The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-08
UNPLEASANT JOLT
FOR DENNIS FLYNN
The Smooth Delegate Out
Witted by a Crowd Of
Kansas Bankers
IN AagoeIated Press.l

lBy Associated Press.l
Lawton. oklss Aug S. Dennis n.
Flynn. the delegate from Oklahoma.
was another individual who encoun-
tered AN unpleasant surprise ON his ar.
rival al Lawton The Oklahoma con
gressman has acquired a reputation
for being an early bird who captured
the worm Flynn is one OF several
gentlemen who organized a national
bank TO do business at Lawton VIII
lin English and George Paschal We're
in another national bank organization.
The PaschalE English combination
thought the name National Bank Of
Fort sill" would answer and attempted
to incorporate under this name Mr.
Flynn was In Washington when ,he
name OF Lawton was decided upon as
the name of the county seat and
promptly applied for a charter for the
First National bank Of LawtOn He
got it and considered himself a win
ner. but the game had not been play
ed 10 the end. Mr. English had Sc
cured the contract for building the
land office. He also got permission
from Albert H. Greene, special agent
Of the department, to erect another
building on the townsite adjoining
the land office, to be used as a bank
building. When Mr.. Flynn arrived
Monday afternoon the building in
which the rival bank was to be locat-
ed was completed and a sign big
enough TO be read a half mile away
bore the legend "City National bank
Mr.. Flynn Sore, 70 Say the Least.
Said Mr.. Flynn: Il am trying 10
find the man who gave the authori-
ty 10 any one to erect this building
for private business on the townsite
prior TO the opening ] hear it was
Mr. Greene. Nobody seems to know
o. admit responsibility for it, but there
The building is. It Is the first blunder
of the opening
Dispatches were sent to the inter
Tor department protesting against
Agent Greene's action and it was
common report last night that un-
less the bank building was moved
from the townsite 1t would be torn
down.
Joseph White, the newly appointed
postmaster, is very liable to get in
trouble with the postoffice department
before he enters upon his duties. Last
night q notice was posted saying the
postoiflce would not be opened for
four or Ave DAYS He claims that his
bond has not been properly approved
by the department A bond Tor
presidential class postonice was sent
him to be 1lled out. when It should
have been for a fourth class office.
In the meanwhile Lawton, with $4,000
peonle will have no adequate postal
facilities. The Lawton circulator for
he Kansas City Star has been attend
ing to the mails for the people as a
matter of accommodation The mails
have increased to such an extent IN
this accommodating office that the
one delivery a day which was at first
contemplated viii no. suffice. The
Inconvenience to the land Office Of
icials apa the Interior department,
as weli rs the people, has aroused
sto.m OF protest.
Mr. White was a travelling man be.
fore he was appointed postmaster
He calims that the postofflco depart.
menthas made a radical departure in
requiring a FIRST class bond and that
he would have been ready to begin bus.
mess under a fourth class bond.