The El Reno News. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1901 Page: 1 of 10
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EI. RENO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, JULY n. 1901
Nil 15.
THE BALL IS ROLLING
Thousands of Anxious Homeseekers
in the City.
CITY’S CAPACITY GREATLY TAXED.
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depart -
Tbe G. A. R., Ilout was u reminder of
said lands subject to entry under the-i The Olorlou* Fourth. resent in* tin* tailor made dre»
homestead law, and desired tliereunder, | The Fourth of July has come and none of his storc\
have l>eeii entered. j and along with it came and went the <
If any apt 1 cant fails to apjiear and small 1k»v with the fire cracker, the larger old war times and many ot the old \ i t
present his application for entry when iH)V§ with the larger cracker, and the ilTal,s 'v^c!l ^u’.v looked on that h»\all\
the number assigned to him by the draw- | mj lemonade man. The picnic dinner i guarded eannou. were seen to drop a tear
ing is reached, his right to enter will be mingled with dust and red ants, the min- *n remembrance of the past,
passed until after the other applications Lried crowds on the streets and the usual; The Rough Riders made a brilliant
TOM REID WINS OUT
Th.' Robust E.vSpeakcr is Justly Hon-
ored by the President.
El Reno Is Surely In the Hands of Its Friends •
The Homeseeker.
According to the provisions of the
President’s proclamation, which appears
in full on the inside pages of this week’s
Nkws, thousands of anxious homeseek-
ers are flocking here from every direction
and in all conditions of life, to avail
themselves of the provisions of the proc-
lamation. The city is verily in the hands
of its friends, and a good natured, de-
termined lot they arc too. At the vari-
ous places of registration are lined up the
expectant multitude, and ladies as well
as men are to be seen in the throng.
Every facility possible for the conveni-
ence of the homeseekers will be supplied
and there need be no doubt that all who
•desire will be given ample opportunity to
register.
The official force at the several regis-
tration places are experienced men sent
here from the general land office at
Washington and the interests of the
multitudes are in competent hands.
The following registration quarters
■have been opened in El Reno for the ac-
commodation of the crowds:
1. Sample room at Kerfoot Hotel.
2. Colored school building, corner of
Admire avenue and Hayes street.
3. School building on South Rock Is-
land avenue.
4. Probate court room in county court
house corner of Rock Island avenue and
Wade street.
5. Second floor of the Buse-Sackett
building, 203 G South Rock Island ave-
nue, entrance by rear door.
6. West room of Mrs. Fulton’s house,
corner oM laves street and Barker avenue.
Applicants for registration must fur-
nish proof of identity and must make
affadavit that he is in no way disqualified
to take land under the homestead law.
Applicants shall specify at either office
in which of the land districts he desires
. to make entry.
} The El Reno land district embraces all
of the Wichita reservation and all of the
Kiowa reservation north of the 1st stand-
ard paralell.
The Lawton land district embraces all
that part of the Kiowa reservation south
of the rst standard paralell.
Application in all cases must be made
in person, except in the case of honor-
ably discharged soldiers and sailors, who
may make application for registration
and due proof of their qualifications
through an agent of their own selection,
but no person will be allowed to act as an
agent for more than one person.
Each applicant, after registration, will
be given a non-transferable certificaet
showing that he has made due applica-
tion and also giving him authority to go
upon and examine the lands to be opened
in the land district in which lie has elect-
ed to make entry.
The drawing will be conducted at the
El Reno land office and will begin at 9
o’clock a. m., Monday, July 29, 1901, and
will continue for such a period as may be
necessary to complete the same.
The drawing will lx? under the super-
vision of three responsible persons ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
We will not go into details upon the
manlier of drawing but merely refer you
to the President’s proclamation.
Tlu* manner of drawing will be perfect-
ly fair and lawful.
Notice of the drawings stating the
name of each applicant and number as-
signed to him by the drawing will be
posted each day at the place of drawing,
and published in the Daily Amkrican.
He will also be notified by postal card
mailed to him at the address given by
him at the time of registration.
