Transcribed for OKGenWeb by Bill Hallman.
______________________________________________________________The First Eight Months of Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY, THE McMASTER PRINTING COMPANY
1890INTRODUCTION
In all probability it was a fatal hour when this little book was conceived.
It is the author's first grab at the garments of Fame through the sword's antagonist-although the greater part of the book was written with poor lead pencils.
No songs, roundelays or hot air blasts of poetic inspiration adorn the pages of this work. The writer's Pegasus would never ride well, and in consequence no lofty epics, lowly ballads or idyllic dreams ever disturbed either his sleeping or waking hours.
It has been the intention to give plain, truthful sketches of the settlement and wonderful growth of Oklahoma City. They have been gathered from observation, the public prints of the city, and from individual experiences. This book is published for the money there is in it and to aid in the work of bringing brains and capital to the Queen City of Oklahoma, whose future is obscured by no sign of shade or shadow."BUNKY"
SUNDAY BEFORE MONDAY, APRIL 22d. 1889
MONDAY, APRIL 22d, 1889
IN OKLAHOMA CITY THE 22d
TUESDAY, APRIL 23d
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 24
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 25 AND 26
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
SUNDAY, APRIL 28
MONDAY, APRIL 29
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF THE CITY
SOUTH OKLAHOMA
GRAND AVENUE
THE MASONIC FRATERNITY
REGISTRY OF THOSE PRESENT
FIFTY-TWO DAYS AFTER THE OPENING
BUSINESS
OKLAHOMA CITY'S BEAUTIFUL RIVER AND VALLEY
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT SCHEME
DELEGATES
FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE OPENING
ENTERPRISING AND ENDURING
T. M. RICHARDSON
FEATHERED CLAIM JUMPERS
THE OKLAHOMA JOURNAL
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
HOW A WOMAN TOOK A RANCH
this story is an attempt at humor, it contains no facts,
but does contain words that may be offensive to others
LAMENTATIONS OF A. BOOMER, ESQ.
G. A. R.
A POEM IN MEATS
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
RALPH C. GUTHRIE
BOARD OF TRADE
FIRST THINGS
MARRIAGE
SERMON
BIRTH
CHURCH BELL
FIRE
HORSE RACE
THE FIRST BURGLAR
FIRST RELIEF ASSOCIATION
CAPTAIN W. L. COUCH
THE RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN COUCH
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SKETCH OF THE FOUNDER OF SAINT JOSEPH'S CHURCH
SKETCH OF THE FOUNDING OF ST. JOSEPH' S CHURCH AT OKLAHOMA CITY
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH SINCE AUGUST 4TH
APPENDIX
DR. I. W. FOLSOM
HISTORY OF THE KICKAPOOS
THE OKLAHOMA CHIEF [Newspaper]
COON'S PHARMACY
R. J. COON
OKLAHOMA FLOUR AND FEED DEPOT
THE CITY'S HISTORY IN BRIEF
MAYOR BEALE TO THE COUNCIL
Y. M. C. A.
BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY
VALUABLE FACTS
THANKSGIVING IN OKLAHOMA
FIRST LITERARY SOCIETY IN THE TERRITORY
CHURCH & HARRAH
DR. C. J. WYNCOOP
CITIZENS BANK
THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY
THE DRY GOODS PALACE OF WEDEMEYER, CLAY & CO.
E. E. ELTERMAN
SAMUEL CLAY
J. H. WEDEMEYER
THE CITY'S FIRST POSTMASTER
HISTORY OF THE M. E. CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY
A SKETCH OF ITS PASTOR, REV. A. G. MURRAY
A BUSY YOUNG MAN
William Hanwyn Ebey
C. A. GALBRAITH
THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC TERRI TORIAL CONVENTIONS
LEWIS COUNTRYMAN
RETAIL LUMBER DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY
CURTIS L. WAGNER
CHAS. W. MEACHAM
SIDNEY CLARKE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH
ADOLPH NEWMAN
COLONEL W. C. JONES
ONE REAL ESTATE MAN - JOHN ELIASON
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE EVENING GAZETTE
D. E. H. WILKINSON
DR. G. F. DEAN
CAPTAIN D. F. STILES
COMPTON HOUSE
THE OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
SOUTH OKLAHOMA
G. W. Patrick
OKLAHOMA CITY DITCH AND WATER POWER COMPANY
C. P. WALKER
THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION OPENING OKLAHOMA TERRITORY[note - hyphens were removed from the original submission to allow the words of the document to be search engine friendly]