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8- The Elk City News Living June 1, 2022 ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO - June 1922 those who were afraid of them. Klansmen wrote Dill resident ordered the car to stop. When it didn’t, he shot three times, Over at Sayre, Mrs. Myrtle Basham tried to wrest a revolv- James Martin a letter telling one bullet passing through er from her husband who was June was marked with mumps, the barn, so she yanked on the to accommodate batter and him to cut his long hair and Durham's lower right lung and threatening suicide. The gun babies suffering from summer cow’s tail and gave ayell, which catcher. The bats were toys. beard. One June night, fif- piercing his liver. Downs said went off and the bullet passed diarrhea, swimming parties, caused the cow to turn, and the Over at Sayre, a revival ty-six Klan members paraded he deeply regretted shooting through her intestines. She shootings, KKK activities, fish- horn became dislodged. Mrs. meeting was interrupted by the streets of Cordell Durham, but he felt justified in lived only a few hours. ing and picnics. Byerly was recovering in the eight, white robed figures who J. H. Martindale was re- his actions. Downs was taken A crowd of thirty-two folks Mrs. Elizabeth Byerly just hospital. silently marched to the front to Sayre where he was charged enjoyed a fishing party on the pairing the top interior of the finished milking a cow when Nearly all of Elk City attend- of the platform. ‘They outlined seed house at the Cotton Oil with manslaughter and placed Washita. After all the fishing, it became angry because she ed the water baseball game what the Ku Klux Klan stood Mill when he fell fifty-three under a $10,000 bond (over there was a big dishpan full could not get to her hay. The at the reservoir between the for and ended with the injunc- feet from the scaffold to the $161,000 in today’s values), of fried fish to eat plus all the cow gored Mrs. Byerly in the DeMolay and City Band. Did tion, “We believe in every man cement floor. His injuries in-which was posted by Elk City dishes the women prepared. abdomen with one of her you ever see such a game? It loving his wife as he should duded a broken hip, serious businessmen. ‘The only evi- Folks went swimming after horns penetrating through to was played with a diamond and also loving his neighbor's scalp wound and fractured dence of liquor was a sack with dinner. They planned on an- other fishing excursion, but the other side. Mrs. Byerly about half as large as a regu- wife as he should!” After they skull as he struck a plank on a few broken bottles found grabbed the other horn and lar one; the players swam in- left, the minister remarked his way down. He died the nextalong the roadside. Durham's one member of the group said morning. death was called “a most de- there was no use because they screamed. When her daughter, stead of running to their bases, that there were only two class- ‘Thirty-four-year-old Hen- plorable thing for Elk City.” had caught them all. Maryetta, ran to help, the cow which were marked by 6-foot es opposed to the KKK. One ry “Shorty” Durham died at Twelve-year-old Orvil Biggs anne R.article ‘This was written by Lu- was lodged in the doorway pre- square floats. Home base was was those who knew nothing Eisler and taken from the hospital from the effects and his 16-year-old brother, items published in The Carter venting the girl from entering a staked platform large enough about them, and the other was of a gun shot wound received Floyd, had just returned from Express, The Elk City Press and at the hands of City Marshall a hunting trip when Orvil The Elk City News-Democrat; Jerome Downs. Downs had shot Floyd with a .22 rifle. Re- these newspapers can be found tried to halt the car in which portedly Orvil took offense at on microfilm at the Elk City Durham and three others were something Floyd was doing, Carnegie Library. Supplemen- riding as they were suspected and he shot him at close range tary information was taken of carrying liquor. Downs ran through the abdomen and liv- from Heritage Quest and www. into the middle of the road and er. dollartimes.com. CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALES! Kelci Werner, Vice President, First National Bank & Trust, Elk City. Courtesy photo. 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Sessions were planned and fa- Duncan Family Care, Duncan; Group, Laverne; Ashley Smith, 51206 N RANDALL AVE 0215S ELK ST 11552 S HWY6 cilitated by Class 34 Program Danny Daniels, Jr., Vice Presi- Rose Rock Development Part- 101] AMY WAY 0 1421 WSECOND ST ‘CANYON CONFERENCE CENTER MOVING SALE Committee Chair Ginny Bass dent, Client Executive, Marsh ners, Oklahoma City, Johnny 1850 N RANDALL AVE (0405 E THIRD ST 0.11204 N 2080 RD Carl, Founder and CEO of Giv- & McLennan Companies, Tul- Stephens, Oklahoma ‘State 2 MLESSOUTH OF CANUTE 1.602 N RANDALL AVE INSIDE MAYRELD AUIOMOIVE 610.N 2nd St- Sayre ing Well, LLC and member of sa; Michael Davis, President LOK Class 30. 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State University-Tulsa, Tulsa; Elk City; Chad Wiginton, Presi- “The graduates of Class 34 are April Grace, Superintendent, dent, Western Oklahoma State a talented, diverse group of Shawnee Public Schools, Nor- leaders who will work with the Leadership Oklahoma Net- man; Ross Green, Pharmacist, Global Pharmacy Manager, College, Altus; Karen Williams McLendon, President and CEO, eS work to develop real solutions Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc., 66) ROUTE to make Oklahoma a better Talihina; AJ Griffin, Director, Oklahoma City; Addie Yandell, state through their involve- Government and Community ie Tulsa County Director, Center ment in state issues and lead- Affairs, Paycom, Edmond; Ran- for Employment Opportu- ership in the private, public, dy Hamilton, Personal Bank- and nonprofit sectors”, said ing Officer and Business De- nities, Tulsa; Johnna Yoder, Marion Paden, President and velopment, BancCentral, Enid; Manager, Community Engage- CEO of Leadership Oklaho- Joshua Hinkle, Norman; Scott ment, Society of Exploration ma. “We look forward to their Holz, Executive Vice President, Geophysicists, Mounds; Bryan Town-wide Ga je sale continued involvement and ‘The Stumpff Corporation, Bar- York, Senior Vice President, Mimosas and be nets Ti‘Bringam: Parade* your old cars, bikes, scooters, golt carts, etc growing commitment to move tlesville; Lisa Impson, Chick- Manager, Treasury Manage- Cook off reg jon: asaw Tribal Legislator, The ment, BOK Financial, Oklaho- our state forward.” Graduates of Class 34 and the Chickasaw Nation, Ada; Aaron 12 pm:Closest to the pin golf challenge» communities in which they live Johnson, Owner and Founder, ma City. include Nicole Amend, Chief Oasis Fresh Markets, Bixby; 20m: Golf cart poker run« 4pm:Corn hole tournament of Staff, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Collins- John Kane, Partner, Man- For more information about Lead- aging Member, Kane Cattle ership Oklahoma, please visit ville; Grayson Ardies, Deputy Company, Bartlesville; Peggy wwwleadershipoklahoma.com or som Gar cruise Director, Oklahoma Aeronau- Kates, Chief Financial Officer, oo: ean Jackson band! call 405-848-0001. tics Commission; Laura Au- Midwest Wrecking, Oklahoma fleger, President, OnCue, Still- City; Bryan Larison, Execu- For 35 years, Leadership Oklaho- water; Mindy Banz, Strategic tive Director, Oklahoma Lions ma has brought together 50 of the Communications Team Leader Boys Ranch, Stillwater; Rick state's most outstanding leaders and Legislative Liaison, Tinker Loyd, Executive Director, Price for 10 issues-oriented sessions Air Force Base, Oklahoma City; Tower Arts Center, Bartles- that address critical challenges Main Street market* Ellen Buettner, Chief of Staff, ville; Rachael Melot, Shawnee facing the state. 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