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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
Fort smith Letter.

The Fort Smith National Bank
will open for business May |
Frank Blue, twelve year old
boy,is suffering from hydrophobia
lie was bitten by a mad dog last
February.
The u S. court is about desert
ed. There are no defendants be-
ing brought before the judge to
answer to charges against them
aud the only thing being done is
reading aud signing the record.
The Evening Enterprise dis
continued publication Monday but
blossomed out next day as a morn
ing Dolly under the title of tie
Daily Democrat, with G.. r. vii.
liams as editor. IL will be free
silver paper.
Very peculiar grounds are set up
in damage suit for $4,000 re.
Gently filed against Sheriff Bugg,
Constable Fuller, and Chief of Po-
lice Surratt. A lot of boys were
arrested in the act of robbing a
saloon and after they were sent 10
Jail it was discovered that one OF
them was under age This boy
and his father are the plaintiffs in
the suit.
The May term opens Monday
and many very interesting cases
are on the docket, which is lighter
than usual. The most important
trials will be of Henry Starr for
the murder of Floyd Wilson; Buz
Lucky for the murder of Charlie
Lafore. The trials of j. S.Daven-
port, William McLemore, and Mrs.
Kettering are some of the other
noted murder cases Buz Lucky
Nathaniel Reed and Wade Cham.
berlee, for the Blackstone train
robbery is the most important o.
the robbery cases.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
ADAIR MUTTRRINGs.
A Newsy Letter From Our NeIghbOr
TO the South.

Don't know whether it's going
to rain or not; do you?
J. w. Skinner shipped load Of
fat hogs from here Tuesday.
Jas. a Scott, of Muskogee, is ex-
pected here about Saturday to in
stall the officers ola Masonic lodge.
Our railroad agent, u, o. Shepard
son, deserves much credit for his
efforts in the direction of organic
ing the lodge.
w. G. Brock and wife left last
Sunday for Sloan Springs where
they will remain three or four
weeks, during which time doubt
lees the "old Twill thorough
ly clense(?) his system with Ar
kansaw's pure(?) and refreshing
mountain dew (labeled Bob Flat. }
The game Of ball between Vinita
and Chouteau, played here last
Saturday. was a Qioe one and was
Witnessed by goodly number Of
onloOkers.' The score, u TO %
in favor of Vini,a, was a slight dis
appointment to some of our boys
who wanted to see it 60 the other
way. Our boys promise Yinita
game Saturday May llth.
We are glad to note the growing
sentiment in favor Of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and
would be glad TO see the local pa
pers take up the question and
thoroughly air il. In fact, our
homo papers should be a clearing
house where an exchange of idea
can be had and a balance struck.
The advocates of free silver are
not afraid to hear from the country
at large on the subject, as the peo
pie are thoroughly aroused to a
realization Of the fact that some.
thing is radically wrong and a
panacea for all our ills is sought
in the restoration OF silver to it's
former place.
Improvements did you sayl
Well, yes, we hope we are improY-
ing some. Jones d Co.'S new
stone building 24x60 is we'll under
headway. II. l.. Coots Harness
Co, has just completed a new
building. j. Eugene Hall will
soon have completed a nice sub.
staniial residence. Last but not
least comes j. o. Halls hotel
which is indeed a credit to our
village, and the exterior Of which
is already adorned with a coat OF
paint, white as an editors soul,
and its manager, the extraordinary
good humored old Pap" Simp.
son advises us that the 10Th oi
May he will be ready TO feed the
hungry and bed the weary.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Tenn, is here visiting his sister,
Mrs. Scudder.
Mrs. Traply, ol Claremore, has
returned home after weeks visit
with her brother, Horny Clark.
Mrs. d. II. Flournoy and daugh-
ter have gone to Wan and Table
quah where they will visit for
three weeks.
A party of six or eight couples
of the young folks. composing a
part of Chelsea's 400, will atten d
the Shawnee dance Friday. There
they will be reinforced by some
Catale and Vinita folks and it is
supposed all are going with the ex-
pectation of participating in the
frolic.
A party composed of Col. Wal
ter Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Farror,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bard, Misses
Minnie Gore, Lizzie, Sallie, May
and Love Bard, Sallie Brown, Ida
Scudder, Laura Wafiord, Lucy
Rogers, Bertha McSpadden, lone
Harlin, and Messrs. Ridge Rogers,
T. G.. Burnett, Jim Gaskey, Alec
Roberts, Jim and Tom Bard,
Leonard Wafford and Art Claw
son, spent Saturday down on the
banks of the Verdigris. Fishing,
picnioing and other out door games
were the amusements. Before
dinner "cake walk" was arranged
with three prizes, viz, for the most
graceful walker, the proudest
walker, the most ungraceful walk
er. The Judges were Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Bard and Col. Bell. The
prizes were awarded as follows;
Miss Mamie Gore, first; Miss Ida
Scudder, second; T. G.. Burnett,
third. A bountiful repast follow
ed and the company repaired TO
the home Of Col, Bard and ended
a very delightful days outing with
| dancing.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
rnE REVIVAL ENDED.


