The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-13

into the new country and taking claims
regardless Of the manner IN which the
country 1t TO be opened. Hornbeck was
here and registered and then went into
the Chiclzasaw nation with a party Of
surveyors. There are a very few people
talking OF contesting htedrawing plan
| for they are interested now since the
registration has commenced in knowing
Just what they are going 70 get
Just before noon today many Of the
| booths did not have lines before them and
a few minutes before p the clerks IN the
booths were compelled to wait, as there
were no persons 10 register. The lines
were all formed this morning, but this is
practically the first time since the regis
tration began that there has been a
pause on account Of the lack Of people
registering. The afternoon trains were
ali crowded and the registration began IN
earnest again after the crowds began TO
come up from the depot Along after
noon wagons began coming in from the
country and these people viii be here for
some little time. in order TO get little
rest before starting home again
The roar tnat has been going up from
the various land Offices over the terrific
~ regarding people registering here when
they could register at any local land Of
fee providing the secretary of the inte-
rior wouI issue the order. Requests were
made of him TO issue the order, but he
has referred the matter TO Governor
Richards. 4 mass meeting was held at
Perry and a telegram was sent TO Sec
retary Hitchcock asking that the land Of
fee in that city be made a registering
place. A copy Of the telegram with an ex-
planstory letter was received by Cow
ernor Richards. The copy Of the telegram
is as follows:
Perry. o. r.. July Il. 1901.
To Secretary Hitchcock, Washington,
D. c.:
a mass meeting asked that Perry land
Office be opened for registering homestead
applicants. Thousands are in line suffer-
ing at FL Reno. To the immediate north
Of this town are probably forty thousand
people who would register here, saving ex-
pense, much inconvenience and suffering.
FL Reno's present force cannot register
one-ffth Of those who will apply OF all
Oklahoma land Offices, Perry is the clos
est to Kansas most dense population.
Save Offices in our most sparsely settled
plains, it is also the most remote from
Ii Reno.
H. L. SHORTMAN, Mayor.
r. z. WADE, Pres. Com. Club.
The following reply was sent to the
people of - Reno by Governor Richards:
Gentlemen:
The above statement as to the condition
here would be serious if they were true,
which they are not. Very respy.
". A. RICHARDS.
A delegation Of people came down to see
Governor Richards about the matter and
when the proposition was stated 70 him
he Immediately referred him to the presl-
dents proclamation stating that FL Reno
and Lawton should be the places for
There is no possible show
for any other places for registration
as long as the work is k ,pt up as il has
been kept up. Governor Richards IS de-
To handle the crowd and handle
it ne VII. ever if he must put on a .ars-
er force Of men to help him
Other Offices have been arranged for
and next Monday the temporary Offices in |
the Kerfoot hotel will not be used In
about ten days the new land Office build |
ing viii be ready for use and the entire /
force viii work there after the registra- /
ton is completed. The other offices viii !
be ready Monday, and this viii be re-
lief to the governor and his force, as the !
present quarters have been very crowded |
A number of stenographers will start in |
On the work of listing the names that are
The names of the persons /
registered at the various booths viii be |
put down in order and at the time Of the /
drawing it WI be very useful. 1t Will I
take some time to catch up with this !
work. but it can be done with an efficient ]
force Of men to start the work going.
There VIII be no registration after to- /
night until 9 O'Clock Monday 4
morning The clerks of the Office viii /
have an opportunity to rest and the /
crowd IN the city viii thin out quite a 4
good deal by that time. The crowds in /
The city. Sunday night, viii be large, It 4
IS estimated. as many people will come /
here in order to prepare for the registrs- /
ion Monday morning. Next week will /
be one of the hardest times for the clerks 1
.
vul be in and win stay right here until 4
hey are registered. How large this r1sh (
Eiu be is hard to tell. but il is estimated 4
hat It WIN be very heavy.
Up to O'Clock nothing had been heard \
rom the Lawton Office and report has
oeen expected by overnor Richards for 4
some time. IL has been hard TO estimate
hist what viii be the outcome OF the reg
stratfon but fl cannot be nearly as large
Is the registration here today and yes /
.e1day.
The work OF this morning was very
-anid and the clerks rushed through with /
he lines faster than they did yesterday.
As they become more accustomed with
he work the better records they can
make
Governor Richards has had a number of
circulars sent ont Iesa riding the quaHfca-
ions Of persons 70 make entries On these
ands. The qualifications are as FOL
ows:
The following persons are not qualified
% make homestead entry in the wichita
.n1 Kiows. Comanche and Apachs ceded
ands:
ANY person who has an existing home
stead entry OF who after June 8. 1907.
.banGoned OF reIinquished such an entry.
4 married woman. unless she has been
cserted or abandoned b. her husband.
One not p citizen Of the United States.
md vho has not declared his intention
g become such.
Anyone under q years of age. not the
read Of family. unles she served Fl fhs
army or navy q the United States for
,ot less than fourteen days during actual
var
Auyoue WHO = the proprietor of n1or,
han oae hundred sad sixty acres of land