The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-09
A CHEROKEE INDIAN
CLAIMS HE IS RISEN
FROM THE DEAD1
STORY OF RESURRECTION
TOOley CatrOn Tells Weird
Tale tOFriendS at yelling

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weups b., July 9-cqamlng to
have frl from The dead and believed
by cutie arsenumber Of the fuilbiood
indian population Of near his place ol
residtAct not nr from tho size Of the
old Elm sprug Mis7lon station Toeley
ctron. Cherokee of some twenty-hve
% sis years of age Is just now the Gene
ter of more attention than IS usuallY
accorded one who has never been known
beyond the narrow confines Of his ows
r5ishboltood
Not many daye ago young Catron was
rtturnins from TahleQuah distance ef
about ten mites from his home Travel
ING on foot after the usual manner tf
many Of the fuubioodz he came 10 the
Illinois river and there being no boat IN
videh 70 crlss tho stream he proceeded
ic wade across ana lad iusi rclehei tha
opposite shore when without an in-
stauts prcmonition Of illaess, ,hes0dden's-
fen unconscious on the gravel bar.
There he remained for sometime WHOM
he was found By passersby, who sup
posing him 70 be dead carried him 90
lis hut ga the forest near Barren Fork
creek There catron was laid upon his
bed and efforts made Go restore him to
consciousness. but to 40 avail and he
was given up as dead. All day Ions
wednesday tit was Tuesdly evening
when he fen unconscious az the crossing
% the river) he lay stark and cold and
it was decided 10 bury him on Thursday
Consequently preparations for perform
ing tha last Offices were begun but after
au the utermeut was not 10 be, for be-
fore the sun had arisen on the day set
for his funera obseauies. Catron began
to show signs of returning animation
ana by the Time tire sunbeams were dis
sIpating the mists In the Barren Fork
valley the supposed dead man was very
much alive ana ready To partalSe OF food
and drink and ia a few days as strong
as usual was TO be seen about his usual
haunts.
BUT while he was as well plysically
as he ever was the processes Of Catron's
mind we're diverted into other channels.
Whereas he had. previous to his uneou-
scions state. entered into the common
place conversations of his companions
/ with readiness he now assumed q great
| ly changed manner Of speech His de-
I nlNAnNE 100 was hlAAtfAAAs AAA tAaN'tNtttAN ~
"a more dignined cauiage In word,
/ he was q changed man iu every way
An this was In itself surprising to his
ncighbors. already mysunod boy his re-
turn from what was by them supposed
To be DEATH. But their surprise was
greater when Caron informed them
lnut ho bad really been dead had. seen
both heaven and hell ana the positions
to be occupied in the unseen world by
the red white and black races. His
future life on earth he indicated would
be different from what it bad been in
the past. In fact the tenor OF his re-
/ naf,s Indicated tht he expected 10 be
regarded as more tlAu ordinary mortal.
! Ia conversation with an old aoquain-
tance. Catron Informed that he (Catronl
| was like the Lord in that be too. had
been dead and had arisen. Claiming NJ
first To be "a man OF business Catron
purchased u suit ease ayS coming Ia
| yelling boarded uhe tr,ih, saying that
ne Intended giag to Washington for the
purpose OF consulting with President
Roosevelt on enestions of Importance.
However hc did not make AN extended
Journey. but was back home In few
DAYS making preparations for preaching
and on sunday. July 2 is said to have
addressed large crowd Of fullhloods
| Ban the mountainous regions far down
the Illinois river aud IL is expected that
he will spcad sometime Ia the mliblood
settlement expoundmg TO his counuymen
the ideas derived by him waile ON ms
/ visit "a the unseen world.
C.,tron Is Il slelidcr dark mau of orr
I r4........ ,ttfta and Oue last