The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-06-14
Qu0nn0b Parker
For ". s.. Senator.


lection gave chase and pursued me
Indians to their lair.
The case was so rapid that the
white men compelled the Indians Ia
abandon everything but their light
travelling stuff. and eventually corral
I led them at the foot of the wichita
mountains After a spirited skirm-
ish the woman was recaptured and
taken bacl. to civilization and handc.
over to her relatives in Texas But
the woman had had a taste of Indian
! life and she preferred II to life among
those OF her own blood Under such
I circumstances it was only a question
of time when OF her own volition she
returned to the Indians At an early
age she married one of the Conan
ches, and Quannah Parker was she
outcome of this curious match.
His mother died wnen he was
child, and Quannah grew up as an
Indian among the Indians. naturally
falling into their ways and customs,
speaking their language, wearing
their dress and living their life. He
had natural abilities Of a high order
and these asserted themselves even
in his youth Before he had attained
his majority he was a power among
the Indians and while yet young
man he became the chief Of one of the
two principal bands of Comanche In
dians.
He was progressive in his ideas, in
troduced many striking innovations
in their lives and became more power
full than any of his predecessors has
dreamed OF being. Chief Tabanock
who controlled the other band was a
fun blooded Indian, conservative in
his ideas and Jealous of the power
of Chief Parker, but for the most part
the two men went their respective
ways. and, while there was much NUT
tering, they, fortunately for their
tribes, did not engage in open hostil-
tiles
Chief Parker's home and reserya-
tion nestle at the bottom of the foot
hills OF the Wichita mountains. He
owns modern, comfortable and
roomy two and one-half story frame
building where he lives the life Of a
civilized man with his wife and ca
dren. In his youth Quannah was
wild Indian, but having sowed plenti
ful supply of indian wild oats, he has
now settled down to a thoroughly do
nestle life, overseeing the workings
of his vast farm during the day an
smoking the pipe of peace on his
doorstep in the cool of the evening.
His land is chiefly used for stock
raising purposes and the ponles rear.
ed by Quannah Parker have a repu-
tation for excellence through all that
section of the West.
His cattle, too. have earned a name
for superiority that enables him to
get bet1sr prices for his output than
many of the white men that have
settled in the same locality. All Of
Parker's vast lands are inclosed by
neat fences-this in itself being re-
garded as mark of wealth. sagacity
and good management in the far west
Besides the frame house where the
chief lives. the farm contains FIVE or
qf.r tapfc xvhara tho faru,avy Indian
employees and cowboys live. eat and
sleep. At stated intervals-usually
four times a year-Parker deposits
his surplus money with the post trad
era primitive sort of bank that pays
no interest, but insures the safety OF
the cash deposited
The Conanche Indians have never
been noted for their gentleness or
their lawabiding qualities. In fact. !
many distinctly bad Indians have
come from that tribe Quannah
Parker. therefore. stands out as an
object lesson. showing the restraining |
and refining influences Of matrimony
and the home, Being a husband and
a father and a property owner, he has
set his face against lawlessness OF
every character and has made the In
dians under him understand that any
advantages they may desire in the |
world must be obtained by industry
and mental alertness and not by the
use of the bow and arrow and the
tomahawk.