Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-08
THE DRAWING ENDED
The Last Of the $4,000 Names
Taken Out at FL Reno.
SALE OF TOWN LOTS 1HESEXT1HIyC.
Pickpockets Flocking to the New Towns
with Hopes Of Some Rich Hauis-
The Question Of Successful
Women Marrying.

FL Reno, Ok, Aug. 2.-The govern
ment lottery for disposing Of home
steads in Kiowa-Comanche country is
now a matter of history. The wheels
quit turning at six o'clock last night,
when the thirteenth thousandth
name was taken out. The wheels, or
boxes rather, containing the rest of
the names were removed to an old
schoolhouse, where the remaining
names will be taken out, numbered,
and notices sent telling the disap-
pointed applicants what numbers they
drew. The platform where the draw
ing was conducted will be torn down
to-day.
The list of the unsuccessful appli-
cants will not be posted. The cards
will simply be numbered in order to
complete the record in the land of
flee and to show each man that his
name was written there, even though
1t did not come out in time for him to
get claim.
The last day was devoid Of Incl
dents of a startling nature. The
homeseekers are pulling out of Ell
Reno now in great numbers. Trains
in all directions are crowded and prai-
RE schooners are fitting to the four
corners of the earth. Those who
drew claims are headed for the new
country, those that did not are going
back to their old homes. While dis
appointment was written on the faces
of thousands, yet they are making no
complaint. They know they had a
fair show but that fortune did not
favor them. The only thing to keep
people here now is filing, and only 1926
can file each day, beginning August 6.
Lawton, Hobart and Anadarko, the
three county seat towns, will be the
center of attraction for the next two
weeks. Lawton will likely be the hub.
Prospective town lot purchasers are
headed that way in large numbers.
Gov. Richards received instructions
from the secretary of the interior yes
terday that town lots in the three
towns must be paid for in cash. Bank
able paper will not be taken. Pros
pective bidders who have brought GER
tilted checks or drafts along to pay
for their purchases will now be re-
qnired to cash their drafts and checks
here and take cash to the county
seats. This will enable pickpockets to
have some rich pickings and they are
tlocking to the new towns. The fed
eral authorities have arranged to ship
the proceeds of the town-lot sale out
each night. The townsite commits
sioners will each be permitted to
name a receiver to take charge OF the
funds.
Question Of Successful Women Marrying.
Washington, Aug, 2.-Regarding
the question of forfeiture of Okla
bona land selections on account OF
marriage of women successful in the
drawing, Secretary Hitchcock said
Yesterday that the interior depart
ment always has held that married
women were not authorized to make
a homestead entry, except where they
have been abandoned and deserted by
their husbands. A woman not only
must be qualified when registering
or drawing her number" the sccre-
tary added, but must be similarly
qualified later when she applies to
make entry. Marriage of single
.oman. after making entry, however,
rs not uefeat her right to title ana
patent If she continues to reside upon
the land and comply with other con-
ditions of the homestead law"