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Box 1, Folder 4, Item 5—Letter to Ora and Porter Heath Morgan from Dick T. Morgan (1902
August 31)
Harry Lee Fogg. Associate Attorney
G. W. Sawyer. Gen. Manager Branch Offices.
Dick T. Morgan,
Lawyer and Land Attorney,
El Reno, Oklahoma.
Dear Ode and Porter,
Well this is Sunday p.m. I am at the office-not to work but to do Sunday reading and write you.
Porters good letter arrived this morning in due time and the same was highly appreciated. Later
in letter I will refer to some matters therein contained.
Well to give an [[???]] of my own doings: Friday and Saturday till noon I was busy in the office
doing this and that in Covington with my day at business. Friday night there was a
Demonstrative political speech made in El Reno-by a gentleman by the name of Gore from
Sowton-called the blind orator. The meeting was held at corner of Beckford and Woodson
streets. I attended.
I wanted to get some idea of what the [[???]] were saying in their campaign. I expected to be
called upon to make some speech, and would thus be somewhat prepared to [[???]] [[???]]. The
speech, from a Democratic stand-point was a very good one, Saturday (the 30th) an Oklahoma
City was to take place the opening of the Republican Campaign. McGuire was to speak in the
p.m. and Gov. Stanley of Kansas was to speak at night. I thought I ought to go, accordingly I
went over on the one o-clock train. There were only about 6 or 8 went from here-except a
colored Republican club-of about 50-dressed in white linen & white caps went over. The
meeting at Oklahoma City was fairly successful. In the p.m. it was held in the Opera House.
McGuire made a very credible speech some [[???]] spoke in the p.m. At night there was a parade
by the band and the Col. Club & some [[??? ??? ???]] good. The meeting was held over the
[[???]] there was quite a large attendance. Gov. Stanley made quite a good speech-which was
generally appreciated. There were some [[???]] speeches. I was not on the program. I found that
most of those from El Reno-decided to come home on the 2 o-clock train, and as the speaking &
visiting after the meeting around the hotel had kept be up so late & to speak Sunday at home
I would have to come home on 6 o-clock train in the morning-I concluded to stat up & come
home with the crowd. The train was a little late, [[???]] [[???]] arrived at house in time to get
about 5 hours sleep-by sleeping [[???]] nearly 9 o-clock. We had a slight shower of rain last
night-in rather early this morning & this afternoon it has rained quite a heavy shower & looks
like we would have more. It has been very hot & dry-and the rain is very very [[??? ???]]. Bro.
Monroe preached this morning. The work of remodeling church is in progress. The back room
and choir room is off & boarded up-temporarily. After church Mrs. Craig spoke to me & asked
of your Mama & she said they were trying to get dues all collected up for C.M.B.M before the
Convention so as to make the [[???]] report possible-said you were paid up when you left; butwanted to know if I would pay for you-30 [[???]]-she said, & supposing it would be all right I
paid her. Mrs. Rowley, [[???]] Jackman
and others inquired of you- & expressed how much they missed you Well, we will have to let the
matter of going with me to the house go now I is all right all around now, I guess. Glad you
enjoyed your visit to Portland. Thank you Porter for your adv. clipping and would be glad to see
what you get. I am about to see you [[???]] in my Real Estate project & will appreciate your
suggestions. I have done nothing special yet in it. I must get my list of lands before I can ad.
Abroad. Mama, glad your cold is well and Porter keep [[???]] on yours. Hope it is much better
by this time. Well, Mama, I wish you could be here to go to the Convention with me. I will be
lonesome there without you, I will leave here I suppose Tuesday at 1 p.m. and will not get home
until Friday. Yes a letter I recid from [[???]] but which Gurney sent to Covington but too late to
reach me there-came to me last Saturday containing news that they had very bad luck at
Kingfisher. This had a camp stove in the wagon which set it afire & burned up all their best
clothing and much other stuff-the [[??? ???]] of the wagon was saved. Too bad, especially where
their were so poor & needy & coming to a strange Country.
Well, this paper is so thin I don’t like to write on the back-side- & I have written such a long
letter-so I guess it won’t have even the one virtue of brevity.
Well, I guess, I will close. Hope both of you are well & hope for the remaining portions of your
visit you will enjoy yourselves very, very much. So by-by- Love and kisses in abundance to you
both,
Papa
Mama, you must not neglect to write me & Porter you keep up the good start you have made.
