Volume 15 , Issue 19

On the Wing (2 March 1905)

This next article was found in the Muskogee Cimeter, Indian Territory, Thursday, 2 March 1905, with the headlines, "On The Wing, An account of the trip of our chief and his party enroute to Washington, D.C."

The "Cimeter Special" reached St. Louis on March 1st (1905) at 8 a.m. and all the gang were right side up with care. Att'y C. G. Lowe led on the early train for Cincinnati and would join the outfit at that burg. A stop was made at Rogers, Arkansas, where most of the boys took supper in the hell-hole denominated Arkansas.

Prof. J. P. Davidson and W. H. Twine, the manager of the "Gang" were controlling the outfit to a nicety. G. L. Trigg, the hotel man was doing business for Greater Muskogee on the train. Judge A. McRea was as affable and as usual and took things by storm with his big beaver and other requisites.

The trip from Juskogee to St. Louis was made without anything of special interest, except the "Crackers" of Arkansas were very much surprised and chagrined to see a special car of "Colored men" passed through their state on a car not known as "Jim Crow."

The boys were in splendid shape and were proud of the fact that they were from the "Beautiful Indian Territory." All the people lift their hats to the gentlemen front he West. W. A. Rentie and G. K. Davidson, the bankers were in great glee over the trip and felt that Greater Muskogee and the Cimeter outfit were "IT."

At St. Louis the "Cimeter Gang" met the prominent colored men of the city who were enroute to Washington, among them J. Milton Turner, marshal of the day in so far as our people were concerned. The outfit at this stage of the game were in high spirits and were feeling that they did a patriotic duty in going to the inauguration of the greatest of American citizens to the Greatest Position of earth, the Presidency of the Greatest Government in the World.

The excursionist were all well at this point except brother Ike Evans from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, who was indisposed at the start. Rev. Sango from Muskogee, W. E. Joshingburger and Ike Evans of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, were members of the Cimeter Gang, also the indefatigable E. E. McDaniel, the R. R. contractor and one of the Greatest Negroes in the B.I.T., who hails from S. McAlester but was cosmopolitan and could be found any and everywhere there was railroad building; Mr. McDaniel was one of the brightest Negroes and one of the most able in the Indian Territory, and it was such as lie who were making a commendable record for the race in our bright and growing territory. H. R. Pierson, the genial manager of the Afro-American investment Company was delighted wight eh trip and was doing business for his company. L. T. Brown, Henry Pack and Bud Lowery were doing good work for their town and the B.I.T.

Geo. P. Davidson and pater, J. P. Davidson were fit representatives of the Creek citizens as is also W. A. Rentie, cashier of the Creek Citizens' Bank. Steve Grayson was whooping up Okumlgee as the coming town of the territory. Jesse Dale, C. H. Hailstock, Wiley Jones, G. L. Trigg and J. T. Trimble and the balnace of the gang who think Muskogee the greatest town on earth were singing the praises of the spot that God loves and whom man has designated as Grand Magnificent Greater Muskogee.

In spite of the damn knockers and their dupes the Cimeter gang would be in Washington on March 4th (1905), weather and accidents permitting to witness the inauguration of the Greatest man (Theodore Roosevelt) who ever was elected to the Presidency of the Greatest county on Earth.

The Muskogee Cimeter Gang had taken a drink of good cold artesian water for everyone of their friends.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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