Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Monday, November 30, 1885 Page: 1 of 8
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J. W. DOliSON
Contractor & Builder
CALDWELL KAN.
Lime hair cement & plaster always lor atUo
J. A. C0VINUT0N
Forwarding- Agent.
CALDWELL KANSAS.
Spclal attention to me (lllln of orders -and lor
warding the same to all points in the Territory
As my .sole attention Is now devoted to this busi-
ness It enables mo to attend to the same on short
notice and without delay.
Al. Heitkam
Clothier Merchant Tailor & Gents' Furnisher
Opposite Opera JSou.io
ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS.
Prompt attention given to oideis from the Terri-
tory and putiomtjje boilcltea.
TO RANCHMEN !
Land Loan & Insurance Ag't
ARKANSAS l ITY KAN?.
Has among some of th very iieat fawns In
southern Kansas. everal veiy tine 'laets of IjiikI
for sale oi. i he line of tne Indian Territory sult-
iiMe tor sloe muxes
JSCnttli-men or other parties desirous of ntir-
chs mr can on or add es me. OIlL-e with Cies-
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send their Watches ami Jewelry by reg-
istered letter as merchandise with per-
fect safety at a very small cost and can
depend on having their work done prop-
erly and promptly barges reasonable
and satisfaction guaranteed at the P 0.
Book Store. Don't forget the place. Jgsi
P. J. EMIAKT
Boot & Shoe-maker
Fort Itao L T.
Keeps constantly on hand a good
stock of material tupl is fully pre-
pared to do all kinds of work in his
line. Charges reasonable and -all
work warranted tet-ckasu
EVANS BROS & COTTON
Military Traders
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Goods new and latest styles and
carefully selected to meet the wants
of the people of the Territory.
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Prairie Fires.
The past two weeks have witnessed the
destruction of almost the entire; Territory
range by prevailing prairie lires. The
outlook up to this time has boon wry
llattering for a successful winter for f-cock.
tts the growth of grass has been ahead of
that known for several years and the dry
weather this fall has allowed the grass to
cure upon the grout'd into the sweetest
brightest prairie hay upon which stock of
all kinds could successfully weather a hat. J
wi itn: But; this is not to be the range.-
wen so dry that a lire when once started
could sweep for hundreds of mile without
any resistance and added to this lias been
the systematic action of unprincipled par-
ties who have been liring the grass in ever'
direction. The Oklahoma boomers start-
ed the fires first when it became evident
that they were not to be allowed to stop
in that country. The ludions as is their
custom kept the (ires going and as a re-
sult the burning has been so general that
there is not enough grass left in the entire
Territory r carry through winter the
remenants of herds left in the country.
The entire Oklahoma country has been
burned as bate a- a board so that tin-
troops are obliged to I'vi'il their horses on
btded hay hauled from Fort Reno. The
Greek country Iowa Sae&Fx. Seminole
and .Potlawotatnie nations are burned
Roth sides of tin Arkans-i City and Cald-
well trails bonder other extensive iiivs on
the Chfiokec Strip are reported. The
feeling ii m strong on the Cheiokee Strip
again-t the liring of the prairie lb it a
lynching bee is promised the tiM per-
son canyltt juthei'Ct. .Rfpuris are in hit
the country south from Fort Supply is
mostly hurned over. TliefChool patuiH
at (Jaiitoumeut Wa lnpiird although the
sold 1e i and. mission people at. that point
made every effort to .av it. fn tin hmuh
way the dgency p iture at An tdarko w.is
burned the unruly 1 ml i ui (king it night-
ly and the agent's men as promptly put-
ting it out but the last effort at burning
was successful and in consequence the
Cittle to be led the lndtans.it that agenc!
the coininif winter will want for t;.nge.
At this agency the pasture was p-nily
swept and only contracted range left for
the agency herd and the N-me -leers. As
far as ean be loirued the Chick i-aw na-
tion hi- escaped a geuer l burning hut
below Ibes -W' pt tin- count iy clwar hi il
river. At Fon Sill 50 conU of wiod
Were destroyed 3 '0 PoiM hehuitfillg ()
the contr ctor ami 2t)t) cords to the chop-
pers. The lo-K(s by prairie fire"- Ii iVe
been numerous ami lieavy in oifleretit
pl.ice.- cattle mu hordes to tlie uumbei of
tveiiiy head luMuur turned to demi while
many were badly singed anil their eyes
burned out. In the latter eoe the poor
rules have their hull tot illy burned from
their bodies their hoof- aie h -Igltt to be-
hold and their eyes dtm.iged -o that they
stagger aiouiid half blind ami c raxed piti-
ful objects to breast the lieezing storms
of win let'.
Wi chilli Agency.
Ed's OlIBYKNXIC TllAKfil'OH.TlSlt : -AUqW
me -pace in your pauer for a I'mw iteuis
from this pi ice:
The government employees are Jcu.pl
busy at their respective work especially
so this week it. being annuity week at-
tended with ilo accustomed crowds of. lit'
dians.
