Volume 10 , Issue 18

Early NW Oklahoma Stores & Memorable People

In Walter T. Eason's bio for the northwest history book, we ran across the following mention of early stores in Alva, Oklahoma such as: "The Wagner Grocery, Eutsler Grocery, The Tea Store, Sears Bootery, Meixner Bakery, Howard Grocery, Sonderys Livery Stable, Crowell Lumber and Coal Yard, Shaefers Leather Shop, Reed's Poultry and Cream.

Eason, Jr., who wrote the bio for the pioneer footprints history book, mentioned some of the people he would never forget. Such as: "Bob Kirkbride, Cliff Ward, Herb Gold, Elisha Barker, Scott Cummins (the Pilgrim Bard), Scotty Schroff and Karl Sanderson." He also wrote, "I think people were happier and more contented in those days. I know they had more time for each other."
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