Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-25
sRBURY, CONN.,. THURSDAY, APRIL D. 1889
AMONG THE BOOMERS
Little Material Advancement
 at Guthrie.
THE POPULATION FALLING OFF.
People Are Already Getting Disguised ana
 Are Leaving Oklahoma

0ooouy put the man "ith tlehty Money Can Live There-Food Is Scarce and Water Is Scarcer-The Absence Oi moralizcd City Marshals-The City oi West Guthrie Organized.
 GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, via Arkansas City, Kan, April 25.-Guthrie has made but little material advancement since Monday. Thus far the land office is the only completed building in the town. The Commercial National bank has fifty carpenters at work putting up light prairie structure opposite the railroad depot, and the foundations for row of houses on the west side of the railroad track have been laid. This is the full extent or one days improvement
 The population is falling off materially. Every train that leaves for the North or South is packed with men, who, having grown weary with fighting for a bare ex- istence, are headed for their homes. No body but a man who has plenty of money can live here. Food is scarce and water is scarcer.
 GUTHRIE's MARROW ESCAPE.
 For q little while last night it looked as if the new city would go down as fast as it
 
 clouds began to drive across the sky from the southeast and in a short time rain was pouring in torrents. Gusts of wind swept through the tents on the hillside and threat ened to carry them all away.
 CAUSE FOR MARVEL.
 The good order that has been preserved thus far, considering the disputes about lots that are constantly arising, is marvel ous. Not man has been shot, and in only two ins tances were revolvers drawn by men who intended to use them. The cause that has contributed much to the mainten- ance of good order is the absence of whisky. Not drop of it has been put on sale, and so far as can be learned, but little has been brought into the Territory by individuals for their own use.
 DEMoRALIZED DEPUTY MARsHALs.
 The Marshars forces are demoralized. Two-thirds of the deputies who were brought here to preserve order have done little besides squat on town lots which they staked off before the crowds began to ar rive Monday. Feeling runs high among the settlers on account of this.
 Marshal Jones on Tuesday sent force of men to investigate rumor about two men having been shot on a claim east of the creek. Newspaper correspondents who heard of his enterprise concluded that this report was true, and without personal in- vestigation sent it East as fact The story had it's origin with a half-witted fellow who came in from claim and reported his two partners were missing. They had simply disappeared from claim and he imagined that they had been killed. Captain Mo Arthur, who made full investigation of the rumor, says the men are all right. NO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. All efforts to organize municipal govern ment in Guthrie have failed, Five meetings were held Monday, and as many more yes terday to form temporary organization, but not even this much could be done. The trouble is that every candidate for Mayor has personal following that is bound by oath to support him through thick and thln. THE CITY OF WEST GUTHRIE. The city of West Guthrie, which Is springing up on the level plain back of the military camp, has been organized by a band of Chica go colonists who will hold a municipal ele ction in a few days.