Class Ft 00 Book^ S 1"? Copyright N° COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. 'i' THE STANDARD BLUE BOOK OF OKLAHOMA 1910-1911 EDITION DE. LUXE PRICE: FIVE DOLLARS A. J. PEELER & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors OFFICE: 3—5 W. MAIN ST. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA LEE PEELER Associate Editor and Asst. M^r. A. J. PEELER President and Gen. Mgr. McK. J. SULLIVAN Secretary q^ ? r S78 ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR OF 1909 BY A. J. PEELER IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AT WASHINGTON. D. C. G^^^ (gGi.A2521)40 DEDICATORY o ^ MR. LKK PEKLKR Wilh (I jiill (ipprccidliuii for jricinlsliip, cniitinil ubililii, liinicsln (iiid lailhiiil- ness and in behalj oj niy asmciatea, this book is dedicaled to llie sacred memorii oj my deceased brother and partner, MR. LEE PEELER, formerli/ Associate Editor and Assistant General Manager of the Blue Book Company, as a slight token com- memorating his distinguished efforts in efjectually portraying to tlw world the social and commercial progress and advancement of his adopted slate. He left tis at 4:15 /;. w. at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, .\iigusl 20. HtUlt, at the age of 43, in the zenith of his n-'^efutness and in tJw tilooin of activity and vigor- ous intellectuality. Faithfully, A. ./. PEELER We desire In make speeiiil nienlinii oj Ihose promi- nent (iinl iiwjul eitizens oj Oklahoma, who by their iitiselfisi) personal influeiiee and material aid, contri- buted nmst to make litis work a success: E. H. cooKK Pn-.'iiilent Stnfr XiiiiaiKil Bank. Oklnhiimii Cili/ I). A. DUNCAN Prcfiiilent Olinluiiini Cily XiiliiDKil Hank A. W. McKEAND iiccrcliiry Okldhninii City Chumher oj Coinnierce GLENN W. PRATHKH President Oklnhnmd Cily Advertising Club V. ('. HUBBARD President First Xationiil Bank <Ip(l witli i)leasant associations, we snbiiiit (o yon, williont an ajiology, our edition tie luxe of the Standard I'.lue ]!ook of Oklahoma. !>urinj; (he lasl two years, we have eompleted and issued editions dc lii.rc of the Standard lihu" Itook on lions ton,' Texas; Beaumont, Texas; and East Texas, jirobahly tlie strongest works ever issued on the conunercial, social and intellectual pro- gress of any cities in the i;reat Southwest. Our plan of brin,uin<>- tofietlier and blending the commercial conditions of a community and state into a happy, entertaining and attractive volume is original and uni(iue, and we believe to l>e the most elTective and ])owerfnl metjiod of ])resenling tlie actual conditions of a country to the world. The material selected lierein exphjiting the commercial teiires citizen of the ))rinci|)al cities of the state to help us make the Slandaid I'.lue liook of Oklahoma Ihe greatest work of its kind ever issued, and we ace pleased to say that we have had a strong sujpport along these lines and li.ive no hesitation in saying that we present to the imblic the niost represeiitatix'e woi-k e\'er issued ol' its kind. ^^'e liavc iiicorpoi'iitcd in tliis \v(ii-k sucli iniittoi' as to make it indis- IKMisible to till" lioiiic as a constant I'l'tcrcnct' liodk, and it will tlierc nccn])y tlie same relative jtosition as the lily directory does in the business'world. This work will be iuvahiable to the merchant, the banker, the mauufacturcr and business house of every nature as the only direct, i)ermanent, reliable method in reachiiifi the wealth and culture of a community. It is the only possilde way in which an advertisement can i-each the commercial institu- tions of this and olher states and llic drawini; rooms and libraries of the weal- thv and be madi' Jaslinji and pei|ielHal. This work will lie accejited as an authority and as a reliable guide by the iionieseeker, in\es(()r, tourist and caiiitalist, and will be a jiowerful medium in uiibuildiu'i the community, introducing one section of the state, their ])eopIe and industries, to the other and in iilacint; business interests in tinich with caiiital seeking inv<'slment. It can readily be seen that we have diverjied from all slereotyjied methods in the )dan and iireparation of this work and have bla/.cd out unaid<'d Ihroniih virgin forests in hope of new discoveries in ideas and methods, swkinu to brinn toficthei'. if iiossible, a liappy combination of the social and jioetic side of life, intermingled and blended with the prosaic conditions of commercialism and wealth into a haiipy union, a crystalized charm of entertaining i-efleclioii and study, as «ell as a jieerless and most ])owerfnl advertising mediniii. Ouriiig the com]iilation and in the pre]iaratory stages of this work wi' have suffered and irreparable loss in the demise of .Mr. Lee I'eeler, the assistant general manager of this comjiany and whose talent and genial com- jiany we have been deprived of. ]Mr. Peeler was among the first twenty-five students that matriculated at the beginning of the University of Texas in ISS."., whei'e he received his education. My profession he was a lawyer and ranked high as a finished scliular; was well traveled, refined and talented. He was a mendier of the Peeler family of Austin, Texas, his father a noted Texas lawyer and law- writer, being the author of "Peeler's Law and Tviuity" in United States COUl'tS. Tf we have achieved anv measure of success, we want to take this opiKntunitv to say, that oui- success is due to the citizens of Oklahoma, whose names and iihotographs will be found in this volume, ^^'ithout their libei'al aid and nmpi.ilified su])])ort, zeal and unselfish ])atriotic devotion to their resiiective sections, such an undeitakiiig would have been, on our ]iart, the wildest folly. W'e do not deem it imjiortant to go into a full, detailed account of the conti'iits of this volume, as the book will sjieak for itself, but there is no j.'etting around these im]i(ntant facts, that Oklahoma with hei' ti'ansjiortation facilities, great agi-icultural and mineral lesources. hei- inexhaustable fields of coal, oil and natural gas, together with her close jiroximity to the 1 Nowata — Statistical Exjiloitation 15:^ Pawhnska — Statistical Ex])loitation L'54 Sa|>nl])a — Statistical and Pictorial Exploitation 155 Chickasha — Statistical and Pictorial Exploitation 157 Miami — Statistical Exploitation ItiO Okmulgee — Statistical and Pictorial Exploitation Ifjl Ada — Statistical and Pictorial Exploitation Ifi:^ Durant — Statistical and I'ictoriaj Exjiloitiitioii I(i5 McAlester— Statistic-aJ ami Pictorial Exploitation 17(1 Clnbs and Societies 17'.> Ladies Social Directory ISO Tulsa — Stati-^tical and I'ictorial Exploitation 1S5 INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS PERSONAL Page Alexander, W. L 38 Allard, Cad 127 Allen, Dr. E. H 44 Allen, Alex M . . 107 Ambrose, Mrs. W. T 121 Ambrose, W. S 129 Arnold, Hugo C 150 Askew, Erie B 34 Ash, Ben H 43 Atwood, Mrs. Weston 51 Atwood, Weston 3 Austin, R. E 36 Bailey, R. M 183 Ballard, W. C 32 Barnard, Miss Kate 74 Barthell, W. B 46 Barrett, Chas. F 74 Baxter, L. W 176 Beaty, Dr. S. F 44 Becker, J. H 32 Beland, L. 1 133 Bell, Mr 133 Bell, Mrs. W. S 141 Bell, Wm. S 128 Bellamy, Geo. W 74 Benson, Tom 183 Bevans, Dr. W. R 44 Beerbower, L 120 Beerbower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ij. Beerbower 164 Black, Oliver C 34 Blaokman, E. J 132 Bland, W. F 36 Boason, Chas. W 20 Boasen, Frank C 20 Boasen, Mrs. F. C 51 Boetcher, V. H 32 Boland. Mrs. T, 123 Bond, Mrs. Sarah I 59 Bosworth, C. H 130 Bowles, Mrs. R. P 164 Bowles, R. P 166 Bgwman, F. E 129 Bradley, Edwin T 176 Bradley, Mrs. E. T 121 Brandom, T. D 46 Brasted, Fred 34 Brid.ges, Hy., Adv. See 75 Brock, S. ]j 3 Brown, Elmer E 12 Brown, Fred E 2fi Brown, J. A 107 Buck, Wm. 1 37 Bull, F. R 14 Burn, C. T. 129 Burns, I.. I 36 Buxton, Dr. L. H 44 Buxton, Mrs. L. H 61 Byan, S. G 176 Byers, E. A ISO Page. Byers, Mrs. E. 96 Cain, W. 1 183 Caldwell, W. D 14 Cameron Ed 74 Campbell, A. G IS Campbell, Edgar H .- 38 Chambrs, Ernest 36 Child, D. J 129 Clark, F. C 26 Clark, E. C 132 Clark, Jason 26 Classen, A. H 6 Clements, Mrs. W. R 57 Coleord, C. F 6 Collette, E. N 47 Cooke, E. H 28 Cooke, Edward H. .Jr 69 Cooke, Geo. L . 28 Cooke, Mrs. E. H 69 Corder, W. T 3 Corder, Miss Margurite W 61 Corder, W. T. Jr 26 Coughlan, B. B 133 Coughlan, Mrs. B. F 123 Cox, Hugh C 166 Crane, D. B 34 Cross, Bill 74 Crow, Galen 76 Cunliff, Benj 133 Curran, Martin 107 Daugherty Chas. L 26 Davenport, Dr. A. E 26 Davis, R. L 47 Davidson, E. B 127 Davidson, Mrs. E. B 141 Dawley, C. S 129 Dawley C. W 129 Dawley, J. W 129 Dawley, Mrs. C. W 96 F.iwley, Mrs. J. W 141 Daugherty, H. H 166 De Lozier, J. M 183 De La Mater Ray 131 Dingman, A. B 127 Dixon, Dr. W. E 44 Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. T. H 159 Dwyer, Marjorie 159 Dodson, Geo. H 27 Drennan, R. H 37 Duncan, E M 133 Dumars, John E 34 Eastman, A. R 130 Eisenschmidt, Chas 107 Elerich, C. F 176 Ellis, E. S 176 Ellis, Mrs. Nick M 6 Ellis, Mrs. Nick M 96 Enges, Geo 07 Ethridge, Clint 1G6 Everetts, Mrs. R. E 121 Page Farquharson, A. 91 Faust, Dr. W. D 44 Fergus, T. C 107 Flannarv, I. M 47 Fink, D. N 126 Finninger, C. A 39 Fisher, A. W 12(i Fitts, Harry A 1S3 Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs 63 French, M. C 127 Fricke, D. H 129 Frost, C. C . 166 Fuller. R. R IS Fuller, Mrs. Ross R 61 Ganthier, .J. H 39 Gibson, Hade 1S3 Gibson, Mrs. O. P 57 Giddings, E.J 35 Giddings, Geo. H 33 Giddings, Mrs. Geo. H 123 Givens, Mrs. Gardner 57 Gloyd, S. M 12 Gotchy, Mrs. Edw. D 57 Gray, h. H 130 Groomes, W. C , 1S3 Gunter, C. W 43 Guss, U. C 126 Guss, Mrs. U. C 96 Gustin, A. M 176 Guthrie, W. S 14 Hadley, R. E. Jr 123 Hadley, Mrs. R. E 123 Hale, J. M 2S Hales, W. T 12 Hales. Mrs. W. T. and daughter 61 Haley, D. M 129 Halverson, A 133 Harbour, Jas. F 12 Harrell, .7 B 37 Harris, Judge 33 Harris, Mrs. Judge 51 Hartnian, Dr. T. W 44 Hartsfield, AVm. C, Adv. Sec 54 Haskell, C.X 74 Haskell, M. G 176 Haskell, Mrs. M. G 121 Haskett, F. C 14 Hancock, Virginia 118 Hawk, Mrs. J. Watson !)7 Hawkins, X. Talbot 72 Hayes, J. W 176 Helm, R. F 38 Helm. Mrs. R. T 61 Heteell, Chas. A 128 Heynian, S. C 12 Hitt, R. E. L 38 Hodges, W. E 14 Holt, F. R 14 Holten, R. H 129 Holmes. Miss Clara E 121 Houghton, Elmer E 133 Houghton, J. F 107 Houghton, N. B 32 Houston, J. J 107 Howard, Walter 176 Hudson, Clark 12 Hurley, Mrs. A. W 121 Hutchinga C. E 32 Hunt, Chas. R. Jr 47 Page Hunt, W. T 128 Hunt, W. T. S 33 Jackson, H. L 132 Jackson, Miss Mary A 121 Jakowsky, M 131 Jenkinson, Wm 26 Johns, J. P 27 Johns, Mrs. J. P 96 .Tobnson, J. W 33 Jones, C. G 12 Kaufman, A. H 133 Kehley, T. L 133 Kellog, Dr., Adv. Sec 48 Kennedy, R 131 Kennedy, J. W 32 Kirkpatrick, Dr. E. E 41 Kittrel, John 166 Klagge, H. F 127 Kline, A. J 132 Knight, C. E ..32 Lackey, D. V 37 I^ackey, Lucile and Ugeni 63 Land, Hazel, Bessie, Garnett 63 Land, L. L 38 Ledbeter, W. A 34 Lee, Oscar G 6 Lee, Mre. Oscar 51 Leeper, J. G 32 Lehnhard, Phil. J 126 Levins, Mrs. H 116 Lillie, F. B 76 Lillie, F. B. Jr 123 Linn, Dr. C. P 44 Little, L. J 12S Little, Mrs. L. J 123 Lloyd, John 131 Lockwood, M. L 26 Longfellow, S.N 34 Lounsberry, George 1S3 Lowenstein, Mrs. Chas 141 Love, J. E 74 Lucas, E. H 127 Lucas, Mrs. E. H 141 Lybrand, W. A 33 Lynd, G. H 38 Lynds, Miss Pearl 61 Mans, J. E 26 Martindale, Chas. H 76 Miller, H. J 3 Mills, C. B 183 Miller, R. V 183 Miller. Tom. Mike, and Joe B 63 Mlskmen, W. C 37 Mitchell, John N 128 Mitscher, O. A 12 McAdams, E. G 128 McAIester. J. J 74 McGarr, A. F 128 McCluskey, C. J 126 McConnell, R. N 36 McKeand, A. W 3 McXeal. J. W 176 McNeal. Mrs. M. S 123 McVey. Matthew R 26 McWillianis, W. A 126 McWilliams, Mrs. W. L 141 Menefee, J. A 74 Merrill, G. W 72 Morse, Jeter 72 Page Moses, A. E ■• 32 Murphy, Col. Geo. A 128 Murphy, Mrs. Geo. A 123 Nelson, H. C 41 Nesmith, G. W 127 Niblack, L. G 47 Niblack, Mrs. L. G 96 Nissley, J R 107 Nohr, Geo. A 36 Oliver, W. C 133 Oliver, J. R 107 Oliver, Mrs. J. R 141 Oppenheim, Sam 131 Oppenheim, Mre. S 121 Owen, J. M 3 Owen, F. B 33 Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S 63 Parkhurst, D. L 32 Pate, Thelma 164 Patterson, A. W 126 Patterson, Mrs. L. E 51 Patterson, L. E. Jr 63 Peeler, Lee Dedicatory Page Peeler, S. W. Jr 164 Peeler, Mrs. Elizabeth Frances 60 Perkins, J. B 34 Peterson, Ed C . 107 Piersol, Geo. W 130 Pieratt, J. M 132 Pinkerton, Paul A 36 Pincus, H. 1 37 Pincus, Maurice A. .Jr 63 Phillips, W. H 38 Phillips, Victor C 166 Poison, W. R 133 Prather, Glenn, W 47 Pritchett, W. H 176 Pruitt, Moman 33 Putnam, I. M 6 Rakeman, H. E 131 Ratcliff, Clifton 43 Rayson, W. A 76 Reynolds, H. H., Adv. Sec 66 Rea, Roderic H 107 Ready, .J. H 26 Reed, Chas. W 130 Reed, W. H . 133 Rice, J. Frank 32 Rice, Mrs. J. Frank 57 Rice J. Frank Jr 63 Richardson, W. C. W 27 Richardson, W. C. W 51 Richardson,T. M 12 Richardson, Mrs. T. N 51 Richardson, Miss Helen 61 Rhodes, Mrs. W. L 123 Roach, Thomas 46 Roberts, J. T 132 Roberts, W. E 132 Roberts, W. E. Jr 132 Roden, P 28 Ross, Dr. J. A . 44 Rosenthal, Mrs. Harry 61 Roy, L. A . 131 Ro.v, Mrs. L. A 141 Sangster, R. D 127 Samuels, P. W 126 Scott, Miss Carrie P 61 Page Scott, Frank E 16 Scott, D. W 46 Scott, Robt. M 46 Shannon, O. L 166 Shearer, J. L 130 Sherman, N. S 18 Shephard, F. P 37 Skelton, 1.. P 129 Snyder, Harry B 33 Sohlberg, Robt 130 Soblberg, Robt 76 Sohlbei-g, Mrs. R 123 Rprague, H. A 131 Springs, A. C 132 Stanley, J. E 132 Steele, Mrs. C. L 116 Stone, G. B 27 Stout, W. H IS Stout, Mrs. W. H 61 Sturmn, O. P 46 Suits, Fred E 33 Sutton, Fred 14 Sutton, Mrs. Fred 51 Sullivan, Evelyn Ruth 118 Swift, Mrs. Hugh 121 Swift, Hugh 126 Swan, E. S 133 Talman, E. E 132 Taylor, Chas. A 132 Tidnam, F. H 129 Tingle, Stonewall 43 Thomas, A. IT 176 Thomas, John D 13] Thompson, Green 166 Threadgill, Dr. John 27 Threadgill, Mrs. John 49 Tolson, J. B 127 Trapp, Ed 74 Trumlio, A. C 126 Tull, W, L 132 Tull, Mrs. W. L 116 Turner, C. W 107 Turner, M. L 14 Upsher, Harry C 38 Upsher, J. W 38 Vabracht, L. C 39 Varvel, A.J 46 Varvel, Mrs. A. J 57 Vaught, Edgar S 34 Veasy, S. P 46 Verschoyle, G. H 37 Verschoyle, L. R 63 Verschoyle, Mattie E 63 Wall, J. B 131 Wallace, Harold 126 Wallace, J. L 130 Wallace, J. T . 32 Warren, J. 1 14 Warren, Mrs. J. F 57 Watton, H. C 37 Watson, A. P 74 Watson, Mrs. P. D 121 Wasson, R. T 18 Weathers, P. H 133 Weicher, A. C 18 Welch, J. C 131 Welch, Mrs. J. C 141 Welch, Miss Gussie P 141 Wells, Alex 37 Page Wells, Frank 33 West, Attorney General 74 West, Dr. A. K 44 Westfall, W. M 3 Westfall, Paul . 46 Wilder, A. K 126 Wilder. Mrs. A. K 121 Wilkinson, J. F 28 Wil'son, H. N 126 Wilson, W. F 33 Wilson, Dr. W. H : 44 Wilson, Mrs. Electa 1?1 Wilson, Julia 63 Williams, Geo. K 107 Page Williams, W. H 39 Wheeler, J. A 131 Wheeler, J. M 18 "'hite, Mrs. H. H 121 White, Miss Cyrenna 123 "White, Henry H 129 White, H. H. Jr 123 Whitelock, W. T 132 Workman, O. P 38 Wright, Dr. H. L 44 Wright, Mrs. H. 1 141 Wosika, F. J 39 Wynne, Joe 164 RESIDENCES Page Apartment House, owned by Dr. W. M. Wilson 191 Flat and Cottage, owned by O. B. Dorman 25 Home of A. W. Patterson 102 Home of A. C. Trumbo 102 Home of Walter Howard 102 Home of Leslie G. Niblack 102 Home of E. S. Ellis 173 Home of Judge Shephard 177 Page Home of Wm. Busby 177 Home of City National Bank 177 Harris, John D. (House), Adv. Sec. 46 Oklahoma Homes it9 Residence of Mr. David McKii?. try . . 22 Residence of Dr. F. B. Fite 101 Residence of A. W. Patterson 101 Residence of J. C. Welch 103 Residence of Mayor R. P. Bowks .167 Residence of W. C. Ballard 23 MISCELLANEOUS P»a,e Arl;£>ntas River at Hyde Paik U).i Arkansas River at Tulsa 190 Bacone College 1^0 Bass & Harbour Building, Adv. Sec. 91 Bird Creek Falls 187 Boason, Bros. Store 20 Brock, S. L. Dry Goods Co 31 Busby Hotel 171 Cadillac, The "30" 45 Cattle Feeding Scene 92 Chickasha National Bank 158 Choctaw Ice & Cold Storage Co 17S Coca Cola Building 23 Coffeyville Vitrified Britk & Tile Co., Adv. Sec 35 Convention Hall, Guthrie 86 Convention Hall, Muskogee 106 Commercial National Bank, Adv. Sec. 15 10 5 30 10 Corrugated Culvert Co., Adv. Sec. . . , Craber, Co. Store, Fred, Adv. Sec. Detroit Car Risnian, Jno. & Co Elks Club, B. P. O. E. No. 417 42 Elks Club, R. P O. E. No. 517 117 Elks Club, B. P. O. E. No. 1162 152 Elks Club, Sapulpa Lodge 155 Elks Club, B. P. O. E. No. 792 169 Elks Club, B. P. O. E. No. 988 183 Enid Electric & Gas Co 136 Enid Business College, President's Office 138 Enid Business College 139 Epworth University 16 First National Bank of El Reno, Adv. Sec 38 Furniture Factory Adv. Sec Frederickson-Kroh Music Co. Guthrie Compress Guthrie Citv Hall Guthrie School & Harper & Wilson Houghton Block Hog Raising Scene Klein Hardware Co Kerr Dry Goods Co Kerfoot-Miller Co Lee Building Lee-Huckins Hotel Lakeview Club Logan County High School Lime Ledge Mason F^ruit Jar Co., Cap and Jar, Adv. Sec Ma.iestic Building Miller-Mitcher Co Miller Millinery Co Masonic Temple, Guthrie Methodist Episcoi)al Church Muskogee, Bird's Eye View Muskogee Industries Muskogee Church Muskogee Town and Country Club. Muskogee Gas & Electric Co Muskogee National Bank Muskogee Automobile Garage Muskogee. Man of Masonic Temple, .McAlester Mellon's, Fashion Design, Adv. Sec. Myser, China & Glassware, Adv. Sec. Maxwell Automobile, Adv. Sec McAlester, Main Street McAlester High School 'sge 68 S3 90 93 36 25 187 ?5 53 10 8 8 55 84 187 109 8 10 62 81 87 98 100 103 105 114 134 134 113 174 12 16 89 170 175 Page McAlester Opera House 175 McAlester U. S. Postoffice 175 New Process Laundry, Adv. Sec... 40 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co 40 Oklahoman, Daily S Oklahoma City High School 16 Oklahoma CocaCola Bottling Co.... 23 Okmulgee Light & Ice Co 161 Oil Field Scene 1S6 Putnam Park 29 Pioneer Cotton Mills T:i Relba Shop :id Representative Muskogee Church... 103 Rea-Panerson Milling Co., Adv. Sec. 33 Rakeman, Store of H. E., Adv. Sec. 50 Roys, Dress Design, Adv. Sec S2 Stentz Tip Top Baking Powder Can, Adv. Sec 68 Street-Eicholtz Furniture Co 112 Stanley Stag Hotel, Adv. Sec 45 St. Luke's M. E. Church, South 16 Page Street Scene, Guthrie 78 St. Joseph's Retreat 84 Southwestern Iron Works 88 iSteamboat and "City of Muskogee".. 97 South Second Street, Muskogee 99 Section of Muskogee Oil Field 104 State National Bank Building, Adv. Sec 14 Sherman, N. S., Machine & Iron Co , Adv. Sec 27 Turner Hotel, Adv. Sec 100 Tulsa Street Scene 185 Tulsa Gas Well 187 Tulsa Corporation 192 Views of Tulsa 188 Varvel Bros. Store, Adv. Sec 21 Victor Safe & Lock Co.'s Steel Safe, Adv. Sec 120 West Okmulgee Avenue, Muskogee. 100 Ward School Building, Muskogee... HI Wheat Cutting Scene 191 pi lirkV' mm fm ""ilHI i S infill ^s lis (Trmrrm M OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA A GLIMPSE OF EARLY-DAY HISTORY— THE FAMOUS HOME-SEEK ERS RUN OF 1880— A REJ[ARKAP.LE RATE OF INCREASE IN POFULATLON. A MODERN METROPOLIS IN TWENTY YEARS. Oklahoma City was lidvii out (if oiu' of tlu^ ii()tal)lc events of world history: The Original Oiiening of Oklahoma Territory. Here were tliree 7iiillion acres, in the central section of the iireatest Indian domain of modei-n times — beantifnl, liroad, fertile acres, lyinfi ont in the jrolden sunshine of the great Soutluvest, iinder sentence of release to white settlement. An army of fifty thousand soldiers of fortune had thrown their bivouac about the charmed boundary lines of this land of jiromise and wait- ed the ap])ointed hour. At high noon, Ai)ril I'l^nd, 18S!) — the sound of a bugle, the wave of a signal flag, and "they were off" — ten thousand derby \xe I3ook of Oklahoma !^r(';il C'Xtt'iil, it'<;;u-(lcd iiici I'lliilousl y by ]io()])li' liviiii; in otlipr sections of |ln,' riiilcil Slalcs. IJiit it must bi' iriiiLMiibcit'd Olciahoiiia ('ity has bi'un the stoi'iii center of tlie most i-eniai-kal)le state-wide dexciojinient of the past (|nartoi' of a ccntiu-y. Many iieojile exju-ess the oiiinion tliat the unwritten history of tliis gi'eat new empire state, if anytliinii, is more interesting; tlian the remarkable achievement of the present lionr. And anyone who may feel disposed to read an anthoratative history of Oklahoniii, witli a view to becoming acipiainted will) the early conditions of the eiiihties and ninelies. ont of which Oklahoma Cilv was boi-n, will find the story replcie with llie most (hiillinu and dra- ma lie incidents of western life. ]!ut here there is no intention to {io into historical detail. Only those im|iortant points in the iiictiirescine i)ast will be tonched n]ion. which in the m.iin have been responsible for the remarkable jiresent-day conditions. This in order tliat the reader may readily yrasp the commei-cial imitortance of Oklahoma, the State and Oklahoma ('ity. the nielro]i(dis, in their relations to the develojimeiil of llie ureal Sonlliwest. ('oM.MI.:K('i': K'lXC OF THE TWIoXTI KTIl ('i:XTrrUV.— OKL.\ IIO.M A A NAST SToRKIIorSK OF A( iK ICFLTIKAI. AND MIX FKAI. KESorKCFS— THE SEN'EXTII STATE IN THE JXION IX AVEHA(JE RANK OF NATURAL RESOFROES. •/omnierce is Ihe commonly accepted standard of measure for the piesenl day. There is no inst;uice on record where a state has taken on the nervous coiiniiercial life, characteristic of this ajje in such heroic doses as (•klahoma. It was only necessary for the railroad — the fji-eat civilization builder — to lay the steel I'ail of iu-o»ress; it was only necessary feu- cajiital to come and tap the vast under-ground resources; it was only necessary for Ihe farmer with his jdow to luru 11)1 llie rich soil to the sunlight and rain, and I'chold, a commercial empire sluniheriui; nnd foi' the united efforl which has characterized the develop- ment of this commomvealtli under the leadershii) of its meti'oiiolis. And one thing is certain, the jieojde of this state are living today in the enjoymnt of the fact that Oklahoma is one of the best advertised of all the states in the Fnion. On every hand tln're is |iroof ol' Ihe fact that Oklahoma caught the dominant sjiirit of the comnu'rcial age: "It jiays to advertise." For every- where throughout the business world the (jtiestiou is being asked: Why is (Oklahoma City? A GROUP OF SOME OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECFORS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF OKLAHOMA CITY 1 Weston Atwoou 2 S. L. Brock 'i A. W. McKeand 4 W. M. Westfall 2d \'ice-I'resi(Knl President Secretary .5 W. T. CoHUER 6 J. M. Owen 7 H. J. Millku 4 Staxdard Blue Book of Oklahoma The auswei- is: •■( )ldaIioin:r'. No adeiiuate idea of liuw Oklaliiniia City came to be wliat it is in sucli lii-iel' period of time, can be had aside from an examination into tlie natural resources of the state of Okhihoma. Okla- lioma ranks fonrteentli in jioint of area, 7(l,4:?(l s(|nare miles. Oeographically and climatically Oklahoma is the "Land of the Hapjiy :Medium." Here the North laps down on the South and the Sonlli comes u]i to la]i over the North. The result is that Oklahoma is just one jireat ranpe, farm and j-arden jiatch combined, with the aoricultural possibilities peculiar to both North and the South — a state jiossessino- as marked a diversity of production as any simi- lar area on Ihe maj) of the T'nited States. Passing- on to the other of the two sreat classes of natural resources, I1h> State (ieoloj;ist is authority for the statement that "Oklalioma has more kinds of mineials and more miners of the kind than any state in the Fnion." r^orijettino- for a time, that this commonwealth has an agricultural ]iroduc- tion above the average, there is no state in the Union, which could come nearer sui(]>ortinfi itself on industrial resources alone than Oklahoma. The wonder is that the boundary lines of any sinjile state should have dropped over such a vast and varied storehouse of minerals, when immediately outside (if t1i(j boundary in many directions there arc jtractically no similar natural resoui'ces. .\s a matter of fact in res]iect to both (|uantity and variety it will be .liiTicult Id jiredict just which class of wealth, aj;ricultural or mineral, excels Ihe other in Oklahoma. Suffice i1 to sav that where you can grow the three ftreat sta|»les, corn, cotton and wheat in average yield side by side on the same farm and where yo\i can develoii in i-oni!nei'<-ial i|uantities. coal, oil ard uas. (he basis of nianuraclure. 1lie wdrld is lialilc lo hear a noise like an empire. As yauged by a comparison with other stales in a score or more of lln' cardin;il resources ui)on which all commei-ce is built. Oklahoma owns toilay, in lilll'.t, the second year of her statehood, an a\eraL'(' rank of seventh among the great commonwealths of the T'nited States. l)ivevsitv of agricultural production is Ihe broad reason behind the remarkable rise of Oklahoma Citv. — Facts and Figures on the growth of the 7netropolis of Oklahoma. AOKICFLTrKF. LIVE STOCK. 1st. Proom Torn. .51 h. Alfalfa. 7th. ( 'otton. Tth. Cattle. L'th. !\Inle.s. 1st. ( Jypsum. 1st. (Jas. 1st. Asphalrum. •2iu]. Oil. !)th. Corn. !)tli. Winter Wheat. 4th. Oats. 4tli. Ilor.ses. 4lh. Hogs. 3rd. Coal. Tth. Marble. Tth. Granite. Tth. Cement Materials MINERALS. !ith. IJuilding Stone and Shale. GENERAL. 14th. Hard and Soft Woods. 14th. Horticultural Products. This brings us back to the question: "Why is Oklahoma City?" The surface of the industrial ])0ssibilities of Oklahoma have been scarcely more than scratched. Therefor it could not be expected that manufacturing con- stitutes the support of the in-incipal city of the state. Oklahoma City. What, then, explains this unprecedented record, The only other main support that Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 5 would justify the rise of sncli a city in so short a time is johhiiii;. I'.nt even at tliat, how couUl such a subslantial wliolesale center rise oiii of an open prairie in brief twenty years. The answer is, diversity of agricultural production. This is the broad reason behind Oklahoma City. Just think of the entire area of the ^reat rich agricultural state of (Iklalioma comprising the trade teri-itory for the mi»ti'Oiiolis, Oklahoma ("ity. Now llie i-emarkable fact is the stale ol' Okla- homa cashes in on a crop of some kind practically every month of the year. The effect is that money circulation is continually being vitalized. In con- sequence a big, live, buying ])ublic out over the farms, and in the towns and cities is thereby created. The enormous demand for common commodities and materials throughout this great and growing trade teri-itory had to be supplied from somewhere. What was a city of lt),()()(l ])eoi)le in ]'.)()() under- taking the responsibility of being the great central su])])ly house for this big field of commei-cial o|)erations. On the wave of this stat<' wide (b'veloji- ment the town of in, 0(10. ()klahiinia City, bounded into a substantial whole- sale center of .")(l, 0(1(1 po])nlation by I'.MI!) — a rec(M-d breaking run in citv and metropolis building. Three events stand out in the first fifteen years after "The opening" and mark off as nniny ejiochs in the ri.-e of Oklahoma City and its suj)rem acy as the commercial center of the state. The first was the building of an east to west railroad, the Choctaw, from El Reno, 2(i miles west, through here to Shawnee, 40 miles east. The Santa Fe running north, and south was already here, and this made Oklahoma City the first town with "cross line" connections in the state. TIkmi it was that the town of a h'w thousand in- habitants first stirred with the ambition to become a jobbing center. Oklahoma City struggled along for a few moi-e years, and finally the chance for still .inuther railroad came her way. By the sheer nerve and enterprise of some of her citizens the famous fight for the Frisco was won against cities then larger in po])nlatigularily and solidity with which this commercial center has been built. Diversity Agriculture exjilains the fact, com])aratively speaking, that Oklahoma knew no panic in 1907 and 1908. As an illustration, the nunil>er 1. .M. 1' I IN AM A. 11. ( I.ASSEN \ ■/*■ G. F. Ooi.rnRi) KEPRl'.SlCXrATIVE OKLAHOMA CITY CAPITALISTS Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 7 t)( business iTistitutioiis ol' all kinds in Oklaliiunn ("i1y, tlic ((Mitcr of coni- iiHM'ci', inciviist'd on an avpi-agc ol' ten per cenl dnrinii 1!)()S as i-onipared with ]!(07, which, for the most ]iart, was an exceedinjjiy prasperous year. The ])anic came during the last few months of 1907. Diversity Agriculture exidains wiiy, in s])ite of the panic yenv of IIMIS Oklahoma, statewide, kejit forging ahead by even stronger strides in l!)(l!». Oklahoma City ]iresents the most striking proof of this facl. The following is a com|iarison in facts and figures as belwiHMi the first eight months of 1!M)S and the first eight months of liKI!) in those items which constitute a icliable index to the growth of a city: BANK CLKAKIXOS. First eight months of IfllKS |:',(t,4:!:{,SI):{.IIO First eight months of 1909 5:j.i;9:!,S9(;.t)l) BUII>l)lX(i I'KinilTS. First eight iiionths of 190S |l.(»14,7SS..i() First eight months of 1909 4,i;!:'.,4;{r>.t)0 REAL ESTATi: TRANSFERS. First eight months of 190S f7,:i9."),74l).0() First eight months of 19t)9 19,;!(>4, (155.00 POSTAL KECEII'TS. First eight months of 1908 .f lllo.olLol First eight months of 1909 I(;i,4-_'a.(i2 A careful canvass of the three main divisions of the commercial field .lanuary I to Septend)er 1, 1909, shows the following resjiective increase ov-er the siiiiihir ueriod of 19(IS: Manufacturing 1.5 ]»er cent. Wholesale I'll per cent. Uetail li5 per cent. The bulk of business on the four truidc lines indicates the following respective increases in the same corresponding periods of I'.MIS and liltlO: I'assenger Receijits '2~> ]ier cent. I'^reight Receii)ts 40 ]ier cent. TRANSroRTATloX FACILITIES. Not only is Oklahoma City geogra|iliically located foi- the great metropolis, but an enterpi'ising citizenshi]i has nia(ie the most of this natural advantage by acquiring all tlie other coni]dements and facilities of an im- jiortant commercial center. Oklahoma has six thousand miles of railroad, nine-tenths of which belongs to the four great southwestern lines, intersect- ing at Oklahoma City, where their |iassenger and freight division offices are maintained in charge of Oklahoma traffic. These roads are the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co.. and .Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co. Not only do these railroad lines connect this metrojjolis with the big outside markets on an equitable basis, but the same lailway.s constitute the avenues of distiabntion. whereby SO |)ei- cent of the trach' territory is reached without transfer. Outbound fieight on all roads moves (piickly and on an extriMuely favorable mileage basis. RASSENGER TRAINS. The railroad future in (Oklahoma is first-class. There is no doubt but what (Oklahoma C\i\ will get addtMl raili'oad connections with the eastern Daily Dklahoman, Majestic Building, Lee Building, LkeHuckins Hotel Oklahoma City lias reached the skyscraper period. Has in oHice buildings 6 five-story completed, and in constrnction 1 six, 2 seven. 1 eight, 3 ten, 2 twelve, and needs more to keep up with the demand. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 9 luiir of Okhilioiiia, which will be iiintmilly ;i(lv;uit;if;eoiis to this inetrojxjlis and that iiarliciilar section ol' the state. There is an equallv "ood prospect tor new railroads to both the southwest and northwest sections of the state. These lines wonld tap rich affriciilture and live stock country and extend to the peoi)le of the respective sections, niucli needed railroad facilities, as well as materially swell the jobbing business of Oklahoma City. The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient, which cuts through the northwestern section of the state, when completed to the Pacific ("oast, will no doubt find it necessary to establish connections into Oklahoma City. On the \\hole, it is reasonable to l>redict that there will be definite developments in the buildint;- of those pros])ective railroads within the next two to five years, by which time Okla- homa shall have added juactically a thousand miles to her railroad facilities, all of which new lines will naturally i-eek the center of commerce — Oklahoma Citv. .TOIU'.TXO, PAST. PRES1:NT and FT'TrRE. Wholesale commerce, reinforced by diversified agriculture, in the futTire will continue to be as vastly essential to the commercial stability of Oklahoma City, as it has been in the ])ast. For the last five years, jobbers of this metropolis, working hand in hand with the business interests in the towns and cities over the stale, w'hich are the minor distributing points to tht^ various farming communities have been engaged in the important work which falls to the wholesalei' in any newly develojiing country. The jobber is always the pioneer of the prosjiective industrial centers. It is for the wliolesaler to initiate commerce on that next larger scale beyond the retail stage. He can come into a new country, rent or buy floor space, set uji in business and launch ojierations on tlie lesser risk of failure and broader chance of success, as compared with the manufacturer. Tn the nature of things the jobber is the middle-man standing between the manufacturer and the consumer, whose duty it becomes, not only to su])i)ly common commodi ties and materials but also to develo]) a trade territory to the point wIumc there is a nuirket for s])ecialties in the manufacturing line. Then it is tiim- enough to take uji the location of factories. Vov the last five years the jobbers of Oklahoma City hav<- bwMi "proving uji" the Oklahoma trade terri- tory with the result that this metropolis commands today one of the most nnnsual market situations of the present day in this country. Hence the dawn of tlie nuinufactnring era. i)uring the first six months of l!t((!t the jobbing interests of Oklahoma City, considered as a whole, have increas-ed tlieir facilities from one-third to onehalf. anticipating the added demands thnt would be laid upon Ihem by the great growing trade territory which they serve. Oklahoma City did a jobbing business for 1!)0S that aggregated Twenty-Three Million Oolinrs. MANTTFACTrKTXO, PAST PIJESEXT AND FITTUEE. Of oourse. a certain nnnd)er of the smaller classes of manufacturing institutions always go along with the jobbing center of any ap]ireciable liroixirtions. This has been the case in Oklahoma City, which boasts as many factories of the kind which are usually identified with the early de- velopment of a metropolis, as any city could claim, relatively to its age and size. V\> to the panic year of 1!)0S. Oklahonui City was passing through a stage of development, |(re])aratoi-v to making it a (iractical ])roposition to invite factories. ]Much as the cry is heard in every new and develo](ing city about the need of factories and the big pay rolls, it is only statiiu' the trutli to say that Oklahonm City has been getting the number and class of mannfacturies commensurate with its present stage of develojiment. The total manufacturing business for lOOS amounted to Eight Million Dollars. However, 1909 ushered in the real industrial period, and from this time on Mii.LKK-MiTsrHEH Co., Kerfoot, Miller it Co., John Eisman & Son.s Till- iii-w Dr.v Ciicicis, Millintry, Notions, Hats and Shoes johliing center. These hon.ses do business in nil the towns :ind cities of (Iklahonia a.s well a.s in nian.v parts of Texas. New Mexico, Kansas and otlu^r ad.ioinin}; .states. JO Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma U tlie builflins; of Oklaliouin (Mtr as an indiistvial ceiitei' will justify the larger class of niaimractiirers to locate their factories and operate on a basis of iniinediate contact with the market. THE LOCATIOX OF THE MORRIS & COMPANY I'AOKINO TLANT— THE INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVE— THE MANUFACTURING ERA. .Tnst as the hniJdinji' of Oklalimna City into a jobbing center lias iiad everything- to do with the state \\i establishment of a stock exchange, the construction of e.xtensive stock yards and the building of a belt line. The effect of the location of this Morris iS; Co., jiacking ])lant in all its ramifications will l)e to establish the best jiossible raili-oad facilities foi- in dustrial imrjioses in this city; it will also vitally effect the (piestion of larger and better drainage .ind water suiii)ly; it will result in the extension of the traveling facilities throughout the general manufacturing districl. and it will, no ihiubt, have a beneficial influence u]ion Ihe issue of ]>ower and fuel for manufacturing |)ur])oses. It gives the great original im])etus i'nv Oklahonm City to leap into the industrial arena. Every other form of manufacturing will be encoui-aged to locate in Oklahoma City the minute Ihat the wheels of ttie Morris & Comjiany packing ])lant begin to turn; and in its final effect, it will make this metro])olis sought after bv all the rail road lines which are bound to come with the further develo]iment of this country and its well-nigh limitless stoi'e of resources. FroTU every reasonable standjioint it would ajijiear with the momentum which Oklahoma City has already gained as the commercial center of the state, that it is logically the strongest candidate for the principal manu- facturing city of Oklalio7ua. The i)0wer situation is favorable in coal, gas and electricity. Being the trunk line center it enjoys an established rej)uta- GROUP OF OKLAHOMA riTY PROGRESSIVE iMEX C. G. Jones T. .M. Khhahdso-V S. C. Heyman Elmek E. linowx O. A. MiTscHEK Clark Hudson Jas. F. Harhoui! S. M. Glovd W. T. Hales 12 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 13 tioii with the bifi outside Tiuirkets, ;is well ;vs wields tlie feadiesl eoimnaiid over the market situalidii ol' Oklahoma. This lact coujiled with tiie iialiiral advantajie of centra] location, favors Oklalmnin <'it.v as the most ecomimical jioint for the movement of raw materials frdiii all sections of the state to the scene of the manufacturing operatidiis. American commerce is forging ahead with such renmrkalile strides in the twentieth century that every ten years niaiks a distinct ei)och. The houndk^ss jiossihilities of the West as a whole, has been a matter of. national discussion for the past quarter of a century. In view of this, the proi)liecy is entirely justifial)le that none of the great geographical sections of tliis country will show a more marveloiis develoimient in the next commercial decade of ten years than the Southwest. It would seem that nature has ordained ( iklalioma to become the in- dustrial life-center (if the southwestern enipii-e-building, out of which will be evolved manufacturing ojieratidus as powerful as those of the Eastern and New England States. And it further seems that destiny developed the metropolis of Oklahoma with srch geographical good foi-tune, that Okla- homa City bids fair to be not only the most substantial jobbing center, bul a live stock market second to udue, and tli<' greatest industrial mart of the great New Commercial Southwest. FINANCE AND li.VXIvlXO. Oklahoma City has thirteen banks. Of these five are national ami eight are state banks. At the last call of the Controller of the Currency, which was June li:!d, 1!)0!). the condiined de|)osits w(!; loans, |o,82S,2!M).05, and cash and sight exchange |5,:?02, ((:58.48. The total ca])ital, surjilus and profits at this writing is ajijiroximately |1,S5(),0()().00. Atten- tion is called to the splendid reserve amounting to fifty i)er cent as shown above. There ai"e no savings banks in the city for the reason that there is no state law under which to organize the same. The trust coni]iany law is siTcli that the I'.ank Commission classes trust companies with state banlcs and tlipv are examined and statements pidilished the same as other banking institutions. A numbei' of the banks have sa\inj.'s dc]iar1ments where de]iosits both large and small draw interest at the i-ate ol lour jiei- cent. com])oun(h'd semi-annually. The iia<-king industry laielv located here will be a powerful factor in the Itanking business, as it will ])ut on the niai'ket a hieh class of commercial ])aper made by faruieis and stockmen for raising and feeding live stock for this maiket. Three years ago. during the summer months it was necessary for the banks to take commercial pa])er I loans I from large commercial cen ters; now we have plenty at home and to spare, as some of our larger firms float their paper on eastern markets in order to get the lowest [tossible rate of interest. Business follows natural chaiinels and along lines of least re- sistenee, and it is coming to Oklahoma City as naturally as the waters of this section seek the Mississi])pi. , The Comptroller of the Curiency made Oklahoma City a reserve city for the dejiosits of National Banks on .\inil 22nd, of this year which was a great stride in commercial banking. MODERN CONVENIENCE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. PUBLIC UTILITIES. The w'e.stern city has the advantage of the experience and mistakes of eastern city building, (ienerally speaking the cities of the West are built upon more liberal lines and a correspondingly larger (juota of benefit A GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVE OKLAHOMANS 1 Walter D. Caldwell, Pres. City State Bank 5 2 J. F. Warhen, Pres. Farmers National Bank G 3 W. E. Hodges, Pres. Night and Day Bank 7 i l'\ R. Holt, Cashier Western National Bank S 9 F. R. Bull, Cashiei F. C. Haskett, Cashier Night and Day Bank Fred Sutton, Cashier First State Bank M. L. Turner, Pres. Western Nat'l Bank W. S. Guthrie, Cashier Farmers Nat'l Bank City State Bank 14 Stanuaud I?lue I5()()K of Oklahoma 15 is fonrern-d iiiioii tlie iieople lliroiiyli tlic vai-ious public utilitios. Kcjiularity charactei-izes tlie entire eity area, with wide streets and boulevards. During this year the city has voted hall' a million dollars iu bonds for the construc- tion of a boulevard anil au.toniobile speedway of twenty-five miles, com- jiletely encii-clin^ (he environs of the city. This metri>])()lis, realizin ELECTUICITY OF THE CITY. Okahoma City is an electrical city of the most up-to-date t,\pe. The comjiany in control of both the gas and electricity, while owned by private intei-ests CO oiierates in the fullest sense with (lie ciiy goxernnient. The gas supjdy is taken from the Saiiuljia fields about one hundred miles east of this city. The electric jilant in caiiacity fully antici])ates the needs and ra]iid giowth of the city. The service includes gas for domestic fuel and light a7id commercial power. The rates lor b>iii!i in a iiuiiiiier fitlinj; tlic yearly increase of jiopnlation and Ihe active extension in the snlnirhan disliicts. In line with the repntation of Oldahonia ("ity for doint;- nnusual thinus. the |)i-oi:r<'ssive street car com ])any is iTitrodm'in.n an innovation wliich will i;i\c Oklahoma Oily a fame of its own in the street railway woi-ld. The street car com]uiny is (le\clo|nni; n |ila\-nronnd for (he jieople of this city, which, when com])leted, will combine all of the ontdoor heanties of lake and ]iark alonsi with jn^actically every form of artificial attraction and amnsement of Ihe present day. N\'hile this jdeasnre ground is at this lime in the sniinrhan section it \\-ill come within the city i)i-o])er in the next few years, ]!nt Ihe street car comjiany is workinif out the fntnre on foil ronnded standards. The connectini; line between the downtown and lliis I'esoi-t is a combination hi^diway for the \ehicle, the autoniohile and the street car. Here is a six-mile, donble-track. electric si)eedway, ballasted like a trans-continental railroad bed, and flanked on either side by an ainjde asphalt boulevard. Th<' ])ai-allel lines of steel, the "rass-trimmed bed of ballast, inlaiil betweiMi the clean-cut mariiius of asnhalt and concrete cui-bs. presents a conception that closel\- approaches |ierfection in the internrban railway b'iildinj«- of tin- ]iresent day. NE\vsTAri:i;s and pkuiodioals. Oklahoma City has four daily and twenty weekly and monthly news- pa|iers and periodicals. Of the dailies, there is one niorninj>' and three even- ini; pajiers. Every one of the daily ]»ai)ers durinii this year have added materially to their (piarters as well as their facilities in the way of modern news]iaper e(pii])ment, one of the eveninj.; iia]iers havini; chaniicd their lo- cation to make way for larklahonm enjoys the full Associated I'ress Service. Three of the daily i)aners issue Sunday edi- tions. On the whole the news])a]ieis of this metrojinli.s are live, ])rooTessive institutions and jjlayinj; their resjiective ]iarts as iinjiortant educational, social and commercial factors in a manner which leaves no doubt for their loyalt\- alike to their home city and the state of Oklahoma. The usual weekly, semi-monthly and monthly origans of dilfeient kinds ill their special fields are published here. Jlercantile interests, labor, real estate, schooN, bnildiujis and enj;in<'erini!. the leiial |irofession, the medical profession, are represented by Tieriodicals and there aic oilier denoniina- tioiuil church ;ind fr;iternal imblications. I'eriodicals devoted resnectively to ]ioultry and stock raisinji have journals servius' to those particnlai* inter- ests. There is also a standard imblical ion (h'votcd to j;eneral farmin<;'. Oklahoma City is also Ihe home of a monthly nia.na/,ine devoted to the .nen- cr:il interests and up bniblinn of (•klahoma. AMI'l.t: I\V('lMTIi;s FOR TAK'IXC CAKE OF TII.WSIENT AND kmosii)i:nt roriLATiox. Ill liarniony with the i-apid rate of j;rowth. <)kIahonia City is antici- iialinu Ihe increasinij: need of facilities for taking, care of the traveling; ]iub- lic. There are half a dozen first-class hotels and as many restaurants of the first order, as well as jilenty of the nuire moderate j)riced hotels and eating places. As this city is the headquarters and favorite stonping ]daee of a ji'reat nundier of travelino- men, the hotel facilities are above the average for a city of its size. The completion, durini; the latter i)art of this year of the new Lee-FInckins Hotel, will make this nu't'-ojiolis an even more popular hotel center. This is one of the most maj^iiificent structures being A GKOUP OF PRC)MK\i:\T CON'TRACTURS. OKLAHOMA CITY 1. R. T. Wasson 4. A. G. Campbell J. M. Wheelkr A. C. Weichek N. S. Sherman 3. 