Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-15
GOVERNOR-ELECT
OF OKLAHOMA TO
STAGE BIG PARTY

Oklahoma City. Okla. Dec. ia
call for enough provender to serve
10000 persons two days has gone
out over Oklahoma.
Governor-elact J.. c. Walton.
Democrat. has invited the world at
large to his inaugural party, January
10 and IL, at the state fair grounds
here. "'"
He said no expects his guests to
cone by o1-tra!ns. a!rplanes, motor
cars, special railroad trains, riding
the rods and the cushions. foot.
horseback and by all available other
methods Of travel.
He will serve them barbecue. and
give a square dance-on the COM
plete1y foored-in circles Of a hall mile
race track.
Dan v. Lackey. prize fight pro-
Of 5000 members arranging the fes-
tivitIes.
Here is q tentative list of supplies
Lack<y: Five hundred beef cattle.
two hundred hogs, two hundred
sheep, five thousand chickens, lone
thousand turkeys, three thousand
rabbits, n thousand SQUIRRELS, two
hundred oppossums. five hundred
ducks and geese. ten buffalo, ten
bears, ten deer, ten antelope. five
tons of coffee, five ons of salt, Ave
tons OF sugar n thousand pounds
Of pepper. W. hundred and fifty
bushels OF opions, one hundred thou
sand loaves of bread, one hundred
; thousand buns, fifteen carloads of fire
wood and three carloads Of pine
knots for lsindling.
Here might be included. also, as
| listed by Lackey, three thousand per-
; o to serve the multitude. and Ave
! hundred expert butchers, slicers and
b~arbecuers.
The new governor IS to take his
office on a stand erected in the race
| track paddock. The two houses of
tho state. legislature will convene in
Joint session on the stand. and swear
into office the chief justice OF the
supreme court, who will then ad-
; minister the oath to the chief execu-
tive. This is to take place on Janu-
airy 9. The two-day celebration will
\ follow
The new governor will ride a
Sc, 900 saddle horse, seated on a $10,-
600 saddle, in a parade which will
start the festivities. The horse has
been promised, according to l.ackey,
| by Col. Zach Mulhail OF Mulhal!,
| Okla, and the diamond and ruby
studded gold-mounted saddle by Col
George Miller OF the 101 ranch. Both
are members of the central barbecue
| COIIil1k4IlOSp OK
Snowman and rancher.
Word has gone to Democratic
headquarters in every county Of the
| state TO enlist all the oldfashioned
fddIers who know how to play
Turkey in the Straw" Other old
timers who specialized in calling the
figures for dances are being sought
Adjutant General c. F.. Barrett
has promised hat units Of tho Okla
homa national guard wiW police the
gathering. From national guard and
regular: army sources in the state. &C.
Scord,ng to Lackey, 1t Is expected thai
lenough tents can be gathered &c
shelter the visitors.
Among the specially invited guests
Of 4 new governor at his inaugural
party will be about 1000 Indiana
representing all the tribes living iu
! Oklahonna, Several tribes have
promisad to stage dances.
Govosnor-elect Walton was thu
nominee TO the. Democratic party. II
Ibis statewide campaign hespaoIniseG
,Ithak il he were, chosen for the once
4 OF chief executive his inaugural bal
would sbesno pink tea party" or ths
-four hundred,He but would be area
4 old-fashioned outdoor celebration To-
ANYONE who cared 20 be present. TIT
barbecue viii carry out his campaign
3pronise. .n9 {.
WaIton,s barbecue, however, viii
lnot be the nrst inaugural c~eiehratiol
,kof IT. kind an OklahomasC G. II
Haskell, the first 8ovarpor33S Of tn,
Estate, who, I'm 1905, took tbs oath o
Il Once three hours after fks peesiden
II;had signed the statehood bill. cav,
II such q celebration at Gu.hs.essth tn,
FORMER state capital.