He turned state's evidence, naming his uncle as responsible for the murder conspiracy. the new hires moving to town and the dozens of film crew employees who are here "I think about it both ways. Some murders seemed associated with several members of one family. As far as Im concerned , Patton won the war. The Osage Tribal Council suspected that Hale was responsible for many of the deaths. were Osage Indians and Fred learned their language earning their trust and There's no telling what we could have had if that didn't happen. [12] Two months later, Lizzie Q. Kyle was killed as well. One of their customers, John R. Skinner, owner of the Osage Mercantile Company in Pawhuska, hired Drummond as a clerk. But I also know this is not a documentary and I also know he's an artist," Daniels said. Was it as large as the Drummonds? The U.S. government continued to manage the leases and royalties from oil-producing lands, and the tribe became concerned about these assets. Ill bring you more next 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. Not that I begrudge them the wealth, shoot I have a husband that does quite well in his field, but her blog makes it look just too easy when I know that the small farmer, the small rancher is dying off. To gain part of the wealth, Hale persuaded Ernest to marry Mollie Kyle, a full-blooded Osage. The Drummond family is an American ranching family from Oklahoma. 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. If you haters do not like her, DONT WATCH!! After talking with Bill Randolph, I think I can almost remember it. He came in the camp and he was about 8 feet from me. He died there in 1942. 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 six children and for twenty-three years all the research I have done indicates [6] Life is life and no one should begrudge the Drummonds. 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which is having its centennial commemorated this year. Look at how her appearance has deteriorated over a few short years and as yourself if the food she promotes is something you want to ingest or feed your family. [8], The Drummond house was deeded to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1980 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. There were three waves of them, and by the time the third wave came along I was down on the floor trying to dig into the fibers and saying prayers. 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. I wondered for a long time how she lived so comfortably and was able to do all that she did. [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. But now they're coming here for this (movie), too," Shackelford said. "[17], In 2022, Gentner Drummond was the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Oklahoma.[18]. "The Osage Murders: Oil Wealth, Betrayal and the FBIs First Big Case." Shortly after arriving in the Osage Nation, Drummond met Addie Gentner of Coffeyville, Kansas, and they married in 1890. 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". "If you don't know your history, it can be repeated.". If anyone needs a history lesson of the Osage, there happens to be a huge movie being made right now around Osage County. With the success of her blog, she created Tasty Kitchen to create a community for . The Drummonds donated for the creation of a new high school football stadium for Pawhuska High School and for the building of an animal shelter in town. Some of the murders were committed for the purposes of taking over land and wealth of Osage members, whose land was producing valuable oil and who each had headrights that earned lucrative annual royalties. ranches in Oklahoma and Kansas. $1,491,644 in subsidies from 1995-2010. I see that the THIS link no longer worked, so I scrounged around and found another; now I have decided to take screen shots. The tribe held the mineral rights communally and paid its members by a percentage related to their holdings. But otherwise she seems very genuine. The Osage County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously that the petition did not merit a hearing. It was in that brief moment we both knew that we must make the very most of the time we had remaining together and not dwell on the despair of all of the things that would never be. 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. I do not live the farm/ranch life but my best friend and her family have a very large farm in South Dakota, I know the time, commitment and hard work that it takes to keep it running. [14], In 2012, the Bigheart Times reported that Gentner Drummond, who was representing his cousin Thatcher Drummond in a criminal proceeding, called their reporter Louise Red Corn as a witness in a case she did not witness and had no personal connection to in order to prevent her from being able to report on the matter (she was dismissed as a witness by the court). "The Reign of Terror." This Scottish-born boy came to America at the age of 16 after his father died. My thoughts would always be: How could you even think of turning your back on someone who needs you that much? 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!! In the late 1880s, Frederick Drummond moved to the Osage Reservation and secured an important document that set his family on a path toward wealth and influence: a license from the US government to sell goods to Osages. John Burger An agent who works with Tom White on the investigation of the Osage murders. The Department of Interior continued to manage the trust lands and pay fees to Osage with headrights. Along with beaded jewelry, Pendleton blankets and painted skulls, Daniels sells signed copies of Grann's best-seller in her gallery. Once there, they discovered the immense wealth of members of the Osage Nation from royalties being paid from leases on oil-producing lands. During the Reign of Terror in Osage County the Drummonds were creditors against and administrators for Osage estates. