University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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junlb Q f i...1 The Indian Territory After 75 ears r - lf! il fi V. ? J? sf' W? 2 .f ff fl K , Q af as 0, Q vf, xg ff, X-I Q fo xv' Z 6 b ss of This great painting by Lindeaux illustrates the tragic exodus of the Southern Indian nations to the In- dian Territory during the 1830's. noe this was a part of E E: the great Western frontier - the Indian V Territory. In the eastern half were the Indian nations which had been removed from the South b way of the infamous TrailIof Tears. In the west the Plains Indians camped their villa es along the streams and lived by the hunt among the great buffalo herds which grazed the endless prairies. Then came the white man to build forts, conduct trade with the tribes and operate the Indian agencies. In the spring of 1887 the Santa Fe built its line between Arkansas Cit , Kansas, and Gainesville, Texasg one station created along its line was Edmond. With the coming of the railroad it was inevitableg sooner or later the land would be opened to settlement.

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This earl Anadarko hoto presents an excellent ' f 'd t f ht then Oklahoma Terrfforyf' Vlewo res! enso W a was N +-Ny. . X 8 x v lg gig. , 'I as . H gn, A my M . M 'W A Eli: I I .Wi .. In 1890 the west side of Broadway lbetween First and Second streetsl had a distinct Western The Oklahoma Boomers flavor. n the spring of 1880 E David L. Payne ledyhis Q I first boomer invasion of the Indian Terrltor concentrating on a centra area of 14 million acres that were unassigned to any Indian tribe following treaties in 1866. The area had come to be known commonly as the Oklahoma lands. For five ears, until he died unexpectedly in November 1884, Payne led 4 cAP'r. f'AYNE'S UKLAHUMA C0l0N WIlI'mnve lo rut mule the Puullr l.undu In me lndlun Terrlmrv before thefllrnt dn at lreoembor, num. Arrnngemenw nun been mme with Ram-ands for 1:01717 RATES. 11,000,000 IUPUI ol the lllllvlll. Afflrllllllrll Ind Grlllnl Lllldl ll U10 'ma open for FREE HOMES O For the paople-thals Ira tho lllt dalllrihle publlc llndl remalnlnl for settlement. Sltulled between the Bllh and 319th degrees nl lltllude, It the lout of Wnnllllal ld d nonniilni, we rin, me nun eilnntn ln the wor , A llrun nnw of w-ner, ummm- nm1,.wne.l,gsprInp gum fromjnvery mu. 'rue gr.-I I- green me year round. No ms- or mouqulmeu. The Government pnrrhasnd then- land! from the lndlann In 1806. Hon. J. 0. Brondhend, .magna .inn, In. Krnn- und .I. w. PmIiIpr were nppnlnwa n M-nIrnInee by the clllzeun ul ru lmnln, nnrl llu-lr I.-gal uni,-Inn ni-uni rrgnnilng Im- rlgm of sexua- mem, uni r A thorough n-mm-n, rr-pun Llm lu ,I f una L .xm- Ing in rl n I im-empmlnn ,mit-nwna. 9 lu ni I r cl 3 Int-II ana win 3 A ft 1 nboay an Ok I in I In Mm-, Prinnng 1-re hl gn required m Innm I - I- mu chu nw l n enm- lll . 'rr I- m y n n N I If of it c lan luv.-r, nm .I I I- I I I nn Inn im nmnm n rom. um, . n tn nm 1-arrinnry llne- will rem- Inn-nn ony. om d me- wl I tp, -na nn-rn was nf-wr an--Ii nr. nppnnnnu, num-fa me p Ising I n. nn.: I..-...I U.. k...mn u. .-nn In mm- I,-mnxm-A un- r-rnn N-In mn I d I mln.-I. I-nn. through nn- TI-nlunr, lu nw wnrhun iumnnmn , .nd I III I In- nn- rn-nnn Inu nn.: I-nw.-r aim-Im ln Ihr- l'nlon. 'nw wwmI M l ls rontnln Gold and S11'V0l'. Thf' I I .4-nn In Im- 1-nm, Inn nwy Inns- new-r -Iinwa 1 bl Im- nun mu- nm-nn-Im In have never return a In me I... I mlm-Iln I-nm mu organize to gn min a II In Iwi I It- nn.. I rn-It In u,n ANU smvlsk. I d copper. The wlntt-rn a short and nm-ve severe, and will not interfere with thi- operations of the Colony. I-'arm work c mmences hem early ln Fvbruury, and lt ls best that we should get on the grounds as early an po lbl , an the wlnu-r can be spent ln bulldlng, open- lng lands and I pa ln' for sprlng. For full information and clrculars and the time 'of starting, rates, ku., address, T. D. CRADDOCK, CEO. M. JACKSON, smut-.I l-nqer, Genlrll sync, wmnm, Ku sos Cum.: st., sa. Lon.. oemuu as-1, Into. groulp after ggoup of his Ok ahoma oomers into the Indian Territory, only to be ejected each time by U.S. troops. William L. Couch took over leadership of the boomers until finally on April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma lands were opened to settlement by the Great Land Rush of 1889. Overnight new cities sprouted into bein 3 among them was Edmoncf.