The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-02-23


carries good stock Of jcwclry,
clocks, etc. etc, and does repairing
Of all kinds. Parties up and down
the road would do we'll to give him
q trial.
=. W. OWENS,
u good, smart workmcn, has splcn.
did line Of saddles and harness in the
building just opposite Jno. Dillon's,
aud makes good addition To the
business houses Of our town.
JOHN A. DILLON,
and who il. she Territory has not
heard Of him, has one of the neatcst
stocks Of family groceries in Che Ma
ton, fully $4,000 worth In q double.
front store building. lie IL one Of
the old citizens and has cut no little
figure in Atoka affairs.
CDR. I. ~. FULsOM
has a good stock Of drugs and has q
good practice besides.
DR. LANGDON,
one Of our first subscribers, also has
a good successful practice and Is well
liked.
DR. SALMON AND DR. DUNN,
two more Of our physicians, also
have their share Of the practice and
help TO keep our citizens healthy.
MRS. MOORE
has a neat line Of millinery just next
to DR.. Fulsom's place and does .
good business both in that trade and
in drcssmaking.
OY SHOE SHOPS
We have two, one run John Mahnker
and the other by Mr.. Lumlcy. Both
are good wOvkmen and deserve pa
trOnage.
Our livery stable, Brisco and I.or-
den, proprictors, is well equipped
and docs u good business with trav.
cling men, sending their teams all
through this and the Chickasaw
country.
B,.ACKsMITIIS.
John Frinxcl has shop at tho
north end Of town and has all he
can attend to on hOrscshOeing and
wagon work. He il u good work.
man. Tom Brown (colorcd) also
swings the hammer in the south part
Of town.
THE COTTON GIN
Of Mcbride, Lindsey 4 Co., at the
west end Of town, il q large, first.
class gin in charge Of VIM. Harp
and in u good cotton year has lots Of
work.
THE FLAMING MILL,
run by a twenty horse power engine,
owned by 5. B. Scratch q CO., il
kept busy planning, dressing and
matching pine lumber brought from
fifteen miles west. The products Of
their mill are found hundred miles
west Of here in every interior towA.
CARPENTERS.
The constant improvement here r..
quircs good force Of carpenters,
among whom are Mr.. ", ". Rus.
sell, whj,ikl(xo an ahattt)icr, Nj.
Harding will and Lew 'Disard,
brothers, Mr.. Fulsom, who spends
most Of his time ut wagon wood
work, and Mr.. Jackson, giving build
yrs choice. of good workmen.
or hotels We have two, and both
hrvc first class regulations. j. X.
Browns near the railroad, is a large
two story building, and being run by
mn old hand at the business Is a pop.
ular stopping place. A. Nichols,
though not quite so large rs Browns,
comes up to 1t in every respect, and
IL always sure of n full house. u.
kellopg's railroad eating house catch
"a most of the railroad boys, and his
large addition being made is an cvi-
deMce of his prosperity. Mr.. Lum-
ley aud Mrs. sullivan both keep pri-
vate boarding houses and have plenty
Of customers.
THE school.
At this place, numbering fifty schol-
nrs. Is under 'he charge OF Prof.
File, and it Is safe To say there is not
a more popular teacher in the Terri.
tory. lie is partly paid by the Na.
tion and partly by nOn.citizen resi-.
dentcrs. Atoka should have good
boarding school.
The colorcd people also have Il
school, Rev. Mr.. Miller. Teacher.
and have II large attel 'oncc.
LODGES.
The Masons have prosperous
lodge with their room over J. j.
Phillips store. and indeed Atoka
may he called the headquarters OF
csonry in the Territory. The Odd
Fellows are also organized and also
meet in the Phillips hnilding.
| CllyRCH DESIGNATIONS.
The town il well supplied with
churches, there being Catholic
church with occasional services by
Father Robot, a Baptist church, Rev