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THE SEQUOYAH COUNTY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929 Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at the Masonic Chapel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 2 o'clock for Allen Floyd Green, the eighteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green of Tulsa, formerly of Sallisaw. The deceased had been ill with influenza since Christmas day but was not considered seriously ill until on Thursday when pneumonia developed. The baby was then immediately taken to a Tulsa hospital for treatment and death followed that night.

The deceased was born on July 4, 1927. He was named for his father and 1 grandfather, Ford Allen, a prominent merchant and business man of Vian. Mr. and Mrs. Green had lived in Sallisaw since their marriage until only (a few months ago when Mr.

Green accepted a position in Tulsa. Allen Floyd was considered one of the most attractive babies in Sallisaw while the family lived here, The deceased is survived by its parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green of Tulsa, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Green of Sallisaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Ford Allen of Vian. Interment was made in a Tulsa cemetery. A.

C. Bear, Dairy Instructor, Dies Floyd Green Buried At Tulsa The agricultural interest of this state suffered a great loss this week in the death of Professor A. C. Bear, head fthe dairy division of the A. and M.

college at Stillwater, who died at his home last Monday from pneumonia following an attack of flu. Prof. Bear was only sick a few few days, having been stricken in his office at the college just one week before his death. Professor Bear was looked upon as one of the leading authorities in the entire United States along dairy lines and was in a great demand in his line of work, not only in this state but in other states as well on account of the wonderful work he has accomplished at the college, taking that division over several years ago without any thing to start with hardly and has at this time one of the best dairy divisions at the college that is to be found in any state. It will be a great loss to this county in loosing the advice and council of this man as he was taking a personal interest in the dairy program is under way in this county at this time as it has been through his advice that some of the best cattle to be found in the country has been secured and brought into the county and his death is a great loss to Sequoyah county as well as the etire southwest, Gore Druggist Buried poo Here Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Jesse A.

Featherston, prominent druggist of Gore, whose death occurred on January 2 at his home in Gore after few days illness of influenza. The deceased came to this County about twenty-five years ago from Tennessee. After a few years in Sallisaw he removed to Braggs, where he was in business for five years before purchasing a drug store at Gore twelve years ago and has made his home in Gore since that time. At the time of his death he was operating drug stores in Gore and Webber Falls. On June 26, 1911, the deceased was married to Miss Lillian Loggaine, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. M. C. Loggains of Sallisaw. The body of Mr.

Featherston was brought to Sallisaw by Wheeler-Stevenson and was taken to the home of Mr, and Mrs. M. C. Loggains in Bruton addition. Services were conducted by Rev.

J. L. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist Epescopal Church South of Sallisaw. Pallbearers were composed of intimate friends of the eceased from Gore and Sallisaw. They were: L.

C. Crump, Claud Hamilton, Chas. C. Smith and R. B.

Carlile, all of Gore; and W. D. Mayo, Walter Ivey, Roy Frye and Fred Spear of Sallisaw. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Featherston, ther, Mrs.

Mary E. Featherston of Sallisaw, two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Woll of Sallisaw and Mrs.

A. W. Crockett of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and brother, Charles Featherston of one Deckard, Tennessee, Interment was made at the City cemetery in Sallisaw. Mrs. Routh Dead Mrs.

R. F. Routh, about 80 years old, died at her home in the north part of town Thursday morning following a brief illness of pneumonia. Burial will probably be made in the City cemetery. Mrs.

Routh it is said is a distant relative of "Babe" Ruth, famed baseball player. Let us do your Printing Mrs. Ted Boyd Buried At Long Funeral services were held Sunday, January 6, at the church at Long, for Mrs. Ira Boyd, wife of Ted Boyd, who died on Saturday January 5, at the Boyd home at Long. The deceased was born June 7, 1909, and is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Pinkerton of Sallisaw. In 1924 she was married to Ted Boyd and of the union two children were born, C. G. Boyd and Dorris Anne Boyd, who survive their mother.

The funeral services at the church were in charge of Rev. Watkins. The deceased is survived by her husband, Ted Boyd, two children, C. G. and Dorris Ann, her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Tom Pinkerton, two sisters, Miss Pearl Pinkerton and Miss Mae Pinkerton, both of Sallisaw, and five brothers. Interment was made in the Long cemetery. Thomas Howell Buried At Uniontown Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Uniontown, Arkansas, for Thos. Howell, 85 years old, who died at the home of his son, H.

