Oakie's NW Corner...
Well! The bruises, bumps from last weeks bareback riding incident
are healing just fine. The Duchess will write about anything, won't
she? I have also given my friend (Bud) ammunition for the local
coffee shops here in NW Oklahoma. You have to give them something
to laugh, talk about, don't ya'?
The 66th Biggest Open Rodeo & Old Cowhand Reunion started this
Thursday in Freedom, Oklahoma. It runs through Saturday with the
Old Cowhand Reunion, a staged old west shootout and ending with
the last night of the Rodeo. This Oakie will NOT be riding this
year, but I will be in Freedom at the Reunion, Shootout and Rodeo
on Saturday, 16th August 2003 with digital camera in tow.
1931 Ranger Football...
 I
have some interesting little tidbits of NW Okie history to share
this week. One of the items is a 1931 Rangers' Football Schedule.
That year they played Tonkawa U.P.S. at Alva; Panhandle A &
M at Goodwell; Friends U. at Alva; Northeastern at Tahlequah; Central
at Alva; Southeastern at Durant; East Central at Alva (homecoming
game); Southwestern at Alva; and Phillips at Enid. [Click photo
for larger view.]
On the backside of the card shows a couple of ads for the Monfort
Drug & Bookstore and Jett's Store. Monfort was Northwestern's
Real Book Store with college textbooks, athletic goods, school supplies
and mail orders were also filled. Jett's was on the southside of
the downtown square, middle of the block between Sixth & Fifth
Street. It was Northwestern Oklahoma's finest store for women and
children according to this ad.
Camp House & Feed Barn... I believe it dates back before
statehood when it was Oklahoma Territory (O.T.). You can click the
photo for larger view. It is a small paper folded in half that reads,
"Camp House - When in Alva Stop and Feed at Mads Larson's
- Camp House and Feed Barn. Rates Lowest In Town - Only camp House
in Alva - Red front north from northeast corner of square - Alva,
OK. TY." Hope this triggers some memory cells out there.
I have never heard of this "Camp House" with the red front
north from the northeast corner of square. Has anyone out there
have any more information about Camp House?
On the backside of
this Camp House booklet has some interesting tidbits of the businesses,
citizens in Alva, Oklahoma Territory. Such as, Sam Luallen had the
first restaurant; the first building fully completed belonged to
Hobbie; K. Galbreath was the first man who got a lot (It was the
one on which Severance & Edwards' grocery once stood); G. R.
Foilett was the first on the ground with material for a store (the
24x60 frame was up Monday the 18th September, 1893); The first rain
fell the night of Sept. 21; Rev. P. F. Semands, a missionary Baptist
fro Kiowa, preached the first sermon in Alva (he addressed a crowd
of men and women in front of the land office Sunday September 17th);
A Hungarian woman, name unknown, died in a wagon shortly after the
opening; Miss Petra Paulson was the second death; The first child
born in Alva was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gambrill, born Dec.
15, 1893 named Alva, father was a carpenter; First marriage Dec.
25, Rev. A. Connet united in marriage E. G. McIntire and Miss Isabella
L. Bennet, both from near Crisfield, Kans.
On the Inside of this
Camp House booklet... on the leftside is a menu for the Star
Restaurant located in Alva, O.T., North of the Land Office, run
by Sam Luallen & Chas Kincaid. It advertised warm meals at all
hours - 25 cents; Steak with bread and butter - 10 cents; Ham -
10 cents; potatoes - 5 cents; two eggs - 5 cents; bread and butter
- 5 cents; sandwich - 5 cents; pie - 5 & 10 cents; hot coffee
- 5 cents; milk - 5 cents; oysters, stewed - 25 cents; Oysters,
raw - 20 cents; Game in Season; fine Confectioneries, Cigars and
Tobacco and Refreshing drinks. On rightside, inside there is what
appears to be a list of indivduals businesses and where they were
located around the square... Noah, H. A., south side square; Sample
& Noah, south side square; Randal, O.C.R., west side square;
Roberts, W. S., north side of square; Ross, A. J., east side square;
Salter, L. A., south side square; Sample, Ed, south side square;
Smith & Burtis, north of land office; Smith, Percy R., north
of land office; Snoddy, Col. W. W. S., south side square; and Vickers
& Prickett, north of land office.
I have one more bit of NW Oklahoma history to share concerning
NSN
(Northwestern State Normal) 1917 Ranger Album. This time it
is a list with pictures
of the faculty. Stay tuned for the following weeks for a list
of the Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen, etc.
Y'all have a great rodeo weekend! If you all in the Eastern states
have too much rain, send some back west. Speaking of Eastern states,
I hear the lights went out in New York, Canada, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania. Hope some of you have electricity now to receive this
newsletter tonight. See you next weekend with more NW Okie Legacies.
Thanks for your support!
