The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21
SON OF MARS
PLANTS TREES
IN OKLAHOMA
Good Work of Col. RandIett
in Beautifying Anadarko.
TALK WITH COL. FRENCH
Development of New Country
MyStifying to Fasteners.

AnadaIko. O.. T.. Sept. 2o.-ColoneI J. F.
Randlett. the United States Indian agent
at this place has made decided improve
ments in the agency here since he has
had charge of IT, \ private home has
been erected on what was then raw prai-
RE and today it is surrounded by a
splendid lawn and rapidly growing trees.
There is private system OF waterworks
| throughout the house and yard The
many trees were planted by Colonel
Randlett and he takes pride in them.
I planted them and have cared for them
Gay by day with my own hands," said
he in talking OF them. The interior Of
the home shows that Colonel Randlett
is a man of varied tastes, despite the
| fact that he is military man. Every
thing is arranged for comfort and no
man enjoys his home life more than does
! Colonel Randlett The old buildings
which have been there for many years
are being replaced by new ones and
gradual improvements are being made
which VIII result in much good at the
| agency.
Colonel Randlett is known as the Big
! Chief among all of the Indians and it
/ is not an unusual thing to see the red
man take of his hat when the Indian
agent drives by. They like 10 talk 10
him and to be around where he is.
Colonel o. c. French of Temple. Com
.f.r-..
nominee for the council in the district
composed Of Comanche and Caddo coun-
ties was in the city one DAY this week
attending the C. A. r. reunion. Colonel
French saw three and one-half years ia
! the service and was member of an Ohio
regiment. His experiences. as do the ex-
| periences Of every soldier. prove inter
! esting. and Colonel French has the fac
ulty of relating them we'll TO his hearers.
/ Bird s. Mcguire is making an impress
sion upon the people Of this country dur
ing his present campaign that viii not
soon be forgotten" said Colonel French
today. Mcclure is mixer who is hard
TO beat He has a pleasant way about
him, and as one Democrat expressed #.
he never loses a vote and every place
he goes. never fails TO make friends
among men Of the opposite party have
seen considerable of him during the pres
ent campaign and have been much i'm
pressed with the mixing qualities which
he possesses.
The new country is rapidly improv-
ing. said the colonel, and the town Of
Temple is growing very fast il is bound
to be one OF the best towns IN the south
west and is one OF the leading CONNER
cial towns in the new country in spite
of the fact that it is only few months
old. The crops are good in Comanche
county and the yield this year from crops
planted has surprised the men who are
making the new country
Colonel French is confident OF his cleo
ton to the council in his district and
believes that the Republicans in the two
counties have better than "A fighting
chance to win out.
While in the city Colonel French met
many old soldiers whom he knew in other
portions OF the territory and had an en-
joyable time in mingling with the boys
who wear the blue
What can be done in developing a raw
country in one year is mystifying TO the
fastener who Wits che west for the /.
first time. This city presents an example
o. what western energy and thrift can /.
90. little more than a year ago. the /
land on which this city IS located was
being farmed and was a corndeld. Men 4
came here in a day; erecting their build 4
ings for business purposes. building
homes for their families. and this hard +
work has resulted in making Anadarko 4
ore OF the best cities IN the entire south .
west Ansdarko is a city OF many bust
ress enterprises. The city has hotels I
With splendid accommodations for what .
might be called a new town. Her bust
ness houses contain large stocks ~ goods.
Her merchants appear 90 be prosperous
an there IS contentmeut on the faces %
The men who have selected this city as
their home for the future
In location there IS not better site for
a town in the territory. Brick buildings
are replacing the frame structures and
much money Is being invested in insti-
tutions % various kinds
The contract has been let for S7oooE
court house and 800 tan building
V.in soon be erected These are some n
the improvements that CaGfo county IS
making and as the county seat Ana
da7ko viii pr0ft hy The needs Z The
county. &c FAR as tie Appearance u The
cts 81 concerned.
The relapse that was predicted for fhe
towns II the new country lnmeslateIy
after the opening has never struck Ana
darko The people ~ ire rity are cor
sereative ard understand what . mesns
tr bluG 20 a town and O. q vel