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"Rush" Into
Oklahoma
Hallett II Growing And Located
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The fttata. Will- Continue to
The official "rush" into the Ter-
ritory of Oklahoma was made on
Monday, Aoiil 22, 1889, at noon.
What we mean by "the official
rush" is the one authorized and
appointed by the United States
Government. "Squatters" or
"sooner*" had been moving into
the territory from time to time and
it becamc necessary for the govern-
ment to eject all such offenders
and station troops along the line
and appoint a certain day for the
••opening" or rush. Owing to the
vast richness of the famous Indian
. country 100,000 excited people
from all over the republic congre-
gated  iear the line and camped
for weeks before hand awaiting the
signal to enter. They under-went
hardships that they might get a
home in this country. When the
tinal moment cnine it was difficult
to keep the people from stamped-
ing and the troops held them h ick
by force of arms until the cannon
boomed the signal for the race, and
what a race it was. Many lives
were lost in the fierce struggle for
lands. The day following the
tush, Oklahoma City was trans-
formed into a city of 5,000 and
Guthrie a mere stietch of wild grass
without a house was next day a
city of tents with a population of
over 10,000.
Less than ten years ago the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
country was opened and thousands
of bonce seekers thronged the tow ns
where land offices were located to
rile for the "grand drawing,"
which characterized that memorable
event. Again cities were built as
if by magic. Lawton became
city ot 25,000 floating population
in less than a month, where at the
beginning was only a strip of blue
 tem prairie.
The eastern part of Oklahoma,
that part so long inhabited by the
most progressive of all American
Indians, the "five civilized tribes,"
was until recently held by the tribes
us a whole and the resources of
of this section have been exploited
to a less extent than any other por-
tion of the United States. The
lands have recently been allotted
by the individual Indians und laws
enacted whereby transfer of titles
may be perfected; and the develop
ment of resources that as yet have
hardly been touched, proves to oe
very rapid.
Hallett is located in one of the
richest sections in Oklahoma, sur-
HALLETT, PAWNEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, JULY  , 1910.
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NO. 22.
Brick Hotel
For Hallett
Brick Hotel And Stone Bualnea
Mouse Will Be Added To Th*
Other Bnterprlaaa In Hallett
A Thrifty Orchard Nkak Hallett.
Hallett In Truit Belt
Although it has been but a few years since the first fruit trees were planted in Pawnee county, it is not
an uncommon thing to find nice thrifty orchards here now, in fact you will hardly find a home on the farm
where there is not an orchard. We have been enjoying peaches since in May and have had all kinds of
small fruits and berries since in early spring. The Apricot crop this year is good and early apples and
plums are now on the market. There is not a better cauutry anywhere to plant commercial orchards than
right here, where the insects and blight so common to older countries are comparative y unknown. There
could not be a better market anywhere than Hallett offers, the fruit which can not be consumed at home can
be shipped in any direction from here as the "Katy" and the Frisco-Rock Island cross here, and that gives
us a market such as Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Enid and numerious other cities. Then when the
factories are locatid, which will be before the closing of this fruit season, there will be mi gn at a demand for
fruit in Hallett that the fruit men will be kept busy supplying the home m irket.
rounded by a rich agricultural and
fruit country maiketiug a great
many agricultural products last year
and in land rich with oil, f*s, nhnie.
lime stone and other valuable pro-
ducts. In fact as has been very
truly said of the land in this section
of Oklahoma: "There was not
room enough to put all of the good
things 011 the ground so the rest was
just put underneath the soil."
The developing of these great
resources will make Hallett grow
very rapidly, in fi.ct there is build-
ing going on all of the time—a new
cotton gin is under construction,
the contract for the new school
building is now open for bids and
contracts have been let for other
buildings.
Eastern Oklahoma is making
some marked advances along town
building, not with a mad rush, but
a steady and certain growth and
Hallett is among those that - are
growing.
1910 finds Oklahoma with the
greatest increase in population of
any area in the world—a common-
wealth of more than a million
and a half of enterprising people,
that are sure to win.
