The Pawnee Dispatch. (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1895 Page: 2 of 8
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HPKAK* WELL or PAWNEE.
VavBM DMtIud to B* the Greet Coe-
mereiel Oeeter of Eastern Oklaho-
ma—A Wichita Knglr Carres-
poatoit Writes e Oltw-
le« Deac rlptloe of our
Town, her llwlaeu
Men end SuTrend-
ing Country.
Last week's Dispatch contained a
notice speaking in highest terms of P.
B. Dilday, traveling correspondent and
collector for the Wlehata Kaglo, who
was here working In the interest of
that papef. While here he spoke many
complimentary words for our town and
business men, end seemed to be very
much surprised at the rapid strides
t’awnee ia taking in the way of pub-
lic and private improvement, but we
Jlsslo thought he was so deeply in-
terested as the following article indi-
cate*), It was published in the Eagle
&i$i«ily morriing August 4 th $896
issb
end of that term to be owned by the
county. The manner in which it wag
LVUH — ■■■ ■■ - — --U>W
built meets the approval of every stran-
ger coming inside the county bounds,
ns being done Just as a merchant or
resident would build a ston« building
or residence for the smallest possible
■nuruiHS August nufow;
’ day a heavy laded stage and a
oh pull out from Perry and
----r— ... .Parry ____
stfrt eastward. Before sunset it has
traversed a wonderful land. And
____ _ -----... And at
nightfall It reaches one of the most
marvelous little cities on the continent.
It Is e city that la not known,
. It Is e city that Is not known, or at
least known ocularly by those people
who see end know Oklahoma from a
ear window, . It baa no railroad and
the.peopta who rush through, the terri-
tory on the two great lines traversing
(t from north to south have no idea of
its existence, farther than ehanoe re-
port.
q This is the etty of Pawnee, which has
aeeompliahed a great growth and sc-
oured prosperity without the aid of
Beamingly indispensible means of west-
ern towns—railroads and boom tactics.
y The stage to Perry early passes out
of the usual Oklahoma prairie and Into
h land of unsurpassingljr rich valleys
opening up In vistas from all aides and
presenting e scene of landscape beauty
|hat cannot be equalled in Oklahoma.
At even the wonderful town of - Paw-
nee, thirty miles north-east of Perry,
fwyy.flve miles east of Bed Book, ia
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amount of money. The town of Paw-
nee is a unit when H comes to any-
thing that ia to benefit Pnwnee — the
watchword is “Greater Pawnee,” and
a stranger would think the whole town
a committee on invitation to outsiders
to have them come and live in Pawnee
and Pawnee county. Pawnee has nev-
er had a business failure and from
present prospects never will.
The ac.hool interests are well provid-
ed for, 0. L. Berry, cachierof the Far-
mers’ and Citizens’ Bank, being direc-
tor, E. T. Turner, a contractor, treas-
urer, aud George Cotton, the fnrniture
man, clerk. The board have contract*
ed with Professor O. G. Pafiner, of
Perry, as the superintendent for the
next year, and he will be ussisled by
Mrs. ilale, Miss Lena Bushorr, Mrs.
Ecxley and Mrs. Hendrix as assist-
ants. The school house is a two-story
brick building with four rooms and
cost about $6,000.00 and the only debt
on the town is for $6,000,00 toward this
building. It is well located and con-
venient to all parts of town.”
The foregoing ia only about half of
what appeared in the Eagle, but space
of it.
VANDEBVOORT, Vbkbidkht.
BEUBY. Cashier.
3ANK OF PAWNEE
Capital Stud 125,000.
customers.
IU8KOOKE OtLABOMA A WESTERN
agency store,
Pawnee Agency, O. T.
1t is situated in tot Horseshoe bend
W
bf the Black Beer, upon a rolling prai-
rie, and ia 200 feet above the bottom
land north and east of the town. The
town contains 860 acres of land,
, There ia a government Indian school
io which is contributed $20,000 annual-
ly for expenses by the government and
Indiana. The city ia bonded for about
•8,000 for school house purposes, which
is the only bqnded Indebtedness on the
town and district. The city has two
ef the finest bank buildings in the strip,
both being two story stone buildings
with basements. It has many fine res-
idences, and no better aoeiety exists
in any state or territory.
