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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
4
The notice lists Grigsby and Norrell as proprietors and credits Captain Jack Mills as editor with Miles Grigsby in business management. It states the paper is published every Friday and available by subscription at $1.00 per year. The Ada post office admission and civil act dates are noted for second class matter.
An outsize western tale unfolds as Squatty the cook clashes with a new Chinese cook. Tobe Caldwell ropes a fleeing Chinaman to stop a camp confrontation, before a longhorn carries him away into the desert. The marshal frees the man, then a note warns against hiring more Chinese workers.
A critique laments Ardmore Democrat misstatement about Lee Cruce and Ada Democracy, noting Ada backed Cruce from campaign start to polls day loss. The piece mocks geographic bias in reporting and jokes about a West End shooting’s fatal outcome.
In Ada, residents are urged to support a community initiative described as a good thing. The call to action emphasizes collective effort and citizen responsibility to push the project forward for local benefit.
Ada endures two weeks of constant solicitation from mendicants and loud political gadflies who heckle and hawk promises, their brash rhetoric clashing with daily life in the town.
The piece argues Taft as Republican nominee would face an easeful sail for victory but notes labor unions remember Taft’s past hostile decisions. It expresses cautious hope he gets the nomination amid ongoing labor tensions.
Republican leaders in Oklahoma face a rising rebellion within the party ranks as members show greater concern for statehood than for keeping current officeholders. The bosses may bow to the storm or be swept from power by indignation among loyal Republicans.
This week papers brim with grand preparations for celebrations while next week promises to recount deaths casualties and explosions caused by white mule gunpowder and damphooism in the aftermath of the Glorious Fourth.
The Democrat invites readers to support immigration by sending copies beyond state lines. Paid up subscribers may mail one or more copies to outside the state for 75 cents per year.
Monday night Judge Furman and a Democrat attended the Sasakwa Masonic supper and installation of officers. After sampling several chicken and turkey dishes he left complaining of illness. Doctors present diagnosed the cause as fowl stomach.
A man at the Frisco depot observes a small boy tugging a mangy dog along the road. The boy calls the dog Cap t, joking that the Guthrie Capital inspires the name and that the dog is the darndest no countest in the territory, fit only to sit and howl.
About sixty to seventy local residents traveled to Sulphur on Wednesday morning to hear William J. Bryan. The Nebraskan speaker captivated his listeners as is typical, delivering a compelling address.
Miss Lola Allen went to Wyn newood Wednesday for a brief visit to relatives.
The article argues that farmers who diversify beyond cotton and corn win more stability. A well rounded mix of orchard crops, a small vineyard, dairy cows, hogs, fowls and meat sales keeps income steady and reduces complaints about hard times.
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