The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01
MARVELLOUS
PROGRESS OF
A NEW TOWN
Hobart Twenty Days Old,
Wonder of Oklahoma.
IS A PERFECT BEEHIVE
Built on Solid Foundation in
a Substantial Country
IS A PERFECT BEEHIVE

Hobart, .. T., Aug. 31.-BeaUtifully To-
Gated on one OF those fine prairies that
are noted for their fertility of soil and
granduer of landscape eight miles south
from Washita county and three miles
from those majestic mountains of the
Wichita range. lies the great commercial
distributing point ana county seat of Kio-
wa county. named in honor Of our dead
ex-Nice President Hobart
Although but some twenty DAYS old If
has the appearance of being a town that
may number its months and years among
the city OF far more ancient country.
II IS with pride that these present inhab-
itants can refer to the fact that they
were Of those pioneers that must need
have these essentials OF energy which il
takes in order to erect a beautiful, thirty
ing city Of three thousand people in the
remarkable time Of twenty days
Should those lovers OF nature wish to
receive sublime thought and get near to
that point wherein they can feel al ma
ture spanking, as Bryant said in her Wis
ibie forms" that person, if not TO asso-
ciate themselves with as energetic a
place as this is on this big world of ours
should make a trip to Hobart 10 be with
and feel that beautiful gift of God-na-
ture- As far as the horizon will allow.
10 the north the level plains extend.
creating picture upon the retlna not
unlike that produced by the boundless
heavens. picture Of INSTRUCTED space.
the distractions being a settlers endeav-
ors 10 place that upon his farm which
every true agTiculturist longs for to see
improvements
And now to turD our gaze in the oppo-
site direction-south. There peeping above
the southern sky in all the magnidcence
mountain could. lied that rough and
crazy range, the Wichita. To one not
accustomed to the sight Of mountains
they fix him spellbound as his gaze notes
the clouds encircling Their peaks and the
level plains seemingly to swallow their
base. an denoting that element Of Amer
lean scenery that has taken the poetical
heart to wandering paths skyward
Some day these same mountains win be
compelled through the unrelenting Iabors
of man to yield up their hidden treasures
and then Hobart. Oh then,
To the west and east these same noun
tains gradually sink TO become hills Then
10 mcrge into the prairie itself
The Elk river which lies Just west of
Hobart one mile finds it way over its
crooked course directly through the
mountains on the south to the Red river.
thus giving water in plenty to the coun-
try IN general. AS to the production Of
the soil around Hobart enough cannot
be said rs you have only to plant them
70 reap any kind of grain, hay, cotton,
trust and even speculations. you might he
lucky enough to have the opportunity to
DO so.
The Inhabitants of Kiowa county hail
from every state i'm the union and some
from under a foreign hdg. But owing to
al Of this more peaceful community
wherein to place yourselves and family
never We're thrown together one de-
serving need not look for friends and
loolz in vain And should it be the pleas
ure Of your correspondent 10 meet these
present determined settlers again their
friendship viii not be forgotten. And
now we wish 90 direct those people whose
eyes behold these paragraphs to go TO
Hobart. see for yourselves and if you are
looking for place wherein to locate with
in the boundary of the new country why
you VIII not come away without associat-
ing yourselves with this fine town in the
best country there is on the surface Of a
new promised land.
Kiowa county besides being blessed by
50 energetic a class Of people has real
lied through the sale of lots in its county
seat the neat sum Of S122 733. Commits
sioner Holcombs of Virginia being in
charge of the sales.
The one good reason Of so neat sum
being placed 10 FOowa county's credit IS
the fact that Col. A. J. James Of Kan
sas City Kansas. was employed by the
government to auctioueer the sale. Col.
James is q thoroughly good man and well
deserves tho unanimous praise accorded
him through his hard untiring work.
Possibly no one could have eaualed the
mark reached 10y him. much less excelled
Kiowa county Is truly indebted To this
fine man. "a descendant of the famous
James family May he prosper IS the
wishes OF NJ.
Hobart is peonled 10y some OF the best
business men i'm Oklahoma. all having the
one idea. that of making Hobart the met
ropolis of southwestern Oklahoma.
Among the gentlemen whom it was our
pleasure 20 meet were NIessrs Din and
Woldnger. owners of the Kiowa State
Bank Mrs. u. S. Dill. the president II
the bank. IS n lawyer. having lived nj
o1edforj since the opening Of the strip
md IS widely known as a rood lawyer.
1ir Wolinser. thc cashier. is the secre-
tary of the Orient railroad land and
townsite company and Of which com
pany is the seneral agent
The Hobart National hank IS the only
national bank in the county. a. J. Dun