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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1906

Page

7

Stoneware sale offers half-price milk pans and crocks

Stoneware advertised at six cents per gallon vs the usual ten cents. Milk pans or crocks offered in 1 gallon and 2 gallon sizes at reduced prices, promoting dirt cheap sales to attract buyers.

Our Stationery Department

Stationery department catalog notes a wide range of items including pens ink notebooks ledgers journals day books pencils and school supplies. It emphasizes a long standing successful store presence and ongoing availability of standard office and educational materials.

Local arrivals and visits noted across Ada area

Monday's news lists J. M. Bruner from Fayetteville Ark and Miss Mabel Hearst from Oklahoma visiting local residents. Cynthia Parker returns from Texas trip. Garrett and Birdie Gray visit Konawa. Phoebe Hooper visits Ed Haraway in Blossom. Capt J T Hunter from San Angelo visits family. A K Thornton improving from illness. Bertha Lewis returns from Konawa visit. Cleo Etta and Mrs Collins back from Howe Texas. Mrs W A Alexander travels to St Louis for millinery. Howard West arrives from Fayetteville for a week with friends. Rev J H Davis fills Baptist pulpit with good crowds. Irma Thompson returns from McKinney Texas after visit with Irene Eddieman. Miss Sims and Miss Yates visit Byrds Mill with T Holt and B H Epperson. Sims chaperone. Mildred Lancaster dies age 15 months. funeral by Rev T L Rippey at city cemetery. J S Quisenberry and wife from Mayfield Ky visiting J W Thompson family. Local business resumes after arrangements. Chassie Coffman returns to Baird Texas via Roff trip.

J. M. Bruner Fayetteville Ark Mabel Hearst Oklahoma Cynthia Parker Texas Garrett and Birdie Gray Konawa Jack Moore Phoebe Hooper Blossom Ed. Haraway J. T. Hunter San Angelo Col E. C. Hunter A. K. Thornton Bertha Lewis Upstgrove Cleo Etta Mrs. Collins Howe W. A. Alexander Misses Sims

Notable visitors and residents in town today

P K Smith arrives in Francis and Tom D McKeown visits Sulphur today. M E Sangster returns to Ardmore. J N Keltner sells groceries in Sulphur. W H Baldwin Jr travels from Oklahoma City. Miss Cora Barnard of Holdenville visits. Geo Harris from Durant is ill. W R Pigg and wife visit W N Guest. Joe Littlefield and Frank Rodgers arrive from Sulphur Springs. J R Cavness preaches then departs to Madill. Dr S A McKeel of Hanson and wife return home. A D Bishop of Lawrence Kansas, a Kansas tenman committee member, meets Mr Bryan in New York Aug 30.

M. E. Sangster Ardmore J. N. Keltner W. H. Baldwin Jr Oklahoma City A. D. Bishop Lawrence Kansas Bishop Bryan New York

Local notes mention visits and sickness around town

A. J. Biles visits Ardmore. Mrs. R. O. Wheeler reported sick. H. A. Kroger of Francis is present. Miss Gertrude Thompson returns from Holdenville. C. W. Nutt, east of town, chats with the News. J. L. Anderson leaves for Gallatin Tennessee on business. J. F. M. Harris is quite ill. Mason Drug offers school books. N. O. Bills will base sales from Memphis. Mrs. M. J. Strickland returns to Davis with Misses Belie Maud and Max Brents. W. H. Talmage predicts a great Scottish Rite reunion at South McAlester on Oct 23. 125 applicants present.

C. W. Nutt J. L. Anderson Gallatin Tenn J. F. M. Harris Mason Drug Company N. O van Fleet-Mansfield Drug Company Memphis Ada W. H. Talmage A. F A. M. Grand Lodge Indian Territory South McAlester

Furman Plans Campaign Speech Tour Across Oklahoma

Hon Henry M Furman will begin a series of Democratic speeches next week with stops in Claremore Chelsea Vinita Aston Welch Collinsville Holdenville Chandler Guthrie Perry Blackburn and Cushing from August 27 through September 8.

Henry M. Furman Claremore Chelsa Vinita Aston Welch Collinsville Holdenville Chandler Guthrie Perry Blackburn Cushing

Marriage Licenses Issued by Deputy A H Constant

Deputy A H Constant issues marriage licenses to James Sinclair and Bessie Carter both of Hunton Ora Otis Shehan and Emma Scott Francis Jacob Young and Carrie Law Roff Stephens Browning and Nellie C Wilkes Sulphur A J Davis and Etta Barnes Ada Ruben Brashears and Carrie L Jackson Pontotoc R E Hammock and Mrs Emma Jones Ada Norman Sales and Martha J Thompson Roff J P Covington and Florence Dalley Ada.