~~ Linda "oaKie" ~~
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Jersey
County Victorian Festival
Where the South Meets the North
Our
History - Our Heritage
Mark Your Calendars... Labor
Day Weekend (August 30 thru September 1, 2003) Jerseyville, Illinois.
The Jersey County Victorian Festival will be going on around
that time with entertainment daily, bluegrass band from 1:30-5
p.m., Stagecoach hold-up at 12 Noon and much more. One of my readers
sent me four complimentary tickets. I hope that weekend is free!
Schedule
of Events:
Grounds open at 7a.m.
Agricultural Displays
Tour Cheney Mansion & Museum
Great Shops in Jerseyville
Information:
CALL (6180 498-5590
Historical Steam & Living History
25007 U. S. Highway 67
Jerseyville, IL 62052
E-mail: hazel_dell@jvil.com
www.greatriverroad.com
Accommodations:
area code 618
Frontier Lodge - 498-6886
Homeridge Bed & Breakfast -
498-3442
Super 8 Motel - 498-7888
Pere Marquette Lodge - 786-2331
Ruebel Hotel, Cottages and Lodge -
786-2315
Tara Point In - 786-3555
Menu:
Linda K McGill Wagner
c/o WWW Publishing Co
PO Box 619, Bayfield, CO 81122
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Mailbag & Links Corner....
MARS will appear next to the MOON!
... " Mark August 27th on your calendar - Mars will appear
next to the moon! First Time in at least 5,000 Years! Never again
in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular! This month
and next, Earth is catching up with Mars, an encounter that will culminate
in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way
Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers
can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in
the last 5,000 years but it may be as long as 60,000 years. On August
27, Mars will come within 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the
moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude
of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest75-power
magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to thenaked
eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August, Marswill
rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
But by the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will
rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30
a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that
no human has seen in recorded history. So mark your calendar at the
beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter
throughout the month. Share with your friends, children and grandchildren.
No one alive today will ever see this again!"
August 27th, 2003 - Mars & Earth Viewing... The University
of Washington - Astronomy Department: Mars Opposition of 27 August
2003 has this to say about that -- "Close approach: what's
happenin'? what's a Martian "opposition"? Every day of every
year the Earth moves at 20 miles per second as it completes its annual
orbit around the Sun. Mars, being further away from the Sun and less
tightly bound to the Sun by gravity, ambles 20% more slowly. Every
two years or so, the Earth catches up with Mars from behind, comes
relatively close, and then pulls ahead of the Red Planet. Closest
approach occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Mars are aligned -- with
the Sun at one end of a line and Mars at the other and the Earth in
between. Hence when viewed from Earth, Mars appears in nearly the
exact opposite direction from the Sun (that is, Mars is highest in
the sky at midnight when the Sun is lowest below the horizon). At
this point Mars is said to be in "opposition" to the Sun.
(If you were a Martian then you'd see the Earth "transit"
in front of the Sun at the same time!). On the average, the Earth's
orbital radius is 150 million km (93 million miles). Mars' orbit is
1.52 times larger. Hence Mars' closest approach to Earth at a typical
opposition is 52% of the Earth-Sun distance. The Earth and Mars are
in somewhat elliptical oribits, and the planes of these orbits are
not precisely aligned. Therefore Earth and Mars approach more closely
at some oppositions than others. At the opposition of August 27 2003,
Mars will be just 0.37 times the Earth's orbital distance, or almost
30% closer than during an average opposition. Hence Mars will appear
especially large in diameter, so it will be relatively easy to make
out surface features on the Red Planet with a large telescope. Also,
Mars will appear exceptionally bright, and its orange color will be
very conspicuous no matter whether you see it from the mountains or
a bright city.
Basic facts: Closest approach occurs on Aug 27 at 2:51
AM PDT. Closest approach will be 55.76 million kilometers from Earth
(34.6 million miles, or 37% of the Earth-Sun distance). At opposition
Mars will be as close as it has been since the year 57,537 B.C. The
next approach this close is 28 August 2287 A.D. The apparent size
of Mars' disk at closest approach will be 25.1 arcseconds, the apparent
size of a dime at 500 feet.
Mars will be the brightest object in the sky after about 10 PM PDT
in late August and early September, It will be found highest in the
sky at about 1:30 A.M. PDT (from Seattle, about 27 degrees above the
southern horizon.). Mars appears orange in color. So do a few stars.
But Mars will be brighter than all stars, and it won't twinkle. Maximum
brightness will be near peak brightness (magnitude -2.9) for about
a week before and after 27 August. If you miss seeing Mars one night,
try again the next. Mars fades rapidly after early September as the
Earth pulls ahead of it. For more detailed information start with
these web sites:
space.com/spacewatch/mars_preview_021108.html
astrosociety.org/pubs/mercury/32_04/delight.html
skynewsmagazine.com/pages/mars.html
NASA's general Mars information site is mars.jpl.nasa.gov."