Each applicant should, however, in
his own behalf, employ such measurers
as will ensure his obtaining prompt and
.accurate information of the order in
which his application for homestead en-
try can be presented as fixed by drawing.
. The drawing is not for the land but
for the right of choice of land.
Applications for homestead entry of
said lands during the first sixty days fol-
lowing the opening can be made only by
registered applicants and in the order
established by the drawing.
At each land office, commencing Tues-
day, August 6, 1901, at 9 o’clock a. m.,
the applications of those drawing num-
bers 1 to 125, inclusive, for that district
must be presented and will be considered
in their numerical order during the first
day, and the applications of those draw-
ing numbers 125 to 250, inclusive, must
j be presented and will be considered in
tlteir numerical order during the second
day, and so on at that rate until all cf
assigned for that day have been disposed
of, when he will he given another oppor-
tunity to make entry, failing in which he
will be deemed to have abandoned his
right to make entry under such drawing.
To obtain the allowance of homestead
entry each applicant must present him-
self in jiersoii, excepting in the case of
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
who may obtain allowance through an
agent.
No fraud will be allowed.
The “neutral strip’’ spoken of in the
proclamation is a strip of land one mile
wide along the southern border of Wash-
ita county. In this strip the right of
prior settlement and improvement of
lands will be given preference for a pe-
riod of thirty days after the opening.
Are You Entitled to a Claim?
For the information of tlu* public the
Interior department has prepared the
statement given below showing those
who arc not eligable to make entry into
the Kiowa and Wichita lands:
1. Any person who has an existing
homestead entry or who after June 6.
1901 abandoned or relinquished such an
entry.
2. A married woman unless she has
been deserted or abandoned by her hus-
band.
3. One not a citizen of the United
States or has not declared his intention to
become such.
4. Any one under 21 years of age, not
the head of a family, unless he served in
the army or navy of the United States
for not less than fourteen days of actual
war.
5. Any one who is the proprietor of
more than 160 acres of land in any other
state or territory.
6. ()ne who has perfected title of one
hundred and sixty acres under section 2
act of June 15, 1899.
7. One who has perfected title to
homestead of one hundred and sixty acres
by proof of residence and cultivation of
five years.
8. One who is in the situation where
the title acquired by him under the pub-
wind storm from the platform orator. Also ( showing and the dash displayed way
later in the evening the grand (?) display \ something that Uncle Sam’s enemies
of fire works accompanied by the paper j would be slow to go up against,
baloons and shouts of the populace and j The fire company fell in line with the
all of this followed by that tired feeling | rest and helped to add to the beauty of 'j
and sleepless night made more miserable the parade
by the howling of dogs. But El Reno’s Harry Huyelton. of the El Reno |
Fourth of July was unusual in some re- ■ Plumbing Co., had a very attractive float. I
spects. We had a street parade that was He showed a small child in a bath tub
CROWDS FROM ALL POINTS OF THE
certainly a great success and did credit
to those who were engaged in it. \\ e
did not make note of the different floats
at the time and if we should omit any it
is not intentional, but merely due to an
oversight and forgetfulness on our part.
Goff’s Cadet band arrayed in their new-
white uniforms headed the line of march.
The Progress was represented by a little
Rocky Mountain Canarie hitched to a
pretty little rose-covered road wagon.
Even the burro’s little harness, and the
frame of the wagon were made of roses,
while the box of the carriage was a
literal bank of tlu* pink and white flowers.
Seated among the flowers were Progress
Smith’s two children. The daughter
carried a small parasol of roses while the
son managed the noble steed with lines
made of pink ribbons. The effect was
very pretty and Mr. and Mrs. Smith are
to be congratulated on their good trste.
The El Reno business college gave a
very prettv representation of their school
on tlieir large float, where they had steno-
graphers and typewriters hard at work
and a banking institution doing a rushing
business while President Rakestraw look-
ed on with apparent satisfaction.
