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- The Life of Littleton Horace Davis: Pistol Packin' Preacher and Railroad Man
- Article covers the life of minister, farmer, rail car inspector, and community leader L. H. Davis. Frank W. Davis relates the contributions his grandfather made, including building the first two-story house in Francis, Oklahoma, the founding of the Francis Methodist Episcopal Church, and acquiring a reputation as a fearless man even during the dangerous railroad strikes of 1922.
- Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894
- Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
- A Bluff Shelter in East Central Oklahoma
- Article reports on the excavation of a bluff shelter within east central Oklahoma. This shelter was a cave dwelling for those who lived within Oklahoma centuries ago.
- An Unusual Antiquity in Pontotoc County
- Article explains the discovery of 32 metates during an archaeological dig.
- Reminiscences of Old Stonewall
- Article documents the significance of several businesses, such as a neighborhood school and a general store, within the town of Stonewall, Oklahoma that resided in the Chickasaw Nation.
- William Samuel Kerr, 1868-1940
- Article memorializes William Samuel Kerr who helped organize the first school district within the town of Ada and was the first teacher employed there.
- Excavation of a Caddoan Earth-Lodge
- Article documents the excavation of an earth-lodge mound within Oklahoma that was created by the Caddo tribe centuries ago.