The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 232, Ed. 2 Sunday, June 7, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS-HERALD
VOLUME XIX.
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE
SECOND SECTION
NUMBER 232
MILITARY FORTS IN OKLAHOMA
AND THEIR 50 TEAR BISTORT
(By E. A. MacMillan)
Ada, June 6.—There have been
established wftliin the boundar-
ies of Oklahoma, twelve military
forts dating from the setablishment
of the first—Fort 'Gibson, in 1824,
until the establishment of Fort Reno
in 1874, a period of fifty years.
Prior to the establishment of Fort
Gibson the nearest American troops
stationed near Oklahoma were at
Fort Smith, yhere a military post was
organized as early as 1817.
Fort Gibson was established by
Colonel Mathew Arbuckle, April, 1824
where the present village of Fort
<5ibson is situated. Twenty-seven
years later, Colonel Marcy estab-
lished a fort on the banks of the
South Canadian and named it Fort
Arbuckle, in honor of Colonel Ar-
buckle who had established Fort
Gibson.. Fort Arbuckle was the
seventh forth within the state and
was occupied for nineteen years.
Fort Towson, the second fort with-
in the state, was situated a few
miles north of where the Kiamichi
river empties into the Red river.
Wbile a jypall fort and occupied by
federal troops thirty years, from an
historical viewpoint, it stands second
to Fort Gibson. It was used by con-
federate troops during the civil war
and around it cluster many, many
historical events connected with the
■Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes.
Fort Holmes, the fourth fort es-
tablished, was built by Colonel Chou-
teau in 1836 for the protection of
the fur trading business of the Amer-
ican Fur company of which he was
manager. It was situated in the
southern part of Hughes county and
not far from the present village of
Sasakwa and was later occupied by
troops under Colonel Mason. It was
sometimes called Fort Edwards.
Fort Coffee was situated, In 1834,
on the Arkansas river a few miles
above Fort Smith in Sequoyah coun-
ty, but was abandoned four years
later after the establlsment of Fort
Wayne on Spavinaw creek in either
Mayes or Delaware county. Fort
Wayne was used but four years, and
in 1842 Fort Scott was established
and remained a supply station until
the outbreak of the civil war.
Fort Washita was situated in John-
son county, about twenty miles from
its mouth, in 1842. It was continu-
ously used and garrisoned until 1861
when the garrison was abandoned
by federal troops and occupied during
the war period by confederates.
Fort Cobb was not established till
1859 and was given over to the con-
federacy Just a week prior to the
abandonment of Fort Washita and
also capitulated to the soldiers of
the southland. Fort Cobb was situ-
ated in the Washita valley.
Fort Sill was established in 186$
by General Phillip H. Sheridan at
the opening of his famous campaign
against the plains Indians which
resulted in the settlement on reserva-
tions of the Cheyenne, Arapahoes,
iKowas and Comanches. Just prior to
its establishment as Fort Sill it had
been known as Camp Wichita and
was situated at the eastern base of
the Wichita mountains.
In 1874 Fort Reno was established
near the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
agency as a base for operations
against the Indians involved in the
outbreak of that year. It was not
abandoned until after the admission
of the state. It was at Fort Reno on
February 6, 1883, that David L. Payne
was imprisoned.
Only one of the forts remain oc-
cupied today.
The garb of savagry has long been
laid aside by the red men of the
state. Those turbulent days necessi-
tating the presence of troops have
also passed, and the deeds of both
Indian and soldier are written on the
pages of the history of our beloved
commonwealth, and while many events
have transpired that do not square
with the modern standard of civiliza-
tion most of them were conscientious
strugglers for what they believed to
be the right.
Dynamite Found Under Secy. Houston's Office
LADIES FREE
AT ELKS PARK
GAME TODAY
The Shawnee management has de-
cided to add a special feature to the
game this afternoon by making it
ladies' day. Every lady appearing at
the gate will be admitted absolutely
free to see the Knights of Columbus
club play the local team in their in-
itial appearance in Shawnee this
season.
The rejuvenated K. of C. club is
composed oi such sterling pl.i/ers as
Kanaly, Brosseau, Beavers and Gi;
bons. The fact that the Soapmakers
I
The building of the agricultural
department in Washington was
thrown into excitement late Tuesday
afternoon by the discovery of five
sticks of dynamite in a room immed-
iately under the office of Secretary
David F. Houston. A watchman, af-
ter being placed under arrest by the
Washington police, confessed that
had put the dynamite in the room :n
order to pose as a hero. After he
left It he ran screaming through the
building that he had fouud a bomb.
beat them last Sunday by the small
marg'n of 3 to 4 indicates thai they
are in the same class as the other
clubs of the league. It will be re-
membered that Kanaly was the star
pitcher of the Rich-Con club list
y -.r, and with him on the mound the
Krlgl.ts hcuid make a great showing
a I lie fame this afternoon. The
Shawnee club Is severely crippled bj
the loss of Captain D. P. Sharks, and
today's game will see several rbanges
in the lineup. However, this much is
cert:i>n: loth Asbury j-.nd Cresham
wih be in Shawnee uniforms, and o*je
of them will pitch the game. Every-
one knows Gresham, and all last-year
fans know Asbury. He is the left-
handed Indian lad whose clever
pitching and hard hitting won many
games for Shawnee last season.
