Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
THE CHEROKEE CAPITAL.
Tahlequah Displays New Life in Every
Feature.

Tahlequah Displays New Life in Every
Feature.
Marshal Rutherford was in the
city a short time Saturday.
Politics are only what the local
papers make them in Tahlequah.
Mrs. r. G. Fuller has been very
i'll for several weeks, but she is
now improving.
Mrs. r. l.. Conner, of Claremore,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. VIM.
Johnston of this city.
No preparations that we know OF
are yet being made for building a
U. S. court house and Jail.
The foundations for eight or ten
brick business houses are being
put down on the "burnt district" "
d. w. Bushyhead departed
Monday for the Strip, where he
goes to look after business matters.
Since our big fire the establish
ment of waterworks and the or
ganization Of fire company are
being agitated.
John Wilson, the liveryman,
who has been twice burned out
during a year, has established him
self at the old stand in tent liv-
cry stable.
The North Methodist church of
this city has just been supplied
with a new pastor in the person of
T. r. Simmons of Illinois, who ar
rived Saturday.
w. w. Hadley a prosperous
farmer of Big Cabin creek passed
through the city Monday on Stwo
weeks trip To Flint and Going
snake districts.
The time set for holding the an.
nual seminary May party on ILL
nois river is next Tuesday, and
the girls and boys Of the two insti-
tulions are contemplating great
enjoyment.
The capitol building is being
painted--brick and trimming-for
the first time in its history. The
counsellors and senators will hard
ly know the old structure when
they return again this fall.
J. w. Duncan came down last
Friday from the Orphan Asylum,
bringing with him his surveying
outfit, and Saturday he surveyed
into town lots the calaboose reser.
vaiion and also the square up near
the Presbyterian mission, which
was reserved for a park. The big
town lot sale will take place here
next Monday, the 9th, at which
time these lots will be sold to the
highest bidder. II was not until
the last council that provision was
made for the sale of these lots.
! The Tahlequah city council, we
understand, has refused TO grant a
twenty year franchise to the tele-
phone company that has under
contemplation the establishment
of a telephone exchange tor this
city. The council thinks it can
not legally grant such a franchise
as that, and that il will have to be
done by the Cherokee national
council. Many will differ with
the town council on this point, for
when the city of Tahlequah was
incorporated she was clothed with
the power to attend to her own
private matters and the establish
ment Of a telephone exchange in
the city of course cannot interest
the national council, as it is only
Of local interest,
The news reached here Sunday
Of the second killing near Wan
last week. The first was the kill.
ing Of an orphan boy at a horse
race by a negro named bob Browa,
and the second was the killing OF
Cherokee named Jerry Horn by
Sheriff John Brown OF Illinois dis
trict. IL seems Horn, another
Cherokee named Gerty and a
white man, name not learned, were
on a drunken spree and came rid
ing up to where Sheriff Brown was.
The sheriff told them to halt, al
which Horn reached for his pistol
Brown got his weapon first and
fred twice, killing Horn. Sheriff
Brown is brother Of superintend.
ent NJ. Il. Brown Of the male semi,
nary and has always had the repu.
talon of being a good officer and 9
; quiet peaceable citizen. =
Tahlequah is soon to have q
system OF electric lights. Mr.. J
S. Stapler told the writer that hs
: would use electric lights in all hii
business houses, including The
bank Of Tahleqush, beginning
about the first of August or Sop
tember. II is understood thai
Morris and Carter's drug store
viii also use these lights, and as i
will be cheaper and safer than oil
u is reasonable 10 suppose tha
The majority Of Tahlequah peopl,
J will nRa fham now evota,,