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[article John C Howell family and photos of Mr & Mrs John C Howell and Volney Howell pg 161]

The Ft Gibson Post published an article with a date line of Plummerville, Arkansas which stated that Reverend Harry Miller, the Presbyterian minister, had married Miss Marie Wilson of that city December 24, 1903. Pg 161 & 162

[article on David M Walker family with photo of Jack Walker and one of David M Walker pg 163]

[article on Jack Walker pg 163]

[article on E P White family pg 163]

Dr James M Howard reported the birth of Howard Rowland Lowrey as December 29, 1904 in his report as physician of the International School for the Blind. The youngster was named for Dr. Howard and also given his mother's maiden name. Oldtimers remember him as a young boy leading his blind parents about.

An item was in the February 5th issue of the Post that a drive was being conducted to build a school building. At that time $1810 had been raised with the following subscribing $100 each: Dr McBride, Connell Rogers, F H Nash, W S Nash and A R Matheson. Pg 164 <complete>

[article on Sid Garrett pg 165 & 166 & 167 photos of Sid Garrett, Mrs. Sid Garrett and Floyd Garrett pg 166 article on Flyd Garrett pg 167]

[photo of James Albert Coleman Family pg 167]

The March 15, 1906 issue of the Ft Gibson Post reported the "obituary" of The Cherokee Advocate. This official publication of the Cherokee Nation had its beginning September 26, 1844 with Ft Gibson's William Potter Ross as editor. Another Ft Gibson citizen, William Penn Boudinot, was also the editor for a period. Publication of this historic newspaper ceased Mar 4, 1906. The article recounted the fine heritage of the newspaper. Pg 168 <complete>

[article on Mr and Mrs George Sanders pg 169]

Oklahoma was admitted to the Union as the forty-sixth state November 16, 1907. There was much celebrating locally with the shooting of guns in the air and the ringing of bells. In Guthrie Governor Haskell of nearby Muskogee was inaugarated the first governor. A barbecue for 20,000 persons was prepared by Gid Sleeper of Okay and Wagoner, a brother of Ft Gibson's Louis Sleeper and a marriage ceremony was performed, joining "in holy matrimony" Miss Indian Territory and Mr Oklahoma Territory. Thus the fifth Fort Gibson postmark came into being - Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. There is an interesting notation in the Notary Public Record Book of Henry Eiffert on this date. A bold red mark shows this to be the last entry with "This is the closing chapter of the Indian Territory. November 16, 1907. Pg 169 <complete>

[article on Percy Hicks pg 169 & 170]

[article on J C Pirkle family - photo of family pg 170]

[The Lowreys Leave the School for the Blind ...] Dr J S Murow, that fine old patriarch of Indian Territory, wrote Mrs. Lowrey a very complimentary letter, as did many others. The following local citizens signed a letter of recommendation, giving their various occupations: F H Nash, merchant; Joe Mayer, merchant; P Hicks, merchant; J D Lake, city recorder; R M Edwards, clerk; J C Howell, assistant cashier 1st National Bank; J L Tittle, barber; T H Dunning, merchant; R E Rye, merchant; T F Heydon, farmer; Connell Rogers, vice president Farmers' National Bank; W M Spain, pastor ME Church South; G W Thompson, merchant; B M Langley, merchant; E H Grisham, salesman; D M Walker, salesman; E E Gilliland, editor, Ft Gison Democrat; G W Perry, city marshal; V L Hurt, hardware merchant; E W Sanders, salesman; P L Plyle cashier 1st National Bank; Ran Lee, Mayor; and J S Holden, editor, Ft Gibson Post pg 171 <complete>

[article on Timothy Meigs Walker pg 171}

[article William Franklin Stone family pg 172]

[photo Home of James P and Mary Hamilton pg 172]

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