File:Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma, including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa (1922) (14799524873).jpg

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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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ome gamblers for a triflingsum of money. While exploring the new town, the deputies dis-covered that none of the merchants or restaurant-keepers had,as yet, secured any internal revenue license, and they proceeded toconfiscate all the cigars and tobacco in the town, except those ofone merchant, who, upon learning of the raid upon the other stores,piled all of his boxes upon the floor and covered them with sides ofbacon. For several days after the deputies left, he had a monopolyof the tobacco business. The deputy marshals arrested a few menfor various offenses and on their return trip to Fort Smith, con-fiscated a wagon, mule team and a barrel of whisky. Mr. Bracken, who accompanied them as an officer, reports thatdeputies and prisoners partook freely of the tobacco and liquor,and that the prisoners had such an enjoyable time, that none ofthem tried to escape. Atkinson & Robb had the principal general store at this firsttown. They will be remembered by old settlers, Mr. Robb later
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MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA 341 being identified with the Patterson Mercantile Company andknown as one of the best and most progressive citizens of theyoung city of Muskogee. Joshua Ross, one of the pioneers of thiscountry, and Bent Cobb, another old-timer, both of whom are stillresidents of Muskogee, sold goods there. After retaining its sta-tion at that point for about four months, the railroad officialsdecided that it was not a suitable location for a permanent station,as the road grade was rather steep and the land sloped in but onedirection, rendering it difficult for trains to stop and start easily.They wanted a spot where the ground was practically level, gentlysloping in both directions, and they found it at the present site ofthe M., K. & T. Station, and on the 12th day of April, 1872, allhands got busy and moved their provisions, tents and householdgoods l1,^ miles southward and the real Muskogee sprang intoexistence. The first tenements were tents and cheap shack

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