Volume 16 , Issue 45

NW Okie's Journey

It is the last day of 2014. A time to ring out the "Old" and ring in the "New." we have included some history of New Years of the past in this week's newsletter.

The latter part of last week we had a snowstorm come through here, dumping close to a couple feet of snow at our place. They say Wolf Creek Ski resort received about three feet of new snow, and Durango Mountain resort received a couple of feet. More snow to come in this afternoon, evening and lasting through Thursday, New Years day.

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Walking With Sadie

I guess the snowfall has the wild creatures coming out looking for evening snacks. Such as the bobcat we caught on video Monday evening about 8:30p.m. as it walked across our front drive. It looks like a bobcat to me.

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Chief Daniel Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow

Chief Daniel Webster "Little Eagle" Custalow once said, "Indians were friendly people. They were loving people. An Indian would give you the last thing he had if you treated him halfway right. I heard my grandfather say so."

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December 30 1914, Wednesday

According to The River Press, from Fort Benton, Montana, Wednesday, December 30, 1914, we find a resolution for prohibition amendment (Hobson resolution amendment) failed to get necessary votes in the State house.

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December 31 1914, Thursday

New Year Eve's 1914, The Guthrie Daily Leader, dated 31 December 1914, Thursday was reporting on "Hold-Up Netted $10,000.00." But the good news was bandits, however, overlooked $16,000 when the train was looted. This front page news article was via San Antonio, Texas, December 31, 1914.

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1914, Haskell's Oil Plan For Oklahoma

1914, December, Oklahoma Congressmen Endorse Haskell's Oil Plan. It was one hundred years ago, 31 December 1914, Thursday that we found this interesting news article on the second page of The Guthrie Daily Leader: Endorse Haskell's Oil Plan. It appeared that Oklahoma congressmen would urge removal of restrictions.

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History of the New Year's Eve Ball

It was around 1904 that revelers began celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square, but it was 1907 that the New Year's Eve Ball made its maiden descent from the flagpole atop One Times Square. There have been seven versions of the Ball to signal in the New Year. I would wager that some might think Dick Clark had something to do with it.

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History of New Year

When researching the history of New Year on January 1st we find it is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of new year celebration was believed to have been in Mesopotamia, about 2000 B.C. and celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March.

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