Snow On SW Colorado Mtn Peaks

The early part of this week found a Spring rain drenching the southwest valley of Colorado while the San Juan & LaPlata mountains were getting a fresh coat of snow cover on their mountain peaks.

We did have to cover our tomatoes & other garden plants that same evening (Tuesday, May 23, 2007) when the temperatures dropped to 32 degrees in the valley. NOW... things are warming up again and the valley south of Bayfield, Colorado is feeling the low 80 degree temps.

We hear that Oklahoma got some much needed rain this week... approximately 2 inches in some places. That sounds great for the grass pasture we planted out at Fairvalley, Oklahoma.

Also... We understand that the Alva High Goldbugs, Class of '67 are swarming into Alva to celebrate their 40th reunion this Memorial weekend. The Class of '67 was the same year my "baby sister" (Amber) graduated from Alva High. This NW Okie was with the Class of '66!

Have a safe Memorial weekend and remembers those who fought and died in ALL the wars of the past and today!
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OkieLegacy Centennial Moment

Items of Interest In Oklahoma -- This article also appeared in the December 29, 1905, Alva Pioneer under the headlines: Items of Interest In Oklahoma.

"The executive committee named by the business men of Guthrie to take charge of the arrangements for the Frantz inaugural is headed by John H. Cotteral, who was a delegate to the Republican national convention last year, and includes Judge Frank Dale, Frank H. Greer, editor of the State Capital; Leslie G. Niblack, editor of the Leader; John Golable, editor of the State Register; Charles H. Filson, territorial chairman; J. H. Norris, clerk of the district court here; Representive I. B. Levy, Mayor John W. Duke and Major H. W. Pentecost, of Governor Ferguson's staff. While the local committee will have charge of the arrangements, it will be made a territorial affair and invitations will be sent to the mayors an civic organizations of the other Oklahoma cities to participate. According to the plans now under way the inauguration will be by far the biggest thing o the kind that Oklahoma has ever seen.

Thomas Giggons was sentenced at Anadarko by the Caddo County district court to ninety-nine years in the penitentiary on the charge of killing T. C. Renfro.

A fire which started about midnight completely destroyed the barns and granaries on the Clarence Crider farm, just south of Cordell, with a loss of $2,500 and only $700 insurance.

In a rear end collision on the Rock Island just north of Waurika, Freight Conductor J. Carnes was instantly killed, and Brakeman Springfield fatally injured.

Musgrove served three years in the army and had a good record.

At an early hour in the morning Kremlin was visited by a disastrous fire, which by hard work was finally controlled, after the following places of business were destroyed: Gummer's Sons general store; Harris butcher shop, Ishmael's barber shop, Ading's saloon; a restaurant, billard hall and blacksmith shop. The loss is estimated at $13,000 with about two thirds insurance.

The preliminary trial of Elmer Vance charged with the killing of Walter Shehan and wounding of Henry Madoux, at Sayre, was held at Cheyenne, resulting in Vance being held to the grand jury without bail.

Eva Stapleton, aged 3 years, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Stapleton, was burned to death at Mountain Park. It is not known how the little one's clothing was ignited. There were several small children in the adjoining room at the time who ran to her, throwing water on the sufferer and finally tearing the clothing from the child, but she was so badly burned that she died a few hours later.

The number of Osage annultants on the rolls for the payment just concluded reaches 1,983, a decided increase for the present quarter. This includes the eight children of white men who were placed thereon by order of the secretary of the interior. The total increase for this payment was fifty-one.

The killing of Charles D. Jones, a negro soldier of Company F. Twenty-fifth Infantry, by Policeman Al Stoneman here last July has been investigated by the grand jury, but no indictment was returned as the, evidence seemed to show that Stoneman was justified.

Mrs. Harriet J. Darrow, who was in her 100th year, died at the home of her son, A. Darrow, at Mustang. She was born in 1806, and lacked but a few months of completing a century of life. The body was taken to her old home in Iowa for burial.

The Oklahoma county farmers' institute at Oklahoma City, by an unanimous vote advocated that agriculture be taught by text book in the common schools of the territory.

