Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-09
srEpnENyILLn BUDGET.
Indian cInims-A Pathetic Case-shoi
with IA Target ItiIe-Notea,

win Target Itiiie--NoteH.
stephenvllle, Tex, Feb S.-speclal
United States Attorney Hon. o. l..
Carter with his stenographer, Mr., Err
win, arrived here Wednesday to take
dispositions in numerous claim cases
against the United States and certain
Indian tribes. They are affable. pleas
ane gentlemen and dispatch business
with alacrity. About one hundred
claims were sent up froel Erath county
ranging in sums from Sl25 to $4,000.
Among the claimants now here are
Uncle Johnie Meek of Paluscy, Capt.
Pate of Bridgeport. Green C. Field OF
Hayrick, Capt w. II. Fuller and Joe
j. McCarty of Hico. Col Stone OF
Proctor, Mr.. Ellison of Eastland, Rev.
Reuben Ross of DeLeon, Geo. T. Cain.
administrator of w. w. Cain OF San
Angelo, with numbers OF others of
this county.
Many were disappointed on learning
that Judge Carter was sent here to
take the testimony in only a limited
number OF cases, he having only TWEEN
ty cases designated TO him. The judge
himself does not know why all the cases
were not included in his list, but 1t is
thought as well as hoped that all the
other cases have been presented with
sufficient proof to satisfy the attorney
general and court OF claims at Wash
ington.
Many citizens are here to inquire
II they can now present their claims
and are disappointed TO learn that the
time for filing claims expired ON March
L. 1894 Many meritorlous claims were
never filed. in some instances because
the losers never had any hope of ever
recovering anything and in others be-
cause they were not posted as to the
| laws enacted to govern the matter.
1t is said congress- will be petitioned
to pass a supplemental law allowing
them yet to present and prove their
claims.
pioneer history talked here the last
few days. Many of the old timers
have met for the first time in years
and "a good stenographer could nave
gotten sufficient data for volume OF
valuable history by taking down what
was said. Many wonderful feats OF
self denial and heroism, many narrow
escapes, many acts OF Indian cruelty
| have been narrated by old men and old
women who relate them with a min
uteness as of occurrences happening
/ only yesterday.
There is one pathetic case brought
to light in this investigation. Uncle
Mat Tucker loss all he possessed In
| the early seventies. As soon as con-
I ETeSS nuu DdSstu tilG iASA ANN RtpPN'
/ ing to pay these losses he made out
/ his claim with full proof for about
\ $4,000 There was no break nor slip
/ in his proof He worked and waited
/ wears to get his claim allowed, but II
| mas never been allowed and old Uncle
| Mat Tucker. infirm and diseased
! is over at the poor house helpless as
/ babe and as much an exile as was
! Napoleon on the Isle of st. Helena
MIR. w e. Cody's little boy, aged IL,
who. while out hunting Saturday. was
accidentally shot with a target rine,
il still alive and there is hope OF his
MIR. cravens A. Walker wide
awake grocer, and Mrs. Eazell, the
! popular proprletress of the Texas no.
| tel. were married sunday evening.
Mr.. Walter Hyatt. one of Erath's
most popular Young men, Is again with
I the Flrt National bank.
The severest blizzard OF the season,
with snow and sleet, swooped down on
Erath Wednesday at about p. m.
II was a whizzer.
Major James Beech, the hustling
roller mill proprietor was quite SICK
\ wednesday. his condition was alarm
ing for a few hours. but ne has raj
lied and is out OF danger.