Cattle rustlers are busy in county
-Sequoyah County Times, Sept. 1,1950
From the files of Your Sequoyah County Times
25 years ago
(From the Aug. 31,2000, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —The construction of the new sewer plant in Vian is planned to be completed by the first of February, a 7 Oaks Construction Inc., spokesman said.
The facility is one of the four main projects the city must finish to meet regulations for wastewater treatment set by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
Scott Neel, project engineer with P. Doug Harvell & Associates in Sallisaw, said the facility upgrade is necessary for Vian to meet guidelines in a state consent order.
Vian received two grants to construct the new facility, one from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in the form of a Community Development Block Grant and another from the Eastern Oklahoma Development District in the form of a Rural Economic Assistant Program grant.
50 Years Ago
(From the Aug. 28,1975, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Two Sequoyah County residents have been selected to serve on the advisory committee of Gov. David Borens governmental reorganization group formed earlier this summer.
Ken Vann and Jo Bob Kirk will go to Oklahoma City Friday Aug. 29 with Rep. Bob Parris (D-Sallisaw) for a special committee meeting.
According to Parris the governor is trying to get advisors from every area of Oklahoma so that the entire states needs and desires are presented to the reorganization committee.
Kirk will be an advisor to the area of transportation economic development and regulations.
Vann will be working in the area of law enforcement and public safety.
75 Years Ago
(From the Sept. 1,1950, issue of the Sequoyah County Times) —Sheriff E.W. Floyd and his entire force are working “around the clock” in an effort to break up what he fears is one of the most active cattle rustling gangs that has operated in eastern Oklahoma in several years. Floyd said he feels that the rustlers are working at night, too.
Floyd said Thursday that they already know of the disappearance of six or seven head of cattle, mostly calves or yearlings, but that due to so many running on open range that he feared there might be many more that had been stolen and the owners have not learned of their losses.
Floyd asked that Sequoyah Countians be on the lookout for cattle rustlers working in their vicinity. If you see anything that might arouse your suspicion, please notify his office at once, “We have organized our office so that we can make quick investigation of any complaints that might come in,” Floyd said.
Floyd asked that county cattle owners who have cattle running on open range to please make a check of their livestock as soon as possible and to report any loss that they might have suffered.
100 Years Ago
(From the Aug. 28,1925, issue of the Sequoyah County Democrat) —Mrs. J.C. Woll and Miss Margie Baker returned last Monday from a most pleasant sojourn in a number of eastern cities and from a buying trip as well. They visited numerous markets and came home enthused over the styles for this season and the bargain values that they found in many wholesale houses. During their trip, they journeyed to New York, Atlantic City and Washington, D.C., and had a thoroughly enjoyable time there and came home refreshed and ready for a good fall business. Much of their fall stock arrived before the owners did, and they have spent the week unpacking and placing on display some very attractive and wholesome showings of ladies ready to wear apparel, and late millinery styles.
