Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22
INDIAN TeRslToRY NOTES.

q. w. Charleville, Of Minco,. Chick
ssaw Nation. 4 now an ayowed candi-
date for the marshalship Of the Indian
Territory Mr.. Charleyille halls from
Texas.
a grand lodge Of the indie
pendent Order Of Odd Eehows,
for The Indian Territory viii be
organized at an early date. The irst
meeting ~ to be held at south Meal
ester.
The Afuldrow Register says a strange
occuraucc took place In the ChoctaW
Nation last week. when q pasture lot
belonging 10 +. O. Billiard containing
about twenty four acres sank about
f0nr feet and become covered with warm
water. A small log house slid down 10
an angle Of forty-iiye degrees.
While a traction engine was being
backed down hill last Thursday nc
Purcell. Chickasaw Nation, the machine
bccame unmanagenble and was over
turned la attempting 10 jump from the
foOtbOard the engineer H. G.. Trip
fell beneath the engine and was badly
crushed about The legs and hips, sustain
ing injuries that Will doubtless prove
fntal
a horrible accident happened to Legus
Sulphpr. u young Indian living about
evening. which resulted in bic death. lie
was hauling n load Of wood home when
his team became frightened and ran
away. throwing him ont against the
tree, knocking his brains out The team
ran home before 10 stopped, and the
family at once started ont in search for
him. and found him laying near tue
tree with his skull crushed
Wednesday night the Presbyterian
Mission ut Tnhlequnh burned 10 The
ground. The fire was caused By n cam
dlc left burning by one Of the siual
girls The loss Is about $4,000 partly
covered By insurance. This mission was
established i'm 1856 by the Buurd of
Home Missions Of the Presbyterian
church and has resulted In much good
Whom the fire broke ont the children
were lt church some distance from the
building. and only three ladies' were in
the building. Most Of the furniture was
saved.
Edmond Newy-Thcre are 100000 In
dams and 100000 Americans In the
Eve civilized tribes Of the Indian Ter
ritory. In Oklahoma we have 133.OOO
souls. Together We would have q force
of 333.OOO applicants 10 knock at thc
doors of the next congress for admission
into the Union. Let us in regardless of
politics.
Purcell people are taking n firm stand
for ullOtmclt aud statehood
Duncan Banner There are doubtless
m my persons i'm Texas who are waiting
the opening to settlement of tie Chero-
kce strip and the kiokupoo reservation.
Tho day of entering the promised lund
~ near at baud. Congress very recently
ratified the treaty with the I.ickapoo
Indians, aud their lands will surely be-
come subjected to settlement IN the early
part of the year Il Is also confidently
asserted tut the Cherokee outlet viii have
it's long deferred opening during The
coming spring. When MI these lands are
added to Oklahoma her area and pOpula-
ton will Immediately be- doubled and
her Importance ns u community will be
correspondingly increased
But oven with the addition Of these
vast tracts Oklahoma will not De In the
condition which She will have attained
whom she takes her place among the
states of the Union; then the Greek.
Cherokee. Choctaw, Seminole and Chick
nsaw nations will have BEEN added TO
her dominion and she will begin her
career as state with an urca Of grent
extent ana fertility and with q pupuln-
tion Of nearly 100000 souls.