Volume 17 , Issue 1

NW Okie's Journey

This is an old postcard, of Alva, Woods, Oklahoma businesses that lined the downtown square of Alva. Each view shows a different side (North, South, East and West) of the square with businesses across from the square during the early days of Alva. Not quite sure of the date, though.

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Walking With Sadie

Sunday night, at 11:53 P.M. EST (9:53 MST), was the FULL WOLF MOON! January is the month of the Full Wolf Moon. It appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages. It is also known as the Old Moon. To some Native American tribes, this was the Snow Moon, but most applied that name to the next full Moon, in February.

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Tribute To Alpha G. Updegraff

This tribute was written by Thomas Jefferson Dyer, son-in-law of Scott Cummins. Another one of Tom Dyer's tributes to one of his old saddle mates. Thanks to Joy Sherman for sharing her grandfather's writing with our Okie Legacy website.

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Wiley H. Cowan Obituary

Written by Thomas "Tom" Jefferson Dyer. Another obituary penned by Tom Dyer. Opal Nighswonger is listed as one of Wiley's daughters and was the principal at Longfellow School in Alva during 1947-1951. Thanks to Joy Sherman for sharing these Tom Dyer writings with the Okie Legacy.

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Charles F. Colcord Obituary

An obituary written by Tom Dyer in memory of Mr. Colcord. The Colcord Ranch was not far from Coldwater, Kansas and it was from here that the "salt haulers" set forth from when they wound up being killed by Little Wolf's and Dull Knife's Cheyennes during their flight back to the Dakotas.

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Ed Hinton Obituary

The name is variously spelled as "Hinton" and "Henton" in the article. This is another one of Dyer's tributes to the passing of an old-timer. Thanks to Joy Sherman for sharing these Tom Dyer writings with the Okie Legacy.

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Elm Springs & Shady Grove

Written by T. J. Dyer, April, 1931 - Elm Springs, for more than half a century this name has clung to this memorable and historic place. It was in the spring of 1879 that Stith and Watkins established a cow camp at these springs, which was later moved over to Buffalo Springs, about one-half mile east, now known as the Ellis (?) homestead.

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Great Event Recalled By Pioneer

Written by T. J. Dyer, September 16, 1933 - On Saturday, September 16, 1933 will occur the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Cherokee Strip to white settlement. Time and space forbid the telling of the many changes that have taken place, but the intervening 40 years have been years of progress and development.

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Horse Thieves

Written by Judge T. H. Dyer, Jan. 31, 1933 -- This is another of Tom Dyer's articles, in which he reminisces about various horse thieving incidents that he was aware of in Oklahoma Territory.

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