The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-08

96 degrees, but lives in the nation, who
claimed for himself and his two brothers,
who never lived there; John Archer.
who, as is well known lives at
Tulsa, east of 96 degrees and
of the Osages; J. L. MbBride, a white man.
an intruder while on The lands west OF 10
degrees, and who married an lndian
woman, in hopes of giving him citizenship,
few days before this committee gave
him a certificate; joseph Palmer, not a
citizen of the nation. but an Intruder, who
Was dead, moreover, some time before
congress ratified the Cherokee agreement.
and who, even if he had heen a citizen,
acquired no rights in it; John Hawk, an
escaped convict from the Tahlequah pen
itentiary, who was harbored iii the Jorda n
settlement until recapi ured and IS now
serving his time in the psnltentary.
The organic ttion appointed committee,
and this committee decided against HtIg
nine other claimants AS not entitled 10
aliotments. The committee then pro-
ceeded to locate claims for members OF the
association.
This man Hendricks, who signs him.
self chairman" SAID Colonel Phi lips,
"makes six locations for his family close
to he new county seat OF p county Two
of the Jordau'S wives jumped the half OF
the first location of the 10 ynsite at Il, and
John w. Jordans' son is now near the
changed or present location, while Nancy
Jordan is in the vicinity. Archer, who
was not entitled to make any ailotmenta
Cor his wife and daughter, as he resides
east of 96 degrees, has located them close
to Pond Creek on the Rock Island railroad,
near the towDste of county IL, while
Richard Riley's wife and two daughters
locate close to the county seat q, and one
of them jumps the improvements and loca
tlon OF j. Guthrie, trying TO take possession
of several hundred dollars worth OF I'M
proyemeuts the committee ruling against
Guthrie 10 make room for her. She has
not particle of evidence to support
her location. Her husband has improve
ments down On the Point $50 miles dis
tant. while Guthrie has presented his own
sworn statement and two witnesses to
prove his location and improvements.
Richard Wilkerson, prominent member
OF this association of less than dozen
persons, has his improvements, log house
and eight acres broke, down on the eX-
treme point in range y east, selects for his
wife and two ch ldren locations, not on
the Point but 110 miles distant at Pond
Creek, as close as he, they or the attorneys
and purchasers could get TO the town just
located in L. James L. Jordan, another
of the association who also has bis small
improvem ents on the Point in range s east,
locates his wife and daughter in township
81, range / west, as close as they or the
speculators they had sold TO could get to
the new county seat of 2. We have thus
around county seats SIX Hendricks and
two Jordan women and children at Pond
Creek; at town l. two Archers and three
Wilkersons. Near Enid, or town O, Mr.,
Riley. another of the 'assocation,' puts
the claim of his wife and two children,
while four of the Jordans got in the vicin-
ity Of the town of h, aud two Of them
| actually jumped half tae townsite the
moment it was located aud before it was
removed"
The association filed with the secretary
memorial denying that the wives and
children of the settlers had made these very
valuable selections near the railroad
station for townsite speculation. The
memorial declares that the selections were
made to afford the parties the conven-
iences and comforts of civiliz ed life, and
the immediate proximity to church. school
and market.
Colonel Phillips in speaking of this
memorial, called the secretary's attention
tC the fact that the ladies IN signing II
could only make their marks. He asked
the secretary to observe how schools and
! churches are appreciated by these ladies
| in locating these claims more than 1Ot
miles from their husbands. Colonel Phil
| lips filed with the secretary A letter from
ex chief Bushy head, who, speaking of this
association, said: II am satisfied the at
tempt will be made TO ring in parties that
are not entitled"