Show the story of our states by JONATHAN BRACE oklahoma K L A 1100 OKLAHOMA hold the record for or rapid growth e w t h it was in the first term of president Preal dont III harrison taint oklahoma na opened up good funn urtis inrid under the iloene stead act was difficult to find ro the ille united states bought from froin tin the indians In dinn who had been beets o 0 gated in indian territory a large fruit of boino seine 10 square lind find been atwil largely by the IN its ii pasture for their 1 cuttle lind und li ornon till this ur callad oklahoma OL a fprd ord thieun ln lit lino country rind wits ar or runic to ho bo roudy ready for kale itald to at 12 noon of apell T 22 IWO 1889 troops were ere picked on guard 0 jo o arc atit any settlers entering before that time for more than ue us tiley were culled called came a from fron nil over country to obtain farina or for business on the stroke of the hour buelef hounded and tho the inn mad rush by men risen women and children to lo 10 ente began the govern goern lind find arranged land and officers nt at many at clula could bo be filed tor for tho the furma farina or city lota lots and arid all duy day these ero ere besieged by fighting mobil to register their selections before nightfall hundreds of farms forms acro ucro ere staked stoked out and Okla oklahoma hoina city and were e on their way to become cities thus was wits developed this re glon which caino came into tle the pon session of tho the united states ae aim a n part of the louisiana purchase linse in 1803 and which as set amide for so go many years ae as indian country previous to the formation of oklahoma territory congress had lind forbidden white set get tiers hi in thia this part of the country and title this edict was enforced by federal troops ae As the demand for more land was felt and as the indians decreased in numbers num bera indian territory was mas added to oklahoma OIa homa territory and in 1007 it was wan admitted to the union as the state of oklahoma adding another afar star to our flag which for eleven 3 cars had contained forty five estate Th the state one has flourished dished to such an extent that it has ten presidential electors ectore el which is more than double that of conny ranny of tho older states of ot larger sire by hollox |