USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ********************************************************************************** Excerpts from the "Luther Register" Submitted by Sharon McAllister 73372.1745@compuserve.com "The weekly paper in Luther 45 years ago was known as the Luther Register, published every Friday by G. W. Baer, editor and proprietor. To some of the old-timers, names, ads and items printed then will bring back fond memories. Friday, Aug. 23, 1901:" [ads omitted] Postmaster J. M. Morgan has had his house moved onto the east side of his lot and faced it on First Street and will build an addition onto it. C.C. Hayes and family visited at the home of his father at Seward last Sunday. C. T. Dawson made a business trip to the county seat Monday. Deputy Sheriff Spear Crossley and Alex Hennessey went out west of Servado last Sunday morning on business. Wm. Rand, Luther's hustling lumber merchant, returned home Wednesday from a visit to his daughters in Kansas. W. T. Allen recently purchased the Mack Luster place northwest of Luther. John Cole returned home Monday from a trip to Lawton. There was a large attendance at Lee Crossley's house warming last Saturday night, August, 1901. T. P. Smith brought in a limb 6 inches in length which contained 10 good sized apples. He cut it from a tree in his orchard. The Garden Community was located in Iowa Township, in southeastern Logan County, north of present-day Luther. From the LUTHER REGISTER, January 24, 1902, a column entitled "Garden Siftings": Charles Bardsher, formerly of Garden, has purchased a farm near Lawton. Prof. Calbert, county superintendent of schools of Logan County, paid his respects to the district schools of Iowa Township last week. Messers Elson and Denney were attendants in Judge Earl's court Monday. Walter McGrew will attend his father's farm this season. [This might be a typo as there were McGraw's in the area.] Joe Webber is improving his farm rapidly. It will soon be equal to any in the neighborhood. A very serious accident happened last Saturday near old Garden on the farm of Mr. John Britt, which caused the death of little Bertie, the 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stein. In order to replenish the boiler at the saw mill, Mr. Stein started with the portable water tank to the stream to fill it with water. The hill at the stream being steep, the wagon upset, Mr. Stein making a narrow escape while the tank fell on little Bertie. He was rescued without delay but only lived about twenty minutes. The LUTHER REGISTER, January 24, 1902, included the following tidbits from the nearby community of Servado, which was northwest of Luther, northeast of Arcadia, and south of Meridian. I've added a few comments in brackets where I have additional clues. J.V. Kniffen leaves for Kansas the last of this week, having rented his farm to R. N. Morman for cash rent for the ensuing year. [That could have been a typo, as there were NORMANs in the area but I'm not familiar with the MORMAN surname.] Mrs. G. R Yeokum gave an old-fashioned quilting last week. We have learned that John Hamilton and T. W. Blackerby and families will arrive at Guthrie in the near future from their visit to California. [Their wives were sisters whose maiden name was GRAY.] Chas. Haug, Mr. Tomberlin's son-in-law, who lives at Ripley, O.T., returned to his home after maxing (sic) them a pleasant visit. Mrs. Welch, a sister of Geo. Yeokum, who has been visiting the Yeokum family left last Friday for her home in the strip. Elmore Milligan with his bride left for the new country in a wagon, his father-in-law and family accompanied them. [I believe he's the one who was known as Elmer by the family. His bride's name was Grace, but I don't know her maiden name or anything about her parents. Elmer & Grace eventually had three children: George, Maxine, and Elmer.] There will be a ball at the Sweat shoolhouse Friday evening. [I'm still trying to find out exactly where that was, but it was surely close to the Sweat cemetery.] Mrs. Frank Atteberry is confined to her bed with a severe attack of the grippe.