The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-17
OUTLINES oE OKLAHOMA.


The city OF Washington is filing up
with Oklahomans. and they are an talk
! ing statehood.
\ headache raalady IS striking through
Oklahoma. and is identified as dry
weather grip
! The Fonca city Courier makes the
startling statement that y hypoerite
may fool God.
The senate committee IS Investigating
: the leases Of cattlcmen Of Indian grazing
lands in Dakota.
Claude Obsrly. ore Of tho most nroni-
nent and best educated cf the Cherokee
( full bioods. died last week
Tom DOYLE. who IS down IN Oklahoma
doesn't ike the Flynn statehood bIH AT
all. az al. That 5 the one that's going
to rass. however.
= firm I'd Ana iaTko advortiScs that il
VIII Supply families. clubs. and r di-
ilasls regardless of their religion and
Ioii'ics. viii lager beer IN quart bot
Hes.
/ Ia some of the Oklahoma grocery stores
the discussion ms changed from Schley
and Sampson 10 whether if moisture Is
7 TO come il would he better TO have rain
or snow.
Rufus Binyon At Ardmore. has been
convicted OF murder and viii ~ sem
. fenced TO death. The charge against him
w2s the killing of an orphan cEild Elm
( yon is colored.
J. II. Aiyer has discovered on his claim
roar Nariin. in great gnanthtec. psc'l-
lar substance. when powdered il rssen.-
hles pulverized puniice stone somewhat
Used in the raw state il IS uncauaIied Tor
Z cleaning glass. ana when finely DON dered
gives 4 nice polish 10 sold. silver. brass
or most any other metal In color it IS
almost a cream.
At Nil Greek. near Ardmore. ghost
IS in active operation. \ boy was run
over by freight train. Later the tele-
grauh operator SOW the BOYS ghost at
night several times lie resigned Now
on 3 mouse near bv she housewife at night
/ heard pounding IS with a sledge-hanuer.
4 She could ind nothing and fred OF a
pistol Tor the neishhors They came in a
drove and were persuading her tAat It
/ was her Imagination. when they heard
/ the thumP themselves. The next night
4 they gathered and heard the thump.
| Some one saw an old man in the read
and took after him and brought him
Gown. But he was not the ghost. he in
sisted. They placed him under guard and
! the next night listened and heard the
thump on the side of TIE house again.
Representative EDDY. OF Minnesota. has
IDEAS Of his own about dealing with the
rcd man. Since he has been in congress
] he has seen something Of the difficulties
I encountered by reason Of the tendency Of
/ the Indian 10 relapse into barbarism. and
/ he has come to the conclusion that the
present system is fundamentally wrong.
L don't know whether it is too late TO
change or nor, said he recently. but [
/ am inclined TO think a change might
still be made 10 advantage. Up to this
I time the whole idea OF the government
seems TO have been 70 drive the Indians
! together on reservations. which were
! keLC separate from the rest of the world.
FOR educational purposes certain Indians
are taken from these aggregations at
times and put into schools They are
/ taught civilization; then they are taken
J back and put with their fellow-tribes-
men, with the idea that they would
leaven the whole lump and uplift their
/ people. Instead Of this they themselves
revert 10 barbarism. and so the race as
I a whole has remained uncivihzed. and
given its foes an excuse for saying that
/ the only solution Of the Indian problem
/ seems to be extinction. Now this is all
wrong. 1t is clearly demonstrated that
the Indians may he civilized. When they
are brought into contact with civilization
/ they become decent. industrious citizens
Therefore, II ] had my way, Indian res
ervatiOns would be divided into alternat &c
+ sections; every other section would be
opened To settlement for white home
steaders. The Indian could be employed
on the farms and in the mines and fac
tories of the settlers. and would learn
( TO go and 90 likewise on his own land.
/ The Indian will work. but at present he
will not work continuously lie VIII
make little money. and then go or and
spend It. His labor IS not regarded as
I the equal of white. but he is largely the
creature OF his environment.