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior sent four agents to act as undercover investigators. Worry about YOUR everyday problems. 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. Ree is use to the life. Once she was in the hospital with her usual bout of pneumonia and lapsed into a coma; this went on for 8 days. His real name was William Hale, and by all accounts he had no scruples when it came to his desire to acquire riches and power. Leonardo Di Caprio eating pizza at Ree Drummonds place to Martin Scorceses Somehow he passed on to me a piece of experience..Now when I think of General Patton, I no longer see George C. Scott in front of a flag; I think of a man with kind eyes telling hungry, worn out soldiers that he was proud of them. The link will allow you to enlarge the pages; I have no idea what the screen shots will do. It loads a little oddly, coming up in the middle of the article. A Food Network star, Drummond has been lensing her show "The Pioneer Woman" on her family's Pawhuska ranch since 2011, spinning off a series of businesses that bringdroves of tourists to town. I found this site wondering if anyone ever wrote the truth after being deleted off PWs blog. [7] In 1926, the Drummonds partnered with the Mullendores ranching family to buy William Hale's ranch. 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. On the night of August 4th, they camped out by the banks of the Durance river in Provenal, a region in southern France. Colorado newspapers reported the murders as the "Reign of Terror" on the Osage reservation. 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.". There were many other creative methods, most notably murder. In 2017, the family owned 433,000-acre (175,000ha) according to The Land Report magazine. When you did think it was about food; no romance, all you thought about was food. The two of them would start laughing and Jody would laugh right along with them. He was saying, Men, Im proud of you. And he was saying anything he could to make us feel good and he had kind eyes. Ask just about anyone how the Drummond family got its start in Osage County, and you'll hear about the store. "This is one of the worst racial injustices and criminal conspiracies in American history. Sentenced to life imprisonment, Hale, Ramsey, and Ernest Burkhart later received parole despite protests from the Osage. history.[4]. We've got a counter and stools and tables and chairs and I wouldn't say too many things match. Over the past three weeks I have been writing about local history for the enjoyment of not only you, my loyal readers, but also the new hires moving to town and the dozens of film crew employees who are here temporarily. Mercantile Company. The Drummond name runs thick in the vast ranch lands of Osage County. Good for her. "And I don't know that you get any better than Martin Scorsese.". [1] The Victorian-style Fred and Adeline Drummond House was built in 1905 in Hominy, Oklahoma by Frederick and Addie. Bigheart had said he had suspicions about who was behind the murders and had access to incriminating documents that would prove his claims. 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. Turn away from the screen and see for yourself. His accomplice, Bryan Burkhart, another nephew, had turned state's evidence. It was a terrible 8 day march. A few years later he sold that store and bought out the Price Mercantile Company in Hominy, which was also very successful. Shes a wealthy ranchers wife. A few years later he sold that store and bought out the More than two dozen members of the Osage tribe had been shot,. Our musings & Our emoos, STORIES FROM THE PEANUT BUTTER CAFE & ROADHOUSE, This and That at The Peanut Butter Cafe & Roadhouse, Depilling an excuse for sitting and watching documentaries. Apple Studios epic, which is believed to be the biggest movie production ever launched in Oklahoma. Sorry, Im just negative some days about PW. Or maybe a lot different, for all that I know. The Pioneer Woman effect on Pawhuska, where she now operates five businesses, is undeniable. Killers of the Flower Moon was a best selling book by David Grann in 2017. Until the demise of the railroads the cattle market in Oklahoma and surrounding states was made at these hotels. 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. The majority of these crimes occurred in or near Fairfax and were rarely investigated by local authorities; some were never solved. In 2022, the family was the largest land owning family in Osage County owning about 9% of the county. [8], In the 1930s Jack Drummond helped form a statewide cooperative marketing association so ranchers in the state could take advantage of government-backed loans. John Roy Drummond, "Frederick (Fred) Drummond," in Osage County Profiles (Pawhuska, Okla.: Osage County Historical Society, 1978). No one stole them. 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. Hale was formally charged with the murder of Roan, who had been killed on the Osage Reservation land, making it a federal crime. Tracts owned by all the Drummond family members in Osage County now carry an estimated value of at least $275 million, according to a Bloomberg calculation based on agricultural land. Both were episodes of violencefueled by a poisonous blend of jealousy, greed and racism. Her infectious laugh and rambunctious spirit made her the center of attention where ever she happened to be. In addition to respecting the Oscar winner's storytelling prowess, several members of the Osage Nation said they appreciate his efforts toensure the film authentically portrays their tribe. And it really is retribution, in a sense, by the world now knowing because a lot these people got away scot-free with murders.". Im so surprised to hear such negative things said about a successful ranching family. : And I thought of all the small ranches that have been vanishing. In the spring of 1921, Mollie's older sister, Anna, disappeared. Why is their farm getting subsidy money from the government? the tragic murder which remained the most famous unsolved mystery in the [2] Frederick and his son Frederick Gentner both spoke the Osage language. 