Adair County Oklahoma News Items

Adair County Oklahoma Community News Items

The Daily Oklahoman September 22, 1908 Page 7
BIG FOX HUNT TO BEGIN THIS WEEK
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CHEROKEES AND WHITES ENTER CONTESTS IN ADIR COUNTY
Muskogee, Okla., Sept. 21--At Candy Mink's spring in the mountains of Adair county will on September 25 and 26 be held the biggest Indian picnic and fox hunt of the year. It will be attended by almost the entire membership of the Kee-ti-wah society, the full-blood organization of the Cherokee Nation.
George Ferguson, of Stilwell, has entered "Shorty" and "Red" well known fox hounds. Bill Rat has entered "Sprinwater," a famous dog of Indian breeding, Wm. Cookston, of Cookston, will enter "Old Joe,' the dog that won the championship at the Monte Ne meeting, and in addition there will be entered dogs from kennels at Muskogee, Tulsa, Red Ford, Sallisaw, Westville, and Tahlequah. The trophy will be the championship collar for Oklahoma.
There is an intense rivalry between the owners of different breeds of dogs. The dogs that will be entered from the larger towns are from kennels of finely bred English dogs. Those owned by the Indians and natives are generally "pot licker" dogs, but they are good ones, and the Indians believe will show up the better bred dogs as quitters in a rough and tumble race over rough country. [Submitted by Linda Craig]

The Daily Oklahoman Nov. 7, 1911
WESTVILLE MAY BE DIVISION POINT
Westville, Okla. Nov 6
Civil engineers of the Kansas City Southern engineers of the Kansas City Southern Railroad have been in Westville for a week surveying for yards, switches and a site for a roundhouse, which will be moved from Stilwell to Westville. It is reported that the shops also will be moved from Stilwell to some point not further south than Westville, nor further north than Siloam Springs, Ark. Westville has offered the company 160 acres of land and free water to bring the shops here. (Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer)

The Daily Oklahoman August 1, 1912
MUCH CONSTRUCTION WORK AT WESTVILLE
Westville, Okla. July 31
Westville is experiencing a building boom. bonds in the sum of $10,000 have been sold for purchasing additional school land and building an addition to the high school; P.J. Dore is erecting a large building block; H. Williams has under construction a new opera house and business block, and new power plant for the water system is near completion. the water mules for the system are being laid, a force of 100 mean being employed. (Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer)

Tulsa Daily World June 13 1912
THE DORE FAMILY IS SURE OF WINNING
Westville, Oklahoma couple will win unless a dark horse appears
Chicago, June 12
Patrick Dore and his wife, of Westville, Okla., arrived last night, the former prepared to do battle in the interest of Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Dore to support President Taft.
Dore was postmaster of Westville until Colonel Roosevelt tossed his hat into the ring. Then Dore resigned. Mrs. Dore remained a supporter of Taft and was appointed to her husband's place.
Dore came decorated with a large Roosevelt button and Mrs. Dore wears one nearly as large proportions of the Taft variety. They agreed before leaving home not to argue politics with each other. (Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer)

The Daily Oklahoman October 23, 1913
FEW RECORDS LOST ON STILWELL FIRE
Stilwell, Okla. Oct 22.
There are no new developments in the fire that damaged the Adair County courthouse here Monday morning and many of the reports that the fire was of incendiary origin have been overdrawn. Although many are of the opinion that the building was fired, no evidence has yet been found to substantiate this theory, and as the flames apparently originated in the roof of the building, the theory that defective electric wires caused the blaze id gaining more supporters. It has developed that many records that were believed to have been destroyed were only damaged.
Adair County has been free from county seat and courthouse wars. The present building has been in existence since statehood. the only time the county seat was in dispute was when the city of Westville attempted to be designated as such, but that was years ago and Westville took its loss good naturedly. District Court has resumed operations. The county commissioners expect to take immediate action to repair the courthouse. (Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer)

NEW MEAT MARKET
Mr. Howard Morton and Bud Thompson, two of Stillwell’s young men have entered into a partnership business to be known as Thompson and Morton Meat Market. The new concern has located at the rear of the Jewel Harper shoe store and entrance to the market will be on the street running north and south. These two young men need no introduction to the readers of this paper in as much as they are widely known throughout Adair County. Mr. Thompson has been engaged in the meat business in Stillwell for some time past having been connected with the Stilwell Meat Market. The Gleaner joins in wishing them success in the new enterprise. (The Gleaner, March 14, 1924, page 1, submitted by Peggy Thompson)

H. C. WORLEY ENTERS BUSINESS
Mr. H. C. Worley, prominent business man of Bidding Springs and Wauhillau has purchased the Racket store and is open to the public. Mr. Worley states that he shall take to a cleaning and install more equipment and fixtures to the store, afterwards a new and complete line of staple and fancy groceries will grace his shelves. The new establishment will be known as Worley’s Grocery and they are to buy all kinds of country produce, such as butter, eggs and chickens, etc. (The Gleaner, March 14, 1924, page 1, submitted by Peggy Thompson)

W. R. McCALEB BUILDING NEW POULTRY HOUSE
W. R. McCaleb is building a new modern and sanitary poultry house next door to his present location. The new structure when completed will be an ideal poultry house, according to Mr. McCaleb. The building is to be of concrete base and foundation including the floors. The walls to be constructed of a composition metal. This is the second new construction enterprise in the course of erection inasmuch as Mr. Holleman is also constructing a chicken and poultry house on the property next to his shop. The new Holleman building will be occupied by Mr. Clemons who is also engaged in the poultry business. (The Gleaner, March 7, 1924, page 1, submitted by Peggy Thompson)

RECITAL GIVEN
Last Friday evening at the Christian Church the musical pupils of Miss Haywood and Mrs. Goodall gave a recital that will long be remembered to those who were lucky enough to be present for the occasion. The parents of the pupils were well pleased and much delighted at the progress their children were making with their musical education and under the able direction of two talented as are Miss Haywood and Mrs. Goodall. (The Gleaner, March 7, 1924, page 1, submitted by Peggy Thompson)