He came in the camp and he was about 8 feet from me. Later investigations revealed that the bomb contained 5 US gallons (19L) of nitroglycerin.[12]. "[5] Most murders of the Osage during the early 1920s went unsolved. That's why I'm such a giant proponent that this history be told,"said Daniels, a Fairfax resident. He briefly lived in New York, Texas, and St. Louis before being hired as clerk for the Osage Mercantile Company in the Osage Nation. "Osage Reign of Terror. I still go to look at the pictures, but you know, the cows and horses are starting to look the same too. Construction projects arescattered across the county for Scorsese's big-budget epic, Apple Studios recently released through the Osage Newsa first-look image from "Killers of the Flower Moon". Estimates vary, but approximately twenty-four Osage Indians died violent or suspicious deaths during the early 1920s. An Osage man who is found murdered by gunshot in the middle of May of 1921, just days before Anna Brown 's body is discovered. Ree is use to the life. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, Osage Nation#Natural resources and headrights, MARGO JEFFERSON, "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Digging Up a Tale of Terror Among the Osages", "A Historic Settlement with the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma". ", "Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to Reteam on 'Killers of the Flower Moon', "Largely Forgotten Osage Murders Reveal A Conspiracy Against Wealthy Native Americans: Interview with David Grann", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osage_Indian_murders&oldid=1149876720, Anti-indigenous racism in the United States, History of the petroleum industry in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "The Osage Indian Murders", a dramatization of the case first broadcast on August 3, 1935, was the third episode of the. Since the last picture show to depict the Reign of Terror was the 1959 Jimmy Stewart vehicle "The FBI Story," which played loose with the facts and crammed the Osagehistory between tales of gangsters and spies, Billie Ponca said she is pleased to see a major movie putting such care into sharing her tribe's story. It was there in that boxcar that I felt like that. money. : Newsfoto Publishing, 1981). And we're going to see some truth now. Strained relationships with family members and neighbor resentment toward him as an Osage County "land hog" led Drummond in 1924 to start buying land in the opposite part of the state in Marshall County. "I think it needs to be told and I know for a fact that they have reached out to a lot of people. In 1929, $27 million was reported as still being held by the "Guardian System", the organization set up to protect the financial interests of 883 Osage families in Osage County.[9]. Many were threaten with death or worse if they did not sign over their rights, handed a deed, and forced at gunpoint to sign. She seems very down to earth and very friendly and has made a name for herself on her own. If you dont like them, find yourself a different website. Colorado newspapers reported the murders as the "Reign of Terror" on the Osage reservation. [6] Welcome back Over the [12] Kelsie Morrison, a petty criminal, later admitted to murdering Brown and testified that William Hale, a prominent local cattleman, had asked him to do so. Frederick Gentner Drummond (18951958) graduated from Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) in 1914 and attended Harvard Business School. During the Great Depression he established two Hereford cattle ranches in Osage County. This week Im bringing In 2012, the Academy Award-nominated movie version of Tulsa native Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "August: Osage County" filmed in the titular location. They make millions of dollars for keeping wild mustangs. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. So she has a lot of money, your dislike of her is your right as an American, we still can choose what we watch, so change the channel. With $3,000 from his mother, he first went to Texas where he purchased a herd of cattle, but a drought wiped out most of his herd and his money. The Peanut Butter Cafe & Roadhouse is a real place - each person just perceives it a bit different from another. In downtown Pawhuska, Shackelford said he has become involved in the movie since he answered one of its casting calls, although he couldn't discuss specifics. Get real, stop bashing a successful family just because they had business smarts. Shortly before his death, Bill gave a statement implicating his suspected murderers and appointed his wife's estate. The suit was settled in 2011 for $380 million and commitments to improve program management.