The correct answer is D) being a strict judge during the boomer rush on the Unassigned Lands.
David Lewis Payne was known for being arrested for leading dozens of boomer raids into Indian Territory, lobbying Washington, DC, for homestead settlement in Indian Territory, and setting up a tent settlement in Rock Falls on the Kansas/Cherokee Nation border. He was not known for being a strict judge during the boomer rush on the Unassigned Lands.
David Lewis Payne (183-1884) was the leader of the Oklahoma Movement that pursued an unlawful scheme to get land that was not his. A hero for some people, a criminal for others.