The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12


I all kinds are g1ovn successfully.
The Blackwell. Enid and Southwestern
railroad is building from Enid. o. T..
and VIII reach Ccrdsu within I'D DAYS
( This will be a through line from st. Louis
/ 10 Texas and VIII be wonderful nears
I toward further developing the great
/ southwest. This place is On the PROS
/ pective line Of TIE Kansas City. Mexico
I and Orient railroad and with the tao
/ above excellent line Of railway running
I through Corden she VIII easily be the
great railroad point or center OF Tire
] southwest
The Southwestern Normal school which
was created by the last legislature VAL
unquesuonahlv be located al Cor6en. as
there are only three places in the race
FOR the school. viz, Msngum. Granite
! and Cordell. and as the other two places
are on the border Of Texas. AID Corden
on the other hand is in the exact center
Of the southwest. and for this reasoa she
seems sure Of capturing the plum Be
side her hesutiful location. she has forty
acres Of decided land which IS ready foE
delivery 20 the territory OF Okiahonis.
situated within one-ha1 mile fv3.a the
corporate limits OF the city ard upon 2
rising eminence which is 20 be used IS a
campus Tor the school. and in aidtioa 10
this the citizens have subscribed Ss.eo
for the purpose OF erecting q dornistory
COR the school Water as pure as mother
earth ever furnished CT produced can &c
obtained in inexhausthle quantities. 20
an ave-age depth OF $ feet. upon The
g-ounis set aside for the normal
The Commercial club Of CordeI. con
Of
A. Bllups. secretary and II. L. Rowley.
treasurer, with a membership o. one
hundred would be q credit 20 a much
larger town or city. As soon as q strang-
er gets within her limit. some one of the
club takes him over the city and shows
him all points OF interest and any infor-
nation which he may desire
Washita county has tust completed a
new court house. whose magnificent pro
portion bespeaks the progressiveness and
business enterprise OF a united and pros
porous people. The new court house il
constructed in the center OF the large
public square. after the old southern
style and is quite an additional aitrac-
ton.
The Christian college OF southwestern
Oklahoma is located at Corden and while
il is a UNCONVENTIONAL school Il is wen
attended by students OF all denomina-
lions. The college IS located in the
northern part OF the city. This college
alone Of itself is great inducement and
of great convenience 10 the citizens OF
Corden as well OF the entire county.
Corden has two up-to-date banks. The
C. f. Finerty Bank and The Cattle TX
change bank. both OF which are doing an
enormous business.
The thing that the people OF Ccrdell
boast OF most. IS her magnificent Masonic
temple. your correspondent can say with
out the slightest reservation. 20 be the
most attractive and thoroughly modern
Masonic temple IN southwestern Oklaho-
ma
The Munger gin at Cordeu ginned
something like 2500 bales of cotton last
season and the great improvements are
going TO be made In order that Il can
accommodate all those who bring cotton
in the seed 70 Corden during the coming
season.
What Cordeu needs most IS a Touring
mill 20 utilize the great quantity OF wheat
that is grown IN the county There Is
not a Touring mill within sixty miles Of
this the greatest wheat growing county
IN the territory.
Space wiz not permit your correspon- I
dent 20 mention an the business men Of I
CordeH. but wiz mention a ftw OF the .
largest establishments.
IT. d. Young IS located under the Ma I.
sonic Temple and has an elegant stock +
or dry goods. He is known as the pio-
neer merchant OF Corden as he was the
first merchant who settled at Cordeu.
Pennington and Greer and s. p Lutes
have nice furniture establishments and /
seem to be doing a nice business.
DIT. Weber and son are operating one /
Of the handsomest drug stores TO be seen /
ia Oklahoma
Among the physicians OF the city
Is Or w A. Evans, a physician ~ .
skin and ability and who Is enjoying a
lucrative practice.
David Smith. chairman Of the beard OF .
county commissioners resides at Coreeil +
and IS managing the affairs o. the county /
Ia a very satisfactory manner.
The Herald-sentinel and Messenger and +
the Corden Beacon are the two papers
published m the county. the former a T
Republican and TIE latter g Democratic
paper.
Among the features OF the city IS Rich
ard 4 BDlups the "Boy Probate Judge
0f Oklahoma for whom IL took speeial
act Of the legislature 20 Iegslizs his elec-
ton. he being only - years old when be
was elected. wherein the statutes require
that he be p other important merch-
ants q C0rdeu arc as follows. r. -
Dale. who operates The leading hotel ~
the city. Duncan g. Son who have "a mod
srn livery barn. Z. II Hin6s p. r.
Mann. ". T. Easter. Chss Bonnan. Otto
Folgner p. T. Harvey ". \ Bits AZ
bert Degrade. r. p. BirTe a J. Johrr9n
x a.. and James N. Foss. ths chairman
y the Repuhiican central committee.
Fho also holds the responsible position ~