Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-19
MADE A FORTUNE EASILY.
This Genius Made Remunerative Trip &c
Washington by Map.

This Genius Made % Remunsrative Trip to
v aAhington by Map.
When tho Oklahoma country was
opencd to settlement, ono Of the first
to got on the ground TO secure his
pick of lands all taSn lots was
Dave Harvey. This man was borl,
under a lucky star Things came
his way while he was in Topeka, and
he had not been in Oklahoma six
months until lie was u candidate for
congress. He was nominated and
elected, serving one term.
While Harvey resided in Topeka
he schomcd around and secured an
election to tho Office of probate
Judge In those days the probate
judges Office in Kansas was rated
along With the best paying gold
mines. 1t was whom the Vance pro-
hibition law was doing business
through the ne lum of the Kansas
drug stor', Undar the law each
druggist WA, sup pI,l 10 Put up
cents with tho probate .iudeo for ev-
cry sale CO rol. vina,,s or malt
liquors M. - or IL ,li.Il, scientific
or mooh,l,il plrpISes In those
days all :lan had to do was to state
tho nature If his intir:ni;y to the
druggist V 'p recorded the fact in
big )o,l a"d tlrn proceeded in COM
pany With iln invalid and his com.
paniInS tn Ito roar room, '. hero the
entire party exc nn!itiod tho Kansas
systom OF irrigation Such diseases
as ingro vim. to, mills. corns, rheu.
mats II, m1llvia, indi2aItion, kid
nev c)mp :nt and liver trouble
yielded in,;:atlv to this treatment.
There was u great deal of sickness
during tlih two wears when Harvey
was probate jllGa, and had it not
b Oh that DivA saw greener fields in
tho new FL Dorado h. would havo
yielded to the demands of tho people
and served another term.
After Harvey had passed through
the Oklahoma boom ard had settled
down 10 tho law business III Okla
homa City his good luck did not de-
sert him Two years in Washington
was all that he wanted. He con-
fossad that tho opportunities for
making MONEY there were not the
best, ard he VAS rot satisfied with
the DaltIy calary CT $4,000 a year.
Harvey ISL t II nan of tcmpestuous
temp, rar'cnt. In comparison with
his us3:. c. IN ,lomCanor mild Juno
morLin4 is t: raging cyclone. But,
to usn tlo Kansas vernacular, he
MANAGES to get there with beautiful
regularity.
Harvey went before the last terri.
tCrial legislature with II proposition
to work Mi!h tao cGVurnmrnt to get
school lanes t aside for lie use of
tie tcrritLIy Iut Ct the II servation
soon To be open Cd to settlement
He rail h. Nuril un,lul take this
difficult and arduous labor for 10
cents fer each acre reserved. Tho
Legislature snnr! cd UP this bargain
and rendered nvltc CT thanks to tho
former concT, :n.an for his liberal.
ity ard WILLINGNESS to aid the terri.
tory in securing lands, that the poo.
pie Of Ol!ahoE a might bo able to
educate their children. 1t was the
offer Of u l:1liic boEefactOr. His
name was c:nb.!mod in no memory
of the people OF tho territory by the
local new papers.
A few days II GREATER Harvey left
for Washington What he did there
is not known, hut few months lat
er, when tho Kickapco country was
opened, 1t was found that 100000
acres had boen reserved for school
purposes. Harvey had not left his
law office in Oklahoma City during
all this time, but with territorial
map and the use of blue pencil a trip
to the Kicakpoo country was rem
dered unnecessary. 1t is related that
not wave Of trouble appeared to
roll across Harvoy's poloJtll breast
as he drew his bill for $40, O0O.-St.
Louis Republic.