SKETCHES FROM THE
RED MAN'S COTNTRY
%
Something About the Indians and
Their Primitive Habits.
Hev.J. I. Martin Favorably Impressed
With Oklahoma, But Objects to
Water, and too Much Wind.
Editor The Journal.
Chandeler, the county seat of
Lincoln county, Okla., is a town
of several thousand inhabitants.
The large business houses reveal
the fact that there, is much busin
ess done here. The town is ugly
situated on hills and hollows, but
they are getting the streets in very
good condition. They have two
railroads. A great deal of cotton
is sold here. They have good
schools and churches, but also have
saloons.
Stroud is east, in Payne county,
near the border of the Indian Ter
ritory. It is a beautiful town of
about 2,000 inhabitants, and is one
of the prettiest towns I ever saw.
Jt is situated on a rolling plain and
can be seen for miles. They have
some good buildings; two large
brick public school buildings, sev
eral churches, and, as is usual in
Oklahoma towns, they also have
saloons. .
The Sac and Fox agency lies on
ly six miles south of Stroitd. Here
is where Uncle Sam is educating
the red skim*. I have never visit
ed the school, but am told it is up
to-date, I preached here in Ih03.
We have a Baptist church here
composed of Indians and whites,
but at present they have no pas
tor at present. This is where Un
cle fcjam pays otl the Indians quar
terly.
It is against the law to let the
Indians have whiskey, but they
get it some way. I am told that
it makes the squaws very mad loj
the men to get drunk, and t he|
will not pay any attention to then I
As I passed one of their villas11
saw two men drunk lying on tlfie
ground in the sun, hut the squat
hot notice them. But who elm
lame the womenThey do mi>st
11 the work. The men will l.ot
fork. Vary few will do anyth j
squaws even drive the waggons
in they go anywhere together,
e of the men still wear their
ets, and the squaws carry .the
pU|K)\se fastened on their hicks.
TlievV ,>m to be in their way but
very l\j U*- __
bl
They usually live in villaSes
The im»s are usually covereir w*Ui
hark ami held on by poles tir'd to
gether. Even this work isj done
by the squaws, so I am tohlr 1 dey
have no Sunday. I passed lj.v theii
village on Sunday and
squaws washing, using thj
for a tub, and a rock sor
board. Their dress was
skirt from their waist.
per part of their bodiles beinj!
a loose
nude. Some would hav
blouse over their shoulde*** ^ "de
men who have married tfic squaws
afe called squaw-men.
ascription has re fere
full bloods only. rl
bloods are very dilferen
like the whites, and
some who hardly loot
are I ndians only from
Ida k hair and the tinj’e in
skin.
Sparks is a town
'lie above
ice to the
le mixec
and mucl
there an
like the.\
heir coarsi
theii
about 40(
inhabitants and is soiftd ( buck
alio on the Santa Fee
is a new town and is
call a timber county
odists and Congreg
hlive churches and
bui lding a nice hou
ness people were Ik
ing, so I did not p
expected. They h
lie school buildin
might be called i
railroad. 1
in what the.)
The Meth
tionists eacl
i> Baptists an
. The Holi
ding a meet
each as I hac
ve a good pub
here also. Thi
town of hotel
as there arel several here.¥ YY ood
is $2 a cordj. 1 left Spt^-jfs No
vember 21 on the Fori Smith
Western f(»r Fort Smith.
day’s run flown through tli 1 Indian
An all
jrought
passed
ntr.y; a
Some
Te r ri tor.y I of 170 miles
me to Kbit Smith. AY e
through sfcme beautiful coi
great deal of it is prairie,
good towiis are building ul> along
this road* We passed solie tine
farming feountry, but I Jill not
attempt li description only no say
it is an inviting field. 1
1 heJe lay down ^my p4i, but
must safy that my mind lifts not
changed! in regard to Oklahoma.
I like iJ better than any country I
ever saw; tbis being my second
trip, aJid if circumstances were so
I could, 1 would like to make it
my lx/me, and may, some time in
the filture. In these notes I have
tried I to give a fair description.
TherJi are some objectionable fea
tures: the wind blows most of the
timer all the water is mineral, and
land! is very high.
Taiey are now boring for oil, and
thin k they will get it. If they do
ill make land still higher,
am now back at my mission
1 preached in Fort Smith
the! fourth Sunday in November,
both morning and night. Am
nolw in for another years hard
wujrk. I was out on this trip a lit
tle# over a week.
lAny community wanting my
services can address me at my
hjime. ,1. I. Martin.
|('ord. Arkansas.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
[terns of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
Des Arc will have a new bank
by February 1.
A large colony of Swedes will
probably locate near Calico Rock.
Tommie, the little son of M. M.
Carter of Pocahontas, fell and
broke his arm last week while try
ing to climb the fence.
Dink Jackson, charged with
killing Rufus King at Widener,
was given a preliminary trial at
Forrest City and acquitted.
Walloek Magrudcr, aged 21,
was thrown from his wagon by the
team running away, while hauling
wood near Pocahontas last week.
