County Judge Terrell and Clerk Sims Lauded for Faithful Service
Audit reports praise Hon. Joel Terrell and county court clerk F C Sims for faithful efficient service in Pontotoc County Oklahoma from statehood to 1910. The office handled 848 probate, 316 civil, and 533 criminal cases with significant fees and expenses disclosed, noting clerical discrepancies but overall integrity and large workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Taylor
Guthrie
Okla
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Joel Terrell
Pontotoc Co
Joel Terrel
F. C. Sims
U. S
Tragic Vanoss Accident Claims Young Man John Melton
John Melton a 22 year old man was fatally injured when a moving freight car crushed his right leg and severed two fingers on his left hand. He died hours later from internal injuries or shock. He was married about a year and funeral services were held at Center Cemetery with many attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MeLton
Vanoss
Melton
Brumley
Vaness
Center Cemetery
Brundage
Ada
W. T. Melton
Sam Melton
Little
Ada Oil to Sink New Well Near Ada
Ada Oil and Gas Company plans another oil well near Ada with J M Wintersmith to drill to 2000 feet in a venture that could grant him half the company stock. The exact drill site is to be decided, but the contract allows drilling on any lease within seven miles of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Oil and Gas Company
Ada
J. M. Wintersmith
Wintersmith
Ada News in Brief Highlights Local Visits and Illness
R E Chambers of Yuma visits his brother and sister in Ada while Oscar Anderson returns from Lawrence. T J Scott plans a Tennessee trip after eight years in Ada. Jim Perry pleads guilty and falls ill but shows some improvement. Civil docket starts August 22 with Allen sessions a week later. Corn Pool hall owner B J Corn returns from Montpelier Indiana praising Ada. Mollie Jernigan leaves Ada for vacations in Kentucky and Tennessee. East Main houses by Rinard near completion. Kilpatrick returns from Franklin County Texas visiting relatives. Editor Clark reports Francis Wigwam thriving in Ada. Stonewall and Konawa neighbors visit Ada on business. Various Ada residents travel to Dallas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas for visits, sales, and medical needs. Watermelons flood town with wagon sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Chambers
Yuma
Arizona
F. W. Chambers
R. E. Haynes
Oscar Anderson
Ada
Lawrence
T. J. Scott
Tennessee
Jim Perry
East Main
J. D. Rinard
A. H. Kilpatrick
Franklin County
Tex
Clark
Francis
Pontotoc Sorad Advertised Abroad in County Grapes
The fertility of Pontotoc County soil is shown by August Hechstresser of Francis who grows four acres of fine grapes. He ships to Springfield Missouri Oklahoma City Fort Worth Texas and other places while selling locally. This year’s grape yield is large and spurs activity in the county fruit industry. A move to organize a strong growers association is planned for next season.
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Pontotoc County
August Hechstrasser
Francis
Hechstresser
Springfield
Oklahoma City
Fort ‘Worth
Tex
Ada City Wins First Round in Condemnation Suit
Attorney C H Ennis said Ada won the first bout in condemnation proceedings against the Byrds Mill water site now before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The city sought to strike parts of the reply and provisions of federal and state statutes. The court denied the motion and gave the city more time to plead. A hearing date will be set once issues are fully pled and the case proceeds on the merits.
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C. H. Ennis
Ada
Byrd's Mill
Supreme Court
State of
Oklahoma
District Court
Marriage Licenses Issued Since August 10
A list shows marriages granted in the area with names including Lindsey Fitzhugh and Lela Gay, Claud Bailey and Daisy Sprause, Harry Tomlinson and Myrtle White, J B Mouser and Dollie Ashley, John Glenn and L M Kuster among others. Ages range from 17 to 40 and locations include Ada Stonewall Atwood McCarty Steedman.