Last week closed a religious re-
vivai in Vinita. Now the evan
gelist is gone, ard with him has
gone The revival; the Gray -halsell
building is not needed. any lcrger
TO hold The crowds; the churches
hold them easily and what is
more, mary of those who occupied
front seats at the revival are not
present at the regular service in
the several churches where the
pastors have precisely the same
message to deliver every sabbath
in the whole year Scores of
church members responded to
every proposition made during the
revival, and stood up with those
who were henceforth to be wholly
consecrated, and to "present their
bodies a living sacrifice wholly ac-
ceptable unto the Lord" These
are the pledges given in nearly all
orthodox churches when becOm-
ing members. No pledges could
be more sacred than those given
by the candidate for church mem
bership, to attend upon all the
ordinances of the church when
possible to do so.
The revival is an object lesson
worthy of the attention of all the
world. Everyone loves revival
saint and sinner alike. Evangel-
ist preachers generally preach a
plain, pure and clean gospel and
raise a high standard oil christian
ity, though not higher than the
bible raises. But one thing should
not be lost sight of in the excite
ment and that is that the revival
has beginning and an ending,
and is in contrast with the
regular church work which goes on
unabating and unending.
After all, the true christian is
known by his or her life as it is
lived in the sight Of God ana OF
the world. "By their fruits ye
shall know them" The fix tree
had an abundance of luxuriant fol-
iage and was thing of beauty but
bore no fruit and was cursed and
withered by the Savior, and will
stand through the ages as an ex-
ample of empty profession.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
Falkland Notes.

The oily politician has begun
his biennial rounds.
Corn still looks well, but wheat
and oats about done for.
A great many of our citizens are
attending Delaware court.
Moses Pooler was in town Tues
day. His rheumatism portends
rain
Business is gaining from week
to week aud still the pessimists
cry 'hard times"
DIR. Ford is mending slowly with
his broken leg, but AS well as
could be expected.
The boys will get on a "whiz"
now and then, and Uncle Jimmy
Lamar pulls them in.
S. +. Lincold, of Southwest City,
was in town Tuesday. People
have to come over once IN while
to see live town and people.
VIM T. Rich and Miss J. NJ,
Kelly were married April 2Sth, al
the res dence of the BRIDES father
on Grand river, Rev. kirkpatrick
performing the ceremony.
The boys are getting ready to
pay their last visit to Muskogee tc
attend court. While the courts
are to some extent unhandy Tor
the people here, it is a great i'm
prOvement.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
Spayinaw Items.

Scott Collins has left spavinaw
to locate at Bragg.
Quite a number of horses are re.
ported strayed from different
parts.
Mr.. Paulk, our carpenter, reports
several buildings to be erected in
this vicinity.
Will Holt and family, of Pryor
Creek, visited the family Of j. l..
Bumgarner recently.
j l.. Bumgarner has begun work
on his mill at this point, will be
ready to grind by harvest.
Rev. Hivey, of Adair, filled his
regular appointment at Spavinaw
Saturday night and Sunday.
The store house Of Matt Miller
was entered by thieves Wednes-
day night of last week and a lot of
goods stolen.
Some of the boys imbibed a lit
tie too much white mule" last
week and became decidedly noisy
but no harm was done.
Fishing time has come and a
great many of the "fnny tribe"
are being caught and some Of the
old time stories are being told.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Newsy Notes Gathered From all
SOurces.


