114 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, June 1, 1911

BAD TO WORSE Two Dead, Several Wounded in Porum Battle The excitement and terror occasioned by the recent killing of a deputy sheriff at Porum by Bob and Amon Davis and others had only partially died away when the community was thrown into another spasm even worse than the first.

So many versions of the last affray are current as to make it impossible to give an accurate report.

However, we give the following written by a representative of the Times-Democrat, who was at the scene: With two already dead, and two more extremely likely to cross the great divide four killings will probably be laid to Starr and Davis, and the recent killing of Deputy Sheriff Jim Work, makes a total of homicides for which the Davis gang, composed of Bob and Amon Davis, now in the Muskogee county jail, and Joe Davis and Pony Starr are responsible.

The Starr home a mile northeast of Porum, just beyond the outskirts of the town, presents all the appearances of a battlefield except that the dead and wounded are not there.

Nearly 100 rifle bullets riddled the house, over 25 of them penetrating the screen door from which Starr and Davis fired continuously, while Mrs. Starr loaded the guns.

••••• 100 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat

Thursday, April 2, 1925

COUNTY FIELD MEET

The annual literary and field and track meet of both the city and rural schools of McIntosh county will be held in the city on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11. One of the largest crowds in the history of this classic is expected to be in attendance, the rivalry of the various schools for the honors already having been manifested.

The meet will open at 1:30 Friday afternoon at the high school building with preliminaries in boys declamation, girls reading and the choruses from the different rural schools.

••••• 96 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat

Thursday, December 26, 1929

Hoover Told to Shake Up “Dry” Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. – Increased attention was directed to prohibition enforcement Tuesday as Sen. Borah, Republican, Idaho, the foremost campaigner for Pres. Hoover’s election on the dry issue, assailed the entire personnel charged with making the Volstead act effective. He said they would never enforce the law.

••••• 90 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, March 29, 1934

George Flannery, a Pittsburg county farmer living about four miles south of Eufaula, was run down and killed by an automobile driven by Pat O’Reilly, a Eufaula youth, near Flannery’s home around 10 o’clock Sunday night.

Driving on highway 73 at about 35 miles an hour, Flannery, afoot, was walking south, while the O’Reilly car was driving north, when the man for some unknown reason stepped directly in front of the auto.

••••• 81 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat

Thursday, November 16, 1944

Checotahan Blasts Japanese Base

In a grim determination to strike home a devastating blow to the Japanese island stronghold of Boroe, George Nichols of Checotah was a member of the crew which flew on despite an engine out and back-back fire expected in the target area.

Prior to reaching the target, number three engine was lost, but rather than return to base on the first mission the crew unhesitatingly decided to continue with the Liberator bomber to drop a heavy load on the Japanese held fortification.

Bronze Star Medal Is Awarded Duvall

For successfully directing a rear-guard action under an intense concentration of enemy fire, Sgt. Woodrow T. Duvall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zell Duvall of Hitchita, has been awarded the bronze star medal.

Returning from a hazardous patrol behind enemy lines in New Guinea, the men in Duvall’s platoon were attempting to board a landing barge, when a large Jap force attacked from the nearby jungle. Sgt. Duvall, exposing himself to the enemy, called his squad and directed their fire so effectively that the enemy retired, enabling the evacuation to continue without a casualty.

Only after the balance of the platoon was safely aboard did he join them.

••••• 75 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, March April 6, 1950

EUFAULA JURY FAILS TO INDICT JIM WHITELEY Jimmy Whiteley, McIntosh county’s fiery county attorney, was cleared by a deadlocked grand jury Wednesday of misbehavior in his role as a prosecutor, since taking the position by appointment several months ago.

The session was called by district Judge W.A. Lackey after he had been presented a petition bearing 160 names demanding an investigation of the county attorney’s official acts.

Whitely recently brought lewd conduct charges against W.E. Dickey, a country school teacher at Cathay, accusing him of snapping the elastic of his girl student’s panties. The action led to the petition to the grand jury by Dickey’s supporters.

••••• 50 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat

Thursday, April 17, 1975

Chamber Hires Secretary with Permanent Office The Checotah Chamber of Commerce has been busy over the last month since its last meeting. In the last meeting it was decided that the Chamber needed to get back to the Board of Directors concept in order to more effectively carry out the aims and purposes of the Chamber.

Ballots were sent out to all Chamber members to elect five people to fill out the board, which already had four members with the present officers.

Marilyn Cooper was hired as the permanent Chamber secretary. The office is located above City Hall.

••••• 19 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat

Thursday, August 17, 2006

New water treatment plant may be on the way

The City of Checotah has retained the services of a financial advisor in an effort to begin preliminary stages of constructing a new water treatment plant.

The decision to set the plan in motion was reached at last Monday’s meeting of the Checotah City Council.

“Basically, we’re looking at probably about two years down the road,” said Mayor Jay Hayes.

••••• 10 YEARS AGO McIntosh County Democrat Thursday, April 30, 2015 Board seals deal on Honey Springs

The dream of a few will be enjoyed by many as the paperwork was signed Monday, April 27, to start construction on the $1,050,000 Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center and LeRoy H. Fischer Research Library in Rentiesville.