Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-01-20
News From OK. add. rs.

corn at 55 cents, oats at 45 cents and
wheat at 35 cents per bushel at Alva.
John Yahn is building large house
and barn on his farm seven miles south
of Alva. The barn is 24x36 feet, two
story.
The Pioneer drug store, at Nowata, /.
T., owned by Dr.. Allen, was broken IN
| to and the safe robbed of about $40. The
robbers succeeded in working the combi-
nation of the safe.
Kiowa citizens have raised money by
private subscription to build bridge
| across the Driftwood In the territory
in order to attract the trade OF county
M to their town.
In the house committee on public lands
it was discovered that Representative
Somers was opposed to the bill donat-
ing the military reservation at Okla
homa City to that city.
Alva Pioneer: Lawson Gray, who
owns large herd Of cattle in the south
part of the county, sold 100 head to 5.
Birket, of Eureka, Kan, and they were
shipped from Alva. They we're the best
we have seen brought in off the range.
The senate committee on public lands
reported favorably the Flynn bill to al
low settlers along the Kickapoo border
to fill out quarter sections, and also the
bill allowing the governor of Oklahoma
to lease sections 13 and 33, set apart for
school lands in the Strip.
John Dorsett, who was to have been
hanged at Guthrie, has been reprieved
for sixty days. This was the first death
sentence ever passed upon man in this
territory. On January Is, 1892, Dor
sett poisoned Sherman Long, his rival
for the love of an Indian girl.
Considerable excitement has been
caused by the discovery of a rich vein
of lead ore in the town of Newkirk in
the Strip. Workmen digging well on
the lot of Thomas Wright struck vein
two feet thick at depth of twelve feet
from the surface. A company has been
organized to fully develop the find.
Governor Wolf has called an extra
session of the Chickasaw legislature to
convene at Tishomingo, January Is. The
questions to be considered are not set
forth in the call, but it is understood
they will be to create citizenship COM
mittee, to appoint delegates to 60 to
Washington and to take action on the
! intruder question.
Rev. Charles Journeycake, chief of
the Delaware Indians, died at his home
near Alluwee, nine miles east of Nowata,
aged II. Deceased was the leader in his
tribe and one of the most prominent and
respected citizens of the Indian terrific
ry. He leaves large estate to be di-
vided among his heirs, seven of his chill
dren being still alive.
Enid Enterprise: There has been re-
| ceived and deposited to the credit of the
United States, by Receiver J. j. S. Hass-
Ter, of the land Office of Enid, up to and
including December 31st, 1893, the sum
of 1914, 697.89 without taking in one sim
gle counterfeit bill or spurious coin, and
with balance of six cents in favor of
the receiver. This in period of less
than ninety days.
A Washington special says that United
States Attorney Speed, of Oklahoma,
spent couple of hours with the attor-
ney general and the time was devoted
to considering department work in Ok
lahoma The fullest confidence is ex-
pressed in that department of Speeds
ability to attend to the duties of his
Office, accompanied with the approval of
his official acts.
Secretary Smith has instructed the
register and receiver at the Perry land
Office to call for the immediate resigna-
ton of William Mccoy, the chief clerk
at that place. It was proven that Nc
Coy had made entry upon a piece of
land when the contest over it was pend
ing in the office. The appointment of
his successor will be made by the officers
of the land Office at Perry.
W. II. Draper, of Crescent City, swore
out warrant for the arrest of Ireland
Woods, aged ~, for abduction, he hav-
ing enticed away their 14-year-old
daughter Nancy. An examination of
the records in the probate court shows
that Woods secured marriage license,
swearing that the girl was Is, and he
will probably have to answer to the
charge of perjury as we'll as abduction
No trace of the couple has yet been
found, and it is not known whether or
not they are married.
A Caddo special says the Choctaws
held convention throughout the nation
to determine whether or not they wanted
to allot their lands and come in as
state. Just as was expected the leaders
used the party lash to such an extent
that the vote was almost unanimous
against it. Those who wanted a change
were afraid to attend the convention,
killings having become so numerous that
Choctaw who fayors change in gov
ernmental affairs dare not say SO. Had
they been allowed to vote their true SEN
timents a big majority would have been
e. n obopro Tboco uho favorod tho