The Wakita Herald. (Wakita, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1908 Page: 1 of 10
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THE WAKITA HERALD.
A LOCAL MEWSPAPKR PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDA1f MORKIMO AT WAKITA, ORAMT COVMTY. OKLAHOMA.
VOL. 11.
Wakita, Oklahoma, April 17,1008.
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EAJTER PASS WITHOUT BLOOMING OUT ARE
YOU? TAKE THE BLO550M.5 FROM A VINE
AND IT WILL Look BARE. FAIL To DRE.S-5
WELL AND YOU YOURSELF WILL NOT LOOK So
ATTRACTIVE. DRE-SJ WILL HELP YOU. DRE.S.S
WILL MAKE YOU FEEL *GooD AND PRoJPER.
THEJE THINGS WILL ADD To YOUR DRE-5-5.
WE CAN .SHOW YOU .SWELL NECKTIES FOR
-- 2 5C TO 65C.
PROPER THINGS IN .SHIRT WAI.ST.S FOR
$1.50 TO $5.00
good feeling underwear for 25c to 50c
TA-5TY Ho.SE FOR ................. ] 5C To 50C
NICE HAT J ....................... $ i. 50 TO $6.00
&OY.S’ SV\TS..............................|3.00 UP
B0Y*S’ hatj and capj.
BUY YOUR OXFORD-5 FOR EASTER.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOUR BODY NEED-5.
RESPECTFULLY,
Cofer-Sotf Mer. Cl
“THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR CASH”
Wakita, Oklahoma
Don't Forget the Adv't Contest.
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Wakita, Oklahoma
A. A. Zickefoose, Proprietor
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town 9t°P with us and get the best. Ftates: $2.00 and $1.25.
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DOWN THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE COUNTRY
The editor of the Herald
made a trip down through the
Panhandle last week, and as
there are Grant county people
located in all parts of that coun-
try and in New Mexico, wo will
give a synopsis of the country
and our observations of the con-
ditions there. Lack of time and
space prevents an extended des-
cription of the trip, but soirtf
general facts will doubtless hi
interesting to many.
Taking the Santa Fe train at
Harper Friday at 10 p. m. we
reached the Texas line directly
southwest of there as daylight
beganto show over the hills
the next morning. All the
Way through the Panhandle one
from a thickly settled country is
depressed by the miles and miles
of raw prairie land which be-
longs to the large, ranches. Yet
there are places along the road
in which are numerous ama 1
farms (100 acres) under cultiva-
tion and with good improve-
ments. In some parts the land
is smooth and looks from the
train to be very productive,
while in other places the land
is rough, sandy, and of little val-
ue. It is 223 miles from the Ok-
lahoma line to the New M&x.ico
line on this railroad, and there is
more smooth land than rough by
this route. A traveler is greatly
surprised to see the number of
towns in this country which was
until recently nothing but ranch
land. Amarillo leads with a
population of more than 10,000;
then comes Hereford, Canyon
City, Canadian, Panhandle, Hig-
gins, Miami, and a number of
smaller {daces. A large num-
ber of Florence (Grant county)
people are located at Pam pa.
The farmers are all very en-
thusiastic over their country
and chances of making money
by agriculture; they claim there
is sufficient rainfall every year
to mature their crops, and they
are certainly happy with the
hustle and bustle and good fel-
lowship of a new country and
the fascinating game of chance
with the variating rain clouds.
And they seem to hold trumps.
But one large herd of cattle
was seen along the road. Train
load after train load has been
shipped north, and a cattleman
on our train said that herd after
herd was being shipped to east-
ern Kansas where they would
| be put on the rich blue stem
grass and fattened for market.
He lived in southeastern Kansas
and was going after his cattle
near Panhandle to ship them up
there. He said there was nothing
like Kansas blue stem grass to
fatten cattle after they wintered
in Texas. He will then put his
cattle on the Kansas City mar-
ket in July or August.
The country would be settled
much more rapidly if the price
of land were not so high. The
large ranch owhers hold their
raw land at from $15 to $30 an
acre. They claim, however, that
by holding up the price only
men with money will come in
there. These ranchmen are al-
most always millionaires of Chi-
cago, and they make and boom
towns at their pleasure so the
towns will sell the land.
