORDER.
Newsy Brevities Gathered From
Exchanges and Elsewhere.

w. G. Mitchell, of McAlester,
has been appointed quartermaster
general of the division OF the Ind. e..
Ter. l.. 9. V. with the rank of
Colonel, by Maj. Gen. n. B. Guy.
Smoke Chigley, a young full
blood Chickasaw at Davis suicided
by the sixshooter route few days
since. The cause of the rash act
was disappointment in love. He
was son of Senator Chigley.
Cheparney Leother has been
convicted Of larceny for the third
time in Wewoka district. Leother
is a Seminole Indian about sixteen
years old and the execution will
take place May 11th at II O'Clock
Indian Journal.
The "Katy" engineer was here
Tuesday and staked of the depot
grounds. The contractor has
written to Mr.. Cooper to put part
of the lumber on the ground.
This makes it certain that we will
have a depot. IS. McAlester Capital
There has been considerable
lawlessness of late in the vicinity
of McElroy's ranch not far from
Tulsa, and a vigilance committee
has succeeded in killing one of the
gang called Dutch John" q
feeble-minded boy who was raised
around Tulsa.
For the past three weeks
Holderman has had a detective
about Chetopa trying to find the
person who fred the shot through
his window. A few days ago Mr..
Holderman concluded that he
was through with his man, and
paid his board bill and dismissed
him. The detective" now tells
some very strange stories.-Che-
topa Democrat.
W. P. Mauck, the sawmill man,
lost a fine team in the Verdigris
river one day last week. He was
driving down onto the ferryboat
and from some cause the boat
scooted out into the river before
the team could get up on it, and
the team with a wagonload of lum
Der went into a suck hole. The
loss to Mr.. Mauck is about $780,
Wagner Record.
When the Cherokee Advocate
attempts to belittle the Indian
Chieftaia and place that paper anc
its editor below that of the ina
tional orga n" and i.s editor, it il
time to call a halt. The compsri
son truthfully made is this: The
Chieftain is the best newspaper in
the Cherokee nation, and if there
is as poor newspaper as the Advo
cate published therein, the public
would like to get a look at tn,
thing. Register.
A house across the river wal
struck by lightning one night las
week. The south end Of the hous,
was knocked out and bed from
under a man and two children
rolling them out in the floor. TheS
all escaped without a scratch. + 4
G. w. Fair was called out by two
men Wednesday night who sale
they wished to stay all night. III,
went to the stable with them wher
they with two others assaulted hin
and it is said beat him up badly
Miami Chief.
Capt. F. B. Sewers fine mar,
Chg Mandy has "fotch" forth
colt. A fine blooded colt-so fin,
that for two long dreary nights th'
gallant captain sat up watching tn,
/ growth. The colt has advanced il
value at the rate of $500 per dal
until now il would be impossible
for the Phoenix man with all hi
glittering wealth TO make the frs
payment in case Of a purchase
Later: We have received inior
nation that the colt has beel
named Madeline. Phoenix.
William Christy, who has beer
missing for twenty days, and als'
his horse, were found yesterday
dead, in Boggy river, about iou
miles from where he was suppose
TO be murdered. The dead ma
had a bullet hole through his hea'
and one through his body. Tn