The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-31
INDIANIANSINLUCK
SEVERAL AMONG THOSE WHO WON
PRIZES IN THE LAND LOTTERY.
$500 More Quarter Sections of the
Kiowa-Comanche Reservation
Disposed of Yesterday.
GREAT CROWD AT Ell RENO
WHEN THE SECOND DAY OF THE
LAND DRAWING DAwNED.
Many People Slept All Night in Prairie
schooners on the HiIIsides Around
the wheels of Fortune.
NO FRICTION NOTICEABLE
AND GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE IN
DRAWING OUT ENVELOPES.
j. 10. Greggs, of Evansville, w. j.
Thompson, of Muncie, and j. Nj.
Kinsey, of LOganspOrt, Lucky.
Many People Slept All Night in Prairie
Schooners on the HiIIsides Around
the wheels of Fortune.
NO FRICTION NOTICEABLE
AND GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE IN
DRAWING OUT ENVELOPES.
j. 10. Greggs, of Evansville, w. j.
Thompson, of Muncie, and j. Nj.
kinsey, of LOganspOrt, Lucky.

Ell RENO, o. T., July 3O-When the
second days drawing for homestead claims
we'll under way this morning fully 2O,-
coo men and women who seeking
homes in the new country had gathered
TO hear the announcement of the drawing.
There were many hundreds more women
noticeable among the crowds than on the
first day of the drawing. AT 1:30 p. m, after
adjournment for lunch, the boxes were
again started in motion and the record
from clerks began with number 1.O5l in
each district Interest increased as the
drawing progressed and the crowds were
larger than at any time before. There were
l, $50 numbers drawn out of the great con-
tainers to-day from each district, making
total drawn of 4,50O.
During Monday night and early this
morning the crowds here had been swelled
by several thousand eager people, who
had f1Ocked to town in prairie schoon-
ers or on trains. Many slept again upon
the hillsides around the wheels of fortune
to be on hand early. Others came from up
town with the first break of day and Sc
cured positions close TO the platform
possible The intense excitement of
yesterday had told on many and
TO this was added the individual feeling
that each persons chance had been ma
terially diminished. Yesterdays drawing
had given to one thousand homesteaders
the privilege of selecting the best thousand
claims in the reservations. This left 1900
claims and 10000 applicants. Yet great
good nature prevailed and almost everybody
appeared hopeful. The drawing to-day was
started promptly. and the envelopes were
taken from the wheels at a rapid rate.
Among the first numbers drawn were the
following
For the Lawton District-Joseph r.
Greggs, Evansville, Ind; Ed Cox, Gains
vile, Tex; Charles w. Smith. Arapahoe
county Colorado Doc Winger, Higginson,
Ark; Frank r. Anderson. Kinorum, Ia:
William j. Thompson, Muncie. Ind; Chris
Topeka. Kan; John B. Williamson, Holden,
Mo-: Daniel w. Cooper. Eton, o.; Thomas
w. Cooney. St. Louis. Mo. s. II. Ely. Sher-
man, Tex: Sterling III. Coffey, Mckinney.
Tex; J. r. Grifforth. Quincy. Ill; j. ;.
Matthews. by Josephine Van Blarcum.
agent, Honduras, Central America; John
Hermes, Fort Worth, Tex; Omer k. Bene-
dict Chicago.
For the FL Reno District-James r. Cor
dial, Denson, Tex: Albert Bentley, Medi-
Tex; j. NJ. McKnsey, Logansport. Ind; f.
j. Tilley. Franklin county. Ohio; Sven
Weston, Newton. Kan; Charles Z. Hol-
wick. Wichita, Kan; L. A. Tucker. agent
Massey. Wellington, Kan; Fletcher Megg.
Whitesboro. Tex; Marion NJ. Dobbs, Wise
county, Texas; F. X. Cooke. Paragould,
Ark; Benjamin B. Martin, Wichita, Kan;
A. f. Bobyns, Natchez, Wis. Herbert
wineland, Ridgeway; Thomas McDermott.
W. II. Mcdonald and w. +. Hager. st.
Louis.