Oakie's NW Corner...
When I left you last weekend I said I was headed for the Northwest
and Carmen's Centennial. I got to the NW parts of Oklahoma and took
some much needed rain with me Saturday morning.
I missed Carmen's Centennial parade, but did catch lunch of homemade
chicken and noodles at the Senior Citizens building in downtown
Carmen. It was great seeing both sides of the streets in the busines
district filled up with cars and people from the east end of town
to the west end of town. They had craft booths, etc... in the the
old high school building that stands empty now. I hear it is for
sale for $150,000... If anyone is interested. I never did find out
what a "Go-Whoa" was, though. Does anyone out there know?
What else did I do this week? I remember now... David and
I waited for Monday morning to roll around so we could go sleuthing
in the archives of the Woods County courthouse (county, court
clerks and the basement court archive) records. We were searching
for more clues to match up N. L. Miller and Nelson L. Miller. We
started in the county clerk's office around 9:30a.m. -- moved to
the basement archives -- and back to the county records -- breaking
for lunch about 1:30p.m. for an hour reprieve before tackling the
court clerk's records from 2:30p.m. to around 3:30p.m. looking for
Wills, obits. I will list some of the goodies we found in the Mystery
and Mailbag corners.
Besides all that sleuthing and filling my head with even more Miller
trivia, I have been improving the ParisTimes
Pioneers Cookbook with the help of our son, Michael. He helped
turn our "What's Cookin' cookbook into a NEW - Improved Submitable
Cookbook. You can NOW submit your favorite family recipes to our
NEW online Cookbook database by using our Submitable form. When
submitting yourrrecipes, do NOT use single or double quotes (' ")
-- If you want to create line breaks in the ingredient section you
can use <br>. Click ParisTimes
Cookbook (What's Cookin') and check us out.
Oklahoma City has been celebrating its annual Arts Festival this
week. This has been another hectic, adrenaline flowing week of discoveries.
AND... Next weekend will be even more hectic. I will be preparing
to head for Pat Parelli's Horse
Training Center in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Yep! I'm enrolled
in their Level I course for a week of learning something new. It's
like I said last week, "You;re never to old to learn!"
Don't fret! I will also be working on next week's Chapter V-Woodward
Trial and the newsletter. Right now I'm out of here to get this
ready to send out. Its late, early morning hours and my eyes are
blurry. Please excuse the typos. Thanks.
~~ Linda "OaKie" ~~
NW Mystery Corner...
Remember back a few Issues when I mentioned the 1900 & 1910
Oklahoma Census and Nelson L. Miller?
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1900 Oklahoma Territory Census...
Vol. 17 e.d. 213 - Sheet 3, Line 77 -- Miller, Nelson L., b.
July 1859, Michigan (age 41), W, Woods Cty, Alva City; Spouse:
Rachel - b. Oct., 1863, Scotland (age 37), Citizenship: NR;
Children in the Home: Lois (D), b. Jan., 1888, Kansas (age 12);
Eva (D), Jun., 1891, Kansas (age 9); Minta (D), Mar., 1892,
Kansas (age 8); Bert L. (S), Nov., 1898, Oklahoma Terr. (age
2).
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1910 Oklahoma Census...
069 0267 0077 -- Miller, Nelson W51 Michigan Okla.; Spouse:
Rachel (age 47), Scotland; Children: Eva (D), Kansas (age 19);
Minta (D), Kansas (age 18); Bert (S), 1898, Oklahoma (age 12);
George (S), 1903, Oklahoma.
Now we have prove... N. L. Miller and Nelson L. Miller are
one in the same. Some of those goodies that we found was the 1899
Deed on the Roller Mill signed by husband and wife (N. L.
& Rachel); Mortgages on their residence located on the NW
corner of 2nd St. & Flynn Avenue ; Rachel
B. Miller's Will (29 jan. 1926) & Probate (15 May 1936),
etc.... that showed Rachel B. Miller and N. L. (Nelson L.)