"Only one year. That's nothing. I put in two years in the Philippines, and that's certainly worse than leavenworth."

Announcement has been made of teh appointment of Amos Ewing, who has been one of the prominent members of the McGuire organization, as auctioneer of the town lot sale, which will commence at Pawhuska on January3.

J. B. Peters, who conducted a general merchandise estalishment at Lexington, disappeared leaving the establishment in charge of the clerks. The business was taken in charge by Sheriff Bryant of Cleveland county. The assets are said to be between $9,000 and $10,000, which it is claimed will about offset the liabilities.
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McGill University of Montreal

I have always wondered about the McGill University up in Montreal, Canada. Wondering if the wealthy Scottish, fur trader/merchant from the Glasglow area, James McGill, who founded the university was any relation to my McGill's.

If you go online to About McGill University. you might find this little tidbit about McGill University: "The oldest university in Montreal, McGill was founded in 1821 from a generous bequest by James McGill, a prominent Scottish merchant. Since that time, McGill has grown from a small college to a bustling university with two campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 32,000 students. The University partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year...."

If you want to learn more of the history of McGill University, you can click the McGill History link which starts out with this note: "Burnside, the 46-acre estate of James McGill, which became the home for McGill College. Resting at the foot of Mont Royal. McGill University owes its origins to the vision and philanthropy of James McGill, a wealthy fur trader and merchant who left $10,000 and a 46-acre estate towards the establishment of a college or a university bearing his name. Founded in 1821, "McGill College" began holding classes in 1829 in the merchant's former country house. Four years later, the College awarded a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery to its first graduate, William Leslie Logie. Construction on the Arts Building began in 1839, as the college had quickly outgrown the country house. This iconic structure still anchors the downtown campus today....."

Who was James McGill? If you head over to James McGill link, you will find a tad bit more about the man, James McGill: "James McGill, the man whose vision would lead to the creation of the University that bears his name, was born in Glasgow in 1744, the eldest son of a Scottish ironsmith. Sometime before 1766, McGill immigrated to North America and entered the rough and tumble world of the fur trade. He spent much of the following nine years in almost constant danger, navigating the rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes frontier, over-wintering in unmapped wilderness and living off the land. By 1775, McGill had established himself as a successful merchant, trading in furs, ammunition and general goods and eventually became one of the wealthiest men in Montreal....."

I still haven't found any connection to my McGill's, but we did have a few "James" and a lot of "William" McGill's in our lineage. So... I guess I will kept searching to see if in anyway this James McGill of Montreal, Canada fits into our McGill lineage.
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City of Cherokee, OK

While we were back in northwest Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago, we passed through Cherokee with some friends and found this Memorium To A. J. Titus plaque gracing the front side of the city hall on main street.

The memorium read as follows: "Memorium To A. J. Titus - 1865-1931 -- In 1901 he organized and platted the city of Cherokee. He served as its mayor for 17 years and was mayor at the time of death. He secured the building of the two railroads through the city, also instrumental in locating highway 64. Titus park in this city is named in his honor. Erected as a public service. by The City of Cherokee."
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Waynoka Museum Bell

"Linda, Once again, Okie Legacy brought results. I received a phone call about the 40" church bell which was given to the Waynoka Historical Society. The bell came from the First Christian Church in Ingersoll. Thank you for your help." -- Sandie Olson, Waynoka Historical Society View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Morning Star Church of Ingersol

"Dear Sandie, The church bell is probably from the Ingersoll First Christian church as it closed in 1945-6. The other churches in Ingersoll was Methodist church which closed in 1936-8 and the German Baptist Church which closed in 1960." -- Ila Wessels @ gwessels@akslc.net
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Migrating Hummingbirds

"This is something I have never seen before, or ever even heard of. This lady lives in a Hummingbird fly zone. As they migrated, about 20 of them were in her yard. Just for a lark, she took the little red dish and filled it with sugar water and this is the result." --
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Anadarko 1951 - Our Senior Trip

We are in the process of taking down Kenneth Updike's stories and ramblings of "Growing Up In Oklahoma" because Kenneth asked us, "To remove all of my previous writings to you about my Ramblins. Personal stories that I told you and your readers. My Son has had all of my writings, and notes copyrighted so that we can put them in a book or booklet. His idea. I really have no objections to this, but he insists we can be viewed by more people. I leave it up to him. Thanks for your help in the past, and I still read your Okie Legacy nearly every week."

