St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
FROM KINGFISRER.
Another New City-Two Youn
Ladies Locate Claims.


Ladies Locate Claims.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 23.-The
following special was received by the
Kansas City Times from Kingfisher.
having been sent to Ft. Reno by courier:
Kingfsher is a grown town already,
except that titles are somewhat in dis
pute, and no town officers are yet elect
ed. Chicago avenue is half mile long.
The offices of the Rock Island railroad,
the Cannon Bali stage line and other cor
porationS are in one building which
is a canvas ten feet by twelve. Not
the slightest trouble of any kind has oc-
Cured, though in many instances there
are several claimants to one town lot.
HOmeSteadS are occupied in all direc-
tions. Capt. Woodson gave the settlers
| under his direction fair start on the
line at noon. The horseback men
dashed recklessly across the prairie, the
wagons and carriages following in
haste and confusion.
THE FIRST ARRIVAL
at Kingfisher, was W. b. Guthrie from
Custer county, Nebraska. He rode a
slim bay mare and covered the twenty
five miles in one hour and three-quar-
ters. Not twenty feet behind him was
w. G. Yocum, of Harper, Kan. The
w. III. Donley, of Harper, and Jerry
Meter, of Leola, came just behind.
They were after town lots. The greater
majority of these to whom Capt. Wood
son gave the starting signal went
direct to their claims. Many passed
through here southwark last night. Al
most every Kingfisher man wears six
shooter, and wears it where he can get
it very easily, but all are good humored,
and matters will probably be settled by
law. The town is spreading over the
whole section. Accounts from the line
say that the start from there was
was formed at 1 o'clock and
was ten miles long. Capt. Wood
sons management was perfect. AT the
signal the noise that burst forth was
terrific. Wagons were broken in the
rush, and others broke down in the
gullieS and sharp turns in the road, and
all the way from here to the line the
road is streWn with wrecks. Among
the first vehicles to arrive was a light
wagon drawn by a splendid pair of
horses. The occupants were George b.
Morris and w. r. B1ownley, both form
erly of the Larned land office, and
George Worrell, of Larned. They took
lots in Kingfisher.
TWO YOUNG LADIES
named Gilliland took claim just this
side of the north line. The men gave
them show, and their claim is not dis
puted. They were in an open buggy
with sorrel mule, and tent dangling
behind. A man named Hopper has a lot
here, and his sign reads:S keep off
this claim; L have gun" This even
ing the ladies are on hand and strolling
about as spectators. A few gamblers
have arrived, and two lawyers signs
are up. The "Rock Island" which is
the ''crack hostelry," isfull of guests.
Unless Guthrie or some other of the
Eastern Oklahoma towns beat this
town, this is the liveliest place in Amer
lea to-day. In the great race of yester-
day everybody wants the credit of being
ahead, and discussions on that point are
as animated as those about claims. The
Kansas City Times and Chicago Tri-
bune are the only newspapers getting
dispatches. They have employed a
force of Cheyenne scouts as couriers,
and the scouts have no equal in ability
to cover the ground. Dispatches for
these two papers are written on the
ground and sent through every few
hours.