The Konawa Chief. (Konawa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905 Page: 3 of 12
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THE KONAWA CHIEF. KONAWA, INDIAN TERRITORY. FRIDAY, DECEMBlil^l^
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Invest Y our Money in
KONAWA
THE COMING CITY OF INDIAN TERRllOl^-
fr°oma Maud^n the north, and is surrounded by the best Jjndt^
thp Territory Konawa offers superior advantages to the mei chant,
tS the laboring man. It is the idea, place: a ta j
TVip neonle are progressive and public spirited, lhe townsite is a utduu
M rEjprairie fnn-onnded by forests. The water .s soft and good and
and is found at a depth of from 30 to 70 feet. Now is the tim
INVEST IN TOWN LOTS
The townsite is limited and ,ots wiH donbie in value during the next ^days. They have doub.ed during the tat s.xty
days and are bound to do it again. For further informal, come and see or address,
Northrup & Spinning, Konawa, I. T.
N all the vast territory embraced in the Unit- There is nearly always a gentle breeze blowing
,.,1 Stales, no portion offers safer opportu- ! but the high winds that prevail in western Texas,
nit'es for investment than that portion com- | oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska are of rare
prising Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, and j occurance. The Seminole la far enough east to
„„ portion is receiving more attention at the preE- . be in the rain belt, the average rainfall being
time. The farmer, the merchant, the profe. - about 35 to 40 inches per annum, and is wel
sional man. the capitalist-all find golden oppor- j attributed. The country is a gently rool.ng ant
tunities awaiting them. Oklahoma with its j is about equally divided between prairie and tim-
lir.tuii rich prairies, fertile valleys and thriving | beml landg. The forrests contain several varie-
ties has hitherto received the greater attent^ of oak. pecan, walnut, elm. ash, etc the
but now that statehood is assured, all eyes are varicties predominating in the order name .
turning toward that portion of the future state I oil VBries in cfcaracterjrom a rich, black m y
now know as Indian Territory. This vast tract of j ,oan to the re<l or chocalate soils so famous for
land, which has scared* yet begun to develope, fruit
is richer in natural resources than any other tract ^ The foresl3 furnish an abun
Products dance of native lumber, while
ahd pile and tie making receive con-
of equal area in the known world. Besides the
rich prairies, fertile valleys and thriving cities
for which Oklahoma is famous, the Indian terri-
tory has vast bodies of choice timber, while hid-
den beneath the surface and waiting the energy
„f man are vasL deposits of coal, iron, copper.
lead, zinc, oil, and gas. What more could man j can tbe prospective settler find
desire?
industries siderable attention. But it is as
an agricultural country that this portion will be-
i come famous although there are indications that
! oil and gas exist at no great depth. Nowhere
country
' that will produce a greater variety of products
Seminole
Situated near the center of ! thjm this Herc wheat, corn, oats, cotton, fruit
this wonderful territory is the ! an(J vegetables grow in great abundance. A bale
N ntion
Seminole Nation.
Dame Nature
blessings with
Nowhere has
scattered her 1
a more lavish
hand, and it takes only time and the cunning of
man to make this country literally flow with
milk and honey. If you are seeking a place to
build a home where you can live happy and con-
tented don't overlook this favored spot.
to a bale and a half of cotton to the acre is no un-
common yield while an occasional yield of two
bales to the acre is reported; 50 to 75 bushels of
oats and 30 bushels of wheat to the acre are not
uncommon yields. Apples, peaches, pears, plums,
cherries, grapes and small fruits grow to perfec-
tion, while every vegetable grows in a semi-tropic-
ial climate does exceedingly well. Two crops of po-
The climate is ideal. Nowhere j tntoes are usually grown on the same ground each
Soil can one find a place less subject to .ieason.
nd extremes of heat and cold. Situftt- j At the present time the land is all held by
r>Vmate ed in latitude 35 degrees north, it j Indians but Congress will soon pass a law allow-
-
ril Snow country will offer better inducements to the poor
seldom falls and farming operations can be car-
ried on all winter, the ground seldom containing
frost for more than a week at a time and often
man who desires to secure a home. In the mean
time, the land is leased yn very favorable terms,
the settler being required to make certain simple
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jgewieijn w.w ...
The summers are no hotter here . years.
is unnecessary.
than in !owa and Minnesota the heat being free
from sultryness that characterize* those states.
Kor wa
1 n the center of this resouce-
ful country is Konawa which was
surveyed avid platted in August,
1904. The city is situated on the M„ K. & T. rail-
road seventy miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
The railroad company is interested in the town-
site and talk of making it a freight division. Im-
provements allong that line are already being
made. The townsite is a beautiful rolling prairie
surrounded by forests. Among the business es-
tablishments already established are;
A Slate Bank
Two Hardware and Furniture Stores
Two Drug Stores
Two Lumber Yards
Two Livery Burns
A Good Newspaper
Two Blacksmith Shops
Two Hotels
One Cotton Gin
One Sawmill
One Millinery Store
Three Butcher Shops
Two Barber Shops
One Second-hand Store
Two Restaurants and Short Order
Two Exclusive Grocery Stores
One Exclusive Dry Goods Store
Eight General Stores
Two Doctors
Konawa Needs—
Another Cotton Gin
Another Sawmill
Another Bank
A Kesident Dentist
An Exclusive Clothing tore
A Shoemaker
An exclusive Furniture Store
A Jeweler
A Brick Yard
A Canning Factory
• A Real Estate Man
More Capitalists
No better place can be found to build a home.
Property is still cheap but is advancing rapidly.
If you are looking for health, wealth and
happiness comc to Konawa the town of progress
and good morals, where there are no saloons and
where the people believe in religion and education.
For further information address
THE KONAWA CHIEF
Konawa, Ind. Tkr.
Young man, here is a lesson
for you. An old man said New
Year day that he had been think-
ing of his past life and had de-
cided to cut out some things.
Among other things he said
he was going to cut out the sa-
loon and all intoxicating liquors.
If after trying them for 40 years
he finds they do him no good
j but a positive injury, why don't
! you take this experience and cut
' them out also? Every drinker
| will tell you that he would be
I better off without liquor. Why
not take their advice and let it
alone? Many young men think
it is smart to get drunk and
make a fool of themselves.
Nothing could be more Joolish.
I The best temperance sermons
are preached by drunkards. No
one likes to see a drunk man and
the hardest drinkers will sRun a
drunken woman. The best and
surest way to fight the liquor
evil is to let it alone—be a total
abstainer. Let it alone and you
will be more respected and will
think more of yourself. What
is said about liquor can also be
said about tobacco. They are
both filthy habits and you will be
better off without them.
Overlooked last week: Mr.
Ira Harrell of Dustin, I. T.
spent Christmas day with
friends in Konawa.
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Nichols, G. E. The Konawa Chief. (Konawa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1905, newspaper, January 6, 1905; Konawa, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc97095/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.