The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-15
LAYTON Is GROWING
Immense Business Is Being
Done in New Town.
MERCHANTS ARE ALIVE
Many Strong Men Active in
LawiOn'S UpbuiIdiOg.
MERCHANTS ARE ALIVE

- tents as II was Tor a few weeks after
the opening. An The talk 50 common for
awhile about the Rock Island not build
ing ii without q bonus was simply noise
The road is now graded into Lawton ard
The rails Hll be laid as soon as possible.
LaNroa VIII for years have q big unin-
terr1pted territory 70 Graw trade from
and should and VIII. make ore Of the
Lesu and most substantial towns in ali
Oklahoma The soil surrounding The town
is ricn and aill De adapted to the raising
of com. wheat. cotton and al othes
small grain crops. when once brogeu
olt and faTmea as no other people OF
aa-th 90 i. 5ust like Oklah0mans. It VIII
5-ield b3-1jif-liy- The wheat Of Okla
homa is no Doubt one Of the best crops
on account Of the fine fan and winter pas
ture II affords FOR al kinds Of stock. and
The soil around LAYTON is. and in fact al
over the territory II is the same such lhat
dries cut quickly after having rains. 50
the farmer can turn his stock "a the
wheat very soon after having rains
Comanchs county as every body kuows
has nIaersl-hov much is yet To De de-
r=5n5ae5 when the news reached Law
ron that re town o1 Granite in Greer
eonty had str1cz such row Of pure
crude petroleum they All said in one
voice That's what we1l set-and that
SOON
The che thlng the men ~ means who are
looking this new country over from the
standpoint II coed. permanent invest
1ezts like SO much is the fact that the
coun-iez have The g3o1 GA clean cash 10
carry On their pubic business with. ana
II many o-Eer localities. And when the
county officers begin the work of erecting
good brick and stone public buildings il
Is said The property owners viii get right
down 70 business and Join the spirit Of
permanent work There IS 10 reason why
some If not all the new county seats
should nor be the most beautiful in Okla
homa. IS the people came bere with mon
ey ana plenty If H. About the IoUdest
kicking going Oh now IS with the travel
ine public, as TO the time il takes to get
10 LAYTON You can't get IN here from
the east or north sides OF the territory
without taking three days for il. one
gets to Anadarko all right and then has
70 lay there until the next day. The
people here look for better service soon,
especially as soon as the ELld line is
finished into ADadarko.
The First National bank with capital
of $3.50 is located on one OF the best
corners in the city. and next door from
the p0stohice building. s. p Richards is
us president, ". c. Stevens vice presi-
de1- and O. F. Butler cashier. The Ma
tio1al bank examiner OF Oklahoma and
Indian territory Mr.. Myron Sturdevant.
Tas IN L1wton the past week and says it
is rsrra rBahle how the bankers get every
thing TO working SO smoothly in such
z short time
The Haley drug people. a big firm here,
have the room between the bank and
The postofce leased
1Ir II. :. Julian. who formerly lived AT
Klowa. Kansas is the register Of deeds
II A1adarho county. and is 10 be found
these days with his sleeves rolled Up and
digging into his work.
9Ir WIN c. German is the county clerk
and former secretary OF the Woods coun-
y central committee, ana Dir. Julian.
have their temporary. ofce together and
il is one of the busiest places in Law
ton
H D. 1IcKaIght register Of the land
once and formerly register OF Mansunl.
VIII need has shoes half soled every week
i he Keeps Up his present RABBIT Of treat
Ing everybody nice and going from one
part of ghe building 20 ghe other 10 ac-
co1lmodate them. and 70 can him OLD
wen youu 80 right out through one OF
rhe windows
J. 2. Mcclure. the receiver. is always
found at his pest. disposiHg II the bust
ness Of his department in his easy and
rhoro-ler manner HFr= 1Trf-utre wife If