Democratic Primary Candidate Announcements Authorized
The Democrat is authorized to announce the following candidates subject to Democratic primaries, listing those seeking nomination and any applicable dates or procedures.
04 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
1
The Democrat is authorized to announce the following candidates subject to Democratic primaries, listing those seeking nomination and any applicable dates or procedures.
The editor toured the Ada high school and noted rapid enrollment growth. About 700 to 800 pupils are in two schools with sixteen teachers under Superintendent Perkins who teaches and directs. Eleven grades, a citylike curriculum, and seven graduates mark the current year. Prof. Granger reports changes on the north side school with grade promotions.
Local camp officers of Woodmen of the World and Woodmen Circle Grove will be publicly installed Monday night January 13 in the lodge room. State organizer Mrs M G Meadows is expected to attend. Friends of the order are invited.
MP A. Gus Boserrr L. E. Leu Mitchell for L. Thomas Jas. D. Gaar J. 8S. Cannon are named as contenders in the sheriff contest.
Center residents report good health and social updates as J J Stanger returns from Guthrie while Fred Foster sells sixty Cres of land. J J Stanger leases a place from John Stewart at Summer Chapel. Locals plan belated Christmas celebrations next year amid overflow on Sandy. John McIntyre travels from Maxwell to see uncle Grant Summers. Some Center people move to New Mexico. Adkison heads toward Elida but shifts to San Antonio after meeting returning families.
The Ist Christian Church schedules January 1907 services with Sunday School at 9 30, preaching at 11, communion at 11 45, and a 6 30 consecration meeting followed by 7 30 evening sermon The morning topic The Eucharist and the evening topic Strengthening the Stakes The Y P S C B meets under Be ginning with God and continuing with Him from John 1 1 14 Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 led by Thomas P Holt and minister E L Kinsey
On Monday night the Masonic brethren conferred degrees on four candidates. After the ceremony the lodge adjourned to the Chapman hotel where forty three members enjoyed a bountiful supper. The gathering marked a New Year celebration as they rose from the table.
N. T. Tucker and Leila Har es, Ada, along with James R. Cooper and Bessie M. Middleton, appear in this notice of marriage licenses issued during the holiday season. The fragment notes tickets and voyage themes as part of a seaside wedding context.
A fragment notes a person named Bugpy and his wife traveling to Stratford on Sunday. It mentions accepting positions at P. L. Jones' paper but the wording is garbled and names or roles are uncertain.
Pastor Kirtley announces an early remodeling project for the Christian church, with enlargement planned to make it one of the town’s most commodious structures of its kind.
At a special city council meeting the National Tube Works Co of St. Louis won a contract for 5440 dollars to supply 8 inch piping for the water works system. Work starts with site clearing for the reservoir immediately.
Deputy U S Marshal Ed Brents found no foul play after investigating a dead man nine miles west of the D C line and summoned spades from the Vanness section boss. The first Oklahoma Central train stopped, offering a ride as Brents requested help for another man nearby. The note from News praises the Central as a public helper and hints at judicial delays affecting criminal charges and local politics surrounding Stratford Chronicle editor Joe Bailey.
Investigation identifies the decedent as Jacob Durig a section hand for the Oklahoma Central at Van Noss He left the line on the 26th and is believed to have died that night Death appears caused by convulsions or epilepsy
Sunday morning at Frisco the Rev J M Vernon presided as Walter T Ford and Miss Hattie Davidson wed, joining the Ford and Davidson families near the city. The column also lists holiday travels, a Christmas turkey shoot where U N Bookout won four of five, and local rail and bank news including a new Hickory bank with $10,000 capital.
Henry Partrige A D Gibbons and H L Hudson were arraigned before Commissioner Winn on charges of stealing hogs from Mr Wiley near Palmer Christmas night. Hudson released on a 750 dollar bond while Partrige and Gibbons were sent to Ardmore. Verily lucky with the Democrat. Captain Jack Mills visited amid printer’s family illness and offered help, noting his long Texas journalism career.
The county should pay a salary that attracts capable business leaders, not rely on frugal officers unfit to handle funds. Many counties face bankruptcy while elected officials direct large sums. This paper launches a column of clipped news from nearby towns, including a Center correspondence and notes on future letters.
A Chicago club forms to urge a third term for President Roosevelt. The article notes Teddy will avoid opposing the Bryan landslide of 1908. A. Thomas and T. J. Williams from Stratford attended court on Tuesday and Wednesday.
John Miller formerly of Ada now with First National Bank at Fletcher visited his mother and relatives before returning to work Monday after holiday travel in Texas. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs B C King died last Wednesday with funeral at Rosedale cemetery. The Democrat extends sympathy to the bereaved. Franks and Bob Gambill were seen in Ada with friendly calls before Gambill traveled to Sasakwa.
The Eagle notes residents applied for a post office in their community while Roff faced a coal famine last week.
C T Cooper and family from Meridian Miss locate in Konawa. W F Cooper becomes school principal. M F Kerr and family relocate from Collin County Texas. he plans to buy a farm nearby. Mayor Duncan officiates a marriage between Newt Campbell Sacred Heart and Harmole Mullins Hazel. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs H M Trobaugh on December 26.
A political notice highlights Judge Henry M. Furman as a candidate for the Senate. It underscores his alignment with a party platform summed up as equal rights to all and special privileges to none, urging readers to note his address on another page.
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