The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-08-02
TIE DRAWING HAS BEGUN.
Twenty Thousand Excited, Expee-
tant People Around the Plat
form at Ell Reno.
DEMONSTRATION WHEN DRAWING BEGAN.
James H. Wood, OF Weathsrford. OkiS's
and Matte n. Heals, Of wichita HAS.
= Missouri Girl. the Capital Prise Win
ners--A Couple OF Rich Prizes In the
Iawton District.

Keno, Ofit., July ~. onis
homa's great lend lottery was begun
here is earnest yesterday, and when
the commissioners appointed by the
federal government adjourned the
drawing for the day. 1000 OF the
choicest of the thirteen thousand
160-acre claims in the Kiowa-Co'
manche country lad been awarded.
The first name from the drawing
wheels was that Of Stephen A. Hol.
comb, of Paul's Valley. Indian terri
tory. for a homestead in the FL Reno
district, and the second, Leonard
Lamb of augusta, Okla. The two
may select the two choicest claims in
the district
The capital prize winners. however,
proved 10 be james X. Wood. of
Weatherford. Okla. whose name was
the first to come cut of the Lawton
district wheel, and Miss Matte IL.
, Beals, of Wichita, Mas, who drew the
second number in that district. They
will have the privilege of making the
first filings in the Lawton district and
will undoubtedly choose the two quar-
ter sections adjoining that town.
These are considered the most valu-
able in the territory, and are, it 10
estimated. worth from $1,000 to S40,-
900 each.
Twenty nnmes were first drawn
from the FL Reno district and then an
equal number from the Lawton dis
trict. When ali was ready, Ben Hey
Ter placed his hand in an aperture in
the El Reno wheel and withdrawing
an envelope handed il to Col. Dyer.
Ii was passed To Chief Clerk Macy
stamped and handed back to Col.
Dyer. The commissioner walked to
the front of the platform, raised his
exclaimed:
"Stephen a. Ilolcomb. of Paul's
Valley. I. T.. draws the first number"
The crowd yelled for three minutes.
apparently as much delighted as if
every man had drawn a prize.
Envelope No. 2 was quickly drawn
forth, and Col. Dyer against an
nounccd: Leonard Lamb, of Angus
TO, Okla; born in Illinois"
In quick succession other envelopes
were drawn, and as the names were
announced each one was received
with volley OF cheers. The first 9TH
er successful winner in the III Reno
district follow:
3-Frank Brown. of Ponca City;
Okla. born in Kansas.
4-Calvin Churchill, Chickasaw. l.
II.
Charles u. Williams. Norman,
Okla.
Collie NJ. Rogers, Cordcll. Okla.
Edward {. Prince, Watomga,
Okla.
s-'Andrew J. rhilbower, sheldon,
Mo.
9-John Brown. Caldwell. Kas.
iO-John Shelder. Weathcrford,
Okla.
When rs names had been taken
from the II Reno district wheel. at
'ention was turned to that represents
ing The Lawton district. The first
name brought out for this district
was that of james II. Woods, of
Weatferford, Okla, and the crowd
again went Wild This meant that
Woods would be able to claim the
quarter section adjoining Lawton
town. one of the choicest in the entire
country.
The second ticket was drawn, and
Col. Dyer cried out:
Il have the pleasure to announce
the name of the first woman to draw
"a nrfza Nnffia IN A.. -
Has" Then Col. Dyer gave her de-
scription as % years old and five feet
three inches in height, just the height !
Of Woods. Instantly the crowd
caught the humor of the situation.
and thousands OF throats sent up the
shout: They must get married"
The other FIRST names drawn from
the Lawton district follow:
Winfield :. Laws, Langston, !
Okla.
FALCON Woodhouse. Eldon, la.
5--Marvin Hawkins, Wayland, Tex.
6-William c. Laid, Fort Worth.
Tex.
Harry T. Foster. agent for Har-
~ +. Harrison, FL Reno, Okla.
S-Lee a. Stubblefield. Dunbar.
Okla.
S-Richard II. Wyatt, Henrietta,
Tex.
TO- Charles {. Doss, Shawnee, Okla.
The eighteenth winner in the Law
ton district was Minerva McClintock,
aged 20 years. OF Oklahoma City She
was married Sunday. and by this act
forfeits her right to file for claim.
She might have chosen claim near .
county seat town worth several thou-
sand dollars. The drawing was re-
'umed this morning at nine o'clock.