The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-11
First Days Work of officers at
Ell Reno.
10000 Persons in Line When
Offices Opened.
At BUT TWO POINTS.
No Registration Books Except
at Lawton and EI Reno.
The Town Site is Already Gov
cred With Tents.

FL Reno. Okla. July 1.-THE total
registration of homesteaders at Ell
Reno the first day was 4.01s, 1873 being
women. At the suggestion of Tom
Reid, Governor Richards established q
separate registration booth for the
women. Governor Richards stated to
an Associated Press representative
that he can register 5000 daily from
now on, or as soon as organization of
his force is perfected. Reports that Ell
Reno can not take care OF the crowd
and that the water supply is exhausted
are entirely unfounded. So are reports
that Offices will be opened in other
towns for registration. Governor Rich
ards says that registration will be
conducted at Ell Reno and Lawton only
and if seven registration booths al
ready established are insufficient he
vii open enough more to I'LL every re-
quirement.
Six registration offices were opened
by the land Office officials at this city
with a force of twenty-five clerks, and
at midnight Tuesday night 10 600 peO-
pie We're in line. where they slept wait
ing for the officials to open these
Offices.
Numerous grafters are here plying
their various callings. Several arrests
We're made of parties perpetrating
frauds and heavy fines were imposed,
police are vigilant and will arrest
every violator of the law discovered.
Lew Hornbeck, the minstrel man,
was in Ell Reno this morning He mas
abandoned all plans of opposition to
prescribed method of opening, ana
laughs heartily over his big joke as ne
terms It. Now that he has weakened
trouble need not be expected. After
registering he left with a surveying
party for Chickasaw nation. The crowd
is good natured and registration is be-
ing conducted at rate of 500 an
hour. Every road leading into the city
is lined with vehicles and horsemen,
and ten regular passenger trains ar
irving daily are crowded almost to
suffocation. 1t is estimated that $4,000
people will register at FL Reno Every
vacant lot in the city is covered by
tents filled with cots and eating houses
and the crowd. immense as it is, is
being cared for
NO MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Guthrie, Ok, July 11.-One peculiar
feature Of the opening has been discov-
cred and that is the fact that there is
no provision in the law or the procla-
nation for the appointment of munich
pal officers in the three county seat
towns provided for
As the matter now stands the county
officials win have to control all matters
in these cities until such time as they
can comply with the territorial laws
governing the matter Of incorporation,
become Incorporated and hold an cleo
ton for their own officers.
There is no doubt that I.awton, Ana
darko and Hobart viii start of with
better than 5000 inhabitants each, and
there is prophecy of much more in the
two former. Before these cities can
have officers of their own there must
be a census of the inhabitants, and
showing of more than $500 resident in
habitants, which must be taken to the
governor. who is empowered to issue a
proclamation declaring the cities afore-
said in the first class and order q spec