The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-30

other public park. donated 70 the clt/
- the Frisco Railway a. a condition
tor the clty's purchase of the adjacent
property wher the city Hall q situas
"a. I, Ia A. the junction of the Frise9
aud Katy Railways. and Is one Of ne
prettiest sights In the country, We
come to travellers on both the lines. ~
sell a. q delight 20 the citlzens The
City Hall property was bought for t2ss
900 from business men who had erect
cd the brick structure. two stories high
for auditorium purposes Tho first
goor has the city Offices. The second
has an auditorium seating more than
500. thfgser with a stage sixty feet
vide and sixty feet deep. all we'll
equipped. II IL ono OF the few munich.
bal theater buildings In the conntrg.
The park Is called Parker Plaza. fcr
Judge lnmnn r. Parker, former fed.
eral Judge. son Of a man Of the same
name Who was general solicitor for the
Frisco line. II Is Immediately east OF
the city Hall property. Il has been
beautlned with flowers and shrubbery,
walks and soddlng Of Bermuda grass.
There Is flowing fountain Of arteaian
water in tho center. Around the City
HALL are ycrandaa enclrcling the strue.
ture ana supported BY great colonial
columns
THE little city has twcntyseven
miles Of cement sidewalks, two and
one.half miles Of streets paved with
vtrifed blocks IN the business section.
aud through the residence districts
the streets are graded well and curb
ed The natural soil, when graded and
rounded, makes splendid hard street
In all sorts OF weather
There are forty.six flowing artesian
wells In ylnlta. The city owns six OF
these. their depths varying from 600 TO
100 feet, and all giving pure water
with good pressure Near the City
Hail Building there Is public drink.
Ing fountain on the latest lines Of san
itary arrangement About the city
there are four places whore live stock
may drink ~
"rhe court house Is the old time fed
eral building plain red brick, where
provision is stu made for sessions of
the federal coui; The house has been
made attractive with vines and the
grounds with grass and flowers.
rThe new high school building OF
bun brick has lately been completed
nt cost Of 100000. II has three
siol es and a basement II stands In
lot G40xS3O seet. There are I'VE
other white scnools and one for n.
groes, all with very fair Fairgrounds
aud some chances. well used, for park.
Ing aud beautifying We have found
that beauty and health do not cost
Iore than the haphazard arrange
renta and the maintaining Is fnr
haaper In the condition OF cleanliness
laAd attractivenesa
eThere Ii wellsequIpped Are sta-
tiun and IN n large district OF the city
Ip'teution is required to llre.prootng
IGhert are four banks. two Of them ma
tunpl
after three y'ars of compaiatlve
Idtyness. the soil las this winter had u
thorough soaking. and while tho win.
tet fingered SO long that crops will be
late. the prospects were never better,
Already the wheat and alfalfa have the
locks OF prosperity Oats have smali
acreage because OF the cold, bur the
crop is prime, Corn and cotton out
leek could not be improved North.
east Oklahoma Is the finest lanl on
earth, We hold. and the city, lust
ltanty miles from Kansas and Missouri.
Is as cosmopolitan as Dallas AMI some
day viii be as large as this city Il
GAw. Dallas Newa,