Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-04-29
Tahicquah. Oklahoma.
ApRlL -, 1909


The outlook for farming here Is very
promising. Corn planting ia practically
over, and some few farmers rrpor, tha,
they are blowing corn over the frs, time.
Cotton ground is all bcddrd and the seed
will b. planted a. soon rs the weather
will permit, |, has been raining here
tor the last Mhours, but the forecast nov
i. ior isir and cooler weather This
spung has becn very fine f., the farmers
tn" rair came just ~, i, WAS needed and
with continued favorable conditions this
bids ia,f 10 h. a rrcopi breaking season
In products o; the susl.
This eouatry j. making wonderful
strides iu haHIimp,uyem"nts. Tho
IadINas atr having .Hs.r restriction, ~
moyrd, thg, allowing them Ga ss.l ucfr
!aud. ~hton lhsS ns.' sa limn l1 doing.
Ths - usually purchased by people
moving H from the siafss, af the white
people who Nerc u,i~cd here. and j. suou
pat IN cultivation Oklahoma il the
garden spot o, the ,authwc,,. growing
with saccess all products that Eo toward
making an ideal farming country.
TahIcqUah was ihe capital oi the old
IDdiAn Territory, being located Ia the
center nt the Cherokee nation Since
The stats has brcn formed and the count
les ORGANIZED it - the county seat Of
Cherokee cauaiy
There are five civilized tnbcs Of Indians
IN tho state Of Oklahoma, via: Chrrokees,
Crooks, Chociaws, Chlckasaws and
Seminolcs OF these the Cncrukec~ ssr
,br most enlightened. having made the
creates, advances alorG educational
lines and other things ,hat ~ 20 make
up the highest lcgue 0f civilization
Oar city has population Of about
1900. and Is rquipped With an electric
light plan', = arst.cjes. fro department,
a thorough system - water. works. and
new granto3 sidewalks, The water
here "a the hncst In the state. bubhliae
up in enormous quantities from 40 large
spnngy that supply the town v y water,
being pumped from the sprirt 10 the
reservoir, and from there piped to the
different residences and places Of
business
We have located here the Cherokee
National Male Seminary and the
Cherokee Nationa. Female Seminary,
The tao foremost educational institutions
for the Indian descendants in the state
ot Oklahoma, Both these institutions
serc organized and are supported 10y
iha Cherokee government.
Al the last session ot the Oklahoma
legislature, three Normal schools wire
located and TahleQaah succeeded in
getting one located here The legislature
also PASSED bull providing for the
purchase Ut she Female Seminary build
ing here. paying $500 fer same, and
appropriatug sio,oa to sustain the
Normal for two years, 80 that from now
on there will be no more Cherokee
National Female Seminary. bat the
school will be known as the Northeastern
State Normal, and will be open to the
white race as we'll a. those Of Indian
descent. The two seminaries here are
only accessible to those that have Indian
blood flowing through their veins,
The writer had the honor and pleasure
OF attending banquet given in honor OF
Gov. Charles n. Haskell In the Female
Seminary building on Friday evening,
April i6, 1893 The feast was prepared
BY the students OF domestic science under
the supervision OF the Domestic Science
Instruction, and il goes without saying
that the event was one OF the most en-
ioyahle 1t has been the pleasure Of the
writer to experience, The repast was
ample and was served in the most credit
able and approved manner, while the
program was OF the most entertaining
nature, and the toasts and responses were
and pleasing to all.
While there is a note Of sadness con-
nected with the fact that the Cherokee
National Female Seminary will be no
more after this session closes, yet Il is
\ source OF Joy to every Cherokee mother
% know that the institution at which she
was educated and AT which her daughter
i receiving her equipment for life's
,astles, and which was organited and
sustained by her native people. will be
,erpetuated as an institution Of learning
hat viii continue 70 long as the state Of
shall exist. o. K. LARosA.