Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-08-02
SLIGHTLY REMINISCENT
Sketch Of Judge Russell
Dawes Commission.

lage than second in Rome. The
town is located in a beautiful vail
ley and almost surrounded by
bills. Four miles south of Bunch
is the home Of Mrs. Jennie Bunch
widow of Rabbit Bunch, one Of
the most astute and honest of the
fullblood leaders, Bunch was
FIRST settled by Jesse Russell, who
before the war was many times
honored by the people with the
position of supreme judge of the
nation, and committeeman from
Flint district, an office analogous
to the senate. Judge Russell, well
advanced to the allotted time of
man. with record of honest prob.
ity as an officer and citizen, was in
1853 living at his home at this
place secure as he thought in the
fact that he was a non-parlisan,
but one evening in the fall of the
above named year, some twelve or
fifteen men rode up and called on
him to accompany them; their
distinguishing ensigna was a
couple of pins crossed on the lapels
Of their hunting shirts, or coats,
and they we're known as "Pins. "
They forced Judge Russell to pre-.
ceed them on foot, they were
horseback, and in this way he
was forced along some six or seven
miles, when they came to the top
Of high mountain and he was
stripped and after fiendish torture
he was literally cut to pieces, his
head and limbs severed from his
body.
Some two miles north of this
place is the farm Of Lewis Ice,
when in 1881 the last buffalo ever
seen east Of Grand river was killed.
On Tuesday nightit is said there
will be a stomp dance at this place
but these stomp dane IS are sofar,
miragic.
A change will take place in the
Dawes commission staff at this
place. Messrs. Edward Rothem
berger, John w. Shus,er, Harry
H. Bell and Hastings arrived from
the general Office at Muskogee and
Messrs. r. L McAlpine, and r.
Mangelsdorf will return to Musko.
gee.
The Dawes commission is here
in it's entirety, but Baugh and ]
q. Starr went to Fl. Smith Friday
evening, aud W. w. Hastings &C
companied Mrs. Hastings, little
Miss Hastings and Mrs Mamie
Starr as far as Fit. Smith on their
way to Eureka Springs, where
they will spend a few weeks.
Haslings, Baugh, and Starr are ex-
pected back tonight and will be
ready for work Monday morning.
Owing to the careless manner in
which the rolls of 1880 were made,
identifying many of the fullbloods
is a very difficult task, but this is
being corrected by the commission
and the Cherokee attorneys.
There will be no authenticated
or approved rolls Of the Cherokee
freedmen, but each case will be
taken up and considered on its
merits, irrespective Of previous
enrollments, and they must have
had complied with the treaty
Of 1866, and returned within the
stipulated six months, this will
not allow new cases to be intro
duced.
If anyone knows anything
authentic in regard to inlruders,
now is the time to make the fact
known to the Cherokee attorneys,
do not sil around with closelipped
knowledge Of fraud or violation of
citizenship laws, and when all is ov-
er be asininely blatant at theDawes
commission and the Cherokee law.
yers for facts they knew and did
not reveal.
On Tuesday night near Wau-
hillau Hon, Jackson Christy died.
He was bu-ied with Masonic hon
ors by Flint Lodge No. IL, Of which
he was a member. This lodge has
quite a number Of fullblood mem
bers; besides it bears the honor.
able distinction Of being the moth.
er lodge of Masonry in the Indian
Territory, and by point Of years
should be Lodge No. |. In the
possession Of this lodge is the
original charter from the Grand
Lodge Of Arkansas; granted No.
vember o, 1853 to Walter S. Adair
w NJ, John Harnage S. W. and
r. NJ. Johnson j. W. and counter.
signed at Little Rock by Il. Z.
Barber, q. NJ; @. d. Merrick, G.
81 and r. L. Dodge, G Y. tits
on parchment and was ios, d,.f,,,,