Have Had The Proof
Livery Dray and Transfer
GOOD TKA^H AND SAFE DRIVER H
BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS PHONE 1 LONG 3 SHORTS
DRIVER SENT WITH TKAM
WHEN DESIRED
PASSENGERS CARRIED TO ALL PARTS OF THE
CITY AND COUNTRY. CHARGES REASONABLE
B. L. GILLASPIE, Prop.
The following are a few extracts
from prominent business men who
have had the proof as to the ability
of our graduates:
'We have had two ot youi grad-
uates in our employ and both have
given entire satisfaction. Your
work is thoroughly practical and
all you claim for it."
"I am clerk of the District Court,
I have had one of your graduates
in my office for several months,
and find her competent in every
respect."
"I have one of your stenogra-
phers in my office; she takes notes
in shorthand rapidly and tran'
scribes them neatly and accurately
on the typewriter, and her general
work is such that 1 can highly
recommend your school."
"Having employed several of
your graduates, I think your insti
tution the best ot its kind in this
country."
"We have had six of your grad-
uates in the past few years; they
were alfgood; send us another."
"There is such a scarcity of busi-
ness colleges that fit their students
for real business that we cannot re-
frain from praising and indorsing
your college, since several of your
students have proven competent in
our office."
"We have in our employ a
young man who is giving the high-
est degree of satisfaction. I. there-
fore, unreservedly commend your
college."
"We have had one of your grad-
uates for the past twelevc months
as bookkeeper and stenographer,
and he has handled with ease the
departments of our tapidly increas-
ing business."
••As you well know, I have had
a number of your students in my
office. 1 take this opportunity ot
•aying that even student that I
have had from your school shows
superiority of training oyer «tud-
ents that I have had from othei
schools."
"I have one of your graduates;
his service is satisfactory. The
discipline, to say nothing of the
actual knowledge gained, would
more than pay parents for the
amount expended for their child in
your institution."
"I have given your graduates a
thoroughjest, and have found them
to be accurate and quick with their
work. The thorough and practical
training you give fits them for any
kind of a position."
Write for catalog containing hun-
dreds of indorsements together with
name and address from business
men who pay graduates good sal-
aries, and then you will be con-
vinced of the reason why some
competitors of ours are disposed to
deny the fact that with our modem
systems we can give you a better
course in half the time and at half
the expense than they can.
Address Capital City Business
College, Guthrie. Oklahopia.
Let'ers have been received from
lot owners, who have visited Hal-
lett, asking for a location to build
a two story brick or stone hotel
building, and other inquiries are
about a stone business house.
There is not a better location any
where than Hallett for a large ho-
tel. The crossing of the two rail-
roads here with eight passenger
trains per day make an unusual
large amount of transfer, and be-
sides the transient trade Hallett has
a great many visitors. While Hal-
lett already has two good hotels
there is ample room for another,
in fact we need another one very
much. And we are very much
pleased that one will be built.
There is not an empty house,
either business or residence, in the
town. There is scarcely a day that
passes that we do not have many
inquiries for both. Now is the
time to put up buildings in Hallett
as there is a great demand for them
and will be even more so as
soon as the enterprises now started
are completed and put in opera-
tion.
Actual work has commenced
on the building for the Farmers &
Merchants Giu at Hallett. This
will be one of the best gins any-
where in this part of the country
and the building will be ready to
install the machinery which will be
shipped about the middle of July.
The Commonwealth Cotton Oil Co.
who hare had a ghi here for tome-
time, have removed all of their old^
machinery and installed new mach-
inery throughout, enlatging their
capacity from a two to a four stand
gin. Hallett is making prepara-
tions to handle most ot the cotton
raised in this country and the cot-
ton crop is much larger this year
than usual.
W. V. Wilcox l>as everything
ready to begin work on his feed
and grist mill and will start the
building right away. He has pur-
chased his machinery and will get
his building ready, at the earliest
possible moment, so he can begin
operation. Mr. Wilcox will also
run a general variety woodwork
shop in connection with his mill.
Hallett's High School building
will soon be under construction.
The contract for bids is now open
to contractors, and it will be but
a few days until the contract will he
let. The building will be of brick
and would be a credit to a much
larger town.
WHEN IN THE CITY STOP AT THE
MOTEL HALLETT
toerqtking Meat and "Clean
Transient Trade Solicited
RATES $1.00 PER
BY THE WEEK
DAY
$4.00
S. R. Moore, Prop.
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