The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-02
THE FAVORED ONES.
Four Persons Draw Good Prizes in
Uncle Sans Lottery.
james r. Wood and Matte BeaIs Get
Quarter Sections Adjoining LAYTON
Drawers OF HOmesteads Can
not Sell Them


ter sections adjoining the LawtOn
townsite, which are estimated as
worth from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
Each of the lucky ones is five feet
seven inches tall, according to the Off
cial description.
When Col Dyer, the commissioner,
in thunderOus tones announced the
wOman's age as % and her height the
same as that of Mr.. Wood, PSI 900 per
sons shouted in chorus: 'sThey must
get married" Number 1 in the FL
Reno district is Stephen A. HOlcomb,
of PauPs Valley, I. T., and No. ? is
Leonard Lamb, of Augusta. Ok.
Twenty-Five names were first drawn
in the FL Reno district and then 21 in
the Lawton district.
A special to the American from
LawtOn last night said: The Presby-
terians are the first to establish a
church at Lawton. Yesterday a min
lister secured a big tent used as sleep
ing quarters and held religious serv-
ices Several men made up the choir
and after the sermon the meeting
was turned into a revival. Six home
seekers were converted.
Cannot sen Their Claims
Washington, July 31.-The secretary
of the interior ridicuIes the state
ment that the first drawers Of the
hOmesteads could dispose of them for
thousands of dollars. THE lands are
Tor actual homestead entry only" he
said THE party trying to dispose of
them IN speculation will find himself
in the meshes Of the law, and any
person buying such claims is merely
throwing away his money. Every one
should be warned against attempting
to make a deal Of this kind. The
records kept by the government viii
be perfect, and the Identification of
the actual alIottees will be complete.
There VIII be absolutely no way in
which profits can be made by sPecu-
iating in these entries. Both seller
and buyer should know that such an
effort viii result in loss to both par
ties
There were 1850 numbers drawn
out of the great containers yesterday
from each district, making a total of
all drawn of 4,5OO. The commission
ers planned to draw 5000 names, but
II ey were unable to do it, although
they beat Mondays record over three
to one. The force of clerks will be
increased to-day, when 1T is expected
that 5000 names will be drawn. Prob
ably by tomorrow noon the number
of names drawn will exceed the num-
Der of claims in the new country
sitter that interest in the lottery viii
cease, although every name viii be
drawn to make the record complete.
The first thousand claimants for
ach district will have a very good
chance to enter their choice of land.
They viii have till August to look
around. Every homeseeker makes a
number of selections so that if some
body else takes his first choice he can
file on the next best
The disappointed look already has
m:-de its appearance in the faces of
homeseekers who have not yet drawn
claims. This sign is specially notice
able among the covered wagon con-
tingent.
Wood Is q Married Man.
Ell Reno, Ok, July 3O.-Ar. Wood,
who drew the capital prize at Law
ton, is p years old. He was born in
Illinois and at the age Of IS moved
to Norton county, Kan, where he
taught school. Later he worked in
a hardware store at Norton. Five
years ago he came to FL Reno to
work in the hardware and farm i'm
plement store OF c. KimmelI. 4 few
months later he married Mr.. kim
mells daughter and went to Wealth
erford to manage Mr. KimmeII's
branch store He and his wife and
baby came here last week on a visit
At first he refused to register, saying
his chance would not be worth the
necessary exertion- At the earnest
solicitation Of his wife. however. he
registered, and now he has a fortune
within his grasp He is at Wealth
erfOrd and his plans for the future.
If he has any, are not known in FL
Reno.
A Lucky Telephone Girl
Kansas City, No, July 3O-NIiss
Beals, who captured the second prize
in the Lawton district, was formerly
a hello girl in Kansas CITY. Miss
Beals lived at the southeast corner
OF Eleventh and Washington streets
until three months ago. At that
time her brother removed to Wichita.
Kan, where he is now living. and his
mother accompanied him. Miss Beals
was day telephone operator at the
time, and going to the management
of the telephone company, she Sc
cured transfer to Wichita, where
she is now employed. 1t was at Wich-
tia that Miss Beals conceived the
idea Of registering for a claim and her
departure from Kansas City was in
directly the beginning of her good
fortune.
Why Minerva TURKEY Wept
Oklahoma City, Ok, July SIN the
government LOTTERY at FL Reno for
lands IN the Kiowa-COmanche country.
Mss Minerva ATcCIintic, of Oklahoma
City, drew No. s, which entitled her