The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 22, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY JUNE 22 1S99.
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which we're selling out at cost. It will pay you to look
at them before you buy a suit elsewhere.
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MiIISSGRAPER'S CONCERT.
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Fine Entertainment
Every Respect.
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liirre were net so many eye
gl'-es obiorved Fridy uight at
Mi KsGrai:er'Coocertis might have
Leu had the entertainment been
gjvtn in Boston but still those
present or most of them possees-
ed tqual faeul'jes for appreciating
such an entertainment as was of-
lereJ. The program was rendered
in a most beautiful and artistic
manner and each performer de-
serves the utmost credit. AH of
our musical people were prepared
for the instrumental treat which
Ms Graper had to offer. It has
conf to be expected that as a
nu'ter of oou'ree her performances
up m the piano will be without a
Hav or faalt and that all of her
selections will be of the higher
class. The chief support of the
principal for the evening was Miss
Maynard of Oswego & vocalist.
A lady who has heard every singer
of note in the town in a dozen
years stated next morning that in
lur judgment Miss Maynard's per-
formance had ivever been equaled
in the cil There was an appar-
ei t tinge of "stage fright" or em-
barrassment in the first number
Lut the hearty encore which fol-
J.i tJ removed at! barriers and
t i.ner and audience were hence-
fu h on the best of terms. Her
c.rr.eps oft nunciation and abilit?
to r-ach the highest notes with ac-
ji?. racy ancl apparent ease stamped
" h-r as p-e-.ing an excellent
v ue and (ne nLich had been
Ironed to a nicety. Miss Elixa-
L !!i George v- another new ier-
f rnjer to our people. In her
t-io dutt with yiiee Graper
a 1 later n in her recitation
Uie Dea h-Uridge of the Tay"
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matenaliy to the evening's
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-ure. ilTf. King received an
cjtion on her viuiin solo "Annie
I. irie" and was compelled to
i ii.e back and reeat it. Miss
L --ie Choutesiu juet home from
Kiiifa? City atlorded her friends
il ir first oj.portun.tj of hearing
1 i r new r ."- at d they were as
ct t rtainii p aa(ver. It is to be
r .retted that tLeoung lady has
a reat dtal .. tr tibie with her
turoat an1 A rn the physicians
and her fa ... i liad inisgiv-
it ts as to whether fhe will not
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July Goods
gave the companj' two selections I
and fclrenglhened the good im-
pression our people have of his
musical ability and powers as a
vocalist helping to emphasize the
fact that Vinita has talent which
any city might envy. The concert
consumed barely an hour and a
half and the audience departed
with a feeling that it was far too
short and with a desire for more.
RESULT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
People Are Preparing to Stay
Others to Come.
and
The influence of the proposed
public school on the growth of Vi-
nita is already beginning to mani
fest itself. People who came here
for the purpose of availing them-
selves of our school facilities un-
der our old regime are arranging
to sta and may he safely counted
upon as part and parcel of the
town for all time. Who ma' attend
and who shall not are questions
frequently discussed. It is more
than likely Vinita can make no
better investment than to invite
the people to oome in and avail
themselves ol school privileges
without money and without price.
Most of them would become per-
manent residents and soon be will-
ingly bearing their proportion of
the school and all other municipal
expenses.
WAS GOING TO MEXICO.
Mis
Emigration Stopped by a
lent Death.
Vio.
Clint Adatne the man who was
killed in a drunken stupor on the
railroad traek a week ago near
Chelsea was a brother of Dick
and Horace Adams and was going
to Mexico with the lattejand Tom
Ketchum. John I. Hawkins of
this city is talking of going on the
journey to Mexico with Ketchum
and Adams and Ihey expect to
start about the middle of August.
It is 2500 miles to the place of
destination. Three cars will he
chartered one for the horses and
mules and two for their house-
hold goods. . It will take about
nine days travel to make the jour-
ney bj' freight train.
The lato Pryor Creek Review
will be succeeded by the Clipper
II. M. Butler editor end proprie-
tor. The first number will be is-
sued next Friday and is to be an
all home print.
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AN AFTON WEDDING.
Happy Occasion and a Consider1
able Number Present.
Wednesda' evening at 7 o'clock
at the residence of Mr. James
Lewis Miss Addie Lewis was
married to Mr. John T. Hukill of
that city. Mr. Hukill is in the
hay and grain business; is also
handling implements. He has
been a resident of Afton for the
past three or four years is a good
citizen and christian gentleman.
Miss Addie is a daughter of "Un-
cle Jimmy" Lewis and has resided
in Afton for a number of years.
She has many Iriends among the
young as well as old people ol
Afton. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. A. H. Shelton of
Afton.
A good supper was served after
the marriage at which more than
fort' guests sat down. A list of
those present is as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. V. H. Curtis Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Strother Dr. and Mrs.
