The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-19
PROSTATE TWO WEEKS
A Story Of the Life of the
Great Warrior.

rheumatism 1
his bed making and talsing his own
medicine and receiving the kind minis
trations OF Too-Nicey his most favor
lie squaw
several times the pains reached his
heart ard he feared the end was near \
bat his recovery has been complete. and I
he goes on cheerfuliy determined in
his declin' z years to avoid exposure
q a other ways Of contracting disease
.fe now makes his regular trips into
the pasture reservation to the Indian
agency and travels along with his fell
lowmen. a strong, athletic type Of his
hardy race
Chief Parlzer's mother was a white
girl who was captured in the massacre
Of a Texas settlement BY the Conan
clies. The story or her life OF twenty
three years among one Of the fiercest
tribes Of the southwest. as the only wife
OF great chief, is one OF the romantic
stories OF the early days in Texas.
Early Texas Settlers.
AT the beginning OF the struggles Of
the young republic OF Texas, just after
she had won recognition from the civil
ized world as separate government,
there moved. in 1887, from the east
Texas pineries to the prairie country.
into what 81 now Limestone county a
family which had already become noted
for ability in the work Of hewing out a
livelihood in that section. This family
was tina TOT Captain George Barker and
his brother Benjamin. The section to
which they moved was then Oh the from
tier. but was destined 10 be settled rap
IDLY ana to become the seat Of one OF
the first institutions Of higher learning
in the young republic.
Because OF periodical depredaticns by
the Wild and bloodthirsty Comanches,
who were the last tribe Of the south
west 70 make terms OF peace with the
whites, Captain Parker erected a stock
ade. into which the little settlement
would gather at the signal Of danger.
One night. In the early autumn Of
1887 while scurrying gulf clouds OBJ
secured the fun moon. suddenly, without
warning and before the signal could be
gisen. the Comanches swooped down
upon The little settlement. II was a
fierce struggle but not for LONG as the
odds we're overwhelmingly. IN favor OF
the Indians. The garrison fought des-
.lmtely and the battle was bloody
one. all the whites being killed except
the little son and daughter Of Captain
Parker. Fort Parker was at the foot
OF the Tehuacana hills. where two years
later the Yoakums settled. and where.
In 1856, was born Colonel 3. F. Yoakum,
now head Of the Rock Islaad- Frisco
system.
Lifp With the indians.
Little Cynthia Ann. the daughter OF
Captain George Parker has been de-
scribed as winsome and bright child
and very precoeious. She was nine
years old AT the time OF the massacre.
and ,S,s taken captive by the Indians
with her brother He escaped the Sec
ond night and lived several years after
she capture 81 his sister.
Among the warriors who captured her
was Nacona, a young buck who was
considered leader and promising
among them as n fntsre chief He
claimed The Eirl, ana ne was brought
ur fcr him hy the sa0aws and when
she was about fourteen or hfttea wears
OH, or as nesr tint age Al she could tell
"a tfter years che became his wife
Exposition after expedition was or
eanized ard sent out 70 search FOR the
ui sing giri by several Of her reiaiives
who lived IA Anderson county Tex 81
where mlny o. them stiil reside Bu-
not even rumcr cf her whereabouts
could be fseovored Her beauty
strengthened Ly ife rapidly with whl-a
she forgot the White nae took up The
Indian life. led the ramanches to keep
secret her presence. Twer y-three years
slipred by aud the comanotfs continued
so make their inoursions into 1xas, GO
ing as far down as Austin. until inst be-
fore The breaklng out Of the civil sar.
II was Ia 1860 that news came Of az
large body u comanches denredatinS
settlements on the Bosaue above
whco.
Routed the comanches.
Captain y, Sullivan Ross afterward
me gallant confederate brlgasler gem
orai ard lafer governor OF Tcxas, was
ordered 10 tlke troops and TO cStcrni-
nate the maraudlng savages Il possible.
fIo started a. me head OF d good body
Of mon and IN a few days surprised the
Indians Tho Commences. who we've un.
der the loadofship o. their Young chief
Nacoua. saw .hat IL was 10 be- n fight
10 The finish 10 durter was asked on
given The TEXANS soon gned the day
but not imtl they had KILLED nearlS
al ne Iidigns including Nacona.
Tho remainder hegan a wild flight
with tho Texans ln hot pursuit, deter
mlced 10 obey the orders 10 extermi.
nate them II they could. One young In
ohm who had aiways been near th'
chief as long as he was ali,e was ms
MOST desperate fighter among them. III
seemed 10 bear g. charmed life. ior sew
,rai shots aimed point-blank al hin
isiled 70 hit him.
Several Toxans pursued Rim, among
hem Captain Ross hlnisea Just rs
Texas ranger had gotten within plsto
shot ~ ino young savage ana lcvclc'
his pistol 70 shoot, the warrior iuine
uuicSls. pointed a pistol at the Tcxau
head ana fredl The ranFer ROLLED noD
his hofse and capsain Ross rode tor
nord feachoa me slae 81 ,hc indan'
horse ana was pfepnring TO saool whe
fa, ssni4 Counnche suddr. clicd 81
ia hipken Fnglsh:
WaTr9r Was Woman.
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eonae al ne sansa TIME ic1rnis opo
tho beaded eni frnfed hnodnE slil
and showing thr nctk aad eh.eilcrs 3
a ehlle woman
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