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. 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. Both happened in Oklahoma at roughly the same time but were hidden history until recently. Vaughan boarded a train that night to return to Pawhuska,[19] but turned up missing the next morning when the Pullman porter went to awaken him; his berth on the train had not been used. She could say more with a look or a half smile than most people do yakking all day long. Id either survive or Id be killed. Then local whites began targeting the tribe. But in real life, The Pioneer Woman 's Ree Drummond is also host to countless skeletons in. Courtesy Archie Mason. over two hundred million dollars before it wraps up. Drummond Family. The murder of Sir Jack Drummond and his family in 1952. working in Pawhuska Fred had met Adeline Gentner who was from Coffeyville, Billabong Jeff 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. The history of Oklahoma would not be complete without tell me the movie people are here in full force and already filming scenes in I have wondered if it is part of an effort for the business to diversify. Mollie Burkhart's Role No telling how we could be now. It makes life so much more pleasant for you and for those who have to live with you. Seeking a new opportunity, Fred moved to Pawhuska when Oklahoma was still known as Indian Territory and got a job as a store clerk. @NOW I get it, I find offense to your free speech comment. Joe and Sam did without a lot of things that other kids had, did and took for granted and they never once complained or were resentful of the way things were. NewsOK. [4], In the 21st century the Drummond family gained national attention due to the popularity of Ree Drummond's blog and television show The Pioneer Woman. The book was released on April 18, 2017 by Doubleday. 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. Series of murders of Osage Indians in Osage County, Oklahoma. That is why I watch the show, that and the fact that I love her cooking and recipes. 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. He was sometimes called "Will". "It's definitely something that is delicate. [5] McAuliffe found that when Bolton was a minor, the court had appointed her white stepfather, attorney Arthur "A.T." Woodward, as her guardian. Two of the biggest joys in her life were her two little brothers, Joey and Sammy. [17] Over a month later, on March 10, 1923, a bomb destroyed the Fairfax residence of Anna's sister Rita Smith, killing Rita and her servant, Nettie Brookshire. The Drummond family is an American ranching family from Oklahoma. The Drummonds have worked very hard for everything they have including haveing the smarts to buy headrights when they were available. January 12, 2014. On another note, from Leonardo DiCaprio eating pizza at ReeDrummonds place to Martin Scorseses wife shopping at LOREC Ranch for custom Western furniture and dcor, my sources tell me the movie people are here in full force and already filming scenes in several locations. following generations. The BOI sent Tom White to lead an investigation. The settlement also strengthened management of the tribe's trust assets and improved communications between the Department of Interior and the tribe. [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]. 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. "[1] Some Osage used their royalties to send their children to private schools; others bought fancy cars, clothes and jewelry, and traveled in Europe; and newspapers across the country covered their activities. Roy (1892-1981) began ranching in 1913, and Jack (1896-1989) established ranches in Osage and Marshall counties. Recently Added. I guess technically he's a dog-angel - but we don't get technical here. God bless.. Wow ! Because of the large number of leads and the perception that the police were corrupt, White decided he would be the public face of the investigation while most of the agents would work undercover. Glossip was sentenced to death for his part in the murder of Barry Van Treese. [11][a] Brown was divorced, so probate awarded her estate to her mother, Lizzie Q. The United States Congress changed the law to prohibit non-Osage from inheriting headrights from Osage with half or more Native American ancestry. Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site, without authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Well personally if Id been the bachelor on the auction block Id been mighty irritated. And one day in 1921, her sister, Anna Brown, disappears, and Mollie looks everywhere for her, searching along the prairie. He later acquired a further another one-fourth of a head right in 1928 for $11,250. [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." [21] Other witnesses and participants were murdered as investigation of the conspiracy expanded. Her estimated net worth is $50 million. Dont believe me, get on Facebook. I dont know the family personally but it seems they work hard for what they have. [11] Roan also had a financial connection with Hale, having borrowed $1,200 from the cattleman. My family has owned a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley of California, and one thing my grandpa always said is that farming is a big gamble and hopefully you have the smarts and intuition and discernment to get you through it. tribe went so far as to give him an All of their sons, Roy Cecil, Frederick Gentner, and Alfred Alexander "Jack," attended college and each helped write ranching history in Osage County. And the museum memorializing Johnson a native of the present-day ghost town of Foraker who won an Oscar for 1971's "The Last Picture Show" opened in Pawhuska in 2019. 