The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
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NOTES OF THE OPENING.

IeSJlmate0 10 De mere from hanSdb
City, most of them hoping to get a
claim.
B. F. Burwell and John L. McAtee,
associate justices of Oklahoma, have
registered for claims in the Lawton
district
The official maps showing the allot-
ments In the new country will not
reach here for week. The govern
ment is exercising great care in print
ing every allotment.
Last hight Commissioner Richards
telegraphed to Secretary Hitchcock,
calling his attention to postofiice con-
ditions and asking him to take up the
matter with the Postmaster General.
An old man rfrom Texas, who said
that he was 81 years old, registered
for q claim, and when dispute arose
offered to settle the question by
wrestling with John Davidson. one of
the registration clerks from Washing
ton.
Street gambling began to flourish
again last nj hit, although the games
are not as numerous as they were
several days ago. An old farmer
tried to beat a game in the street near
the Kerfoot hotel and lost $40, all the
money he had.
An elderly woman was arrested here
today under the name of Mrs. Seeley
upon the suspicion that she was
shoplifter named Kate Haley. She
was held awaiting description from
Kansas City. 1t is not Known that she
has done any work here.
The volume of local telegraph bust
ness has grown enormously but was
handled promptly until today, when
orders were received from Western
Union headquarters to accept all mes
sages subject to delay. The local
Office at Oklahoma City is blockaded.
Entrance to the FL Reno postofiice is
almost impossible. So large is the
crowd anxious to get lettt RS from
home. The Office is filled from morn
ing to night. Two extra clerks were
employed on July IA, but the Office
force was still too small for the woak.
Any soldier or sailorwho has served
fourteen days in time of actual war,
whether regular or volunteer, and is
not now in the service, may avail him
self of the privileges accorded an old
soldier in the President proclama-
tion opening the new country to settle.
ment.
\ coach filled mostly with Kansas
City mail carriers who had secured u
leave of absence 20 come to Oklahoma
arrived over the Rock Island late
yesterday afternoon. Several women
teachers from the Kansas City public
school were on the train. The mail
clerks pitched tent where they slept
and took their meals. They will re-
turn to Kansas City today.
Up to last Monday night Is per cent
of the registrations here were from
the FL Reno land district. Since then
a greater number than usual have been
registering for the Lawton district.
Many of these latter arrivals are Re-
publicans from Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa and Oklahoma, who seek, evil
IDENTIFY, to cut down the Democratic
showing in the Lawton district.
Commissioner Richards has been
trying to trap booth keepers who have
accepted brides to pass in men out OF
their regular turn. A doorkeeper in
one of the booths today told f. p.
Holcomb. chief clerk in charge, that a
poor old man" wanted to get in al
the back door and that there was ga
dollar in it for Holcomb." The latter
discharged the do orkeeper on the
spot.
FL Reno is in clover. The home
e seekers have left about $400, 600 with
l the merchants up to date, and the
= amount will run to over 81 600, 900 be-
) fore the drawing takes place. The
notaries public alone will carry away
more than $25, 600 for the sixteen days
work.
: FL Reno, Ok, July l9.-Jerry Simp
+ son of Kansas will apply for home
s stead in the Lawton district through
y j. Y. Callahan, his agent. Callahan
= said that Simpson will move to Law
T. ton. simpsons son will register 70,
e the Lawton district, Jerry Botkin o
S Winfield will also go to Lawton.
y Flies, usually great annoyance il
l Oklahoma, have been few in number
= in Ell Reno, the dry weather having
- destroyed them.
Hereafter soldiers agents will b.
G permitted to register only at the boot
k set aside for their exclusive use
z The plan adopted yesterday of tal,in,
u squads of soldiers agents to othe
Il booths in order to relieve the cru 81