The Beginning of Tulsa

By J. M. Hall

 (c) Karolyn Kay Garland (1997)

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1      Preface

2     Tent City Drawing (Tulsa's first days)

3     Introduction
     "Tulsa Firsts"

4    Tulsa "Firsts" (con't)
     Other Incidents in the Story

5    Other Incidents in the Story (con't)
      Men who contributed to the book who were married

5a   Most of These Married Later

6     The Beginning of Tulsa

7     H. C. Hall
       Railroads

8     J. M. Hall

9     J. M. Hall (con't)
       The Railroad to Tulsa
       Vinita Becomes a City
       Melted with Snow

10    Melted with Snow (con't)
       On Toward Tulsa
       Last Obstacle Overcome
       First Arrivals In Tulsa
       Heavy Woods Then

11    Heavy Woods Then (con't)
       The First Train
       Bob Childers
       The First Organization

12    The First Organization (cont)
       The First Sermon and the First Church
       Rev. R. M. Loughridge

13   The First School
       Mission School
       Rev. W. P. Haworth

14   Other Churches Organized  

15   Other Churches Organized (cont)
       Other Preachers
       Tulsa's First Baby

16   The First Doctor
       Early Incidents
       First Water Well

17   First Water Well (cont)
       An Early Mistake
       Jeff Archer's Tragic Death

18   Tulsa's Indian War
       Plenty of Game
       Chasing The Rebels

19   Ready for Business
       Honest Injuns
       General Pleasant Porter
       Another Store
       W. B. Hogan

20  W. B. Hogan (cont)
      George Perryman
      J. C. Perryman

21  J. C. Perryman (cont)
      Rachel Perryman

22  Presbyterian Mission School Teachers - Mrs. S. J. Stonecipher

23  Teachers (Cont) - Ida Stephens and others

24  Teachers (Cont) - Lilah D. Lindsay

25  Teachers (Cont) - Jennie S. Stringfield

26  Teachers (Cont) - Jennie Stringfield (cont)
      Bettie Stringfield

27  Teachers (Cont) - Bettie Stringfield (cont)
      Celeste Harrington

28   Dr. R. J. Lamb
       Leonard Davidson

29   Leonard Davidson (cont)
       Pioneer Women
       First Missionary Society
       Mission School Grounds

30   Mission School Grounds (cont) 

31    Mission School Grounds (cont)

32   First Public School

33   First Presbyterian Church
       Dr. C. W. Kerr

34  Mrs. C. W. Kerr
       Attempts at Better Farming

35   Attempts at Better Farming (cont)
       Profitable Pasturing
       Aiding the Indians

36   Early Cattlemen
       W. E. Hasell's Ranch

37   Trouble with Farmers
       W. O. Woodley
       Other Cattlemen

38  Other Cattlemen (cont)
       Cowboys and Farmers
       Early Court Problems
       U.S. Marshals

39   U.S. Marshal Rushed to his Death
       Hangings were Frequent
       U.S. Count at Muskogee

40  Travel Difficult
      Towns were Rivals
      Robert Fry
      The First Post Office

41  The First Post Office (cont)
      Early Street and Townsite Trouble

42  Townsite Survey
      Walnut Logs

        Petition Creek Council
       Mass Meeting Called

43  Mass Meeting Called (cont)
      The Stomp Dances
      Dance for Men Only
      Union Army Officer

44  Union Army Officer (cont)
      Tulsa's First Fourth
      Fraternal Organizations
      The First Newspaper
      The First Commercial Club

45  The First Commercial Club (cont)
      Dr. George W. Mowbray, Sr
      First Booster Trip
      W. S. Dickson - The First Lumber Yard

46  The First Lumber Yard (Cont)
      Early City Problems
      Close to Hell Then
      First Telephone

47  First Telephone (cont)
      B. F. Colley
      Early Tulsa Business
      First Barber

48  Jay Forsythe
      Early Coal Mining
      Early Day Activities

49  Early Day Activities (cont)
      J. H. McBirney
      Pot of Gold Found
      Tulsa's First Lawyer
      Early Traveling Men