J. Donahoo Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Stewart Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Alli-
son Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Bates Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs.
0. A. Smith Fairland Mr. and
Mrs. A. II. Shelton Mr. J. E.
Pratt Sharpsville Ind. Miss
Alecia Wilson Butler Mo. Miss
Ilattie Meadows Mrs. Ab Lewis
Mr. Tad Wrieht.
Following is a list of the pres-
ents: Solitaire diamond ring from
groom to bride.
Beautiful picture W. 0. Stroth-
er and wife.
Rug Fred L. Langley and Mis
Jimmie Duncan.
Bon Bon dish W. II. Curtis and
wile.
Silver tea set Mr. J. E. Pratt.
Silver berry set 0. A. Smith
and wife.
Cake plates and celery stand
F. S. alker and wife.
Bra&s clock P. S. Bates and
wife.
Hammock Dr. J. Donahoo and
wife.
Chamber set R. B. Stewart and
wife.
Fruit dish J. W. Allison and
wife.
Rose bowl. Miss Alecia Wilson.
The man who persists in carry-
ing a knife up his sleeve for a
ehanee to stab some one in the
back will never be able to strike
hut a tfngle blow. As soon a he
m iletcHf A he will either run or
drop hh Knife
COME!
SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING.
A Good Dividend in Sight at
the First National.
The directors of the First Na-
tional bank received a very wel-
come communication last Friday
from Cashier Phillips who an-
nounced the purpose of the semi-
annual meeting June 3rd: "to de-
termine what disposition to make
of the undivided profits or earn-
ings for the past six months." A
seven or eight per cent semi-annual
dividend is regarded by Vi-
nita bank folks as "a good thing"
and H is. But one of the princi-
pal Kansas City banks is said to
have made thirty per cent or
over on its capital stock last year.
In explanation it may be stated
that the deposits of the bank in
question run into seven figures.
While the First National bank of
this city does not earn half as
much as the Kansas City concern
an idea of the popularity
of its stock may be gath-
ered from an incident which
occurred within a month.
One director offered another 7500
for $5000 of stock the transac-
tion having no relation to control
as both were small holders and
h
me oner was declined w hen a
gentleman who is "pretty much
up to snuff" heard of the incident
hfi vpnlnrorl fh inlnrmnfinn tltnl .
in his opinion two very foolish '
gentlemen met in town that day. j
But he's in the mercantile bus-1
mess where lo per cent "amt
much."
THF FT. SA1ITH HANQMAN.
In tils
Declining Yaers Remorse or
Fear Overtake Him.
Haunted by the choots of SS
murderers and unable to sleep on I
account of his uncanny torment-1
orr George Mpledon the king of'
hangmen is ending his days in !
poverty and misery on a little
i arm two miles souui ol spring-
dale Ark.
Maledon was for man- years e:c-'
ecutioner at the Ft. Smith Federal
i court where many of the most
noted and desperate criminals tha '
for years infested the Indian Ter-
ritory were brought to trial before
Judge Parker. In that capacity
Maledon officiated at the hanging
of SS men and won for himself tho
sobriquet of the "King of Hang-
men." He has hung more men
than any other officer in the his-
tory of the United Slates and
through his long experience be-
came an expert in his line.
During his tenure of office if so
it may be alluded to there was
only one hanging at which Male-
don did not officiate. A man
named Busby was well known to
Maledon having been at one time-
on the marshal force. Finally
Busby's turn came for the mur-
der of Barney Connolly a deputy
marshal very well k.iown to our
people. Busby as a last request
aked Maledon not to hang
him and foregoing the twenty or
twenty fivu dollar foe which the
government allows Maledon com-
plied. Connelly when killed was
serving a writ upon Busby for
bigamy.
Maledon's daughter a young
woman of evil repute was mur-
dered at Muskogee some years
since by a young man with whom
she had been ver intimate named
Carver. Tne writer's recollection
is that he was hung at Ft. Smith
though after Maledon's retirement.
When the Indian Territory was
given courts of its own Maledon
started a grocery store at Fort
Smith Aik. and accumulated
some property. This he later dis-
posed of and traveled over the
country exhibiting himself as the
"King of Hangmen." The ven-
ture was not a financial success
land his money was soon all gone.
He then settled on a little farm
near Springdale and has at lest
lallen a victim to superstition or
insanity. Ever night is made
miserable to him by the imaginary
ghosts ol the men hanged To
keep the ghosts away bright lights
are kept burning at his house at
night and friends guard his bed-
side. The Wichita liar has again
broke out after a partial silence of
some weeks. He now has the
Hennessey people shouting cy-
clones with cannons. Il said can-
non would be trained on this
Wichita correspondent 'twould be
a consummation devoutly to be
wished.
