Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-25
OIL AhoMALETTEP.
W. C. Elliott Tells About The Place

interest To the readers of the REPuBLI
CAN. The little city of + reno is the
Mecca" OF the adyenturer, the home.
seeker, the gambler. the thug and in
fact presents one of the most cosmopoli.
tan aggregations that could be found
any where in the United States. Every
state and territory is represented as we'll
as many foreign countries. Over three
hundred Beers are reported TO have
registered at Fort Sill. The r-gristra-
ton officers have a large force and pre-
fdict that the registration will reach one
hundred and fifty thousand. Hundreds
come on every train, but the crowd does
not seem to diminish much. The excur-
sion that the Audubon contingent came
on was composed Of nine sections, twelve
to fifteen coaches in each section. The
crowd seems,to be unusually orderly and
good natured. The main discussion is
land, land. One that even pretends to
know any thing about the new country
is listened to with close attention aud
silence upon the part OF the hearer All
the Audubon county delegation are fig
uring on each drawing quarter section
and in fact so determined are they on
having some Of the soil that in case they
do not draw they are going into the
allotment country, the writer excepted,
and make an alliance with a "Mahala."
Harry Anderson has made a selection
for himself and friend who ordered one
at Audubon.
Former residents of Audubon county
seem to be we'll pleased with this Sec
ton. OF course, it is home to them.
Nearly all the former Audubon county
people we're here last week from Kildare
and Kay county, among whom were
the Walcups, Seth Paine, Henry Isham,
and many others Of whom did not
know.
The general appearance Of the conn
try Is one vast undulating plain. lie
soil is red aud mixed with fine sand.
The rivers, creeks and sloughs are dry,
or practically so. Every thing is drit d
and shrivelled. Fruit on the trees is dry
ing up. Dust three inches deep. Tenn
perature about the same as Audubon.
The reflection from the sand seems to
make it hotter than the thermometer ill.,
dictates. Stock seems to be suffering for
water. The wheat crop is reported to
be good, but everything else is wanting.
Corn in appearance is about two and
hall to three feet high, dry and shrivel-
led, with tassels white and curled up.
although | am told it was plant, in
April. 1t appears that wheat is the
only thing that one has any assurance
OF as reasonable crop. The appear
ance OF crops lie much similar to those
OF Kansas, which presents one vast area
| OF dried up corn, kaffir corn aud sor-
ghum for feed The latter, however, is
not far advanced and will stand consid-
cradle drouth. The only thing that will
save Kansas from calling on her neigh
bors is her immense wheat crop, many
pieces making thirty and thirty
five bushels per acre. Jerry Simpson
has registered and also ex congressman
Bodkin and other populists OF lesser no,
toriety and will emigrate to Lawton.
imagine from the looks OF things in Wes.
tern Kansas that the people there we're
at little inconvenience in moving, as
about all they need to do is to call the
dogs, put out the fire and start.
The daily slime up" at the booths all
presents similar appearance, brown
and covered with dust. They patiently
await their number which is called out.
A few have umbrellas. What tired lot
they are! A large number OF the recent
registrations are by womsn A glance
reveals that these women have more
than the ordinary amount Of pluck and
determination. l predict that should
equal suffrage ever be granted in Okla
homa many Of these women will be in
evidence in affairs of state.
Takers are numberless. gambling is
open and above board. Every thing
seems to go unrestrained. Sixteen sa-
looms are part of the game. selling a
train load day so reported. The police
court presentsa typical scene each morn
ing. The arrangements consist of every
class of criminals, the larger per cent be-
ing negroes. A number Of hold ups,
shootings and murders go on night after
night. The local papers do not report
but little OF what is going on. They are
figuring on getting the state capital and
want the impression to go out as a des-
irabe and we'll regulated town. Three
good towns will be established in the
new country. The locations will each
present good business opportunities in
almost any line that will help to develop
a new country. Hardware and lumber
will likely take the leading ones. In this
town, Elreno, about five thousand inhab-
itants, there are sixteen lumber yards
Most Of the lumber used here is from
the south and cheaper than Audubon
firms. Interest rates are high, twelve
per cent regular rate. Short loans one
and one half to two percent month.
Great Inconvenience has been ex
perience in getting mails. Some have
stood in line for eight hours and papers
report to day that mail that came 10 "a
hours ago has not been opened. Better
facilities for distribution are promised