Wichita eagle., 1889-08-31

The Indian has an eye for the almighty
/ dollar, too. kickapoo Indians brought in
/ two wagon loads Of fine apples yesterday
| to Oklahoma City, which were grown on
| their reservation eighteen miles east Of
| town.
| You won't hear so much about coal dis
| coYeries in Oklahoma before full tltle to
lands can be had as YOU viii atterwar,-
| The hoMesteaderS don care To have spccu-
I lators and miners mOnkevinc around their
! farms with mineral claims Herald.
The contest over the Lisbon site begins
! on the 2ud Of September and both parties
are preparing for a hard struggle Many
of the hOmesteaders who went back TO
Kansas to harvest and sell their crops are
returning and quite a number are prepar-
ing TO SOW wheat this fall
The KingGsher Halcyoue says that Wolf
Face, the big chief Of the Cheyeuues was
100 years old last Tuesday, aud the citi-
Zens OF kiDgfisher went 10 the old hair
filters tepee aud gave him a grand sur
prise tn honor of his centennial birthday.
Al an early hour in the evening party 81
about CITY OF tue most distinguished clt-
Zcns OF NIugfisher drove out ia Carriages
to the villa of old Mr.. Wolf Face. Their
arrival upon the premises WAS announced
by the unearthly yelling 90 an iuuumcrH-
bic progeny Of young tLeyeunts and ye.-
lowloCs Marshal Johnson. chief of the
pale faces. made p neat aud appropriate
speech, compliment!uz the old devil upon
his long ana successful career as q hDrse
thief and d!abolical demon.
The towns Of Lisbon and kiuGGsher,
while under two separate city govern
ments, are practically one, only an eighty
foot street dividing them. They are locat-
ed on section -. town u. range T., Lisbon
on the south and kIngiisher Oh tie north
half Of the section BO.h town sites have
.-Fs. b. ~ F.-
one or more homcsteaders The contest
on the kingiisher site has Just been tried,
but 10 decision rendered yet. Il occupied
the attention Of the register and clerks for
about twenty days, both city aud home
steaders using every ezert.on. IL IS Geuet-
ally conceded that the CITY Will win GA the
northwest quarter. OFT opinions ciiler As
to which party VIII succeed on the north
east quarter
Little Raven, the oldest and most in
huential chief Of the Arapahoes visited II
Reno lat week. The Old man looked with
aulazement at the numerous buildings
that bad dropped down, ~ 10 were, upon
his old hunting ground. Little Raven n
his younger days WAS one 81 the brayest
warriors, and now carries severs. bullet
marks His last engagement vas about
nineteen years ago, IL the sand hills near
Camp Supply, where be- with his small
band Of Arapahoes ''stood Of and wort
ed a superior fierce O. troops. ana hls family
have stillin their possession IA old an bu-
lance captured from Uncle sam during
the battle. lie nov resides n a So 90
stone residence a. CaBfoDDeot. J. T..
which was presented - him By the com
handing officer. when the post Al that
point was abandoned. aud has ffry acres Il
land under t.llaze The Old nan j. very
active ia trying TO advance Als people On
the white mans road, RAILING that %
live they TutEe Wgrk- and fh-lrtvH 2 e -
fuence aud the help % the government.
the most q his people now posses good
comfortable houses and are indusfrious
tii.erE Of the soil