The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-12

Colorado Springs, Sept IL. - With
the approach of Indian summer days.
arrivals from Oklahoma in the Pixies
Peak region still continue. The num-
Der of automobiles with Oklahoma
pennants and visitors wearing Okla
homa badges does not diminish. The
bountfful crops throughout their state
have kept numbers at home all sum.
mer, but with the harvest over, they
are taking their vacations at this sea
son, many taking advantage of the
delightful climate and of the improved
condition of the roads to come by auto
mobile
Oklahomans who have spent the
month of September in Colorado
Springs in previous years appreciate
the beauties of the Colorado autumn.
At no other season of the year is the
climate o fthe Pixies Peak region so
nearly terfect, and those whom the
heat and stress of summer in the low
lands have enervated and depressed
find new life coursing through their
veins. The mountains are clothed in
the most brilliant foliage and the
crisp invigorating days invite to the
out of doors.
During the month of August the
highest temperature in Colorado
Springs was sc degrees, the mean
Temperature for the month being 63.S
degrees, which is the mean tempera-
ture for August here for a period of
l32 years; the total precipitation for
August was one inch.
Many visitors are entering their
children in schools at Colorado
Springs, Colorado City and Manitou,
which opened September 8. All work
done in these schools is credited to the
child when he returns home.
AS an evidence of the tide of travel
from Oklahoma, no less than 81 visit
tors from that state registered at the
Summit House on top of Pixies Peak
in the last 10 days, and the other
scenic attractions report correspond
ing numbers of sightseers from the
state. In the last ten days As automo-
lbile parties have arrived in Colorado
Springs for stays of 80 days or longer,
and many more for shorter times.
Effie B. White of Sulphur is in Colo
RADIO Springs enjoying cool mountain
breezes.
c. w. Williams of Verden is stend-
ing few weeks in cool Colorado. He
| is in Colorado Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w R. Pineham of We.
leetka are in the Pixies Peak region
for few weeks outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Rucker of
Mounds are among the Oklahomans
in Colorado Springs and Manitou this
season.
Among visitors from Vinita in Colo
RADIO Springs are Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Thompson, the Misses Thompson, at
the Acacia Hotel, and Norville Rat
cliff and Eva Ratcliff.
B. H. Epperson of Ada is a sight
seer in Manitou
George Breat and family OF Ponea
are spending a month in Colorado
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Funk and daugh-
ter, Miss Vera, have removed from
Guthrie, and are now residents of
Colorado Springs, where Mr. Funk is
in business.
Mr. and Mrs. George Williams and
baby of Muskogee and Mrs. G. X. Will
liams of Oklahoma City have been
spending the month of August in the
Pixies Peak region They made the
trip in their automobile.
Among Oklahomans who have re-
Gently climbed Pixies Peak are II. A.
Belts of Chouteau. J. w. Chism of
Medford, G. A. Hoover of Sallisaw, d.
L. Martin and Mrs. Trixie Martin of
Claremore, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Frank of
Ponca, w. B. Field of Willard and C.
J. Howell of Welch.
Mrs. C. w. Nelson of Muskogee and
her daughter, Mrs. Perry of Tulsa, are
in Colorado Springs enjoying the cool
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Crump and
daughter, Miss Nell, and sons, Don
and Owen, have returned to their home
in Muskogee after spending the sum-
mer in Colorado Springs.
Glenn Condor, William Smith and
Carl Crossley of Tulsa are in the
Pixies Peak region on a pleasure trip.
They will visit Yellowstone tark be-
fore returning home, in few weeks.
Mrs. W. G. Brockman and daughter
Maxine have been spending several
weeks in Colorado Springs. Their
home is in Tulsa.
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