The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-01-07
NEWS AT WEIGH.
A Live Town--S2o,o00 New School
House-Some New Settlers
other Points About People
And Things.


welch will soon have natural gas
It win come from about 40 miles
away.
The Welch watchman win Issue a
big illustrated edition of this growing
town and its future prospects.
]. II. Trolinger, the grocer is doing
business Of about $1,000 per month.
lie has been in his new store for about
two months.
There are no vacant houses for
rent in Weleh. It is uncertain any
night whether a stranger can get ae-
commodation at the hotels. Lots of
travellers.
A young gentleman of Welch,
Wednesday, before supper, heard that
his best girl was sick eight miles out
in the country. He got a horse and
buggy and regardless OF the AWFUL
roads, darkness and weather hasten
ed to the lady and brought her home.
Il. d. Hagerman, an old settler of
this county, we'll known in Welch and
Vinita, where he does most of his
business has built a new house and
barn on the farm he bought there some
time ago. The house is now ready and
he will move in with his family.
There has been a great change in
the social life of Welch since the
school teachers living here returned
10 their work after the holiday yaca-
tion. Two of these teachers are
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs J. N. Du-
vail Of the Duyall hotel Misses Ida
and Anna.
A farmer south OF town Is much
worried that the editor of the Watch
man is about to break down with
overwork, Besides his paper labors,
every Monday he drives by with his
lady-loye and leaves her about five
miles beyond at the school where she
teachers Then makes the same long
return trip Friday night The horse
and buggy are standing it we'll
The Weleh schools are all in the
new building It is a grand improve
ment of the town ost was $4,000.
brick, and woodwork of oil finish
Two stories. Greek architecture. of
throughout, eight rooms, and large
basement above ground The base
ment of the town Cost was $4,000.
space Heating is by steam. Each
room has a ventilation. Five rooms
are now occupied. There are between
20 and 80 scholars now in the primary
department A separate stairway goes
up to each room. Another teacher has
been talked Of
Bunch Of New Settlers.
+. r. simpkins of Hill City, S. D.. is
erecting a good country home on the
farm he has bought of the Alfalfa
Land company
w. d. Adkins Of Quincy, Kans,
bought a farm Wednesday Of the
Alfalfa Land company Of Welch. He
will locate on It soon with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Of Hazel
Green. Mo-. and their three children
are newcomers. They are farmers
and have secured a place two and a
half miles south
X. ]. Bowman and family of Quincy,
Kans. with his household effects. lie
will begin building at once a nice
country home on the elghty-acre farm
west, he lately purchased OF the
Alfalfa Land company
G. C. Mann and family Of Decatur
Ill, with a carload Of household goods
and farm implements arrived here
Tuesday. They will take immediate
possession Of the Jim shouse farm,
northeast.
William O'Connor OF Omaha, Neb
who recently bought a farm OF the
Alfalfa Land company, northeast OF
town mile and a half. will arrive
soon with his family and household
goods He has a big new house on
the place ready TO put them in.
Harvey Ross and family of Delphos,
Ind. are due here. They have bought
100 acres west Of town and viii move
on It at once He Is a breeder Of
fancy poultry and China hogs
William Pee, Welehs new poultry
man. did business In turkeys aud
chickens last month OF s2.S0O. He
does all his own dressing for the city
markets. He Is one Of welch's live
business men.
It is said to be so healthy about
Welch that there Is little or no use
for doctors and graveyards A GENE
terry was turned into a truck farm the
past season and yielded 500 bushels