The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-11-15

what Is going on 10 Old Lataye'1ei
and no doubt but that many OF its
readers would like to hear from
Hobart and adjacent country. Hobart
is a magic city built 10 the center Of
a beautiful plateau with graded
streets. sidewalks and street crossings
The CITY is 1928 feet above sea level
on the gently rolling foot hills Of the
Wichita range OF mountains eight
miles to the south) which affords
protection from the hot winds Of
Mexico. and far enough south to be
free from the severe billiards. OF the
north.
At the opening Of this country on
August 9th, 1901, it was a mere
whistliug post on the R. l. railroad,
but today it has a population Of 5000
Industrious and progressive citizens
who are operating successfully seven
lumber yards, nine hardware stores
five dry goods stores, twenty groceries,
five furniture stores, a host of racket,
variety and general stores, three
weekly and two daily newspapers,
four national banks, seven churches,
two school buildings with ten depart
ments and five hundred children
enrolled, one city and one long dis
lance telephone, electric light plant,
two cotton gins, oil mill, flour mill,
ice plant, two railroads and the, third
one in contemplation, several whole
sale houses and many other things
that go to make up a town. The
foundation Is ready for a thirty
thousand collar court house besides a
good jail.
A great deal Of cotton is raised
here. 1 counted eight hundred and
fifty bales 10 n yard last week, and
It is estimated that seven or eight
thousand bales will be shipped from
Hobart this fall. Property is lncreas-
ing in value very fast A vacant lot
on the southwest corner Of the public
square brought So, 500 some ten days
ago which during the lot sale brought
81, 300 Several rock aud brick bus
mess houses that would be a credit to
any city have already been completed
and Others are under Roadway to take
the place Of the wooden structures
built when the town first started.
There are two brick yards here and
they find a ready sale for their output.
The country is very productive and
: settled up by a good class OF people
l lind a great many MisSourians here.
and usually they are well pleased ant
} also have great confidence in Hobart''
future and the productiveness Of the
soil.
Four sections Of land In eact
township we're reserved for school pur
poses and are leased out three years al
S a time, so we will have the advantage
e of a great many states when we gel
our public school symtem fully eStab
q lished. Most of the districts havl
already built their school houses anC
y their schools have started. w
y have only to pay taxes here on GU.
t personal property and our improve
ments, the land not being assessed
n until we prove up Oh it, our presen'
tax being g. cents owing to the fac
that not more than two-thirds of thl
people were on their claims when thl
y assessment took place and but littl
o improvements made.
We have but one negro 10 thl
= county and but few Indians. Lon
VI Wolf and his tribe have their reSer
n vation southwest Of Hobart som
If three miles. i meet aud shake hand
with Lone Wolf in Hobart often. H
dresses in citizens clothes, wears hi
hair shingled, talks very good Englis'
and is a Baptist preacher.
10 The greatest drawback to this sec
If ton OF the country is the fuel, an
coal costs us 30 cents per busbeI
'' The Wichita mountains are rich i
minerals, gold, silver and copper az
found in paying quantities. Every
d body here is clamoring for statehood
/. and as both political parties ar
+. pledged | think the time is not ia
distant when Oklahoma will be al
le mitted. My claim is five miles mort
c. of Hobart and five miles southwest q
O. Hockey on the Frisco, and a nel
> railroad will soon be built by Barton
seven miles northwest OF here, so 70
see will be in the ceuter betwee
IS three railroad towns, and it is yer
d. orally conceded that this is the hes
section Of country in the new opening
Claims IN this vicinity sell from tw
A. to five thousand dollars and al
advancing all the time.
Well, tue election 10 Klawa count