The Enid Weekly Wave. (Enid, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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IT WAVES, SURGES ROARS AND REBOUNDS ONLY TO COME BACK AGAIN WITH GREATER FORCE FOR ENID. GARFIELD COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. AND DEMOCRACY.
VOLUME 7.
ENID, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1900.
NUMBER 24
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GARFIELD COUNTY.
An Edenic spot in the Land of the Fair God.—
Where Prosperity rewards the Frugal
and Industrious.
SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
ie income from the products of the 4320 farms of
the County this year, from all sources. i
Population 21,988.—ENID,the flour-
ishing capital City; the trad-
ing place of 35,000
People.
The lay of the land comprising Garfield county, Oklahoma lerritory is ,
oiling prairie; it is wejl watered by hundreds of creeks fed l>y thousands
_if springs, giving forth as wholesome water as eyer flowed from mother
sarth. The soil is of the most fertile in the world, as a trip to the coun-
ty during this growing season of 1899 would prove to the satisfaction of
anyone. 3ounting the school laud, which is all under cultivation or be-
ing used for pasturing stock, there are 4,320 farms, of 180 acres each, in
this county. There is no waste land, every acre has been homesteaded.
The surface, or general lay of the country is as handsome as one can
conceive. The labor of farming here is trifling compared with the labor
necessary in the country east of the Mississippi river; no surface rocks
listurb the smooth gliding of the plow; no stump puller is necessary
ind grubbing is never done here.
Price of Land.
Land that has been patented is valued, to a certain extent, on the dis-
tance it lays from the city of Enid, from §5 to $30 per acre. Itelinquish-
rnents go at the same price, less the government price for the land.
Climate.
Outside of the almost continuous soaring of the gulf current of winds,
the climate of Garfield county is very pleasing indeed. The winters are
almost always mild and the summers a little warm, yet quite pleasant-
nights quite cool and invigorating. A glance at a map of the United
States will readily show you that Oklahoma is a happy medium between
the cold frigid north and the hot torrid south, hence, this country is not
pestered with the disease plagues of the north nor south. lhe yellow
fever of the south or the scarlet fever of the north never trouble the peo-
ple of Oklahoma.
Population.
The population of the county is 21,988, having gained nearly 4,057
since July 1, 1897. The present prosperity of the county will undoubt-
edly raise the population to 25,ooo before the end of this year. Ninety-
five per ct Of the people are white and a hard working, rustling class,
tempe-ed by misfortunes in other parts of the country. Many who came
here in destitute circumstanc e find thsmselves in possession of valuable
lands and comfortable homes
Schools.
The public "school system of the county is retarded some by the small
district system adopted by the first territorial legislature, yet good schools
abound in all parts of the" county, and the territory provides a first class
University, two Normal colleges and au agricultural college.
Statistics.
The WAVE gleans the following statistics from the county assessor's
returns to the county clerk: ■
There are 691,2oo acres of land in the county all told, about 3oo,ooo
acres are under fence, the balance is not under fence as the laws in re-
o-ard to stock running loose protect the growing crops of the farmers.
There are 5,320 families in tne county. Estimated cash value of the land
and improvements in the county is $4,4o7,7<>G.... Value of implements
and machinery$00(5,092 Of buggies and wagons $100,875 Value of
binding twine sold this year *28,300; number of pounds sold 333,000
Apple trees growing 225,480 Pear trees 9,533 Peach trees 55o,o20
... .Apricot 1(5,896. . .Plum trees 3,000 .. .Grapes 30,892.
Livk Stock—On March 1, last, 10,565 horses, 2,096 mules, 6720 milch
cows, 1 7,q62 cattle, 28,410 hogs Estimated value of all live stock
sold from March 1, 1897, to March 1, i899, *565,950.
Agricultural Stjtibticis—Number of acres of wheat harvested this
vear 225,000 acres; estimated yield 5,500,000 bushels; estimated value at
present prices J>3,3i i(ooo.... I here are 83,34o acres of corn out and
growing nicely, whi :h will be worth if all goes well #665,92o Oats
harvest id 32,185 ncn<s—Castor beans 4,328 acres—Cotton 2,1<1
acres respectively; e-'.timftted value $3oo,oo' From March 1, 1897 to
he same date 189 the value of all classes of poultry, eggs, butter
cheese, vegetables, native fruit«unl stove wood marketed in Enid and
neighboring village? amounted to $540,794 At least *3oo,ooo worth
"f hay, flax seed, pea-uts, iweet potatoes, broom corn, kaffir corn and oth-
er odd crops are sold out of this county annually.