[3][4]. Vaughan is correct. [19] Ernest Burkhart's attempt to kill his wife failed. Harve M. Freas The sheriff of Osage County during the Reign of Terror. The killings became known as the "Reign of Terror" and led to an investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Investigation (the precursor to the FBI). They're going to get drama, they're going to get violence in some form, they're going to get anguish, they're going to get happiness, all the big feelings.". A Food Network star, Drummond has been lensing her show "The Pioneer Woman". A few months ago, West Chester resident Bill Randolph sat not more than three feet from me and spoke of his experience 48 years ago in Germany. Holt is among the Osage citizens who noted the similarities between the Reign of Terror and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which is having its centennial commemorated this year. I can't imagine it not being told in the right way. I have wondered if it is part of an effort for the business to diversify. All rights reserved. Some sixty or more wealthy, full-blood Osage Native Americans were reported killed from 1918 to 1931. Leonardo Di Caprio eating pizza at Ree Drummonds place to Martin Scorceses He was sometimes called "Will". [15][16] "I'm such a promoter of the book by David Grann and of the movie. The record needs to be set straight regarding the Drummond headrights. Under the system, even minors who had less than half-Osage blood had to have guardians appointed, regardless of whether the minors had living parents. Many times we were sure the end was near and then she would open those sparkling blue eyes and stretch just like nothing had happened at all. I just can't imagine it not being a success. 16192 Views. [7], Believing the Osage would not be able to manage their new wealth, or lobbied by whites who wanted a piece of the action, the United States Congress passed a law in 1921 which required that courts appoint guardians for each Osage of half-blood or more in ancestry, who would manage their royalties and financial affairs until they demonstrated "competency". She would listen intently to everything they did and they would include her as often as they could. week and until then Ill see ya down the road, Your email address will not be published. setting them on a path to success in their own right. In his investigation, McAuliffe found that the BOI believed that the murders of several Osage women "had been committed or ordered by their husbands. She grew of living a Country Club life style. textbooks, as I found this post at this web site. There are other cooking shows that you can watch, but then again you will probably just tear them apart. A mere 36 hours later, Vaughan's body was found with a broken neck. I think because of that Im more tolerantthat I know something I didnt know before. If anyone needs a history lesson of the Osage, there happens to be a huge movie being made right now around Osage County. Investigators soon discovered that Mollie was already being poisoned.[13]. After several years of long hours and hard work he was able to buy the store, which was called the Osage Mercantile Company. Cancer, car accidents, mis-behaving kids, losing elderly parents, miscarriages, affairs, divorcemoney doesnt stop life; in actuality it probably creates more of the above. Later that night Jodys eyes popped open and she was refreshed from her cat- nap. A man standing 5 feet 8 inches, weighing 165 pounds . Brandy Lemon, a member of the Osage Nation Congressworking as a liaison on the film. ", More: Martin Scorsese movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon' delves into tragic Osage tribal history. I never once thought Id be shot down over enemy territory. established families the Drummond name grew and then grew again with the William Hale, trusted . Leo and Marty are literally one block down the road filming this second. If you had an ounce of sense youd know about the fraud, swindles and outright lies and manipulation that took place with regard to Osage headrights in the early 1900s. While he was still Shes a cold calculated money greedy person. six children and for twenty-three years all the research I have done indicates king of the Osage Hills back in the 1920s,and that Fred was a happy man, enjoying his family, expanding his business The family requests that any donations in Frederick's memory be made to The Drummond Home Museum, 305 N. Price Avenue, Hominy, OK 74035, or The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma, 10425 S. 82nd E . [5] After their father's death in 1913, Jack and Cecil Drummond founded Drummond Cattle Co., which over the next 50 years grew into a 200,000-head operation. land owners in the country with several branches of the family operating For a vast swath of prairie dotted with small towns, rural hamlets and large ranches, Osage County is experienced at dealing with Hollywood. By 1920, the market for oil had grown dramatically and brought much wealth to the Osage. I know she has lots of money and has a ranch and all that but Ive lived on a farm too and its money here and lose money there!! I guess technically he's a dog-angel - but we don't get technical here. Fred insisted that his They cant afford to continue and their places are going on the market to be sold to developers or corporate farms. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "They're doing a lot of stuff that's helping the town and they've provided a lot of jobs. No one stole them. a profile of the Mullendore family, the ranching empire they built and and one fellow brought a rutabaga. The Osage Tribal Council suspected that Hale was responsible for many of the deaths. [11] Roan also had a financial connection with Hale, having borrowed $1,200 from the cattleman. But other than that, I think it will be very factual," said Ponca, the former site manager of the White Hair Memorial near Hominy who now works at the Water Bird Gallery. Being nice, or not nice is not determined by economic boundaries! I know that through all of that she was not afraid. [5] His book about his investigation, Bloodland: A Family Story of Oil, Greed and Murder on the Osage Reservation (1994), presents an account of the corruption and murders during this period.