Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-09-06


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l am . former ksntuekian. wss born
" years ago on the old Alfred Moore
place near Repton. Ky. Ny father
was DR.. Alfred P. Moore. who died
when wss nine years old. leaving my
mother and two brothers, Lloyd and
Alfred.
Ny mother married again to Levi T.
Morgan. We. afterward moved "a
Webster Co.; then to Union Co.
thence to Livingston Co.. near Salem.
We remained near salem, Ky, for .
number Of years. l attended school ai
Salem under Prof. W. B. Crichlow,
who was q splendid instructor. Then
attended Hampton acadamy and
Smithland high school. After obtain
ing a certificate began teaching and
followed teaching in Livingston anc
Crittenden counties for eighteen years.
Daring this time graduated In medi'
cine from the Hospital College Of Med
icine. OF Louisville. Ky. taught my
last school in Kentucky at Pleasant
Grove and boarded with old man Jerry
Croft, to whose family | send my re
CARDS,
After my stepfather's death We al
drif,ed west. and finally located her,
at Jesse. Okla under the bright blue
sly. and amidst the white cotton fields
the paradise Of Oklahoma, | think.
Oklahoma. as the word indicates. II
the home Of the Red Man. Okla
means red, and homa, means people
in the Indian language. The Red Mar
is fast becoming civilized and many Of
them are well educated. But the,
lstiH have n distsste for work Their
land, are principally worked by th'
whites.
The land here is fine. Lots OF prai
RE and some timbered land, There u
but one thing that can see TO keel
Oklahoma from becoming the LEADING
Srlcultural state Of the union. en-
that is the drouths which strikes aoou
the time corn is beginning u tasse
and winds up most Of the corn. Al
other crops do we'll here. We have
fine cotton here this year and If TIL
price stays up to 20 or rs cents. th'
farmers will sure rake IN some cash
o slahoma has q fine school system ant
the people take q great delight II
school There is a number Of college
an uniyersit es besides We have OIL
State Normal schools. Instead OF th'
one. week county institute as they arr
in Kentucky. we have q ten weeks
summer normal for the teachers. W.
havs all the way from 900 to SO'
teachers in attendance at these sum
mr. normals, and you teachers Of Ken
lucky can only imagine what a BIZ
jolly time we all have here besides tn
good we do ourselves. All the Nor
mails are supplied with able instructors
Most all the little towns now have
high school, We have good countr,
schools, also; which pay their teacher
from 5000 to $4,000 per month.
After coming to Oklahoma ] laugh
two years Is principal Of the jackson
school. and attended the Durant sum
mer normal and made first-class Ger
ti6cste. After leaving Jackson ! cam
; here to Jesse. purchased property an
; tiught one year. ] practiced medicin
during vacations. have an Office an
drugs here. l have not taught 70
two years. But will be principal Of tn
! school here this coming term. N
assistants are Prof. Leon Sturgill. o
Wolf, KY; and Miss frankie Shawork
; Of this place. We are to have a
eight months school.
We have q beautiful three.room ne'
frame building which 10 well squippe
with patent decks, charts. etc ! thin
Oklahoms Is fine place for teachers
Not enough sickness for doctors.
We have three grades Of certificate
here for the teachers. A first grad
Is good anywhere In the State for fou
years and subject to renewal for fou
years. II covers twenty.one branches
Second grade is good for two year
and In the adjoining counties, subjee
TO renewal two more years.
Third grade. good for one year an
renewal one year. only good In III
county issuing same.
wsges are good 1t oil works; ever
thing has the var price here.
i Would say more but for fear this
lost In the waste basket, will cor
clude with kindest regards TO oil Q
my Kentucky pupils. school board
relatives and friends.
Your humble servant and friend.
L. r. MOORE. n. I