If you find some of Kenneth's Ramblings that I have missed, Please email me the link with Vol. and Iss. numbers so that this NW Okie can remove them. Thanks for your help!
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ROBERTS, Donald Kent Dies May 16, 2007

"Last week my cousin, Don Roberts, died in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May 16, 2007. He was born in Alva in 1940 and spent his childhood years there. His father, Byron Roberts, was the high school basketball coach and his mother, Maxine, taught first grade. Perhaps some of your readers knew Don or his parents and would like to have known about his passing." -- Bob B.
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Ancestry.com puts 90M War records Online

Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online - Yahoo! News By DONNA BORAK, AP Business Writer Thu May 24, 10:00 AM ET... " WASHINGTON - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them. On Thursday, Ancestry.com unveils more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975. The site also has the names of 3.5 million U.S. soldiers killed in action, including 2,000 who died in Iraq.....' -- Ancestry.com - 90M War Records Online
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Hermit's Home Sweet Home

Hermit's Home Sweet Home - East of Alva, OK ... "Additional information on Box Car Bill. The children were Alberta May born 1916; Nellie Maxine born 1917; Donald Elma born 1919; Reba Fern born 1921; and Neama born 1922. The divorce was in January of 1923. Mary got custody of the children and moved to Alva. But was unable to support them and placed them in the Helena Orphanage in late May of 1923." -- Ila Wessels - Email: gwessels@akslc.net
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1905 - Farmer at Point of Death

"George Wm. Koons, born 16 February 1887; died 19 May 1964; buried Karoma Cemetery near Goltry, Oklahoma. Only Koons (Koontz) found in Alfalfa Cemetery book." -- Ila Wessels OkieLegacy comment - vol. 9, Iss.20
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Jukebox of the Oldies

"It's a jukebox... select the year and it plays music from that time frame... awesome!!! Hope you enjoy. CLICK ON THIS LINK. Let it play in the background while you do other stuff .... too cool! Check Doo Woop Cove -- Homer View/Write Comments (count 1)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Cicadas in Chicago

"The press is making a big deal as it has been 17 yrs since the last time they came out. I seem to remember as a kid we called them locust and they came every summer. We could hear their raspy screetch. Am I remembering that correctly? Here is everything you ever wanted to know about them. (probably more):
You Tube - Cicadas
Cicada Invasion
Chicago Tribune article

Here is a short from the Discovery Channel - You Tube On cicadas
discovery Channel - Cicadas -- Steve N.
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OkieLegacy Guestbook

"Living in Oklahoma City. For some reason was unable to make the 2000 reunion. Sure would like to see everyone again. I think we are aging graciously. Far much better than the classes before and after 1966." -- Marvin Quinn - Email: charliehorse43@hotmail.com

5/23/2007 - Family Ties... "My grandmother (Gladys Maire Brown-Sims) was rasied near Avard from 1905-1921. She married and moved with her husband who worked for the Frisco. She recieved her teaching degree from the Avard school and went on to have eight children. She passed on her love of reading to me and I have passed all her life lessons on to my kids. She died 1979 at 74 and never a more loving lady lived." -- Mary Sabin - Email: bfhok1@suddenlink.net

5/20/2007 - School... "I grew up 1/4 mile north of this school." -- Terry Litton - Email: lil_red_57551@yahoo.com

5/13/2007 - Curiosity about relatives... "I was surfing the web and thought it would be nifty to look up my dad (Jerry Manchester) original town he was born in. He was Born October 25, 1918. To Clinton and Mary Jane Gill Manchester. And since I never really got to find out a whole lot about this side of my family other than what I was told. I decided to see what the place looked like. Any more pictures of around that time of his birth would be great. Thanks a bunch." -- Barbara - Email: Gardenia89102@yahoo.com

