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August 16, 2023
Stories from the past

143 YEARS AGO

Wednesday, August 26, 1880

The Ceded Lands West

Efforts to take Indian land

The trial is coming. Are you prepared to meet it? Has the education you have received been sufficient to enable you to cope with the predominant race in the legal battle at hand as successfully as you have done in the halls of Congress?

There will be no opportunity for active sympathy here – only dry, hard facts and exact construction of law by the judiciary

Payne’s Plea

Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 20

Editor Indian Journal:

Your paper of the 12th seems to suppose that the movement in my part is to interfere in some way with your peoples reservation, or the existing treaty governing such. I wish to say to you and your people that we do not. We claim that the lands ceded, to the United States, lying west of the nations, are subject to settlement by any citizen of the United States.

We want our movement to be kept separate and apart from any attempt to settle your part of the Territory.

THE SIOUX

Sitting Bull’s Followers Coming in to Surrender

Washington, Aug. 20 – News is received daily of the large numbers of hostile Sioux coming in and surrendering, and the question arises what to do with them? It is not thought best to place them with their confreres on the Dakota reservation in a body, as they are not to be trusted.

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117 Years Ago

Friday, August 24, 1906

DEMOCRATIC CLUB RE-ORGANIZED

A number of Eufaula democrats met at the City Hall last Saturday evening for the purpose of organizing a democratic club and putting the same on a sound wrkng basis.

ORGANIZE CLUB AT STIDHAM

C.H. Tally, F.W Rusling, E.I. O’Reilly, W.T. Fears, Geo. M. Porter and Geo. a. Raker went out to Stidham last Friday and organized a democratic club with over 100 members.

ELECTION PROCLAMATION

Whereas, by the provisions of an act of congress approved June 16, 1906, the inhabitants of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma are given authority to adopt a constitution and become the State of Oklahoma and to vote for and choose delegates to form a constitutional convention for said proposed state.

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100 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 16, 1923

RED HILL MAN DEAD AFTER GUN FIGHT WITH NEIGHBOR Robert Hope, said by a number of his neighbors to have been a bad man, who was shot on the afternoon of July 28th by Dick Brayand, a neighbor of Hope’s, died at his home near Red Hill in this county, the first of the week.

At the time of the shooting Hope is said to have been drinking and while in an intoxicated condition raised a ruckus with Brayand that resulted in Hope’s death.

Men Accused of Being Intoxicated While Driving Car Are Facing Penitentiary Term

Sandy Fox, Homer Asbury and Tom Armistead have been held for trial in the district court next October on a charge of driving a motor car while intoxicated.

The two former were released on bond in the sum of $1,000 each. Fox is wealthy.

The charge grows out of serious injuries sustained by Mrs. Frances Dunbar, an aged white woman of Checotah, two weeks ago. While driving along a highway near this city late at night with her son Victor Caves, a wagon occupied by Mrs. Dunbar and her son was demolished by Fox’s automobile.

Driving a motor car while the occupant or occupants are intoxicatd is now a penitentiary offense.

HIJACKER IS DEAD, RESULT OF SHOOTING The second fatality in a holdup that occurred at McAlester Saturday night claimed Louis Bryant last night.

Bryant, former employee at a concession at Stem Beach, Muskogee, died in a McAlester hospital from a bullet wound sustained when he participated in the robbery of the confectionery stand.

Chester Pryor, a member of the hold-up gang, was killed by the owner of the stand. The owner also wounded Louis Bryant.

Leroy Bryant and George Pryor, brother of Chester, fled from the robbery in a motor car which they wrecked by colliding with a bridge. They were apprehended in Atoka.

75 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 19, 1948

Strike Halts Work On A Bomb Plant

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Workmen who left their jobs for a so-called “vacation” stalled new construction and maintenance at the Los Alamos atomic project Wednesday.

An estimated 2,500 employees of five construction firms were idle.

Labor spokesmen insisted, however, that there was no strike and workers were cautioned against demonstrating.

State Legislator’s Murder Trial Set

PURCELL – Purman Wilson, state representative from McClain county, will go on trial here Sept. 20 on a charge of murder in the death of Jake Miller, Blanchard used car dealer.

The legislator has been free on $15,000 bond since March 26 when Miller was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast at Wilson’s office here. Wilson, an attorney, had represented Miller’s wife in a divorce action.

Draft Call for 15,000 Expected Next Week

WASHINGTON – The first draft call will be issued next week for 15,000 men expected to be in uniform in November, followed shortly by another call for 15,000 more for December, it was reported reliably Wednesday.

All will go into the army, and most are expected to come from the older age brackets. Men 25 will be inducted first, men 24 next, 23 third and so on.

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50 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 16, 1973

City Council Call Special Meeting On Tuesday, Aug. 14 A special council meeting was called on Tuesday Aug. 14, for the purpose of discussing the Eufaula Water and Sewer problems.

Indian Dance Here Sept. 1,2 and 3 at Eufaula Pow Wow

There will be an Indian Dance Saturday, Sunday and Monday Sept. 1, 2 and 3 at the Pow Wow located on the shores of beautiful Lake Eufaula at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

On Sept. 1, a large, colorful parade is planned for downtown Eufaula at 3 p.m. All participants taking part will be dressed in gay, colorful costumes.

Ironhead Football Practice Begins Tuesday, Aug. 14

Ironhead football practice will begin Tuesday, Aug. 14, with two sessions daily.

Monday, Aug. 20, the Ironheads will scrimmage Coalgate.

25 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 13, 1998

Citizens Get Tour, Hear Plans On City Police Department Relocation The opportunity of a lifetime. That’s what Eufaula City Marshal Bill Day says about the possibility of relocating the Police Department.

About 25 citizens attended the public hearing last week at the Youth and Family Education Center on McKinley Street to take a tour and hear the plan to move the Eufaula Police Department to the site.

Officials estimate it will cost approximately $20,000 to remodel the old nursing home to fit the needs of the department.

Plans are to use the west end of the entire building, including the front entrance, for the police department. After entering the foyer type area, the dispatcher’s station would be installed.

Along the east wall offices would be made for the city marshal, police lieutenant and night supervisor. The back portion of the building would be used for the lock up facility as well as a booking area.

There would be three lockup cells for offenders, one male cell, one female cell plus one cell designated for juveniles.

Mayor’s Trial Starts Mon.

Some 400 juror notices were sent out last week with the long awaited trial of Eufaula Mayor Joe Johnson and businessman Randy Brdges set to being Monday, Aug. 17, in McIntosh County District Court.

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