The Baker-Hickman Music Co. had
three floats in the parade. The first car-
ried a beautiful piano, from w ho’s musical
throat floated the harmonious strains
of the Star Spangled Banner. Their
second float carried two organs and the
third was of a comical make-up with
Mother Grundy driving while Unde Josh
was trying to run a sewing machine.
Dr. Nicholson drove a tandem entirely
covered over w ith w'a _* it but the doctor
had no hayseed in his hair.
The Pryberger-Newell department
store had one of the largest floats in the
procession and represented their store in
all its departments, even to the display
enjoying a shower bath.
Friend & Blevins advertised their
clothing house by a large shoe marked
as of the Hanau brand. However the
size of the shoe made it out of place in
El Reno. It was large enough for a
Wichita girl.
The Star Clothiers held an iiii]x>rtant
place in the parade, and w hile their float
was not as prettily decorated as some,
they were certainly very liberal.
The Canadian County and the El Reno
Mills were both in llie parade and each
presented a very attractive display of
their own manufacture.
The float, however, representing the
states was the most conspicious and at-
tractive. W. J. Montrief made an excel-
lent Uncle Samuel, while Mrs. J. C.
Shriver held the honored position as the
Goddess of Liberty. Her attendants on
either side were the beautiful queens of
the Hawaiian Islands, royally attired,
with Oklahoma, the cherished daughter
of the Republic so lately won to civiliza-
tion. Miss Mayeno Griffin represented
Hawaii while Miss Mattie Block, an I11-
dian flirl from Darlington, represented
our own territory.
The rest of the states on 1 territories
were also represented by young ladies.
We have not sufficient space to mention
all but suffice to say such sights as this
far surpass any picture the imagination
can draw.
First Days Registration.
lie land laws in pursuance of entries made cash and customers,
the tract now
1 The apothecary scales and the mixing
since August 30, 1890,
sought to be entered will make in the ag , ^ u of ^ re,)resentatio„
gregate more than three hundred and | ....... .
twenty acres of mineral land.
I of the Wheeler Drug Company.
McGrath & Co’s display of groceries
Frank J. Wikoff Resigns. j
] oil their float made ye hungry NEWS re-
porter feel like laying in a supply for
Frank], Wikoff, the territorial bank Hardware Co.
bad
examiner, has tendered his resignation | carefully selected variety of their wares
to Governor W. M. Jenkins to take effect arra„ged on their float in a manner that
on September i, next. lie was appointed proved quite attractive,
by Governor C. M. Barnes and confirmed Munson, the house mover, showed us a
by the legislature, his commission not pretty Indian vinage on his float. Had
expiring until 1903. He has been a most forrcst been larger it would have re-
efficient official at all times and has made injnded one Qf the scenes in Longfellow’s
an enviable and unexcelled record in
handling the affairs of the office. His
appointment was considered a most ex- was
; “Hiawatha.”
cellent one and his record fully comes up
to the most sanguine expectations of his
friends. His official conduct lias reflected
credit on himself, the party and the ad-
ministration.
Mr. Wikoff gives two reasons for re-
signing. He has purchased an interest
in the National Bank of Commerce of
Stillwater and on September 1 will enter
upon his duties as president thereof. Mr.
Wikoff’s second reason is the fact that
the banking department of the territory
has reached such magnitude that the
small appropriation, made by the legisla-
ture, is not sufficient to run the office.
As yet Governor Jenkins has made no
selection of a successor to Mr. Wikoff.
E. W. Sullivan’s restaurant on wheels
grand success, and dinner was
served not only to those on the float but
to the boys following along as well.
Arrington & Strong’s display on their
float was real good and very elaborate.
Scott, the music man. represented his
business by two neat floats, one carrying
a piano and the other an organ.
R. C. Shriver moved his float to the
music of the Singer sewing machine,
Fuller & Fuller showed to the people
Indian relics, Indian styles and Indian
habits in a very telling way on their float.
Lawn Social.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. H. Wright, 802 South Huff avenue, on
Saturday night, was the scene of a de-
lightful lawn social given by them from
8 to 12 complimentary of their nephew.
