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Ter. 1896 Containing the name and location of every mercantile establishment and office of any kind also name and location of dwelling, and occupation of all residents, citizens or non-citizens. The capital of the Cherokee Nation, a diamond of commerce and education in a pure and brilliant setting, a country second to none in a combination of the finest land and forests, prairies that reach from horizon to horizon, and water unparalleled. To quote a well known author, Tahlequah is "situated amid a quartet of wooded hills, from whose bases flow numerous health-giving springs of pure water, and is surrounded by some of the finest farming land in the world. Wood, water and grass are in abundance. Coal of the best quality is to be had for the digging, while lead, zinc and iron actually crop out at the grass roots. Physically, commercially, socially, or in educational advantages, this little city cannot be surpassed by another in the Indian Territory, or by few of its size in the South. It supports twenty-seven thriving mercantile houses, five weekly newspapers and one daily, three first class livery stables, six blacksmith shops, three barber shops, two bath houses, one billiard and pool hall, five schools beside th two seminaries, and five churches, all very prosperous, and the statistics show that there have been but two business failures within one year, and in spite of the fact that the town has been destroyed by fire three times within eighteen months the city is still the Athens of the Cherokee Nation. Justice is also well represented here, this being the home of four courts. The Cherokee supreme court, the Cherokee circuit court, the United States court and the United States Commissioner's court, and though many towns may boast of a larger number of professional men, none of its size have more prosperous professional men. In this little book we will strive to fill the long felt want for a complete directory of Tahlequah, and though others have been published, we wish this one to excel its predecessors at least in comprehensiveness. We are ambitious for our little book, we would that it prove a useful compendium of Tahlequah for Tahlequah. Tendering our sincere gratitude to the merchants and others who have helped to make this undertaking a success, we wish you, kind reader, twice as many more New Years as this book has pages, and bid you au revoir. Yours truly, W.C. FERRIS, Compiler BUSINESS HOUSES ADAIR, T.J., general merchandise BITTING & MURRAY, druggists BROWN, A.E., druggists BOSTON STORE, dry goods, W.B. ROGERS, proprietor BANK OF TAHLEQUAH, L.C. ROSS, cashier CAFE EIFFERT, Mrs. M.J. WADE, proprietor CHASTAIN, P.D., jeweler COFFEE, B.F., barber CITY DRUG STORE, J.C. MORRIS, proprietor CRAFTON'S RED FRONT, R.N. CRAFTON, proprietor CRESCENT PHARMACY, C.M. ROSS, proprietor FOSTER, R.W., hardware and lumber FULLER, R.C., harness and saddles GOLDEN RULE SHOE STORE, H.H. GREEN, proprietor HEINRICHS, JOE, groceries, hides and furs JOHNSON, BEN, groceries JOHNSTON, WM., general merchandise LUNG, SAM, laundry MY JEWELER, Z.A. MEREDITH, proprietor PALACE STORE, groceries, M.L. HILL, proprietor