The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
WITH NEN G)AERS
Oklahoma Filling Up With
People From All Quarters.
SEEK FAVORED LOCATIONS
All In-comerS Have a Fixed
Purpose in View,


immigration items, culIed from the press
OF the territory, granting that local jour
nalists in all parts of the territory are
equally deligent, show, by locality and
relative fullness something about where
the new immigration is coming from and
exactly where it is settling down;
HENTNEssY DISTRICT.
The Hennsssey Clipper says: 1T IS
astonishing how many people are So
journing in Oklahoma at the present
time. Most of them will remain, or re-
turning home will make arrangements to
come back to the Beautiful Land, as soon
as they can make the necessary arrange
ments Geo. Saunders returned
Friday night from Iowa, where ne has
located his family. He says that none
of them are satisfied there and it would
not be surprising to hear of their return
to Oklahoma at any time. J.
W. Fee bought the Nat Moran farm west
Of Ben Thorne last Friday. Mr.. Fee is /
a Nebraska man.
ALvA DISTRICT.
The Ava Courier says: Mine or ten
farms in the vicinity of Alva sold last
ing Of farms is a bad practice but if a
man will sell, we trust that he gets the
value Of his farm and will put it to good
use. E. F. GibHn was over
from Ashley the other day and told us
that farms IN his vicinity were valued at
from $50 Oto $500 and could not be
bought for any less"
WOODWARD DISTRICT.
The Woodward Bulletin ssys' 'rWoods
county with her $4,000 people feels big
and her papers are calling for recogni-
ton. They want one of the big territor-
is1 offices for one of their citizens. Go
for what you want. We have now only
half as many. but next year we will be
up with you Last months 325 families
found homes with US. On Monday last
80 homesteads were taken. The filings
this month will run over 500. Two years
from now woodward will have the larg-
est population Of any county in Oklaho-
ma Fred Kehl from Trinidad,
Colorado, has bought the Burt place
from z. s Virgins. He gets one of the
finest farms in the county. Mr. Kehl
will make q specially of thoroughbred
cattle"
PONCA CITY DISTRICT.
The Ponoa city Courier says: "a train
with two engines and a long string Of
coaches this morning brought large
number Of eastern home seekers to Ok
lahoma. Quite a number stopped here TO
view this part of the land Of the Fair
Cod. Chester w. Reed and wife
are here from Iowa, visiting Robert Reed
and family and may decide to make Kay
county their home"
CHANDLER DISTRICT.
The Chandler Publicist says: Virgil
Kimbau a prosperous farmer from Shell
Knob, No, has bought VIM. Schussler's !
farm near Davenport and moved onto it
with his family James II. |
Swain Of Carthage Ills. has been here
for several days this week looking over
the country with view to locating, He |
is restaurant man
STROUD DISTRICT
The Stroud Messenger saysi "a son I
land family of Uncle Duncan, who re-
sides in Clouds addition TO Stroud. ar
rived from Missouri last week. They in I
tend to locate in this region. Uncle /
Duncan, the long whiskered old gentle /
man, is the man who claims that MS /
long beard keeps his face cool in summer /
and warm IN winter. Messrs. /
Oches, Mover and Deutsch Of Nebraska, |
are prospecting in Ponca township, with |
the object Of renting or leasing farms. /
A brother Of J. W. Hiet is here /
from Iowa visiting his relatives in this I
vicinity, and prospecting for a location /
OKLAHOMA CITY DISTRICT.
The Oklahoma City Times Journal I
says: "All Of the real estate dealers OF I
the city report very busy week and the /
sales and negotiations that are under way (
include a large amount of property. The I
investors the past week have been prin-
cipaHy from out Of town in city property,
though a number OF fine pieces were
bought by local people. There win be a
number Of deals closed this next week,
one of which involves $4,000. that VIII
be o. great Interest A gentle
man whose home is in Ohio. who has just
Travelled over Kansas Arkansas. Ms
souri, and a large part Of Oklahoma, ar
rived here today He says mat OklahO-
ma is talked everywhere. He says that
everywhere he went business men seemed
WI acquainted with the advantages Of
Oklahoma and predicted a fine future for
the most rapidly growing town IN Amer
Tea"
The Oklahoulan says: - H. Miller Of
Hancock county, H.. IS in the city with
a party Of homeseekers
Former ChanceIIor's wife Dead.
Springfield. H.. Dec 1a-Mrs John s.
1umlar. wife OF former presiding e.der