HAIL, J* H. THIRD IOT3B7XEW. 233 HALL, MBS. J. U. . ' INTERVIEW,. Bffie S« Jackson, Journalist. Deo 2, 193?. TULSA FORTY YEAR8 AGO •

Extract from the Tulsa Mew Era, March XOf 1898.

Thiav paper is from the files of J. M. Hall. Mra. J. IS. Hall recalls the history of early Tulsa papers. The first newspaper in Tulaa was called the "Indian Chief1*.

It was a weekly, published by an old soldier, J*. L.

Winegar. * Later the name was changed to the "Indian

Republican". It passed from editor to editor and finally came to.George Bayne about 1904; Mr. Bayne sold it to

Eugene Lorton about 1912. ——

A group of buaineae nan did not like the way Winegar advertised the town so they raised sufficient capital to buy a printing outfit and hired A. J. Shaw as editor.

This paper was celled the "New Km". Mr. J. li. Hall was one of this business group. The owners wer« not news- paper nen and the inrestaent failed. A Mr. R. L. Lunsford; now president of a bank in Glereland, founded the "DMtO* orct" about 1906. William Stryker beoaue the owner and then sold it to Charles Page. Richard Lloyd Jones bought it in 1940 and changed the name to the " and these are the two dally newspapers of Tulsa today: "The

Tulsa Tribune" and the "". HALL, J©S. 7. U. t INTERVIEW. 12311.

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Bxtraots follow from the Tulaa New Era", March

10, 1§96, Indian Territory (TulBa). *

Tulsa i8 a thrifty, grovring, ambitious trarg of about 1500 people. It lias four general stores and sev- eral email stores. One large hardware and furniture store, two lumber yards, a flouring mill, two banks, two newspapers, one cotton gin, five hotels, two moot ofcrkets, three livery atableB, one wagon yard, one poultry and fur buyer, three paint shops, three oar- penter^ahopa, four blackaaith shops, half a dozen lawyers and as jaany doctors. Three drug stores and as many real estate and insurance firms. Three jewelry stores and one pool hall.

A deatructive fire destroyed a large portion <5f the main business part of the" oity last December (the block from First to Seoond faoing west on Main). It is now being rebuilt and the structures will be handsome and »ore substantial than before. Steps have been taken incorporate the city. a has four church buildings; Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, U. K. South, and'Baptist. Three good schools (no public schools). The following secret societies end fraternal orders: A. F. and A, M., J$)p]F; K of P; G.A.R., and Ladiea Relief Corps. Good school8 for the education of the young are y abundant but pre-eminent among them stands Kendall College at Muskogee, the Halsell College and Clark's business college at Vinita, Friends' Mission (Hillside) at Skiatook, Euchee Schools tnd Wealbka Schools.

Following firms are atrosaed in the Illustrated

Souvetiir edition of this paper:

Archer Hftrdwore and Furniture Emporium; J. }£. Morrow and Co.,urugg^st; The Tulsa Banking Go. (B. F. Colley, president),^. W. Brown, 6aehier), J. Meyer, nget-up-and get-theren citizen, dealer in furs; W, W. Winteringer, -3- agont for the White Sewing Machine Co.; F. R. Winters, hardware; Col. W. P. Moore, Hotel Moore; Dr. C. L. Reoder; Shaokle Drug Co., TOA Shackle, owner; White Front Restaurant, L. H. Earlerayne, Proprietor, hale fellow well-met; Lynch Mercantile Company (building still standing in the same placet southeast corner of Main at First}; Harness Shop, Louie Price; Tulsa Milling Company, %. B. Baber.(Bill), -^ nanager; Tulsa Lumber Co*, T. E. Bailey, manager, owned e" by Chas. i*. Goodman of and Vi. S. Dlokaaon of Sheldon,lto. (now Diokaaqn, Lumber Co.) ; W. H. Cloud, tin and aheet-iron; H. jr. tfinsky, Merchant Tailor; BrobeclT' and Lewie, hardware, pump and windmill speciality; Col, E, Calkine, Lawyer, (later Tulsa's firat mayor)y Star Blackamith and fagon Works, C. W. Robertson (atill Hving).,.

* As nearly as can be cheoked these "merchants are all deceased except Tost Shackle, C. B. and Will Lyneh and

L. i>, Lewis (Brobeok and Lewis). C. B. and Will Lynch lire reepectiyely at 1E27 S. Baltimore and 1127 South

Gary AVe., Tulsa. L. D. Lewis lives at 1158 N. El«ood,

Tulsa, Oklahoma. Charles Robertson is still living in -

Tu^sa, two miles northeast of the Norib-ridge County Club.