PEOPLE'S STORE, general merchandise, J.A. IVEY & CO. PARKS, J.T., general merchandise and "racket store" RILLOS, ANTOINE, Chili stand RUFFIN'S RESTAURANT, HENRY RUFFIN, proprietor SANDERS & CO., general merchandise STAPLER, JOHN W. & SON, general merchandise and hardware TAHLEQUAH MEAT & PRODUCE CO., JOHN CARDING, manager WILLIAMS BROS., groceries WILSON, J.F., livery stable WOOD, H.G., general merchandise and livery stable LEGAL FIRMS BAKER, G.W., office up stairs over Lawrence building BOUDINOT & BOUDINOT, E.C., and Frank; office over Palace Store BUSTER & MCBRIDE, J.P. and W.H.; office over bank DREW, John T., office at residence FLY, A.B., office over People's Store FITZPATRICK, George (col), office over the Palace Store GHORMLEY, M.O., office over People's Store HARRIS, C.J., delegate to Washington PASCHAL, Ridge, office two doors south of postoffice RASMUS, W.F., office over People's Store THOMPSON & HASTINGS, Wm. P. and W.W., office over City Drug Store WALKINGSTICK, S.R., office of the People's Store WASSON, W.D., office over Dannenberg's building north of opera house WATKINS, John, office over People's Store PHYSICIANS BITTING, N., office with Bitting & Murray BOND, T.J., office in Carter's drug store BLAKE, W.G., office over City drug store FITE, R.L., office at residence MURRAY, R.W., office with Bitting & Murray REID, J.F., office over People's Store ROSS, C.M., office in Crescent Pharmacy THOMPSON, Joe, office over People's Store DENTISTS WARREN & WARREN, W.F. and A.A., office over Crescent Pharmacy NEWSPAPERS ADVOCATE, THE CHEROKEE, Waddie HUDSON, editor ARROW, THE, Waddie HUDSON, editor CAPITAL, THE WEEKLY, J.H. DICK, editor FREEDMAN, THE CHEROKEE, George FITZPATRICK, editor SENTINEL, THE INDIAN, Theo. W. GULICK and Carl C. BISHOP, editors CHURCHES PREBYTERIAN CHURCH; HAMILTON, W.H., Pastor M.E. CHURCH; BREWER, C.P., Pastor EPISCOPAL CHURCH; TUDOR, Henry, Pastor M.E. CHURCH SOUTH; LAMAR, J.S., Pastor BAPTIST CHURCH; DETER, A.B., Pastor A.M.E. CHURCH; KING, Rev. E.C., Pastor SECRET SOCIETIES TAHLEQUAH LODGE NO.4, I.O.O.F.; Rush WILSON, N.G. & J.T. DREW, Clerk WAUHILLAW LODGE NO.5, K. OF P.; F. MCSPADDEN, K. OF R. and S. & W.P. THORNE, C.C. TAHLEQUAH CHAPTER NO.5 R.A.M.; H.C. BARNES, H.P. & J.P. CARTER, Sec'y CHEROKEE LODGE NO.10, A.F. & A.M.; H.C. BARNES, W.M. & D.W. WILSON, Secy CHEROKEE CAMP NO.52 Woodmen of the World; J.B. LAYNE, Clerk & James WILSON, C.C. NAMES OF RESIDENTS ADAIR, John L., Executive Secretary Cherokee Nation; res nw city ADAIR, J.L. Jr., res west city ADAIR, T.J., merchant, res sw city ANTOINE, J.B., painter ALBERTY, Mrs. Elizabeth, prop. National Hotel ALBERTY, Henry ALLEN, W.A., clerk ARENDELL, N.B. BENGE, G.W. BUCE/BECE, G.M., blacksmith BERRY, Beverly, carpenter BARNES, II, C. city clerk BREWER, C.P., pastor M.E. church BALDRIDGE, Charles BECK, W.M., miller BREWER, Thomas, laborer BOOT, R.V., (col.) BOND, T.J., doctor BARR, M.V., farmer BOUDINOT, W.P., lawyer BOUDINOT, E.C., lawyer BOUDINOT, Frank, lawyer BOYLES, S.S. BLAKE, W.G., physician BARTON, N.P. BARTON, F.S., clerk; res ne city BAILEY, George, farmer BAKER, G.W., lawyer, res Joe HEINRICH's BUSTER, J.P., lawyer BANK OF TAHLEQUAH BUSHYHEAD, D.W., res