The Nationals in Delaware dis-
trict will perhaps nominate Tom
Monroe for the senate on th- weit
eile. Ed Wishboiinip i f.ivM-
ably inentioii'-d for the r.f-t i'"
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A DEL'UHTFUL DANCE.
Given at the Home of Hiss vmi
Tratt Friday Evening.
A jollier party of young folks
never got together than the crowd
who attended the dance given by
Miaa Willie Trott at hor home on
East Main street Friday even-
ing and a most pleasant time was
had. The music was furnished
by a colored orchestra and was
enjoyed by all. At a late Iiout
elegant refreshments were served
consisting ice cream cake and
frappee and all went home feeling
that they spent a most enjoyable
evening and high in their praise
of Miss Willie's way of entertain-
ing. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. John Crockett Sayde Hill
Maud Miller Bessie Kennedy
Ethel Goodykoontz Dewdrop
Hill Alice Cooper Lillie Burns
Senora Gray May me Fortner Ag-
nes Ficklin Mamie Griffith Fannie
Knight Ida Lane Burch Burnett
Jim Walker Lewyn Crockett Geo.
Green Mont Crockett Sane Wade
John Harlan Homer Trott E. X.
Williamson Keller Walker Henry
Knight Stith Davenport Will
Greer and Marshal Stevens.
DRIVE WHIST CLUB.
Its Fortnightly Heeling Held
Thursday Night.
Last
The Drive Whist club had its
fortnightly meeting with Mr.
and Mrs. Milford. The meet-
ings of the club are generally held
in the afternoon its membership
consisting of ladies. On this oc-
casion -the rule was varied and the
gentlemen invited the husbands
and friends of the members who
with a few visitors in the city
made a company of seven tables
of players and a few over. The
out-of-town guests were Miss May-
nard of Oswego Miss Fayant of
Lebanon and MrOscar Bantley
ot Lebanon and his cousin Ar-
thur Bantley whose home is in
Pennsylvania.
St. LmI Cattle .Market.
Jeff Mundy Chelsea I. T. had
in 22 cows 793 pounds average
sold at $3.00 and 35 cows 79C
pounds average at $S 25. They
were bought by the St. Louis
Dressed Beef Co.
Windsor & Porter marketed five
cars of cattle from Red Fork I. T.
consisting of 1127 and 1135
pound steers sold at SI. GO to Nel-
son Morris A Co
'I he .!itmji" if an enriiiv i-' bot-
tlnn 'I r f nwardi' . of a Jn ml
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Everybody is looking forward with delight to the grand Fourth of July. Of course
the ladies will all want new dresses. I anticipated their wants and now have just ar-
rived a very beautiful and extensive line of
Dimities Organdies
India Linens and Lawns.
I am selling these goods at a price that is within the reach of
The leading line of Laces and Embroideries can be found at
I can sell you a handsome and serviceable
Shoe or Slipper as cheap
as any one in town.
Ck fnctcL c Vou will need a
it. fixed the for emergency. My grocery department is well filled with g
uie newest ana iresiiest groceries to be tound on the market.
Make my store your stopping place; we will gladly entertain
Yours Truly
The Popular Cash Store of the Northern District.
THE HOP ALE CASE.
Judge Clayton's Reasoning in the
Colin Case.
Judge Clayton rendered the
opinion of the appellate court in
tne famous hop ale case and the
following is a portion of the opin-
ion: No one can carefully read this
statute but that ho will be im-
pressed with the idea that congress
whatever it omitted to do intend-
ed to completely cover the whole
case and to erect a complete and
impregnable barrier against the
introduction sale and Use of in-
toxicating liquor in all its forms
and to guard against all the well
known subterfuges resorted to to
deceive courts and juries in rela-
tion to the matter; and if congress
has failed in this it is only be-
cause of the use of tho word "oth-
er" in the statute.
It is contended by the learned
counsel for the defendant that the
words "any other intoxicating
drinks" used alter the language
prohibiting the manufacture sale
giving away etc. of any vinous
malt or fermented liquors are to be
taken as words limiting and ex-
plaining the meaning of those
which precede them to be that the
articles thus named are to be in-
toxicating also. We think that
this is not necessarily the only
construction that can be given to
the words. We have already seen
that the legislature in the exer-
cise of the police powers of the
government may acting upon a
subject within its powers desig-
nate even a harmless article as be-
ing hurtful and that such desig-
nation is binding on the courts.
So in this case we think that the
statute is subject to the construc-
tion that congress intended to say
that vinous malt and fermented
liquors were intoxicating and
then because a large class of in-
toxicants such as whiskies brand-
ies gin and all other ardent and
spirituous liquors had not been
named in the statute the words
"all other intoxicating liquors"
were intended to cover them.
