The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TAHLEQUAH ARROW
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TAIIJjEQI'AII, INDIAN TEHRITOItY, 8ATI HDAV, JULY 30. 1VOI.
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Meeting Monday E/vening Developed Into Double Header.
FOR OKLAHOMA & CHEROKEE CENTRAL
TO PROSPECT FOR OIL AND MINERALS
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Monday Night
—Organization is Perfected and a
Committee Named.
In th,*. la.^t issue of the Arrow it was stated that as oil,
gas, and other mineral are known to exist in Tahlequah district,
that there was talk of local capitalists and business men form-
ing' and financing- a company for the purpose of sinking- a test
well, which is intended to demonstrate that beneath the surface
even here in Tahlequah rich stores of oil or gas, or perhaps
both, may be found.
'J first really enthusiastic Indus-
trial meeting which has been held
in Tahlequah for more than a year was
held Monday evening at the Knights
of Pythias 'lail.
There we-e perhaps thirty or forty
persons present; the majority of those
there were properly owners; men hav-
ing' interests in the town, and anxious
to enter into any combination or
scheme which will make Tahlequah
grow.
At 8:30 the house was called to order
and on motion of R. W. Poster, J. S.
Stapler was elected chairman, and
Waddle Hudson secretary.
Upon taking the chair Mr. Stapler
stated the object of the meeting; that
its purpose was to organize a company,
finance it, and bore for oil. gas, or
whatever else of value might be found
underneath that part of the earth's
surface upon which Tahlequah stands.
He pointed out, in his own practical
way, the necessity for Tahlequah doing
something: starting something which
will work to the upbuilding of the town
in a material way.
K. S. Murcbison spoke briefly upon
the purpose of the meeting and the
practicability of an organization hav-
ing for its purpose the prospecting for
oil, gas and other mineral: that he was
a firm believer in the existence of such
in and around Tahlequah, and favored
organization.
T. J. Adair presented his views to
the assemuly in a succinct form, sug-
gesting that a committee be earned
whose duty It should be to solicit sub-
scriptions of stock, arguing that by
Incorporating a company for the pur-
pose of boring for oil, gas, or minerals,
that we might interest outside capital
to aid us in the work. Dr. Thompson
endorsed Mr. Adair and further sug-
gested that the company be capitalized
at ft,000.
J. L. DeGroot then took the floor. He
said that we must organize; that Tah-
lequah could not afford to sit still
while other territory towns are bend-
ing every energy for prestige through
the development of their resources. He
, concluded his remarks by presenting a
motion, asking that a committee of five
be appointed to solicit stock, etc. At
this juncture Mr. Murchlson suggested
that something more was necessary to
be done than to raise the money. He
spoke of the diflluulties likely to be en-
countered in boring for oil on land
whose holders do not yet possess pat-
ents to same. This brought out con-
siderable discussion, engaged in by
Mr. Stapler, Mr. Murcbison, Adair,
Boudinot, DeGroot, and others. After
thorough discussion, Mr. Murcbison
amended the motion put by Mr. De
Groot, providing for a committee of
five, that the chairman of the meeting,
J. S. Stapler, be made chairman of the
committee. Mr.DeGroot further amend-
ed by naming Mr. Adair and Dr.
Thompson as members of the commit-
tee. The amendments carried, and Mr.
Stapler completed the committee by
placing Waddle Hudson and J. W.
McSpadden upon the same. This com
mittee, as agreed upon, fe as follows:
J. S. STAPLEll, Chairman
T. J. ADAIR
JOE M. THOMPSON
J. W. McSPADDEN
WADDIE HUDSON
The committee was Instructed to can-
vass the town thoroughly for subscrip-
tions to stock and report at a meeting
to be called at any time the chairman
may deem proper.
Tuesday the committee met and for
mulated plans for permanent organiza-
tion and action. The company is to
be incorporated and will float stock to
the extent of $4,000, the shares being
placed at $25 each, and will be regis-
tered as the Tahlequah Prospecting
and Development Company.
This is undoubtedly a good move for
Tahlequah.
It shows that we are not asleep, by
any means; that whatever progress is
made the movement must be fathered
and fostered by Tahlequah people and
Tahlequah capital.
The crisis in th .town's growth has
been reached, anu to prevent retro
gresslon it becom?* necessary that
something be started th.it will result
in our upbuilding.
The Arrow takes it that this decis-
ion was reached in Monday night r
meeting, a#d believes th*i good re
suits will follow.
THE THREE ARROW POINTS
Their flare on th. Silver t'olui 1U It.
Origin In ■ Hit or Itiflimu Hlilur;.
«Jut?ph Moluuiiiie,i Flag
Perhaps there are few people who
know why there are three arrow heads
on a silver dollar, or, for that matter,
that there arc but three. There is an
Indian legend as to bow they came
there, which is closely associated with
the (lag from the ijuaw Paw nation
which is attracting so much attention
in the Territory building at the great
World's Fair, says a writer In the Ft.
