Story of Stonewall's Founding and Early History
This account traces Stonewall Oklahoma from its pre Civil War origins with William L. Cochran Sr. and a Boggy Creek mercantile, through its rise as Pontotoc County seat in 1869, aided by main roads and Chickasaw Choctaw settlement. It notes founders, name origin from Stonewall Jackson, later traders like J J McAlester and T J Phillips, and early residents including Dr George Truax and Bob Nester. It covers frontier law, travel routes, and Indian Territory immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Oklahoma
Reita Sturdivant
East Central State Teachers College
Oklo
Marcy March
William L. Cochran
Boggy Creek
Frisco
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
United States
Dancing Rabbit Creek
R. B. March
Luther B. Hill
William L. Cochran, Jr
Tennessee
Walker
Nicaragua
Memphis
Grenada
Massaya
Ninth
Chickasaw
Albert Pike
Stonewall” Jackson
H. F. O’breifne
Indian Territory
Jackson
Fort Washita
Fort Smith
McAlester
T. J. Phillips
Phillips
Chickasaw Nation
Rooks
Byrd
J. C. Walker
George Truax
J. B. Truax
Cincinnati
Florida University
Truax
Bob Nester
Hunton Records Edge Wells In Week Of Activity
Oil field activity in Fitts field shows two new big producers on the north northeast line. No 1 Ingram and No 1 Frazier posted promising flows, while Getty No 3 Masters reported heavy oil flow after acidizing. Additional wells Delaney 4 Smith and Moore 13 Akers produced and three Hunton lime potentials were listed for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunton
Fitts
Ingram
Frazier
Getty
Cromwell
Moore
Akers
E. H. Moore
Bishop No
Simpson
Water test near Ada reports gas and salt water at depth
L. P. Sandbach reported No. 1 Norris well at 28-4-6 went into salt water at 1,360 feet and shut down while awaiting next steps. Gas previously erupted around casing at 1,319 feet. Summit Drilling plans No. 1 Whitaker near Ada, and Carter No. 1 Hamilton in Hughes county drills reported below 5,054 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Sandbach
Norris
Summit Drilling Company
Ada
Whitaker
Carter No. 1
Hamilton
Hughes County
Wildcat drilling spreads across Pontotoc County
Wildcat tests and early drilling spread through Pontotoc County as Delaney Oil Corp and Clark Drilling drill Delaney et al No 1 Norris in 18-48 area while Boettcher builds a derrick for 25-4-7. Plans include Wilcox sand tests in multiple locations with Delaney Lynch and Bells Wells staking wells in 20-4-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Steedman
Delaney Et al No
Norris
Senora
Delaney Oil Corp. and Clark Drilling Co
Richardson
Sese
Boettcher Oil and Gas Company
Wilcox
Delaney, Lynch
Bells
Judge Crawford Rules on Two Escheat Cases
District Judge Tal Crawford ruled for the state in the Hancock case involving about 400 acres in Pontotoc county but against the state in the National Life case of 100 acres. Appeals filed. service sufficiency reviewed. further escheat decisions pending on two earlier cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
State of Oklahoma
W. W. Stanfield
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
National Life Company
Pontotoc County
Crawford
Hancock Company
National Life
Wilbur State Bank
Nebraska
Lon Stephens
Hoyt Driskill
Outpost Tests of Fitts Field Area
Two wells are outposts from the Fitts field with a north west and a south west location. Roadhouse et al began drilling No. 1 Julius Booth in the SW NESE of 2026 about three miles northwest of Fitts field production. Caloma Oil resumed drilling No. 1 Brents SENE SW of 4-1-6, over two miles southwest of production, with a rotary outfit and drill depth under 900 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Roadhouse Et al
Julius Booth
Nese
Caloma Oil Company
Brents
Sene
Drilling Underway Northwest of Ada In Oil Test
Reports indicate activity near Ada with the Papoose No. 1 Jones drilling after setting surface pipe northwest of Walnut Grove school. Nearby Maxwell sees Richborn No. 1 Norman and Fleming waiting on cement after surface pipe placement as a derrick is built for a test in the southeast quadrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Jones
Walnut Grove School
Maxwell
Richborn
Norman and Fleming
Bids Called for Hayes Ward School Addition
The Ada School District 19 board seeks bids by 2 p m May 18 for an addition to Hayes ward school on South Mississippi Avenue. Albert S Ross of Ada is the architect. The new wing will add an auditorium office library cloakroom and two classrooms funded by surplus gross production tax income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Ada
Hayes Ward School
South Mississippi Avenue
Albert S. Ross
Washington School
WPA Paving and Pool Projects Approved in Ada
A new paving block on Tenth Street between Broadway and Townsend avenues has been approved under WPA oversight. A second swimming pool at Glenwood Park is set to begin by May 8. Ada WPA workers also advance drain boxes and culverts with 370 men employed on county highways, as 43 miles of road work proceed.
