| Show seminoles Semi noles plan to settle in old mexico irked by growing I 1 shortage of space in oklahoma wewoka wenoka okla the seminole indian tribes council house has been moved from wewoka wenoka old tribal capital into the country to become a farmers dwelling dwellen the move was made while the tribal chieftains considered going on another trail of tears similar to the long trek that brought them here from florida in 1831 three hundred seminole braves dis heartened by seeing their one once e happy hunting grounds of central oklahoma sprout oil derricks and turn to industry have practically determined to move to old mexico far from oil riches and the rush of an industrial civilization they want to get back to the open spaces and have begun negotiations for another hunting ground in sonora the old brown council house which once stood in the center of wewoka wenoka had been partly dismantled recently the last of it was moved to the lawrence youngblood farm within the last SU years the 14 bands of chieftains each with a first and second band chief and a lawmaker sat in the old council house to dispense tribal justice among their people gov john F brown first chief of the seminoles Semi noles dispensed a strict justice from within the council lawbreakers were whipped at a tree now standing 0 near the seminole county courthouse no jails were found with in the seminole nation only the whipping tree A hard lashing was usually sufficient for malefactors A third conviction resulted in death under the seminole unwritten laws seminole justice was wag swift strict and unflinching but malefactors were not taken away from their families and the dependents left in want if the wrongdoer reformed as usually was the case he was accepted in the tribe again a aln if he was incorrigible he was put to death in the old council house many a brave went on trial and death sentences were meted out to fo the worst wo the house was moved a number of time first making the long icing tortuous journey along the trail of tears sailing for rost post at the kne hasue hague MOO 30 ZI 1111 11 11 V 31 A q 2 AIN W f A soa A d x al MY nr Y P at r R q X A A 0 M m U x n 7 1 c granville T F amet newly appointed american minister to the netherlands as he sailed aboard the liner washington with mrs birs emmet to take up his I 1 new liew duties at the hague hac ue |