Smith Times.
This flag is the property of Joseph
McC'oonse. It has been handed down
f om his great-great grandfather, Su-
perncau McC'oonse. The !W (.« the
one carried by Tcotimseh In bis iong
campaign a>:d was taken from his dead
body after the battle of the Thames.
In this campaign there were allied
with General Harrison the Peorias,
Kaskaskias and Piankashas, three
nations that once ruled Carwda, New
York and a part of Pennsylvania, and
the fragments of which lire now gath-
ered in theQuaw Paw nation, and, all
told, number lees than 2O0 The night
before the great battle, there was
called a council and a man volun-
teered from cach of these tribes who
took a solemn oath to kill Tecumseh
the next day. The battle followed and
TecumseL was killed. His followers
attempted to take h. . bedy down the
river in a boat that night, but the
three watchful enemU-s were too alert
and surprised the pai ly. They failed
to secure the body of Tecumseh, but
succeeded in getting the flag which
was wrapped around bis body. It was
cut with many bullet and arrow holes.
This flag fell to Supemeau McC'oonse
and has been handed down in his fam-
ily ever since.
The flag is of flannel cloth, made af
ter the design of the British flag of
that day. It is handsewed and was
made by the squaws of Tecumseh's
tepee. According to the Indians' le-
gend It was in honor of the three In-
dians who volunteered to kill Tecum-
seh on that day or die in the attempt,
that the three arrows appeared on the
issues of silver coins after that date.
Frank Wilson and family have re
turned from a visit- to relatives, and
friends in and around Weetvillle.
Tahlequah Becoming Aroused Over Pros-
pects of Securing a New Railroad
—Committee at WorK.
Tahlequah is now fully aroused over the possible secure-
ment of enterprises which will send her forward several notches
on the road to further progress and development. The meet-
ing was called primarily for the purpose of organizing a com-
pany to prospect for oil, gas and other mineral. It ended by
also throwing out a tow line for another railroad, with every
assurance that Tahlequah will get it.
T r was two meetings in one—a dou*
ble header, so to speak.
After a thorough discussion of the
practicability and necessity for organ-
izing a prospecting company the rail-
road question was brought before the
house.
For some time there have been ru-
mors of the possibility of a railroad
i being built from some poidt in Okla-
homa, touching at Nowata, Chelsea,
and I'ryorCreek, and the remote chance
for its coming on to Tahlequah.
These rumors hav-i crystallized and
It Is now an assure: .'act that this road
will be constructed.
The company is composed of Kastern
capitalists'' with unlimited resources,
having large holdings In the oil and
gas belt of the Cherokee nation, and
are amply able to finance the enter-
prise.
The road is to be known as the Okla-
homa & Cherokee Central, its object-
ive point, as the Arrow understands,
belnjj Fort Smith, Ark. Nowata, Chel
sea and Pryor Creek have each al-
ready met the requirements of the
company and secured the bonus—Pry-
or Creek and Nowata raising $2,>,000
each, with a guarantee from the pro-
moters that the road will be in opera-
tion into those towns by August 1st,
liKXi.
Owing to these reports of the enthu-
siasm and activity of our western neigh-
bors over their certainty of securing
this road, headed through the richest
part of the Cherokee nation, Interest
in Tahlequah has been growing in in-
tensity for some days, and as It was
known by those present that Mr. K. S.
Murcbison was attorney for the road,
the eentleman w«. asked to present
the matter before the meeting.
In calling upon Mr. Murcbison,
Chairman Stapler said that he thought
Tahlequah should reach out for any
enterprise offering to come to her cal
culated to aid our business expansion.
He thought It was not too pauch for
Tahlequah to consider two proposi-
tions in one meeting; that he had often
asked himself the question, "Can't a
man stop in his efforts to accumulate
wealth; can't a town stop In its efforts
to expand and reach that higher de-
velopment? ' The reply always comes
back that individuals nor towns can
afford to i >lf they would progress;
that one forward uiove begets and ren-
ders another step more imperative;
that keeping everlastingly at ft is
the only way to bring individual or
urban grofcth and prosperity.
Mr. Murcbison took the floor. He
spoke of his business relations with
the promoters of the Oklahoma &
Cherokee Central; bis own desire to
do something for Tahlequah, to be a
factor in her growth; of the origin of
the Cherokee Oil & Gas Co., and their
final determination to build a cross-
country road, touching the oil and
mineral regions or the Cherokee na-
tion, and has shown the interest which
he feels in the growth of Tahlequah by
presenting her claims In the most at-
tractive manner to the railroad com-
pany. He has talked Tahlequah to
them In season and out, and assures
this people that the road can be In-
duced to build here If Tahlequah will
come across with the" proper induce-
ments He showed how the road would
benefit Tahlequah, and open up new
territory hitherto inaccessible to us in
its route to Ft. Smith, opening up coal,
oil, marble and mineral deposits along
the line. Ills talk created enthusiasm,
and a committee of five was named to
correspond with the promoters of
the road and to take all neecssary
steps toward bringing the matter be-
fore them properly and their answer
before the people of Tahlequah. Fol-
lowing is the committee:
K. S. M17UCHISON, Chairman
E. E, STAHR
It. W. FOSTEIt
D. W. WILSON
J. S. DAVIDSON.
That this committee will go to work
goes without saying. Kach member
thereof is iqterested in the upbuilding
of the town and believe that the se-
curement of this prorosed road, togeth-
er with the pushing of the prospect-
ing for oil and minerals, will insure
the future stability, growth and great-
ness of Tahlequah.