And what ever may be the ex-
act grammatical construction of the
language courts are not always
bound to follow it. If by other
methods allowed by the law it can
be determined that congress other-
wise intended the courts will give
such construction to the statute as
by lawful methods it may find
congress actually intended. The
intent of the statute is law.
It's not How .Much hut Where.
"P. G. Browning was here Mon-
day. With as much lumber as he
has lying around loose there is no
excuse for the gentleman not build-
ing a house and making his home
at Vinita. The Chieftain." Mr.
Browning already has about $3000
worth ol lumber in a house in
Seneca. How much more house
does The Chieftain think Mr.
Browning oiipht to have? Seneca
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little extra in this line for the
JOHN G GRAY
DON'T FORGET THE COLLEGE.
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flore Educational Institutions Than
One to Foster.
While the people of the town are
rejoicing at the prospect of an ex-
cellent public school to be opened
in the academy building next
September they should not lose
sight of the fact there are and will
continue to be other educational
institutions in our midst to be sus-
tained. The public school will
hardly supply the need of higher
education in this community and
it will not be wise to allow other
schools to languish and die sim-
ply because we have a first-class
publje school. Willie Halsell
college has been located here at
great cost to the church and to
private individuals and deserves
to be supported and placed in the
rank of a real college a place
where higher education can be ob-
tained by our sons and daughters.
The present is the time it ever to
place that institution on higher
ground and to lay the foundation
for such a school as will shortly
be needed in this growing western
country.
Rock Creek Notes.
Haying has commenced.
Another big rain last Thursday
night.
Mr. John Ballew visited her daugh-
ter last Sunday.
Monroe Ballew and family hare
moved to Miami.
New potatoes and fried chicken is
the hill of fare now.
Miss Crete Langley of Adair was a
visitor last Wednesday.
Charley Propp and family have re-
turned home from a visit with their
parents.
The weed crop is nne they Imtt
grow the corn. "O what shall the
harvest be?"
The wheat crop b the merest for
years in this locality; the most of it is
being plowed up and put in corn.
itc sure and bring the children to
the picnic July 1st at Grove's Point; a
big time is expected. So says S. V.
Dale.
Grandma Ward is staying witli her
ncice Mr. Andy Smith. As near a
anybody can tell grandma is 123
years old. She was born in North
Carolina ami came west in an early
day. She lias become helpless in the
last few months and her son A'ann is
with her all the time.
I'reciuct Convention.
The Downing precinct conven-
tion met Saturday and elect-
ed J. R. Garrett Wm. Tooly and
Bob Chamberlin delegates to the
district convention at Claremore
this week. The alternates are
Bert Chandler James Horsefly
and Chas. Waseit. They were in-
structed to vote for no ono not in
4 favor of the Downing platform
all.
my store.
comimr holiday. I am
you.
A WHEAT WIZARD.
No Such Word as Failure For The
Afton flan.
M. L. Patterson probably the
most successful wheat farmer ol
this country living near Afton
has made his usual strike again
this year. On the Crowell farm
he has a fine crop and it is report-
ed has an offer of 95 cents a bushel
for seed. It is calculated that on
the Crowell and the Henry Bal-
lard place Mr. Patterson will have
six or seven thousond bushels of
wheat. Regardless of the season
or what his neighbors do "Pat"
makes a wheat crop year after
year.
FOR BURGLARY.
Winchester and Other Plunder.
Causes Five flen Trouble.
A house on Cabin creek
in the
Leforce neighborhood
was enter
ed some time ago and a Winches-
ter among other articles was
taken. A man named Johnston
was arrested and held after inves-
tigation by the commissioner and
in default of bail is now in jail at
Muskogee. Friday four other
parties charged with complicity in
the same transaction were arrested
and are being tried today.
Wants to Hunt Them.
Jim Cook ex-bandit has ap-
plied for a deputy marshalship in
this district and wants to go into
active service hunting law-breakers.
He says he knows where
three ex-deputy marshals who
used to hunt him in days past are
hiding out from the law and ha i.i
anxious to catch and bring than
to justice.
The whirligig of time brings
wonderful changes and this is one
of them where a notorious bandit
has reformed and is anxious to
bring offenders of law to justice.
In the Fourteen mile creek fight
Jim stood up with his brother .
Bill Cherokee Bill and the rest of
the gang being wounded seven
times and his gun shot out of bis
hands. He ought to make a good
marshal. Tim of late has been
staying in Fort Gibson and is well
behaved. Ft. Gibson Post.
For Electric Lights.
City Attorney J. B. Hurckhalter
made a journey to Parsons Friday
in the interest of the city and to get
enlightenment on tnesulrect ot elec-
tric light franchises Mr. H'.mTkaalter
thinks the franchise ran ) safety
granted and that it will perlmi- ..
let at the next meeting of tho i t
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