The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-05-04

| the same men who had already
appropriated nearly every thing in
| sight 1t was but few minutes until the
| line was reached and the back-action
movement Of taking up the lots which
nobody had wanted before began. They
were not long on the market after
the ebb of the tide set in, and
when the second or third sections of the
| Atchison train arrived and found every
thing cornered the air was blue for miles
around the metropolis. There was nothing
to do, however, as every lot was protected
by rifles and revolvers, and if the shooting
began there was no telling where it would
stop
The only recourse left to the disappointed
men was to buy out such holders
as were willing to sell or run all
risk OF taking lots outside the legal limit.
Both courses were adopted and q good
number of Guthrie City lots changed
hands. The first sale was made by
man named r. O. Rummels, of Malvan,
Kan, who sold fine twenty -tive-foot lot
near the land office for five dollars to an
old doctor, resident of one of the Indian
reservations adjoining Oklahoma The pur.
chaser refused $50 for the lot five minutes
later.
No one who had never seen Western
town take form and shape can comprehend
how quickly full-rigged city with
double-deck boom can be put in
running motion. In the afternoon at
o'clock the first municipal election
occurred. The election notice appeared
in the Oklahoma Herald, daily
paper published at Guthrie on the first day
of its existence. Nearly 10000 votes were
polled. The leading candidates for mayor
were x-Adjutant-General Reece, of Illi-
nois William Constantine, of Springfield,
o., and Il. U. Sumner, of Arkansas City.
strong dark horse is Il. Volney Haggatt, of
Huron, ID. T.
The bank of Oklahoma opened for bust
ness at Guthrie with capital stock of $50
600. NJ w. Levy, the Wichita banker, is
president, and George W. Robinson the
banker of Winfield, and Hon. Horace Speed,
of indianapolis, are directors The new
city is flooded with business cards of all
descriptions, representing every line of
trade and business, every profession and
every occupation imaginable.
The scheme which resulted in the
practical cornering of town lots Monday
originated with the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe railway, probably in combination
with the syndicate which has been hard ut
work in Arkansas City for week or more
past. Numbers Of men have been going
ihco phc iciiitoiy db uhu
others under permits as railroad
employees. The marshals were simply COM
missioned and not sworn in, and the rail-
road men were not burdened with official
orders They all did their work Monday
and did it well Officials In the Guthrie
land office say that men seemed to spring
out OF the earth as noon approached, and
that 1t did not take fifteen minutes to Qc-
cupy half the town site.
The land officials have not been greatly
rushed, as the great majority of the home
steaders are making title by actual occupa-
ton and will perfect tot later date. The
first homestead entry ut the Guthrie
office was an old soldier claimant named
Johnson, Kansan.
FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
PURCELL, Ind. r., April 23-Five thou
sand boomers crossed the river at exactly
noon on their double-quick march to Okla
homa Every thing passed of quietly and
there was not the slightest Indication of
trouble. Tho scenes We're similar to those
on the northern border
THREE MEN REPORTED MURDERED.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, April ga special
from Guthrie at ] O'Clock this morning
says that three men who took claims there
yesterday were foully murdered about
o'clock by claim Jumpers The names OF
the ASSISTANTS and their victims could not be
learned A vigilance committee is now
securing the country in search OF the mis-
creants, who, 1t is said, will be sur'marily
dealt with II caught