The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-28
YELDELL YELLS.
Correspondent From Greer County cites
Matrimonial statistics

Matrimonial statistics
Yeld,ll, Jan. "A, 1899
Editor Leader-It has been some
time since ] have seen anything from
this part OF the territory
Greer Is steadily improving. New
comers are arriving daily and making
for themselves homes on the raw, un-
broken prairie. Old settlers are build.
ing new houses and barns, Every.
thing points towurd prosperity.
Farmers are we'll up with their
work. Most all have their oats land
ready 10 SOW, and are impatiently
awaiting the time to begin the crop
OF 90.
There mas been good season in the
ground since the first OF December
and wheat looks well considering the
hard winter and the great number Of
jack rabbits and hocks of birds that
feed constantly on it.
Stock OF all FINDS has stood the win.
ter well, and so far have not heard of
any stock perishing from the cold.
Cattle are very low in price, much
lower than they have been for two or
three years, on account OF the quaran-
tine.
Good horses bring fair price, but
sorry horses are here like everywhere
are not worth very much.
There were over 100 marriages in
this county in 1895, and TO make an
average of the "a counties in Oklaho-
ma OF l06 couples to the county, would
make 2,400 couples in the territory
that have joined hands for life, and TO
make an estimate Of the 3Il,4)O in
habitants OF the terri ory, it would
give a natural increase of 2l,O00 in
this year 1899 not making any allow
ance for the twins and triplets, and IL
all the collie they will suffer could be
gathered together in one pain two car
loads Of soothing syrup would not be
snfficient TO relieve IL. Estimating
that each baby is walked 20 miles for
this same collie the com bined distance
will be 4, 500 miles. II one pArent is
compelled to do the walking for the
entire infantile crop It will take him
nine months and six days, only allow
ing him Sundays to rest his weary
sandals. Now. anyone will be sur
prised TO see what an expensive lux
ury this marrying business is.
The 2 400 couples that married last
year paid the territory not less Than
81 800 for licenses, and paid TO the |
preachers and magistrates something !
like $4,000 il not more TO tie the |
knot that makes them one, And al |
lowing each one of the $500 persons
only SIS each with which TO buy their
wedding outfits, they have paid to the
of Oklahoma the neat little |
sum OF sac 900 TO tho hardware men
and furniture dealers, Sl20, 900 at $50
a couple, not to mention wagons, har-
ness, plows, and lots OF other things
that 90 to make mp a home making
outfits complete-and this same 2,4O0
couples viii pay 10 the groeerymen |
the enormous sum of So 400, 900. and !
they will have to live very economical |
on that amount, as l am only allowing |
each couple 500 a year 10 procure
what they have in the grocery line |
Allowing 32h TO each couple S95 for |
doctors bills and the little ones ward |
robe, will give TO the drug merchant
$50, 900, and TO the druggist for pare-
goric and other necessaries, $4,000 |
Now the reader has his eyes stretched /
wide by this time, but II the reader
will add the separate expenses here
given, he will find that II adds 81 1885,
500 to 0klahoma's wealth, and / have
made all OF my calculations very c ose
10 suit 4-ceut cotton and the Mckinley
wave OF prosperity Ia general.
Now / wish all the newly married
folks Joy and happiness aud hope they
will make money enough 10 pay their
many expenses, hope they may live
long and be happy. With success 10
the Leader, will close. M. n. Ii.