The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-03
ABOUT MAYOR wooLsEY.
Nice Compliment From odd Fellows
Paper for senator.

Paper for senator.
(from oklahoma and Indian Territory
odd Fellow
J. 2. woolsey, Of Perry, past grand
master, past grand patriarch past
grand representative. wearer of the
grand decoration Of chivalry and pres.
ent department commander of the
Patriarchs Militant OF Oklahoma. is
sample OF What a good clean man
without any advantages in early lie.
can accomplish by the use Of clean.
honest and honorable methods
He was born at Bentonville. Arkan-
sas, upon December 8. 1857, and. as
he says, "under big red apple tree.
and was raised on Strawberries"
His education was very limited
when measured with the standards of
today What he has was obtained in
the high school OF Rentonville. and
Springdale, Arkansas. At Rogers. Ar.
kansas. upon May 10. 1885. he received
the third degree in Odd Fellowship
was shortly after elected to and filed
the offices Of secretary, vice and noble
grand. and was sent as a representa-
tive to the grand lodge OF Arkansas in
1857 and was appointed grand marshal
Of the grand lodge at the same SOS.
sion.
In 1858 he was elected deputy grand
master. and in 1889 he was elected
grand master by acclamation
In $50 he was elected representa-
tive to the sovereign srand lodge for
term OF two years, and attended in
that capacity the sessions held in st.
Louis and Portland, Oregon, in 1891
and 1892
! At the St Louis session he was vot-
ed. and there received. the grand dec.
oration of ehiyalry, being at that date
the first and only honor OF the kind
ever bestowed upon a citir,,c Of Ar
kansas.
Politically, Bro. Woolsey is total
wreck Here is his one soft, veal,
spot. He is an Arkansas Democrat,
Nothing more could. be said.
IL June, 1898 he was appointed
United States Indian agent for the
Ponca, Otoe, Pawnee ana Oakland In
dian agencies near Ponca City, okla
homa, and took charge of that job up
on August /, 1885. and held It down un.
til July, S97, at which time the Re
publican administration az our seat Of
government concluded tat ito ths
v5etors belonged the spolls and fired
Brc, Woolsey to make room for a gooi
Republican.
He fooled the Republican majorit'
in Noble and Pawnee counties into
sending him to the territorial legisla
ture as a councillor in 1900 and turn
ed around and repeated The same 10,
in 1902 in Noble and Kay counties.
AS a councillor, Bro. Woolsey Ills
played great wisdom, and had he peer
elected as a Republican we Woul'
say he made a splendid record am
served his constituency for both termi
with distinction.
He was elected mayor of Perry Il
1909, and he has whispered in th'
EDITORS ear that he has made tn
best mayor Perry ever had, and is stil
keeping 'er up"
Sor.e people wonder how he coul'
manage to be so successful in all 0
his UNDERTAKINGS. and keep all thes
modern habits cut out, bat II yo'
see him, he can show you, If he car
not tell you how he has done IT, Wha
surprises the editor most is that a
e Arkansas Democrat could get alon
without the most of them in his bui
s mess. Bro. Woolsey is energetic. an
j bilious. honest, faithful and true.
Z He has host Of friends, and yer
D feW enemies indeed