Pioneer Genealogical Society - Ponca City, Oklahoma
THIS and THAT
Little tidbits of information found in the daily newspapers!
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Republican Traveler Sept. 21, 1893 Santa Fe The above is the new name of Kirk. Yesterday afternoon the citizens of
Kirk held a meeting and elected a full set of city officers. Colonel Bowman
of Garnet, was chosen mayor. The name of the new town was then voted to
be changed to Santa Fe and will hereafter grow and flourish under that
cognomen. A committee on post office was appointed and a petition was
circulated and signed up by at least 1000 people asking for the establishment
of a post office at Santa Fe. There is no doubt but that the request will
be granted. |
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City Traveler Sept 21, 1893 E. P. Hurford E. P. Hurford was one of the first men upon the townsite of Kirk and he homesteaded the court house square. Joe White, O. S. Gibson, Dell Woods and several others also had lots in the square. Some of them discovered their mistake in time and secured other lots but not the choice. |
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City Traveler Sept 21, 1893 Kirk Kirk, the county seat of K. county was a surprise to everyone. No one thought it would amount to much but every lot on the townsite was taken. It is the largest town between this city and Perry. |
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Blackwell Eagle Blackwell , Oklahoma August 3, 1894 A New Enterprise C H Parker,
of Guthrie, is here as the agent of the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association
to build a large and well equipped cold storage building. The work has
already begun and soon will be completed. It will face Blackwell avenue
in the third block east of Main. The building will hold eight loads of
Ice and will be constantly refilled by wagons hauling from the station.
Mr Parker says it is expected to keep it so supplied as to furnish all
the needed supply of ice to the city. This is the filling of a long felt
want and we are fortunate in getting it and also in having such a pleasant
gentleman as Mr Parker for its manager. |
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Times-Record February 13, 1896 Bart's chicken coop |
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Journal March 19, 1896 Everything in the grocery line at M Truesdales. Corn taken in exchange for groceries at M Truesdales. Seed Sweet potatoes for sale at Ed Richard’s grocery. Everything cheap at
the Racket – Blackwell, Oklahoma. Remember when you go to Ponca City that you can get fresh oysters served to your notion at the White Eagle Restaurant on North side of Grand Avenue. Undertaking Goods! A full line of Undertaking Goods as large as any in the Strip now on hand at Tonkawa. Call and see us before you buy anything in this line and we will use you right. TONKAWA UNDERTAKING CO. Smith & Mize Blacksmiths
ad Woodworkers. Satisfaction Guarant’d – Tonkawa, Oklahoma |
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Journal June 5, 1896 The real estate firm of Sours and Lowrey at Newkirk report brisk business and many inquiries for claims. J H Miller, Samuel
Farmeer, W M Ferguson, S M Billingsly, C L Cuppy, P W Smith, J M Nichols,
J H Harold, T O Williams, J A Brown, J R Scott, G P Endicott, F Geisler,
H C Brooks, D Jackson, Fred Beal and L McKinlay, all of Newkirk, have
secured a territorial charter for a county fair association |
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Record December 24, 1896 Election of Officers |
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Times Record Blackwell, Oklahoma June 3, 1897 The Chikaskia Valley Brick and Tile Works furnished 10,000 brick for the new court house at Newkirk, the first of the week. |
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County Sun May 27, 1897 Mt Olive Cemetery |
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County Sun July 1, 1897 Fulkerson & Son at the Corner Cash Grocery would like to figure on your grocery supplies for harvest. Examine the “Centaur” collar pad at F Frank’s harness shop. The best thing of the kind on the marker. G W Ogg, traveling salesman for the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine spent Sunday in the city visiting his brother, CC R Ogg, the butcher. Buy your shoes of West & Dyer. They sew all rips free of charge. Fruit cans and fruit
jars at Hughes Brothers. |
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Journal A New townsite
has been laid out in the Strip, five miles north of Orlando and has been
named “The City of Asp”, after Hon. Henry E Asp, the solicltor
of the Santa Fe.
