The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-28

cane Is raised for fodder The cotton
/ ranged from three Inches TO a foot hirf
and whole families of negroes and some.
nmes Whites, We're 10 te seen IN the
helds shopping" it, az they say. The
seed Is soTn very ihlck end whom a
/ has come up they 20 along with IA hoe
and thin L out All kinds Of crops look
Land In this vicinity sefls from 81 soc
TO $1,000 per quarter. they 10 not quots
the price by the acre down there hut
always by The quarter. For some reason
me cultivated land seems 10 be slngu-
| laily free from weeds
one OF our horses giving out sAout 9
O'Clock, we stopped at a farm honse
nine miles frctl Iuthrie and were N-ery
| hosp tably entertained over night The
family were from AtiAnta, Iowa, and the
! mnn Of the house a most enihusen stic
adnlrer Of Oklahoma. They had lef, "a
] me farm adjoining Atlanta and gone
down there aud Siorted Ofat p'a.e for the
! soI Of TIE family They nad put up this
| fine large house, but hal paused on tho
point OF furnishing 10 as the mother OF
the family did not like the climate At all
and had about decided TO return 70 ner
former home. They made us very COM
Portable. and we enjoyed q plesirant visit
with hem
They had not been on the place long
and their trees and shrubbery had not
had chance TO grow. but they had
quantities set out. and within a ~ew
years theirs will be very pretty ple ce.
They own tract OF 400 acres and were
farming 2B themselves and had leased
another hundred &c nefgt"oi.
Al the farms in Oklahoma have the
rural free mail delivery the same as
with as.
Chapper CNeb) Register: Guthrie is
the capital Of the Territory aud has n
population Of 2s.e"0; IL has street cars,
electric ligns and is a Wfdr. awake city.
and when the territories become eutte
viii in All probability be the state capi-
tol
ton Of from seven 70 ter thousand and
production 1f fruit, corn. c1tton. small
grain and timber
We spent three days IN Guthrie pleas
cntly and profitably dls ussing matters
that are Of interest and for the mutual
good of The newspaper fraternity doing
which we enjoyed "a grand reception and
ban az the city hall, also a reception at
the Masonic Tmlici which wills erected
and equiTped by the Scottish Rite Con-
sistery at cost Of Se5,0 ,00e. ard one OF
the finest Masonic structures In the
tnited states together with "A ..antDer
ol other entertainments N'lisn space f1r-
bids Us mentioning Al the close OF tho
meeting The editors and their wives
sturtd out to see the country the itn-
ary having previously been plarned by
the csuzens of Guthrie
Our hist stop was at Enid, Z tONn
only few years old with "A population OF
1000 lo, Atei hl the hcit o. a fine hgri
cultural country.
At noon the next day we arrived at
Lawton, a town three years old with
population Of 10000 and adjoining which
Is the historic Fort SUl Our spe, iai
was side-trackcd long enough fer us 20
witness a cavalry drhl
IN the two days spent in visiting other
cities In the two territories, among
which wele AnkdarlSo, ChiclSasha and
bl Reno, We We're met "A reW Athtions
out by membefs OF tre commercial clubs
who pointed out tn. piJcts os interest
and gave ouh 3aity such Ranaral inior-
mauCn as they desired. on every hand
We were received with marked courtesy
and nothing was left unJone IN 4 favor
able Impression on the penc-l pvshers. AT
one place tie city council voted 81 800 I
Tor our entfrtainment for one evening |
We Do not mentop this boastingly but /
merely g. show the hospitality of the |
people IN tEit country. After visiting /
these places Of interest ON special was /
TO Guthrie and cr onportunlty /
given those who desired to attend re
ligious services. and those who did NOT /
went to l01 raach one q the isrgcst m |
The United States, oOntainins S7t0G acres |
Where a general assemblage OF all the In (
dian tribs of that part OF the country, q !
buffalo hunt. a barbecue OF buffalo meat /
roughing riding and roping contest fu~ /
1ished amusement for tho editors md /
vas attraction enough for the i'"'i---- tc /
draw crowd Of between forty and sixty |
honsand people.