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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
1
An old saying urges readiness for any contingency while there is time. It compares delaying gun loading to facing a bear or a covey of birds and getting little game. The passage emphasizes practical preparation over complacent reliance on luck.
In the Oklahoma primary race, Murray leads for Democratic U S Senator spot while J B Thompson and Claud Weaver vie for the three at large seats among 28 candidates. Weaver shows strong gains in Grady and Oklahoma City, with Branson prominent in Muskogee. Official returns from 32 counties place Weaver ahead of Branson. Murray and Thompson trail. State Democrat officials announce a statewide convention Aug 28 in Oklahoma City to ratify nominees and set a platform. Owen notes large majorities as returns widen.
In Dallas on Aug 13 the Republican State Executive Committee divided into rival camps over Lyon proxy rulings. Police appeared but not needed as Elgin challenged Roosevelt supporters and Lyon asserted authority. Both sides claimed victory as the meeting ended with the convention looming.
J. W. Simpkins returned from Chickasha reporting crops in the area are fine and excellent reports come from the farther west region.
Oklahoma City Aug 14 Governor Cruce named Dr F M Adams of Big Cabin as superintendent of the new state asylum for the feeble minded at Vinita, effective November 1. Buildings and equipment should be ready a month earlier, with transfers from Norman to Fort Supply and Vinita to follow, reducing Norman’s numbers as capacity expands.
The fragment references a work detail involving a Jobe agent connected to jet operations. It is unclear and fragmentary but suggests a logistics or staffing note about jet work. No clear dates, places, or organizations are established.
Oliver H. Akin, defeated by 35 in Cleveland County, plans to contest on grounds Republicans voted in the Democratic primary. He cites about 400 such votes. Prospects of overturning the senatorial nomination with 40,000 Republican votes fading as former Gov. Haskell’s challenge loses footing.
Washington August 13 The Indian appropriation bill, in conference since July 30, has been agreed to and is to be signed today if the Senate and House conferees still approve. Those leading the bill are jubilant after a hard fought battle, but today worry that the Republican conferees may not sign the conference report.
Congress plans to sign a conference report trimming the $16 million Senate bill while preserving a $100000 payroll for the Indian agencies. Key settlements include ceding 16 agencies, funding for Ute and Oklahoma schoolchildren, and restricting tribal fund expenditures without explicit congressional approval.
T M Scarlet of West 17th street brought a beet to the News office that weighs nine pounds three ounces and grew without cultivation, beating any expected this year.
The Senate adopted the Bourne Bristow parcel post plan within the post office appropriation bill. The plan divides the country into eight zones with a fifty mile radius rate of five cents for the first pound and three cents for each additional pound.
The Pontotoc district shows rapid growth in peaches with cars shipped from Ada Roff Tyrola and Pontotoc County. Prices range 1.00 to 1.50 per bushel. Farmers like J Rushing and W B John & Brothers report strong shipments. Industry expectations rise toward Georgia level. Populist National Convention opens in St Louis August 13 with plans for railroad public utility control and reform measures.
Mrs. Fred E. Turner of Muskogee Oklahoma learned she is one of five direct heirs to a Yorkshire England estate valued around 91 million dollars. The estate includes land castles and personal property with much in English banks. Turner and other heirs, traced from Sarah Payne her great grandmother, were notified that settlement should occur soon and they plan to travel to England in fall to attend final details.
The county excise board approved the city commissioners estimates and set a levy of $1.81 per $100 valuation. Total for all purposes will likely be about three percent higher, but taxpayers pay slightly less than last year due to a lower property valuation than in 1911 when the state board raised it.
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A college professor claimed that logical forecasting in politics extends from predicting Wilson’s nomination to anticipating his November election. The same reasoning cited for nomination forecasts could apply to general election outcomes and voter behavior.
R. W. Simpson departed this morning for New York to spend three weeks picking a large fall and winter stock for the Surprise Store.
Judge McKeown ordered the Frisco ballot box opened to extract returns for the state committeeman race in Pontotoc county. C T Angel is poised to win by about three votes with Braley leading outside Frisco by two. box loss of returns prompted the ruling. Roddie opposed but was overruled. Braley sought party status but was denied.
The Oklahoma Portland Cement Co presents a concrete silo at the State Fair display. The exhibit aims to demonstrate silo benefits to farmers with thousands of folders about silo construction distributed alongside the display.
Timberlake SD marks its second anniversary with a three day celebration. Prominent figures including Democratic governor candidate Thomas Sterling are slated to speak as the town showcases its paved streets and modern business houses since its prairie beginnings two years ago.
Bob Lucas is undergoing training at the Frisco depot. Agent Nair oversees the program, guiding Lucas through standard procedures and safety protocols.
Official tally indicates weak party showings with sparse ballots in many precincts. Republicans and Socialists drew minimal votes, while Democrats trailed two years ago. state tickets lag county totals as detailed counts list many candidates and vote totals, led by Bolen with 1702 votes.
General Buckner aged ninety visited his soldier son Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. in Louisville after a lengthy levee at his hotel. He said he stays up past 1 a.m. reading and remains politically engaged, favoring Wilson, recalling war years with humor and pride. He once edited the Louisville Courier and noted the enduring art of gunnery.
Former Normal School student Marshall Jones visited Ada today. The occasion honored his athletic legacy and included remarks by remembered coach Omanars conte de, reflecting on the Normal football program.
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