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Tenth Street
Broadway
Townsend Avenues
M. P. Latimer
WPA
South Broadway
Latimer
Glenwood Park
Ada
Francis Allen
Murray County
Highway 13
Stonewall
Jesse
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Name Directors in Seven Districts
Nominations for the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association board were announced by editor H J Denton. In the fifth district Walter Bryan Dill challenged incumbent Albert Fletcher. Other directors were renominated without opposition and elections by mail ballot will be counted at the state convention in Oklahoma City on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
H. J. Denton
Oklahoma Cotton Grower
Blaine
Custer
Dewey
Major
Washita
Woodward
Walter Bryan
Dill
Albert Fletcher
Cloud Chief
J. G. Windle
Granite
James L. Flow
Hobart
W. L. Hutchenson
Frederick
Walter Colbert
Ardmore
George A. Moncrief
Alex S. Foreman
Sallisaw
D. C
Chickasha
Moon’s Apparent Path Masks West to East Orbit
The moon seems to move east to west across the sky, but it actually orbits the Earth from west to east. This apparent reversal is due to Earth's rotation and the Moon’s orbital motion.
Wounded Man Refuses Prosecution in Slashing Case
County authorities dropped prosecution after Alex Riley, a Stonewall man, refused to prosecute following a slashing incident. Ester Riley, presumed assailant and wife of the wounded man, was held at the county jail until Alex could appear. The injuries, while serious, were not life threatening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Riley
Stonewall
Ester Riley
Alex
Oklahoma City boy’s death prompts school punishment inquiry
May 4 Oklahoma City officials open inquiry into school disciplinary methods as funeral arrangements follow the 12 year old Wilson Oliver’s death. Coroner says he shot himself with his father’s shotgun after a whipping at Franklin school. Father admits a prior whip. Principal and playground supervisor present. Otto Rose warns action if abuse is found. A note by the boy cites age 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wilson Oliver
Evert Crismore
Wilbur Wilcox
Franklin School
Leo B. Dolan
Olan Oscar Oliver
WPA
Otto Rose
Rison
Oliver
P. S
W. F. Purnell
Parent-Teachers Association
Franklin P. T. A
McCoy Heads 128 District Rotarians
Frank McCoy a Pawhuska attorney was elected governor of Rotary District 12B as 1,100 Rotarians closed their 12th district convention in Guthrie on May 4. Jeff Williams of Chickasha was chosen 12A governor the day prior. Roy Johnson of Newkirk is outgoing 12th district governor. McCoy won unanimously after Dan Proctor of Ada withdrew.
Ashby Sentenced To Two Year Term For Burglary
Thomas Jim Ashby was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at McAlester after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. He admitted stealing a typewriter and adding machine and other equipment from R. S. Mahoney, with the alleged theft occurring on March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Jim) Ashby
McAlester
R. S. Mahoney
Oil production dips slightly in week to May 1
Nationwide crude output fell by 3 591 barrels daily to 3 497 693. Oklahoma dropped to 665 600, Texas rose to 1 391 932, Louisiana up to 251 975, California reduced to 622 400, Kansas up to 198 350, Michigan up to 161 166, and the Rocky Mountain region slid to 72 640.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma City
Fitts Field
West Texas
North Cen
Tex
Gulf Coast
Southwest Texas
North
Arkansas
Eastern Fields
New Mexico
Rocky Mt Area
Moore Defeats Oil Center In Sundry Baseball Clash
E. H. Moore's Oilers defeated the Oil Center club 10 to 4 in a Sunday game highlighted by a strong hitting attack. Felton and Milroy led Moore with two and one doubles respectively, while Strickland pitched four innings of shutout ball with eight strikeouts. Oil Center managed eight hits and four errors, with W. Sutton starting for Oil Center and A. Sutton finishing relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Moore
Oilers
Oil Center
Allen
A. L. Pitchford
Moore
Felton
Milroy
Hiley
I. Burkes
Patrick
Strickland
McGee
Ed Asbury
Douglas
Fo Oil Center
W. Sutton
A. Sutton
HE Holloway
Farm program to be overhauled as economy questions rise
Washington May 4 Congress leaders said they would wait for President Roosevelt before deciding how much of the farm program to shelve. The House Agriculture Committee delayed the $100 million crop insurance bill and no tenancy or production control measures have been enacted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
H. R. Tolley
AAA
Jones
Tex
Department
Supreme Court
Congress weighs agriculture loans and granary plan
Congress delays action awaiting the agriculture department's recommendations on a commodity loans program and the ever normal granary. Wallace proposes a loan and storage system to absorb excess supplies without depressing prices, but leaders warn the economy program could push the legislation back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ors
Congress
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Letter From Editor Reflects on Spring Crop Hopes and Farm Life
In a Monday column the editor notes cooler weather signaling spring and praises Pontotoc county farmers for potential relief after 17 years of bad luck. He laments happiness as a motive, mentions a heir’s suicide, and praises a Boy Scout camp outing that offers farm women needed recreation away from chores.
