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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
Reports from Tulsa and other Oklahoma towns describe a surge of open saloons dubbed blind tigers resurrecting pre prohibition style bars. Officials fear organized openings across cities with enforcement debates over the Billups law and gubernatorial warnings of jail for illicit operations.
A Chicago dispatch from August 2 reports Wall Street bettors see Bryan as a long shot with odds quoted at 10 to 1, 8 to 1, and 6 to 1, while New Yorkers fail to grasp the political value of the national race. The note calls residents lobsters for misreading politics and mentions Lawton figures and real estate as solid investments.
Ada National Bank presents a glimpse into the Hardin and Blanks office space featured on its blog. The post outlines layout, decor, and services showcased to customers visiting the bank’s local headquarters.
Ada baseball team came home Sunday from Savulpa and Keifer after six games winning three. The last game Sunday at Keifer ended Ada’s 17 to 1 victory with McDole pitching 16 strikeouts. An ad touts Dr Shoop's Restorative as a quick health booster sold by G M Ramsey.
A collage of opinion excerpts notes Prohibition’s likely defeat in Texas with a strong showing, while critics attack trusts and celebrate local enterprise. The column urges civic cooperation and town-building as essential to a town's future and prosperity.
Oklahoma state board of agriculture releases figures for wheat 12.7 bushels per acre oats 25.5 bushels corn 67.1 cotton 62.9 broom corn 81.5 with area planted 18.5 percent below last year. Old Oklahoma shows corn 66.9 and 85.4 in the old area. Overall improvement from last month despite rains.
Lawton Oklahoma August 17 Mrs June Smith suffered a severe head injury in an attack that also left her sister Mrs J M Phillips unharmed. Doctors fear the injury may prove fatal as Mrs Smith fights for life after returning from Randlett.
Guardian to sell at Ada Oklahoma on August 14 1908 the real estate of William Hamlin located in Garvin McClain and Pontotoc counties all as described containing 293.66 acres more or less terms are one half cash one fourth in one year and one fourth in two years secured by mortgage 8 percent interest. The notice also covers estate matters for Elizabeth Brown and a divorce suit in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with due court dates and affidavits of estrays in Ada Oklahoma recorded July 1908.
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the County Court hears an application by Thomas Carney for letters of administration on the estate of Elsie James, deceased. The hearing is set for August 17 1908 at 10 o’clock a.m. in Ada, inviting any heir, next of kin, or creditor to appear and show cause. First published July.
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