0. R. R. Fuller W. II. Stout 18 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 19 huilt in the city at this time and coniiled with the present liote! immediately adjoiiiinji-, will have a eapaeity of iTA) moms. It will be one of the liijiliest- elass hosteli-ies in the entire Southwest. Tn addition to the facilities for the transient visitor, Oklahoma City has am])le accomniodati(ni with which to receive the new resident. Fifty flats and apartments :ind identy of jiri- vate rooniinji- houses, all f>o to afford clean, comfortable livinsi' amid the most modern conveniences. AMUSEMENTS. A PLEASURE LOVIXC I'EOl'LE— A sri'l'LV OF THE MOST MODERN ATTRACTIONS. Oklahoma City is the amusement center of Oklaluniia and the per- manent home of the State Fair. The statewide devclojiment and the rise of this metro])olis has attracted the attention of the outside world in a manner that makes Oklahoma City an interesting!, and ]io])ular Mecca for iiianv big national conventions. Tfnving drawn its population from every state in the T'nion, Oklahoma City has an amusement lovinji' ]>ul)lic. An am]de sui)]ily of amusement places have come to res])ond to the demand. 7)]irin<;' the rejjulai- winter season, Oklahoma City has a standard o])era house and two first class vaudeville theaters. A full ipiota of summer attractions are offered in the way of outdoor theaters, public iiarks. leajiite baseball. One of the ]( links and the rejiular rounds of s))orts. The miles of wide boulevards and the twenty-six mile speedway to encircle the city limits, when comi)!eted will offer the antomobilist facilities not enjoyed in many larger cities. Automo- bile driving tliroiiuliout the surrounding country is favorable for the most of the year. Oklahoma <'ity boasts as many automobiles at this date as any city of its size in the country. SOCIAL PROCJRESS. The story of civili/,ati- the beggar from the streets. In the same general class of institutions conducted to social better- ment the resident will find jiractically all of the leading lodges, orders and fi'aternities re])resented in Oklahoma City. r.i-otheiliood and fraternal feeling jiervades the social life of Okla- homa, where the I'nritan and the ('a\alier have met on a comnmn ground and swoie allegiance to one another in the great game and business of empire building. CLIMATE AND HEALTH. Oklahoma is llic ■Ilapiiy .Medium" wealher jioint of the United States. Oeograiihically, this is at once reasonalile. The statistics of the I'nited States Weather T.urean show it to be a fact for years. Oklahoma City is located in the center of Oklahoma, at an altitude of 1.2."i() feet. The annual temjierature averages (id degrees. The annual lain'Mll is '.M inches, well distributed over the year and the snowfall is scarcely apjireciable. Oklahoma City has 200 days of sunshine a year. The "sultry season" common to certain of the warmer climates, is comiiaratively unknown. Itreeze makes e\ien the mid-summer days and nights ]ileasant and comfortable. Oklahoma City is high, dry and heallhy, well within the rain belt and llie soil and moisture in a wide, rolling, prairie country cond)ine in an ideal atmosphere. It is unnecessary to say that the altitude is well above the fever and malarial h'vels. Sanitation keejis contagious diseases at a minimum. The winters ai-e short ami mild, the autumn season is as delightful as can be found anywhere. Oklahoma Cily is located in the heart of a land of suTishine and yet it is the invigorating climate and the .active ik'OjiIc. If there is one thing for which the citizen loves his home city it is for the iu- comjiarable year I'ound climate. AS A I'LACi: OF KESIDENCE. Oklahoma City is a metropolitan city with a cosmo])olitau peo])le and presents a social atmos])here that is bright, ojitimistic and wlndesome. One of the best i)roofs of this statement is the fact that Oklalwrnia City has at- tained the distinction of being not only the conniiercial metropolis, but has also become the greatest amusement, educational and religions center of the new state. In brief, Oklahoma City is the storm center of modern life in the great new commonwealth of Oklahoma. The IIojiE OF W. C. Uallakd, Oklahoma's Kepkesentative for the Wavehly Electhk The Home of the Oklahoma Coca-Cola Bottlino Co. Bkittain Bros., Owners 23 X 24 Flat and ('oTTAiiio 0\v.\:;i) hv U. V,. D-ikman Interioii View of the Ki.eix Haudwake SroiiE, Oklahoma City 25 1. nii. A. Davenport. OkUihoma Co. Health (Jfficer 2. J. H. Ready, Atty-at-Law, of Crane & Ready 3. C'has. L. Dauchehty, Guthrie, Coin, ot Lal)or 4. J. E. Marks, Sec'y & Gen'l Mgr. Muuietonka Lumber Co. \ GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVE CinZENS ,x F. D. Beaely, 9- W. T. Cohdeh, Jr. Msr. Minnetonka Lnmlier Co. j,) ^j_ j^ LocKWOOD, (). Mathew R. McVey Tulsa. Okla. 7. Fred E. Brown, Muskogee, Sec'y Peoples U-i & Transfer Co. f i-, ,„u S. b . V. Olark, Oklahoma City Ass't Cashier Oklahoma City National Bank 1 1. \Vm. .Ienkinson, Tulsa. Okla. 26 ■rA W. (' W. KiCHAHUSUN Dr. J(_iHi\ TiiKicAiiciM, J. p. Johns G. B. Stone 27 OFFICIALS OF THK STATF NATIONAL LANK, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. 1. J. L. AViLKiN, Vice-President 2. J. M. Hale, Vice-Pixsidout 3. E. H. Cooke, President 4. P. RoDEN, Ass't Cashier 5. Geo. L. Cooke, Cashier 28 a o z i a M < Pi 29 IT'S "A DETROIT" Whitkhkad-Thurber-Backus Co., State Agents, Oklahoma City 30 ExTEIilOK \llO\V (JF SiDN'EV J,. JilioCK DltV Ciiolis Co. 's 1 ^ST A ULI.SH Ml 31 A COTERIE OE OKLAHOMA (TTY lil'SlXKSS MEN 1. ,1. II. Beckek 4. C. E. Knight 7. 1). I,. I'AUKurHfiT 10. X. I'.. Houghton L'. .\. I. MusE.s .'>. J. (!. Leeper S. J. T. Wallace 11. t'. I-',. Hutchings 3. J. \V. Kennedy (i. J. Frank Rice 0. \V. C. Uallakd V2. \. H. Hoetcheh 32 AN INTERESTING fiROFP OF OKLAHOMA CITY LAWYERS 1. Geo. H. Giddings 4. W. A. Lybrand 7. .1. W. .Iohnson 10. Fhed E. Suit.s 2. H.\HRV B. Snyber ."). Judge S. H. H.vuki.s S. W. T. S. Hunt 11. Mom.\n Pruitt 3. F. B. Owen 0. W. F. Wilson 9. F. Wells 33 1. W. A. Ledbetter 2. KuED Brastei) 3. S. N. Longfellow \ GROUP OF OKLAHOMA CITY LAWYERS 4 Eui-E B. Askew 7. Edgar S. Vaught 5. Oliver C. Black 8. J. B. Perkins G. D. B. Crane 9. John E. Du Mars 34 E. J. GiDDINGS Mcinljfr of Law firm of Giddinsrs & Giddintrs 36 a H a < 2; e]!arr, ('. E. Itennelt, l»r. R. T. Edwards, J. O. Olark. S. ('. Heynian, Oeo. L. Oooke. Dr. W. T. Salmon, Dr. R. M. Howard, J. H. ^McAdanis and Ohas. T'. Oonnellee. The following are the jiresent officers of the lodge: ExalU'd Ruler. Dr. 4']. II Kirkpatri( k; ICsteenied Leading Knight, W. rovided for the entertainment of their members and guests. The Country Club has excellent facilities for outdoor pleasures and is one of the cily's ]irides. Its <|uarters are the most attractive imaginable, .■iiiil its grounds are in cxcclleiil shape. The schools and cIiiii-cIh's .-ill reflect the cultured citizenship of Okla- homa City. Beautiful homes and miles of beaiitifiil drives, ,-iiiioiiiobiles and smart (■(piijiages of one kind and aiiotlier make a visit to Oklahoma City alto- gether ideal. ^^■hat can be said of Oklahoma City can be generally accepted as to society in the jirincipal cily of the state. 48 Mrs. John Threadcull President State Federation of Women's Clubs 49 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES CLUBS COMPOSING THE CITY FEDERATION PHII,(».M.\TI1I:a. TWKXTIICTII CKXTrKV. ('OS.Mdl'Ol.lTAX. Ni:\V ('i:XTrRY. liiiiLp; sTri>v. soHosis. :Mis('i:i.LAXi:(»rs socii-yriEs. Civic Iiii|)i-(i\'rnieiit Ijt'ati'ue. — Elks Cluh. Exalted Ruler. E. E. Kirkpatrick. Piekwiek Cluh. Pi'es.. E. D. X'ims. Lakevie\v Country Club. Pres.. ilr. Ja.son C. Clark. Viee-Pre.s., George Fredericksdu. (!iilf Club. Pre.s.. George Frederickson. F. F. O.. Pres.. ]Mrs. Henry (Jverholser ; Sec. Mrs. W. J. Pettee. i>lTEK.\V CLCUS. City Federaliou of Wdiiinu's ( 'hibs.- -i'rcs.. .Mrs. W. K. Cleuieiil: 1st \'ice Pres., Jlrs. (Jcorge Bradford; I'nd N'ice-Pres., Mrs. F. H. Harris; Sec. ]\[rs. R. A. Hall; Treas., Mrs. .1. .\. Koss; (N)rres]ionding- Sec. .Mrs. J. 1». Hibbetts; Auditor, Mrs. Arthur 3Iorrison. Philonialhea. — Pres.. ^Irs. (iardiier Given; Sec, Mrs. E. S. .Malone. Twcntielii <"entury. — ]'res., Mrs. (). P. (iibsou; Sec, ^I'rs. iMluiuud S. Fer- guson. Xew Century. — Pres.. ;Mrs. .1. W. Hawk; See.. .Mrs. Weston .Vtwood. I'.ible Study. — Pres.. .M'-s. S. S. Sndtli • Sec. Dr. Minerva Lewis. Cosinopolitan. — Pres., Mrs. George Lariniore; See., Jlrs. T. R. Jones. Sorosis.— Pres., Mrs. E. D. (ioteliy; Sec. :Mrs. 1). A. Talbott. ChainiK'ii ol di>i):ivtiuents of Sorosis — Music. ^Irs. ]■]. G. ^McVdanis. Art, ]Mrs. M. X. C,\oiuestic Science, Mrs. ^^^ T). Cardwell. Dramatic Art. .Aliss Olive McClintic. San Souci. — Pres.. .Miss ^lary Higbley; Sec. ^liss ^'irginia Lindsay. Daughters of the American Revolution — Regent. Mrs. 'i\ W. Williamson: \'ice RegeTit. ^Irs. 'I'honias (i. ("iiambers; Sec, .Mrs. S. W. Peeler; Treas.. :\Irs. AV. E. Taybir: Historian, ilrs. W. W. Braswell. United Diiughters ol' the ( 'onfedeiacy. — Pres., .Mrs. Jolin Threadgill; W'-a Pres., Jlrs. W. H. Clement; Sec, ^Irs. Tom Cowdeii ; Historian. Jiis. S. ^V. I'cehM-; Custodia.ii of Crosses. Mrs. W. C. W. Richardson. 1> \VC|XG CLIIJS. Lotus Clid). — I'rcs.. Mr. (ieurge (i. Sohlberg; Sec and Treas.. .Mrs. Frank P. Johnson. Mei-o])olitan Club. — Pres., ^Ir. Charles C Connellee. Joi de Vie. — Pre.s.. Eugene Whittiiigton ; \'ice-Pres.. -1. Wils m Purke; Sec and Treas., Charles I >. Fitts. Ladies" .Music Club. — Pres., ;Mis. C. I!. .\mes; \'ice I'rcs.. Mrs. Ilaiiv C. Davis; Sec, .Mrs. J. .\. Reck, Renaissance Clid). — Pres., ilrs. .lolin .1 .Mei-iill; Sec. .Mis. L. K. Tlioiiias. SOCl.VL CLIP.S. Duplicate AYhist. — Pres.. ilrs. Heiirx Overholser; Sec. and Treas.. ^Mrs. <'liarles I-^dward Johnson. Fortnightly Club. — Pres., .Mrs. Henry Overludser; Sei.. Mrs. George (i. Sohlberg. 50 A GROUP OF PROMINENT SOCIETY LADIES OF OKLAHOMA CiTY 1. Mrs. Weston Atwood 2. Mrs. L. E. P.\tterson 3. Mrs. Fred Sutton 4. Mrs. Judge Harris ,5. Mrs. Oscar Lee 0. Mrs. F. C. Boasen 7. Mrs. T. N. Richardson 8. Mrs. W. C. W. Richardson H 52 Staxoaru Blue liooK ok Oklahoma S:ii;ni Set. — rrcs.. Mrs. William A. liioiiks: Sec. ami Ti-eas.. Mrs. Tliuuias T. Keiiihart. Chafiuudish Club — I'n-s.. .Mr.s. M. L. Tuniei': Sec. 'Sim. Charles AV. Ilubycka. I'.ridge Limcheou Clnl). — I'res., Mrs. Lee N'aii Winkle: See., .Mrs. W. Frauk ^A'ilsou. Dinner I'.ridjie <'liili. — I'res., Mr. (ieoriie (!. Sdlilherj;: See., Mr. W . .1. Tettee. Five ()"("loek Tea Cluli. — I'res., Mr. Henry ( »verli(pl>er : See.. .Mrs. 11. Alden Xiekerson. Tlinrsilav Uridine. — I'res., Mrs. .M. 1>. 'riirner: Sec. .Mrs. Richard 1'.. Kayon. THP] WOMKX OF -S!!. President, Mrs. Fred Sutton; First y'ne T'resident, ^Irs. .losei'ii Cliilds, (>r rnrcell; Second \'ice I'lesiilenl. Airs. Cliarles Post; Ifec ordini; Secretary-, Airs. Alarion lioclc ; Corresjionding Secretar\-. Airs. 0. A. Alitscher;; Treasurer, Airs. .\. ('. AIcNabb. The Executive Comuiittee con- sists of tlie president, recordinj; sec- retarv, treasurer and four otlier menihers. Alnus. ITickey, riiurch, Ilonsel and Ilarrah. Coniniittee 1o K'eliex'e Ihe Sick — .Mnies, Mit^clier, AIcXal)li, Hatfield and I»iirland. Flower Conunittee — Aluies. J. AI. Ilonsel, Wallace and T. J. Jones. Conunittee on Resolutions — Almes. (5. 1). AInniier, Florence Tibbals and John ^^'in^led. Historical Conunittee — AInies. Koek, Ilickev, C. 15. Bradford and Aliss Kyrd ^A'alker. Afenibership Committee — Almes. Chas. Post, Childs, Winkler. Wal- lace, J. AI. Hon.sel and Alary DeTar. The meetings will be held the first Saturday in each month at the home of .Mrs. Sutton. (Ir^'ani/.ed July -i, 1 '.»)!!. OFFICERS OKL.UIOAI.V AFToMOlUI-E .\SS(!CIATIOX. A. O. Camiibell, President, (Ice. II- Kline, Chm. Good Roads. A. AI. Detrick, A'ice President. E. I>. Nim«. Chm. Entertainment. J. R. I'lielan. Secretary. Frank Wells. Chm. Laws. A\'. C. I'.rown, Chm. Runs and Tours. ^^'(unen"s l']ntertainnient Conunit- tee. — Airs. Geo. G. Sohlberji. Airs. Chas. Edw. Johns(m, Airs. C. P. Ames, Airs. E. S. F'erfjuson. Airs. I). W. nooan. Golf Conunittee. — (ieo. Frederick son, J. C. Clai-k, C. It. Pope. CHURCH DIRECTORY Tin: KiK'sr i!.\pTisT <-iirRcii I (M- White Tem])le) Rev. Carter Helm Jones, Pastor. Rev. E. L. Ford, Asst. Pastor. CATHOLIC CHFRCH. St. Josephs Cathedral. Kijiht Kev. Theoi)ile Aleerschaert, Hishop. Kev. B. AIntsears, Pastor. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Rev. J. II. O. Smith. I'aslcn-. l'"J'ISCOP.\L ClirRCH. St. Paul's Cathedi'al. Re\". Francis K. I!i-o(ike. Ri-ho]!. Rev. J. AI. Davidson, Pastor. FIRST AlETTTODTST or AIETTIO- DIST IM'ISCOPAL. AV. H. B. Urch, Pastor. ST. LI'KE'S CHURCH. Rev. Perc.v Knickerbocker, Pastor. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. II. C. Harrinffton, Reader. INTKUIOH AM) ICXTERIOR VIEW8 OF KKRR DRY G(JOI)S (JO.'S KSTABLISHMKNT 54 Standard Blue Hook, of Oklahoma I'liE^BYTERIAN. First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Phil <;. Baird, Pastor. Son the rn P rcsb y ter i a n . Kcv. W. P. Neilsdii, Pastor. .JEWISH SYNA<;OCTrE. Kcv. .I(.sei)]i Blatt. l{al)l)i. KXill.lSIl IJ-THEKAX CliriiCH. Kcv. ( ico. Beiswanrcr, Pastin-. cr.MBElJLAXI) PEESBYTEKLW Rev. E. O. Whitwell, Pastor. CONGREGATIONAL. (Harrison Ave.) I{c\. (). P. Averv, Pastor. J. H. Tlii)iii))siin, Snpt. Snnilay school. !'!!.( i RIM ('<)NGRE(;ATI0NAL. Rev. TIkis. H. Ilariier. Pastor. i;. .M. IInrr> Siiul. Sniulav scliool. LAKEVIEW CLUB ()i-j;aiii/,ed .Vpril lOtli. 111(17. Incor]>orateil :May l.'ith, liMIT. OFFICERS: .1. M. Bass. President. .Josejih IIu. \V. Ho-an. ('. P>. Pope. I']d\v. H. ( "ooke. Joseph HnckiTis. J. C. Clark. Iv K. Gavlord. COMMITTEES: ^leniliership Coniinitte<> — J. JI. Bass, C. B. .\nies. (Jeo. G. Solill)er<>\ .\. P. Crockett, E. 1>. Ninis, J. C. Clark, .Joseph Hnckins. Pcdjierty, Buildiufi and Grornds Connnittee. — Geo. K. Williams, G. B. Stone, C. L. Heney. House Committee. — Joseph Hnck- ins. .1. C. Clark, J. .M. Bass. Committee on Rules. — 1). W. Ho ^an. Dr. E. S. Ferjiuson, Geo H. Stone, J. ^I. Owen. Out-Door Sjioits Committee. — E. D. Nims, G. (!. Sdlilhei'^, Newt Avcy, (lolt Ciiiiuiiittcc — (!ci). Fredcricksiin, .1. C. Clark. C. B. Pope. .Vmes, C. B. .Vnderson, F. IL Ba.s.s, J. M. P.i-own, W. . W. Howard Dr. K. ^I. Ilnckins, Jos. Jr. Ingram, C. C. John.son Charles E. .Johnson, Frank P. Kerr, G. O. Kingkade, Andrew Kolp, I). C. Kroh, II. E. Lamb, Floyd Lee, Oscar (i. Leeper, Cyrns S. Leciier, J. C. .McKinstry, 1>. McKinley, ilargaiet ^lalone, Ed. s^. Mee, William Jloist, P. E. Nims, E. D. Xol.le. -L M. Owen, J. ^L Patterson. Fred E. Pavne, Will L. Pettee, W. J. Pone. (' P.. Putnam. 1. -M. Rilev, Lea A. Kogers, T. II. Kussell, ('. <'. Scales, H. M. Scott, Frank E. Sey forth, J. F. Sdlilliei-g, - Stewart, T. J. Slone. C B. TlnirmoiMl, ' <'. Tliomiison, Scott To|!|>iiiii. <' -^ • Tnrner. ^1. L. Turner. T. D. Vick, W. H. Vose, R. A. Westervelt, E. E. Wilkin, R. H. AVilliams, Ceo. K. Wolveiton. W. A. Wriylit, Jolin H. NON-RESl DFAT :\IEMBERS. Brock. Sidney L. Claggctt, P.. -L Collins, F. B. Crane, W. H. Davis, S. T. HeLana, Joh" ('•• 1''' 1'''"" I'^dwards, R. J- Fdwaids. P. T. llalleck, 11. M. Ilalsell. Oscar D- Hoen, Dr. W. S. Ingalls, f". T. Kerfoot. Jno. S. Kieiiismidt, U A. OKLAHOMA CITY SOCIETY 1. Mhs. Gaudner Givens 2. Mus. J. Frank Rice ■i. Mrs. O. p. Gibson 4. Mrs. J. Watson Hawk 5. Mrs. A. .1. Varvel 0. Mrs. J. 1". Warren 7. Mus. W. R. Clement.s S. Mrs. Edw. D. Gotchy 57 58 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Latshaw, F. \V., Kansas City, Mo. MaiTs, J. E. MeMillen, Charles I'atterson, L. E. Rdhiiisoii, Iji'Kov Scolt, A. C. Tlidiue. E. C. Wikoff, Frank J. White, J. Edgar Voniis"-. B. O. MEM r.HR.^ (iV 'llliO Mi;XS IHNNKK I'lA'H. OFFTCEKS: C. B. Ames. President. William Baymoiid. Trensnrer. I'^xeentive Committee: Dr. A. C. Scott, Chairman. Dr. Geo. H. Bradford. Mr. C. B. Ames Mr. Weston At wood Mr. Newton Avey Mr. Philii) Baird" Mr. J. -M. Ba.ss Mr. Omer K. Benedict Mr. W. W. Bierce Dr. Geo. H. Bradford. Mr. Fred Brasted ]Mr. Sidney L. Brook Bishop Francis K. Brooke Mr. B. F. Bnrwell Mr. S. A. Calhoun Mr. James Chenowith Jndge (leo. W. Clark Mr. Jason C. Clark Mr. A. H. Classen Mr. W. L. Clayton Mr. C. C. Colcord Mr. E. H. Cooke Mr. H. L. Cooke Mr. M. S. Cooter Mr. Doufflas B. Crane Mr. R. W. Camjibell ^Vlr. T. G. Chambers ]\Ir. J. E. Crawford Dr. Geo. H. Crowell Mr. A. F. Crockett Mr. Nelson Darling Dr. Edward F. Davis Dr. J. W. D. Davidson Mr. John B. DuMars :Mr. Ed. L. Dnnn Dr. E. S. Ferguson Ml'. John Fields ^U^. D. T. Flynn Mr. Geo Frederickson ~S\r. E. L. Fulton Mv. Geo. A. Gardner Mr. Fred Gum Mr. W. S. Guthrie. Mr. S. H. Harris :\lr. J. F. Darbour Dr. Thos 11. Ilarjier Mr. S. C. llcyiiian Mr. C. L. Ilonlev Mr. Robt. W. Hobbs Mr. D. W. Hogaii Mr. Joseph lluckins, Jr. Mr. C. T. Ingalls Mr. Chas. E. Johnson Capt. R. T. Jacob Di-. Carter Oelm Jones Mr. J. K. Keaton ;Mr. R. A. Kleinschmidt Henry G. Snyder, Secretary. Judge Geo. W. Clark. Jason C. Clark D. W. Hogan. Dr. A. K. West. ^Ir. Percy H. Knickerbocker ^Ir. Oscar G. Lee Mr. (Graves Lee])er :Mr. W. A. Lybrand Mr. David McKinstrv Mr. William :\Iee Mr. T. P. Mc:\rcchau Mr. A. H. :SInnden Jlr. E. I>. Xims :tlr. F. D. Northup ^[r. John F. O'Xeill :\Ir. J. M. Owen jrr. F. B. Owen ^Ir. AV. J. P,4tee :srr. T. M. Putnam Bishop AA'illiam A. Qnayle Air. William Ravmond Dr. Lea A. l.Mley Mavor Henrv M. Scales Dr." A. C. Scott Mr. J. W. Shartel Dr. J. H. G. Smith Mr. Geo. G. Sohlberg Mr. Henrv G. Snvder :\Ir. Roy E. Stafford Mr. G. B. Ston(> Dr. J. G. Street Mr. J. B. Thobnrii !Mr. M. L. Turner Dr. W. H. B. TTrch Mr. Ed. S. Vaught Mr R. A. Yoso Mrs. Sahah V. Bond Di'scendant from a long line of Southern iinc-estry, nuttd particailarly for their literary qualifications. Mrs. Bond is a lecturer and philanthropist of national repute. She inaug- urated the work of "Police Matron" and filled the office for the third term; also the fir.st woman to be elected a member III' the Sheriffs' Association of Oklahoma. 59 60 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Mr. J. F. Warren Dr. A. M. West Mr. Frank Wells Mr. E. E. ^^•esterv^■lt Iir. A. W. Wliite Jlr. T. W. Williamson I>r. (ieo. K. Williams Dr. A. D. Young Mr. Koy Young DIRECTORS OF THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. H. Overliolser, I'resident. Dr. F. M. .Jordan. \'i(e-I're:idc'')t. J. S. Malian, Secretary. Mr. C. 0. Jones Mr. S. (". Heyman. Mrs. Mattie Flich Mr. ('. 1'. Sites. Mr. Huckins. Mr. J. M. Unas Mr. V. Ij. Bath. .Mr. C. H. Keller. Mr. (i. N. Longfellow Mrs. Elizabeth Frantis Pkei.eu A distinguished daughtor of the Aincricuii Revolution and the Confederacy. Widow of the late Hon. A. J. Peeler, Sr., of .\ustin, a noted Texas Lawyer and law author. (»K'I, \ II(»\I \ CITY SOCIAL iiiki:ct(»i;y Allies. Mrs. C. 1'.., 401 W. 1 llli SI. Alexander, :Slrs. .1. S., l-'d.". X. Harvey St. Allen, Mrs. Charles D., 70(1 ^V. l.-.th SI. Allen. ]Mrs. J. P., 500 W. Kith St. Abt, INlrs. A. L.. 725 W. ISlh St. Anderson, Mrs. F. E., 017 W. Ulli SI. Armstrong, Mrs. M. 1'.., 425 E. 12th SI. Arnold, Miss Eli/.ahetli, 000 W. 14lh SI. Atwood, IVft-s. Weston, 320 W. 14th St. 1. Miss Pearl Lynds 2. Mrs. R. T. Helm 3. Miss Helen Richardson OKLAHOMA CITY SOCIETY 4. Miss Carrie P. Scott 5. Mrs. L. H. Buxton 6. Mrs. Harry Rosenthal ' 7. Mrs. Ross R. Fuller. 8. Miss M.argurite White Corder 9. Mrs. \V. H. Stout 10. Mrs. W. T. Hales and Daughter 61 62 II A CLUSTER OF ROSEBUDS 1. Dauglitcrof Mr. and Mrs. R. S. P.\h.son.s •2. Son of Mr. .\nd Mh.s. Fowler ',i. M-\URicE A. PiNcu.s, Jr. 4. J. Fr.\nk Rice, Jr. .5. JuLi-\ Wilson, Tulsa 6. H.\ZEL, Bessie .\nd G.vrnett L.vnu 7. L. R.. Son of Mr. .\nd Mrs. C. H. Veuschovle 8. Tom Mike .\nd Joe Betsy , Cliikiren of Mr. aiiij Mrs. C. D. Miller 9. L. E. P.^TTERsoN, Jr. 10. M.\ttie Ellen Verscholye 11. LuciLE .vnd Ugeni Lackey 63 64 Staxdaki) Bh'k Book ok Oklahoma JJuilcy. Mrs. J. K.. .-)1'2 ^V. Klili St. liairci. Mis. Phil. ('., IdOl X. IJohiiisoii St. HiiiTuws, .Mis. Alice, ?A\-2 W. Utii St. Uai-th, Jlrs. SoloiiHui. (ii-M) W. i:Jlli St. Hass. Mrs. J. M., 120(1 Dale Ave. Bass, Miss Jamie, lliOU Dale Ave. P.ass, Mi.ss Arliiie, IL'OO Dale Ave. liatehelder. Mrs. H. L., ol'J: W. otli Si. Itates, Mrs. F. E., IKKi N. Kohiiisoii Si. T'.uwiiian, Mrs. C. J., l'L'8 ^Y. K^tli Si. Peattv, Mrs. A. J. T., :n!l ^^'. lltli St. Meuhani. .^Irs. W. L., l!ll!) N. Sliartel ave. Jteiiiieti, -Mis. A. ('., :::.".) i;',ili st. lluuuett, :Mrs. C. E.. 7(11 W. l.jth St. Beunett, Jhs. II. Parks, 24 W. 12tli St. Pest. Mrs. F. J., 22S W. 12th St. I'.ierce. Mrs. W. W., ;J()1 \V. i;Uh St. Pivd.seye, JIis. W. H., :!2(i W. Sth St. Pisseli Mrs. Albert. 1517 N. Hroadway. Plackwelder. ills. Ciiy, 12()!l X. Harvey. P.latt, .Mrs. Joseith, ifil);") Dale Ave. Blodi, Mrs. Jules, (i24 W. ISth St. Bt)gardus, Mrs. Fred, 522 ^i'. i:!th St. Bradv, :Hrs. W. C. 13:'.2 \V. ICth St. Broek, Mrs. Sidney L., P'.Ol X. Sliarlcl. Brooks. Mrs. <". R., (i25 W. 151 h. Brooks, :Miss Aiiiv, (125 W. 15th. Brooks, Mrs. AVilliam A.. 3803 :McKiiilcy .\v\ l!r(Mike, :N[rs. Francis Key, 427 \V. !t11i Kl. Prooks, Miss Louisa, 427' W. !)th St. lirown, Mrs. Eli, 31S E. 7tli St. Brownell, Mrs. R. E., !)12 W. 13th St. Browiiell, ]\Iiss Oro, 012 W. 13th St. Browiiell, Miss Ethel, 012 W. K'.lh St. P.rowncil. Miss Trnia, 012 W. 13tli St. P.rdWiiliM'. Mrs. J. II., 51(1 iN'. 12lli St. P.iowiilee, .Miss Flizalielh. 510 W. 12lh Si. P.iichaiiaii, :Mrs. Thomas .V., 415 W. !)lh St. P.urjier, Mrs. (". ()., 125 E. 5tli St. Burke. Mrs. AY. ('., 122i; X. Sliartel Ave. Burwell, ]\lrs. I'.. F., 200 W. 5th St. P.uxton, Mrs. L. Haynes, 1021 X. Rohiiisdii S). Pnxton. :Miss (lerlriide, 1021 X. liohinson SI. P.radford, Mrs. Ceoi-oe II. 10(11 W. IStli St. ('ami)l)cll. :\Irs. E. II.. lOOl W. 17th St. Carpenter, Mrs. R. P. 212 ^\^ 15tli St. <'ar])enter. Miss Christine, 212 W. 15th St. Carrico. Mrs. (ieorge, 128 W. 8tli St. (^arrico, Miss IMaliel, 128 W. 8tli St. Chambers, Mrs. Thomas G., 115 E. fith St. Cheuoweth, Mrs. James, 41fi Coliinibus Ave. niaggett, Mrs. B. J., 1324 N. Robinson. Clasjgett, Miss Loretta, 1324 X'. Rnbiiison. Clark. Mrs. J. C., 215 W. 12th SI. Clark, Miss Marie Beal, 215 W. 12th St. Classen, Mrs. Anton H., 433 W. 13th St. Clayton, Mrs. W. L., 1327 X. Robinson St. Standard I3li'e Book of Oklahoma 65 fMayton, Mrs. Ben., 333 W. 9th St. Clemeut, Mrs. W. K., Capitol Hill. Colcord. Mr.s. C. F., 421 W. 13th St. Colcord. Mrs. Eav, Las Vegas. Coil, Mrs. C. D., 701 W. Iltth St. Conger, Mrs. E. E., 50!) W. 15th St. Coniielk'e, Mrs. A. S., (HO W. 14tli St. ComiPllee. Mrs. C. U., 1010 W. ISth St. Couwav, :\lrs. E. if., 514 W. 13th St. Cooke," Mrs. Edward H., 1415 X. Hudson. Cooke, Jliss HalHe ]{., 1415 X. Hudson. (Vioke, Mrs. (Jeorge L., 225 W. 8th St, Cooke, Mrs. J. Norton. 519 North Harvev. Cooter, Mrs. Marion S., .520 14th St. Coot.-r, Miss La En«\ 520 14th St. Cooter, Miss ^Mvian, 520 14th St. Ci'ane, :\lrs. Douiilas V,.. 407 W. l(;tli St. Crane. :Mrs. W. H., 319 W. 13th St. Cnlhertson. Mrs. C. C.. \'iotorin Elates. Crawford, ]Mrs. .7. E., 419 W. 14th St. Crawford, Mrs. .1. E., 427 W. 14th St. Crockett, :Mrs. A. P., 50fi W. 13th St. Churchill, Mrs. N. H., 61 fi E. 5th St. Darrall, Mis. Chester. dOO W. I5lli St DaiiL;1idiill, :Mrs. Enderw ood. 1201 Dale. nrennan. Mrs. E. H.. 1133 X. Eohinson St. DuMars. :\lr.s. .John E., lOKI W. 19th St. Dechnian. Mrs. A. F., 810 W. 18th St. l>echman. Miss Anna, SIO W. 18th St. ItuiiM. Mrs. Ed. L.. 109 Eark Place. hniinid. Mrs. C. W., 610 E. 5th St. 1>.i.:int;-. Mrs. Xelson S., 127 W. 8th St. I>tiv!s, Mrs. Edward F.. 615 W. 15tli St. Havis. :\rrs. Harrv (\. 1017 X. llarvev St. liH-ken. Mrs. W. E.. 410 W. lOlh St. Dilley, Mrs. B. M., 322 W. 12th St. l>ouiilas, Mrs. MacCreaor, 49th St.. and Wi-sieni Ave l.nos. Mrs. Pascal P.. 325 W. Pottawatomie St. EisMian. Mrs. Leon M., 411 W. 12th St. Lisniau. ^Nliss Edith. 411 W. 12tli St. Everest. ^Irs. .1. XL. 501 W. 14th St. Edwards. Mrs. E. .L. 432 lOtli St. Edwards, Mrs. E. T., 705 W. 15lh St. Farnuni, Mrs. L. M., 23 Him W. ITitli !^t. E. 2ii(l St. \.. 1201 S. ^^■al!ver St. Grant, Mi.ss ilargiierite. 1201 S. Walker St. (4raves. Mrs. J. X., 43(1 W. 13th St. Graves. Mrs. -John W.. 214 W. !llh St. (irnves, :Miss Alice, 214 W. !lth St. Geissler, Mrs. Arthur H., 432 W. 12tli St. Grigsljv, Mrs. J. H., 23 W. Sth St. Gvigsbv, Miss ("alia, 23 W. 8tli St. .. 707 W. 10th St. Jolins, Mrs. John V.. 423 W. 10th St. Johns, Mrs. C. R., 423 W. 10th St. Johnson, Mrs. (diaries Edward, Oil W. Kitli St. Johnson, Mrs. Frank V., 430 W. I5tli St. Johnston, Mrs. Will, 018 W. 17th St. Jolnison, Miss Edith (\. 425 W. 12tli St. Johnson, Miss Clara, 425 W. 12th St. .Idlinson, Miss .Marie, 425 W. 12th St. Johnson, .Miss Lillian, 425 W. 12th St, Jones, Mrs, C. (}., (Ill E. 8th St. Jones, Mrs. Carter Helm, 400 W. lltli St. Jones, Miss Rage, 400 W. lUh St. Jonte, Mrs. W. (5. A., 117 1-2 W, 8th St. Juden, Mrs. W. \V., :!20 E. 11th St. Kerr, Mrs. Ceoriie (i.. 027 ^V. Kith SI. Kee, Mrs. Q. I'... 500 W. 15th St. Kiiiht. :Mrs. L. I)., 71S W. 10th St. Knickerbocker. Mrs. l'crr\, 20!t W. 81 li St. Kirlq)atrick, Jlrs. A. J., 410 W. Uth SI. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. E. E.. 210 W. Otli St. Kleinsihniidt, Mrs. R. A., 028 W. 10th St. Ki-ejtps, :drs. Sanmel J., 417 W. 12th St. Konc. Mis. I,. C, 221 W. 8lli St. Laird, Mrs. Samuel E., 201 W. 10th St. Laird, Mrs. Samuel F... 312 E. 0th St. Land), Mrs. Flnvd. 007 W. ISlh St. Lee, Mrs. Oscar (i., 4(l(i W. 15th St. Larimore, Mrs. (ieorce, 1125 X. Harvey St. Lew, Mrs. I. R., 804 W. 17th St. Levy, Mrs. Leon, 018 W. 15th St. Lesser, ISIrs. John, Capitol Hill. Leeper, :Mrs. J. C, 112 W. Uth St. Leeper, Mrs. S. (!., 218 W. 5th St. Lincoln, Miss Josei)hiiie, 1131 X. Harvey St. Lowe, Miss Russell (L, 1000 W. 17th St. Lieber, Mrs. Oeorge W.. 2108 W. 10th St. Long, Mrs. Ross D., 1227 X. Francis St. Views of Fheoerickson-Khoh Music Company's Artistic Store, Oklahoma City 68 Mrs. E. H. Cooke a.vd Son Euwakd, Oklahoma Cnv ^M^^rjj\ 69 70 Staxdard Bli'e Book of Oklahoma Maloiie, :Mrs. E. S., 1310 X. Robinson St. Mason, ihs. Clunles F., :«t W. 9th St. Mee. :Mrs. Willi.ini. Ti'l W. 14tli St. Mai-sliall. Mrs. Fred, 714 W. 18tli St. Marsliall, Mrs. .7. H.. KM) E. :?rd St. Martin, ]Mrs. Thomas, 120 E. 3rd St. Massey, Mrs. G. E., 114 W. 14th St. Maujiin, Mrs. E. H., 01:! W. 17th St. Mi-Adams, Mrs. E. G., 3:!() W. lOtli St. McClure, Mrs. Gnv V.. 114 W. Srli St. :M(('onn«'ll. :Mrs. K. X.. Clilt E !ttli St. McGaniilicy. .Mrs. < '. S.. KUMI W. liltli St. .McKinlev. Miss .Margart't, Lee Hotel. McKinstVv. -Mrs. David. 43:! W. l.")tli St. :Mt(Melland. Mrs. .]. ('.. 71'.i \V. 17th St. ilcClelhind, Mrs. .lolui L., (iir) W. 17th St. McClintie, :Miss Olive, 7l'l W. 10th St. ]\I(Kee, Jlrs. Kee K., 1:2(14 X. Uroadwav. Mc.Meechan, Thomas F.. ;!14 X. Frisco St. Mc.Millen. Mrs. Charles, 1030 X. Walker St. Meek, .Mrs. F. 1!., (ilO W. i:!th St. :\Ielion, :Mrs. T. 1'., 13.') W. Kith St. Merrill, ,Mrs. John J., 13(11 X. Kohinson St. Miller, Mrs. Edward J., 423 W. 0th St. Miller, :Mrs. Wells \Y., 823 W. 10th St. Milner, Mrs. M. ('.. (ill W. loth St. Jloherlv, :Mrs. Major, l.j(l.5 W. :]Oth St. :\Ioi.st. Mrs. li. E., 43.-) W. lltli St. Mulkcv. ]Mrs. Frank L., 2(3 liroadway Cirele. Mver, Mi-s. Joseph. 214 \V. KHh SI. ' Moore, Mrs. Warren ]■:., ('.14 W. 14th St. Neil.son, Mrs. William 1'., 213 W. 13tli St. Xewland, Mrs. W. C, 215 W. 8th St. Xickerson, Mrs. K. Alden. 322 W. 13th St. Nobh', I\Irs. John F.. 600 W. 14th St. Xoble, Mrs. James M., noi W. l.-)Th St. 0"Xeil, Mrs. Frank C, 218 1-2 W. .-)th St. Overholser, Mrs. Henry. 4(1.") W. l.")th St. <.>verholser. Mrs. ImI.. KIS W. 14th St. Overholser, Mrs. W. 1... (ild X. Kobiiison St. Owen, Mrs. J. M., (11!) \V. l.-)th St. Owen, Mrs. Frederick K., 8(10 E. otli St. Payne, :Mrs. \\. L., 20(1 W. 14th St. rai-rott, -Mrs. .1. ()., (i23 E. 4th St I'atterson, :\Irs. Fred, 417 W. 13th St. Patterson, :Mrs. L. E.., 438 W. 13th St. Peeler, .Airs. S. W.. 320 W. 12th St. I'eeler, :Mts. E. F., 32!I W. 12th St. I'ettee, Jlrs. \\'. .1., 123 E. 3rd St. Peyton, Mrs. V. A., 132 E. 3rd St. Pope, ^Irs. Charles li., 504 W. loth St. Prver, Mrs. J. W., 318 W. 12th St. I'ntnam, Mrs. 1. :M., 3721 X. :McKinlev Ave. l>rice, Mrs. A. H.. 220 W. 0th St. Price, Jliss Etelka, 22'.( W. 0th St. Kagon, .Atrs. I{. P., 127 W. 13th St. Kavmond, Mre. S. P., 701 W. 15th St. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 71 Kavmond, Mrs. William, 024 W. 17th #t. Reck, Mrs. J. A., 16U N. McKiulev Ave. Reiuhart, Mrs. T. T., 110() W. 14tli St. Kichardsou, Mrs. T. M., 200 W. (itli St. Richardson, Mrs. W. C, 11 Tl (ith St. Richardson, IMiss Helen, 11 E. 6th St. Rielv. Mrs. I^a A.. 701 W. Kitli St. Rodgers, Mrs. T. H., 112:? N. Broadway. Rolater, Mrs. J. B., 317 E. 4th St. Russell, Mrs. U. L., 300 W. 14th St. Rvan, Mrs. J. A., 400 W. lOtb St. Rvan, Mi.ss Gertmde, 4(M) W. lOth St. Ryan, Mrs. George S.. 740 W. 2()th St. Rodman, Mrs. (iarrard, Marion Hotel. Salmon, Mrs. W. T., 218 W. 0th St. Scales. Mrs. H. M., 22.') W. 12th St. Shartel. Mrs. John W., 211 W. Kttli St. Shear, Mrs. Bvron !>.. 231 W. Idtli St. Sims, Mrs. T. J.. 15 W. 8th St. Sims, Mi.ss Rettv Lou, 15 W. 8th St. Sims, Miss Clara, 15 W. 8th St. Smith, Mr.s. J. H. ()., 2 Hroadwav Circle. Snell, :\Irs. A. V.. 1024 W. 19th" St. Snyder, ilrs. Warren K., 1000 W. 17th St. Snyder, Mrs. Henry (J., 1015 W. IC.th St. Soiilberg. M,rs. George (I., 411 14th St. Sparrow, Mrs. E. L., 327 W. 14th St. Spencer, Mrs. George W., 314 X. Walnut St. Stafford, :\Irs. Rov E., 710 ^V. 15th St. Stiles, Mrs. ilargaret, 132 W. 4th St. Street. Mrs. J. G., 37th and [McKinley. Sturm, Mrs. T. J., 1218 N. Rohinson. Sturm, Miss Edna,' 1218 X, Robinson St. Sutton. Mrs. Fred, 1111 X. I'.roadwav. Smock. Mrs. H. H.. 617 AV. 16th St. Stone, Mrs. G. B.. 425 W. 13th St. Scott, Mrs. A. ('., 1308 W. 17th St. Scott, Mrs. Roliert, 131 W. 13th St. Taft. Mrs. Willard G., 705 W. 10th St. Taylor, :Mrs. W. E., 110 W. Kith St. Thompson, Mrs. Scott, 741 Dale. Toppings, Mrs. C. V., 307 W. 12th St. Topping, Miss June, 307 W. 12th St. Trueblood, Mrs. E. G.. 321 W. 14th St. Turner. Mrs. M. L., li41 X. Robinson St. Turner, Miss Jeanne, 1141 X'. Robinson St. Turner. Mrs. T. D.. 027 W. 15th St. Tidman. :N[rs. F. H.. 105 W. 13th St. Todd, :N[rs. H. Goulter, 801 W. 18th St. Truog. :\Irs. W. E.. 812 W. lltb St. Thomas, :Mrs. Ross E., 112i; X. Robinson St. Thomas. Mrs. J. D., 215 W. Sth St. Thurmond, Mrs. T. G., 440 W. 15th St. Teasdale. :Mrs. H. R., Vera Flats. Threadgill, Mrs. John, 022 X. Robinson St. Threadgill, Miss Frances. 022 N. Robinson St. Upsliaw, Mrs. T. M., 125 W. 10th St. 72 Standard Blue Rook of Oklahoma rj.sliaw, .Miss .M:nv. li:4 \\'. KUli St. I'lislKiw. .Miss J'.lanche. llT) W. Kith St. Vide, -Mrs. W. H., Dill W. Kith St. ^•()se. Mrs. R. A.. 4:U W. Htli St. Vance, Mrs. A. H., 4:W W. lltli St. VanWiukie. 527 W. ICtli SI. Walker, Mrs. Ifol.ert K., SiCy W. ISth St. Walker, .Mis. Saraii lO.. :!!.-) W. iL'Hi St. Wall, Mrs. (1. A., Till W. l!)tli SI. Watton, Mrs. 11.' C. !tt)7 W. r^tli St. Wheeler, Eloise, 4:i:! W. KHli St. Wiekoff, Mrs. Frank J.. 1114 W. l(;tli St. Will, .Mr.s. Arthur .V. IlM!) W. Kllii St. Wright, Mrs. John II.. 311) W. llllli St. Wand, Mrs. John, 222 W. 11th St. Wand. .Miss Met tie, 222 W. lltli St. ^\■aIl(l, .Miss iMla. 222 W. 11th SI. ^^■ara^ai, Mrs. II., iKil W. Kith St. Wardwi-ll, .Mrs. F. W., S2.-) W. KUh St. ^^■arl•ell, Mrs. J. F., .':!(( \V. 14th St. Watson, .Mrs. W. F.. Ki:! E. ard St. Watson, .Mrs. Ilitc, 424 W. 12th St. Welsh, Jfrs. A. L., 21.") W. !)th St. West, .^Irs. A. K., KiKI \\-. :!4th St. Wt'stlall, :Mrs. W. .M., (i:!(l Classen I'.lvd. Wilkin, .Mrs. H. II., 12111 X. IJol.inson. Williams. Mrs. G. K., 201 W. i:'.th St. Williamson, Mrs. T. W., 420 W. i:;th St. Wilson. Mrs. Boston, 110 F. :]rd St. Wilson, Mrs. W. Frank, 117 W. i:!th St. Wrijiht, .Mrs. Walter, 21S \\". ."iih St. /aitman, .Mrs. ]!. K.. 12C. E. 7tli St. N. 'rM.iKir H.vwKiNs, Virc-Prc.'it. Banker's I'rust Cc 2. G. W. .Meriull, Ag.'iit Victor Safe uml Lock Co. .3. Jeter Mouse, Si-crctary Hankers Trust Co. CAPITOL HILL A SUBURB OF OKLAHOMA CITY The ("iijiilol Hill CoiimitMrial Cliih \v;is (iij;;nii/.f(l on Aii^usl :!i(l. IlKI'.i with forty five iiieTiibers. On the IRth day of SepleiiilxT, IIMIH, llic inciiibyi .ship was one Iniiulred and twMity-tive. ('ai)it(d Hill is loeated on the South side of the Xorlli Canadian river on two beautiful hills overlooking Oklahoma City, seventeen blocks from its business renter, with the best water in Oklahoma. As the prevailing winds are from the South it is free from the aromas and germs of diseases emina+ iug from the river bottom, packing house and stock yards, and beyond a (pies tion of doubt is the most desirable location in the State for an ideal home. Capitol Hill has a population of thirty-five hundred. Mount St .Mary's Academy is located in the west part of the city and is the largest school building in the State. Four small school buildings are located in the south and east part of the city and two modern brick buildings with eight and ten rooms, respectively, are under construction, ^^'e have six churches, one bank, twenty-four stores, three luiid)er yards, two newsi)aiiers, two hotels, one planing mill and one marble yard. Capitol Hill was first platted into town lots in I'.MMl and all lots were priced at $12.50 each. The town was incorporated as a city of the second class in 1S>04. On account of not having adequate transportation the town grew very slowly. In 1905 it had a population of about six hundred people and lots were worth from .f25 to |150 each. In 1!I05 and IDOC C. V. Eggleston jjronioted the Oklahoma Interurban Traction Company, from this city to Oklahoma City, then the Oklahoma Street Railway extended its lines to Capitol Hill, thus giving the town two street car lines. Within one year from this time the ]io])ulation more than doubled, and lots sold from fit) to $250 each. l>ut for the want of more public inijirovenient the town advanced very little in 1908. In the si)ring of 1909 the Oklahoma , thus it will he seen that Guthrie was destined by des tiny and the « ill of man, to be the |iernianent Capital of the State of Okla lioma. Conscious of the ]ire(lesl inat ion. the settlers of Guthrie the first day of A]iril, ISS'.I. set a])art four blocks — ten acres — as the site for the futnr' I'aijitol building, this ten acres is on the highest ])oint in the heart of the city, they jilanted it in trees whose twenty years" gi-owth shade a beautiful ))ark, and when statehood came, the citizens bnilt a temjiorary State house and legislative halls at a cost of |:2(I(I,II(MI and ilonated the structure to the jieoiile of Oklahoma. The streets around the Capitol square are paved with asidialtnm, beautiriil concrete walks surround and intersect the square, and an electric street car line ]iasses the dooi' of the State lionse. For twenty years the ]K'o]ile of < iulhrie have disjiensed the social hon- ors of the Ca]Mfal City, to the delight of the citizens of th<' State and their own honor. l*]ver\- legislalure was made welcome with ban(|uet and S(Uig until the hearts of the jieojde of the State and the hearts of the cili/.ens of Gnthrie have been tied with a bond of affection that nothing can break. This is the reason the city of (iuthrie has been the Capital, from the day of the settlement of the Territory, and will be as long as it remains an inede]iendent State, Ity a divine foresight, it is situated in the center of the *<(ate, with more railroads running into it frcim all directions, than any other city, and some day a .fl.'.lKtb.bbO Stat<' house, built of Oklahoma mar- bles and granite, will grace the hill so sacredly ke]it for the citizens of Okla- homa, by the citizens of (Juthrie. 75 /;.■ t^ GUTHRIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1. W. A. Rayson 2. Gai.en Crow 3. Chas. H. Mahti\-dai,f, 4. F. B. LiLLiE 5. Robert Sohlberg 76 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 77 \A'itli storm sewers costini;' about *1(l().(iO(l, (iiithrie folks do not care Imiw liard nor how nnicli it rains, tlic walcr races in channels ])re]iared foi it, down to the river and linrries on towaid thr ureat Father of Waters A^'^thin tliree hours after the hardest rain in (Inlhrie a lireeze will raise the (Inst if there were any dnst to raise. II has nuire than tifty miles ol brick and cement sidewalks and fifteen miles of jiaved streets and liltle could be done to make the city more attracti\e fmm a natural stan(l|(oint. The iiublic bnildiniis of the city lia\c iH'en built with an eye sin<;]e to s.\-mmetry whether taken individually or eiisciiible. of first imiiortance. Iierhajis. is Convention Hall, temporary State house, costinii about .fLMIO, ()()(» The JIasonic Temple cost |15(l, 11(111 and is considered one of the finest strno- iures of its kind in the I'nited States. The Federal buildin-i cost .flOd.OOO and is a work of art. The ('it\' ITall, farnejiie labrary. County ("ouit bouse and splendid new |ires.>ed brick .Meihodist l'>[iisco]ial chuich also add beauty to the city. Then there are a host of buildings in the business district that would reflect honor on any city. They are neat ami unilorni from an exterior view- I)oint and modern and convenient on the interior. These buildings are a prominent feature why (iuthrie ])leases the new-comei- and hel])s make life in the ("ajiital city one continual round of pleasni-e. Tlie strc)ng cai'ds of (iuthrie, however, are its homes and its people. They ]iossess a charm all their own and one may travel from (tne end of the earth to the other without finding a superior of either. That i)ride is taken 'u the home is apparent on every hand by the care and attention that is shown on the lawn and in the garden and in the imjKJsing and modern struc- tun's to be seen in all the residence districts. Society in (lUthrie is fully abreast of the times anywhere. .Ml of the churches which have adherents in this jiart of the connlry have congre- gations here and in most cases have substantial church buildings. No city of its size anywhere surjiasses (lUthrie in educational work. Five juimary schools ;ind a central high school are jiatronized by more children, iio])nlation con^idered, than are the schools of any other city in ilie Fnited States. All the leading secret societies liaxc large Uiembersliips, the JIasons ba\ing one of the finest tem]iles in the I'nited States. Labor unions are strongly reitresented in (iuthrie. -Ml of the leading li-ades ate unionized and a labor ]iaper is su]ii)orled by them. ('lubs hax'e ever been a pojinlar feature in the life of (iuthrie. h'oi' instance, the (iuthrie (iolf ('Inb is the oldest golf club in the Slate. Their natural links are S]iorty and lia\i' develoijed some of Ihe best players in Oklahoma. Officers are ( '. (i. Horner, president; A\'. H. \\'elsh, vice presi- dent • -1. .V. Milne, secretary. The City Fe(h'ration of Wdineirs ('lubs endn-aces se\'en litei'ary, nmsi cal and domestic science clubs, and have a meml)ershin of fully 200. They ;ifr' interested in all ci\ic clubs, and lia\i' a membershi)! of fully 200. The officei-s ai-e: Mrs. .^nna 15. Dodson, iiresident: ]Mrs. ^^^ L. Rhodes, vice ■president; ^Irs. W. K. Patterson, recoi-ding secretary; Mi-s. E. J. Blackman, corresjionding secretary; Mrs. H. L. Millei-, treasurer. The Twin Lake Shootinii- and Fishinu Club lias an !*0-acre recreation liark thirteen miles Avest of (iuthrie. There are IS acres of water and sport is fine at all seasons for one or the other nf the pastinu>s — hunting or fishing. .1. R. Cottingham is ju'esident and R. E. Overton, secretary. Th.ei'e are manv other pri\afe clubs, .-ind theatrical amusements raid^; w ith the best in the whole country. So much for (iuthrie in a social w.iy. a home wa.v. if yon please, be- cause where a man makes his home he wants to know if the atmos])liere in a moral and a mental and a healthful way is just what it should be. 78 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Street Scene, Looking East on Oklahoma Avenue Toward Temporary State House AND Capitol Square It is the hope of tliis brief sketch to ha\f answered all th()>-e (|neslions in tiie artirniative. Now I'or the business side of (lnlhri( — its factctries hanks, business houses and business cu jianizal ions ; yea. Ilicse niaki' an inte:esting story. Listen ! DO FACTOKIKS .M.VKK A <'ITV? YES! WELL. LOOK AT THESE! As a uuinulaetnrin^ eentei- (iuthrie already ei|uals any of her sister cities in the new State and e.xcels most of them beyond comparison. The \alne of nianufaclnred jiroducts of Outlirie for lOOS totaled $l.(i:?(),(;7."). .Moi-e tlian .IflidO.OdO was j.aid out in wai;es to ii]>wards of 1,000 employes. Guthrie is the only cily in ttklahoma llial has lliice ureal cotton by- products com])anies, embi-acinn' mills and i;iiis worlli hundreds of thousands of (U)llars and jjiviiifj enijiloyment to hundreds. It is the only city in the State, and lln' only one west of the Mississipjii river, in fact, that has a bin' factoi-y devoted to Ihc nianur.-icl ure of school desks and school office fnrniturc W. H. Coyle & Co., Collon Oil .Mills and dins, ca]iilal .*L'.")0.()()(l ; Pion- eer Cotton Mills, cai)ital stock .*L'(HI,(III(I: Jloui;hton ..S; Oouylas Cotton Oil :Mills and (Jins, |20().00(l: Sonthwestern Iron Works, ca])itarf 1.">0,(I00 : Trad- ers Compress ("o.. cajdtal f ".I.OOO ; Lofjan County Co-o])erative Association, .f70,000, and Guthrie School and Office Furniture Manufacturing- Co., with a paid up cajiital of |(!0,0(l(l; Guthrie Light and Power Co., capital |250,000 ; Guthrie Milling Co., capital flOO.OOO; State Capital Co., (bookbinding and -1 ■-'- 2 O U. 79 80 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma printinjil. cajjital |:?()().(I(HI ; l.eader rriiitiiiji & I'.iudiii- Co.. ll.lO.OdO ; Okla- lioina Triiitiug Co., iglio.OdO. Other factories, witli siiiallei- capital stock, but none tlie less prosper- ous are: lee plants, eeineiit and concrete companies, tents and awnin^i'. cigars, harness, Honrin" mills, ice cream, sheet metal, works, rugs, creameries, buttons, vegetable cannery, cori-ngated culverts, bottling, corn meals, brick and tiling, bi-oonis, jilaning mills and cabinet works, carriage and wagons, li'uing and vinegar, bookbinding and printing, bakei-ies. monuments, novel- tics, (dectric currents and others. These factories and l^ogan county shij)))ed from (iutlirie in llltiS ))ro- ducts worth .|4,1.';{.").1!I:5.(I4. Xo other county in the State came up to this standard, yet tho.se most faniillar with the cii'cunistances in the case say without hesitation that this enviable record will be brokcTi by great odds In I'.KI'.I. In this connection it may be well to state that there is not the least disturbance to the residents of the city by the factories. The factoi-y district is located in IIk' liottoms of the Cottonwood river where the whir of sjiindles, the liammei-ing of steel and roar of machinery cause no iiangs to the nervouf? invalid and most of all where the smoke from red-throated furnaces does not begrime the delicate faces and finery of the most ]iai-tic)ilar of the lair ones. In order to be a manufacturing centei- a city must have snpei-ior trans- piirlalion advantages. That law was known to the ]Medes and Persians and it was earlv realized by (inthrie. So Outhrie went after railroads and now has nine lines of railroad I'adiating in all directions, easilv making it one of the most accessible cities in the entire Southwest and far ahead of any other town or city in the State of Oklahoma. In addition to these advantages the Chandler of Commerce, always ready to grasp an ooportunity to nnsh the citv along, has (dosed a contr;u-t \\ilb the MouTitain \'allev & I'lains Railway <'o., for a new road extending 4.")(l miles from (inthrie to Cimarron. N. M. \^'hen this tenth line is added io the already suiierb service in effect here all towns of the State will be liiimght in dii-ect contact with the caoilal city. Separate roads centering at (Inthrie and most ;. Fui- l>e it remeinberod tliat wlu'ii it cDnifs time I'm- a li-nlic Cnthrie, like every other caijital on eartli, lorjiels polilit-s and if the rnler is a demo- crat then all are democrats, but if the ruler a republican should be, then all nvp repnhlicans you seel Following are the iiresent Stale otticeis and liicir home akla honia ( 'it \'. SiiiierintendenI of I'ublii- Inslniclion — !•]. I>. Cameron, Sul]iliur. l.alior ("ommissioner — ('has. A. Dougherty, Oklahoma City. Covpoi'ation Commissioners — I. E. Love, Chairman, Woodward; A. T' \Va(s,m, Shawnee; .1. J. McAlester. .Mc.Mester. ClevU- of Suiireme Court — ?1. L. Camiibell, Ada. The above State officers are elected for the term of four yeais. but the first set of officers bei'an their terms on the dav of statehood, ami hold ovei' until the second ^londay of -lantiary. IKll. Among the more jji-ominent bureaus, boards and State departments not given in preceding iiages mav be mentioned the State I'onrd of Exain- ers. Prof. J. S. IJuchanan. chairnnin; iinblic affairs, Koy A'. Hoffman, chair- man; ad.intant general, Frank M. Canton; state game and fish Avarden. J. S. Askew; state health cominissionei l)r, J, C. :^^ahr; state banking board, Geoi-gp W. Bellamy, chairman: st.