Maurice O’Rourk. of Topeka. Kansas,
who has been visiting here for several
days.
The lawns were brilliantly illuminated
by two large gas lamps. A dance pavil- ally useful as well as ornamental in the
ion had been prepared for the occasion parade, by furnishing means of trail spor-
011 the east side of the house, and the tation for over two hundred school chil-
dance was highly enjoyed by those who dren who took part in the singing,
participated in it, the El Reno orchestra A mammoth globe walked up the street
furnishing the music. I on two legs and held a place in the pa-
This social function was one of the rade. Who or what was within the
prettiest of the season, even detail hav globe manipulating the legs we could not
ing been arranged with the utmost care, see, but we give the Globe store credit
At the close of the evening’s entertain- j for the display.
. ment the hostess served delicious refresh- j Shaw & Kintzley had a special display
ments of ice cream and cake. j of canned goods neatly and attractively
i Owing to the lack of space and the arranged on their float,
large number present we are compelled H. Harms’s saloon was represented in
to omit the list of names. There were the parade.
The W. C. T. U. carriage held an ini- i;ist wry quit k when your Uncle Samuel
portant place in the parade and was in sends a few troops into the country to
striking contrast to many of tlu* gaudy dis-possi ss them of their prematurely
floats of the business houses, and as we ■ and ill-advised settlement in advance of
looked upon the modest black taninge the regular prescribed opening,
bearing the white ribbon of purity, our J ].;nuno. Ok . July 3.—More than 50,-
thoughts were carried away from the mail ,>0o home : ceker camped and quartered
rush of business and pleasure back to the along the margins ot the Kiowa and
happy days of childhood, when a luring Coma,.rhe la,. Is about to be opened for
1 •• - settlement, were throw'll into a fever of
mother watched at our si lea-i I directed M.-nwui and rage to-night when the
all of our acts, and again w l inge ltobe mm-T circulated that r,ooo “sooners”
there. have already invaded the Territory and
kitchen & Morse represented their stake l out for themselves the choicest
drug*lAisincss on their float in a verv ar- lions ot Ian i .. .,
. , ........ ,. It was the government s plan to distnb-
tistic style, and with their «.npln;. of wall uU. the ,3.427 homestead claims by re-
I paper made it look quite attractive. ! quiring the qualified homesteaders to
L. Rardin made his bus line exception- draw lots. 'I he “sooners,
Compass Flock to El Reno to Tempt
the Fickle Goddess.
The expansive and joyous expression
of continuance that Hon. Thus. R. Reid
has worn since last Friday evening was
oceassioncd by the receipt of a telegram
from tlie fnterior Department at Wash-
ington. notifying him of his appointment
as Receiver of the Land office at this
place. It has been conceded for some
time that if any Oklahoman received an
ap]K>intiuent, Mr. Reid would be the fa-
vored one and everyone, regardless of
party affiliations must admit that the ap-
pointment i.s well deserved by the recip-
ient and one that will not only please the
friends of Mr. Reid who are thicker than
flies during tlu* heated term, but is a
strong one from a political point of view.
Mr. Reid’s deserved popularity is the
result of ]>ersonal merit. His loyalty to
his friends and political convictions upon
all occasions; his thorough and pains-
taking official methods; his great fund of
generosity and affability and his undoubt-
ed and etmnient ability all combine to
make his appointment a good and popu-
lar one. It is true that the Rcgistorship
would have become his style of beauty a
little better, but Tom never was accused
of swinishness, and his versatile and ac-
commodating accomplishments will ena-
ble him to adapt himself to the position
he has been chosen to fill with urbaue
and ladylike exactness and grace.
