The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-29
HERMAN LEHMAN. ADOPTED CO
MANCHE. TAKES ALLOTMENT
SPECIAL ACT BY GORE
Bill Was introduced BY senator Gore
To Award Lehman An Allotment
Sy Special Aet--story Of Cap.
ture and Life

IaNfou. Okla. July ~ herman
Lehman. adopted mcm1 OF the Co
mauchc tribe of indians .,. select,
ed h, allotment as provided .u the
act of Ma, 80. this year. introduced
Jog senator r T. Gore OF .u'. citN
awarding Lehman an allotment %,
special act lie selected 70. Boz. claim
q quarter section several wIe. east
ol Davidson, aud one o. the best
.rcrs OF farming land u the big
pasture
with the selection of allotment %,
Lehman comes the announcement
that all members OF the Comanchc
tribe born after the last Mlomcrt.
shortly prior to the sale of pasture
lands. will shortly receive Jlutmruts.
and when this is done ,ur remainder
OF the lands uusold Will uo opened
to white settlement and -uIi tu the
highest bidder Indian N.,ur Lieut..
Ernest Stcckucr was to-day notified
of the selection made r. Lehman.
and 10 is understood thar immediate
steps ryin be- taken for the allotment
of the latest born Comlucun
Attempt was made by Chirt Quau-
ah Parker during his recent visit ,o
induce the government To- entail all
msun lands of the ComHucuvs to be-
allotted to unborn members o' th"
tribe az their numbers Increase. hu'
10 was thought best by the depart
mcut 10 place the lands ON sale. open
them for white settlement. and hold
the money for the tribcsmcn.
The special act Of congress grant
ing TO Herman Lehman au allotment
was passed upon urgent request from
the Indians. in view Of the fact that
he is an adopted member of th" tribe.
hi, farm was turned over TO him to-
day in fee simple.
Like a story of fiction is that told
by Herman Lehman who for eight
years in his youth was held captive
los the Indians Of the southwest. or
his capturc and some incidents of his
captivity and restoration, he tells.
1T was ON the 10Th day of May
1870" ne says. "that while PLAYING
in the field near the house, with my
little brother Willie. \ years of age.
nv sister Caroline. -un younger, and
nv baby sister. tina, We found our
selves surrounded by hidcously paint
ed savage Apache Indians led by the
noted warrior Chiwatatctoc. They
,aptured Willie. fired several shots
clos. range at Caroline as she ran
toward the house. and chased me
som. distance before capturing me-.
I fought desperately but was soon
tied tight and fast ON 90 vicious pony.
while Willie was put ON another pony
in front Of a big Indian, and We were
of in an instant ior 10y "''S ''''' '"'
men al Ia" mouse were ''""' ~ 'l"''
fire on the Indians. Several times
my pony left the others. but as my
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