. A handsome Methodist church has
been built, and the Congregational so-
ciety ia arranging to build 6 house of
Worship; and other denominations are
represented here. Pawnee has a larger
territory to draw trade from than any
Other town in the strip. The Pawnee
Indiana receive annuity payments of
about $100,000 every twelve months,
all of which is expended in Pawnee,
besides the Os ages spend many thous-
and dollars here annually.
The A. F. A A. M., I. O. O. F., A. O
U. W., Knights of Columbia and G. A.
*--------------•—*-•--- —J
R’s. have complete organizations. and
are very strong. The K. O. 0. A 8. W.
R. R. survey from Caney, Kansas, to
ElRano, touches Pawnee; the road is B-----
assured, and work will woo be begun, year.,
BBMfp uiun at ggK T—
Pawnee county ia the eastern part and
lathe beat part, of the $6,000,000 acres
of land opened for settlement Septem-
ber 16,' 1893. As a proof of that, it is
©
will not permit us to give more w
Mr Dilday closed his comfuuitication
with a splendid writeup of some of
our business men.
During the past two months Pawnee
has come to the front very rapidly. Al-
though stationed thirty-dye miles
from the railroad, it ia surrounded by
a country that ia unexcelled by any .in
the strip. Since its inoeptlon Pawnee,
has made a steady and undisturbed,
growth, which has been directly in har-
mony with tlie developements of the
oountry from which it draws Its sup-
port. There has been no boom, con-
sequently there has been no lull In
rasiness, other than that brought on
by scai-eity of money. Every enter-
prise which has sprung up here has
irospered. Our people have the ut-
most confidence in their town and
everything points tq a bright future.
Tfue we have been and are without a
railroad, but we do not consider that
a very serious drawback at the present
time. The absence of a road has given
labor to the laboring class and U du-
ring the winter and summer freighters
have been actively engaged in trans-
porting merchandise from Bed Bock
and Perry to Pawnee, where a portion
of It is distributed to a large number
of smaller towns in the eastern por-
tion of the strip, the most important
of which are Cleveland, Blackburn,
Osage City, Ralston, Jennings and Val-
ley. Fletcher A Rambo and the Shep-
ard-Gorden Mer. Co. are the leading
wholesale merchantile establishments
of our city and they do an enormous
business.
The question of a good com crop for
Pawnee county is settled. Though the
late dry spell did considerable damage,
moat of the corn was so nearly matur-
ed that we are assured of a continual
growth
Ulrscters Will ftfcet o» tha Nlut*«ath-P*r-
uiM»nt Survey Will Bagla Not Later
Theatre Twtoty-PMlh*
The Directors of the Muskogee, Ok-
lahoma & Western railroad will meet
at Cleveland on the nineteenth of this |
month for tfhe completion of the plans i
and route (itf the perfiianent survey |
for the road.
The directors saf that the surveyor I
will be at work on the line not 1st-1
er than tty 25th of this month. The
estimates and profiles will be madei
from his survey,.and as ioon as these
have been completed the oompany has I
assurance of all the . money needed to | „ / . u . > ’
build the entire line. Now is the time ^ hard time prices. We ask a trial ana guaran-
|A. Alta tomula nf PiWfiAO tfh POTTlfi Ollt I . s a s < « A
bry Goods, - Grbeeies,
Boots ~ Shoes - Hats
or the people of Pawnee, to come out
and get this survey and keep herself
in the front as she has done heretofore,
[f this survey misses Pawnee it will
put a check on the business enterprises
of the town that we never have felt. It
would cost the town more in the next
ttyee months than the concessions
asked by the company at this time.
meeting of all thd citizens and
yusiness men of Pawnee is called
or Saturday night, at half past
It o’clock In the court room to talk this
matter pver from a business stand-
point. Every body come out.
S.
tee satUfction- Examine our Stock.
J. H: Sherburne & —
Hotel De
Hoss.
LOYD McFEHEE,
ffopriitor
t Having been appointed U.
oourt commissioner for Pawnee county*
all public lands, affidavits and finalI
proofs oh homesteads can now be made
before the undersigned with like affect
as to the land office.
All legal business promptly attended
to in all courts.
A. J. Biddison.
LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE*
Plenty of Good Water.
Commercial men driven to any part of the couutrv at reasonable rates. Spec-
ial attention given to transient’ Business men invited to try us. The
leading stable of Pawnee. Located on tha 2nd block west
of square, 8. Main atreet. Pawnee. Oklahoma.
[First published July 19,1895.)
No. 1380.
