The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-07-31
SEEING THINGS
in OKLAHOMA
Local Resident Tells of Thousand
Leggers" Eight Inches Long

Leggers" Eight Inches Long
c. +. Dix, an employee of the
Standard Oil Co. recently transferred
from the Tuscarora Pumping Station
at Centre Bridge to De Noya, Okla,
writes some interesting items of his
experiences in that western state.
Mr.. Dix is sober young man. but
Judging by some of the "varmints'
he has seen out there, ii would go
hard for heavy imbiher with the
I'D. Us" Here is a part of his let
ter to the editor:
"There are centipeds here, measur-
ing from 4 to s inches in length,
resembling the so-called Thousand
Logger" back East. A bad looking
actor and really is. They have a
long forked tail and can bite or
strike with tail they are considered
very dangerous by natives, especially
by the Indians, while probably not
deathly poisonous, the flesh de-
Gays to the bone of one bitten or
struck, They are found among stone
piles and old rotten wood piles.
"Tarantulas" are common and are
considered very poisonous. These are
found in grass and weeds most any
where, and with an occasional "Rat-
tier and "Copperhead" it pays to
watch your step and personally l
consider leather puttees a necessity.
Another strange one to me, is the
Mountain Boomer" large lizard
shaped animal about to 10 inches
in length, long tail, large head
carried erect and very fast on
foot, although harmless and quite
tame.
Iliiacking, "hold-up" stuff, and
bank robberies, continues to be the
pastime of a large number Of Okla
homa citizens(?). An officer of the
law is known rs a "Law" here, and
! am informed by many that 90 per
cent of the outlawry is carried ON
by the Laws themselves, and
nIost of these are men who have
! lied more tnan one man in his
time, and ii is next to impossible
to convict a criminal in Oklahoma.
Arkansas is not much better. The
Governors of these states have a
hobby of pardoning any convict whe
promises to leave the state. IN
other words they are dumped upon
the people of other states, which tc
me seems quite unfair.
Conditions have improved some
what since Governor Walton wa,
ousted, however, there is plenty o
room for improvement as | see ii
and the New Jersey citizen VIII,
thinks he is living in an age o
crime should visit some Of our west
ern states, he would surely return
home with greater respect fol
Jersey Justice"
We have had the needed rains
and corn and cotton will be the best
crops for many years past, as was
wheat throughout the whole wheat
belt, and yet wheat prices continue
to advance and the old law OF
supply and demand is lost sight
Of. One farmer left Oklahoma dowr
and out, going to western Kansas
where he planted 1900 acres of or
iginal Buffalo sod, on his nerve anc
borrowed capital, his profits, after
harvesting this year were S35 ,00(
and he said he could have had twice
the ground for the asking Eastern
farmers take note.
Good draft or heavy horses car
be purchased for $3.50 pair, yes
there are still golden opportunities
for the man of nerve and some
capital A truck driver ON S25(
investment cleaned up $4,000 anc
still has monthly income of S250.0t
from oil royalties purchased yea
ago.
must close for now with bes
regards to self and readers.
Sincerely,
G. +. Dix