Charles Propp, living near Adair,
recently hauled three loads OF mil
let seed to Baxter and sold it.
Rev Abe Mulkey, a Methodist
revivalist, mas turned his attention
to the task of Saving" Muskogee.
Rev. c. G. Mckinley, the Pres.
byterian minister at Claremore,
was married at Chicago recently.
Willis Kelley, a Creek, pleaded
guilty last week on the charge of
numbering his wife, but the jury
acquitted him.
Miss Annie Duncan, Of Horse
creek, graduates this summer at
the Synodical conservatory OF
music, Fulton, Mo.
A 3-year-old child Of Charles
Fay, at Seneca, fell into fire the
children had kindled in the yard
Saturday night and was burned SO
badly il died next morning,
A very "raw" story was sent
out from Wichita Saturday about
a negro boy being found who had
been held by Indian Territory out
laws as a servant and branded
Gil"
G.. Il. Holderman was married a
short time since to Miss Lena
Doolen, at Bloomfield, Ark. On
the same occasion, p. NJ. Francis,
of Mulberry, Mo-, was married to
Miss May Doolen, a sister.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
Red Fork Records.

Court is in session at Tulsa. The
FIRST case disposed of was a fight
by two of the fair sex
Miss Emma Perry man, a bright
and entertaining young lady of
Tulsa, was a guest OF Miss Lou
Clinton one day last week.
The present outlook for crops is
very encouraging indeed. Since
this has come to be such farm
ing country rain is requisite at sew
eral periods of the year.
Since the recent rain we have
had a delightful time, just watch
ing the rapid growth of all vegeta-
ton. The grass is pretty, dark
green, and fruit trees are laden
with the luscious fruit aud deep
lreen foliage.
Not long since DR.. Fred S.
Chouteau aud Mr., Robt. Atkins
brought in a fine wild turkey
which balanced the scale at 2C
pounds. Turkeys are not as
thick here as they were few years
back. 1t is quite feat to kill one,
An unknown man committed
suicide five miles west of Sapulpa
one day last week. They found a
gun near him and seeing a hole
in his head, examined it and found
that the shot in his head was the
same as those in his gun. He was
in financial distress and sought
death a. a refuge.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Let us ask few questions as we
enter the coming campaign and zee
who has labored most for the
Cherokee people, the Nationals or
the Downings. In the first place
nearly eight years ago, when Joel
b. Mayes was fairly and squarely
elected to the office of principal
chief, who tried to domineer and
hold the power with a minority
voter Everyone knows the answer
the Nationals. Second-When
Chief Harris, aided by the Down
ings, was doing all in his power
to place the bonds in order to OBJ.
tain the money for the Strip for
the people who tried to deprive
him of his power and elect finan-
cial agent2 The Nationals. Third
When the Nationals wanted to
prolone the council and run the
nation in debts as long as they saw
fit, who preferred nonsensical and
unreasonable charges against
Chief Harris without any facts or
foundation, in order to prevent
him from adjourning the council?
The Nationals. Fourth-Who
promised the adopted citizens in
order to get their support, equal
rights in the money and land2
The Nationals. Fifth-Who had
it in their power in the last coun-
Gil and with the Chiefs message,
to give them (the adopted cillzens)
equal rights? The Nationals. Sixth
Who Appropriated more money
in the council of 1894 than any
other known council ever did? The
Nationals. And so it has been
when the Nationals were in power,
since that party existed to the
present time. And when it comes
to the record Of the Downing party
and the executive and leading men,
We are always willing to compare
and weigh in the balance, and we
would be glad if ever voter that
has the welfare of his country
and the people at heart would fer
ret out, and find who has been the
most faithful to his people, the
Nationals or the Downings. We
feel assured that the Downings
tower as high above them as the
tallest pine does above the the
scrubby black jack Sentinel.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
KINNISON ITEMS.
An Interesting collection Of general
- Notes,

