Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-02
SKETCH BOOK OF BAXTER.
No. 10.

ASnAbCh 0Bttuko ga thC ySoA Ao10t
that was twenty years before there
was Kansas and twenty-five years
before the birth of Baxter Springs
II was the year in which General
William Henry Harrison was
elected president-the first break In
a Democratic reign of thirty-sis
years.
Her father was q Cherokee Indi'
an, born in North Carolina. The
reader must here remember that
the Cherokees formerly lived neal
the Eastern coast in the Southern
states until 1885, when the injustice
of the state of Georgia deprived
them of their natural and legal
rights. They appealed to the pres
ident of the United States to, Gen
jackson, but he refused to interfere
In vain did those natives seek to
resist the ubiquitous Legislation Of
that state, but to no avail. They
were compelled to sign away their
rights to the general government
and deprive themselves of their
cultivated lands, the homes and
groves of their ancestors. Gen
Scott, with the army, was ordered
to remove them to territory which
since has became Kansas and the
Indian Territory-it was then so far
west that il was said: 1.-THE white
man would never disturb them
again" This was in the autumn OF
1SS5-the year of the great fire in
New York. Her father was one OF
the leading men of that famous
tribe which was one of the most en-.
lightened and humane of all the
native tribes. He settled q little
east of the present site of the Star
school house which may be seen
from the top of the hill on River
street. II was then a dense forest,
but today furnishes one of the most
varied and picturesque views that
may be found in Cherokee county.
It was there the little Indian girl
was born. Her mother was a Tenn
esseean by birth, state that could
boast of General Jackson and
many other sons of renown.
When four years of age her par.
ents moved to place called Enter
prise In Missouri, where they re.
manned only four years and then
returned to Kansas and aettled on
Shoal Greek few miles south of
the modern Galena, and a little
west of the present renowned STAN
ley mines. There this Indian maid.
EN- grew to womanhood. There
were then no educational privil-
eyes, Kansas civilization has all de.
veloped since the days of 1910 and
1S4S: From her parents she had in
herited strong intellectual powers,
and frequently birth has more to
do with mental development than
schools. That may furnish capac.
ity while schools may only furnish
furniture for the mind. Franklin
and Lincoln are excellent illustra-
tions. What college graduates have
ever equaled those two men? So
this woman of whom we write,
though she may never have seen
the inside of a college and never en-.
joyed but nine months of what we
call schooling, yet she possesses
intellectual powers far superior to
many of our daughters that have
had hundreds of dollars spent on
their education and have even fed
upon q college curriculum.
In 1856. July 22, she changed her
name from Lucindy Harlan to Lu-
cinda Archer. The writer never
learned how many ponies Mr.. Ar.
cher had to pay her father for his
splendid bargain, but we are Ger
tain that he never found any reason
to regret the transaction. From
this marriage were three soma and
one daughter. After the death of
Mr.. Archer she married Mr.. A. Will
lard, who was one of the fret set
tiers of Baxter Springs, and one
who has always taken a deep in
terest in the business relations of
the city and for many years been
interested in the milling and flour.
ing business.
Leon Willard, their eldest son.
graduated under Prof. Fox in the
Business Department of the Baxter
Springs Normal and Business Col
eye, but his love for the royal pro-
fession of q farmer has led him to
give up commercial life and devote
himself TO the farm. Leon 10 one of
the most industrious and exem-
plary young men of Baxter Springs.
Byrd, his brother, Is q member of
the Baxter grammar school. He 10
spending his summer vacation in
the nation. Both of the boys have
fine musical talents and the oldest
has an exceptional voice-if he had
more confidence In himself he
would become the Sankey of Baxter
Springs.
Mrs. Willard has always been q
leading spirit in all the benevolent
and progressive movements of our
city. She has strong executive abil.
ity and her moral influence 10 deep
~ engraven In the characters of all
her children-there she has made q
record worthy of imitation. Not
one of FIVE sons are ever seen In
questionable places and their hab-
is of industry are worthy of the
highest commentator. Not one
Of her sons use intoxicauts and
three of them never use tobacco In
any form. How very few mothers
in any community can furnish such
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