The spirit of enterprise has
struck Atkins in earnest. Plans
have been drawn for a number of
new buildings and several are now
being built.
A three-year-old son of Mr. and
Mis. Alex Jioyakin, living near
Kibler, was burned to death a few
days ago by his clothes catching
lire in front of an open fireplace.
Alonzo Biddle was seriously in
jured at Alicia recently by a young
mule, which he was trying to
‘"break." The mule seized him
by the leg and threw him into the
air.
The Helena city council has au
thorized the board of public affairs
to advertise for bids for the light
ing of the city for twenty years,
and to let the contract to the low
est bidder.
I
, A rigid enforcement of the cur
few ordinance at Van Boren has
been decided upon by the city au
.1 t horities because of tho frequent
appearance of juveniles in court
, j for offenses committed after sun
! set.
A. (irittin was found dead near
Hatfield a few days ago. it js
• supposed that in trying to step qv
i er a log his foot slipped upon a
■ rock and he fell, his head striking
• a sharp pine knot which penetrat
ed his skull two or three inches
I and undoubtedly produced death
- instantly, as from appearances he
i never made a struggle after fall
5
NEGRO SANG HYMN
ON THE SCAFFOLD
Will Jones, Colored, Hanged at
Helena Last Friday.
Crime For Which he Was Hanged
Was the Murder of A. W.Rob
ertson Last February,
Helena, Ark., Dec. 16.—Will
Jones, who murdered A. W. Rob
ertson, a white man, living on Is
land No. 66, on February 16, to
day paid the extreme penalty of
the law. The scene was lacking
in dramatic features, the negro
walking composedly to the scaf
fold singing a religious hymn. On
reaching the scaffold he ceased his
singing and in a fervent, emotion
al yet deliberate manner, lie said,
lilting his head: "1 am going up
to Him.” At exactly 11 minutes
after 11 o'clock Sheriff Kitchens
pulled the trigger and at 11:22 o'
clock the man was dead, his neck
being broken.
The crime for which .Jones was
hanged was a cold-blooded, pre
meditated murder, committed on
Island No. 66, last February. He
was convicted October 25, and an
appeal was refused by the supreme
court. His victim was A. \Y
Robertson, who was the manager
of a sawmill and plantation belong- ■
ing to J.*B. Butts and W. M. Me- j
Coy of Helena, and the negro was j
working for him. Jones picked a
bale of cotton and sent it to Mem
phis, without taking it to Robert
son to settle his account, and Rob- :
ertson stopped the sale of the cot
ton, which incurred the enmity of
his tenant. On February 16, af-1
ter apparent deliberation, he met j
Robertson and became very offen-;
sive toward him. The white man I
remonstrated, whereupon Jones
drew a revolver and fired three :
shots at him at close range. Two j
of the bullets struck Robertson in
the side, causing almost instant
death. Jones escaped. Other ne
groes tried to shield him, and at
one time reported that he was
dead, and caused the body of a ne
gro killed in a crap game to be
buried as the body of Jones. De
puty Sheriff’ John Rabb went to
Mississippi, however, exhumed
the body, and found that it was 1
not that of Jones. The fugitive
was finally captured at Rosedale,
Miss., May 20, and brought back
to Helena for trial.
,1. B. Reese, the 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Reese, of
Nashville, is suffering with a pain
ful flesh wound, inflicted by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun
while the boy was getting over a
fence with the gun in his hand.
Mrs. Mary Neff tiled suit in the
circuit court at Arkansas City last
week against the St. Louis Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway
for $5,000 for personal damages
for injuries received in getting off
a train at Boggy Lake last week.
Dr. U. L Higgins of Alicia,
says he has watched the price of
cotton for twenty-five years and
says that only on two occasions it
paid to hold cotton. The other
twentv-three years it paid to sell
just as soon as the cotton was pick
ed.
11. A. Turner, editor of the
'Ozan Record, who has for a short
time sported the title of “squire”
and has had one ease in his court
•at Ozan, has been notified by (iov.
I)avis that his office is vacant,
and that A. J. Robins has been
appointed to fill the vacancy. In
declaring the office vacant, (iov
ornor Davis gave ns his reason
that Turner did not qualify prop
erly for the office, taking the oath
before a notary public, instead of
before a justice of the peace or a
clert
1
Heal Estate Bargains
For Sale By
CRAIG & HENDERSON
No. 1. 80 acres good land 1 ni from
Newark, on railroad; 40 acres cleared;
23 in- cultivation; good bottom land
and a bargain.
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.-E. Newark; half subject to
j overflow, balance above bighwater;
; 40 acres in cultivation. Fine laud and
1 a bargain.
No. 5. 140 acres good land f ml. N.
of Paroquet; 50 acres in cultivation;
3 good houses on farm with good
pumps; <50 acres in pasture; excellent
cotton land and good timber on land
not in cultivation. Can be bought for
ten dollars an acre.
No. (5. Half interest in 250 acres
cane pasture land i mile from Jack
sonport; under fence; finest cane land
on White river; very cheap.