-ite di'iital board. Dr. A. C. Hixon, secre- tary; state bank commissioner. A. M. Ndiini': and state librarian, S. ( >. Daws. The State P>oard of AgricuHure of which .1. P. Connors is president and f'l.iarles F. Barrett is secretary is another ini])ortant dei)artment of the State government that has brought a big colony to (inthrie. .Ml told the agriculture de]iartment enqiloys more than fifty people ami most of theni reside in Guthrie permanently. In addilion to these residents members of the Supreme Court and a nuiLiber of olhei-s i-eside in (iulhrie for a greater portion of their time. The present State <"ai>itol is in the Logan county c(Mut hotise. There The governor and most of the other State ol'ficers have their offices. T!ie suprenie court and attorney general have their offices in Convention Hall. There also the legislature meets. These buildings are the best that mone>' could procure pending the erection of one of the most beautiful and modern State Ca]>itoI buildings for the Baliy State that has ever been devised by tbo brain of man. •Vapitol Square was laid out at the foundation of the Territory of Oklahoma and has been improved b\ llie Slale and city everv year since. It is studded \\i1h trees and shrubbery surrounded with s|d<'ndid sidewalks, is bleated on a high plateau, and <'\'ery way is one of the most ideal locations for tlie Ca])itol of the Slate. < '(m\enl i(ui ILill stands on one corner of the scpiare. When the Cajpitol is completed the hall will be used by the sni>reme court for public meetings, convenlions, etc., its seating capacity being 7. '100. Standard Bh'k Book of Oklahoma 83 GUTHRIE COMPRESS Cotton is King in Logan County and here is one of his Tln'ones. FARMS AROUND GUTHRIE RICH AND FERTILE. It would be inapjji'()])riate to omit a few remarks ahimt llic ai;ri(iil- tiiral possibilities of Logan county, the splendid domain of wliicli r),000 acres; alti- tude 8t)0 to 1,1(J0 feet. The number of school districts are 100 with nearly 150 school houses. Churches and telephones are found in all districts of the county and the people are intelligent, jiolite. h(>s]iitable and kind to strangers. If one is looking for a ruial home where one may jiass a life amid the pleasantest surroundings surely a better i)lace to make a comjietence, to enjoy one's self with one's neit;hl)ors. cannot be fouiul in the whole country than in Logan county, Oklahoma. Then come to Lc)<>,in il yon desii-e such a. place. Crop failures are unknown, there is an abundance of good water and the best of health obtains throughout the county. St. Joseph's Retreat, a Catholic College for Young Women w A Logan County High School, Guthrie. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 85 Specialties that liavo made many ](Oi'sniis rich in Olclahoma in the past fe\v years ai-e practiced ndwliere better tlian in Loolis, Buffalo, Denver. Cleveland and other jilaces said that in normal years the Loyan connty peach was the finest shown on the "reat markets of the United States. Tln-oujih the T'nited States consul at Uverjiool a shipment of Elbert a pcaihes fi-om Guthri<' was ])resented to Kinjf Edward, not so much to aive royalty a taste of their sweetness, as to test their ship]iinerfect condition and bronj;hl unstinted jiraise from I'vdward and his household. LoSj;an "lumty ]ieaclies are ready for market the first of Ano'ust, when this fruit is in greatest demand, as they come after the Georgia crop has run out and before the Northern crop has ripened. Orchards of the county contain about 500,000 Elberta peach trees and about 200,000 of these were of bearable age this year. The trees are in full bearing at four years and the life of a tree is from twenty to thirty years. The most experienced fruit grower here has upwards of 100 acres to this fruit and has accumulated a fortune. Another man, a druggist of (iuthrie, cleared several thousand dollars on a ten acre orchard of jieaches near the city. There is iiracticallv no (>xpen.se to this croi) and it is one of the most ]deasunt occu](ations tliat can be engaged in. Land best suited fur th<' ])ur]Pose is a saudv loam and llu' uplands 111' this characler abounding in Ijogan county can be bought at fi-om -fl'd fo S40 an acre. In other words, I>ogan county invites you. Are you r(»ady \Vhen you hear the voice of o]i]]((rtunity ? GREAT WOKK (II.VM I!1:T{ oE <'()M:\[E1{('E IS T»nlXG. (!utln-ie has long since taken its jilace with the other virile and vim- ]inshing cities of the United States in the commercial march and now has one of the strongest Chambers of •'miimerce to be found in the Southwest. As a result maiiy of the most imiiorlant institutiinis of the cily have been gathered to (iuthi-ie the ]iast twelv<' months. The ofticers and directors are leading business men of Ihe city and there is not a drone among them, ('harles If. Martindale is president and W. A. Havsoii is secretary. The directors fcdiow: l\(d)ert Sohlberg, ('has, V Eisenschmidt A. <). Ear(|uharson. J. B. Eairtield, W. E. Bower, E. O. Lutz. E. B. Lillif. Nathan Ballcrson. .7. E. Houghton, .1. .1. Houston, Ed Walton, Charles II. Martindale, .M. Weinberger, A. G. ('. Bierer, R. A. (iaffiiey. As in all the ("hamlier'S of (\imnu'rce throughout thi' country Secre- tary Rayson gives his entire time to th(> Chamber and all u\' the directoi'S conu' to his aid whenever he asks Ihem, none of them ever beino- too busy to boost for the city, though all of them are very l)usy men, Eoi- this i-eason the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce has become a powci' in tlu' Slate and in the whole Southwest, in fact. The biggest corporations and best known com- mercial bodies all over the country kee]) in close touch with Ihe Chamber of Commerce and with Guthrie. 86 Staxdard Blue Book of Oklahoma CONVEXTIOX JIALL— GUTHRIE, TEMPORARY STATE t'APITOL Cost ShSD.dDil. In this Ruihlins the State Legislatuiv will Meet Until the Great Now State ('apitol is Completed Aiiuiiiii the iiKist notable acliiovements of the f'hatiiber of romiiierce within tlie ]iast few mouths is the location of the biy school furnitnie com- jiatiyV ])laiit in the city. This conijiany is neatly ready to li<>ht its ruinace tites. Il has constfucted its own brick bnildinjis and most of the machinei'v is in jilace. TIk' company has a |iaid nji cajiital stock of .f(i(l.(l(l() and will emiiloy about KMI men. Its jiay f(dl will be in the neighborhood of 11(1,0(1(1 a month and il will fun the year iirouiid. Anolher fealher in Ihe caji of the ("handx'f of ("oinmerce is the sijnniii<; of a condaci with ]ii-oinoleis of the iloiintain X'alley and I'lains IJailwtiy foi- a new line of road directly west from (iuthrie to Cimarron, X. M., a distance of 4~>i) miles. This road will ojien one of the richest viro'in ter- rilories to (iiillirie and will add rich and valttable trade to the merchttnts of this city. Home capilalisls have also bi-oken <>ronnd for a 150,000 stock yards and |)ackinii ]d;tut and this will be rushed to completion. There is no dream- ing in this. The money h;is been sid)scril)ed by home citizens and when a (Iuthrie business m;in undertakes anythiuff he never looks behind. The stock yards and jtacking ]ilant now being constructed will be a million dollar con- cern is l<>ss than five years. (>lher big imjiroviMnenls are booked and the Chamber of Commerce Mill nol rest even then — not ev<'n when it has a greater, jirettier and busier ( iuthrie. The (liilhrie U'etaih'rs" Association, the (iuthrie Traflic Association, Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 87 the Merchants' Credit Bureau, ilanufacturers' Association and the Gutlirie Real Estate P^xchanjie are able assistants of the Chamber of Commerce and are performing their various duties all the time, namely, seein S' O M >> ^ 15 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 89 NOW It^ THK TnrE TO LOCATE IX OFTHRIE. Here are a few reasons why yon slionld come to (hithrie at this time: Oiithi'ie eiiijiloys iiioi-c ik'ojiIc in laclorics than any oilier city in Okhilionia. (Jiithrie has the only struclnral steel fonndry in the Southwest. Guthrie has the only stove faitory in Olilahonia. It is the only city in the State that has three large cotton oil mills. It has the only big cotton textile mills west of Memphis. It is the railroad center of Oklahoma and is the only city having thirty-six jiassenger trains a day. It has more ]iaved streets than any city of its size in the State and has twenty miles of jiaving under contract at this time. It has natural gas. electric lights and cheaj) coal. It has the only convention hall hetween Kansas Citv and Denver, seating T.dOd people. It ships more car loads of a]i]iles, ])eaches and pears than any other county in the State. It has more ]iu]iils in high school than any city in the known world according to population. Ninety per cent of Guthrie citizens are American-born white folks. GUTHRIE BANKS ARE SOLIO AS (UHRALTAR. No city in the country of equal size surjiasses Guthrie in lianking tacilities. The city has two National and four State banks as follows: Guthrie National Hank, ca]iital stock .*1.")(I.(I0(I ; National I>ank of ("ommerce. cajiital stock iSlOO.OIKI ; Hank of Indian Teiritory. ca])ital stock .'J.".().()(l(» : Guthrie Savings Itaiik, cajiital stock .|L'."),()(M) ; Logan Count v Itank, capital stock #:i."j.(l(l(l: Oklahoma State Bank, capital stock .«4(t.(l(l(l'. The stability of these institutions is as unquestioned as the rising of the sun. They are managed by wide awake, sagacious business men who have wide ex])erience in the banking business. Through a clearing house it is shown that the banking business of (iulhrie is brisk. The combined ca]>ilal stock of the local banks is .'jf4( )(),(»)() and the de])osits are ujtwnrd of ll.', *' Legitimate and oiienand-above board business concerns need not fear that they will be cram])ed for finances in (iuthri<'. The other kind of con- cerns are not wanted in tiuthrie and none of them have ever been established in the city. In this connection it may Avell be said that there is nothing of the flimsical in the business world in (Juthrie. This has become ])roverbial when Guthrie is s]ioken of in any town or city of the State. The whole liusiness structure of (Juthrie appears to have been laid on the ]ihilosopliy of the late Col. l>a\y Crockett: "Be sure you"re right. then go aheail." As a result business failures are |)ractically unknown and there is contideuce and accommodation, pros|ierity and hajqiiness in busiu<'ss circles in the Cai)ital City from day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year and decade to decade. The city is jjrotid of its business record, of its merchants and bankers, and it invites business men from h'ss favoi-ed ]>laces to come and cast their lot with us and be liapi)y. GTTTHRIE AS A SIIOIM'ING CENTER A LIVE ONE. As a sho|iinng center (iuthrie is a live one. ^lore than 5(1,(1(1(1 ))eo|ile do practically all their trading in Guthrie the year rouncL The pros))erous farmers, stockmen, fi-uitgrowers, and truckers market their ])roduce here or 90 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ship it away I'rom tlie county via Gutlirie and in i-oturn buy their boots and shoes, dry goods, groceries and in short wliatever tliey may need at tlie various stores in Guthrie. In this respect it may be stated that nowliere else will better goods be found and nowhere else will jirices be fotind more uniform and reasonable. All the merchants are live, wide-awake business men; they know how to buy the latest and best goods in the markets of the world and they know how to sell them. It nattirally follows, then, that the stores are all uji-to-date. One of the largest dry goods stores in Oklahoma or in the Southwest is now in oi)eration and attracts visitors from all points. There anything that can be procured in Kansas City may be procured. This is one of the features that helps draw trade to Guthrie from neighboring towns. When they know they can get what they desire in (iuthrie they taboo the fake mail order book and coine to the city and make the jiurchases they wish. GUTHRIE CITY HALL Where the Great New C'i>iistituticin of Oklahoma was Born and where the Muiiieipal Business of tlie jjrogressive City of Guthrie is transacted daily. While the city is alive with shojipers at most seasons of the year, it is from mid fall till Christmas that trade is most active and interesting. City folk and rural citizens jostle each other with good nalured banter, both with well-filled purses, and the heart of merchant and customer are alike happy and buoyant. CITY GOVERNMENT IS ONE OF THE BEST. Guthrie's city government is one of the best to be found in Oklahoma or in the whole country. Mayor A. O. Fariiuharson is serving his second term. Under his administralion Ihe city has greatly improved. As an Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 91 A. O. FARQUHARSON Guthrk''s Progressive Mayor. example of what lias liccii done IVn- civ ic inijinivciiieiit it may he cited that nearly |1 ,000.000 is now lieiiiji cxiicndi'd in ])aviiij4 streets. I'.rick and as]>lial- Inin are the materials nsed and the iiiiiiruveineiits are of the most permanent kind. A city coiincil. comiinsed of the best business men of the city, help the mayor to look out for the civic welfare of the city. The conncilnien and the committees they represent are herewith <>iven: Finance — Hijigins, Hpurlock, Newman. Public Improvements — Spnrlock, lTis;i;ins, Tra]iiiell. Fire — Newman. I'.eanier. Johnson. Health — Johnson, Newman, lleller. Ordinance — Hojikins, Spnrlock. Moriisun. Sewer — ^lorrison. Hopkins, Tra]inell. Watei- — Tra])nell, Kennedy, Heller. Street and Alley — Iteamer, Hi»i)kins. Hifigins. I'ublic I'.nildings — Kennedy, Newman, Johnson. Printing — Pleller, Kennedy, Morrison. Electric Light — Hoidvins, Higgins, l*>eamer. 92 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma CATTLE FEEDING SCENE NEAR GUTHRIE The Live Stock Interests of Logan County are superb and Growers reap big profits every year. Tile r'ity Hiill of Giitlirie is or.e i\( the most mortei'ii iiiul Ix'sf in Okln- lioiiKi. II is also the most liistorical linildiii^- of any (k'scrijttion, possihtv in llic Stat«'. In its \valls assembled the dele,i;at<'s 1o tlie convi-ntion that roi-nmlafed and annonnced to the world llic most jperfect const iint ion of any Stale ill llie ciilire I'liion. Alllioni;li a liisloiic hnildinji' the strnctnre is jiract icaily new and will ornament the cily I'm- many years yet to come. NOW L(l(»K AT L(K!AN COUXTVS KKCOKOl Loyan coiinly. accoriliiii; to tiunres coiii]iil<>d by experls in the ottice of the Stale laboi- commissionei-, jii-odnccd ■1f-I.L'."I.'">.l!):!.(U woilli nf prodncls in liKIS and it will cxci'cd that record in IIIOM. Below is snccinetly given the ])ro(lncts and their valne.s: Tonlti-y and e^ijs. $:!T::,.".!>S.4.'.. r.nlter', milk and cream, .«.",4.()(ll.2(t. (-"attle, hors<'s, hoi>s, mnles, sheeji. ¥l(i:!,SC,.-.()(). Flour, ,f!):!7,(;r)().(l(l. Hard and soft wood, fence and mine jiosls and cord wood, f7,408.00. Whoat, corn, oats, hay, ])0]icoin. •flii^ii.iiL'S.bll. Cotton and bi-prodiicts, .f2, !.'!(>, ^il."). lib. I'ackinji lionse iirodncts, .f(;;^..4!l4.40. Vejielaides, *L',44S.75. Nni-sery, nuts, , <^ rt ^ "^ S. bjO >* « ^ Q. o O 0; f-H ■;= ^ ^^ <^ -^ Z- ^ ^^ w -^ Qj « t3 >;>,r ?^ '^t rt ^ ° fe J 3 O — c O -, "- O !- a: ffi o "^ CO « >;. ItI 2 d o K o ^ 94 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma fi:i>i:kati:i> cuits. l>(niiestif Scit'iicc ("Inb. (n-<;iiiiiw(l 1!(()4 witli ii^iie fhartfr iiieiiihers. TIk'v iuiniediately ledei-ated. Now liave <>5 iiieiiilxTs witli Mrs. ^^'. L. Rhodes, l'ii'si(J«Mit. Meet every other Friday. Altruviaiis. orjianized 18!)S, fe(h^rated liMMI, ii()\v have 25 niciiiliors. Mis. (ieor<;e Stockdale. I'resideiit. ^leet Thursday of every week. i^hakesjieare ("lub was orjiaiiized 1S!)S. federated 1SII8, with 17 iiK-iiiliers. Mrs .J. II. I'.urford, I'lesideiil. Mi'et Tuesday of evei-y week. Cnuibridjie Clul), (uiiaiiized 1S!(S. federated ISit!). Have '2'> uhmiiIhts now. Miss Helen (ireeu. President. Meet ilonday of every week. Acorn ("lub was organized ISOS with -'i iiienibers. Federated in ("iiy Federation, 1S!)!I. National Federation, 1!)(I4. .Meet Thursday of everv week. I'-.tude ('lub (^Iu^i(■al). was oriianized 1S!»7, federated 1!)()1. Have 20 nii'iiibers. ]Mi-s. ^Ic( !ieui>r, President. Oread ("lub. ..ruan.ized liMlt. .lanuary. rcdcralcd in May liMIl with 14 uiemliers. .Miss Itlaiuhe lieunelt. President. Meet every alternate .Monday. W. P. ('. Pi-esident, IJIlie Haas. Wpuiov A'iee President, .\uua \\ iit;ht. .Tnnioi- ^'i(•e President. Pose lluliiin. ('hai)lain. ^Martha ^'alnl^ner. Secretary. ^linnie Pilliui;s. Treasurer, Anna Alliiiu. Conductor, ^\nna Ilnlnm. Vssistant Conductor. lie\a N'anij iier. Ouard, Mary Burns. Assistant (Juard, Eliza Shafteen. Patriotic Instructor, ^lary P.owen. Pres.s Corres])ondent, Lnla ^larshall. Color Pearei-. No. 1. Eva ]Merten. Color Bearer. No. 2, TJuth Eisman. Color Bearer, No. :'.. Kella Kerr. Color Bearer, No. 4, ICtliel Siatuni. DAT'GHTERS OF CONFEI )EK.\CY. President. ^Irs. Genie dano. ^'ice President, A. P. AVatson. Treasurer. :Slrs Kheul Haskell. Secretai'y, Mrs. Henry Herwin. Historian. JIrs, Kirby Fitzjiatrick. (Custodian, Mrs. J. T). IMaurice. Poet, ]Miss Cora Smith. GUTHRTE LADIl'^S" SOCI.VL I )li!i:cToi;V. Abell, Mrs. J. J., 715 E. Noble. Piilin-sley, .Mrs. Ch.irles. 722 E. Anderson, ^Irs. (Jeorf^e, 517 Vj. Cleve- Noble. land. l!l<'dsoe, Mrs. S. T., 422 E. Noble. As]), Mrs. Heniy E., North of City. I?oles, Mrs. J. J., 304 E. Vilas. Barde, Mrs. F.'s., 512 E. Mansnr. Boles, Mis.s Lillian, 304 E. Vilas. Barker, Mrs. E. O., 621 E. Si)rin<;<'r. Braun. ^Irs. Henrv, 520 E. Mansur. Belaud, :Mrs. L. I.. 41S E. Harrison. Braun, Jlrs. Heiz,'()23 E. Warner. Benedict, A. N.. filfi E. Looau. P.ronson, Miss (Jav, 70!) E. Noble. Bierer, Mrs. A. G. ('., 503 E. Cleve Puck. :\lrs. F. E.. 514 E. Noble. land. P.urfoid, .Mrs J. IL, 720 E. Cleve- Billin<;sley, Mrs, Lizzie, 722 E. land. Noble. P.nrn, Miss M. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 95 Call ill, .Mr«. R. K., GO'J E. Clevelaiid. ('aiUM-, .Mr.s. N. M.. -.Vli X. ISioad. Cassidy, Mrs. M., 1(»1!» \\. .Mansur. Cassidy, Miss K., 1()1!J \V. Mansiir. Cassidy, Mrs. Ed., 201 X. I'.i-oad. Ooclcrum. Mrs. A. L., C2:i E. Noble. Cooiiey, ^liss Nora. 411 E. Noble. Cotteral, Mrs. C. F., (;03 E. Vihis. Cotteral, Mrs. J. H., 510 E. Cleve- land. Cottinghaiii, Mrs. J. R., 418 E. Mau sur. Covle, :\Irs. W. II., Washinatoii & Elm. Crow, Mrs. G., 511 E. ^^■asbill<^toll. Dale. Mrs. Frank, 1404 W. Cleve- land, Day. Mrs. L. M., olO E. Oklahoma. Dodsun, Mrs. Anna B., 715 E. ilaii- sur. Donulas, Mrs. F,. A.. 710 E. Noble. Duke. ilrs. .T. W.. 711 E. Warner. Dnnkin, Miss Delia, (i21 E. Vilas. Eastman. Mrs. A. R., 424 i:. Wash ington. Filsbn. :\rrs. Charles, 321 N. First. Frasier, Mrs. W. A.. 217 N. Broad. Gano, ]Mrs. Genie. 224 S. Broad. Gano, Miss Bess, 224 S. Broad. Gray. Mrs. W. II., (U2 E. Noble. Gray. :\Iiss Edna, 012 E. Noble. Grav, Mrs. Lynion. Greer, Mrs. Charles, Milliken Flats. Green, Miss Helen, 002 E. Springer. (ireer, Mi.ss Nona, filfi E. Warner. Hainill, Miss Hazel, 1001 W. Cleve- land. Hamill. Mrs. J. R.. 1001 W. Cleve- land. Hart, Mrs. :M. C.. 002 ]•:. Harrison. Haskell, Miss Jane, Roval Hotel. Haskell. Mrs. C. N.. Roval Hotel. Haskell, Mrs. Reuel, 409 E. Okla- homa. Havinghorst, ]\Irs. .Toliii, ^lilliken Flats. Haviimhorst, :Mrs. Carl. 411 E. Noble. Ha.v.s, Mrs. S. W. Hayes. Mrs. J. M., 112 E. Washing ton. Hegler, ^Irs. B. ^{.. Jr., 01 S E. Logan. Hegler. .Mrs. 1'.. F.. 805 E. Cleveland. Hildreth. :Mrs. J. J.. 02:^ E. Cleve- land. Hixon. :Mrs. A. C. 510 E. Si)ringer. Houston, Mrs. J. J., 723 E. Warner. Huston, Mrs. .\. H., 70."! E. Warner. Hunt, Mrs. F. C., 717 K. Cleveland. Kueisly, Mrs. C. C, 413 N. Broad. Leach, 51 rs. Ben, 5511 E. Springer. Lucas, Mrs. F. B., 1081/2 W. Har- rison. Lutz, Mrs. F. O., COS i:. Springer. McNeal, Miss Lizie. 1422 W. Cleve- land. JlcXeal, .Miss Rubv, 1422 W. Cleve- land. McXeal. Mis. K. P., 015 E. Okla- homa. .McXeal, .Mis. .1. ^^■., 1422 W. Cleve- land. .Mennelee, .Mrs. J. A., lone Hotel. Matchett. Miss Dessie, 114 '\^■. Har- rison. Morris, Mrs. Jack. US N. Broad. Morris, Mrs. Loyd, 401 E. .Mansnr. .Morris, Mrs. Mack, 31!) N. Broad. Niblack, Mrs. L. G., 522 E. Noble. Niblack, Miss Ida, 522 E. Xoble. O'Ronik. ills. J. J., lone Hotel. O'Roiirk. .Mrs. Morris, lone Hotel. Patterson. Mrs Will, 311 E. Cleve- land. Batti.soii, Miss Gertrude, ilijliken Flats. Pentecost .Aliss. Jlilliken Flats. Pentecost, Miss Letha. 810 E. War- ner. Pettey, Mis. c. S. 808 E. X'^oble. Pickard JIis. J. E. N. E. of Citv. Post, Mrs. Frank A., 424 E. Mansur. Powers, Mrs. Edgar. Radcliffe, Mrs. F. C, 721 E Cleve- land. Rayiiiaker. .Mis. J. J.. 423 E. Har- rison. Rejahl. .Mrs. L. W., 415 E. Cleve- land. Kinehart. Miss Ethel, Oil E. Harri- son. Rhodes. 51is. W. L., 521 E. Noble. Rucks, Mrs. J. H.. 324 E. Logan. Rucks. Mrs. W. D.. 310 N. Broad. Sami)sel, 51iss Jesse, 400 E. Vilas. Sarchet. Mrs. C. M.. 815 N. Ash. Scott, Mrs. H. O., 203 E. Noble. Seely. Mrs. Charles. 1518 W. Noble. Seton, Mrs. Charles, 521 E. Wash- ington. Severns. Mrs. J. O. 407 11 AVash- iiigton. SillerlV. .Mrs. C. ('., 113 S. .Vsli. Smith, Mrs. R. V., 523 E. College. 96 Standard Rlue Hciok of Oklahoma Sohlberg, ilrs. Kobert. 501 E. AA'asliinjiton. SliLn-bdui-iic. .Miss .Icniiic, N. IJroad, Slioop, ^liss, 117 E. Xiililc. Speed, :Mr.s. Hdia.c, lill X. I'.ioad. Spencer, Miss Alice. 4(iii X. I'.i-oad. Speucer, Mis. W. S. 4(IS X. I'.i'oad. Spillman, Mis. E. (i., 712 E. Springer. S]mil(>(k. Mrs. Wiw.. Spiirloclc Itldn. Spurrier, Mrs. S. E.. S2;', E. Warner. Talliiian, iFiss. 225 X'. Kivisioii. Tearney, Miss Ani.v. .•!(I7 S. First. Thompson, ]\Irs. Ilenrv, 916 E. Noble. Tibbetts, Mrs. D. ^\.. (ilS X. As!i. Traiiii, Mrs. Ed. (ilO E. Cli'velaiid VauVoorliees, S- K.. 117 K. Xoble. Wallace, :Mrs. X. E., 417 E. Xoble. Walton, Mrs. Easier, 117 E. Noble. ^^■alton, :\Irs. E. U.. l."0] W. Xoble. AValton. :\rrs. Tell W.. 1521 W. Noble. Warren, Mrs. Walter. :{24 X. Hi-oad. Weber, Mrs. A. E.. 101!) E. Xoble. A\'eimer. :Mrs. Fred L., East of Citv. \\est. :\rrs. Charles, 14(i:? W. f'leve- land. Williams. :Mrs. J. D.. 624 X. Elm. Williams, .Miss Maude, (124 X. Elm. Willi.s, ;Mr.s. (leoriic ("or. Waliint .5c Noble. Winton, Mrs. J. 1'., (ilC E. Xoble. Woods, Mrs. ('. II.. 42:! E. ^tlansiir. 1. Mrs. J. P. ,J(iH.'>is 2. Mrs. Nick N. Ellis 4. Mrs. L. G. Xiblack 5. Mrs. E. O. Byers 3. Mrs. C. W. Dawley 6. Mrs. C. U. Guss MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA "Star of the New Star." Muskogee, the iiietrcriolis of the eastern half (ohi Iiidiau Territorvi, of the new state of Okhihoiua, is situated midway betwecTi Kansas Citv and DaHas, with Fort t^niith one hundred miles eastward, and OklaJKHiia <'ily one hundred and seventy-five miles to the west. It is located about three miles south t)f the Arkansas Kiver near the point of conflnence of the Ark- ansas, Verdigris and (!rand Kivers. Its location is not the result of ehanoe. A eenlury ago. because of its ready accessibility for large steamboats, the Federal Government estab- lished at Fort Gibson on Grand River two miles from where it empties into the Arkansas, its base of supi)lies, from which distribution was made to many western and southwestern posts. Fort Gibson remained such central point of distribution until the year 1872. when the Jlissonri. Kansas & Texas Rail- way company constructed its bridg<' ()\er the Arkansas Ki\er about three miles west of Fort Gibson and established the station of iluskogee on the uplands just out of the Arkansas River bottom. ABOUND FOR OkCaIToMA.^:^ - fiSJiBlDSEST — - ■I ~— tt — Av - - , ; illHHH kixEAMiioAT 'City uf .\Iuskuiiee" The head of navigation of the Arkansas River is found in the State of Okhihoina at the month of (irand River. o])]iosite .Muskogee. The practicability of reopening the river is attested by the roljowing extracts from reports of United States government engineers: Report of Capt. S. T. Abert, assistant engineer 1S70 — House Ex. Doc. No. 2!)5. 41st Congress, second session. — Tributaries: Page 7. — "Grand or Xeosho river is navigable for sixty or eighty miles for small steamers, but the shoi-t duration of the flood renders naviga- tion niuei-lain. The current is ra|iid and requii'cs nn)re jiower to overcome it than the small steamers usually ]iossess. "The ^'erdigris river cannot be navigated more than ten miles, nor the Arkansas above its junction with this stream." NOTE: — Both above named streams converge with the .Vrkansas river o])])osite ^fuskogee, Okla- homa. 97 98 Standard Blue Book op^ Oklahoma Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma !)! Page 3:?. — "Twenty steninhoats, averaging tlii-ee IniiHlrcil idus Imi- den, now ply between Fort (iihson, Fort Smith, Little Kock and New ()T-ieans, Jlenipliis, St. Lonis and ("incinnati. Seven boats are engaged in (lie \\'liite river trade. The anionnt ot ii|i and down river trade received and shijijied at Fort Gib.son, Indian Terrilory, is about L'."),(MKI tons annnally. exclusive of government freight. It consists of robes, hides and furs, sliiiijied from Fort Gibson, and merchandise brought from New York, I'hiladelpliia, Cin- cinnati, St. Louis and New Orleans. The government freight received at the same point amounts to about lS!."),On(l,()0(l annually. It consists of dry goods, gi-oceries, hardware, machinery and sutlers' stores. This includes all merchandise to be for- warded to the Creek and Seminole agencies. North Fork, Okmulgee and to trading posts generally throughout the interior." Annual report of <"ai)t. II. S. Taber, being Apjicmli.x \'. of the Annual Kejiort of the Chief of Engineers for 1SS.5: In February. 1SS.~). the boals actually made their regular tinu' by night, and on one occasion I traveled njion the heaviest siiagboal lidm dark until nearly midnight, the |iiloi lia\ing no (lilTicuhy \\liale\i'r, and this at a medium stage of water, too." Report of Lieut. Col. Amos Stickuey. Nov. 1':'., I!HI() — Hoc. l.-,(l. .-)(;th Congress, second session: Page 5. — "Fort (iibsou, on a very large industry and commerce. "From an engineering ]ioint of view, the I5oard bidiexc-; that the im- Iirovement of the river is feasible rment of the new state of ( )l;lah.onia. The result is tiiat a siruggiing ]irairie town of 4,-'.>.> inhahitants in tlie vear 1S!)S has, in a little more than ten short year.'--, made a gain of 7(1(1 jier cent and become a IJii-iving city which, with its hroad streets, modern htisi- OIC'MUl^QE.^k <^g/ENX^ r*^^' Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 101 Keshucnoe of Dr. F. B. Fite ness blocks, charming and elegant homes, at once impresses the visitor with I'aith in and admiration for its cosmopolitan populace. Brains and determination, an invigorating western atmosphere and ;i happy, harmonious spirit of rivalry in the race for supremacy tell a vivid story of the inspiration and rapid rise of a city possessing every element of the highest modern civilization. Its people are aggressive, discriminating. ]nililic-s|iirii(Ml ami lios]iil- able, ever looking for (•on(|nest in ne\\' fields of endeavor and cnlciiirisi' with iiijjher standards of attainment ahvavs in mind. Hesioence of Mr. .V. \V. P.vtteh.son 102 Staxdard Blup: 15o()K of Oklahoma (IKorr OV OKLAHOMA HOML.S 1. A. W. Pattekson. Muskiigec 2. A. (". Tiuimbo. Muskcigc 3. Walter Howaud, Muskogee 1. Leslie (.1. Niblack, GutluiL' Till' sti-;iiig,('r becomes at once enamored oC tlie restless activity of its [ieo]ile in a commercial sense, and ol' the sii^ns of ]ir(Hiress on all sides and is inad<' to feel al home in ils social, edncational, religions and coiiiniercial circles. Figures comi)iled liy llie ( 'umineicial ("Inli of MnskoLiee. lln- linani-ial center of Eastern Oklahoma, lor the lirsi six monihs of I'.IO!). indicate the wniiderful advancemeni the city is niakini; in a commercial way. Tlie re- si)ective increases as com|iare(l with like ]ieiiod of lUOS are: IJank cleai-in<;s, OO per cent, bank dei)o«its, S4 |ier cent; licitihl tonnage. 4S jicr cent; postal receipts, 27 per cent. Mu.skofi'ee is al this writing. Se|)tend)er 1st. IIMI'.I. makini; a wonderful record of projiress in the buildiu""' line, there brinji now under construction one eight-story, one seven-story, two five-story modern fire-proof buildings :>. number of three and four story buildings in the busines.s disti-ict, a new wholesale produce house, a .f2."')0,000 Iiigh school building, togethei- with one white ward school building, one colored manual training school building and a .f:'>(l,(l(KI.O(l Catholic lioys' School, besides something over 5(1(1 homes in the residence district. The treas>iry dejiartinent at Washington recently paid |!('..~),(l()(), the appropriated atnount, towards the .f80,0()(l.()0 site for the |!25(), (1(1(1. (Ml Federal building, aiijiroiu-'iation for which has already been made. Muskogee has at the present 30 miles of street pavement, principally asphalt, which, together with If) miles under contract, but not yet completed, Standard Bluk Book of Oklahoma 103 A Representative Muskogee Church Residence of Mr. J. C. Welch 104 Stan'dard Blue Book of Oklahoma will year •no the city a total of 4ii uiik's n[ >' plant at the month of (Jrand river four miles from the city has recently been put in service and there ai-e now being installed one five inillion-gallon daily capacity pump for raising water from (Jrand i-iver to filtering basins, and on(> four-million-gal- lon high-presure jiump for ](um]iing the water from the settling basin to the city stand]ii]ie. These additional facilities will give the city an available water su])ply of (J, 000, 000 gallons daily, the .pressure at the city terminus of Nnjijily main being 9(1 ])(ninds. In this connection, bonds to the amount of $(iO,0()0.00 have just been voted and sold, the proceeds from which will be 106 Staxdard Blue Book of Oklahoma ^C ONVENTION HA LL exjieiided excliisiNcly Im- addirional fire lifilitiiii; lacilitics, wliicli will bring the eriieieiuy of the local (lei>artiiu'nt to the hiiihest standard. This siiiierabiindance of jmre watei- for- driidving and boiler jmrposes, together with the drainage facilities a\aihiblc in the Arkansas rixcr; an abnudance of cheap fuel iu natnral gas and coal suiipleniented by the above water power posibilities; ten railroad ontlets radiating in all directions and ](7-oxiniity to the great and growing consnniiiig markets of the southwest, constitnle advantages for niannfacturing and jobbing which are seldom e(Hialt'd and never surjiassed. As a further iucenti\e to the de\'elopiiii'iit of jobbing c(uiimerce, the freight rate a.17 Year lilOi; IC.OOli.K; Year 1007 (;(;.(il.S.55 Year lOOS (iS,!l08.15 Freijjlit Tonnaf;e — Received and forwarded over the Muskoyee lines dui'iug the period 1000 to 1008, inclusive. (Does not include through tonnage in transit.^) Tonnage. Year Received Porwai'ded I'ounds. 1!I(I0 80,874.:il.M 34,8(>7,s;!l 115,715,152 10(11 85.874,:585 :j(i,S75.217 122,740.(;02 1002 0!),5S:i.222 40,0C.(I,418 140.543,(i40 vMy.i i(;7,(;:!:!,ii7 5(;,8(i8,4;5(i 224,441,553 1004 20I,3(;i.811 117.323,381 40S,(i85,192 1005 430.020.1(11 213,083.(107 (1.52, 103,108 lOOC ;!(i(;,S40.S02 ir.5,7(;4,40(l 532,014,382 1!l()7 (>2(I,370.S45 250,174,044 879.545,789 1!I0S 810,00(;,421 33(),21(;,84(; l,14ti,233,2(57 City Owned Waterworks— Cdst f 550,000. 0(1 ; mains, 54 miles, includ- ing 2t-imli line to ]iumi]iiig plant; ]iressnre at cit.v teiininus of supjily main, 70 pounds; capacit.v. (i. 000, 000 gallons daily; :>50 fire hydrants; water drawn from tirand river, one of the naturally clearest and ]inrest streams in the country. Tele])li(.ne System, — Cost ])resent plant. .|250,000.00. Cost of extensions of huildings and (-(iniiiment now in jtrogress. flOO.OOO.OO, including switch- hoard, with cajjacity of 10.000 ])hones. Following record forms \ahiahle ind<'.\ of Muskogee's rajiid growth: Year 1004 Year 1908 Telephones in use 400 2,300 Switchboard capacity (No. telejjhones) 50(1 10,0(10 Long Distance toll circuit o])erated from Muskogee 7 38 Cable leads in city 4 25 Jobbing Houses — (Jrocery, 4; Produce. 4: Hardware. 2; Pajiei-, 1; Imiilenu'nts and ^>hicles, 3; Queensware, 1; Hides and Furs, 1; Sash and Doors, 1; Oil Well Supi)lies, 2; and 20 smaller whoU'sale institutions. Railroads — Four; outlets, 11; pasenger trains daily, 42. Shops and general offices of Midland Valley and Missouri, Oklahoma \: Culf Railways and Division and Terminal for all lines. Freight Rates — Lower inbound rates from noi-th and east than ajijdy to any other distributing jioint in Oklahoma, thus forming basis for jobbing supremacy. Only city in Oklahoma with navigation. ]\Lanufacturing Establishments — 2!l. (Note: — Free sites on trackage, with exemjition from municipal tax ation for five years, for meritorious industries. I Storm Sewer System — Costing |327,000, and comprising 3 huge trunk lines of brick, vitrified pipe and concrete construction. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 109 Sanitary f^ewer System — Cost, floO.OdO. Street Paviiifi — •2'^ miles, ]triii(ii)ally asphalt. Sidewalks — 1)0 miles; coiicrete. Note: — Public impi-ovements amountiiii; to more tliaii fl!, 00(1, (10(1. Ort are bein<; constnuted, consist iiiii' of street pavin.n', sidewalks, sanilary and storm sewers, water works extensions and imi)rovements, iiiclndinfj two new pnmps and i;.50-H. 1'. boiler, and remodelin<>- of settlinjT basins to give perfect sedimentation, using lime and iron method of coagnlation. Electric Street Hailway — Operating 14 miles of line. 4 miles having been l)nilt in 100,'^. Passengers handled in 1007, l,:!()!t,;i04 ; in 1!I(IS, 1,757,84.5. Rates for Natnral (!as — For domestic use, per 1,000 cubic feet, 2.5c; For industrial use, iier 1,000 cubic feet, sliding scale, .5c to 7c. Fire I)e])artment — Second to none of any city in the Southwest in equipment and efficiency. Accommodations — Hotels, 17; restaurants, 27; apartments and room- ing houses, 15. New modern ten-story fire-proof hostelry to be erected in 1909, costing .f200,000.00. Public Puildings — To be erected in lilOO: Federal building, costing ,^250,000.00 Financial — Nine b.inks and Trust ('ompanies with total: Resources |(;,311,(;(;2.48 Deposits 5,!»07,5:{(;.72 Fuel — Finest scmi-anthiacite and bituminous steam coal from which highest quality of ])roducer gas may be made, at a distance of ;!0 to 40 miles freight rate 50 cents per ton. Oil and natural gas field two miles from Muskogee already sufficiently developed to furnish cheap fuel for factories for many years. Water Power — (Jrand river has been surveyed by expert engineers, who rejioit that hydro-electric current, the cheapest power known, can be developed to the extent of 17,500 mechanical H. P., at two locations within 12 and 20 miles respectively, of Muskogee. Belt Railroad — In ju-ogirss. Oil Refinery — Present cost, .|250,000.00. Addition of wax factory and exten.sion of present i)lant to the <>xtent of .|.50,000.00 arranged lor. Glucose Plant — Now one half com]ileted at North Muskogee, an indus- trial suburb served by (liiee i-ailroads and two I'ivers, adjacent to natural gas wells. Newspapers and Periodicals — Two dailies, three weeklies, two month- lies. Churches — Fifteen, all denominations, with a combined pro]icrt\- value of .1300,000.00. Convention Hall — Cosliiig 175,0(10.00; seating capacity, .■!.5(I0. T'ublic Schools — Number of school buildings, 7; \'alue ol' school build- ings, .1350,000.00; number of wai'd teachers, (id; high school teachers, !»; high school enrollment, 250 ; Total enrollment, :'.,(iO((. (Note: — Recent bond issue of .'8;:>00.0()(l.(l(l ju'ovides for one high and two additional ward school build- ings to be erected at once. I Colleges and Piivate Schools — liacone |P>a])tist) Cniversity; S]>aul- ding (Methodist) College; Sisters of St. .losejih (Catholic) (iii-ls" Sdiool ; Brothers Sacred Heart (Catholic) Itoys' School. ( N(JTE : — A Catholic bovs" boarding school now being erected at a cost of .f30,UUO.OO.,j 110 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Bacone College It.uoiu' is a siibiirli of JIuskojiee niul a twentv-niimite v'ule on a Ilyd;' I'ai-k cai- will take one to llic ceiik'!- oT tlif city, thus ii'iviiifi' one all tlie ad- vaiila^cs lull iioiu' ot llic disadvaiilajics ot a lai-.tic lil.v. Tlii'iT' air I wo larjie Imildiiiiis, the main hall, in which are tlie boys" (hii-niiloi-\-. and Ihe recitation rooms; and second, llic uii-ls' dormitory. In addition to these there are Ihe library linildinj;- with a i;i)od liln'ary, nuisic hall and several dwellini;s. The bnildini;s are e(|ni|i]ied with electric iiiihts, city water, with liydrants lor lire jiiolecl ion. local and lon;^- distance tele- phones and [lOst olTice. There are the classical and !>eneral conrses ol' stndy offered in boili Ihe academic and junior coliejte dejjartments. Tliese courses are of such higli order that our work i.s recoo'uized by (uir state institutions. In tlie s]u-in<; of each year work is given of esjiecial value to teacher.s. Instruction in jtiano. voice and violin is given in the dejiartment of music. A colleg(> band and an orchestra have been organi/.ed. All members of the faculty are chosen of speci.-il fitness I'or teaching in a Christian school. I'areuts who send their children here may feel ili.ii they will be in a pleasant home and that every rea.sonable precaution will be (.ikeii to insure good Iiealth witli intellectual surroundings. I'usiness College. Fraternal Societies — I!. 1'. (>. l'">lks new club house, finest structure of kind in Southwest, .Masonic Temjile. Odd Fellows building. All other lead- ini;- lodges represented. Theaters — One standard ]ilay house, fiiriiisliing the best attractions between Kansas C'itx and Dallas. One rxci'lhni xandeville and six smaller show jilaces. Town and Country Clnb — Two ami one-half miles norlheast of city on electric line. ( 'oml'oriable club house; lake well stocked; golf course and Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 111 grounds occupy 100 acres. Beautifully situated ou elevation couHuaudinj!; splendid panoramic view of three rivers and old r. S. Fort Gibson. Sporting — Two hunting and nsliing clubs, the Wanhillau and Ozark, have conunodious club Inuises east ni' and adjacent to ^Muskogee, in the Ozark mountains, on Kan-en Fork River, a sjiring stream, clear as a crystal, with gravel bottom. Wild game and fish abound. Outings to these clubs are fre- (pient the year round. Hyde I'ark — At eastern terminus of electric line on Arkansas river at its confluence with (irand river, occupying 66 acres. Natatorium, pavilions, figure eight, summer theater and gardens, electrically lighted tlironghoul. Oravelled drives and walks intersiiersed with fountains. :■ ^-A WARD SCHO OL BLD G.-^^y- Oil ;md (Jas — Oil iinxluction of (lie west, middle west and southwest during 1908: Mid-continent field, of wiricli (IklalKinia ciini]iiises !I4 ]per cent . .."id,!."):!,.")'.!!) bbls. • •alifornia 4(;,i:;6,7Sl bbls. Il''""'>* :!S,!)23,701 bbls. Texa.s-l.ouisiana 1(;,S.'J0,7S!) bbls. The area and prodnclion (it oklalnniia gas fields greatest on earth. Soil and Production — The soil of ICaslern Oklahoma is ot surjiassing fertility and Muskogee is the cenler of this garden spot, being situated in a most favored zone, wherein overlaps for many miles in either direction the northern limit of cotton raising. ('ro|i Failnre unknown. Uottom land yields, per acre; 40 lo S(l bushels corn, 1 to 1 1-2 bales cotton; prairie land, 25 to 65 bushels corn and 1-2 to 1 liale cotton; wheat, 10 to 40 bushels; oats, 25 to !)0 bushels. Government agricultural rejjorts give average yield of c(U'n and oats of Eastern Okl.ihoma about same as Illinois. Wild prairie hay makes 1 to 2 tons per acre two crops pei- season ; alfalfa 2 to 3 tons per acre; 3 to 4 crops per season. 112 Standard Bh'p: Book of Oklahoma rotatoes in bottom land yields 50 to 2li(l l)usli<-ls per acre. '2 erops per seai^on and tlie ^irodnct lornis a large and valnalile coninierce within a radius of 5 miles of .Muskoiice. Ouious, 100 to r)0() l)nshels per acre. T'eaches, a])ples. plums, pears, beans, peas, beets, tomatoes, cabbage, melons and cantelouiies jiroduced in abundance for market. Thousands of acres of saw tindiei- including pine, black walnut, oak, ash, jioplar, cottonwood, ])ecan and hickory. Realty A'alues in Muskogee — Have advanced .'tlMI to 4(i(t per cent in five years. IJusiness ])ro]ierty investmeni yields 1.") to ;!0 jier cent. Lots in business district .sKMl to -Ifsoo ](er front foot; in residence sec- tion |4 to $30 ]:ier front foot, l^arm l.-nids tributar\- to Muskogee ran.Le from ^20 to |75 per acre. Rental Rates — ^Modern apartments, $5.0(1 to -fS.OO ]iei- room: modern cottages and dwelling hou.ses, .*4.00 to $5.00 ],er room; rooms. $10.00 to $20.00 jier nnmth ; lioard. $4.00 to $5.0(1 ](er week. Home of the Street-Eicholtz Fuknituke Co., Muskogee, Okl.\hom-4. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 113 w o o fa o 2; o < o o o Pi I* 114 Staxdakd Blue Uook ok Oklahoma o Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 115 :\ii'siv()(;i:i-: cas axi> klkctkic co. The present .Musk()f;ee Gas & Electric ("oiiipany is I lie i-esisH of 1lii' imiirovenieiit ami cuiisolidatiou of the old electric liijhl coiiiiiaiiy stalled in 1!l()3 by Mr. t'larence W. Turner, the Muskogee Ice and IViwcr ('()ini)any and the Muskogee Oas f'onipany. When first organized in l!)(i;> tlie elcdric plant was a very small affair, capable of snpi)lying 750 incandescent lainjis and about '2'> arc lights, this plant was destroyed by fire on the 25th day of February. 1!M)4, (tn March 1st, 1004, the company was reorganized and improved with niacliiijery of greater capacit-y, which consisted of one 1200 K. W. generator of al)out 4,000 light caiiacity and one 15 ton ice unit and was known as the Muskogee Ice and Power ("omjiany, under tlie management of H. M. IJyllesby & Co.. of Cliicago. During tlie I'ollowing year the capacity of the ]ilant was comjiletely doubled; during this time a complete set of gas nraking machinery was installed, ca])a ble of nuiking and delivering 120.0(10 cubic feet of gas every 24 hours: this plant was finished and delivered the first artificial gas to consumers in Oklahoma on April ISth. 1!)05. I luring 1!>05 sufficient generators, boilers ;ind general e(pii])nient was added to the already lai'ge jilant to take cai-e ol' the needs of the Muskogee Electric Traction ("omjiauy, and on ^^'ednesday. .Match 15, 1005 current was turned on ,ind the first electiic street cars for Muskogee were started. On March 1st, 1005, H. M. Byllesby & Co. relinquished their control of tlie active management of the company to cajiitalists from Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois, until March. liMKI. Upon again assuming control II. M. Byllesby .S: Co., found that the Muskogee Gas Co.. had nuide such progress in the furnishing of natural gas that the entire ei|ui]iment installed for the jiurjiose of sniijilying artificial gas to consumers was a dead loss and made arrangements to take over the inter- ests and holdings of the Jluskogee Gas Co., which was done duiang lOOti. As an investment and faith in the progress of ^luskogee and lier future growth, the t'(dlo\\ing shows the total investment; Total amount valuation tn .Tuly 1, lOOlJ, |,S:j;J,775.75. This company is ])repared at all times to extend every service within its power to any ])ros])ective customer and places at their disjtosal a fully e(iui))iied corjis of exjierienced engineers to assist in the pro]»'i' liijhting and distribution of power and e(|ni]mu'nt for any size and style of manufacturing plant. The iiri'sent plant is under the direct, active ni;inagenient of Mr. II. II. W'hitr', a na1i\e sun of the liieat (dd state of South Carolina, being born at Charleston during the year of ISIiS. He attended and graduated with honors from the South ('aiolina Jlilitary Academy wiili the class of 1880 and has Lad twenty-two years of practical experience in the handling of gas and elec- trical enterprises. His first nutnageuunt was with the Americus Light, Heat i^ Bower Co., of Americus, Georgia. The Belleville Cias, Light & Coke Co., Belleville, 111., from 1800 to 1802. with Portsmouth Gas Co., of Portsmouth ^'a.. from 1S02 to 1002, again with the Belleville Gas & Electric Co., from 10112 to 1004; Enid Gas & Electric Company, Enid Okla., 1004 to 1005, and with the present company at Muskogee from 1005 to date. Tn all of the above companies he has been in active control as con- structing engineer and manager. 1. Mrs. W. L. Tull Muskogee Mks. (.'laude L. Steele 3. Mrs. H. Levine Muskogee JIcAlester 116 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 117 MUSKOGEE LoOCi:. NO. ."ill. I!. I'. (). EI>KS. ("liai'ter -iranted -htly ll-'tli. 1!)0(). OFFICERS. Hairy A. Fitts, Exalti'd Fviiler. W. S. Kelso, Esteemed Leadiiiii Knight. Jolin L. ^'\'iscn(M', EsteciiU'd I^oyal Kniulit. L'aiToll S. IJmlier, l*]steenied Lecturiiiji Kiiii;lil. C. B. Mills, Secretary. G. T. Tlidiiiiisdii. -Ii-.. Treasurer. Iloiiic, roi-iicr nkiiiiiluee aveiiiu' and Filfli slreei XinaliiT (if inciidirrs. KM). ELKS' HOME CLUBS AND SOCIETIES OF MUSKOGEE The Tourist Club — (Liter:ii-y. l Oldest in llic tity. I'hicc of meeting Kcleited as iiei-essary. No officers. The Ladies Saturday Music Club — Oldest music clnb in Oklahoma. Mem- ber National Federation of ^fnsical ('lul)S and Oklahoma State Federation of A\'oiiien's rinbs. Organized 1S!I.-|. rr<>sident. ^Irs. ("laiide L. Steele, 51."i W. Court street; Secretary, Miss Katheriiie Oeitz, .").54 South 7th. CJioral Club — lilixed voices, i President, .Mis. Claude L. Steele, 51'A W: Court street; Chairman, .Mrs. M. F. Early, o.'!!) N 11th street; Secretary, ^Ir. Carroll Hucher, lil.j X. Division Jtlvd. I'nder auspices and management of The Ladies Saturday :Musical Club. Organized 1908. The New Country Club — (Music. Literature and Art.) Ortjanizcd U)Oi;. President, Mrs. DeRoos P.ailey, 134 N. "(i." street; Secretary, :Mrs. }{. M. .Tones, 518 W. Court street. JIend)er of (Jeneral Federation o( \\'omen"s Clubs and Oklahoma State Federation of Women's Clubs. < "liautau(|ua Literary and Scientific Circle — Orj;anized 1!)04. Presi- dent, Mrs. W. 1>. Wright; Secretary, Mrs. 1). E. Cornett. :Mena)er of Okla- houm State Federation of ^^■onlen■s Clubs. Lonjian I'arliamentary Club — Organized 1!)