Telegram-herald., 1889-04-26


with heavy wagon and two yoke OF oxen
crossing from Oklahoma into the Chicka
saw Nation, said that he had driven All
the way from Texas across the pan handle
country 10 md the land or which he had
heard 50 much lie had succeeded in get
ting claim and after he had found what IL
was worth had vacated in favor Of another
man and was on his way 5aok TO the Lone
star State.
AT oKLAd IONA CITY
OKLAHOMA CRY, Oklahoma, April 25-
Three farmer brothers named Wilson
had desperate tight on the streets here
Wednesday morning with 4 party OF Kansas
town site spectators. Knives and pistols
were freely used and one OF the town site
men had the tendons OF his right arm cut
at the wrist All hands were at once placed
under arrest
Zach train brings from 1O0 TO 600 new
boomers, and the class now coming is de-
cidediy better than those who fingered
around the border the month before the
Territory was opened Kingfsher is hay
ipg the most difficulty Just now Being in
a fertile valley, it was che objective point
for thousands who alighted from trains at
Guthrie. The city is comparatively iso-
lated, and, although already filed with
',HN men, 1t has just organized
IN laying OF streets party of tOwn-site
men were opposed by a young woman
named Hotchkiss, whose lot lay IN the route
ot the proposed street The woman made
violent resistance and smashed the tripod
or the surveyor drawing a revolver az the
same dine and killing horse belonging 70
Captain Beekman, OF Michigan. The amazon
was arrested
Oklahoma City IS enjoying a most enor-
nous boom. AZ first Guthrie took the lead
but Oklahoma Citys central location its
newspaper and bank, together with water
facilities, makes 10 the best point for
boomers of all classes Az noon Pawnee
Bill. who rode il from the country for car
penters said he estimated the crowd at
that point TO be at least II coo, and con-
s1antly growing
Nolbrek q small town between Oklaho-
ma and Purcell, was visited by heavy
wind storm, accompanied by rain. early
Wednesday morning, and many portable
houses were ruined woman Was pinned
fast unG0r the ruins OF a log house, and her
infant child killed
AT LISBON
LISBON. Oklahoma. April 26-On Turkey
! creek for twelve miles every quarter has
from one TO FIVE locaters There has been
who in good faith has pushed across the
border a few miles inland lIhe grand
scramble has been and VIII be for
town lots These who went for land ara
returning, having perfected their first set
Lement in person and slopt On their land.
They all say the same thing: after the
first five miles were passed they found
little or no trouble in getting fair pieces Of
land
When the land Office closed Tuesday night
It had received filings OF fifty seven home
steads. thirty-one soldiers claims and ap-
p10alOns FOR seven town sites Seventeen
claims were rejected for different reasons.
mostly informaiity IN the papers John Hall,
ofCaldwell. with three companions, arrived
Tuesday noon on foot They were vol
mounted as starting. but during the night
between here and Fort Reno thcir horses
were stampeded, probably by horse thieves
be CITY mass meeting was harmonious
but energetic John y Niles OF Lawrence.
was chosen mayor. Harvey Horne. OF Cald-
we'll clerk Receiver Admire treasury
agent. J " Creets NJ VI Duncan Of AM
thony John Garvey of the Neutral Strip.
" A Mccartney az Clark County. anG J..
H Hgh Of Hoxic. Kan. councilinen. Ar
Tangements were made to plat tae town
rnd award town lots hy arbitration
Two men sre reported dead on thcir
claims fo-r miles east shot tuesday night
. Tic messenger that came in wanted help
20 bury tlela- lie could not give anr par
ticsllrs
Late "Wednesday night o negro came
rushing inro Marshal Wvotts camp BE
sa.l Stat forr ~ ais comp rsnioDs in litt %
colony fer miles southeast bad Lad dss-