Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1917 — POSSIBLY THE RICHEST NEGRO BOY IN WORLD [ARTICLE]

POSSIBLY THE RICHEST NEGRO BOY IN WORLD

Luther Manuel, a Creek Freedman, Enriched by Oil Strike on His Allotment. Tulsa, Ok. —Adam Manuel, a Creek freedman, died in Colorado recently, and already there is a race on among some of the residents of Myskogee County to get {.he appointment of K*ardian for his children. There are five of the Children livings-and the elder Manuel inherited the allotments of two who are dead, but the guardianship is sought because of Lutber Manne', a minor son, who is believed to be the richest negro boy in the world, When the allotments were made'Tof ' the Manuel family, those of Luther, 13, and Rafield, his younger brother, were in a locality where the land was Worthless for farming purposes. Their father complained that the land was valueless, but he was unable to have any change made. It turned out that the allotment of Luther, believed to be worthless, was In the heart of. the Cushing oil. field. Since that field was developed nearlv s’X years ago, his income from it has amounted to from $20,000 to $50,000 a month. The allotment of Rafield Manne’. is’not so valuable. The allotments of the other children are good for agricultural purposes only. Sarah- Rector has been considered the most fortunate of all those among the Creek freedem who took allotments in that section of country, but her* fortune is far less than that of Luther Manuel. For a time, when the Cushing oil field was at its best, or for more than tw'o years, his income was SIOOO a day.