The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-10
LAYTON IS
BECOMING A
PRETTY CITY
Conrinued from seoond page

Lot 1S-william Kunkle, Oklahoma
City, o. T......-................-.. 3Io
Lot Isl. H. Mccoy. Ardmore. I. t.. 505
Lot 20-Goddard Gehring, Wichita,
Kan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SJV
Lot 2-William A Mailman, Clinton,
Mo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
There was only one disqualification IN
the first days entry at the land Office.
This was Marvin @. Teeford, who was
well toward the head Of the list. 1t was
ascertained that Teeford had a home
stead which he had relinquished subse-
quent TO the act Of June s. I900-the act
opening the Kiowa-C omanche country.
Mr.. Teeford has relinquished since he
registered at Ell Reno. BY this act he
loses a good claim. Under the ruling OF
the department. this land viii be set aside
subject TO general entry under the pro
visions Of the homestead law. in so days.
The man who runs for this viii get a good
claim. And there win be others.
The night Of the first days opening,
there was work going on away into the
small hours. in block 8, the first block
sold. Tents went up on the lots, and
many frame buildings OF more or less
respectable proportions. One hardware
store began work; another hotel went
up: a restaurant began business. and 2
general store went in The sound OF the
saw and hammer. and the Pickering Ian
tern light were incidents OF the night.
Thus does a town begin.
The fling Of mining claims is q good
thing for Register Of Deeds Ed Julian,
but it is making him and his deputy work
hard at the outset. II is possible TO Tile
mineral claims. but the land Office refers
all appointments to the register Of deeds.
One man cap take only 20 acres as a
mineral claim. This requires practically
a company OF eight. IN order to enter a
fun quarter. and this is the plan worked.
There was a great rush for these mineral
claims the first and second days. There
were about IS the first day and several
hundred the second day.
The chief part OF Register Julian's early
business viii be IN a few weeks. when
town lot buyers secure their titles. These
v-ill have TO be recorded, as wen as all
transfers All townsite plats VIII also
have 20 be recorded. The second rush II
the registers Office viii be IN fourteen
months. when combinations on claims
are first made.
Register Julian only recorded one ply
sioian's certificate the first day. The
percentage Of physicians here does not
compare az all favorably with the supply
OF lawyers.
John Rhoads Is making a good under
sheriff. Re has diplayed his nerve on
several occasions and viii he terror 10
Al vrong-doers. Rhoads' service il Cuba
fits him admirably for this work
Unless TIE sinking u wells row n pro
gress on the townsite terminates more
farorably than present conditions inei-
cate. the town VIII nearly have 70 de-
pend on Nfr. Wood for IT'S water supply
TIE water. south q town On Mr.. Wood $
claim. is good. and obtaiaable a. low
depth. but in the tovnsite Il IS different
Many persons believe artisan wells the
ultimate solution
Tawton has two dailies-the Repubii-
can and the Democrat; politics a. THE
names indicate. They are small. crude
papers yet. but VII probably develop
i-to good ones. These papers show their
ENTERPRISE several tine day h. Getting
CIT extra editions.
lawyers are good. bad ard Indifferent
/ The good ones likely Til stay TIE
grating kind Win sooa - TIE better
+ class charge $40 FOR making orr papers.
s;r7ishtsuins ont eutryEe1 sid aeon
Z ua-yinr them 20 the land of1lce- Thsrs
are many Bright. weg-Eaown Kansas ard
( Oklahoma attorneys here
r 4 FAxON.