The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-01
Observation-Disclosures.
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t' Ut NAi VI ~ anu INhlh HNnnlnWN
ct al will be called at Muskogee Tues.
day, April 2S. II will be remembered
that they are charged with holding up
a train on the Rock Island road not
long since.
Ponca City Courier j. w. Pollock.
the new Usage agent at Pawhuslta
was formerly general inspector OF the
Osages. Afterward he pastured cattle
on range near this city. Later he
was an attorney.
Kansas City Star: The Enid Wave
draws close distinctions I'm order to
reach the truth. 1t states that hail as
big as hulled walnuts fell there.
Weren't there few as large as wal
nuts with the hulls on?
kildare Journals Willis Rose. who
hus been travelling from Texss up,
falsely representing himself as an
agent OF the Santa Fe TO prosecute far
mers for taking ties, was given thirty
days in jail 10y the Judge.
An oklahoma City commission mer-
chant, with good head on him, will
run two special trains loaded with
wheat TO Chicago. IL will be Grst
class advertisement for Oklahoma. The
shipments are TO be made under special
contract,
Kildare Journal: The pasture lands
of the Usage snd Kaw countries have
all been leased and so great has been
the demand that many sub leases have
been made. The Texas cattle shipped
in were so poor many o. them died,
owing to the lateness Of the grass.
El Reno Bell: Sherman Maceabee
went west this morning TO serve some
court papers. This afternoon tele.
gram to the sheriff said that Maccabee
had been hurt, and that for three
hours he had been unconscious. No
further particulars could be obtained
either by telegraph or telephone.
1t is said detectives are being en-
ployed to run down tho Christian boys
for the murder of Chief OF Police
Jones in Oklahoma City, several years
ago, when they broke jail i'm that city.
The rewards offered by Governor Rem
frow for their apprehension are still
in force, and lately fresh evidence OF
their whereabouts has come to tight.
El Reno Eagle There are 333 adult
Indians at the Kiowa and Comanche
ak envy Oub VI ihlh nuulbtI 0Vu nave
signed their names TO a document Civ
ing Major Frank d. Baldwin, their
agent, full right and title TO expend
$4,000 OF their money in purchasing
cattle. The same indians have also
signed a petition and sent IL to the
secretary OF the interior praying that
Major Baldwin be retained as agent
The above goes TO show that the In.
dians have great faitn in their agent,
and are willing to trust him to the
fullest extent
A. w. Griffin, who was postmaster at
Lyons, Woods county, has been re-
moved because ~ a shortage OF s. 900
found in the money order department
Of the Office by al expert. Griffin and
his brothers ara we'll tnown in the
city, as they keep a general store in
connection with the postofiice. 1t
seems that Uriiiin has been in the
habit OF paying his store bills with
money orders issued TO himself The
Griftins have the reputation of being
hard pay and rather tricky, and il it Is
true that they have become tricky
with the governmenC, the bastile will
be apt TO catch one of them anyhow
Enid Wave.
Chadler News; The News Is in Dformed
that parties are travelling over the
county representing that they have a
plan whereby the homesteaders can
get out OF paying for their lands.
They claim that by going into litiga-
tion the title of the Indians 10 these
lands can be destroyed, and hey ask
the homesteaders to put up $40 apiece
for attorneys fees. We advise every
one who hasn't $40 that he wants TO
absolutely throw away TO turu deaf
ear to these schemers. Don't sign a
note even, for there will be catch in
it somewhere and you will be stuck
for $40, and win get nothing in re-
turn. If any man comes to you rep
resenting that he can do away with
the necessity for your paying for your
land except by getting a bill through
congress, put him down as a shyster
or an escaped lunatic. This is an old
scheme, and the schemers would be
well paid for their efforts indeed, il
they could work every man who has a
claim for that amount.
The present policy Of allowing In.
dians in the Comanche reservation TO
lease. their allotments TO white settlers
for a year, with privilege Of longer
lease, is rapidly putting many acres OF
those wild lands in a state OF prosper
GUS cultivation. The terms Of the lease
contracts are that the tenant agrees TO
build a house and barn, dig a well
etc, and to leave the improvements to
the Indian at the expiration of five
years. A share Of the last years crop
is given to the Indian as rental. Only
those Indians who are physically or
financially unable to improve and cul-
tivate their lands are permitted 70
lease them. Able bodied Indians must
| operate their farms. During the last
three years the government has
erected nearly 400 houses for these In.
dians. 1t is probable that as many
more will be erected by lessees during
the ensuing year, without cost TO the
government, and that wheat, oats
corn and cotton will take the place OF
thousands Of acres Of native wild
grass.