Toni deserves all the good things his
party can bestow. Whatever of political
crumbs he has heretofore received, he
has gotton out among the people and
earned by hard work, and that, too, in
the face of adverse political sentiment and
in a community that has usually been in
control of his political enemies. He has
fought his political battles openly and
fairly and lias been successful when oth-1
The first day of registration finished era less popular, while probably as effic-
with a good record. The registration tent in point of fitness and ability, have
yesterday in this city was as follows : failed. He has done yeoman and iutel- j
1. Sample room at Kerfoot hotel 530. ligent service for his party; worked early
2. Colored school building 510. and late for his friends; met every emer-
3. School building on S. Rock Island gency of bis political positions with
Ave. 618. marked ability and conspicious fidelity,
4. Probate court room, 619. and the Ni:\vs very heartily and sincerely
5. Buse-Sackett building, 742. joins his multitude of friends in exclaim-
6. Corner of Hayes and Barker streets, ing that his present political preferment
725. is “good enough for him,” and we pre-
Ladies’ booth 011 S. Rock Island. 274 diet that lie will lie one of the most popu-
Making a total registration in this city of lar land office officials in the whole ter-
4018. The registration at Lawton could ritory.
not Ik.* accurately learned at the time of ---
going to press. Big Crowds in El Reno.
- TI1I1 crowds in El Reno began to grow
rapidly as soon as the proclamation yvas
announced and since then every incoming
1 he following special to the St. Louis Drain has been loaded down, even to the
Republic from this place is another illus engine and baggage cars. Colonel Greene
tration of the terrible straights the sen j)Ul Up notices Tuesday about noon at
national correspondents are in for news. each of lhc. registration offices and by 2
Hie principal part of the special is torn- nYpK k tlu* crowds began to line up be-
my rot” of the worst species. Oklahoma l fore yie doors
suffers more from these sensational new s About - oV1ock Tuesday evening a
mongers than from all other adverse in Nkws reporter made a round of the (Ef-
fluences combined and it is about linn* ferent registration offices and sized up the
that such irresponsible and sensational j crow(j8
correspondents be effectually squelched, j M thc office in thc Kt.rfoot hott,,
pie room there were about seventy-five
men in line, and making preparations to
put in the night.
At the colored school building they
were lined lip about four deep and in
crowds extending back for about a block.
All seemed to be having a good time.
Many had their blankets w ith them and
were spreading them ready for a good
night’s rest in the ranks.
At the school building on South Rock
Island avenue there were about one hun-
dred in line. This crowd was very quiet
and orderly and all showing a great deal
of patience, one man having held the
doorstep down since two o’clock in the
afternoon.
At the corner of Hayes street and Bar-
ker avenue the crowd numbered about
four hundred and were quite noisy. Some
were resting quietly in line while other
agitators were telling the people how
their Uncle Samuel ought to conduct
tmiiunl protection of their rights in line.
Governor Richards arrived from Wash-
ington with His corps of clerks on tlu*
midnight Rock Island train and made
tlu* Kerfoot hotel tlieir headquarters.
The registration w as somew hat delayed
in the starting out by a misunderstanding
as to who had powur to administer the
oath. Some of the clerks believing they
had such power, others denying it. tlu*
latter version being accepted by those in
charge. The applicants immediately
went before some of the notary publics of
our city and there made the lien ary
affidavit. It was soon settled, however,
that the application for registration must
be sworn to before a notary public or
some other person properly qualified to
adminisetr oaths. By uoon yesterday the*
registration was moving rapidly.
To The Public.
Col. Greene gave* the following circu-
lar to the public last Tuesday evening %
The Government will provide facilities
sufficient, for the registration, in ample
time, for. everybody desiring to register
for the entry of the* reservation lands
Six registry stations will he opened at
El Reno.ami two at Fort Sill, on Wed-
nesday morning. If necessary, more will
be opened at each place.
There is no special advantage in being
the first to register, as the* last name reg-
istered will stand an equal chance with
the first one* to be draw n first, and to
make the first entry.
\V. A. Richards,
Assistant Commissioner General Land
Office.
New Country Postmasters.
It can he definitely announced who
will he postmasters in the Kiowa, Com
audio and Apache Indian reservations
when they are opened to settlement. No
Oklahoma man, will win one of these big
places The outside pressure has been
too (treat. The following men will win:
For Lawton postoffice, Josinli White of
Kansas. ,
For Hobart postoffice, \Y. M. English,
of Missouri.
