The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 29, 1882, Page 12

aseearensent set etetnenNO TE" SRDPN EASE NRETNONNSERNANTPINETTrereaseereernnes eee \ - Ridge. TAHLEQUAH TOPICS. AnInteresting Budget From the Heart of the Territory- THE MARCH OF PROGRESS. [Correspondence Kansas City T TaHLEQuaH, CHEROKEF NATION, I. T., Nov. 16.—Who would ex- pect to find the wealthiest nation in the world settled inthe Indian _terri- | tory, yet such is the fact. the Cherokees, under their treaty made with Uncle Sam, sold to hun their lands in Tennessee and Geor- gia, thev received in return a sum of money and a large tractof wild land in the country far beyond the Missis- sippi. Naturally there were two parties in the nation at that time, one which fayored and one which opposed tne the removal. The Ridge patty wanted to come;the Ross to stay. On their way to their new home the Ia- dians endured great suffering and fatigue. Many died. When they reached the © Mississippi they found it frozen, and were oblig- ed to stay in camp during the severe weather. While there some mal- contents organized a secret society, having for its object the death of the leaders who were responsible for the journey. not carried out until two years atter their arrival. These people went to work in a wilderness, placesfor homes, and endeavored to be happy in a strange land. One night the plotters, who had counsel- ed together on the banks of the river, fulfileg their terrible scheme. Sev- en men wentto the house of John Ridge, stole into his bedroom while he slept. and stabbed him before he woke <Arroused by the pain, be sprang from the bed in which we his wife and youngest child. Bu what could one man, wounded and unarmed, do against so many? He died stabbed in sixteen places. But John Ridge was not the only one. His father was also killed, and lus cousin, Boudinet who had been edu- cated in Philadelphia with John Boudinot was a doctor. and when in the mght some one came for him to visit a sick person, he never suspected for a moment, but got up, dressed and went away. He never came home till he was brought back dead. A MISSIONARY NAMED CEPIIAS WASH- BOURNE, who was a friend of Ridge’s, was also doomed, but a full blood wo- man, who could not even speak English, saved him in gratitude for some service he had rendered her. Thus perished by this deeply laid and far-spread plot some ot the best frends the Indians had. Ross stoutly protested all previous knowl- edge of the sad affair, 2nd those who PEC cle _ know him say he was too high-mind- ed and honorable to have sanctioned a deed so revolting. This happened tong before the war. The Ridge par- ty the death of their leaders- Feel- ing was very bitter for many years. Still the people prospered. They had wealth and energy. Many of them were slave owners. But the war literlly depopulated the country. It had nothing for the tugitives to come back to. But now after near- ly twenty years of toil, it is about what it was in ante-bellum days. The interest ot the money recieved for their lands in the states supports the government. The peopie pay no taxes. Besides running the ju- dicial and executive departments, sustain two colleges and seveu- y scnoo! all free. The teachers are well pad, much better than in the states. The people arc now more united than they have evet been since their removal. No Cherokee is so poor but what he hasa home. The land is owned in common. A man can neither buy or sell a foot ef it. But he can buy and sell improvements. A citizen may work as large or as small a claim as he wishes. Much, in fact the greater part, of the coun- try is unimproved ;but the possibili- ties both for farming and_ stock raising are too well known to need turther discription. It is of the peo- ple that I wish to speak. . There is, of course, a full nlocded element, but it is in minority. They are, so far as I have seen, quiet and order- Iv. Lar told, though, that some- times the younger ones get their In- dian blood up when they get a little too much fire-water, and go through the town at full tilt, giving vent to blood-curdling whoops.. Many of the full-bloods STILL WHAR THE HUNTING-SHIRT, a garment almost as long as the short coats now so popular with bus- iness men. Itis