Show Old Whipping g Post I Still ti ll in Service I Irhe OKMULGEE Okla Old Oct Oc 24 AP rhe The Phe ancient whipping tree and the thu old capitol of a a. vanished IndIan IndIan Indian Ind- Ind IndI I Ian nation still are doing service In this city In the heart of ot Okmulgee stands the council house of of the tho Creek nation nation na na- na tion erected in 1878 The Y M of C C. A A. A and the chamber of ot commerce commerce commerce com com- merce have their headquarters In Inthe Inthe inthe the building and a bus line uses ono one on corner for an office The building and its grounds occupy oc- oc oc occupy c- c cupy a block In the the center of ot the thee business district Among Amons the numerous numerous nu- nu nuI nu-l nu I trees on the grounds are I two where the too executions execution and t tJ tie e legal whippings took place A AThe r I The Creeks had n no no jails They had only two meth methods ds of f punishment punish punish- I ment whipping ment-whipping whipping and shooting The punishment t for tor robbery for instance in ma- I stance was fifty tifty lashes for the first I If It offense f lashes e for the second e dhel hel and death t for the t third i d In n cato o of ot execution the condemned In him ln- ian tap was tied to th the tree and shot shoe Damage suits were were settled In cash work or fifty lashes on the bare I back The council house Is a two-story two building of native sandstone On the first floor were were the departments departments depart depart- part part- ments of government on the second second second sec sec- ond the legislative halls |