The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-20
ONE Town OUT OF TWO
This Policy Adopted by Noun
tain View and 0akdaIe.
BUILDINGS TO BE MOVED
Free of Cost, to Lots Donated
in Mountain View.

Mountain View, Q. r, June p.--ThC
Mountain View Town company has affect
ed q compromise with the oe 'pie &
Oakdale and the town site fight that has
been in progress here the past six weeks
Is declared Of. The buildings at oakdale
will be moved to Mountain View free OF
cost by the Mountain View people and
the company will furnish lots. The work
commenced today and will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. This ends the dispute
as to the location Of the town, and those
who have been kept from locating here
on account il as town fte fight need hest
tate no longer. Mountain View Is just
forty days old. The consolidation will give
It over loo Inhabitants. six lumber yards,
eight general stores and a good represen-
tation IL most other lines Of business.
The following statement was given to
the press by Sneed & Sanderson for the
people OF Oakdale and Hickey & Bellamy.
on behalf OF the Mountain View Town
company:
For the best interests OF all concernei
and the upbuilding of one prosperous city,
representative Of the commercial Interests
Of southwestern Oklahoma, an agreement
has been made to consolidate the business
and interests OF the two towns at Noun
tain View"
Cloud Chief, o. T, June 19.-(Speclal1-
The new town Of Mountain View IS In
Taptures over the moving OF the Oakdale
postoftice to that place. Heretofore the
place has been without an office and has
been obliged to go to the rival town Of
Mountain" for their mail. Oaxlale wac
q little postoffice at first loclued at the
store OF Yates & Co, on the Washita
;iver IN Wasnita county, where it remain
&C for several years. When Nr. Snow,
the "a esent postmaster, took charge Of the
2,stoffice he moved it to his own p;ace.
which is on tho opposite side Of tie rlve-
Zen that which It previous occupied.
soon efterward, or a few months since,
the great Rock Island Railway company
l'u.lt in o the Klowa country and male a
7"i minus a few miles south of the post-
cIkce, but across the line IN the Indian
Ierr cry. Immediately Spectators began
II sec great Opp rtunities for town bLilo-
Sag, an! town was laid OUT On the fam
of Mr.. Moore, only a short distance from
Mr. Shows RESIDENCE where he then had
ms Office. The new town was named
Mountain" and seemed to start IN with
bright prospects. Lots were disposal Of
and a building or two erected, and an
order came for the p0stoffice to be moved
no that point. Soon another town was
started on the school section, only short
distance from Mountain" but on the
other side of the river This town proved
no be a hummer" many buildings were
put up in an incredibly short time, and
only few weeks passed before 9, slad
quite a population, but the people were
not altogether happy. for they had 10 go
10 Mountain" for their mail, which was
not pleasant, especially as the new town
was larger, and as many of its citizens
had moved from Mountain" As the long
est pole knocks the persimmon. 50 cid
1he largest town secure the postofice. Tie
order to move came 10 Snow wednesday
morning. He Immediately notified some
OF the leading men OF the new town. who
obtained help. and that night while the
good people OF Mountain s,umbered and
slept, the postoffice was taken TO It's Ecw
home.