Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-11-06

EaIlN history III htu Tplh was IT.
called by the story in the World Sun
day in reference to the deSpoilation
of the American flag by C. NJ. Bar
nett of that place last week
Barnett acted as marshal of Red
Fork for about two years. lie was
first appointed by Usher Carson, and
Mr., Carson states that the first year
he was marshal there was not bet
ter officer in Indian Territory At that
time in the territory'S history Red
Fork was wild and woody place.
Under the influence of Peruna and
kindred beverages, inhabitants Of the
country surrounding Red Fork were
in the habit of riding into the town,
shooting out the light,and cutting in
/ all manners, When Carson became
mayor he resolved to put a stop to
it, lie appointed Barnett marshal
and for a year things were exceed
iugly quiet. Then Barnett went to
the bad.
Time went on and an election came
around. W, t. McCmskey, now n
prosperous young attorney in this
city, was nominated against Carson
as candidate for mayor McCluskey
was employed by Guffey Il Galley.
the oil maguates, and was very popu-
lar with the younger crowd in Red
Fork. The result of the election was
McCluskey's victory over Carson by
four majority McCmskey did not
re-appoint Barnett. and he says from
that time on, the eX-marShal proved n
very annoying and undesirable citi-
zen. McCmskey says he was fire.
qucntly in fear of personal harm at
the hands of him,
There were two interesting features
attending the mayoraltle, of McClus-
key and Carson During Carson :
term, Lee Van Wrinkle, afterwards
mayor of Oklahoma City, aud now a
prominent capitalist of that place
hud lease right iu the principal part
of tine town and was operating am oil
pump I'M am alley in the heart at the
civ Resident, were kept ON the Jump
az AN hours of the day by the NOISE
of the instrument Carson says that
va addition To this fact Van NlnkIe
and associates absolutely refused to
pay taxes ou the property they had
i'm tAe town. When the collector WAS
sent to them they laughed at him.
Carson himself called ON Van W.ukle
and Van gave him the merry ha! ha.
Carson consulted an attorney and the
result was, the next day the council
IN a body repaired TO the place where
the pump was located, turned of the
connection and put the key IN their
pockets. no oil was pumped after
that for several days, Carson went
to St. Louis an a business trip aud
the wheels of industry stood idle.
Van WIukle'S foreman, m despera-
tion. wired for the main squeeze to
come to Red Fork. On the next day
| Van Wrinkle and half dozen OF his
assistants swooped down on Red Fork
and demanded to know what was up.
The council stood pat and told them
when they came across with the taxes
their pump could start ag,in, and no
sooner Van Wrinkle and party went
to Muskogec, looked up the law, and
found that Carson was right.
They came back and paid the taxes
McCluskey had no clash with capi.
,al during his term Of office. Hls
fame rests on the fact that he eSecut.
ed the first oil lease of any importance
in the Creek nation. and was therr
when the first well was drilled in. 4
one time he was three quarter owner
in one OF the best leases ir the Glenn