Improvements tivu rapidly going on.
Capt. Hall our new agent is the mar:
fitted for the place ami under his super-
vision work in each department is being;
rapidly pushed forward and ere long we
hope to rival your well conducted agency
of which you are so justly proud.
The old igency saw-mill which is otiG
of the oldest land marks in the country
has been removed from the north side of
the river renovated and set up on tho
south side between the commissary and
tin river. Other buildings will be orectpd
on the south -ide.
The Indians received a sum of their
grass lease money last weeic which quick-
ly changed hands the trader smilingail
th? change.
Curt. Hull reiurned last week from a
trip among the Caddoes and Delawarqs
and found a letter aw-iiling him stating
that his father in North Carolina was ser-
iously ill. We sincerely hope he will not
be called aw.iy by more Furious intelli-
gence. T. Walter Fred son of the popular
trader. Col. Fred is east; on a vacation.
WaPer is postmaster here.
We expect trt soon hitvo the telegraph
reopened at thi point which will fill a
very greit need.
The two iness-hou-os and livery stnible
are to be e'o-ed next month as purUc
partnieut orders.
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Anndarko Kn 20.
Fort Reno Garrison Locals.
In a private letter from Arkansas City
c.nnes the following Hole which may be
of interest to our reader :
"U has boon a matter of conHdernble
interest of late to know whether the gov
eminent would respect the grass leases of
cattlemen made by the Cherokee nation.
Last week two teams hauling hay from
Chilocco creek to the Walnut river near
thi place for C. M. Scott were compelled
to unload and the hay b tier audleui8
going into the territory to bale the same
hay were turned back by Hoops and
others hauling wood and hay wen- servud
alike. Learning the facts Mr. Soott went
to the commanding oilieer. '.ipt. J. M.
Hamilton out cavalry atiu prudent! u
lease on 50-13. made by the (Cherokee
Strip Live Stock Association of which he
is a member with the Cherokee nation lot
four years from Sept. !." 1881 and uked
permission to go ahead with his work
('apt. Hamilton said ho hud no authority
to interfere with the gras lease or les-
sees and gave a written permit to bate
tho buy."
A first-class barber ehir mirror rowra
ttiul a oompleliO barber1 outlH for Wile at
sfc&r?Ui Vv'-I afi UowiW.
Major Win. M. l lynadier paymastie:
U. S A. accompanied by his good-natured
clerk arrived on the Kith from For'j
Sill and on the following day he made
the few hoys In blue here happy by giv-
ing them two mon'hs' pa'. From here
he went lo the 'antoument paid there-
leturued here and left for Olclahonnufcc
p y the troops in I lie Held.
The po-t seems dull without; the genial
Ben Clarke he being absent on dutyiir:
the I m J ol the brave Oklahoma.
Dr Jiwjng has been with us again fon a
few d y. but we are sorry to say he hue
left I'nv the(v'ld.
M .jnr G-o. II. Burton inspector general
of the army on Gen. Mile.-1 st tfi' was here
last week on ofilcial duty. He went iron;
here to For Sill.
Col. J.iek JSvans is in New York buying:
a large stock of holiday goods part b?
which will arrive next week.
W. S. Decker has returned from Nevv
Yoik after assisting in electing Hill gov
ernor of his native state. 1J is smiling
countenance can now be seen at the post
trudeiK'. Mr. Decker says he is not goir?;
to Oklahoma just yet.
The po-t has been ennveneu ine pire.
Week by the presence of Hon. Chas. Ilatr
ton asai-t ml U. S. district ailoruey. Of
Wichita Kansas. ll eeptious were tender-
ed him and tie made many friends while
here.
Mr. W. H. Decker formerly of Canton-
incut In the B. I. T.. who made mani
friemU here during his short visit fyvv
wtck sine1 passed through ye-terdav c
his way home from a visit to New York
and til Louis Hi. took in the blir expo
siflon at St Louis and election day in Nkw
Yoik. K''puMican hcadqu irters weruld
the Oil-ey IJue were Mr. Decker wat
stopping lie says mo-t lepuhlican lef.-ti-cr
had biHnc-t at bonus as the return
cuneln showing that ktnie hltie" democ
r;cy wa-a-r tin ahead. Mr. Deckei coi:
tlnues bu-iue- at Ft. Ueno. lie i- ba.
gultie that OUl'ih'ima will soon be opened
up In which e i-e we expect to see him;
governor of the territory or ddogatouc
congress or somethiug better. ilunrioob.
Toxad Independent.
Wo woro not aware that Mr. Docker hhv
filltuloU wiUi the boomer.
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Maffet, Geo. W. & Merritt, Lafe. Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Monday, November 30, 1885, newspaper, November 30, 1885; Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, Darlington, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70618/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.