Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14
nd CITY OF ARDMORE'
CRY OF FIVE THOUSAND
PEOPLE.


rH
|n'ps "a coonskin cap, ana with
|phlf anO a,,e in my belt and my
Feaiplns, ~ an nv shoulder. started out
'rpsp ', ,r,.,handerr in the great wllds
70 pay IN country. arrived at the
lot ING i ns,ovasaw village or Ardmore
srsa' ,.a,aent and began at once 10
siihoul n's,I ,or The tepee Of the great
N Nm ~ Of the tribe, and dusty maid
saens'. IN, an dlshabllle in the sylvan
fns 's''' 40, rr,mevel forest by the
Fhaa's " .narkl,ng waters. looked
snsns Il vain for the duslSy braves
s o'neNna. maidens OF the great
ea a,.,..sw tribe. Not a chlck-I-gaw
,,syhted1 The tomato can and oil
W. N the "paleface" profaned the
WI onee my anxious gaze rested OF
sa.,v 5amsel in the back yard OF
III approached her aud making
~. mat came in peace said:
u .uowgr
u free and unlimited silyciy, ripple
laughter escaped the lips Of tho
'.,ty maiden. and I coutlated:
beautiful daughter cf n much
.rronred and disappearing race the
3aletace from the land where the grunt
IN the Big Hogg causes the tyrants
,rbo own the iron horse to tremole'
I.ven as the aspen leaf In storm,
Would fain hold converse with thee"
asahg'
,srhe paleface from the South would
rome near the beautiful iog"ood bios
som Of the great Chickasaw tribe. and
N. besn friendly with her.
o. IN heab white man. v,u go way
~. ord ,eova me or IN tell NV
"" nan nm, hos n bad Niger VIII
in HE bootr
uns somewhat surprised at this
Ma N language from simple maiden
. y me forest and turned to look for
N, tepee OF the great sachem, ex-
ipectipg to distinguish It ~ his totem
'uaInted on banner. but I found 1t
hot Not totem. nor tepee. ON the
2conrary, beheld long rows of frame,
4 brick and stone buildings, where the
white man sells store clothes and plug
tobacco to his fellow-white man. Ard
more is the most important town in the
'chickasaw Nation. and Is distribute
lng point for a large and fertile farm
Pms country. All the religious denomi-
. nAtlons have comfortable ehurches
here, There are several schools In
'cluding one for Indian children, and
the society is as refined as In cities or
the same size in the states.
A syndicate OF Fort Worth men, IN
Guiding Mai. w. X, Moore and Capt
Bufk Burnett last year erected a large
OIL mill here which cost $4,000 and
which after a seasons operation, has
Just closed until fall. An ice plant
costing $4,000 has Just been completed
and will furnish ice for the people of
The surrounding territory during the
present season. An electric plant and
telephone exchange are much needed
ard under contemplation. The town has
several grand hotels, including the Ra-
lsigh Inn, which is famous as setting
the best table between Fort Worth and
Kansas City. Yet the hotel facilities
are not nearly adequate to the de-
nands Of this busting little city. Often
travellers have to rustic for a room dur
f.as tnelr stay here. To meet this want
sEsaht stone building is being
seu near the United States court
- ss'e ny syndicate Of very wealthy
ssnusmen who will soon have com
pIe'ed the finest hotel structure in the
l,n territory 1t Will be known as
4s motel Wisnar, and will be fitted
-nu furnished regardless OF cost. The
I'Hu'ea'e Is composed of Capt. Solo
, Nv, T. Jackson, somewhat famous as
Ss'ssa'e at large from the Indian ter
.''0'F 10 the last national Democratic
.0n,ention, a leading lawyer of the
slr'oFy and attorney for the Chicka-
Nv uloei b w. Carter, national per-
,u' collector of the nation, and c. d.
carter national auditor. The work
.asn are well along with the second
Ivy and soon the demands for a
r ,s',Slas' hotel here will be answered.
frank Kane of Fort Worth is the de-
usnlng architect and supervisor of this
'',sndid building.
Afdmore has cotton compress
i , ,.sn cost $4,000 and 10000 bales of
S ~s We're handled here last season,
IN. me merchants carry large stocks of
s s.Oaa and two prosperous national
TANKS supply the demands OF com
.'''e In their lines, Altogether this