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We sell fine all silk Taffeta Ulb
boo away below everybody else, and
it is a well known fact th at in ladies,
gents and childrens hosiery we are
far cheaper than others, when the
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Some of Our Prices
1 Box Shoe Blacking 5c
I Bottle best sewing much. oil. 5c
1 Tooth Brush 53
1 Pkg. best wood Tooth Picks. 5c
Gents Celluloid Collars 5c
Collar Buttons, per dozen.... 5c
Hand Saw Files, any size.... 6c
Gents Garters, 5, 10 and 15c
Gents Suspenders, 10,16 and .. 25c
Gents 4 ply Linen Collar 10c
Gents Liubber Collars 20c
Collar Buttons, each, 24, 5&.. 10c
Cuff But., heavy roll plate 10. 25a
3 blade Cattle Knife, worthy. 35c
Towels, big bargain, 5, 10,16. 20c
Boys Suspenders, 5 und 10c
Ladies' and Gents' Handker-
chiefs, half price, 5 to '25c
Complete line of Mens & Boys
ties at 5, 10, 15, 25 and 60c
1 Bottle Shoe Polish . 10c
I Box Talcum Powder 10c
Coarse Combs, 5 and '... 10c
1 Hair Brush 10c
Ladles Hose, 5 and 10c
Bas« Balls, 5 and 10c
Cologne, 5 and.
Good Blacking Brush.
1 Pair Spectacles
1 Box Hi vets
1 Good Pipe
Men's Gloves, 10 to...
Infants' Moccasins....
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10c
10c
10c
10c
50c
15c
Infants soft soled Shoes... 253
Boys Work Shirt 26j
Mens Work Shirts, 25 50c
Mens Fine Shirt*, latest.. 50c
Mens Fine Shirts 25c
8 inch Mill Saw Files 10c
10-lnch Mill Saw Files.... 15c
12 inch Mill Saw Files ... 25c
Horse Hasps, 10 inch 35c
Augerbit Braces, worth 50. 25c
Auger Birs, all sizes, 10... 15c
Good 20 inch Hand Saw... 10c
Key Hole Saws 10c
Panel Saws 10c
...We Save People Thousands of Dollars..,
EVERY Year we save people Thousands of Dollars by selling them the best
goods at the lowest prices. Our often repeated assertion that "what profits
you profits us," is one principle by which we do business. In buying and sell-
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H. H. GREEN, PROPRIETOR.
Men's Seamless Shoes
Ladies T Btrap patent lea-
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Ladies 5 strap beaded san-
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Ladies 3-strap sandals
Ladies 1-strap sandals. ...
$1.05
*2 50
$2.00
$1 50
#1 00
Standard League Balls... $100
Men's uptodate dress Hats $1 00
Men's Vici Kid *2 50Shoes *2 00
Men's Satin Calf Shoes... $i f0
Men's Nice Shoes at .... $1 25
Men's tine enameled Calf
Shoes, worth $5, only... $3.E0
Misses and Childrens San-
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Men's Southern Ties $1.50
Men's Oxford Ties,vici kid. $1.50
Men's Oxford Ties, fine vici
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We carry the best and cheapest
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a fine line of Ladies, Misses and
Childrens Fine Hats at about half
the price other dealers would ask
for them Come and see them.
Some of Our Prices
40 Best Fish Hooks. 5c
5 Fish Lines 5c
5 Papers Best Needles 5o
3 Spools Good Thread 5c
1 Spool of Best Thread 4c
3 Papers of Pins 5c
1 Paper of best Brass Pins 4c
4 5 cent Lead Pencils 5c
0 Lead Pencils 5c
1 Box Hair Pins 5c
1 Dozen ltubber Hair Pins.... 5c
0 Aluminum Hair Pins. 5c
1 Bottle of Writing Ink 5c
2 Violin String 5o
2 Guitar Strings 5c
2 Banjo Strings 5c
1 Fine Ink Tablet 5c
1 Fine Onion Skin Tablet 6c
5 Pencil Tablets 6c
1 Pencil Tablet, very large.. 5o
30 SheetB Good Note Paper.. 5c
25 Best Envelopes 5c
2 Dozen Safety Pin*. 6c
1 Good Fine Comb 5c
20 BeBt Writing Pens. 5c
6 Pair Shoe Laces 5c
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Hudson, Waddie. The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1904, newspaper, July 30, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc136221/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.