Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-09-03

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the Oklahoma country had haen lost.
excepting only the numbers Of The
Oklahoma Wigwam there still would
have been left clear and inclusive
record OF the lives, morals, political
and social and economic workings Of
this bizarre community. Week by
week, month by month. the reader
could have noticed In lts columns
whatever of progress was being made
In this fantastic slice Of the republic
OF the United States.
Sabra. except for Yanceys growing
restlessness, was content enough. The
children were we'll; the paper was
prospecting; she had her friends: the
house had taken on an aspect of COM
fort: they had added another bed
room. She WAS. In way, leader In
the crude social life Of the com
munity. Church supners. sewing So
eieties; family pIcnics
One thing ranked deep Yancey
had been urged to accept the office Of
territorial delegate to congress with
ont vote) and had refused. All sorts
Of territorial political positions were
held out to him. The city Of Guthrie.
capital OF the territory. wooed him In
vain. He laughed at political posi-
ton, rejected all offers Of public ma
ture Now he was being offered the
position Of governor Of the territory.
His oratory. his dramatic quality. his
record Ii many affairs. including the
PeGler murder and the shooting Of the
KID. had spread his fame even beyond
the Southwest
"Oh, Yancevr' Sabra thought of the
venahles. the Marcys. the Vans. the
Goforths. At last her choice OF
mate was to be INDICATED. Governor
But Yancey shook his great head.
There was no moving him. He would
20 on the stump to make others con-
gressmen and governors. hut he him
self would not take office. "palaver-
ing to lot of greasy office seekers
and panhandlers Dancing to the
tune Of that gang In Washington I
know the whole dirty LOT Of Them"
Restless. Moody. Irritable Riding
out into the prairies to he gone for
DAYS. Coming hack to regale Gin
with stories Of evenings spent on this
or that far-off reservation. smoking
and talking with Chief Big Horse OF
the ChprOkees. with Chief Buffalo
Hide Of the Chickasawa with old
Black Kettle OF the Osages
But he was not always ike this.
There were times when his old fiery
spirit took possession. He entered the
nght for the statehood OF Oklahoma
territory. and here he encountered op-
position enough even for him. He WAS
for the consolidation OF the Oklahoma
territory and the Indian territory un-
der single statehood. The thousands
who were opposed to the Indians
who looked upon them as savages
totally unit for citizenship--fought
him. A year after their coming to
Oklahoma the land had been divided
into two territories-one owned and
occupied by the Indian tribes, the
other owned by the whites Here the
Cravats lived, on the border line. And
here was Yancey, fighting week after
week, In the editorial and news col
umns Of the Oklahoma Wigwam. for
The rights of the Indians: for the con-
solidation Of the two halves as one
state. Yet. professionally enough, he
aympathixed with the Five Civilized
Tribes In their efforts to retain their
tribal laws In place OF the United
States court laws which were being
forced upon them. He made a thou
sand bitter enemies. Many of the In
dams themselves were opposed to him.
These were for separate statehood for
the Indian territory. the state to be
known as Sequoyah. after the great
Cherokee leader Of that name !
Sabra, who at first had paid little
heed to these political problems. dis
covered that she must know some
thing of them as protection against
those times Increasingly frequently
when Yancey was absent and she must
get out the paper with only the IN
certain aid Of Jesse Hickey.
Sabra came home one afternoon
from a successful and stirring meet
ing OF the Twentieth Century Philoma-
thean Culture club (the two had now
formed pleasing whole at which she
had read paper entitled, Whittier
Oklahoma ?" II had been received with
much applause on the part Of Osages
twenty most exclusive ladies, who had
heard scarcely word OF 1t, their
minds being intent on Sabra's new
dress. She had worn Ii for the first
time At the club meeting, and 1t was
1 bombshell far exceeding any tumult
that her paper might create
Her wealthy Cousin Bella French
Wan. visiting the Worlds fair In CHI
cago, had sent It. 1t consisted Of 4
blue serge skirt, cut wide and daring
1t the hem but snug at the hips; q
waist-length blue serge Elton Jacket
trimmed with black soutache braid !;
and I garment called = snirtwaist TO
Be worn be- saith the jacket But A.