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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17
sooNrRs GEr pERRY.

PERRY, o. r., Sept 1G.-This town
the county seat Of County o, and the
principal town site on the line of the
Santa Fe road, fell into the hands Of
sooners. Seven minutes after noon u
number of horsemen were seen scamper-
ing in this direction from the flint hills
over towards the east, and Eve minutes
later II party of 200 horsemen under the
lead Of Jim Masterson, mounted on Bill
Dalton's famous horse, descended upon
the town site and occupied the choicest
lots They chose the lots Immediately
surrounding the land offices where the
business portion of the town VIII doubt
less be built. That they were soohers
who had been hiding III the flint hills
seems absolutely certain, for no horse has
yet been found who can make nine miles
liz seven minutes.
At 12:45 the honest boomers began to
come in. They, too, We're mounted on
horses, and beat the Santa F'e excursion
trains. ~
IL Is estimated that 5000 people have
| claimed lots during the afternoon.
Early this morning United States troops
| made a hunt for sooners. They discov
cred a score, among them Mrs. Silver
| known all over the West as the propne
tress of the dance halls in mining camp
and border towns. The troops brough
them 10 the guard house here and KEEP
them in confinement until late III IN
In 10 O'Clock this evening there ma
heen 10 serious disturbance here.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17
BIsHYHEAD's TOWN.


n1,c ,yau laid and long Planned scheme,
,,., n W pttsbyhedd the noted
~ ""''n 10 ur,b,tly become
Cherokee ex-chei, VII P'u'A'' -,
- e., lao 4, worry ehrewd Indian. .
SHOWS hHu "a. f,l,,,ds were /
Bnshyhend and Il lew OF u'9 ~ 80,
Tho nnlv persons who could enter tll' SUPP !
80, &, ,,os declared omen fur settlement
pel1ee 81, s"d sr'ett Tie best land and
Stslei1hay 80 lawn site in that country
ulnSl u,llat qrI,. x,yiiv t-,d man took
VAN i ililput,.ts ~ tiJa uriyileye and several
~ ~ '1 ,,H hesS,, selling Town lots In town
Guys ago pts $500 ~ u, he known In his
sue on VI W, NM. foynslfe yns a de-
4 TaSh nm win Nyatercl aud surrounded
SS!t"unte 80, yarttia land In tbe strip. and
I " W " 49, 49,, fa,s, sailing randy .Or sew
us 'p It,,s Mt sI50 each for business lots
[ anu u.h i, ~ lr,,I,J tbe town size to make
OF w lli,u ~ l V NM t',hnhitnnfs and IL L.
gy o. t,,.,3 IN Se Ia In tsiIoot with several
IgiUste IN n.nhers on the Interior de
karntiihIeal' Wiz ItY "'''
| pusuttns uNVrss,h man v.ho las been ac-
| a, IVtt LIZ i,,.hSh.s,d AMI his lnslneu-
quainteu WIZ ,,,,ih.r ~ wears save the ex.
Nefss i9r , ,,aUe ,vnrs{ig an ia scheme
cmei Ias ,ia ofd hut f,r the death
i9r y t"p w e9, rd ~, inilnentp 81 Bushy-
81 thiri -husHas ~. Na, N ~ heinng 10 the
neAu w SN II, gt,hSSd has mad his eye
,h'Ioites. u, III, sffin ever since tile
on ioItune ~ u, Nrst nrdDosltiou to
governme,lt ineue ~ "a, u1,barl Sts aad has
DuS ,ly nv 1,vor.,I ia sale. while chief
RSuenuS h1 - ny i,.a+h hitieri,a opposed a
MISeg w ' ~ ~ ,,'ijfi, the govern.
s S,n,,. IN rs pranSsltinn Was rejected.
hu,nE1 ,,,i 10 II.nth Of Chief Nlnycs he
nlu .itv W, ~, bi 5,iiti,.,l vJrr. win bet
p.rs"n p.tt , ,,.iib itbn tAe,nlpas aud Il
w %l snon ey,'ient ihlt inajority or the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

