The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-10
HARKS BACK
To OKLAHOMA
EARLY DAYS
Death Of Tim pasi, Well Known
Pioneer, Recalls Thrilling
Story Of Indian Raid
Special to the Daily Leader,


death Of Tim Peet at Anadarko, dur
ing the forepart OF july removed
from oklahoma activities one of the
strongest. characeegs in the history
OF the state. Tim Peet was Of Oh
lahoma before the ~sooners. From
whence he came, and his personal
affairs, while not secret, were un'
known 10 his associates He never
talked about them and no one eYei
took the trouble to inquire He was
what couated ia iAe citizenship q
those days, man
Every old. timer I'D Oklahoma knew
Tim and everyone knows his former
friend and partner. Judge Neal Evans
now residing in Ell Reno The news
of Timss death Will be received by
that now fasf diminishing army OF
.'ula-timerst With deep regret and
considerable surprise, for though he
has been laid to the last long rest
.or some days the news was nor gen
esally circulated. Mr. Peet's death
recalls story told by Judge Evans
of Kiowa Indian raid wherein the
judge and Peet were leading actors
much against their will.
-One cold foggy morning III March,
1870 the Indian trailing store OF
Evans and Fisher, three miles south
Of Fort sill, was the scene OF little
excitement The Kiowa Indians aad
been ac'ang ugly for some +ij e ;.nd
the Indian agent was looking for
trouble.
Tim Peet, living at Anadarko, and
! we're In charge OF the store. Just
after the store was opened for the
days Indian trade, about 35 kiowa
indians painted all over and naked
save for brsech clout, hideous
looking bunch, came dancing, sing
ing and iabbering like so many
DEVILS
We afterwards ascertalned that
they were a war party on their way
to Texas on horse stealing exped-
ition Tim was the Oldest in Indian
customs and he whispered, look out
He said we were In for it, slrre,
Don't let them see we are stam-
peaed just let them have anything
they want They began at once to
point their arrows at the various
goods on the shelves and we were
two OF the most willing and polite
clerks on the pike for about half an
hour We said our prayers for we
thought it was about the proper time
lor us To gel ready to quit, ais We ex-
peeted al any moment to be sent in-
to eternity. Every time they pointed
To an article they wanted and we
turned to get Il we expected bullet
or arrow would find Judgement be-
tween our shoulders and | can say
that 1T could not have hurt any more
ii we we've made targets
siAll the time 1t seemed hours to,
us, they kept up the most internal
yelling and shulfling About Uhis
time the head devil, told Tim to turn
around and look at the back OF the
store and tell fCochto Beop' that was
me- To do the same Right then and
TIL ] made mental will thought
of a little angel wife In Philadelphia
and / murmuped goodby, Salle
We fully expected to get salted.
as Tim expressed il, bat no two sol
diers ever obeyed orders as quickly
as Tim and l. The Indians shuffled
out singing at the top OF their voices
and carrying with them our goods
Presently Tim got up nerve enough
to look around, very slowly, and fer
vently breathed, thank God, they are
gone,
1T was the first words either OF us
had uttered during that awful hair
hour and IL relieved a tension We
both took long breaths and | looked
around half expecting to find some OF
the red skins still on the job But
they had gone. We looked at each
other a minute and Tim putting his
grizzled old face against mine, ac-
tually kissed me.
Were you scared, TIM ] asked.
and in his own peculiar way he ans.
wered Just a little Neal, but that
was the closest can any wh.ge man
ever had
Our cook at that time was a col
pred man named Livingston He dle9
4 few years ago in El Reno. lie slip
made his way to Fort sin. Presently
4 troop Of cavalry came down like q
vhirlwind and Lieutenant Jack Mar /
iu rushed in the store. saber in hand
ooke1 around and dlsgustingly /
shouted TOO late dismomt and so
nto camp. The birds had flown and /
We were unable to identify any OF the /
band"
Judge Neal the narrator, has /
ipenf a lifetime IN the state OF Ok |
shoma The vicissitudes and ad- |
'entures which beset the path Of the /
,ioneers. but softeaed the heart Of
he genial former iurist and it is
'nly when in a reminiscent mood that I
ie vii lregale his friends with the |
stories OF the early days. and he has I
rich fund to draw f1om
Tim Poets illness was OF short /
luation. he was nearly 20 years Of 1
lge al the time Of his death G9e /
vas a Mason aad member Of the I
Mckinley Post. g. A. r. He was /
'uried with Masonic honors. his post I
attending 10 a body. A sister lives /
in Pennsylvania and other /
'elatives who cared for him in MS 4
Ieciining days. 1lr Peet was pos 4
essed Of considerable property and /
he revenue from thi ssou-ce was sus
iclent 20 keep him in comfort Tom ]
Woodward Of Anadarko was appoint /
d administrator of th eestate.