A. H. Constant James Sinclair Bessie Carter Hunton Ora Otis Shehan Emma Scott Francis Jacob Young Carrie Law Roff Stephens Browning Nellie C. Wilkes A. J. Davis Etta Barnes Ada Ruben Brashears Carrie L. Jackson Pontotoc R. E. Hammock Emma Jones Norman Sales Martha J. Thompson J. P._Covington Florence Dalley

Hon J W Johnson Plans Campaign Swing in Oklahoma

Hon J W Johnson of Oklahoma City will visit the 16th Recording District next week to campaign for Democracy. He will speak at Konawa on Monday August 27, Stonewall on Tuesday August 28, Ada on Wednesday August 29, Francis on Thursday August 30, Roff on Friday August 31, and Sulphur on Saturday September 1.

J. W. Johnson Oklahoma City Democracy Konawa Stonewall Ada Francis Roff

Letter to Mr J J Barton about paint costs

A consumer letter explains that total paint cost equals paint plus application. It argues adulterated paint uses more gallons and costs more overall, citing a Delhi NY example where Devoe used 6 gallons for one house at $27 and a half adulterated paint used 12 gallons at $54, with the same painter.

Devoe Mr . Avery Delhi Geo. Gilbert

Madill Gas Well Blows In At 1000 Feet East Of Town

A new gas discovery near Madill was reported by Jno Beard and M Scott. The well reached one thousand feet with a high flow that blew out the drill. Scott planned to sell gas to buyers in Madill and Ada as he travels to market.

Madill Jno Beard M. Scott Scott Ada

Ada City Ordinance 116 Defines Vagrancy and Prostitution

City of Ada Indian Territory enacts Ordinance 116 to define vagrancy and prostitution within its limits. Penalties include fines up to twenty five dollars and jail time for women unable to pay, with specific restrictions on begging loitering and association with prostitutes. Passed August 20 1906 and published August 21 1906 in Ada News.

Ada Indian Territory Incorporated Incorporated City

To Candidates The News Solicits Pleasant Introduction Card

The notice requests candidates to appear in a printed solicitation card offering a friendly, introductory message. It frames the card as a courteous courtesy from the newspaper to introduce candidates to readers.

the News

Ada City Council Resolution on School Census for Bond Election

The Ada City Council resolves that the Mayor request from the Ada Special School District board the number of bona fide inhabitants shown by the last school census to aid in planning a waterworks bond election. The resolution, approved August 20 1906, is certified by Recorder Jesse Warren with official seal.

Jesse Warren J. P. Woop Recorder Ada News City Recorder City of Ada Indian Territory United States of America Southern District

Delia Post Office to Close September 15

Postmaster Young announces the Delia post office in the Blackburn neighborhood will be discontinued on September 15. Local residents likely affected by the cutoff for postal services and nearby alternatives.

Young Delia Blackburn

Democrats Prepare for Battle in Ada Meeting 1906

Minutes of the Democratic Executive Committee meeting held in Ada on August 20 1906 detail actions to support the Indian Peshapha project. A five member committee was appointed to work with the Indian committee, township committeemen were to be organized, resignations processed, and a push for primaries to nominate delegates and candidates.

Democratic Executive Committee Ada C. G. Moore Moore Lawrence G. H. Truax Stonewall Tom Hope Leon Kahn Roff J. C. Cannon Conway Tom Latimer Hickory Otis B. Weaver Dunn Wimbish Executive Committee Nick Herd J. W. Bolen B. C. King Robert Wimbish J. M. Bruner J. M. Deen Bruner Democratic Party Party of the People Sixteenth Recording District Indian Territory Mmbers C. J. Moore J. W. Dean J. E. Bobo Daniel Harrison Chas Long J. T. Con

Professor Granger Named City Schools Principal

Prof. W. M. Granger of Chamars Missouri arrived Sunday to take up residence as the newly elected principal of the city schools. He is praised as a scholar and a gentleman and is a brother to Dr Granger of this city.

W. M. Granger Chamars Granger Dr Granger

Also Mentioned on This Page

China Our Stationery Department Nickel Store Ss. M. Shaw, Prop Main Street Rollows Corner J. H. Davis Baptist Irma Thompson McKinney Irene Eddieman J. S. Quisenberry Mayfield, Ky J. W. Thompson Mason Druc Co Chassie Coffman W. J. Coffman Baird Roff Enroute Frou Tuesaass Dany P. K. Smith Tom D. McKeown Cora Barnard Fron Wednesda’e Daily A. J. Biles R. O. Wheeler H. A. Kroger Gertrude Thompson M. J. Strickland T. E. Brents Davis Belie Maud Max Brents Ferman J. J. Barton Ada, I. T Chapman James M. Walsh Henley & Riles’ Building North Side East Main St Prof. Granger B. A. Mason
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