R. Howell, at New Hope on January 15. The deceased celebrated his 85th birthday anniversary on December 20. 1928, when many of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren gathered for a birthday at the home of H. R.

Howell where the deceased made his home. Mr. Howell came to this county about 21 years ago from Uniontown, Ark. He came to Uniontown about 50 years ago from Tennessee. He has made his home with his son at New Hope for many years and was well known in that section of the country, and at Uniontown where he formerly lived, The deceased became ill with influenza only a few days before his death, but on account of his age he was unable to withstand the attack.

Mr. Howell is survived by two sons, H. R. of New Hope, and G. W.

Howell of Uniontown, and two daughters, Mrs. W. B. King of Long, and Mrs. Spencer Byrum of Uniontown, Ark.

He is survived also by 30 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren, Interment was made at the Uniontown cemetery. Wife of L. A. Hummer Buried Saturday Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at the Christ the King church, South Greenwood avenue, for Mrs. Agnes Mary Hummer, 40 years old, wife of L.

A. Hummer, 2113 South O. street, Fort Smith. Rev. Father Peter Post of the Boniface church, officiated at the funeral.

Burial was made in the Catholic cemetery at Fort Smith. Mrs. Hummer, who was a member of the business and professional Women's club, serving two years as secretary, died at her home Tuesday night following a short illness. The deceased was the wife of L. A.

Hummer, who is well known among professional land business men in Sallisaw, having the agency in this territory for the L. C. Smith and Corona typewriters. Card of Thanks We wish to take this method to express to our many friends our sincere appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown during the recent illness and death of our loved one, Jess A. Featherston.

We are also very grateful for the beautiful floral offering. Mrs. A. Featherston Mrs. Mary Featherson Mrs.

J. C. Woll Mrs. A. W.

Crockett Charles Featherston. Hastings Offers Amendment Congressman W. W. Hastings offered an amendment to the Agriculal bill, when under consideration in the House, which was adopted to make an appropriation of $10,000 immediately available for boll weevil research control work in Oklahoma. It is estimated that the boll weevil destroyed $50,000,000 worth of cotton in Oklahoma during 1927 and more than $100,000,000 worth through out the entire United States.

This appropriation is for demonstration work to show the farmers in Oklahomo how to apply boll weevil remedies. Mr. Fred Ellis spent a while Sunday with Mr. Monroe Masterson. Mr.

Bob Dunn from St. Louis, spent Christmas at home with his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Dunn. J.

L. SPRINGSTO EARLY PIONEER DIES IN TULSA Lived in Sallisaw and Vian for More Than 30 Years; A Town Builder John L. Springston, 84 years old, a native of Indian Territory and for a generation active in the affairs of the Cherokee Nation, died Monday at the home of his son, Boudinot Springston in Tulsa. He had been seriously ill since October. Springston formerly lived in Salli saw and built a building near the Kansas City Southern, which was known then as the Springston house.

This house was occupied by the first Sallisaw public school with H. L. Nicholas as superintendent. This veteran Cherokee leader left Sallisaw a good many years ago for Vian, where he was one of the principal builders of the town. Vian was his home until a few months ago, when he with his wife, went to Owasso, in Nowata county, to reside.

Springston was born nine miles At about the same time that Springston began his work as clerk and court reporter in the Saline district of the Cherokee nation, he became affiliated with the Keetoowhah organization, an Indian order which had found its beginnings in the early part of the nineteenth century. Antagonism Was Found Back in Georgia, from whence the Cherokees originally migrated to the Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839, the old Keetoowhah group was dying out as early as 1835. When the majority of the Cherokees were brought west by Gen. Winfield Scott there was a great deal of unrest and antagonism between the fullbloods and half breeds, which was the only suppressed to a degree by the capable leadership of Chief Ross. From 1840 until a few years preceding the Civil war, the friction was minimized, but along about 1859 there was a general upheaval and efforts at reorganization of the Keetoowahs were made, Under the direction of Whitcatcher, a fullblood Cherokee who was captain of Springston's company during the war, an assembly was called on the banks of the Illinots river in September, 1858, to bring about a reorganization of the old group.