50  Early Traveling Men (cont)
      C. B. Lynch

51  Charles Haas
      He Could Run!
      D. S. G. Kennedy

52  Dr. Kennedy (cont)
      "Uncle Ben's" Error
      First Policemen and Early Outlaws
      Creeks Slew Each Other

53  Creeks Slew Each Other (cont)
      Dalton Boys Lived in Tulsa
      Cook Operated Near Here
      First Chinaman

54  First Chinaman (cont)
      Judge Harry Campbell
      Judge L. M. Poe

55  Early Tulsa Murders
      Shot off Horse
      The Clinton Family
      Dr. Fred Clinton

56 Dr. Fred Clinton (cont)
      Ending of Exciting Career
      Tragic Natural Deaths

57  R. L. Lunsford
      The Opening of Oklahoma
      Lee Clinton
      Brothers Into Business

58  Kennedys Came Then
      Active in Civic Affairs

59  Lombard Family Pioneers
      Sam McBirney

60  Later Railroad History
      Lon R. Stanbery
      Difficult Bridge Building

61  Difficult Bridge Building (cont)
      Red Fork
      Dan Patton
      When Tulsa Was Dry

62  M K & T Railroad
      J. Gus Patton

63  J. Gus Patton (cont)
      A. H. Poage
      John Day
      Tulsa Won the Road

64  Tulsa Won the Road (cont)
      After a Third Line
      Winning The Santa Fe
      Will Lynch

65  Will Lynch (cont)
      Tulsa's Street Railway
      The University of Tulsa
      Lack of Gas Saved School

66  Lack of Gas Saved School (cont)
      J. M. Gillette
      Church Loses Hold
      The Tulsa Pioneers Association

67  On Common Ground
      New Officers Named
      Ed Hines
      S. R. Lewis

68  S. R. Lewis (cont)
      Indians There, Too
      Many Who Left Tulsa
      H. P. Newton

69  H. P. Newton (cont)
      Fred Turner
     
Brief History of the Earliest Tulsans
      Henry Anderson

70  H. E. Woodward
      Reuben Partridge
      Paul Clinton
      Legus C. Perryman

71   Legus C. Perryman (cont)
      Thomas Perryman
      A. T. Hodge
      D. M. Hodge
      W. G. Williamson

72  Arthur Antle
      John Archer
      Andy Arthur
      Lou Appleby
      J. C. W. Bland
      Albert Barber
      W. J. Barber
      John Belford
      Dick Bardon
      L. T. Barton
      R. M. Baker

73  J. E. Mills
      Ott Boone
      Frank Bowlin
      Jim Boyd
      J. Y. Brand
      F. L. Bewer
      Fred Buckley

74  Fred Buckley (cont)
      William Burgess
      P. P. Bush
      Burl Cox
      Sanford Kelly
      George Campbell     
      A. H. Collins
      Lon Conway
      Isaac Cooper
      J. M. Crutchfield
      L. R. Darrow

75   Henry C. Davis
      William T. Davis
      Maurice DeVinna
      S. Dickson
      Cliff Drew
      Ernest Drew
      Ed Egan
      George W. Henry
      Jim Egan

76   Jim Egan (cont)
      Fred Errickson
      R. T. Epperson
      Tom Feeley
      B. F. Finney
      Claude Flippin
      George Foysythe
      John Freeman
      J. A. Friend
      Warfield Phillips
      Antonine Gillis

77  Antonine Gills (cont)
      Dave Gillis
      Charles Hamilton
      Dave Harris
      J. W. Goumaz
      J. D. Hagler
      L. L. Hall
      John Holland
      Mike Horner
      Bill Jones
      H. T. Jones

78   Tulsa's First Baseball Team

79   H. L. Kelly
      J. H. Kelly
      Marion Kelly
      Chief Koekuk
      C. W. Kern
      George Kilkairn
      Tom Kinney
      S. S. Kimmons
      Henry Kneisel
      L. D. Lewis
      Lut L. Lewis
      Frank Mathewson
      Doctor Mains

80  John McAllister
      George McElroy
      John McElroy
      William McKim
      J. W. Meagee
      E. E. Miller
      Penn Miller

81   L. M. Mitchell
      Joe Moore
      Col. W. P. Moore
      Jake Moran
      John Moran
      George Mowgray, Jr.
      A. D. Orcutt
      H. C. Payne
      George Pittman
      Luna Price
      Joe Price
      P. L. Price

82   P. L. Price (cont)
      John Querry
      William Querry
      Dr. Philander Reeder
      C. W. Robertson
      Ernest Roop
      M. J. Romine
      P. C. Rothammer
      F. J. Scott
      Frank Seaman

83   The Passing of the Herd by Arthur F Antle

84   The Passing of the Herd by Arthur F Antle (cont)

85   Red Fork Trail by the Late Dr J C W Bland

86   Red Fork Trail by the Late Dr J C W Bland (cont)
      John D Seaman
      Dave Shelton
      Tom Shackle
      John Smith
      Andy Stokes

87   R. B. Standberry
      John Thomas
      W. T. Trotter
      Joe Truitman
      J. B. Vann
      Pete Vinest
      Bud Wallace
      W. W. Winterringer
      Frank Winters
      Jack Wormington
      J. H. Wheatley

88  US Marshal Wilkerson
      George Williamson
      Robert Williamson
      T. J. Wilson
      W. G. Williamson
      C. O. Winterringer
      R. N. Byrnum

89  George Bullette

90  R E Lynch
      W. P. Hall

91  W. Tate Brady

92  C. A. Owen - Tulsa' First Hotel
      Col. Ed Calkins - First Mayor

93  W. B. Frederick
      Dr. C. L. Reeder

94  James Woolley
      John McBride

95 T. H. Smiley
     H. C. Calhoun

96 Personal Letters From a Few "Old Timers"
     Harry Campbell
     C. W. Kerr

97 Robert Fry
     John N. Day
     Sam McBirney
     Ralph J. Lamb

98 Ralph J. Lamb (cont)
     C. B. Lynch
     Lon R. Stansberry
     R. L. Lunsford

99 R. L. Lunsford (cont)
     George W. Henry
     S. G. Kennedy M. D.

100 A Final Word from J M Hall

 

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