For Anadarko postoffice, R. W Dutton
of()Uio. 4 , 141
These three names have been adopted
for the county seats.
Brown Succeeds Ewing.
Gov. Jenkins yesierpav commissioned
Elmer K. Brown of Oklahoma City as
territorial oil inspector to succeed Amos
Ewing of Kingfisher, resigned Mr.
Brown was to have entered upon the du-
ties of the office on July 1, hut was pre-
vented by the governor’s absence. Mr.
Ewing was commissioned by the last leg-
islature until 1903, but like other of Gov-
ernor Barnes’ appointees, tendered lus
resignation.—Capital.
More Rot.
In the first place the “50,000 home-seek-
ers camped along the margins of the
Kiowa and Coitunanche lands" does not
exceed 1,500 at the most exaggerated
figures; and the “1,000 sooners” to in-
vade the promised land is confined to a
few foolish, uiis-guided persons who will
over eighty present.
J. E. Kelso had a very pretty float rep-
however.
have determined to fight what they call the business.
“Uncle Sai l’s lottery scheme. " The crowd at the court house were hav-
SSLS. « • -* got rea.lv for the
have gathered a number of lcgel opinions
to the effect that tile lottery plan if illegal
ami now they proprose to grab what they
want the moment the President's procla-
mation is issued, and hold their claims
even to the extremity of of killing those
settlers who try to set up their tents and
claims upon tracts awarded in the draw-
ing*.
Dozens of tile most desperate “sooners
of the Oklahoma booms are, armed to the
teeth and mounted upon fleet horses.
They are coming in from the unalotted
territory to spend the Fourth in town,
and some of them openly boast of having
stolen a march oil the settlers who are
waiting.
night, while at the registration office at
103 / South Rock Island avenue there
was some confusion. The crowd first
formed at the front door, but later bail to
move to tlie back door. A few kicked on
the move hut kicks did no good and the
line was sbon again formed ill the alley.
As the night came on the lines length-
ened and as morning approached tlie
NEWS man found the different lines num-
bering all the way from 250 to 1,500 peo-
At each registration office the crowd
formed themselves into companies for
Trade Review for the Week.
In looking over the financial and trade
reviews for the week and the business
notes from the country, we note that
business is still prosperous with the ten-
dency of prices upward.
Some fresh labor trouble has developed
in many parts of the country, especially
ill the east, brought about principally by
| a demand for higher wages. Tlie steel
; strike being an exception, in that it i.s a
demand for a recognition of the authority
of tlie Amalgamated Association in the
sheet mills heretofore non-union.
The crop reports continue gratifying
and the rains throughout the middle west
are doing much good.
Wheat harvest in the south-west is
completed and the quality of the grain is
far above the average. Harvesting of
winter wheat in the middle west is pro-
gressing in a very satisfactory manner.
The bank clearings over tlie entire
United States show an increased per-
centage over last year.
Manufacturing lias been slightly inter-
rupted by hot weather and labor agitation
hut on the whole is unusually active for
this season of the year.
R. G. Dun has the following to say of
the staple commodities of this suction of
the country:
"Staple products are quiet, speculation
being restricted by depressing weather,
and the lengthy holiday at most of the
exchanges prevented new commitments.
News from the west was full of promise
as to the growing wheat yield, causing a
further decline in prices, although for-
eign needs are known to be heavy. Corn
steadied somewhat because of reported
injury from heat and drowth. Receipts
continue light in comparison with last
year’s crop, but exports are equally un-
satisfactory. Cotton bolds firmly at a
point little below nine cents, the fret-
movement into sight of the old crop be-
ing disregarded. Strength is found in
greater activity in tlie goods market, to-
gether with rumors of ruin ill Texas and
a few other states where moisture is de-
ficient."
The prices of wheat, cotton and coffee
are slightly below what they were a year
ago. while corn stands at about tin same
price. Pork shows considerable of an ad-
vance over last year with a tendency up-
ward.
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