August 31)
Harry Lee Fogg. Associate Attorney
G. W. Sawyer. Gen. Manager Branch Offices.
Dick T. Morgan,
Lawyer and Land Attorney,
El Reno, Oklahoma.
Dear Ode and Porter,
Well this is Sunday p.m. I am at the office-not to work but to do Sunday reading and write you.
Porters good letter arrived this morning in due time and the same was highly appreciated. Later
in letter I will refer to some matters therein contained.
Well to give an [[???]] of my own doings: Friday and Saturday till noon I was busy in the office
doing this and that in Covington with my day at business. Friday night there was a
Demonstrative political speech made in El Reno-by a gentleman by the name of Gore from
Sowton-called the blind orator. The meeting was held at corner of Beckford and Woodson
streets. I attended.
I wanted to get some idea of what the [[???]] were saying in their campaign. I expected to be
called upon to make some speech, and would thus be somewhat prepared to [[???]] [[???]]. The
speech, from a Democratic stand-point was a very good one, Saturday (the 30th) an Oklahoma
City was to take place the opening of the Republican Campaign. McGuire was to speak in the
p.m. and Gov. Stanley of Kansas was to speak at night. I thought I ought to go, accordingly I
went over on the one o-clock train. There were only about 6 or 8 went from here-except a
colored Republican club-of about 50-dressed in white linen & white caps went over. The
meeting at Oklahoma City was fairly successful. In the p.m. it was held in the Opera House.
McGuire made a very credible speech some [[???]] spoke in the p.m. At night there was a parade
by the band and the Col. Club & some [[??? ??? ???]] good. The meeting was held over the
[[???]] there was quite a large attendance. Gov. Stanley made quite a good speech-which was
generally appreciated. There were some [[???]] speeches. I was not on the program. I found that
most of those from El Reno-decided to come home on the 2 o-clock train, and as the speaking &
visiting after the meeting around the hotel had kept be up so late & to speak Sunday at home
I would have to come home on 6 o-clock train in the morning-I concluded to stat up & come
home with the crowd. The train was a little late, [[???]] [[???]] arrived at house in time to get
about 5 hours sleep-by sleeping [[???]] nearly 9 o-clock. We had a slight shower of rain last
night-in rather early this morning & this afternoon it has rained quite a heavy shower & looks
like we would have more. It has been very hot & dry-and the rain is very very [[??? ???]]. Bro.
Monroe preached this morning. The work of remodeling church is in progress. The back room
and choir room is off & boarded up-temporarily. After church Mrs. Craig spoke to me & asked
of your Mama & she said they were trying to get dues all collected up for C.M.B.M before the
Convention so as to make the [[???]] report possible-said you were paid up when you left; butwanted to know if I would pay for you-30 [[???]]-she said, & supposing it would be all right I
paid her. Mrs. Rowley, [[???]] Jackman
and others inquired of you- & expressed how much they missed you Well, we will have to let the
matter of going with me to the house go now I is all right all around now, I guess. Glad you
enjoyed your visit to Portland. Thank you Porter for your adv. clipping and would be glad to see
what you get. I am about to see you [[???]] in my Real Estate project & will appreciate your
suggestions. I have done nothing special yet in it. I must get my list of lands before I can ad.
Abroad. Mama, glad your cold is well and Porter keep [[???]] on yours. Hope it is much better
by this time. Well, Mama, I wish you could be here to go to the Convention with me. I will be
lonesome there without you, I will leave here I suppose Tuesday at 1 p.m. and will not get home
until Friday. Yes a letter I recid from [[???]] but which Gurney sent to Covington but too late to
reach me there-came to me last Saturday containing news that they had very bad luck at
Kingfisher. This had a camp stove in the wagon which set it afire & burned up all their best
clothing and much other stuff-the [[??? ???]] of the wagon was saved. Too bad, especially where
their were so poor & needy & coming to a strange Country.
Well, this paper is so thin I don’t like to write on the back-side- & I have written such a long
letter-so I guess it won’t have even the one virtue of brevity.
Well, I guess, I will close. Hope both of you are well & hope for the remaining portions of your
visit you will enjoy yourselves very, very much. So by-by- Love and kisses in abundance to you
both,
Papa
Mama, you must not neglect to write me & Porter you keep up the good start you have made.