The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-05
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

Oklahoma CITY Gazette: What's in a
name? Marshal Stringfellow, of the In
dian territory, don't believe in hanging!
Chief No Shirt lives in the Indian terri
tory. Such name must be nice in sum-
mer. but ALFRED uncomfortable IN winter.
Guthrie News: The soldiers are going
away. On hearing the news one young
man heaved a sigh of relief and said:
MAYBE | can get girl now.
The work of making the first payment
to the Sac and Fox was done In hurry.
1t commenced at 2 O'Clock p. m. and by
O'Clock all the $50, 600 was paid out.
Henry Jones and family get the most
money of any one family in the Sac and
Fox. There are thirteen allotmentS in
this family or "A total of ., $50 acres of land
and over 5000 1t pays to raise big fam
lilies in the Indian country, II you are an
Indian.
The Oklahoma City Journal is making a
great hit in its Indian news. j. j. Burke
and Brown, the bright editors know what
people like TO read and they spare no pains
to get il. If the people of Oklahoma City
don't like the Journal they don't know
what a good paper is.
Lawrence Journal: Three Shawnee
Indians killed three white men IL the
Indian territory the other day, aud when
arrested told all about 1t. An Indian Is
very much like a harmless Iunatic" He
is liable to kill some one just for the fun
of seeing how man will look when he Is
dead.
Governor Steele has received the follow
ing from Che-quom-o-ko-ho -ko, the chief
of the kickapoos, which reads as 1ollows:
Il have the honor to say that my people
fthe Kickapoos) will stay together and be
70 Laf ~ ga $40 at
any time between this and July 3. After
that date they viii scatter. Will you so
inform the Cherokee commission
Mrs. Fannie Whistler is one Of the re
fined, educated members of the Sac and
Fox tribe and one of the wealthlest. She
is the widow of one of the prominent men,
has as fine a section Of land as there Is IN
the reservation, owns 500 or 1900 head OF
cattle, hundred or so head of horses, and
has one Of the finest improved places, with
orchard, comfortable house, etc
The payment to the Sac and Foxes IS
opening the eyes OF the hIcSapoos 70 the
desirability of making treaty and getting
some money themselves. They see the
sac and Foxes with plenty OF money and
themselves without a cent, and Il Is sort
OF an object lesson which is doing more 70
make them in favor Of allotment than any
thing else could do There were several
CT the head men OF the klckapoos at Sac
and Fox agency last week and all were in
favor Of making q treaty. The commits
sion will have no trouble with them u IS
thought.
Oklahoma City Journal: II there is one
thing that keokuk. the chief CT the Sac
and Fox tribe, feels proud over i Is bis
visit 70 Washington, made several years
ago. and lie never tires speaking OF It ard
Of what he saw on the trip, O1e thing he
especially laughs over IS the sensation he
and Heard, the interpreter, created in
Washington They went there IN caslZe1s
clothes, hut took their Indian costume
along with them. They put u2 a. tie very
best hotel in the city AID day or two
after their arrival donned their Indian
Costumes, painted their faces = n war
paint and started cut IL may well be
imagined that a sensation wss Grated:
how the crowds gathered AID followed
them. and the talk x occAsso Essd-
Mrs. Leo Whistler Is szid 70 Dc the hand
soonest lady N the Tribe. and d oeaasTy,
ref meat. education and accom- 2lasil-
nsuts can bear CT The palm from the ira
jorIiy OF her white sisters Sc 5 about
2 years CT s-e and Is graduate OF the
Essnpsoa. Va. college She IL an OTTAWA,
but sIace ner marriage Saa teen adopted
into the sac and Fox tribe anc thereby ss-
cures Der allotment AGa shares IN t5e pay
menL Mr. ard Mrs. vs. hIst@=z make
handsome couple. for Leo Is as handsome
q nal as Mrs. ". : woma1 SID s2s