then The ian was awful. At least 1900
peot,lc inclt:ding most Of the population
OF Arkansas City, were there 10 board
tho trains Special trains from Wichita,
Winfield. and other near points came ~
loaded with sghi-seers. Box, cattle and
fiat car. were brought into requisition,
and cyerv switch engine was used TO
pull the trains out.
The cnldneefs were instructed 10 run
carefully. for word had come 10 Super
intendrnt Hartman that attempts would
be made to tnmper with the trains.
Hartman said some Iniscrennts had re-
moved the straps and spikes from the
bridges in the strip yesterday. and be
had men out all night repairing and in
speeding bridges. Spikes had also been
found removed from the rails. The way
trains were run WIS Il bitter disappOini-
ment 60 the town lot seekers, and wag-
ons. which were left in the rear line,
could have beaten them 10 Ponca. Most
of the people who Went in on trains
carried blankets and provisions and some
small tents All will have TO sleep on the
ground tonight, as they will not be able
10 get back. All regular trains have
bccn laid on.
While Kildare and Cross will make
good towns Wharton, which Is only u
Few hundred yards from the county
sent at Perry, experienced q great rush
today. On the town site of Old Perry
is established the negro town of Liberty.
| IL occupies 100 acres in the heart Of
Perry and served to drive white people
| down TO Wharton
COWBOYS Oh ponies took the lead
| IN the race. They had gone but a short
| distance when they spread out all over
the prairie, md dismounting set fire TO
the thick prairie grass, hcbing thus. 10
| turn aside those following The fires
spread rapidly at first, hut the wind
was blowing from the north, and driving
the flames south they were soon stopped
by deep gully, which parallels the Cher
okee line three miles south of here
The horses could not be urged through
thc flames aud many turned back
An old man named Hill of Kingdom
n. L.. was shot and Instantly killed by
soldier at the southwest corner OF th'
Chilorco reservation. He started int
the strip before the signnl gun was given
The soldiers warned him to stop. but HI
ignored their orders and they fired.
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TEXAS ON
The Lone Star state HMM.
Worlds Fss Il

The Lone Star state HMM.
Worlds rss
WORLDS FAIR ohN /.
Sept. 16.-I'he paid aarls + \
were 156,679. Il
The railroad men iAhi
and Texas were tie a yS
people of the Lone Stu n 4.
in large nuTlpcrs. Thu w.
Il list marked with ra
WonIan's Worlds Fair riil,
ton Of Texas had The sas, p +
The method Of doing tAt I'D f
state was left to their nint,
they were highly sacfeaia ~
music by Professor Kal;slAsR|
lumbar chorus, solos sul "a,
the celebrated singers and q
of Texas and an addrss Il "a
Mrs. Benelette u. Tobn, ~
the state board. to Wiki "a
Ireland responded. The of1z
day was Ex-Governor HuRr
theme was Women Of TcA
/ handled the subject wiitg Z
quently.
New N[exico's litiln ierfgi
ing was the scene u ieslin.
Some Of the most ptomirln a
New Mexico lent their pieeaH
the day II success. The opsli:
was made by Goyerncg WLa
who was followed BY eiVeq'
Bradford Prince. Captain y
ford gave several neiahsn.
talks were made by clhex \
a reception given Gcstfne n,
lowing the exercises
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17
THE GREAT RACE.

a., 49,.
HENNEssf, o. i.' sepD
ciai)-The great race mas pesu w.
Thousands OF people nave osen -"
securing claims ana io's, w. 49,, and
OF others are surrey uisurp IN,
win return 10 'heir noineS ''
wiser men. ,.
People began 10 FORM ~ Ina untl,
light this morning anu s'oVl " "a, niles
the shot was hreN at n c,.,ao ontlot
upon miles alohg Wv =. ,bicl
people were huddled 'ose'ner :" ,ne,,nt,
as grains of sand on me seasuV,e md
ed on thoroughoreus' - carts
some on mules, IN ight Dus''ieS - ~ ~
chariots and prairie scioousi ,.,,,, " before
broke the line about eignt MINUTES ~ Cav
the hour, and were oil in mao ea--s' rnn
homes. At the hrst uash N"so ,, nv
into each other and were wreeAeu "
the score, and the occupants moS VI
less injured.
Across the plain they dasneu' o
many horses fell into buffalo waiio"s ""u
urairie dogs holes, and were thrown
heavily to the earth, and many had
THEIR LIMBS BROKEN
and others were severely injured.
After they had run three miles, t'ie .A'i,
onrbhred horses began to lag, and those
ridinc the sturdy COW ponies pushed for
"a and wore soon lost to view
M po,l Island trains running into the
.,r;r ,,ore crowded. people hanging onto
ma sidos iu,pping OF every little ways,
|
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chHd'a, f'es'ei brshdst 4