One very noticable thing about
these tywns is that they are com-
posed of fine large brick busi-
ness houses, nice well painted
residences, and cement side-
walks. The streets and alleys
are kept clean, and they certain-
ly present a fine appearance to
the stranger seeking invest-
ments.
Arriving at Texico, our object-
ive point, we found quite a
change. Every quarter section
of land is settled by homestead-
ers, and has a nice house, barn,
etc., is fenced, and has a well
and windmill. This well and
windmill is about the most im-
portant item of improvement, as
No. 42.
it is from 200 to 800 feet to water,
but the supply is inexhaustible
and of the best quality in the
world. A well driller said a 300
foot well would cost $300. These
farmers have been there about
five years and they talk of the
hard times when they first wont
there the same as we do about I
Oklahoma. They have been
raising crops every year, and
are very proud of their farms.
The small grains do the best
though they raised a big corn
crop last year, and a few who
had nerve enough to try it raised
a dfitton crop. Alfalfa does
well there. This country is all
level as a lloor and of a rich loam
in character. The roads are the
best natural roads in the world,
and the automobile traveled over
the prairie the same os in the
highway.
Relinquishments sell at from
$300 to $4000, according to the
distance from Texico. Every
foot of land here is filed on.
Texico is a hustling town of
over 2,000, and is only three
years old. It was built entirely
on it’s own resources by actual
business men with no promoter
but the Commercial club. It is
Jjuilt on a claim which was taken
for public use and surveyed into
town lo£s, and is the junction for
the Sante Fe which divides its
Panhandle road there, one line
going to Roswell and on south
and the other being the well
cnown “cut-off” to Belen and
California. Churches, lodges^
public schools, etc., furnish
every opportunity for the stran-
ger to enjoy those privileges.
Prices on general merchandise
seem to be but little higher than
lere, and produce sells for only
a little more than in Wakita.
While that country is new the
residents are confident that
good crops are a permanent
thing, and as every indication
points to an excellent crop this
year they expect farms to double
in value this fall.
The climate is cooler than this
and owing to the high altitude
they have no tornadoes, but
sometimes have hard straight
winds. The winters are never
severe, but are a little colder
1- lan in Oklahoma.
The traveler arrived home
Tuesday noon.
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COMMISSIONERS MET.
The board of county commis-
ioners are in session this week.
The board met Monday with all
the Members present.
Monday afternoon the matter
of the division of Lamont
township was up for considera-
tion. A large number of resi-
dents of the township were pres-
ent and the matter was dis-
cussed at some length. The
board decided to postpone action
until the January meeting.
The quarterly reports of the
county officers were examined
and approved Tuesday forenoon.
The regular batch of quarterly
bills was present and disposed
of.
Noah B. Wickham, superinten-
dent of the Oklahoma Childrens’
Orphans’ Home of Guthrie, was
present and asked the board to
sign a release to the Home of the
custody of James Eiseman, a
boy sent to the Home from this
county last week. Tbe Home
wants exclusive control ot chil-
dren placed in it’s care, to pre-
vent future trouble.- The board
gave the release asked for and
paid tbe expenses of getting the
boy placed in the Home.
Wednesday afternoon the
board started on a tour of ins-
pection of the farms offered the
county for poor farms. The
The several pieces of land
offered are located in all
parts of the county, and it will
take all of today to get to them
all. F. J. Gentry tendered the
the commissioners the use of his
big touring car to go the
rounds in and offered him-
self as chauffeur, the offer was
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It’s spring-time to brighten
up. Let us show you what can be done
with Devore Lead and Zinc paints. The
outside can be given a bright new coat
of paint, the woodwork inside can be var-
nish stained or enameled; worn and
shabby furniture can be made to look
new and attractive, the kitchen and pantry
floors made clean and brierht with a new
coat of Floor Stain. No matter what the
surface to be finished or refinished there
is a Devore kind to fit the purpose. For
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The official report of the pro-
ceedings will be published next
week.—Grant County News.
Wanted—A few more colts
to pasture at 50c per head pel-
month. Aug Gkeenwalt.
If you want top prices for your
produce see, Wakita Mek. Co.
For Good Sales, Good Service, Prompt
Returns, Ship Your Stock to
CEO. R. BARSE
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Kansas City. Mo.
Write us for Market Reports.
We Sell Cattle and Hogs
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Loomis, Le Roy P. The Wakita Herald. (Wakita, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1908, newspaper, April 17, 1908; Wakita, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc407717/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.