MCGEE MOVES TO WALLING-STRATFORD!!
THE CHICKASAW NEWS
9Aug1906
BUYING LOTS - The First Bank of McGee, Whitt Hyden, the United States Bank and Dr. Shi have bought the 4 corner lots at the intersection Main Street and Hyden Avenue in the town of Walling at $600. each. Shi Bros. have bought a location for their gin at the old tank.[the old tank??]
Quillian & Yeager have bought a couple of lots at the corner of 1st Street and Hyden Avenue for the McGee Hotel.
23Aug1906
The following have bought lots in the new town of Walling:
J.L. Allred..........1 lot..... R.M. Austel..........1..... A.J. Austel..........4..... W.A. Brumley.........1
Houston M. Byford....1..... Williard T. Brinlee..2..... S.D. Brown...........2..... A.C. Cromer..........1
J.R. Craig...........1..... J.J. Copeland........1..... Jas. Daugherty.......1..... Jessie T. Eldridge...1
Hyden & Young........2..... W.T. Hayes...........4..... James C. Honaker.....3..... Whitt M. Hyden.......2
J.W. Isaacs..........1..... A.W. Jackson Sr......1..... A.W. Jackson Jr......1..... Wm. Lee..............2
S.S. Lee.............5..... O.T. Medlock.........2..... Mantooth & Lee.......1..... W.T. Mantooth........2
Alvin S. Morris......1..... Martin & Stockman....1..... J.H. McCurdy.........1..... James Norris.........1
Maggie J. Norris.....4..... Wm. Russell..........4..... Shi & Jackson........1..... John Smith...........1
Santford & Strickland..3..... J.H. Sloan...........3..... J.R. Santford........4..... A.H. Shi.............5
P. Turk..............1..... F.M. Welch...........2..... S.S. Widener.........2
THE CHICKASAW NEWS
30 Aug 1906
More people who bought lots in the new town:
G.P. Carney.....J. H. Shepard.....H.C. Fagin.....H.A. Stevenson
John Payne.....Charles Flowers.....C.L. Frier.....Geo. Frier
Eugene Frier.....Maggie Harper.....Geo. Benton.....Mrs. N.E. Leeper
G.P. Fricker.....H.C. Braden.....Pete Turk.....E.A. Pierce
J.L. Pierce.....Elmer E. Sample.....Leonard Hyden
THE CHICKASAW NEWS
13 Sep 1906
More people who bought lots in the new town:
R.A. Jones.....J.Ways (Ada).....Addie Hobgood (Ada).....W.R. Branch (Shawnee)
J.T. Copeland (Center).....F.W. Trautman.....H.A. Stevenson (Center)
R.H. Taylor.....H.C. Fagin.....W.E. Mathews (Ark).....S.M. Gloyd Lumber Co.
C.M. Woods.....H. Beavers.....Elmer Sample (Sulphur).....Dr. S.C. Davis (Hart)
J. B. March (Ada).....Jas. H. Shell.....Sam Boatright.....H.F. Douglas (Shawnee)
L.T. Salmon (Maud).....Morris Bayless (Sulphur)
The following are taken from THE CHICKASAW NEWS:
30Aug1906
"McGee began Wednesday to move over to Walling. Hiram Wheeler, the house mover hitched on to W.T. Hayes barn and yanked it over and will then move his store over to the new town."
27Sep1906
"A.C. Cromer's grocery store and the First Bank of McGee's building and Gilstrap's store landed in Walling this week."
8Oct1906
"Cap Shi's dwelling was moved over Wednesday."
"The foundation of Dr. J.N. Norris handsome residence on Main Street is being laid this week. The foundation is to be constructed of cement blocks made by Hyden & Cragin. This will be several feet high and on this a frame structure of two stories high containing seven rooms will be erected."
11Oct1906
"Straughn & Maxey will build a two story frame on their lot on Main Street between Hyden & Pine Ave."
7Nov1906
"They are moving in fast. Dr. A.H. Shi had his dwelling moved over last week. Will Young had his dwelling in Stratford and fencing up before anyone was aware of it scarcely. Dr. S.S. Widener is having a neat dwelling created at the corner of Main and Spruce."
15Nov1906
"The I&Y Grocery moved to Stratford last week and is located on East Main Street near the corner of Pine and Main. They are putting down a solid foundation of brick."
"C.O. Wright's dwelling arrived from McGee today."
EVERYDAY LIFE IN MCGEE AS REPORTED IN THE CHICKASAW NEWS