5/9/2007 - Kachel's... "My Father James Wesley Kachel born in Basalt, Colorado in 1920, his father is Henry Grover Kachel. It's always nice to run across the Kachel name." -- Dennis Kachel - Email: dkachel@mmccoil.com

5/2/2007 - Runnymede Hotel... "My English grandfather, Earnest C. Whichcord, came to this colony in 1889 and probably stayed in this hotel. He established residency in Anthony where my mother was born in 1892, instead of going back to England. His family disinherited him because he married a commoner and did postal delivery with his horse and buggy. I just recently heard this story from my elder sister that spurned me to do research on Runnymede and the buildings during this era. Thanks so much." -- D'Lee Ringling _ Email: 3ring@coastalnow.net

4/30/2007 - "While researching my family, I found your site. If in your search you have seen the family names of Cross, Wolf, Lo(w)man, or Stringer; please contact me. They moved alot. OK & TX. 1850's to 1920's." - Sandra Smith - Email: gogogardener@msn.com

4/29/2007 - Kay Rottmayer... "Just wanted to know where her grandparents used to live." -- Rosalinda Lopez - Email: grandmacedarhill@sbcglobal.net

4/27/2007 - POW... "I just found all the letters that my opa wrote to my oma as a POW... He was captured under Rammel in Africa." -- Charlotte Paulus Thomp - Email: robbyncharlotte@yahoo.com

4/20/2007 - "Just popped in to check out your site... met you through the Clarks. Awsome web site enjoyed it very much. You've done alot of work and it looks great." -- Carlotta - Email: carlottamurrow@hotmail.com

4/18/2007 - Searcing for information... "My grandpa was a teacher at the school in Stroud. His last name was Larsen. Is there any information about him? He died at the school around 1915. Was Jim Thorpe there around that time? Thanks! God bless!" -- Jim Luepke - Email: jluepke@yahoo.com
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Gas Prices

Gas $ In Chicago -- "We're No. 1! Gasoline prices reach a record high, with Illinois having the most expensive gas in the nation, just as vacationing motorists get ready for the Memorial Day weekend." -- Steve

Check Out Gas prices In Your Area -- "Gas Prices... This is pretty nifty. Just enter your zip code in the site below, and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It's updated every evening. Be a good neighbor and pass this along." -- Roy K.

Gas Prices & Rain - They both Fell! -- "We received 2" of rain here in Perry, Oklahoma (Wednesday, after the weather folks said we probably would be "dry"), and then they said we'd have rain for two more days and we didn't). The next day our gasoline prices started to fall !!! The prices for unleaded regular dropped 3 times in 2 days, and the price at Conoco-Phillips (and at Sinclair) was $3.11.9 this evening (Friday). Hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day weekend." -- Roy K.

Bayfield, CO Gas Prices -- "May 21, 2007 -- Gas prices in Bayfield, Colorado were making a showing of $3.55.9 for regular and increasing another 10 cents for the premium and plus to $3.75.9. Diesel is the lowest price at the pump here in southwest Colorado with $3.10.9." -- NW Okie

McMinnville, Oregon Gas Prices -- "The gas prices in McMINNVILLE, Oregon is $3.34. Was upto $3.41 last week." -- Marlene Jackman
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October, 1905 News

The following 1905 tidbits appeared in The Alva Pioneer, Successor to The Alva Star, Alva Chronicle and The Alva Republican, Alva, Oklahoma Territory (O.T.), Woods County, Friday , October 6, 1905.

J. E. Fritzlen Shot... "Accidental Discharge of Shotgun Dangerously Hurts a Well Known Citizen -- Friday afternoon J. E. Fritzlen, the well known proprietor of the Fritzlen cattle ranch a few miles north of the city, accompanied by his friend Geo. Lenhart, left Capron in a buggy and drove south towards the river to spend a few hours shooting plover and other small game, and while driving down a hill the horses started to travel too rapidly and in some mysterious way one barrel of the shotgun, which Mr. Fritzlen was holding upright between his knees, was discharged and the contents (No. 8 birdshot) tore a great big handful of flesh out of right side and riddled the muscles of his right arm above the elbow. But fortunately the side wound did not reach internally.