It is safe to say that the products of this county marketed within the
last year brought very nearly $7,ooo,ooc.
Owing to this country being new a monstrous building boom has been
going on for two years. The various lumber yards of the city of Enid and
"ither yards in the county sold 1086 car loads of lumber since August 1 '98
THE CITY OF ENID.
Near the center of this rich and productive county is the City of Enid,
t ie natural trading point for at least 35,000 people, living in Garfield,
Grant, Wood Woodward, Kingfisher and Blaine counties. It is now a city
of 6,321 people, all doing well. In the last year new brick block have
sprung up like magic, but still town lots are quite cheap, The city is
fast assuming a metropolitan appearance and 111 time will reach a popula-
tion of at least 15,000. There are excellent openings here for the right
people to go into most any kind of a manufactuing business. Nearly all
the churches have good congregations here. A truthful writeup like this
may surprise some who peruse these lines, but a visit to this country
would surprise you still more. t*or further and continued information
KVIiSCRIBK KOR KITH Bit the Enid DAILY OR WEEKLY J W A\ H.
Have added to their large stock a big line of all grades of
Carpets arid Mattine
All the very Newest Patterns. Their prices arc right on these
Goods. Inspect their line before you Buy.
Everything in our
Bedroom Suit
tH . . Department
willl go at a reduction in price for the next thirty days.
The Latest Things in Our Stock
Couches,
Davenports, &
Wicker Specialties
lor tlie spring trade.
Daniels & Kirven, Props.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 4 *3 East Broadway, Enid, O. T.
is entirely too large to
mention everything,
the thing to do is to
come and see it. No
trouble to show you
through, •
THE PIANO CONTEST.
.4 BOOM TO MANKINDS
The contest for the Kimball piano
co be i-iven away to the congregation
or society receiving the most votes
by August 25, is becoming quite in-
teresting. Here is the result for the
weeks past.
A. O. U. W.
Masons
High School
M. W. A.
I. O. O. F.
Catholic church,
Methodist church
Schiller Lodge
Christian church
Baptist church,
W. O. W.
Rebecca Lodge
Presbyterian church
K. P. Lodge
Seven Day Advent
Congregational Church
M. E. South church
Lutheran church
Evangelist Church
Colored Baptist Church
Hospital
Pest house
Fraternal Home
D" TABLER'S BUCKEYI
PILE
5 K-aSS^tlfo °
Si
in my 33
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32,23"
11,936
3.994
13,710
cuee
=&m
SlSEKlI
A New Discovery for the Certain Cure of INTERNAL and
EXTERNAL PILES, WITHOUT PAIN.
CURES WHERE ALL OTHERS HAVE FAILED.
Tubes, by Mail, 75 Cents; bottles, 50 Cents.
JaMES F. BALLARD, Sole Proprietor, - - 310 North Main Street, ST. LOUIS. MO,
Sold by G-em Pharmacy.
DOUBLE DAILY
SERVICE
The best line to the east
Colorado. Nebraska
and Missouri.
Reclining Chair Cars—Seats Free
Pullman Bleeping Gars.
The Popular Bakeru
OP C. F. OrtTMAN,
Is known by the Bread it Sells. Our
CAKE is as good a. -mythlng thnt
ever came out ot an oven, but what
we want to boom ii
Bread.
Let us convince you that our Bread
is the very best that the bent Hour
and long experience can make. We
make all kinds of ca ;.r- to order on
short notice. FKKfi DELIVERY .
ortmans Mens
First door southeast cor. i-quare. -t 9
Iron Mountain Route,
Direct, Li 116 To Fort Smith, Little Rook,
Hot Springs, Memphis.
And aH points in Arkansas, loxas, Louisiana, the
South and Southwest.
H. C. Townsend, Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Aet.
St. Lotiis.
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Isenberg, J. L. The Enid Weekly Wave. (Enid, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1900, newspaper, June 14, 1900; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112143/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.