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Co. S&s
Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist Dr LeFevre in Ada OK
Dr. F W LeFevre, specialist in diseases of the eye ear nose and throat offers perfectly fitted glasses. Office located in Duncan block Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. LeFevre
Duncan Block
Ada, Okia
Married Couple United At County Court Saturday
Judge Brown presided late Saturday as he joined Claude Bailey and Daisy Sprouse of Stonewall in marriage at the courthouse sealing two lives in a single partnership.
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Judge Brown
Claude Bailey
Daisy Sprouse
Stonewall
Texas Department Store Extends Furniture Sale to 25th
The Texas Department Store extends its furniture unloading sale to the 25th offering greatly reduced prices on good furniture. R. N. McDonnell owner. L. Connor merchandise. dit-wilt Farms Loans see Carlton Weaver.
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Texas Department Store
R. N. McDonnell
L. Connor
Mer
Carlton Weaver
Quiet wedding of Harry Tomlinson and Myrtle White
Monday's Daily reports the marriage of Harry Tomlinson and Myrtle White at the bride’s parents home on Sixth Street Sunday at 4 o clock officiated by Rev. Marshall Dupree. The Katy operator and bride now reside with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Price who hosted a feast for the couple and guests including Maud Green M K Baker Laura Whipple and W E Clark of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Tomlinson
Myrtle White
Sixth Street
Marshall Dupree
Mr. Tomlinson
Katy
C. D. Price
Maud Green
M. K. Baker
Laura Whipple
W. E. Clark
Oklahoma City
Man Dies in Jail After Wood Alcohol Deaths
Jim Lewis of Heavener Oklahoma died in the Fort Smith Arkansas county jail at 9 30 tonight after drinking wood alcohol. He was jailed on a murder charge following the deaths of C J White and Jack Hughes of Heavener from alleged wood alcohol. Lewis said he obtained the whisky from a bootlegger for the debauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Jim Lewis
Heavener
Okla
Lewis
C. J. White
Jack Hughes
Dynamite Rainmaking Effort Fails to Quench Idaho Fires
At Wallace Idaho hundreds of pounds of dynamite were set on tree limbs around the city in a vain attempt to provoke rain. By midnight rainfall began after two months of drought, and the effort is reported to have produced a heavy fall. Mrs Geo Thompson has returned from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Sh.
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J. W. Dean
Detroit
Tex
Lizzie Brackeen
E. E. Matthews
G. A. Truitt
Williom
Chickasha
Ada
Estell
Gladys Torbett
Ruth Sowers
Miss Simpson
Messrs. Maddox
Katz, Hara
Old Settlers
Joe Bailey
J. D. White
Winona Lake
Ind
Springfield
St. Louis
Chicago
Spokane
Wallace
Idaho
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Joe Terrell
F. ¢. Sims
Service
J. F. Kehoe
Ada, Pontotoc Co
J. F.chi Bob
Mar
Co. Judge
W. H. Ratliff
T. P. Holt
CITY
Allen
B. J. Corn
Corn Pool Hall
Montpelier
Here
Mollie Jernigan
S. J. Martin
Bowling Green
Blue Grass State
Stone‘wall
Hubert Wilson
Steele “Felows
Konewa
Roy Ethridge
H. E. Fuller
Ethridge
Ida Simpson
Nashville
E. F. Simpson
R. W. Simpson
Sa Daily
Wyoming
C. C. ‘Whitlow
Verl
Okmulgee
John Kahee
O. C
Dallas
T. E. Brents
United States
A. B. Yeager
Chas. Ervin
J. F. Warnell
Ed Brents
Gainesville
Texas
Mary Holmes
Terrell
D. Himberlake
J. F. McReynolds
Paris
T. P. Hol
J. H. Hines
Stratford
Lula Barnett
Dave
Deilly
Ruth
Birch Case
Gertrude Case
Myrtle Edwards
Chisholm Barnett
Frank Davis
Frisco
T. O. Cullens
Capitol Hill
Mr. Cullens
A C. Allen
Atchison, Kan
L. N. Brunner
Byrd Hotel
Pontotog Sor
Dallas News
China
Nickel Store
Court House
New York City
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