Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-05

t---,-ssagT r. tHorlty belonged to
ea--%--.sy the Usage Indians,
W but was about to
pass into the hands of the Govern
ment, to be opened up for settlement
under the pre-emption laws. We es-
tablished II postofIice and trading
place, giving it the name of Usage
City.
There had been as yet no official
survey of the land, and we squatted
good deal by guess as to location.
Being beyond regularly constituted
authorities, and without State courts
or laws of local application, we banded
together for mutual protection against
both Indian marauders and white in
truders.
We formed the "Osage City Club, "
elected "Club" sheriff and Judge,
passed such laws as we considered
needful for order and the protection of
each members rights, and pledged
ourselves to stand by these regulations
to the death, if need be. As the first
settlers, we believed that we had the
best right to the country, and looked
% 0no f''- nf ann Un nom ",',,Li 1"ineis'
couJ | " ..nt, Uut I,' nunuer was gerry
ranoh o,,o,,,,oealS 80 S we se. o"iieo nm
co. - Si&S %a,;it o;Tiu VI my or more
1aIs ,.;sl Ti-0re 80 -'''tiliJ ooi'1iSOe,' Vi hih-
The youngest SOP, George, was nearly
seventeen, and as the ''Club" law al
s;vtv onros a,''I of " 1onI nois l nunorea ana
o s;xtoo', -rS -.ooro ~na iol o:l caon son over
on,o,t e"iI % ~ 11 D1SlS'eS Vne same
bnmn NnS W. ..iini5;, -li, Giu oeiiy anu his
Tbo Lors Ions In,ns, ~ W., nYe :,I Giailis Inns
s..i,l DoS9' no"ey1i' liNeu WIN their
to +bo;r III H., "i sl: 'iei.'
tr;a;no ;r,n~a,a,1te 800 "i.et n"Ains sucii y
Us ..rp9,,, .trl Lo,Ilnei'S "S "eterequlreu
snnn,1ona,a ~ % Iasi. Tvs MI
hoomt;f,'I an5 1aSin ~ 'oi my was 1t
to,,, - 80 81 ne"iiy lour-
and - oraot fauorito e"a o'' lol .IS ~" oli"n'
tor, Sba n.oa Las l.o ,'t1S,, .,liUS 'nc sq ua1-
ridino nnd ,,I.;, ~ i''tLl 4tl Itu'I II, u
non;9s T mh;ah "nsnnS n.srn 'no i"ii-wllu wa
VIII ns at % thot 49, o 'o S,l hnuen III use
fron, ~ ona ~ 10 o-- an"tIo, 1-.ho - Ao oi'ln roae
bonaos - nI- VI o"l h'iinoie
- - - oiS so wac "i""S D sure ol
Old Iorrr -. ,, ,,.
~ c. "i,noS' Moisnipeo thls
""' .t9 'oio oeihS III whose
1nna,,as T. e9oneo no "oui' ne,'ner use prolahe
'" .snI noi cue" 'oDacco.
S"i ''on Vnlnh IL s
l AI "outo say one thlnks
aaa,>la M oL,, s'"u ntap nicer nc De- ah
o% a. 49, ~ e9ii, no,iIr l oon lihe 'ne
w W. " nn,at;In l anLsin cu' 9ineren',
o,an. !, Sro.iines too r"i,le', ii 'no olo man
o'y L;', - ii1 5itt leal oi ollS' Du' we liked
M o. ~ oo''ol iol II.
10Y - " ine'7oniei i;,s was senV from
80, w oi"i'i' .i '"iilnS 'o9e'ner .ne
n,sn ~ nr.nnJ ~ n ,;.h1 aIp "a 1lltI oonst''eI u
~ ~ ~ u 49, nus. al asselipieo
A. VJ 'H'' niS A' W he"r
Ol1 Ia. Tar''. y,uua"ls. ',,,..,.
u nn,'oan., 10y WIS INC a8srleveu party,
..iumao%', pD1hou a., 'n%t =" new t! -coner :; hao
and bofora No t,'@' oia'i-n VI iiis e'n george
.aoa 'iey were aware OF MS
nnd dom;o;Ia1 lay ~; oufiV fe, a o"oin ~, upon IL
had ordera5 +i-a i:'Iiily VI" gerry
b.,t tho man bo,i ,ari if.Vi ','el W 1ea'e'
Onr maet;nn , ;,l,aS, : eiuSe'i 10 90
q committee % thrao o'.i".ely "Ppoln.ea
coiliii'''ee Oh threo to wait upon the
C;tv Gi,,h E 4n - n.,lo. hu n+tHie %i OF 1he Usage
olo;,, & ,r;th;n % " thnaa ~ III lin 10 leave the
uaa nhoinaaa, 49, "''f = :. a.
~, "as en"irli"h oi tne committee.
b.ooi;nn n nro;r;n @ ,nh;1n I hi i'ai9 AZ WORK
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