Democratic Ticket Nominated for State and County Offices
The list shows the Democratic slate for the June 8 1907 primary including C N Haskell for Governor George Bellamy for Lieutenant Governor Rett Owen and T P Gore for U S Senate W H L Campbell for Clerk of the Supreme Court C D Carter for Congress and other county posts with names such as Reuben M Roddie A T West E S Ratliff Frank Huddleston T J Smith W D Lowden Joel Terrell W S Kerp Robert Wimbish C C Hargis J C Cates T F Berce Cons A Thomas G A Truitt John D Rinard C Floyd G M Short H J Brown W H Nettles J M Raney J D Looper.
Economic Pointers From History and Local Notes
A mosaic of figures and notes including Columbus costs and pay, oil and gas well activity in the Indian Territory and Osage nation, May production totals and well counts, plus a civic education reflection and Pontotoc county politics. The piece blends trivia with local context and a sharp joke about a county attorney bid.
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Indian Territory
Osage Nation
New State Tribune
Entertaining Republicans and local notices mix in Ada tale
Senator Burrows is humorously cited amid a long Ada column. The piece blends political anecdotes with social updates from Ada Oklahoma Territory, naming Miss Nina Thompson, W. W. Pryor, P. G. Ingram, and others. It covers theater proprietors leaving, bridal and travel notes, and local civic chatter with a lively small-town voice.
Texas travel and local appointments headline
Mrs. D A Shaw of Mohank Texas visits daughter Mrs A D Tanner for the summer. Ashley Tanner returns from Texas visit and is named principal of Lexia Academy at Martins Mills Texas. Beard Blanks advertise insurance loans real estate with office at Harris Hotel. B F Bell, photographer from Miller Illinois, touring.
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D. A. Shaw
Mohank, Texas
A. D. Tanner
Ashley Tanner
Texas
Lexia Academy
Martin’s Mills
Beard & Blanks
Harris Hotel
Midland Musings Snapshot of Local Happenings
Dick Carleton is able to be out after three weeks of illness. Residents attended Ada court on Monday. Ida White traveled to Sulphur for a normal. Rev Templeman preached at Lightning Ridge and Rev Hardee spoke at S H White’s home. Mrs Templeman hosted Hart area singing by the Midland choir. Union Sunday school grows as farmers work cotton in good weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Burrows
Kalamazoo
Martha
Nell Moore
Louisana
Bill
Esser
Oklahoma City
Joe Simpson
The
Democrat
American Type Founders Co
Main Street
Gilbert Reed
Christian Endeavor
A. Willoughby
Chism
A. B. Sturgis
E. B. Hockaby
Electric Theater Company
Shawnee
W. P. Litteral
Springfield
Missouri
Our City
Hotel Chapman
Mr. Litteral
Jessie Welsh
Mexico
United States Company
Tamaico
Old Mexico
Okla
Shannon
Severa
Jack
Tampico
Tropcal
Mary Jane” Cox
Konawa
Mary Jane
Merkel
Texas
Georgy Meade
Dick Carleton
Rev. Hardee
S. H. White
Dog Comfort On Winter Camping Trips
A Travel Magazine writer advises carrying old blankets for dogs on winter camping trips. He notes dogs sleep better and stay warm when tucked under blankets, avoiding cold and shivering as nights grow frigid.
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Land of Dreams
Madrid Swindle Leads Doctor and Jeweler to Loss
A cunning impersonator, posing as the wife of a mentally ill man, wheedles a Madrid doctor and a jeweler. She uses a trusted clerk and a staged husband visit to steal diamonds worth 5000 dollars after a lengthy ruse that ends with her disappearance.
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Madrid
Spain
Story Tellers In Demand At Banquets In New York
Banquets in New York every night feature speeches by storytellers and orators. Committees search nationwide for witty anecdotes and epigrams to entertain and ease minds, while critics say many banquets have become megaphones for political bluster.
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New York
Villagers Test Lunatics By River Swim In Laos
In an undeveloped Laos region, a village treats the mad as buffalo believers. Bound and bound, they are tossed into a river. those who swim are deemed sane while those who sink face isolation if rescued alive.
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Laos
Traders Day for Ada Plans Monthly Market Assembly
J. M. Raney solicits subscriptions to a fund to cover costs of launching a Traders Day in Ada. The plan designates the first Monday of each month as the trading day when merchants bring stock to sell, turning the day into a notable event for county seat towns.
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J. M. Raney
Texas
City Dam Gates Closed Finishing Major Project
Work on the citys large dam is complete and gates were shut yesterday as the reservoir begins to fill.
Lancaster v Lancaster warns appearance in Indian Territory court
In the United States Court in the Indian Territory Southern District Marken Plaintiff Florence Lancaster Defendant Florence Lancaster is ordered to appear in thirty days and answer the complaint. Witness the Hon J T Dickerson Judge and seal dated June 15 1907. Clerk C M Campbell By A H Constan Duke Stone Attorney. First published June 21.
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United States Court
Indian Territory
Marken
Florence Lancaster
Mark Lancaster
J. T. Dickerson
C. M. Campbell
A. H. Constan Duke Stone
Webb
Infant of Hem Bree near Conway Dies
An infant child of E. N. Hem Bree near Conway died last night, according to local reports from the area. The loss is noted as a domestic death without further details provided in the fragment.
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E. N. Hembree
Conway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Democratic
C. N. Haskell
George Bellamy
United States Senate
Rett. L. Owen T. P. Gore
Supreme Court
W. H. L. Campbell
Congress
C. D. Carter
Reuben M. Roddie
A. T. West
E. S. Ratliff
Frrnk Huddleston
T. J. Smith
W. D. Lowden
Joel Terrell
W. S. Kerp
Robert Wimbish
C. C. Hargis
J. C. Cates
T. F. Brerce
Roff
Cons. A. Thomas
G. A. Truitt
John D. Rinard
C. W. Floyd
G. M. Short
Justice of the Peace
Ada
H. J. Brown
W. H. Nettles
J. D. Looper
America
Columbus
Pontotoc County
Bob Wimbish
Wimbish
Oklahoma City Post
Grace Margaret Gould
Woman’s Home Companion
Nina
Thompson
W. W. Pryor
P. G. Ingram
B. F. Bell
Milier, Illinois
Midland
H. E. McCleary
N. J. Maynor
Gus Carleton
R. L. Walker
Mr. Collins
James Bohannon
Tillman Dearman
Ida White
Templeman
Lightning Ridge
Your Union
CREMO
American Cigar Company
W. O. W. Picnic
W. O. W. Camp
Leader Grove
Town
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