The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-22
MRS, KATE O'BR|EN
TO co WITH EXHIBIT
WILL ATTEND SPRINGFIELD IL.
NOTED WOMAN AGRlCUTURIST
LIMOS FAIR.

Mr G. G. Roberts who va. m.tru.
mental in getting Ardmoro citizens
to pr.yidcan exhibit at fto Spring.
field, lll. state fair. representing the
products OF the county Is in rocoip.
Of the following letter:
A'oks, okla. Sept II
G. G. Roberts. vini,a. OKLA
Dear Sir: We have arranged with
L"high Coalgate and Wapanucka 70.
exhibits and they have instructions to
send money aad products direct TO
you. Yours truly.
+. \. NEWMAN.
The above letter was received this
morning by G. G. Roberts, who has
recently made a tour OF the east por.
tion OF the state In the interest Of the
satte exhibit at tho Illinois state Fair
that is indeed gratifying.
Mr. Roberts is also in receipt of a
letter from Ardmoro stating that
Mrs. Katie OBrien, Oklahoma's not.
cd lady agriculturist, would not only
add much TO the exhibit, but would
accompany the exhibit at her own
personal expense, and assist in boost.
ing for the new state Of which she Il
justly proud
Mrs. o'Brien has 1000 acre farm
near Ardmore. one half of which Is In
fruit. She has sold her peach crop
for this year for $4,000. At times
she has in her employ as many as
65 men, to harvest her various crops
She superyises all OF the work her.
self. She also has 1900 acre
ranch in Old Mexico and a 1000 acre
ranch in New Mexico from which she
recently sold $4,000 worth Of fine
mules, and now has more than 100
head at her ranches.
Mrs. O'Brien IS OF Irish parentage
on one side and OF Chickasaw Indian
on tho other. She was left a widow,
with only her allotment rights, one
COW. one horse and one dog. She was
educated at Monmouth, H. and has
adopted the most scientific methods
OF farming and fruit and stock rails.
ing, producing a fine grade OF each
>She raised a crop of peanuts this
year. some Of the hills of which will
produce a peck Of fine peanuts She
has several hundred acres of corn that
VIII average 30 bushels to the acre.
Notwithstanding the long drouth.
{. c. Roberts met Mrs. O'Bricn, per
SOnally and extended her an invita-.
ton 10 participate in the exhibit and
to accompany the car to the Illinois
Fair TO be displayed as a type of
pHlahom1's Indian citizenship. and
to talk on the great agricultural re.
sources Of the new state.
\ fine exhibit Of the products Of
her farm will be displayed.
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and culture and not only in Virginia
but In the north and west. in which
sections she has often visited. Her
father, the hate Alexander Bruce. was
a well known Virginia capitalist.
Berry Hin the ancestral home OF
the family, is one of the show places
OF Halifax county. Miss Bruce is a
sister Of Malcombe Bruce. who mar.
ried Miss Myrtle Heisen. daughter of
{. c. Hcisen OF Chicago
Miss Bruce has been regarded as a
belle in Virginia since her school
girl days. She is brunette. of me.
dium height and graceful figure, has
q piquant face, expressive brown eyes
and wealth OF dark hair. She Is
a social fayoritc throughout Vir.
gin!a
II is understood that Mr. Crane
viii take his bride 10 Chicago 10 live
His father is reported 10 have done
more for the University of Chicago
than any other one man with the pos
sible exception OF John d. Rockefeller.