[1]. Hale fraudulently arranged to make himself the beneficiary of Roan's $25,000 life insurance policy. Tons of sympathy, of course, but some of us wrote the truth, from our perspective, in terms of if you had paid for it, greater care would be taken, or one person questioning how hard this could hit her, given the family dollars, or even parenting skills. When I went back to see if the flying monkey brigade was after me (the minions of these Mommy bloggers,) I found that not only my comment, but othersanything not in total accord with herwas wiped out. God bless.. Wow ! Today the Drummonds are March 1, 2011. Courtesy Archie Mason. These are really good people who are successful because they work hard and have for several generations. As far as Im concerned , Patton won the war. Cheers to any blogger who can turn their blog into a book deal, get free stuff and have so-called contests to lure more readers while peddling wares for cuisinart. After several years of long hours and hard work he was able to buy the All of their sons, Roy Cecil, Frederick Gentner, and Alfred Alexander "Jack," attended college and each helped write ranching history in Osage County. There's no telling what we could have had if that didn't happen. The director seemed touched by the food and gifts he received at the pre-COVID-19 gathering, she said. Most of u people need to get a life. The fact that the federal government did not get involved and enforce the headright laws, is just one page in a massive book of discrimination against the American Indianhatred and jealousy that resulted in a genocide that rivals anything perpetrated by the Nazis during WWII. This week Im bringing you another story about a family that now has many members, but back in 1887 there was only one in Pawhuska and his name was Fred Drummond. By the 1980s the brothers and their descendants managed more than two hundred thousand acres in Oklahoma and southern Kansas. No part of this site may be construed as in the public domain. Shes not even a city girl. Many of his customers were Osage Indians, and Fred learned their language, earning their trust and loyalty. She would just beam with joy when they would sit next to her and when they began to get older shed love to listen to them running through the house and playing together. Roy (1892-1981) began ranching in 1913, and Jack (1896-1989) established ranches in Osage and Marshall counties. Hale was formally charged with the murder of Roan, who had been killed on the Osage Reservation land, making it a federal crime. When headrights were set aside for the Osage by the federal government, the government made it illegal for the Osage to sell or give away their headrights. They got bills too just like the rest of us!! The production trucked in a steam engine from Nevada to place on the train tracks its crews laid down and hauled in a fleet of 1920 cars after training people to drive them. She had the heart and spirit of lion. Vaughan's body was so badly disfigured that the coroner could not be certain whether the man had fallen off the train or else been beaten first and then pushed off. Ree Drummond is the daughter of a doctor from Bartlesville and was a journalist and photographer in L.A. on her way to job in Chicago when she met her husband and is no country girl but enjoys the big ranch way of life as any one would. In 2017, the family owned 433,000-acre (175,000 ha) according to The Land Report magazine. Dont go anywhere!. It loads a little oddly, coming up in the middle of the article. [6] In 1925, during the Reign of Terror in Osage County, Jack Drummond acquired one-half of an Osage head right for $20,050. [9], In 1941, Frederick Gentner, Cecil, and Jack were sued in the Northern District of Oklahoma for "conspir[ing] and devis[ing] a scheme to defraud." But otherwise she seems very genuine. Frederick Drummond's education and banking experience equipped him well to operate the family ranch. My niece said, 'You're all just lucky they didn't just take it and do what they wanted to do on a lot somewhere else and didn't ask your opinion.'". A lot of people like her; a lot dont. And some people are not going to like it," he said. The Drummond name runs thick in the vast ranch lands of Osage County. The Osage Indian murders were a series of murders of Osage Native Americans in Osage County, Oklahoma, during the 1910s-1930s; newspapers described the increasing number of unsolved murders as the Reign of Terror, lasting from 1921 to 1926.Some sixty or more wealthy, full-blood Osage Native Americans were reported killed from 1918 to 1931. (2012.201.B0316.0691, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS). You know sometimes I just dont know what to think of little Miss Ree. So much for free speech. His doubts arose from a variety of conflicting evidence. Calling it "a time in American history that should not be forgotten," Scorsese is adapting David Grann's 2017 best-seller Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI." [13], In 2022, two Drummond family members clashed with the Osage Nation over a Drummond-led plan to privatize a road near the Drummond Family Ranch: the Drummond group claimed that the road was used by people causing mischief and that Ree Drummond's celebrity was attracting too much traffic, whereas the Osage Nation argued the road was important for tribal citizens to access land owned by Osage Nation which is also on the road. John Burger An agent who works with Tom White on the investigation of the Osage murders. This was a living hell, Lt. Randolph states so matter-of-factly that there is no room for doubt. "I tracked down descendants