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From: Freida Wells <>
Subject: 1912 Pocket Directory
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:26:41 -0800 (PST)


Happy New Year all!

While at my husband's aunt recently, she showed me a copy of a pocket directory and I brought it home and made a copy if it. It is mostly advertisement but there was some interesting things on it, thought you might also enjoy.

1912 Pocket Directoy
Foreaker, Oklahoma

Compliments of the Business Men

Foraker, Oklahoma

A town of 700 people, situated in the northern part of Osage county, 23 miles from Pawhuska, the county seat, and 150 miles from Oklahoma city, the capitol; is conceded to be one of the best and busiest points on the Midland Valley or in Northern Oklahoma.

Traveling men are kind enough to say that it is the best point of its size in the state, Its merchants are up-to-date, progressive, courteous and accomdatint. They invite your trade and offer you value received for every cent spent with them.

Foraker has a complete common school course and a four-year high school, accepted at the state university. It has two good churches, good strong lodges.

The merchants represented on this care hope that you will appreciate it and save it for reference.

Thomas & Thomas
W. O. Books & Co.
E. J. Schroke
The Carter Hotel
The Bank of Foraker
F. S. Seward
Whiteside, Simpson & Co.
T. J. McNaughton
F. W. Etizmann
S. C. Buhl
J. W. Brashers
Seitz & Stuart
R. A. Wall
G. D. Rohr Lumber Co.
Geo. Wilcox
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Driving Distance from Foraker to
Cedarvale 20 miles
Grainola 9 miles
Kaw City 20 miles
Burbank 18 miles
Hardy 20 miles
Hewins 18 miles
Elgin 20 miles
Pawhuska 25 miles
Fairfax 28 miles
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Railroad Fare From Foraker to
Arkansas City $1.08
Wichita 2.10
Pawhuska . 71
Skiatook 1.73
Tulsa 2.18
Sapulpa 2.57
Oklahoma City 4.64
Muskogee 3.74
Fort Smith 6.08
Kansas City 5.98
Bartlesville 1.49
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Railroad Time Table
Midland Valley
Going east
No 2 11:23 a m.
No 48 8:50 p.m.
Gonig west
No 1 4:52 p.m.
No 47 8:45 a.m.
M K & T connections
Going south 11:46 a.m. 1:30 a m.
Going north 4:06 p.m. 8:23 a.m.



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