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Times-Record October 14, 1897 Ed. Herwell, one of the Rock Island train robbers was captured near
Taloga by deputy marshal, Gene Hall and posse, Tuesday. Herwell says that
Al Jennings was the leader of the gang that held up the train. |
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Times-Record October 14, 1897 A CUTTING AFFRAY. Sylvester
Soldani was badly cut with a knife by a man named Moffet at Ponca City,
last Thursday night. One of his eyes was cut out, his nose cut nearly
off and a very bad cut in the back, besides several minor cuts. The chances
are that he cannot recover. The trouble began over an old matter. Both
men had been drinking heavily. Soldani is a wealthy ranchman in the Osage
Nation, and the man Moffet claims he is part Osage. The trouble grew out
of the fact that Soldani has used his influence to keep Moffett off the
Osage pay rolls. |
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Times Record July 21, 1898 Blackwell has four brick plants and yet brick are engaged for sometime ahead. There will be considerable building in Blackwell this fall and it will be of a substantial character. |
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Times Record February 16, 1899 All cold weather records broken |
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Blackwell Sun 07-06-1899 Tuesday Was Intended by Our Citizens to be a Great Day in the History of Our Young City, And Every Expectation was Realized. BLACKWELL WAS CROWDED TO HER UTMOST CAPACITY. FULLY 8,000 PEOPLE WERE WITHIN HER LIMITS On the afternoon of the third quiet and heavy rain fell which was to the delight of all, but it did not prove to be only a shower, as shortly after dark the rain fell almost in torrents and continued until midnight. The morning of the Fourth was still cloudy and muddy everywhere but before noon the sun shed forth her hot rays and the mud began to disappear and throngs of people filled the streets. Owing to the condition of the streets the grand parade which was to have taken place at 10:30 was postponed. At 11:30 it was announced that the balcony of The Hotel Blackwell by Mayor John R. Tate, that the exercises at the Park would be carried out and that the procession would start at 12:30 for the beautiful park, which was handsomely decorated by the hand of nature. The exercises consisted of orations, patriotic music and a great variety of amusements. The procession to the park was led by our home band followed by a float beautifully decorated containing 43 girls handsomely attired, who sang patriotic songs from the city to the part. The exercises at the park were very interesting. The orations by H.S. Gurley of our city, and Messrs. Bradshaw and Fisher of Winfield, were tinged with patriotic sentiments and allusions to the wonderful strides of progress since the memorable declaration of Independence Issued. The large and beautiful park afforded ample room for the immense crowd and amusements. The day’s work was concluded by a game of ball near the park between a team of the Chillocco Indians and Thompson Creek's nine. Before the ball game ended it was announced that the races which had been advertised would take place on the track north of the city. The races which were very good- lasted until quite late in the afternoon. The fireworks at night were one of the most interesting features of the celebration. Thousands of people who came from a distance remained for the fireworks and were not disappointed as the display was first class. As soon as the flash and smoke cleared away from the fireworks the usual Fourth of July dance in two or three large dance halls and so far as your correspondent knows was kept most of the night The great crowd went away perfectly satisfied and glad that they came to Blackwell to spend their Fourth. |
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Times-Record October 19, 1899 The eight-year old daughter of Wm Friend was run over on Main street
by an Osage Indian today and hurt perhaps seriously. The Indian was driving
at a furious rate and never slackened his speed. This incident suggests
a danger which will be constantly with us during the week, and every possible
precaution should be taken to prevent its reoccurrence. – Ponca
City Courier. |
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Times-Record May 3, 1900 Judge Burwell, dismissed court, Wednesday of this week, upon receipt of a telegram announcing the serious illness of his mother. He wired Judge Hainer who was holding court in Oklahoma county to come to Newkirk. Judge Hainer was but recently called home on the same sad mission, and his sympathy as well as that of the bar of Kay county and the people generally, will be with Judge Burwell, and their hope will be that he may find his mother recovering. |
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Fork Valley News – Tonkawa February 08, 1901 Thomas Brothers Thomas Bros.,
proprietors of Riverview farms, purchased J. H. Moulton’s school
quarter recently. This gives these energetic, young farmers control of
seven-quarter sections of land, four of which are homesteads. They have
over 500 acres of wheat sown, and will put in 160 acres in corn in the
spring. |
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Fork Valley News – Tonkawa February 08, 1901 Died After a
little over five months struggle for existence, the Tonkawa Ledger breathed
its last, early Monday morning. The plant passed into the hands of other
parties and Mr. Canutt returned to his home in Kansas City, with a great
deal more experience and a great deal less money than he had when he came
here. The paper never was a success and never would have been, simply
because there was not enough patronage here to support it. |
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Blackwell Sun April 04, 1901 THE CONVENTION ADJOURNS. This morning's session closed the Kay county W.C.T.U. convention. A very interesting session is reported and all the delegates express high appreciation of the hospitality and courtesy of Blackwell people, particularly Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McKnight. The attendance was comparatively small owing to the inclemency of the weather, but delegates from Tonkawa, Braman, Kildare and Newkirk were present. Last night's session was particularly interesting, being addressed by Miss Minnie T. Johnson, Kansas state lecturer who spoke entertainingly from the subject of "Faithfulness." At the session the Blackwell W. C. T. U. was recognized with Mrs. Celeste May as president. The local union will meet at Mrs. May's next Saturday afternoon. New officers were elected for the ensuing year in the county organization as follow: Mrs. Susan Ward, Kildare, president, re-elected, re-elected; Miss Fay Pritchard, Newkirk, recording secretary; Mrs. Snavely , Tonkawa, corresponding secretary; Miss Mae Loomis, Braman, treasurer. A letter of greeting was received from Mrs. Dorothy J. Cleveland of Anadarko, territorial president; another from Mrs. Miller of Guthrie, territorial organizer, but too late to read. The next session will be in Tonkawa in June.-Tuesday's Daily |
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Times Record SERIOUSLY SHOT
For some time past Truman Detrich and a Mr. Acker, of Rock Falls township,
have had more or less trouble over one of the valuable claims of that
township, which culminated Sunday of this week, in the shooting of Kellie
Johnson. Both Detrich and Acker, had possession of the land until recently,
and their case was in the courts; Acker put in about 40 acres of wheat,
giving a bond for the rent of the land should the case go against him.
