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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
1
The Democrat party announces candidates subject to Democratic primaries including for Congress D H Linebaugh Sheriff Gus Bossier and Lem Mitchell for Sheriff L E Mitchell county judge G W Hilston Tax Assessor CC Harais and Jasper D Gaard for County positions.
A busy week in federal court produced verdicts and pleas on several charges. Strickland pleaded guilty to manslaughter for murder and received six years in Fort Leavenworth. Adams was found guilty of larceny with one year and one day in prison. Lyles was fined and jailed on a plea of guilty. Hull and Stetson Hull faced fines and short jail terms, with conditions. Self was acquitted. Lunsford murder case yielded a not guilty verdict after jury deliberations. Notaries appointed include Henry Carter J M Watson Francis J F McKeel and Ada.
J H Dorland an old landmark of the Indian Territory died at his Ada home at 77 after a lifetime of travel and enterprise. He joined the 1849 gold rush to California, journeying from Pennsylvania across plains and mountains, later returning by sea around Cape Horn. He later settled in the Territory, running the Dorland hotel in Ada before health declined.
J W Davis traded a horse to Wes Hattox for a mule and claimed a net gain of forty dollars. Hattox has since sold the horse for forty dollars more than his asking price for the mule. Both parties wonder who truly benefited and by how much.
Last Sunday night at Mrs. J. J. Warren’s home in this city Richard Couch and Olive Warren were married. The couple begins married life amid well wishes from a large circle of friends.
The Democrat reports stock men may order fine stock circulars and posters now ready for delivery.
The Ada Merchants Band presented a lively program under director W. R Siason at the opera house last Tuesday evening. The audience enjoyed marches waltzes solos and a quartet performance including Hardin Wy more Stotts and Walters amid warm applause and a successful social and financial outcome.
F N Gardner, long time Pawnee county farmer, predicts hog raising will become a leading Oklahoma industry. He says cattle feeding may rise if prices stay strong, citing abundant corn and rough feed, mild spring weather, and low costs as advantages for hog production.
Judge H C Thompson announces he will enter the race for district judge once the judicial district is designated by the convention. His announcement will appear in an early Democrat issue.
Seven carloads of new machinery arrived this week and will be installed at once at the Atlacement plant.
Denison eyes a commission government with a mayor and two aldermen to handle all city business. The officials would be full time and well paid to manage municipal affairs.
The Democrat and Dallas News offer a combined one year subscription for 1.75 dollars, promoting value to readers with a bundled rate. This deal highlights both daily newspapers aimed at expanding readership.
S H Harris commander calls all members of the W L Byrd Camp to a special meeting at the Confederate Veterans Hall tomorrow at 2 pm. Sons and daughters urged to attend for business of great importance.
The Democrat endorses leaving out the Jim Crow clause from the proposed state constitution to avoid rejection by the president. It urges signing and ratifying the charter to restore order while favoring separate schools and facilities, but argues the clause could doom statehood and should be removed for now with a later legislative fix.
The Tennessee Legislature passed a bill awarding Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville 250000, boosting total annual support to over 1700000 with existing funds and a 1000000 Peabody Education Fund grant. Trustees consider adding another 500000 to the appropriation to expand buildings and departments.
H C Casey U S Indian Agent will hear petitions for removal of restrictions at multiple towns from February 11 to March 9. Citizens must bring copies of leases or agreements for review. hearings exclude full bloods per 1906 act.
A reader from Jacksonville Texas shares detailed steps for tomato culture to meet rising canning demand. Instructions cover hotbeds and cold frames construction, furnace and flue setup, soil preparation, walling for airtight conditions, raising temperature to 80 degrees, transplant spacing, and staking and suckering practices.
The article advises delaying early tomato planting if not eager to raise seedlings in January and February. It suggests skipping hotbeds and waiting for warm weather to plant.
Deputy Marshal Chapman and Baggage Master Price discovered a giant whiskey jug hidden in a tramp trunk at the M E & T yard. A section hand drank from the jug as Chapman poured it out, with the man shouting that he had enough after several scoops.
R. A. Goad left Wednesday for Moody Texas where he will remain for some months and will stay posted with Ada through the Democrat.
A pair of meat hogs fetched 41.80 dollars in Ada within a few days, a strong price surpassing regional cotton. The sale highlights demand for livestock amid agricultural market activity.
The woman suffragists wage an active Guthrie campaign. They lost in the first round but remain undeterred and hopeful for further efforts.
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