As quickly as possible, Mr. Lenhart drove to Capron and Dr. Yates stopped the flow of blood, while a springwagon with hay and mattress was made ready to take Mr. Fritzlen to his home in Kiowa. On arriving there, Dr. Cloud and assistants were ready to properly care for the wounded man, and while there are even chances for his recovery, the danger is not passed. Mr. Fritzlen has many friends all over the southwest who join us in hoping for his speedy recovery."

Accidental Death... "The sad news reached this office of the death of Samuel Azbill, son of Mr. and A. C. Azbill, 3 miles east and a 1/2 north of Ingersoll, he was 13 years old and his death occurred at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. It seems he was choaking himself with a towel that was hanging on a roller on the side of the wall. His mother on leaving the house told him to quit his foolishness and go and attend to the milking. After being out several minutes she returned to find her son with the towel twisted around his neck dead. We were unable to get further particulars but will publish a full account later."
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August, 1905 - Election Held Among Cherokees

This August, 1905 article appeared in The Oklahoman, dated Aug. 8, 1905, page 2, under the headlines of Election Held Among Cherokees - Senators and Representatives Elected Yesterday In Cherokee Nation - Politics In It -- Vinita, I. T., Aug. 7, 1905 -- "A general Cherokee election was held in all of the districts of the Cherokee Nation today for the purpose of electing eighteen senators and forty representatives for the new national council which is to convene in accordance with the constitution and laws of the Cherokee nation at Tahlequah on the first Monday in November.

Chief Rogers, of the Cherokee Nation, refused to call the election, as the law requires giving the usual forty days' notice, and upon his refusal to call the election, the leaders among the Cherokees held a convention and resolved to hold the election anyway, as the Cherokee law provides that, if no election officers are appointed, the electors may at each precinct select the officers and proceed with the election, and it is under this provision of the law that the people are taking the matter in hand.

Chief Rogers argued that it would be too expensive to hold an election because the newly elected officers could only serve until March 4, 1906, when the tribal government became extinct, but the opposite party takes a different view from the chief, and they argue that the real motvie for not calling the election was that Chief Rogers was afraid that the political party opposed to him would get into power.

Now that he has failed to call the election, the officers elected today will all be opposed to Rogers, and it is very likely that, if they are recognized at the covening of the national council in November, that they will prefer impeachment charges against the chief and attempt to oust him from office and elect a Cherokee chief of their own political faith. At any rate, lively times are expected about legislative headquarters in the Cherokee nation early in November.
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December, 1905 - W. F. Hatfield Editorial

I found this great editorial in The Alva Pioneer, dated Dec. 29, 1905, Alva, Oklahoma Territory as it was written by W. F. Hatfield, Publisher. It was titled - American Physicals. It is quite long, but it gives us a view of what life was like back in December 1905. Could some of this fit today?

"A great outdoor spectacle, like a college football game, gives excellent opportunity to study crowds of fairly well-to-do people -- the class which represents the best that American life has attained. No one says Youth's companion can watch such a crowd pouring forth from the gates without being impressed by the fine physical appearance of the individuals. Young men of six feet or more, even, are so common that they hardly attract notice by their stature. Most sons are taller than their fathers. Among young women the change is even more noticeable. The number of strong, healthy looking girls is constantly increasing, nor is the gain in the average height of American women one of appearance only. Records of the physical measurements of college girls and of the patrons of gymnasiums for women show that there has been a steady advance during the past quarter century. The reason lies undoubtedly in the greater interest in outdoor sports and exercise. Better food and more knowledge of diet, more sensible clothing, and above all, systematic and well regulated exercise in the gymnasiums, have contributed to the better physique of American women; for a fashion of being strong and healthy has become established, and that, by creating a motive, has sent shop-girls and other working women to classes which they would never have entered had it not been for the desire to emulate their college sisters. As a nation the Americans are not deteriorating physically; they are improving. The advance is more noticeable in the cities than in the country, but there is nowhere any need of a commission like that which Great Britain form necessary after the Boer war, to investigate the cause of the physical deterioration of the race."