He was dispossessed, but last week his case was reinstated by the court,
and Detrich was served with a notice of his reinstatement. |
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News October 17, 1901 Ranch
Hand Arrested W. C. Johnson,
a ranchman on the “101” ranch was arrested Sunday charged
with the murder of Detective Montgomery at Winfield, Saturday night, October
5th. The arrest was made by Detective Ferguson, who is very confident
he is the right man. |
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News October 17, 1901 McCredie Hardware Opening Saturday
the McCredie Hardware Co. had their opening and drew immense crowds all
day. Mrs. Gardner was superintendent of the biscuit baking and all day
turned out red-hot biscuits, which were served with butter and coffee
to the many visitors. The McCredie Company are doing business; they are
doing something all the time to keep the people thinking about them, and
that they are succeeding admirably the crowds at that busy store last
Saturday will bear witness. |
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News October 17, 1901 Goes Into Drug Business C. H. Perry
who was formerly in the banking business here, has bought the Palace Drug
Store of Roberts Bros., and expects to move the stock into the room recently
vacated by the Martindale-Bowker Merc. Co. He went to St. Louis Saturday
where will buy a sufficient stock and fixtures to make him one of the
finest stores in the county. Mr. Perry is a druggist of thirty years experience,
having been actively engaged in the business in Iowa for that length of
time, where he is registered and was one of the leading pharmacists of
the state. Mr. Perry is a good businessman and we are glad that he has
concluded to locate in Tonkawa. |
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News December 26, 1901 Geo. W. Hamel and W. L. Stainaker, Jr., have purchased the L. H. Wise grocery and will take possession of it the first of the year. We predict for the new firm a nice business for they are both good boys, have always been attentive to business and have a host of friends. George Hamel probably has more substantial friends than any young man in the town, due to his long service to business here and his appreciable, pleasant manner. |
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Times-Review Feb 06, 1902 CHURCH DEDICATION |
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Times-Review Feb 06, 1902 RURAL MAIL ROUTES |
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Times-Record May 1, 1902 MAY BE FATAL As a result
of a boys quarrel, one boy is probably fatally injured, and another boy’s
liberty is in jeopardy. The boys were playing in lkerd’s pasture
south of town, and becoming involved in a quarrel, they passed words to
blow, some rocks were thrown and the Pugsley boy finally struck the Whittaker
boy over the head inflicting a serious wound. The boy has been unconscious
since he received the injury, Wednesday afternoon and the skull seems
to be fractured. Such happenings are deplorable under any circumstances
and especially so when boys 9 to 13 years of age are the offenders. We
have not learned full particulars but understand they are practically
as stated above. |
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Times Record G.A.R. OFFICERS
Private Solider Post G. At R. No. 62 of this city, met December 6th, with
9 men members present. Reports from headquarters read and ordered placed
on file. On motions of Comrade W.S. Voris, the altar was ordered draped
for a period of 30 days out of respect to the memory of Comrade Barnes.,
Order was ordered drawn on the treasury for the amount spent for crape
on account of the funeral Comrade Barnes. The Post elected officers for
the ensuing year as: |
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Blackwell Sun April 03, 1903 Cigar Factory for Blackwell John Bowman will open a cigar factory in Blackwell, probably next week. The factory will be located in the Blackwell Bottling Works. Mr. Bowman will employ several hands, and his shop will be a union shop. There is no reason why cigars cannot be made here just as well as elsewhere and there is no doubt that Blackwell people will patronize a homemade article, rather than a foreign one if it is as good and no more expensive. |
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Times-Record June 11, 1903 Geo. Wasson, with several of our local fisherman while seining in the
Salt Fork last Wednesday, caught an alligator that measured 39 inches
in length. The boys were so excited that the alligator got away and was
making for the deep water when some one took a shot at the alligator and
killed it, much to the regret of the boys. The high waters in the rivers
have caused these reptiles to come further north this spring than ever
before. -Jefferson Review. |
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Leader – Peckham August 6, 1903 Last of the Cook Gang
When Thurman Baldwen, whose sentence of thirty years was recently commuted
to ten years by the president, is released from prison next year he will
be the only survivor of the notorious Cook gang of outlaws, which a few