Robt. Moore is the proud father
of bouncing boy baby.
Our school is in a hourishing
condition under the control of Miss
Kinnie Rogers, the average being
twenty-five.
Rev. Thomas White and wife, Of
Garland, Kas., have been holding
a protracted meeting at this place
which was we'll attended
A Sunday school has been or
ganized at the Rogers school house.
Geo Butcher was appointed super
intendent and Miss Rachel Ander.
son, secretary.
Wheat and oat crops are badly
needing rain; some crops are in.
iured by chinch bugs; corn Is look.
ing fine and most OF our farmers
are cultivating.
James Walker. son of Hon. Geo.
W. Walker, was married to Miss
Mary Smith April 26th, and made
a brief trip to Coffeyville next day.
May joy and peace be their lot.
Kinnison e. Walker have brought
on new stock of dry goods and
are having a good trade, They
enlarged their store building last
fall and carry a full line of mer-
chandise.
The white non-citizens have
built school house on J. &. Lands
farm two miles from this place.
They have Sabbath school every
Sabbath and preaching twice a
month by Rev. Chaver.
DR.. r. II. Bell. of Georgia, has
located at this place and is having
a good practice. This will be a
convenience to the people of this
vicinity as it was twelve miles to
the nearest doctor, and some times
people had trouble to get one at all,
Miss Maud Spunaugle, who has
been i'll so long, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Tom Rogers,
Friday morning; funeral services
were held at the Walker cemetery
Saturday evening. We extend our
heartfelt sympathies to the be,
reaved family in this their dark
hour of aflliction.
p. b. Kinnison has returned
from Texas with his daughter
Mrs. Ida Anderson, who has been
i'll with a lung trouble for over ;
year. She went to Texas in the
winter accompanied by her mother
with the hope that her health
might be benefited, but has beer
gradually growing worse for somt
| time.
Some of our citizens say they
would be glad to see the U S sur
veyors stretching their chains
across this country; then people
would know how to locate aud i'm
prove their farms and where t
build their dwellings. Had thii
country been surveyed twenty
years ago it would have been bet
ter tor everybody.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02
ADOPTED CITIZENS.
Chief Harris in Regard TO the Rights
Of Adopted Citizens.

TAHLEQUAH, T., April 10 20.
Messrs. Maxwell & Chase. Wash
ington, d. c.:
GEYTLEMEN:-Yours of the 10th
inst. received, IN which you inform
this department, that the counsel
for the freedmen have filed a mo-
lion for the new hearing, but that
the court had not set a day for
agreement. You did not give me
the grounds on which the motion
was made, but | suppose if | have a
proper conception of its purpose,
1t is in objection to the number of
the freedmen given in the general
enumeration of the citizens OF this
nation, and as set forth in the de-
cision of the court of claims in the
Delaware case March IS, 1895, the
entire number being 26,77l and
the freedmen 2,052. The pur-
pose of the motion appears to be
for an increase of the number
above mentioned to 1900. To the
former number there is no objec
ton, nor to legitimate descend
ants of the freedmen prior to any
payment to the Cherokees by
blood and in which the freedmen
were denied the right 90 partici-
pate. But / do object to any num-
Der to be recognized as citizens of
this nation over and above the
number mentioned, without a fair
and proper investigation in which
this nation shall have a part in
the responsibility, / would much
prefer that such freedmen, who
are recognized citizens of the coun-
try, be paid as soon as possible,
and that all those who are recog-
nized be made subject to a strict
investigation as to any right they
may claim in the land or moneys Of
the nation under the 9th article Of
the treaty Of 1860. If more than
the number q ,052) be allowed by
the court of claims, | wall be
obliged to appeal from their de-
cision to the supreme court. As
said before, there is no objection
to the number just mentioned, nor
is there any intention to take an
appeal if the decision of the court
is confined to that number, but
cannot submit to an increase Oi
any number Of citizens to be fois-
ted upon US, who have no evident
right to be such.
The several classes of complain.
ants, claiming the rights Of native
citizens, and no more, and to
which they are entitled none the
less, are seemingly pursuing a
line hardly consistent with such
record. The proper course, as
take it, for a true and equal dis.
tribution OF the late per capita
among all alike is to pas each tn,
same amount as was paid each
Cherokee by blood la the several
payments in which they were noi
allowed TO participate.
As a further measure | would
suggest that should the court allow
the 4 200 as clainedby the counse
of the freedmen, an appeal b'
taken, If il can be done. from th,
courts decision as TO those who ar,
not recognized freedmen cilizenl
of the nation by its authorities, bu
that all those who are acknowledg
ed as such by said authorities bl
paid as soon as possible.
You will please keep me adyis
ed about this matter and of al
matters relative to the severa
cases. Yours Respectfully,
q. j. HARRIs,
Principal Chief.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Just discovered is to be adopted.
Instead of the wires running all
over the town it is only necessary
under the new system to have
them connected with an electric
battery inside your house. This
battery will be charged at the ice
factory, Cor perhaps 20 cents, which
supply will last about four days TO
a week, when it is to be re charged
as before. The new system II is
said, is giving universal satisiac-
tion, and Messrs. Stapler and the
other gentlemen mentioned have
determined to try it when
their new buildings are completed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02


