114 YEARS AGO
McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, February 9, 1911
FOR WATER SUPPLY
The problem of a permanent water supply for Checotah which has been up in the city council several different times during the present drouth took on tangible form last week when City Engineer Southard was instructed to make a survey for the water works to the nearest point on Deep Fork, in order that some idea of the probable cost of extending the mains to that never-failing supply.
PORUM FIRE-SWEPT Porum, Feb. 8 – Porum was fire-swept Monday night and when the elements had spent their fury a property loss of $60,000 to $70,000 was visible.
The fire broke out about midnight in te second floor of the Revell building and no one has a definite idea as to its origin.
FIRE AT EUFAULA
About 3 o’clock Monday morning Eufaula was visited by a conflagration which laid in ruins nine buildings in the negro district on the east side and had a strong gale been blowing form the south at the time the entire east side business section would have been a barren waste when daylight came.
The fire department turned out but as there was not enough water in the mains to make pressure all the members could do was to render what assistance they could and watch the buildings collapse one after another.
••••• 100 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, December 4, 1924
CHECOTAH 19, EUFAULA 7
Largest Crowd of Season Witnesses “Wildcats” Trim Eufaula “Ironheads” Thanksgiving Day On Last Thursday, Nov. 27, the football fans of Checotah had great cause for rejoicing for on that date the Checotah high school football team ran away from Eufaula for the first time in three years and beat them 19 to 7.
••••• 90 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, November 29, 1934
CITY COUNCIL AWARDS WATER CONTRACTS Work to Start Dec. 15
Contracts were awarded by the Checotah city council Monday morning to construction of a municipal lake west of Onapa at a total cost of $57,293.94, to culminate a 12-year ambition of Checotah city administrations to obtain a new water supply.
City’s Power Bill to be Cut in Half
When the city’s new lake is completed, and new motors and pumping equipment are installed Checotah will realize a savings of more than 50 percent on its electric pumping bill according to Mayor L.K. Sharpe.
The city is now paying $3,600 a year for pumping. The regular pumping bill averages about $200 a month and the city pays a stand-by charge of $88 per month. Under the new setup the charges for an entire year will be approximately $1,500 including $30 a month stand-by charge.
••••• 80 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, June 29, 1944
CHECOTH BOY HERO OF RAID OVER EUROPE Veteran of 26 Flights, Shot Down Once; Is home Escaping from a Nazi held county after his B-24 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, is just one of the thrilling experiences Jamey Lee Patterson left waist gunner and radio operator on a plane based in Italy, he revealed after his return to Checotah Saturday.
The 20-year-old veteran of 26 raids over enemy territory was forced to hit the silk along with nine other members of his crew when his plane was damaged by flak. By making that parachute jump, Patterson has the distinction of becoming a member of the famed Caterpillar Club, composed of those men who have saved their lives by jumping from a plane.
He landed in enemy territory, but though the aid of the underground all members of his crew were returned safely to Italy.
••••• 75 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, December 1, 1949
Cats In Semi-Finals; Beat Wetumka 33-0 The Checotah Wildcats maintained their perfect football playoff record last Friday night by shutting out the Wetumka Chieftains 33 to 0 to gain the state semi-final against stroud.
1,000 Football Fans Headed For Stroud Nearly 1,000 Checotah fans are expected to accompany the football team to Stroud Friday night for a state class “B” semi-final playoff game with the all victorious Stroud Tigers.
Upwards of 3,500 seats have been arranged by the Stroud chamber of commerce. A block of 500 seats has been temporarily reserved for Checotah fans and will be held until 6:45 o’clock.
Checotah Football Coach Is Stricken By Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever struck down Coach Bogner Stubbs and two members of his 12-B champion Wildcats on the ever of the state semi-final playoffs at Stroud Friday night.
Stubbs is undergoing treatment in the Muskogee General hospital and his condition has been described as serious.
He has been ill for more than a week and directed his team to victory last Friday over Wetumka while running a high fever.
Claud Archer, 17, halfback, is also in a Muskogee hospital suffering with typhoid. He has been seriously ill for three weeks.
Billy Martin, backfield man, is in bed at his home near here with typhoid.
••••• 25 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, December 12, 1974
Christmas Parade 1974 One of the Best Ever The “official” start of the 1974 Christmas Season came last Saturday with the Annual Christmas Parade sponsored by the Checotah Chamber of Commerce.
Hundreds were in town for the beginning at 3 p.m. of what many termed the “best ever” parade.
Kindred Resigns School Board
Mr. M.C. Kindred, a member of the Checotah Board of Education seat no. 5 for the past 15 years, has resigned effective Dec. 2, 1974.
Mr. Howard Kloeckler has been appointed to office no. 5 effective the same date.
••••• 19 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Jail election rolling towards voters on May 9 McIntosh County voters will head to the polls on May 9 to decide whether or not to give the thumbsup to a half-cent sales tax hike that would fund the new jail facility.
The jail, which is literally falling apart in places, has been out of compliance with Oklahoma jail codes for years
••••• 10 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Lions Club Angel Tree a godsend for needy children
More than 500 gifts were wrapped, stacked and numbered by the Lions Club of Checotah waiting to be matched with a child of the same number.
The angels were ornaments on trees at Sharpe’s, People’s National Bank, Armstrong Bank, Atwood’s and Walmart.
Cops shopping with kids an arresting sight It looked like a presidential motorcade. A dozen or more police cruisers pulled into the Walmart parking lot in Checotah, emergency lights flashing The passengers in the vehicles jumping out may have felt almost as important as the president as the cops chauffeuring them around town escorted them into the building.
More than 50 young people took part in the first Shop With a Cop program, which started humbly this month with an idea by some officers with the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department and took off like gangbusters.
Jail Administrator Mary Martin, Deputy Bud Martin and K9 Narcotics Deputy Kevin Branscum came up with the idea in mid-December.
