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[article on a horse race between Billy Sunday owned by Joe Etheride and Safey First owned by Hugh Shoemaker of Porum. pg 197]

[photo and story about William Ross Adair pg 197]

[photo and story about James Polk Carter pg 198 & 199]

[article on Mr and Mrs Q B Boydstun pg 200 & 201 plus family photo]

[photo and article on Judge Claude Garrett pg 202 & 203 & 204]

[photo and article on Chesley Hood Boatright pg 204]

[photo of Mrs. Ewell Boatright and Ewell Boatright & article pg 204 & 205]

[article on Reverend J C Boatright pg 205]

An important event took place in 1922. There had been efforts for many years to construct a bridge across the Arkansas River between Ft Gibson and Muskogee but the lack of finances had prevented this from becoming a reality. W H Harrower as Chairman of the County Commissioners of Muskogee County proposed to the business men of Ft Gibson and Muskogee that they co-operate in the expense. This made possible traffic between Ft Gibson and Muskogee without the expense and inconvenience of using the ferries. The bridge was replace in 1969 with one permitting river traffic. Pg 205 <complete>

[photo Interior of Citizens National Bank. Picturing John C Howell, C B Kagey, and R M Mountcastle pg 206]

[photo of C B Brodie Home pg 206]

[articles on Edith Hicks Smith Walker; The H I Hinds Family and The Lewis B Rogers Family, pg 207]

According to an article appearing in the Phoenix in 1937, Pawnee Bill had been at Ft Gibson in 1880. On his return to the old fort he was impressed with the good job having been done of restoring the fort. [photo of Hubbard Ross, Pawnee Bill and Q B Boydstun pg 208]

[article on L A Rounds pg 208]

[articles on Marvin Livingston and Nancy Jane Ryder pg 209]

[article and Photos - Julie Weatherford pg 210 & 211]

[articles on Dr Grover Cleveland Wallis and Nora Fisher pg 211]

Just before going to press, Miss Oklahoma Walker has provided me with the picture which has the caption "The First church in Indian Territory, Built by Colonel Belknap at Military Post of Fort Gibson about 1854". This picture evidently appeared in a publication many years ago and seems to be the same building that is sometimes referred to as being the one that Henry Stanley taught school in. [Photo is really to faint to see] pg 213 <complete>

A historical sketch was written of the Ft Gibson Presbyterian Church by Mrs. Edith Smith Walker in 1917 ... pg 213 - 217 [photo of Early Presbyterian Church pg 216]

The Ladies Missionary Society of the Ft Gibson Presbyterian Church was organized in 1884 by Mrs. Miller, the mother of the pastor, Reverend Charles H Miller. There were six charter members - Miss Emma Hicks, president; Mrs. Kate Daniels, vice president; Miss Anna Miller, secretary; Miss Ruth Sefton, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Scott and Mrs. Edith Smith. Pg 217

[article on Dr Charles A Clark pg 217-218]

The obituary of Elsie Skates stated that she had been a member of the [Bethel A M E] "Colored Methodist Church for 76 years" which would date this church as early as 1841, since she died in 1916. There is mention of a Reverend Williamham who was pastor of this church in 1888. Other pastors of the church include: Reverend F C Mitchell, C A Sutton, M T Thomas, Reverend Austin and C L Andy. The present pastor is Reverend W S Davis. Active members through the years have included Alabama Moore, Alice Howard, P W Delioo, J M Jennings and Mr and Mrs Jess Daniels. Mrs Daniels has been district president of the conference since 1925. Reverend E M Jackson is presiding elder at the present time. [photo of A M E Church] pg 218 <complete>

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