The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-15
TO THE BOOTHS.
Homeseekers Drop Into Line by
Thousands.
EVERYBODY WAITING TO REGISTER.
The White winged Wagons Arrive In Num-
bers-Only One Town Lot Allowed
Any One Person-An On
cial Notice.


the past twelve hours there has been a
continual string of covered wagons ar
irving here and going into camp in
Riverview, Harmon and Lincoln parks
along the Walnut and Arkansas rivers.
In addition to these, at least 500 ar
rived ON horseback and possibly LOCO
over the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
and Frisco railroads. Conservative
estimates place the number of arrivals
by the different avenues at 5000 peo-
pie, making in the aggregate about
$4,000 homeseekers in the immediate
vicinity of Arkansas City.
The large number of arrivals is at
tributed to the facts that the registra-
tion booths will be opened this morn
ing. Booth No. 8. under the charge of
Col. 2. j. Gallagher and score of ex-
pert clerks, is located a half mile east
of the Santa Fe railroad and four miles
south of this city.
The first man to take his place in the
imaginary line was John r. Cam
eron, real estate agent, who resides
in Kansas City, his office being at 104
East Ninth street No. is j. r. Seay,
of this city, a nephew of Gov. Seay, of
Oklahoma; No is j. r. Anderson, of
1924 McGee street, Kansas City, Mo-; f.;
No. is j. c. Columbia, of Arkansas
City, Kan, a man who has been wait
ing here for this opportunity to get a
home on the strip for five years; No 5
is Frank Howard. of Boston.
The line at @ o'clock last evening
was more than half mile in length
and numbered between 500 and 900 per-
sons, who represent all shades, nation
alities, conditions and sexes. The
young man who had just passed his
majority and the octogenarian are
there. The capitalist and the tramp
are once more on a common level in
the race for wealth. Among the
number who have staked their
health and comforts of home for
a chance to get slice of the
last piece of the public domain is
Miss Olive Hunt, plucky little milliner
of this city, who, although modest and
retiring in manner, has the courage to
demand every right guaranteed to her
by law. When asked how she passed
the night, she laughingly replied: "Oh,
reading the stars, and the halo of each
pointed to a quarter section of land
teeming with milk and honey or a cor
ner lot embelished with a massive block
of marble, and they were all to be
mine"
Hot coffee, sandwiches and ice water
are passed along the entire line every
hour of the night and day. Scores of
teams are hauling water from the
springs and rivers and food from the
city for the use of the campers and
stock. There is no diminution in the
supply of water, feed or camping sup
plies. Col. Gallagher says that he
will employ 1000 clerks if it requires
that number to register all applicants
before noon of the 10th inst
1t can be stated upon the authority
of c. B. Strohen, the train dispatcher
for the Santa Fe railroad in this city,
that the regular passenger and freight
trains will be run on schedule time to
and through the Cherokee strip on
Saturday, the 10th inst, the day of the
opening of the outlet to settlement.
CAN TAKE BUT ONE LOT.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept. 1L-Inspector
Swineford, of the interior department,
who has complete charge of the ar
rangements for the strip opening, has
issued the following manifesto:
To the Public:
The impression seems to generally prevail
that person can take rs many lots in the new
strip towns as he or she can improve. In order
that contests as far as possible may be avoided,
1 am authorized % saw TO all interested that no
person will be permitted 10 take more than one
lot in any one or all the county seat towns in
the strip which are to be opened for settlement
al noon OF the 10th inst 1t is very desirable
that this ruling of the interior department be
given the widest publication This is an Official
statement Respectfully.
A. Z. SwINEFoRD, Inspector.
THE CROWD AT ORLANDO.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept 11.-Eight thou
sand people are encamped at Orlando
and vicinity, just north of here, and 500
men have been in line in front of the
registration booth two days. Several
preachers held religious services there
yesterday, but the greatest crowds
were about the gamblers tables and
the horse market Reports from
all booths state that everything is in
readiness to open and at least 5000
people will be registered during the
day. Water is getting scarce all along
the line and rain is needed badly. Last
night a number of valua BILE horses were
stolen in this vicinity and q vigilance
committee has been organized to hunt