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Show SENTIMENT SAVES OLD COUNCIL TREE Tulsa. Okla . Dec 21. Tradition and sentiment has saved a giant oak tree known as the "Greek council tree," which stands In tho centor of South Cheyenne street In this city. An ordinanco to pave the street was adopted recently and some of the citizens wanted the tree destroyed, but a decision to spare it was reached reach-ed today. Beneath the tree it is said are burled tho sacred ashes of the Chero-kees Chero-kees brought from the old council ground In Georgia whon they came to Indian territory more than seventy-flvo seventy-flvo years ago. |