Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-11-03

Dlcu,dl tuo icclucHCc, one anu
half miles southeast of Locust
Grove, |. T., Oct. 2Sth 1898. at 6
O'Clock, P. NJ, Hon. Redbird Six
killer, in the 9lst year.
In the death of "Uncle" Red.
bird a connecting link with the
past history of the Cherokee ma
ton has been secured and notable
landmark has been removed. A
prominent man OF a prominent
family has been taken and large
circle os relatives mourn his loss.
The father OF the deceased, Capt.
Sixkiller (In-tahl-te-hu) was a
leader among the Cherokees dur
ing their removal from Georgia
and settled 5 miles west of Cinci-
natti Ark, where he raised large
family, mostly of boys who subse-
quently occupied positions of re-
sponsibility and trust it the coun.
sells of their Nation. The de-
ceased filled with credit many po-
sitions in the legislative branch of
government and in 1869 20 was
elected special supreme judge to
adjudicate the claims of disputed
citizens.
Uncle Redb;rd in his early
manhood was a member in good
standing of the Missionary Baptist
church, in his later years on ac-
count of greater convenience, he
identified himself with the Cum
berland Presbyterians.
To add to the sorrows of the
stricken family and neighbors the
newly-made widow of the deceased,
Aunt Lirrin Sixkiller, followed
her husband within thirty-six
hours of his death, and they were
laid side by side in the family
graveyard to await the ressurrec-
ton of the dead.
They softly lie and sweetly sleep
Low in the ground.
Peace to their ashes. May chill
dren, grand children and great
grand children follow their good
example. J. F. THOMPSON.
John Grass and Dave Muskrat
have returned from Washington
and attended a fullblood meeting
at Moody's Springs last week. 1t
is reported that while in Wash
ington each made an affidavit TO
be used in the Delaware case. TO
the effect that the former as chief
justice and the latter as senator OF
the Cherokee nation, always un-
derstood the Delaware agreement
as giving the Delawares all that
they asked for in the present suit.
We do rot vouch for the truthful
ness of this statement, but if true
the hour should be speedily has,,
tened for the individualizstion of
our common property. No man
so dangerous should be permitted
to run at large. 1t is also reported
that they signed some other pa
pers, agreeing to take a band of
Cherokees to ico.-Sentinel.
The time in which claimants to
Cherokee citizenship rejected by
the Dawes commission were al
lowed TO appeal their cases to the
supreme court of the United
States expired last Saturday.
There has been about one hundred
cases appealed from the Cherokee
and Creek nations, and the inten-
ton is to advance these cases on
the docket so that they NAV be
heard in January '99. A portion
of those who have not appealed
will be allowed TO sell their i'm
provements.
Next Monday the national coun-
ell will convene at Tahlequah.
The prospect of any more big ap-
for the benefit of the
first families" of the Cherokee
nation Is not fiattering. The fact
that the president of the United
States gets a "whack" at all bills
passed by the council takes a good
deal of the romance out of the sit
The estimated amount of land
in townsites in the
Cherokee nation is 10000 acres.
This is to be deducted from the
land to be allotted according to
Agent Wisdom's report.