son, az Nc u,n...., -
chhaa f's''ea brsn'st 4,
had such . Z. . "
&c was nieht naav.ii'l
great big XIV 's ssd aat n 4. n
hung ius. cs IN aeA isea n /, \
mamma spcal ", w lead. n w..
sad--and sAe W. " new. Il y. I
your papa ana ~ uuna NJ
We NJ slnc., syh nc up htrs -.
The child raiso t .''n sad iati. !.
Put her liiHe .ss.rii With n \.
sous neck. Tbsnalas, arpnna n
marmured. ei'm sle ki4sel NJ. 4,
again lay nescas unei, NJ
breast. On ta( ~ !.
Slowly rocliny W,
Brownson kent II, " eaek Ak 4.
face for a faw y" =. egea " hi.
himself, won IN. a KY All d \
of to sleep, still r MI sss'a,sas,s u
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AT GUTHRIE.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept 1G,--The city
Is emp,led Of its inhabitants. There are
hardly a hundred people in town. The
crowd started on the $50 o'clock train
far the strip, More than five hundred
women were with the, crowd Of home,
No., IN Guthrie armed with wholesalers
snarilar the city against bandits which
hrrotrned to loot the town. Major Nc
Nsmera arrived this morning and re-
nnrira a band of men ten miles from
town in camp. They were supposed 10
be members Of the Dalton'Starr gang.
mil an hour while they We're cleaning
their wlrchesters and cooking coffee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

GUTHRIE, o. r, Sept, 1G,-lnform-
alton received here today by courier
tells of four soouers who were shot by
soldiers and fatally wounded last night
The names Of the killed are unknown.
The killed had received certificates and
had gone into the strip to locate claims.
Several soldiers came upon them and
called to them TO halt They refused
wherenpon The soldiers fired.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

GUTHRIE, O. n. Sept. lO.-iSpe-
eiall-'rhc Cherokee strip is no mere
the greatest body of tilable public DO
main remaining upou the continent II
has been pcoplrd in u day. A hundred
thousand people. who this morning were
wanderers ON the face of me Garth
tonight have homes A scofe OF ciues
have sprung up IN day. The youngest
child OF the Union has grown 80 wei
advanced youth in a single bound ana
g. ready to take her stand among the
sstcrhoOd Of states
The scenes enacted IN this territory
today will long he remembered by those
who participated In or witnessed 'heln-
scenes that will never again be repro
dueed II men will become excited and
lose their heads at an ordinary morse
race. what cav be expected when
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
oeople arr participants IN the race. wbel
horsctncu and driver railway trains d.
cycle rider and footmn arc mtlee
against each other, all united in raeini
n headlony race against time that droS'
all recollection Of them from tne'
minds?
The greatest crowd on the border o
che promised land south was
An ORLANDO
~h,re twenty thousand people We're !
waiting and were up and making repd
for tho start before the break Of dal
Il seenad a long morning yet one thl
came all TOO soon and found man
scarc,.ly ready for the start. While Il
horscmen aud the drivers We're makli
rady on the lipc, the 1000 TO 10,U
.peolie waiting at Orlando to 10 In on u
train wcip fighting and struggling
get aboard the cars aud how they d
struggle, how thoy did fight, men Al
women. hand 10 hand, pulling and ha'
INK and tMinpling upon each other.
Wheu at last the cars were load,
hsidc and outside, five long trains pull
out, leaving behind score Of
INJURED AND MANNED.
Tho great center of the attraction "
she town site OF Perry, and where I
morning wcre bur a few stakes and t
holes In the ground to-nisht Is city
twenty thousand peolie.
Hundred horscnen heat tho train
several minutes aud Ave hundred so
era beat the horsemcn. Nearly al
stakes had been destroyed by spec,
tors and everything Is confusion to,ni,
with people claiming lots aud str,
and public sQu,lrcs oil alike
Before . O'Clock dozens Of tents v
Up aud people doing business aud
inorrow's sun will look down upol
fuh-hc,lged city with three banks,
-FOUR NEWSPAPERS.
a., ,,,oa.a, h,,sn. h,,.o.
~ ama a,,,,,s,. 's ~. sN, NJ, J..
.ns taa,ana,. ~ 49,. b" ne,,,,
sa,a,,s ;ntnso, AMI Mo r 49, /
II ~, 80 ,s,.,, ~
~ ,,,,nt an ~. ,,..,,, ,,ao ~,
,.sa,s s sAN' W. Wv ""sS" N"' y
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