No. 7. 48 acres i mile from Paro
quet; 35 acres rich river bottom land;
15 acres above overflow; good timber.
A bargain.
No 10. 40 acres good timber land
2 miles from Newark; would make tine
cotton land.
No. 11. 2 acres of land and good
4 room house in Paroquet, all under
fence and well improved. Hig bargain.
No. 12. Nice 5 room residence and
4 lots near Methodist church; one of
t he most beautiful places in Newark.
Very cheap.
o. 15. 100 acres tine land in the
famous Hig liottom country; makes a
bale of cotton and 75 to 100 bushels of
corn to the acre. Fine farm and in
a few years will be worth 10 thousand
dollars, but it taken at once can be
bought for about half that amount.
o. 17. Two dice residence lots one
block north of public school building;
nicest residence property in town and
a bargain.
o. IS. 400 acres tine Hig Bottom
farming land; 200 acres in cultivation;
4 houses on place; makes a bale of cot
ton to the acre. Well improved farm
and a genuine bargain if taken atonce.
o. 21. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet, 40 acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; one 6-room frame
and one 2-room box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of 5q bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good tim
ber.
No. 22. 75 acre creek bottom farm,
with 55 acres in cultivation; one 4
room and one 2-room house; two good
barns and other out buildings. Makes
half bale, of cotton and 30 bushels corn
to t he acre; two miles from New'ark.
No. 23. 87 acre creek bottom farm,
two miles from Newark with (57 acres
in cultivation; two 2-room houses
with good chimneys; everlasting wat
ter; makes half bale cotton to the
acre.
No. 24. 20 acres half mile north of
Newark, 15 acres in cultivation; excel
lent location for truck or poultry farm.
o. 25. 11 acres half mile north of
town; good 5-room house, barn, orch
ard, good out buildings and two wells.
5(5. 160 acre farm with 40 improved
good orchard of 300 trees, good# room
frame house and good barn; ^erlast
ing spring.
'57. 117 acres creek bottom land 2
miles north of town; 35 acres in culii
vation; good hill land, grows 40 hush
ids corn and half hale cotton per acre.
59. 2 acres ground and good 5 room
house in north edge of town; good im
provements and tine water
60. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence; good 3
room box house with brick flues; good
w'ell of water, barn, garden; orchard
of 75 bearing trees of apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
Mens Walkover Shoes
Sold Only By
FRED. D. WHITING,
Newark, - Arkansas.
CUI
in op
good
Locate*?
mile froBi
from churcf
Small creek
no. 27. One1
deuce Jots just nl
iiiK- Very desiraf
bargain.
no. 39. 40 acres ti'
Soil! !,<m s( III Oil T; l
white oak timber;
wo. 40. so acre|
De par tee creek, h/^
iiui! upland; dnq
bas good timber
No. 41. .).> a*j
Black river add
high and seldo
ber, fine piecq
No. 7.4. SO,
1- mil's t'roij
t i vat ion. J
ot cotton t^
no. 37.
property
well and/
•V>. lj
town, J
good
liousj
well
laj
1
act
land;
land.
No.
property
building.
No. 32.
erty in west
school building.
no. 42. 8 acres
north of Newark; g<
nice location for snmini
no. 33. Block residence pr
north part of town; 80 bearin!
trees on place; choice resident!
erty.
no. 34. 40 acres
Big Bottom
-« r . f
\ ery rlj^."o
no. 3.1,t>9 acres
tim beret*
half mile east
miles
lute oak tiih»>er
Newark!) acres in cultivation, 2 i
ry 5-ro< | house, good outbuild h
barns, 2<\fcre pasture and tine y
orchard. | m
O. 3H. Nice 5-room residence -
blocks fr n depot, very desirable
cation. \ . 1 'i
o. 38. 10 acres timbered land on
Village creek. 2 miles from Newport*
tine land;
on place.
43. 3(50 acres good bottom laT
acres in timber; 80 acres in timothy;
good 4 room house: good barn and out
buildings; good orchard; 100 acres in
pasture; improvements good; located
3 miles, from Newark; a tine stock
farm. Price five thousand dollars.
45. 2 room house and 1 acre land in
north edge of city, at a bargain.
4ti. 3 acres nice residence property
in ndrth edge of city; beautiful loca
tion, and genuine bargain.
47. K)d 5 room hoi^ft^Mftkacre
land in west edge of
to school; desirable
48. so ac
2 miles nor
location; s[
49. 40 aj
north of Fi;i
belt.; soil ri
.10. 2 ac re
in north par
school buildi
75 bearing
52. 1400 ac
on Black rive
railroad; ove
400 acres in
miles river t]
switch on
and has na
ton,
tarni
! !'l
Juntry,
n .■ wTflWnakos a bale"
«0 to 100 bushels corn perl
in alfalfa yielding 7 to 8
every year.
54. 120 acre farm, 55 in cultj
and under good fence? good
house and a 2 room house,
and plenty of water, locatec
north of town.
CRAIG & HENDI
Newark,
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