The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-05-16

Harry 81. John Is still having con.
siderable time getting his bond.
Some day Oklahoma will be surprised
at the number Of divorce seekers in
the country and the next day they
will discover tnat they are not divorce
seekers but an influx of settlers. Then
the boom will start
A man in Woods county says his
taxes amounted to s2.6o. II the equal
ization board had not raised the rate
this would have been so cents less lie
says he doesn't kick on the so cents
but on the principle Of the thing.
The Noble county land Office has
rendered a decision in the Nulty-Wy-
att-W.s .sldc- Kalb- Fisher Kalb- Mahoncy-
Krnkc-Clark contest case in favor of
Wyatt for the south eighty and wyldc
for the north eighty and one eighty
across the section line This is n val
uable tract Of land in Kay county.
Lucky Davis, Louis Davis. Rufus
DuSn, ". "uiy' sum ''"uip,oH, anu ~"
Wilkcy. alias Davis, were sentenced
In the federal court at Fort Smith,
Wednesday. to be hanged on Wedncs-
day, July sth. for crimes against wo-
men, committed in the Indian Terri
tory. Lnclsy Davis is a negro, Wilkey
is white. and the others are Indians.
A citizen Of Noble county vent east
on visit and took his famii with
him. While he was gone an unsophis-
ticatcd intruder came along and broke
into the house aud established himself
therein. lie then proceeded to plant
n garden md appropriate everything
ia sight. When the owner came home
a quarrel cnsucd and the intruder
struck his adversary with hoe and
cut his nose Off.
Bill Doolin chief among western
outlaws. was indicted Friday evening
for the murder OF three men, Deputy
United States Marshals Lafe Shadlcy,
Richard Shcad and Thomas Poston.
rhe murders occurred at Ingalls, in
September last. There are about
three dozen charges, ranging from
bank and train robbing to murders,
hanging over the outlaw.
In the district court OF Noble county
Lillian Taylor of Hamilton, o., has
been awarded $500 alimony against
her husband, Robert n. Taylor, form
erly OF Canton. o. Taylor was suing
for divorce. lie is n young lawyer
and the son of the well known Ohio
jurist. Taylor filed his suit and went
back to Canton on visit While he
was away his wife filed her answer To
the suit and Tuesday night was given
alimony.
1t is reported from Grey Horse in
the Usage reservation, that the Usage
Indians in that vicinity. are greatly
excited over the killing of one of their
number by u white man named Me-
Laughlin, near Black burn. and are
vengeance on the whites unless Nc
Laughlin Is punished. He escaped
after the fight in which the Indian re-
ccived his fatal injury, but the In
dians say they will capture him II al
lowed to deal with him under their
laws.
II seems that the judiciary Of Okla
homa is getting affairs somewhat
mixed up regarding the increase of
the valuation OF property in the sever
al counties as ordered by the terrific
rial board OF equalization. Judge
Dale. on an application for an injun-
ction to njoin the collection OF taxes,
under the increase of the assessment
by the territorial board refused to
grant the injunction. Judge Bicrcr,
on like application, grants the in
junction aud makes il permanent,
Judge McAtce, on q similar applica-
tion, grants the injunction until furth
er order of the court
Several Of the oklahoma county su-
perintendent say that many of the
districts will begin the coming school
year free of debt. Teachers will feel
that better day has dawned, when
once they can take their orders to the
district treasurer and receive the cash
for them. While the warrant system.
owing to the condition of the country,
has probably been necessary evil. it
Is u very expensive method of paying
debts and always works hards, p To
the teacher. Those who build and
furnis sh houses always aid to the price
they charge enough To enable them To
make a fair profit when their war
rants have been discounted heavily;
but the teacher is paid no more in
warrants than he should receive In
cash. Thus, without gain to the tax
payer, the teachers wages are re-
duced To what is good deal less than
"a reasonable remuneration. Cash pay
ments will be gain both to the teach.
er and to the supporters of the schools;
for the teacher win receive the full
amount of his wages, and the taxpayer
will save the interest which must he
paid until the warrants can be paid in
cash.
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