near Presbyterian church BEAN, Henry (col.) BOX, Mrs. Josie, widow Dr. BOX BITTING, N., physician and druggist BITTING, Leon, clk. BIRD, Henry, (col.) painter BUTLER, G.O., lawyer, res nw city BALLARD, Mrs. Fannie BROWN, Mrs. A.E. BROWN, M.R., druggist BEAN, Hagan, (col.) BLAIR, Thomas, farmer BREHM, George, baker BARGER, H.B. CARTER, J.C., engineer CARTER, J.P., druggist CARTER, C.L., pharmrcist (sic) CARTER, Enoch, prop. "My Jeweler" CARDING, John, manager Produce and Meat market CHASTAIN, P.D., jeweler COFFEE, B.F., barber COTTON, R.C., (col.), porter COVEL, J.H., executive interpreter COLBY, L.E, hot tamale maker CONGDON, G.S., U.S. Marshal CHRYST, John CONRAD, T.F., restaurateur CRAFTON, R.N., proprietor Crafton's Red Front CRAFTON, Joseph D., manager Crafton's Red Front CROCKER, S.M., notary public and collector COMINGDEER, John, clerk at People's Store CRAVENS, Mrs. Kate, res near M. E. church s. CUNNINGHAM, A.B., U.S. deputy marshal CUNNINGHAM, J.T., Sr., druggist CUNNINGHAM, J.T., Jr., policeman CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, Nick DANNENBERG, R.M., capitalist, res s Muskogee at e side DANNENBERG, J.C., auditor Cherokee Nation, office in capitol building DANNENBERG, Daniel, school teacher DAWSON, J.H., (col.) laborer DEW, Oce, farmer DICK, J.H., mgr Capital printing co. DICK, Mrs. S.E., proprietor Capital DICK, Andy, policeman EAGLE, Pauline EUBANKS, Wm., interpreter ESTER, D.F. FOSTER, R.W. FOSTER, Wyly, (col.) FITZPATRICK, Geo., (col.) lawyer FOREMAN, B.W., alderman FOREMAN, T.W. FOREMAN, Mrs. Caroline FOSTER, R.W., city assessor and dealer in lumber and hardware GHOMLEY, M.O., lawyer GHOMLEY, Thomas, harness maker GORDON, W.K. GOURD, J.R. GOURD, Ellis r., U.S. deputy marshal GLENN, R.F., farmer GUINN, J.L., clerk GUINN, John, farmer GUINN, J.D. GUESS, George GRAY, Horace, clerk GREECE, George GREECE, Miss Charlotte, saleslady GREECE, Mrs. B. GREEN, H.H., prop. Golden Rule Shoe Store GREEN, Albert, shoemaker GRITTS, Daniel, senator HARRIS, W.R., stock raiser HARRIS, C.J., lawyer, ex-chief, delegate to Washington; res 2 blks s capitol HOUSTON, H., farmer HAMILTON, W.M., pastor of Presbyterian church HUDSON, Waddie, editor Advocate HOFFMAN, W.P., contractor HARTNESS, Doc, farmer HIGDEN, J.H. HOPKINS, W.P., freighter HICKS, Ed. T., hardware HARNAGE, W.T., farmer HUGHES, G.W., ex-mayor; res sw city HUGHES, G.W., Jr., school teacher HOSEY, G.M., painter HENSON, James, carpenter HAZELWOOD, George, freighter HOWAL, G.W., blacksmith HENLEY, W.R., carpenter HILL, Bud, (col.) laborer HOSEY, R.A. HAWKINS, Henry, (col.), laborer HEINRICHS, Joe, merchant HILL, A.S., merchant HAWKINS, Jack, (col.), laborer HASTINGS, W.W., ex-attorney general; res nw city; office over City drug store. IVEY, A.E., secy board education; res east side city IVEY, J.A. & Co., People's Store ICE Mfg Co., factory, east side city JONES, J.M., carpenter JOHNSON, J.W. JOHNSON, Ben, merchant JOHNSON, W.M JOHNSTON, James, clerk JOHNSTON, WM., merchant JOHNSTON, Percy, clerk JENNINGS, Jack KING, James A., farmer, prop. King block KOCH, Fred, tinner KIDD, Ellis, (col.), prop. Restaurant LAMAR, J.S., pastor M.E. church, South