Oakie's NW Corner...
Well! Did you survive the 4th of July festivities? Besides July
4th following on the end of the week, our neighbors to the North
(Canada) celebrated Canada Day. And... The temperatures were on
the rise in Oklahoma and were reported in the three-digits category.
The Hot summers have arrived while the farmers have been busy plowing,
turning over their harvested wheat fields getting ready for the
next crop.
We traveled to the NW parts of Oklahoma the latter part of the
week for the 3rd of July Blowout that the Volunteer Firefighters
of this small, rural community of Dacoma, Oklahoma have been putting
on for the last 17 years. Dacoma's downtown park was crowded with
lots of families and young folks that started gathering around 6:oo
o'clock p.m. for another spectacular display of an Old American
Summer tradition held on the 3rd of July in this area. Yes! We took
lots of water and Duchess with us.
You remember when you were younger and reading the small town newspapers
-- glancing through the hometown newsy, tidbits of what was going
on? Well! I found some 1923 NW Oklahoma articles that I thought
might be of some interest to some of you out there. I have transcribed
them from The Alva Record dated during the 1923 era. You
can check them out at the NW OkieLegacy
website in the AlvaRecord Section... 21
September 1923 -- 5
October 1923 -- 28
September 1923.
Before I head out of here this weekend, I have an inquiry of my
own... Who was this David C. Oates that was Sheriff of Woods County
in the early 1900 that died in the line of duty? What were the circumstances
of his death? Does anyone have any more information out there?
It has been a hectic week of moving and settling in during the
early part of the week. It has not been without minor incidents,
either. That brings me to our next story and that is where I turn
it over to The Duchess...
Meanwhile, I will see you next weekend with more Okie Legacies to
hopefully trigger those old memories lurking out there. Hope you
enjoyed and had a safe 4th of July weekend full of family, friends,
fireworks and festivities.
~~ Linda "oaKie"
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Duchess' Escape...
 It
was just another warm, Oklahoma late afternoon romp through the
new neighborhood that took this adventuresome little Pug puppy they
call Duchess on her next escapade. But... a traumatic, scary time
for Oakie on the afternoon, Tuesday, July 1, 2003, when she awoke
around 4:30 p.m. to no Duchess in sight.
I tried all my cute little tricks to get Oakie to play fetch with
me, but she seemed so exhausted from our latest move -- I left her
counting zzzzzzzzz....'s in the other room. Meanwhile, I was roaming
the living room and ventured out through the open patio door looking
for another adventure.
Little did Oakie know that I could wiggle myself through the wrought
iron fence that enveloped the patio, BUT... it was sometime after
3:00 p.m. or maybe a few minutes later that I finally made my break
and find the right opening -- following the first person I saw.
They are always saying that I am a friendly, sweet, tenacious little
thing... always looking for someone to play with me. When I get
something in my mind to accomplish, I become determined. Know what
I mean?
I guess it was around 4:30 p.m. when Oakie awoke to an empty,
quiet apartment and found me no where to be seen. I understand she
looked throughout the entire apartment and the backyard. She even
made up Missing Flyers with my cute little mugshot and vital info...
and canvassed the entire complex -- leaving one of those flyers
in the mailbox area for others to read.
Meanwhile, I have found a cool place to get a drink during all
the hoop-la. A nice, young man named David noticed that I had forgotten
to put on my harness collar and dog tags -- letting me follow him
home. It was not until he went to check his mail that he noticed
the Missing Pug Flyer tacked up on the bulletin board. I did get
a a free drink, meal and cool place to rest out of the whole ordeal.
Boy! Was my Oakie elated when David came knocking on our door a
little after 6:00 p.m. with this sweet Pug cradled in his arms.
I did not mean to cause any alarm, but I am glad to be back home
again. Oakie keeps a constant eye on me nowadays, though. AND...
escapes are minimal. She even put a huge potted plant in front of
the place I wiggled through. There's no place like home, but......
once in awhile things do tempt you, don't they?
~~ The Duchess - duchess@okielegacy.net
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Mailbag & Links Corner....
Lady
Liberty Fireworks... "Go to this site for a most
unusual fireworks display." -- Rod
Wiley Cowan Obit Penned by Tom Dyer... "Thanks for your
help with wilma Terril and forwarding the Cowan obit. I continue to
enjoy your website and appreciate the work you do to bring information
about NW OK to folks like me. I am continuing to research my family
history as it applies to Indian territory and NW OK. It is a slow
process but so far very rewarding. All of my forefathers/mothers were
directly envolved in the Run and three of my great-grandparents
were here before the run including the Cowan's, Greers (settled west
of Avard) and Wagner's (who settled SW of Avard then later moved to
Alva). I think your family would know the Greer family and the Wagner
family since your Dad ranched west of Avard??? Besides my grandmother
Gracie Greer (who married Levi Alvin Wagner), the most notable Greer
was Kenner who was Sherriff of Woods County for over 20 years during
the 40's and 50's then was appointed U.S. Marshal for the Western
District of OK. When the Cherokee outlet was opened to cattle grazing
in the late 1870's and early 80's Wiley Cowan was chosen as the foreman
of the Eagle Chief Pool ranch and the original headquarters was located
near Kiowa, Kansas. According to my research Wiley Cowan built the
first residence in Kiowa and my grandmother, Hazel (Cowan) Wiebener,
was the first baby born there. Wiley Cowan had a granddaughter named
Wilma who married Bob Selman of the Selman Ranch near Buffalo. Last
week I met and talked with an old acquaintance of mine by the name
of Sheldon Russell. Sheldon grew up not far from your dad's place
between Waynoka and Freedom. He and his wife live in Guthrie where
he writes Western novels and his wife sculpts. Sheldon is presently
writing a book on the German war camp in Alva and I told him of your
website (he was not familiar with it). I advised him he would do well
to log on to it and even give you a call. Thanks again and please
keep up the good work." -- Marv - E-mail: Mwiebenerintulsa@aol.com
Camp Supply... "In reading about Camp
Supply I note that Fort Hays is spelled as it often is Fort Hayes.