Miller's signatures.
There is an addition to the Miller
Preliminary Postponed news articles, dated 8 Dec. 1910 -
Alva Review Courier. particularly the last several lines that mention,
"We understand that President Grumbine (Northwestern State
Normal's president) has forbidden normal students to attend
the hearing unless granted a permit. He is to be commended on such
action, and if the press of our city would refrain from publishing
every dirty little detail much would be kept from the younger generation
which is unnecessary for them to know."
I have all this info spinning around in my head and trying to decide
what, how much to give you this week. It's been a busy week just
trying to stay organized and not get overwhelmed.
 BUT...
Let me take you back to January 24, 1910 when Nelson L. & Rachel
B. Miller bought a house in the original Alva addition, Block 25
Lot16 (today a beauty salon business now operates and McMurphy
Plumbing once operated a few years ago -- NW
corner of 2nd St. & Flynn Ave.)
Not much went on through the Woods County court after the preliminary
hearing except getting a change of venue. On with Chapter
IV - Change of Venue. Are you surprised?
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April
2002 - St. Nicholas Hotel 
According to the First 100 Years of Alva...
-- "The most elite hotel in Alva was the St. Nicholas located
1 1/2 blocks north of the present day Central National Bank
at 207 college (6th St.). This hotel housed most of the
trveling salesmen and where the visiting dignitaries were also
housed. The St. Nicholas Hotel was the most elaborately decorated
hotel in town. It was considered 'The Hotel'."
The day I took this photo (Monday, April
22, 2002) I talked to one of the residents of this now apartment
building -- he showed me the name of the hotel (St. Nicholas)
carved into the concrete sidewalk at the entrance leading
upto the porch. It is For Sale and like most of the old buildings
-- has seen better days. It was once known as Jerry's Apartments.
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Menu:
Linda K McGill Wagner
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Mailbag & Links Corner....
Ration
Stamps, etc... "Linda, here is
a great site to view the OPA points and ration cards from the WWII
era. I still have the cover of my ration book when I was a child.
I still have some of the red points too." -- Lois
"Linda... Stopped by to read the mystery
articles and I am in awe of how much you've done to your sites since
I was here last. Where do you find the time to work on your sites
and write your weekly newsletter with all your travelling about and
exploring newspaper archives? You've done a great job on all counts.
I look forward to seeing the next issue." -- Betty Lee
Hurt Family Connection... "Linda... I am
wondering about the connection between Marie (Mary) Hurt Suntych
and your Hurt family. She was born September 8, 1840 in Bohemia. She
died October 21, 1913 in Farwell, Nebraska. Her death certificate
named her father as John Hurt born in Bohemia and mother Barbery Hurt
also born in Bohemia. Mary married Frank Suntych in 1864/5 in Bohemia.
Frank was born in Dubina, Caslav. They immigrated in 1879 and were
naturalized in Pennsylvania. They had land by 1880 in Howard County.
We have a photo of Marie and Frank. I have access to the census records
for Howard County if you would like me to search for anything."
-- Contact Carol Krepel
OkieLegacy Guestbook... "I have been getting
this newsletter for a few months, forwarded to me by my mother who
lives in Oklahoma. Though I reside in the north, far away from Oklahoma,
I grew up there. I have to say, of all the million newsletters that
I delete month after month from my email, this one stays for days
so I can go back and read. It is great to be able to read and share
the interesting history of my home state with my family and friends
who have rarely or ever been there. I am especially loving the murder
story chronicled in each newsletter. The journalists have changed
over time, they used many for words AND structured their sentences
more colorfully in those days. It seemed to have a less technical
flair, more toward an emotional slant on things.... very interesting.
I won't be deleting this one." -- Betty W.
Editor's Note -- It is always great to hear
success stories of old friends hooking up with each other again. Recently,
Ernest emailed me and let me know that another one of my readers had
helped him (Ernest) located Melvin (an old WWII friend) in West Virginia.
