Parish Chapel and Center Pickups Highlight Services
Letters from our correspondents report Br. Berry McCraw filled the regular appointment at the chapel. Bro. Frank Beller will preach on the 5th Sunday. A Hunt County visitor, Mr. Hall, sees his daughter Mrs Oscer Chancelor with appendicitis aided by Dr Wid Der and Dr Moss of Maxwell. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Bill Dryden Sunday.
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Br. Berry McCraw
Frank Beller
Hall
Hunt Co
Texas
Oscer Chancelor
Wid der
Bill Dryden
Dr. Moss of
Maxwell
W. N
Walpole News Briefs Attendances and Social Notes
Miss Irba McCulloc visited relatives and friends in Walpole from Friday afternoon to Monday morning. Two more weeks will close the summer school at the Chapel. Mrs. Brazly of Vaness nurses Mrs. Chancelor this week. Mothers Club meets Friday the 28th with Mrs. Walpole. G. W. Lamb and family attended Gailey services Sunday. Mr. Walter Corbin and wife were in Stratford Saturday.
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Walpole
Irba McCulloc
Pioneer Telephone changes managers in Ada
A change in local management at Pioneer Telephone Company. G S Harts transfers to Hugo after about a year as manager. O B Goffe of Oklahoma City arrives to take his place. Harts leaves behind friends in Ada and seven states. Goffe will be welcomed to Ada.
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Pioneer Telephone Company
G. S. Harts
Hugo
O. B. Goffe
Oklahoma City
Mr. Harts
Mr. Goffe
Ada
Universal eight hour work day in spotlight
Olympia Washington reports a statewide debate on a measure by the Socialist party establishing an eight hour day for general labor with agriculture using ten hours when crops require. The discussion centers on implementing the universal standard in Washington.
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Universal
Olympia
Wash
Washington
Socialist Party
Names on Prohibition Petition Stir Little Public Impact
Olympia Aug 26 signatures on a statewide Prohibition initiative show little public impact as names such as Ethelwyn Casebeer Thomas Beers Ada Rum Leonora Sourwine Francis Ale Henry Vermouth Elizabeth Boose Charles Pickle Carl Gusler and T C Stew appear on the ballot measure petition.
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Olympia
Wash
Ethelwyn Casebeer
Thomas Beers
Ada Rum
Leonora Sourwine
Francis Ale
Henry Vermouth
Elizabeth Boose
Charles Pickle
Carl Gusler
T. C. Stew
L A Sanders Dies in Checotah Former Ada Grocer
News reports the death of L A Sanders a former Ada resident and local grocer in Checotah He left Ada about a year ago and his remains are expected to be buried here.
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Checotah
L. A
Violet Moore Seriously Ill With Typhoid Fever Risk
Violet, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moore, is seriously ill and likely suffering from typhoid fever.
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Violet
Jack Moore
Community Co operation in Local Shopping Appeal
We urge residents to prefer local stores for value and support. Local merchants offer competitive lines and sustain town growth and surrounding trade areas. Outsiders and mail order shopping reduce buying facilities and prosperity. patronage fuels the community’s economic health.
Montana suffragists predict big victory
Butte, Aug 21. Montana women led by Jeanette Rankin predict a two to one win for the constitutional equal suffrage amendment in November. The campaign spans towns statewide with speeches by prominent leaders and visits by Ida Craft, Rosaline Jones, and Anna Howard Shaw. A courthouse tea to boost registration was halted by county officials over the corrupt practices act.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Jeanette Rankin
National Suffrage Association
Women of
Miss Rankin
Missoula
New York
Montana Equal Suffrage Association
Rosaline Jones
Ida Craft
James Lees Laidlaw
Staate
Grace Benefiel Cotteral
Seattle
Catherine Deveraux Blake
Emma _ Devoe Smith
Tacoma
Wash
National Council of Women
Cornelia Templeton Hatcher
Alaska National Council of Women Voters
Lula Loveland Shepherd
Utah
Margaret Hinchey
Little
Socialist Party
Butte Ant Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
McCaffrey
State Assembly
Invasion Threat Grows as Belgium Falls to Kaiser's Forces
Paris reports Namur fallen and Nancy captured with unverified claims. French and British troops retreat to secondary defenses as German assaults surge. Public confidence wanes amid repeated promises of holding lines. In Ostend, German Uhlans clash with Belgian Gendarmes on city outskirts with increasing wounded arrivals.
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Paris
Namur
Belgium
Nancy
War Office
Republic
France
Ostend Ostend
Germans Bottled Up in War News From Europe
Washington dispatch reports the British foreign office notes one light cruiser sunk, plus a German submarine and mine layer destroyed. The German fleet is bottled up and commerce paralyzed while English trade nears normal. Belgian campaign losses are heavy as artillery savages both sides.
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Washington
British Foreign Office
England
British not in battle near Belgian French fronts
London reports no British forces engaged along positions attacked by Germans. Official denial accompanied by rising mystery over the whereabouts of British troops and their actions amid the Belgian and French fronts.
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London
Nothing From Austria Censors Hamper News from Vienna
Rome reports no word from Austria due to strict censorship. Officials say the internal financial situation is believed to be serious and unknown.
