The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-04

| The country IS level in the main, with a
slight rolling tendency. It is surrounded
by excellent claims, and the city of Law
ton viii be quite a center. so Il is antici-
pated now Then when the Rock Island
frora Anadarko gets in good running or
der, the fact that Lawton for a time al
least viii be the terminal, will add 10 the
| towns prestige. There are merchants OF
ali sorts and descriptions, most of them
with at least temporary stocks, here now,
only waiting for the sale Of lots and the
choice Of location.
There is a good deal of ready money
coming into Lawton. This viii help the
town. Nearly everyone has something
for a rainy day, after commencing bust
ness. This viii stave of the usual re-
suit Of temporary privation. TO a certain
extent. and permit every man to get 2
foothold if he desires TO stay. 1t is very
fortunate that this IS the case
Dennis Flynn and his private secretary,
Lloyd Hefen. will arrive tomorrow. Mr..
Flynn has several objects in view. One
is to assist in starting of his bank prop
erly Another is to be of whatever help
he can in formulating the town. Still
another is to see the town begin bust
ness, but by far the most important is 10
line up the political organization OF the
town and county. Mr. Flynn, like every
other Republican in Oklahoma politics, IS
anxious to see, and believes it viii be so
that the new country is Republican. The
result of the drawing shows that he is at
least entitled to this opinion. Texas
Democrats are here to line up their or
ganization and try TO control the first
town organization. Mr.. Flynn and his
friends are here to see that this docs not
cnsue. Tt will be pretty stiff fight, but
the Republicans hope and expect TO win.
\ source of much disappointment to
prospective buyers of lots is the change
in the order regarding the nature Of the
proceeds. Originally the order was that
the purchase price should be in cash.
Governor Richards modified this by say
ing that any sort of commercial paper,
recognized and approved by the banks,
would do. Now the department reverts
to its first order, and says it must be
cash. A good many prospective buyers
had loaded up on certified checks, etc,
thinking this more safe and convenient
than cash. There is a good deal of pro-
test. but of course the order must be
the government to get the funds out of
town and to some safer place as quickly
as possible. These funds viii. of course
be enormous. Eventually they viii revert
to the county as a fund with which to
build court houses, bridges, construct
roads, etc. It is a very good scheme, and
it was Dennis Flynn's idea. originally one
TO which the secretary of the interior
took very kindly Immediately on presen-
tation to him.
The srafters are here. They have
transferred their scene Of action from
FL Reno TO Lavton. Every known
scheme to separate an individual from
his money is here presented. AS at FL
Reno. the CRATER is coming money. He
has as good thing as the government
The CRATER viii remain here during the
fornulative stage of the town, but his
big business comes now.
Those who claim to know predict all
kinds of success for Hobart, the county
seat of Fiowa county, 70 the northwest.
This town will be admirably located and
miles and miles away from any Compel
ing town Ii is the site of the old post
office of Kiowa. There is rich country all
prophet in the town business said today
that he expected to see it pass Lawton
in year Anadarko. county seat of
Kiowa county. north Of here, is already
an Indian agency and win be good
town
This is a positive example Of the siren
nous life in all its phases. Existence
here is screwed up TO the top notch
Everyone is doing something or some
one. II he isn't grating, he is figuring
on doing his brother up brown in the
town lot business. IF he isn't having
ioint debate twenty-five hours out of the
twenty-four with the Rock Island men to
get his goods here so he can do business.
he is picking out the choicest lots in town
and trying to invent a scheme to set the
government to let him have them at bed
rock prices. If he isn't wondering how
he viii get the best claim adjoining town,
he is helping line mp some sort Of
scheme to help himself If he isn't push
ing to the front i'm the town organization
on a Republican basis he is comforting
with The Texas Democrats 30 devise ways
and means to make Lawton and Com
anche county Democratic. IF he isn't
representing the government and worried
to death in that way. he is representa-
tive of metropolitan paper and trying
to figure out how he can beat his con-
fere to the nearest teleghaph, telephone
or mail station. So it goes; hence the
rstrenuous life
Two Kansas men from the Seventh dis
trict-both Democrats and good fellows
are here to form law partnership. They
are Charles Butcher of Newton and Judge
A. b. Reeves of Dodge City. Butcher for
years has been q partner of Judge c. s
Bowman of Newton. He is known as
strong criminal lawyer and has been ac-
tive ia politics Some few years ago he
was master in chancery in the famous
Missouri. Kansas and Texas land cases,
and made good record for himself
Judge Reeves has been register of the
land office at Dodge City and also took
lending part in political matters. These
gentlemen have q large tent in which 10
DO business at the start.
The first death in Lawton was that OF
lawyer. This is omninous.
r. II. FAXON.
SHE THREATENED TO TELL