years ago terrorized the Indian Territory. He pleaded guilty to larceny
and robbery before Judge Parker, of Fort Smith nine years ago. |
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Blackwell Sun September 10, 1903 The following gentlemen were participants in the contest for the prize offered for corn by W. O. Fleming & Co. A.O. Griss, southeast of Blackwell; John Carlson, southeast of Blackwell; B. Scrogin, northeast of Blackwell; Dr. Buellesfeld, 1 and ½ miles south of Nardin; Capt. Hamilton, east of Blackwell; Geo. Schweishberger, east of Blackwell; and D. M. Modesitt on the C. O. Baker farm southeast of Blackwell. Each and every sample of corn was the very highest quality and perfectly demonstrated the fact that Kay County is one of the best corn producing counties in the west. Mr. Turner McIntire; E.L Peckham, Mrs. Stober, Capt. Rickey , W. P. Carmichael, Mr. Goodler, A.N. Merriman, Mr. , W.M. Case, W.M Watson, James Skelton, J. S. Curry, W.L. Olmstead , S. N. Lewis, Mr. Durand, J.W. Hines, J.T. Bradbury, Mr. LaForge, W. Harshman, W. M. Landrus, J.S. Jewett, and T.H. Burns were all the liberal contributors of fine fruit, vegetables, grains, and grasses. |
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Times-Review September 24, 1903 ATTEND THE MEETING The Blackwell Inter-State Fair Association will have a meeting at the opera house in this city next Saturday, Sept. 26th, at 2 o’clock p.m. The meeting is for the purpose of hearing the reports of the soliciting committees, and the committee on location. The association can only be made a success by every man interested taking stock, and the solicitors are reporting only fair success. If you have not already subscribed for stock see some of the committee at once, or better still, go to the meeting Saturday afternoon, and by your presence and subscription encourage the project. There is no question as to the benefit of a good fair, and that is only possible through organization. Newkirk papers are throwing cold water on the scheme, and will do everything in their power to knock it. Go to the meeting Saturday and help push the fair association. |
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Blackwell Sun DEAD
MAN FOUND
A dead man with two bullet holes in him was found by a farmer three miles
east of Bliss, on Wednesday evening. The farmer was plowing his oat stubble
when he discovered the body. He at once notified the authorities and upon
examination they found that the man had undoubtedly been murdered, as
he had been shot twice from behind, one ball entering the back of the
skull and coming out at the right eye, and the other entering about the
middle of the back and coming out near the breast bone. |
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Leader – Peckham January 14, 1904 The Catholic Church, which is about 7 miles northwest of Peckham, is to be moved immediately to Peckham. Ground has been purchased and the church will be located about one block north of the Christian church. |
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Blackwell Sun MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE William
Ramisch, an old soldier, has mysteriously disappeared from his home in
the Baptist college addition. About eight weeks ago, he started in his
buggy, as he said, to hunt up a location. He did not state to what part
of the country he was going, or how long he expected to be gone. He took
his pension papers with him, and told his wife that when he drew his pension,
he would send her some money. He draws his pension at Topeka, and April
4 would have been his pension day, but his wife has heard nothing from
him. If the earth had opened and swallowed him he could not have disappeared
more effectually. He and his wife lived together alone in their neat little
home on the west side. When he went away he left her alone and she has
been alone ever since. She does not have the remotest idea what has become
of him, and naturally is very much disturbed and uneasy about his continues
absence and unbroken silence. |
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Blackwell Sun August 18, 1904 A FISHY DREAM A Suspicious Circumstances That Looks Like Murder A little
over a week ago a German Farmer, living nine miles south-west of Medford,
arrived home late one evening from town, bringing with him some coal and
other articles needed on the farm. The members of the family had retired
for the night according to the story told by his wife, but he, after eating
his supper, did not retire, but sat in a chair. Sometime in the night
his wife awoke, and missing him she went out to the barn and about the
place, searching for him, but failed to find him, whereas she returned
to bed and slept until morning. |
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Sun September 8 1904 The University of Oklahoma is making a very rapid growth. In 1903 the
main building was destroyed by fire. At that time a new main hall was
almost completed. The fire occurred January 6, 1903 and the classes moved
from temporary building in the city to University Hall, March 15th. A
new Science building has been built with the insurance money on the old.
