Pontotoc County Commissioners Meet In Ada 1908
The Pontotoc County Commissioners met January 6 to 10 1908 in Ada Oklahoma approving bonds and clerk appointments and auditing county expenses The board awarded Ada News printing work for assessment blanks approved quarterly and other county officer reports issued many warrants and adjourned with officials named Kerr Rinard Floyd Cates and others recorded as part of the minutes.
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Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada
T. N. Herrin
Municipal Township No
J. A. L. Atkinson
Raff
H. Hughes
Okla
Ada News
C. C. Hargis Register of Deeds
J. C. Cates
Joseph Dunagan
Geo. H. Phillips
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
N. B. Pool
H. Riley
E. W. Hardin
J. C. Andrews
T. F. Pierce
Farmers Gin Co
Court House
City of
J. D. Rinard
C. W. Floyd
G. M. Short
Guthrie
G. A. Truitt
E. L. Bunch
R. E. Haynes
EB. W. Hardin
Board of County Com
Roff Township
Ross Township
H. J. Brown
Municipal Township
R. D. Miers
Jos. Grandell
W. H. Nettes
G. W. Tignor
T. J. Smith
E. 8
Haraway
Municipal Township No. 1
Ada Democrat
Joe Terrell
J C W. Floyd
Geo. Culver
S. T. McClure
A. G. Winn
R. E. Blanks
Burns
W. 8. Kerr
The Hustler Reports M O G Railroad Grade Revival
Reliable information says work will restart on the M O G railroad grade February 1 with haste and by March 15 a construction crew will be at work between Allen and Calvin. Clarence Walters in charge of right of way will assist Allen to complete arrangements and start southward for extensive grading and steel laying until completion. Surveyors near Bromide are tightening lines toward the far south as crews prepare.
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Allen
Calvin
Clarence Walters
Woman's well rope runs city to the gulf, cheering
A fragmentary quote speaks of a woman’s well rope extending toward the gulf and a man named Allen Hustler with mixed remarks. A halted confidential tale interrupts the exchange, hinting at a past wrong but withholding detail. The tone suggests a local gossip or serialized dialogue from the era.
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Gulf
Allen
A Woman’s Tongue and the Call for Gentle Silence
A speaker warns against repeating past evils and stoking suspicion. He cites a Japanese saying about words harming others and urges focusing on present good intentions, praising effort and practicing charitable silence to help a person climb from past missteps.
Burhead Mall Waiting Room Adds Segregation Feature
The Frisco depot opens a new waiting area described as a separate negro apartment built under a recently enacted Jim Crow law. The room is divided from the original waiting area by an office, with no chance for the two races to view each other.
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Burhead
Burleyhead Hall
Frisco
State v Copeland defendants lawyers earn praise
The case State vs Walter Copeland, decided yesterday, highlights defense counsel Crawford and Bolen. The article notes public sentiment was hostile, yet evidence shows the defendant did not commit the charged act and the legal standard for criminal intent was not met, credit due to the defense team.
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Walter Copeland
Messrs. Crawford & Bolen
Liquor law violator fined and jailed. cement plants expand
Fred Copeland of Conway convicted for unlawfully disposing of toxicants, fined sixty dollars and costs, and sentenced to thirty days in prison. It notes Ada hosts a large Portland cement plant in operation and Nowata to have one soon, with a forecast of local material independence. Dr Shoop's Cough Cure advertised as a safe remedy for coughs.
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Fred Copeland
Conway
Pontotoc County
Ada
Nowata
Oklahoma
Oklahoman
News Boy Hurt in Fall During Game on Route 3
Charles Rushing, a News carrier on Ada route 3 in the Southwest district, fell during a friendly basketball game after school dismissals and suffered a serious arm fracture. Some patrons may miss their papers this afternoon due to the accident.
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Chas. Rushing
Ada
House Democrats to Caucus on Prohibition Bill
Guthrie Oklahoma January 21 The House Democrats plan another caucus to discuss the prohibition enforcement bill. They aim to separate the dispensary scheme from the enforcement provisions and pass them separately.
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Guthrie
House Democrats
Owen Would Make Government Bonds Pass as Legal Tender
Senator Owen introduced a bill to make United States bonds legal tender for all debts public and private. He argued that government bonds underpin most of the nation’s money and should be recognized as currency.
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Washington
Owen
United States
Dr Shoop’s Restorative Promoted For Weak Nerves
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop’s Restorative as a remedy for stomach heart and kidney weakness. It claims to strengthen inner nerves and build up health with tabs or liquid, offering a free sample from Racine Wisconsin and noting it is sold by G M Remassey.
Mrs Williams Dies After Illness Near Ada
Mrs J H Williams aged 5 wife of J H Williams residing two and a half miles south of Ada died Friday at 3 PM after years of poor health. She leaves six children most near maturity. A son in Stonewall was informed by phone. Funeral services were held at Rosedale this afternoon.
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J. H. Williams
Ada
Nolen
Stonewall
Rosedale
Portland Cement Co Moves Offices to Plant Site
Our good and congenial neighbor Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. shifts its offices from Broadway to the cement plant site west of the city.
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Oklahoma Portland Cement Co.'s
Broadway
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Geo. Dyer
J. R. Fletcher
L. J. Little
Ada Furniture and Coffin Co
W. H. Gray
A. L. Nettles
Ada Electric Light and Gas Co
Robert Wimbish
State OF Oklahoma
Otis ‘B. Weaver
Jos. Grande
Municipal Township No. 4
Ada Township
J. B. Roberson
W. S. Kerr
Beaard
the New Railroad
Burhead Mall
Frisco Station
Chas
Rushing
J. H. Williame
Gladys Lea
C. L. Lea
Tyrola
Gear
Ada and Center
Clardy Lodge
D. C. Brady
N. G
Ganer Wae Thor
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