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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
The Ada post office lists SunecuirTion as second class matter under the 1879 act. Byron Norrell and Miles Griesby are referenced as props and business manager, with Norrell noted as Epror. The constitutional convention discussions focus on county sit questions, with commentary on their progress and workload.
A friendly notice urges Mr. Farmer to visit the Democrat office while in town for court. It invites him to socialize, exchange news, and share happenings from his locality, promising a warm welcome everywhere in the town office.
Citizens on West 14th Street petition the city council to establish a ferry at the unbridged sidewalk crossing the ditch. If denied they will form squads to practice jumping daily for half an hour to avoid falling into the ditch’s middle.
A Texas editor contends that if he ends in the afterlife it will be for the lies told for the town and its people. He condemns a stingy neighbor who used a neck wart as a collar button and borrowed a paper, yet is praised as a leading businessman. A young man and a graceful girl are urged to join in signing a pardon petition.
Hon D H Linebaugh, candidate for Congress, spoke to a sizable audience at the opera house praising a concise program on land reform and constitutional aims. He argued against the current party, urged removal of restrictions on lands, and called for state purchase of seal lands and mine use for public schools. Judge Furman briefly followed with remarks.
Readers weary of coverage on Joe Bailey and the Waiters-Pierce Oil Company. a Texas press critique notes endless columns about Bailey and likens the discourse to a minister’s son leading a fraught prayer meeting. The column ends with a sharp jab at Bailey overload.
Buckalew of Hubbard I T located at Scullin plans thirty acres of apples and peaches. Indian Territory offers the finest fruits and vegetables with a large market for enterprising growers. Ada’s canning factory will provide a ready market for the produce raised locally.
The Press Gang quotes partisan quips from the Arrapaho Bee and Oklahoma Times Journal about the new state political climate. Republican voices claim certainty while opponents warn of danger, suggesting Ada faces upheaval as figures collapse amid a troubled landscape.
In Custer County News readers deride a neighbor who shuns tobacco and alcohol yet attends every church bell ring and spouts moralizing tales. He bores others by boasting of his own virtue, keeping the community up at night with his sermons.
Hindu tale says the first humans lived on a paradise island linked by a bridge to the mainland. The man urged crossing to a better land, the bridge vanished, and they found rocks and thorns. God offered the woman deliverance, but she stayed to share her husband’s punishment.
D H Collins of Emmett appeared in court Tuesday for proceedings related to a local case.
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