Claremore Messenger. (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 1914 Page: 1 of 10
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ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL EDITION OF THE
vol.. XIX.
CLAREMORE. ROGERS COUNTY.OKLAHOMA , JANUARY 23 1914
NUMBER 0
|Plain Facts, When Properly Expressed, Are Always Convincing
Claremore Needs No Exaggerated Advertising
[What Claremore Is
Claremore is a center or Education-
al advantages, Health giving Proper-
i, Business supremacy and Social
Environment. The place rests on es-
tablished 'traditions in both social and
business fabric. It Is old in years, but'
new in vigor. Along with Its com-
mercial expansion goes hand In hand
the spirit that has conquered the
treat Southwest.
Gradually, steadily and worthily has
f Claremore grown from oa Indian
trading point to the substantial cen-
ter of today. Its five thousand In-
habitants have made It one of Ok-
lahoma's handsomest and most at-
tractive towns. Its three elegant
bank buildings. Its eight churches,
some of them among the finest In
Northern Oklahoma, its three splendid]
schools and Eastern University Pre-
paratory School with excellent In-
structors, Its scores of fine and mod-
ern homes, its miles of good streets
and cement walks, the splendid cura-
tive qualities of tbe famous radium
water, its block* and blocks of mod-
i era business houses all go to stamp
I Claremore as a town of municipal
taste and its people as home lovers
^and home builders.
Traveling; salesmen (and they are
good authority) say that Claremore
business men are the most modern in
their Ideas of any town In the state.
That Is Claremore stores are the
neatest and cleanest, show windows
are attractive and stocks are better
kept than In any other town In this
territory. It might be further added
that Claremore carries larger stocks
of goods Ulan any other towfa of lis
size .In this section for tbe excellent
reason that the patronise Justifies it-
It la not too much to say that solid
({thrift, sensible progress and modern
And Why It Is
The Public Schools
of Rogers County
women whose fins efforts have raised
conditions to such a high standard. I
Claremore is the County Seat of
Rogers County, In the heart of tbe
finest agricultural district of North- J
eastern Oklahoma, which was a part
of the old Indian Territory. Claremore
was named from Chlof Claremore who
was killed In battle between Osagea
and Cherokee* at Claremore Mound,
about six miles northwest of here. I
The town lies close to tbe largest
gas and oil fields west of the Miss-
issippi. Testing for oil and gas here.
Three new wells to be started lm- i
mediately within six miles of town. |
Lots of undeveloped coal fields1
throughout the County. With push
and capital It can be developed Into
a flourishing mining business.
The City of Claremore owns Its
own water and light plant. Have
finest filtering plant In the State.
The water Is piped from the Verdi-
gris River six miles from town. The
State Chemist pronounces the city
water ninety-eight percent pure-
There are a great many sections of
the country that are particularly fa-
vored along certain lines, but many
of, which lack one prime essential—
good drinking water. That la an as-
set that Is none too common. Good
water is one of the bulwarks of a
healthful environment and Its lack
Is one of the menances of any local-
ity. Claremore's greateat asset is
her wonderful health giving Radium
Water. The fame and excellence of
It Is becoming world wide. The won-
derful Radian well, a picture ef
which appears on this page. Thous-
ands of people come here annually
and are cured of various ailments.
This water Is very effective In the
The schools of Rogers County are
in fine shape throughout, especially
tbe rural schools. Equal to any in
the state and in many cases superior
to thoae of Missouri and Kansas.
Rogers County pays better salaries
In rural districts; salaries run from
$50 io $100
There are 41 districts in Rogers Co..
employ 170 teachers. There are eight
consolidated districts.
Prof. J. C. Dougherty is County
Sut «rlntendent of schools. He was
elected July 7 1913. Through his un-
tiring efforts the standard of Rogers
County School is being steadily raised
Mr. Dougherty is a native of the
Ptr.te of Missouri, being a graduate
of Ltate Normal school located at
Kitksvllle Missouri. He has taught
Radium Water Clare-
more's Greatest Asset
6 rooms employs 5 teachers. The
Claremont Bldg. is a fine structure
and grefit improvement has been
made in Its routine of work. To its
already excellent tourse has been add-
e,l typewriting, domestic art. domestic]
science, telegraphy, m;i:itial training
and printing. This school has about
20 instructors.
The Academy employs 4 teacher'. |
Prof. It. II. Hester, City Superintend- I
cnt of Schools stands at the head of
these three schools and deserves
much credit for the enviable repu-
tation which Claremore Public School
have. Prof. Hester is a native of
the state of Tennessee, has been in
Oklahoma for past 10 years. Prof.
