The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-19

fact that stoicism in the Indian race.
Ia generally accepted ns racial &C
Centricity, But John stink Is con
side red 10 be the most eccentric OF
apy Indian who has ever lived In
Oklahoma. d.
John is worth perhaps 100000,
but he holds himself aloof from the
white man lives In homely shack
and eats plain food which In sent
10 him daily at Mis- home several
miles out of Pawhuskn. 1t IN said
Of John that he has not been TO the
city OF Fawhuska for moro than four
years. and he Is known TO consider
with dis,rust the approaches or
curious white visitors. But that IN
another story,
Everyone Knows Of John stink
John IL famous over oklahoma for
HIS eccentriclty. wild tales are told
OF his history and among them tho
following, which old residents OF
PaUhuaka discredit 1T is said thQt
John at one tlma was a chiefnin and
led his warriors In battle with the
Creeks In the melee John vas
wounded and stunned and wls
buried, according to custom, bcn'ath
a plle Of rocks. having been judged
dead. Three days later. hcing q man
Of Grent strength, he reEoincd CON
seriousness. threwc, OF his rocky
grave" and returned 10 the tribe.
Rut the tribe refused 10 admit
Toho 10 tho confines OF the camp,
Its members believed him 10 be
ErIrit and nS such he was barred
from association with those OF MS
roce. He had always detested the
white man and upon being cast out
of hts race went into seGlnsion ana
has since lived with a number OF
precious hounds as his only com
pany
That ia one ~ the flctlcious Stories
told OF John stink. But John IS said
10 be mentally deficient which is one
~ the reasons for his eccentriciiy
His ignorant stubNornness has re
fused him an education and accord
Inc 20 reliable information ar educo-
ton would have been OF littlc avail 30
John. His exact age Is not known.
Some residents ~ pawhuska soy ne
~ nearly so years old but hts cor
rect age Is nearer so years.
Irpon several occasions John was
Tho rguge OF considerable trouble 10
The goverur ont agents NJ the indian
agency a. Pawhuska. In 1907 ne
go, IN bad" with Uncle sam becaus"
OF hts proclyities in raising the
famous mcscal bean John had q
hahlt " raising the bean and manu-
featuring his own drink which was
violation of tho law. After his mes
l.nl match had bees several times de
s'rovcl by government agents John
r9ye m the "uScsc1l- -shining" prac
tee
Three Of Ula Hounds Killed.
a. another time John made trip
ip pawuuska with his tavorit'
bounds II seems hat ihcrT was
new city ordinance against g.rsy dnts
and three % Johns intimate com
paaFIors suffered death tie va
grea,Iv luc,usad over The ou'rhEe
ana went on 're wa path. hn vols
y.ua1'v uuIetrd however " t1dre"
,o ri- shack IN the country ana l''
not re.urreI 20 pawhasta since.
PcrNau. 'ha most a ,I'1'" ree!t.'
or 1ohn's his'or. is that or j. J.
Miles q pnuhusNa, appointed IN
dian agent 90 lss5 hy Ir'-ll. m. .
Rr'Ne-tor1 y HHys here s Niles .
story OF John sunk. .., ID. To.
''f0hr S''uh's InLi'n name ,. 30
cob -,,ole Hp was Sne only child or
ME rarcuts who were Wrmh'-s oi I
-he p.r U.u hand % Os1r.s NN.
fre On salt rrref 20 miles s1"in or
paVhuaka knew John STINT %
nov and remember .h1' he va N.'.
,,..Dt4r'y. and was an uu'c1s' am''.
Efs.frffowe IN 1850 .hc gHvfrrrr'0.
made o. q requirement fHf a.l D"
alan children f.ow 're ages ni I' .
% r1 attend school h'-e jnhn. VINO .
v.,s about o. years ~ axe 1i ina I