The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-30
LOTTERY OPENS UP.
Drawing for Lands in Indian County
Has Begun.
THOUSAND HOMES GIVEN.
Stephen A. IlOlcOmb Of PauIS Valley
|. T., First Name Drawn.
"A WOMAN GOT A FIRST CHOICE.
~ OF : Matte BeaIs and She Halls
Saa, 10, from Kansas.
SOME LITIGATION is THREATENED
Several Applications lIIeeble and Had to
Be Thrown Out-Hundreds Of APP
plioants Repeated"
SOME LITIGATION is THREATENED

III Reno, o. T., July 20-okahoma's
great land lottery was begun here IN
earnest today and when the commissioners
appointed by the Federal government ad-
joarned the drawing for the day 1000 of
the choicest Of the 1900 1G0-acre claims
ia the Kiowa- Comanche country had been
awarded. The first name drawn from the
wheels was that of Stephen A. Holcomb
OF Pauls Valley, I. T., for a homestead In
the FL Reno district, and the second name
Leonard Lamb Of AustA o. 7. These
two men select the choicest claims In this
district
Capital prize winners, however. proved
to be James r. Wood Of Weatherford, O.
r., whose name was the first 10 come from
the Lawton wheel, and Miss Matte II.
Beals OF Wichita, Kan, who drew the sec
ond number In that district. They will
have the privilege of making the first
fllugs IN the Lawton district and will un-
dorbtedly choose the two quarter sections
adjoining that town. These are consid-
efcd the most valuable In the Territory
mi II was estimated were worth from
$4,000 to $4,000 each.
Tho day has been one of keen excite
rent. replete with interesting scenes. IT
is estimated that fully 25000 persons wit
messed the drawing. The immense throng
was wrought UP to the highest pitch. The
drawing OF the first names was followed
by a mighty shout that reyerberated be,
tween the hills and must have been hearu
for miles over the prairies
Each succeeding winner for time was
met with shouts Of applause and merrl-
rlent All was pleasantly. Every man,
though he did not draw prize from the
wheels today, had steadfast faith that to-
raurrow or the next day would surely see
hiu tho possessor of slip reading nm q
title clear to 100 acres OF Oklaho'ra lana.
Sn IN Inc euccess Of friends and relatives
unfortunate ones today, Instead OF bewall'
ing their fate, cheered as tnmluur hhlnes
were called out from the caller plAt-
When the close Of the day was announced
at q O'Clock hundreds VINO had nelther
eater nor drank during the day sank 70
tbn pround where they stood from sheer
fNtirne or dragged themselves to better
places Of rest or 10 refreshment boouls
M town The day was remarkably tree
Ncn, ouarrels and general satisfaction WIN
t5e governments methods of disposlng "a
III, ianC was felt II has been found that
many hundred applicants nave 'repSateI
rnd +hgt other applications are so llleglhle
Tint fhev will he thrown out. over TINS
much discord has resulted ana the OUT
como NAV he an appeal to the courts.
The drawing had been set for O'Clock,
hrt the transferring Of the bundles of en-
welcomes holding the applications from the
general receptacle into the wheels, when
was Nv lot was so slow that 1t wns 1850
o'cloct before the first name was drawn.
twenty-five names were first drawn from
tho Fi Reno district and then an equal
number from the IAwton district,
When all was ready Ben Heyler, placed
mis- hand in an aperture in the El Reno
wheel and withdrawing an envelope hand
cd II 10 Colonel Dwyer. II was. passed for
chief Clerk Macy. stamped and banded
hack to Colonel Dwyer. The commissioner
walked TO the front or the pl9tl9rm, rals'
cd his hand for order and IN loud tone eX-
claimed: "Stephep A llolcomb OF Pauls
! Valley. ]. IT,, draws the hrst hunlDer.
emily as much delighted IS 4 every man
had drawn pria re; E d0 Pelo mel -nwvaTT
a agaiS yan nom, "a. Lamb, OF Augusta,
! o. n, born in Illinois"
| In quick succession other envelopes were
drawn and as the names were ann9uneeti
each one was greeted with a yoliey on
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