Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
THE DRAWING HAS BEGUN
Twenty Thousand Excited, Expec-
tant People Around the Plat
form at Ell Reno.
DEMONSTRATION WHEN DRAWING BEGAR.


ner.-A couple of Rich Prizes In
Lawton District.
FL Reno, Okla, July 30.-okla-
homa's great land lottery was begun
here is earnest yesterday, and when
the commissioners appointed by q
federal government adjourned n
drawing for the day, 1000 of h
choicest of the thirteen thousand
fco-acre claims in the Kiowa-Co-
manche country lad been awarded.
The first name from the drawing
wheels wa that of Stephen A. Hol-
comb, of Pauls Valley. Indian terri
tory. for a homestead in the Ell Reno
district, and the second,
Lamb, of Augusta, Okla. The two
smay select the two choicest claims in
the district.
The capital prize winners, however.
proved to be James r. Wood, or
Weatherford, Okla, whose name was
the first to come cut of h Lawton
district wheel, and Miss Matte n.
Beals, of Wichita. Has, who drew the
second number in that district. They
will have the privilege of making the
first filings in the Lawton district and
will undoubtedly choose h two quar-
ter sections adjoining that town
These are considered the most valu
able in the territory, and are, it is
estimated, worth from $4,000 to $40,-
900 each.
Twenty-Five names were first drawn
from the e. Reno district and hen an
0o,ra n1,,Io,. Fa.frn tho In xyfnn dis
trict. When ali was ready, Ben Hey
Ter placed his hand in an aperture in
The Ell Reno wheel and withdrawing
an envelope handed it to Col. Dyer.
1t was passed to Chief Clerk Macy,
stamped and handed back to Col.
Dyer. The commissioner walked to
the front of the platform, raised his
hand for order, and, in a loud tone,
exclaimed:
stephen A. Holcomb, of Paul's
Valley, I. T., draws the first number"
The crowd yelled for three minutes,
apparently as much delighted as if
every man had drawn a prize.
Envelope No. 2 was quickly drawn
forth, and Col. Dyer against n
nounced: Leonard Lamb, of Angus
TO, OkId.s DOTn III 1ilIIAOIS.
In quick succession other envelopes
were drawn, and as the names Were
announced each one was received
with a volIey OF cheers The first 9TH
successful winner in the Eel Reno
district follow:
3-Frank Brown. of Ponca City;
born in Kansas.
Calvin Churchill, Chickasaw, /
T..
5-CharIes d. Williams, Norman,
Okla.
Collie NJ. Rogers, Cordell, Okla.
Edward G.. Prince, Watomga,
Okla.
s-Andrew .. Philbower, Sheldon,
9-John Brown, Caldwell, Kas.
10-John Shelder, Weatherford,
Okla.
When 25 names had been taken
from the El Reno district wheel, at
.tention was turned to that represent
ing the Lawton district. The first
name brought cut fer this district
was that of James r. Woods, of
Weatherford, Okla, and the crowd
again went Wild. This meant that
would be able to claim the
quarter section adjoining Lawto
town, one of the choicest in the entire
country
The second ticket was drawn, and
Col. Dyer cried out:
81 have the pleasure to
the name of the first woman to draw
a prize, Matte HI. Seal, of Wichita,
Has" Then Col. Dyer gave her de-
scription as % years old and five feet
of Woods. Instantly the crow,
the humor of the situation,
and thousands of throats sent up the
shout: s.They must get married.
The other first names drawn from
the Lawton district follow:
3-Winfeld S. Laws, Langston,
Okla.
FALCON Woodhouse, Eldon, Ia.
5-Marvin Hawkins, Wayiand, Tex.
civilian c. Laid, Fort Worth,
Tex.
Harry T. Foster. agent for Har-
ry E. Harrison, FL Reno, Okla.
s-Lee A. Stubblefield, Dunbar,
Okla.
9-Richard H. Wyatt, Henrietta,
Tex.
10.-Charles {. Doss. Shawnee, Okla.
The eighteenth winner in the Law
ton district was Minerva McClintock,
aged 25 years. OF Oklahoma City. She
was married Sunday, and by this act
forfeits her right co file for a claim.
She might have chosen a claim near q
sea town worth several thou.
sand dollars. The drawing was re-
this pas.rela@ nfo> .lz.