The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-03-07
The "old miner" Is now in his glory
arpin, this time in Noble county.

Z. B. BcNel has been appointed tein-
porary sheriff by the county commits
sioners OF blaine county.
Oklahoma is mostly native Ameri-
can. II is very rare to hear OF any
one taking out naturalization papers
Last week in Brainc county a bald
headed eagle was captured. A bottle
of Dandcrinc was found tied to its
tail.
II j. reported that at least seven
per cent of the Usage full-blo9d In
dians are In the last stages of CON
sumption.
oklahoma land j. rich in mineral.
Within ten years the territory will be
in the list of gold. silver and zinc pro
ducing states.
oklahoma newspapers are stalking
the reputation of Cow Creek agains,
Cripple a. prospecting site. No
doubt Tow Greek i all right for pros.
peciing.
Not one paper in oklahoma of any
size or importance has succumhcd du
ring the past winter The paper.
that now exist in oklahoma are per
mancnt institutions
The Liklors who killed Wash Phil
Ups near the state line. have beer
bound over To the district court in tn,
sum of $4,000 each. They are still
in Jail in Woods county.
The postofiice at Fort Reno Military
post. was robbed Tuesday night. sup
posed by soldiers, who took $50 IL
cash and all the stamps in stock. NJ
arrests have been made.
The divorce industry leaves abou
sl00. 600 year in Oklahoma county
And IL doesn't hurt the county bit
Let other states reform and OSlahom5
will not have to help them ease theil
woes.
Postoflicc Inspector iIouck reports
a shortage of 81, 500 in the krebs, |. 4
postofiice. which amount has beer
made good by the bondsmen. who
have taken temporary charge OF tn,
Office.
The supreme court has reversed an,
remanded the Shoemaker case. Shoe
maker was convicted by the dis,ric
court Of numbering Postmaster Town
send. Afterward Mrs. Townsend iden
titled Zip Wyatt a. the murderer.
Away down on the Canadian river
in Canadian county. on an Indian nj
lotmeut, is posted sign board, will
this inscription printed on IT, "Thi
is 10 notify all persons and cattle T.
keep of this land Coyote. Proba
bly, the cattle" heed II but the per
sons" do not
Lincoln county has sprung ne,
/ Evangelist sam Jones on the publ,
He has been holding meetings at tn
country school houses in that count
with much success and his fame
said 10 be spreading rapidly through
out the territory. lie was at on
time one of the county commissioners
/ in Lincoln county.
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county was the scence of ncighbor
hood riot Sunday night. The occasio
was Mormon n-Advcntist-lnfidcl d,
bate in which the religious part wa
soon forgotten and the disputan'
came 10 blows, when the lights wer
out and the meeting broke up bcfor
blood was shed.
Nearly every farmer in the Soutl
crn part of Noble county Is engage
in gold prospecting, and a considers
BILE amount of the precious metal la
teen secured. Hundreds Of men ha,
shipped samples to assayists, but Il
reports have been received. Old IN
ncrs say that gold and silver in pa,
ing quantities is being found ever
day
The gold excitement was intense
Noble county when the news can
from New York that the ore take
from Coopcrs place showed an assa
of sos in silver and si75 in gold TO IL
ton. All land within ten miles of q
gold find has been leased 10y kans.
City, New York and Chicago synd
Gates. Hundreds of people are noc
ing to the gold fields.
4 gentleman who has made h
home in the Usage nation for son
months has recently furnished intc
csting informatian concerning the d
cadence of that once powerful trib
The ma ajority of the tribe are fu
bloods, but they will soon be in Il
minority. The number of mixed bloo
is growing larger while the dca
rate among the pure Indians is In c
cess of the birth rate.
John Walters farmer aged a2 yea
and living near West postoiiicc, in l.
gan county, h as been lodged In Il
county Jail ON n charge of criminal
assaulting Mrs, Squire White, the wi
of n neighbor, on sunday morning
$3.50 o'clock. Mrs. White Is 80 yea
old and has two children. While e
route 10 q neighbor's house, she low
Walters accosted her and a violel
struggle took place After accon
plishing his purpose Walters thrcatcI
ed To kill his victim il she ever mel
toned the crime Walters came fro
Nebraska racenuy with his parcn
who rented the l'ugh homes tcad. Ii
tie is known of him.
There is sure sign that times wi
be better in the spring None of Il
newspapers has predicted it this yci
for the first time in i've years.
Attorney Decker of Logan count
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