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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
6
Ada residents weigh a name change to avoid confusion with Adair Oklahoma. Postmaster Young notes frequent misdirected mail and missent bundles between Ada and Adair, suggesting a department review if Ada seeks the change, with local input valued.
A list of suggested town names includes Chickma meaning good, Manachaha a hill top, Okalanwa meaning water rich, Tomaha a gathering place, and proposals to keep Indianada Fairada Missada or add Oxford Nashville Louisville Hiawatha Furman Bryan Folk Democracy Chickasaw Frisco City Kata Gassville Tomahawk Hoodleta meaning Hurry up and other varied ideas.
The News editor is named an official member of the Indian Territory reception committee to meet William J. Bryan in New York. The party plans to depart for the eastern metropolis next Saturday the 18th.
An unusually short campaign of about ten weeks begins for the Ada district seat in the constitutional convention. Early entrants are urged to hurry as there will be limited time to mingle with constituents in the new temporary district.
A cemeNT factory project and new waterworks advance city infrastructure. Farmers central cotton warehouse ties into the program with drainage work and reservoir maintenance as officials push ongoing discussions.
A brief notice invites readers to vote on the Nev name Ada in the naming election. The item signals civic participation and tempts readers to take part in the local process. The language reflects a period tone urging community involvement.
The piece sketches Ada as central to road and rail plans with calls for a cement plant and broader business unity. It hints at districting changes and potential wealth from subsurface resources while noting parental pride in a local baby born with matured teeth and a symbolic “boon” of progress.
A national congress at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia adjourns with an Address to the Country calling for an end to public accommodation discrimination. They condemn race based car segregation as un-American and undemocratic and question whether Oklahoma Republicans will adopt the demand in their platform.
The column endorses A. A. Bobbitt known as Gus for sheriff of the county. A native of Alabama, he spent youth in Texas and has lived in the Chickasaw Nation since 1880. He served as deputy marshal for four years, is described as diligent, principled, and strongly democratic, residing at Oolite near Ada.
The Commercial Club met outdoors by the News building lights. President J W Hays resigned due to duties. W H Ebey elected unanimously to succeed him with Tolbert declining. A road and bridge program was noted, and a Farmers Union move to Shawnee or Ada discussed with Ada offering offices. Rinard reported 14,000 feet of lumber used for roads and urged collection efforts.
Two new church youth groups formed in Ada on Sunday afternoon the Ada Young Men's Bible Society and the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Leaders include Oral M. Harper as president and Presena Suggs as secretary for the Bible Society while the Endeavor group names T. J. Wilson president and Miss Rebecca Tolbert secretary with Orel Harper treasurer. Meetings set for Sundays at 3 and 4 PM at the First Presbyterian and C P churches respectively.
A fast freight train traveling 45 mph in heavy rain struck a slowly moving work train at Lang Hollow near Johnstown Pennsylvania injuring several and killing seven. Three more crewmen are expected to die and engineer Woods from the freight train was seriously hurt.
The August bulletin from the State University School of Applied Science outlines a two year old engineering program expanding to cover mechanical electrical mining and civil branches. It notes future additions to reach full four year work, summer lab testing of building materials, material strength tests and oil lubricants analysis, plus chemistry labs handling waters ores and byproducts.
Minutes wrongly stated J M Bruner resigned due to moving to Arkansas. His family is visiting Arkansas for health, keeping him from full duties. He remains Ada resident and will support democracy when time allows during the campaign.
R O Wheeler notifies friends of his acceptance of a position with the Otis B Weaver Fire Insurance and Real Estate Agency. He invites business through the substantial firm and provides the Weaver Building corner Broadway and Twelfth streets office as contact.
A call to loyal Democrats to donate one dollar to fund a campaign to win the House this fall. The note promises campaign literature in return and thanks, with remittances directed to J. M. Grices, Chairman, Munsey Building, Washington, D. C.
The News suggests printing cards to announce candidacy to friends and acquaintances. The card method is praised as a effective way to gain familiarity and win votes through personal solicitation.
Mason Drug Company resumes operations with B. A. Mason back in charge. D. W. Holman returns as pharmacist after a stint at Clark Drug Company. All outstanding litigation is settled, and service resumes under new and old leadership.
Former Clark Drug Company employee D W Holman announces acceptance of a position with Mason Drug and asks friends and patrons to continue their support and favors now that he has moved from the old stand.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 20 Farmers foresee a banner cotton year with yields surpassing expectations across crops. A labor shortage for cotton picking looms as a major risk with 60 days to settle. Communities debate solutions including importing workers from Texas and housing arrangements amid school-segregation concerns.
Ada council discusses funding for a large waterworks project including a reservoir. An enumerator occupied the population count to justify bonds, with bids on plans deferred. Mayors and engineers debate whether city construction or contractor bids best serve cost and speed. The dam could start by fall, with a spring celebration of Ada's new era.
A one week old baby, clothed in fine linen and wrapped in a luxurious blanket, was found in a weed thicket one mile south of Parkell near Ada. A stranger alerted neighbors who cautiously approached the scene and found the infant, whose parentage is unknown. A North prospector and two wagons of unknown people were seen nearby, fueling suspicions. The child is in the care of Mr. Crow.
Dispatch from Valparaiso reports sixty percent of the city destroyed and a very heavy death toll. Seventy?eight shocks occurred Thursday night with hundreds more since. one hundred thousand people are homeless and water scarce. Surrounding towns destroyed and railroad cut.
From Valparaiso and towns in the Aconcagua Valley terrible damage is reported with many wrecked buildings and fires. Seventy miles south in Chile quake shocks strike Talca Yunano Concepcion Zone but with less severity. No confirmed news from Santiago yet. Dead and injured numbers are uncertain though believed to exceed 1000.
Dispatches report from Valparaiso indicate 2000 fatalities and property losses near 250 million dollars. The quake began on the 16th and continued at intervals over the next three days, with estimates matching San Francisco's 1906 disaster in scale.
Tuesday's Dallas News reports earthquakes in Chile ceased and fires extinguished. Valparaiso and Santiago organize relief, care for the wounded, bury the dead, and refugees receive assistance. Public subscriptions open. government deploys troops to quell looting. casualty estimates remain uncertain with possible deaths in the hundreds to thousands and property damage between 200 and 300 million dollars.
Mr and Mrs John T Conn arrived in Ada Tuesday after an eight week double honeymoon in Manitou Glenwood Springs Denver and other cool Colorado spots Ada welcomes its citizen back and plans a home in Conn s property at Rennie and Fourteenth around September 1st
John Rinard offers $5,000 for a courthouse project with name change and influence on location. The remark hints at bidding for rename rights and questions the value of assigning a town name to a donor.
The paper publishes candidate cards to aid voters with biographical details and platform highlights. Officials and editors emphasize neutral presentation to help informed decisions during the electoral season.
Job offer for an energetic man or woman to visit towns in Indian Territory with good weekly pay and expenses paid. Some knowledge of music preferred but not essential. Apply to J. H. Moore Plymouth Place Chicago Illinois.
Mr. R. O. Wheeler a well known Ada resident has accepted a position with the Otis B. Weaver Fire Insurance and Real Estate Agency. The report notes he will handle insurance and real estate tasks at the firm.
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