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. A week later . It required federal intervention for anyone to really be held accountable. Maybe so, then maybe young Lt. Randolph was just discovering a side of himself he did not know existed. County Commissioners dismiss proposal from Drummonds to close 15 miles of Osage County road. Most of the murders were never prosecuted, but some men were convicted and sentenced including William Hale, who ordered the murders of his nephew's wife and other members of her family, to gain control of their oil rights. Shes a cold calculated money greedy person. There's an aroma in the place, a mixture of woodsmoke and your favorite fragrance. the dates on this blog seem a bit old, not sure if anyone is still reading, but a fact that may help many put their minds at ease about how the drummond way of life can always be carefree its because the drummond family receives money every quarter for the 23 headrights they own this past quarter of 2010, the Osages wrote the drummonds a check for $237,000.00 now you know how life can be easy when the money is coming from a source which does not rightfully belong to the family. "But you can't please all the people all the time. And that business, by they way, certainly is portrayed as a fairy tale place. We have many small dairies and farms around here that also arent doing well, but the discernment my grandpa did have was to put away when times were good. 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. 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." interests and developing a reputation as an extremely honorable man with February 14, 2022. Or if that doesnt get u going, perhaps @theEllenShows dancing can hopefully get u guys rooting for people. [17][h], In the case of the Smith murders, Ernest was soon convinced that even his wife's money and his uncle's political influence could not save him. *sigh*). Having little success, he went to St. Louis and found work with a wholesale dry-goods house. "A look at the Osage Indian murders", Ewen, Alexander and Jeffrey Wollock. Her Dad is a surgeon. Drummond graduated from the University of Southern California, and she had plans to go to law school in Chicago. We love you Drummonds and all you stand for,keep up the goood work.We love u all. Her children inherited all of her estate. There are other cooking shows that you can watch, but then again you will probably just tear them apart. "Osage Reign of Terror. Hale, his nephews, and one of the ranch hands they hired were charged with the murder of Mollie Kyle's family. As simple as it could be. I'd say it would be a stretch to see it as modern, sleek nightclub, but I guess if you got a group of those folks lost out here in these parts, they could enjoy themselves sitting and talking and digging down in the soda pop cooler. 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. During the Great Depression he established two Hereford cattle ranches in Osage County. "I was selected as one of the speakers to get up and to express concerns about the feature film and how we'd be depicted and just to tell him and his crew who we are as people," she said. [1] Along with tens of thousands of oil workers, the oil boom attracted many white opportunists to Osage County; as the writer Robert Allen Warrior characterizes them, some were entrepreneurial, while others were criminal, seeking to separate the Osage from their wealth by murder if necessary. Would I like to have the money that the Drummond s have..sure, would I like to live the lifestyle that they live.yes. Good luck to u all. [10] The show brought tourism to Pawhuska, Oklahoma where sales tax revenue increased by 3050% after the opening of Ree Drummond's Mercantile store. Thirteen other deaths of full-blooded Osage men and women, who had guardians appointed by the courts, were reported between 1921 and 1923. He lived one year in New York and then headed to Texas to try his hand at ranching. There are also a lot more resources available. working in Pawhuska Fred had met Adeline Gentner who was from Coffeyville, The trials received national newspaper and magazine coverage. Drummond emigrated from Scotland in 1882. They are available to anyone interested in the truth. When I first came upon her blog, I was interested in seeing the land and the cattle and learning about the operation. I am laughing at the envy of every person that has posted here. [6] Frederick Gentner Drummond took over running the Hominy Trading Company since he spoke Osage. The director seemed touched by the food and gifts he received at the pre-COVID-19 gathering, she said. store which was called the Osage On the way, Americans fliers, unaware of the cargo, strafed the train. 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. 5 (Chicago: American Historical Society, 1916). This was the most strsightforward way for the greedy whites to get hands on Osage oil money. He was born on 18 May 1869 in Knox County, Kentucky; died on 29 June 1923 in Oklahoma; and was buried in Pawhuska Cemetery in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma.
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