Perry, county seat of Noble County.  Post office established August 25 1893.  Named for J. A. Perry, a member of the Cherokee Strip Commission during the administration of President Grover Cleveland.

 Early Saloons In Perry

The following information was contributed by Steve Bunch.

Anchor Saloon--south side of east Cedar Street .

Anchor Saloon--Tom Crook-- Lot 4, next door east.  This was gambling headquarters for the south side.  Tom Dorsey followed Crook in business.  Later the Fred Heim Beer Company bought the lot and here a saloon was conducted by Maupin Brothers, Big Phil Rucker and others until Mr. Volstead spoiled the game.

Antler Saloon--east of the Hawkeye Saloon was the original Antler Saloon.

Barash--7th & Delaware

Blue Bell Saloon--original Blue Bell Saloon was operated by Tearney and Hawkins--north side of eat Cedar between tracks and 6th.

Buckhorn Saloon--operated by the Hill brothers (Joe and Ted), in  large circus tent.  The tent was located on the first two lots east of the alley on Delaware , about where the Chevrolet garage now sits.

Coney Island Saloon--two lots north of the Foucart Building Jim Gordon of Ponca City leased a very pretentious two story building to Ned Cheadle and Ed Parks to be occupied by the Coney Island Saloon, the real class of all saloons and gambling houses in the city.  here were headquarters for the noted Chandler gang, politicians and promoters, with Frank Fields and Abe Hunn the original colored porters.

Cutler Brothers-opened a saloon on southeast corner of 7th & C in temporary building.

Dorsey Brother Saloon--then J. b. Tate bought the lot and the next one on the north and erected the present Grand Opera House building.  With office rooms and the theater on the second floor the lower floor, of two rooms were occupied by the Dorsey Brothers saloon and other itinerant tenant.

Dr. Beard of the Magnetic Fingers--combination drug store & saloon--South west corner of 7th & B.

Hawkeye Saloon--came next east and is the end of the line now up to the Frisco right-of-way.

Henry Friedlander's Saloon--Christoph building now stands.

Honk A Tonk Saloon--The U. S. Land Office sat about midway between the Buckhorn and the Blue Belle, all in "Hell's Half Acre."  The Buckhorn did business from the first hour of the opening.  Hill brothers had shipped three train carloads of iced beer by rail and sold 58,000 quart bottles at a dollar apiece in the first two days of the opening.  Hill brothers later sold the tent saloon and erected a permanent structure the first lot west of the Chevy garage next to the alley.  This new venture was called the "Honk A Tonk" saloon.  The first Perry government meetings were held in the second floor of this Salon, until the city moved to the top floor of the Midland .

J. c. Sowers--came from Texas and bought Lot 17 from Virgil Conkling of Missouri and opened his saloon in the building, (fourth building from corner) later owned by J. D. Patterson and called the Black Bear.  Many persons took up the "Black Bear" bust was never the popular resort it had been when politics were lively and aspiring democrats had to see "Pat."

Joe Muthe--had his saloon on the north side of east Cedar street near the Frisco right-of-way.

Joe's Smokehouse--northwest corner of 6th & Delaware .

Kentucky Liquor House--"Red Horse" Hays in charge of bar--Conoco at 7th & Cedar followed by Murray and Monroe owning the Board of Trade Saloon.

Long Shorty's Saloon--for some days, a small shack occupied by "long Shorty's" saloon ws the only building rom the corner of 6th & Delaware to where is now the Evans Block.  "Shortys" Palace was about where the Wolleson building now stands.  The north side seemed to be more "gentlemanly" and refined than other districts of the new city .  There were few disturbances and few lot contest and when "Shorty" moved on thee was no salon on this side for three or four years.

McDonald--north half of Christoph lot.

Midland Saloon--started on the west side of the square then somewhere south of the corner of 6th & Cedar.

Oriental Saloon--further north on 6th street --George Todd erected a two room one story frame shack to be occupied by George Levy and his Oriental Saloon.

Pawnee Saloon--site of the Foucart building--Le Bolapue had his saloon on the corner until Burch and Smith moved in and Cook Norton and his Pawnee Saloon succeeded the grocery concern.

Rock Saloon--on the southeast corner of 6th & Cedar was a shack used for saloon purposes from the first day to the end of the wet era, George Levy moving around from 5th and D streets, being the first occupant of note.  Twice the place escaped fire, once from the south and again from the east.  The lucky old shack was finally displaced by John Pope, who erected a two story stone building on the lot that since has been used for sundry and divers purposes.  The building was always known as the Rock Saloon.

Senate Saloon--south side--Sowers building now covers the lot.  

Shamrock Saloon--Harry Shortman--Lot 10 southeast corners of Cedar & Brogan.  Then John Brogan, mayor of the city moved his grocery store into a frame building next to the corner and stayed for a time, relinquishing to John Gagen and Frank Lugert who opened the Blue Bell Saloon.  Later P. A. Jones, Tom Dorsey and Denny Jones and others tried the saloon business with more or less success, principally less.

Ship A Hoy Saloon--Phillip Subfield--John Zamanek owned the next lot east.  It was here that Phillip was assassinated, or thought so, by a bad actor named John Harden.  The latter took a shot at Phillip who ducked behind the bar.  Harden continued to shoot through the bar, regardless of Phillips protestations.  One of the bullets inflicted a scalp wound, considered fatal by Phillip, who soon however, recovered and quite the "Ship A Hoy" for the more prosaic and quiet second hand business.

Silver Dollar Saloon--only lady bartender in city, Ella Singleton--just north of 7th & B on the west side of the street where Perry Mill was later located.

 The Two Johns"--Big John Burgess --southwest corner of Cedar & Brogan (where City Hall is now)--having the reputation of being the only saloon man of the number in Perry who absolutely abided by the law.

Tom Young's--West side of Chris' Pharmacy.

Turf Exchange Saloon--W. B. Poole owned the lot next north and here was the birth place of Bill Sohn's Turf Exchange saloon, a very polite hostelry, all things considered. (Moved to north side of square, two lots west of Joe's Smokehouse.)

    Two lots west of the Smokehouse--Attorney John Oliphant had his office and sold to Bill Sohn who erected a stone building to be occupied by the Turf Exchange saloon.

Wirt Keen's Saloon--next door east from Thorn Originals on the south side of Cedar.