Telegram-herald., 1889-04-27
PROVISIONS SCARCE

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PROVISIONS SCARCE
GrTHEIE, lad T.. April 2d-Filing contin-
ues slowly IL has never reached 100 any
day. Tho order here is phenomenal No
whisky i 10 DO bought The sun is hot,
and where tho sod has bscn spaded or
rlowed the soil Is mealy and blows in
every direction. Prosainent citizens are
dirty and scascity OF water pre-
vents cleanliness The demands Of thu
people ia Guthrie for railroad service 20 get
out are accommodating, and are becoming 20
urgent that t-ouble is feared Provision
continue scarce One man yesterday sold
thirty barrels of bread. five-cent loayes sell
ing al hfteen cents or two for a quarter
The supply ran out, an5 while people were
willing 60 pay the exhorbitant price, it could
not be had at all Crackers found ready
sale al 81. - per pound The Inconvenience
caused by the blockade of freight here is
beyond computation II gets worse IN
stead Of better. The freight. express and
baggage increase with each train, and lack
OF help prevents a prompt distribution.
The water question continues n serious one
Before the end of the week wells
viii be sunk. Despite the fact that
every train takes ont large numbers OF dis
satisfied settlers, every train brings in as
many more, SO there is little change in the
actual number here. The lot question con-
tinUcs the all important one The class OF
men who were on the ground before the
hour Of opening, and who are standing to-
gether Will be hard 20 oust from their lots.
but the people are determined
Thursday afternoon the Committe on
Public Order consisting Of twenty five set
tiers, representing as many different
STAKES and Territories held a netting and
appointed a corps Of official surveyors, who
are 70 survey and plat the town. Silas
Anderson was appointed city marshal
with six assistants The laws OF
Kansas ard the municipal regula-
ions OF Wichita were selected to per-
vail until q charter can be obtained Judge
T. NJ Clark was appointed provisional po-
lice Judge To supply water it was ordered
that a public well lie dug on each half
section Of the town plat
The citizens OF West Guthrie held an cleo
ton Wednesday. James Dooley. of Iowa,
was elected mayor and full ticket, in
ofud'rg councilInen, was chosen.
GUTHRIE. Oklahoma. via Arkansas City.
Kan, April Ga marked Improvement has
como over the aspect Of Guthrie in the last
rapidly toward an intelligent and peaceful
settlement Water OF fair quality is OBJ
.ainable free and the resumption .f
reasonably regular traffic on tho rail
road has brought in supplies. Twenty
houses built IN Chicago and shipped here in
sections are up. A thousand tents are stand
ing strong Samaritan makes the neces-
sites OF life common property. There is
shelter for all who want It. and the
cautious thousands who prefer 70 sleep
1n the turf OF their town lots have
their blankets Town meetings are
In perpetual session 4 committee OF fifty.
one comprising one from each state repre-
sented has the community well In hand
The committeeman are all business men,
who never saw each other before, and they
are working well.
police Judge md town marshal have
been appointed who ordered ont the she'll
workers thieves and other bad characters
wherever found The trains etiil bring
ndreds and there is among these late
arrivals distinct admixtrre OF gamblers
sports and bad people generally
There are DO saloons but some
bootleg dealers arr plying moonshine
tr8ic while n roost of low women was
among the frat tents reared Surveys 20
irforWlno tAe pat Commune anu th-s
vex-d question VIII probably be set
t.cf before TIE end = f.o week
Meanwhile nothing pa.m1nent can be
built. as ao one knows the s.res, lines 4
81 Io1is nan ;s ready - PIT uQ %o-light
lncsniescent plant. AM that Will - god
send. a. -ae pifcly = darkness is not the least
CT fhe night distresscs
There has been and thcre stil Is. some
seep chicanerT in practice. which the
courts mast correct II q peaceful commr r.
wealth fs wanted in okishona The courts
Will "a given The r-rert1nitT 70 do tbeiF
dr-Y. as nearly every zoeoied Claim bss -
claimant who did nor enter the Ierrltoi ?
rn-l O. O'Clock Many honest settlers have
driven stskas uVon io-s ard quarter sec.
tons taken - The Deputies and rei .roaiers
Feusan named Stevens vss shct ani
kilel in The presencr of bis wife 1~d i'rr
r-t'e Children ~ two men en- claim nfer
Alfred Wednesday Tie u1rfe--rs reo
arl the urf.rtara-e ~tfrT sSed -
sfref With She re-vs 1he lesd nan ro'
farie1 ~ The settlers ari sr'ai. s't'scrip
f flrn vas raised to -~ai -re family trna
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