The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1917-04-07

\ representative of the star re-
Gently visited Chickasha and found
himself among a cosmopolitan people
who gave some signs OF progress.
About the first man We met was
, Lawyer Robt l.. Fortune. who for
I number OF years during the TERRITORIAL
days was a terror to the outlaws who
/ infested the Indian country
For n years Bot Fortune was In the
United states Marshal's office as de
putty marshall For the last five years
he has been pracucing law and Il is
/ said he has made good. The scribe
met a number VI race men--meu who
| talked OF how much they loved their
/ race enterprises and then gave sub
| stJntal evidence OF their race love.
Such man was W C. Carter. man
| who has liked In Chickasha since 1892
| conducting Tor the most ot that time
| o pool hall a barhar shop and u hotel
/ the Carter Hotel tits called, q Ia
] room frame structure which hv owns
/ he also owns five rent houses and
/ has a good ban kaccouut. In 1895 he
| married Miss Susie Harrington. who
] as his wife as proved herself a val
/ udblt hrlpmevt They have three
/ children. two or whom boy and q
/ girl will graduate from the Lincoln
/ institute this term Mr Carter a few
l months ago purchased lI-acre tract
/ of land Joining the city and with the
aid Cl his brother. expects % clear
/ several thousand dollars this year
| lrom truck products. Mr.. Carter in
I vited the scribe out % his country
home" for Dime rand being an eN-
. perienced new wspaper adherent We did
not decline. Ills home place Is an
Lon FafrH
town aud with his hogs cows horses.
| chickens. etc. he uetN uOt worry 3bOu
I the high cost OF living Mr. Carter
is easily worth $1,000 and he SAYS
he made his start lg years ago with
. one dollar
We also met Or T. wv Thompson
I and his charming vile NAud his three
. little children Or rhSmpson was
| born IN southern Arkausis, received
| his literary training In ~ Phlandsr
/ smith College az Little RCtk and lac
/ en- graduated from the MdN0ny Nedi
l cal College at Nashville M. 1871 B.
/ was married 90 Miss Willie sanders
. @ sweetheart OF hts school DAYS. auU
/ moved her TO their present home be-
/ Chickasha Or Thompson has mad.
A splendid reputation as a phys.c cid"
and is vel Thought ot by the peopla
of Chickasha
We also met Mrs. r. L. Adams a
business race woman and a prominent
figure no the tra-ernal circles. She Is
secretary tthe Household OF Ruth
secretary OF the Ancient Order OF Pr
gr.ms She - also proprietor Of
Adams Cafe and Candy Kitchen Her
husband. VIM Adams. conducts
barbecue pit rhey own 27j acres %
land m Texas. Mrs. Adams IS a grad
uate OF Wiley University and OF Bish-
Cp College
Henry Blackwell is another enter
prIs.ng race man OF Ch'ckasha Hs lo-
Gated n Chickasha ~ years ago and
since has accumulated some property
and a bank account Re IS now pro-
DrieJ0r of ccniecl .Onary Ind is max
ng good
r. n Hghtower proprietor OF A.
cafe and cold drink stand Is also A
coming business man H- has a bus
mess representing an investment OF
about $500. Among other business
people We met we're :. Clark who .n
partnership with w Hunt is con
iucting a barbecue stand z
Br0Wn who Is conducting barber
shop and cleaning establishment, J
~ Dixon. The barbersh0p mar, 3. W
Warren proprietor OF a thriving gro
Ger ystore wit hd 81 500 business, Jake
Hight0wer brothe r,O r. n HightOw-
sr who is conducting a cleaning shop
and A cold drink stand He s doing
a good business and saving his mon
ey.
Or W A. J Bullock. a physician Of .
the race, has a good practice IN Chick I
isha and is doing much in a Drufes-
siOnal way To better the condition OF I
our people there. He is a graduate .
OF the Homer College Homer. La, .
and the Mallory Madiacl College at I
Nashville. He located in Chickasna /.
~ wears ago. Two wears ago he mar
ried Miss Fletcher May OF Atlanta, /
Ga. and brought her to Chickasha.
Or W w Randolph s the only .
c0iored pharmacist druggist In Chick .
isha. He is proprietor Of the Public
Drug Co.. with clean business Of .
80. 500 Der wear He is a native Ot .
Tennessee but was educated In me .
public schools lf Oklahoma and The /
Mahary Medical College His parents .
live IN Oklahoma City where -1eyl
own some valuable property. DR.
Randolph is married. The scribe 1SSr
tied the city schools and found suLA
good work going ON there in eacY
room The principal. Prof y. MI
Lewis, was very courteous and took
us through the buildings. The toi- ,
lowing teachers comprise the rem,in- !
der VI the faculty: Miss Dolly /