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1921 — L.K. Meek obtained controlling interest of Security State Bank and boosted the bank to the top of all other state banking institutions.

The hospital was considered a firetrap, so a fund drive began to build a new hospital, organized by the Sisters of St. Joseph at Wichita, Kansas.

The first well of the Three Sands field near Tonkawa came in, and the oil boom began in earnest.

Dr. W.P. Haseman developed the first experimental seismological equipment for the Marland Oil Company.

L.A. Cann, Kay County Commissioner, suggested the creation of a millage levy to finance the building of the new Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk.

Mayor Harry Cragin established the Cragin Lumber Company, operating eight lumberyards in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. He entered into the home building business on a wide scale and became co-owner with W.W. Hickman in the Cragin-Hickman Hardware Store.

T.J. Cuzalina moved to Ponca City and established the Cuzalina Drug Store at the corner of Grand Avenue and Second Street.

Charles H. Ruby died. He had brought in Ponca City's first gas well and founded the first gas company here.

Marland Oils opened the first filling station at Pawhuska. On opening day, customers received free oil with the purchase of gasoline. The red triangle sign was becoming a familiar sight, as were the unique brick buildings that were landscaped by Henry Hatashita, Marland's gardener.

The Rhodes House at First Street and Grand Avenue received a new façade. The exterior was a Spanish style stucco with a red tile roof. An arcade was built on ground level on the two sides that faced the streets, and the building was renamed the Arcade Hotel.

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