The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-03
Disappearance Of Brother Ex-
planned When Maine Man
Grects 0klahoman.
lNTERMARRIED PIONEER
MISSING HALF CENTURY
Son introduced to Brother OF
Daring Youth Who Van
ished in 1866.
M Nnl1rh, m.,l M Mnrnh.

Nr Murphy. meet Nj Murphy
From thAt brief Introduction NJ two
p.'sons In the lobby Of the Lee Iuck-
In hotel. the Other dRy has resulted
th. unraVciling of q mysterious disnp-
p,afanrc that has worried the Mnrph'
family nj Maino since thc great firo ihhi
,ausod $40 9op noo los loo the r'N NJ Fort
luud m lSbG
when the ur occurred tho Murphy
fmih va Twins h Lewiston. Ne pot
~ distant from Portland \ tain wHs
ritdc ~ ~ lewiston 10 Cntr' Nolunic"if
fum thst placc to aid In lighting the
g'nt connRgfHlion that was desuo,ing
tn, commemorative principal 'itf
T. Murphy, who now o.. In OklnhomI
CT fnr tine purpose ~ establishing o.
manufacturing enterprise here. was eight
yesfs old ~ tue time ol thc Portland firc
bud rcmerubtfr vel the excitement ere
rd IN the little town ~ Lewiston Nh"n
Tie news reached there
4 aV IN, cld"i brother Louis gci
shnafd nnt rir with other men iic
wnt about % Ncsrs old Ht that time
when thc train pulled out. ho was sWil
Ing pnd waving his hand nt me never
snN him amer that stld Mf MURPHY
e,cn''IOs the rem"rk'h'' - '''''r'
II vs., th,s j r Murph, who mct .
D Murphy NJ ritisburg county. Oklt
ia the i."e- Huckns hotel the Other da'
where ere YOU from Inquired tn'
Oklahoma Murphy
= am from Portland Maine sHiu
tlI. other
Recalls Father. WORD,
"Now. that is intcfc TING s1ii m,
o. Ahoins Murphy ", father Vh,
dled q number Of year, 1En. was iron
Maine remember now h. used to Rlt
sbcut the town be lived IN back there
n Wa Louisville. or tcvi'hutf, or some
thmg IKE that don't know cSsctl
what ~ Wa. but It sounded somethinl
iik' that a"
"wn II Lca,s,on-' inquired m,
other
That's II exactly g." exclaimed IN
OkahouH man Since you have name,
II. wm-mher n clearly. hut II hs
been many years since I have though
about a
what was your fathers given name
ssk-d the Maine mRu
II was iouis. and he save ms si'tr
the name of IoRnm Was tho response
Wei. we'll That sns the name of m'
brother. and Joanna Wa our sister
ramc This i interesting. and hell" g.,
you are my brother hp, lets r'
Gown tn further d,pilf. aid the ma
ftum Maint
Establish ninship
From that conversation their kush
Wa definitely established
~ the history ~ Louis Mutphi ~
uutRyclled from the time he l"n L'vs
ton To AID In fighting the hir IRE. ii nu
ycsis that Ne determined to SEE suni
~ m, world and driued WcftWard T.
Chicago. Nhctr ho Joined the rcguit
rinN and soon Was enabled to realize ih
fond dream oi his childhood nHhtin
Indians ou the plains. iic wa wit
C"rcRl clusters command Nh,n ~ W.
rent to Indian TERRITORY In the hir sn
or cafll 'ios
" one scfimusEc With the Indian
Mufrh, and fellow trooper Nctc ,sp
tu'sd \ Choctaw maiden became smit
ten With him and, rocnhontn like, plead
90 for h,s NJ" when his death had loo
ordered hy the chlct
shortly aftrrwhtd he was rescued b
th' army. witch met the Indians aud de
fa,ed them Of an adventurous tutt
,hc few weeks h. had spent amonE IN
Indians pleased his fancy and Ne !,