Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-08-15
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tCE tuO Otuot uay WIN tho h"Oot
carriage he could find In the city and
he is putting on just as much style as
q citizen. II this civilization keeps on
spreading It will not be long till every
Indian family will keep their coach
man, butler and valet. In nearly
every home you find q piano and
sometimes they have two or three hir-
ed girls to play on them. Indians are
no longer seen riding over the prairie
on poi. bellied ponies, without saddle
or bride, but every man and nearly |
every woman owns a team and top |
buggy and the turnouts are, on the
average, for superior and more nu-
merous than those in the state. This
sudden start towards civilized life is
not altogether duet to missionary work,
as the missionaries were all cooked
and eaten years ago, but we attribute
1t chiefly to the government, annui-
ties and the McGannon-Moore agency
system. You see that about the time
our annuities become due the big
storekecper begins to show a tender
sympathy for the poor Indian and will
trust him for goods to an unlimited
extent. The agent also has a tender
spot in his heart and IL the Indians
have not bought goods 10 the full limit
of their annuity the sympathetic agent
holds back their pay until the full
amount is entered on the debit side OF
the agents books. The McGannon-
Moore ombination is not only q bless
ing TO the Indian, bat it is good thing
for Seneca Mo. We're it not for the
outstanding influence of this phil
anthropic combination the poor Indian
would be forced to take his unnuity in
cash and might spend good deal OF
it in Baxter Springs, while Seneca
would lose about four-fifths OF her
trade-not that much, either, as her
local option whiskey trade would still
60 on.-The Usage Quapaws are
gathering in again from the Usage
country for their annual annuity
which will be paid next week. They
come in on ponies the men bare-headed
and the women bare-headed also, rid
ing astride after the English fashion,
but they will 60 back with new bug
gies, new clothes, ribbons, beads and
frippery.-Charlie Labedie will
plant two hundred acres of wheat this
fall.-There will be big crowd at
the horse race Saturday and good
deal of money will change hands. At
the last race money was scarce aud
personal property was put up, such as
sewing machines, pianos, brass kettles,
household aud kitchen furniture, cloth
ing, live stock, life insurance policies
and any other collateral that would
pass current among civilized people.
This territory is now under Ar
kansas laws which forbid horse racing
and the marshal has given notification
of that fact. While there is q solid
milo of the worst sort OF gambling
houses in the capital Of the state It
would seem that little innocent scrub
pony race out in this corner would not
he interfered with, but Of such is the
kingdom of Arkansaw. Tom
Crawtish SAYS the cranks may not be
so numerous, but they are more VIC
ious.-The citizens of Miami have to
haul water from the big white sulphur
springs, three miles north.-Sam
Leonard and Louisa Geboe were quiet
ly married last Sunday week.
Nearly every man woman and child
in the Quapaw agency are going to
the reunion. Charlie Williams bad
a hard time launching his ferry boat.
He put il in the river bottom side up
and it took two weeks hard labor and
a civil engineer to turn the cnssed
thing over.-The election Of Mayes
as chief of the Cherokees is very UNI
satisfactory to the progressive element
in the northern part of that territory
but they still have hopes Of allotment
and statehood. Chief Johnnycake Of
the Pottawatomies thinks the fullblood
CherOkees will sell their lands to The
government and purchase large tract
in old Mexico where they can still re-
tain their old customs, ghost dances,
dog feasts, chief Msyes and the whole
aboriginal usiness.-The Peoria
mines are picking up. There is not so
much enthusiasm as at first, but they
are turning out more lead aud zinc ore
and there is but little doubt that these
mines will soon prove as rich as the
richest. Garrett, living near
Blue Jacket, shot and killed man
named Handshe last week. Garrett
was arrested and placed in Jail at
Oswego, Kansas.-The balance Of
tho Peorias were paid their annnities
Tuesday at the agency.-JOhn Char
tiers may be Q "bad iniin" but he is no
spy. He killed a nice mess of young
prairie chickens this week and took
them up to an old Grand Army conf
rade who was on the sick list.-The
Miami post Office has been changed
from Jimiown to the new town site,