Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-11-26

No one knew what she had used 10
pull the wool over the eyes Of the
Kansas City authorities She never
could have done II In oklahoma She
had had the child almost year when
| the women OF Usage gul wind OF 1t.
They say she took II out herself In Its
perambulator daily. and perhaps some
one recognized her on the street.
though she looked like any plump and
respectable matron now. In her rich.
quiet dress and her pince nez. little
gray showing In the black abundant
| hair.
/ Sahra Crayat heard Of It. Mrs.
Wyatt. Mrs. Doc Nisbett Mrs. Pack
/ They took the child away from her
by law Six months later Dixie Lee
died: the sentimental said OF broken
heart II was Yancey Cravat who
wrote her obituary:
Dixie Lee for years one OF the
most prominent citizens OF Usage and
a pioneer In the early days of Okla.
homa, having made the Run in 80. one
OF the few women who had the cour-
age to enter that historic and terrible
race. Is dead.
.She was murdered by the good
women OF Usage. :"
The story was nine-days' wonder.
even In that melodramatlc state.
Sabrns read It. white faced. The circu
lation Of the Wigwam took another
bound upward.
Some day" said Usage. over Its
afternoon paper. somebody is going
to come along and shoot old Clmar-
rom
II should think his wife would save
them the trouble" some one suggested.
n Yancev's sporadic contributions
Increased the papers circulation 1t
was Sabra's steady drive that main.
| tanned 1t. IT was a gigantic task to
keep up with the changes that were
sweeping over Usage and all Of Okla
homa. Yet the columns of the Wig
wan recorded these changes In Its
news columns. In its editorial pages.
In its personal and local items and its
advertisements. as faithfully as on the
day of It's first issue when Yancev Ind
told them who killed Pegler Perhaps
II was because Sabra. even during
Yancey's many absences felt that the
paper must be prepared any day to
meet his scathing eye.
Strange items began to appear daily
In the papers columns-strange to the
eye not interested In OIL. but there
was no such eye In Oklahoma. nor. for
that matter. in the whole Southwest
Cryptic though these items might be
to dwellers in other parts Of the United
States. they were Of more absorbing
interest to nklahomans than front
page stories of war, romance, intrigue,
royalty. crime.
Indian Territory Illuminating Oh
company swabbed AZ barrels In its No.
3 Lizzie In the northwest corner Of
the southwest OF the northwest OF H.
8-6 after having plugged back to 4.268
feet, and shooting with 80 quarts.
liz WffuNul test VI NtAJUulU Two
miles north OF Kewoka which is No.
] Sutton in the southwest corner OF
the southeast of the northeast OF 35-
20 was given a shot OF 1O5 quarts In
the sand from 1867 feet and hole
bridged. AS It stands II is estimated
good for $50 barrels daily"
The papers ads reflected the change
The old livery stable. with Its bug
gies and phaetons. It's plugs to be
hired. its tobacco-chewing loungers. It's
odor OF straw, manure, and axle
grease. was swept away. and In its
place was Finks Garage and Auto
Livery. Repairs Of All Kinds Buy
Stimson Salient Six The smell OF
gasoline. the hiss OF the hose. lean
youig lads with grease-grimed fingers,
envine wise
Come to the Chamber OF Commerce
Dinner The Oklahoma City College
and Glee Club will sing.
Usage began to travel to see the
world. Their wanderIngs were no
iohENi iuSdis w Htlts tWb ybdTS ago,
you read that Or. and Mrs. Horace
McGill are up from Concho to do their
Christmas buying, you now saw that
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fletcher Bushy have
left for trip to Europe. Egypt. and
the Holy land You knew that old
Wick Rnsby had made his pile In oil
and that Nettie Busby was out to see
the world
Most astounding OF all were the In
dian items, for now the Oklahoma
Wigwam and every other paper In the
country regularly ran news about
those incredible people who In one |
short year had leaped from the Neo-
lithic age to Broadway.
The Usage Indians. little more
than two thousand In number. who but |
yesterday were ragged half-fed and |
listless band. squatting wretchedlv on
the reservation allotted them. waiting |
until time, sickness. and misery should |
blot them forever from the land. were
now. by miracle of nature the rich
est nation In the world. The barren
ground on which they had lived now |