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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
2
Ada Oklahoma bank reports to the Comptroller of the Currency at close of business Tuesday December 8 1911. The document presents financial condition details as filed for the national institution.
The document records Frank Jones as cashier in a formal statement or notice. It notes his role within the organization and the context of the filing, preserving the designation accurately.
The Muskogee Times-Democrat rebuts a Phoenix report claiming Senator Gore was expelled from town by Harmon men and pressured not to speak for Woodrow Wilson. It asserts Gore remains in Oklahoma until after the state convention and will actively back Wilson with speeches and visits.
Yesterday Mr. Taylor of Holden ville brought his son to Ada for treatment with Mr. West's mad stone. The boy had been bitten by a dog nine days earlier and though the wound had healed, the madstone adhered to it most of the night.
In the announcement column J. W. Westbrook declares for county clerk. He is the first to enter and promises a clean campaign. A fuller note on his candidacy will follow.
Ada couple Matt Summers 19 and Lula Mosier 19 secure a marriage license. Gas in the stomach or bowels is a disagreeable symptom caused by a torpid liver and can be relieved with HERBINE, a liver stimulant and bowel purifier sold by Ramsey Drug Co.
County official N. T. Heard appoints Clay Jones as deputy in Fitizhugh township covering the town of Rofs. The appointment is described as a strong choice and expected to ensure proper office duties.
Ada resident Mrs A White testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills easing backache and weak kidneys in her family. The ad describes kidney problems from childhood to old age and promotes the Buffalo Foster Milburn Co as sale agents in the United States with a 50 cent price.
A sixty day drive begins to raise funds for a memorial to Dr Seaman A Knapp a key figure in the Farmers Co operative Demonstration Work and corn club programs His work broadened Southern farming beyond cotton and inspired diversification Local collectors are at work and each donor receives an engraved picture and sayings from Knapp.
In three-year study by Co-Operation Demonstration Farm Workers western Oklahoma shows deep November plow with weighted disk packing yields best oats: 42 bushels per acre, compared with 30 and 15 bushels from other methods. Deep plow before Christmas with firm packing recommended. For spring sowing on cotton land double disk then drill improves outcome. oats ready by first week of March. GEO. L. BISHOP Dist. Agt.
Minco Oklahoma February 1. IF F Ferguson district agent proposes methods to measure soil moisture at seed bed prep and to record rainfall. He suggests plowing first and applying surface manure to mulch and reduce evaporation, improving rooting and soil contact on crab grass coated fields and hard to pulverize soils.
J H Bowers of Oklahoma A and M College argues rural schools offer distinct advantages through practical home training, closer to nature, and stronger community morals. He urges higher rural taxes, better teachers, and tailored curricula including agriculture and domestic science to stop urban migration and build a wiser, wealthier country leadership.
The report notes hunting season results with 1 killed and 24 wounded, 424 killed or injured over seven years, and a proposal for hunters to wear pink in the field. Calumet citizens petition to add trains, Edgar Dykes faces sentencing for bootlegging, a jury allegedly averaged their verdict, Charles McKnight fights a $100 fine for vagabond status, and the M O G railroad begins westward expansion from Henryetta to Oklahoma City with a Wagoner extension into timber country.
Transfer man W. J. Allen discusses a trained two horse team that ensures on time arrivals. The black horse leads the gray in guiding a bus to the Frisco depot after a late shift. The driver slept briefly leaving the team in front of Harris hotel. The horses keep near train arrivals and head to stalls after the last train. Band boys invite Dr. Sears to lecture on the Passion Play at Roff for their benefit.
Plans for a new Ada building on East Main street by S. M. Shaw described as up to date with a 50 foot front in plate glass show windows large enough to display an auto. Interiors and basemat will be fitted in a modern, convenient layout to showcase goods and reflect well on the city and Shaw's enterprise.
Regular term proceedings begin in Daly with Judge McKeown presiding. The afternoon docket includes J B Akers versus Henry and Liza Berry over land title in the Seminole Nation. An advertisement claims White's Cream Vermin-Fuge cures intestinal worms in children, priced 25 cents per bottle at Ramsey Drug Co.
A health tip notes that minor burns scalds and cuts heal slowly if neglected and urges keeping Ballard's Snow Liniment on hand. Bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 with Ramsey Drug Co as the seller.
Prospector notes a cyanide plant clean up at Ravia Oklahoma aims for a gold brick worth at least a thousand dollars. Assays run above eight dollars per ton with a 12 foot shaft and 8 by 12 opening. Dallas St Louis Kansas City reporters plan to attend next Wednesday to witness pioneer mining results.
A heavy lung cold thought to cure itself is cited as a starting point for many fatal diseases. The advised remedy is Ballard's Horehound Syrup taken in frequent doses to check progression and aid nature. Prices 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle sold by Ramsey Drug Co.
Guthrie Oklahoma February 3 The Interior Department announced the Navajo Indian reservation site in Southwestern Oklahoma totaling sixty sections in five townships will be opened to settlement under the homestead laws on April 10. Entry filing or selection before that date is barred and the opening method remains undetermined.
J W Allen accuses the Newsman of missing the best horse story while recounting a transport episode at Byrd hotel where a mail driver left his team unattended a passenger loaded baggage and the horses returned to the post office before the employees secured the mail. Allen predicts he will train the teams to rely less on drivers soon.
Batesville Miss attorney H J Perkins toured Oklahoma towns during a prospecting trip and wrote to F C Sims that Ada stands out as the best town he saw. He cites family health factors and Ada’s advantages as key reasons he may move there next week.
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