.lart,sl out of the mass and beran, y, 70
lead The crowd. Two men OF ss nr,in
bieyeles. who were reals in tne sraas
along the Rock ltanl track, unoosssa 81.
two minutes before twelve were ,0 a,,d
long time IN the lead Of every tae NV
they wsalt ont Of sight first,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17
PANDEMOUlUM
Reigned in the Chero-
kee Strip.
MANY WHO STARTED IN
Are Dead Now, Killed in
Various Ways.
THE RACE OF ALL HISTORY
100. =.
Was the Crazy, Fanatic, Wild Mad
Rush for Land and Lots
THE RACE OF ALL HISTORY
Was the Crazy, Fanatic, Wild, Mad
Rush for Land and Lots
SORE, VERY SORE ARE MANY.

where rhoy Expected TO Find a Par
adise They Found Black Prairie
wateriess, woodless and Grass
Iess--A Soldier Kills sooner-a
sooner Kills a Homeseeker-Bro-
ken Limbs, Dead Horses, Hungry
FaInIshed People, and Hell Gener
aiIy-The strip opened.
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posTPoNED

NEW ORLEANS, "a 4
John b. Gori9a, seps W.T., n, |
sued an order poslpoalll.als, WI Il
f re have b Been hd1 a Bks'
Inc first Of next lnoA.l,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

/ ,rhich ennfifins by far the more leiue
md best watered farming lana III 'ne
whole strip, ,ho santa Zee
,,ss tx fevuritc destination OF specuip-
tors hmt Milford and Pond Greek on W.,
l nnrk Isand were objective poihle ~
| hundreds who made the run from O'iu
I well aod whom
| lie settler looked around TO see WIZ IN
| no wns. hr was sore, very sore ius
/ man who had taken up hqlnrs'euN'
! fDnud himself located upon hpVul "If
par.ntly the most undesirabic pa'el w.
! land that could well be found IN inc Mnoie
4 breadth OF Uncle. sans 'Mnlna'l ,aerisist,
| ing perhaps portions OF the atne !,,.,at
| desert prairic fires had Sweep srtat,
tracts Of land and left them bleak anu
| uninyiting. Other tracts had p'el W
clear Of hay by men who had q hFIhE,
and some Of them fortunes gllneiLiG
prairie grass What hay had been lei,
by the fires and haymakers was parchv9
20 a crisp by the recent hot wlhus anu
! was matted on the ground by tue saue
| agency. The prospect was ureilry onu,
prairie extending as FAR us me ege
could reach relieved by no signs oil
human life except those brought into
the lesolate waste by the settlers them
selycs. Few Of the homesteads were
provided with natural water, Inc lseN
of water Is great obstacle IN Tue way
| OF 4 honesteoders comturt anu 'H'- "
his hogRs and herds
The season had been unusually dry even
for this dry climate. But little ram nae
tmieh lot u lull in9ltn ai'I no"' am nv
past Two weeks, teIAs ,,, ml, rivars
sld me hrkailsas anu ,o N, Of STAG.
nation "a What little water is obtainnble
4 of bad quality There are very few
snrings In thc strip and the digging of
Wells In he sandy soil ia q long and
nrduous proccfs. 'Ehey must be sunk ct
L1st 100 feet and In some places 100
fca, befor,. water il found Pending
The digging Of wells or the fall OF rain
Tho settlers will experience great diff
Guilty, and in many cases actual suffering
ia pi0yiding water. Some will be
obliged 10 haul Il long distances from
rivers and flen II will be In insufficient
amount and OF undesirable quality Most
Of lie settlers have taken with then to
their claims an annie supply of food and
NO Inconvenience Will be encountered on
tbnt score
The town sitter WINS also a disappointed
man when he found himself in possession
Of the much coveted lot. His drenms
and fancins uirttire1 Ia him a town LOT at
iaast When bc gnt MI Iut he fonnd
H.. had :, t,vo,,t,.1 No. fnnt niece az land
t 49,, ,,',,, ,rniri,, oynctlv similar In a
IL, MIX, i,i.ccs Jivided fran rnch
H.. 'rt,' ia, in,a,j,,nr,' ihrs X the
u'hcr "'uS ny iu'" 5,,,'i ii,i,s iaJ
9uVerhlneul own ~ i. XIV ,osyiiI, ynr
Dreh 4urN'FNui uuu Il NHs iHi ~ 80
hAh 70 l'" l"9t VIZ rs ~, ~
4 even atttr Ne 10. y" ne lut, ,a1' ao's
were not suFN'S'u nu NJ ttg,, a
fusion ana numerous S a.sR rt sui hi
2bnt went np on tiic lots were Of canvas,
i tcnts. erected bv shopkecpers, who stocked
g'', ,,iti tbrir ware. and wep, soor
Jii,',. Irwin, businnss
l. u'','s 90 a,,i, bn,r fbis morninl, a con
Il ,,r,il. AZ nrnnle made their way to the
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SERIOUS Ell

