Alva Review-Courier -

The Sod House Museum will host an open discussion to gather historical information on African American rancher Jesse Howard on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m.

Although Howard was an active force in the area, very few of his activities have been documented. Professor Jana Brown of Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be at the museum to collect and record information on Howard, the African American community known as Elm Flat located northwest of Cleo Springs, the English-Howard Rodeo and Round-Up at Cleo Springs, Howard's days of horseracing and his days as a stock contractor raising rode...