People's voice., 1900-11-22
The Original Oklahoma Boomer.

OlX,ccu tcaIS asO Leaf Iuesudl,
CapL. Dsyid l.. Payne, tie UrIg gIuaI
uA. .aIlvlua uUUncr, ieil dead dL t,r
JTeaAIasJ LdUie al tile UIu lIOLel ~
Bdrnald 10 Wellington n Ills llfeless
form was carried JU the old DeBaruaru
brick in the rear OF the nOtel, au0
facing Jefferson. avenue, where IL Was
prepared iOr. 0unai day or Two after
wards in Prairie Lawn cem- -terY. Tie
u,dCnOi Odpt. Ia! u, b.uusLt sUGru"
u Tile uedTts U1 JnUuSauGs Uf fUlls"-
erS and cast gloom Over their future.
At that time tue opening Ol OAl =
uVmd Tor seGtlemeuJ Was queSt,U,
fUi agitation. Millions OF acfvS OF as
dne iaud as d crow ever few over lay
ille beneath tue Sun au1 felt Ouly the
beat uf caJJle'S hUoGs aud the COW
co. 5 gallUplng ,pULy.
Wellington wds tneu border town,
ana neauQudl tiers for many nUta0le>
OF those pioneer days. One OF the
most prominent characters OF the day
was Capt. David L. Payne, known all
over The west as the original OKLA
hOma bonner: he was the pioneer IN
Jne mUvUuenG " nave Juls great TAI Ill
ing country thrown open 10 settle
meut aud provide uUmes for thousands
OF humeless men. As leader aud
ploueer he was loved and revered by
thousands Of his followers. he was
man of ability and genius, ana did
much tU cryStallze the sentiment
which finally resulted in the presl-
dents proclamation Opening Okla
hOma To settlement.
The funeral Ut Capt. PAYNE was
held on the Sunday following his
death, aud was Tue largest funeral
ever held 10 Sumner County up t.
that time, 1t was held from the old
Methodist church, which stood on the
site of the present location Of the
VOICE Uffice. The VOICE office
Is DuIt of Che Orick witch was used 10
the old church building. Capt
Pa ne's grave IS near the center OF
the Old part OF the new cemetery.
MemUIia! exercises 10 his honor will
be- held at Blackwell next Monday
night, when u handsome flag pull
chased with money raised by popular
subscription will he presented 10
James Shields Post, No. 81, GAR =,
of Wellington, tO be erected uver
Capt. Payne's grave IN Prairie Lawn
cemetery with appropriate exercises.
The memurial will be held at the
Blackwell opera house, when HOr. J
W. Forney Of Belle Plsine, and Hon
Silney Clark and Hon.W S Works Of
Oklahoma, will deliver appropriate
addresses. Friends and acquaintances
OF the late Capt. Payne WILL be- pres
ent and testify 10 his worth aud WORK.
Smith Chambers, edilOr Uf the Kay
county Sun Of Blackwell, Ed L. Reed,
w. NJ VIckery, j. NJ. Higgins, ". G
anderson, A. G. West, Ii. Horne, Il.
n. Athey, VIM. Fox, ]. W. Wymer.
A. j. Hunter, J. A. savage, Lee Over
aud Sank Foster have issued the fo'-
lowing address to the people Of Kay
county 70: the memorial service:
November 20 is tpe sixteenth annl-
verSary OF the death Of Capt. David
l.. Payne, the mau whose uDtirlDg en-
egy and lDdOmltabe faith had more
to do with the final opening aid sell
tlement OF Oklahoma than any other
single individual. Capt. Payne gave
the best years and vitality Of his life
to the service Of his country and bis
last energy and ambition to the cause
Of hDmeSeekerS in the west. vet death
claimed him before the fruits OF VIC
tory could BE- shOwered 10 his Lap. lie
died in the harness as it. were and was
buried NOvemt Ter q 1884, in Prairie
Lawn cemet:ry at Wellington, Kan
saS.
Now, those OF Blackwell Snl Kay
county in full enjoyment of the fruits
of Capt. Payne's labor want to pay
tribute to his memory Tins sixLeenth
anniversary Of his death, ami to do So
the Undersigned nave raised muue,
m purchased a fllg whi: III will e
presented t. Private Soldier Post of
Blackwell, which in tuln will present
the same to Well ngtOn Old Soldier
Post to be erected on fitting occasions
over the grave Of that gallant battler
for human rights. We have further
designated Monday, November 10 as a
memorial day in honor of Capt. Payne
and have invited Hon. J. w. Forney
Of Belle Plaine, Kansas, Hon. Sidney
Clarke of Oklahoma City, W. S.
Works of Commauche, Oklahoma, and
all early friends and followers OF
Capt. Payne to be present to testify
to his work and worth IN the cause
and TO lend tribute 10 his memory.
Rev Sraighead Of this city, has been
asked to deliver a memorial address
on the early historical associations
and the achievements and progress of
a new commonwealth. I'VE want this
tu be On ~ casinn bedttiLg the men,
Ory OF such a man. and we urge all
who are interested in the early his
tory Of Oklahoma to be present on
next Mdnday evening -J0urpal.
\ Six FrightfuI Failures.
Six terrible failures of six different