Show and fac d illia mighty kissli an in limi alie baal on muslin r the western to THE STANDARD ARKANSAS april fifteen thousand camped on the ct guthrie the pioneer city of oklahoma their camp alrea bleam in the darkness and I 1 hiir tents loom athwart ibe sky like an army in b avouac Oot lirie liero an insignificant station in a wild and country remote from has a of more than all this was gilded in one in no coun ry save america unit in no biart of that country bave the great could suh a thing be possible when alio birst train arrived at rom arkansas city and lota of the new city biad already been aid by enterprising citizens who hail been early on the bt eno hardly bad the cars glowed down at the station aien eaker men iron alio far ann dos clipped from the root of tho cuaL liei poured out of the doors in in a minute the alope up from the station nai black with men matiang eager fur the coveted ton a lots in two hot buo ouo 0 the men who biad filled alio train vaa left within di stanco of the uy lie timo this crowd had reached the top of the elope near the land altice the men alio had been running parallel linea for streets and driving iu italoa for tofu lota were well on their way along the level fillip of land eat of the landof lico the crowd then caught tho line of and lots and waid at a tremendous rate 1 lie men w in brought aloni a aien bearing alie words bank of guch rio were compelled to tako up a lot one mile back of alie elation alio night train arriving arri vinK from arkansas city scattered a thousand hogue beuk era about ten minutes later alio men in this train bun fed across alio llio prairie like an army charging the wing of the enemy they spread out north and south beadet and stakes and began with wonderful alie location of town lots and fr the laird and trains freiti arkanna Ar kansa city quelled the num ler to aa many when the Beve ulli and eighth trains came in later in the afternoon the crowds biad all bounds on the east streets and town lots had been extended fully tuo joilee on the north a mile aud a liala and on the bouth nearly a mile no attempt bad been made to lay out the town on the went side of the track tills land biad 1 boon filed on for homesteads almost with the lirot of home seders from the east who started across the oklahoma line at nuon in wagons and on bior t balk began to pour aiuto alie new city their were reeking wet from thu hot and furious drive they took jimca nion of cucci town alta in the future oklahoma metropolis as aliey could lav claim to tho land was beni reil by an and crowd of men wartini wai tini to file t baima upon As the afternoon wore on tills arond arrew larger until at closing liine 4 readied in a regular lide far down tha toward alip railroad fi tatton in the land abe reaia ter and receiver did the best could but alie prof luro upon alwin waa lie kneit who were wait mere ord two abreast HEAL I MEN dealbera in real potato began nusi nesa bearo i in alin ne enterprising laler dij a A amk nil or 11 64 of i I 1 of h had been placed there by ment on anty at lie lal follico kear uy vas alie tent 0 marybul Mars bul ahe mounted by a large THE i I 1 T april ant adair with chiq troops corded forded the canadian liter nt 1 anil the men were stationed at intervals on the further banks eo alint they could guard eiery leonn fording place previous oua to croming cro the lieutenant that at noon t nn time he would order ilia buglo to bound the recall and that this mould bo the blenah for alio nish to ilgin at 1130 11 30 ono of the troopers a angon crowing half a balow liun and jn lie it off the oll texan aliu owned it acore roundly fiut waa dorcil to follow a to where the lieutenant wai otalio ned and ft kept thero until after he signal was WF 00 aa he inoru ent lrea near the excitement Olila lonia was visibly for milea from elevations eleva tiona in burcell a Bucce of beautiful valleys v etli well timbered ridges ahcin all beyns were lieutenant adair sal denly he li been to motion to alie near him and hie next moment alie cheerful of alie recall are bounded Boun Jed in an instant alio scene chanca ch anea there m a ini lity eliout and the advance guard of hie invading army is racing like mad across the sandy lard and narrow expanse of aler in they go aelter everybody intent on reaching alie opposite bank fiant there goes a horse into a deep hole and the rider fals out 0 the saddle I 1 y this time the bitett Bi test are over and liea ding up the slope over alio crest 0 the ridges the licad of the line of wagons is ang from the river bed A plass de teals doens of men miles beyond the river they are boomers attlio had been hid boon the list wagons biad crossed the inabin ford and can vaa rovers bebin 10 dot alio akl landscape within W minutes aur cell had its normal aspect cairo A slight shock of earthquake was felt liere to lay new york aiba fateen lardo de badar ex president of plexico il exico diel liere on sanjay new york sir julian newly appointed minister mi to arrived on n london lord dening lie haa ilia of ireland lie never been onerea the post st alie czar ia buffering froni extreme nervousness and excitement being in constant dread of attempts upon ins life |