Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

Sometimes would go along that they did stay
too late
Original Sabbath School.
Thc first Sabbath school held in Tulsa in the spring
of 1888 Boulder just north of the Frisco section
house It organized in tent The first preached
was the year porch in front of Hall store by
Rev r. ~ Lockridgc missionary representing the IreSby
tcran church, The Presbyterian church here was organized
in 1883 The NJ H. church the to get into the field.
Then the NJ H. South the Baptist Christian and so
"Thc first school was established in 1881 1t was mis-
sion school established by Rev W. p ayworth the block
of ground where the present Tulsa high school stands
1t significant that this splendid high school to be
torn down and replaced with modern school building to cost
100000. A few ladies of the town called meeting and
made proposition to the that they would buy the tim
Der and posts if the would build fence around the four
blocks ground set aside for school purposes The
ground then enclosed with fVe-board fence. Later
an Indian laid claim to this land and compromised by
giving him two blocks of it. The Presbyterian mission board
ptancd the school at expense of between $4,000 and
$4,000 until May 1889 Many young people IN this section
received all their education at this school
"m May 1889, Jay Forsythc j. NJ Hail. r. N. Bynm
and Joe Price bought the block of ground and improvements
where the high school stands for SlO5O All the title
they could give at the time the right of possession.
These parties held the property until school board was
elected and by the assessment of taxes personal property
the ground and improvements sold and paid for and
decided to the town for school purposes for the amount they
paid for it, The first school board consisted of Don Iagcr
j. NJ Morrow, j. NJ Hall p. L. Price T. f. Smiley and b f.
ColIcy Under Mayor Bakeys administration the council
set aside %OO out of the money collected ON personal prop
cry tax to maintain our public schools doesn't pos
sibc that short time schools could grow until
today they represent the second greatest public school system
in the state of Oklahoma
Part Railroads Played.
'As is always the the railroads had much to do with
making Tulsa what she is today Tulsa the terminal of
the Frisco for two or three Railroad fare to points in
the Indian Territory cents mile The Frisco then
extended Red Fork few miles and remained there
three four years Then the extension made to Okla
homa City.
''The NJ X T. railroad made survey from Muskogee,
crossing the Frisco at Mngo creek then to awhuska
fp rot blSV i'm nd aSplS tO
the road by Tulsa west of the Arkansas river 1t
harder then raise $4,000 in Tulsa than it would be to
raise quarter Of million Realizing the fact that if
Tulsa could be made railroad center city would some
day be a great city after the Midland Valley and
raised bonus of the amount that gave the Katy
'The terminus of the Santa Fe 0wasso They made
a survey the Frisco Mngo south by the way of Frye
the Arkansas The Frisco then got busy and
line from Sapupa and cut off the Santa Fee from running
south and 1t several years before the Santa Fee
could be induced to extend its line to Tulsa They made
rangements the the tracks of the Midland
Valley and also the NJ " depot and side tracks. few
years ago the contract terminated and the Santa F
the local depot and tracks Of the Frisco Tulsa raised about
$4,000 for this road. The A. v 4 w. the only road
outside Of the Frisco that did not require bonus After the
treaty with the Indians and United States government, max
ing possible to get title to lots and the building of the
railroads, permanent buildings erected and Tulsa
assured Of becoming great city.
H. G, Hall Located Town,
To H. G. Hall Of the railroad who built
Vna the Arkansas river belongs the credit
for the location of the in the Creek nation He had
much to do with placing Tulsa solid foundation. He
built large cattle pasture beginning and half miles
Of Tulsa running IS miles and y miles south with
over three houses in the entire enclosure that time
Broken Arrow and Kendall college would be inside the
closure
IL interested with my brother in general merchan-
disc business and later in 1890 the opened under
the of J. NJ Hall Co. at Red Fork The firm
was changed H. c. Hall Co. later but j. NJ Hall Co.
continued to do business at Tulsa until 1903 when Nicholson
Davis bought out the | cashier of the City