Caddo- My Home Town: Choctaw Bank, 1900

Attractions

Rex II
Restored movie theater. Call 580-367-2000 for show times.
Indian Territory Museum and Library
A free look into Caddo's rich heritage. Open Tues.-Sat. from 10am to 3pm
Craighead's
This turn-of-the-century general store is a must see! Open: M-Th 'til 5:30 and F-Sat. 9:00-7:00.

Organizations

Caddo Alumni Association
The alumni association arranges a Caddo High School reunion every four years. Next one is 2012.
Caddo Educational Foundation
This group provides scholarships for community youth.
Caddo Civic and Cemetery Club
This group maintains and improves the cemetery and provides community service as needed.
Town Restoration Association of Caddo
The mission of TRAC is to provide visionary leadership, focus on historical preservation, and promote economic growth to enrich the quality of life in our community.
Caddo Community Association
The CCA holds the annual Heritage Day Celebration and participates in other community projects.

The Caddo Herald

January 12, 1900

A Solid Institution

The Choctaw National Bank will open for business early next week and its opening will be the beginning of one of the strongest business concerns in the Indian Territory, numbering among its stockholders many men who have been prominent in business affairs of Texas and the Territory for years. The following is a complete list of stockholders:

J. C. Henderson- Vice President Farmers and Merchants Bank, Troy Alabama

Wilson N. Jones- ex Governor Choctaw Nation

Solomon J. Homer- National Secretary Choctaw Nation

W. W. Hunter- Supt. Armstrong Academy and member of Choctaw Legislature

W. G. Ward- member Choctaw National Senate

J. D. Lankford- merchant, Atoka

J. W. Chambers- Attorney at Law, Atoka

G. A Pate- Attorney at Law, Atoka

C. A. Hancock, W. H. Ainsworth, and W. J. Moon- Merchants, Caddo

J. L. Rappolee- Attorney at Law, Caddo

LeRoy Long- Physician, Caddo

C. W. Hill- stockman, Caddo

W. H. Attaway, A. C. Pace- Merchants, Bennington

J. P. House- Stock dealer, Caddo

Mrs. M. J. King- Stock dealer, Jackson

Mrs. T. Hunter- Mayhew

R. L. Williams- Attorney at Law, Durant

T. B. Smith- President, First National Bank, Durant

J. A. Stanfield- Vice president Farmers and Feeders Oil Company, Sherman, Texas

Thomas Forbes, Sr. & Jr., N. B. Birge- of Birge-Forbes Cotton Company, Sherman, Texas

B. H. Zank- Cigar manufacturer, Sherman, Texas

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