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Title: Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma, including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Benedict, John Downing, 1854-
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Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ms. David B.Beard was elected mayor at April election in 1900, and was re-elected the following year. In April, 1902, Dr. J. E. Bristow waselected mayor, but resigned November 5,1902, and J. C. McConnellwas elected by the council to fill the unexpired term. In April,1903, Prof. Frank R. Morgan was-elected mayor. Mr. Morganserved many years and was succeeded by J. Z. Hogan. W. A.Graham was elected in 1913 and served until 1917. R. A. Wilker-son served during the years 1917 and 1918 and was succeeded byC. L. Samuel, who retired in 1921. Thos. J. Harrison is thepresent mayor. Pryor is under the aldermanic form of govern-ment and the city affairs are run as a strictly business proposition.The city owns its own water plant and enjoys the very best andpurest water in the state, having recently installed a settling basinat their plant on Grand River which completes the water systemof the city to the extent that there is plenty of water for everyonefor all purposes, at a very reasonable cost.
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MAYES COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PRYOR MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA 581 Pryors water system cost $200,000 and while part of thesystem is ten years old, the plant no donbt is worth today as muchas $300,000. The bonded indebtedness has been reduced to$163,000. The levy to cover sinking fund interests and paymentand the general government of the city for last year total but 18mills based on an assessed valuation of only $1,266,871. With anincrease in building and business that Pryor is sure to have, in-creasing the value of the assessed valuation, the tax levy is sure tobe lower. The municipal affairs are run on a strictly cash basis, and thereis not a single outstanding warrant against the general fund ofthe city. The new $140,000 courthouse is just about completed. It isconveniently located for beauty and efficiency. Pryor has twonice brick ward school buildings and a new $72,000 brick highschool building and one of the accredited high schools of the state.The average attendance the past

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