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He and his father and brother came to the Indian Territory and settled at Lebanon and put in a general merchandise store and started the Dorchester Ranch in 1882.
We were married in 1890, in Texas, and left for his ranch at Oakland, right after we were married.
Our nearest railroad was at Ardmore, about thirty miles.
When I came to the Indian Territory there were lots of deer, turkey and prairie chickens.
My husband and his brother took care of the ranch while their father looked after the store. They raised lots of cattle as that was a fine place to raise cattle. The prairies were knee high in fine grass.
My husband and I moved to Pauls Valley in 1895 and in 1898 the Curtis Act was passed by Congress which permitted towns and cities to incorporate and establish free schools in the Indian Territory.
Pauls Valley was the first town in the Indian Territory to establish a public school. The first school was established in 1891 with a board of education composed of the following five members; W.G. Hightower, J.C. Goodlove, Williams, Claud Weaver and J.B. Thompson. The president of the board was J.B. Thompson and the secretary was Claud Weaver. J.W. Wilkinson was elected the first school superintendent and served two years. He was re-elected for the third year but resigned. The second superintendent of the school was Mr. James Osborn.
My husband, James M. Dorchester, was appointed postmaster in 1898 and served fourteen years as postmaster at Pauls Valley.
He and his father and brother came to the Indian Territory and settled at Lebanon and put in a general merchandise store and started the Dorchester Ranch in 1882.
We were married in 1890, in Texas, and left for his ranch at Oakland, right after we were married.
Our nearest railroad was at Ardmore, about thirty miles.
When I came to the Indian Territory there were lots of deer, turkey and prairie chickens.
My husband and his brother took care of the ranch while their father looked after the store. They raised lots of cattle as that was a fine place to raise cattle. The prairies were knee high in fine grass.
My husband and I moved to Pauls Valley in 1895 and in 1898 the Curtis Act was passed by Congress which permitted towns and cities to incorporate and establish free schools in the Indian Territory.
Pauls Valley was the first town in the Indian Territory to establish a public school. The first school was established in 1891 with a board of education composed of the following five members; W.G. Hightower, J.C. Goodlove, Williams, Claud Weaver and J.B. Thompson. The president of the board was J.B. Thompson and the secretary was Claud Weaver. J.W. Wilkinson was elected the first school superintendent and served two years. He was re-elected for the third year but resigned. The second superintendent of the school was Mr. James Osborn.
My husband, James M. Dorchester, was appointed postmaster in 1898 and served fourteen years as postmaster at Pauls Valley.
GARVIN COUNTY INDIAN PIONEER PAPERS
He and his father and brother came to the Indian Territory and settled at Lebanon and put in a general merchandise store and started the Dorchester Ranch in 1882.
We were married in 1890, in Texas, and left for his ranch at Oakland, right after we were married.
Our nearest railroad was at Ardmore, about thirty miles.
When I came to the Indian Territory there were lots of deer, turkey and prairie chickens.
My husband and his brother took care of the ranch while their father looked after the store. They raised lots of cattle as that was a fine place to raise cattle. The prairies were knee high in fine grass.
My husband and I moved to Pauls Valley in 1895 and in 1898 the Curtis Act was passed by Congress which permitted towns and cities to incorporate and establish free schools in the Indian Territory.
Pauls Valley was the first town in the Indian Territory to establish a public school. The first school was established in 1891 with a board of education composed of the following five members; W.G. Hightower, J.C. Goodlove, Williams, Claud Weaver and J.B. Thompson. The president of the board was J.B. Thompson and the secretary was Claud Weaver. J.W. Wilkinson was elected the first school superintendent and served two years. He was re-elected for the third year but resigned. The second superintendent of the school was Mr. James Osborn.
My husband, James M. Dorchester, was appointed postmaster in 1898 and served fourteen years as postmaster at Pauls Valley.
He and his father and brother came to the Indian Territory and settled at Lebanon and put in a general merchandise store and started the Dorchester Ranch in 1882.
We were married in 1890, in Texas, and left for his ranch at Oakland, right after we were married.
Our nearest railroad was at Ardmore, about thirty miles.
When I came to the Indian Territory there were lots of deer, turkey and prairie chickens.
My husband and his brother took care of the ranch while their father looked after the store. They raised lots of cattle as that was a fine place to raise cattle. The prairies were knee high in fine grass.
My husband and I moved to Pauls Valley in 1895 and in 1898 the Curtis Act was passed by Congress which permitted towns and cities to incorporate and establish free schools in the Indian Territory.
Pauls Valley was the first town in the Indian Territory to establish a public school. The first school was established in 1891 with a board of education composed of the following five members; W.G. Hightower, J.C. Goodlove, Williams, Claud Weaver and J.B. Thompson. The president of the board was J.B. Thompson and the secretary was Claud Weaver. J.W. Wilkinson was elected the first school superintendent and served two years. He was re-elected for the third year but resigned. The second superintendent of the school was Mr. James Osborn.
My husband, James M. Dorchester, was appointed postmaster in 1898 and served fourteen years as postmaster at Pauls Valley.
Bio by: Robert Lee Layton Jr. [Okie Bob]
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