A Library has been built with a $30,000 gift by Mr Carnegie. All the buildings
have been equipped by a special fund provided by the last legislature.
There is no better place for higher education anywhere. School opens this
year, September 13th. |
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Sun October 20, 1904 Oklahoma Ahead |
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Times Record November 24, 1904 Thanksgiving Proclamation T - is for thankful -- we are -- are you? H - is for Have you been in and our stock gone through A - is a better life, let us all do our best N - is for now come in and see us; we will do the rest K - is for kindness bestowed on one and all S - is for sure; we have a swell line this fall G - is for good -- we all can be I - is for if you can't "do" us, let us do you V - is for vanity, thus sayeth the preacher I - is for "if your wife doesn't know this is the place to trade -- then teach her N - is for nature so wonderful and grand G - is for good -- He who has so wonderfully blessed our land And now on this another Thanksgiving day we are truly thankful to Him who has so generously blessed our community and allowed us to enjoy an excellent trade. West & Dyer The Store That Always Pleases Blackwell Oklahoma |
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Blackwell Times Record January 05 1905 TEACHERS' MEETING Program of the County Teachers' association meeting to be held at Ponca City, Saturday, Jan 7, 1905. 11:00 a.m.
- Report of committee on needed school legislation. |
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Times-Record March 2, 1905 OFF FOR CALIFORNIA Sam Howell
and family, with the exception of Carl who is in school at Stillwater,
left Wednesday of this week for San Jose, California. Mr. Howell has for
years been resident manager for the Waters-Pierce Oil company and is transferred
to California at his own request, in hopes that the climate there will
benefit the health of Mrs. Howell. Mr. And Mrs. Howell, Miss Cora and
Carl, all have firm friends here who regret their departure and the occasion
for it and will hope that the change will be beneficial and that they
will all enjoy good health and prosper in their home. Mr. Howell and family
have been actively identified with the Presbyterian church and will be
missed in all branches of church work. Last week the classmates of Miss
Cora who graduated two years ago who still live in Blackwell, gave her
a surprise and leave taking party and with one accord expressed their
regret at losing her. Mr. Howell goes direct to San Jose, but is not certain
that that city will be his headquarters, but expects to be located somewhere
in that part of the state. |
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Sun May 4 1905 New School Board The board
of education met in regular session Monday evening and reorganized by
seating the newly elected members in place of those whose terms had expired.
As now constituted the board is as follows: |
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Blackwell Sun June 26, 1905 THE STAR BAKERY The Wonderful Results of Doing Business on the Square. The Star Bakery of this city is doing a large and increasing business. It ships bread to five different towns. Namely, Peckham, Braman, Deer Creek, Wakota and Tonkawa, and ships on an average 2000 loaves a week, and has shipped as high as 700 loaves in a day. It has paid the Blackwell Milling Company $2500 in the last six months for flour. It supplies every grocery store in town, all the hotels and all the restaurants but one. A gentlemen who was formerly in the bakery business, made the remark the other day, that the Star Bakery not only turned out the most, but the best bread in Kay county. Mr. Elsasser, the proprietor, has employed an expert baker from Germany, who has been in the business for about eighteen years, and who can make anything known to the baker’s trade. The Star Bakery uses nothing but the best materials that can be had. The demand for its goods is such that it never has to sell its customers stale bread. In short the Star Bakery is the bakery par excellence of northern Oklahoma, not only in the quantity of bread sold, but in the quality as well. There are no ingredients in the Star Bakery’s bread that are deleterious to health. Mr. Elsasser believes when he gets a customer in treating him, so that he will always be a customer. The result of adopting this principal and carrying it out, is that the business of the Star Bakery is rapidly growing and its proprietor is beginning to reap the reward that always comes to the man, who follows the principle of giving every man his money’s worth, and who not only wants to live, but is willing to let live. |
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Blackwell Sun ALLEGED MURDERER RELEASED
Fred Voils, as Osage Indian squaw man, was released from custody at Newkirk,
where he has been held in jail since September 11, on a charge of murdering
Roy Shaver, president of the Newkirk Dry Goods company, on April 20, last.
