"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

Buried Lead, Ned Christie, and The Trial of Ezekial Proctor

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-02: Indians II · Page 6.19
Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-02: Indians II
Page 6.19
Material type
Newsletter (Newsletter)
Date
[none]
Description
This page contains three articles. The first article outlines a story told by the author's husband, Arthur Morris, about finding lead in the ground as a child working with his father. The second article outlines the history of Ned Christie and why he was a wanted man. The article sympathizes with Christie and says he was a brave man. The third article begins on this page and continues onto the next. On this page, Starr outlines details about the murder of Polly Beck Kesterson, committed by Ezekial Proctor.
Author or creator
Bertha Morris Pennington, Betty Barker, D.M. Starr
Publication or source
Adair County Potpourri
Subjects and names
lead, Ned Christie, Polly Beck Kesterson, Ezekial Proctor

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