THE Sloan Springs Hummer
has received the following letter
from Charles K. Noyes, former
resident of tia; town. now at Arap.
ahoe, Oklahoma.
l am receiving your paper reg
ularly, and think it the best coun-
try paper published IN the state,
and Sloan the best get.up-and-go
town You fellows have the right
kind OF stuff 10 make town 20.
This is good Kind OF country
II yon want 10 catch as. catch-can.
1 am fur nfder and upholding the
laws, and this makes me unpop-
ular ont here, and some Of my
good friends set my store on fire
last night The fire got to a 25
pound can Of powder first and it
blew The wbola side room of; but
we soon put The fie out. This
was The work Of gang Of thieves,
calling ihcmselivs cowboys. They
have shot into iny store and raised
caiis generally / have offered to
fight the whole lni ~ tie towards,
but they sneak tt aud get revenge
by blowing me up. / still have
an phldlas fAllh that honor will
Mlii AND law rule supreme.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

ANOTHER case of some note and
of good deal of local importance
came before Commissioner Nc.
Clure last Friday. 1t was a case
of slander, and Mrs. Ofield was the
party charged with the crime, and
was bound over to the October
term of court at Vinita. The sim
pie fact that the U. $. courts will
take cognizance of such matters
and that people may have to an.
swer in the courts for such offenses
is a new departure in this country
and is destined to have salutary
effect upon society. The poisoned
arrow Of slander has pierced the
bosom and darkened the life OF
many man and many a woman,
and even the children are not ex-
empt from the loathsome serpent
that has dragged its Shiny length
over lives thatare as pure as Gods
lilies. The slanderer is no better
than the assassin that sneaks up
in the darkness and stabs his vic
tim from behind. Let tile law be
enforced.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

A broker while escorting d fair
damsel home asked her what sort
Of money she liked best. OF
course the blushing beauty instant
ly suggested" "matrinony. What
interest does il bring2h inquired
the man of current funds and
wildcat discounts. IF properly
invested, replied the charmer
"it will double the original stock
every two years
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

IT is not al all likely that the
Dawes commission will be able to
induce either of the five tribes to
agree to allotment and a change of
government. But congress will be
prepared to act in the matter next
winter, and change Of govern.
ment will in all probability be
forced upon the Indians of this
territory. The surveying into Sec
tons is now in progress in the
Choctaw country and will continue
until all the five tribes are section
lied and there can be no question
as to the purpose of the United
States government in this move
ment. Land in common must
come to an end.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

THIS is about the time of year
when the ubiquitous fruit tree
agent comes in for his share of
abuse from the credulous ones
who have patronized him. They
by this time have found out that
in a majority of cases the stock
delivered by the agent is either
dead or worthless. The proper
plan would be to go to some nur-
sery and see what you purchase
and not be gulled by some strolling
tree peddlers.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Born the Downings and the Ma
tionals are in favor of the freed
men having their rights since the
courts have decided in their favor,
and it will probably be so with the
white adopted people when they
get hearing in the courts. How
ever, they will get what the courts
give them and II will not be set
tied by promises here.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

The special printed in the city
dailies last Sunday to the effect
that A. ]. Blackwell, the "erratic
squaw-man," was going to build
a $500, 900 temple at the city Of
David is an example of "fake"
journalism without parallel.
How such "rot' continues to get
into the metropolitan papers is a
mystery. It is certainly time to
"ring off, on Blackwell.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-05-02

Ed WAsHBoURNE and Pete Has
iings are both aspirants for the
district clerkship in Delaware on
the Downing ticket. Both are
competent men and good citizens