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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
8
Several residents traveled to nearby towns including Madill Francis Tishomingo and Okemah. Misses Sims hosted Ora and Virlinda Yates in town. Mrs W T Cox improves in McKinney and Miss Grace Boyle left for Sulphur for a new post. Public schools supplied by Mason Drug Company and a two week meeting led by Rev M A Cassidy begins tomorrow.
Names of local residents travel to visit relatives and attend events. Mrs. D W Holman and daughter visit Sherman Texas. Miss Gladys Torbett goes to Sulphur. Freese sisters depart for Blossom. Primm returns from Gainesville. Bowers returns to Sherman. Hamrick heads to Bough. Artie Moore visits W E Moore in Fayettesville. Dortch Young returns from Pauls Valley. Nancie Carter visits sister W T Cox in Frisco. Joe Wilson from Ada writes to News from Chattanooga. Guests tour Shawnee and Duncan. Ada residents attend Bebee picnic with speeches by McKeown Bolen Wimbish.
Annie Reed went to Stonewall today while Master Chisholm Barnett returned from Konawa. Jesse Mauldin of Konawa and Miss Grace Hardin visiting Konawa. Rev M A Cassidy returned from Denison. Sledge and McMillan visited Stonewall Friday and Saturday. Thornton improving, Spears of Owl en route home from Madill oil field. Steed shopped in Kansas City and St Louis for stock. Biles returned via Ardmore and Madill to gas gusher. Judge Doss reported no better. Baptist services Sunday morning and evening with Brother Harrell. Business affairs resumed and invites patronage. Mason Druc Co. Col B M Camp guest of Shed and Andy Chapman.
The New State Tribune recalls past campaigns and critiques of Birdie and the separate state platform. It argues Indian Territory voters remember previous denigration and warns against Republicans’ current appeals. It references Dick Morgan’s remark about roads to ignorance and crime.
W D Hays on the Frisco Mete bound for home collided with a freight crossing the Union Pacific at Aurora Illinois. Two men were killed and several seriously wounded. Hays was thrown against a seat and suffered a forehead bruise and hours of pain. He had come from a visit in north Alabama and Tennessee. We are glad he escaped unharmed.
Rev T B Harrell of Mt Vernon Texas, noted evangelist, will preach at the Baptist church Sunday at 11 a m and 8 35 p m. The earlier report calls him a strong speaker and promises benefit to all who hear him.
Judge Currie suggests adding Glen to the city name making Glenada a poetic compound. He notes Glen has been used in place names and often yields a beautiful ring.
John Miller writes from Fletcher Oklahoma after asking for the Evening News. He mentions three weeks in Montague County Texas, crops good in Texas and Ada, his hometown. He describes Fletcher as a Frisco railroad town with thirteen dry goods stores, one drug store, one saloon, and one bank. He closes with goodwill to the News and readers and asks about Ada's water problem.
W G Broadfoot favors Kosciusko as Ada’s new name and New Haven as a second choice. He notes Chickasaw is good but too close to Chickasha. Some names are already used in Oklahoma and should be checked in postoffice directories before voting.
Judge W H H Clayton of South McAlester Judge Joseph A Gill of Vinita Charles H Filson Guthrie secretary of the Territory and Chairman Tams Bixby form the election board in Bixby's office to arrange details for the November 6 delegate election. They order election supplies and make preparations though commissioners may not be appointed until late September.
Rev T B Harrell of Mt Vernon Texas wired D W Swaffar pulpit committee he will fill the Baptist church pulpit next Sunday August 26 Hear him for inspiration and spiritual benefit.
Jim Ray was committed on two larceny charges with bonds of 1000 and 750 dollars, likely unable to meet them. Jesse Bump, charged with embezzlement, was arrested by J C Chapman at Kittie last Tuesday and awaits trial this afternoon. H M Williams and Henry Houston, three miles south of Center, arrested by T E Brents for larceny of 400 dollars worth timber. their case set for tomorrow.
Senator Clay of Georgia criticized a federal judge in the South in a tense exchange with Senator Pettus of Alabama. Clay hesitated for a word while Pettus teased that Clay’s Baptist faith left him unable to describe the man properly.
A Bebee vicinity Farmers Union picnic draws many Ada boys and locals to enjoy the day with hospitality and merriment.
Newt Herron in charge of a road crew of about twenty five men worked all day Wednesday to improve the dirt road from two miles south of Ahlosa to the Boggy rock crossing. The work aims to put the Boggy to Ada stretch in shape quickly.
