The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-07-10
OKLAHOMA.
An Interesting Letter Prom that
Territory,
Mr.. John H. Oldham,
Mt. Sterling, KY.

and must first beg your pardon foi
apparent neglect in answering.
have been buster than ever before
in my life since taking charge Of
the United States Attorneys Office
here. We have had five District
courts continuously in session, anG
am presumed to be present al
each of them. They are now adj
journed and the five judges are
now in session here as the Supreme
court Of the Territory and will SC
continue through this and next
month, and l hardly get time to &c
home to my family at night. ]
never did so much work before,
and did not know that l could do
as much, but / am right at it in
good shape, and hope, during the
summer. to get the office in shape
by the fall courts so that / will not
be rushed so hard, The duties of
the office occupy my whole time
aud thought but II feel equal to
the occasion. don't have time to
think of old Kentucky and friends
there as l would like to, but it
keeps me from getting home sick.
This is, of course, a great new
country and the people, as class,
are far superior and better than
what / expected to find here. They
dress better, do better and are bet
ter educated than had any idea
of; and they are energetic, push
ing, business people. The lawyers,
as class, are first-class, way-up
educated fellows. Good libraries
and neat well-furnished offices;
and the society for my wife and
family is far superior to what one
would suppose. The ladies dress
well and entertain handsomely, and
have been specially kind to us since
we came here, and my family are
well pleased and all keep stout and
well. The little fellows are fat
and hearty, are burned in the sun
as brown as little Indians. This
is town of about eight or ten
thousand, the Capitol of the Terri
tory, and fine business point.
The business portion of the city is
fast building up in brick and stone
two and three story business
houses. The residence portion is
pretty much all of frame. Most
every line Of business is represent
ed in the wholesale line here. One
grocery house sold last year over
100000 of goods, and by-the-way,
a Kentucky boy is at the head of
the firm. Corn, wheat, oats and
cotton seem to be the principal
crops, and all look fine to the pres
emit time. Cotton growing is In
creasing in acreage very rapidly
and the quality is said to be very
fine. The days are very warm and
nights cool-with all of this 1
would not give old Kentucky for
any place on earth; yet 1 suppose
this is the best place for a man in
my fix. The office / have will
prove to be very good one / think
after awhile. l am paid in fees
and cannot get a cent out of it
until my report of every thing done
goes into Washington, through the /,
Treasury clerks hands twice each
year. So can't get anything much
until next January's report goes
n. But if the office pays maxi
mum (which from the business on
hand it ought to do) ought to be
'ble to save something out of my
work and certainly shall Try to. /
nave a great many letters from
parties in Kentucky wanting to
come here, but / never advise any
me, for fear they may come on my
say and make mistake of it, and
hen reflect on me. / inwardly cell
hem to come and look for them
selves,
Well, l wish you could come out
some time and see me. / could
promise you some deer and wild
turkey shooting, and a chance to
zee Indians in all conditions of life,
nd a most ramarko hlu davalonad !