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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
8
The Democrat celebrates its correspondents and letters from readers. It notes letters arrive late when published early and offers stamps and paper. Readers are urged to include a name for internal record keeping. The piece ends with a playful fishing-trip joke.
Maxwell items report a late copy with no recent deaths or sickness. A box supper in Maxwell benefits the graveyard, and west Maxwell schools are progressing well. A November 21 1909 wedding at J R Ritter home unites Jno W White and Ida Ritter with an Eld A D Hicks Jr officiating. A hunting party near Stringtown, including Kaiser Ferguson Stuckey Cotton and Scott, bagged ten turkeys five deer and 200 squirrels but a deer was stolen after return.
The report lists assets including Loans 52331.08 overdrafts secured 1480.03 cotton advances 18653.28 stocks 3627.27 and cash 12467. Liabilities show capital 25000 profits 6917.67 deposits 867? the total 136710.16. The cashier W D Hays swears to truth before Notary W H H Braley on November 23 1909.
State of Oklahoma Pontotoc county report shows Farmers State Bank at Ada dated November 16 1909 with resources including loans and discounts overdrafts secured and unsecured stocks bonds warrants furnishings and fixtures cash in bank and checks and other items. Liabilities list capital stock paid in undivided profits less expenses and peace paid and deposits both checked and time certificates. Bank cashier I F O Harriss swears the statement is true to the best of knowledge and belief.
The article urges Oklahoma farmers to use fall and winter plowing to disrupt insect life cycles. It highlights pests such as bollworm chinch bug army worm and wire worms and explains how burying or burning vegetation reduces hibernation sites. It notes wheat fields and gardens benefit from deep fall plowing and orchard weed removal to prevent outbreaks.
Ada visitors, Oakman events, and local notices report residents visiting, business trips, and community activities. Mentions include H E Garner, Miss Buhah, J O Smith, P J Stidham, Mrs Bertha Chamberlain, S M Shaw, T J and Floyd Lee, M Ragland, J D Gann, Bert Smith, M Garner, Lewis Brumley injury, Prof Jesse Collins, Mrs Robt Wilborn, Lena Duvall, and a December singing convention. Also promotes Youth's Companion magazine with subscription details.
A historical sketch recounts Poppaea Sabina’s ascent to empress of Rome through marriage to Nero, her influence over him, the murders of Agrippina and Octavia, and the ensuing tyranny culminating in Rome’s fire and Nero’s death. Otho later honors Poppaea’s grave before confronting Nero’s downfall.
John Kifer reports that despite Tuesday rain the Steedman Ford City auction of lots was successful with bids ranging from 7.50 to 150.00 dollars per lot.
The report shows 1,990 German YMCAs and 1,939 in America. German associations have 117,000 members while American reach 446,000. German property holdings total 2,400,090 dollars versus 40,000,000 dollars in the United States.
N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and sick headache. The ad notes 25 cents at Gwin Mays Co.
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