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Rome
Austria
Germans Fight Desperately in Alsace Front
Paris dispatch reports determined German resistance as French forces push in Alsace. Ville change of hands after a five hour battle with Uhlans repeatedly returning to the attack. French withdraw in good order. Brussels reports thousands wounded pouring in, with supplies dwindling.
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Paris
Alsace
Ville
Brussels
French Advance In War Tactics Reported Near Metz
Paris reports claim German forces were driven from Muerthe Et Moselle after days of fierce fighting. French columns push toward Strassburg with others nearing Metz.
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Paris
Department
Muerthe Et Moselle
Strassburg
Metz
Germany defies Japan amid claimed Belgian victories
Berlin reports widespread rumor that Germany will defy Japan and insists on a string of victories in Belgium attributed to German forces.
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Berlin
Germany
Japan
Belgium
Fighting Rages on German and Austrian Frontiers
Reports from St. Petersburg on August 20 describe fighting along both frontiers with word of alleged Austrian regiment revolts and ongoing hostilities.
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St. Petersburg
Brussels likely fallen as German advance nears
London reports official confirmation that Belgian forces in northern Belgium have been compelled to retire before the German infantry. Communications with Brussels are difficult since early morning, indicating Brussels may be occupied or about to fall as scouts focus near Antwerp.
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Brussels
London
Belgium
Antwerp
Antwerp Quiet After Cavalry Probe By German Forces
Scouting German cavalry penetrated to advanced forts around Antwerp and, when attacked by Belgians, retreated. The city remained quiet.
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Antwerp
German advance in Belgium reported as Dinant and Louvain fall
Paris reports German forces have seized Dinant Tirlemont and Neufchateau as the army presses through Belgium with Belgians retreating per prearranged plans. Brussels status remains unconfirmed and Louvain is rumored captured while French positions are unclear.
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Paris
Dinant
Tirlemont
Neufchateau
Belgium
Brussels
Louvain
German Barbarities and Reports From Front Lines
Hague reports Consul Huntington's arrival detailing harsh German Army treatment of soldiers and prisoners. Nuremberg arrests rise with spies seized. Brussels notes a pact with invaders yielding no defense fighting. Germans promise protection of Brussels landmarks and residents while occupying the city. Cavalry moves toward the French border as infantry hold Brussels.
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Hague
Huntington
Nuremberg
Brussels
Japan German Conflict Looms as War Seems Likely
Washington August 22 quick moves point to an almost inevitable clash between Japan and Germany. The Japanese ambassador has arranged with Secretary Bryan to transmit a note to Germany once war is declared. The note will address Berlin conditions in detail.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
Far East
Bryan
Berlin
Cash for Banks to Move Crops in Wartime
The report notes Russian and German fighting in eastern Prussia with a Russian capture at Lick while Belgian civilians suffer and Belgian resistance is condemned. It mentions Alsace actions and French-Belgian tensions as neutrals react to German occupation before outlining a Washington plan to finance crops via national banks and warehouse facilities.
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Washington
Sheriff Sells Pontotoc County Real Estate at Public Auction
I R E Duncan Sheriff of Pontotoc County Oklahoma will on September 30 1914 at 2 PM at the front door of the Court House in Ada sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate in Pontotoc County Oklahoma described by quarter sections within Township 2 North Range 5 East Indian Meridian. This sale follows an August 26 1914 district court order to satisfy a judgment of 676.50 plus interest and 50 attorney’s fee against J A Lewis and Ola Lewis, the property used as lien for the judgment. Witness dated August 26 1914. R E Duncan Sheriff. J F McKeel Atty for Plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. E. Duncan
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada
Towit
See
Township
Range
District Court
American Investment Company
J. A. Lewis
Ola Lewis
L. A. Braley
Tootle-Campbell Dry Goods Company
N. B. Mathews
Lula Mathews
Leeper Bros. Lumber Company
Farm for Sale Near Ada with Divisible Acreage
100 acres three miles southwest of Ada for sale with option to divide into 40 or 60 acre parcels. Good land with some bottom land. Terms arranged by owner W. H. Ebey, upstairs in the Rollow Building. Also notes about Hereford cattle for county fair and seed wheat for sale with contacts Ed Granger or W. F. Schulte.
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Ada
W. H. Ebey
Rollow Building
Bruno Mayer
Ed Granger
W. F. Schulte
Notice of Sale in Eva Hays Guardianship in Pontotoc County
Guardians of Eva Hays a minor will sell at private sale on Sept 18 1914 at 10 am in Ada Oklahoma to highest bidder subject to court confirmation. Real estate includes undivided half of specified sections in McClain and Pontotoc counties totaling 140 acres. Cash on delivery of deed with court approval. Bids must be in writing filed in County Court or sent to Hickory Oklahoma or Crawford Bolen Williams Ada.
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Eva Hays
County of Pontotoc
State of
Oklahoma
Ada
Towit
N. R
McClain County
Pontotoc County
Hickory
Crawford, Bolen & Williams
Ada Oklahoma
Jeff Stout
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Pioneer Telephone
L. A. Sanders
R. V. Holland
Ccrimand
Prussia
Lick
Rhein
Lorrain
R. E. Duncan
Okla
J. F. McKeel
Atty
Treasury Department
McAdoo
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
C. J. Brand
Secreary
United States
Legal Publications
County Excise Board
I. M. King
A. L. Miles
Sec
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