Mary Slade Hosts Katherine Strickland In Tense Visit
Katherine Strickland arrives at Mrs. Slade’s cottage to discuss rumors and a possible scandal. Mary Slade confronts crisis with quiet courage, revealing concern for her husband and openness to a frank talk about poverty and respectability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt
Mary
Hayes
Slade
Katherine
Bob
Mrs. Slade
Miss Strickland
Mary Slade
Frank
Mr. Slade
Dan Slade
State School Fund Per Capita Distribution Rises
The state reports a per capita school fund of 2.25 dollars with 575,021 children. The latest semi annual apportionment has been issued. January first saw 1.25 per capita, and last year’s total reached 1.90 per capita, the highest to date.
Grisham divorce petition filed in Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma. M F Grisham sues Grover C Grisham for divorce on gross neglect cruelty and adultery. Petitioner seeks dissolution of marriage and custody of children. Defendant must answer by September 25 1914 or court will grant relief. Clerk A D Tanner deputy G Kitchens. Sanders Winn attorneys for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
County of Pontotoc
Ss. M. F. Grisham
Grover Grisham
Grover C. Grisham
Notice of Sale in Minor Rosa Gibson Estate Oklahoma
Guardianship sale in Atoka and Pontotoc counties to liquidate lands for Rosa Gibson and Louisa Tyubby minors. Court-ordered public auction set for September 8, 1914 at Ada and Tishomingo with bids in writing and cash on confirmation. Real estate spans multiple sections in Johnston Pontotoc and adjacent counties totaling about 320 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Gibson
I. Wakeman
County Court
Atoka County
Oklahoma
Court House
Ada
Pontotoc County
Towit
Tishomingo
Okla
Louisa Tyubby
Johnston & Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
Township
Range
Twoship
Range 6
Johnston County
Farmers National Bank
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Hallmark Minor Estate
Guardian E I Wakeman announces private sale of real estate belonging to Ottie Hallmark Henry Hallmark and Sarah May Hallmark minors in Coal County Oklahoma. Court confirmation required after September 9 1914. Described parcels lie in Stevens and Pontotoc Counties with multiple fractional sections. First publication August 20 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottie Hallmark
Henry Hallmark
Sarah May Hallmark
County of Coal State of
Oklahoma
Coalgate
Stevens
Pontotoc
State of Oklahoma
R. W
Hearing Set for Final Accounts in Coal County Guardianships
County Court of Coal County Oklahoma orders final accounts of guardianships heard Friday September 11 1914 at 10 00 AM in Ada with publication notice in Ada News for two weeks. Bids on sale terms cash on confirmation of County Court Guardian John J Hallmark Lula Oklahoma or West Threadgill Coalgate Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Sallee
A. Fishbeck
Guardian
Edna Bowling Minor
H. J. Conley
H. A. Hodges
R. E. Hodges
Benjamin Gillispie
H. L. Norman
J. M. Bradbury
W. H. Bradbury
Admr
John Pitcherland
W. S. Kinkade
Spec
Mary Harrison
Ada
Oklahoma
I. M. King
Lula
West & Threadgill
Coalgate
Okla
Another House Was Ransacked Near City
A resident three miles north on the Frisco reports his home disturbed and items taken in a burglary two or three days ago. Witnesses said the culprits were young men, but none have been located yet. An unrelated ad promotes Herbine for bowel health at 50 cents from Ramsey Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Leach
Frisco
Dry Wheeling Cuts Jail and Police Force
Wheeling West Virginia reports drop in crime filings since dryness began on July 1. Police court cases fell from about 20 daily to two, jail inmates halved, and jailers and guards were laid off. Merchants warn of hard times until business recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Board of Control
Creek Indian Tom Johnson Dies in Oklahoma Accident
Tom Johnson a Creek Indian about 45 was instantly killed at an Indian woman's house in Ringling Oklahoma while undressing a revolver in the night. The weapon fell and discharged, the bullet entering his abdomen. An advertisement for Ballard's Snow Liniment follows, praising its healing power with prices 25c 50c and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling
Okla
Tom Johnson
Kizzie
Johnson
Ramsey Drug Co
The Verdict of Civilization Excerpt
A progressive 1914 compilation quotes leaders and thinkers condemning war. It contrasts Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Kant, Washington, Dickens, Von Suttner, Hugo and others, urging peace and arbitration over destruction, with calls for world unity and disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
New York
Jean Jacques
Hell
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
William Lloyd Garrison
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paul
Mars Hill
Andrew Carnegie
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Emanuel Kant
William Ellery Channing
Ada citizens help recruit Oklahoma National Guard unit
Local efforts by Ada residents secure a Guard company and call for enlistments ages eighteen to thirty five. A temporary muster roll is being filled with blanks available at the Surprise store and City Barber Shop. Malaria symptoms prompt ad for Herbine chill medicine at Ramsey Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma National Guard
Sale of Minor Estate Louisia Tyubby in Johnston Oklahoma
Guardianship of Louisa Tyubby minor seeks sale of estate assets at public auction to highest bidder under county court order dated August 10 1914 in Johnston County Oklahoma with sale subject to court confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Tyubby
Johnston
State of
Oklahoma
Minimum wage set for Washington laundry workers
In Olympia on August 24 the state industrial welfare commission announced a minimum weekly wage of nine dollars for women and girls employed in laundries and dye houses. The figure is the result of a conference that included employers employees and public representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
State of
Washington
State Industrial Welfare Commission
Malaria Warning Ad Promotes Dr Simmons Liver Medicine
An old advertisement urges quick action at the onset of malaria or chills with Dr Simmons Liver Medicine. It claims the tonic destroys malaria germs, purges impurities, regulates bowels, and restores vigor. Price 25 cents, sold by Gwin and Mayes Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee’s
Ramsey Drug Co
M. A. Simmon
Gwin & Mayes Drug Co
Professional Cards Listing Ada Oklahoma Physicians and Attorneys
Professional cards listing doctors dentists chiropractors and attorneys in Ada Oklahoma with office addresses, phone numbers, and practice locations. Includes Dr C A Thomas Dr W D Faust Dr J M Vaden Doctors Granger and Granger and Cooper chiropractors and lawyers from Reed Douglass and Cooper buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed-Douglass
C. H. Cooper
D.C
Minerva
R. Cooper
D. C. Cooper & Cooper Chiropractors
W. 12Th St
Ada, Okla
Mr and Mrs Gale Statler Return to City
Mr and Mrs Gale Statler are reported returning to the city on the morning north bound Frisco train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Statler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allice Bradley
Stivenson
AVP
Belasco
Rob
Katherine Strickland
Legal Publications
A. D. Tanner
G. Kitchens
Sanders & Winn, Attys
E. I. Wakeman
County Court of
Coal County
Charles and
Blanch Rushing
Kate Rushing
John J. Hallmark
Robert E. Lee
Charles Dickens
Baroness von Suttner
Victor Hugo
Europe
England
Diet
Germany
Legislative Assembly
France
United States of America
United States of Europe
National Guard For
L. M. Overton
Fitzhugh, Oklahoma
C. A. Thomas
Wimbish & Duncan Attorneys At Law
DRS
Granger
Steed Bidg
W. D. Faust
J. M. Vaden
W. H. Enloe
Mortimer A. Woodward
Ada National Bank
Isham L. Cummings
Duncan
Z. B. Sanders
U. G. Winn Sanders & Winn Lawyers
First National Bank
GEO. A
Harrison Ada, Oklahoma
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