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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
5
Frisco hosts a low rate convention marking a Confederate era banquet in Gulfport Mississippi. Organizers promote regional gatherings and community engagement through a series of dinners and speakers at local venues.
Notice urges farmers to buy new Singer and Meek goods at slaughter prices. Store fronts Court House West Main 1511. Call and be convinced. Also sewing awl offered for 1.50 at Col EK Pityer's Pawn Broker Store Chickasaw Wagon Yard Ada I T E P Moore general agent for I T Okla and Tex headquarters Chickashe I T.
From Pawhuska Osage nation reports that John Stink once a wealthy councillor now lies dying in isolation. Ostracised after a near death episode he was buried alive then revived, cursed by his people and shunned to old age. A parallel note from Enid reports 20000 quails seized being shipped as dressed poultry. A Thanksgiving mishap sees a boy recover after a bone in his throat is removed with a wire hook.
The Democrat extends a liberal offer to paid subscribers and new four year subscribers to send multiple copies to friends outside the new state for seventy five cents per year. The aim is to upbuild the section and inform old state friends about immigration advantages.
A beeman recalls bees killed by an arc light placed near hives last spring. The light lured bees into ceaseless toil as day alternated with night, causing exhaustion and death within a week. The tale warns of near light sources driving bees to fatal overwork.
The Houston Post profile highlights James Henry Higgins the 30 year old Pawtucket native elected as Rhode Island governor. From selling papers to law practice Higgins faced a republican council, fought graft, and rose from state representative to mayor before becoming the nation’s youngest state chief executive.
The piece argues against state publication of textbooks, noting California and others failed due to lack of copyright and higher costs. It cites Texas example where fragmented local selection caused chaos until a uniform series reduced prices by more than half after a competitive bid.
A column notes there will be thirteen editors in the next Missouri legislature. It praises editors for close contact with people and their needs, suggesting editors understand public interests better than most professions. The piece remarks thirteen is not an unlucky number for editors.
The boll weevil cost Texas millions but prompted a shift from cotton to fruit vegetables and diversified farming. Farmers formed wholesale shipments, enabling rail rates, with more corn hogs cattle poultry eggs and new cotton mills in towns. Organization ended the tyranny of King Cotton.
The Texas club in Guthrie formed a permanent body electing F E Herring as chairman Miles Lasiter as secretary and J C Graham as treasurer Its 29 members are native Texans or residents who moved to the proposed Oklahoma state The club passed resolutions praising Oklahoma as a place to live and pledging Texans in Oklahoma to public duty It plans to host O B Colquitt railroad commissioner of Texas for a dinner during his Oklahoma convention visit Also promotes Singer and Meeks winter bargains at a store in front of a courthouse.
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