The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
Biggest Rush For Homestsads
Since Books Opened.
TOTAL is NOW 1880.
More Than Enough in a Day tt
Exhaust Claims.
The Rush in and Out Taxes
Railroads Capacity.

EI Reno. Ok. July 2s.-A1l previous
records were broken here Monday
when 14.55s persons registered. This
makes a total for El Reno of 9sO4s. The
registration for Lawton was 2.503. max
ing a total of 26.2S2.
The crowds poured in from every d.
rection by rail and wagon. and it is es-
timated that at o'clock Monday after
noon there We're $4,000 people in the city
of FL Reno, which has a natural popu-
lation of 5000. Thousands left on the
afternoon and night trains riding on
top of coaches and in boxcars-
The Rock Island at 8 O'Clock sent
north the longest passenger train ever
seen in the territory. There were ten
coaches. six boxcars and two Pullmans
loaded inside and out. Several incom-
ing Rock Island trains from the NORTH
quit taking passengers at the Kansas
line.
Commissioner Richards has arranged
to register 10000 people a day for the
next four days.
Thomas Morgan, an old soldier from
Leavenworth. said to be a brotheT-in-
law of Lieutenant Governor Richter of
Choctaw hotel early this morning, suS-
tanning serious internal injuries. He
says he went to the window for fresh
air and lost his balance.
Hayward Morrison. brother of Jessie
Morrison of FL Dorado. who was sent
to prison recently for killing Clara Cas-
tie, registered today If he gets q claim
he will bring the Morrison family to
Oklahoma. Jessie will come here also
when she has served out her i've years
term at Lansing
Robert Foster. election commissioners
7or.
LeWelling, is here with the homeseek-
ers- He is running a notary public
booth at present.
Major Shreve. of Topeka. executive
clerk under Governor Leedy. is here to
take chance for farm and also to
leg for a notary OUTFIT for the next
week.
Jerry Simpsons son has followed in
the footsteps Of his father and register
ed for 3 homestead in the Lawton dis
trict.
So far not a single distinguished Re
publican statesman from Kansas has
registered here. Probably half of the
Popul1st leaders of the state have put
their names in the box.
Fred Gordon nephew of Col. Gordon,
OF Copeland county, Topeka is here to
get claim If he strikes it rich he
proposes to stay and open up a doctors
Office.
Reuben Booth. an old soldier. was
robbed OF his pension money on the
main street today, a minute after he
had his pension check cashed.
The Rock Island company has
handled the homeseekers' crowd so far
without killing or Gripping a single
passenger. II this luck stays with 1t
Tor another ten days it win be a rec
ora probably never before eoua1led in
the history Of railroading.
W J. Edwards. a civil engineer. is
arranging to lay out a town to be
owned exclusively Nv
be located in the vicinity of Anadarko.
The townsite CON pany will be known
as the .Women's Mutual Townsite
men are behind the scheme, They will
receive lots in the new town in proper
ton to the amounts they subscribe to
the capital stock. There is a stipula-
ton that no men shall own any real
estate or engage In business in the new
town for a period of five years. The
women viii endeavor to show the men
that they can run model town
Governor Jenkins has announced the
following additional appointments for
the new counties; Charles J. Jones. of
Noble county, surveyor for Caddo
county; Robert N. Carr. of Pawnee
county. clerk of Kiowa county; Samuel
Combs, of Lincoln county, treasurer of
Kiowa county.
An enterprising party of politicians
public graft near the Rock Island depot
here. There are in the party ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor Harvey L. r. Yount
Major Shreve, Judge MagaW and John
Waters. They have two tents and a
large banner with the words Kansas
headquarters ernblaz oned thereon
They make out registra ton papers,
Judge Magaw holding a notorial COM
mission from Governor Jenkins, and
Harvey and Waters do the pen work
while Yount and Major ShreVe make
speeches to draw the crowd
All are here to stay except Yount.
Unless he gets a flrst-class claim he
will go back to Kansas. 1.-THE home
seeker who wins in the drawing" Mr.
Yount says. simply bets the govern
ment $14 against a claim that he will
live on the claim five years, with the |
chances in favor of the government"
Waters is banking on his summer re-
sort scheme He regards his mineral
water find as of great value. and his
hopes are away up. IF get the claim |
on which ] found the mineral spring"
he said. sI'll be richer than the shaIe |
owners of Ellis county One of my
first duties will be to establish at To- |
peka a home for old and INDECENT fall |
festival queens"