of both the victims and the murderers. In 2015, Special Judge Lisa Hammond wrote in the divorce decree that Evans had lied about her residence "to support her efforts to establish venue in a county where she apparently believed the Drummond family name would provide her an advantage. over two hundred million dollars before it wraps up. Operation of these ranches fell to his son, Frederick Ford Drummond (19312020), who had earned degrees from Oklahoma State and Stanford universities. Located on the Drummond ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma, the Lodge is where Ree Drummond films her hit Food Network show, The Pioneer Woman By Dave Quinn Updated on June 28, 2022 12:22 PM. When Hominy was incorporated in 1908 he Was it as large as the Drummonds? My thoughts would always be: How could you even think of turning your back on someone who needs you that much? the tragic murder which remained the most famous unsolved mystery in the As they married and GRANN: So her family becomes a prime target of a conspiracy. No. One day in 2012, when . We love you Drummonds and all you stand for,keep up the goood work.We love u all. Guess today Im just a pickle.. do you have peanut butter and pickle sandwiches? As you seem to pretend to know so much about the Drummonds, there are many other people the Osage sold the headrights to as well. She would have long stretches where she was fairly stable and then would become so very ill. But all of that changed when she met Ladd Drummond, a fourth-generation rancher. Seeking a new opportunity Fred moved to Pawhuska when Oklahoma was still At around two, Jodys illness began to attack her. His film will chronicle the slayings of Osage Nation citizens in 1920s Oklahoma, after an oil boom made them the richest people per capita in the world. One of the reasons why PWs posts are always cheery is because that is how she has chosen to see life. Or if that doesnt get u going, perhaps @theEllenShows dancing can hopefully get u guys rooting for people. [6] Jack Drummond claimed at the time of his father's death, Frederick Drummond owned about 1,200 acres. mention of their accomplishments. At one time Hominy Trading Company was the nation's largest dealer of Pendleton blankets, a product favored by the Osage. Jody was well-liked by other kids; once when she was being wheeled into her classroom at Handicare, one of the children yelled, Hey everybody, Jodys here and all the kids cheered. Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and part or in whole. not only you my loyal readers but also On social media,some Osage people were thrilled to seethe table set with traditional grape dumplings in beloved red Spode dishes. Woodward also served as the federally appointed Tribal Counsel,[22] and he had guardianship of four other Osage charges, each of whom had died by 1923. Similarly, u have every right to ur opinion but once u put it on her turf, your right has ended and hers began. [d][e] There, doctors suspected that he had ingested poisoned whiskey. The memory of those minutes is clear in the Lt. Randolphs mind. Mollie and Ernest Burkhart inherited all of the headrights from her family. It required federal intervention for anyone to really be held accountable. I watch because it is entertaining, I also would love to live a life like that. In May of 1921, the bodies of two tribe members Anna Brown and Charles Whitehorn were found in the woods of Osage County. At one time, the Drummonds were listed among the country's top 100 landowners, with 100,000 acres, including . recognized by the Land Report which ranked them as 17th of the 100 largest Even though I like all of that, do I begrudge them and their family for all they have? The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:Les Warehime, Drummond Ranch, The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=DR007. Jody was always affectionate, wanting hugs and moochies as she called smooches on the cheek. A few years later he sold that store and bought out the When things were gloomy and seemed hopeless, just one smile and a hug was all I needed to go on. "'Reign of Terror Kills Osage Family". So in 1880s when there was NO LAW ENFORCEMENT every person was innocent. National Museum of the American Indian. history.[4]. The Drummond family is an American ranching family from Oklahoma. . On another note from He died there in 1942. Jody will always be my hero. MJH: It is March 17, 2011, and I am speaking with Frederick Drummond at the First National Bank in Pawhuska, Oklahoma as part of the This includes individual articles (copyright to OHS by author assignment) and corporately (as a complete body of work), including web design, graphics, searching functions, and listing/browsing methods. [13], Various residents of Pawhuska petitioned Oklahoma Governor Jack C. Walton to conduct a full investigation of the deaths of Charles Bigheart and his attorney, William Vaughan. The tribe held the mineral rights communally and paid its members by a percentage related to their holdings. As they married and established families the Drummond name grew and then grew again with the following generations. Although Walton later pardoned Davis, the investigation of Bigheart and Vaughan was never completed. there was only one in Pawhuska and his name was Fred Drummond. Did not look like that to me! Grann told The Oklahoman in a 2020 interview. Fred insisted that his children receive a college education and instilled in them his code of honor, setting them on a path to success in their own right. They by law