Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-04-19
TERRITORY AND BORDER.
Newny Brevitieo Gathered From
Exchanges and Elsewhere.

Gently destroyed the boys dormi-
tory.
George w. Stidham and Jennie
Lacey, of Eufaula, were married
on the l1th.
Mound City, Kan, was almost
destroyed by the recent storm that
visited that section.
Will Clardy has been appointed
postmaster at Wynnewood, vice r
Y. Mangum resigned.
Over 600 cars of cattle were
shipped into the territory from
Texas last Monday week
The despeTadoes who attempted
to hold up the train near Enid, o.
T., recently, have been captured.
The citizens of Neosho have been
greatly inconvenienced by the shut.
ting down of the water works plant
there.
Claremore people are elated over
their prospects of getting two large
Touring mills located there in the
near future.
VIM. Crozier, whose home is
near Chouteau, has been pardoned
out Of Jail at 1T. Smith on account
of i'll health.
John Skinner, of Usage agency,
was thrown nut of a wagon some
weeks ago and his leg broken in
two OF three places.
A young man named Kale Simp-
son was killed near Sloan Springs
Sunday the 8th in the storm that
dealt destruction to that section.
Rev. E. B. Evans is to leave
Muldrow, to be transferred to the
Tulsa Presbyterian mission in the
western part of this nation.-Reg-
lister.
A negro named Dixon shot and
killed his stepson named Enochs
near Bartlesvile few days since.
The trouble arose over a partition
fence.
Mr.. Hellar, the Kansas geologist
is in town preparing to resume his
investigations in regard to the min
eral resources of this vicinity
Chelsea Forum.
The Creek Indians have adopted
resolutions positively refusing TO
entertain any sort of proposition
from the Dawes commission look
ing to allotment.
1t is reported that at the
Wewaka, Seminole nation, Bap-
tist mission recently, three boys
threw Frank Short, fourth one,
out Of the window and killed him.
Jack Moore, a Ft. Smith bar.
tender, killed an Indian named
Pigeon a few days since because
the latter ordered drinks to the
amount OF forty cents and failed to
settle his bill.
The heaviest hail storm in the
history OF Oklahoma swept with
great damage near El Reno the
night of April ,Sth. Hail stones
covered the ground to depth of
two inches on the level.
Coweta Tustunugge, con-
spicuous Greek, fell from the up
per veranda at the Smith hotel,
Okmulgee, during the visit of the
Dawes commission to that town
and received injuries from which
he died.
There are to be no more dropped
letters into mail cars. The post
master-general has issued an order
that hereafter mail will not be
taken on the railroad mail cars un-
less it first passes through the
postofiice.
Yesterday in the case of Chero-
kee cation against ex Sheriffs Hen
derson and Landrum, Special Judge
Drew sustained motion to dismiss
on the ground that the suit was
for the benefit of Isaac Mode and
not the Cherokee nation.--Tele-
phone.
Nat Williams, a sixteen-year-old
boy of Guthrie. confessed to being
the leader of gang Of horse thieves
that have been working east OF
Guthrie for some time. He has
four pals, ranging in age from Jour
teen TO twenty years, who made
their escape.-Topic.
John Brown shot and killed Bill
Krebs at Anderson, |. t., on the
7th. The dead man was a son oI
the late Judge Krebs who died here
last fall. On the same day, IN the
same neighborhood, Jack Hogan
shot and killed a negro named Jim
Harris. Both murderers are al
large.
Notwithstanding the fears enter
tanned with regard TO the safety o
the wheat, the crop is now in fin'
condition and gives promise Of I
large yield. Oats however are in
jured to some extent, that which
was only slightly covered being
partially killed by the Il osts. Thu
greatest damage done was to the
fruit and TO young trees. -Chelsea
Forum.
Mr.. Muri, who lives about a mil'
north Of here, had a serious acci
dent last Saturday. While going
out turkey hunting he rode into I
wire fence and fearfully lacerated