Shaver went to the depot with some friends and when returning home he
was shot from ambush, dying several days afterward at a hospital in Winfield,
Kans. A total of $1500 in rewards was offered for the arrest and conviction
of Shaver’s murderer, $500 from which was offered by Governor Ferguson
on the part of the territory. The release of Volis, because of insufficent
evidence against him, elliminates the only clue the authorities have been
able to secure in connection with the Shaver murder. Volis is about 35
years old and a member of a highly respectable family of Cowley county,
Kansas. He married an Osage Indian squaw. Several days ago C.T. Askinson
of Arkansas City, as attorney for Volis’ release and made application
on a writ of habeas corpus. The Kay county attorney, A.F. Mow, immediately
submitted the case to the Grand Jury, and his discharge was ordered no
evidence being found to convict. Volis intends to sue the officers of
Kay county for false imprisonment, seeking big damages. |
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Sun Feburary 15, 1906 To see the White Father |
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Blackwell Sun May 10, 1906 Ponca City Shooting |
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Blackwell Sun May 10, 1906 The New Town of Foraker Foraker
is the name of a new government town just established on the Midland Valley
railroad about 25 miles northwest of Pawhuska in the Osage reservation.
The lot-sale occurred there on May 1, a post office has been established,
four banks chartered and a newspaper started, called the Foraker Tribune.
There is a general store, two restaurants, a hardware store and blacksmith
shop, a barber shop and three lumber yards doing business. The prospects
are that it will soon be one of the best towns in that section, as it
is surrounded by a rich agricultural county, well watered, that will produce
enormous crops. |
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Sun 01-24-1907 Neighborhood News Bethel Received too late for last week. Mrs. R. H. Jamison and Bertie are on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Lades have departed for their home in Beaver county. About eight couples gathered at the home of M. Bacon Saturday evening. Games and dancing were in order. The shortage of cars has interfered with the plans of some of our Bethel people. We could chronicle the departure of several but for this fact. Those of our people who attended the lecture given by Mrs. Bessie Bellman at Blackwell Sunday evening speak very highly of this entertaining lecturer. The meeting was largely attended. She will deliver another lecture on Feb. 10. The many friends of Mrs. Everet Macy were somewhat started on Sunday evening to learn of her sudden departure from this life. While Mrs. Macy had been ailing for some time, her cheerfulness had led her friends to hope of recovery. She died Sunday evening at 4 o'clock surrounded by relatives and friends. She leaves a husband and twin boys four years old. The funeral occurred at the home of her parent, N. H. Butler, Tuesday at 2 p.m., Interment being made in Odd Fellows cemetery at Blackwell. |
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Times-Record July 19, 1906 RIFLE TEAM The rifle
team that will represent Oklahoma at the national shoot at Sea Girt, commencing
about Sept. 4, is as follows: Lieutenant C. S. Curran, Guthrie, company
A; Capt. B. C. McCoy, Chandler, of B; Captain Eltie Wright, Blackwell,
of D; Jas. A. Ingram, Pawnee, of E; Capt. A. L. Edgington, Watonga, of
F; Capt. J. P. Alley, Hennessey, of G; Capt C. B. Blake, Edmond, of H;
Sergt. C. C. Willard, Alva. Of I; Corporal J. R. Cullison, Jr., Enid,
of K; Sergt. Ray Abraham, Perry, of L; Capt. F. W. Hunter, Oklahoma City,
of M; C. E. Elliott, private, Lawton Engineer Corps; Major J. C. Herr,
Chandler; M. F. Highley, adjutant, Oklahoma City, and Lieutenant Walter
Ferguson, of Watonga, constitute the team. Colonel Hoffman is spotter;
Captain King of the Engineer Corps, coach, and Gen. A. J. Niles, captain
of the team. They expect to be gone about one month and their experience
at the shoot will be of great value to the organization. |
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Blackwell Sun July 19, 1906 INDIAN AND NEGRO POPULATION The number of persons of Indian blood in the new state
is 99,925, as follows: |
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Blackwell Sun 11-29-1906 New Trial for Zach Mulhall St. Louis, Nov. 27, -Zach Mulhall, Oklahoma cattleman and livestock agent of the Frisco railroad, who was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary for a shooting affray at the world's fair two years ago, obtained a new trial by virtue of a supreme court ruling. Although reversing and remanding the trial court of St. Louis, Judge Fox pointed out measures which, if applied by the prosecution may bring him to trial again. On the night of June 8, 1904, Mulhall became involved in trouble with Frank Reed on the pike at the world's fair grounds. Several pistol shots were fired, and Ernest Morgan, who was not implicated in the trouble, was struck by a bullet and seriously wounded. Mulhall was convicted of shooting Morgan. In touching upon the evident attitude of the trial court, Judge Fox said: "It is made manifest from the declarations of law in this case that the trial court took the position that it made no difference, so far as the commission of the offense defined by Section 1847, whether the defendant shot at prosecuting witness and wounded him with intent to kill him or that he shot at Frank Reed, without justification, with intent to kill him, and in the commission of such wrongful act the prosecuting witness was wounded. Under either state of facts the defendant would be equally guilty of the offense defined by the statutes . We are unable to give our assent to that position. |
