The Okie Legacy

Vol. 2, Issue 57 -- 6 May 2000

Back In Oklahoma...

I'm back in Oklahoma and looking for some histories that aren't there anymore! The never-ending search that we all seek -- trying to understand and learn the lessons of our past that lead us on this never-ending road of self-worth and discovery.

Its good to be back in Oklahoma where they say, "The wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain ...And... The corn is as high as an elephants eye!" How high is an elephants eye, anyway?

Traveling on... When we reached the NE border of Oklahoma we headed south through the mountains in eastern Oklahoma. Stop- ping to view the vista turn-outs! Specifically, the Winding Stairs National Forest in LeFlore County, SE Oklahoma (SH 1).

The views from atop our Oklahoma mountains are breath taking. Another part of God's Country! Where you can see for miles and miles and miles and forever! A site to savor and bring your cameras! The mixture of Oaks, Maples, cedars trees, etc... give a beautiful texture of colors at the different vistas (or far away views). These are some of the Vistas seen from Talimena Drive, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma, April 28, 2000... LeFlore/index.html

To continue... We didn't take our 15 year old miniature Dachshund with us to Missouri on our Research/Easter trip. She stayed with her friend, Daisy (4-year-old miniature schnauzer). I really enjoy the fascinating little dogs stories that come out of those over-nighters. Especially, since the dogs have ceased being a family pet and have become more like a family member. They (the dogs) have their own little ways of establishing communi- cations with you and each other. At times it seems they even understand the English language. You know what I mean?

Why I brought this up is... I have a couple of those dog stories that I would like to share with you. If you have any dog stories to share, please Email Oakie.

"This is really a Spring for the first time in many years. The sun is shining, it isn't unreasonably warm, and there is just a nice light breeze. Even Rosie scoots while we are out. I was watching the news and reading the paper yesterday evening at the time that Rosie thought food should be on the floor (as opposed to on the table). She had bounced and whined and told on me to Daisy. Daisy joined in with hopping... running... jumping over Rosie. But, damn-it! I'm the human here and I'm bigger than both of them and they hadn't had breakfast until after 11:00 and had been given a treat in mid afternoon and they weren't starving regardless of what they wanted me to think. All of a sudden comes this terrible clatter!!! Down the tile hallway... I lean around and it is Rosie with her nose in Daisy's bowl, driving it down the hall toward me! All right... all right... all right. I fed them."

"This morning, after we had been out and walked awhile, we came in and I poured food in Rosie's bowl. She and Daisy stood, on point, looking at her food. I got Daisy's food and poured some in her bowl. They looked at their bowls, looked at me, looked at each other, looked at me ... neither of them eating. I walked around into computer corner and turned on MagMach and finally heard the sound of two dogs chowing down... Daisy on Rosie's food and Rosie on Daisy's. Who said the grass isn't greener on the other side of the fence?" -- The Babysitter.

OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD VOTE (Sept. 17, 1907)...

While we were in St. Louis looking up news articles concerning the St. Louis Browns of 1907, I run onto the the following article that ran on the front page of the "St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat," Sept. 16, 1907 and continued on page ten. It had to do with the upcoming Vote of the State Charter, Prohibition, Statehood, etc... to be voted on by the voters of Oklahoma & Indian Territory September 17, 1907. -- logan/sept15_1907.rtf

Besides Baseball in Southern Texas & Missouri; the land runs of 1889 & 1893 and the teeming Oil fields of the 1890s... Oklahoma & Indian Territories were booming with people flocking to the territories to make their fortunes and stake their claims. Carry Nation was stomping in from Kansas trying to rid our towns of the saloons that seemed to crop up overnight in many of the communities across these two-territories.

Frank Frantz, a Republican, was the then Territorial Governor and running for office of governor of the new proposed state (Oklahoma) against Haskell, a Democrat. There was a Socialist candidate also running, but he got lost in the campaign fight between Frantz & Haskell. Each of the Democrat & Republican candidates brought in the big whigs from the surrounding states to gather the people and the votes. (Very similar to what they still do today.)

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia - Oklahoma, "Oklahoma and Indian Territories became a state on 16 November, 1907. On 20 November, 1906, pursuant to the enabling act passed by Congress, the constitutional convention assembled at Guthrie and closed its labours on 6 July, 1907. The constitution was adopted by a vote of the people on 17 September, 1907, and at the same
election the officers of the new state were elected. The inauguration was held in Guthrie on 16 November, 1907."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11230c.htm

"On September 17, 1907, voters in Oklahoma and Indian territories overwhelmingly endorsed a proposed state constitution and also approved a separate prohibition initiative by a narrower 130,361 to 112,258 margin. [124] Prohibition would have been continued on the lands of Indian Territory regardless of the vote, as stipulated in the Oklahoma Enabling Act, approved by Congress the previous year. [125] Nevertheless, every county in Oklahoma Territory where liquor was permitted that also bordered "dry" Indian lands, voted for prohibition." -- Whiskey Towns of Oklahoma Territory -- http://geography.ou.edu/research/whiskey.html

According to the St. Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, dated Oct. 1, 1907, the Headlines read, "Oklahoma Militia Camp Is Burned." It goes on to report from Fort Reno, Okla., September 30, "Just at the close of the annual encampment of the Oklahoma National Guard on the military reservation at this place, a disastrous prairie fire swept the camp, known as Fort Constitution, and destroyed the greater part of the equipment of the territorial militia.

