Arizona republican., 1901-09-19

Democrat and RepuDican are issued every afternoon. and the subscription price is 40 cents a month.
 Much of the news matter of the first issuss was typical of the frontier The Republican blazed out bravely with two scare heads" on its nrst page. Two tall. slim men had held up three men from Missouri. The a:issourians pro tested. and one of them was shot. An other recorded robbery was accomp lished near the corner of Maine and Gco-Goo streets and the victim was q druggist.
 .One of the queer sights ts be seen on the streets last Sunday" related the Democrat. was a gamblers table sur rounded by half a dozen squaws, some with pa pooses strapped on their backs. and all betting their money freely. Their only expressions were when their money was passed into the gamesters exchequer, and then they said, 'Ugh,'
 AIr,l her item told of the attempt of the undersheriff to raid several gamh iers who were dealing monte" to the Indians. The Indians protected the gamblers in their efforts to hide theIr paiaphernalia and some squaws who were gambling set upon the officers After the customary shooting, the gamblers were arrested. One Indian was wounded.
 Other criminal incidents concerned the robbery of a farmer, who protested against a fakir game and was accord ingly relieved of his money and beaten. into the bargain and a more fortunate young man. who, being set upon by six thieves. whipped out the whole crew and got back his cash With so much excitement. it was not surprising to read that the first jury impanelled for the new territory was for coroner 9 inquest over the body of victim If | robbers. The jury appeared to be of the conventional pattern and rendere,l a verdict that deceased met death ry shot gun from unknown parties"
 From the number Of lawyers n Lawton." said the Democrat, Ut seems that the legal fraternity suppose tn, people to be badly in need of advice. TT that a great amount or litigation may arise
 Another item in this connection was ] the report of the formation of a bar as- ! sociation at meeting held in the ope ! air, just east of the land office,'' a. 7:30 a. m.
 \. The Republican made known the ar rival of Charlie. the celebrated hot i cake man. formerly of Reno." who cooked s10O worth of hot cakes at Fl Reno in three days during the drawing | a young Kentuckian. to its staff, con cluding: He has drawn winnine 2 number, and. being bachelor. we may expect another Kentucky addition to our community"
 Labor interests were shown in a pub lished appeal for carpenters to join the union. ''See NJ. E. Potter. walking delegate, just west of Black. Tent, O. North side
 
 den growth of Lawton were as fol lows:
 Every day the boys succeed ir starting a jack rabbit on some stree. which furnishes amusement to tn spectators. The rabbit seldom mak ?; its escape, but gives them hot chase.
 Tt was yesterday that the first chil. was born ;n the city of Lawton. Mt and Mrs. John Livingston are tn happy parents and Dr. Siros is elate' over the fact that he was tine attendin. physician. Why not call the newcome Lawton?'
 There is some talk of trying to rais money here to erect a monument t' General Lawton.'
 Criminal affairs and personal gOssil did not make up all the news In thes early Lawton papers. Sky pilots were as quickly on the ground as busi . ness men and adventures. There wer many items of a religious nature, am it was shown that two churches had al ready been established in Lawton. tn . First Methodist and the First Chris tian. In addition, services were an nounced by ministers of the Reforme Dutch church, and the Presbyterians- In one instance an open air praye 7, meeting was held while gambli:: . game was going on on either side. picturesque and possibly true incidsn was related of the first convert H had lost s25 in one gambling game. an then stepped over to the other, wher he dropped a similar amount. Then n went into the religious camp betwee the two. and being moved by enthusi asm. cast s25 into the hat passed by tn exhorter. and proclaimed that the las was 'the best game of the three. - Chicago Inter-Ocean.