Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
REESE IS A NOTARY.
First One Commissioned in New
Country.
HE ALSO HAS ANOTHER POSITION
Is Member Of An Engineers and APP
praisers' Party-Has Settled at An
adarko, One of the New TOWNSHIP
terestng News.

Gerry Schmidt, who was recently a
visitor to Oklahoma, is a subscriber to
the Ell Reno American, the leading pub
LEGATION in that enterprising town, and
kindly furnished the Courier today
with Sundays issue of the paper.
William Reese Appointed.
The American contains mention of
William Reese of this city, who was
the first man in the new country to re-
ceive the commission of notary pub
lie, and who has settled at Anadarko
a new town on the Rock Island. Mr.
Reese has received word from Cover
nor Jenkins that he has been selected
asamemberof a corps of engineers to
appraise the school, college and pub
lie building lands in the Wichita, XII
owa and Comanche country. He was
to appear at Ell Reno to start upon the
work yesterday. He is widely expert
enced in this line of work and will be
valuable member of the corps.
Governors Instructions.
W. H. Jenkins, governor of Okla
homa, has issued instructions to the
county attorneys of the Kiowa and Co
manche country giving the law rela-
tive to the organization of municipal
governments. None but those who
have lived in Oklahoma six months
will be entitled to vote at the elections
The American observes that this will
be sad blow to the Kansans and Tex
ans, some of whom are already run
ming for offices in LawtOn,
No Liquor in New Towns.
The object of the instructions is to
reduce everything in the new country
to a condition in the older parts of the
country, and all the efforts of the au-
thorities will be directed in that direc-
ton. The governor is going at the
matter right and should have matters
in running order in a short time. There
is to be no liquor sold at Lawton, An
adorko or Hobart until the city Off
GERS are elected and the law can be
complied with, when every law will
be enforced to the letter.
A Lawton Special.
The American has correspondent
at Lawton and publishes hot special
from there each day. In the issue OF
IuC LOW IOu Soll
pondent says that there were then five
miles of tents adjoining the town site.
Lawton is called the white City" be-
cause of the abundance of tents.
Queer Neighbors.
Everything is represented in these
tents. The American assures it's read
ers that the largest gambling house in
the city is located in tent next door
to the Methodist Episcopal church
(tent), and there is much rivalry to
see which can draw the largest crowd.
Indian Gamblers.
The Indians are doing much gamb-
ling around Lawton, according to the
American. Their favorite game is
monte, and they stay until they lose
all they have. They are celebrating
the payment of their grass money"
The Mail Is Tangled.
Postmaster White of Arkansas City,
Kansas, with his deputy, is at Lawton
and has taken charge of the mass of
mail which has accumulated during
the past two or three weeks. 1t will
probably be several days before Uncle
Sans agents get the mail Strengthened
out, but once started the machine will
work well.
Will Stop Gambling.
Orders have been issued to suppress
all gambling at Lawton and, if neces-
sary to call upon the troops at Fort
Sill for assistance. The authorities
seem determined to preserve order in
the new town and to that end they
have imported some excellent officers
of the law, who will do their part to-
ward making people abide by the stat
uteS.
Land Opens Today.
Today is the day upon which the
claims are opened for settlement and
the more lucky people are picking out
the land upon which they will settle.
Republican Push.
The republicans of Comanche coun-
ty, of which Lawton is the county seat,
have already met and formed a coun-
ty club. This is progressiveness per-
sonified, and it is said that the repub-
licans have very strong organization.
The American, for some reason, fails
to state whether the Comanche county
club passed resolutions supporting
Cummins or passed him up"