The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin, as it approached the camp from four different points and was started when the troops were supposed to have been out on a hunt. Soldiers say they saw a man on horseback set the fire. The militiamen, seeing their own camp go up in flames, abandoned
the remains and devoted their efforts to saving Fort Reno. The fire was checked just after it entered the post fence. Four men from Company K of Enid were seriously injured. General supplies that were lost amount approximately to $10,000. Nearly all of the officers lost their personal effects and the amount of damage will reach $25,000." -- oklahoma/oct1_07FtReno.rtf

OAKIE's LINKS & MAILBAG

STATE SONG - §25-94.1. -- The official song and anthem of the State of Oklahoma is "Oklahoma," composed and written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.

"Brand new state, Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and Termayters!
Flowers on the prairie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,
Plen'y of room to swing a rope!
Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope!

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain,
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say - Yeeowþ A-yip-i-o-ee ay!
We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma - O.K."

§ 94.3. Words of state song. Laws 1953, p. 101, §§ 2, 3 and 4.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3250/okstuff.html

Oklahoma Lyrics - More Lyrics to that popular State song.
http://www.otrd.state.ok.us/studentguide/oklahoma_lyrics.html
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Oklahoma Territorial and State Governors - This is a great List of Territorial & State Governors all the way to the now Governor Keating. http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/govs.html
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Oklahoma's History - "On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state. Statehood had become a sure thing, in part due to a discovery which made Oklahoma the "place to go to strike it rich" -- oil. People came from all parts of the world to seek their fortunes in Oklahoma's teeming oil fields. Cities like Tulsa, Ponca City, Bartlesville and Oklahoma City flourished."
http://www.otrd.state.ok.us/studentguide/history.html
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Statehood Wanted by Settlers of Oklahoma Territory - "The establishment of a territorial government had been greatly desired. When it was secured, however, the people of Oklahoma were not satisfied..... " Read more about that controversy at the following Link... http://users.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/SW.htm
http://users.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/OklaHist.htm
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Tour Oklahoma Parks, Resorts. etc... http://www.touroklahoma.com/
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In Plain Sight, Old World Records In Ancient American - "Gloria Farley of Heavener, Oklahoma has researched, in the field and in the library, evidence of pre-Columbian visitors to North America..... Her work started as a casual investigation into a local curiosity. This investigation turned into a fifteen year quest which ended in the recognition of the Heavener Runestone as the work of ancient Viking travelers and its protection within a state park."
http://www2.privatei.com/~bartjean/mainpage.htm
http://www2.privatei.com/~bartjean/chap9.htm
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NEW VIRUS making the rounds this week... US, Asia and Europe have been bit by the "I Love You" bug. Several of Dow Jones computers have been crashed according to the article. If you received an e-mail with the subject "I Love You" delete it immediately. Do NOT open it. This bug has managed to get pass firewalls. http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/04/computer.lovebug.ap/index.html

READ about it at -- ZDNet: News: 'ILOVEYOU' e-mail worm invades PCs http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2561671,00.html#more_on

World's most lethal virus: ILOVEYOU roundup
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/17/ns-15179.html

Here's How to protect yourself from the World's most lethal virus' http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/specials/2000/05/iloveyou/
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.loveletter.a.html
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
http://www.symantec.com/
http://www.mcafee.com/
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What Is Copyright Protection - For those who want to know!
http://whatiscopyright.org/
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Another Friend sent me this List of Helpful Hints concerning using the Bounty Sheet Softeners and some other Helpful Hints. I thought you might want to check them out.
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"Another descendant of Henry Clay Paris! Hey I thought you might be interested in view our Paris website at http://members.xoom.com/Veronika - Happy Hunting!" -- Veronica, mailto:strd@alaska.net

QUOTE/POEM OF THE WEEK

"I had a daily bliss
I half indifferent viewed,
Till sudden I perceived it stir,--
It grew as I pursued,
Till when, around a crag,
It wasted from my sight,
Enlarged beyond my utmost scope,
I learned its sweetness right."
---- by Emily Dickinson

I'm off to be a 'Cowgirl' this weekend in NW Oklahoma!
See Y'all next weekend on 'Mother's Day!'

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