Springston in Line After considerable ceremonial, and shaking of hands, the Indians decided that they were as one, and Keetowah was a reality once more. Springston, influenced by his father, who was one of the members of the old order, joined the reorganized group at this time. It was in 1863 that Springston left Lynch's Mill, as his birthplace on Spavinaw was then known, and joined the Union army. Ne became of Compay Third Indian Home guards, and never fought more member than 100 miles from the Spavinaw vicinity. His company was part of the wesdivision, under the command of tern Captain Whitecatcher, Col.

W. A. Phillips and Maj. Gen. Scofield.

fought in the battles of Springston Cabin creek, near Vinita, and Honey Springs, south of Muskogee. Worked at Taylor Home A great deal of Springston's work the war was done at the old during homestead of President Zachary Taylor, in Fort Gibson, This house was built about 1823, and is said by to be one of the first Springston houses built in the Indian territory. It was used as provost guard house during the war, and Springston was interpreter between the employed as prisoners and captors, and to carry affairs of war beon the necessary Cherokee officers and their tween the white superiors. He said he was present when Alex- east of the present sight of Spavi-' naw dam, the son of John Anderson Springston, whose father was John Springston, a French tory, who mardied Nancy, a fullblood Cherokee wo man. John Anderson Springston was born at Gunter's ferry, on the Tennessee river in 1814, and before he to the Indian Territory in the came he practiced law, was a prosecuting attorney in his district and was a member of the Knew Customs of People In addition to attending the Delaware county school for 11 years, young Springston had the advantage early in life of accompanyng his father on several business trips and learning much of the customs of his people.

His father was well educated and taught him much of law and politics. Springston entered the service of the government in 1859 at the age of 15 years. Although he had not learned the English language until he was 7 years old, he learned it quickly and was soon able to spea" it and his native Cherokee fluently. Springston's early entrance into public life was the beginning of a long art eventful service, which his was only terminated by the death of superior while he was connected with the federal court at Fort Smith, Ark. At about the same time that ander Foreman, a leading Cherokee chief, surrendered a following of 24 men to a northern general whose name was unknown.

It was during the last year of the war that the intense feeling which had been smouldering since 1839, burst into flame. Antagonism had risen even higher between the fullbloods and the half breeds, and many of the latter had been killed. In desperation, Captain Whitecatcher called together a large group of men known to have been active in these atrocities. He told them in firm language that the killing must absolutely stop, and that any man who disagreed with him was invited to step forward. Springston's busiest years were from 1879 to 1886.

During that time he was translator and associate editor of the Cherokee Advocate, a weekly newspaper published at r'ahlequah, chiefly concerned with the legal proceedings and general affairs of the federal court. On the Advocate, Springston was associated with William P. Boudinot of Tahlequah and William P. Ross of Fort Gibson, 1 nenhew of Chief Ross. During the same period Springston became connected with the executive department of the Cherokee nation, in the capacity of secretary an.

chief translator, He was personally concerned, he said, with every transaction between his nation and federal authorities at Washington during this period. Active in Senate One of the Cherokee institutions with which Springston was closely connected was the senate, which corresponds closely to that of the United States. Of the work of the senate of 1889, Springston says, "I don't remember much that it did that was so important, but its work was very outstanding enough in those days. Those men took their work seriously and I guess they pulled the Cherokees out of a lot of holes that they might have fallen into." Springston did not end his journal listic work with his retirement In from 1893 the Advocate staff in 1886. and 1894 he was editor of the Tahlequah Morning Sun, a daily newspaThis periodical was short lived, per.

having died out when he gave it up to enter his last official position. Aid to Judge Parker For a number of years preceding the beginning of the twentieth cenI, C. Parker was the judge of tury the federal court at Fort Gibson, with which Springston became connected as interpreter after his retirement from journalism. In this capacity, as in nearly all his others, Springston continued an eventful and colorful career. Parker was known throughout the Indian territory as being extremely harsh in his decisions and was said by Springston to have sentenced more men to hang for horse thievery than any other of the early day judges.

According to Springston, while the stern in his applications of judge was the law, he was also just and even merciful where he thought the defendant was deserving. Parker died in 1898 and the jurisdiction of that court was retrieved six months later, thus relieving Springston of his last official position in the service of the government, Jim Frizzley, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Frizzley, who has been ill with pneumonia is improving. DUCO CORONAS The last word in portables.

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