Volume 6 , Issue 33

More Oklahoma Ghost Towns...

In particular, Fitzlen and Wister, Oklahoma. Fitzlen is somewhere in Old Woods County -- Wister is now covered by Wister Lake which was build as a flood control in that area and became a part of the Wister State Park -- near Pine Valley, Oklahoma. We love hearing from all of you and sharing your memories growing up in some of these Oklahoma ghost towns. Like one of our readers said, "You can never return to the past, but it sure is nice to know what the past history is. Sure makes me miss the talks with my grandmother about her life coming to Oklahoma."

A few weeks ago... in The Okie Legacy we shared an order form for the book (He Made It Safe To Murder) written by Howard K. Berry, Sr. This book is about the life of Moman Pruiett. We sent off our order a few weeks ago -- receiving it in the mail yesterday. We have read the preface, foreword -- scanning through the Index looking for "Woods County" to see what pages had the info about N. L. Miller & the Old Opera House Murder of 1910, Alva, Oklahoma. Moman Pruiett usually was hired by the defense, but when this case came up, Moman's chief heckler (The Law and Order League) persuaded Pruiett with $3000 cash -- engaging him as the special prosecutor -- because they (the League) knew they could not beat Pruiett. BUT... More on that in the future Okie Legacies!

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