Our Standing In Science... "The comparison of American and European scientists has been made by Prof. Waldeyer, professor of anatomy in the University of Berlin, in an address before the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, a few months ago, suggested, no doubt, by his visit to the St. Louis congress, in 1904. The United States has easily led the world in all mechanical matters tending to increase material wealth, and the impression has been very widespread that we are so occupied in the struggle for the almighty dollar as to have no time for the arts and sciences. In spite of the fact that the people of a new country are occupied in opening up and developing their resources, and in laying foundations, it is, and at all unlikely, observes American Medicine that in proportion to our numbers we have always accomplished a fair share of the worlds scientific discoveries, and have done a goodly work in other directions. Waldeyer points to a long list of eminent American naturalists, economists, jurists, philologists, philosophers and historians, and he might have added physicians and surgeons. He has apparently been amazed at the rapid strides of the last decade as though we had just started on the superstructure of our national work. His intimate knowledge of Americans and their work gives great value to his statement that it is now time for European students and teachers to come to America to learn, in the same way that Americans formerly went abroad. We have worked out our own salvation, and have therefore cut new trails, so that it is now necessary for foreign workers to know what we are doing and how we are doing it, if they are to avoid narrowness."

"At the recent election in New York Tammany thugs tried everywhere to drive Jerome watchers away from the polls. The latter were nearly all young, intelligent fellows and some of them were brutally beaten for refusing to depart. At one polling place the watcher, little more than a boy, was ordered from his post, but refused to move. The Tammany leader growled: "None o' yer lip or I'll push yer face in." The young fellow turned pale, but he answered quickly: "Of course you can do me up if you like; I can't protect myself. But you may have noticed me writing. I have put down, among other things, the names of every officer, watcher, Judge, inspector and clerk here today and I have mailed those papers to a friend." He kept his post."

"For many years Senators Chandler and Blair of New Hampshire were on bad terms, refusing to recognize each other on the street. At length they became reconciled after a fashion. One day they were chatting with some colleagues when Mr. Chandler complained of suffering from lumbago. 'The pain began,' he said, with a twinkle in his eye, 'Just when I knelt down to say my prayers last night.' Mr. Blair said, gravely, 'That's too bad. And the first time you ever did such a thing, too.'"
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Tammany Hall & Politics of NYC

Wikipedia has this to state about Tammany Hall -- Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics from the 1790s to the 1960s. It usually controlled Democratic Party nominations and patronage in Manhattan from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 to the election of Fiorello LaGuardia in 1934, then weakened and collapsed ..... The Tammany Society was founded in the 1780s. The name "Tammany" comes from Tamanend, a Native American leader of the Lenape. The society adopted many Native American words and customs, going so far as to call its hall a wigwam. By 1798, however, the Society's activities had grown increasingly politicized and eventually Tammany, led by Aaron Burr, emerged as the center for Jeffersonian Republican politics in the city...." -- Tammany Hall & Politics
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October 4, 1905 - Welles-DeGeer Wed

We found the following marriage of Welles-DeGeer in the October 6, 1905, The Alva Pioneer, Alva, O.T.

Welles-DeGeer... "Married, at the Episcopal Church in Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, October 4, 1905, Rev. S. G. Welles of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Miss Mable DeGeer of Wichita, Kansas, with Bisop F. K. Brooke of Oklahoma City, officiating.

The groom was at one time rector of the Episcopal church at this place and is a man of high moral character and is now rector of a church in Cincinnati.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. L. W. DeGeer formerly of Alva, and a niece of the editor of the Record. She is a lady of rare accomplishments and refinement. The happy couple left for Kansas City where they will spend a few days with Mrs. Welles' brother, Dahl DeGeer and wife, and then go to Cincinnati, where they will make their future home.

The Record joins their numerous friends in Alva and vicinity in wishing them peace, prosperity and plenty as they journey through life -- Record."
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