The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-03
EARLY FILERS
ON HAND
LawtOn Mecca of
Winners
NEW TOWN RAPIDLY
FILLING UP
Everything in Readiness
for Land Office and Town
site Business

FORT SILL. q. II. AUGUST 2.-As
yosterday wns pay doy for the Indians
the roads were lined with indians arroyed
ia all their guady costumes and az usuai
on the day before payday completely
out OF funds Tho money ISSUED was the
regular semi-annual payments for the
grass money or the rent for their pas
lures Colonel Randlett arrived yester-
day and by noon he had completed the
work here. The colonel aud his assis-
tants have been at work at this payment
for about two weeks. and it was only
with greatest effort On the part of his
clerks that he completed the work here
today During the past two weeks pay
ments have been made to kiowas, Coz
manches and Apaches at Auadarko.
Rainy Lake East Cache, and The Red
storetwo miles south Of Fort Sill. rhe
Comanchea and Apaches receive so per
capita which amounts to about one hun
dred and twenty thousand tollars lhe
Wichitas viii receive only so per head.
The Wlchitas viii receive their payment
next week The Indians no sooner re-
ceivo their money than they are beset
on all sides by gamblers who are always
on hand on pay day, but in most in
stances they find a good match Ia
Poor Io" from the time he is old enough
20 walk.
Those who have to Ole on the sixth are
beginning TO come n and are AN out
looking for good claims. Agreeable sur
prists We're in store for some of the lucky
few who received their notification cards
today, as some of these had not read
their names in The papers The iocators.
lawyers aud Bame.ers are fiocking Ia as
thick as bees, ana the postmaster, Mr.
White. was expected today, but Tor some
reason did not come a few have receive
ed copies of the government map, hut
nearly an are greatly disappointed as Il
does not give any Of the rivers and
topography Of the land, and a man In or
der 10 intelligently use this map must
have "A Cobb map. The democrats have
well advertised their meeting and large
crowd ~ expected.
The f.awton postoffice was opened on
Sunday with ten clerks who started In
10 work un about ten wagon loads OF
mait which has been packed into bar
reis awaiting the opening OF the Office.
ID seems that i.aWtOn holds the record
for the volume OF business awaiting a
new pOstOnice
A. G. Atkins who drove from Iowa
was found I'm his tent very lll and I'd
purse Of So was Immediately raised and
the old man was seut back home
Deputy Hec Thomas Fsturnad from Am
adarko and reported that every thing in
the northern district is very luiet
The marshal this mornnr arrested AM
other whiskey neddler VINO win stand
trial before Commissioner McMasters
Many Were the disappoIptments today. |
"a rev happy surprises. The telegrapncr
at ~ slll was one OF tho favored few
and drew No. a.
The construction of the plstomlce win
be completed here today and win bo
ready Tor business by the sixth whicn |
viii be relief "a the people as al have
on MIH. FtINN HH
The mack drivers huye at last opened |
np road straight from lawton 90 Mar
low. which snYCa i've miles. as teams |
meet the train the trip eau DE nude 10 |
q short time.
The republicans held "a meeting ana
nude arrangements Co give Governor Ien-
iAns, secretary Grimes, Dennis Fivnn. |
ana several other prominent rcpuldicuus /
] tefeltlou When they 1rrFs the last i
~ tho Wcek committee was nupuiatst |
'u make urrungemcuts for "a meeting SAT- /
liuay nght which was called Tor the 1
lurlfsc of peliectng q couuty otraniXl- /
Ion. Chas, N, Thompson, one OF the don |
itN innrshals here. Who Registered tho |
ast day learned today That he was one
y .ue inchy lew. Feop'" orc coming on
toni every direction North tast. and
south and in AN kinea OF conNtyaucts
lnc old farmer ana gll ~ his children
walked over from Mo"lpw
'cfterday at kl Reno thousands of home
efkerN who drew ianks started ior he
'nints picked out hY ila federal govern |
nent ior towpeltcs in inc now couptry
majority OF ths pc tala faVo. 40 IaAt0u
shlch D. twcnty-nv" wllas inland. and to-
.fht thousands are c1mnrd in 8pw apout
he proposed t1wnsite awoitng trc sale
Already Lawton bna % temporary tusl-
rba houses NNnrA flfm ot paphlmg
nown cn the 'r3nuer 2 heirg run wide
pof side uN su'n vHh take shows of
afloug degrriItirNa and IA add ia th, |