Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
CRAZY SNAKE AND
BAND ON WARPATH
Indians and Negroes Terr0rize
Oklal1Oma-Six Killed and
Many Wounded.
BIG BATTLE IS IMMINENT
Whole State Militia Takes Field Under
Whole State Militia Takes Field Under
Orders to Capture or Kill
Entire Band.

| CAUSED Inc u0dLH VI Six luSu, TIC
wounding Of many others and brought
about a condition of terror in Henry
eta, Pierce and all surrounding coun-
ties, retreated last night before five
companies of militia, thus deferred
an expected battle until today.
Hastily setting fire to his tepees
and tents, the Indian leader, with his
mixed company of redskins and ne
groes, fed from the blazing camp as
the troops advanced. They took up
strong position between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork creek,
about seven miles east of Henryetta.
Big Battle Expected.
Col Hoffman. in command of the
state troops, considered it unwise to
push the pursuit and engage the In
dams in the darkness. Accordingly
he bivouacked his troops for the
night. Early in the morning, rein
forced by company of cowboys from
near Lawton, Okla, all crack shots,
he will lead his forces against the In
dams.
Crazy Snake and his braves will be
offered chance to surrender. II
they refuse the battle will be on.
The militia officers believe Crazy
Snake wants to reach the Tiger
mountains with his followers before
engaging in general fight.
Would Stir Up Whole Band.
That the old chief is striving to
stir the Creeks to an uprising and
strike for what he conceives to be
liberty was evident from the smoke
of three signal fires on adjacent hills
lust before shutdown. Old-time from
tiersmen, who insist they know what
such things mean, declare this is a
signal which always ushered in In
dian trouble. Nobody is wild enough
to say the old chief will get anywhere
in his fanatical dream Of overturning
the government, but certain it is that
he is trying and it is certain he will
| U0 Eutul6SSly IL pei oAoIS'
Score of Negroes Killed.
Six men have been killed and a
dozen wounded since the trouble be-
gan Thursday. This is the official re-
port and it is generally believed
many more of the negroes and In
dams were killed. DR.. l. NJ. Wallace
| of Dustin, Okla, who went to the
Hickory Hills with the troops yester-
day, declared more than twenty ne
groes were killed Thursday and Sat
urday. Sunday was full of thrill. All
| Oklahoma was aroused. AS the re-
ports of the Staying of Marshal Baum
and Deputy Sheriff Odom were spread
broadcast the people were inf1amed
with a determination to make an end
to the murderous band.
All Troops Ordered Out.
While all this was going on the
state officials were getting aroused.
wholesale. Every company in Okla
homa either was rushed to the front
or ordered to prepare to go.
It was learned yesterday afternoon
that the Indians last Thursday re-
ceived $4,000 rounds Of ammunition
by freight at Council HILL
A camp Of fleeing negro outlaws
tried yesterday to murder the family
of Charles Johnson, farmer living
near the Hickory Hills. They riddled
the doors and windows with bullets,
but were driven away before they
succeeded in doing murder.
How 1t Started.
| This first Indian uprising in years
has had this portion of the state on
edge for three days past. It has been
plotted and prepared for two months.
1t broke out last Thursday when
some deputy sheriffs went to Henry
eta to arrest some negro cattle
thieves. They were fired on by the
negroes and beat retreat. A few
hours later they returned with addi-
tional forces and were fired on by the
band, then augmented by some of
three were killed and five wounded.
Forty-one arrests were made.
Meanwhile Crazy Snakes followers
determined upon an aggressive cam
paign. The chiefs plans had to be
prematurely sprung on account of the
unexpected raid Of the deputies on
Henryetta.
Deputies famed the fame by hunt
ing strenuously for the leaders, and
Crazy Snake, forced to the wall, de.
termined to strike hard blow in an
effort to escape. Saturday night part
of his band was run to cover by dep.
uties in search for leaders in Thurs.
days fight. Marshal Baum of Checo-
tab and Deputy Odom of Eufaula paid
their lives as a price. They were
shot down, according to Crazy
Snakes son. by Charles Croker a
Seminole Indian. This event aroused
the state authorities. Gov. Haskell
ordered out the militia and the word
was passed out that the band must
be captured Or killed.
Choke Facts Out of Chiefs Son.
| Crazy Snake is in personal com
inand. This was established by the
testimony choked out of his college
bred son by means of a nice new inch
rope Young Harjo, who was captur
ed Saturday, was strung up by the
determined deputies until nearly
dead. Then he gasped out that his
father was in command; named the
Indian who killed the deputies; told
the officials how to trail the hand an6