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Times-Record July 11, 1907 First published
in Times-Record July 11, 1907, An ordinance
making and specifying the tax levy for the fiscal year 1907, on the taxable
property in the City of Blackwell, Oklahoma Territory, for said City of
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Blackwell Sun 08-02-1907 Her Life a Tragedy Braman, Aug. 3-Mrs. Lark Fulton Simpson, who was shot by her husband who afterwards took his own life at Wichita, came home to her uncle Chas. Hartgrove, to make her future home with him. Mrs. Simpson was raised in Braman by her uncle, where she is well liked by everybody. She was a fine looking woman and a handsome girl, having attended Sunday school and church ever since Braman was a town, consequently all were interested in her welfare. She met Simpson and a case of love at first sight sprung up and they were married against the wishes of her uncle’s folks and from the first the match was never a pleasant one. She, true, to her womanhood, stuck the closer to her bargain and tried to make a home for her husband. She came home time and again to her uncle and was given treatment for herself and child and the good friends of the family rallied to her help. Mr. Simpson invariably forgot to settle the doctor bills, to say nothing of other expenses. In all the twelve years that Mrs. Simpson lived here no man ever heard a word or act against Larkey Fulton as she was called. She is now a hopeless cripple and will be all her life. |
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Times-Record Sept 26, 1907 Mrs. Gertrude Henderson, primary teacher in the public schools, received
a cablegram from Honolulu, Hawaii, this week tendering her a position
there at a salary of $1,000 per year. She will not give up her work here,
however, this year. The offer is certainly a fine testimonial to her genius
and ability as a teacher - Ponca Courier. |
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Times-Review September 26, 1907 OLA GOODSON SELLS Ola Goodson, the well known farmer who lives on the Chicaskia, five and a half miles south-east of this city, this week sold the half section comprising his home place. The farm is unquestionably one of the best in Oklahoma, and the improvements are valued at $7,000 to $10, 000. George Crue, of Rantoul, IL, is the purchaser and he only paid $100 per acre we congratulate him on his bargain, for that land will be worth $150 per acre in 10 years just as certain as time continues. Mr. Goodson still has some Kay County farm land, but we understand that for the present at least, that he will retire from active farming and move to the city. |
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Sun October 03, 1907 FRISCO Fare to St. Louise, $11.15. Fare to Chicago, $16. 45. Fare to Memphis, $12.80. Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, VA, round trip, season tickets, $56.90; 60-day tickets, $47.45; 15-day tickets, $27. 65; via New York at slightly higher rates. Eureka Springs-30 and 60 days tickets on sale daily. Rates very low. An easy journey to a delightful recreation place. $10.30 Kansas City and return, on sale Sept. 21 to Oct. 5; final limit Oct. 7. Also Oct. 12 to 19; good to return Oct. 21. $1.45 Winfield and return. Cowley county fair, on sale Sept. 30 to Oct 4, good to return Oct. 5. $1.95 Enid and return. Oct. 16, limit for return Oct. 17. Ringling Bros circus. $5.45 Claremore, I. T. and return, sale Oct 21 to 23, return Oct. 28, Horse Thief Asso. $3.30 Pawnee and return, sale Oct. 1 to 5, final limit Oct. 7. $. 95 Arkansas City and return, on sale Oct 9. Final limit Oct. 10, Barnum G. Bailey circus. The short line to the east, north and south. Quick time to St. Louis, Memphis, and Birmingham. Through connection by the 6:00 p.m. train to Kansas City and the north. For further participation inquire of Joe. W. Hall, Agent, Blackwell, Okla. |
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Times-Record Oct. 31, 1907 MAKE IT YOURSELF There is
so much rheumatism here in our neighborhood now that the following advice
by an eminent authority, who writes for readers of a large eastern daily
paper, will be highly appreciated by those who suffer. |
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Times-Record November 14, 1907 GRAND OPERA HOUSE OPENING The new
Grand opera house, under the management of G. M. Warinner, was formally
opened Wednesday night of this week. The house has been practically finished
for a month, but owing to the delay in shipment of chairs the formal opening
was announced for this week, with “At the Cross Roads” as
the bill. |
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Times-Record Nov 28, 1907 PANCOAST & HILL Pancoast
& Hill is the title of a new law firm in this county, the individual
members of which are Judge J. L. Pancoast of Blackwell and Ira A. Hill
of Newkirk and they will have offices in Blackwell and Newkirk. Judge
Pancoast is a lawyer of wide experience, and for the past seven years
has been Judge of the Western Oklahoma district, and a member of the Oklahoma
supreme court, and has a reputation as a jurist second to none in Oklahoma.
