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1 ALBERT Wm. INTERVIEW 13B71 333

2 HIRE, ALBER! JEW. IKTERYIEH* W»?«Holland, Inresti^tor, ifer* 16, 1938 Interriw With Albert J«fcn Har«, 1701 South Stu Lonis 3treet, TUISCL ' Oklahoma * Mr. Hare was torn on a fairo is Wyandot County 4 Ohlo> on Haroh 3, 1851 He was educated in the district school in tb» netghbearhood known aa "Pcrrerty Run". He reaeinsd on the fam until twaxtfey-oae years of age, working on the farm. He taught country schools during several winters* In 'the epiing of 1872 he went to Madison, Wisconsin, whtre h» woticed at compilir^: and publishing a farm atlas* He followed this business in Iowa, Missouri, and Ohio, aa wall as in Wisconsin* On October 10th, 1878, he was married to Henrietta Hlgby Ingram at her home In Maryville, Ohio* In Jaiwary 1880, he and Mrs. Hare moved to Sandusky, Ohio, irhere he engaged in the zoanufaeturing acd sale of printer a' Jgq?»- caaea, on the mrktt. He and Hds?y Bailsteni built and operated ^ the first steamboat to run the river betireen Sanduaky ard Cedar Point, a loixner resort*

3 335 ALBERT JSHN. INTOTmu la 1887 he mored bade to ISajyaviiie.Ohio, where he <* \ became part owner and editor of the Union County Journal, weekly paper of the Democratic faith* He continued his connection with th«journal until August 1, 1904 T when hf old the JOKIRBI ana he ar w# 3* Decfcer of PauMing, Ohio, ant to Musloogee, Indian Territory, and founded the Bally Democrat This was a roaming jeper and Democratic in politics^ as the name implies. In 1906, he and Decker' bought th* Tlmos, an «rcning paper and oombfnad thd tm xinder tho name of th* Times-Democrat. Th» Pho«ni^ a aomlsg pajbt was being published at that time in MuatogftS by Olareno* B, Oouglae and Frank F, Mtrriecta ^ww Governor of California.?h* Phoenix was printed on ovir preeaea, a *«bb prws, as tht Phoanlx was a morning paper and the TIIOBS- Datcxrat an ortning paper. Tys Bijcby bought the Phoenix about the year Bfccby wa*. formexly hsad of th«daves Commission at His sons, sdaon K, Joel end Terns Bixby all art newspaper asn. Ed son now publishes too Leader of Spring field, Ultmaart, on wixich paper Ur«Hare's grandaon now worlcs as a reporter.

4 33G HARE, iilbert JSBN* IKTER7IM «4B» Bare moved to Pathoska on February 1, and wae tbias until 19X8 when hi cwred -to Sapulp*, where hi was the first editor of the Creek County, Democrat. He coss to Tulsa March 1, 1980* Mr* Hare It e Democrat, a Uethodlet and a Jfeeon. He received hi a masters degree at Werpole lodge #176 In TJpper-Sandusky, Ohio, on March?, 1876, and was knighted In Maryvllle*, Lodge Ko 1100 X* of P«on February 22, In 1S&5, Kr» Hare planted In Oek Lawn Cemetery, Tulsa, sereral aeorn* from Burr Oaks* six to eight Inches In diameter* SOB loess titees are from Tfceae acorns came from a rather ttmoaa tree on the ftdrm of Nate Tamer, a veil knom and highly respected citizen of Muato^je vicijii^y, of years past* Picnies used to be held on the Femer plaibe and on laguflt 7, 1905 t Charles N. Baskell spoke there«be les tctlte before statehood In the aorenent t> make a state of the Indian Territory and to have it named Sttquojosh, A conrention was held and a constitution drawn up* A greet mn*>er of people endorsed this plan.. Mr. Bare has two children not living* A daughter, Florence, and o son ; Bussell«fiussell is a resident of

5 mm, J&BKRT nast XKHRYIBU vtzn. 337, Prance, where ht has bean»lnce 1918, oa a m«&ber. of %ha lav firm of Condert Brothirft* Ur»«Bare, Ills wif died T«bruaty 2, 19SX ; end Is \xtrlod In Oak Lava Cemetery in TU1M,