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Pontotoc County
Bromide
Good Prices For Farmers Seen In Oklahoma City
May 4 report by Kenneth D. Blood shows farm product prices rising up to 99 percent from April last year. Hogs drop from 9.00 to 8.40 per hundredweight. hay up 99 percent. corn 80 percent. wheat 44 percent. oats 76 percent. cotton 26 percent. beef cattle 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kenneth D. Blood
Cumberland mountains faster ends 52 day fast
In Stooping Oak Tennessee on May 1 Jackson Whitlow, famed religious faster, ends a 52 day fast by eating squirrel soup and beef broth after hearing from the Lord that milk would curdle his stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stooping Oak
Tenn
Jackson Whitlow
Cumberland Mountains
You'd Leave In Hurry Too
Cecil Keeling was jailed on a charge of possession of tax paid whisky after a county raid at the Thomas Service station on North Broadway. Officers seized 50.5 pints of whisky. A Negro man humorously asked for cheap whisky. he was told it was locked up and he should leave in a hurry, and he did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Keeling
Thomas
North Broadway
Trapper Endures Fasting After Claimed Divine Call
A 45-year-old trapper said he received a definite call from the Lord to break his fast but was told no future plans. He drank squirrel broth prescribed by the Lord and then a small amount of grape juice, the first nourishment since March 10.
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Whitlow
Gannon Sues Vickers for Damages in District Court
Albert Gannon sues Wayne Vickers and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. seeking 1000 in district court claiming Vickers beat him during arrest at Fifth Street and Broadway and after placement in city jail. He lists a broken rib and internal injuries as damages and notes U S Fidelity bonds Vickers, a city police member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gannon
Wayne Vickers
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Gannon
Vickers
Fifth Street
Broadway
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Marriage Of Miss Emma Jack Announced
Mr and Mrs Bob Sawyer of 423 West Seventh announce the marriage of their daughter Emma Jack to Jimmie Barker son of Mrs Barbara Barker of this city. The ceremony was in Sulphur on April 27 with attendants Miss Marjorie Johnson and Alfred Lawrence. Mrs Barker attended Ada public schools and Ada High School last spring. Mr Barker attended here and works at the Aldridge hotel. They reside at 400 West Eighth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sawyer
West Seventh Street
Emma Jack
Jimmie Barker
Barbara Barker
Marjorie Johnson
Alfred Lawrence
Bids Due May 25 On Lexington Purcell Bridge Project
John L. Coffey of the highway commission announced bids will be received May 25 for the Lexington Purcell bridge project estimated at 723 000. A second bid package covers four miles of grading drainage and gravel surfacing on state highway 18 in Pontotoc and McClain counties starting eight miles north of Stratford for about 37 067.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John L. Coffey
Highway Commission
Lexington-Purcell
Pontotoc
Mce- Clain
Stratford
Strength During Middle Life for Women Cardus Benefit
Cardus is advertised as a nourishment aid for women going through menopause. It claims to increase appetite aid digestion and promote transformation of food into living tissue, supporting overall nutrition and system strength.
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South Branch
California Trail
Magnolia No
Morin
Edge
Fleetborn No
Lewis
Hayes
Galey
Franks
Carmichael
Mates
N. Carmichael
Maxwell Diamond
Dc Cox
Aesty Fleming
Ewe Anderson
Isaacs
M. Carmichael
Watts
Franks P. Rf
R V. Cole
Rycroft
M. Woods
H. Woods
Tyree
N. Cole
Wwe Myers
McOy
Ashby
Canada
Texas Panhandle
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