The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-14


the completion of the Fort Worth ant
Denver road across the panhandl'
I OF Texas. there was not a trial IN IN
west over which more freight wagon
/ passed than that leading from Dodg
! city to the Panhandle. which passed
1 through Roer City or what was late
| Beaver city The early name Of IN.
! present county seat was Beer city
! on account OF the location of a sal0oi
/ in the town The large part of TN
citizenship came from historic Dodg'
/ City. Kansas. tho home of Bat Master
/ son They were attracted by the free
/ dom of the new land and the abscnc,
! of law There was no federal Law
| that could reach an offender and n
legal extradtion for a criminal.
| However IL is a noteworthy fac
| that has always been connected witt
/ the history that crime was dealt witt
] In manner that is surprising il
] Wow of the fact that for years thert
| was no law. Delegate Fred Trac'
who is hesc - the constitutional con
vention was one of the settlers bac'
| in the early 90's. and he states tina
! the Der cent of crime was far les
| than it was in the border towns b.
| Kassas The sixshooter was the lav
and an differences were tried anf
| settled with g. Thc-e was no mu
der: it was iustihable homicide TIL
noacc of the community which eve
| there was. was settled by theyigilanc'
committees of the various settlement
or cow camps Horse stealing wa
punishable by death by hanging
There are several trees still standinl
| chat have been the scaifold of man'
"A horsethicf Shooting a man owe
an argumeht in a poker game was nc
considered O. serious uifense, but yer
seldom did a horsethief escape tn
| speedv Justice that was in store To
him. Gambling Gourished In Beave
| CITY to almost an extent as great
| as n did in Dodge CIV. In Marci
1880. a Kansas pioneer by the name
lin Lane. came TO Beaver county ant
settled with his family lie bega'
| Immediately to advocate the organ
! cation of some form of organized gov
ornment and faithfully for ten year
cndeavored to get the country OF
eanized. Lane founded Beaver Clty
Although duringg the first summe
of it's existence Beavur Citya had NJ
| more houses than what would corsu
/ tnte a cross roads iu tho cast. there
was enough of the fascinating aiIall
| that the COWBOYS called lie about IN
| picturesque little western frontier vi
| lage to satisfy the most adyenturou
| OF adveuturers The trains
| freightcrs passed up and down tn
| old trail which formed Douglas ave
! The news that a city had been estap
| ushed was spread among the dihel
/ pnt ranches and the cowboys within
radius OF 100 miles considered
/ headauarters and made frequen
visits 10 the city. The actual popula
tion Of the town was about 20 nut th'
| aoating population reached the ne
ures of 100 The cowboy as H.
| coached the brow of the hin to tht
| eouth Of the town or crossed the Bet
| yer creek on the north annouheea ~
| coming by the rapid discharge OF III
| siyshooter and spurred hls morse W
| coming to full stop before the ptli
cipal place of business, the Saloon.
II Is still a proud boast Of the Garl
| day settlers of the town thal me
was never a person accidenlalY siio
in the city. An OF the buildings Una
are standing today out OF the oflglha,
town are literally periorateu WIZ
bullet holes. q,
The noculiar incident that led to Tn
efforts to form a government was III
iumping of a widows claim ny GOV
bov by the name of Dick kopperU
On the evening Of October 26, lSoh' :
nrhlic meeting was called in the rea
nj tbe saloon to formulate plans io'
tho establishment Of a government
deal with the affairs Of sqnatters aD'
sottle disputes over claims.
The following set OF rules "e''
adopted:
Article /. We, the undersigned, q.
aqreo to support and assist I'm carry
inc ont the following regulations ah'
reonirements in regard to hoidlh
claims in the Neutral strip OF the III
dian Territory. 80.
Art 2. ANY person of legal ae'
shall he allowed 10 hold one clalIn in'
only OF 100 acres until April l. lool
nr,vided that he shall by this TIM
have by this time broken five acre
or put other improvements lhereupon
Art 3 ANY person shall be aDie u
tol,e and hold claims for each mem
her OF his immediate family 70 con
siet Of mother, brother sister, son
ana daueht6fs whoiare of fequisi''
age. provided he snal make the ne,
essary improvements required N Al
ucle ?. n,os.
Art. a. That each signer oi thes'
rules and regulations and all otheI
taking land shal furnish in wrltihS i
........or proper committee,
proper description of his claim aus
nropcr description of the claim II
may be holding for other members o
his family -
Art. s. That the persons who nav
heretofore q le or the persons WIN
may come ht after In person TO take
away with the bona iide intention O
returning. hall be entitled TO the DeI
Gifts of these rules and regulation
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