He has permanently located here and will give his time and attention to
the practice of his profession. The Blackwell office of the firm will
be upstairs in the new Beatty building on South Main Street. Ira Hill,
the junior member of the firm who will have charge of the Newkirk office,
is well known to the people of Kay county, and his many friends and acquaintances
will gladly welcome him back to the county and to the practice of his
profession. We bespeak for the new firm that measure of success that their
talents and personality deserves. |
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Times-Record Dec 19, 1907 Emmanuel Commandry No. 16 elected the following officers last Monday
evening W. W. Stephenson Eminent Commander; B. D. Ashbrook, Generalissimo;
John W. Beatty, Captain General; M. A. Ashbrook, Senior Warden; Ben F.
McCully, junior warden; D. W. Miller Prelate; Wm. Risley Treas; J. R.
May Recorder; P. H. McElhone Standard Bearer; J. W. Morse Sword Bearer;
P. S. Wheeler warder; Fred W. Stone Sentinel; J. R. Tate F. J. Goold and
J. W. Randall guards. The officers present were installed by Past Eminent
Commander Fred H. Hoppe. |
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Times-Review 03-12-1908 A FATAL ACCIDENT The Blackwell Brick & Tile company has had a series of misfortunes since starting, in loss by storm, by accident etc., etc. of much property, and loss of time, but Monday of this week their minor misfortunes were forgotten in the catastrophe that confronted them. They were just completing a permanent kiln with a capacity of a quarter million brick, and the arch of the roof had been completed Saturday night, and Monday as the workmen were removing the supports the roof fell in on them burying six men in its fall. The other workmen at the plant summoned help and went to work digging out the men, and before help arrived from town had them all out. It was that four of the six were seriously injured and they were carried to the new office building where the physicians attended to their injuries before removing them to their homes. Foreman Thayer and Dave Shultz escaped with comparatively slight injuries, and put off surgical attendance until after the other men had been looked after. The physicians worked heroically to relieve as far as possible the injured men, and as fast as they were made ready they were taken to their homes. H.B. Fahs was taken out alive and conscious but his condition became alarming Monday afternoon, and he died during the night. He was literally crushed in, his ribs puncturing the lungs, causing internal hemorrhage, which was his immediate cause of death. William Wolf, who was standing right close to Fahs when the accident occurred, is seriously injured and has two fractures of the left hip bone, upper and lower, two ribs fractured, and three scalp wounds. He is suffering greatly but this morning his condition is satisfactory to the attending physicians. Herman Kiper has two fractured ribs, and abdomen and back crushed, but he is doing nicely with prospects good for his recovery. Harvey Shouse has a dislocated shoulder, a fracture of both lower bones of one leg and a crushed foot on the other leg, but seems to have sustained little or no internal injury and is doing nicely. Many versions of the cause of the accident are offered. The arch, about two layers of brick thick, had been completed Saturday and the heavy rain of that night is supposed to have prevented the mud from hardening, so that when it was jarred in removing the wall supports that it started the keys, causing the whole roof to fall in. The one great wonder is that every man was not instantly killed. The loss to the company is considerable, but that of course is not considered by them or the public because of their anxiety for the man who are so seriously injured. We are all hoping for the uninterrupted recovery of the men. |
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Times-Review 03-26-1908 DO NICE WORK The Northern Oklahoma Marble and Granite Works, Hahn & Kohler, proprietors, are putting out some especially nice work this spring. They have yards at Blackwell and Enid, the local being in charge of Gus Kohler. Their stock of granite and marble is second to none in the state and in addition to Norway, Vermont and Georgia stone they are showing some very pretty Oklahoma stone both in reds and grays. They do really first class work and those in need of that class of work will do well to see them, as they are right in price and workmanship. |
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City Democrat Ponca City, Oklahoma Thursday May 11, 1911 Page 4 Submitted by Carolyn Dillion Al Hatten to Build The first
of next month, Al Hatten, the produce dealer, will begin the erection
of buildings on his lots west of the Arcade hotel, now occupied by the
County Feed Yard. The main building will be of brick, 25x80 feet in size,
built especially for the produce business, with cement floors, and water,
gas and sewer connections. It will be practically fire proof. There will
be numerous other smaller buildings for storage, etc. He has ample room,
having three lots, and when everything is fitted up as contemplated will
have one of the most complete and convenient produce establishments in
the state. |