The record-union., 1895-05-24
Mississippi. VI
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

OKLAHOMA CITY, May Z5.-Snarp at
noon to-day at least $4,000 men. with q
largo number of women, made grand
rush from all sides OF the Kickapoo res
ervation for the 450 odd claims open to
white settlement. In less than an hour
there were scores OF contestants on each
of these claims. in addition to the soon
ers," who had already taken possession
of the lands.
Sweeney's Bridge, n the North Fork
of the Canadian River, in township II,
was one OF the principal points Of entrance
to the new land. There were 300 men
gathered, and just before noon there was
suppressed excitement as the minutes
ticked off nearer and nearer the hour.
Watches were held in one hand, and the
lines tightly grasped in the other. The
scene that followed the shout go" was
intensely exciting. The first man to
dash across the bridge was in a little
buggy drawn by pair OF bays. The
driver brought his whip down, shouting
al them, and the horses bounded across
the bridge and Oft up the road with q
good start, running away. Following
eight horsemen jostleQ each other on the
narrow bridge, trying TO pass one another.
them and each other, and at last got
across and scattered, racing like mad.
The recklessEes of the drivers whip
ping their horses down the bank and
across has seldom been equaled. Horses
would go down, to be dragged to their
feet again. Men were hatless, their faces
set and their foreheads were wrinkled
by the strain. AS the yard became clear
the wagons and horsemen in the road
no nd
in fifteen minutes the last wagon had
passed over. The air was full of dust,
and the sound OF shouting men and the
rumbling wheels got fainter and fainter
up the road.
About half mile northeast from Swee-
ney's the road passed through narrow
lane of trees. Here an awful jam oc-
Cured. delaying the racers for ten min
utes. The jam was finally Strengthened
out, however, and the men were of again.
Last night it was made evident to
many OF the boomers that all could not
get claims, so it was resolved to organ
ize two towns. About midnight big
crowd left Sweeney's Tor Dale, and as
this procession went along large addi-
tions We're made to tue ranks. Two
towns have already been projected,
Olney and Aurora. A council was held,
but the projectors of both towns were
interested in a consolidation OF interests.
The new town is to be called McLord,
in honor of the General Solicitor OF the
Choctaw Road. The procession, 5000
strong, then took up the march to Doug
lass Mills, at the section on which Nc
Lord is to be. At the head of the enter
prise is DR.. j. w. GlIlett OF Perry, who
was chosen Mayor.
At noon the crowd passed over the
ford ia very quiet way and drew lots
for positions on the town plat. y corps
of surveyors met, and at once laid out
the town. Wagons with liquor, groceries
and cots came IN, tents were erected and
soon stores, restaurants and hotels were
opened, and new Iown had been born.
The kickapoo opening was much in
the nature OF huge farce. AT 1910
nearly all claims had from ten to twenty
claimants on them. AT Shawnee the
crowd got restless before the noon hour
arrived. At three minutes TO II by some
watches and ct noon by others there was
break here and there in the line.
wavering and then all broke into run.
The race across the level plateau was
very pretty sight.
TWO MEN KILLED.
KANSAS CITY. May pa special to
the Star from Guthrie, Okla, says: Late
last night half-dozen Deputy United
States Marshals ralded camp OF whisky
Oh tbO AlLO VI th0 A1ChdpOO
Reservation, four miles north Of Shawnee,
and in a fight that followed two peddlers
were killed and two wounded.
CHANCE TO GET SOME FINE LAND.
GUTHRIE (Oka.), May Ex-Governor
Reniro issued ii proclamation this morn
ing offering 80, OOU acres OF school land In
the kickapoo observation for lease for
five years from October L, 1895, bids TO be
received until June 10th. This will give
the disappointed boomers a chance to get
some fine land,