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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
4
Announcement listing officers including President Vice-President Editor Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager with a 1.00 dollar entry fee. Also notes Ada post office matters and telephone contact as No 4.
The column lists Sheriff candidates MART WALSH and J. E. SLOAN, County Clerk candidate D. W. SWAFFAR, County Weigher candidates H. P. MPRAYMAN and JOHN WARD, and District 2 Commissioner J. D. GARR. It criticizes the Francis Wigwam paper for not publishing proceedings at lower cost, argues county printing bids are fair, and notes the Wigwam lacks broad circulation.
Ada bank deposits rise to a million and a quarter as prosperity grows. The column cites Oklahoma political races with Maj. Chas. F. Barrett seeking Congress and H. H. Smith in Shawnee. An oil firm named Swindler Oil Co. is mocked for its dubious charter. Miss Pearl Black visits Centrahoma with Lovelady ties.
The Second Annual Convention of the Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association meets February 3-4 in Muskogee. The association reports crop yields in Eastern Oklahoma near ten million dollars higher than last year and notes widespread county organization and farm demonstrator presence. Speakers of national reputation will discuss topics to increase producer efficiency and overall economic impact.
Tuesday Morning opening addresses feature J F Darby and B O Martin on club work and farm development. Sessions cover fever tick eradication, good roads, farm demonstrations, currency’s value to farmers, poultry, dairy, hogs, railroads, and banking. Oklahoma Live Stock Association and Poultry Show run parallel, with broad participation urged.
Notify W. H. Northcut of Ada Oklahoma about a buggy cushion missing or involved in an incident reported Saturday evening.
A financial item highlights surplus, undivided profits and smaller totals including 50,000.00 and 7,500.00 with entries such as 5,044.60 and 826.38. The fragmented OCR suggests a balance sheet line showing equity components and partial figures.
George Warren was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the July 1909 murder of Frank Hatcher and sentenced to life in prison. The jury began deliberations about 11:30 this morning, taking roughly three hours to reach the verdict. Immediately after, Judge Hardy moved to Grover Blackburn on a cow larceny charge with Judge C O Barton defending.
Former Illinois senator Shelby M. Cullom died after a lingering illness in Washington. He retired last March as the ranking member in point of service and had been associated with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois politics before the Civil War, serving in the Senate most of the time since.
President Michel Oreste fled Port au Prince aboard the German cruiser Vineta with his wife as fighting erupts in the capital. U S Navy ships Montana and Vineta land detachments to protect foreign residents while revolters threaten the administration. Legations on guard amid the crisis.
A Frisco engine number 1245 plunged through a burning bridge near Sealy in Seminole county Monday night. The crew escaped by jumping as the train could not stop on the sharp approaching curve before the bridge.
In district court A. H. Hawkins pleaded guilty to a charge of incident will attempt to reported incident and received a two year sentence in the penitentiary.
Judge Henry M. Furman of the criminal court of appeals rests easily in Oklahoma City with friends hoping he may recover. The article notes his condition since Sunday and persistent inquiries from his circle. A second item reports the government giving away over 120 million board feet of timber last year to settlers and miners near national forests.
John Ward presents again as candidate for County Weigher in Pontotoc County. He previously filled an unexpired term and served while working at a cement mill. He campaigned on foot across the county, promises a merit based, square deal for all, despite a past hand injury.
Ten of eleven miners plunged 250 feet to the bottom of the Sanford coal mine. Ten were seriously injured and three possibly fatally injured. United Press reported from Terre Haute Indiana dated January 27.
New York dated Jan 27. Alfred Lehman confessed involvement in two murders and about a score of bomb outrages and abductions of girls for white slavery. He claimed he exposed the Black Hand operations after the gang deserted him.
Local business men push a proposal to install a row of white lights along Grand Avenue similar to Main street to improve the night appearance and boost the district.
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