The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19
REUNION
CAUSES INTEREST.
MANY INQUIRIES CONCERN
ING ORIGIN OF THAT
CITY'S NAME
FACT OF HISTORY BRIEFLY TOLD
Reunion Visitors In September Will
Be Surprised and Entertained ny
Historic Surroundings Of
the City.

Tulsa, Okla, Aug.-In view OF the
fact that people all over the south are
beginning to talk about Tulsa, and the
Confederate reunion, it Is not surprls-
ing that interest is attached to the
name and that people of an Investigate
ing turn Of mind should make inquiries
about it.
Some years ago DR.. Fred S. Clinton
published a pamphlet on this subject
and a copy Of it has been preserved
in the public library. From this pam
phIet it apears that the word Tulsa"
is not descriptive of man or beast. It
means nothing in itself. It is simply
the nam of a former clan OF the
| Creek Indians. DR.. Clinton says:
"Anciently, clans, or secret societies,
| existed among the Creek Indians u
Of which, in the march of progress, q
constitutional form of government was
framed, and these clans sent their rep
resentatives to the councils OF the
| Creeks. There was a time when This
oligarchic government was very
strongly established among the
Creeks, or Muscogees, because the
members Of the clans we're not allow
ed to intermarry and representatives
were hereditary. One OF these clans
was known by the name Of Tulsa, n
In this manne the settlement took it's
name"
The first settler within the present
limits of the city of Tulsa was Archie
Yahola, a %fullblooded Creek Indian.
He was a man Of fine physique and
possessed a superior mind. He came
here from Georgia in 1886, and was
selected town chief of the Tulsa Loch-
apokas. His followers idolized him,
and when he died, in 1850, he was
kburied 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. It is now a modern
city with an estimated population OF
i'S0, 900. It has bank deposits OF
$50, 000, 900, with total resources of
$50, 0OO, 900. The monthly bank clear
ings are approximately s5o,OOo,o00
The greater part of this wealth comes
from the oil industry, total daily ship
ments Of oil from the city being 300,-
900 barrels. It may be of interest to
make note Of the fact that Tulsa is the
center of the MIDI 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 SIS, 607, 900 IN various val funds.
Every demand on the community for
war purposes has been promptly met.
Tulsa's quota of the third Liberty
Loan was subscribed in less than q
week.
The community will redeem its
pledge to the ex-Confederates like Il
redeems all of It's obligations and
meets its responsibilities. That. the
reunion here Sept. 2427 inclusive will
be one Of the best in the history Of
the United Confederate Veterans as
ISOLATION, is assured. It is believed
that the attendance will reach 1000
and arrangements are being perfected
to entertain that large number q peo'
pie.
Tulsa has an interesting historical
back ground. A corner Of the Chero-
kee, Creek and Usage nations was with
in a 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-
can tou, Sam Houston, the celebrat-
ed warrior-statesman left records Of
his wanderings around the city.
Some of the old frontier forts that fig
ured c~onspicuously in the early his
tory of the southwest, yer located
near the present site Of the city and
their remains are yet to be seen. All
along the Arkansas river, there are
points of historic interest that visitors
to the reunion will see with pleasure
and profit.
But it is modern Tulsa that will in.
terest the visitor most, because 1t is a