Volume 7 , Issue 2

Early Days In Oklahoma...

"I ran across a copy of 2 stories written by my Grandfather, I. T. Strickland which were published in one or more of the early day newspapers of Alva.  (A portion of the newspaper's name was cut off when it was copied.) One seems to have the name: ---REWS Record  (Renfrews Record). Dateline is Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, Friday December 12, 1913.
      The contents are about hunting and Indian encounters on the trip's.  Also copied were several other articles in the paper on the front page.  These are news items of Alva.  One concerns a hearing in court of a man named Charlie Bower being held for murder in Cherokee (Oklahoma).  He was being charged with murdering a man named Jay French near Ashley on the night of November -- (blank). The story about Charlie Bower is below.
      CHARLIE BOWER HELD FOR MURDER...  At the preliminary hearing in Cherokee yesterday, Charley Bower was held without bail for the murder of Jay French, near Ashley, on the night of November... (blank).   Alpha Fullerton who has been held in jail as accessory to the murder, was released on bond to appear as a witness in the case when it comes to trial.  Attorney H. A. Noah is counsel for Bower, but no evidence was introduced in his behalf.  The murderer and his victim ;had always been good friends and no motive can be given for the act. French, the brother who was seriously wounded at the time is able to be about and insists on a vigorous prosecution of the man who caused his brother's death. (The name is spelled differently on the headline and in the body of the story.)
     Also is a story about... Mr. Ed Williamson of this city was appointed carrier on Alva R. F. D. No. 5 on December 1, 1906 and has carried the mail on that route for seven years.  In all this time Mr. Williamson has only failed two times in making the daily trip on his route, once when a bridge had been washed away.  (At this point the balance had been cut off in copying.)
      In another story in the same issue of the paper...  MOLZ - MERCER -- Cards were received here Sunday, announcing the wedding of Mr. Jacob Molz, of this city, and Miss Mary Maud Mercer of Woods County, Oklahoma, at Alva, last Saturday afternoon.   The groom is cashier of the bank in this city and is a young man of sterling qualifications and has built a most wonderful reputation during his three years experience in the banking business here.   The bride is one of Oklahoma's most popular school teachers and having taught two terms in the Capron.... (Here the story is cut off.)." -- Max   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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