Sapulpa Man Is Only Early Day Survivor
        SAPULPA. April -

J. C. Menifee, colorful pioneer resident of Sapulpa is the only surviving trail-blazer business and industrial life in this city, who is still active.

In the late summer he will celebrate his forty-sixth year in business in this community. lie came here In 1883 and opened a general merchandising store. He was the second major storekeeper of Sapulpa.

His enterprise required the constant services of an Indian interpreter. He took the land for his business venture by fencing off a space after receiving permission from the Indian agency. This claim later became permanent, through the signature of Theodore Roosevelt.

Menifee is 79 years old. He operates a real estate office here and has turned "gentleman farmer" (or a hobby. His business career here has included stock shipping, saw milling, . the operation of a brick plant, grocery, seed, dry goods and drug stores.

He has served as frontier mayor, city commissioner several times, school board president and member and leader of numerous civic organizations.

In the early days when the Dalton gang and other outlaws frequented this sector Menifee was noted for his stand against them and for his alliance with the "Light Horsemen" of the territorial area, who fought the outlaws. He worked with the U. S. marshal service and helped clean out much prevailing territorial vice.

Menifee is Sapulpa's grand "Old Citizen" and with him resides much of the factual transitional history of this community.