South McAlester and the Choctaw Nation will form a bridge-building association to finance and reclaim funds via county reimbursement. The Coal Creek bridge project estimates a total cost of 35000 dollars, with about 244 dollars already collected.
Robt Ford delivers two corn stalks to the office from his allotment near the mouth of Sandy. One stalk bears four ears and the other five. He notes the corn comes from a twenty acre field expected to average 120 bushels per acre.
Nashville Tenn August 23 The Democratic state convention adopted a resolution endorsing William J Bryan for Democratic President in 1908.
On the first Sunday in October the First Presbyterian Sunday school will host a children's exercise. All children and others are invited to attend. Parts and envelopes will be distributed tomorrow morning at 9:45 service. Teachers and leaders are urged to be present.
Oliver Wendell Holmes declines a central Massachusetts town invitation to lecture citing poor health and stating he would not have strength to refuse a hypothetical $50 bill after his operation. The correspondence shows Holmes’s wit and reluctance to travel despite the opportunity.
A revival begins Friday September 7 1906 at the Christian church conducted by C F Trimble state evangelist Oklahoma. He brings Prof O Neal and wife of Springfield Mo who lead the song service. They are noted as fine singers and highly recommended for a great meeting.
A message from The News offering to print a soliciting card for candidates to present a pleasant introduction. The notice outlines that the card will be printed by request and serves as a courteous lead in for readers and potential supporters.
A religious debate starts Sunday at 11 oclock in the Homer schoolhouse on Conway road three miles east of town. Debaters are Rev Norman of Francis and Parson Dassey of Mil burn. Everyone invited.
An ad warns against drastic cathartics and promotes Prickly Ash Pitters as a natural mild laxative. It claims the product cleanses the bowels without harming the intestinal lining and strengthens digestion for a lasting cure, with bold claims and a bright front-label image.
A Wharton Texas ad dated May 22 1905 requests shipment of 3 gross Dr Mendenhall chill and fever cure. The note claims six years of sales and praises the product as the best of its kind, signed by druggist Sod Ga Ramsey.
Postal cards bearing images of two Black men swinging from a tree were mailed in Salisbury NC the morning after their lynching. The city appears proud of the event while officials in Washington consider the case as postal authorities hold a decision.
A law office disclosed seven divorce suits filed in three days with four initiated by husbands and three by wives. Only four marriage licenses were issued on the 21st to 23rd. Deputy Constant noted 28 divorce suits filed since June 1 and at least a dozen more applications likely to become suits once costs are guaranteed.
Major Hamm editor of the Constitutionalist at Eminence Kentucky says Bucklen's Arica Salve cured a pile attack in ten days and he has had no trouble since. It is advertised as the quickest healer of burns sores cuts and wounds and costs 25 cents at local drug stores G M Ramsey and F Z Holley.
Madill Oklahoma August 24 excitement swells as Fall River Oil and Gas hits a rich gas strike one mile east of town with a high grade paraffine oil flow of about ten barrels daily. Gas estimated at five million feet and a 3500 pound casing notes the well’s roar reaching the city. Local drillers led by J F Baron Douglas W B Bartley Roy Palmour and Mike Smith control most adjoining leases with more rigs planned and real estate rising six and a half percent. Standard Oil men anticipate the new field becoming the Territory’s best and expect further expansion within thirty days.
John N. Pleasant of Magnolia Ind writes that the pills end bilious attacks and constipation. The seller guarantees satisfaction or money back. Only 25 cents at G. M.
A newspaper item reports that the paper trust has ceased operations. Details remain limited in the fragment but indicate an end to the trust’s publishing activities.
Remarks from the Roff Eagle discuss Ada pursuing a nearby stream dam for power. The Eagle and News promise decisive action, noting council approval and public backing as the town moves beyond status into construction, amid questions about a beef trust injunction.
A Connecticut firearms producer died leaving an estate valued at fifty million dollars. The will faces questions as many named beneficiaries appear among the so called innocent bystanders.
The remark notes Mr. Rockefellr glad to get back to his own country and likely emphasizes his own homeland, signaling a personal return and sentiment.
The czar inquired about American public opinion on his governance to Ambassador Meyer who faced a delicate diplomatic test shaping U S Russia relations.
South McAlester in Indian Territory earns between 6000 and 7000 dollars annually from the city water plant. Proponents of municipal ownership express strong satisfaction at the findings and the revenue generated.
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