Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1902 — Marvelous Growth of City. [ARTICLE]

Marvelous Growth of City.

The rapidity’ with which things are done in the bustling West is strikingly shown in the case of Anadarko, Oklahoma, a little city which recently celebrated the first anniversary of it* founding. Marvelous has been its history, from the sale of the first lot in a cornfield, Aug. 6, 1901, to its present metropolitan appearance. Large brick blocks have taken the place of the tents and shanties in use then. Graded streets and broad sidewalks displaced the corn rows long ago, telephone lines form a network at some of the busy conners, and everywhere may be seen Improvements not found often In titles of ten times its age. A mammoth ice plant, with a capacity of seventy-five tons dally, not only supplies the city but adjacent cities also, says Leslie’s Weekly. Contracts are now bring let for a $30,000 courthouse, $5,000 jail, $20,000 school buildings, $40,000 waterworks, -eter'TElectric light companies are making propositions, so that soon the city will be thoroughly lighted, watered and equipped in all particulars. The population now is about 3,500* and is growing substantially all the time. Good homes are springing up throughout the city. Indians recently received a large payment due them on the sale of their reservations, and spent it mostly at Anadarko’s numerous stores.