Volume 7 , Issue 40

1920 - Alva 26 Years Ago (1894)...

[taken from Renfrew's Record, Friday, February, 1920, Alva, Woods Co., Okla.,.] -- Alva 26 Years Ago (February, 1894) - Alva Pioneer, W. F. Hatfield, Ed. and Pub. -- G.A.R. meets in Wyman's feed store, east side square, Saturday, February 24, at 7:30 p.m. to organize. Charter has arrived.

Geo. Parker has opened a meat market in the store room between Willers' and Williams' stores. Give him a call.

The Alva Star ceased to twinkle last week and the material was sold by Mr. Gandy to W. H. Dunkin, who will publish a paper in Cleo, if given proper encouragement.

Attorneys Miller and Dunn (Jesse) one day this week received 24 cents by mail as a "retainer fee" in a contest case.

Attorney L. A. Salter returned from Argonia, Kansas, WEdnesday. His family will move down in about two weeks.

G. Willers is moving his family from Hardtner, Kansas, to Alva this week, and will hereafter be able to give more of his time and attention to his grocery and bakery business.

Stephen Lewis has built a blacksmith shop and is pounding iron, one block south of the square.

Commissioner Geo. W. Crowell was in the city yesterday looking after his business interests.

L. F. Gaskill, the popular manager of Laughman's furniture store, has been in Kiowa and out on his claim several days past.

Surveyor W. H. Dunkin and several assistants are busy laying off 20 acres into cemetery lots on the hill west of the city. The Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) is having the work done.

Mrs. F. W. Hanford commenced a subscription school in the Union church last Monday (Feb. 26, 1894) with 20 children in attendance. It is to be hoped she will receive sufficient encouragement to continue four months or longer.

Henry France from near Cleo, was in town Tuesday after supplies for his family. They have been on their claim all winter making improvements and have plenty of confidence in the future of the county and Alva.

J. W. Barney of Harper, came down last week to work on the building of Share Bros. The building is enclosed and is the largest business house in the city.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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