The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
At El Reno up to date, 3,O4s.
AT Fort Sill yesterday, 1,764.
AT Fort Sill up to date, 25, SAB.

| EAp ~ ViD Oiil yebberuHy, L, tOf.
AT Fort Sill up to date, 25, SAB.
Total, both districts, 11S, SOL.
The suit of Lone Wolf against the
government to enjoin the opening OF
the new country was filed In the
second judicial district court here to-
day. The government officials named
as defendants are: w. A. Richards,
assistant commissioner of the general
land office, and the registers and re-
ceivers of the the Ell Reno and Lawton
land offices. Notice was served on
the government that the hearing for a
temporary restraining order would be
heard Saturday before Judge c. F..
Irwin, at this place. Judge Irwin re-
turned tonight from Chicago. Horace
Speed, district attorney at Guthrie,
will conduct the case for the govern.
ment. Judge Springer, G. ]. Johnson
and w. G. Reeves are the Indians
attorneys. 1t is claimed by the fed
eral officials that the plaintiffs have
brought 1t in the wrong court. They
have brought 1t in the territorial
court instead of the United States dis
trict court.
Governor Richards is not alarmed
over the matter. st is the same old
bluff that was called in Washington
some time ago." said he. 1.-The gov
eminent will win the case. l shall go
ahead and complete all arrangements
for the drawing, just as il the suit
were not filed. There is no temporary
order even granted yet and | do not
think there will be-"
The appointment of Frank Dale, of
Guthrie, and Patrick Dyer, of st.
Louis, as two of the commissioners to
supervise the drawing is not creating
any enthusiasm here. 1t was given
out in Washington some days ago
that men of national reputation would
be named. The homeseekers here to-
night are asking each other, "Who in
thunder are Dale and Dyer" Gov
ernor Richards is the only one of the
three who is known outside of his To-
cality, and he is kicking because he
was chosen.
The notaries public all opened up
their booths at midnight in order to
corral the homeseekers who came in
Sunday.
Hayward Morrison, brother of
Jessie Morrison, of Eldorado, who
was sent to prison recently for killing
Clara Castle, registered to-day. If
he gets a claim he will bring the Nor
rison family to Oklahoma. Jessie
will come here also when she has
served out me- five years. term at Ian
sing.
This afternoon a bony little pony,
pulling rickety old spring wagon,
came walking into town. In the
vehicle were two people, a man about
go years old, and boy about 10, both
apparently dead. A physician was
summoned and il was found they were
Frustrated from heat and hunger.
-hiNSi hbiN WIN were TtSuStl-
tated. They were S. L. Robbins and
Ray, from Paola, Kas. They had
driven through. The old man said |
they had not eaten anything for two
days. \ man in the crowd passed the
hat and over $40 was obtained for
heir relief
w. j. Edwards, civil engineer, is
to lay out a town to be
owned exclusively by women. 1t will
be located in the vicinity of Anadarko.
The townsite company will be known
as the "Women's Mutual Townsite
Company" About fifty FL Reno
are behind the scheme. They |
will receive lots in the new town in
to the amounts they sub
scribe to the capital stock. There is
stipulation that no men shall own any
real estate or engage in business in
The new town for period of five
years. The women will endeavor to
show the men that they can run a
model town.
10000 AT KANSAS CITY.