The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-05
OUR TRIP TO OAKLAND.
Wilson. Mcmillan. Ray sViIIe and Oakland
All Prosperous Towns-FIne Sec
tIOns of Land Along the Route.


an ARDMOREITE reporter, armed and
equipped with pencil and paper. and
six bits i'm his pocket, boarded the
Oakland stage and started for Oak
land. and all way landings.
The Oakland mail and express line
is owned and run by MeSSrS. Johnson /
and Bay, of Oakland. ana g light 4
thriving business they do, for not |
only do they carry Uncle Sans mail. /
but carry passengers. express pack /
ages, etc. Mr.. c. A. ReierSon was in
charge Of the hack, and showed us
many points Of interest along the
line.
The first town we struck was
WILSON,
which is ten miles east of Ardmore.
Wilson has population of 10 or 100.
has three stores, blacksmith shop.
gin and grist mill, fine school Of 40
or 5Ostudents, lies high and dry. and
has abundance of good water.
/ Here we met Mr.. J. E. Mulkey, who
! is postmaster and keeps a general
stock of merchandise. Mr.. Mulkey
is an old citizen and believes that the
dav is near at hand when the Indian
Territory will be strictly in il.
Dr. Jay Gumm is Il practicing
physician there. and keeps a nice as
sortment of drugs in one of the three
stores mentioned above.
4 Patterson & Bailey do general
merchandise business. which supplies
the wants of their many customers.
They also do business at Belton.
Five miles further on we struck the
town of
MCMILLAN.
situated on a sloping hillside. with
wooded surroundings. Mcmillan has
about l25 people, five stores. Oh gin
and grist mill. blacksmith shop. and
5 fouriShing school of about - pupils.
: Her merchants seemed to be doing
, well. and all seemed happy
e Proceeding three miles further sc
d found. perched upon high prairie,
& the town of
n RAYSNILLE.
!, Raysville has two stores. Gin anc
;. school. Mr. Isaac Sparks i post
e master and keeps 4 general stock al
: merchandise He j. a clever gcn,.c
e man and has made many friends il
n his community.
e From RaySville we proceeded oi
=. and finally come To the end of on
r, journey
70 OAKLAND,
10 which is finely located on a cOmpara
o. lively level plat, and iS one of tn
% prettiest inland towns we have foun'
a in the Indian Territory.
n Oakland has population of abou
o. 300. has business houses, black
# smith shops, , gins and griSt mills.
a. flOurishing school of 80 or 50 scholars
i one newspaper, the Oakland New'
q edited by Mr.. ii. F. GrinStead. Oal
- land has two hotels. is well watereC
and is surrounded by large prairieS-
y Among the merchants we met "
n will mention J. j. Wright, who doe
to n general merchandise business, an
re is well pleased with his section
=, country.
AT Mr.. w. p. Burch keeps nice a
ne sort ment Of groceries and confectioI
a cries. besides does tOnSorial work +,
n the people of his section.
Mr.. j. E. Dillingham; is the clev'
o postmaster. and keeps a well Selecte
he stock of general merchandise, an
o. does a large business with the COUNT
I'M people.
-, Doak & Howe do thriving gcner
ell merchandise business and carry
ly splendid assortment of goods.
tn We put up at the Oakland llouS
IL presided over by ii. c. Hampton, wl
~ has had considerable experience
the hotel business. The drumme
- nearly all put up at the OakiaI
> House. where they always tind hrs
class accommodations.
III Long will your reporter renemo
his trip to Oakland.