Volume 19 , Issue 6

NW Okie's Journey

In this week's "OkieLegacy Ezine" we explore the Run of 1889 in Indian Territory. The boundaries of Oklahoma proper was bounded on the north by the Cherokee outlet, on the south by the Canadian river.

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Walking With Sweet Silly Sadie

It was April, 1889 when the land flowing with "milk and honey," so to speak, opened for settlement 22 April 1889, giving us our Oklahoma country and history with this description of the territory.

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1889, Cattlemen Adjourn

This concerns the cattlemen in the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. The article was found in the 22 March, 1889, The Leavenworth" out of Leavenworth, Kansas, Friday morning, March 22, 1889, with the following headlines: "The Cattlemen Adjourn."

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22 March 1889, Oklahoma Proclamation To Be Issued

In March, President Benjamin Harrison had announced that land in Indian Territory called the Oklahoma District (land obtained from the Creek and Seminole that wasn't currently assigned to a tribe) would shortly be opened up to non-Native American settlers. This move came after years of eager homesteaders known as "boomers" trying to illegally settle the land; they were repeatedly removed by federal troops, but eventually the pressure on Washington from boomers, western congressmen, and railroads proved strong enough for the government to agree to allow non-Native American settlers to stake claims in the Oklahoma District.

It was 22 March, 1889 we found this mention of "The Oklahoma Proclamation Ready To Be Issued." It appeared in The Leavenworth, out of Leavenworth, Kansas, Friday morning, March 22, 1889, with the following headlines: "Within A Week."

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22 April 1889, The Gates of the Oklahoma Country

The Gates of the Oklahoma country were swung open precisely at noon 22 April 1889, and the inpatient Boomers were allowed to enter. General Merritt issued an order to disarm the settlers to prevent trouble. In other words, they took away their guns. The excitement would be intense.

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1889 - The Schemers Paralyzed

The town site schemers were surprised to discover that morning of 22 April 1889 placards posted about town bearing this inscription regarding the late order made at the regular meeting of the Oklahoma Legion:

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1889, Good Advice To Boomers

It was also in the newspaper out of Leavenworth, Kansas, Friday morning, March 22, 1889, with the following headlines: "Good Advice To Boomers." Congressman Mansur Admonishes them to obey the law.

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