Wichita eagle., 1889-04-30
THE FIRST SABBATH.
Continued from First Page.)

they say, and everything has been woe
fully misrepresented to them. A man
reached Arkansas City; he had been sent
up from Guthrie by express G. 0. D., s2. Is.
| The amount was paid by his wife and he
was a free man; but he will never, never
go back to Guthrie, he is satisfied.
| The situation, however, is really some
what better. There is now an abundant
| of food or those that have money to pay
for it. The digging Of wells in different
parts of the town has too improved the
| facilities of getting drinking water and
people will not suffer so much from this
as at first.
The laying out and the settlement of the
lots and blocks of the city is still being
discussed, but it is as far as ever from
settlement. The men who put up the Com
mercial bank say that they are willing
to do anything in their power to definitely
fix the limits of the block upon which they
are. All the other residents of the same
block have agreed to the same thing. If
this amicable settlement can be effected it
will be relief to everybody in the town.
The Santa Fe is doing everything in
its power to get in supplies to the people
and they are meeting with success. Their
trains are many of them late-several
hours, perhaps-but they are all loaded
with passengers. and the freight sent sup
plies of all kinds There seems now to
need for food.
Today as John wilkins returning from
the new territory be had for the country
good word. THAT town of Guthrie" he
says, ''is going to make a good business
point yet. The land, it is true. around it
Is not of the very best, but still many
city is surrounded by worse. The bust
ness push, energy and activity of the town
is as remarkable as its rapid growth, and
L tell you it is destined to be quite
town"
A man with his wife and two
children were driving across the
strip. He had made the trip
from a point in northern Kansas and
one days experience with the sand storms
of the Cimarron had cured him OF any
boomer aspirations.
Many of the returning settlers are going
into the Indian reservation. A party OF
these were seen today travelling towards
the haw agency.
The aldermen elected for East Guthrie
were as follows: j. 3. Lowe, d. c. Young
J Probolt, Il. s. Wilson and j. b. FISH
back. They were all sworn in by the
United States commissioner and at
their session commenced Immediately
to legislate against gambling. This
class of men in spite of their unusual good
luck in catching suckers are having hard |
time of II on all sides.
Ihey arranged, 100, 1oI the erection OF a |
city building 24x40.
1t is the intention to hold an election |
proper in Guthrie in six weeks. Aldermen |
will then be elected and the town will be |
divided into SIX wards.
Another evidence of the industry and |
push of the people is seen in their forma-
ton OF an electric light company |
which proposes to have in incandescent !
and arc lights before the fall months The !
plant will cost $4,000, This may appear
a rather strange move to a man who |
glancing over the city sees white tents and
but very few frame buildings. But |
such is life in the wild and woolly but
pushing, busting, enterprising west
1t is the Cherokee strip that is now in
teresting the settlers. The boomers re-
turning from Oklahoma disappointed and
1isgusted are stopping within the strip
and taking preparatory steps towards
taking up claim. So many have gotten
INTO the strip that it has been found neces-
'ary TO send the soldiers in and remove
hem.