should not own any of these Headright. Mercantile Company. Based on David Grann 's book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the film will explore the string of assassinations involving the Osage Indian Nation of. Chief Geoffrey M. Standing Bear named Chad Renfro the tribe's ambassador to the production, but the filmmakers are working with several cultural consultants, local artisans and Osage Nation citizens. Sorry, Im just negative some days about PW. But others were concerned about the Pendleton blanket draped around Mollie's shoulders. Earlier this month, Drummond filed a motion with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate Glossip's conviction. She doesnt work on the ranch herself, and she can access plenty of those city things that she is always droning on about. The Drummonds' Hominy home was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 (NR 81000466). To try to prevent further criminality and to protect the Osage, in 1925 Congress passed a law prohibiting non-Osage from inheriting headrights from Osage who had half or more Native American ancestry.[13][23]. I grew up on a very large dairy and hog farm with lots of hard work for our family. Apple Studios recently released through the Osage Newsa first-look image from "Killers of the Flower Moon" depicting Gladstone, who is Blackfeet and Nez Perce, as Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman whose family was targeted in the Reign of Terror, sitting in a formal dining room beside DiCaprio, who is portraying Mollie's treacherous husband, Ernest Burkhart. Sentenced to life imprisonment, Hale, Ramsey, and Ernest Burkhart later received parole despite protests from the Osage. "I feel like there's a parallel," said Danette Daniels, the Osage owner of Pawhuska's Water Bird Gallery. They work hard because they enjoy what they do not because they have to or ever had to. As part of the process of preparing Oklahoma for statehood, the federal government allotted 657 acres (266ha) to each Osage on the tribal rolls in 1907; thereafter, they and their legal heirs, whether Osage or not, had "headrights" to royalties in oil production, based on their allotments of lands. Subsequently, Ramsey changed his story, claiming that the actual killer was Curly Johnson. "It's definitely something that is delicate. The trials received national newspaper and magazine coverage. Her estimated net worth is $50 million. 2023 www.examiner-enterprise.com. It was Memorial Day maybe there was a marathon of her cooking show or perhaps her name appeared in a newspaper article. The two of them would start laughing and Jody would laugh right along with them. Oklahoma Historical Society800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 | 405-521-2491Site Index | Contact Us | Privacy | Press Room | Website Inquiries, Get Updates in Your Inbox Keep up to date with our weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. They dont get to take many family get-a-ways or have alot of family time. In 1923 alone "the tribe took in more than thirty million dollars, the equivalent today of more than four hundred million dollars. Pyle presented his evidence of murder and conspiracy and requested an investigation. Submit a Correction No way! Kyle. Say, did you know on Mondays we have free grazing at the Peanut Butter Sandwich and Condiment Bar? Some folks bring their own pickles . I am laughing at the envy of every person that has posted here. "The Osage Murders: Oil Wealth, Betrayal and the FBIs First Big Case." Howell, Melissa. Until the demise of the railroads the cattle market in Oklahoma and surrounding states was made at these hotels. Mollie, a devout Catholic, had told her priest that she feared she was being poisoned at home. And I think it's going to be good," said Shackelford, who is Osage. I agree with Kathy. She and her Dad would watch Sesame Street and sing at the top of our voices (and quite out of key) all of the songs. Both Grammer and Kirby were killed before they could testify. Roy (18921981) began ranching in 1913, and Jack (18961989) established ranches in Osage and Marshall counties. A film adaptation directed by Martin Scorsese and set to star Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse . NewsOK. The body of another Osage, Brown's cousin Charles Whitehorn (also known as Charles Williamson), was discovered near Pawhuska on the same day as hers; Whitehorn had been shot to death. Terms of Use About the Encyclopedia. The real question here is how did the Drummonds obtain so many headrights and how did they obtain all that Indian land, thousands of acres more than any Osage currently owns? Interview with Frederick Drummond Cleveland Bank, Drummond Family History, 3/17/2011 Interviewer: Michael J. Hightower Audio taped at F. Drummond's office in Pawhuska and transcribed by MJH . The prisoners were sent to camp in boxcars. Both happened in Oklahoma at roughly the same time but were hidden history until recently. I guess Obama was all of yours choice for president as well. [1] Frederick would marry his wife, Addie Gentner of Coffeyville, Kansas on July 6, 1890. The family is one of the largest land owning families in the state of Oklahoma and the United States. During the Reign of Terror in Osage County the Drummonds were creditors against and administrators for Osage estates. [8] In 1924, the Department of the Interior charged two dozen guardians of Osage with corruption in the administration of their duties related to their charges, but all avoided punishment by settling out of court.