The Warwick Genealogy Continues To Grow... "I see that
you are of some relation to the Warwick's. My grandmother was Mary
Warwick, and her mother was also Constance Warwick. My parents, Rick
and Cindy, have a summer home in Mountain Grove. I have been to Warwickton
several times and love it there in the fall. Thanks for hosting this
information. You have a nice webpage." -- Rich Roberson - Email:
E-mail: focalxplosion@yahoo.com
 Eight
Graders Identified... "I think that I can help identify some
of the eighth graders that are pictured in the July
25 Edition, Vol. V, Issue 30. This was a class that was two years
behind me and many of the faces are very familiar. There are others
that I recognize but cannot put a name with the face. These I have
identified with '----'. I was born and raised in Alva. During high
school and the first couple of years at NWSU I worked at Holder-Southern
Drug. While working there one gets to know almost everyone in town.
Top Row: Leo Magnuson, Pat McClain, David Haraughty, Judy Traverse,
-----, Joann Simon, John Pangburn, Mark Ritchey, Kay Aiken. Second
Row: Gary Dobbs, -----, -----, Marilyn Clyne, -----, Cheryl Miller,
Nancy Roepke, Glenn Hager, Donna Rush. Third Row: Bob Hayden,
-----, Bill Joachim, -----, Sue Houston, Kay Lee, Connie McGill, Jim
Case, -----. Bottom Row: Jim Filson, -----, Bob Williams, John
Gruber, Jean Milton, -----, ----, Gary Tanner." -- Leslie Kurth
- Email: ldkurth@sbcglobal.net
Big Book of Native Americans From the 1700s... "Hey! Thought
I would compliment you on your extensive and excellent site. I have
a feeling I will be spending a good deal of time digging through all
you information. I am compiling a Big Book of Native Americans
from the 1700s and am sure there are many here. Thank you from
the bottom of my digging heart." -- Don Greene - E-mail: d-greene@citynet.net
- Homepage: www.shawnee-traditions.com/Names
Perrys, Perry Acres & Enid, Oklahoma... "I was born
in Enid, Oklahoma.My parents are Alfred and Anita Telinde. My mothers
parent's, Percy and Thada Knaggs, along with his father ran the Rock
Island Grocery. My grandmother was raised by the Perry's (perry acres).
I have been trying to find information on the Perrys for a long time
now to no avail. If anyone has information on them please let me know.
I have enjoyed this site.Good Reading! Thanks!" --Linda Postier
- E-mail: postiertelinde@yahoo.com
William Paris - 1821-1888... "My name is Gerald Agee.
I live in Ohio, but was born in Smith County, Tennessee. I am a direct
descendant of William Paris and Serelda Pope, my mother's paternal
grandparents. Her father was John James Paris. My mother was Gracey
Lou Paris Agee 1915-1998. I have been working on my family tree for
some time now and all of the information that I have been able to
find lists William Paris as the son of Obadiah Paris rather than his
brother James Paris. I certainly do not have a lot of information
that verifies my work, and if you have other material that substantiates
what you have, I would like very much to talk with you. Interesting
enough, on my paternal side my father was the son of H.G. Agee, the
son of Jesse Agee who was the son of Ephraim Agee and Elizabeth Paris.
So this lineage effects my work on both sides of my family. Your help
would be much appreciated. My telephone number is 740-289-2973. Thanks."
-- Gerald - Email: gagee@bright.net
Heman, Oklahoma History... "I found your webpage and saw
my name for an old inquiry about Heman, Oklahoma. My address is now
cjb1945@bellsouth.net. I gave up that old address two years ago. I
apologize to anybody who has tried to get in contact with me since
then. I am still interested in sharing Heman history and the genealogy
of the homesteaders that passed thru there. Wish I would have caught
this site earlier. It is now on my favorites list." -- Carl Blake
- Email: cjb1945@bellsouth.net
[Editor's Note: Oakie's Heart to Heart, dated 17
March 2001, Vol. 3, Iss. 11 mentions "The 1915 Atlas of Woods
County, Oklahoma shows all the little communities connected by the
AT&SF and other railways in Woods County. If you follow the railroad
west and south of Waynoka on the map that are dotted with red dots
for the railroad stations -- halfway between Belva and Waynoka --
you will find a small community of Heman, Oklahoma."]
2003
Jersey County Victorian Festival - Illinois... "Continue
to enjoy the Newsletter and keep up the good work! We are enclosing
tickets for the 2003 Jersey County Victorian Festival for your use.
We ahve been shcoking the old Red Russian Wheat (Turkey Red) which
this year was 4ft. 8inches tall. The weather was 98 degrees during
this 'shocking' period. Hope to see you labor Day Weekend." --
Fred
 Miniature
Horses... "Here's a picture of the baby horsey next to its
mom so you can see how big it will get. Remember, the baby is half
as high as a 2-1/2 year old child. Mama doesn't look much more than
twice that tall." -- Dolly |
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