made of gayly col- ered goods of home manufacture, the favorite colors being blue, red and yellow, in stnpes of about two inches. At the bottom and up the front it is usually finished with fringe. Aside from the hunting-shirt the rest of the costume is similar to that of farmers in Missouri. The majonty of the imhabitants are nearly white, having just enough Cherokee in their veins to make them citizens. They are educated, When | But their purpose was | | refined and intelligent people, proud | | of their race and doing all they can | i for its advancement. Thev are by | no means backwoods. They have ‘traveled, and many have spent con- | siderable time in the states They still (retain in their nature the passionate fove of freedom. They cannot brook forcible control. Quick-tem- pered and hasty when pride is touch- ed orrights infringed upen, yet they . are friends when they are friends as they are enemies when they are ene- They are a people who have | been greatly misrepresented in some | respects. They deserve great credit | | for the advancement they have made, | and also tor what they are working for. The Cherokees are the most | mmtelligent of any of the nations ot the Much has deen said about } ; | mies. territory. the fine stock raised here. Ot a/! truth, the stock is not fine. At the | fair in Vinita this fall, the native stock did not get the premiums, but | were beaten by that brought from the | states. Of course, it they like. the : Indians can exclude all not raised outside, saying thatit will improve their own. Thev reason wisely and well, anda few years will doubtless show a marked improvement. SESSION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. | The national council is now in convenes every talifer the term of ‘thirty days. Tt is the event of the year in that village. Politics is the | all-absorbing question just now. The | present chiet, D. W. Bushyhead, 1s | 4 candidate tor re-election. Oppos- ed to him is a full-blood, whose | Enghsh name is Charles Thompson. He cannot speak English weil, and | in business uses an interpreter. He term betore. has served one years. Hon. D. W. Bushyhead has made a very eflicient officer He is a good financier, and his supporters are certain of his re-election. to say something of one the national dishes— ka-nutch-ee. It is prepared by pounding up m a mortar the meats of hickorynuts. When weil pounded the mass is made into balls about fhe size of 2 dumpling. Some eat it that w: but the finest way, | is to take part of a ball, crumble it up fine and boil it in water. It makes a drink that 1s rich and deli- cious and much superior to chocolate. The Indians also cook it with hom- iny. A. G. MINGO RACKET. Business Brisk—News Notes. Per- sonal and Political. From the Times Regular Correspondent. | | The election is and Demo- erats are happy, while the Republi- cans are mourning sackcloth and ashes. Mingo will rest on her oars politically till 1834 when she will come to the front and help seat a Deinecratic President *‘and don’t you forget it.’ Business is flush in Mingo. James Mayes is feeding 115 head of steers and Silas Starke. 7o head. They are paying 30 cts. for corn. Wheat is looking splendid Corn husking is the order of the day. Quite a number ot laborers can ftnd employment m Mingo it they will apply soon. | Our beet men, Scott & Staley, are over here, but they desire competion from | in Ih. session at Talequah, the capital. It | Fork in The! principal chief is elected every four | For the benelit of epicures I wish | grist. | staid until the war was over. MOUND TOWRSHIP. The township being mestly prairie was probably the latest settled town- ship of the county. The settlers needing logs for build- ing, for fuel, and to split into fence timber, and with the whole country to choose from would, of course, Se- ; lect locations where such needed ma- | terials was plenty. Theretore all ; the early settlers stationedthemselves | along the margin of the timber that i skirted the creeks, and althongh a; few good locations of that kind were | in what is now Mound township, yet none of them were occupied until a} comparatively late date. } Boston H. Bowman, was 2 native i of Ohio. He married Sarah C. Raper | In the spring of 1841 