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The Beginning of Tulsa (c) Karolyn Kay Garland (1997) Nothing here is free for the taking. This book is reproduced here with the permission of the copyright holder - see copyright statement.
Table of Content 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 (con't); The First Sermon and the First Church 13 The First School; Mission School; Rev. W. P. Haworth 14 Other Churches Organized 15 Other Churches Organized (con't); Other Preachers; Tulsa's First Baby 16 The First Doctor; Early Incidents; First Water Well 17 First Water Well (con't); 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 (con't); George Perryman; J. C. Perryman 21 J. C. Perryman (con't); Rachel Perryman 22 Presbyterian Mission School Teachers - Mrs. S. J. Stonecipher 23 Teachers (Con't) - Ida Stephens and others 24 Teachers (Con't) - Lilah D. Lindsay 25 Teachers (Con't) - Jennie S. Stringfield 26 Teachers (Con't) - Jennie Stringfield (con't); Bettie Stringfield 27 Teachers (Con't) - Bettie Stringfield (con't); Celeste Harrington 28 Dr. R. J. Lamb; Leonard Davidson 29 Leonard Davidson (con't); Pioneer Women; First Missionary Society; Mission School Grounds 30 Mission School Grounds (con't) 31 Mission School Grounds (con't) 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 (con't); 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 (con't); 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 (con't); Early Street and Townsite Trouble 42 Townsite Survey; Walnut Logs; Petition Creek Council; Mass Meeting Called 43 Mass Meeting Called (con't); The Stomp Dances; Dance for Men Only; Union Army Officer 44 Union Army Officer (con't); Tulsa's First Fourth; Fraternal Organizations; The First Newspaper; The First Commercial Club 45 The First Commercial Club (con't); Dr. George W. Mowbray, Sr; First Booster Trip; W. S. Dickson - The First Lumber Yard 46 The First Lumber Yard (con't); Early City Problems; Close to Hell; The First Telephone 47 First Telephone (con't); B. F. Colley; Early Tulsa Business; First Barber 48 Jay Forsythe; Early Coal Mining; Early Day Activities 49 Early Day Activities (con't); J. H. McBirney; Pot of Gold Found; Tulsa's First Lawyer; Early Traveling Men 50 Early Traveling Men (con't); C. B. Lynch 51 Charles Haas; He Could Run!; D. S. G. Kennedy 52 Dr. Kennedy (con't); "Uncle Ben's" Error; First Policemen and Early Outlaws; Creeks Slew Each Other 53 Creeks Slew Each Other (con't); Dalton Boys Lived in Tulsa; Cook Operated Near Here; First Chinaman 54 First Chinaman (con't); Judge Harry Campbell; Judge L. M. Poe 55 Early Tulsa Murders; Shot off Horse; The Clinton Family; Dr. Fred Clinton 56 Dr. Fred Clinton (con't); 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 (con't); Red Fork; Dan Patton; When Tulsa Was Dry 62 M K & T Railroad; J. Gus Patton 63 J. Gus Patton (con't); A. H. Poage; John Day; Tulsa Won the Road 64 Tulsa Won the Road (con't); After a Third Line; Winning The Santa Fe; Will Lynch 65 Will Lynch (con't); Tulsa's Street Railway; The University of Tulsa; Lack of Gas Saved School 66 Lack of Gas Saved School (con't); 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 (con't); Indians There, Too; Many Who Left Tulsa; H. P. Newton 69 H. P. Newton (con't); Fred Turner 70 H. E. Woodward; Reuben Partridge; Paul Clinton; Legus C. Perryman 71 Legus C. Perryman (con't); 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 (con't); 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 (con't); 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 (con't); 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 (con't); 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 (con't) 85 Red Fork Trail by the Late Dr J C W Bland 86 Red Fork Trail by the Late Dr J C W Bland (con't); 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" 97 Robert Fry; John N. Day; Sam McBirney; Ralph J. Lamb 98 Ralph J. Lamb (con't); C. B. Lynch; Lon R. Stansberry; R. L. Lunsford 99 R. L. Lunsford (con't); George W. Henry; S. G. Kennedy M. D. 100 A Final Word from J M Hall
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