The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02

TAtILEQUAH. Nov l.--Reminder
NJ tho early and eventful DAYS OF tho
Cherokee nation W Indian Territory
The old Murrcll homo at Park I'M Is
one OF the mos, strislng la sndmarks
Of that picturesque section OF lar
eastern oklahoma.
Among the intormarric I cltiEorS -
the nation VINO arrived IA indian
Territory in the spring of 1888 was
George " MurroA. "a nati'" "'
Iynchburg Va, whcrc .hc VA" born
In 1901 BE Bc-omlng a cit'2'u OF tho
Suation previous t. the removal west
Of the main body Oi the herok ''H
from GcorRit, Alabama ANA Trnnu -
see. Murrcll better known TO hi'
friends and acquaintance as Major
Murrcli upon the r"linquirhmcut Il
the Indian lands east Of the Nj sis
s,ppi. journey vrs' IN on" ot IN"
detnchmcnts which trhN"'ei ~
steam boat to the mouth - IN" IL
nois river with other ri.iHcns he -"
lccted the site II his home In th"
Park nm neiRhborhoul, ~uinh wa
tn. scene of very carly settlement
Material shipped In.
As long ago as 1913 y on"cr white
men Of Arkansas Territory had lui |
their log ca bins IN tn vtllcF. ret n
quishing them to members or ih'
western branch OF the Cherokee ma
ton, Agreeable to stlpulnliuns con
iaincd In The treaty ~ ls2S When
Major Murrell began seeking "a Ioca'
a a at
tier living In u log hous. IN grove
OF trees near The banks Of "A sma
creek. the waters of which were I, d
by IA fine spring VIII h w'iloh np
from the flinty depths The rcttler
was INDUCED 10 part with his hold
inEs for u ~ eral consideration AMI
on the site OF the log house WAS -
gun the erection OF the Murr"il man
aion. AZ in all the vast tcrrit ~
there were no sawmills nor Lumbar
yards, the material used IN tn,
building ~ the home was shipped
from New Orleans up the rivers Ia
the then far western military pot ~
Fort Gibson From that place tho
material was hauled overland -
Park I'M Upon the completion OF
the house II received the name 'f
Hunters Home" and there were
several other homes IN the nrIghbor-
hood which received stinctl'e
names The name given by Mhjor
Murrell 10 his home recalls tho - RI
In which he found greatest pleasure
and relaxation. In the kennels a.
the home was "A pack of the finest
hounds In the southwest. renowned
like those of ila X ~ liuberts
breed, "for courage, strength and
spsed." The moonlight nights Of the
tO's and SOS OF the last century Wit
messed many a merry chase arr as
the prairies. valleys and slopes OF
the hills
The owner OF mercantile establish.
ments both at Park Hill and Tahle-
1uah. Major Murrcll was also the
owner Of a number Of negroesa Their
quarters were extensive and were
built along tho banks OF the creek
near tho home. Farms belonging 10
this pioneer merchant were culu-
waited by tho negroes. tho greater
number Of whom had been brought
from the south. other citixens OF the
neigh borhood were slave holders and
tho farms were extensive. though
the "Murrsil negroes" were moro nu-
merous than those OF other citiRens
and In a few years after the removal
west Of the eastern Cherokecs the
Park Hill locality was famed for its
farms and orchards and their pro-
ductive returns. &.
The Interior Of the home was beau
tifully finished its dining room wac
large and spa Cioua, like unto that OF
u baronial castle, and upon its walls
hung a series OF pictures by an Eng
llsh artkt depicting The Quorn