A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . her; moccasinsor discarded white man shoes cov-ering their feet, but many bare-foot; cheap jewelry and trinketswhenever they could get it, whichwas often ; sometimes a cjueer tur-Itan in place of a hat; usually nocoat or jacket, except in winter. The Indian was fond of tobaccoand liquor, but as soon as the lead-ers saw what terrible inroads werebeing made on Indian territory bypale-face profiteers of variouskinds, a strong Indian organizationwas
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . her; moccasinsor discarded white man shoes cov-ering their feet, but many bare-foot; cheap jewelry and trinketswhenever they could get it, whichwas often ; sometimes a cjueer tur-Itan in place of a hat; usually nocoat or jacket, except in winter. The Indian was fond of tobaccoand liquor, but as soon as the lead-ers saw what terrible inroads werebeing made on Indian territory bypale-face profiteers of variouskinds, a strong Indian organizationwas formed to stamp out the was obtained from storesthat had a provision shop in frontand a barroom or doggery in therear, the entire establishment be-ing dignified by the name gro-cery. Green wooden screens ob-scured the occupants of the bar-room until a state law caused themto be abolished, and then every-body could peek in and see who wasgetting lit up. Around theseplaces loafed a gang of shiftlessIndians and whites, bent on satis-fying their abnormal appetites, andfit subjects for whatever mischiefmight be suggested by the Demon ^. MAJOR RmCE, Cherokee chief, who, withhis son John, was murdered June 22, 1839,in Indian Territory by vengeful redskins. Rum. These gangs were extremelyprofane, and poisoned the atmos-phere for such a distance thatladies and young ladies would nev-er venture closer than across thestreet. Knife and pistol scrapeswere frequent, especially late atnight after the more peaceful in-habitants had retired to their calaboose soon became a cryingnecessity, and with it a town mar-shal who managed to keep it full,except when the inmates escapedand turned the thing over on itsside. It was a log afifair, near WestSecond Street and Sixth Avenue. There is no certainty as to justwhat the early city governmentwas like. Doubtless in the begin-ning ever} man was a law vuitohimself. Gradually, however, locallaws were passed and irresponsi-ble persons m
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