Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-05

quested each post to nominate menu
Der to serve as cOmmitte to draft a
memorial to congress to open the Ok
lahoma territory for settlement by the
soldiers and sailors of the late war
either by homestead or presumption,
and to urge on our senators and men,
bers of congress to use their utmost
endeavors to secure favorable consid-
Grafton al once. The members of that
committee are as follows:
Burlingsme Post, l.. +. Finch; Que
memo Post, 10. Marshall; Usage City
Post, J. V. Admire; Carbonate Post,
George Dorman: Lyndun Post, j. II.
Howe; Melvcrn Post, W. w. Parker;
Lebo Post, ID. Chalmers: Scranton
Post, NJ. B. Andrews.
This committee was to have met in
Lyndon on the 9Th inst, but did not
do so. On the goth inst. Mr.. j. V.
Admire addressed the following note
to Senator p. B. Plumb and has re-
ceived reply. The following is the
correspondence:
Usage Cry, Nov. 20, 1894.
Hon. P. B. Plumb, Emporia, Kas.
DEAR SIR:--At county soldiers reunion
held at Lyndon some time ago, committee
was appointed, OF which | am a member, to
take such steps as might be deemed best to
have the "0klahoma lands set apart for
homes for ex-union soldiers, write YOU,
therefore, TO obtain your views, if you are
willing to publish them, as to the prospects
of the opening up of that country to settle
ment under the existing homestead and pre-
emption laws of the United States or as
thaaa la,-s ,,,;,vbf ho upna,JaI h. ,n,o,raes
! Among the homeless and landless people
ofthe county, very great interest is felt in
the matter. Capt. ID. l.. Payne and his
agents haye been here for the purpose of
inducing persons TO join his colony. Many
poor men are going into it and paying out
money in the shape of membership fees and
assessments, that they can i'll afford to lose.
hope you will write me your views fully
upon this question, as il is generally believ-
ed that you are in position to know what
will probably be done.
Very truly your friend,
j. V. ADMIRE.
1 EMPORIA, Kas., Nov. 81, 1884.
j. V. Admire, ESD, Usage City, Kas.
My DEAR SIR:-I am in receipt of
your favor of the Goth, advising me
that sat county soldiers reunion
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pnbiic DOMAIN, III lhe In''lan IerIi,olt
settler or in quantities exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres to each occu-
paut.
The law does not recognize, and will
not do so. membership In any colony
as giving preference. No government
officer can give any preference, and, of
course. no private individual can do
so. I'm Oklahoma. when opened to
settlement, as well as elsewhere on the
public lands. those who first make act
nal bona fide settlement will have first
right. do not wish TO discourage as
fact. do not all desire
to advise-but il is quite safe TO say
that the great majority of those who
nav money for alleged rights to