(I4. President, ]SIrs. F. Jl. ]>avis, 7(14 E. Okmulgee; Secretary, Jlrs. (iarfield -lohnson, l:>lb Cherry street. Federated with the (ieneral and State Federation of \\'omen"s Clnbs. The Fortnigiiliy Club — (Federated with the Oklahoma State Federa ti(m of Women's Clubs, i Organized liMtt. PresidcMit. .Mrs. H. P. Showalter, (ith & ihirket; Secietarv. .Mrs. W. E. .Malton, liHi \. li'th street. 7 .^^ ^ ^* \'lH(il.\IA H.\NCO('k Diiuglit( ri.f Mr and Mrs. N. F. H:inci>ck Miislcogee Evelyn Ruth Sulliv.\n Little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKonzio J. Sullivan, Scc'j' of Blue Book Co. 118 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 119 Slliakes]ieiir<' <'lnl) — I Federutcd wiili ()kl,ili(>iii;i State FediM-atiou of AYomen's ('hil)s. i ()iiii|iosed of Piano anAI)Ii:S' SOCIAL DIPF.CTOPV OF .^n'SKO(;EE. Adams, Mrs. .Milo E.. !»(IS ^\■. Okmulgee, phone 1S!I. Adams, Mrs. Jno. Q.. !»(I4 AV. Okmulgee, phone 301. Aiken, Mrs. S. W'., I:i04 Locust, jihone red IKU. Allen. Mrs. .las. L.. 5:il N 14tli. \>\\o\\e lOSO. Aniker. Mrs. W. J., 11(1 S 71h, i)h()ne 119S. Atwood, Mis. F. IL, (ids !•:. P.roadway, iilnme 1117. P.ailey, .Mrs. 1 >eKoose, i:!4 X. C., phone l-'iS. Paker, :Mrs. H. C. phone liSO. Paldauf. Mrs. L. ('., L'l.'!! \ 1 Uh. i)lione !)0!l. liarnes, Mrs. H. Y., (ith iS: C(duml)us, jdione 17l'8. Parnes, Mrs. (i. W., :2l.'7 S. Clh. i)hone ICO. Paugh. :Mrs. K. L.. :;-.'l X. (;ili. phone ::(»4. I'.eall, :\Irs. Wm. <>.. Pell. :Mrs. IL IT.. 515 N. i:itli. ))hone s:!."). Pellis. :\irs. A. P.. (iarietl Heights, iihone 47:?. Penedict, Mrs. Jno. D.. 111':'. F.igin. ])hone ."iOC. Pennett. :Mrs. Leo V... ll."> S. I 111, phone :'.07. Ploom, Mrs. (L H., 51(J lu-nisou, iilione 4S(i. Ponnell, ^Irs. A. E.. 15:!;! P. Kroadway. ]ihone 4. Poone, Mrs. Kohevt J., IKli .V; Eiii]ioria, phone 12S0. Porpu, Mrs. '\V. S.. 500 W. Proadway, nhone :!11. PosHlev, Mrs. J. G., 5(1.'? Court. ]ihone l.'?17-2. Hostie^ Mrs. P. P.. 1420 W. Proadway, phone llOr,. Pragdon, :\Irs. M. L.. 217 S. Oth.. idione 312. Prainerd. :Mrs. E. Jr.. 215 X 14th. jdione 1545. PrHps, Airs. Chas. P., 125 E. Plvd.. jihone (UO. Prooaii. .^^rs. J. ^L. 7tii & Fon du Lac. ]ihone 1127. Prnnson Mrs. C. H.. 400 Jefferson, iihone 1110. T'.mh(-r. Mis. Geo. F., 215 X. Div. Plvd.. phone 20:!. Puell. Mrs. J. (Jarfield, 720 W. P.roadway. phone l(i7(;. Putler Mrs. R. E., 522 W. Okmulgee, phone 074. Putte. Mrs. G. C., 219 X 11th. iihiuie 851. Putz, Mrs. W. P.. 1111 Terrace ISlvd.. i)h()ne 535. Callahan, ilvs. J. <).. 00.3 E. Proadway. jilione U. ('ain]iliell, Mrs. .T. 1!., 524 X. Court. |phone 75(1. Carstarpheii, .Mrs. G. P.. 000 W. (tkniulgee. jdione s;;:!. Chandler, .Mrs. Lohn, (ill E. Callahan. ]ihone 15. Chapiiell, -Mrs. W. F., 4201 ■; w. ( )kiiiulgei'. nhone 813. Chesnult, JIi'S. IT. M., 512 Lawicnce, ])hone black 883. Childers, Mrs. J. IT.. 5(55 N. 7(li, jihone ()87. CoHetle. Mrs. E. M., Near Uacone, phone red 107. CoHer, Mrs. W. J.. Carolina & Harsha, i.hone 1180. 120 Staxdari) Blue Book of Oklahoma Cundou, -Mrs. llowaid M, ISSVi; i^- •'•I'^l- vhuxw "44. Cook, Mrs. J. Carter, 211) X. 4th, jilione T0(!. Coss, Mrs. Virgil R., 1315 W. Okimilgee, i)lione 1.518. Crabtree, Mrs. H. E., f.tli & Okinuli;ve, phone :!(io. Ci'niner, ^frs. O. E., 713 W Kroadwav, phone ind. Cre;io;er, Mrs. C. E., 502 X. C, ])hoiie S4.o. ("uuliff. Mrs. lieuj.. 411 X 12tli, j.hone HOT. Davis, Mrs. F. M., 704 E. ()kniul<;ee, phone ISd. Dawes, Mrs. S. B., 1(121 Elgin, phone 317. De'S'asher, Mrs. L. H., 511 W. Broadway, jihone <143. Douglas, Mrs. C. B., 121 S. 7th, ])hone 52(1. Douglas, Mrs. Jno. K., 1112 W. (Ikninlgee. j.hone 712. Ear!, Mrs. L. B., S. 2nd Early, :Mrs. :M. E., 53!t X. 11th. j.hone ISKI. Eaton, Jlrs. W. K., 25tli & Okmulgee, phone 235. Eberle, Mrs. C. H., 514 Columbus, j.hone 235. Edmonds, Mrs. J. K., 503 Denison, j)hone 327. EiclK.ltz. Mrs. W. M., 325 S. (Jth, phone 9(IS. Ellis, Mrs. J. D., 721 S. 11th, jjhone 70S. Enimert, Mrs. E. S., 327 X. (ith, j.hone 332. English, :Mrs. A. Z., .527 W. Okmulgee, j.hone 31(i. English, ;Mrs. Jo.sei.hine, 1001 \\'. I'.n.adway, j.hone 322. Estes, Mrs. E. A., i2th & Okmulgee, j.hone 757. Estes, Mrs. Jennie, 502 X. Cherokee, phone 24. Evans, Mrs. Reece, 210 S. (Jth, phone 1204. Evans, Mrs. R. A.. 220 X. Cherokee, j.hone (".4. Everett. Mrs. R. W., :'.15 S. 7th, j.ln.ne 570. Fast, :Mrs. .1. C., 802 W. I'.ioadway, j.hone 411. Fears, .^Irs. S. S., 31S S. (ith, j.lu.ne 370. Fears, Mrs. X. B., 511 Denison, j.hone 340. Fink, Mrs. D. X., 537 Columbus, j)lione 25. Fist, Mrs. H., 714 W. Broadway, j.hone 387. Fite, Mrs, F. I'.., Kith & Emj.oria, j.hone 403. Ford, ]\lrs. 1*. M., 15tli & Emj.oria, j.hone 5!»7. Foreman. Mrs. (irant, 141!l W. Okmulgee, j.hone 3((3. Furry, Mrs. .1. 1!., 141S W. Bioadway, jilione 014. (iaines. Mrs. (i. S., 12lli & ()kmHlg(H», j.hone 74!t. Carland, Mrs. W. W., 711 Elgin, jilK.ne 540. (Jernian,' ilrs. W. 1'. Z., 1103 W. Okmulgee, j.hone 1147. Gibson, Mrs. X. A., 505 X. 13th, j.hone 34(i. Gipson, Mrs. Auk.s, Turner Hotel, j.hone 1'. P>. X., 101. Gidney. Mrs. S. E., 211 X. 7th, j.lu.ne 041. (4ilbert, Mrs. W. W., 225 X. 7tli, j.hone 270. G(.ddard, :\Irs. O. E., 10(! X. F., j.hone 11. Granger, :Slrs. W. T., 42(1 E. Broadway, j.hone 802. (il^eer, Mrs. B. R., 13th & Okmulgee, phone 336. Green, Mrs. Wm. A., 453 X. Cherokee, j.hone 428. Grubbs, ]\Irs. Ed., 528 W. ("ourt. phone 212. Grubbs, Mrs. F. H., The Colonial, j)hone 420. Gnlager, ^[rs. Wm., 15tli & Emj.oria, jtlione 471. Gnlick, :Mrs. T. W., 024 Elgin, j.hone 41(5. Hadlev, .Mrs. R. E. Hall, Mrs. Rev. A. N., 700 W. Okmulgee, phone 540. Hancock, Mrs. X. F., 5th & Denison, jihone 3G7. Hare, Mrs. A. J., 414 U. 14th, j.hone 400. Harrison, Mrs. R. V., 210 P. (ith, j.hone 89. 10 . ' 1. Mrs. M. G. Haskell Muskogee 2. Mrs. Hugh Swift Durant ■.i. Mrs. R. F.. EvERETTS Piuvluiska 4. Miss Mary .\. Jackson Muskogee OKLAHOMA SOCIETY 5. Mrs. Edwin T. Bradley Mc.ilester 6. Mrs. H. H. White .Muskogee 7. Miss Clara E. Holmes McMester S. Mrs. a. \V. Hurley Pawhuska 13. Mrs. A. K. Wilder, Miami 13 4^ 9. Mrs. S. Oppenheim Mc.\le.ster 10. Mrs. p. D. Watson .Mc.\lester 11. Mrs. Electa Wilson. Tulsa 12. Mrs. W. T. Ambrose McAlester [121 122 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Haskell. Mrs. Miinay G.. .52.5 Columbus. Harrison, Mrs. Wni.JI.. KMi:'. W. i:iiiin. phone -Un. Hassell, Katherine L.. 1(124 W. liroadway, i)hone 114.5. Hellinjihansen. Mrs. F. J., 120:5 W. Broadway, phone !)2.5. Hester. Mm. G. B., 425 W. Okimil-ee. jihone ^47. Hilligoss, ilrs. S. M., Oknuiljiee iV; T'lah. ]ihone SIT. Hoklen, Mrs. J. F.. 208 S. Ttli, ])hone 154f». Holloway. Mrs. R. G.. 12:^ N. 17th. jihone black 521. Holmes. Mrs. L. H., 100?. W. Okniulfiee. phone 704. Hopkins. Mrs. Thillip B., S. Oth St.. ]ihone 524. Hubbard. Mrs. E. H.. 628 W. Okmulgee, i)hone 1040. Hnckleberrv. Mrs. J. H., 505 S. 12th. ]ihone 855. Hujihes, .Mrs. Dr. H. J.. 544 N lltli. phone 820. Hutchinjis, Mrs. W. T.. .540 X. i:Uh. \>\ume 5. Irwin, ilrs. ^A'. S., 1115 Georgetown, phone 1473. Jackson, Mr.s. F. L., 311 Kendall Blvd., phone 200. Jackson :Mrs. Clifford L., 303 N Oth. phone 185. Jackson Mrs. Judge W. C, 522 N K'.th. iihone 337. Ji.lnison :Mrs. Garfield. 1310 Cherry, ]phone 1210. Johnson, :Mrs. Jack L., First Xafl i'.ank. Jones, Mrs. K. M.. 518 W. Court, ]ihone 70(;. Jordan, ^Mrs. W. H.. Kith & Fni]ioria. ]ihone 013. Juvden, ilrs. R. L., 511 W. Dcnison. iihone red 135. Kclsev, Mrs. Dana IT.. 445 X 15lh. phone 808. Kel.M.n. :\lrs. \V. S.. 224 X. 81h, i)hone 1280. Kerr, Mrs. Eugene M., 350 E. Callahan. ])lione 13.'^0. Kin.sey. Mrs. L. B.. 511 Lawrence. ]ihone 1811. Kinney, Mrs. A. A.. 110 X. G.. phone 130. Kirkbiud, Mrs. I. B.. 1100 ^V. (tkniuU'ee. phone 330. Kistler, Mrs. E. L., 221 S. Uth. phone 012. Knox, :Mrs. J. H., Oil W. Broadway, phone 870. Laeey, ]Slrs. L. S., 320 X Otb.. plioi:e 1!M. Landers, Mrs. S. E.. 221 S. 7th. i.hone 040. Lansford, Mrs. W. C. 404 Daytcni. phone 805. Lawrence. Mrs. A. C. 323 Callahan, phone li;;U. Leekley, Mrs. Harlow A.. Tower Hill, iihoiie 801. Lightfoot, Mrs. Dr. J. B.. 1501 E. Okmul.gee, phone 1221. Linton, ]\lrs. W. E.. 414 V,. Side Blvd.. ])hone 445. Llwyd, Airs. Rev. H. .1.. 210 X. Olh. nhone 378. Locke. Mrs. S. B.. 523 Court, phone O:'.. Locke, Mrs. M. E. 1010 E. Broadwav. iilione 702. T>ong, Mrs. R. D., 520 Xortli C.. i>hone lllj. AlcClure, Mrs. E. W.. .500 Court. ]ih<)ne 30 1. AlcClure, Mrs. W. V.. 223 X. 14th. iihone 1300. McKelloi.. Airs. A. v.. X. & Cincinnati, jdione 30. ^IcKibban. Mrs. E. E., 10th & Ih-oadway. ])lione 858. McLaughlin. Mrs. W. R., 438 X. 0th, iilnnu' 1438. Mi-Laurine. Mrs. G. E., 1017 Denismi. ]ilHine 173.8. McLoweree, Mr.s. G. H., .520 X. 14th. phone OB!. Alann, AIr.s. S. P.. 520 X. (Ith. jihone 55. Martin, Mrs. Ben.]. Jr., 7th & Elgin. ]ih(me 380. ATartin, Airs. A\\ N., 118 S. Cherokee, iihone 33. Martin, Airs. AA'. T. Sr., 355 E. Okmul.gee, ].hone 722. AInrtin, Airs. T. H., Gibson & K., ])h(me 850. Alattern, AIi\s. AA' .E., 21(5 X. 12th, i)hone red 237. Maxey, Airs. N. B., 203 S. 0th, phone 3.50. 1. R. V. Hadley. Ju. Muskogee 2. Mits. W. L. Rhodes Guthrie 3. Mrs. B. F. Coughlan Guthrie 4. Miss Cyrenna White MusliOgee o. Mr-;. Ro3t. Sohlberg 9. Gutlirie (i. Mks. Geo. Murphy 10. Muskogee 7. Mrs. R. E. Hadley 11. Muskogee S. Mrs. L. .1. Little 12. .\ila i:i. 11. II. White, Jr., Muskogee Mrs. Geo. H. ("Jiddings Okl;il\onui Cit.v Forrest B. Lillie, Ju. (iutlirie Mrs. M. S. McNeal Gutlirie Mrs. L. Roland Clutlirie [123 124 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Mellette. Mrs. Win. M.. .525 Deiiisdii. phone 35. ^r;^n•iula^, Mrs. Frank T., 31S N. Ilitli, phone 171. Middleton, Mrs. D. H., 1219 Elgin ave., phone 27. Aliesch, Miss M., 309 S. 6th, pln^ie 1135. Alillison, Mrs. E. E., 50G Lawrenie. phone 1123. Alills, Mrs. ('. 1!., 314 N. 7th, ].hone 1S39. Montague, ^Ir.s. Dr. H. C, 617 W. Uroadway, jihone 561. Morrison, Mrs. I). C, 10 S. 7th, phone i:!7('>. Motter, Mrs. E. O., 430 N 15th, phone 1(I3S. Mnri)lie.y, Mrs. Geo. A., 10th & Oknuilgee, (ilione 427. Nahors, Mrs. Leroy, 323 S. 14th, phone 17<;S. Xeeilles, ^Irs. Homer, 12th & IJroatlway, ]ilione KUU. (Mticid. .Mrs. .1. M., 1200 W. I'.oston, j.hone 15S. Oldham, ilrs. l>r. 1. I?., 547 N. 12th, phone 4(14. Oliver, Mrs. II. E., 403 N 13th, phone 1236. Overnieyer, Mrs. Dr. PI E., 230 N.91h, plione bhnk 440. Owen. Mrs. Robt. L., 439 W. Okninlgee, i)hone 409. Page, Mrs. T. K., 1015 W. Okmulgee, phone 1597. I'nlmer, Mrs. T. R., Okmulgee & 12th, jdione 736. Patterson, Mrs. A. W., 14th & Okmulgee, ]ihone 116. Patterson, :Mrs. W. N., 319 S. 6th, ])hone 372 . Patton, Mrs. W. ('., Kith & Emi)oria, phone S2(;. Rani, Jlrs. H. A., 24th & Court, phone 1239. I'axson, ]\Irs. E. F., 1611 W. Broadway, phone 1525. Pegram, Mrs. T. L., 1304 Rroadway, jjhone 530. Peyton, Mrs. Judge Masterson, 209 S. 3rd, phone 726. Pheli.s, Mrs. E. .J., 223 X. 11th. i)hoiie 5S3. Porter, Mrs. Franklin, 9th & lioston, jihone 1834. Purvine, Mrs. Albert. 1018 Denver, Ramsey, Mrs. Asa, 325 N. fitli, plione 426. Randall, Mrs. Dr. D. M., 1032 Emiioria. iihoiie !l(l7. Randle, Jlrs. R. A., 821 ^Y. Okmulgee, iilume 2.54. Randle, :\lrs. E. L., 1511 Denver, jdione 1156. Raiis((m, Mrs. Geo. M., 1422 W. P.roadwayfi ])hone 790. Ifayniond, Mrs. Judge <'. W., 517 ("olumlms, ))hone ."29. Reeves, Mrs. Ira L., 6 Indiana lildg., phone 1975. Rector, Mrs. J. P., 1103 N. Terrace Blvd.. phone 68(1. Reed Mrs. (."has. L., 219 .S. Kith, jilione 1141. Reeves, Mrs. W. L., 1105 W. Okmulgee. ])li(me 257. Ripi>ev, Mrs. Rev. Lee, 209 S. 7tli, plume black 822. Roach'. Mrs. L. J., .530 N. 12th, phone 1371. Robb, :\rrs. A. W., 14th & P.oston. i.hone :'.51. Robe, 3Irs. W. B., 901 W. Okmulgw, i)hoiu' 1659. Roberts, Mrs. A. B., 531 Denison, ](hone 818. Robertson, Mrs. G. W., 221 N. lltli. phone :'.71. Robertson, Mrs. Alice, Thompson BIdg.. i)hone 60. Rodgers, Mrs. Geo. Dick, 225 N. 15th, phone 1087. Rogers, Mrs. Dr. H. C, 420 N. Cherokee, phone 54. Rov, Mrs. L. A., 549 N. 12th, iilnme 3(16. Rulison, ]\Irs. E. R., 203 S. 14th, phone 411. Rutherford, Mrs. S. M., 209 S. 6th, phone 630. Ryan, Jlrs. E. C, 1109 N. Elgin, phone 294. Ryan, Mrs. Thos., 1326 Emporia, ])h()ne 765. Sangster, Mrs. R. D., 516 W. Okmulgee, phone 1234. Sansom, Mrs. Thos. A., 555 N. 12tli, j.hone 355. Sayer, Mrs. V. N., 540 N. 6th, phone 49(). Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 125 Saver, Mi-s. V. N., 540 N. (ith, phone 406. Shantz, ]\Ii-s. N. M., (itii & Oknnilsoe. phone 185^. Schermerhorn, Mrs. Avon K., lOOli Ter., plione 1C>!)4. Severs. Jlrs. F. 15. , 41 S W. I'.roadway, plione 2S."). Shac'kleford, Mrs. W. !{., KJth ic Ton dn Lac, plione :?S!». Sohoenfelt, ]\Ii-s. Col.. J. I'.lair, V2'.) S. 4th, plione 7(i2. Showalter, Mrs. H. V., (Jth & Market, phone 3. Slaughter, Mrs. S. D., 125 E. Okmulgee, phone 751. Smith, Mrs. Robert, 543 Columbus, phone (185. : Smith Mrs. I). W., 215 S. 7th, phone 17(;2. Smith, Mrs. H. Van, 52!) N. 13th, phone 720. Smith, Mrs. S. H., 525 Columbus, i)hone 227. Smith, Mrs. Thos. P., 315 N. 6tli, phone 358. Smith, Mrs. Chas. M., 703 W. Broadway, phone 1047. Spaulding, Mrs. H. B., 328 Callahan, phone 1028. Steele, Mrs. C. L., 513 Court, phone 424. Stetler, Mrs. W. A., 1317 Emporia, phone 1804. Stevens, ilrs. Harry L.. ."..".•I Callahan, jihone 77G- Stevens, Mrs. Theo. W.. 1005 Columbus, idione 1280 Swanson, Mrs. (i. M., 421 N. 14th. iihone 714. Swift, Mrs. Frank T., 205 E. Side I'.lvd., phone 43. Svkes, Mrs. J. H., 527 N. (Ith, phone 784. Thomas, Mrs. C. L., 555 N. 11th, jilione 1134. Thompson, Jlrs. Dr. Clade, Ifith & Court, phone 300. Thompson, :Mrs. Rev. .T. K., 217 K. 5tli, phone black 300. Tisdel, :Mrs. Claik J., 231 N. 14th, ]ilione 505. Todd, ISIrs. Fav, ('.24 Callahan, jilione 79. Todd, Mrs. Ale.x, 200 North F.. i.hone 44. Towner, Mrs. L. B.. 1211 W. Broadway, phone 1245. Trammell, Mrs. K. II., 1002 Denver, phone 1232. Trunibo, Mrs. A. C, lltli & Broadway, phone 1400. Tull. Mrs. M'. L., 5241/2 W. Okmulgee, phone 083 . Turner, Mrs. C. W., N. Terrace Blvd.. jihone 350. Turner, Mrs. Fred PI, 221 W. P.roadway, phone 030. Vaughn, ISIrs. Carl, 1211 E. Side I'.lvd., phone 1103. Veale, Mrs. Horace A., 815 lOlgiii, jilione 21 S. Walrond, Mrs. Z. T., 303 N. 5th, phone black 170:'.. Warner, Mrs. E. S., 1110 Boston, phone red, 71S. Weeks, Mr.s. J. S., 503 N. Kendall, phone 8(;. Weil, Mrs. C. A., 1217 \V. ( tkmulgee, phone l.'>00. Welch, Mrs. .1. C., 140:! W. Okmulgee, phone 17. West, Mrs. T. C, 320 S. C.th, ])lione 334. ^Vlleatly. Mrs. G. W., 20th .V; ( )kiiiiilgee. phone 1178. Wlieeler, Mrs. B. B., 1211 ^^'. Okmulgee, nhone 1158. Wlineler. Mrs. L. A., 21fi N. 8th. idione 1554. W'lii taker, Mr.s. F. F., 427 N. 17th, phone 501. White, ilrs. Mvron, 418 Houston, jihone black 0(^)9. White, Mrs. Dr. J. ITutcIiings, 515 W. Okmnlgee, phone 287. White, Mrs. H. H., 1004 W. Okmulgee, phone 523. Whiteside. :Mrs. W. R.. 508 North C., ithone 780. Wilkinson, .Mrs. .J. N., i:!19 Empoiia, jihone 15(tl. Williams. Mrs. Dr. M. F., 1305 Elgin ave., jihone :'.43. Williams, Mrs. M. R.. 509 N. 12th, phone 374. Woodward, Mrs. E. B., 419 N. 11th, phone 880. Woolf, Mrs. E. M., 430 N. fith, phone 1705. Young, Mrs. A. ;M., 220 S. Oth, phone 181. Zevely, Mrs. J. W., Columbus ave., phone 177fi. %" p 1 I 1 1 ^ 4 HH' 1 1 -1 Ni 1 Hijv, "'*1 ■ Hhp '>"^ '"-") *■' .\. ^^ \ A GROUP Ol' PHOMIXKXT BAXKP'RS OF OKLAHOMA 1. A. C. Trumbo Muskogee 2. Hugh Swift Diirant 3. A. \V. Pattehson Muskogee 126] 4. Hauvey X. Wilson Duraut ."). P. W. Samiiels Muskogee li. n. X. Fink Muskogee 13. l)n. \\. A. McWiLLiAMS, Miami 7. C. J. McCluskey Muskogee 8. Phil. J. Lehnhard .'Sapulpa 9. A. W. Fisher 10. Harold Wallace .\nlinore 11. U. C. Guss Guthrie 12. -\. K. WiLDEl! -Miami A GROUP OF PROMINENT OFFICIALS OF COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS OF OKLAHOMA— THE MEN WHO DO THINGS. 1. E. B. Davidson 4. Geo. W. Nesmith 7. M. C. French Vinita Capitol Hill Okmulgee •J. A. B. I)ix(.;m.\n ,5. R. D. SANf;.sTER 8. E. H. Lucas Siiimlpa Muskogee Ada 3. H. F. Klagce (i. J. H. Tolson 0. Cau Ali.aru Sapulpa I'awhuska Cliickaslia 127 A COTKRIE OF PRUMIXKXT MKX JN PUBLIC LIFE. 1. A. F. McGahr Mayor of Muskoitee 2. Chas. a. Helsell City Attorney of Eniii 8. John O. Mitchell Mayor of Tulsa 4. W. T. HrxT Alty. at Law. Wagoner 5. Col. Geo. A. JIvuphy Atty. at Law, Miuskogee 6. E. G. McAdams .\tty. at Law, Okla. C'ty 7. L. J. Little Mayor of .\ila 8. \Vm. S. Bell Mayor of Okmulgee 128 A GROUP OF PROGRESSIVE AND ENTERPRISING OKFIGIALS OF THE BIG PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION'S OF OKLAHOMA 1. R. II. IL.LTEN Miami 2. J. \\'. Dawley 3. C. S. Dawlei' 4. L. F. Skelton Hugo Olvraulgee r Okmulgee o. C. L. BuHN Ardmorc (i. Hexuy II. White Muskogee 7. F. H. TlDNAM Oklahoma City 8. W. S. Amhuose Mc.\iester 13. C. W. Dawley, McAlrstcr 129 '.). I). II. Fkkke Ada II). I). J. Childs Salpulpa 11. F. E. Bowman .\da 12. L. Beerbower Enid v/v>/>- ■ A COTERIE OF PROMINENT BANKERS— THE CUSTODIANS OF OUR WEALTH 1. A. R. Eastman Guthrie 2. Ilriio C. Ahnold Ciuthrie 3. Nick N. Ellis Oklahoma City 4. J. L. Wallace Capitol Hill 5. J. L. Sheaiucu (luttirie 0. ('has W. Re 1 11 Musl^oyee 7. L. II. GuAY ciuthrie S. ROBT. SOHLBERG (Juthrie 0. C'has. II. BuswouTH Oklahoma City 10. Geo. W. Piersol Oklahoma City 11. E. A. Byers Guthrie 130 1. II. A. SriiAcuE Ada 2. H. E. Rakeman Siiimlpa 3. Sam Oppenheim McAlester 4. Kay Dk LaMater McAlester A GROUP OF LEADING MERCHANTS OF OKLAHOMA 5. L. A. Roy Muskosee 6. Jnd. Li.oyi) Oklalioina City 7. M. Jakowsky' Muskogee 8. R. Kennedy Enid V.i. Jno. I). Thomas, OkhilnMiui City 13i 9. J. C. Welch Muskogee 10. J. A. Wheeleu Gutlirie 11. Ed. Cole Mc.\Iester 12. J. B. Wall AU;i A GROUP OF LIVE REAL ESTATE DEALERS THAT VO THINGS AND HIILD CITIES 1. J. E. Stanlkv Gutliric 12. E. C. Clark Muskogee '■i. E. E. Talman Gutlirie 4. H. L. Jackson Muskogee .5. E. J. BLACKMA>f Guthrie 6. W. L. TuLL Muskogee 13. W. E, Roberts, Jr., Nowata 7. A. J. Ki.iNE Guthrie 8. W. T. Whitlock Enid 9. A. C. Springs McAlester 1(1. J. M. PlERATT Enid U. .1. T. Roberts Nowata 12. W. E. Roberts Nowata 132 A GROUP OF OKLAHOMA'S PROGRESSIVE MEN 1. Benj. Cunlifp Muskogee 2. T. L. Kehley ClUthrie 3. L. I. Hei.and CJuttirie 4. P. H. Weathers Guthrie 5. Mr. Bell Guthrie fi. A. H. Kaitfman Oklahoma City l.l. E. S. Swan Oklahoma City Elmer E. Houghton 10. W. R. Polson Oklahoma City 8. E. M. Duncan Oklahoma City i). W. C. Oliver El Reno 14. B. F. r'otTf;HLAN Giithrii- Guthrie 11. A. Halverson Oklahoma City 12. W. H. Reed Oklalioma City 133 Owned by and Home of Muskogee National Bank Capital and Surplus, $1.3;5,n00.00 A. \\ . PATTEiiSoN, rrcsident, A. 0. Trumbo, Cashier. Home of Muskogee Automobile Garage RoDEHir H. Rea, riuprietor 134 ENID, OKLAHOMA Enid is still very ydiiiij; aiiKiii.n- the ritics of llii' r'nitcd St;iti>s, liav iiii;- Itoen settk'd Seiileiiibcr Killi, IS!)!!. The rapid devolopiiuMit fioiii a wild |iiairi(' In inie of the best cities (if its size has been phenomenal. It is almost impossible to iiii]>i'ess one with th(> trnlli ol' statements made, not only by our citizens. Inil Ijv visitors as well, as it s;'enis incredible a city of the age of iMiid could |iossibly advance as it has done in the jiast fifteen years. Til the year lS!i:', there were thousands of acres of land that conid be liad by settlement thereon and it is still fresh in the minds of peojile over the coTintry how "tlie rnn was made." This same land has been settled U|)oii by peo]de from every Slate of the Tnion, and its value has increased rapidly. The fertility of the soil is such that Oarfleld countv, anil iiarticnlarly Ihe section surrouudiui; Enid, is known to be second to none in avricnltnral jirodnction. I'l-aclically e\'ery acr<' is tillable; wheat, corn and allair.-i being raised in alnin(buice. The farmers also turn llieii- altenliiui to raising juire bred live slock and to such an extent that lOnid is recognized as being a large factor in the Live Stock World. To accommodate the sales and shows of fanc\ stork a fire-proof pavilion TIM) feet long and loll feet wide, has been erected in which sales are held four times each year. A city located with surroundings of that character described and with tlie progressive spirit shown by her citizenship can not helj) but forge to the front and become the be.st city in the Southwest. The thii-ty mail trains enlerins;' and departing fi-om Enid dailv do more to make the city what it is than anything else for the reason that Enid is coming to the front as a convention city and is already the permanent place selected for the annual meeting of all tlie Live Stock organization-! of the State. The various branches of business ludding conventions have already signified their inlenlion lo select Enid as their |)lace of meetinL', so that this fact brings thousands who leaxc singing its pi-aises. imlncing others to visit the city also. The city governnient of Enid is such as is found in cities of its size and the citizens have been wise in selecting their officers so that im])rove- iiients have been made to niakr ii one of the best cities in the land. The general ajijiearaiKc ot .1 cilv, usnallv, is the first thinu brought to the attention of a vlsiior and we take pride in drawing tin' allenlioii of the visitor to the imiiroxcnienls in the way of jiaved streets and olhei- items that beaut if \ a cit v. ASSESSi:i» NALI'.VTIOX. The assessed valualion of Knid recently completed was .|!1 4,000, ontt. This is constant Iv on tlu' incrisise so that when the next assessmeni is made it will be snrjirising to iiole (lie ad\ancemeiit. HANKS. Enid has four banks with cajiital aggregating .fL'T.'i.OOO. with deposits aggregating .'if2..'iOII.Ollll, which are covered by the gnaraut' taken to make this department eqnal to any, not only for domestic use, but in the ])ro- tection of the city from fire. FUEL. The jiiinciple fuel is coal, obtained from mines in our own State. A 5;as well is miw being jiut down which ])romises to be a good one. .\t ](res- ent artificial gas and electricity are being used, both in resiih-nce and nianu- facturies. wliicli is sold at a tignre to enable its use in jirodncing power. ENID AS A MARKET. Enid has a good market for everything produced by the farmer. The poultry and produce business is represented by four large houses that ship large cpiantities of poultry and jiroduce annually. The grain business is rejireseiited by seveial firms, thus making a good market in that line. Tn fact, everything jiroduced by the farmer can find ready market in Enid. CLIMATE. Enid is south enough (o make the climate all that could be desired. The winters are short and mild, the farmers being enabled to plow their ground all through the winter months if they so desire. This nndves the life of a farmer much easier than in other states as he is not compelled to worry about the short time in which he has to sow his crops. CHURCHES. One of the best indications of the advancement of the city is its churches. The religious activity disjilayed is noticeable in the fact that new modern buildings ixvo dis]ilacing the old ones, the following denomina- tions having good substantial buildings:: I'resbyterian, .Methodist, Congre- gational, Christian. Catholic, E])isco])alian, Ignited lirethren, lia])tist. Sev- enth Day Adventist, Christian Science, TOvangelical, (Jernnin Lutheran, Free Methodist. SCHOOLS. No city is better equijijied in the mailer of schools than is Enid, it being recognized by the Stale School Deparlmenf as being the best e(|niiii)e(l city in the Stale. I'articular alleiilion has bc«'n given Ihem, not only secur- ing the best teachers to be had, bul in llie buildings Ihemselves, so that onr children are given an education that enables them to give uj) the idea of going away to college to get the nu)re advanced education as is sometimes necessary. The school census is 3,850. The Oklahoma Christian T'liiversity is located in Enid, having three splendid buildings and a scliolarshiii representing not only Oklahoma, but a number of other states. This inslitution has the best talent that could be .secured and is ranking now as one of the best colleges in the Southwest. The Enid Itnsiness ("(diege is recognized as one of the best in the State, all the usual bi'anches being taught. The best of teachers are to be found there and the students are surrounded with good associations and environments. POPULATION. The population of Enid in lOnC) was 3.334. The census taken by the United States Government in 11)07 was 10,087. At that time our new addi- 138 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma liiiii li;i(l lint ln'iMi taken iiild the city and lor lliat reason the jiojinlation was not i;iveii coi-i-ectly. reeords sliowinj; llial lliere were seventeen addi- tions in tlie area that was desired shonld come within the city limits. In June, ]!I(I8. a dii-ectory was issned l)y Polk & Co. that pives the population at 10,000, and as tliev are considered a reliable firm in that business the finnres are not dis])uted. The jxijiulation is steadily increasini;-, new resi- dences l)einii erected by incomers so Ihat at this writinji we lia\e ovei' L'OO buildinjis in course of construction. RAILROADS. .^ S. l':ni(i Enid is blessed with first class railroad racililies, liavini; the A., T. F., ("., R. 1 & 1*. and the Fitisco System, wliicli, witli tlieir branches, ten ways of ingress and esji'ess. .Vnotlier line ot railrnad knoA\n as the , (>(hiltree and ^^■estern, will be built this vear. This tact alone makes lOnid the best hication tor tlie manulacturer or wholesaler in the Stali\ EXII) BUSINESS COLLEOE. Established ISilO. Occupies more floor s]iace than any other business training' institution ill the state; the "face to face" work f)ver the counter is unexcelled; the model office is s]iecially designed to give the stenogra]ihic students experi- Private Office of J. E. George, Prpsident ence in actual office work so that when they acce|)t a position — leaving the model office for another position is the attitude oi mind. Extensive office fixtures are used in the actual biisiness and banking deiiartment which makes the work more real business and less like a sclioov Individual instruction is the best way. "Learn to-do-by-doing" is the method at the "Standard E. P>. C." Nothing but the l»est is considered; best and strongest courses, best instructors, consequently best positions await Standard Blue Book of^Oklahoma 13fl VIEWS OF ENID BUSINESS COLLEGE 140 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma tliose wlio complete satisfactoril.v the crmrses at tlie "Staiulard E. B. C." The coniiiierrial eoiirse is very comjilete. iiichulint; ]!o(ikke«'|niis' hy ■r^iiigle and Donljle Entry. ^Midlesulp, Retail, ("niuniissioii. Luinberinsi', liankinfr, etc., also specially and carel'nlly selected auxiliary branches. The steno- graphic dei)artnient iuclndes "Pitman" Shorthand, Touch Typewriting;, with the best of auxiliary .studies, also the model office training. Accountants' and Teachers' Department is on(> that should attract the attention of all aspirinu' youno; men. Post-graduate stenogra]ihic course will ureatly increase your earning capacity. Sjiecial work is given. You may contini;<' the stmly of any stand- ard system begun elsewhere; viz.. Munson, Cross. (Iravham. P.arnes. Oregg, Etc. ' For Higher, iimre thorough, complete and u]i-to-date training in bus'- ness ]irinciples i;o to I'.nid lousiness College. Enid, Oklahonni. J. E. (;E(>]{<;E. President. PUBLIC i!riLi)iX(;s. By an Act of Congress con])led \\illi lianl w(l.(l(f(l. and a live stock ])avilion costing .frid.OOd. boih tire- jiroof, already have been erected, and are a credit to the city and county. A Carnegie library costing .f2.5,(IO(l is in course of construction and it is also ]iroposed to luiild a city hall, ground for which is already secured. A delightful sjiot for recreation will be found in Lakewood Park, situated just within the city limits. Xo exiiense has been sjiared to nmke it a resort for those seeking a day of rest and enjoyment. Its amusements, its lake, its other things to nmke one .«eek its borders, are certainly at- tractive. OPPORTT'XITTES. It is hard to convince one of the opporiunities al'forded tlio.>(I5. orticers are: President— :M IS. Will Frantz. Vice President — Mrs. Harry Alton. Secretary — INfrs. Ernest KiJborn. Treasurer — Miss Harriet Asher. JIusical Directress — .Miss (iiace Keynolds. Librarian — Mrs. .lolin P. Cook. Critic — :Mrs. Purinont. Accompanist , Mrs. Frank Letson. LIST OP OFFICERS FOR CHArTAUQUA L. S. C. I'resideut — Mrs. C. T. Wallace. Vice President— Mrs. Jno. R. :\Iill. Secretary and Treasurer — Jlrs. ^^'. AY. Scott. xVLPIIA CHAUTAUQUA L. S. C— Organized in IDOX. Object — Study of literature and science. Federated with Citv and State. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 143 SIIAKMSPEARE CLUB— Organized 1!)()6. Oliji'ct — Study (if SliMki's|p(';ir<'"s plays. Fcdci-atcd \\illi <"i1y and Slate. ( (Ilict'i-M are: I'residenI— :Mrs. S. S. Duninnt. Vii-e I'lesident — Mis. S. T. Keed. Secretary — Mrs. 1!. T. Tlninipson. Treasurer — .Airs. E. il. liyerley. ParliannMilarian — .Mrs. I>. \^\ l^asiiiian. ENID STUDY CLUB— Organized ISI)!). Objeet — Study of literature and art. Pidueeis in civir ini|)r(ivenienl nuivenienl for llie city. The citv lihrarv owes its (jrigin In lliis elnli. <'lii]» federated willi tlie Territorial Federation in l.s!l!( and willi llie National Federation in lS!)(i. Tresident— Mrs. H, II. Watkins. First Vice President — ]\Irs. M. A. Kelso. Second Vice I'resideut — Mrs. J. V. Admire. Recording Secretary — Mr.s. P. C. Simons. Corresponding Secretary — Mrs. O. J. Fleming. Treasurer — Mrs. Frank Kirk. Clitic — ill's. EdnH)nd Frantz. Custodian — Mrs. W. '\^■. Englisli. Parliamentarian — ]Mrs. F. A. Wilsiin. Auditor — Mrs. E. Watrous. LADIES' SOCIAL DIRECTORY OF ENID, OKLAHOMA .Vlilswede, .Afrs. A. C., llOt ^^■. Cherokee, jilione !l-'l. Aitken, :Mrs. Dr. W. A., ::n \\'. j'.roadway. |)lione CSO. Ale.xander, .Mrs. E. ()., (iU W. Cherokee, iilione i:'.!!. .\lleii, Mrs. S. H.. 'A20 N. Indeiienilence, jilione (iL'L'. .Vllon, Mrs. S. T., 71S W. Broadway, phone 4.")(l. Mton, Mrs. Harry. 4l'4 X. Jefferson, jilione 4P.». Asher, Mrs. ^l. J)., 410 W. Main, phone 808. Athev, Mrs. P.. M., 502 N. Independence, Dhone !»81. Baker, il's. Dr. J. W.. 821 W. Broadway, phi. Borders, Mrs Chas.. 70:5 W. Elm, phone 112. Bowers. Mrs. Peter, :502 N. Indejiendence. phone 1110. lioyle, .Airs. Dr. (J. .V.. 804 AV. I{and(di)li, phoni- 07 2. Bradlield. .Mrs. Frank. 428 W. Kandolpli. ].]ione 24:!. Bradley, Airs. S. II., 802 AV. Pine, plione 082. P.rown, Airs. AI. J., 812 W. Broadway, jihone .".20. Brine, AIvs. J. L., ir.l.-. W. Handoliih, phone 2:!1. Buffington, Airs. B. F.. 410 AV. Oak, ]ihone ."Uir.. Bunisfead. Airs. L. AI., 500 W. Alain, plume 200. lUirwell, Airs. Newton, 225 AV. JIain, plione 212. Byerly, Mrs. E. M., 617 W. Elm, phone 222. Beerbower, Airs. Lincoln, jihone 'i57. Cansler, Mrs. I'olk, :!00 ^^■. Broadwav. phone 7.".2. Cansler, Airs. C. P., 1401 W. Alain, phone 022. Champlin. AJrs, H. li., 510 W, Alain, phone 202. 144 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Cliaiiiiiliii, Mis. F. ('.. Dl'S W. (ikhilK.nia. plioiie '.CiC. Clover, :\Irs. .1. R.. 4(12 W. Uroailway. iilioiu- 411. ("oo-dal, .Mrs. ^^■. i:., 4L'l \V. i'.roadwav. iilioiic ni.'!). ("ook. Mrs. .1. 1'.. r)24 W. Main. ]ili(iin- 1.". ('orbett. Mrs. S. T.. S04 W. I'.roadwav, plioiii* :"..■)•_'. CoriT, Mrs. J. F., 814 W. Broadway, phone 4.y(i. Oorry, ISlrs. J. D., 4(I.S W. Broadway, phone 2:^1. Cotton, Mrs. l>r. L. W.. 1(124 W. Broadway, jdione ITS. Cromwell, :Mrs. \X. C., ."ilC. W. :Maple. ]ilione ".12:!. Cronse, ^Mrs. II. 1'., (i(l.5 \V. Majilc, plione ."i:;i. Crowell, Mrs. A. A., 401 W. Elm. jihone S:;(;. Cnllison, Mrs. J. B., 712 W. Broadway, ]ilione 117. Cunninj;hani, Mrs. J. J.. 142:{ W. Randoliili. ])lione '>o~. Ciuran. .Mrs. Jno. F., u():> W. JIaple, phone 1(>1. Danj-ertield, Mrs. C. H., 2(11 E. Pine, phone o3.5. Davis, ili-s. Dr. Frank, 4(1!) Chamber of Commerce, jilioiic llKi. Denton, Mrs. W. S.. 4(1.") W. :Maple, phone 4:?3. DickiMisheets, .Mrs. U. C.. (;(I2 X. (irand. jthone 214. Dniminoiid, .Mrs. W. I., 71.") W. Broadway, phone 22S. Diimont, :Mrs. S. S.. 1(11(1 W. Main, ])lione !t2(). Dunworth, Mrs. J- K., 902 W. Main, phone 782. Eastman, Mrs. D. W., 320 N. Grand, plione !»(!."). Elliott, Mrs. D. 1'., ."1.5 AV. Main, iihoiie !I30. Eiij;lish, :Mis. \V. \V., (;o.") W. Broadway, jilioiie 47S. luitiiken, ilis. Dr. H. L., 101." W. Main. !)]ioi)e 7!)."). Evans, .Airs. i^. B,., 210 W. Elm. i)hoiie 110(i. Everhart, ^Ir.s. Prof., 41.t N. Iiidciieiidciice, i)lione (i08. Faubion, Jlis. L. A., 305 X. Indeiieiideiice, i)hoiie OOCi. Ferj-uson, Mrs. J. B., 315 W. ^Nlain, DJione 2:!S. Field, :\Iis. Dr. K. A.. 127 E. :\raple. jdioiie (i(!. Field. .Mrs. Cny \'., 31!) W. York, jihone 408. Fillcl)i-owii, .Mrs. .1. M.. (102 W. Main, phone (;17. Fillebrown, :Mis. X. B., 521 S. (,>iiiii.y, ulioiie ."!)!l. Flcminu', i\Irs. 0. J., ■")fl2 W. Pine, tthonc 7. Francisco. ]\Irs. Dr. .1. W., 1502 W. .Main, phone 11115. Franlz. Mrs. lOdwaid, 408 W. Elm, ])lioiie 701. Fraiilz, .M'rs. W. !>., 504 W. .Mai)le, ph(me 274. Frantz. Mrs. .Mont. 401 W. Pine, ])hone 454. Fread, Mrs. Dr. \V. P.. 110 S. Seventh, ]ihoiie (;3S. French, .Mrs. .las., :;is \V. Park Ave., phone 20(;. Oamble, ilrs. \V. L., (il!) AY. Cherokee, phone !)7(i. Cannon. .Mrs. C. E., 2(ith & Oklahoma, ])hoiie 124. (iensinan, ^Irs. (ieo.. 802 E. Broadway, phone 271. Censman, Mrs. F. C., (;15 W. :Maiii. |ihoiie 028. (iensinan, Mrs. W. R., 1-2 Chain|ilin Bid.. ]ihone 708. (Jillespie, ISlrs. .\. (J., 404 X"^. Indepeiidi'iice, phone 385. Cillespie, Mrs. .1. W., 7o:: W. Broadway. i)lione 947. (lodschalkk, Mrs. M., Cherokee & 21s1. jdione 304. Coltry, Mrs. S. T., 405 W. Randoliih, phone 1070. (ioltrv, Mrs. ("has., 418 W. Oak. ])hone 805. Cxraves, Mrs. W. A., !)0!) AY. Oak. i)lione 828. Green. Mrs. F. ]., 401 AY. Oak, i)hone 870. Hanson, Mrs. F. H., 30!) Boulevard, phone 887. Harrison, :Mrs. W. B., 318 AA'. Broadwav, phone 1117. Hendrickson, Mrs. W. B., 412 AY. Mai.le, T)lione 84. Henry, Mrs. H. C., 322 AY. Main, ])hone 014. Herzberg, Mrs. A., 305 AA'. Broadway, plume 125. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 145 Hii'sch, Mrs. M.. 71!) \V. :Main. jihone 042. Hirsch, Mr.s. A., TlM W. ]\Iain. ])hone 945. Hodo-clen, :Stis. Frank, .".l-M W. Elm. i)li(me 177. Hovt, Mrs. (". L.. 1(1(11' AV. IJroadwav. i)lione .")47. Ise'nbero', Mrs. J. L., .".(i:: W. Elm. vhmw 12:?. Jacobus, :Mi's. W. T., !)(!.") W. T{an(li)l]ili, phone r»2!l. Jenkins, :\Irs. Dr. S. M.. 12(1(1 W. Clierokee. ]>lione !I22. Jewell. :Mrs. Tlios.. 1()1!» W. :\lain, phone (i:'.2. Johnson, :Mrs. :\Iert, 82n W. Cherokee, phone 032. Johnson. Jlrs. Ray, fi24 W. Cherokee. ]ihone SOC. .Johnson, Mrs. S. W., 7(11 W. Main. i)lione !H2. • lohnson, ]\[rs. AA'. I!.. (il2 W. Cheiokee. jihone 4.")S. Kaulnian. :Mrs. II. 1... 172S A\'. .Main, jihone 770. Kelso, ]Mrs. Dr. ^1. .\.. 224 X. Washington. j)lione 47. Kendriek, Mrs. H. ('.. 1001 W. liroadway, i)hone 41S. Kennedy, Mrs. Wni., .511 W. Broadway, phone 10. Kennedy, ilrs. Richard. .502 W. P.roadwav. plione 41. Kerr, :Mrs. L. H., KK).". W. Itroadway. j.hone 001. Kirk, ^Irs. F. S., S. E. of Citv, jiliono T 55.55. Knower, Mrs. E., 31(i W. :Main, jihone 088. Kriise. Mrs. Carl, 1003 E. JIain. phone 070. Lamar, Mrs. F. M., 2:}:> W. .Main, ]ihone 45. Lamerton. Mrs. Dr. W. E., 704 W. Cherokee. ))hone 477. Lee. :Mrs. Eai-Je, 308 W. Oak, phone 357. Lindon, Mrs. John. (IKi W. :\f'ain. phone 708. Louthan, :\lrs. H. E.. 418 W. Randoli.h, phone 802. Lowenstein, ^Irs. TMias, 414 ISonlevard, ]ihone 841. Lyons. :\rrs. L. W.. 311 W. Tine, jilione 723. Manatt, :Mrs. Guv. 1402 W. I'.i-oadwav. phone 78. :\rariaaer. :\rrs. .i. M. ('.. 113 E. I'ine, ]ihone 108. Mayberry, Mrs. Dr. 8. N.. 501 W. Randolph, phone 21. McCliristy. !Mrs. J. E., 405 S. Tndejiendence, phone 102. :\rcClellan. :\Irs. C. S.. .324 X. Independence, phone 80(;. McConkay, :\Irs. \V. ('., (;20 E. :Main. plione 071. :\rcConkey. Mrs. En-eiie. lOOC, E. .Main, phone lOfi-2. :\ic(iil!, Mrs. J. D., 702 \V. l!an(lol|ih. iihoiie 1115. ]\IcOill, Mrs. J. A., 701 E. Main, phone 070. Mclnteer, Mr.s. Pat, 515 W. Randoli)h, phone 420. McKee, Mrs. Dr. E. R., 1203 W. Main, ])hone 30. McKee. Mr.s. W. R., 230 W. ]\Iain, phone 127. McKeever, :Mrs. H. (i., 411 W. Fine, jdione 016. McKenzie, :\Ii-s. II. I!., 730 E. Main. i)hone 3. ^IcKenzie. :Mrs. Dr. W. IL, 1111 AA'. Main. ]ihone 300. Minton. ;Mrs. J. D.. 514 '\\'. Fine, phone 354. Moore, :Mrs. CJias. L.. 41S W. Majile, plume 023. Mosig, Mrs. Carl. 1205 \\'. JIain, phone 633. ilott, Mrs. F. A., 705 \X. ISroadwav, phone 047. Xewby, Mrs. I., 1015 X\'. Broadway, phone 926. Newsome. Mrs. Frank. 710 W. i\lnin. iihone 048. Noland, Mrs. C. P.. 420 X. Grand, ])hone 004. Parker, Mr.s. C. H.', S(I4 AY. Cheroke<'. ],hone 170. Peck, Mrs. W. L., 1217 W. Broadway, jihone 024. Penniman, Mrs. W. B., !I(I2 W. Cherokee, phone 331. Pfaeffle, Mrs. AV. C. 20th .^ AW Cherokee, phone 721. Phillipe, Mrs. Frank, 719 AA'. Broadway, phone 510. Pinkley, :Mr,s. O. M., 221 S. Ifadison, phone 928. Porter, Mrs. F. E., 211'^ AV, Broadway, phone 941. 146 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma rroutv. Mrs. ('. F.. 214 \V. :\I:iiii, iilioiic s:;.-.. I'iitfoii. Mrs. Luther II.. 111':? W. ItioiidwMN , iiliom- !H'4. KaiKk-ls, .Mrs. W. M., 4i.'l AV. Kjindoli.li. i)li<)iic ISli. Kccd, Mrs. .). T.. SL'l' \V. i;:iiidnli,li. iilinii,. -HT,. Kwd, Mrs. ('. ('., (MS \\'. I{:iiidiilpli. plKiiic T."".;'.. Rifliardson, Mii-s. I >r. I>. K., IHll \\'. I!i(i:id\\;i.v, plunic 7S(I. Roberts, :^[rs. l>r. .los.. 111.'. W. I'.roadwiiv. plidiic IIIS.".. Huberts, :Mrs. .1. (',. iL'lM \\'. I'.r.nidw a.v. ]>\u>ui' r.^O. Koyer, Mrs. W. A.. CL'd W. ( 'lnMnkcc, ]iIi(iik- !»2S. Sanders, .Mrs. I'.niic. S. W. (if ('it\, iihoiie (i-.Tl. Scarlf, :\Irs. W. II., i;!17 \V. ("licnrkcc, |ili(ine !l!l(i. Shaw. Mrs. 1{. \V., TlT. K. .Main, phone Idlll.'. Shaw. :\Irs. <'. L., SOI IC. .Main, jijione I'.ll. Shaw, .^Irs. .1. .1., TdL' W. Walnnt. i.lione 'XiTi. Sli«il)e. :\I,rs. -h L., (MS ^\•. .Main. jilKine (18(1. Slidcniaker. .Mrs. .1. S., ."i;'.0 10. Ilroadway, iilH)n<> 771. Simons, .Mrs. I'. ('.. 1110 W. .Main, iiluine ."4S. Sniallwood. .Mrs. !'. ('., COC. W. .Main, phone SI7. Sniitli, Mrs. Dr. ]'. A.. 40li \V. HandoJiiii, I'iione :!!I7 2. Sniilli. Mrs. W. Z., :!(ll! X. Washinjilon. )ilnine 714. Smith, .Mrs. ('. ( '., 4L'4 W. .Main, plione S4."i. Sjiroat, Mrs. (Jrinies. I'ine ..V: (irand, ]ilione 2S!(. Sjtroat, MIrs. Sainl., 724 W . Cherokee, jihone S.jS. Strickler. Mrs. .1. ]{., (;2.") W. .Main, jihone !i;!0. Strickler, ^Mrs. 11. K., i:!Il ^^■. Cherokee, jihone !»22. Sweet. Mrs. K. A., 424 ^^■. I'.roadway, jihone lio:!. Swij;ert, .Mrs. 1']. L., SI 1 W. IJroadway, i.lione 42f;. Thomas, .Mrs. Koy, lOIKi W. liroadway, ]ili(.ne 107(;. Thompson. .Mrs. I!. T., SIS ^^■. Main, iiluine 21. Tonrtelhit, .Mrs. Dr. I,. .).. 700 ^^'. Main, jihone Sill. Wajiiier, Mrs. Rev. .1. 10. , lOO \V. .Majile, iph(nie K;:; 1. Walter, .Mrs. R'ev. 1,. C.. (1(17 W. Kim, phone !)2:!. \Valkins, .Mrs. H. 11. , 71.", JO. .Main, ]ihone (1. Watrons, .Mrs. lOnvene. ."OS W. I'ine, jihone 11:!. \\'eatiierly. .Mrs. 10. 1!.. "O:! A\'. .Main, phone !I!I7. W'eisenlieriier. .Mi-s. .\. I >., 702 W. r.roar. E. H., :^0(i N. Indejienden.e, jihone 2(;(). While, Mrs. II. I>., .'-|()4 W. M:\h\. jihone i-W. Whitson, :Mrs. L. F., 412 W. Elm, jihone 452. Wliiilin.i;liill. Mrs. AV. S., :!17 A\'. Cherokkee. iihone .~.SS. Whynian. Airs. (). H., .310 W. .Majile. jihone l(i:'.. \Aillianis. Airs, (ieo., 1124 W. Alain, jihone 021. Wilson, Airs. l>r. II. K., SOI W. Itroadway, jihone :?72 2. A\'ilson, Airs. Fred A., .'!l."i W. I'ine, jilione o7(). Wilson, Airs. C. R., Kith ^c E. I5roadway, jihone OC."). Wilcox, Airs. A. P., 11 0(1 AV. Alain, jihoiie 024. Wirt. Alr.s. R. W., 407 W. I'.roadwav, jihone ."ilS. Wirt, Airs. E. S., 210 X. Adams, jil'ion<' 1001. Wulf, Airs. Harry R., 1215 AV. Aliiin, jihone (;:w. Wnnster, Airs. A. Al., 1020 AA'. Raiidoljih, jihone 897. Worcester, Airs. L., :^02 AA'. Alain, jihone fl4.S. AA'right. Airs. Wood, 82:{ AA'. Rroadwav, i)hone 500. Zahl, Airs. Albert, 2()th & Alain, phone 715. EL RENO, OKLAHOMA THE CITY OF PROMISE It's iKit SO iiiiicli "what you are" as "wliut you are (!(>IN(! TO HE" tliat interests the investor or iirosjiective setth'i'. And the reasoning" towa'd (liis coneliislon is elearl.v hijiical; wliile tio man ean foretell tlie fntuT-e, lliiM-e are. iie\ertheless. certain nnniistaivalde siyns ami conditions which aiiiinr well lor l^l Keiio and which eveiy conservative man must consider in seeking a new location. We will hrielly recount these after a birdseye view of lOL ]{i:XO AS SHE IS. El Reno is a city of apiiroximalely 15.0(1(1 iiopnladoii. Slie is (lie county seat of Canadian count\' and is situated in the ticoi^T'apliical center of Oklalnnna. She is surrounded by fertile agricultural land, Ixu'dered on the north and south by rich river valleys. El Keno is the hub of the great Rock Island svstem, beints the intersection of its two main lines, the <'. R. f .S; 1'. and the ( ". ( >. & (!. This com,]tany lias exjiended a million dollars in im|irovenients in VA I\eno the itast year and b\ the tirst of the year it will ha\e invested almos-t three million dollars in shops, machinerv, etc. El Reno is Rock Island liead(piarters for the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Here are located the law oflices, nciieral manager and his staff, suj)erinteudents of two divisions, relay offices, dispatcher's office, trainnias- tei''s office, etc. The couijiany has erected and in operation the finest ter- minal to lie found anywhere on its system. Several Imndred men are employ- ed in till' machine and carpenter sho])s and two hnndred or more crews ha\e their head(piai-ters in this city. The round house and other railroad industries enijiloy a liUTidred additional men. The comjiany has built over seventy miles of side tracks in its yards in this city. A double track freijilit line runs alonii the east side of the city from the junction of the two roads a mile south of I'-d Reno to a juncti(Mi two miles north of I-l Reno. Tlirouij;h the center of the city, from junction to junction, runs a double track jias- senger line used exclusively for passenger service. Adjoining the band- soTHc station the (Jrier Hotel Com])any has built a modern eating house and lunch room. In the yards east of the city the railroad eonijiany has recently comiileted a huge icing jdant where all meat trains from i)oints in Texas (o Chicago ar:> rejiacked and iced by a crew of skilled workmen. In addition to the R'ock Island, the Et. Smith and Western has its western teitninal in this city. .Ml crews have their headquarters in this city and with the extension of this road southw^'st fi-om El Reno the com- pany will move its slioiis to this city. The VA Reno. Ived River and Pacific has been incoiiioraled to extend this i-oad to join the Orient in Texas. I'lans have been ])artially comi)leted for the construction of a net- \\-(uk of internibans radiating fi'om 101 Reno. The El Reno Interurban ('omjiany has com]ileted ten miles of its line to Oklahoma City and the Enid- VA Reno Com]iany has just finished the work of securing the right of way on its line from this city to Enid. Work is now under way on a right of way to Chickasha. A splendid street car system is now in operation in this citv. packinCt plant. El Reno is ime of the recognized packing centers of the Southwest. Against the comliined <-oni|)etition of all the imjiortant cities of Oklahoma she has secured the factory of Chicago packers, who, after visiting different cities of the State, chose El Reno and incorporated as the El Reno Packing and Provision Comjiany. This company has expended |150,000 in buildings 147 148 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma thus f;ir. It has a six storv cattle killing; building, a four story hog killing linildinij:, sausage factory, refrigerator plant, power house, etc. The com- jiany has sold its entire out]mt for the next year and contenijilates exten- sions the coming summer. The plant has a cajiacity of (;,00() hogs and ;?.()(lll cattle and if the supjily increases as anticipated the ca])acity of the plant will he more than taxed. The buildings of the comiiany are concrete and fitted with latest imjiroved machinery. The plant and adjoining buildings occujiies fifteen aci'es. while the city has purchased fifty-five acres to main tain public stock yards and hacks. These yards may be used by any other plant locating in El l\eno. FACTORIES. El Reno is the home of the Pioneer Automobile <'om])any. A broom corn factory has been in ojieration here the jiast eighteen months. Two of the lai'gest and best ('(piijipcd liiundries in ihe State are located here. The VA Reno foundry has also installed a sui)])ly house. A ])Ottery and china jilant has recently been com]ilered but is not yet in operation, the factory is 4:;ilxl4(l and re(|uires a force of three hundred men. The VA Reno Electric Company lias a niodei-n ]ilant here with a 12(10- horse-power cajiaci ty. The gas plant with its ten miles of mains has a capacity of 200.00(1 feet i>er da.^-. El Reno has ,■! vilrilied brick iilani with a caiiacity of ."')0.000 brick a day. The City Ice ]ilaiit is one of the largest artificial ice jilants in the state. Two cement block manufacturing ]ilants are far behind with (heir (M-ders. The cotton coiiiiiress lianilles annually 00. OIK) to Kill. 0(10 bales of cotton. 1']! Reno has two crcanieries. six i^rain elexalors. a i-old stoia;;c house, jilaniug mill, carriage factory and a nuiiibrr of smaller industries all '.'in- l)loying from five to fifty men. Fifteen large wholesale houses aie located here and llie cil\ is becom- iuii' a jobbinu- center. EDrc.VTioXAL. PjI Reno has one of (he finesi IiIliIi school buildings in the state, erected at a co.st of •f40,000.