Ft. Gibson
Gateway to the West
By: C. W. "Dub" West (c) 1974
Muskogee Publishing Company, Muskogee, OK 74401
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introduction
J C Vanhoy
was featured in the January 18, 1900 issue of the Post as one who was overpowered but never whipped and one who fought, danced, and sang all over Indian Territory. Pg 148 <complete>January 18 issue reported that Bill Cook, the outlaw, had died in prison. Attention was called to the fact that he was well known in Ft. Gibson. Pg 148 <complete>
March 29, 1900 issue of the Post had a large front page spread which they called the Fort Gibson Fair. It referred to the special advertising of various merchants as follows:
F H Nash, general merchandise; Red Star Grocery, C E Eiffert; Butler Mercantile; W S Nash, general merchandise; Maddox and McCall grocers and restaurant; Acme Mercantile; J M Vaugh, groceries; W B Masters, dentist; C T Johnson, restaurant; G W Thompson, Railroad Lunchroom; W M Cooper, blacksmith; Lynch Barber Shop, and D B Blake, fashionable livery. Lydia E Pinkham was advertised. Pg 148 <complete>[Beginning at this point most of the families mentioned came after 1900 and will not be detailed]
[article on
Jim Hamilton & wife Mary Gilliland Hamilton pg 148 & 149][Photos of
Maude Meigs Hill & E A Hill pg 149][article on Mr and Mrs
E A Hill pg 150][article on
Joseph E Clark and Roa Stone Clark. Photo of the J E Clark children pg 150][photo of
Allen Isom Family pg 151][article
L N Grisson pg 151][article Allen Isom and
Jessie Grisson Isom pg 152][Photos -
L N Grissom, J C Isom, Mrs L N Grissom, Billy Hill and Martha Lee Hill pg 152][short article Mr & Mrs
W H Stratton pg 153][photos of
Myrtle Hill, Ollie May Smith, Lila Stratton, Mr & Mrs F L Landwirth and Bess Howard pg 153][short article on
Jacob Leon Landwirth pg 154][photo of "The Four Cooks" with article on the
William Cook family, pg 154 & 155][photo of
George Cook's Sorgum Mill pg 155][article on
J M and Catherine Smith Fisher family pg 155][article
O D and Mary Woodward Sterling pg 155][article Robert Emmett Coleman pg 157]
Miss
Lura Rowland, superintendent of the International School for the Blind, married William P Lowery, a member of a prominent Cherokee family July 16, 1902. He had been associated with the school for some time, serving as assistant superintendent and business manger. Pg 157 <complete>The Ft Gibson Post, Daily Oklahoma, Cherokee Advocate and Vinita Indian Chieftain all eported the sale of the buildings at the fort March 7, 1903.
John D Benedict was auctioneer, and the buildings brought a total of $6,364. Pg 157 <complete>[photo residence of William Martin Gulager was built with stone from Ft Gibson building pg 158]
[article on Clu Gulager pg 158]
The Muskogee Town and County club established itself in one of these military building. Dr Pat Fite has furnished us with a picture of this early facility and some of the members including;
J Fentress Wisdom, Tookah Turner, Frances Fite, Mrs. F B Fite, F Bartow Fite Jt, Mrs W E Rowsey, Ed L Halsell, Dr F B Fite, E Halsell Fite, William Patton Fite, and a Dr Lain. Pg 158 [photo of this group is on pg 159] <complete>[photos pg 159
William M Gulager and Clarence E Douglas][article on William H Haworth pg 160]
[photos Mr & Mrs
Wm H Haworth, Judge Wm H Haworth Jr and group photo School for the Blind in 1903 - pg 160]
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