The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-31
SOME TRUTHS ABOUT
THE TOWN or coYLE.
Remarkable Growth Of an Infant on
the Essteru.oklahoma Railroad.

Jan l6 1900. the town was opened
end me FIRST lots we're sold.
From that day until the present
time Coyle has enjoyed q steady
growth and continued to move mp and
onward
At no time I'm the history Of Coyle
has there been an empty store build
ing or residence.
AZ The present time there are TWEEN
tyone new residences being erected.
some good ones. too That is a fine
showing Tor any town.
At the present time there are sis
store buildings goiLg up These build
ings viii be occupied as soon as com
pleted by different business firms
There are twcntyone new resi-
dences going up, and several more
win be started in short time Most
OF these are good substantial resi-
dences.
Recently a city han and opera house
have been completed A large two
story building (5OxsO The building
is something Of which any town the
size Of Coyle may well be proud.
Recently the citizens Of Ccyle built
a bridge LOO feet
Six new store business buildings
are going up, these VIII be occupied
by different business firms as soon
as completed Recently a city hall
and opera house (combined) have
been completed It is a large two
story building. 5OxSO.
To show that the citizens and mer.
chants Of the town are enterprlsing a
large bridge i1Oo feet Ions, was
constructed across The Cimarron
river
This bridge cost $4,000, Of which
only $500 was given by the county the
remainder being raised by citizens and
merchants
This proves Of great benefit TO the
merchants. draws lots of trade from
the north side Of the river
The Christian church which is just
hnished, will be dedicated next Sun
day The Rev J. f. owens is the
regular minister. The church is well
attended and has large Sunday
school
Last summer two room school
house was built. Coyle has expanded
and outgrown it. A large four room
brick building will be erected in time
for the fan term of school
A large grist mill with capacity
OF rs barrels per day will be put in in
the near future
a custom business will be done At
this time nothing could be done which
would be more beneficial and be more
OF a drawing card for the town
Coyle has two cotton gins Hough-
ton 8 Douglass owning one and w. j.
Foutz the other These two sins baled
87Gs bales of cotton during the season
last fail There are FIVE general
stores The firms of Houghton &
Douglass, Baslin q Black, n. NJ
Wixon, New York Cast Store, j. n
Blaine
M NJ. Smith is the clothing NOR
chant Of the towa. He carries a well
selected stock Of goods and sells lots
Of goods, too.
Jones 4 Tool handle groceries ex
clusiyely, They carry a large stock
and are doing large business.
Lee & Son handle hardware. har
ness and furniture They have a
large store building and carry very
large stock. They are doing a pros
porous business Messrs. Lee G sor
are pleasant gentlemen, good busines,
men and are worthy of all trade re
eeiyod by them
Walker & Bentley handle hardwar,
and Implements. The gentlemen do
large business the year around an,
especially at this season as the farm
ers are buying machinery 10 take car,
Of their large wheat and oat crops
j. $ Lyon, Of Guthrie, has larg,
branch store In Coyle He carries
large stock OF buggies, wagons and al
kinds of farming implements. Franl
Lyon son Of ] s Lyon. is manage
OF the store. He is a young man o
great business ability He Is pleas
ant gentleman 10 meet and Is like,
by an and is building up large trad.
for his father.
Cimarron Valley bank has a capita
stock OF $4,000 C. T. Higbee q
cashier is well liked. pleasant gen
tisnan and a shrewd fnancier
The Peoples bank has been char
tered and organized, viii open 70
business in very short time Tn
capital stock viii be $4,000. It ba
not been definitely decided who vii
act as cashier. J. ID TOwnsend n \