Rachel Whitney, Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Friday, February 22, 1907, Sapulpa Light: Another Big Building
“Another real estate deal was made Wednesday on Dewey Avenue. The Mansfield Lumber Company sold fifty feet on the corner of their property on East Dewey, opposite Barker’s block. The parties purchasing the property will erect a three-story building upon it. It is rumored that the building will eclipse anything yet put up in Sapulpa. This will make two three-story brick buildings on East Dewey. Dr. Turner’s will go up near the Spurrier Lumber Yard. Who said 10,000 by next January? Why it’s going to be so easy.”
Thursday, February 22, 1912, Sapulpa Evening Light: All Houses in City Have Water Meter
“Nearly every house in the city that has running, city-furnished water, is now equipped with a meter of the sort recently ordered and purchased in large quantities by the commissioners. The procuring of the meters was the first step taken by the commissioners in carrying out the original intention of the city to gauge all water used and have it paid for accordingly. When the new waterworks system is being used to supply water the meters have been installed in every house in the city to which water is piped and must be paid for by the renter before the liquid is turned on. This will require some two hundred meters, it is thought, to supply the houses that are not equipped.”
Friday, February 22, 1918, Creek County Republican: Sheriff Recovers Four Stolen Automobiles
“Sheriff John S. Woofter and his deputies recovered four stolen automobiles and arrested two suspects in Drumright Tuesday. Two of the cars were new five-passenger Fords, recently stolen from R.I. Pettijoin of Red Fork. Two other cars, one belonging to Dr. Osborne of Perry, were recovered and a number of automobile parts concealed at the home of one Buck Davis. Buck Davis, Joe Hamilton, and N. Inman were placed under arrest, charged with being implicated in the theft. The men were lodged in the Drumright jail, and later taken to Perry by the Lincoln County Sheriff.”
Thursday, February 22, 1945, Democrat News: City Dads Announce Post War Projects Here
“That Sapulpa’s city dads are alert and interested in the welfare of their community as the possible post war plans and to modernize city was evident last Monday evening…The adoption of resolution No. 977…all projects and would add an additional amount to fire fighting equipment, that at least one motor truck be purchased and additional personnel added to the present force…Total $930,000 for the items of public improvements…”