(IO, and capable of acconimodaling one thousand pui)ils. Both east and west sides h.ive large modern buildini;s for graded schools. Thirty two instructors are at jiieseni employed in the different jiublic schools of the city. The total iiublic school enrollment is I.OOO. El Reno is the center of the educational system of the county, which includes ninety schools, with a force of l.")0 instructors. HEALTH. Tlie living fesfinmnials to be seen on the streets of (he city offer proof sufficient of the healthy condition of El Rem). The city has never ex- perienced a ]>lague of any kind, and contagious di.seases, because of the excellent sanitary conditicuis, never attain a violent form and in the few instances they have ajiix-ared were always confined to an exceiilionally small district. There has nevei- lieen a hog cholera in the history of Canadian county. Sev and maintains a golf links west of the city. The club has a membershi]) of l.TO. Peach's I'ark contains the baseball diamond of the El Reno AVestern T.eague team. Th(> park also has a vaudeville house skating ring dance hall, other ])ark attractions and a large aitificial lake. El Reno is a favorite resort for fishermen. Uoat houses, bathing houses line the shore and many private launches are kejit at this lake. The Interurban ("omiiany has ]ilaiis foi- a large park and park build ings soon to be constructed. The territory ti-ibutary to I]l Reno furnishes good buiiling and th(> lakes and rivers provide excellent fishing. EL RENO AS SHE IS COIN*! TO P.E. One can only judge the future by the ]iast, and, judging by the ]iast, this city has good cause for congratulation. The location of new industries and develoimient of railroad enter])rises will necessarily swell the iio]iula- tion within the next few years. El Reno boosters claim they will have a city of :'0.000 in four years. TTere is the ]iast record: 150 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma The first cU'Ui- titlo sccni-ed hy Hit- iiro|ieit\' |2.ri()S,!)44(). Ill I'.XKi the popiilat ion was (i.ridd and the anionni of laxahle jnojieil v 13,202,11 (i. In 1!MI7 the iiopnlation was S, (1(1(1 and the anioniil of taxable |iro|iiMl\ |4,G9(i.nrj(i. Ill 1!)(IS the population was 1(1,(100 and the mount of taxable ]iropei-l\' |;(>,()(IO,0(l(l. In IIKID the ]toiiiilation is almost 15,(100 and the amount of taxable property will be over $7,000.0(10. This shows an increase within the year of Ibirly per cent in jiopiila lion and ten per cent in taxable jiroperty. POSTAL REOEirTS. Postal i'ecei]its for the year eiidinii' March :'.0. I'.tO!) are a little less than $24.0(10, as atiaiiist .V20,4ts.2!l at the saiiK- time lest year. li.VXK DEPOSITS. 101 Keno has fixe banks. The combined deiiosits on Se]itember 1. 10(1!* wa.s about .|2,:!(I0,00(I. The d<']>osits January 1, IfldS were |1,4f):?,44."..:{!). .v n increase of almost .fOOO.OOO will be shown this year in bank deposits. There are many reasons why 101 Reno ]ieo|de look forward so conli- deiitly to future j;rowtli and develojimenl. Pailroad building' is still in il-- iiifancy. Within a year or two 101 Kciio will have a railroad extendinji; the Fort Smith and Western to the Orient in Texas, niakinji' this city a division. The Kock Island has coast to coast service tlirout;li this city and has just begiin their extensive iniiirovements which will eventually Ik- larjjer than any west of Cliicafio. Inleriii-bans are buildinii cNcry direction. The line ea)iio are not "bocuii ]irices;" values are not inflated lo luislead the investor or deceive the innocent luircliaser. Land valuation is fixed to meet and com]K'te with local conditions, and in the face of certain increase ill valuation, ]iro])erty is selling at nominal jirices on easy terms. Her ])ros])erity is the result of normal conditions, and her brilliani future will be the necessary and natural outcome of stable inslituiions and resources ](ro])erIy fostered and encouraged. El Reno is the city - Cabin or its tributaries, sit u]i and take notice. The building of twenty-live miles of concrete and brick sidewalks, (he pav- ing of two miles of streets and alleys, to which will soon be added another mile, the curbing, guttering and grading of four miles of storm and sanitary sewers, the development of the parks, as well as scores of lesser im]irove- ments of a jiublic nature, and the increase in area l>y two good adilitions. that fii-e already being built u]i, ])raclically all accomjilished in the last year, warrant the asumjilion tliat there is always something doing in N'inita. Vinita's hustling Commercial Chdi, composed of the brain and brawn that builds cities, is ever watchful for enterprises that seem good, and encou- ragement in never wanting for those that will advance the city's umterial interests. By virtue of being the tiT'st town of importance reached over the Frisco- Rock Island .system from the east, or the Katy system from the nortii, being the intersection of those two gi'eat railroads, ^'illita attracts unusual atten- tion. When the traveler sto])s sul'ticiently long to view the live hustling city and sees the beauty of the South Park he appreciates the work accom- ])lished by the Civic Club, that has done more than all eh-e to arouse intei'est in beautifying not only the public i)laces but the individual homes as well. The planting of trees, the giowing of flowei-s. and the loving caic of spacious lawns have done wondeis in the midst of the grass grown jtrairies of a few years ago. A private enterprise worthy of commendation, lecently o]iened to the public, is Electric Park, destined to be the great ])leasui'e resort for peo|)|e. Such development could not have been possible without an abundance of water. And such water! Over thirty overflowing artesian wells, with depths from GOO to ],100 feet, ])Our their limjtid treasures freely for the benefit of thirsty man, and. when occasion i'ei|nii-es. also foi' thirsty nature. Impregnated with sul]ihur of varying degi-ees, they su])i)ly fi'oTU an exhaust less fount a remedy for many of the ills to which tlesli is heir, and many, freed from disea.se and jiain, now bless the day when their journey brought them here. With an altitude of over 700 feet and tempered by the cooling breezes that sweej) over the surrounding prairies, here the summei- is ;i jiassing dream and the cold wintei- but a tale that is told. Surrounded by the most fertile lands in the Cherokee Nation, the heart of the agricultural .secti(Mi of the Indian Territory, it is natural that - Vinita .should have emerged from the tall gi-ass and its light have been seen from afar. Since the billing of the flouring mills a few years ago wheat raising has gradually diminished, but the bum])er yield of this year will again stimu- late it. In the meantime the four elevators are kept busy handling the surjdus of corn of last year and the sidendid crojt of oats of this, that is threshing oO to 45 bushels to the acre. Towns of .^,."(00 ]peoiile are not made uj) wholly of m<'n and women. Over a thousand children of school age have to be reckKrch J'ark and area, etc. At tirst glance it would seem that tixc large banks with combined ca]i- ital slock and suriihis of over .* t^."),*)!!!) would be more than jdeiity, but wlwn we study their statements, showing deposits of over -ifltSil, 11(10 and loans of •'?^^5y,000, we see the reason lor their existence, ^'inita■s banks are growing at the rates unsurpased by any in any town in Oklalioma. Business enterprises flourish in the midst of i)lenty, which exjdains why Yinita has never had a business failure of any imjiortance in its history. With IOC) business l)locks, having a frontage on the princijial streets of 4,000 feet, already built this smnmer, or under ]irocess of construction, and several more ])lanned for the fall, all Ihe business that comes will be cared for. NOWATA, OKLAHOMA The city of Xowala, Oklahoma, is localcd in the hcai-l of the rieliest swtion of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Field, is the county seat of Nowata County, \vhieh, besides its vast mineral wealth, has some of the best a^i'ii'ul- tnral lands in the State. Tlie taxable ]iro|)cily of Xowata county is approx- imately valued at .|ir),(l()(),(Hl(l.()ll. In the sprinji' ol' 1!MI4 Ihe p()]iuiation of Xowata was !)()(!, and today it is an pnter])rising' and jirosperous city of o,."):!!.' ]ieo]i]e. The crowth and de velopment of this city has been the most phenomenal in the history of ])ro- gressive Oklahoma cities, and during the year 1!M)0 moi'e than $.")00,(l()().0() has been ex])ended in the construction of new buildings. Nowata is one of the largest freight receiving stations in (>khihoma, and on comidetion of the Cherryvale, Oklahoma \- Texas railway, which is now buildinji' through this city, shipping facilities will be greatly increased, and there will be added a large number of desirable manufacturing sites. Nowata has 1,0()0,0(I(»,()(IO cubic feet of natural gas for manufacturing pur- jioses at lower rates than any other city in the Soutlnvesi, and is also located on the western edge of an extensive coal field, which insures an unlimited supply of cheaji fuel. The city has recently completed an excellent water system at a cost of $(i5, 000,00, pumping the water from the \'erdigris river; sewage system is now in the course of construction, and supjdies the city with light and l)owe7-; also a natural gas jilant furnishing fuel and light. There are two grain elevators, two steam laundries, machine shojis, wholesale seed house, ice plant, brick jilant, Umv oil well su]i])ly houses, two weekly news]iaj)ers and one daily, Vadium water bath house and an ice cream factory. The religious spirit of the commnnily is attested by foui- splendid church edifices. Nowata take great ])ride in its school system and has more than 800 pupils enrolled this year, and a .fti.'j.OOO.OO school building is now in the course of construction. Before the close of this year Nowata will have hotel accommodations unexcelled by any city in Oklahoma, as in addition to its ]iresent facilities, a new hotel of the most modei-n construction will be com]ileted. This mag- nificent structui'e is being built at a cost of .if,')."., Odd. (10 by a stock comjianv coni]iosed of enterprising citizens. There can be no greater evidence of prosperity and conservative busi- ness management of a city, than the statements of its banking institutions. Nowata has two National baidis and two State banks, with combined de]>os- its of .f 1,1. 50, 000. 00. Nowata's merchants and tiusiness men are alive to the best interests of the city and have organized a ('handier of Commerce to give financial encouragement to i)rospective industries to locate within her borders, and most liberal inducements are offered to Ihe outside manufacturer. Altogether, the city of Nowata is a marvel of jirogress, jirosperity, and financial success. Its foundations have been strongly laid, and it is no idle pro])hecy to say that liefoie two years more have rolled away it will have becoTue a city of ir>,()0(l ]»eo])le and with its business and mercantile activities more than doubled. 153 PAWHU5KA, OKLAHOMA COME TO PAWHU5KA THE METROPOLIS OF OSAGE COUNTY I'awhuska is flic coiiiiiv scar of Osajje County — the larj^cst in the State, where 75 jier cent of the huul is virgin soil — never before cultivated or owned by the white man. The restrictions are beinj; removed from, this In- dian land and the major jiorlion of it will soon lie in the hands of tlie white farmer and will then blossom forth into all of the crops that are <;rown in the tem])erate zone. The hardy vigorous crops of the Northland, corn, wheat and alfalfa, w ill tlonrish side by side with the South's greatest staple — cotton. (Isage county is a harmonious l)lending of the product possibilities of the Northern and Southern States; fruits of all kinds will flourish in Osage county on a ]iarity with the famous O/.ark region of Southwestern .Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas. I'awhuska is located on the Midland N'alley railroad, has a population of 4,UI)tl. The city was incorporated three years ago, ])rior to that time it was an Indian trading post of SIX) inhabitants, here the government makes quarterly jiayments to the Osage Indians anH)Tinting to moi'e than one mil lion dollars annually, this vast sum comes from the i-oyalties on the gas and oil — owned by the O.sages, and from the interest on their fund of nine million dollars which they have to their credit in the National treasury. I'awluiska has nine producing gas wells jironounced by gas e.vperts to be the ]iuiest and strongest gas wells in the United States; this gas is offered for nmnufactnr- ing i)nrposes at one to two cents per thousand cubic feet — chea])er than coal at 2(1 cents ])er ton. The Pawhuska (MiandK-i- of Commerce will gladly furnish anv information desired by nianufactui-ers. Tawhuska has four strong, jirogressive banks with deposits aggregat- ing one million dollars. Six churches owm>d by the several denominations, a splendid ]public school system with three large, substantial school buildings, owned by the city and erected at a cost of .f7(l,(MI(). Besides the National Osage Indian schools are here. I'awluiska owns a modern water and sewer- age system and electric lighting i)lant. installed at a cost of .f lOO.ODtl. Ten miles of uniform concrete sidewalks, mudern store and office buildings, hav- iTig modern business men, cairying stocks without a superior in Oklahoma, a spU'udid aggressive citizenship re|)resenting the best types from every State in llie rni(in. I'awhuska has already signed uj) with a large smelter i)lant and a I)rick company with a daily capacity of lOO.Odl) brick, these manufacturing plants and others are attracted by the wonderful supply and cheap ])riee of gas. Gas is furnished private consumers at 75 cents per stove per month and five cents per light or a meter rate of ten cents per thousand feet. In fact Pawhuska has and is offering the cheapest fuel in the wide, wide world. THE P.WVlirSK.V H'K COMPANY. This comjiany was formed and incorpoi'ated under the laws of the Territory of Oklabimia early in the year of P.MIC. l)y W. S. and R. E. Everett and E. JI. Pales. At that time Tawlinska was just emerging from the status of an Indian agency settlement. The men who formed this comiiany. all iiractical ice manufacturers, saw a future for Pawhuska and built their i)lant to meet that future. The ]iresent ca])acity of the plant is 20 tons of ice jier day. \\'hile the city con- sumjition of ice is but a minor pro])ortion of the factory's oul]iut and ship- |)ing facilities are limited, yet this com])any is at jiresent installing tilid floor feet of cold storage rooms. The extra machine for these rooms will give them 15 tons nnire of surplus refrigeration. 154 5APULPA, OKLAHOMA Representiii'i jn-obably llic most innrNclons i;r(i\\(li of any city in (Iklalioina. is sitiuitcil on the nntiii line of tlie Frisco and is witliont (]uestion the most im])oi-tant division ])oint on tliat tjreat system sontli of St. I.ouis. Five yeai's a.uo Sajmljia consisted of some lialf do/.en nnsij;h(ly strnclnres with a box-cai' for a de])ot. one or two so-called slieets which were in realily notli- ing more or less Ihan ti-ails beginning anywhere and <'nding nowhei-e. Today Sapnlpa has 15,tlO(l jiopulation whicli will be doubled within a year. It i.s the boast of the Sapnlpians that they have as flue a scliool system as there is in the State. Their streets are well laid out and all (not one or two) are being }>aved with asphalt. .Miles of concrete sidewalks cause the visitors Lodge Room, SAruLi'A Lodge I'.. P. (>. Li.ks to stoj) and wonder whether he is in Chicago, Kansas City, or some other cos- nioiiolitan center, far remo\"ed fi-om the s(')-called I by some eastei'uers ) Wild and \\'ooly. ClinrclK^s ol all dciiominal ions are here, the .^I. I", ('linrcli Sonlli is now erecting the grandest edifice for worshi]i that there is in ()klalioma, construct- ed entirely of stone which will undoubtedly reflect added lustre to Sajiulpa as a city of churches. The I'resbyterians are well re])resenfed here, having on(^ oC the most beautiful places of worshi]), together with a Clause, that there is in Oklahoma. From a linamial stand]ioint Sa]iulpa i-anks with the best in the State having four l!anks. two National, two State; noted for their conservatism and yel manifest ing at all times a desire and an eagerness to do business when same shows clearly a successful issue. 155 150 Standard Blue Book of (Iklahoma Contrary to customs of niaii.v towns not only in Oklahoma bnt through- ont the Ignited States where, particularly in the Real I'^state line, each man works lor liimseli', oltinies to the detiiment of the main issue, the njjbuilding of a town. Hapnljia has its Real Estate Exchange, not for the purpose of manipulation nor for fictitious valuation, hut to hring ]iro]ierty to the atten- tion of all at its true worth. The casual observer traversing the le ones being the St. James, Harvey House, Sajiphire and France. As an agricultural center Sajnilpa is the market for miles of country, where cottiin. corn aTid alfalfa flourish. sn|>porting herds of magnificent cat- tle. As a nianufacturiug point, liki' other cities in Oklahoma, Sajiuljia is just awakening to its jiossibilities. t'hea]! fuel is a magnet which draws, and is being songht alter by all successful jirodm-ei's. Situaled in the centei' of the <.;reatest oil producing section of the world, the ad\antages accruing to Sa])nli)a from this industry can only be iunigined. Statistics inform us that the daily out-jiut froui the fields adjacent to Sa])ul))a amounts to .50,000 bari'els of oil daily and SO, (100,- 0011 c\d)ic feet of gas. This latter is something to ]ionder (ui. The possibili- ties in the way of jirogress for this city, even if she could offer nothing other than tliese two commodities as an inducement for the locating of factories or of homeseekers, are too great to enumerate. As an entering wedge in the i-ace for coinuieicial supremacy Sapulpa has secured and is now erecting the Wells-Sai)ul]ia lieef Packing Plant, caji- italized at |1,."')00.000. together with a .fl .000.0(10 Steel Roller :\Iill emiiloyiiig 800 men. The ("lark Kctinery Conijiany, tlu' largest in the Southwest, is located here refining oil and manufacturing all by-pi-odncts. Witlnuit (pu^stion o]i]iortunities of all kinds await those who are desii- ous of inii)roving their condition and who are willing to denuuistrate such intentions by meeting half way the welcoming thai ilie visitor or liome.seeker is sure to receive from the people of Sajiuliia. CHICKA5HA, OKLAHOMA (By Vi\(\ A I la I'd.) Oklahoma, the ymiiinesl of flio alr(iiia;j,e in a wlmlesale hnsincss n iiiiirinu; _\ears in those seitions. Chiekasha's schools are tirst class, there beinj; located here in addirKin lo the city schools, a tirsi class business college, a school of art and (he (>kla lionia Girls' Indnstrial Schiinl and ('ollej;e. There is ninch to come in the next twelve months, some of the more ini]iortant of which are one, if not two interurban tridley lines, the exten- sion west to Denver of the Oklahoma <'entral, ^vent ])ackiii on the earth, they are coming. Ohickasha's Commercial Club is wide awake to the interests of the citizens and city, and to the untiling watchfulness and energy of the active mendiers is due much credit for the remarkable growth of the city, and yet it may truly be said that a more conservative lot of business men seldom con- gregate together. MIAMI, OKLAHOMA Tl)e growiiii;. in-ogrcssing- little city of iliaiiii is llie j;ati'\vuy of North I'ast Oklalionia. and tlie conuty seat of Ottawa eoiinly. Miami has a i>o]iulation of al)oiit 4,5(1(1, all white. Miami is foitniiate fi-om the fact that it combines the atlvantajies of a ji'ood aj;i-icultnral com- munity with the best that is to be found in llic gi-eat Southwestern theater of the lead and zinc minin};: industry. The town is located on the main line of the Frisco railroad from Kansas rMty to Oklahoma City. This gives the town a good direct outlet to the Northern and Ivastern cities, while close connection with the ^I. K. & T. at \'inila makes the Southern cities e(iually accessible. The O. K. & JI. connects Miami with the minim; camii a short distance north of the city. Final surveys for the Hartlesville-Southwestern between •loplin, .Mo., and Bartlesville, Okla., have been made and the i)r()moters offer positive assurance of an early commencement ot construction on this im- portant line. The M. O. (St Otl,()0() acres, almost every foot of which is good either for agiiculture or small fruit and oiclnirds. There is jii-obably not more than half of this area in cultivation, thus offering an inviting o](]iortunity for 1,000 farmers. All the great staples of the ^Iississi|>|ii ^',■lley jn-oilm-e good yields here, such as corn, wheat, oats, flax, hay, etc. Miami held the record among the Fi-isco stations in this section fm- years for its shijinient of farm ju'oducts. The Miami I'.erry .Association has one of the largest strawberry fields in the country. The fruit grown from this and all the lields in this vicinity in a larjie, luscious bei-ry and is a favorite on the markets. .Mi.imi is about ."!.■ niiles southwest from .lo]ilin. Mo., and has ])roven the wonder of the great .Missoui-i-Kansas()klahoma lead and zinc mining district since its first mills fired u)) about fifteen months ago. There are fifteen modern concentrating plants, or mills, in oi)eration at this time, with more building and much pros- jiectins;' going on with rejjorts of new strikes by the drills at differenl - center on account of its cheap and abundant natural gas and its close proximity to glass beds, the greatest in area of any in the world. 161 162 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Wliile Okiiuilfivt' I'xia-i-ts <>re:it tliiiii;s t'nmi ils :i,t;ritultiir;il develop- ment on :ioi-onnt of the ]ii-o(ln(livil.v of the Kiil and I lie variety of erops wliich can he raised, its jieojile Idok In inannfactni-insi lor its opulation niannfactnrinj; the prodncts its wealth creating peojile will hn.v. (tkmnlgee will be that manufactnring center. Few jieople hei'e in Eastern Oklahoma realize we have the third coal jirodncing State and the greatest oil Melds of the world and mineral wealth of lead, zinc, iron and gold and silver and nnlike all other mineral sections the surface of the same mineral areas are rich in agricnltnral wealth. A heritage few if any people of the world can boast of with the same degree of truth. The Okmulgee r. Skelton offers the best contract to manufacturers in the way of cheap gas for a long term of years of any city in the gas belt of Eastern Okla- homa. Looking ahead for a nundjer of years lie has gradually acquired large holding.s of gas territory and today stands in sha]ie to make good his long time contracts with m>t only manufacturers but his jiatrons in this city. There is not an enterprise in (»kmnlgee which in some way has not been lieliied by his energy. lie heljied the Farm IinpliMiicnt ("oin])any, the Oil l\'etinery and many otliei' entei-prises and he is now jilanning on bigger things Cor the citv and which will make it grow faster than ever. M itftsi M ^m 1 ADA, OKLAHOMA Rome was ii. Hamilton and T. (i. Mc('*rasky of Kansas City and D. IT. Fricke of Ada. The plant was taken o\er by the present owners May 1st. 1!)0S, having been run five seasons by the builder, Mr. R. L. Woodhouse. The growth of the city of Ada and the coun- try generally, the comjiany is contemplating building a number of storage houses for which there is a great demand and also making a large increase in the ice making cajiacity. The jiresent owners have rebuilt the plant throughout. They have first class delivery eipiipment. good horses and wagons, they also own amjile ground for any kind of enlargement and have one of the finest locations in the Stat<'. They are located at TOighth and Renney avenue, and have both the Frisco and M. K. & T. tracks into their plant. Their water su|i[)ly is gotten fiom a w<'ll and is considered by ice 164 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma iiiacliiiiL- oxjiurls to be llic tii'sl IrivsloiR' walcr in llic Sl;ili\ as il conies Iroin tlie well at 00 defirees. At present agrirultnie is tlio nH)st iniiiorlant indnslrv ol' llii- sur- roiindiug conntrv. and as tlii' soil is exceittionally fertile, anvljiinji llial can be prodiK-ed in Kansas and ilissouri on 1lie north and Texas on the south can be snceessrnlly i;i-o\vn in this vii-iuity. The axcraiie amount of cotton marketed here amonnts to 1(1,(1(1(1 bales per annum. Corn and small .urain yield abundantly, while no coMnlry is belter ada]itcd lo fruit and truck yrow- ing. I'otatoes are grown extensively already, while other cro|)s are grown in .smaller ((uautities. From a religious and educational standiioini. the ad\antages offered by Ada are uiisur]>assed. In the town are seven houses of worshij), represent- ing five denominations. Three additional public school buildings are in course of erectiiui, rejircsentiug an ex])enditure (d' -Ifdd, (1(1(1. while work will 80on begin on the .fldO, (1(1(1 state normal buildings. The normal will ojkmi its first session in Sejitember in charue i>r as able a faculty as the state affords. To sum it all up, .\da is built u]ion a solid foundation, and with her progressive citizenshi]) and nalural advantages and s|)lendi(l location, will soou rise from the fourteenth [dace in jioint of jiopulation as shown by th(> lasf (pusus, to a laidc among the tirst both in po]nilation and wealth. 1. Thelma, Daughteh of Mr. and Mi!S. J. I). Pate, Duu.iNT Mks. R. p. 150WLES, Duraiit :i. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Beerbower, Enid 4. S. W. Peeler, Jr., (Jklnhonia City o. Jos. Wynne, Oklahoma City DURANT, OKLAHOMA One of tlu- most remarkable bits of development of the ngc is the eit.y of Durant — remarkable beeanse of its splendor, remarkable because of its )3ro- o-ress and because of its pojndation. It is a city of seven thousand people — approximately a thousand for every year of its existence. Of course, the town, so far as its name is concerned, is rather older than seven years, for there was a ribbon of railroad steel running through it a long time ago. But the real building of the city began about seven or eight years ago, about the time the Arkansas 5? Choctaw railroad was built. And Durant is one of the lew soutli western towns that lias nexer know n i boom. The first peoiile who came here found it a fine place to stay and sta.v the.v did. Then others came, and they, too, found all they were seeking. And so the town was started and is still continuing in this wa.w It is true that much wokr has been given to the making of the town what it is, but there have been no wild-cat schemes, no boom, no inflation. Durant is fortunately located. She is at least fifty miles from an.y other good Oklahoma town of considerable size, and is unquestionabl.v almost in the center of one of the finest agricultural counties in the world. Bryan county contains almost 1,000 s(|uare miles of fine land, well watered, well drained and as productive, under the right sort of cultivation, as any land under the sun. It is perhaps the only county in the southwest that has both iirairie and timber in large proportions, and these ideal parts of nature seem to have been made one for the other. The count.y is almost an island empire, the island being formed by rivers and creeks almost surrounding the entire county. There is on the south the celeln-ated Red River, which forms the boundary line between Oklahoma and Texas. The beautiful Blue river flows from north to southeast throughout the entire county. Then there are bayous, creeks and many splendid lakes scattered all over the count.v, and conseciuently there is never a scarcit.v of water, and of the finest and most healthful qualit.\ . But this little introduction is about the city of Durant rather than aboul the count.v, and lack of space prevents telling more than a snuill pnvt of the many advantages of the eit.v. Durant has two railroads, one the main line of the ilissouri, Kansas & Texas, from St. Louis and Kansas City to points in Texas. The other is the A. & ('.. now the Frisco, running from IIoi)e, Ark., to the east to Ardmore, Okla., to the west. The IM. 0. & G., another trunk line, is surveyed through the county from north to south ; this road runs from Kan- sas City to Sherman, Tex., and almost parallels the Katy. The right-of-way has been secured through the county, and the road has been built as far as the Canadian river and will no doubt be completed this year, Mr, W. S. Sterrett of this city and his associates are promoting an electric interurban line from Durant to Red River, which will also give Durant a splendid street car system. There is no doubt that this road will be built, and it is more than likely that it will be started before next fall. This line would open a new country, and perhaps the finest in the state. It would penetrate the famous and fertile Red River bottoms, and divert the great crops to Durant, instead of to Texas, where most of them now go. It would also caused to be manufactured thirt.v or iimi-e thousand acres of verv fine and valuable timber, that is imw worth verv little. The water system of Hnrant is as |)erfect as any town of its size in the world, and the water nnieh better. Tin' supply comes from the fabled Blue river, five miles away, and like its name, is as blue as the beautiful sky. It has stood every health-test that has been imposed and is free from bacteria of any kind, and that accounts for the splendid health of our peo]ile. Last 165 M.VVcll; AN'Il lillAUI) OF Al.IlF.HMEN. DriiANT 1. II. H. Daughehty AUlcrman Isl \V;iril 2. Cl.INT KTHIilDfiF, Alilermaii Isl Ward 3. Ghef.n Thompson Alderman 2nd Ward 4. John Kittuell AldiTman 2nd Ward "). HriiH L. Cox Alderman 3rd Ward (i. R. P. Bowles Mayor 7. O. L. Shannon Alderman 4tli Ward 8. C. C. Frost Alderman 4tli Ward 9. Victor C. Phillips Alderman 3rd 'SVard 166 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 167 year a magnificent sewer system was installed, and the water system extended, until now we have all the eonvenienees and luxuries that a beautiful and well harnessed water supply will give. The city has one of the crack fire ilepartments in the state. It is re- markably well organized and equipped. Its members are paid, and their places do not depend upon politics, or a change in the administration, liut strictly upon the service rendered the people by each member. The city has a splendid body of officials, and the.y are now busy outlining a policy for a Greater Durant, and the dream of a big, rich, intelligent town will soon l)e realized. As an educational center Durant is already in the first class. Iler city schools are as good as the best, two fine buildings are being added to the number, which will be amj^le for years to come. One of these recently &lSai- Residence ok M.vyoR Bowles purchased by the city is the Presbyterian college, a fine l)uil(ling in the north- west section. In its place the Presbyterian Board is now erecting a greater college building, to cost .^100,000. It will be one of the most beautiful build- ings in the Southwest, and will bring eternal fame to the city and to the peo- ple who are responsible for it. And only the other day the State Board of Regents came to Durant and .selected the location for another college buildinu' to cost $10(),()()(). This is the great Normal school, and it will rear its head to the sky in the northern section of the city, and the work of construction will begin at once. Here will be quartei-cd an able corps of teachers, main- tained by the state, at a cost of more than $2r),000 annually. A session of the school will he held next month (June) in the building vacated by the Presbv terian Board. These magnificent educational features easily bring Durant 168 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma mIu'.-uI nf iiiiy other city in Okl.-iluuiiii in this line. ;uiil on.' can easily see at a glanee the advantages it e-ives those who desire to locate here. And Dnrant is sjieeially strong' on religious work. Xo city anywhere has finer ehureh buildings. The Bapti.sts and Jlethodists each, have brick buildings costing over $ir),()00. aiul the Christians will complete one this year costing even more. Both branches of the Presbyterians have handsome churches, as also have the Catholics. The Baptist church also maintains a mission church in the south side, and is now making plans to build a large addition to their ])uilding on Evergreen and Second. The ^lethodists are just comi)leting an addition to l)e used as the ]\Ieu's Bible Class. And as a city of homes Durant will not take second place with any city of its size anywhere. It is truly a city of magnificent homes, and many of the lawns are things of beauty and. of course, .joys forever. Durant is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the country, and the reputation is .justified. Fine homes abound everywhere and in all sections, and more are being erected every day. There is an (>ra of building now going on, and iinle(>d this work has never slackened sine:- peoph' learned to know \v\\:\\ a siilendid iilace of residence this is. The streets almost from end to end are magnificently' shaded by trees of various kinds, and the flora is simply sujierb. There are miles of cement sidewalks and more are being laid day by day. Some of the principal stre; ts are sprinkled continuously, and arrangements are being made to pave them. All the old sheds on the busiiu'ss streets have been ordered abolished, and A;'itliin a week or so, neat n():^. a ti-ainload oC the Itest I'eoide on I'arth came over from ( iainesville, Te.xas. and inoceeded (o inslilute Dnrant Lodge No. Titi', and initiate tlievein L'T ol' the choicest and most ]irogressive young nu'u of llie cilv. Tliis organization took iilace as soon as Ihe aclnal count of noses showed Ti.Ollb iieojije, the sm.-illesl town entitled to a cliartei- I'oi" an 1'>11< lodge. These same fellows increased their mendKMslii|i the tivst year L'liii ])er (eiit, and have in all on the i-oster 2(i7 mendiers. They boast of the cleanest, most honorable, sober and u|iriglit meu!- bershiii in the State — no drones and no knockers. They selected a beantifnl grassy lawn within one block ol' the business center of the city and creeled thereon a handsome two-story cottage, mod- ernly e(iui]iiie(l, which is a |)alnc<' of rest and pleasure f(n' nHMnl)ers. visitors and friends. A secretary, Mr. Hade (iibson, who is an elegant, affable gentleman, is ever present to \\'elconu' the members ,-nid all visitors and exeni|ilify char- ity, justice and brotherly love. Durant Elks pride themselves on their h(is|iilnlily, which has in many instances caused them to (brow the doois open t() pnblic gatherings of the city in the absenc(> of a imblic library hall. The chartei- memliers of this lodge are as follows: W. T. S])rawls, E. F. Rines, II. A. Tucker, (i. M. Knsjiing, M. E. (iooding. Ceo. ('. Bice. Ed. L. Speairs, J. II. Crockett. F. J. Ilarle. S. W. Stone. M. Haas. W. A. Haley. E. L. Blackburn. W. )■:. I'tlerback. Fred Wackenlieim. .las. Yarbrough. .lohn Benson, .1. B. Smith. II. |{. Cass. F. D. Huletl, Ed. D. Warren, E. JI. rnrn<'(tiiriiiii Kiiiglil. N, E. Goodiiii;', Secretary. :M. Haas, W. A. Haley and !■:. L. < ieo. ('. liice. Treasurer. Ed L. Speairs, Esquire. J. n. Crockett, Tiler. F. J. Harle, Inner (inard. S. W. Stone, riiaiilain. lilackhurn, Trnstees. The city feels ]irond of this ord<'r, its uiendH-rsliiji and llu'ir niai^niti cent home, and tlie manner hi which it is kept. When things get slow and la/.\ and the city seems 1o In- wide-awake lioosfeis, g<'n('ral good fellows and smiling faced I some stnnt that brings smiles to the faces of the care-worn and the commnnit^• at larg'e. aslc( hoys ] nerri 11, these pnll off ment to Ho.ME OF DruANT LoDGF, J5. P. O. Elks No. 7'J2 The ■Olnh"" is controlled by three of the best fellows on earth. W . J. Head, <). L. Shanncin and Tom I'ensor., who arc evei- alert to the comlort and liappiness of their brothers. The following are the olticeis lor the cnsning ye.-ir who kn(n\- what to say and when to say it : W. D. Cain. E. R. (ieo. H. Harris, Treasurer. Hade Gib.son. Secretary. \^'. (!. Loonev, Tvler. Elsie White. E. Ldg. Kni-ht. AV. J. Headi Esqnire. Geo. Myers, E. Loyl. Knight. -I. W. Itailey. <'haiilain. Dr. AV- F. (''lift. RiclKinJsoii, SuvcrrifjH (Innul ComiiuiiKlrr of t^r-otfiah Rife Md.'ioiin. — "Tiie Masouic T('iHi)le at McAlester is the most heaiitiful. the most comiih'tc and tlie most jierfcctly a]i]ioiiii\]'(tlf II Djijiir, \vir )<>rl:. — "The Itiisliy Theater is one of the most lieauliliil I ha\'e ever seen. And it is liardly etnialed i\m\ is not surpassed in all siMiicdom in alttMilion to the foml'ort oC the actor. And 1 have never seen a I'iner hotel than the Bnsby in a city anythini; lii^e the size of .MeAles- ter, except ]irol'essed jdeasnre resorts."" t^tuic (icolof/ixt (idiild. — "Tile State of (»klahoma has mor<' kinds of miiir'ral and more minerals of the kind, than any other stat<' in the Union, and I am willinii to jireface it liy this statement, that I'itlshnrfi ("oniity and llie ("ily of ilcAlester are rijiht in th<' midst of it." ' Tliis is an ideal location for a monster Portland Cemeni jilant. Von have the limestone, the clay, the fuel, the water." "I have often wondered why this city didn't have a laijic i)laiit for IIh' manufacture of tile. This country needs vast quantities <<( lih' and there is no place better <'(pii]i]ied to furnish it." "I am expect iiiii, in ten years, to see the rejiion about .McAlester and Fort Smith to contain lari^e areas of developed oil and yas fields."' 170 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 171 A CITY OF ST'TM'IUSES. Evpi'v visitor from the old (•oiiiinunities of tlie East feels tliat each fjklahoiiia city he visits is TIll'^ city. Itiil everybody, newcomer or old comer, adiiiits tliat .McAh'sler is desliiied lo lie one of tin' cliief cities of Oklahoma's fntiii'e. Having transjiorlal ion tacililies, alinndance of coal af ils \-ei-y door, an unlimited su])[ily of clean, ])nre, soft water, evei'y indication of yas, ail abundance of fire day and all sorts of sliale, a surronndinj;' country lamons for fertility of its soil and ada]i1ability to every cro]i that flourisln's in (>klahoma. ^IcAlesler has been unnsnally favored by Nature, which has been iii-odioal throni;hont Oklahoma. P'lNEST Hotel in Okl.\homa, The IIusby Ti'po in foregicuinci iiuirks the original McAlcster town site looatimi While there are no coal miners in .Mc.Vlester and very i'vw miners li\e here, it is regarded as the coal town of Oklahoma. This is because it is the distributing point for llic large mining district and the liea\ icsl coal operators and the largest sales agents make lieadquarters liere. McAlester, or greater ilcAlester, as it is often called since by act of congress the cities of McAlest<'r and i^outh ^IcAlester were consolidated and declared a city of the first class under the name ^FcAlester, has between Itl.dllO and IL'.IIOO ])o]iulalion within tli<' coi]iorate limits. I'.ul this gives an inadcijuate notion of th<' city's commercial importance, as it is connected by an interurbau electric railway willi a string of towns lying side by side, which are. for business purjioses, a jiait of it. TS A RK'IT COUNTY. Pittsburg county, of AAhich ^IcAlester is county seat, has a popula lion in excess of 4(1,0(10, being third county in the state, accoi-ding to the si)ecial federal census of 1007. This county jtrodnces (0 ]»■}■ cent of th(> (otal coal product of Oklahoma and (here are usually about :'.,.")00 coal miners em- 172 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ployed. The mnntlily iiiiiic ]i;iy roll inns about $200,00. It has an area of 1434 S(jnai'e miles, wliicji is l."i per cent lnri;ei- than fliat of the state of Rhode Island. The towns connected witli ^IcAlcsler liy I lie interurban electric rail- way are linsliy. Krebs, Alderson, Uaclie. Ilaileyville and ITartsliorne, while ISuck, Adanison, ('ra.ii; and Arald are accessible to the interiirhaTi and citizens jiafronize it. The railway does a pas.senp,er, mail, ti'ei outlyinii' towns and is i-es|)onsible I'or ilcAlester beinj;' recognized as the most "shown town" in (>klalioma. THE FORMER IIANDTOAP. The fact ol' the segregation of the coal land has lieen a great handicap to McAlester the last few years. Not an acre of the surface could he used for any purpose exce])t in connection ■with the ojieration of coal mines. A few- squatters had resided on it and attempted to form in a small way, but they had no tenure of possession and had not made ]iermanen1 ini]irove- ments. The ( (klalioma delegation in congress, the secretary of the interior and the Indian nations have finally agreed on the sjieedy sale of this land. \\'hen this occurs, lIcAlester will have a boom, something that has never occurred in its history, its growth having been slow and steady for Okla- homa. There will be no "homesteads," no restricted lands or any of the iillier handicajis familiar in eastern Oklahoma, when this is once sold. The (iHe will come direclly from (lie government, without limitations as to alienal inn. This segregalion has also bren resjionsible for the fact thai Mc.Vlesler has not become the manufacturing cenler ])redicted loi- \cars. W'lieii the town was but a wide placi' in the road, the late -lay Oould jiredicted that it would beconu' the I'lttsburg of the Southwest. He based this on the abundance of fuel and the jiroximity to the wealth of ore southeast of there, known e\en at that date. Every element necessary to the manufacture of the best steel can be assend)led within a radius of Ihirty-five miles. Iron oi-e, anal\zing OL'i ^ ]ier cent bi-own, hemalile of iron, is jiresent in inex- haustible (luanlity. There are mounlain ridges of limestone, most of it suitable f(U- I'ortland cement. Hut the fact that the title lay in the Clioclaw and Chickasaw tribes and was un(h>i' the direct control of llie seci-elary of the inlerior has iii'evented cautions men doing more than exjdore Ihe untold mineral resdurces. The state geologist, Chailes N. (Jonld, said recently that every tri]i he made to the southeast of ilcAlester was a new revelation of riches gr<'ater than (iol- conda. 1 1 is an o])en seci'et that Iv H. Harriman has been for some time pl.inning a railway which will penetrate the rich field. TJNTOUOHED RICHES. In this direction also lie millions of acres of commercial ])ine timl)er. There is also an abundance of other woods, including oak, ash, hickory, elm and hackberry. There are large dejiosits of fireclay in many places around .McAlester. Tli(> two large brickyai-ds now in operation ]ii'oduce brick, both builders" face and ]iav<'rs. which Innc wt)n in the severest com]ietition with the leading bi-ick of Ihe southwest. The (pianlity of shale is boundless. A CITY OF HEALTH. McAlester, in the main, ii-i a city of hills. This has made street im- provement expensive, but it makes the town beautiful. It has also been a Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 173 S'odsciHl to tlie licalUi of the oomiuuiiity. The natural draiiiane ke])t tlie health i;()(id even belVire there was any sewei- system at all. The eity voted 12(1(1,1100 additional bonds in the sprint; I'oi- hiiildinji an a(le(|nate storm sewei- and a sanitary si'wei- and that work is nearly uuMipleted now ( Seji- tr'iuber). This gives the city one ot ihc best sewer systems in the state. The business district is ]iave(l with brick and twelve miles of i)avin^- is now under way. In llie residence districts i;eneraliy asjihalt is used, but brick blocks are common. BEST \V.\TT:R Sri'PLV IN STATE. ^fcAlester luis the clearest, softest water in the state. Tt is furnislied Trom n watershed of li,;iOO acres, owm-d bv the city, and hyvin;;- a cmnbiued "Vk (>LUE KuoKKKY." IloiME (JF K. S. lOLl.lS One iif the tinst residences (erected in McAlester, Indian Territory, prior to Statehood natural and artificial reservoir. The water is soft and clear as cryslal, regardles.s of weather conditions. Practically everybody in town uses i( for drinking purposes, just as it conies from the hydrant. The sujiply would be adeipiate for a city of 100,(1(10. By consent of the whole iieojile a low rate is id'lered for nianufacturinii ]iur]ioses. The city owns the waterworks sys- tem and it has been self-sustaining and e\cn a source of revenue from the first year after its installation. There is an arlificial gas plant, with about ten av tweh'c miles of |d]nng. Two natural gas franchises have been granted. The first comjrany ]U()fesses to have gas within fifteen miles of the citv, while the other has gas within thirty -eighl miles in unlimited suip]dy, which il will have piped in bv -lanuary, I'JIO. THREE 1»ISTIX('TB)XS. There are three Ihings that are the immediale jewel of McAlester's soul: The Scottish Kile .Masoiii<- Temple, the I'.nsby Hotel and the Busby Theater, admitted by everybody lo be the three finest things of tlieii' kind in Oklahoma, and perlia|)s in the entire Southwest. 174 Staxdard Blue Book of Oklahoma ■liniics II. Kicliiiidsiiii, Sovcrciiiii (Irniid ( "niiiiiiiiiKlcr of tlio SoiitlKM'n Jiirisdiclioii (if Scollisli Kile .Masdiis, Ii;is proiKMiiiced llic Iciiiple to hi' llie most l)(»nntil'iil, coiuiilctc and most jidiiiiialilv ada]ited for its piu-jtoses of any in llu' entiiv jniisdittion — wliicli is o(inivalent to sayint; tlie world. The ficqniMit rcnnions make McAlcstcr llii- Mecca of ^lasonry for this section. Tlie leniple, \\liile not lai-iic. cost .ISiMKl, 0(1(1, and is devoted exclusively to Masonry. The tlnsliy Hotel, costing about *•_':'.