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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
4
May force a constitutional convention reconvening before a state election as frustration over a stalled call grows. The report notes Frantz suggests Murray cannot issue the call while negotiations continue.
Guthrie reporter notes Governor Frantz will not issue a proclamation for a constitutional election until the proposed Oklahoma state constitution is filed with the territorial secretary. William Murray, president of the convention, met the governor and offered a certified copy, but the governor insisted on formal filing before partial notice. Murray said he would press for an election despite injunction cases pending in the supreme court.
Governor Frantz and President Murray clash in a stalemate over filing the original election ordinance and the constitution copy with Charles Filson. Murray refuses the original but may file the sheepskin copy, delaying the August 6 election date if court rulings shift timing. A district court hearing on Woods county injunction looms with potential reassembly of delegates to alter the ordinance and date.
A fragment ponders if recent rain helps green bugs and if the constitution will be accepted. The brief juggles agricultural impact with constitutional fate, leaving readers uncertain about outcomes and broader implications.
Governor Gooding, amid the Moyer Haywood case, believes he has been marked for assassination and has moved from his home to a hotel apartment. His friends say he takes risks visiting from the home after nightfall as the Haywood trial set to begin Thursday looms. Haywood will be the first witness on the charge of complicity in former Governor Stuenenberg’s murder. We feel deeply grateful for the sympathy and assistance from friends in the west and elsewhere as we trust an unbiased jury will vindicate us despite enemy efforts.
Hobart and surrounding countryside were struck by a severe hail storm that caused extensive damage to fruit and other crops. The event was accompanied by heavy wind and rain, with hail pouring for about fifteen minutes and coating the ground in ice.
Guthrie reports Oklahoma peach growers expect a record price with talks of $2 per bushel for northern markets. Demand is strong as commission men ask growers to name prices now, while Elberta trees surge with 16,000 new bears in Logan County.
President Murray leader of the constitutional convention arrives in Guthrie and refuses to file the original seven copies of the constitution with territorial secretary Filson. He says Frantz as head of the election board may get a certified copy if needed but he will retain the originals until the convention ends. Murray notes Frantz plans an election and may reconvene the convention if court actions delay the call.
The piece notes outside interests attempting to corner the peach crop by pre arranging purchase terms. It recalls J. H. Taylor of Wynnewood who unintentionally cornered Oklahoma’s crop years ago by offering to buy all fruit at one dollar a bushel to push growers’ care. He profited and his method influenced growers thereafter.
Enid observers report Republicans returning from a committee meeting in Oklahoma City exult over results and say a large majority of attendees were aligned to oppose the constitution for a separate state for old Oklahoma, with Enid’s capital hopes revived.
Aged 73 farmer A. D. Adcock of a Shawnee area farm was shot by his 23 year old son John after an argument over delivering wool. The son fled to Tecumseh after surrendering to police and is jailed. The elder man rode to town for treatment.
More than 20 prominent coal operators in Indian Territory, controlling output and price, are said to be indicted soon by the federal grand jury in the southern district. The move follows investigations begun earlier this year by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty at South McAlester and other territory points.
Shawnee business men grow despondent over the constitution opposition threatening statehood gains. They warn years of effort and large expenditures for a single statehood could be wasted if Republican leaders fail to rally rank and file. Shawnee hopes to become the joint state capital, a defeat seen as sealing the two territories into one state.
Mulkey visits Sulphur Springs delivering a sermon about sulphur and brimstone to a group of invalids seeking relief. The treatment is described as thorough and seemingly effective.
Oklahoma City republicans are mobilizing to safeguard statehood amid threats to oppose the constitution. Businessmen unite various party factions to back immediate statehood, with a solid delegation from Oklahoma County planned to attend a Tulsa convention demanding acceptance of the constitution to realize statehood at once.
Enid jury finds H. H. Watkins cashier of Citizens' Bank of this city not guilty of criminal mismanagement in the bank's failure two years ago. Verdict returned at WaTonga court following indictment proceedings.
Rock Island railway announces lower lumber freight rates from Little Rock to Shawnee and nearby towns including Oklahoma City. Rates drop from 27 to 23 cents per hundred pounds on car load lots starting June 5, saving about $22 per car. the prior history shows a 21 cent level years ago, then 23 and 27 as peaks.
A 1907 hearing in Memphis before the Interstate Commerce Commission examined cotton seed freight rates from Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The Oklahoma state union secretary circulated a letter urging members to aid the government in proving a seed oil trust exists, asking for evidence of price uniformity and terms offered by members to sell seed.
At a Memphis hearing, Oklahoma Attorney General W O Cromwell intervened in a suit by the Memphis freight bureau against Fort Smith & Western and Frisco. A new hearing is sought to investigate railroad rates on cotton seed versus by products and any discrimination against cotton seed. Farmers and producers urged to supply information to Governor Frantz or the attorney general to aid an early ICC probe.
Judge Milt Garber upheld the federal indictments against several lumber dealers led by S. M. Gloyd after two days of argument by J. K. Keaton and John Embry. The cases were continued for the term due to missing Twin Territory Lumber Dealers records as secretary J. E. DuMar was replaced by William Kennedy, eluding subpoena.
The First National Bank of Bliss is authorized with a capital of 10000 dollars signaling formal approval of its financial foundation. The move establishes the bank's capacity to operate and serve local customers.
Edward White, express agent for Wells Fargo at Gainesville Texas, is indicted for receiving intoxicating liquors for shipment into Indian Territory. This marks the first major arrest of an outside express agent on such charges in the booze bursting era.
The New State Brewing Company of Oklahoma City may quit doing business in Indian Territory to avoid prosecution, or face court action with an indictment pending. H. Y. Thompson, August Busch, William E. Johnson, and Walker led a conference after Augustus Busch sought travel to Europe while under U S indictment.
The Oklahoma and Indian Territory Funeral Directors associations elected officers at their sixty annual session in Oklahoma City. President R. J. McCune Norman led the slate with vice president C. J. Crocker Stillwell I T secretary A. E. Bracken Kingfisher treasurer H. L. Overron Duncan and L. T. unnamed.
At the White House the president asked the attorney general to review the Oklahoma constitution left by Representative Watson of Indiana. The goal is a memorandum of impressions to guide the president’s eventual view on the document. In Enid, Paul Wagner, held on forgery charges, died by his own hand.
Grand Lodges of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters convened in Shawnee with a welcome by Mayor Stearns and Shawnee lodge representative J. D. Lydick ahead of a merger tomorrow in the Elks hall.
A Tipton Indiana letter recalls emigrants touring Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1906. It describes Winnipeg’s growth and prosperous farms with large wheat yields and rail infrastructure. Authors Burkhart Treloar-Tresidder Mount report buying two thousand acres and sending a partner to manage a thriving Canada land venture.
A humorous exchange depicts a governess praising affectionate siblings in a Smart Set household. Clive and Barbara improvise roles with Clive posing as husband and Barbara as maid as they pretend to be grown ups.
Advertisement notes Defiance Starch lets men’s collars and cuffs stay stiff with gloss or domestic finish. Package offers 16 oz for 10 cents and claims firmness is adjustable. Sold by good grocers.
The velocipede was invented by Drais, with an unclear year ending in 187. The fragment notes the creator and an approximate date but lacks full historical precision.
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