Volume 17 , Issue 36

NW Okie's Journey

Have you ever heard the story of the "Battle At Ingalls" that happened on 1 September 1893, where 14 deputy U.S. Marshals entered Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, to apprehend the Doolin-Dalton outlaw gang? This was only a little over two weeks before the third land rush of Oklahoma & Indian Territory (16 September 1893).

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Walking With Sadie

Woof! Woof! Remember these old western television stories of the 1950's? Stories of the Century - The Doolin Gang 1 of 3? It is an anthology of the Old West's greatest outlaws. How accurate they are is yet to be determined, though.

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Sept., 1893, Desperadoes Growing Bold And Numerous

The Leavenworth Times, out of Leavenworth, Kansas, gives us this glimpse of what was happening, reported on a Tuesday morning, 5 September 1893, with the following headlines: "Fairly Swarms With Outlaws." Desperadoes were growing bold and numerous. Three more hold-ups the night before. Several gangs operating in southern Kanas and the Territory - operators at Vinita, I.T. and Columbus, Kansas held up - Bill Doolin killed - "Arkansas Tom" captured.

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5 Sept. 1893, The Border Boomers

Two weeks before the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 we find this news article in "The Wichita Daily Eagle," dated 5 September 1893, Tuesday morning: "The Border Boomers." The number in camp on the line much exaggerated. The government troops enforcing to the letter secretary Smith's order to eject Sooners. There was also a detailed account of the Battle at Ingalls between Deputy Marshals and Outlaws, with Arkansas Tom thought to have done most of the Fatal shooting. The attempt to surprise the gang defeated by a woman.

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1893, Sept. 3 - The Battle At Ingalls

Where was Ingalls, O. T. located? Why was there a battle that took place in early September, 1893, a few days before the 1893 Land Run into Oklahoma Territory?

Reading "The Wichita Daily Eagle," out of Wichita, Kansas, dated 5 September 1893, Tuesday, we get some answers to those questions. The battle at Ingalls was a detail of conflict between federal marshals and outlaws.

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1893, Sept. - Outlawry Runs Riot

It was in "The Carroll Sentinel," Carroll, Iowa, dated 5 September 1893, Tuesday, that we discovered this news article: "Outlawry Runs Riot." Robberies and murders in the Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Kansas.

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Ingalls, Oklahoma

Ingall is now a ghost town in eastern Payne county, Oklahoma, about 10 miles east of Stillwater. The town was settled as a result of the unassigned lands land run in 1889, with a post office from January 22, 1890, until October 31, 1907. It was named for Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas. The population peaked at about 150 during the 1890s, then it began to decline.

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16 September 1893 - Stillwater A Paradise

"The Atcheson Daily Champion," out of Atcheson, Kansas, Saturday, 16 September 1893, was reporting on their front page a couple of headlines: "Ready For A Run," and "Stillwater A Paradise." It was Herculean efforts to give every Boomer a certificate. And there was rejoicing on every side. Doings at the new booth in Arkansas City - Stillwater in Oklahoma, a paradise by comparison - Plenty of water and shade.

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