They are in the process of catching up on old times. Yes! Sometimes
(Most time) Great things to happen through this media of the internet
and the web. Thanks to Vernon who helped located Ernest's longtime
WWII buddy. Thanks to Ernest who kept me updated through it
all. It warms the heart.
Miller Murder Case... "I
haven't taken the time yet to really go through all the rest of the
information you've put together about the children and N. L.'s financial
straits, but it does sound as if N. L. was up against the wall and
his whole life was coming apart on him in the months before Mabel's
murde. No wonder Rachel had him relegated to the couch or wherever
it was that he was sleeping. You are doing magnificent work. It sucks
you in, doesn't it?" -- COAD
 PARIS
At Rest... Volney P. born 4 Dec. 1872 and died 9 March 1960; spouse:
Juliet T. born 3 April 1886 and died 18 Nov. 1969. |
Pix, Wahoo & Memories...
"The mailbag was just chockful of goodies this week (last week)!
I love it when you share your correspondence with us and when we have
some clue as to who is writing and what their ties are with your OHTH
subjects.
I have to question whether the PIX had two ticket booths. I think
it was the Rialto that had two booths. Once a month, Grandma would
take me to the Rialto on a Wednesday night so we could play Wahoo!
You had to yell out 'WAHOO' if you won, then go up on stage to claim
your prize. I remember that very well, because I won a yellow metal
bun warmer that we used for years and years. Lord! was I ever proud
of that bun warmer. I remember the PIX fairly well. I believe it was
the smallest of the theaters. There were purple curtains almost right
behind the booth which closed off the theater part from the lobby.
The first picture that I know I saw there was The Barefoot Contessa
with Ava Gardner. Since I always went barefooted, I thought the title
was better than the movie. Of course, I usually got to see only the
last half of the movie because I got in free with my cousin, Lynn
Paris, who was best friends with the Kelly's son. Ouita, Mrs. Jim,
worked at CNB for years. Was the son named Jim as well?
The FOP is a union of and for police officers.
I don't think they were related to the Law Enforcement Leagues which
were made up of civilians rather than professional law enforcement
personnel. In addition, the Leagues most usually had a political/social
agenda rather than a mandate to uphold and enforce the current laws.
It was great of Marty Knabe Myers to share
the pictures and stories of the Moundridge school." -- COAD
A
Fathers Legacy... "Linda, Now it appears that
the "Fathers Legacy" has struck pay dirt once again. You
remember when you did my Legacy seeing a reference to my friend Sgt.
Melvin Cliser, it was especially highlighted in the "Artist"
section with his portrait in charcoal. Yesterday I received the following
messages from his nephew, Gary Cliser. What you have done for me by
creating my web page has been a real blessing. Thanks Linda, All I
can say is "Hugs" from me. I'll keep you posted on the end
results." -- Ernest M.
The Brief Story... 1945 - WWII Cliser --
 "A
charcoal drawing done 55 years ago of Sgt. Melvin Cliser. Cliser
and I became friends when stationed at Lowery Field, Colorado. We
were both Sergeants and explored a large part of Colorado while
there. Although Mel and I were in different squadrons we shipped
out at the same time with the destination being Keesler Field, Mississippi.
Soon we explored much of the Mississippi coast and the inland. WWII
was over in August 1945 and it was about January, 1946 that Melvin
was scheduled to be discharged. I went to the Biloxi Depot and watched
as he waved 'good bye' from the platform of the last car on the
train. I never saw or heard from Melvin Cliser again. After 55 years,
this is all I have, except a memory. " -- Part from his webpage
(The Artist)
 PARIS
At Rest... Alva Cemetery, Alva, Oklahoma,
Grave markers for my mother's PARIS relations -- Irvin R. PARIS, b.
4 Sept. 1911 and died 27 Dec. 1994; Spouse Viola R. born 14 July,
1914 and died 10 April 10, 2001. |
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