The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-04
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viii Make Pictures of the Run

Secretary of tnc Navy Tracey in
New York City.
The Big Run ior Homes
The twonty-third celebration OF the
opening planned Tor Guthrie will fol.
low the program as outlined III
President Harrison S proclamation
that opened tne country at nigh
noon April - There viii be com
panes and troops of soldiers here to
guard the border 10 prevent soon
ers" getting an advantage over the
main body OF nomcscekers in thc
selection OF claims. and a trooper
vita rifle in hand will stand near
the border line ready to fire the sig
nal Tor the rush 10 start at high
noon
The men and women who partict
pate In the celebration viii be in
line just beyond the Cimarron river,
two miles nortn Of Guthrie. Tney
VIII assemble Just as they did TWEEN
ty-three years ago. in prairie schoon'
ers. farm wagons and all other
Kinds OF vehicles, and hundreds Of
them too on horseback The men
in many instances Went ahead on
fleet horses to stake claims and left
their families 10 come forward more
slowly III wagons In these wagons,
too. will be the furniture intended
for use on the caims-cOOh stoves,
beds, perhaps a table and some
chairs
These participants in the ceebra
tiOn will start across the river to-.
ward GutIrie when the rifle shot
fu y,f oh ~
the Janks are steep. tne water deep
Jr shallow, quicksand or firm foot
ing ahead-all these will not be con
5idered BY the hundreds who will
start There VIA be wagons Hound
cring in the water and sand and
men on horseback will rusd TO the
rescue OF women and children,
@)T ndoning for the time their own
desire }Or claims horses will be
cut loose from wagons hat have
broken down and houndering, per
haps upset, and the occupants Of
toe vehicles placed on the Iorses
bacNs in order chat the race may
continue. a committee has made all
these plans and has them ready for
execution. And in order, too, to
make the induccment greater for
men aud women to participate in
this run, the business men have Of
tcrcd numerous prizes Tor tne win,
ncrs in the various events.
Rise Of the Tent City.
Claims will be stakCd by the run.
ncrs near the banks Of tne Cimar.
ron river aud also on the school land
section, south Of the city where the
participants III the run will also
,ake off city lots, pitch their tents
aud begin the building Of city
There are hundreds Of men and wom-
en- here wac took 9art in the first
days Of The city, fwcntytnrcc years
ago, aud these Vil take tpc lead in
re euacing these scenes The sold.
iers will be campcd near aud ever
busy, through the crowd, policing the
city of tents.
Fhe parade Of the 'S9crs will be
another big feature. This will take
place IN the afternoon, ana all who
made the run will participate with
the prairie schOrncrs. wagons of all
kind ana hOrsemcn together with
an occasional Indian dragging alc-
bind his pony his tent and kettles.
Behind tue prairie schooners will be
the cattle and chickens that are 10
become the first inhabitants OF the
farms. here will be COWBOYS with
hucksters selling water TO tae thirsty
and bread and meat to the hungry:
men with doughnuts on crne ike
rings % apiece; iaikirs and gamb- |
lcrs Of all descriptions, and the long
lines Of men aud women. anxious to
get rccO1 milton at the Government |
land Office and get filings made on
their claims.
PROMINENT Men To Be Present.
An attempt is being made 20 Sc. !
care the attendance on this celebra-
ton day Of men who were promi- |
neni then in the first days of the |
citT and territory Judge ". II Fl !
Niller OF indianapolis. attorney zen !
eral in lIarrison's cabinet: Judeel
Dille OF Des Noes. the first fed
eral judge: former congressman