Unltpd States Land office,1
Perry, O. T_ June *1, lsho. j
_______________er, i Involving title to lc_
v*. lot the SKViand NWU 0.1
Clarence Barnes and ( SEJ-i & lot 1 of Sec. 89,T
Charles L. Muybell. J 93. N. K. 7 oust. 1. M.
SON
uuyueu.j ra. n,. * t
Notice of Contest.
lie only county in the atrip that raised
feed enough to supply
torn, hay and
the first year
on the south by the Cimarron, and' — — - —>«----*——» -/
Affidavit of contest having been tiled In
S. Waliur astuiust the II. K.
office by William—----- —,----------
NO 317’i of Clarence Barnes. inucU Nov. 9nd,
lxy.l, for the Lot 9 and 8. K. V, of Sec. 83, TV, 33,
N muss 7,east and homestead entry No. 4oo«t
of Charles L. Maybell made Nov. So. 1898, for
tho N W 1* of the HKJ4 ami lot 1 of the bTU
See. 32, Ty. 33. N. Of range 7 east. 1. M., ultegt
In aubslance that: Affiant wanton ^the aho
.. ag
uhove
W* n. Obanion &
Beale^s in
—'—Farm lEcbinery anlM
We wisn to »tot« to the farmers of Pawnee county that we are prepared to
. a a*____ __. _ _ _ a.. _ al. _ _ m m 1 n a.vilnf O
the sums as a nomesteuu ou mu ......
8epi uni her, 1893, In the afterndon In good faith
with the iuleutlon of making all of said tract
of lnnd his home and farm and the same has
ever since his said set lleinent been his home
and tarm; that affiant hu* made many Im-
provements ou the said truct of laud to the
value of 1100.00. That said settlement was
prior to both entries aud prior to any settle-
ta SStoM*S^|SwSSS^e3$waisI«
said entry aud that the respective rights of
all parties claimant to the said tract of land
In clclng hi. remark. rel.«T, » “'&^d»
our business men Mr. Dilday had the August so: 1895, at nine o'clock, a. in. to respond
” „ , " and furnish testimony concerning said al-
following to say: legations. Louis Davis, Register.
“Anyone wishing to transfer their I
interests from another point, whatever I __:----j
their line may be, will always find the1- --- - -— -----
people of Pawnee ready and willing to
aid them in securing a location and
B I no W 1BI1 W nww LU 11IU JIOI UICAB vs a a ^ ----sF ---------
oV“«d with th«' 7 u t uVi t io no fc lu fi o T rig furnish you impliments as cheap as they can be sold in the county.
the *ume hj* a homusteud ou Iho 16th day oil Vaw 'I’rulw Vaum
Very .Truly Yours, -
W. M. OBANION & SON,
A. LEVIS.
United States Land Office, Perry, Oklahoma
Territory.
▲og. 7th, A. D. 1895.
NOTICE.
liiery, - M aM
these rivers is second to none in fer- Dr. Phillips, W. M. Obanion and H. C. 11^5,east i. m., for more than eiz moutne since
tility, and the rain fall is even greater Hanna| to wait upon A. Catlett and as- ths%rtS^
than in eastern Kansas, ine springs Jn -.t,-* h- i. willing to do toward aifegatioua of the said couteatant that he set-
SfFSaS"
owing to the cheapness of wood and
iM°™,>B«rns^dTiigaiifA11 t^eo'rge V.h8u°tou*for j p|nest Turnout in the City. lortlieait COTUT RlirCi
abaudoulng bis homestead entry .NO. 585#, da-1
ted O-st. 9na.1893.on Lot 1 and the W M, of the
jmuu ...» and residence is prior to the homestead entry
era and quite a large number oi tnem Gf thM«*ideutryinau. 8uuou,onuiyfit>uieuient
the Tack of rallway'faoilitie*. mines are | refuse to pay there assessment, oMim- | cancel httlonof the said
^ted
hot being opera
tion made d;
duties, mines are | ™uw w w ~ - - i With a view of the cancellation of the said
g opera tea. The main objec- ing they are taxed for more work than entry, th, .aid parties ai-e hereby summoned
-----w •OI?e,^°, thi* c2Uhty U has been done. It is hoped that ‘his £gjgg*$tSiSSk2m°;«!S mrondtodtara-'
that the Indians hold land snd homes committee C(Ul Ret Mr. Catlett and the Uh testimony concerning said alls
there; but those who live here have no ,_____- __—d abandonmeu^setilemenklmp^vsai
objection to make. They are oitisens, agrieved property r
vote, work the road, pay taxes same as settle the matter
frhite men, attend to their own bust- thjB oannot be done a new surveyor
nesa and make good citizens. ^Many likely ^ empi0yed to go over the
|wo^f^S^uw°piScticlngClaw in the grade and ascertain the points where
aity. The towne and post offices in the I the grading has not come up tq the
dountv are Pawnee, 1,200 inhabitants: | contract. T
Glsv
ST11B Pla l| l! Film J
Is at
jjrof Sept,
id aud fum-
igation of
a and
.tlsfa^
usoual
case.
