From The Advocate, Feb 1886
Cherokee Co. OK Archives 
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The following was transcribed from THE ADVOCATE, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, 

Feb, 1886
Another Letter to the Editor of the Cherokee Advocate


OAK ITEMS

Editor Advocate:


Dear Sir:- I enclose you the following items from our neighborhood.

Times are tolerably good but money scarce, cattle look well after the 
thirty inch snow has passed off.

A great many hogs lost their taw during that snow.
Oaks merchants use coon and deer hides for their money. A coon hide is 
good dollar for dollar.

J S Hunter is the most enterprising citizen in the neighborhood in the 
way of farming. He has done a great deal of improvements on his farm 
inside of one year. He is a good example for any neighborhood.

U S Marshals made a raid in our neighborhood a short time since, and 
captured Simon Dry and James Stover, for introducing whiskey and old 
George Miller for stealing corn from Duckworth and Israel. We were 
told by a little boy, that this same set of marshals robbed three 
houses before they caught Stover.

Wheat crops are looking well on Spring Creek this season.

Corn is holding very well. It is worth only 40 cts. Per bushel.

Every body in this section of country is expecting a per capita 
payment next spring, of that lease money. They say that there was an 
act passed some time back to that effect by the National Council.

A big fine boy at G W Mitchell's. What have you named him George? Do 
you think the per capita payment is sure to come?

The Oaks School commences on the 15th of February. It's teacher is 
Miss Nannie McNair. Our children are anxious for the day to come.

There has been ten deaths and five births on Spring Creek within the 
past year.

Hoping these few lines will find room in the peoples journal of the 
Cherokee Nation, the Advocate. I remain respectfully, Whippoorwill.