The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-03-21

oklahoma
William >ohn aud Harry Shor,man
have leased eighty acres ct mineral
land In Noble county,
The early blooming apricot ,rcc has
forced ns~if on the public view in Ok
lahoma county. already.
Dug Wari was released from the
Kansas state peni,en,iary last Friday.
He was sent up fcr higamy from okla
aoma.
Al l.chigh q r., during family
quarrel.J. L Thompson sho, and killed
joe Nanhorn Both arr c,al miners.
Thompson has tcen arrested
Gardiner Allen of rottawatomic
county, has been released from Jail,
II vas found that he was many miles
away when the crime with which he
was charged was committed
A young rian OF Coalga,c, who has
sown Wild oats for MANY years, is he.
ginning TO reap the harvcS, and the
yield Is larger than hc anticipated, and
finds himself daily tempted with somv
evil hrcugh, ON by this careless sowing
in early life
The present winter Is ono of the best
Oklahoma has had for the planting of
trees, and many of the people all over
the country are taking advantage oi |,
and arc planting orchards aud shade
trees in way that will improve and
more to hsau.ify the country than any.
thing they ocnld do Every property
holder should do q share in tie good
work
Adam klcinfclder. n business man of
New York city. has sued for diverse In
Noble county. lie alleges that his wife
was cruel 10 him, that she hit him with
a. soup bone and came near killing him
and that she broke down door mt his
fathers house and called kleinfcldcr
bum and he ana his sister had names
Kleinfcldcr saws his wife would no, let
him enter his house aud he was com
pelled o. seek home elsewhere.
Oklahoma Is suffering from coal
oil monopoly, which has grown out of
the well meant hut nevertheless injur.
ions, efforts OF the rcccn, legislature
to protect the people from poor quail
ity Of the article. The law makes Il a
penal offense for any dealer to sell to
any person oil that has not been inspcc.
ted by the inspector of the territory or
his deputies, and the oil handled il for.
fcitcd to the territory, No matter
wha, the grade ~ il mus, bear the
stamp of an oklahoma inspector, who
shall. of course he paid for his service.
Damaging prairie fires having been
raglag for the past six days in the
ronca. otoc and Usage Indian countries
and part OF the Cherokee strip oi
In the Usage country white
woman was burned to death and halt
a dozen houses and much stock dcs.
troyed. Jack Nail. farmer
had n fine hoase. barn and sew
eral Thousand bushels OF grain and fuur
horses burned. Il. n. stewart lost To-,
fine horses and considerable hay has
becn burned and hundreds Of miles ~
wire fencing damaged by FIRE
United States Indian Agen, Wisdom
has been instructed by the commits
sioner ~ Indian affairs that he will be
required 20 pay cut to the Cherokee
old settlers. as soon as arqanrcmcnts
can he made. the sum Of $500. s6i. 10.
an amount due them from the pro
ceeds of the Cherokee strip sale This
Is only 6S per cent of the amount. the
balance being held by the government
until contra very can hc settled. Mr..
Wisdom will begin paymen, a. soon
as he can make his bond, and hi> bond
and tho money isplaccd 10 his credit
with tho assistant Treasurer al 1T.
Louis This j. ioy ful news 10 the
merchants, a. goods have been ad.
Sanccd for The largest portion OF IL
\ delegation ~ Mexican Kickapoo
Indians from oklahoma had confer
cncc with the commissioner of Indian
affairs at Washing ton, Friday. They
did not say what they wanted in an
hours talk with the commissioner. hut
they sprinsled him liberany with com.
plimcnts On the power ant wisdom he
possessed and the great confidence they
had in his desire to do them justice.
I, Is believed, however. that they ar, in
Washington for the purpose of protest
ing against being forced to take the
allo,ments recently assigned 10 them.
and they are altogether dissatisfied
with the treaty which they signed
agreeing Ia take these allotmcnts
They have - far refused to take the
land assigned 10 them individually and
have not touched dollar thar il now
in the treasury - their credit, Tor fear
thst they viii hc bound in some way
and thus forced 30 accede 10 the de-
mands or commands Of the oommis-
sioner.
An oklahoma farmer saws the ground
Is wet down eight feet and in splendid
condition for spring blowing
The killing Of man by the name ~
Randall has lust been received. The
hight took place in Walnut township.
PAYNE county, and was the settlement
Of an cid fead between Randall and a
ieighecv named NcMinnis
number of cattle are reported a.
having died with the black leg in Han
county the past few weeks Consider
able apprehension is felt by s,ocknaen
lest the disease should become quite
general
Dennis FLYNN has been dubbed by
his FRIENDS that ccntinuous cyclone.