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Mccurtain COUNTY and SOUTHEAS'f OKLAHOMA McCURTAIN COUNTY and SOUTHEAS'f OKLAHOMA HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY STATISTICS A COMPLETE CHURCH, LODGE, SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS AND TRADE DIRECTORY OF THE COUNTY By W. A. CARTER 1923 IDABEL, OKLAHOMA ~~ CO,. • tl- 1,tl, !. ~t~ fl , .~ -~ J .t;.~, ' -~-'- d,,t,,, c.::-M,..,.,.._....,4.. -, ~ ."?. , ~h-4◄;( ·,;r~. \V. A. CAHTER A~D DAUGHTER. ROBBIE LEE Preface Realizing that some effort should be made to record and preserve for the benefit of those to come after us, the salient features of our local history, I have undertaken the work, and while the finished product of my labor is not wholly what I desired, it will perhaps answer the purpose until such time as another, more capable, shall have perfected the work. The history of a locality. so recently settled and ·popu­ lated as ours, must perforce, be short; hence, to record the more prominent and interesting features of the early history three or four chapters have been found sufficient. Really, more time and attention have been given to recent \ events and present conditions, and this feature will doubt- less pro've more interesting to future generations, for the reason that late occurrences have happened so rapidly as to be almost kaleidoscopic. My 33 years' residence in this portion of the Territory and State have enabled me to relate many facts and events from first-hand knowledge, but where this was not pos­ sible, I have relied upon information derived from other sources, and where this information was conflicting, I have endeavored to reconcile the differences and get as near to the facts as circumstances would permit. I have persistenly refrained from "high-light" de­ scriptions and. exaggerated statements, confining myself to the facts as obtainable from the most reliable sources. The tendency of the modern writer is to exaggerate and elaborate, neither of which should find a place in history or biography. In closi:ag this foreword, I desire to thank my many friends for their kindly assistance, moral support and financial aid, without which-meritorious or not-the work could not have been possible. CONTENTS Page Agriculture ····-······· ·····•················-················································ ···-···-·-··- 76 A McCurtain County River__ ·-·-·--·······-·····················································115 American Legion ....................... ··-······· ........................ ···-·· .............. ·····-· .. -.355 Banks . of the County.·-··-··-··········-················-·········································-···270 Bar Association ........................... ····-···--·····-· ......... ~ .............. ······-·-····-·-··-···3 52 Ben McCullough Camp U. C. V., 17 48 ..... ••································-········-···267 Campaigning in McCurtain...................................................................... 197 Carpenter Gang ···-·················· ......... ·····-···················· .... ······················-······ 89 Chambers of Commerce ............................................................................ 245 Choctaw Lumber Company............................................................ ••····-· _... 253 Citizens of Tomon·ow................................................................................ 327 Cc-mm3nt and Criticism .............................................................................. 171 Confederate Veterans ··············································································-·178 Death of Felker............ :............................................................................... 310 Dyer-Rev. James ...................................................................................... 233 Directory-County Official ..................................................................... 363 Directory-Church ...................................................................................... 366 Directory-School ...................................................................................... 370 D~rectory-Lodge ........................................................................................ 372 Directory-General .................................................................................... 374 Divis:.onE-Political ....... ......... .. ........ ...... ..... ..... ... ... .. .. ..... ... ..... .............. 62 Fruit Growers Association ........................................................................ 203 Funeral Cry ............................................................................................... 127 Fulsome Training School .......................................................................... 167 Funeral Sermon ............................................................... :....................... 104 Government ........................... ·....................................................................... 54 History-Early .......................................................................................... 13 History-Later· ........ .. .. ....... ... ....... ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ................... 21 Histor:cal Milestones .................................................................................. 41 History-Modern ...... ... ... ... ... ...... ... .... ... .... ... .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .... ..... .. .......... 98 Historical Locallties ................................................................................. 134 Highways ..................................................................................................... 261 Histor:.cal Miscellany ................................................................................ 27 4 High Schools .............................................................................................. 311 Hopkins, W. B ........................................................................................... 314 Indian Sports ............................................................................................. 85 Indians Relations to the Courts ............................................................ 107 Manners. Customs and Character................ ...................................... 91 Mosaic Law .......................................................... .................................... 113 Merchants and Business Men ................................................................... 121 Manufacturers ............................................................................................ 215 Makers of History ................................................................................... 234 McElroy, Dr. S. A ....................................... .............................................. 268 McCurtain County Today ........................................................................ 317 Med =cal Association -············· .................................................................... 353 McCurtain County Educators ................................................................ 9 CONTENTS-Continued Page Name and Location .................................................................................... 9 Newspapers of the County ................................................................... ·-···324 Not Failure, But Low Aim is a Crhne .................................................. 277 Old Timers .................................................................................................. 142 Old Missions .................· ............................................................................... 109 Prohibition -···················································································•···············111 Public and Private Buildings ................................................................. 263 Schools, Churches and Colleges .............................................................. 257 Steambcating in Southeast Oklahoma.................................................... 49 St. Etienne .................................................................................................. 194 Statistics ...................................................................................................... 34 7 Spanish-American War Veterans .......................................................... 248 Topography .................................................................................................. 34 Transportation and Communication ...................................................... 70 The Indian in English .............................................................................. 129 The Three Counties .................................................................................. 207 The Pact, and Other Poems .................................................................... 226 Towns and Villages .................................................................................... 282 United Daughters of the Confederacy .................................................... 268 World War Soldiers .................................................................................. 264 Women's Clubs ............................................................................................ 249 Wright, Rev. Alfred, and Wheelock Academy .................................... 25 SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA 9 Name and Location HAT portion of Oklahoma "Lying and being situate" in the extreme Southeast part of the State, and having the good old State of Arkan­ sas for an eastern boundary, with Texas on the south, Choctaw County on the west and· LeFlore ·county
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