Either of these lads pitted against
Kanly will make a great pitcher's
battle and we may rest assured that I
if the Oklahoma City club returns
home victorious Shawnee fans will
at least see the hardest fought game1
ever played on the local diamond.
The game will be called at
3:30 o'clock.
Wilt WEIM BIfi
CASTING AT SHOPS
Th Rock Island will this week fe!d
a big casting on the stream ditcher,,
recently put out of commission. The
casting would cost $2,700 to replace,
but it will be welded, Instead, by the
Goldsmith Thermod process. A spec-
ial man was sent here lats week to
demonstrate the process, in order
that it might be used on this casting.
Genral us is now bing mad of the
welding process at the shops, and it
has been found a great time and
money saver.
Mr. Mann, a demonstrator of the
Goldsmith Thermod Welding Co., has
been engaged at the local Rock Is-
The Longmire-Draper Cl
W;JJ you take advantage of this offer?
Now is the time
to get ready for
the warm, sultry
days that are su re
to be here soon-
A few sugges-
tions for your
comfort:
Rest and Contentment
The DUPLEX
elesg Stove
cooks
the entire
meal.
£!Beless>
The "Merrick"
-MORE SANITARY and more HEALTHFUL
for the reason that every delicate article of food
passes through your refrigerator, being stored
many hours in most cases. Now if the interior of
tfie refrigerator is not sanitary, would these deli-
cate things, such as milk and butter, be affected?
Yes. theysurely could not escape contamination
that existed in the refrigerator, and health de-
pends largely upon what is taken into your sys-
tems. If the interior of your refrigerate*- is damp,
no matter how cold or what lining is used, it is
proof that the circulation is not prooer nor scien-
tific, and that the gasea and contaminating odors
that arise from foods scored, are not removed as
in the perfect system of the HERRICK
<15 lb. capacity - $17.50
10011). capacity .... $30.00
makes'
Other makes low as
$8.50
Special (like cut) $10.00
All our Mission Swings are made of solid oak
and reinforced ho as to lust for years---4, 5, and
6 foot lengths. Also beautiful line of Fiber
Rush, same lengths, prlrrd $7.50 to $18 00
Luxuri-
ous Bed
Daven-
ports
Either Un-
1 folds or
Duofolds.
Full spring
edtfe. Full size, plain seat and back. Good
upholstering over carbon steel springs with
niOArf foundation.
Like Cut $27.50; $5.00 down. $1.00 week.
land shops illustrating the uses o?
the welding aparatus. He left Satur-
day morning for Chicago.
NOTICE.
The teachers' examination hereto-
fore advertised for Monday and Tues-
day, June 8th and 9th, will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 9th
and 10th.
5-3t SCOTT GLEN.
Coach Goble of the high school
will spend the summer in Montana
"roughing it." When he is ready to
take up coaching again in the f-rt.
he says, he will be "hard as nails."
C. E. Welsl will go today. They will
return about June 17.
W. P. Langston spent Saturday In
McLoud.
Captain E. R. Waite left Saturday
to attend the school of instruction
for national guard officers at Belle
Isle park, Oklahoma City. Captain
♦ DBS. C1ALLAHEB Jfc *
♦ ST00K5BURY 4-
♦ Specialists
♦ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. ♦
♦ Glasses Fitted.
♦ Rooms 104, 105 and 106 ♦
Third Floor Mammoth Bldg.
♦ Shawnee, Oklahoma. ♦
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Look What Values?
Beginning Monday, June 8th, and continuing fifteen days, \fya1ker is going to clean and press
clothes at prices that were never heard of before
1
SUIT PRESSED. .
. 25c
COAT PRESSED, .
. 15c
Pants pressed, . . 10c
Every garment guaranteed to be as good as the best. A trial will convince you.
L
Ph™c 270 WALKER & SON
114 East Main St.
Shawnee, Okla.
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Weaver, Otis B. The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 232, Ed. 2 Sunday, June 7, 1914, newspaper, June 7, 1914; Shawnee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc92281/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.