Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-21
SORE ON SOONERS.
Those WAo Made n Lcg'tma G
Run fer Claims Dissatisfied.
WHAT They FOUND IN EXiSTlNCE.
sooncrs on Al Good Claims sitting Down
In Their Gail some Of Them
Hun ON Others Show
Fight

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept i9.-Sto-
ries of casualties, homicidcs aud fitil-
tiles from innumcrublc causes over the
strip opening are being reported here
without number but few of them can
be verified, and still fewer are told
with names and details. Tragedy AMI
comedy are closely intcrmnglcd, aud
pathetic incidents are followed 10y
those of the most ridiculous char ctcr.
Sooners are being treated with no
gentle hands, and many men who have
sought to take unfair advantage will
not live To give uttcrancc 10 the per-
jury that Is in their hearts Gencr.
ally speaking, the souncrs got what
they claimed In Perry, but ON
Black Bear creek, west ot Perry,
four sooners were routed and
driven Oft their claims by four
Kansas men VIII, made the run from
Orlando, viz: James Trimblc and Nat
Howell, of Atchisou county; Jack
simpson, Of jefferson county, aud
George Wright, Of Arkansas city.
These four had fixed their eyes on the
black Bear valley and got q start from
Orlando well in front of the crowd.
They kept the load and rcached black
Hear In fifty minutes There they
found the bottom land In possession Of
four men who had neither horse nor
wagon II was clear case Of sooner,
and Trimblc, who was In command Of
his party, at once set up an adverse
claim There was short purlcy, hut
the Kansas mon showed fight aud the
sooncrs weakened and moved on, talS-
ing claims ON the upands.
The Atchison colony, headed by eN-
Mayor 5. II, kelsey, Of that city, got
left completely. They were well or.
ganized and equipped with plenty Of
money and material to found "a town,
but they ran for section which was
In full possession of sooners. Whor.
ever they went they found the land al
ready taken and the men in possession
prepared TO fight for their claims. MIR.
Kelsey, however, Is not discouraged,
and it Is plan now TO buy up tract ol
land and carry out his original purpose.
II was reported, an what seemed
good authority, that Mrs Charles
barnes, Of Eldorudo, Kan, had been
thrown from her horse aud killed
while making tho race about u milo
south of Perry Saturday afternoon. A
! correspondent met the lady alive and
well this afternoon at Perry. She said
IL was true that her horse had fallen,
but she was not run over and easily ro'
covered from the shock she expert
enccd. She left her horse wounded on
the ground and ran into the town-sitc
A. l.. A Il a
good LOT with true Kansas pluck.
At lonca Il boy rode into the town on
broncho. The horse became fright.
ened at the bowling and the marS
lights and started to run lie stumbled
in n gully, pitching the boy over his
head, killing him instantly. There
was nothing on the boys person by
which he could be identified.
4 great many disappointed boomers
are looking for lame young map
named Harper Hooker. Mr. Hooker
made his headquarters AZ Guthrie, aud
sold certificates ut e. apiece. The GER
tiiioatos had all the appearance Of be-
ing genuine, and probably they were,
but the great ajority Of his customers
failed 10 get claims, and now they
want their money back
A mass meeting Of the citi1ons OF
Arkansas City was held at the intersec'
ton of the two principal streets and
resolutions were adopted protesting
against the murder Of j, A. Ill., the
New Jersey man, who was shot down
Saturday afternoon at the Chilocco
reservation line by u soldier Of the
Third cavalry. Strong resolutions
were adopted denouncng the killing
AS wilful murder and demanding tina,
the murderer be turned over 10 the
civil authorities. The army oiiiceri
still decline To give the name OF Hin,
slayer and insist that lac simply obeyed
orders in shooting man who persisted
IN rushing into the strip before tn,
signal was given
Among the many sufferers on the
Cherokee strip is eX-Attorney-Gencral
s. Is. bradford, of Kansas, who la,
joined the Perry boom Mr.. bradford
had his pocket picked Of all his money
and even his certificate Of registration
In Arkansas City, but he managed /,
get through the line, and to-day hi
banner, - H. bradford, Attorney IA
Law" waves VIGOROUSLY in the dust
laden breezos Of the Cherokee metTup