started | west. Lived ten years in Jackson | county, Mo , and then came to Elk} Fork, and rented « farm forone vear, | and finally im 1852 settled and al- j afterwards. lived on Bone’s pant of Mound the first settlers ways. the south township, they beir within its limits. i Although at a date so compara. | tively late, yet Mrs. lated some circumstances that would | now be considered decidedly incon- Bowman venient. Wolves were very thick and sheep had to be closely watch- | ed. | Except when water was very miles to Balltown to mill, and some- times had to wait a long time for 4} Mrs Bowman remembers } once that it took her busband a week to get there, wait his turn and gethome. Onthe other hand she was enthusiastic over the many ad- vantages and pleasures of those days. All the necessaries of lite; were easily obtained in the greatest abundance, and the people were so much more friendly and unselfish. Upon the reporter asking if she thought those better times thar now? She failed to fird words to express the strength of her affirmative an- swer, but did it by throwing up both arms and giving vent to a strongly empasized ejaculation. Mr. Bowman took his family to Ilhnois in the spring of 1864 and He died April 5th, 1868. Mrs. Bowman lives with her youngest son on Bone’s Fork. They raised nine children: Hiram S. John H. and George live in this county. Henry R. is dead, Jasper N. absent and not heard from for four years. Harriet N. Isabella: Sarah M. Joanna G. are none of them now living. Does Advertising Pay? H [Portsmouth (Va.) Times.] i It issometimes questioned by mer- i chants whether advertising pays? | The question wili hardly bear dis- | cussion in the light of the following | facts, rates for transient advertise- ; buying all the butchers stuff in this itv for which they pay liberal S. Elder Bunch of the Campbillite order is conducting an_ interesting meeting at the Peter Creek School house. A. Douglass is teaching our hoc.. and giving general satisfac- tion. Our literary society will be in full Bast soon. PENS EEE te EEE EEA 2 RTT I SE EE ee cee Oar old tnend M. A. Gragg is calhng on the taxpayer for filthy lu- cre. J. B. tky is our Constable. The rig anin the right place. Miss Lee Hampton of Jackson county is yisiting relatives in Mim- Imprisoned Judges. Jefferson City, Nov. 24.—Cass county Judges, Barnes and Johnson, | arrived here from home, this aiter- | noon, and reported te Judge Krekel. | They will remain here in jail until | the result of a new movement look- ing to a compromise has been made known. This will be about two j weeks. Read the holiday advertisements | inthe Times this week. The mer- ' chants of Butler extend an invitation i to you to call andsee them. | | ments being figured: **The Chi- cago Tribnne, it is said, for a col-! umn a year, receives $25,000. The New York Herald receives for its lowest priced column $39,733, and / re- | CARRY THE LARCEST stock or Hats, Caps. Boots and Shoes, STAPLE re County, where all the Clothing, gents Furnishing Goods latest novelties and best goods. at the lowest prices will be found. or Go NEW DRUG STORE Berry Bros. Keep Constantly on hand a well Selected Stock of RUG Oils, Varnishes, and Everything in the Prescriptions Carefully Compounded both Day and Night. Having opened busniess we cordially invite the public to call and see us. Give us a call. low as any place in the city. a new Drug Store on North Main Street. and haying had : We guarantee our drugs to be pure and our prices ‘Wooler y and FANCY GROCERI cry | AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST Drug Line. nany years experience inthe d BERRY BRUS. It you want to rent # house leave it | with. Ben. Bi ir ceboury For a good farm any where in Bates Co. } callon tex GB. CANTERBURY. | ; } roved land callon H BEN B Canren tery. | | Reports, eave j If you want ta sell town prope it with ! ot every character. For insureance in reliable c cat on Be: acts or Titles Ben B. CANTERBURY For Abs Ir you want to sell afarm put it with Ben. B. CANTERBURY. If you want to borrow money on 3 or 5 for its highest, $348,000. The New years time call on York 7ribune, for its lowest, $29,- 764, and tor its highest, $85,648. | and these papers are never at a loss for advertisements to fill their col- umns. Their patronage comes not from any desire to assist the respec- | tive papers, but fram business men who find it profitable to advertise.’’ : The sensible man does not con- | sider whether he hkes the vaper he advertises in best or not. What he, wants to know is: In what paper shall I insert my advertisement se | that it will reach the greatest num- | ber of readers? This question can generally be answered by looking at the papers themselves, and seeing which ones have the largest number of liye business men advertising in| its columns. It does not take these | men long to find out by experience where it pays them best to advertise. ! That it does pay they haveno doubt, and raise no question. 1.0ng expe- rience with almost‘ every business man who has succeeded has provei that beyond a question. Come in and subscribe for the | Butier Weekly Tres. ' | house has four rooms: cffice. ta call. Baw B. CantTerseury. Ii vou want Deeds, Trust Deeds, Pow- | ers of Attorney, Leases, &c., written call | on BEN B. ANTERBURY Hotel Property for Sale. The Olive House, o1 ot the square. just opposite the © building, is now tor sale on reasonable terms. Call on or address 45-tt. Wid mM southwest corner a Lansd: House and Lot for Sale. Situated in the northwest part of the city: size ot lot A good well and other improveme For further information apply a* t 165% Clean Meat Market. Tothe Peopie et BRutier and ~icinity, IT will res: ully state that I have just opened a first-class Meat Market, clean ‘in every respect, on Ohio street, one door t west ot Baptist church. If you want aj steak, a tender sur-! loin or a good roast, don’t fail to give me} J guarantee satisfaction i. quali- ty and prices.. Ihave had large expers- i ence and know mv business Cash paid | for all kinds of Butchers stock. apt. T. Waris. | column, Handsomely printed paper, is- | age paid, per vear, $10 | Ernest, deceased. | the undersigned, by The Sedalia Demoerat Is the only morning newspaper between | Kansas City and St. Louis, Ft. Scott and Hannibal, which publishes the Associa- ted Press dispatches. It is a large, eight sued daily and weeklv. The telegraphic, editorial and local contents of the Maily are complete including the latest Market proceedings ot the Supreme Court, and a variety of Political intorma- tion not to be toundelsewhere. Its mus- | cellanous reading is extensive, and it}! spares no pains to secure the latest news | ‘y Special attention is { paid to the Weekly Democrat, a mam-! moth paper ot 48 columns, which is is- sued every Saturday morning, at $150 per. year. The Weekly contains ail the im- portant news of the week, a large amount ! of Miscellany, and matters of interest | and - entertainmeat to the home circle. The Weekly Democrat is the official paper of the State, and in it are published all the Proclamations of Re- | wards tor the apprehension of criminals, | and ail the Lstray notices of every county | inthe Ytcte. The terms of the Daily Democrat are as tollows: By mail, post- : ‘the Sunday | Democrat per vear, 32. Address all communications to Joux D. Russer, Bu 47-tf ness manager, Sedalia Mo. Adminisirater’s Notice. Notice is hereby given, that letters of | admunistratiun upon the estate i ve be t the Bates county | probate court, in Bates coucty, Missouri, bearing date the Stn day of November, | ns them rv trom uired to we within { letters, or may he precludeu from any benefit of such es- said claims be net exhibited frem date ot the publi-/ cation of this notice, they will be forever | to metora! the date of su | barred. 50 4t, G. W. Roserts, Adm’r. | Farin tor Sai. i will sei! my iarm of So acres, 3 miles | nerthwest of New Home, Bates Mo- The | tari. is nedged in to ttselt, with good | wells, and within one-halt mile or church and schoot one 49 acre} county, on terms to suit purchaser. house. Aiso | tarm, situated 2 miles west ot Walnut, chaser. Address ine at New Home, | Bates co nty, Mo. 4B. * | Batescounty, Mo.,on terms to suit pur- | i t W. P. Huss. NEW STABL C. B. LEWI Boss Liverymé Ilas opened a Oue block west of OPERA HOUBE His Buggies are Ne % His Teams Fresh and Spirited his charges are reasonable. CALL AND SEE HI KIDNEY-WOR§ HAS uorter oom MISHEY DISEAS Leo * fea