The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-08
TRAINS FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
They Now Leave Oklahoma for shawnee
Every Day Regularly

Shawnee. O. T. Sept 7.-(Special -
The Choctaw railroad company have
got control of the road as far east as
Shawnee, and are running regular pas
senger trains between that point and
FIT Reno. This passenger service In OF
great value 10 the public as well AZ
great moment to Shawnee. Visitors
and investors can now get IN and out
| of the Forest City" and enjoy all the
| comforts of the best equipped passenger
1 cars. Leaving Oklahoma City at II 20
| a. IN. and arriving at Shawnee one hour
and forty minutes later. the traveller
| has a fine ride drought the fertile fields
| and enjoys the beautiful scenery
| through which the road passes On
September 20 the road will be completed
10 McAllester. The large bridge over
the South Canadian river will be COM
pleted and through passenger and
freight trains will be run between F.
Reno and Wister Junction. a distance
OF 225 miles. This will enable the public
TO reach st. Louis from points along
the Choctaw line at least twelve hours
earlier than by any other route.
The Choctaw company have beG1E.
to show the people Of Shawnee tpat
''they are here 10 stay" and are EosnH
10 show their faith IN this city. worx
on the new two-story brick depot was
commenced last Saturday and Is being
pushed as fast as possible. Inside of
! forty days 10 will be completed and
Shawnee Will have the best Passenger
depot IN the territory At an early
date work on the freight depot viii be
commenced. AS the larger portion OF
the freight for Clifton, Chandler, and
Sac and Fox agency on the north. ard
the freight for Tecumseh and other
towns on the south. will be shipped 70
this point in addition TO our local
freight, - VIII readily be seen tnat thu
freight depot VIII be a structure OF I'm
mease size.
One OF the most important things for
Shawnee Is the fine water power which
will soon be utilized. The North Cana
dian river forms a loop around the
town. One mile in a westerly direction
from the southwest corner Of the town
site, flowing 20 the southwest. thence
in a curve II winds 70 the northwest.
touching the townSite az the southwest
corner From the bend on the west 20
where u touches the town. the distance
around the loop IL seven miles while
the distance across II but one mile with
a fall OF sixteen feet a company
has been chartered who Will soon dam
the river about one mile below town
thus causing n volume OF water hitherto
unknown IN Oklahoma. This water VIII
he carried from the bend west 81 town
20 the southwest corner of the city
through a 3s-lnch pipe. which VII az
ford a flow OF water OF rs horse power
This power will be used FOR electric
light and water works.
Tire first bale of cotton for re sesso-a
made SIS appearance on our streets
Thursday i; was RAISED by Y. = rs
tes. q farmer living near Teccrnseh. AMI
was purc7a Eef By W. w. Barto for
Fields K Sax:on. OF fhis city Aside
from the top price FOR the cr.-or. 8r.
Estes received the purse % II given
by our citizens. which made the Oais
net rf--1 sg5 So fair price fpr 20
r.oyT-ssi7 Of cotton a. ne Rla mills sre
now 81 operation and several buyers are
here from Texas and other points. = -
gins 70 f1,ok Ike SSa -<ne~ would S~ re
cotton roaTke: OF Oklahoma from this
tine On.
There "a ~ IuH ta ERE hufitt-r 10
OF -he city During TIE pas; week MIS-
& Street have commenced work On rs-sr
tro-ssosy brick hzsif-nr. ,sKsS feet-
TIE lover fO0T VIII be gsef q bank
and furniture store. while Ire UPPER
foo- viii b hitsd up sog an opera
hoy-~ R-a- Il Cad. bare al%o con-
rnence<s work ca a two-s.o-y brsck. Cox
- feet. adbs-i u< che Marry siock-
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street will so.n loorn ID an - fa~
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