LOUISVILLE. Ky.
Gus n.i ire Is now IA. rss J ( II
4. e flames have sprea'
ing buildings l.<..|
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ARKANSAS CRY.

Cd IN
ARKANSAS CRY hap,' 49, ~.
AZ 1--WE minutes before noon ''-u+ ,.e,oi
e1ty-bve thousand men W. 1890
upon tue North ana 9ou'n DVu ,ssa,f.
Of the Cherokee slrip u"N,''ns' AZ ~.
iessly, the signal aniioune'" .,ril
rival Of the hour when que unu ,,ngnJ
pass from the ownership .. ~ az
States government in.. 'ue p'ssea ,,i,. for
individual cilizens' Ni ",.o rsn,,,n,ss
the race TO brius Ioruuhe uuN a-gr i,
TO some, disappointment aho suns' I'LL N
others az 'Apee'st ~ tanJ. Some
ready for inc race iVr ups - ro.ers
were mounted on ''ioio 'il''pse1,.J c,w
some oil less Meet DO, surr'.lss h, ING.
ponies come on oieSo's9' V''-'
gies AMI wagons .,an,v per.
An air oil sli'ilne' eAps 49, eager
yaded the fhfonss anu W."
for the signal sac, ,,~c,
bA.N1' - - s.a,os army
w ie'''' M. t..a ,he AFFAIR in charge.
oihcerr VINO nu'V Wv ~ n,e race
gave toe sigma. ~ -, a,om.n and
was on in ,us M. y ~ hnnodarle- and
snipui'ai '"sn - ~ N ,heir very
mo my 49, - : morn farm or town
i've ~. ., - ,ta,r soioe The shout.
~ $500, .s., ,,,p sc,ss,rInc az women. the
w ~ =, tsi,btenoJ horses. the crack.
,rhin, IN, cracking of prairie
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cREENYIIlS W


GREBSvIi,ii.nl' .S,as Il =
.,siI-TAst might ,l's.s W
p oistol shots Eers s y. p
y ynrS on South si w. ~ Z
by a cry ~, . tiai Pa ",
known cbsSls ssogu ps,
S S5s+s Il tiEred d AZ, = =
body. ,,uowu W.
II y nshoeIing. ~ ~ Z
OF Ie sSf BY psss,s'Iss;s
with three Al ,sai De ~
t,,e killing l.ahr sd ~
~ rnother say.. :, Y sIesgl
was IL his sl'i X sgas ~
VII II Z 6eleYsd ,15is..lsa
w 70 erres's i'''''
Wy T,a ~ a.ctor y: u v,
Ds--n. ,, ss9 nlli1n Isiov fer
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WOMEN ENGAGE


