Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-04-07
TERRITORY TOPICS.
II FLEX OF THE FIVE NATIONS
GATHERED FROM ITS PRESS.
Many Interesting Events ChrOnicled,
Which 90 TO Make mp the Lives of
the People OF This Garden Land.
[Tahlequah Arrow.l ]

Judge Springer recently decide
that hop ale was not an intoxicau
and consequently the venders wi
have a harvest until the appeal c
Attorney Soper is decided by tn
Indian Territory court of appeals
LMuskogee Phoenix
Tuesday blind man held fortl
with son and guitar at the Turne
corner, while an evangelist
preached to another side of tn
crowd, and coal weighers and sci
lers and "hoss swoppers" CARRIE
on business among the throng
Each run his own saw and ther
wasn't bit OF conflict. When W
have policeman with brass but
tons and club We fear these hap
py-famiIy gatherings will not b
permitted. AT present one ha
but to halt to get his fancy tick
led, his soul awakened to its eter
nal welfare and his stomach nause
ated.
$50. McAlester Capital.l
Judge Thomas says that up t,
date he has tried five hundre,
cases in the indian Territory ant
believes that seven-eights of thu
crimes grow out of peddling whis
key. This, or similar testimony
no doubt could be given by every
officer of the law in the territory
and notwithstanding the fact tina
judges and deputy marshals art
doing their best to stop the intro
duction of intoxicants the fact re
mains that the number of whisky
peddlers tried each succeedin,
year does not decrease. The gov
eminent cannot put a Gordon o
police around the territory anC
search everything and every body
that comes in, but that seems to bt
the only way that its introduction
can be prevented.
IMuscogee Times.l
Today in the U. S. court Judge
Springer handed down his decis.
ion in the DuVall ct al VS. the Ole
Settler Cherokee Indians This
was claim for attorney fees fol
services rendered about fifty years
ago, since which time congress hai
taken action and a judicial decis
ion has been obtained in the court
of claims and an appeal to the su
preme court, which confirmed the
decision of the court of claims nm.
der this judgment and by special
act of congress certain sums OF
money were ordered to be paid tC
the Old Settler Cherokees and the
heirs, and this suit was brought to
have the court to order a porto 4
of this old settler money paid oul
on this claim for attorney fees.
The court held that under the
special acts of congress no part Of
this money could be applied to any
purpose whatever except the pur
pose specially mentioned in The
acts. Therefore the claims of the
attorneys were denied, and thu
money ordered to be paid out tC
the Old Settler Cherokees.
lClaremore Progress.l
Our citizens were taken complete
ly By surprise Monday when mar
shsls Beck and Bussey arrested ir
Whites drug store James and f.
S. Plank on the charge of robbing
the store of Williams hardware
company on the Sth of January
last. Outside of official circles
they had not been suspected of such
a deed. Bud Rogers was arrested
later on in the day, at his home
near here on the same charge.
A search of the home of the
Planks near here was made by the
officers and a large quantity o
stolen goods, consisting of pistols,
guns, razOrs, harness and ammuni
ton, was found, much of which
was stolen from the Williams
Hardware Company.
They were all given a hearing on
Tuesday, and James Plank and
Bud Rogers were placed under
$3.50 bond each, and E. S. Plank
was discharged as he proved that
he was not in Claremore on the
night of the robbery. James
Plank made a confession to the
robbery, duplicating Rogers.
Plank, who was under guard OF
Hess Bussey at his residence. made
his escape that night between IL
and II O'Clock He stated that he
had to go out, Bussey accompanied
him, and was standing within ten
feet of Plank when he made a dash
for liberty around an out building
Bussey gave chase and fired three
shots at him before he got out OF
sight. Plank Tell down once when
Bussey shot, but he does not think
he hit him, as no blood marks
could be seen the next morning
were he fell.
Rogers was taken down to Mus
kOgee on Wednesday and lodged
in Jail.
Among the goods recovered was
burglars dark lantern and iron
knuckles.
The true character of James
Plank comes as a revelation TO our
citizens as he was never suspected
of any connection with such bus
mess.
Poultry on the Farm
VINITA, |. T., April 4, 1898.