News article, Payne Co. OKGenweb Archives
David L. Payne Dead
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Newspaper:  Cheyenne Transporter, Published Semi-monthly
Darlington, I. T., W. A. Eaton, Editor & Publisher
Sold to George W. Maffet, April 25, 1882
Lafe Merritt, Local Editor
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December 5, 1884

Oklahoma Payne Dead.

D. L. Payne, the well known Oklahoma boomer and leader of the Oklahoma 
colonists, died suddenly in Wellington, Kansas, on last Friday, the 28th. (1884)

The circumstances connected to his death are as follows:  

On Thursday morning he arrived there from Hunnewell and at night addressed a
large meeting at the court house, his speech being pronounced one of the best
that he ever delivered.

After the night's meeting he returned to the hotel, where he engaged in conver-
sation with friends until 11 o'clock, when he retired to his room, remarking
before going that he was not feeling first-rate.  

On Friday morning he arose in apparent usual health, entered the hotel dining 
room, where he ordered breakfast and was eating rather heartily.  

While waiting for an order to be filled, he suddenly settled back in his chair, 
staightened out his legs, his eyes rolling back, and expired without a movemant 
of the muscles of the face or a long breath. Not a word escaped his lips.  

Anna Haynes, who was seated next to him, sprang to his relief and began chafing 
his hands and face, but life had departed almost immediately.  

The remains were removed to a house in the rear of the hotel, by his friends, 
where they were viewed by hundreds of people.

Some entertain the opinion that it was heart disease, while others say it was
from blood poison, by means of a slow and deadly drug.

There are few men in Kansas or the United States that do
not know or have heard of Capt. D. L. Payne, of Oklahoma fame.  

He served in the Kansas house in 1865, from Doniphan county.  
For years he has been the chief of the Oklahoma boomers.  

He served in the Union army during the rebellion and has four dis-
charges.  He was also a member of the Garfield post, G.A.R.
of Wichita.  

His funeral took place Sunday afternoon.
  
A word as to Payne's domestic relations.  

Years ago he and a Mrs. Anna Haynes, formed a mutual attachment for each other, 
swore eternal fidelity, and though without the sanction of the law, have since 
then lived as man and wife, and as a fruit of such alliance a son was born who 
is now about fourteen years old.

This course was due to a desire of Payne, that as soon as the territory should
be opened, he and Mrs. Haynes could each take a claim and as soon as their title
was secure, it was their purpose to marry, but time dragged on and they became
weary of this half married life and determined to take immediate action in the
matter.  

Mrs. Haynes is a lady about forty-five, about the same age of Payne.

Thus the career of one whose name has been an eye sore to the public is ended,
and the result of his labors and publicity will soon have faded into oblivion.