The Lamar register., 1893-09-23


pie's business, 30 the fighters ightit out until
one is incapaci,ated, while his victor eap,ure.
the prize. Immediately lot Is claimed.
stakes are driven, in some case, ten,, are
erected aud In a few Instances town meeting,
are held, officers are elected, and before he
'ains seems possible municipality has
sprung Into existence.
In the meantime out on the prairie th.
farmers continue their race for home. and
prescriptions The heads OF families and
their sons of legal age, make the race on
horses or 90 foot yet horses arc no; u,I,ner.
ous enough to go around while the .swonen
folks" follow morc c.snrely IN prairie
/ schooners, which pitch and roll about on IN.
broken prairie Ike : sure-enough schooner
In rough SEA
From the lice south Of Arkansas City
number OF young men MAKE the raee on
safety bicycles.
blessing.
each one OF the 500 home.;eads With au
occupant and give each county scat and
to-n-.i'e At least l 500 inhabitants.
On the Old town-si;c Of Perry will be e..
;ablished The aesro tosn OF Liberty Il will
N+aA+aalA w. AAANa tA AAAE AHAEh hA NFfNF anu
serTe 10 drive the white people down 70
[ WhArton.
Wagon Aad frright-iraln loads OF supple.
/ followed the settlers into the strip. The
trains distributed provisions At the vA1iou.
eosa,y ,rats and t0wn-sltes, where stores
have been opcnrl In canvas tents pending
the erection Of buildings.
Csnp-irrs dotted the prAiries In all dlrce-
L
/ temporary camp. The rceeai drought h.,
dried up the creek. and streams, and tho.e
who failed 30 provide themselves with water
iii Dc forced 10 radure suffering from
,hir.t, for water Is obtainable oaIy IN few
places Ga The strip except froz, the rlrer.
i The dr0usht Of The past month ha, left the
oogniry burned dry. A smO;heripg dusi
eosposcl of a combination Of aue sand and
ashes frog the prairie Gre. all. the afr and
adds io he thirst and general discomfort OF
the unhappy hooaers-
Z The careless buliaine Of eamp-dres has set
l the parchel prziric- biasiaE in many places
aai boomers are oct ash;ing tie aanes. 10
other place, interruptions men started the
I nrvs 10 the hope Of driving some tlmoruls
I claimant OF a valuable iraet.
7 sanday sGs sraeraIly given over 10 al ef.
u ttfss 10 nfl4- DfAifI OF NAA1@s lEr ltf1l-
err families have put up tents, arranged
their primitive hoases a. comfortably as pos-
sible. ,ad have bcsaa the search fos water,
either IA creeks, spring. or In driving wells
/ While ihe head Of The family has hurried to
he neAre.t lsad o;'iee 10 Hie hi, preliminary
/ paper, this -ors {, doae ey the remainder Of
{ the family
{ The eogaty seats aad ioSn sites have be-
. a i.
the railways have hecn very we'll supplied
-i,h proyisi0ns In tho-c Of the lines OF
travel the eumuaoacst commodities eommAnd
I .Aaey prices, 40 greatly does the demand e4-
{ ese,i ths supply. A. Willow springs water
sclls At ten cent. a gsass, bread at Hfty eeuis
I loaf. aaa Other supplies at proPortIouats
snounts Hesiarrznts. shops OF all kinds,
drlnkins place. and gambling house. have
I bcea established In tents, and arc doing
thrivinx business
/ AZ Perry ard Wharton church services werr
hsld bui uere very .limiy attended People
ueru too weary Afier the great race, too hus'
/ Ia Administering to bodily necessities, OF too
indifferent 10 20 20 church
The eentsr, O, inierest have nov beea trans
f-rrsSl 10 the government lAnd offices, and long
iiae. Of settlers arc formed a; each OF them.
Reports OF murders AMI tatAl acetdrht arr
beginning 70 como In Al oue Po.at man
started seross the line before i2 O'Clock He
80 -arued back by soldier, but refusing To
stop ~.s sho, deal The soldier was then
.he. By another settler. There Are mssY
stories Of crime aud casualties, bat, all being
stranger TO one another, names are missing
The crimes are mostly Isolated murders ~hlch
took place Saturday in the aghi ior claims
Mzny fatal accidents arc reported as there
suit of the ruah-men trampled TO death oy
horses or killed by falling FROM the over
crowded excursion trains.
1, /. now stated 90 ali sides that the settlers
have been fooled IN their belief that the
strip was good farming county. This may
be a s.sour grapes cry OF tho-e who failed TO
secure desirable tracts, but there seems to be
some ground for the statement Caldwell,
Arkansas cry and other railroad points are
crowded with people who arc trying TO get
azay from the strip, and who claim that Il Is
no good Al any rate It Is certain that there
will be great suffering next winter, by those
who lack the neeessarles OF life.