Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-08
SETTLE NICELY LOCATED.
Former Citizen Of Mexico Writes OF
Incidents Of Muscogee, !. t.
Was Threatened By Fire
the First Night.

AnTIENNUNlEAE VI NLN ALaE1aH
MuscoeEE, /. T., May A-Perhaps
the following jottings will interest
some Of your many readers. We took
supper Tuesday night, April 22d, with
Mrs. Settles parents In Higbee and
boarded the "Katy Flyer at one
O'Clock Wednesday morning. We
landed here at noon "Wednesday with
out accident Of any kind. Our car Of
goods arrived Two days later with
some slight damage to furniture.
The effects OF the drouth were very
noticeable all the way, but decreased
tho nearer we got TO this place. All
the vegetation showed an increased
advancement. Wheat looks fine.
There are miles and miles OF as fine
prairie farming lands here as one
would wish to see, high and rolling,
with sandy soil. We can stand two or
three rains a week and not be troubled
with mud; four hours sunshine and
wind will dry the ground after a hard
rain, much to u relief, as there are
no sidewalks here, except in the bust
ness part OF the town. We have lots
of hard winds with a very liberal sup
ply Of sandy dust, butt II is not as hard
on the lungs as Missouri dust.
We spent a week at the hotel look
ing for a suitable house, but are now
domiciled very comfortably where we
will stay until Sept. 18th, by which
time we expect to be in our own house.
While boarding we took meals at one
place and rooms at another two blocks
away. Our rooms were just across the
street from the government jail in
which they have from $50 to 800 pris-
oners and they keep up such a racket
that a "tenderfoot" does not feel very
comfortable at first, but soon gets
used to it and feels safer there than
anywhere else, Is they keep armed
sentinels on duty day and night.
About IL O'Clock the first night just
as we got to sleep we had a SURF
enough scare by the burning of 9
large barn a few feet from u room
; ing house, which everyone though
was sure to burn. II it had it would
/ have been impossible to have saved
the Jail, as the wind blew strong from
the barn to it across the street, anC
the city has no fire protection, excep'
I an engine and company, which did ex
. cellent work that night. There wa
almost a panic at the hotel. l neve
saw such hasty preparations made Il
c yacate a building. About two hour
after we got quiet another fire wa
: discovered about five blocks away
which we saw, but didn't attend
Il Taken altogether, it was a prett
I lively and warm reception for our frs
I night.
The races here are considerable
, mixed and much divided, Whites
\ Indians and negroes about equal 4
numbers, considering which, yo
would be surprised at the good orde
prevailing in the whole town.
think this is attributable to the al
sence OF saloons which, you know
Uncle Sam don't allow us TO have. Nv
seen but one drunk man since | hay
been here and he was a white mar
nj This is a hustling, bustling, bus
: place. Some stocks Of goods her
\ would make a good showing in 81
n Louis or Kansas City. Hotels ar
4 crowded all the time. No n talk
hard times. Furniture and provision
are higher, but other supplies are
cheap as in Mexico.
hi We have separate schools for white
and blacks, two colleges for whites
Catholics and all Of the protei
: tants have churches. The men seer
4 to outnumber the women at churc
and mostly young men from % TO 4
J, years old.
nj Laborers get sl.50 per day; carper
. tiers $3.50 to 81; brick masOns an
plasters 50 so to So and ali In demand
Clerks get $50 to $50 a month. 1t
. estimated that there will be 100 hous(
v built here this year. Board and lodl
ing from 81 TO 81 a day, and from IS
L s14 a week; furnished rooms 81
sl2; unfurnished 81 to 81 a month
,s Any boarding house can get all th
g guests they want at these prices, bu
. | don't think they could possibly get
suitable house without buying
Q building.
al We are well pleased with our yer
ture 50 far. Give u congratulation
to the successful candidates and gu
sympathies TO the defeated ones an
] our klndest regards TO everybody. TIL
LEDGER is a very welcome vlsItol
VIII try to answer any question
l friends wish to ask. With best wisht
i for the LEDGER and It's staff, | an
Yours truly, w, W. SETTLE.