( 1,(11 II I furnisiied, is, for its si/,e, a model of heauly, con\i'uience and iieifect a|i:iointnu'nt. The Husby' Theater, costing fSI 1.(1(11 1, has been declared liy several the- atrical e.\]ierts to be, taken as a whole, the finest between ('liica^o and New < Irleans. I!nt every (lescri]ition of these institutions, in a city of .McAlester's si-/e, sounds like ornamental lyinj;-. I'eople niusi see them to believe. Indian C'un.sistohv No. 2, A. .A. .S. R., V.vlley of McAlestek, Ouient of Oki>.\ho.ma OTHER IXSTlTITKiXS. \\'hile not a]i])roachin!; in architecture and magnificence the three l)uil(lini;s mentionec], there is a splendid lliuh School buildiui; ami six- ward buildini;s, besides a scl I for coloreil children. There are many eleiiant residences, always a surprise to men visiting the "frontier." The business houses of .McAlester are all of a substantial character. The stores earr.\' stocks not usually found in cities of similar size, liecause of the large outside trade. No big stores have ever been started in McAlester, each being a growth from a small beginning. There is a large foundry, a macaroni factory, two planing mills, a flour mill, a glove factory, seventeen wholesale houses, three national and three state banks, a street car system with interurban service, a tele](hone service with long distance connections with every business center in America, an electric light and jtower ])lant, an Associated I'ress uewsjiaiier with a ]»lant costing fMll.lllKl, a iiulj) plaster plant, a mattress factory and three hot 1 1 inn works. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 175 I'LEASTTRE NOT XEOLE(7rEl). Peojile who work like ()kl;iIioiiians do know as ^^^^A[ liow to play. Tlii'i-L' are many pleasnrc icsovts in JFcAlester. Kererciice lias alix'ady been made to tlie Ilnsliy Tliealer, wliicli hooks leadioii attractions and often run exeni'sions (111 miles IVoni each direction. There are also cheaper attractions. During the summer two air(h»nies run, one of them hcini; the finest in appearance and apjiointments in the entire Southwest. McAlesteh High School Opera House TJ. S. PoSTOFFICE The internrhan has fixed u]i a resort at Dow Lake, called i^ake I'ark, w-hich runs semi-weekly dances, Sunday concerts, and is jiatronized by individuals and orjiani/cations. An airdonie is also in o])erati()n there. The Elks have a stronj; orf;ani/,at ion and until lately had ;i sjilendid club house, equipi)ed with billiard and | 1 tables, readini; rooms, refresh- ment parlors, bowling;' alleys, swimminii ])ool. t>ymuasium and ball room. It was recently destroyed by fire and temjiorarv (piarters are beiuji- used. A new and larijer buildini;' will be built within a year. There are half a (h>zen musical and literary clubs foi- the ladies, a small but well selected juiblic libi-ary, ]>artially suii]iorted by the city and ]irac- ticallv every fraternal order known in this country has a local lodi;e. ARE MANY CHURCHES. There are also nniuy churclK's and church orniani/.ations but the de nominal icins have wisely deferred buildinii larj;e edifices until the city was lipe for llK'm. Already some fine churches are being' ])lanne(l. The follow- ing denominations are represented in the two parts of MeAlester: Methodist Episcopal, South (two churches); Presbyterian (three churches); Catholic, Episcopal, liaiitist, <'hristian and Christian Science. The Salvation Army also liolds forth. A GROUP OF PROMINENT BANKERS OF OKLAH(n[A 1. 1). M. Hai.ky, McAli'slcr 2. A. U. Thomas, McAli'stcr 3. S. G. BuVAN. McAk-stcr 4. E. S. Ellis, McAlestcr 5. Walter IIciwahd, MiLskogcc (i. Edwi.v T. Bhadley Actiw \ife-rri'.. .!. W. Hayes, Ada 10. .\. M. GusTiN, Ok'ahniiKi Git3- 11. J. W. McNeal. Guthrie IL'. L. W. Ba.xteu, Guthrie 13. V.V. Elekick, Oklalionia Citv 176] Standard IJluk Book of Oklahoma 177 Home of Judge Shephakd McAlcstcr Home of Wm. Busbv McAlcster The New Home op the City National Bank. McAlester 178 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Daily Mouxing Line Up. Tlic ( »kl:ili(iiii;i Sl;ilc |)ciiil('ii(iarv \v:is ]i('riii.-nii'iil I v l()c:ilcil ■,\\ ov iienr ArcAlcslcr In tlic Icyishil lire and *4II(),(|(|() was a|i]irn|)rialr(l I'm- iM|ni|iin(Mit. Tliis was based on an csliniatc (lial inosl of the work would be (lone l).v llic c-oiivic(s, and consciiucnl ly includes only niaieiial. cost of sn|Fer\isioii and ex]M'nse ol' a lew experts. The legislature also availed iisell' (rt a s]iecial aci of congi-ess. allow- ing (lie ciuHleuination ol' llie surface of llie segregated coal land ol' llie Clior- law and ( 'liickasaw nalions. to aulliori/,e proceedings foi- llie ac(p'iring of not lo e.xcced L'.ddd acres (n\- a iirison fai-ni. i^uit has been brought to condemn l.:'.(i."i acr<'S. CoveriMU- ITaskell recently viewed if and declared il \\()uld be one ot 1he finest farni-i in the stale. It tonclies (lie city limits on the northwest. The iieiiilentiarv wall, just conipleleil, encloses an area of nine acres. U is situ:ited on the highest iioint of land in this section of the country. Work on the administration building and cell house has just begun. The building will be modern in every resjiect, Ihe leading jirisons of (li(> r'nil<'d Slates and Canada having been visited and the best featur(>s oi' the prisons being comliined in this. The entire structure will be of concrete and steel. Under the Oklahoma laws these i-onvicts cannot be worked in compe- tition wilh fre^ labor. Thev cannot be worked in the mines. They '-an manufacture only such goods as can be used bv the penitentiary itself and by the other state institutions. There is sjiecific ])rovision for their being worked n]ion the highways and the management has ](urcliased road cages, now being used in the temporary stockade. Init later to be used when the men are put at road work. The board of control contemplates two great highways, one running north and south across the state and (he other east and west. McAlester will be near tiie intersection of these highways. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 179 CLUBS AT McALESTER, OKLAHOMA THE CECIL! AN CLUB. I'residt-nt, ^Mrs. V. I). Watson. ^'it•e rivsidt'iit, Miss N;i(iiiii Adams. Secretary, Jliss Ora Tlmiiias. Treasurer, JIi-s. (Jreeiiwood LaElore. ]\lpiiiberslii]i limited to :!() active, and oO associate niendiers. Meet second and fourth Saturday of every montii from ()ctol)i'r to duly. Oli.ject, to pursue tlie study ol' music. THE FORTNIGHTLY ("LT P.. President. Mrs. Geor<;e M Swift. Yive President, Airs. A. J. Welcli. Secretary, Mrs. T. I >. I »avis. Recording Secretar\-, Mi-s. V. '\\. ("liilsou. Treasurer, Mrs. E. N. Allen. Has thirty memhcrs. The mend)ershi]i is not limited. ]\Ieets each altei'uate Monday from Octoher to !May. A literary club; also supports a public library, and is interested in civic improvement. TRAVEL CLUB. Pi-esident, Mrs. A. W. Ringland. Vice President, Mrs. E. H. Troy. Secretary, Mrs. Oscar H. (iaibraith. Press Correspondent, Mrs. J. ( ). Parr. Parliamentarian, Miss JLiry Rinjiland. Meets each alternate Friday from Octolier to June. Meets each alternate Friday from October to June. Has seventeen active members, one associate member. PR ISC ILL A CLT P.. Prsident, Mrs. M. JL Lindley. Mce President, Mrs. T. I». Jones. Secretary, Airs. J. M. I><'sler. Treasurer, Mrs. J. 10. Luck. .Meudiership liniilcd to Iwcniy. Elects excry h^riday afteri n. Object, needle work. WPOST END CARD riA'li. President, ^Nlrs. James Cordon. Secretary, Jlrs. Edward Fannin. Alendtership limited to seventeen. Four tables and hostess. To pro- mote socialdlity in ^Vest lOnd. WIOST SIKE KFXSINCTOX CLIM!. Unofficered. Meets each alternate \N'ednesday. .MeiMb(Mslii|i limited to .sixteen. Needle work. MATINEF (H.rP,. Presidciil, .Mrs. .1. F. LaI>os(piet. Has no other ollicers. Jlendiership limiled to twenty live. Play bridge. Ohh'st club in cily. SOITII SIDK l!i;i!). Hayden. Hecietary. (Jeorge S. Hill. Treasui-er, John I!. Foster. Assistant to President, S. (J. Bryan. Oi-gani/.ed in liMIS, .March, for social and athletic pMriioses. ('lull rooms second I'liior Knights 'I'cmplar liuilding. LADIES' SOCIAL CI UB OF McALESTER, OKLAHOMA Allen Mrs. Dr. E. Allen, Miss Barbara. Allen, Miss Theresa. Allen Mrs. I'reslie B. .Vmbrose, Mrs. W. S. .\.rnote, 5Irs. J. S. .Vndcrson. .Mrs. O. .M. Italcom, .Mrs. Rosa .V. I'.allaid. .Mrs. Calvin, liarr. Mrs. (Jeo. W. r.catty, Mrs. W. E. Berlowitz, ]\Irs. I>onis. Belles, Mrs. Harrv J. Be vet t, :Mrs. E. 1). P.radley, Mrs. E. T. I'.usby.' :\Irs. William. Busby, Mrs. Raljih. Bnel," Mrs. Victor P. Bonesteel, Mrs. Floy. Brink, Mrs. Sherman (i. Bryan, .^Irs. L. W. Bacon, Miss Lillian. Boiling, Jlrs. (Jeo. H. Brice, Mrs. Charles S. Brooks, Mrs. Benton S. <"amerou, Mrs. Wm. ( 'h.iney, .Mrs. ( ieo. .M. ( 'haiiman, .Mrs. I >r. T. S. Chil.son, 5h-s. Frank .M. ("owden, :Mrs. M. F. Craig. Mrs. Frank. • 'ornisli, Mrs. .Melven. <'lai-k. Mrs. Harry C. Cochranli .Mrs. Ro^coi- L. Clelland, Mrs. J. J. Cole, Mrs. I'reslie B. Crockett. Mr.s. Lewyn. Cabell. Henrv. Dawley, Mrs. C. W. Davis. Mrs. T. D. Donnelly. .Mrs. W. C. Drew, Mrs. Frank B. Durl'ee, Mrs. Ben T. Dean, 5Irs. T. R. Dick, Mrs. R. W. Durfee, Mrs. Thad. Deflenbaugh, :\Irs. ^y\]\\s H. Ellis. Mrs. F. S. Endicott, Mrs. W. C. Enloe, Mrs. B. A. Ellis, Mrs. Lewis. Eubanks, Mrs. Ira N. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 181 Fannin, Mrs. E. J. Fishei', Mrs. J. M. Fi.sher, Miss Elsie. Foi-sythe, .Mis. Ilarn 1>. Freeman, Wrs. W. P. Fnller, Mrs. ^V. Hayes. Fuller, Mrs. W. Hervy. Frederick, Miss Julia. Gay, Mi's. Wiiliaui. (haves, Mrs. I>r. \V. ('. (iorden, Mrs. ,1. 11. Guerrier, Miss I'.eatrice. Gill, Miss Ida. Gill, Mrs. Elmore. Galbraith, Oscar H. Goggaii, Mrs. 'iMidiiias. Hailey, Mrs. !>. N. Harrison, Mrs. John A. Hill, Mrs. E. P. Howell, Mrs. F. S. Harris, Mis. W. R. Hayues, Mrs. II. L. Havden, Mrs. L. Holmes, JUrs. S. C. Hayden, ilrs. ("liarles. Holmes, Miss Clara. Hull', .Mrs. Mat lie Hawk, Mrs. S. A. Hale, Mrs. J. A. Hackett, Mrs. B. F. Head, Mrs. Charles. Head, Miss Pearl. Jobe.Miss Floy IJ. Johnson, Mrs. Joseph E. Jones, Mis. Wvlie. Kirkpatiick, :M"rs. II. H. Keller, :\Irs. H. H. Kellosi, Mrs. F. H. Long, Mrs. Hr. Leroy. Lounsberry. Airs. Geo. LaFlore, Mrs. fJreenwood. LaFlore, Jliss Xola. LaFlore, Miss Louie. Leibraiid, .Mis. .loliii. Lindh'y, Mrs. ^\. .M. 1 Iler, Mrs. Chas. C. M. Louiisbury, Mrs. Louis. LeMosouet, Mrs. J. E. JIilli(m, Mrs. E. C. Mills, Mrs. Pen. Mize, Mrs. S. A. .Me Adams, Mrs. P. H. McKiuiioii, Mrs. Alexander. .McMurray, Mrs. J. F. Maiisliehi, ilrs. (ieo. A. McAlesIer. :SIrs. M. .V. .McAlesler, Mis. J .1!. .Moore, Jhs. W. H. .Miller, Mrs. Geo. L. .Million, Miss Peatric->. .Markley, Mrs. A. C\ Xewcoinb, Mrs. J. N. Obenscliaiii, Miss Ora. ( »|i|M'nlieini, !Mrs. S. Toller, Mrs. Marv A. I'eimybacker, Mrs. T. J. I'uterbaugh, Mrs. Olive. Puterbaugh, Miss .Mabel Quilty, Mrs. John W. Piiigland, Mrs. A. P. Kiiigland, Mrs. A. W. Kingland, Miss Mary C. Rohrer, Mrs. Chas. Iv Robbins, Mrs. Henry P Redwine, Mrs. W. N. Reddig, Mrs. H. P. Sheig, ]Mis. R. L. Sheir, Mrs. Wm. F. S|M'ings, Mrs. A. C. Sterrett, Mrs. J. A. Stuart. :Mrs. C. P.. Stuart, .Miss .Vgiies. Stone, Mrs. P. P. Struble, Miss Florence. Swift, Mrs. Geo. M. Street, Mrs. Graham. Smith. :Mrs. R. A. 'riioiiias, Mrs. U. A. Tonkin, Mrs. S. J. Toole, Mrs. John O. Toole, Mi.ss Ida. Tucker, Mrs. Hampton. Townsend, :Miss Mabel. Townsend, Mrs. R. K. Wade, Mis. \V. J. Watson, Mrs. P. D. Weimer, Mrs. W. G. Mhilehead. Mrs. J. E. Wiglil, .Miss Oleta. Wilco.v, Mrs. George. Wilkins, Miss Pearl. Wolf, Miss Hattie. Wolf. Mrs. Sadie. Wright, Jlrs. J. E. Wright, Mrs. Allen. 182 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma McALESTER LODGE NO. 533, V,. P. O. ELKS. Exalted Ruler, S. G. Krran. Esteemed Leadiiij; Kiii<>ht, H. G. Struble. Esteemed Loyal Kni}ilit, K. H. Matthews. Esteemed Ix'cturiiiji Kiiiiilit, A. P. Kudowskv. Secretary. G. W. Ldunsbery. Treasurer, J. J. Kirkjiatrick. Tiler, E. Mock. Esquire, E. D. Bevitt. Chaplain, E. A. Boyd. Inner (Juard, J. R. Wingate. Trustees: F. M. Chilson. J. F. Graig, C. C. M. Loeffler. Elk ('lull Itoai-d of Control. I>. M. H^iiley, President: S. G. V.rvan, Vice President E. ( ". Million. Treasurer: P. IL .loncs. M. E. AVillianis Tem])orary (piarters lliird floor Knijthts Tcnijilar l)i^,ildini; ]\Ieet- ini;s first and (hird Mondays of eacli monlli. .\liout 210 in(>ndKH'S. SAPULl'A LohCi: i;. I'. (). ELKS, NO. IIIC. Insliluled .huie ITlli, IHOS. OFFICERS: Past Exalted Ruler, Phil. -1. Lcnnluud. Exalted Ruler, J. M. KeLozier. Esteemed Ijeadin*;- Kniiilit, H. IL McFann. Esteemed Loyal Knijiht, La Malone. Esteemed Lcclnrinj; Knight, L. IL Salrin. Secretary, R. JL Salsley. Treasurer, B. L. Deljozier. Es(iuire, L. IL Fisher. Tiler, F. S. Westfall. Ghajdaiu, Henry Mc(iraw. Inner (!uard, L. V. Farnham. (»rganist, W. J. Sornhei'fier. Trustees, E. 0. Reynolds. II. (,'. :\rill(T, R. V. Miller. House Committee, R. \'. Miller, W. A. Wise, .1. II. Chaffee. Finance Committee, -1. S. W'oollcr, K. I'.. Iliiglies, .1. I!. Itcri-y. OFFICERS OF CO.\LGATE LODGE B. P. O. Iv ELKS, No. 983. "W. E. Groomer, Exalted Rider. M. Hughes. Esteemed Leading Knight. C. L. Cardwell, Esteemed Lecturing Kniuht. Stanley Marsh. Esteemed Loyal Knight. Walter Rathbun. Seeretarv. T. P. Cardwell. Treasuivi^. F. W. Maxwell. Chaplain. B. C. Alien, Tiler. Jas. Covington, Esquire. Patsey Greenan, Trustee. J. A. Bogy, Trustee. J. F. Lawrence, Trustee. PKOMLX'KNT OFFICIALS OF ]5. P. O. ELKS AiND PIlOCiRKSSlVE BUSINESS MEN OF OKLAHOMA \. V. B. Mills, Muskogoc 2. J. M. DeL(izikk, S;ipulp:i 3. R. M. Bailey, Sapulpa 4. Harry A. Fitts. MuskosriM' ."i. Elks' Club Bldg, Coalgate 0). W. I. Cain, Durant 7. Had^: Gibson. Dui.-int S. H. V. Miller, Salpuli^a 9. W. E. Groomes, Coalgato 10. Tom Benson, L)ur;i.nl 11. Geo. \V. Lounsberry. McAle.stc 183 TULSA, OKLAHOMA A CITY OF DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRY Tills;) is the ci'iitcr i>r a dislrict wunilcrrnlly i-iili in vesmrrceK — corn, cotton, wlieat, I'liiit, caltlt^. Inij;s and allalla above ;as. shale and liincslonc //o/yi hchnr. Its schools, chnrchcs, Iioht's and |ia\('d sliccis shaded by lircal forest tr<'es, are its pride. H G 3 1 t h * '''"' ' ''-^ overlooks the Arkansas river valley and enjoys a vig'orons. healtliful climate, pure water an 1 ex(elleiil sanilary coiiditioiis. yfj G 3 1 t h ■ I^ai^f year's exports included l.4."ill.()(Hl hnshels of '- corn. 'l.j.dlKI hales of cotton, 4(1.(1(1(1 Ions of coal. ."i.". ()()() hai-rels of oil daily. hesi(h's tiraiii. li\'e stock, frnit and fadory ]iro- dncts — Ihe whole exceeding; .«! T.OdO.OdO in value. Growth * Tnlsa's iio]nilaiion in IIXKI was ],oS0. mostly '- s([natteis. Tlie lirst town lot \\as deech'il in 1!)02. Then c.inie foni- olher railroads, Ihe discovery of coal, oil and natural .nas. 'i'ln' census Sepk'niher 1. T.)(l!l. shows IM.TK) pojinlalion. Xew homes are Iieiiifi' completed al the rate of Kill a mondi. ^More than half a mile of brick, reinforced concrele and iiranite business frontage has been com])leted or coinmenced since the first of Ihe present year. The }>rowth of this city durinii' the past twelve months has been thirty per cent in excess of the pre- vious year, which is about the averasje since 1002. Since the first of January, liKI!), nioi-e tlian •'^itdO.dOd has lie:'n exjiended in factory construction, and .flld.ddd in wholesale buildin,i;s. The entire buildiuii' exjiendilures for the \ear aniiroximate ."^I .^dd.ddd. Thirty-first in size in IflOO. Tulsa is now third, and raiiidly advancins to first idace amono- the cities of the state. Superior natural resources exilain tliis growth and i;i\(' assnramc of th(> future. FsCtOriGS 'I'ul^a afiords its seventy-six factories iiower at a cost les.s than water ])ower. coal, or electricity are sni)]died at factories elsewluu'e. Direct iiower is developed here at Sd cents to -fi.ld ])er horse jujwer jier year. When it is reineml)ered that the minimum ijrice on electricity the country over is never less than 1 cent per kilo hour. Westin<>house coniimtation. (id iier cent efficiency, or i5!i:^..^0 per horse I'ower ]ier year; that jicwer from coal at $l.i!d ])er Ion for lumn (juality is .'it!4..">d iier horse i)ower ]ier year; and that water iiower is nowhere less than S.-^.-id Iier horse power ikm- year, tlu' enonnius advantage the niannfac- tui'cr has at Tulsa is realized. F 11 G 1 ' * * I'our hijihiiressure ^as mains serve this city from '- '- '— the surrounding field. IMoic ilian 27d.ddd acres - country is |irosperous and sro^vine wonder- fully, and new oiK'uiniis h<>re invit(> the business man desii'ins to reach this trade territory at lowest cost and with least loss of time. 1^4 WW. ■v> '"sir 185 180 Standard Blue Bo(ik of Oklahoma o ; Tulsa is the greatest oil city in the world at the ])rrseiit time. It is the center of the niid-coiitiinMit field whieh extends from Kansas to Texas, com])rising 70,(100 acres of jirovcn and defined oil prodnoinii territory. ISOO wells are producing' in Tulsa county and there is room for many times this numbei-. The (Jlenn ])ool, discovered tliree years ago, in tliis county, jiroduces SO, 0(1(1 barrels of oil daily. IJie grea(er jiart of which is marketed Ihrough this city. The inc(une from oil amounts to .|7, 000, 000 annu- ally. Three itijie lines radiate from Tulsa — one to New Jersey, the others to lM)in(s on the ( Julf. These and the two oil refineries take care of much of the oil sold in this field. Another refinery is heiuo- ])rojected at this time to be built on the Aikausas river at this point. In addition to the pipe lines, solid trains of tank cai's loaded with oil lea\e this field daily for all parts ol' the Mississijipi \alley and export points. ()1L FlF.LD SCKMS AT 1' I I.S Shale Ext(Misive ledges of limestone ami shale are found here, so silualed thai lliey can be mov(>d from Ilie qnarrii's, Ihrough (he several ]iroc(>sses en((>ring into (he manufacture of Portland cement, and loaded into the car — all by gravity. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 187 Brick Local brick ])laiits ninmifactiirc from 1liis sliale the hcKt (luality of vitrified l)iiil(liiii;- and paving lirick. Tl\e tests made indicate its hi<;ii value for sewer iii|ie nialerial, hnt no plant has yet In-en linilt for this ])nr])ose. T i m b G r * ''"l'^;! '^ on the edge of the sonthwestei-n hardwood '- forcsl. Oak. walnut, hickory, ash. jtecan, elm and C(ittonwood are available within an hoiii's ride of this city while cyjiress and \(dlow iiine are delivered here at low cost. Within a i-adins of thirty miles of Tnlsa are eiy,ht million feet of the above named woods. Railroads Tulsa has fice railroads — Frisco-Rock Island. Mid land N'alley. M. K. & T. and Santa Fe syslems, \\ith nine outlets and thirty-four daily mail (rains to every |iart of the state and middle west. l.l.MI'; 1>ICDGE i'.imi ( l.'DKk i'AIJ.S Al fLl.SA A Tulsa Gas Well Labor : Tulsa never has had a serious strike, or luck-out. The pi'ime reason for this immunity from labor dist nrl>ances is found in the fact that the people of this city — employer and (•ni|)loyee alike — are practically all native born Americans with knowledge Koru of experience that arbiti'ation beats a fight. How Tulsa is Built DevelODment Tiils:rs industi-ial development and business activ- — ity is in the hands of 1.196 heads of affairs, most of wliom are alone in business. A careful census taken on S(>])tember first shows the followini; divisions ol' iiidnslrv. I lie iiniiiber n{ '■'>'■> rnliiic cor]M)ial ions '.'>'.)'} I'.niblin-i trades 854 I'avini; and .sewer 220 J'.auks, stores and offices 477 Hotels and restaniants 2!M) .\1 isceilaueiins 4li7 I'aviolj Montlilv. '|C.(i.4r,i.Ml(l 14.4!)(1.()() 72.(tl. ".()(» l(l.(l.">().(l(( 22.!):'.(i.lill 2r..(i7.").ii(i 7."..!l|."i.(K» i;;,rii2.()() 2r).2."2.(>() ii;,()2(i.(i(t 2^.2SO.(IO Total nr)7() ii::l(i7,344.(M) 1S8] Of these <'ni|iloyed, 478 are women. '-V.) are bi.iys and r).().")8 are men. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 189 B 9 n k S * ' 'I'lil^ii 'li'i^ cij^lit hanks willi foiiibiiK'd caiiital of : '- .|r)2().(((MI.(H). liaiik deposits have grown Iroiii fl,- 842.000 on May 14. I'.IOS, to P.olT.OOO on Jnne 23, 1900 — a gain oT !)(l per cent in little more ilian one vcai-. Postsl RcCGlDtS 'l""l'^>' \^='^ made a first class poslollice dnly 1, — — litO'.l, IJK' other three first class postoftices in Okla- homa fieinu (inthrie. .Mnskogee and Oklahoma City. The ]Mistorfice receiiifs for the past ten years t<'ll an eli)(|nent story of the steady growlli of Tnlsa, and one that is aliove (|nes1i(in liy any one. 1900 .+2,9.")1 190.-, 117,018 1901 3.427 lOOf. 2:5,482 1902 4,r)45 1907 34,714 1903 7.157 190S 41 .4.'il 1904 9.733 1908 1909 (Jrowfh I'er cent •I; 1.379 (J :!.s7r, 37 4.040 40 n,2(;o 34 3.913 29 3,025 30 4,(57;-) 39 4,.-90 04 Jan 14,109 Feb 2,S1() Mar 2,870 April 3,913 May 3,011 June 2,804 -Inly 3.42(i Anj; 2.790 V a 1 U a t i O n '""' <"^^t*'*'^'^J valnation of Tnlsa city is !|fS.4((((.0(ll( on a basis of abonf (iO ](er cent of actnal valne. The i:\\ rate is 32 mills on Ihe dollar. City warrants are jiaid in cash at liar njion pre.sentation, and the total bonded debt is f;.-)28.(l()0. Of this amonnt $2r)S, (1(1(1 are improvement. 20 yeai- ."> |)er cent; and .1f270.0(ni are w alerworks Ixiuds that are re\enne bearing. All bonds have been S(dd above par. and no interest or ]irinci])al ])ayments have ever been defaulted. The credit of the city is not surpassed by any city in the State. [) g j^ 1^ ; • • Tnlsa county has no debt, and its wan-ants for cnircnl ex])enses are paid in cash at jiar immed- iately u]ion prcseii l.-il ion. The assessed valuation of the ronnly is |i27,749,779.(lll. and Ihe la.\ rale outside the city is 10 mills on Ihe dollar. InSUranCG ThIs.-i Hi-e jn-otection is the e(|ual of an\' citv oi its class in the United States, and its insurance jafes are the lowi'st in Oklahoma. The basis is 50 cents on flOO for brick lesidences. 00 cents for frame residences. 44 cents for ])rel'erred business buildings, and 25 cents for preferi'ed wholesale buildings. W a t G r * ' 'I'liii^ i^ ''I '1 birge mea.sure due to the excellent '■ '- water service, the city plant having a daily capac- ity of 4.(1110.0(111. Tulsa was the only city of its class in tlie ^Middle West that did not re.strict the use of water in any manner during the mid-snmnier 4)-on.th that visited so many sections of the c(inntry. \\'ith the Arkansas river as its supply, no water shortage can ever be possible in Tulsa. The city water is 99 98-100 pure, and it costs the domestic consumeis on, say, a five-room cottage, with bath and clo.sot, $14 ])er year. The do- mestic rate on natural gas is 1(! cents per 1,000 feet. Xo coal is used for any piUMiose, hence the city is always clean — no soot, ashes or snH)ke. The streets are kept clean and the yards are a pleasure to observers. 190 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Rainfall * '1'>'1^^' 'i-''^ ='" ^nnni.il rainlall of 35.5 inches, '- wliicli is (J to 1) iiiclics more llian the central and western part ot Oklahoma, insurinjt' excellent corn and other cro|)s each year. This year, with light rainfall in nuiny places, will give Tnlsa county larniers an average corn crop of 85 bushels per acre, or about 1,050,000 bushels for tiip i-onnt.\, C h 11 r C ll e S Eighteen religious bodies, fourteen of ^vhioh own their own buildings, are represented here. The actual church mebership of Tulsa is one-fifth of the entire population. AnKANteAS KlVKU .VND "The Ol.lJ S\\1-\1-M1M, iluLli.' S C h O O 1 S Kight public scIkkiIs, ('allKilic academy, I'resby- terian college and jprixale classes give this city excellent educational facilities. The graduates of high schoid are accredited with Ihe State universities without re-examination. There are five women's (lulls in this city, having for their object intellectual advancement, and, in aildilion. twculyoue women's clubs whose objects are purely social. I'racti- cally all the liaicriial organizations are strong in Tulsa, their number being ciuhlcen with a mend)ership aggregating fifteen hundred. Tulsa is )l' Iniili iugs, mo(h'rn in their iy\>e. indicate a prosperous community of good tasle in planning the home itself. It is a pleasure to drive along the paved and shaded streets and see that everywhere builders seem striving for the best to be obtained for the money invested. This is not only true of the city, but of the county as well. Agriculture l'ieliii'al to the niaimracdircr and Avholcsale dealer. And. tojiether, they ronstitnte the wide diversity (if advantaiies that are makiii".;' Tnlsa jireat. In (Oklahoma there is room t'nr scx'ei'al liihxI cities; of these Tulsa is one of the most inviting'. Her peoiile aie rollowint; the sui;i;estion of Natnre and are iiiakini; the most of the lionnties that were placed here ajies before the hand of man began its work. They extend an invitation to the visitor to come, investigate, then ])ass judgment ujion strict merit of what is fonnd liere. There is never but one verdict. He is .iciorded a welcome, as a ]iermanent resident, that makes him feel at home from his first day in Tnlsa. lly writing to the Tnlsa Commercial <'lnb, |)ersons interested in ob- taining further information will be sup]p|ied with map, data and explicil^ ;i:.swe:-s to inquiries. Ap.iiiT.MENT House Owned uy Dk. Vi'. M. Wilson, Tul.s.\ 192 Staxdaro I?LiTE Book of Okiahoma THE Tl'LSA (MtlM'OlJATIoX. TILSA. ( tK LAI K ).M A. Tlif yi-faf nalinnl uas liclil. iribulary lo Tiilsa will riiniisli ]>ii\\i'r \n\- ilie next I wfiity-fhc vcais, and inic .. inc\ You Cannot Make a Mistake 'iiii»* IS FRi:i) BY SEEING FRED WHEN IN NEED OF Clothing and Furnishings 11) X. BROAr)>\ AY Oklahoma CItv Advertising Section APENN MUTUAL PREMIUM, less a PENN MUTUAL DIVIDEND, purchasings PENN MUTUAL POLICY, containing PENN MUTUAL VALUES, make an INSURANCE PROPOSITION which in the sum of ALL ITS BENEFITS, is unsurpassed for net low cost and care of interests of all members. THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF PHILADELPHIA On JANUARY 1, 1909, rates were reduced and values increased to full three per cent, reserve. Oklahoma City GENERAL AGENTS IN OKLAHOMA: Clifton Ratliff, B. H. Ash, Stonewall Tingle, Muskogee Chas. W. Gunter, Ardmore Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Oklahoma City Natural advantages and human industry combined have made Oklahoma City a MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY hut O'pportunity means nothing unless you grasp it. If You are a Manufacturer and your Ijusiness is not prospering possibly on account of poor transportation facilities, remoteness from supply of raw material, high price of fuel, or no demand for your product — If You are a Business Man carrying on a mercantile busi- ness at some town in another section, and you are dis- satisfied with trade conditions at your present location, or you flesire to embark in some other business — If You are a Professional Man and seeking another lo- cation in a section that is rapidly building up and where climatic conditions are very favorable — a city of schools and churches — You cannot afford to overlook the exceptional advanta- ges of Oklahoma City as a business and manufacturing center and as a desirable place in which to live. SEND FOR OUR BOOKLETS Th. Classen Co. Real Estate 120 West Grand Avenue Oklahoma City, Okla. A D V E R T 1 S I N G S E C T I O N W. L ALEXANDER, J. W. UPSHER HARRY C. UPSHER (Ex-Treas. Okla Co. Came in 1889) ^lexanber Sc ^psifjer OBeneral ins^urance aaeal €s;tate Insurance Department under the management of HARRY C. UPSHER Real Estate Department W. L. ALEXANDER 12 NORTH HARVEY STREET PHONE 791 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Colcorii Snbestment Companp ( INCORPORATED! PAID UP CAPITAL $50,000 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. We handle Business Property, Exclusively Vacant and Income. MAKE LOANS .-. COLLECT RENTS OFFICERS C. F. COLCORD .... President C. J. BOWMAN . . . • Vice-President RAY COLCORD . . . Sec'y-Treasurer GENERAL FINANCIAL AGENTS SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS Advertising Section .THE... Oklahoma Sash & Door Company MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF MILL WORK The Darling Mill Co., an allied institution, will be operating, in thirty days, the most up-to- date Sash and Door Factory in the Southwest. Tlie Olclahioma Sash & Door Co. are distributors to ttie world of Long-Life Roofing, an honest roofing sold by lumber and hardware dealers every- where. N. S. DARLING, President OKLAHOMA CITY, U. S. A. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma T. D. TURNER, President A. F. DECHMAN, V.-Pres't & Gen'l Mgr. T. D. TURNER & CO. WHOLESALE FRUIT, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS Located at OKLAHOMA CITY CHICKASHA, ENID, HOBART LAWTON, PAULS VALLEY EL RENO, ADA, OKLAHOMA Exclusive Handlers of all Seasonable Fruits and Vegetables at all Seasons of the Year. Drawing Our Supplies from all Producing Sections of the United States. Have buyers in all producing sections in order to facilitate our business and thereby making Oklaiioma a distributing market equal to any of tiie large cities and our different houses give us facilities for distributing that otiierwise we could not have. Commenced business in Oklahoma in 1903 Incorporated in 1907 for $100,000.00 BUSINESS COVERS THE ENTIRE STATE . \ I) V E R T I s I \ G Section Cresicent c!3rocerp anb iHeat iJlarfeet PHONE 114 207 WEST MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. One of the City's Largest and Most Popular Grocery Establishments A few reasons for its rapid growth and permanent prosperity The Crescent Grocery and Meat Market was organized February 1st, 19()() by Messrs. JNO. LLOYD and JOHN D. THOMAS who were formerly connected witli some of the largest wholesale grocery houses in the middle west. This giving tiiem a thorough know- ledge of tiie business and enabling them to know how and wdiere to buy the best that can be obtained. beginning with a small force and a few wagons which at that time, however, was sufficient to cover the City. The City has grown and just so fast has been the growth of the Crescent. Always keeping just a little ahead until at present they employ twenty people and have a delivery system sufficient to cover every part of the City, and do a volume of business to exceed .si50,oon.o(t. A few reasons why they have grown. 1st: Oklahoma City has grown. 2nd: They have the cleanest, most convenient, best arranged and most sanitary Grocery and Meat Market in the soutliwest. 3rd: They carry the largest and most complete line of Imported and Fancy Pure Food Products in the City. 4th: The Meat Department is in charge of a competent meat man, buying only the B1']ST and freshest of meat products. 5th: Their prices are the lowest, quality considered. 6th: They have established a reputation for fair and honest dealings and have built their business on business principles. 7th: Their customers are the best people in the City. 8th: Their employees are courteous and the most competent that can be obtained and always willing to co-operate with you. 9th: They appreciate their customers and are always ready to do tiieir part toward making dealing pleasant and satisfactory. lOlii: Remember their MOTTO: If it's good they have it, If they have it it's good. 10 Standard Blue Book of (Oklahoma CORRUGATED CULVERT CO. GUTHRIE W^ -"•^ OKLAHOMA MANUFACTURERS OF THE WATSON PATENT CULVERT The Culvert with a Guarantee. Look for our Trade Mark on every Culvert ONE OF OUR WATSON PATENT CULVERTS UNDER THE K. I'. M. >k O. ROAD BED. AdvertisingSection II "Jewelry of Quality" THE GIFT STORE OF "QUALITY" Tlie sweet sentiment wliicli prompts its giving . siionld be apparent in the character of the article chosen for the gift. Our great displaj- of distinctive creations in Cut Glass, China, Pottery, Jewelry, Bric-a-Brac, Silverware, etc. Present an unsurpassed variety from which exchisive gifts may be selected — indivi(hial creations whicii will never be cheapened in the eyes of its possessor through duplication. We carry the largest stock of FINE DIAMONDS in the State. Every one is sold with the guarantee of being just as it is represented to be. '"/sv ^ We ask the favor and privilege to show you our goods. W. C DEAN JEWELRY CO. 202 W. Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY 12 Staxdakd Blue Book of Oklvhomk '"' STATE'S FASHION STORE THE GREATER MELLON'S STORE THE HOME OF Beauty- Style -Elegance THE STORE that has for the past sev- eral years b?en a prominent feature in the introduction of FASHIONS IN OKLA- HOMA CIRCLES. The HOUSE of MELLON'S with its wide scope of experience among many widely known buyers, imports from the markets of style oriffinality. the best that can be pro- cured all for FASHION LOVERS, in this great SOUTHWESTERN COUNTRY. OUR PREDOMINANCE FASHION ART IN THE WORLD OF The essential movements of a great store is its SERVICE backed by the most un- questionable quality in merchandise, and priced to suit the needs of every woman. \ STORE that combines as does the HOUSE of MELLON'S, the wants of every one, and at all times ready to assist every buyer in securing the best that can be pro- cured, exactly suited to tastes and require- ments. The INVITATION is given right here to all to partake of the pleasure of shopping at what is known as the STATE'S GRE.\TEST STORE. To Buy at Mellon's To-day No matter the day, no matter the time, often before the time when certain merchan- dise for the season is due, OUR PATRONS CAN ALWAYS PLACE ABSOLUTE RE- LIANCE on the certainty of gettmg at the HOUSE of MELLON'S, the most needed article, positively original, strictly F.^SH- lONABLE, and rightly priced. TO-DAY is the day. Now is the TIME. WRITE if vou cannot call, an experienced force to wait on MAIL ORDERS right at your irn- mediatc' service. Writi- or Cal! TO-DA^ . The LARGEST SOUTHWESTERN DEPARTMENT STORE MELLON'S OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Advertising Section 13 D. A. DUNCAN, President C. H EVEREST. Vice-President Oklahoma City National Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 SURPLUS 30,000.00 DEPOSITS 700,000.00 OUR FOUR CARDINAL PRINCIPLES CONSISTENT LIBERALITY UNIFORM COURTESY ACCURACY IN DETAIL PROMPTNESS IN EXECUTION We are proud of our record in Oklahoma City, for wliich we are indebted to our friends and customers. Your business has enabled us to accumulate a nice surplus, also to pay our stockholders a good return on their investment, amounting to $44,000.00 in Dividends in Five and One Half Years. Upon liiis .Safe and Conseivative policy we solicit your business. 132 WEST MAIN ST. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. I, M. HOLCOMB. Cashier FRANK L. CLARK, Ass't Cashier 14 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ARE RESERVE AGENTS FOR NATIONAL BANKS ARE RESERVE AGENTS FOR STATE BANKS K\)t ^tate JSational J^anfe OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. The Oldest National Bank in Oklahoma City RESOURCES GREATER THAN ANY BANK IN THE STATE LARGEST LINE OF INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS IN THE STATE OFFICERS EDWARD H. COOKE President JAMES L. WILKIN Vice President J. M. HALE Vice President GEORGE L. COOKE Casliier PAT RODEN Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS \\"hit M Grant James L. Wilkin W T. Hales K. W. Dawson- M. Riley C. G. Joxes C. E. Bennett Geo. L. Cooke C. F. Coi.CORD , IJ. ZiEGLAR J. M. Hale R. J. Edwards Edw. H. Cooke OUR NEW HOME Capital ..... Surplus and Undivided Profits over $200,000.00 60,000.00 STAT[HENf OF CONDITIONS fS FURNISHED COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY SEPTEMBER 23, Ki:soriici;s Loans and Discounts . . S1,397,213.1S United States Bonds . . 156,000.00 Stocks, Securities Etc. . . . .324..560.42 Furniture and Fixtures . . 12,000.00 Cash in Vault . . $423,250.22 Due from Banks . 745,496.64 1,168,746.86 Total . . . S3.U5S,520.-}6 I,I.V1!I Capital . Surplus and Profits Circulation Deposits Total S200,000.00 60,411.26 150,000.00 2,648,109.2 $3,058,520.46 We invite accounts of all desiring safe, conservative and liberal banking connections. .\ D V E R T I s I \ G Section 15 G. W. I5ARNES, President D. N. FINK, Vice Pnsi'leiit E. D. SWEENEY, Cashier G. T. THOMPSON, JR., Asst. Cash. THE Commercial National Bank UNITED STATIvS l)i:iM)SlTOKY CAPITAL $200,000.00 DIRECTORS LEO E. BENNETT E. D. NIMS W. N. PATTERSON \V. M. CHANDLER T. P. SMITH BENJ. MARTIN. .JR. R. P. HARRISON D. F. DICKEY Accommodations extended consistent with sound banking Muskogee Oklahoma 16 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma CROWDED with the new things from the best potteries and glass facto- ries of Europe and America the Myser Store oifers to discriminating purcliasers the cnoicest and most representative col- lection of China and Glassware in tlie State of Oklalionia. Tlie leading specialties include Rookwuod Pottery, Doulloii Ware, Haviland China, Cut Glass, Art Brasses, Community Silver, Elect rie and Oil Lamps, etc. It has been tlie consit.ent policy of this house to offer the highest quality and standard goods at prices that cannot be equalled in the Southwest. We are enabled to do this by placing large orders direct with the manufacturers, thus se- curing for ourselves the most favorable prices. Myser China & Glass Co. WHOLESALE & RETAIL 116 MAIN STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY PHONE 447 P. O. Box 633 O. K. CUT STONE WORKS J. C. POWERS, Proprietor Contractor for and Dealer in Cut, Sawed, Planed and Rou^h Stone Estimates furnished on application OFFICES AND WORKS 716-22 WEST SECOND STREET Oklahoma City Oklahoma AdvertisingSection 17 THE EMERSON PHARMACY BRANDOM BROS., Proprietors Drugs, Choice Perfumes and Toilet Articles Prescriptions Guaranteed 624 N. Hudson Street PHONE 960 OKLAHOMA CITY FOR HIGH-CLASS WALL PAPER In Silk, Sutiiis, Leather Efi'ects, See Our Stoclc For the BEST PAINT try ours. For the best PICTURE FRAMING rome to us. If you want a his;h grade piece of work in either PAPERING AND DECORATING or Tinting in Fresco Colors see us. We handle only the best goods and employ the best men that can be had. Eastland Bros. Paint & Paper Co. 3 and 5 West Main St. PHONE 183 OKLAHOMA CITY 18 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma O.K.TBANSFER&, Storage Co. A. C. ENOCHS, President J. W. MANN, Secretary PHONE PBX S3 Central Realty Co. INCORPORATED CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.00 FULL PAID 34 WEST FIRST ST. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. We Do a General Transfer and Storage Business. We are the largest receivers and distributors of carload lots in the Southwest. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. General Office Phone 4764 Office of Secretary Phone 957 Office 4th Floor American National Bank Building OKLAHOMA CITY ...PATENTS- IS MINUTES Personal consultation on the practioal and financial value of your idea, witli an attorney who is an inventor, who is a competent machine designer and builder, and who has made a suc- cess promoting his own patents, is wurth over a year of correspondence with an attorney at long range. Feed and Fuel Phone 1760 FRANK P. 5HEPARD REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY Binns BIdg. 22.5* W. Grand Ave. PHONE 631 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Our C. O. D. Feed Store W. C. MISKIMEN, Prop. Cor. Reno and Harvey Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Advertising Section 1!» SCOTT DRUG CO. The ^Q/XaiZ Store ESTABLLSIIEU 1889 Prescription Druggists Just What the Doctor Ordered That's what is in the bottle of medicine we hand you, when we fill your doctor's prescription. We exercise the greatest care and exactness. Use the identical drugs called for, pure and fresh. Use the precise amount ordered — no carelessness or guesswork methods here. As a result our pills, tablets, powders and liquid medicines always do the work the doc- tor requires of them and are thoroughly reliable. PHONE MAIN 76 227 Main St. Oklahoma City The Standard Electric Co. INCORPORATED We are the electrical people of Oklahoma City "ONLY THE BE5r" FANS WIRING FIXTURES CONSTRUCTIONS MOTORS REPAIRS We have it, can get it, or it's not made PIONEER BLDG. Telephone PBX 165 poofe anb Commercial d^felaijoman 3ob printing Co. 16 &. i^oljitison ^t. DEPARTMENT The Best 15 THE Chea pest 510 North Broadway THEO. INGOLA. ManaSer PHONE 1827 Ostrich Feather Dyers Fancy Dyers Garment Dyers French Dry Cleaners Oklahoma City It Will Pay You to See Us For GAS or ELECTRIC FIXTURES MANTLES AND GLASSWARE A SPECIALTY We handle a full line of Gasoline Lighting Goods PHONIC :$i-JO Incandescent Light &, Supply Co. 23 5. Robinson OKLAHOMA CITY W & C W & C Workman & Company Real Estate Investments First Mortgage Securities THE WORKMAN FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY no N. Robinson St. PHONE 1400 OKLAHOMA CITY REFERENCES Any Bank or Banker In Oklahoma City w & c w & c Advertising Section 21 OUR Popularity AS Druggists has l>t;eii earned and maintained by lli<- Superior Quality OF OUR GOODS illHi UlL- Efriclency and Promptness or Out Setvlce VARV[L BROS, 206 West Reno Avenue PlKJiie 2804 THE OJilahoma Stale Banl^ DURANT, OKLA. CAPITAL STOCK $30,000.00 Your business solicited on a conservative banking basis. Our deposits are guaranteed under Oklahoma State Banking Laws. C. H. HARDIN SMITH, President GEO. H. HARRIS, Cashi 21 Staxdaki) Bui: Book of Oklahoma YOU MAY BE PARTICULAR ABOUT YOUR ATTIRE If you're as sensible as we think you are, you want the finest made. And the cost no more than the inferior kind. You're taking some part in all daily activities, make your appearance in the proper attire. St^ Jlart, ^cijaffner & Jparx SUITS AND OVERCOATS MANHATTAN SHIRTS J. & M. SHOES JOHN B. STETSON HATS E. & W. COLLARS REDMAN COLLARS PHONE 58 We at all times aim for one Goal Merchandise that is the best 115 MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Corder Shoe Co. GOOD HO N EST FOOTWEAR FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Our Leaders $3.00 to $5.00 Men and Wo men Pate nt Calf and Kid, Seasonable Colors. Deliveries made to any part of the State and money back if you want it. CORDER SHOE COMPANY HOME OF GOOD SHOES 122 MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. A D V E R T I s I X Ct Section 23 Distinction Marks Our Hats 212 1-2 W. Main St. OKLAHOMA CITY Slaughter & Verschoyle GENERAL AGENTS Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. (Accident & Liability Deiaartment) Aetna Accident & Liability Co., Hartford, Conn, for Oklafioma and Texas National Surety Company of New York, for Texas We issue all kinds of Liability Policies, Personal Accident, Plate Glass, Burglary, Fly Wheel and Fidelity and Surety Bonds. Scott Thompson Bld^. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Slaughter Bld§. DALLAS, TEXAS 24 Staxdakd 13lle Hook of (Oklahoma FAULTLESSLY FITTED FOOTWEAR FROM The H ome of Go o d Shoes FAT.I. 190D We will be prepared early to supply your wants. It will be a pleasure to show you. ALL SHAPES ALL LEATHERS ALL PIERSOL, THE SHOE-MAX West Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY, U. S. A. Good Clothes for Men "Just Clothes" won't §o here, we sell at a small profit and back up each sale with a GUARANTEE that means GUARANTEE Suits $15, $18, $20, $25, $30 and $35 OKLAHOMA CITY Clothing, Men's Furnishings, Shoes Advertising Section 25 Oklahoma School of Shorthand Typewriting and English CONCENTRATION Is the greatest factor in the accompUshment of any work. In the Oklahoma School of Shorthand, Typewriting and English, there is a concentration of energy, concentration of effort, concentrati(jn of thought, which insures the greatest results. Write For Further Information Enter Any Time R. L. DAVIS, PROP. Rooms: 501, 502 and 503 Security Building Corner Main and Harvey Phones: Office 4790, Residence 1939 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. IF YOU DONT SEE US FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES CHANCES ARE WE BOTH LOSE We believe you will find that you ean't do better in the city than you can with us for good, unscimped electrical w-ork and in the buying of electrical supplies of all kinds. Our prices have no fancy frills. You will be pleased with our fine assortment of Electric Fixtures, comprising the latest and smartest designs from the best makers. We're right up-to-date on Tungsten Lamps, 25 watt to 200 watt, latest improved styles. The best electric light in existence. We rewind armatures, make installations in buildings and houses and do all other electrical stunts carefully and well. \n addition to our stock is THE TRUE VIBR.\TOR, which is guaranteed for five years and costs $2.5.00. Call and let us demonstrate it to you. LOOK FOR THE BIG SIGN Office Ptione 2530 Night Phone 4711 115 North Harvey St. OKLAHOMA CITY 26 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma 25aitfjcU pjjarmacp f.p.(gams;on&Co, PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS EVERYTHING IX DRUGS If you can't call Phone 165 COR. ROBINSON & CALIFORNIA OKLAHOMA CITY Hard and Soft Coal, Grain, Hay, Crushed Stone, Sand, Lime, Cement and Plaster MAIN OFFICE Corner First and Hudson Sts. Phone Main 62 OKLAHOMA CITY IN THE CORN BELT OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA Broken Arrow, Coweta AND Porter, These towns offer excellent opportunities to any one desiring a new location. ADDRESS Arkansas Valley Townsite Co. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA Guaranty State Bank MUSKOGEE, OKLA. ^ Deposits Guaranteed 4 per cent Interest paid on Time and Savings Accounts A D V E R T I s I X G Section 27 jH jOTPw!VVK9^9C^^vy2^^flB!^p^i^^iHi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^H^^^^i^^^^l . . n 1.,,.