In the mad race.
WOMEN ENGAGE
in roce for prize and there men and
women chase over prairie for the same
piece Of land. Dmring the long, hot
DAYS of registration. when standing IN
line in tho blazing SUI entaicd great
suffering the men chiyalrously urren'
d0rtd their places in liue, There is no
| chiyalry now. This race is a business
affair and 10 sentiment intcrfcrtd with
the transaction Of the matter In hand, On
business basis, women must take their
chances. Their sex oyails them nothing
IN tho contest
There along the railroad tracks boomer
trains loaded 10 the guards with town
sitetN are creeping along, ut u sn1ils
pace. II seems 10 the anxious pass cugcrs
while fleet animals outstrip the mighty
iron horse, Handicapped by being forbidden
To exceed twelve miles per hour, Horse
men dcrisiyely shout ~ they pass th'
trims aud some Of the more hot-heade,
passengers pile on Of the ears and forth
with scaiupcr distance into The prair
and squat upon the first vacant patch o
, 100 acres which comes In III
|. why. As the train pulls int
p the town site or county seat
disgorgcs its load of towndters, VIII
: swarm over thc town site like au army
A plot of ground. which, fifteen minut,
before, was ruthiug but u surveyed pate
Of prairie with not an inhnbitant, becom,
n | a uopuloug community
y IN,1ninp ,nIn n,spryrps
2. ,panv nltercations and somc agbts mi
It 49,, rY,oro ,,.. ~, ,,,,,.,., ~ ,t,. Ia
10 pln'p' hhcir ar hV VlnVcrs ol Tue III
y To interfere and lot seekers are too bui
~ with their own affairs to mix n 9th
" ,,,o,l,,s l,,sin,s. "a ia, ,,l,,,., a.,
No p'Vp'' ~ NV "hu'',' TX
No II ont until ono is incapncHated, VIII
the victor captures the prize. lmmci
10 afnlv n LOT IA claimed ..tnLra ara drIv,
Id T., -. -. -. ,,1 ~,
nd ~ eo'''u V"o's WINS "iV V'vV'vu anu
nj. u few instances town meetings are Ia,
and officers are elected, and bet,
40 .hj,,, .,o,,,, A., A., ,,,.sn,i, , ,,,o,,
NJ, ~ 'VNN' W " pV's,p'' mum
ed Nll'y mas sprung INTO existence
In the meantime out on the prairie
f,,,ner.t ,s,ntinun rho roc, CO., An,
'-,t
seau prrmphohs' inc mead OF
-, ANulhN Nhu SOUS VI lcEal NEe MAKE
wo laep On norsp'' VI ou loo' II hOFscs
AZ Nv "".''V'9 N'""s" " h'' "'Vu
whho the women tolRs follow more 4
urcly In n prairie schooner, which pitc
by and rolls about ON the broken nra
on in,o s,,rs ,r,,,,,h ,,,,,,,s,,,,,. - ~
the IN " S"'v '"ousN s'"oonPe 'h a ro'
al iSrc,n N,.. ti,a Am, 90 ,,j.,.,,
ait, a number Of young men modc their,
,cts ON SAFETY BICYCLES,
nm L.,
ln's hau praeuevu LOT DAYS, ri'
'ere oleg ule pnsn pEsfle' IN prepam
to- LOT Viie race,
a oiia,s uS NY g sarS i h nv canon,
thre miles ia t6e interior rN Ne ip ~
and those who outstripped iSe horse
are Obliged TO dismount and take \
aa.. ! they can tiul NORTH of tho gully
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DEATHS


MRS. A. A E''''
MusKoeRE, / ::
ci,l1-AIrs. A. A. hHi1a IN
d, " Mrs. Ensart isa'''
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

was all that could be desired, for o.
caSionally the sky was clear and cool
north wind WAS blowing brlskly, but still
with nlH enough force 20 raise the dust,
which settlers had como TO regard as a
necessary component part Of the strips
atmosphere, These favorable conditions
wees y great relief b home kroners who
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-17

Of revolver was distinctly heard and
Immediately reports of hundred ear,
bines. The hoSrsc shout that went M
was softonel by the distance, and the
line got In motion Iiorsos were seen 10
shoot out from tho rues and dash across
the prairie, Then dense cloud OF dust
9hscurcd the line for q moment, bus u
brisk wind from the west cleared II away
for an Instant and men and wagons were
seen scattering as the slowest were left
behind. Now and then n wagon would
| go over With wheel knocked of. A
| horse WAS seen to rear ID the air as Il
was struck by wagon tongue, and fell
hack. His ridor was up IA an instan,
and bent over the horse. Then he arose
and from the gestures q was plainly seer
he had becn left at the post. The last
OF them was not long in disappearing
over The HIN into the valley a, the soati
line Of the Chilocco reservation. III,
rear was being brought up by thron,
teams on a walk
Trains did not pull ont VI the SAINT,
re yards until long after IL o'clock, anl