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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
5
The late Andrew Carnegie counseled accumulating wealth by resolutely saving and banking a portion of income, regardless of how small. The text urges following Carnegie's example from humble beginnings and opening a bank account.
Maud Whitaker daughter of B A Whitaker won the Ada Labor Day Queen contest by a 13 454 to 3 vote margin over Nellie Marinsky and Miss Sloan. Total ballots 72130 raised 721 30 with one cent a vote. She will lead the Labor Day parade September 2 in Ada. Mr Whitaker thanks Ada for support. The piece includes a Washington Post quote about Calhoun’s South Carolina home and Clemson.
A local ad lists hundreds of kitchen items with prices on tin ware enamelware and accessories. Cake turners basters knives emery sharpeners potato mashers graters mixers egg beaters and more advertised at small coin prices including dairy pans wash boards zinc boards and covered kettles.
Dr Coffee died after a stabbing by Dr Bersco at Stonewall on Tuesday. A murder charge was filed against Dr Bersco following the fatal incident reported Wednesday night.
Dr. Coffee lies in critical condition after a knife attack by Dr. Breco at J. O. Crawford's drug store. Dr. Coffee and Dr. Breco are prominent Stonewall physicians. Crawford witnessed the incident which erupted over Coffee serving Breco’s patient without consent.
Paul Allen purchased from G. W. Houser the water wagon team and the sprinkling contract for the city. He is altering the Collins building near the Byrd hotel to house the fire wagon. When weather allows and water supply improves the company will resume active practice with the horses.
A reader asks about starting a water garden this year and notes pond lilies will be kept in the cellar. The item reads as a quirky home improvement message among suburban correspondences.
Ida Tarbell lauds Judge Landis for fining the octopus in Chicago and foresees the end of old trust methods. She warns the giant is not ended but will abandon illegal practices as government action protects the people and small dealers. Tarbell, famed author of the Standard Oil history, remains a leading voices on corporate ethics.
Rev H Colbert of Franks leads a group of Indian Baptists to Sulphur for the Choctaw Chickasaw Baptist Association annual meeting at Sandy church. The body, formed thirty years ago, gathers all Indian Baptist churches in both nations and is expected to draw about 1 000 attendees.
Under Harry Parks management the Ada Ice factory runs at eight tons daily. Adding 11 tanks could raise capacity to eleven tons. Local demand is about seven and a half tons with a ton shipped daily to nearby towns, signaling potential need for full output next summer.
Katz and Rosenfield of Kentucky plan a new department store in Ada set to start around September 1. They are buying a fresh stock of general merchandise and bring 25 years of business experience and popular price goods to the area.
William H. Maxwell, New York City schools chief, recounts meeting a medical friend who studies insanity symptoms as an amateur alienist. The friend recently visited an asylum ward at Mattewan and posed a question after hearing about the place.
Agustus Thomas and Frederick Remmington, neighbors in New Rochelle, share a lively debate on every train ride and differ sharply in politics with Thomas an ultra Democrat and Remmington a Roosevelt admirer. They banter over ideas as they travel between New York and their homes.
A Terre Haute Tribune anecdote follows Billy a pampered five year old who always gets his way. His aunt scolds the boy and he quips his mother will forgive him by promising a future whipping only if he repeats the misdeed. The Liverpool Post adds a court note on a six year penal sentence.
Mr Wark of Topeka leads a temperance rally circuit in Oklahoma with meetings at Allen Francis Stonewall Midland Fitzhughs South Ada North Ada and Rebee Maxwell among others. Joel Terrell challenges H A Kroeger Francis to ten joint debates on ratifying the proposed constitution. Ada City Township Democrats nominate H J Brown W H Nettles J D Looper J M Raney R C Jeter C H Rives and Ed Haraway for local offices.
Lanham Friday night Aug 30 features A M Croxton and others. Midland Saturday 3:00 p m T B Harrell and others. Hart Saturday 8:00 p m T B Harrell and others. Allen Saturday 3:00 p m Carlton Weaver and E L Kirtley. Blackrock Saturday 8:00 p m Carlton Weaver and E L Kirtley. Francis Monday Sept 1 8:00 p m Carlton Weaver and 8 R Tolbert. Log School House Tuesday Sept 2 T B Harrell. Lula Wednesday Sept 3 Prof Fenton and others. Stonewall Tuesday Sept 3 A M Croxton and J R Browne. Franks Thursday Sept 4 Prof Fenton and others. Price’s School House Friday Sept 5 B L Kirtley and others. Ahloso Saturday Sept 5 J F McKee and others with Carlton Weaver. Egypt Sunday 3:00 p m T B McKeown and Caritos.
The event marked the close of a successful singing school with ample melody in the air and plenty to eat at the gathering. Local attendees enjoyed the performances and shared in the refreshments after the program.
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