Hester was the first County Superin- '
tendert of Rogers County, He serv-
A writeup of Claremore would not be
anyway near complete without touch-
ing on ltadium Wuter. Radium Water
is the substance which put the
"more" in Claremore.
A few years ago, a company was
formed to drill for gas in the edge of
Claremore. They pushed the weil
down over a thousand feet and struck
a strong flow of artesian water which
hnl a strong odor, and continued to
f'.ow steadily. After a time by acci-
dent it was discovered that this water
had certain healing powers so sam-
ples were sent to chemists and analy-
s.s made whit h showed it very strong
in health giving minerals. Several
< nres of skin diseases, were made,
tod as ltadium was in the public
eye at that time as a great healer,
business ideas find a larger outlet here treatment ' of rheumatism, eczema.
than In any neighboring town twice
the sice of Claremore. For the first
time In many years the Messenger Is
dealing with the town and different
lines of business written from a per-
sonal standpoint, that the outside
Ftomach trouble, alcoholism and many
other troubles. There are six bath
houses in the city (two colored)
where the best treatment may be bad
at, reasonable prices. Tbe year *1913
was by for the most successful in
world may know fully and Intelligent- the hlBtory of Claremore as a health
ly tbe personality of the men and( resort
Real Estate in Rogers Co.
this water was fancifully called Ra-
dium Water, not because It contain-
ed radium, but on account of its
wonderful healing powers.
Bath houses have been built to ac-
commodate people of any station In
life, and rich and poor come to the
fountain, boihe and are cured- For
stomach and skin diseases it is al-
most infallible. Persons coming on
stretch rs witu stomach trouble and
leaving well and hearty In a few
weeks time is a very common occur-
•ence. Any sore which can be reach-
ed by the water can lie healed. Prob-
ably more people taking the baths do
■->> for rheumatism, and most of them
are < i,red. and all are relieved. *
During the entire year transients
are here from all over the Unled
States taking the baths. Radium
Water has not had the advertising
over the country that other mineral
waters have received, but is no un-
usual case to have people hear of It
at Bome other place where they get
no benefit and <ome here to be cur-
ed. Claremore takes care of dozens
of cases a'ter Hot Springs fails
On account o' this great Radium
Water business, with three wells con-
stantly flowing, and new wells can
be brought in ai needed Claremore'#
future is sure, even in bad years- But
when the farmers get good crops and
make money, when the transient bath-
ers are numerous, business hums and
Claremore seems like a metropolis.
If you are ailing, we would advise you
to drop a line to the Publicity Man-
ager foi further information book-
let, and look into this proposition. We
feel you < an t pa-*s up Claremore for
a health proposition.
Three of Claremore's Public School Buildings—Claremont, Hiawatha and Academy
Excellent values In Real Estate
owing to tbe fact that It la but re-
cently that the government permitted
the Indians to aell their allotment.
[ the prices are yet extremely low. Tbe
best land can atill be had at prices
ranging from 916 to $40 per acre the
latter black limestone soil.
The price of land is yet less than
' one third of what It Is in tbe older'
states but Is rising steadily. The cli-
mate Is excellent and to those who
are looking for a good real estate
Investment they can do no better than
locate In Rogers County, Oklahoma.
Present Indications are that the ag-
ricultural resources of this section
[will be greatly Increased during the
[coming year.
Idareiwere Canyen, ene ef the beauty
There has already been grei* good ac-
complished by this agent y In the pre-
vention of live stock diseases and
distribution of pure seed for spring
crops. For the benefit of the land
owners along the Verdigris River, a
very rich belt of bottom land that
almost surrounds Claremore on tbe
North, West and South, our Coun-
ty Commissioners have allowed a
o-ataage district to be formed along
this fertile region, bad tbe river bed
will be straightened and cleared, and
when completed, land along this river
will become worth double if not trlb-
ble Its present value. With these
Hnes of development well under way.
Claremore haa every enu ranee of en
ploying In tbe near future, a great
prosperity dear to ber agricultural
reaourcee.
tor past twenty years in Missouri and ed in this capacity six years. Is at
Oklahoma, having taught all grades present member of the State Board
TO
OF
fr.im ope room school up to City Sup-
of Education.
RECLAIM 100,000 ACRES
FARM LAND.
