The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-20
[ULSA'S REUNION
CAUSES INTEREST
MANY INQUIRIES CONCERN
ING ORIGIN OF THAT
ClTY'S NAME
FACT OF HISTORY BRIEFLY TOLD
Reunion Visitors In September viii
Se Surprised and Entertained BY
Historic Surroundings Of
the City.

Tuisa. Okla. Aug-In view of the
fact that people all over the south are
beginning to talk about ELSA, and the
Confederate reunion It u. not surpris
ing that interest is attached to the
name and tha. people OF an investigat-
ing turn Of mind should make inquiries
about it.
some years ago DR.. Fred S. Clinton
published pamphlet on this subject
and copy OF 1t has been preserved
IN the public library. From this pam
phlet IL apears that the word Tulsa"
is not descriptive of man Oh beast. Il
means nothing in itself. 1t is simply
the name OF a former clan of the
Greek Indians DR. Clinton saws:
"Anciently, clans. or secret 81 cites,
existed amQng the Creek Indians out
OF which, . he march of progress.
constitutional form OF government was
framed, and these clans sent their rep.
resentatives to the councils of the
Creeks. There was time when this
oligarchic government was very
strongly established among the
Creeks, or Muscogees, because the
members OF the clans were not allow
ed to intermarry and representatives
were hereditary. One OF these clans
was known by the name Of Tulsa, and
in this manner the settlement took it's
name"
The first settler within the present
limits of the city OF Tulsa was Archie
Yahola, fullblooded Creek Indian.
He was a man II fine physique and
possessed superior mind He came
here from Georgia in 1886. and was
selected town chief OF the Tulsa Loeb
apokas. His followers idolZed him,
and when he died, in 1850, he was
buried in the southern part OF the city
near the ampitheatre erected by the
clan for the practive OF their religious
rites.
Tulsa's growth has been very rapid
OF recent years. 1t Ia now a modern
city with an estimated population OF
10000. 1t has bank deposits of
$4,000 600, with total resources OF
$6O,000,O00. The monthly bank clear.
ings are approximately $50. .OOO. 900
The greater part of this wealth come es
from the oil industry. total daily ship
ments OF oil from the city being 30O,-
600 barrels. II may be Of interest to
make note OF the fact that Tulsa is the
center OF the Mid Continent Oil belt
from which the nation Is receiving a
large per cent OF the oil necessary to
the prosecution OF the European war.
Tulsa Is also a patriotic city. At the
close OF the drive for the third Lib
erty Loan, the community had inest-
ed $18,607,900 in various war funds.
Every demand on the community for
war purposes has been promptly met
TulSas quota OF the third Liberty
Loan was subscribed In less than a
week
The community will redeem its
pledge to the ex-Confederates like II
redeems all OF It's obligations and
meets it's responsibilities. That the
reunion here Sept. 24-27 inclusive will
be one OF the best in the history OF
the United Confederate Veterans as
sociation, Is assured. 1t Ia believed
that the attendance will reach 100, 900
and arrangements are being perfected
tc entertain that large number of peo-
pie
Tulsa has an interesting historical
bacI rround. A corner of the Chero-
kee, Creek and Usage nations was with.
In few hundred yards Of the center
OF the business section of the CITY.
The Albert Pike highway, and the his
.toric Ozark trail cross each other
here. Washington Irving stopped
here In 1882 while making. his Ameri-
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