The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-15
SHE RODE ON
COWCATCHER
KENTUCKY WOMAN WAS BOUND
TO GET CHOICE LAkp-sHE
WAS FIRST IN RUSH TO
"OLp" OKLAHOMA.
Later She Was In Raeo On horse and
Nearly Killed When Her Hair Caught
in Branches Of Tree-Story Of "ken.
tueky paisy,"

| GUTHRIE, Okla.-The first train
that came into Oklahoma from the
south and that memorable April %,
1889, carried as a passenger on the
cowcatcher a young woman, who was
later to play an important part in
Oklahoma politics. Sitting gracefully
on the front end Of the engine on that
first train Miss Nanette Daisy gave
the engineer prearranged signal
when few miles north of what is now
the town of Britton, in Oklahoma
county, and as in response he slowed
the train somewhat, she leaped from
, the engine and, climbing up the EN-
bankment. tied her petticoat to a
young blackjack tree. calling on the
other passengers on the train: This
is my claim" So far as known she
was the first woman to file on a claim
in 'old" Oklahoma, and also her claim
was the first filed on by any one Of
the thousands of people who came
into the territory that day on trains.
The persons who came In on horseback
and in wagons, of course, filed earlier
still In her name, although the matter
of settling her estate is now in the
court From the day she leaped from /
the cow-catcher and tied her petticoat /
to a tree she was an eccentric charac-
ter in the territory,
The next morning after stalking out
her claim Nanette Daisy who only I
few months before had held the politi-
cal appointment of state superinten-
dent of instruction of Kentucky, was
at the Guthrie land Office to make the
proper filings on the land. She soon
became acquainted with politicians
and newspaper men, among whom
there was not better organizer and
wire puller than Nanette Daisy.
Throughout the territory she was |
known as Kentucky Daisy" and un-
Ter this name she entered politics, be- /
coming a friend politically OF many ,
men prominent at that time and since I
n territorial affairs. Although these
were formed with promi- I
lent men in both parties, yet to the 7
asst she remained true to the Bourbon G
democracy which she had inherited q
rom long line of Kentucky ances- /,
ars. la
She Represented Columbia" II
In the first Fourth of July celebra- v
lon in Guthrie, Nanette Daisy repre- II
ented Columbia" in the big parade.
eing chosen for that honor by ma Il
,rity vote of the people. She was an Fl
unusually fine looking young woman, y
Intelligent and cultured, having been 81
successful teacher in Kentucky, N
lick at repartee and generally popu- al
r. These qualities brought her con. SC
antly before the public, and on all Il
sessions she was among the first to W
} solicited to participate in the hon
$ and social events of the youthful n
capital. frequently she was ar
'licited, too, to address conventions, tn
,litical and educational, and her tai he
It as an elocutionist was both marked IS
I'd interesting. In her addresses she
led this talent. with such success WI
at she became very popular speak. on
dit
When the Sac and Fox country, in ca
lstern Oklahoma. was opened to set ba
'ment in 1892. Nanette Daisy again att
me into prominence. Astride tr'
-ong horse. with thousands of others. a
Q made the race on to the town site ha
Chandler 10 secuRe town lot. The
ce was across broken billy coun. n