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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1906
Page
4
Ada locals and visitors trade notes on business trips and moves. A parade of names from Ardmore Sulphur Greenville and Stonewall pass through with plans to relocate visit or study new positions. The paper notes city street improvements and a bird’s eye view of social happenings and church affairs.
Friday forenoon A gent McNair discovered ore burning in an empty box car on the switch by the flour mill. He extinguished the blaze before it damaged more than a small floor hole. The car held hay and old dishes, suggesting tramps had made a temporary home in the palace on wheels.
A lively Hoodlum group called the Hoodie Tas Sisters enjoys a hay ride hosted by Pinkie Timberlake and guests, featuring games and merriment to Kirk's Spring. Washington reports indicate House conferees may compromise for Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood, with Speaker limiting blame and senators pressed to concede before session end.
A Ada Brevard Training School supporters report nearly a year of efforts, noting strong local patronage, land held for school use, and stock investments. They urge payment in and expansion to fund a proper schoolhouse, with aims to invite national figures for the first commencement and to attract families seeking education in the western Indian Territory.
The Honolulu Minstrels under W. J. McNeil presented Darktown minstrels to a large, pleased audience. The show featured Prof. J. Patton's colored concert band and strong performances by Gordon C. Collins Ernestine Jess Brown Galloway and Rastus. John Edwards sang Chickens in the Sky with good reception.
The little daughter of Mr. Joe Winn on corner 16th and Rennie lingers in a dying condition from a rare disease. Reports claimed contagion, but physicians assure neighbors there is no more contagion than a common chill.
Deputy U S Marshal Ed Brents celebrated his resignation Friday by seizing a trunk in Frisco. He found an assortment of ladies and babies garments and three jugs of red liquor. The contraband beverage was taken to the courthouse and poured on the curbstone altar.
Chief Browall announced Friday morning the bill of lading confirms a new fire wagon, fire harness and 12 hundred feet of hose are on the road. Arrival is expected by a train.
A fine horse in Honolulu was frightened by a parade Thursday afternoon near Morton Lancaster’s home. A sharp palm fence palings pierced its side, causing a severe wound, but medical help arrived and the blood flow was controlled. recovery is anticipated.
A reader reports throat tissues inflamed causing coughing and irritation. After taking a cough mixture the irritation eases for a while, and the notice offers a free sample.
T. E. Brents sent his resignation to Marshal Porter in Muskogee, ending a period of contemplation. He disclosed no definite new path, though several propositions are pending his choice and no decision has been reached.
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