the county-seat of Garfield co., 60 mi. n. w. of Guthrie, on the Denver, Enid & Gulf railroad and on several lines each of the Frisco and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific systems. The city is located in a fertile farming country, especially productive of wheat. There are excellent shipping facilities, and the many wholesale houses conduct an extensive trade. There are large flour mills, railroad shops, a brick plant, and broom, ice, yeast, artificial stone, candy and other factories. The courthouse is a fine structure, while the hotels and business blocks are mostly substantial brick buildings. The Oklahoma Christian University is here. The city dates from the opening of the Cherokee strip in 1893, and has grown rapidly. Population in 1910, 13,799.