L. P* Coffey Furniture C0.1
VI t.MUW. W —-----
service is hereby ordered by puid^catlou,
ofB|iracUee. *** ________,
Undertaker’s Supplies A Specialty.
18 aud 14 1
J. H. Kino, Receiver.
un grwiuiK uu iiu, iwwb u|>
contract. The tax is heavy enough if
. _ —---—--w ---- J VVUMffivVi *44* ■•wwvl| ^ ” ffi
, 400; Jennings, 100; Black-1 the property owners pay for what has1
Bennett, Khlston, Osage I been done.
burn, 200: oenneu, newton, v»«*«
aW:^b«7a’Ji1lS.*Sf,rt.r,a| 0,., oidiauio. No. 1. pro.ide, th..
M. Hill, Republican; treasurer, O. M. any person who will pay- $1.00 per
gSgSMssSSS-SiS
I month or as many months as they
ney, O.' A. Huston, Democrat; superin-
tendent, F. 8. Bever, Republican.
please and as a result, during the busi-
est part of the season we have several
CoaalMlMm Prosaadlags.
rawnaa. O. T.
Aug. 8th, 1895. ,
Tha board of county commlsaiouera mat at
1 p. m„ pursuaut to call of tha County Clark.
All maw ban praaant.
Thaobjactof tba Waatlug was stated by tha
Chairman, to ha to take a tags for ths fur-
nlshtna of tha new court room and to maka l
arrsogwaats for laiwlug tha aama to tha
UtaitSd Status officars for Court purpoaaa.
On utotlou Coinmltatlouur R. W. Duulap wan
appolntad to go to Uuthrla and consult with |
the proper offletala.
On motion tha County Clark waa Instmotad
to aooompany Coiumlsslonar H. W. Dunlap
aud to tsJtscopias of tha Court Housa Nut
On motion tha following road pstHtoaa wars
_ .t a • .^ .i.. .. — .I.. ,1 nnana.4 t It a I
In New Quarters.
come
Having purchased property south of the square, we aife noi
comforuably located in a much more convenient and
desirable place, where we will be glad to wel
ac all our old customers and many
neff&nes. Our stock of
teat court House. ... I est part of the season we have several | on motion the following road petition* wars | III lj H f f\ 11IJ IT 111^11^5111 ll II
. . I , „ j dull I granted, tb* roads ordered opened and tha I ****** .. .
.-The oourt house Is almost completed, drays on our stree ts ana wm n tne u» I ci*rh instruatad to uot* th* same ou roadl I* complete and of ths very best quality obtainable. Thunking our frie*1
axswamar- -fc-rsrrtis.tir--■ ■■ - •
ZSEZSE&*f LJoSSSlnf^a coif “on Wednewlay night and Instructed | mitlon of J. McNmU ter Motion U-s| ^ _ wa w-
poration organised under the laws of
the territory. jC. E. Vsndervoort, pres-
(dent of the PswneS Bank, Is at ths
bsad of the company snd it is due to j
new looati*
which will probably^be $6.00. Thl«
of 100 fast 04USM ia th* uorth-waat
>t the public equate, waa declared void,
head of the Company and it is due So i , ^^w|nTr.> « ad-ICsi"* ““
his work and personal efforU that the him to run I On motion ths I
KMaWTlSTfifift. th.W!iL°n°?i lESSSUKSi^;l!lr!“ wl should have ctSTsT^-c^K
dver $*,0O) and Is leased to the oounty | nn Jar atr«.u all tha time. I «
for n term <
_____________oounty
for ffi term of eight years and at the
board teak a fines to ths
| Adams & Mannin
LEAD1NQ BUTCHERS.
C. M. Hill, Cosnty Clark.
I Pawnee
Oklthoffii
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Peter, Will H. The Pawnee Dispatch. (Pawnee, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1895, newspaper, August 9, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc907492/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.