Fort Hays was named after Gen. Alexander Hays who was kil - Roger
- Hays, Kansas
 Vester
Tobias Brown (1890-1918)... "I am trying to locate information
on the two individuals in this picture. The gentleman is Vester Tobias
Brown, my great uncle. Here is what I know about him: Born 10/25/1890
in Miller County, Missouri. Moved to Waynoka, Oklahoma, at age of
17. Enlisted in the US Army, April 26, 1918. Spent two months in training
at Camp Travis, Texas. From Texas, transferred to New York and sailed
to Brest, France. He was killed October 23, 1918, in the Argonne Forest,
344 Machine Gun Batallion, 90th Division. Burial place unknown. Vester
was the son of James F. Brown and Harriet Elizabeth Woolsey Brown,
who were both born in Missouri. His siblings included William Brown,
Daisy Brown, Joe A. Brown, Martha Brown, Melvin Brown, and Orvel E.
F. Brown (my grandfather).
I don't know if you'll be able to see it,
but on Vester's hand is a ruby ring. I started wearing that ring in
high school after my grandfather's (O. E. Brown's) death. I wear it
to this day, MANY decades later. I am curious who the lady is in the
picture and I am curious if anyone else knows anything further about
Vester. Vester never married, and the inscription on the back of the
picture only says, Uncle Vester and friend. If anyone has any
info, please write me at scott@scottdowns.net.
Thank you!" -- Scott - email: scott@scottdowns.net
Warwick Family Inquiry - Eleanor Crouch... "Hi, my name
is Randy Stalnaker, I am researching several families, one of which
is the Crouch family, I was wondering if you would mind if I ask you
about Eleanor Crouch, who was married I think according to your information
to John Warwick,
who was first married to Mary Poage. Do you have any idea when they
[John and Eleanor were married] and if Eleanor had lived in Kentucky
before she moved to Ohio? The reason I am asking is that I am researching
a Eleanor Crouch, who was in Va/now WV during the 1770-1780's that
I am aware of, and sometime afterward moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky
with her husband Charles Nelson. Charles, died in 1802, at which time
Eleanor moved to Ohio, and while I know she later remarried I don't
know who she married. Any help you could offer would be appreciated,
thanks for your time." -- Randy - Email: randystalnaker@webtv.net
Sand Plum Jelly/Jam Recipe... "Your website asked for
a recipe. If someone sent one in, I sure could use it now. I am looking
for a Sand Plum jelly/jam recipe. If you have one could you tell me
where to find it on your website or email the recipe to me."
-- Okie from Oklahoma City - Email: rjs0527@aol.com
Helen
Ruth's Sand Plum Jelly... "Helen Ruth's Sand Plum
Jelly -- 4 pounds sand plums, 3 pounds ripe and 1 pound under-ripe;
1 cup water; 1 package powdered pectin (1 3/4 ounces); 7 cups sugar.
The cherry-sized sand plum of the American Southwest is kin to the
beach plum, that favorite for preserves from the sandy coasts of the
Northeast up into the Canadian Maritimes. The sand plum is ripe in
early June; the season for beach plums starts around the middle of
August; the sand plum is a lovely pink when ripe, the beach plum is
purple for conserve later in the month but is picked red for jelly.
Both varieties gel better if at least one-fourth the amount of fruit
is not quite ripe, thus having more natural pectin.
Wash and pick over the plums; do not
pit or peel. Crush them in the bottom of a large enameled kettle with
the 1 cup water, bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes. Crush
again with a vegetable masher as the fruit softens. Strain juice.
Return juice to the kettle, reserving 1 cup in which to mix the pectin;
combine pectin mixture with juice and bring to a full boil, stirring
constantly. Add the sugar, continue stirring, and boil hard for 2
minutes. Remove from heat, skim, and immediately pour into hot 1/2-pint
canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headroom. Cap with two-piece screwband
lids. Give a 5 minute B-W bath."
Sheriff David C. Oates... "I am seeking information on
the family of Sheriff David C. OATES who died in the line of duty
1900 in Woods County, his father Wyatt C. OATES came to Woods County
from Arkansas in the 1890s.Anyone doing research on this family please
contact me. I have further information on their family, and my llink
to them." -- Email: LeBateman@NetZero.Net
Alva City Cemetery Listings Online... Alva
City Cemetery listings are online -- "The Alva Municipal
Cemetery records have been computerized and we have had to change
the Lot and Plot designations on some of the Blocks to fit the new
computer formatting. The first column is the Block-Lot-Plot in that
order. The maps of the Cemetery have been changed to agree with the
new designations. The Cemetery records and maps are now in Adobe Acrobat
(pdf) Format."
Women of Wisdom Organization
in Seattle... "I received information today that
I want to share with all of you. It is about the organization GATHER
THE WOMEN and their upcoming first annual Congress to be held
in San Francisco in October. I invite you to log onto the web site
and learn about this awesome opportunity to participate. " |
Thanks! You can also view The
OkieLegacy online.
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