^ -. N. S. Sherman Machine and Iron Works ENGINEERS, FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS Mamifacturprs of and dealers in Structural Steel and Iron, EiiKiiies and Boilers, Power Plants and machinery of every description. Cotton Gins, Hoger's Cotton Cleaners, etc. Machinery built and repaired. Water works and Electric Light Plants installed. We buy Municipal Bonds. Office and Works 18-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-36 East Main Street OKLAHOMA CIFl', OKLAHOMA W. M. WILLIAMS Merchant Tailor 1 18 N. ROBINSON ST. BELL PHONE 3020 OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA. Staxdard Blie Book ok Oklahoma MORTIMER F. STILLWELL, President E. F. BLAISE, Vice President W. C. RAYMOND, Cashier H. C. MOORE. Assistant Cashier /-^ /f- /v^ American National Bank Bartlesville, Okla. ^^^ CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00 ^^^ DIRECTORS MORTIMER F. STILLWELL E. F. BLAISE W. L. NORTON R. W. ARGUE W. C. RAYMOND CLINT MOORE H. V. FOSTER Advertisixg Section 29 SPECIAI> A.GE?JTS FOR Ha>an & Sons Shoes For Men and AVomen THEY LOOK THEY FIT THEY WEAR SUITED FOR EVERY WALK IN LIFE 210 Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY F. J. W05IKA MERCHANT TAILOR 222 North Robinson OKLAHOMA CITY 30 Standard Blue Book ok Oklahoma ©felaftoma'si I^eabins ®rp Cleaners; & Bpers; IT'S surprising to note the complete change to a new appearance and effect from cleaning or dyeing a worn or soiled garment. There is no fab- ric too delicate, no gar- ment too costly — from oviter apparel, as gowns, wraps, dresses, silks, lacts, gloves, feathers, to silken liosiery or lingerie — and no furnishings of the house- holds as draperies, por- tieres, curtains, blinds, blankets, comforts, expen- sive rugs, etc., which cannot have their soiled, dingy appearance re- placed by freshness of color, newness and tasty finish at a very small cost. 519 North Broadway Oklahoma City, Okla. The Scotch Tone Remedy Company Compounds twenty-seven specific remedies, each being a time tested physician's prescription which will positively effect a safe, sure and speedy cure for the ills for which they are recommended. Cliemically pure chemicals and standardized drugs are used in compounding these remedies and in the hands of ex- pert chemists leaves no doubt as to their purity, cleanliness and effectiveness. It is of interest to most people to know the How and the Why of results obtained by the use of Scotch Tone Remedies and for this rea.son wehave numl)ersof testimonials from cured, satisfied patients on file in our store tmd any one may see them on application. Every bottle is uncondilionally guaranteed. A trial sample of any of our remedies will Ije furnished free at our laboratories. SCOTCH tom: U1:MI]1)V CO. Local and Limo; Dislanci- Phone Main 77 No. 412 West Main Street A D V p: R T I s I N G Section 31 ^^ GUTHRIE NATIONAL BANK UNITED STATES AND STATE DEPOSITORY PRUDENCE AND CONSERVATISM This bank was established In 1889 and has therefore had twenty years experie nce. Its depositors have entrusted their funds to this bank with the knowledge that they would be absolutely safe under our conservative m anagement and Federal supervision and secured with our large capital and surplu s fund. U. C. GUSS. Pres'l FRANK DALE, Vice-Pres't J. W. PERRY, Vice-Pres't ROBT. SOHLBERG, Cashier C. R. HAVIGHORST, Ass't Casliier Capjtal and Profits over $200,000.00 THE OLDEST BANK IN OKLAHOMA. Guthrie's New and Most Popular Store "THIS store has gaiupd its popularity and established a solid business through our honest business principles and through the merit of such high-class merchandise as Wooltex Suits, American Lady, Nemo and LaCamille Corsets, Fownes Kid Gloves, "Niagara Meud" Silk Gloves, Onyx Hosiery, Royal Society Art Goods, Stunning Millinery and the finest line of Dry Goods and Dress Accessories in the State of Oklahoma. Railroad Fares Refunded In Proportion to Purchases. 4fc r;^7^Meet Me at '' cuyiii Mail Orders Receive Our Most Careful Attention. GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA 32 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma C F. ELERICK, President E. F. POTTS, First Vice-President G. B. HALL, Second Vice-President HUGH SWIFT, Cashier H. N. WILSON, Ass't Cashier FIRST STATE BANK DURANT, OKLAHOMA FIFTY STOCKHOLDERS i OW^TEED DEWflToiiIiunY Fund DIRECTORS C. F. ELERICK. E. F. POTTS G. B. HALL HUGH SWIFT JOHN RIGBV 7v- /^ MAKE THIS BANK YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHEN IN THE CITY T. P. LaRUE W. L. McWILLIAMS m. k. tidwell Prfsidont Vice Pre.sideiit Cashier C. A. BECK Asst. Cashier First National Bank Miami. Oklahoma Capital 150,000.00 Surplus and Profits $22,000.00 Special Attention given to Collections LARGEST CAPITAL AND SURPLUS OF AXY BANK IN OTTAWA COUNTY A D A- E R T I S I N G S E C T I O X .3.3 The Best Biscuits Crusty— flaky— light and delicious, the "melt in your mouth" kind. All the good things made with flour are made best with ■Xr- Ij^r'^^pimE FLOUR COFFEYVILIEKMISAS Best milling methods, finest se- lected wheat and absolutely cleanly handling and packing guarantee its quality, purity and flavor. ASK YOUR GROCER The Rea-Patterson Milling Co. Coffey ville, Kansas 34 Staxuari) Blve Hook of Oklahoma T. P. Walters, Prosidcnt J. E. KxNER, Vice-Pros. & Gon. Mgr. L. A. FLOHEA, Sec. & Tieas. The Coffey ville Sfiale Brick Company CAPACITY: 140.000 BRICK PER TEN HOURS MANUFACTURERS OF Sidewalk, Street Paving and Building Brick COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS THE •Vke Stoneware r> CP COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS H/^ '> MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE STONEWARE WE MAKE JUGS — In Sizes, From One Quart to Five Callims FRUIT jrcs — In Sizes. One and Two Gallons WATER JUGS — In Sizes, One Gallon CHICKEN' FOUNTAIN — In Sizes. One Gallon ,I.\RS — In Sizes, From One Quart to Thirty Gallons BUTTER JARS — In Sizes, From One to Ten Pounds FRUIT JAR.S— In Sizes. One Half and One Gallon PRESERVE JARS— In Sizes, One Half and One Gallon QUINCE JARS — In Sizes, One, Five, Ten and Tvvent.v Pounds CHURNS — In Sizes, From Two to EiKlit'.Gallons MILK PANS (CROCKS)— In Sizes, From Pints to Two Gallons STEW PANS — In Sizes, of One ami One and Half Gallons BEAN B.\KERS — In Sizes, One Quarts and Two Quarts COMBINETTES— In Sizes CUSPIDORS — In Sizes, Eislit, Ten and Twelve Inches ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO The COFFEYVILLE STONEWARE COMPANY COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS Advertising Section 35 We believe in the future of Oklahoma and have established at Collinsville the most up-to-date plant in the west, having a daily capacity of 150,000 Bricks Assuring You Service and Quality PAVING BRICK GUAfmNmD FOR T[N YEARS MADE IN OKLAHOMA Five Plants with a Total Capacity of 600,000 Bricks Daily The Coffeyville Vitrified Brick & Tile Company GENERAL OFFICE COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS ^^ Durant National Bank DURANT, OKLAHOMA Capital Surplus Undivided Profits $100,000.00 40,000.00 15,500 ^^ .A. n. SCARBOROUGH, President .IAS. R. McKINXEY, Vice Prcsirlent B. A. McKINNEY, Cashier GREEN THOMPSON. A.-^sistant Casliier 36 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma HARPER & WILSON WHOLESALE DEALERS IN A. B. C. St. Louis Bohemian KINO OF AI,I, BOTTI.KI) HKKRS SOLE DISTRIIJI'TOR .^.r/ . A. ULKXl) / r Guaranteed Under the Food and Drugs Act June 30th 1906." FicKiJiNANi} ■\VKS'riii;iMKR ^ Sons DISTILLERS CINCINNATI. O LOUISVILLE, KY. ST JOSEPH MO The Old Reliable IvENTUCIvV C'EUIJ >VlIISIvEY iU)TTr.i:n in hond FOUR FULL QUARTS DELIVERED TO YOUR NEAREST EXPRESS OFFICE FOR »5.00 We Cater to Club and Family Trade Write For Our Wholesale Price List HARPER & WILSON r$21-3ii;J Oaris<»n Am:. Ft. Smith, Arkansas Advertising Section 37 The Jefferson Trust Co, Capital $100,00Q MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA We transact a general farm mortgage loan business in the State of Oklahoma Liberal Terms to Borrowers Write for Information Local Agents Wanted The Durant State Bank DURANT. OKLAHOMA Your Deposits Guaranteed Against Loss We Pay Interest on Time Deposits We Know How to Handle Your Business EXPERIENCED CONSERVATIVE APPRECIATION H. D. HAMILTON, Pies. I. G. McCROSBY, V.-Pres. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas City, Mo. B. H. FRICK, Sec. & Treas. Ada, Okla. HOT AND COLD STUFF Ada Ice and Fuel Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Wholesale and Retail Dealers in COAL ADA, OKLAHOMA 38 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma We would like to meet you Jf irsft J^ational panfe OF SAPULPA, OKLA. Capital and Surplus $57,000.00 Oldest and Strongest National Bank in the County CARL W. LEHNM.AHD, Presitlem PHIL .1. Li:il.\ll.\l!l), Cashier L. A. WILSON. President E. B. COCKRELL, Cashier J. O. CHAMNES5. Assl. Cashier ii}}:m.., 'Mi "■■I..')!l| NO 4830 Fir^ >if ^^p^ ^^ ^iilii^k}^^^^ A^. M ^- National Bank UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital $50,000.00 Surplus and Profits $25,000.00 EL RENO, OKLAHOMA Advertising Section 39 K. C. MILLION, Frc.-:i\'CMi conceniint;- the New Stanclard Policy issued l)y The Equitable Charity May Cover r a multitude of sins, hut it takes an E([uital)le Life Insurance Policy to cover the debt you owe Your Wife Your Children and Your Estate EXCEPTIONALLY good opportunit}' for live, energi'tio and rrputabk' mon and women. We need good agent.s. Do you want to represent the "strongest and best Insuranee Organiza- tion in the world?" WRITE TODAY The Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the United States "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" c'oLt:S,R'itio„s to HERMAN I. PINCUS, Agency Supervisor, oK'^iffo151 ^citV! ?)'^tA. Advertising Section 43 ONLY u IN JENKINS" can you see these Great PIANOS THE STEINWAY The World's Standard Eacli piece of every Steinvvay Piano is tlie personal work of a man wlio linows liow to nialce that one thing lietter than any one else. He is rlireeted liy tlie greatest family of piano-maliers the worlJ has ever Icnown to malie liis work exactly fit and agree with the product of liis co-Uiborers in forming a harmonious part of tlie mo^t beautiful ^levelopment [possible in a musical instrument. This ideal condition of manufacture has been brouglit about b.v years of skillfully-planned organization, patient- ly-directed discovery, untiringly-pursued research, bril- liantly-apjjlied invention — underlaid with the broadest practical experience. This unity of ctTort lias made the Steinway Piano inimitable. STEINWAYS $550 AND UPWARD THE PIANOLA The Standard Piano Player f Once you sit at the Pianola Piano and experience the fascination of personally producing music, you will un- derstand why thousands of the biggest, brainiest men of the world have become ardent enthusiasts about this instrument. You will realize tliat life holds a pleasure for you that you never dreanieil of — that you have found the iilia occupation for your leisure Hjuc. Ihe genuine Pianola Piano Is sold only by us. All other Instru- ments lack the salient teatures like Thcmodlsl and Meliostyle, etc. which have made Ihe Pianola Piano the standaid player piano PRICES $550 AND UPWARD Also VOSE, HARDMAN, GABLER, KURTZMAN, LUDWIG, SCHAEFFER, ELBURN, BARMORE, Etc., ranging in price from $125.00 upward. Jenkins Music Co. Oklahoma City, Okla. The Home of the One-Price No Commission Plan SCHOOLS RESIDENCES CHURCHES 21cS \.Ki)l)iiison V/ENTILATION, Heat and ' Hygiene, the three princi pal attributes of a modern home or pubhc building made possible by the use of Lennox Furnaces. Phone 575 Oklahoma Heating & Ventilatin; Company R T. WASSON, President and I^anager JOHN W. ZUCH CONSULTING ENGINEER OUT OF TOWN ESTIMATES FrHXISHED Wrvl H. WEST VENTILATING ENGINEER 44 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma The Best Product of the Brewing Industry is MUEHLEBACH'5 Pilsener Bottled Beer BREWED FROM CHOICEST HOPS AND VERY BEST MALT THEREFORE A BEER OF PURITY Surpassed by None in the Market /. .•. Write for Price List Geo. Muehlebach Brewing Co. Cor. 1 8th and Main Streets KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Advertising Section 45 The Swell Geidleiiuui'.s Cliih w Burl Sliiiileii Priipriftor 80 ruoms, 20 with private batii; gas and electricity; telephones; running liot and cold water and steam lieat in every room. Rates: 75c to SI. 50 Per Dai/ Three thousand Commercial Men liave stopped with us in the past year, and all are boosters for The Stanley Slag. Every- thing new and up-to-date. Give us a call and be convinced. FORT SMITH, ARK. West Side Lumber Company INCORPORAl 1:D Dealers in Building Materials Cor. Fifth and W. Oklahoma Bell Phone No. 579 GUTHRIE, OKLA. theGAFFNEYco. Real Estate Loans and Insurance HIGH-CLA55 INVESTMENTS OUR SPECIALTY Immigration and Industrial Agents By handling principally our own realty we save the agent's profit for the investor rilE LEADIXG FARM WAX OFFICE PHONE 271 OFFICES HARRISON AVE. GUTHRIE, OKLA. 46 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY FURNISHED ^ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 7i^ SHOP WORK A SPECIALTY ^' JOHN D. HARRIS Contractor and Builder Shops: 111 N. First Street Phone 498 GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA L OGA N COUNTY P LANING MILL T. L. KEHELEY, Manager. GENERAL MILL WORK BANK AND STORE FIXTURES ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON REQUEST 118 W. Vine St. Telephone 637 GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA Advertising Section 47 Tall-Man the Livery-Man LIVERY AND FEED CALL PHONE 143 FOR THE BEST TURNOUTS IN THE CITY Saddle Horses and Single Drivers a Specialty 215-225 North Division Street E. E. TALLMAN GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA I AM FOR Cfje ^tar Haunbrp FOR They endeavor to do The impossible- Please Everybody GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA A. J ALLEN, Prop. E. R. EASTMAN. S. W. KEISER Prcsiilent Vice-Pres . L. J. GRAY. Canh icr VLi)t #felaljoma ^tate pank GUTHRIE, OKLA. DEPOSITS NOW $540,000.00 Reserve Agents for State, Banks Deposits Guaranteed by Act of Oklaiioma Legislature INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Your Account Solicited 48 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Dr. Kelloggs CORN CURE The Only Scientific and Successful Remedy for Corns, Bunions and Callus Feet READY REEIEF FOR AFFLICTED HUMANITY DR. .1, V. KELI,(.)Gc;. Ill-COVEHEH AND ManUFACTURKU PAINLESS AND INF ALLIBL E CURE A TRIAL MEANS A CURE Recommended and Endorsed by Thousands Who Have Been Cured yoii cannot secure a bu\ Troni your local dru^iiist, remit 25c. direct to DR. J. F. KELLOGG, GUTHRIE, OKLA. Advertising Section 49 ARKANSAS LUMBER rOMPAlSIY LIME, CEMENT, BRICK, LINCOLN PAINT Guthrie, Oklahoma ARCHITECT PATRICK HENRY WEATHERS COURT HOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PRISONS A SPECIALTY GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA CONSULTING ARCHITECT OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 50 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma H. E. RAKEMAN, Jeweler and Optician Mr. Rakeman came to Sapulpa from Missouri in 1900. Hf lias liarl 2) .years experience in tlie Jewelry business, and no man I-oiir olhrc or store Ofnee: 220 Wesi ruelflh Sireei KANSAS CirV. MO. tlomc Iclepliane 2085 Mam BornClonej) Xaunbtp Co. When in Sedalia send Wiien in Muskogee send your Laundry to your I.uiindry to Dorn-Cloney Laundry Company Dorn Cloney Laundry Company Try our Carpet Cleauiiij,- Deiiartiiient 203-?05-207 E. Third St. MUSKOGEE. OKLA, 225 N. Third St. SED.\LI.\, MO. Both Phones 126 Main Phone No. 7 56 Staxdakd Blue Book of Oklahoma R. B. one T. J. LEAHY W. A. Ledbetter J.B.Perkins .5. MacDONALD Law Offices W. A. Ledbetter, Suite 214-218 Majestic Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Boone, Leahy &: MacDonald LAWYERS PAWHUSKA OKLAHOMA Get a Home in Oklahoma! The Land of Sunshine and Plenty Oklahoma is the Great New State of the Soutliwest and its progress is most mar- velous. Investigate now. For further information, write us LEWIS & PERKINS The Live Land Men 5. A. WHALE, Pres. HUGH COX, Secy- Citizens Loan and Realty Company INCORPORATED REAL ESTATE LOANS FIRE INSURANCE ABSTRACTS RENTALS DURANT OKLAHOMA DURANT OKLAHOMA Advertising S e c t i o x 57 MIAMI Blivth benjamin & Co. The Richest Lead and Zinc Camp in the CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN World is the Home of the Fastest Growing Bank in the North- AT east Part of the State E.M.WOLF&CO. THE Miami Trust & Savings Bank BROADWAY AND THIRD MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA J. W. ORR President W. H. TRAPP A, K. WILDER Vice-Pres. Cashier "THE BEST WHAT 15" PURE DRUGS COLD SODA Alamo State Bank AND PFPFFPT SFRVTrF MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA Have Helped to Tlaee Us Like Our City SI11T[ AND Capital $40,000.00 Surplus $ 6,000.00 "THE LEADER" Central jDrug ^tore COUNTY DEPOS TAR! 4% PAID ON TIME DIRECTORS WALTER HOWARD President W.S.KELSO Vice-President WILLIAM B. MOORE . Counsel WAVMAN C. JACKSON County Judge ERNEST H. HUBBARD. Chief Deputy U.S. Marslial THOS. H. OWEN, Owen. Stone & Fleming. Attorney^ EUGENE M. KERR. Editor and Manager Times-Democrat The Depositors of this Bank are protected absolutely against loss by the Depositors Guaranty Fund of the State of Oklahoma 2nd and Broadway : MUSKOGEE, OKLA. DEPOSITS THE BANK THAT ACCOMMODATES 58 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma W. E. ROBERTS. President J. T. ROBERTS, V.-President W. E. ROBERTS, Jr.. Sec'y & Trea Roberts Realty Co. The Leading Real Estate Firm of Northern Oklahoma Real Estate, Investments, Loans, Oil and Gas Properties THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THIS STATE YOUR CO-OPERATION EARNESTLY SOLICITED Reference, Any Bank or Business Man In Nowata NOWATA, OKLAHOMA Advertising Section 59 MILLER BROS. DRY GOODS CO. Oklahoma City Cor. Grand and Harvey The Little Department Store where they handle more goods in less space than any store in the State and where "PRICE IS IT^' -TT^-yr^ The year around handling good goods at prices that win trade. Stores at: Oklahoma City Lawton, Ukla. Snyder, Okla. Ardniore, Okla. Chickasha, Okla. Buying for Ten Large Stores at a time gives us a leverage and we buy only when we get Same Prices as Wholesalers Stores at: Clovis, N. Mex. Portales, N. Mex. Melrose, N. Mex. Elmer, Okla. Sentinel, Okla. Diplomat IVhisKev "just right'* WE ARE NOT A MAIL ORDER HOUSE but sell to the Fine Club and Family Trade direct, where there arc no dealers. : : Write for price-list Glasner & Barzen Distilling and Importing Co. KANSAS CITY : : MO. LARGEST DISTILLERY IN THE WEST Owners BLUE VALLEY DISTILLERY CO. U. S. Disty. No. 3 Distillers and Bottlers in Bond The only bnnafide Distillery at Kansas City THE ARDMORE STATE BANK OF ARDMORE. OKLA. Is the fastest growing bank in Oklalionia CAPITAL $25,000.00 One Year old on June 1st INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS June 1, 1908 S 18,575.03 July 15, 1008 45,251.53 Sept. 23, 1908 100,585.19 Nov. 27, 1908 119,937.52 Feb. 5, 1909 152,150.20 April 25, 1909 103,035.63 June 1, 1909 185,000 00 4"„ PAID ON ALL TIME DEPOSITS All Deposits protected by the Guaranty Fund of the State of Oklahoma C. T. BALLINGER HAROLD WALLACE PRESIDENT CASHIER (50 Standakd I5i,rK l5()oK of Oklahoma 3Ci)c iliUer=iWitScf)er Companp Wholesale Dealers in Furnishing Goods and Notions Roach & Veazey Drug Co. THE BUSY CORNER Phone PBX 31 NOTHING TO GOOD FOR THE SICK Delicious Soda Water and Prompt Service at Our Fountain "Always" MEET ME AT ROACH & VEAZEY Cor. Main and Harvey Sts. Oklahoma City Invite a careful inspection of their stocli which is always well assorted and adapted to the needs of Oklahoma Merchants 1 Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY The Choice of the Careful MATTHEW ROSS McVEY Permanently Established, Widely Experienced, Reliable Optometrist and Optician The Fitting of Glasses is a Matter in Which You Can Afford to Take No Chances R. E. L. HITT J. B. RONE Hill & RONF Real Estate, Loans, Investments and Insurance We specialize on Better Class of Property but are prepared to sell you anytliinij you may want, so call on, plione or write us and we will take care of your wants If you should want Farms tlien don't hesitate to write us and we will locate you on one tiiat will suit you, because we know FARMS All inquiries will receive prompt replies and all Careful Service is Characteristic of Our Examinations business will receive our conscientious attention WRITE US ABOUT WONOIRFULL OKUHOHJ CITY HITT & RONE Suite 311-312 Majestic BIdg. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. 101 NEW MAJESTIC BUILDING COR. MAIN AND HARVEY Phone 4380 OKLAHOMA CITY A D V E R T I S I \ G S E (' T I O N r>i J. K. MAUKS, Sec'y & Gen. Mgr. h'. 1). BKAHLY, Miinager Minnetonka Lumber Co. YARDS VINITA Ml'SKOGEE OKMULGEE Mo A LESTER EUFAULA (INCORPORATED) OKLAHOMA CITY Wholesale and Retail Most Complete Stock in the Southwest EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF YARDS WAGONER KIEFER ALVA SAPULPA PRAGUE HOLLIDAY PHONE 717 Yard 903 West Grand ^^\ v\^^ ^^^vi^ WILIS suirs ro SUITS ^^. MEASURE NO MORE 11 2 North Broadway NO LESS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUT OF CITY ORDERS Fine Line of Imported and Domestic Goods on Show WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR WORK UNION WORK 62 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma The Globe The Oldest and Largest in the City SEE us FOR: Dry Goods, Ready-to- Wear Millinery, Shoes, Carpets, Etc. McALESTER, OKLA. WOLF & KOHN, Props. 5. M. GLOYD Lumber, Grain and Hardware YARDS AT ALVA, OKLA. AGRA, OLKA. ASHER, OKLA. AVARD, OKLA. BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. CHANDLER, OKLA. COPAN, OKLA. COUNCIL HILL, OKLA. DEWEY. OKLA. DUSTIN, OKLA. INDEPENDENCE, KAN. JOPLIN, MO. KONAWA, OKLA. McCOMB, OKLA. MEEKER, OKLA. MUSKOGEE, OKLA. MUSTANG, OKLA. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. OKMULGEE, OKLA. PIEDMONT, OKLA. RIPLEY, OKLA. STIGLER, OKLA. TECUMSEH, OKLA. TULSA, OKLA. TYRO, KAN. WAINWRIGHT, OKLA. WANETTE, OKLA. YUKON, OKLA. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA AdvertisixgSection 63 We will Sell You a Vacant Lot or a Make You a Loan, Sell or Rent Your County. House, Collect Your Rent or Write Your Insurance When in MUSKOGEE Call on The W. L. Tull Loan & Investment Co. INCORPORATED CAPITAL. $25,000.00 MELROSE PLACE TUXEDO PARK GARRETT HEIGHTS WEST VIEW PARK ALAMO HEIGHTS LINCOLN PARK Real Estate, Loans, Investments and Insurance TELEPHONE 1701 220 NORTH THIRD STREET Fr.\nklin G.\rl.vnd. Mgi". City Dept. \V. L. Tull. Prpsicicnt C. H. Fish, Vice-President R. M. Tull, Secretary 64 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma MRS. LEDA CRAWFORD -STEELE TEACHER OF VOICE PLACING, THE ART OF SINGING AND PIANO 513 West Court Street MUSKOGEE, OKLA REFERENCES— Wni. L. Wliituey, of the Wm. L, Whit- ney International School for Vocalists anil Pianists. Boston. Mass.; Henry C Lahee, of the Boston Musical Bureau; Mr. Carl Stasney antl Mr. Louis C. Elson, of the New England Conservator.v of Music, and Mr. Frank \V. Halse, of Boston. Mass.; E. V. Palmer, Exponent Sbriglia Metliod, and A. M. Woodruff. Pupil of Bon ley. >}^>}& CONCERT AND LECTURE RECITALS A SPECIALTY B. CUNLIFF ARCHITECT * % 106 North Second Street N4U5KOGEE, OKLA. CUT CLASS FINE CHINA DIAMONDS WATCHES If you buy it of MIESCH it's all right That Diamond, Watch or Piece of Jewelry of Any Kind Our Selection is Always Complete and Prices Right We make to order any Special Design in Jewelry you desire Call and let us explain our new Diamond Plan M. MIESCH THE HOME OF GOOD JEWELRY 105 N. Second MUSKOGEE, OKLA. HEADQUARTERS FOR CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENTS ...IN... FARMS RANCHES CITY PROPERTY We have the Tliret- Best Investnieiit Proijo.sition on Installments in Enid, Okla. UNIVERSITY PLACE LOTS BELMONT BLOCK FAIRVIEW TRACTS All will double in value within the next two years FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS Piefatt-Wtiitlock Realty Company COMMERCE BUILDING ENID, OKLAHOMA A D V E R T 1 s I \ G Sec t i o n H.") LAW OFFICES OF R. N. McCONNELL ESTABUSHED 1894 Office Phone 116 Rooms 512-523 American National Residence Phone 842 Bank Building OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY'S WILLIAM F. BLAND LEONARD L BURNS ERNEST CHAMBERS PAUL P. PINKERTON FRED PTAK ROBERT E. AUSTIN PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS SPECIALTIES Drawing Wills, Settling Decedents Estates, General Probate Practice, Draw- ing Incorporation Papers, Foreclosing Mortgages, Collection and Adjustment of Fire and Life Insurance, Examining Abstracts and Land Titles, and Keeping ClieaLs Oul oj Liligatioti. Le^al Opinions and Advice Rendered by Mail Depositions Taken by Experienced Notaries and Stenographers in Office 66 Staxdard Blue Book or Oklahoma { ""1 OAK PARK HAINER ADDITION k ADDITION BUY A HOME ALL OF OUR OR BUSINESS PROPERTY 1 ADDITIONS ARE REACHED by the in the iS , M ^V STREET CAR CAPITAL CITY ^^^^1 f LINES CAPITAL HEIGHTS FARM ADDITION PROPERTY II. II. UKVXOI J>H RIOAI. i:STATK p. 0. Box 99 113 South Division Street CUTHRIE. OKU^ _J C. K. \AXDKK\U(JKT, President J. L. LJlKi), V. I'Rsidciit A. \V. II rULl^Y. Ciishiu- Citizens National Bank Pawhuska, Okla. Capital Stock Surplus and Profits $50,000.00 12,500.00 OKLAHOMA STATE DEPOSITORY COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY A I) V K K T I S I X G S E C T 1 O N 67 Good Clothes FOR MEN AND BOYS THI'. SAME IN Furnishings and Shoes New Phoenix Clothin; Company 107-109 N. Second Street MUSKOGEE, OKLA. Tulsa Motor Car Co. Tulsa, Oklahoma PHONE 110 RES. RED 865 We hare Ihe only 5 per cent muney ill Oklahoina to build homes ivith HOMER H. WILSON REALTY CO. Agonts for CHALMERS-DETROIT, BUICK THOMAS FLYER AND BAKER ELECTRIC s„itc .501 STEPHKNSOX liLDG. 68 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Hugo Ice and Light Co. In roll 1,1 rated Nov. 19(10 Business ICE MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC LIGHTING and POWER Ice making capacity, Twelve Tons Daily. Ma- chine capacity, Eigliteen Ton.s. Two Electrical Units, one 60 K. \V. and one 150 K. W. 2200- 110 Volt, Single Phase. Plant and buildings located on Company's property whicli comprises some 5\ acres adjoining the Frisco Main Line in thi' northern (lart of the City. Tlie rapid growth of the City has necessitated many improvements and the outlook for the future is very bright. Since the Company began operating its plant in 1906 the City has grown fnim a population of 3500 to over 5000. The Company has increa-sed its number of lights in s( r\ice from 400 at the start to over iOOU-lOcp basis, also installed niaiiv fans and small motors and heating apparatus. J. W. DAWLEY, Treas. and Mgr. PGOOD Q OSITIONkJ A Practical Business i'^dticatidii Mctuis Success DRAUGHON'S PfiACIICIlL BUSINESS COLL[G[ Leads tiie W'uiid tor BUSINESS TRAINING W'e guarantee good positions. If yon want the iiest. attend Drauglion's. Our large cata- log will convince you. Write for one. It is free. : ; : T. iAL FLANARY, Manager n.\LTIMORE BUILDING Cor. Grand and Harvey OKLAHOMA CITY STATE BANK °^ CAPITOL HILL U0 Our Deposits are Guaranteed ^\) NO ALUM IN THE CAN therefore NO ALUM IN THE FOOD We know your wants and we want your business. A visit or inquiry will be appreciated. IF PREPARED WITH STENTZ^S TO p. TOP toVuE^ AT ALL GROCERS MADE IN OKUHOHA CIIV PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY Advertising Section 69 MIDLAND VALLEY RAILROAD Arkansas River Route The Midland Valley Kailn.ad, skirting as it docs the south bank of the Arkansas River from Ft. Smith, Ark., to Tulsa, Okla., a dis- tance of 161 miles, thence crossing the Arkan- sas River and running in a northwesterly direction to Arkansas City, Kaus., 112 miles, a total distance of 273 miles, has tributary to it the best agricultural land in the State of Oklahoma — the soil in the Arkansas Val- irv being rich, alluvial loam, suitable for the raising of early vegetables, alfalfa, cotton and corn; the soil between Tulsa and Arkan- sas City being of a heavier nature, with limestone base, is particularly adapted to the laising of corn, wheat and other small grains. In addition to rich agricultural resources, the line has developed large coal mining inteicsts hi Sebastian County, Arkansas, and Leflore County, Oklahoma, the approximate production at the present time being five thou-sand tons per day. The Midland Valley Railroad also serves the celebrated oil fields tributary to Musko- gee and Jenks, and is in the heart of the Glenpool oil district, the largest in the world. All manner of clays, sand and lime rock, with the highest quality of shale, is tributary to the line for cement, brick and other clay products. The principal towns on the MidUunl Vallej- Railroad are as follows: Fort Smith, Ark., population 50,000; county seat Sebastian County. Principal indus- tries — jobbing, furniture and wagon manu- facturing. Stigler, Okla., population 2,500; county seat of Haskell County; agricultural district. Porum, Okla., population 2,000; agricul- tural district. Muskogee, Okla., population 30,000; county seat of Muskogee County. Principal indus- tries — jobbing, manufacturing, oil produc- tion, etc. Muskogee is tlie second largest city in the State, and has ample resources to give it a position of second to none. Haskell, Okla., population 2,(tOO; agiieul- tural district. Tulsa, Okla., populatic.n 15,000. i>rincii>al industries — jobbing, manufacturing, oil pro- duction, etc. Tulsa is the county seat of Tulsa County, and is located in the center of the oil district. Pawhuska, Okla., ])opulution 2.500: coimty seat of Osage County; agricultural district. Pawhuska is located in a rich agricultural section, is the headciuartcrs of the (ioverii- ment offices having in charge the affairs of the Osage Indians, tlie richest people per capita in the world. Arkansas City, Kans., |)opulation lii.ooo. Pi'incipal industries — jobbing and manufac- turing interests. The capitalist, manufacturer, niercliant, oil producer, farmer and wage-earner should not overlook the splendid opportunities along the line of the Midland Valley Railroad for investments, manufacturing, jobbing and farming. O. HAMILTON G. F. & P. A. J. F. HOLDEN V. P. & G. M. Muskogee, Oklahoma 70 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma H. C. MILLER. President B B. BURNETT. Cashier .lOH.N DERMOTT. V. I'res. A. P. CRAAVFORD. Asst. Cash. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK SAPULPA, OKLA. CAPITAL - - $25,000.00 DEPOSITS - $250,000.00 City, County and State Depository Estalilislifd lcS99 ()LI)i:ST I3ANK IN CREEK COUNTY A D V E R T I S I X G S E C T I \ 71 0fela{)oma (§a^ & Clectric Company INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS Population of Oklahoma Cit>-. Juh' 1909—55,000. Capacity of the Electric Plant is 2500 Horse Power to whicli will be added November Ist, 3000 Additional Horse Power. The Company has a Manufacturing Power line, three phase 00 cycles, 115 to 220 volts. Alternating Current. Prosi)ective consumers can obtain information as to location of tliis power by applying to the Conij)an\'s oli'ice. The down town connnercial lighting service is 115 volts, 60 cx'cles, single ])hase, .Alter- nating Current. The use of direct current is abandimed and rajjidly becoming ob.s)let8. Consimiers desiring direct current foi special service can install at their own e.\pen.se motor generator set or Mercur\- arc rectifiers as may be best suited for their use. Natural Gas is supplied to the City lor domestic purposes at the rate of 2."ic per lOOO cu. ft. Thi're is a high pressure belt line which extends into the Manufacturing district. The location of whit'h will be fin-nished ujjon ajjplication to the Company. MANUFACTURING RATES-GAS For gas supplied to manufacturers, under boilers, such as factories, mills, foundries, etc. From cubic feet to 250, 0(1(1 cubic feci iiichisi\-e, 25 cents, les^^ 5 cents if ])a!d by the tenth of the moiilli. From 2.50,000 cubic feet to 3,000,0(10 cubic feet inclusive, 15 cents, less 2h cents if paid by the tenth of the month. From 3,000,000 cubic feet and over, \2\ cents, less 2.V cents if paid b\- the lenlh of the month. Electric Power is fin-nished manufaclurers Iruni ,5c ma.ximum with a sliding scale ac- cording to consumption, with a mininuun charge pi-r Horsepower connected load of motors. The Compau\' furnishes e.xijei't advice to pros])ecti\(' customers or their representatives free of cost. All information of this kind cheerfidly given whether you purchase or not. Before piu\-hasing apj)aratus and e(iihpment it is absolutely necessary that you considt with our Company as to the supjjly of cm-rent in immediate vicinity of the proposed installation. Alternating cin-renl elevators can be obtained at about the same cost as the D. C. If you are unable to purchase satisfactory elevators, the Compan\' will assist y(Mi to do so. Do not put in a D. C. elevator only to find that you cannot get a supply of current, as the superiority of the A. C. elevator is not well understood and a great many nianufactmers are unable to supply anything but the old 1). C. type. We present this caution. O^felafjoma a3ag ^ Clcctnc Companp PHONE PBX 14 110 N. BROADWAY 72 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Wants to be Your Tailor 128 West Second Street PHONE 4608 OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. Parrott & Durland BAKERY & CONFECTIONERY WE CATER TO ALL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Own Make Ice Cream a Specialty Phone 2343 110 Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY E. A. BEYER. President J. S. SHEARER. V.-Pres. A. A. BEYER. Cashier STA TE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY 0nt\)xit ^abingg pank (gutJjric, C^felatjoma Deposits of this Bank are guaranteed by the Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the State of Oklahoma. ED. C PETERSEN THE APPAREL SHOP "FOR MEN WHO KNOW" GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA A. O. CAMPBELL T. OKEEEt Campbell & O'Keefe GENERAL CONTRACTORS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. MAJESTIC BUILDING SUIT 313 Phone 2230 p. 0. BOX 556 When in GUTHRIE EAT AT Matchetts' Cafe 1 16 W. Harrison Ave. ROOMS IN CONNECTION w, R, POLSON ]mm co, TRANSFERRING AND STORAGE Piano and Safe Moving Our Specialty 501-509 W. Oklahoma Ave. PHONE 39 GUTHRIE, OKLA Okmulgee County Oil Uas Land Oil and Gas Prop erties arc the best paying investment that can be made to-day in the State of Oklahoma Many acres of developed and undeveloped land can be purchased more reasonable then erer before in the history of Oil and Gas fields. If you are interested in a good investment, write to E. W. GILL, Okmulgee, Okla. Advertising S e c t i o x 73 D L. PARKHVR^T. Presiri.iit I,, \ , WALLACE. Vice-President .1. T. WALLACE. Sec.-Treas. PARKHURST-WALLACE CO. INCORPORATED BOOKS, STATIONERY, OFFICE SUPPLIES, EASTMAN KODAKS Phone Main 101 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA 134 West Main Offlce Plioiie 1805 Residence Phone 3876 DR. W. T. SALMON L'U(K Muiii .St. EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT Office hours 9 lo ll/L H., 2 lo 4 P. H. OKLAHOMA CITY Ottlct Hours 10-12 A. M. Bcs. 409 E. lOlh Strcel 2-5 P. M. Pnone 208 DR. LEWIS E. INMAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON General Practice and Diseases of Children Office 1321 .Main St. „,,, .„„„ PHONE 342 OKLAHOMA CITY H. H. WYNNE, M. D. EYE. EAR. NOSE AND THROAT 208i W. MAIN STREET PHuNfc ;Jtt.54 THE WVNNE EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL NORIK BROADWAY 8 PARK PUCE 2 10 6 P. M. Plione Black 2316 OKLAHOMA CITY E. S. FERGUSON c. Ii KERGISON DRS. FERGUSON & FERGUSON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT 1 »Hi(i' l-.'i Intlia Temple Phone 1 138 OKLAHOMA CITY \ 9 OO A- M TO IP M PHONE 1201 OFFICE HOURS: -2 30 P MTO 5 P- M. ' 7 OO P M TO 8 P. M DR. CHARLES P. LINN GenUo-Uriuarij-Ri'iial Di.^caM's 0} Women and Surgery 114 1-2 W. Main St. OKLAHOMA CITY 1, HAVNES BUXION. M. 0.. It. D. H COULTER TODD. A H . M DRS. BUXTON & TODD PRACTIl'E I.IMirED TO IHSK.VSES OF THE EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Office: Rooms 104-5-6-7-8-9 INDI.\NA BLDG. Telephone 370 OKLAHOMA CITY PALACE DRUG COMPANY INCORPORATED 100 Choctaw Avenue Phone 29 McALESTER, OKLA. Office Plione 3961 Res. Phone 3949 DR. A. E. DAVENPORT 101-1- West Mahi Street OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Res.: UI21 N. Harvev Office: Room 202 Bassett Bldg. Phone B]acl< 4606 Plione Main 131 EDWARDO DE MEGLIO, M. D. Practice l.iinilc'cl tcl JiYE. EAR. XOSE AM) TllliOAT BASSETT BLDG. OKLAHOMA CITY, 115 1-2 North Broadway OKLA. PHONE 411)0 HOURS 10-12 A. M.. 2-5 P. M. DR. W. R. BEVAN Suite 114-115 Indiana Buildinc Fir.st and Robinson OKLAHAMA CITY „ J 10 to 12 .4. M. „, \ Home 4089 Hours: •; g to 5 P. M. Pli"»>- : i Office Main 39 DR. W. EUGENE DIXON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Suite 304-.)-0-7 Sernrity Bldg. Cor Main and Harvey OKLAHOMA CITY Res. Phone B. 1721 Office Phone 3054 100 E. 7th St. DR. R. F. GRAHAM DENTIST 208i Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY Phone 3699 X DR. J. W. SEARS DENTIST 109* NORTH BROADWAY ^^^S^^%^..y OKLAHOMA CITY Offlce Phone 2501 Res. Phone Black 4876 DR. J. A. ROSS OSTEOPATH 132i W. Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY Hours 9 .\. -\. to 5, P. M. or tiy .Xpjcointnient 74 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ATWOOD-BLANCHARD LUMBER CO. Successors tu WESTON ATWOOD DeakTs in Lunihcr. Shingles, Siisli ainl Doors OKLAHOMA CITY - OKLAHOMA, U. S. A. Telephoiie 209 ABSTRACT, INSURA.VCE BONDS. LOANS TARLTON & COMPANY Ali.-j ('ii)icrile iirid Fire-Prouj ('mistrinlitin II Sjiriliilht OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA GEO. H. DODSON FARM AND CITV LOANS. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. REAL ESTATE FIRE INSURANCE KiH.ins :-illll-:;(n iMoijirc Jildg. 121 West Main OKLAHOMA CUV GEO. K. WILLIAMS & COMPANY INCORPORATED INVESTMENT BANKERS oil ICES .\r OKLAHOMA CITY and LAWTON, OKLAHOMA J. FRANK RICE DEALER IN Books, SltilioNcrij, I'criodiads and Xcus CIGARS Main and Broadway Tel. 2604 OKLAHOMA CITY Office Room 340 P. 0. Box 1092 I,fe Building' < Ulice Plioiie 18S R. K. 1 ILLEK CONTRACTOR Street Pariiui. linilrnr.it. Culv.rt ni.il Piir ]Viirk OKLAHOMA CITY THE ATKINSON.WARREN& HENLEY CO. FARM LOANS 0^•ER FARMERS STATE B.\NK PlKinc 3.30 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Harrie Blake JEWELER Santees Drug Store WAGONER. OKLA W. I. HcWIlllAMS. Pies. S. C. fUllERTON, Tieas. R. H. HOITON, Sec S Hgr MIAMI ARTESIAN WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. OFFICE IN iM,.\i; 111 srvn; hwk bldg. MIAMI, OKLAHOMA A D V E R T I S I X G S E (' T I O N 75 THE OLD RELIABLE First National Bank TULSA. OKLAHOMA J. W. ORR, President W^ E. GORDON, Cashier THE STRONGEST BANK— THE BEST CITY— THE RICHEST COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA Capital Surplus and Profits Sil60,000.00 Total Resources One Million l)(]llars VICTOR C. PHILLIPS ATTOR NEY & COUNSELLOR Suite of Rooms in Farmers Land and Trust Co. DURANT First Floor. Okla. State Banl< Bldg. OKLAHOMA T. C. CONES, President ART STORE PICTURE FRAMES OKLAHOMA ART STORE OklnhoiNfi's Lurijist Exchtsh't Art Store Pictures and Picture Framing 206 N. Robinson St. C. L. Rekse, Prop. OKLAHOMA CITY W. O. PURMORT, Treasurer THE STAR LAUNDRY COMPANY INCORPORATED) 211 SOUTH GRAND PHONE 650 Enid, Oklahoma [EGUSTflNCOMPANUEALKTAn, Capio H , Ohtioma THF TPI ITH *-• ^- EGGLESTON, Editor and i\ i riL 1 rvU 1 n capuol hill, okla. /lana^er SPRAGUE BROS. JEAVELERS A>D OPTICIAJJS DldiiiiDiils. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Fine China, Cut Glass ami Repairing Hand made Jewelry nf all kinds ADA, OKLAHOMA EAT HOT CHILI AT THE DELMONICO RESTAURANT THE BEST EI.MEH E. IIOfCHTON. Proprietor ] Xo. U X. Broadway OKLAHOMA CITY Write for Catalosue If you want tjir best seeds be sure they conic from THE OLD RELIABLE OKLAHOMA SEED HOUSE BARTELDES SEED CO. OKLAHOMA CITY O^felafjoma l^aunbrp Co. ENID, OKLAHOMA PROMPT AND EFFICIENT Fully cqiiipix'd In dn first class work SOFT WATER Clothing Furnishing Goods Hats, Shoes, Etc. 127 WEST GRAND AVE. OKLAHOMA CITY 76 Staxdard Bute Book of Oklahoma DURANT, OKLA. Meals and Beds Equal to the Best and Better Than the Rest The Axtell Hotel IS THE BEST Y WAGONER, OKLAHOMA CHERRYVALE, KANSAS JNO. A. KING, Proprietor RATES $2.00 FOX VISIBLE TYPEWRITER HERRING-HALL-MARVIN SAFES REBUILT TYPEWRITER ADDING MACHINES DAL TON LAIN AND CO MP ANY OFFICE EQUIPAIENT DESKS, FILING CABINETS AND ^ tt t a /-. t^ t . tt ^ ti » OFFICE SUPPLIES TULSA, OKLAHOMA A. M. tUTHTIN, Pres. J E. WARE. Vicp-Pres. NICK M. ELLIS, fasliitr PLANTERS AND MECHANICS BANK OKLAHOMA CITY DEPOSITS CJlAlJANTKKn THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK PERRY, OKLAHOMA THE NIGHT AND DAY BANK CVPITAI, .STOCK S2.5.0U(i.(l(l OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA W. E. HODGES. Prest. J. F. HARBOTR, \'. -Prest. F, C. HASKETT. Cashier STREET EICHOLTZ FURNITURE CO. HOMES DRESSED COMPLETE 223-22.". W. Oluiiiili;.'.- MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA CupituI - - - $25,000.00 Sui|)lu.'< - - - - .-),()00.00 E. H. CAMPBELL REAL ESTATE 21)4 \V. KIKST ST., ( Lyrif 'riicatrc Hldg.) Refereiice.s — .\ny Responsible Finn or Iinli\'iilu:il in Oklahoma Cily ROSENTHAL & HARRIS FURNITURE Xrw (inil SfCDml Hiiiiil Stares mid Ccrpet.t 218-220 Xortli Hn.:uhv:iy Plion,. l.->.->0 OKLAHOMA CITY R. F. HELM & COMPANY REAL ESTATE AND LOANS MADAM ROSEBERRY DRESS MAKING, LADIES TAILORING TEX.\S LAND LARGE AND SMALL TRACTS 340 Lee Building OKLAHOMA CITY Calling and Evening Dresses Phone 2702 a Specialt.v 225 1-2 West Main Si. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. 212 SECURITY BLDG. Phone 4542 MADAMK MONTK SI'EC1AI>IST Dcrmalolooy Haniciitino Iteatmenls (or Nervousness Body, face and Scalp Massage Insomnia and RDeumallsm Hair ilrnwii on Hald Heads Ciuaranti-ed Phone 2048 SUITE 42.3-S SECURITY BLDG. MISS IVA WARNER Hair Weaving, Hair Dressing, Manicuring. Face Massage, Scalp Treatment. Chirapeielist Call at Home hy Appointment OKLAHOMA CITY Advertising Section 77 n V. Hl'HWELI, A. F. CuiMhEIT f'llAS. Kl'WAHO .l(illN^o\ BURWELL. CROCKETT & JOHNSON ATTORNEYS AT LAW 415-20 LEE BUILDING Phone 2404 OKLAHOMA CITY MANICURING and CHIROPODY Phone 2983 Mrs. MacLaren's Hair Parlors HAIR GOODS. TOILET ARTICLES 225* W. Main Street OKLAHOMA CITY CAPITAL 25.000.00 OKLAHOMA STATE BANK ENID, OKLAHOMA C. C. SMITH, Vice-Pres. L. H. PATTON, Cashier A. C.SPRINGS REAL ESTATE IXVESTMENTS MCALESTER - - OKLAHOMA GEO. W. PIERSOL. Pre.s. J. E. PIERSOL. V.-Pres. (■n.\S, M. POSWORTH. rashif-r OKLAHOMA STATE BANK 109 West Grand Avenue OKLAHOMA CITY WALTER D. CALDWELL. President JED CALDWELL, Vice Presldenl E. R, BULL Cashier FRANK WHITNACK, Asst. Cash. CITY STATE BANK Security Blfls„ 228 Main St. OKLAHOMA CITY Capital $25,000.00 Surplus and Profits. $4,752.14 T. H. DWVER. Presldenl H. C, HENDRICKS. Ass'l Casnier fRED. H. FREV. Cashier CEO S MESD. Ass'l Cashier THE CHICKASHA NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL STOCK $100,000 CHICKASHA. - - OKLAHOMA Our Motto: "To PU'usc Our Customers" BRING YOUR DULL THINGS TO BE SHARPENED A. IIALVERSON UaKBKKS Si IM'I.IKS ANI> CUTTLERY BI.ECTKIC- CKI.NnKKS We Grind Any and All Edged TooLs Strictly First Cluss Worlv Guaranteed PHONE 1965 13 S. RoniN.iON ST. OKLAHOMA CITY H. E. TURNER. Pres. E. R. HOLT. Cashier UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY THE WESTERN NATIONAL BANK Capital. Surplus and Profits $210,000.00 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. T. W. ENDERS. Prest. FURNITURE,S^ri^R\rE^ 221-23 W. Grand Ave. Phone 886 OKLAHOMA CIIV FIRST STATE BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY CAPITAL STOCK $61,000 LEE OFFICE BLDG.,Cor. Main and Robinson GO TO STURM BROS. Dealers in CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, FINE SHOES, HATS 127 Main Street Phone 506 OKLAHOMA CITY R. .\. V.A,NCLE.\\E I.. «■- WE.'^.'^INCER PHONE 3195 IRISH and DUTCH Real Estate and Brokerage Company WE SELL anything 121 N. Broadway OKLAHOMA CITY THE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. COR. GRAND AND ROBINSON "A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD CITY" Office Plione 2(r62 Residence Plione .'512(J B. Frank James REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE 106 N. Robinson St OKLAHOMA CITY EVEREST SMITH & CAMPBELL attorni:ys-at-law Offices :?:5.Vr)-7-,S LEE Buil.lins OKLAII():\IA CITY 78 Standard Blue Book ok Oklahoma LAWTON SASH & DOOR CO. J. I. Bowman, Mgr. Estimates on all Work Cheerfully furnished Near Frisco Depot LAWTON, OKLA. ''We Make Homes Beautiful" GUTHRIE WALL PAPER AND PAINT CO. 119 E. Okla. Ave. GUTHRIE, OKLA. THEJ.6. LEEPERLUMBERCO. 115 East Grand Avenue Was p.stablishcd in Oklahoma City in 1902 and lias held the position of being one of the bi'st firms of lumber di'alers in our eity. \t all limes they have a eomplete line of Bl'ILDING MATERIAL on liand and solicit a share of your patronage. THE GROSS CONSTRUCTION CO. INCORPORATED Office 220 S. Broadway OKLAHOMA CITY JAS. J. HOUSTON HARDWARE Cor. First and Oklahoma .\ve. Telephone 59 GrTHRlK, OKLA PHONE 319 J. WARD LUMBER COMPANY GUTHRIE, OKLAHO.M.\ THE INGRAHAM HOTEL II 11 INOHAIIAM. \liiiKis.'er Ji PIlollL' l9r,S Hdliu- riiunr -JS't.