LUTHER, Jack, (col.) LANE, J.B. LANDRUM, E.M., senator LAWRENCE, J.A., merchant LOESIER, Wm., printer LOESIER, Jobn [John?], res ne city LOESIER, George, farmer LYMAN, John McGREGOR, A.H., wagonmaker McGREGOR, George, jeweler McKNIGHT, Jess, liveryman McSPADDEN, Frank, engineer McSPADDEN, J.W., prop. Roller mills McSPADDEN, M.A., clerk MAYFIELD, Joe, boarding house MANUS, Sam MILLER, S.L. McJUNK, Wm., (col.) McPHERSON, Hank McBRIDE, W.H., lawyer MORRISON, Mrs. M.C. MORGAN, Gideon MURRAY, Dr. R.W., druggist MOCK, MacLane MORRIS, J.C., prop. City drug store McENERY, F.D. McLELLAN, W.P. McLELLAN, Charles MILLER, P.A. MARTIN, Than McDANIEL, G.T., meat market McGEE, H.D. ORSBORNE, O.W., photographer OWENS, C.S., (col.) OGLESBY, Monroe PRICE, John, res south of postoffice PRITCHETT, Mike PANE, J.W. PAYNE, J.W. PIGEON, Mrs. Lottie PASCHAL, Ridge, lawyer PARRIS, T.J. PARRIS, E.P., res 3 blks s capitol PARKS, J.T., merchant PARSON, Peter PENDLETON, C.D., druggist PACK, Joe (col.) PACK, Henry, (col.) carpenter PACK, F.P., (col.) alderman PERRY, J.B., (col.) PAYNE, Rev. J.M., pastor Baptist church ROSS, W.W. ROSS, W.W., Jr. ROSS, R.B., assistant tresurer ROSS, L.C., cashier bank ROSS, Mrs. Sarah (col.) ROSS, Mose, (col.) ROSS, Joe (col.) ROSS, M.A., (col.) ROSS, Ed, (col.) ROACH, Mrs. Nancy ROACH, George ROBINS, Jimmie ROBINS, Jno. REDBIRD, Lizzie ROBINSON, Jeff RANSOM, J.H. RASMUS, W.F., lawyer ROSS, Stick, (col.) RICHARDS, W.T. RICH, J.T. RYAN, John RAGSDALE, Wm. RIDGE, Wyly, (col.) RILLOS, Antoine ROYSTON, Tom ROCKMORE, T.P. SANDERS, Ben, Sr. SANDERS, Ben, Jr. SANDERS, Matilda SANDERS, Wilson SPRINGSTON, Jerry SMITH, Tom SWEPSTER, P. SMITH, J.L. SMITH, J.H. SMITH, E.N. SMITH, G.W. SMITH, D.W. SMITH, Mrs. H.E. SHAVOR, Prof. F.R. SCOTT, N.E. SCOTT, T.W. SHELL, Josie STARR, E.E. STARR, C.W. STARR, Will (col.) SCRAPER, Joe SCRAPER, Charley SUMPTER, G.W. SUMPTER, Mary (col.) STILL, Ned SHELTON, Joe SHELTON, H.W.G. SIXKILLER, Mrs. Sarah STEVENS, Al. STAPLER, J.B. STAPLER, J.S. STAPLER, J.W. & Son SARTAIN, W.R. SENTINEL, Printing Co. SWIMMER, Wash STRATTON, S.H. THOMPSON, R.J. THOMPSON, Wm. A. THOMPSON, Rev. J.F. THOMPSON, Walter A. THOMPSON, R.H.B. THOMPSON, Rev. W. THOMPSON, Johnson THOMPSON & HASTINGS THOMPSON, Claude A. THOMPSON, W.P. THOMAS, Rev. W.M. THORN, W.P. THORN, Ev. THORN, Cul. TRIPLETT, Wm. TRIPLETT, T.W., clerk Tahlequah District THOMPSON, Mrs. L.V.S. TONKERSLY, F.L. TAYLOR, A.A., mounted police TAYLOR, John M., Jr. TEHEE, Daniel TRAINOR, Mrs. Hattie TRYAN, George WADE, Mrs. M.J., prop. Bon Ton WOFFORD, Geo. A., printer WOFFORD, Bob, res sw city WEST, Dode, farmer, res nw city WEST, J.M. WEST, A.L. WOLFE, Daisy, printer WOLFE, T.P. WILSON, Dewitt, clerk WILSON, J.D., clerk hardware WILSON, John F., liveryman WOFFORD, Eli, chief city police WOOD, Frank WEOB, J.F., carpenter WILLIAMS, R.B., merchant WILLIAMS, John WARD, Henry WARREN, F.W., dentist WARREN, A.A., dentist WASSON, W.D., lawyer; office over building north of opera house WINDER, Hugh WILL, W.H., contractor WATKINS, John, lawyer WYLY, A.J. WYLY, O.L., U.S. deputy marshal WYLY, R.F., mayor, res north city WOOD, H.G., merchant WATERS, Charles WILLBANKS, J. YANCEY, D.W., U.S. commissioner YOUNG, Walter