The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-12
SCENES in
KIOWA LAND
LawtOn TOwnSite
is Valuable
WILL BRING NEARLY
100000
WILL BRING NEARLY
The Troubles Of Woods are
MuItiplying---SquatterS
in Possession

Lawton, Aug. 12--The most conf
dent among those who predicted a
great future for I.awton placed the ag'
gregate from the sale Of town lots at
maximum figure OF 100000. rhero
are more than 500 lots. each with
twenty feet front, in what has beea
designated as the business section.
The average for the lots sold yester-
day was $500 and the best business 10
cations had not been reached. II the
average Of $500 a lot Is malntaineo
the business district alone win ag-
gregate f. sales S24O0O0 The actual
creation of wealth through a concen-
tration Of the population, as exempli-
ned in the building OF Lawton, is the
most significant feature Of the entire
opening A week ago there was a
question whether the figures estimat-
ing the value of the quarter section
adjoining the townsite Of Lawton at
$4,000 was not exaggerated. The bus
mess activity OF the new town will
be along this strip OF land. Seventy
Eve thousand dollars is not an extrav-
agant estimate to place on the value
OF the homestead selected by Mr..
James r. Woods If the sale OF the first
200 Lawton town lots is any indica-
tion.
More Troubles for Mr.. Woods.
The complications are gathering
thick and fast around the grasping Nj
Woods. Last night a townsite com
pany which had formed during the
day staked off his entry and stretched
ropes 70 Indicate streets and alleys
and lo.s A third contest was fled in
the name of townsite company com
posed Of the persons who have been
doing business on the land. Their
land petition alleges that four days be-
fore Mr.. Woods selected his land Il
was a recognized business community
Mr.. Wods armed himself with an az
last nihgt and sauntefed forth 10
chop the ropes into small pieces Az
ter accomplishing this he retired for
the night, and while he slept 200 per
sons squatted On various lots and will
contest to the end
Printers this morning are working
on small bills which Mr.. Woods at
torneys have prepared. They VIII be
posted and distributed, notifying all
persons who have located ON the land
that they are tresspassers and mus;
get OF within ten days
a fourth contest was lnaugurated
this morning when a placer minera
claim based on the alleged discovery
of oil on the Woods homestead. was
filed with the register OF deeds for
Comanche county.
" r Miller s A. Rice and Johr
Vanderyert, three clerks employed at
the For. SIN postoffce, were arrested
last night on complaint of special
agents OF the postoffiee department
It is charged that these clerks com
PEELED certain individuals in Lawtor
to pay twenty-five cents TO have thei.
mail separately distributed. This vio
lation of the postal laws Is punishable
by imprisonment for three years. Tho
whole trouble grew out OF the loll
are OF Joseph White. the drummer who
was appointed postmaster for Lawtol
20 get down to business. AS an ac
commodation 20 the people at Law on
the circulator for ,he Star in Lawtor
agreed TO take care OF tholr mail Tn,
clerks at the postoiflce would not givl
Il 20 him until NE customers pa',
twenty-five cents The postoffice IN
spectors Investigated and the arrests
followed The announcements wal
made this afternoon that the agent.
OF the department would have a pest
oniee running at Lawton tomorrow
evening. Postmaster White Is stil
talking about his trouble.
Tbe saloons opened this morninl
and are doing a rushing business. st
Louis, Milwaukee aud Kansas CITY
hrewerIes have gseneies here and "a
loon keepers viii risk a prosecution.
Word reached town this morning
thet ulerhooyit (Dlack Moon), a Go