Journal of The Cherokee Strip, VOL 7, 1966 RE: W.N. (Bill) Goodale by Gwen Hendrickson Major County, OK Marla Andrus ------------------------------------------------------------ Journal of The Cherokee Strip, March 1966 Vol 7; William N. Goodale, Major Co., OK Interview; Sept 12, 1964 By Gwen Hendrickson ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marla Andrus PaulnMarla@Juno.com *********************************************************************** W.N. (Bill) Goodale, Ames Okla./by Gwen Hendrickson 97 years old (Oct 4, 1965) William (Bill) N. Goodale smoked a peace pipe as big as a doughnut, with a Cheyenne Indian Doctor, named Standbar, who loaned him his own saddle horse to make the Run. He staked his claim two miles north and 1/2 mile west of Ames. He has lived on it 72 years (1965). “I made the Run from the south line of the Cherokee Strip, Three Cottonwood Trees-the oldest land mark,” Goodale recalled. “I came from Aurora, Ill. by train to Kingfisher in July 1893 before the Run on Sept. 16, 1893.” “A Cheyenne Indian Doctor, Standbar, loaned me an Indian pony, a bay. He was the Cheyenne’s own saddle horse, named Old Joe. I got acquainted with Standbar while waiting for the Run. “Monroe Davis had a in the Cheyenne Country, about 2 1/2 miles west of Kingfisher. We went there to wait for the Run. Mr. Davis went out and met Standbar, when the Indian rode up. Davis invited the Indian into the sod house to meet his squaw-papoose (his wife). I “set” outside,” Goodale recounted. “Later Standbar came outside and motioned for me to come with him. He walked to where the Indian Pony was standing. He reached into the pocket of the saddle bag and took out his pipe and began screwing the stem together until it was about a yard long. He filled the bowl, as big as a doughnut, with tobacco,” Goodale told me. The Indian and Goodale sat side by side “agin” the pony. The Indian took two puffs then handed the pipe back to Goodale. They passed it back and forth until the pipe was finished. That was the pipe of peace. Standbar was Goodale’s friend. The Indian couldn’t do enough for him. He told Goodale that Old Joe had eaten kaffir from the field of a settler. The Indian would have to go to El Reno to the Indian Agent. Standbar who had fought against Custer, had six white men’s scalps. Bull Bear was the Chief. When Stanbar offered Goodale the use of his horse, he said, “Him run faster!” Goodale had no contest for his claim. “A feller tried to run me off but he didn’t get the job done,” he stated briefly. In 1905 he married Emma Hankins, a neighbor girl. They had 5 children, all but one survived. They are (Bessie) Mrs. Clarence Webber, Enid; (Louvina) Mrs. Gene Stevens; (Opal) Mrs. Billy Gilbert, Clinton-Sherman Airport; George Goodale in the Weldon Home SE of Enid. Earl fell off a grain elevator in Hutchinson, Kansas and was killed.