One of the most progressive moves
Th.« State University Preparatory 1 ever made by hte fanners of a new
erintendent. Mr. dougherty Is a clean Mool ,s )o(
ated in Claremore. A i state l:ns Just been made by a num-
man of excellent habits and Is a distinction of which Claremore might ber o;' farmers of Rogers County, ltv-
gemkman that any city might be be justly proud Dr. J. II. Mayes a j ing along tho bulks of the Verdigris
prtiitl of. gentleman of wide experience and ! river. They presented a petition to
^he City of Claremore has four strong personality stands at the head the county commissioners recently to
ech«ols employing about 40 Instruct- of tins great Institution. This instl- I form a drainage district, to be known
c.ri. tutlon employs 1 *• strong instructors. I as Rogers County i>ralnago District
There are three public school build- Increased enrollment 1*3 greater than No. 1, and includes in its boundaries
Claremore la an excellent shipping
point. Us two railroads, the Frisco
and Iron Mountain, offer unexcelled
transportation facilities. Both ef these
traverse the city forming direct high-
ways to At- Louis, Kansas City and
•11 Oklahoma aad Texaa points.
As a result of a complaint filed by
tlM city of Claremore against the St.
L. and I. F. R. R. the state corpora-
tion commission baa Issued an order
demanding, that the Frisco Railway
build i tew aad ap-to-date passenger
Depot la this fity. Tbe same to be
completed by July 1, 1114.
To add to the already faat growing
uthualaam of our agricultural uplift
[aad development, a substantial brsactf
I of tbe Baatera Oklahoma Agricultural
|Aasa. baa baea organised la Clara-
aad la cooperation with the
•• Dept. ef Agriculture have an;
• Demoaat ration Agent, who
[la Isa4lag every assistance to tbe
at Us eeaaty.
WANTED:—By the biggest tailor-
ing bouse In Amends making the baa
Made to Order Clothes, Tailoring
■alee Ageota for tbe oil flslis ef Ok-
Isboms. Big Sample Unas, Big Ad-
vert taint Helps; Big Profits, fld-M
to lao.oo sasy for haatlera. One In a
town only. Writ* today.
It, Look Bag US,
• it
Ings, namely. Hiawatha composed of last year.
The above illustration is that n(
one of the three Kadi.un Water
Wells flowing. This life givintf
fluid gushes up from hundreds of
leet underground, and it is con*
trolled with great difficulty.
U that land subj<tt to overflow by
the Verdigris and Caney River, and
Bird Creek
A board of viewers consisting of
three members, was appointed and
after viewing the territory effeetVd,
they reported the plan was feasible,
and would be of great benefit to the
farms along the streams.
The surveying Is to be completed
within six monthts thereafter. As
soon in the surveyor completes his
work the real work of drainage will
begin. (Every mehtod known to mod-
ern ditchers will be used. Where the
river makes short turns and has a
low land between dredges will be used
to make a new bed rutting off tbe
old bed. making the new one shorter
and preventing much of the overflow.
All brush and other obstructions will
be removed. Where necessary to pro-
tect adjacent low lands dykes will
be built.
It Is estimated that there Is be-
tween plnety and one hundred thous- j
SOCIAL LIFE
IN CLAREMORE
Social life in Claremore Is a broad
factor in the upbuilding of Its insti-
tutions. Church life is vigorous and
'lourishing. The Congregations of
Methodist, M. E. South, Baptist,
Christian, Episcopal, Presbyterian,
Advent and two colored churches
have earnest and progressive congre-
gations.
The school system of the city Is a
source of pride because of Its work
aud the service it affords.
Claremore has many assets. Its
health-giving water, its strongly de-
veloped social and commercial circles
the productivity of Its surrounding ter
rltory, and especially the vast oppor-
tunity for enlargement of these as-
sets, all bid well for the future. There
Is doubtless a time coming in the
near future when this section will
be one of the most successful dairy
counties in the <ountry. Its land
produces excellent gratis. The land
can be bought reasonable. The win-
ters are short, stock is carried through
ATl.mc Cl.ua BUILDING-- Third Sow mm
ngih* c invention hallt in iha MM*. PirM
ioor iwimnrif pool ISalM, tilled lor Iraik mr
Kiiiivm Waltr planit.
cheuply. It is a fine stock country
There Is money In keeping cows and
people are fast finding It out. There
1* bound to be broad development in
and a res of land which can he re- this line In the next few years.
deemed by this work. Much of this
land is at the present time worthless,
Claremore steadily Improves Each
year It has better nnd atUl better fa-
but when the annual overflow Is stop- cllltles for the army of visitors who
ped may prove to be some of the beet always come In Increased numbers,
and most fertile land In the county." The people here know how to trest
The estimated cost .Is six dollars per. visitors. They expect them and sre
acre, and this cost Is assessed dl- accustomed to them. There is an air
rectly against thqse who receive the of easy sociability not apparent In
benefit. A six hundred thousand dol-, the larger centeree. The future Is
lur Job Is a pretty good contract tor substantial and promising.
the fw-tners to take on, but It Is es- | The city wants more and still mors
tlmuted that the Increase In thev si-. visitors hnd continued every improv-
us of thls^and over s million dollars od service will swalt then.
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