The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-09
NUMBER ONE WOODS
IN ALLEGED DEAL
Said 10 Have Offered In
duCementS 10 Rock Island
to Join Forces
LBy Associated Pressl


E Reno. okla. Aug 9.-The story
has been generally circulated here to
day that j r Woods Of wea.herford
who securad what is considered the
best claim in the Lawton district along
by the townsite Of Law,on. viii offer
inducements TO the Rock Island rail-
road officials. asking that the road be
CONSTRUCTED from Richards to Lawion
and the depot and switches placed on
his land. II the Rock Island should
grant his request and make a deal with
Woods, it would mean that the people
buying lots at Lawton would have
it all TO do over again, for the most
valuable part OF the town would be
near the railroad. There are those VINO
say that the Rock Island will not en-
ter into any combination with Woods
to go TO Lawton and construct the
road on his land Others state that IL
Woods offers the right kind of induce
ments, tie Rock Island will build into
Lawton. using his land for terminals,
and that it will make Woods a wealthy
man and will be a big thing for the
Rock Island. The story went into Of
fetal circles here today, but mono of
the officials connected with the work
here claims % know anything about il.
ihe suit filed by the Caddo Indians
in Washington caused a little delay
in She fli1g et the land office De-
scription of the land in dispute was
sent the land of'ice officials and the
work was stopped while the records
OF the same were made It is problem
atical when this suit will be reached,
ont nothing will be done in regard to
the disputed lands until more informa-
ion Is received from Washington A
number Of Oklahoma people filed on
the neutral strip near Mountain View
today. This filing on the neutral strip
will be continued with the regular fill
ing until all Of the claimants taking
land in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
opening make out their full 100 acres.
Governor Richards is we'll pleased
with the manner in which things are
being conducted. He received reports
today from the townsite sales The
governor stated that owing to the first
day and the rush he was more than
pleased with the way the sales had
been coEducted. 1t has been very hard
TO get telegraphic communication
with Lawton here and the reports
from there have been very meager.
Judge Dale left yes erday morning
for his home in Guthrie. His part Of
the wsrk in connection with the lot
terry las been completed Colonel
/ Dyer will leave for ST. Louis within a
few days
The relinquishmen. man is prepar
ing for business, He is having cir
cular letters printed so that he can
send them out 20 the persons VINO file
asking that in case they desire TO re
llnquish to correspond with him anJ
get good prices. Almost every land
firm in the country is figuring on re
linquishments and if Secretary Hitch
cock axes a hand in the game, things
ARE likely to be rather mixed. Noi
many Of the people having good claim.
wiz reliquish as Il is considered toe
dangerous "a thihg under the present
conditions. Those who have numbers
lup Ia the thousands may try and re
linquish rather than live on an in
ferlor farm for fourteen months. It i
with this kind Of people that the Ian,
men viii ge' IN their work Prices TO
; relinquishments from a hundred dol
lars on up win prevail, and there
not much in it for the man who doe
not desire to live on a claim Peopl
who waited for a number that neve
came out Of he boxes In time to secur
a claim are thinking about relinquisl
.melts and If impossible to secure on
win hope TO secure a good piece q
land afer the sixty days Of filing ar
up.