Alzira proved she was ready for the challenge. She reorganized the farm and pared expenses, but just as her economic fortunes were rebounding, unlimited access to Indian land was halted by allotment and tribal dissolution.
Despite this setback, she made a transition into non-farm business. She was an organizaing officer and major stockholder in the First National Bank of Lindsay, a stockholder in banks in Chickasha and Purcell, and a part-owner of a mill and grain elevator in Pauls Valley. From land and cattle to stocks and bonds, Alzira Murray proved that Indians could adapt to new conditions.
