The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-10

Of the territory delegates. They are all
full of nrOfuse Gratitude.

Of the territory delegates. They are all
| full of profuse gratitude.
Guthre's road to the Iowa country is
pushing right along. The farmers have
! subscribed 500 days work along the line
| and the board of trade furnish the lumber
necessary for the work.
Some of the Sac and Fox Indians are
| quite sharp real estate men. They get a
| desirable piece of ground allotted to them
| and then sell it out to some other fellow,
| who wants to get next to bis friends.
Oklahoma City Journal: Several days
ago contestant in land case before the
| land office discovered the sudden disap-
pearance of his most important witness.
! He was finally located up in Kansas. The
contestant sent a man up TO prevail upon
| him to return and testify, aud he was sue
cessful in securing his return. The wit
ness went on the stand yesterday and
swore that the defendant had paid him $50
| to leave.
| Beaver Advocate: Settlers on surveyed
school lands will benefit themselves if
they will not forget the fact that If they
do not file on their claims before the Goth
day of June, 1891, they will lose all rights
to the same, and the land will revert TO
the county. Also, all settlers on govern
ment lands who do not file on their claims
before June 80 1891. will not only lose the
time to which they are entitled as settlers.
but will lose all title TO their land and
their claims will be subject to be taken
by the first applicant who may wish to
jump them.
The insane in the territory have now
been placed under the supervision OF
board of health. and inst now it Is a
problem what to do with them. Governor
L. 4 Il
arrangements with some other state for
the care OF the insane OF the territory, but
has com pletely fai ed. The legislature APP
propriated only $500 for all the expenses Of
the board Of health, and now that there
are some 200 or more insane persons that
have to be looked after and cared for the
board is at its wits end to know what 10
do with them.
Oklahoma City journal: Alloting
Agent Walker says they are getting along
very wall with the allotment work. Since
commencing the work Of allotment
month ago, each of the three agents has
averaged twenty-five week. There are
only about coo aliotments TO make, 90 IL
the work is continued at the present rate
the allotmerts can easily be made in the
time prescribed by law. Mr. Walker says
the Indians are taking mostly valley
Claims, and Of that they seem partial to
the timbered portions. They sssm 10
desire TO locate in groups and in doing 80
they do not always choose the best land
The lands all have TO be surveyed before
they can be assigned, and very often claims
are surveyed out and then net taken, the
lines not running 70 suit the applicant.
kacu ailotting agent has in all com
paBy Of six assistants. Their camps
are moved about once a week 70 keep
pace with their work The Kansas /
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cupy the northern part OF the reserva- /
ton. kicked At fret On taking their lands /
IN seyeraity. claiming that they were not 4
bound By the treaty because they had no
representative Ia the council. They
finally consented. however. 70 take Their 4
lands, and asked that they be allowed % 4
take II in body. The agents agreed 70 1
allow them TO do 50. and the locality bad i
been selected, w hen the Indians csnAzdsd !
that the patent Is made cut In the nzrns
q tie chief as trustee, Sill showing a.
aversion 20 accept the new order Of things.
Agent Patrick fatty refused 20 DO any
thing Of the Kind. and Announced bis nlts-
which was that those who de-
sired 20 select their lands should do 80,
aEd those who lad Dot taken their ailos- 1
,neats By date named would hav. their /
.auds SET apart for them by THE agent
Col Patrick started from Oklahoma /
Ci'y for the Sac and Tex agsocy yes.sr-
lay with al escort cs sky sos6ssrs The
-eason q tbs strong escort IL tbs fact that
&c will take with him 80 90 with witch
. make the Irs. payment 20 the Sac AID 4
Fox Indians. and the additional FAC. TIA.
Re authorities dropped cato little plan .
'orls oespe-scoss had formed for getting |
possession o. the raonsy. Tie Da!tea /
sroshsrz. the California train robt%ra- Fer
WHOM there Is reward Of g. co. are
InoEa 20 be IN that vlciuitT, ard TIE az
nor1tiss are ooafden. they bad Planned
o rob Cob Patrick Th@ pa!,oEs came
nts 'sdsr PAyns's sllo.lny camp
ss mornings since and 20. Eses. bre&k-
Sax Re Aasosirz people readily rsszy-
4z@S them from TIE os<c-sfsslo..s sr-ztter-
= oTer tie coznfrT. tut they wers not
oossEy for The DAl.onx th@G morning.
a2 80 allowed them 70 20 10 veaeS.