Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-14
OKLAHOMA.

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the propriety of illegal attempts t.
take possession Of Oklahoma territory
but it does most emphatically believ,
that the government should take thu
necessary steps to open 1t to white set
Element, and that as soon as possible.
As we understand it, 1t was pur.
chased from the Indians by the
United States, under q treaty stipu'a.
ton that it should be used for the set.
Element of certain Indians and freed
negroes, the Creek and Seminole
Indians reserving specified rights in the
deed of sale and treaty. Under these
conditions there can be no doubt that
these lands are not now open to white
settlement; but as the conditions for
which they were purchased do not
seem to have been fulfi led. by a lack
OF necessity no doubt, then as the gov
eminent has paid for the lands it should
take the necessary measures to abro-
gate or in some legal way annul the
treaty and to place them upon the
market.
As it is now, a lot of monopolistic
cattle companies have them in use to
Craze their animals upon them; thou
sands upon thousands Of acres even
being fenced up for the purpose. Many
OF these cattle companies are composed
of foreigners, so that the chief benefit
of public lands, that they may be made
homes for actual settlers, Is being per-
verted.
The honest srd the right thing to do,
Is to follow up Senator Vests resolu-
ton to ascertain upon what terms the
Greeks aud Seminoies will cede their
remaining rights, and then to place the
lands within reach of the iona tide
settler.
In the mean time it is interesting to
note the frantic efforts of the cattle COM
panies to prevent the lands from being
placed upon the market. Among other
things they say that they are sterile.
OF no account, subject to drought, &c.
In reply we observe a letter from a
number o fgentlemen who know where
they speak in which occurs this
iinguage:-"Having seen and travelled |
over a large part of the Oklahoma
country ourselves, and knowing the
soil OF that country in the main to be
as good as ' lay out of doors, We
have no hesitation in saying, over our
own signatures, that the farmers tell
the truth sud the cattle men do not.
From our own knowledge, we would
lay 10 the public that frst-cIass soil,
water and an excellent climate prevail
over Oklahoma, and that II ia our
irm belief that the cattle Kings who
ire making their millions by grazing in
he country, without tax of any kind.
ire deliberately incorporating the
oil and the settlers, and using money
RELY to deceive the public and keep :
government from opening the land |
o settlement. Oklah. ma bel anga, va 4
TO the governnent-the pub c
lc--not to cattle men or Indians. 1t
q good country to make homes in :
nd TO produce bread, lneEt aud vege-
ables, and we are unwilling to see it 4,
onger ~.noccupied to accommodate a c
ew foreigners while so many Ameri- ,
an Citizens are on the verge OF stsrya- o
The people are FESTIVE, and if :,
'ngress does not declare Oklahoma :
pen to settlement this spring. it is our r
Dol Judgment that the people will"
1t would be better to proceed III de. C
'ncy and in order regarding the mat. u
but 1t would be idle to conceal the II
'et that the sentiment of the last aen- 3
nee i'll the above Letter is a growing :,
ad a powerful one. Had the govern. a
never permitted its unlawful oc- IL
lpaney by the cattle companies It ST
light not have beeG so, but as it is, the e.
cling exists and it is growing. In u
county alone there will be :;
70 hundred sble-hodied, hardy, in OF
lstrious pioneers ready to invade al
klaholla in a few mouths. They Gre :
ganizing now. Il,
al
The tnerIometer Tuesday morning: At q
attoon, ILL.,, q below: La Sale, ILL.,, rs be- I'm
!; Eau Claire, Wis, IS below; Sterling d.
:, q below; Rock Island, ILL.,, q below: nj
'tsbnrg. Ps., 6 below; Marengo, Kan W W
ldest OF the season; thermometer 90 de- he
ees below zero. St. Louis-ls degrees be- CO
y IN the morning; 2 degrees below 1t lG ~ ~
NJ. Decatur. Ill-88 below. BLOOMINGTON, tn
blizzard all day; thermometer 20 q:
EgSFsyille, Ind-Thermometer rang. pl
near zero; naSsgl:ion suspended; bosts in
king refuge 10 Green r!ves. which never Sc
ezes, Davenport, lathe cO!d way IL pc
ing up. The thermometer indicated % - -
ow IN tie morning. and at 8 p. m. indicst. in
10 below. sicux City, Ia.-southerp Ia.
"a and Northern Nebra.ka ,iaes not affect Rn =,
by the storm, as the snowfall wss Ii-r, sn
trsins running as usual. Chicago at 8 s
II below; Omaha, II below; ST. Paul, 90; !
ouque. 81; keoSuN. Is: Fargo. 30; Win. BE
eg, 32; Carthage, No.. 81. W.,
or sale-A good residence, one OF ,ta Tia
{ III the city, on Main street, large house, his
u outhouses, well, cistern, etc. Price \
y - wv. Terms easy. Inquire of j. =. au]
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