-) HARVEY HILL PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING DRIVE WEI.LS, PUMPS. ETC. 12 S. R(.l)iii.s(,n St. OKLAHOMA CITY PINE BELT LUMBER COMPANY Manufacturers of SOFT SHORT YELLOW PINE OKLAHOMA CITY J. E. CRAWFORD BALTIMORE BLDG. Agent fot WhlU SUameiColumlius Electric AulomoDllc M. J. BAUM & COMPANY OKLAHOMA CIIV - - OKLAHOMA MISS. VIRA M. ROBINSON Art Xf'tiUc ]]'tirl: .". liiipin-ttd Lan-.s 114 N. Robinson St. OKLAHOMA CITY F. W. LILLIE DRITOGIST CilTIIHIl'; - - <)KI,AHO,MA W. L. RHODE FURNITURE DEALER GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA A. 0. FARQUHARSON CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS Guthrie. - Oklahoma CHAS. F. EISENSCHMIDT snoKs GUTllKIK - - OKLAIIO.MA J. H. RUCKS STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Office Phone 371 Estimates Given on Application HANSON BROS. Plumbing, Heating and Gas Fitting Out of Town Work Solicited 126 W. Reno Av,'. OKLAHOMA CITY GUTHRIE. OKI, A. R. M. CONWAY, Inc. REAL ESTATE 113 S. Riibiri.s(]ii .SI. oKI.AllO.MA CITY PHONE 107.-S OKLAHOMA MOTOR CAR CO. Distributors for The Overland-Ford and Marion Motor Cam OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. THE CARPENTER COMPANY REAL ESTATE 310 \. Robm.s..ii St. OKLAHOMA CITY Reserved Specially for R. W. KEMP ELECTRICIAN Oklahoma City, - - Oklahoma LET US FIGURE ON YOUR BILL J. S. Mayfield Lumber Co. 604 West Main Phone 2525 GU\^ B. KOSS, M. D. 119i NOHTH BrO.VDW.W" Phone 1033 OKLAHOMA CITY DR. EDWARD J. DAVIS EYE. EAR. NOSE AND THROAT PHONE 1652 220 Lee Bldg. Oklahoma City Reserved for A. W. CLARK REAL ESTATE DEALER 319 Security Bldg OKLAHOMA CITY 80 Staxdaki) Blue Book of Oklahoma J. W McNEAL. President L. W. BAXTER, CASHIER THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE Government Depository OF GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA COMMENCED BUSINESS JULY 1, 1904 A New Bank managed by officers of more than twenty-five years of successful experience State Depository THIS BANK litis brcn namod as general dopos- itiii V Inr gdvcrnmcnt funds. THIS BANK lias been named as State deposi- tory and reserve agent fur all State Banks in Okiahnma. THIS BANK is examined twice a year by Nat- innal IJank examiners as well as by State examiners. THIS BANK lias money to loan. THIS BANK is prepared to take eare of its cus- tl'IILITs. THIS BANK rarries fifty per eent of its deposits ill rasli. THIS BANK takes care of your savings; try it and ycni will be surprised how they grov A. J. SEAY. Vice President THIS BANK is not engaged in speculative ven- turi's. THIS BANK is a home institution; organized, (iwni'd and managed by home people. THIS BANK treats every customer with i-qual cciuitcsy. whether rich or poor. BANKING is our business. We understand it and nive it our per-sonal attention. THIS BANK has the largest and best burglar pidiif safe in Logan County. THIS BANK does not permit its officers or em- p]i)yrrs til borrow any money' from it. THIS BANK has all funds deposited in it cover- 1 il liy insurance night and day. THIS BANK wants business and has the money to take care of it. R. E. CARDWELL. AssT. Cashier CHA5. WHITAKER. President H. H. JOHNSON, Cashier W. C. HOOVER, Vice President No. 7788 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL $25,000.00 SAPULPA OKLAHOMA A D V E R T I S I N G S E (' T 1 O N iS 1 TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES Generally are what make a man of you. Perhaps you don't know it, but the other fellow sizes you up by the fit of your clothes and the fit of that collar around your neck. If you wear a suit of our new Fancy Imported Woolens OR Blue Serges You will be delighted to have the most critical examination and feel pleased with yourself in particular and the world in general. Clothes have everything to do in making a gentlemanly appearance. LET US ^[AKE YOUR NEXT SUIT C. A. FINNINGER TAILOR TWO STORES India Temple 1 14 West Main Street Oklahoma City, Okla. 82 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoaia T II U 1] i: F J. i ) < > R S DEVOTED TO EXCLUSIVE LADIES-READ^ -TO-\VEAR 11 1 NORTH MAIN ST. MUSIvOCiKK, OKLA. Advertising Section 83 Roy's Ladies' Toggery On the East side of South Main Street, near Third Street, Tulsa, is a unique and special store wiiich carries exclusively goods for ladies. Mr. Hoy, the proprietor, has been in this business two years. He came from Kankakee, 111., where he had about ten years experience in the dry goods business. He carries ladies' goods (july, and every- thing is ready made. He makes a specialty of ladies' suits, keeping a very large stock on hand. He also carries a full line of waists, shirts, hosiery, knit underwear, nuislin underwear, corsets, iiouse dresses, street dresses and evening gowns. Every season Mr. Roy spends some time in the Eastern markets and brings to Tulsa the choicest found in these markets. All garments sold during the season he will alter, if needed, free of charge. South Main St. Near Third St. TULSA, OKLA. THE FIRST CLASS HOTEL IN TULSA is the Robinson Hotel STRICTLY modern tin-oughout including liot and cold run- ning water, gas, electricity, ele- vators, good eating and splendid service in dining room, large sample rooms, private tele- phones tliroughout and courte- ous treatment. 200 ROOMS; 60 WITH BATH American Plan Rates 82.00 per day and up ROBINSON & JAMES, Proprietors V. H. BOETTCHER Mail Orders Promptly Filled Woman's Garment Shop 212 MAIN STREET OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Mail Orders Promptly Filled HIGHEST CLASS READY-TO-WEAR SHOP IN THE SOUTHWEST Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, nor to liiid take and discourse, but to call and be convinced tliat our SUIT STORh] is THE WOMAN'S GARMENT SHOP We offer you only the i^est and most correct garments that can be found in the World's FASHION CENTERS at the very lowest prices TAILORED SUITS, COSTUMES, SKIRTS, WAISTS, FURS, CORSETS and e\'erything ])ertaining to A\'oman's Wearing Ajipare! THE WOMAN'S GARMENT SHOP 84 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Jlisisiouri, #felat)oma & #ulf Ep. (GULF ROUTE) DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA and FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. via Rex, I. M. & S. via Calvin, Rock Island FOUR TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN MUSKOGEE AND WAGONER Write us and we will a(l\isc \ini in rci^ard lo farm lands aloni; the itlissiouri, (!^klat)oma & (§ulf 3^p. where you ean buy ^ood agricultural land for 810.00, 815.00, 820.00 and S25.00 and up, on easy terms, and put you in touch with parties who can sell \du a place. Make a tri]) of investigation. "THE LAND OF THE INDIAN CALLS FOR THE WHITE MAN'S PLOW" Coal, Oil, Gas, Cotton, Corn, Alfalfa. We can assist you in finding a new location. Advise us if you wish to make a change or invest in A NEW ENTERPRISE, FACTORY OR BUSINESS where raw materials are convenient, labor satisfactory, transportation facilities adequate and markets accessible. PERCY TALBOT, Gen. Freight and Passenger Agent, MUSKOGEE, OKLA. Advertising S e c t i n x 85 ON YOUR NEXT TRIP TRY THE BETTER WAY THE M. O. 8c G. WAY THROUGH PULLMAN SERVICE BETWEEN MUSKOGEE AND OKLAHOMA CITY Via Calvin Leave Muskogee - - 8:45 P. M. Arrive Oklalioma City (i:On A. ^^. Leave Oklahoma City - 12:15 A. M. Arrivr Muskogee - - - 8:20 A. M. liertlis ready lor oceupaiicy at fl;.'5() P. M. MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA & GULF RAILWAY GENERAL OFFICES. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA WM. KENEFICK, President W. P. DEWAR, Vice President E. B. FISHER, Gen'I Supt. PERCY TALBOT, G. F. & P. A. Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Say, Mr. Hotel Man 7~^r> YOU WANT to furnish or refurnish your hotel irith the piek of the best makes and nut- terials in the eountry at a nominal price? If so, it is to your interest to be our customer. Our lines embrace the furnishings and supplies for every department, the kitchen, the chamber, the dinincj rooin. the office, the toilet and wash room. We also make a specialty of supply iuji build- ings and institutions in every department. Janitor.s" supplies at jobbers' })rices. Get in touch with us. Will be more than pleased to prnmj)tlii an.- PROFIT . . 2o,000 .4 BAXK THAT ACCOMMODATES The thing to consider in depositing money in liank is SECURITY The National Government superintends and examines THIS BAXK THE FIRST jNATIOXAI. UAXIv OF DURANT. OIvLAIlO.MA THE OLDEST BANK IN BRYAN COUNTY French Unique Dry Cleaning and Dye Works The most up-to-date and reliable dry fleaiiing aiul dye plant in the Southwest. No garment too faney for us to handle. One trial will eon\ inee j'ou. We elcan and five everything that is worn bv the human raee. Mail and Express Orders Given Prompt Attention Agents wanted every whei-e. Send foruur little booklet tell- ing of our n>ethods. CAPITAL $25,000 Phone Main 91 704 NORTH BROADWAY A n \- E R T I s I N G Section 89 nri _ i\/i A V'W/CTT T so ptnFtcuy simple IN TOURING AND RUNABOUT STYLES $500 to $1500 ALLEN MOTOR CAR CO. DISTRIBUTORS EL RENO - - - OKLAHOMA H. S. PEBBLES. Manager Telephone 3552 The Monarch D. G. Co. INCORPORATED GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA Dependable Dry Goods, Shoes that Satisfy CLOTHING OF MERIT diamberlin Metal-Weather-strip Co. Keeps out all the Dust and DriTing Rain Prevents Rattling of Sash Saves 25 Per Cent in Fuel Bills ()15 Majfstif Bkl^. OKLAHOMA CITY \Vc have the cxflusivc sale of J. & K. SIL-KID FINE SHOES FOR YOU\(i WOMEN BOSTONIAN SHOES FOR MEN S. M. &. S. CLOTHING FOR MEN The Big Store on the Corner You arc cordially invited to call and inspect our enormous stock 90 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma F. S. WESTFALL. President SAM MATTHEWS. Viue-Prest. J. B. WESTFALL, Cashier ED. BUCHER. Sec.-Treas. Creek Bank & Trust Co. SAPULPA. OKLAHOMA OPENED FOR BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 9, 1907 CAPITAL FULLY PAID - $25,000 State, County and City Depository Four Per Cent. Paid on Saving Deposits A Small Bank Loaned Free to You All accommodations and courtesies consistent with safe banking are extended to all depositors, whether large or small. Our Deposits Guaranteed by the State Guaranty Fund .1. W HAYS, President W . H, EBEY, Vice-Prt-si(li-nt W, D HAYS, Casliier I,. A. ELLISON, A.^isl. Cashier WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS Oklahoma State Bank ADA, OKLAHOMA Ori^aiii/.i'd Oct. lOlli, 1!MI,S Capital - S2r).(i()().oo Deposits Protected by Oklahoma State Guaranty Law Peoples Ice and Transfer Co. MUSKOGEE, OKLA. PRED, E, BROWN, Sec, "w" OFFICE: 311 West Okmulgee Phone 134 Advertising TS"e c t i o n 91 OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE BOOK WILL BE ISSUED SOON This work win he devoted cxchmvcly to Oklahoma City *■ and will be issued somewhat along the lines and style of the Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma, with this excep- tion that it will deal more extensively with the social affairs and club life of the City. We have fully protected the title to the forthcoming work by national copyright and will liegin its put)lication in the near future. A. J. PEELER & COMPANY Publishers and Proprietors: SlaiulanI Blue Hook oj Okldlionui Slaiuldid nine Hook oj UonMoii, Teias Slaiuhird Blue Book oj Beau moid, Texas L^tandard Blue Book oj East Texas BABS Si HARBOUR DKLAHOHAS GREATEST STORE 92 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma THE OKLAHOMA NEWS OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA ' ^^^'T^^^^^^t^T,^ M^ The only One Cent daily paper ^- in the State of Oklahoma. 1 ; THE LARGEST ONE CENT OAL! NEWSPAPER N THE ENT RE SOUTHWEST i ) United Press telegraph reports. Complete market reports. Editorials worth while. Independent in politics. State news up to the minute. ^^^^^^^m ESTABLSHEOOCT, ,1906 TERMS: $3 PER YEAR, MAIL OR CARRIER A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I N 93 THIS SPACE AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR tlfje American Cafe Wm. MacDonald 19 South Broadway Oklahoma City : : Oklahoma 94 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma ORGANIZATION FINANCING AND INCORPORATION OF INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS ^ Colonization, Townsite and Interurban Propositions, and bundling large l)odies of land in Texas and Oklahoma a specialty. /I We buy and sell first-class Bank stocks and bonds, and will execute promptly all confidential matters pertaining to real or personal property rights, placed in our hands for attention. ^ We have reliable connections and rep- resentations in the Money Centers of the United States and luu'ope. ^ Graduated in the Law Department of the University of Texas. Licensed to practice law in 1885 by the Supreme Court of Texas. Twenty years of experience in this line of special practice. ^ We issue monthly the "Financial Bul- letin" t)f Oklahoma, giving a true and cor- rect rating of every sound financial insti- tution of any importance in the entire state. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION APPLY TO A. J. PEELER 318 CULBERTSON BLDG. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. AND 3104 MILAM STREET. HOUSTON. TEXAS AdvertisingSection 95 Pure Drugs PLUS careful compounding assure you of receiving what your doctor orders, when you bring his prescriptions here to be filled. MUSKOGEE DRUG STORE DEALERS IN PURE DRUGS AND SODA 106 West Broadway MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA THIS SPACE ESPECIALLY RESERVED FOR J. N. WHONHART atiop Cafe PHONE 3000 Basement oj Lee Building OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. 5)6 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Visitors to MUSKO(il':H will mcc[ willi 1 a hearty welcoinc at our store proton, Jfras;er& Co. ^ ^ Cije Popular ^tore itliiSUosee's; JifSt Clotijiers! jfor Women ^ ^ i THE 0. R. CLOTHING CO. PhiUH' 1194 206 Broadway : MUSKOGEE, OKLA. Cniii <©felaf)oma ^^^BU ICK CHICKASHA MOTOR CAR CO. THE AUTOMOBILE THAT IS BREAKING ALL RECORDS Fur sale in X'inita by Sales Agent for the Famous ^utomoljile R. B. RAN Write for Catalog Full Stock of Accessories always on hand CHICKASHA : : OKLAHOMA Advertising Section 97 THIS SPACE AUTHORIZED AND RESERVED FOR tIJje American Cafe wm. macdonald 19 South Broadway Oklahoma City Oklahoma 98 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma THIS SPACE ESPECIALLY RESERVED FOR Lee Motor Car Co. Distributor of Knox, Pullman and Studebaker Automobiles Phone Main 95 25 West 1 St Street Oklahoma City, Okla. A D V E R T I S I N C, S E C T I ( ) N 99 THE PATTERSON CO. REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS OKLAHOMA CITY : OKLAHOMA JOHN H. WRIGHT RON V. MORAN 8c CO. LAWYER \(> Oklahoma City, Okla. REAL ESTATE \i/ Oklahoma City, Okla. 1011 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma PIONEER MOTOR CAR COMPANY FIFTH AND BROADWAY : MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA THE LARGEST Auto- mobile dealers in Eastern Oklahoma. Agents for "Peerless" "White Steamer," "Matheson," "Chal- mers Detroit," "Hudson," and "Baker Electric." Fully Equipped repair shop, good mechanics. Send us your vulcanizing 18? ROOMS 82 WITH PRIVATE BAIH RATES $ 25° TO $3=opER DAY Advertising Section 101 ^l> C. REYNOLDS I*n];s. di fiEN, MOR. A. M. HAMMETT SEC. * THHag. SAPULPA LIGHT & POWER CO. SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA LIGHT, HEAT and POWER SAFE, SURE AND SUmciENT 102 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma THE DAILY LEADER OFFICIAL STATE PAPER : OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CORPORATION COMMISSION : THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC DAILY OF THE STATE THE LEADER PRINTINO COMPAXV i:!-*TAi!i,i!-iHi:i> DOES JOB PRINTING, BOOIvBINOING, LiTiioGiiAPiiixci, irrc. TIIl^ I.KA13KR : GUTHRIE, OIvLA. J. H. BILLINGS H. C. SNYDER Residence Phone 783 Residence Phone 877 BILLINGS & SNYDER GUTHRIE, OKLA. GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Contracts Taken and Work Executed in any part of the State. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Producers and Shippers of Cimarron Sand. Dealers in Crushed Rock and Building Stone. Ask for Prices Office Room No. 9, Lyons Building Office Phone 1190 Advertising Section 103 Modern Fireproof Hotel lone GUTHRIE American Plan $2.50 and up O'ROURK & BOCK, Proprietors RAMSAY BROS. Dry Goods Co. Tlie oldest establislied Drv Goods store in Oklahoma. Known all over the State for its square dealing. If you can't find what you want in your home town our experienced Mail Order force is at your service. Satis j ad ion is Guaranteed RAMSAY BROS. DRY GOODS CO. GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA The Largest Department ^ Store in •^^• Oklahama - \ / M/ The NT"^ Kennedy Mercantile Company ENID. OKLA. 1 THE SYRUPS used in our Pure Ice Cold Soda arc made from Ripe Fruit, OUR CARBONATED WATER is pure and OUR SERVICE is excellent. These three will add materially to your comfort while in Okmulgee. Sliould \ou lieoome ill your pr('scri])li()iis will be filled In an expert Oliver's Drug Store Okmulgee, Okla. 104 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma J. H. GORDON, Prosidiut K. P. BREWER, Cashi(^r K. T. BRADLEY. Active Vice-Prcs. \V, S. AMBROSE. 2im1 Vicc-Pn ^ THE FIRST NATIONAL BAMv OF McAI.ESTER CAPITAL STOCK - $100,000.00 SURPLUS - - 35,000 00 McALESTER, OKLAHOMA Or^'anizcd in IMDli, and is the uldest bank in what was the Cliuctaw Nation, in tiie old Indian Territory. DIRECTORS \\. .S. AMBROSE E. T. BRADLEY P. D. BREWER R. P. BREWER JOHN ELSING W. P. FREE.MAN J. H. GORDON C. B. STUART W. G. WEIMER W. J. WADE R. W. IITGGINS THE STORE FOR CORRECT CLOTHES ^-^"^ Is Our Claim. Will be glad of the opportunity to show you when in McALESTER • 1 HE HUB THE QUALITY SHOP ^.EE ED COLE THE AMERICAN CLOTHIER • FOR STYLE AND QUALITY GOODS SHOES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS, MEN'S BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING • 111 1st St. : McALESTER, OKLA. HERMAN LEVIN, Prop. Advertising Section 105 ALL KINDS STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK. COLUMNS. LINTELS AND WATER PIPE EXTRAS THE SOUTHWESTERN IRON COMPANY GUTHRIE. OKLAHOMA LARGEST STRUCTURAL PLANT in m SOUTHWEST LARGE STOCK OF BEAMS. CHANNELS. ANGLES AND PLATES ALSO THE LARGEST FOUNDRY IN THE SOUTHWEST PLANT A 302 W. ND OFFICE COLLEGE AVE. 106 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma A BUSINESS TRAI NING FOR YOU Cr ^0= — =D The present day modern business man is ever ready to secure the services of a trained graduate from a recognized Business College. Our facilities are the superior of any Business College in the State and is run on strictly business principles. : : : : : A DIPLOMA FROM THIS COLLEGE will 1)6 the key that will unlock a successful future for you. : WRITE FOR FREE CATALOGUE HILL'S BUSINESS COLLEGE The Largest College in Oklahoma Oklahoma City The Richards Si Conover Hardware ^— — — — Company =^=^=^— JOBBERS OF Stoves and Shelf and Heavy Hardware Paints and Ranges Cutlery, Guns and Revolvers Color Tinners Stock, Tinware, Enameled Ware, Laflin & Rand Powder Plain and Barbed Fence Wire EXCLUSIVE WHOLESALE J. E. O'NEIL. Manager N. E. Cor. First & Robinson OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Advertising Section 107 E. F. BLAISE, President B. F. ANDRAE, Cashier C. N. WICKIZER, Vice-President C. G. GRAY, Vice-President C. C. SIMMONS, Vice-President THE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK OF TULSA ^ Capital and Surplus - - $ 115,000.00 Resources (Over) - - 1,000,000.00 Designated as Depository for State County and City Funds ^ YOUR ACCOUNT IS INVITED 108 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma GARAGE U. II. HAKKR, I*k<)I>kii:t<>1j AGENT FOli ayiGK, MAXWELL MD STUDEBAKER CARS LARGE STOCK OF ACCESSORIES AL>VAVS ON HAND an; K. Tiiiuij ST. HARTLESVILLK. OKI>A. TELEPHONE 105 €l)e ^t. James ^otd W. N. ROBINSON AND O. L. JAMES. PROPRIETORS O. L. JAMES, MANAGER EUROPEAN— AFTER JAN 1, 1910 AMERICAN A STRICTLY 's^^ CAFE UNSURPASSED •^*^ MODERN HOTEL SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA 125 STEAM HEATED ROOMS 40 WITH EXCLUSIVE BATH SAPULPA, THE CITY WITH A MONTHLY PAY ROLL OF f150.000.00 Advertising Section 109 tlije ilas^on "Best By Test" -^r^'W»- THE CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE (lisrnmiii:it( s in tljc matter of Fruit Jars and usually after cxpericupo. THE MASON is the BEST maeliine-niadc fruit jar beins nfTered and its uwn invarying (juality |)r(ives it. THE MASON Jar is made of superior glass, is strong and UNIFORM in thiekuess. The threads are strong. THE MASON Jar on account of its shape is easy to wash, also the fruit is easily removed on account of its tapermg shape — this means much. Points of Superiority THE .MASON Jar is GUARANTEED not to break when hot fruits or vegetables are put in it. The TOPS will not break off when caps are screwed on. THE MASON Jar will pn serve the original flavor of all fruits and vigetablis better than any iiiher jar you can buy. GENUINE "liOYD" PORCELAIN-LINED Caps guaranty d to fit any standar.l Ma.son Jar. Mason means PERFECTION. Remember They're Guaranteed by The Mason Fruit Jar Company Coffeyville, Kansas, U. S. A. --^saxs^'xaam'-'' pn CO HORSE AND MULE MARKET (( WE BUY AND SELL" Railroad and Saw Mill orders filled immediately. Single and double drivers a specialty. All animals guaranteed as represented. Time sales to suit purchaser. Corner Second and Hudson Streets Office Phone 301 :: Residence Phone 539 112 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma Red Ball Transfer £? Storage Co. It is well known among Railroad men that you fan't side-track freight that Ijears a Red Ball label. It is a signal to keep on the main line and deliver the goods promptly. Imbued with this spirit of push and enterprise this company began l)usiness six years ago on a small capital and by fair dealing and prompt ser\ice has built up a commercial enterprii?e that not only reflects good judgment on its management but is a credit to the prosperous city that gave it birth. They have 100,000 square feet of storage space, 30 wagons and teams for all rei}uirements and em- ploy 60 men. Their Phone No. is P. B. X. 81. Main Office 131-133 West First Street J. I. Varvel, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. : Oklahoma City, Okla. LET US Decorate Your Buildin Office or Home We will lake the joi), furnish the material and decorate your buildini^ in an artistic manner, furnish bond and guarantee the results, at a price that will he satisfactory to >iiu and to us. I'^jr examples, see the New Culeord Huiklini,' or the Oliiaiioma City H\'^h Seiiool. : : ; : WE DECORATED THEM THROUGHOUT WE WILL BID ON WORK ANYWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY No job is too lar^e or too small for our attention F. J. BOSCH, THE Decorator Lon^' Distance Piione 3432 1 140 North Broadway OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. REFERENCE FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N 113 O. T. GRAHAM J. H. 5YKE5 W. R. GRAHAM #rai)am, ^pfeesi ^ Company The Largest Mercantile Establishment in Eastern Oklahoma Established 1904 CATTERED OVER TEXAS is a cliaiii of stores known as the Graham Combination. Always on tlie lookout for a new opening they settled upon Muskogee as being one of the best towns in this new state and on Sept. 20, 1904, a store known as (.'raham, Sykes & Co., was establisiied. Ever since the opening day in the fall of 19U4, the Muskogee store has forged ahead with rapid strides and in the fall of 1909 a new store liome, loeated at Fourtii and Broadway, was begun. When completed it will l)e live stories in height; the basement and first two tloors, each 100 feet square, to be occupied as selling space; ti)e other floors to be occupied as office rooms. Tlie new building will be completed and occupied sometime in November and will give to its patrcjos a store and siiopping facilities that are second to none READY-TO-WEAR DRY GOODS 5HOE5 114 Standard Blue Book ok Oklahoma THIS SPACE ESPECIALLY RESERVED FOR Guthrie Sand & Gravel Co. GUTHRIE, OKLA. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Advertising Section 115 This Space Especially Reserved for Cfje Comancfje i.ig()t & Potoer Co. YOUR INVESTMENT IN 5 -ACRE TRACTS IN HOUGHTON'S "VALLEY VIEW" One mile West oT the i'arUinf,' I'laiil WILL DOUBLE IN VALUE IN ONE YEAR This is your cliance to make money on our capital. Our system of small pay- ments give all a ciiance to invest. H. B. HOUGHTON PHONE 5338 1 I N. BROADWAY OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. ' ■4&.>LS^*N».<;:.';¥>S>^K^li;%'ii;«--iA-a emadetneen-i Iff GRAVINGy IN THIS BOOK-WE MAKE -rm S AN NOUNCEMENT 'Warealsopleasedto'i :ANNOUNCCTnfiTWEHAVE I THE LARGEST AND M05T \ COMPLETE ORGANIZATION OF niGn-CLA55 TALENT EVERl BROUGHT TO TflE SOUTH AND: JU5T A3 GOOD ASTflE COUKTlm Arr0RD5-V»'ECANMAKEY0UANYi TniNGIMANENfflAVING-FROMA B1RD3EYE0FAT0WN TOTHEM05T INTRICATE PIECE OFMACniNCRY- AND DOITRiGHT- CAN ILLUiTRJlTEt \ 'I YOL'B BOOK LET OR CATALOG ' '-.FROM COVER TO COVER-ARTDT^ COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPH- ERS FURNISHED ON THE " :;ROUND. A. rtESE ENGRAVING CO. •dAllAs-texas- llfi Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma S. L. IIHOCK G.B.STONE WESTON ATWUOD A. W. McKEANl) W. S. GUTH HI I-; Prc'siilciit 1st V. Prcs. 211(1 V. Pri'S Sccrctaiy Trrasun-r 1)1 H EC TO RS DIUEC TORS J. H. JOHNSTON ^Kianonna v^iiy ,, ., miller J. 1). THO.MAS H. V. THO.MPSON o. P. WORKMAN Chamber of Commerce ' ^^- owen W. A. BROOKS A. H. CLASSEN r iiMARilIsoN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. ^; l^'^^^^^,,, THE CENTER OF COMMERCE IN THE LAND OF PROMISE March lltli, 1909. TO WHO.M rr .MAY CONCERN: This is to certify thut wc have tlioroiiiihly examined the phins and oljjects of the Standard Blue Book of OkUihoma, now being pub- lished l)y A. J. Peeh^- & Co., of Oklahoma City and we approve of and unquahfiedly endorse the same, feehng assured that it will he of un- calculable benefit to both our City and State in promoting their com- mercial and industrial development. We commend the work to our business men as a valuable local advertising medium as well as a medium for a(h'ertising the resources and advantages of the City at large, deserving liberal patronage and support. The publishers have furnished us with the highest testimonials and endorsements from the strongest commercial aud financial institu- tions of this and other states as to their integrity and ability, and we ))elieve that they arc amply prepared to carry out successfully every detail of their proposed work. Very truly yours, \]. D. THOMAS, Chairman, Advertising Committee. S. L. BROCK, President. "Wc bi'licvo it 111 l)c llic l)i'.st piil)lic;iti(in of iUs l TT 71 7 and savings accounts. G. L. Cunningham, Sr. Mrs. M . J . Cuniiinijbam Wni. Irrini/ Will DriUinj Henri) Drilling C. C. Carpenter R. L. Forgan W R. Deuham R. h. Robeij T. H. Lindteii C. D. Smith H. F. Rusch C. M. Davis J. K. Morse It will be our pleasure to ex- tend to our customers every accommodation and courtesy consistent with sound banking J. M. Morse principles. Chas. W . Garner Weslep .Morse E. F. Witter Geo. W. Merrill Laillon. S mi III A- Ha irk Advertising Section 119 This space especially reserved for G. D. Sleeper Muskogee, Ok la. 120 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma The Victor Solid Manganese Steel Screw Door Bank Safe Highest Award — Grand Prize. St. Louis World's Fair. Locked and un- locked by the Bankers' Dust Proof Triple Time Lock Body of Safe is made of genuine tough Manganese Steel in one solid piece, made by the "Hadfield Process." Jackscrew Power utilized in closing the door. Wedge shape solid Manganese Steel door with valve ground joint. No spindles or openings in door. Takes lowest rates bank burglary insurance. No insurance company has ever paid out a single dollar loss on this safe NEVER BURGLARIZED It Is the Oklahoma spirit of hustle that has caused the State Agency of this firm to sell more than $75,000.00 worth of safes to the banks of Oklahoma since April 1st, 1908. In addition to our Manganese Steel Safes we make a complete line of BANK AND SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES BANKER'S SAFES, VAULT ENTRANCES, ETC. THE VICTOR SAFE ^ LOCK COMPANY DEPARTMENT M CINCINNATI, OHIO G. W. MERRILL, Agent, Campbell Building, OKLAHOMA CITY Advertising Section 121 WHISKIES m LIQUORS For Strictly PURE Liquor for Family and Medicinal use, write to H. BRANN & CO. FORT WORTH, TEXAS The Largest Mail Order House in the State Satisfaction Guaranteed or your Money bactc gERSEYCREAl I8T3 HISKF PURE^'RICI 1* m*-- ^*?; IJPPSTEIM & SON- FT.WOBTH.TEX KENTUCKY DISTILLERS. 122 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma • SATISFACTION There is a great deal in being satis- fied with anything. Satisfied with your work; satisfied with what you eat and drink; and last but not least — satisfied with yourself. : : : OLD HILL & HILL WHISKEY Is good for you — because it's purer and better than others. Take no other and you will have the satisfac- tion of knowing you have : ; THE BEST THERE IS THE CA5EY-5WA5EY COMPANY CONTROLLERS FT. WORTH, TEXAS Advertising Section 123 THE GREAT WHISKEY HOUSE OF L CRADDOCK & CO. Wholesale and Retail Liquors ESTABLISHED 1875 229-231 Elm Slrcct 228-230-232 Pacilic Ave. DALLAS, TEX. We sell Whiskey from 88.00 per gallon down. Scotch and Irish Whiskies at 86.00, 87.00 and 88.00 per gallon. Our famous "Craddock's 87" 85.00 per gal- lon and "Craddock's 92" 84.00 per gallon are our leading blends. We handle Bourbon and R\e Whiskies at 83.50, 83.00 and 82.50 per gallon. Send us Money Order or Ex- change for the amount nou want to pay and we wdl give you full value for your money. We handle nearl>- all the popular, high- class bottled in bond whiskies. I5()TTr.KI) IN BOND Old James E. Pi ppi r Sunny Brook Green River Guckcnheimer Penwick Kontuckev Club Quality CUub Early Times 4 irrs. .•$;■")., -lO .I.T.OO $.").()() S'l.OO S.J.OO S4.ii() .«4.50 $4..')0 We handle all grades of Imported and Domestic Wines and Brandies AGENTS SCHLITZ BOTTLED BEER Per Case, 4 doz. pints - - - $'i.M) Per Case, 2 doz. quarts - - .'$4.,')() Per Cask, 10 doz. pints - - - .SI 1.00 We allow $1..")0 foi- 4 doz. case and bottles, .$1.2."; for 2 doz. case and bottles and 20 cents per dozen Apple Apple Peach Peach Write for our Complete Price List. We carry the largest stock in the Southwest which enables us to fill all orders promptly and at the very BES T prices. Imported ('online - - SI. .51) to S2.o0 [Jer qt. for cask bottles when returned l)()Mt:STlC BRANDIES .Sl.Od per qt. .7.") p;^r qt. •SI. 00 per qt. .7.5 p,-r ql. IMPORTED SHERRY Duff Gordiin - - - SI. .50 pei- (|t. .\mnntilhiiln - - SI. 00 per (it. IMPORTED PORT Don Carlos - - - SI. .50 l)er qt. DOMKSTIC WINES Per gallon - - From .SI. .50 to S2.. 50 L. CRADDOCK & CO. DALLAS, TEXAS 124 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma A COMMENDATION 1 *1 1* 1 ^\\ IT is seldom that tlir publishers of the Blue Book can ^ 1 1 conscientiously say tliat it is a pleasure for them to give ^Jl the printers of this book the highest commendation. The Oklahoma E.vgraving & Prixting Company were given the contract to print this volume after a great deal of deliberation and thought, and after thorough investigation it was found tiiat then were the only company south of Kansas City and north of Dallas that could execute work of this character. : : ; : : : The entire personnel of the company is composed of resi- dents of Oklahoma. The Vice-President and Manager, Mr. J. N. Cooke, was for many years connected with the largest enterprises of a similar kind in New York City and at the inception of statehood c >uihided that the New State was a field in which versatilit\- and first-class workmansliip would be appreciated. His cjnscientious effort in the upbuilding of another institution wliich will make Oklahoma City famous we know will be appreciated by the readers of this volume. His untiring energy and the qualities that are inherent in him as they were witli the Eighty-niners are such that the publishers of this volume can only predict for him and his company the success which they merit and which will mean to "Greater Oklahoma" the biggest plant of its kind in the Southwest. In the organization of this plant he was the only Ix'liever in the Monotype machine and has demonstrated that his judgment was good when it is considered that in two years two of the biggest plants outside of this com- pany liave adopted the Monotype. : This company is at present employing three traveling men who sell everything from a pin to a vault tloor and who are imbued with tlie same sterling merits as tiiat which is the ever abiding spirit of the head of the enterprise. This company was entrusted with the printing of the Session I^aws of 1909 1!)1() and letters on file in their offices bespeak for them the praise which they so justly deserve. Their motto: ".Vo order too xmall for our carejul aUeidioii; none too large for our eapaciUj," tells the tale of this wonderful institution, and the cry of the Oklahoma Engr.wing & Printlmg Co. "Oklahoma for Oklahomans" should be accentuated through- out the entire state. : : : : : INDEX TO ADVERTISING SECTION CLASSIFIED AND INDEXED ABSTRACT AND TITLE COMPANIES. Ailv. PaKe Capital Ali.sUaci ami Ut-ally Cu., iJkmulKfi; . . • • ^U Pieratt-Wliitlock Realty Co.. Kniii, Okla 64 Pioneer Abstract & Trust Co.. Muskogee Okla ■'"■3 Tarlton & Co., Vinita. Okla T4 Washita Valley Trust Co.. Chickasha. Okla IIU ARCHITECTS. Benjamin Cunliff. Muskogee, i ikla 64 Frank D. Hyde, Oklahoma City 74 P. H. Weathers. Guthrie. Okla 49 ART SHOPS. Oklahoma Art Store ■ 75 The Relba Shop (See illustrateil section) 39 ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. Erie B. Askew. Oklahoma Cit> 79 Burwell. Crockett & Johnson. Oklahoma City.. 77 R. N. McConnell, Oklahoma City 65 Everest, Smith & Campbell. Oklahoma City.... 77 Chas. A. Helsell, Enid. Okla. Hutchinars & German. Muskoeree. Okla. Boone. Leahy & MacDonald. Pawhuska, Okla. . 56 W. A. Ledbetter. Oklahoma City 56 George A. Murphy. Muskoaree. Okla. .T. B. Perkins. Oklahoma Citv 56 Victor C. Phillips. Durant. Okla 75 .Ino. H. Wrigrht »9 AUTOMOBILES AND SUPPLIES. illei) .Molor Cal' <'o-. El Uenn. okla 89 W. C Ballard. Oklahoma City See illustrated section. Page 23 Chickasha Motor Car Co., Chickasha. Okla.... 96 .1. E. Crawford 79 I.ee Motor Car Co 98 Oklahoma Motor Car Co.. Oklahoma City 79 Pioneer Motor Car Co.. Muskogee, Okla inn R B. Ran Vinita, Okla 96 Roderic H. Rae, Muskogee, Okla. See illus- trated section 115 Smith-Wells Auto Co., Chickasha. Okla 55 The Bartlesville Garage, Bartlesville, Okla. . . . lO.s The Smith-Rolfe Co.. Agents for the "Cadillac." oklgt'oriia Citv. See illustrated section 45 Tulsa Motor Car Co.. Tulsa. Okla 67 W'Mtehead-Thurber-Backus Co Oklahoma City. See illustrated section. Page..... 30 BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS. Parrot & Durlan.l. riklah^ima City 72 BAKING POWDERS. Stentz Tip Tn]) Baking Powd.r e.'? BANKS, BANKERS AND BANKING HOUSES. Alamo State Bank. Muskitgee, .. (ikhiliiMiKi City 73 .T. Frank Tiice. Oklahoma <'it\" 74 BOOK PRINTERS. Oklahoma Engraving & Printing Co 124 Oklahoman Job Printing Co 19 BREWERIES. Geo. Muehlebach Bnwini^ i'i>.. Kansas City. Mo 44 BRICK COMPANIES. The Coffeyville Shale Brick Co., Cofteyville. Kansas 34 The Coffevville Vitrified Brick & Tile Co.. Coffeyville. Kansas 35 BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANIES. Atwood-Blanchard Lumlier Co., Oklahoma City 74 ,T. B. Garrison & Co.. Oklahoma City "k S. M. Gloyd Lumber Co.. Oklahoma City 62 S. H. Hanson Builders .Supply Co., Oklahoma City 71 Maytield I,,umber Co, Oklahoma City 79 Minnetonka Lumber t'n, Oklahoma City 61 BUSINESS COLLEGES. Draughon's Practical Business College, Okla- homa City CS Enid Business College. Enid. Okla See illustrated section, Page Hill's Business College, Oklahoma City.. .. 106 Oklahoma Scho.il of Sliorthand. Oklahoma City 25 CHINA AND GLASSWARE CO, Myser Cliina t Glassware c.,.. Oklahoma City 16 COMMISSION MERCHANTS. T. D. Turner & Co., Oklahoma City 8 125 126 Standard Blue Book of Oklahoma CONTRACTORS. Adv. Paa- ■ Billing-s & Snyder. Guthrie. Okla 102 J. T. Brickner. Guthrie. Okla f,3 Campbell & O'Keete. Oklahoma City 72 Gross Construction Co 7S R. R. Fuller. Oklahoma City 74 Jno. D. Harris. Guthrie, Okla 4C CORN CURES. Dr. J. F. Kellogg. Mtgr., C.uthrie. Okla 4S COTTON OIL CO. Independent Cotton Oil Co., Lawton. Okla 7.S CULVERT MANUFACTURERS. Corrugated Culvert Co.. Gutlirie. iikla in CUT STONE CONTRACTORS. ,1. C. Povveis, Prop. O. K. Cut Stone Work.s. Oklahoma City IB DENTISTS. Dr. W. L. Dutcher. Oklahoma I'ity. Phone Main 72-X. Dr. R. F. Graham, Oklahoma City 73 Dr. R. S. Parson, Oklahoma City Phone 2125. Dr. J. W, Sears. Oklahoma City 7.'! Dr. W. M. Wilson, Tulsa, Okla. See illustrated section. DECORATORS. F. C. Bosch. OklalH.nia Cily 112 DRESS MAKERS. Madam Roseberi\ . * tklahnma Cit\' 76 DRUG STORES. Barthell Pharmacy, Oklahoma City 26 Central r»rug Store, Muskogee, Okla ,S7 R. E. Hadlev Drug Co., Muskogee. Okla 41 F. W. Lillie Guthrie. Okla 79 Mado.x Drug Co., Ada, Okla. Muskogee Drug Co., Muskogee, Okla 9.^ J, R. Oliver. Okmulgee. Okla 103 Palace Drug Co., McAlester, Okla 73 Roacli & Veazev. Oklahoma City 60 Scott Drug Co,, Oklahoma City lil The Emerson Pharmacy, Brandom Bros.. Props., Oklahoma City ; 17 Varvell Bros,, Oklahoma City 21 W'estfall Drug Co.. Oklahoma City DRY GOODS AND FURNISHINGS "WHOLESALE." The Miller-Mitcher Co.. Oklahoma City GO DYERS AND CLEANERS, French Xlniciue Dry Cleaning & Dve Works, Oklahoma City SS Gentry, Oklahoma City 30 New York Star Cleaning & Dye Works, Okla- homa City 20 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS. S. W. Electrical Co., Oklahoma Cily 2.') R. W. Kemp 79 Standarrl Electric Co.. Oklahoma City 19 ENDORSEMENTS OF THE BLUE BOOK. Oklalioma Cit\" Chaml)er of Commerce and Ad- vertising Club n fi State National Bank 117 ENGRAVING COMPANIES. Oklahoma Kngi-;i\ing i^- Pr-jntinc: C" l'^4 A. Zeese Engraving ('.■.. Dallas. Ttxas 115 FEED STUFF AND GRAIN. Our C. O. D. Feed Store, W. C. Miskimer, Prop., Oklahoma City IS FINANCIAL BROKERS A. J, Peeler ij Co 91-94 FLOUR MILLS. Adv. Page The Rea-Patterson Milling Co., Cotfeyville, Kansas 33 FRUIT JAR MANUFACTURERS. Mason Fruit .lar Co. .Cotfeyville. Kans 109 FRUIT AND PRODUCE. T. D. Turni-i & Co., nklahoma City S FURNITURE DEALERS (RETAIL). Bass & Harbour. Oklahoma City 91 Curran & Lamb Trading Co., McAlester. Okla. Enders. Oklahoma City 77 W. L. Rhode. Guthrie 79 Rosenthal & Harris. Oklahoma City 76 Street. Eic-holtz B^urniture (.""o.. Muskogee. Okla. 76 See illustrated .section, l^age 112 GAS, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANIES. A. la Gas Co.. Ada. okla Ada Ice & Fuel Co 37 Enid Electric & Gas Co., Enid, Okla. See illustrated section. Hugo Ice & Light Co., Hugo, Okla 6S Miami Artesian Water & Light Co., Miami, Okla 74 Muskogee Gas & Electric Co., Muskogee, Okla. See illustrated section 136 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., Oklahoma City. 71 Okmulgee Gas Co.. Okmulgee, Okla. See illustrated section. Okmulgee Ice & Light Co., Okmulgee. Okla. See illustrated section. Sapulpa Light & Power Co.. Sapulpa Okla 101 .See illustrated section. The Comanche Light & Power Co.. Lawton. Okla 115 The Tulsa Corporation. Tulsa. Okla. See illustrated section. GENT'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS. Becker Cl.itliins r,, . (iklalioma City 78 Hv Bridges. ( iklalioma City 75 Ed Cole. McAlester. Okla 104 Fred Craber Co.. Oklahoma City 2 A. O. Farquharson. Guthrie. Okla 79 S. G. Holmes. McAlester. Okla. Kennedy Clothes Shop. Oklahoma City 24 Keystone Tavlors. Muskogee. Okla 41 Kevstiine Tailors &• "'lotbiers. Oklahoma Citv.. ==" Knight-Beck & Co.. <)klahoma City 22 Herman Levin. McAlester, Okla 104 The New Phoenix Clothing Co.. Mu.skogee. Okla 67 The O. R. Clothing Company. Muskogee. Okla. 96 Ed C. Peterson. Guthrie, Okla 72 .T. C AVelch. Miiskogee. Okla. E. M. Wolf Co.. Muskogee, Okla 57 Sturm Bros.. Oklalioma City 77 GROCERIES. Brown's C. O. D, i iklalioma City. Phone PBX-29. Llovd & Thomas, Oklahoma City 9 J. H. Rucks. Guthrie. Okla 79 HARDWARE DEALERS. F^wing Hardware Co., Tulsa Okla. Chas. A. Hayden. McAlester, Okla. .Tas. .T. Houston. Guthrie. Okla 7S Klein Hardware Co. Oklahoma City. See illustrated section. Page 25 .1. B. McAlester Hardware Co., McAlester. Okla. McClure Rardware Co.. Tulsa. Okla. Richards & Conover Hardware Co., (whole- sale) 106 Turner Hardware Co., Mtiskogee. Okla 52 HEATING CONTRACTORS. Oklahoma Heating & Ventilafin.g Co.. Okla- homa City 43 HORSES AND MULES. W. T. Hales Ill Index to Advertising Section 127 HOTELS. Adv. Pase The Atwoocl. Durant. Okla 76 The Axtell. Wagroner, Okla., Cherryvale. Kansas T6 The Busby. McAlester. Okla. The Cobb. Vinita. Okla. The Ingraham. Lawton. Okla 78 Tlie lone. Guthrie, Okla 103 The Majestic. El Reno. Okla. Rates $2.00 per day. The Robinson. Tulsa. Okla 83 Tlie St. .James. Sapulpa. Okla 108 The Turner, Muskogree, Oklahoma 100 Stanley Stag- Hotel. Ft. Smith, Ark 45 HOTEL SUPPLY COMPANIES. Oklahoma Hotel Supply Co., Oklahoma City.... S6 ICE AND COLD STORAGE COMPANINES, Ada Ice & Fuel Co., Ada, Oklahoma 37 Choctaw Ice & Cold Storage Co., McAlester. Okla. See illustrated section. Durant Ice & Light Co., Durant. Okla. Hugo Ice & Liglit Co.. Hugo, Okla 68 Muskogee Gas & Electric Co.. Muskogee, Okla. See illustrated section. Okmulgee Ice & Light Co.. Okmulgee. Okla, See illtistrated section. Peoples Ice & Transfer Co.. Muskogee, Okla... 90 The Ruemmeli-Brown Co.. Guthrie, Okla 78 The Tulsa Corporation, Tulsa, Okla. See illustrated sectit.ui. INCANDESCENT LIGHT AND SUPPLY CO. Incandescent Light & Supply Co , Oklahoma City 20 INSURANCE COMPANIES. (FIRE) "^t. & P. Insurance Co.. Tulsa, Okla. The Workman Fire Insurance Agency 20 INSURANCE COMPANIES. (LIFE) Eciuitable Life Assurance .Society. Oklahoma City 42 Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.. Oklahoma City 3 Slaughter & Verschoyle, Oklahoma City 2.3 IRON COMPANIES. S. W. Iron Co 10.5 N. S. Sherman Macliine & Ir.m Co 27 JAIL BUILDING COMPANIES. Pauly .Jail Building Co.. John M Wheeler, con- tracting agent, Oklahoma Cit>'. Okla. JEWELRY DEALERS. Boasen Bros.. Oklahoma Cit>\ See illustrated section. Dean Jewelry Co.. Oklahoma City 11 A. F. Fricke. Oklahoma City 74 Harrie Blake. Wagoner. Okla 74 M. Meisch. Muskogee. Okla 64 H. E. Rakemam. Sapulpa. Okla 50 Sprague Bros., Ada ' 79 OCULISTS ANO OPTICAL SUPPLIES. Dean Jewelry Co., Oklahoma City 11 Mathew R. McVey. Oklahoma City 60 OSTEOPATH. Dr. J. A. Ross, Oklahoma City 73 Dr. J. M. Rouse. 306 Bassett P.ldg.. Oklahoma City. — Phone 736. PAINTS, PAPER AND WALL PAPER. Eastland Bros. Paint & Paper Co.. Oklahoma City 17 Guthrie Wall Paper & Paint Co.. Guthrie.... 7S 128 Standard Blue I5(>()K of Oklahoma PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. Adv. l-agL- F. C. Hciscli n:; PATENT ATTORNEY. Frank P. Sheplianl, Oklahoma City IS PATENT MEDICINES. Dr. J. F. Kellogg, Guthrie. Okla 4S .Scotch Tone Ueniedy Co.. Oklahoma City 3IJ PHONOGRAPHS. CAMERAS, KODACKS AND SUPPLIES. G. B. Hale. Oklahoma City 42 PHOTOGRAPHERS. R. A. Ewing. Oklahoma City 74 A. W. Hampton, Oklalioma City 74 VV'atton .SUiilid. l)khilioma City 74 PHYSICIANS. SURGEONS AND SPECIALISTS. Dr. W, K. Bevans, Oklahoma City 73 Drs. Bu.xton & Todd. Oklahoma City 73 Dr. A. K. Davenport, Oklahoma City 73 Dr. Edward F, Davis. Oklahoma City 79 Dr. Edwardo De-Meglio, Oklahoma Cit.v 73 Dr. W. Eugene Dixon, Eye, Ear and Nose. Ok- lahoma City 73 Drs. Ferguson & Fersuson. Oklahoma City,... 73 Edw. D. Gotchy, M. D., 1161/4 W. Main. Phone Phone 4841. Dr. Lewis E. Inman. Oklahoma City 73 Dr. Clias, P, Linn. Oklahoma City 73 Dr. Guv B. Ross, Oklahoma 79 lir. W. T. .Salmon, Oklalioma City 73 Dr, H. H. Wynne, Oklahoma City 73 PUBLISHERS AND PUBLISHING HOUSES. Oklahoma Engraving & Printing Co 124 A. J. Peeler & Co 91-94- PIANOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Frederickson-Kroh Music Co., Oklalioma City. See illustrated section Page 6S .1. W. Jenkins Son's Music Co., Oklahoma City 43 PLUMBERS. Hanson Bros 79 Harvey Hill 79 PROMOTERS. A. J. Peeler 91-94 (t. D Sleeper 119 RAIL ROADS. M. O. & G. R. K., Muskogee, Oklahoma S4-S5 M. V. l:. n, Muskogee, (iklahoma 69 REAL ESTATE DEALERS. Alexander & LIpsher, Oklahoma City 5 Arkansas Valley Townsite Co., Muskogee, Okla 26 Atkinson, Warren & Henley Co.. Oklalioma City 74 E. J. Blackman, Gutlirie, Okla 78 E. H. Campbell, Oklahoma City 76 Capital Citv Investment Co., Guthrie. Okla. . . 51 Central Realty Co.. Oklahoma City, Okla 18 Citizens' Loan & Realt\' Co., Durant, Okla 56 A, W. Clark, Oklahoma City 79 Tlie Classen Co., Oklahoma City 4 Colcord Investment Co., Oklahoma City 6 lOllen M. Collins, Okmulgee, Oklahoma R. M. Conway, Oklahoma City 79 Geo. H. Dodson, Oklahoma Citv 74 H. B. Houghton, Oklahoma Citv 115 E. W. Gill, Okmulgee. Okla 72 R. F. Helm, Oklahoma City 76 Hitt & Rone, Oklahoma City 60 B. Frank .James, Oklahoma City 77 Dewis & Perkins. Durant, Okla 56 R. V. Moran, Oklahoma Citv 99 Pieratt-Whitlock Realty Co,. Enid, Okla 64 H. H, Reynolds, Guthrie. Okla 66 Roberts Realty Co.. Nowata. Okla 58 A. C. Springs, McAlester, Okla. 77 Adv. Page The Carpenter Co., Oklahoma Citv 79 The I'Iggleston kla 61 Valbracht, Oklahoma City 72 W. M. Williams. Oklahoma City 27 F. J. Wosika, Oklahoma City 29 TEA AND COFFEE CO. Oriental Tea Cu,, oklalioma City 74 TOWNSITE COMPANIES. Arkansas Vall'-\- Tuwiisit-.- Co.. Muskogee, Okla 26 \V. L. Tull Loan & Investment Co., Muskogee. Okla 63 TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. lied Ball Transfer & Stora.ge Co., Oklahoma City 112 O. K. Transfer & Storage Co., Oklahoma City. 18 People's Ice & Transfer Co., Muskogee Okla. . . 90 W. R, Poison Tianster Co.. Guthrie. ()kla 72 TYPEWRITERS AND SUPPLIES, Dalton. Lain & Co., Tulsa. Okla 76 UNDERTAKERS. Reed & Mueller, (iklahoma City 78 WEATHER STRIP CO. (Tliamberlin Miial W.-athfr strip Co., Okla- homa City 89 WINES. WHISKIES, LIQUORS. (See under Liquors an(J Wines.) 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