Ada lodge notes and visiting notables on recent trips
Ada readers report numerous residents and visitors in town. Frank Fowler and Chas Ray are mentioned with health and business updates. Rev D J Austin leads a revival. Leone Steed hosts a social. several families, courts, and travelers are noted in Ada and nearby towns with dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fowler
Weleetka
A. R. Sugg
Muskogee
R. M. Roddie
Shawnee
Sheriff Smith
Coalgate
Chas. Ray
City Names T W Storkes as City Engineer
The city council met to appoint a city engineer and selected T. W. Storkes of Oklahoma City. He will start work next Monday. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Storkes
Oklahoma City
Dispensary Case Over Writ Of Mandamus
Dispensary agent R. E. Haynes refused to fill a prescription for B. C. King. King filed a writ of Mandamus before Judge Terrell to compel honoring the prescription. Court ruled lack of jurisdiction and postponed to morning. case to be pursued at the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Haynes
B. C. King
Terrell
King
Stone & Maxey
Haynes
Croxton & Barney
Council
Supreme Court of
Hagsnes
Calvin Eight Hitters Hold Off Champions In Close Ball Game
Warm game at the Ada ballpark as Calvin, unbeaten this season, trails 3 1 in the ninth after Patterson for Calvin shuts down Ada with eight strikeouts while Atkins allows seven. Ellis, Davidson, Reed and Kiser contribute key plays as the visitors edge ahead. Several local notes follow including residents and visitors such as Furman in Atoka Norris in Shawnee and Miss Harris returning from Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Atwood
Adkins
Patterson
Ada
Calvin
McDole
Ellis
Earley
Grady
Braun
Spencer
Gras
Wright
Davidson
Shirley
Kiser
Bell
Atkins
Jim Ellis
Ada Enjoys Second Win and Support for Ada Ball Team
Ada's Calvin Farmers are praised as polished amateurs and A-1 players. Thursday and Friday games draw lively crowds as Ada promotes baseball and local engagement. The team drew visitors from Lehigh and the southeastern state, showcasing Ada’s progress and band accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin
Ada Baseball Management
Ada Baseball
Ada
Lehigh
North Texas
Ada Takes Third Game In Fast Baseball Finish
Ada defeated Calvin 6 to 2 in a rapid Saturday night game to clinch the series. Ellis pitched effectively and Ada batsmen produced timely hits while Calvin could muster only four hits off Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Calvin
Ellis
The Moores to the Northwest on Vacation Trip
Jack Moore and family with Mrs. Dorland leave by Frisco for Sheridan Wyoming and other northwest points for a vacation. Mrs. Moore closes her eating place. E P Meigs to house sit. They plan to visit Yellowstone Park. friends wish them a happy trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moore
Moore
Dorland
Sheridan
Wyoming
Northwest
Wright Walsh Wedding Quiet Home Ceremony
Wright and Walsh were married at the brides' home at 3 30 Sunday afternoon with Rev Ahrebeck of the Presbyterian church officiating. Only immediate family attended as the couple left by the northbound Katy for Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Wright
Marrie Walsh
Ahrebeck
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Wright
Harry
Yong
Hils
Marie
Matt Walsh
Ada
Katy
Oklahoma City
North Ada Meeting and City Engineer Ordinance
The report notes a North Ada meeting with base hits and outs, plus local officials on various business in Atoka Wetumka Coalgate and Stonewall. It also records an ordinance creating Ada city engineer duties, qualifications, hours, and financial oversight, with duties and responsibilities outlined in several sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Steed
Atoka
J. BR. Taylor
Wetumka
Sheriff Smith
Coalgate
A. L. Nettles
Stonewall
Erb
T. Bites
Madill
J.A. Biles
Ria Sopeaser
Ada Oklahoma Establishes City Physician Salary Council
Ordinance No 144 creates the city physician position in Ada Oklahoma with annual salary set at 350 dollars. The physician will be appointed by the council at its May meeting each year and serve one year or until successor is elected. Duties include public health, charity cases, and contagious disease control. Passed August 3 1908 and approved August 24 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma
L. J. Little
W. B. Jones
Ada Fire Limits Ordinance Extends City Boundaries
Ordinance No. 146 extends Ada fire limits and sets new boundary lines along Broad Way Avenue Stockton Avenue and surrounding alleys. Violations carry misdemeanor charges with fines from twenty five to fifty dollars. Passed August 1908 by the city council and mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Ada
Cit of
Broad Way Avenue
12Th
13Th Streets
Stockton Avenue
St. Lowry de San Francisco Railroad
9Th Street
Sth Street
Broadway
Rennie Avenues
10Th and
Main Streets
Rennie Avenue
Sald Short
12 Atnegts
Broad‘Way
GRO
Eens
Apc
King travels to Guthrie for writ of mandamus hearing
B C King left Friday for Guthrie to appear before the supreme court in the matter of an application for a writ of mandamus. Mr Haynes was in communication with the State Enforcement Committee regarding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Guthrie
B. C
King
Supreme Court
Haynes
State Enforcement Commie
Shipping shipment from Ada of Portland Cement totals twenty cars
The Frisco depot shipping clerk reports that today’s cargo from Ada of Portland Cement comprises twenty cars on that line. The detail highlights the throughput of cement to the district, underlining Ada’s role as a key source for the Frisco route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Ada
Pontotoc County Central Committee Plans Aug 1908 Campaign
The Pontotoc County Central Committee met at the courthouse to organize for the upcoming campaign. Delegates were chosen for the State Convention and a resolution pledged the party to supporters of the Peerless One in the November election. A follow up meeting was set for Sept 12 to finalize preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lise Leone Steed
Ada
Miss Leone
Pontotoc County
Byrd Hotel Transfer Sees Farm Exchange in Ada District
S. J. Smith transfers Byrd Hotel at Townsend and 12th streets to Bob Eaton. In return Eaton gives a 480 acre farm six miles south of Ada in Pontotoc County and $5,000. The deal marks a mid decade property swap in a prime farming area noted for quality yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Smith
Bob Eaton
Byrd
Townsend and
12Th Streets
Eaton
Ada
Pontotoc County
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Galveston
D. P. Owens
Hobart
T. B. Harrell
Comanche
Main Street
Culver
Calaboos
D. J. Austin
North Ada
W. B. Toney
Okemab
Toney
Beggs
Judge Barney
Mrs. Croxton
Sunhise
M. ‘D. Davis
Tolbert
Bart Donaghey
Ethel Shanafelt
J. T. Oliver
J. T. Pearce
David Lucas
Fulton Mo
Williams Woods College
Harry Wright
Naydie Cluthen
Kansas City
Katz
Walter Byrd
Legion
Clovis
N.M
Rick King
Henry M. Furman
W. H. Norris
Reta Harris
Sherman
J. F. McKeel
Lucy Howard
Dallas
E. W. Hardin
E. R. Banks
Fort Worth
Texas
Jessie Holt
T. P. Holt
A. Eddleman
Ardmore
Frank Carr
Geo. Henley
Julian Gay
Negro Lynehed
Birmingham
Ala
Anthony Daxis
Pratt City
Tee
Poae
Enree
Abrhpore Davis If
Early
Paxon Se
Ceary
Paxon
Oo Bell
the Moores
Wright.Walsh
Paxson
J. Kiser
North Side
Austin
Methodist Church
Baptist House
Atone Aula Ra Ee Ag
Turday
Ebony Organization For
Gmo
A. Harrison
Clay Jones
Roff
Tom McKeown
Byrd Hotel
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