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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
6
All kinds of notions offered at sale prices with Jet Goods including jet barrettes at 25 35 and 48 cents and jet ball hair pins and rubber belting in black brown and white likely listed as a bargain section from a large domestic producer.
In Pittsburg County Oklahoma Kis sen Reed guardian will sell at public sale on Aug 14 1909 at Purcell to the highest bidder all minors Reed interests in land across Marshall Jefferson Pontotoc Grady and McClain counties described as multiple sections and quarters with a life estate to their father. Sale cash on delivery of deed.
In the County Court the petition of John Chapman to approve a deed by Milton Leader and Leah Leader conveying a one third undivided interest in lands totaling 319 acres is set for hearing on August 17, 1909. Interested parties may appear or file bids before that date. a deed to the highest bidder will be approved.
The State Board of Public Affairs invites sealed proposals by September 7 1909 for erecting the East Central Normal School building at Ada Oklahoma. Plans by Charles H Sudhoeler Co Muskogee. bids on state form with 5 percent certified check. multiple offices to view specs. bid envelopes marked Bid for East Central Normal Building. notices from Guthrie Oklahoma.
Mr. J. E. Chariton returns from Holdenville to meet sister Mrs. Lucie Hill and young Minnie Lou in Jackson Tennessee. The relatives traveled to town this morning on the Frisco southbound line.
Governor candidate nomination in Oklahoma marks first official party act of 1910 campaign. District Judge William M Bowles of Perry nominated by Noble county Democratic central committee after a meeting in the city.
Albert Smith brought in a four foot four inch rattlesnake to day. A runaway team on Main street caused chaos with a wagon drag. Charles Fulton was dragged under a wagon for half a block but escaped injury. Local residents report fine weather and busy activity.
Street and alley crossings are being installed on south Broadway while Twelfth street paving advances as Oklahoma's first solid concrete pavement nears completion. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lewis and sister Evlyn of Cornwell S C, and dentist John L Wooding with W S Howell of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Senator Roddie notes the end of illegal tavern activity as a mob disperses after an incident at the police court. City editor Paul B. Smith heads to Oklahoma City for a visit and will return to Ada Monday. Rev C C Banhardt and wife depart for Sulphur for the League Encampment, away one week. Prof A L Fentem returns home ill after leading a choir at the Epworth League in Sulphur. Heavy rain across Oklahoma and Texas brings vast countywide benefits by greening corn and adding value to cotton crops worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Mrs. R. T. Kerr travels to Tulsa to visit relatives Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDonald. Miss Anna Mae Sims attends a Sulphur league conference and returns home this afternoon. R. C. Jeter and family are in Ada for a stay.
Ada reports record heat in cool spots with a steam roller at Twelfth street preparing pavement and a water wagon out of service. Santa Fe announces a Guthriel to Tulsa cut off while Labor Day attractions loom at the State Fair grounds with speakers Haskell Debs Mills Hobbs. Sim Putnam of Roff visits. new business buildings rise after fire. Clarence Robinson seeks housing for family to attend the normal. sewer ditch incident injures Harriss and raises safety questions.
Dorset Carter of Oklahoma Central Railway toured Ada to promote a new spur line and the Ada asphaltum beds as a major paving material. D A Herring has stored about 250 cars since January 1 and continues steady production, with tests showing Ada asphaltum outpacing rivals.
Local watermelons suffer from intense heat reducing yield on vines. Mrs Hugh Binford and children of Hubbard City Texas return from visit with brothers R E and Arthur Blanks. Six Ada band members join musicians at the Roff town picnic. The Merchants and Planters State Bank of Ada becomes the 645th Oklahoma chartered bank.
Early morning at about six o clock T E Cullins discovers two Black people in his watermelon patch. He fires at both assailants after arming himself with a loaded public safety item. The thieves split and flee in opposite directions. no details on injuries. The report ends with uncertain outcome and no further facts.
A head on collision of two Rio Grande passenger trains near Colorado Springs caused nine deaths and many injuries. A misunderstanding of orders led to the crash. No Oklahoma residents are among the dead or wounded.
Mr and Mrs Maupin Timberlake return from Colorado Springs and other points last afternoon and are at home at 16th and Broadway. Friends view the couple in their new relation with delight and extend a hearty welcome home.
Mrs John Rinard and her young daughter Edith are back at their South Rennie avenue home after Mr John Rinard, head of the family, recently recovered from a serious illness. The family is described as recovering and resuming normal activities.
Faust Hardin and Thompson with their party of Ada residents capped a successful trip last week along the Kiamichi mountains edge. The group enjoyed a favorable time fishing a well regarded trout stream.
Robert Ellison, 28, held on 2500 bond after arrest for criminal assault on Irene Kennedy. Ellison, a member of the state militia, faces trial as the case draws attention over the serious injuries to the girl Aug. 16 in Oklahoma City.
From Tuesday's Daily, The First National, Ada National, Merchants and Planters banks, and local industries including Oil Mill, Compress and Cement Mill contribute the 20000 required to bring the Oklahoma Central into the city.
The Ada representative citizens face a plain duty to accept a proposition supported by President Carter that would bring the D. C. to town at once.
A contemporary labels road maintenance as a mud tax calling it the heaviest tax. The remark underscores the burden of poor roads while a patent remedy ad for Blackberry Cordial appears from Gwin & Mays Co.
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