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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
7
Oklahoma state news reports Frank Dunham’s Yale shop was burglarized last week with about $1 value of revolvers and razors stolen. A skeleton key was used to gain entry to the building. The Cor ell Christian college structure nears completion and is deemed an imposing pride to its founders and city.
A conference of the railroad commissioners of Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma will meet in Oklahoma City soon to discuss matters of mutual interest due to their close regional ties.
The receiver for Cap s National Bank at Guthrie Oklahoma expects a 10 percent dividend of 25 000 dollars to be paid from the U S sub treasury in St Louis The bank's ability to pay rests on its large holdings in a privately owned insane hospital caring for Oklahoma's insane at 200 dollars per capita
The Ardmore Ice Light and Power Company sold its right and franchise with the street railway track to Donald Fitzgerald a New York capitalist for 25000. He plans to add three miles of track and have cars in operation by June 18 1908.
The Oklahoma state supreme court recesses until December 2 for a hearing in Oklahoma City Street Railway Co. case. The city seeks a writ of Mandamus to compel free carriage for policemen firemen and mail carriers on duty and to issue two and one half cent tickets to school children.
In Greer and several other counties farmers unite to protect wild birds from hunter activity and from powers. Through local papers they offer large rewards for detection of such parties with posters signed by farmers. rewards reach as high as ten dollars for trespass on their premises.
Purcell school authorities request 400 trees to adorn Hawthorne and Irving public school grounds. They urge a hearty response, saying children will learn to value and care for trees by seeing them on school grounds.
State insurance commissioner T. J. McComb has received several applications from insurers desiring to operate in Oklahoma. No action will be taken until Attorney General West issues an opinion interpreting territorial statutes and constitutional provisions governing the department.
The east wall of the Metho dist church on the south side in Oklahoma City fell Friday night after workmen excavated for an alley and found the foundation. The remaining structure will be torn down as a new church is built. losses are about 6000 dollars.
The ruling mandates new commissions at three dollars for every attorney regularly admitted in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, many already admitted in the U S Supreme Court. Former federal judges in both territories must follow the ruling. About 2,000 attorneys reside in the state.
The July 1907 federal census for Oklahoma reports 1 444 042 residents, an increase of 78.9 percent since 1900, reflecting rapid growth as the state entered the union.
The sheriff acting on the county attorney's request served notice on former saloon keepers to remove all signs and advertising relating to intoxicating liquor. Most of the sixty eight saloons have complied with the request.
Mayor Henry M Scales of Oklahoma City married Lily Houston Watkins of Columbia Tennessee last week in a ceremony held in Columbia.
John W. Scothorn of Guthrie a member of the bar examining commission by the state supreme court issued a call for the commission to meet on December 2 to organize and get ready for business.
The funds turned over by C. W. Rambo, former territorial treasurer, to James A. Menetee, the new state treasurer, totaled eighty eight dollars. The money is deposited in forty one banks in old Oklahoma and is reportedly backed by gilt edged securities.
Harper's Weekly recalls comedian Willie Collier in a barnstorming troupe amid waning business. Just before a Illinois show, he peered at the audience and quipped that despite low turnout, the troupe remained in the majority.
Mrs A C Brestlin of Chicago reports a year long struggle with a itching skin like eczema on her baby. After trying many doctors and colleges she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills, seeing marked improvement after three boxes. This cured child is now healthy. October 1906.
In a Philadelphia congregation a decisive female voice helped select a pastor after three disliked ministers. The chosen candidate won support because his wife tolerates his outbursts at home, a reasoning the woman credited with preventing trouble. The couple’s future remains uncertain as the wife has not spoken.
Florida planter J Z Reid notes nut growing is a new but promising industry in the south Atlantic and Gulf states. Pecan leads demand, aided by grading and machine cracking, with trees yielding up to 200 pounds per season and prices around 60 to 70 cents a pound.
An Ohio woman recounts years of indigestion and constipation eased by Grape Nuts after trying the cereal. She reports regular bowels, improved memory, and clearer thinking as digestive health improves, following the Postum Co. advertisement.
Harpers Weekly recalls a young Baltimore attorney who won no pardon but delivered a grim joke. The client awaiting a governor’s decision on a murder conviction learns his uncle died leaving him $200, while the lawyer claims his payment as the only consolation.
An old warning against mercury in catarrh remedies advises using prescriptions from reputable physicians only. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is claimed mercury free and taken internally. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials available. Sold by druggists.
An 84 year old Towcester workhouse inmate asked for tobacco. she said she smoked for 71 years and has been unable to digest meals since entering the house. The board of guardians approved the request citing her long habit and need.
An old ad urges readers with coughs and chest infections to use Simmons' Cough Syrup as a fast cure claiming it soothes sore lungs and provides immediate relief.
A relief. Smith wakes to a masked burglar with a sawed off shotgun from a bureau. The burglar says he is an robber, and Smith replies he hoped he was a plumber, then returns to rest under the warm covers.
G. E. Huntington of Eufala Alabama endorses Hunt's Lightning Oil as the most useful household remedy. He claims it has no equal for cats, burns, sprains, and insect bites based on his experience.
The quote contrasts gifts of fortune with enduring personal nobility. Strength of mind survives changing external circumstances and elevates life to higher planes, per Haliburton.
The text urges careful examination of CASTORIA bottles as a safe remedy for infants and children. It relates light bills from an illuminating company as usually heavy, and mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigarettes and a dealer in Peoria Illinois. It touches on pipe dreams of the church organist.
The terms petrel and petroleum trace back to rock related roots. Petro means rock and petroleum derives from it, while petrel links to Saint Peter through the bird name, noted for its wave walking appearance.
A compact old ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the go to laundry aid for clean fresh clothes. It notes grocers stock the product and adds a cheeky line about women preferring to go broke than miss a social outing.
Flowering testimonials claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound conquers tumor growths and other female distress. Women describe relief from cysts, fibroids, and bearing down after taking the remedy and its Blood Purifier in alternating doses, urging continued use and brand loyalty.
Complainant testifies that the prisoner punched and struck him with a hammer after being warned of arrest. The judge presses for details while the witness repeats the sequence of events in a mechanical tone.
A German mechanic crafts the smallest working motor used as a scarf pin with a battery kept in his coat pocket. The device runs continuously to prove its operation. Also noted are advertisements for Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer and a report that Manhattan post office receipts average $54,370 daily.
A concise vignette quotes St. Augustine on the value of fidelity in small duties as the measure of greatness. The line emphasizes discipline, virtue, and daily integrity.
A fragmented note mentions Lewis' Factory in Peoria with references to a single binder cigar and a line about patience meaning laziness. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear event details or dates.
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