===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: OKKINGFI-L@rootsweb.com From: "Morgan" <morgan14u@itlnet.net> Subject: Kingfisher Free Press 1897 More of 1897 from Mary Lou It has taken this long to do one reel of film. and am now ready to start on the second reel. Feb. 11, 1897 Mr. Frank Pemberton married Miss emily Preston Died. Feb. 1897 Mrs Sarah A {Fairchild} McDowell Kingfisher Cemetery. Okahoma marriage contract laws prohibits Whites, Negroes and Indians from intermarrying, and forbids a man from marrying his mother-in-law. Feb. 1897 There is a girl in Kingfisher who purchased a 5 cent penholder. Upon being dunned several times she decided to pay up. She is paying one cent at a time, and insisting upon a written receipt each time. Died Feb. 8, 2897 the little daughter of Mr & Mrs S. H. Drew of Dover, Ruth was 11 m. & 16 days old. Died Feb. 1897 George Dean, age 15. Parents belonged to a sect called "Come Outers" they did not call a Dr. all they did was pray. The neighbors are very indignant and demand the parents be indicted for murder. Feb. 7, 1897 Mr. John Bigheart married MIss Ethel Stakely Feb. 7, 1897 Mr Ben Harrison married Miss Minnie Harney, the brides are white girls and the men are full blood Osage Indians. The head line from Paper "February 52, 1897" Born Mr. & Mrs J. S. Tatman a girl, Feb. 1897 Died Feb. 1897 Earl Gurn Died Feb. 21, 1897 Mr Reandeau "Frenchey" buuried Hennessey Catholic. Died Feb. 20, 1897 Edna Brown Daughter of F. M. Brown burial at Cemetery near Onida Died Feb. 1897 David Olmstead Paupers grave in cemetery March 2, 1897 Mr. Guy Camden married Miss Harriet Parker. March 1, 1897 Mr. Minor W. Warren married Miss Mary E. Chamberlain. Died March 1897 Harry Good Died March 1897 James W. Tippern Died March 1897 Mrs. A. D. Oseubaugh nee Popplewell March 1897 Mrs Bill Doolin has married Sam Meeks. March 1897 Me. J. E. W. Willimas married Miss Mattie Garner Died March 23, 1897 Louise Burwell Apr. 21, 1897 Mr. A. B. Snow married Miss Grace Cunningham Apr. 15, Me. James Riley Leauge married Miss Mary E. Crouford Died Apr. 18, 1897 The only daughter of Dr McCormick, Ethel 16 yrs. 11 Mo. and 18 days burried in Kansas Born Apr. 1897 Mr & Mrs James A Wilson a fine pr of girls. Miss Florence Hickman will close her school at Snyder Sat. Apr. 10th. Died Apr. 1897 Mrs Mary Ann Arnett of of Kingfishers oldest residents is dead. She was 67 yrs old Died Apr. 15, 1897 Mrs Tom Robertson Died Apr. 9, 1897 Mrs Anna Newer A resident of Krebs killed a 50 lb. wildcat. Five bridges at Kingfisher were washed away by the floods. They were valued at #3000.00. Mrs Daltons house went down the Cimarron the day of the flood. Mr. J. E. Tincher received work that Mrs Harvey Norton died from injuries received from falling off a bicycle. The Cimarron is getting to big for its banks. Apr. 24, 1897 was a typical storm day in Okla. At 12 o'clock dark clouds in the west caused people to take to their storm holes like shy prairie dogs. During the afternoon several refreshing showers fall. At. 8 o'clock a treeific rain and wind storm set in, accompauined by violent elecreical discharges . For five hours an electrical battery did busines in the heavens. The wind lashed itself into a fury, and oceans of water fell. The night was an appalling one; between the blinding and incessant lighting flashes and the parbroiled wind, nervous persons ejnoyed an very unenjoyable night. Apr. 1897 Mr. Frank Gardner married Miss Nora Gibson Lighting killed 5 cows and set fire tothe barn belonging to Frank Bowles, last night May 13, 1897 George Robinson reports that the south end of the Cimarron bridte has gone out. Born May 7, 1897 Mr & Mrs Kenneth McLeod a girl Cards announcing the marriage of Mr Ernest A. Taylor to Miss Sadie Ethel Bennedict are out. the date is May 25. Born May 15, Mr & Mrs James Pruyne a boy Died May 13, 1897 J. L. Bates. Born May 1897 Mr. & Mrs Cotton a boy Died May 1897 Susan Burden Born May 1897 Mr. & Mrs Theo Bivins a baby June 1897 a baby born at Okarche wt. 15 lbs. The ten year old son of John Shannahan was biten by a rattlesnake last Sat. and died Sunday, Burried Kingfisher cemetery June 1897 June 10, 1897 Mr. Charles Armor married Miss Mattie Redmon More later.