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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
6
A candidate outlines plans to fund county roads and schools, allow municipalities to set licenses locally, and separate executive and judicial powers by granting the attorney general authority to prosecute independently. The stance frames these measures as restoring sanity and halting risky experiments.
Otis Weaver of Pontotoc County is named to the Hast Ada precinct and then to the State Democratic Committee replacing resignations. He resigns East Ada precinct chair and pledges loyal work with George Thompson and the Pontotoc Democrats as the State Committee meets in Oklahoma City February 12 for the 1910 campaign.
John Cains filed a superior court suit in Muskogee seeking 1500 dollars over a December 1909 Katy train incident. He alleges he was forced to pay extra fare after initial payment, suffered injury from broken car window, and was marched to several places in Wagoner under arrest. He seeks 500 dollars for arrest and 1000 dollars for humiliation.
In the Eastern District of Oklahoma Judge orders creditors and interested parties to show cause why discharge petitions from Frank Fox and M L Walsh should not be granted. Hearings set for February 4 1910 and January 20 1910 with notices to be published in Ada Weekly News.
State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County issues a divorce notice for Laura McKlennerry and G. P. McKinnerry. The same paper carries notices of private sale of real estate from Henry Blue et al and from Buena Vista Nolen guardianship, both listings detailing parcels in Pontotoc County Ada Oklahoma with court confirmation required.
Thomas Crow a teacher near Tyrola was acquitted in court on charges of assault and battery after a 14 year old student Burdie Ferguson testified of unwarranted whipping. The jury found the injuries came from a free for all fight among eight scholars rather than from the teacher's switch.
The Wave Democrat notes mixed views on Moman Pruitt of Oklahoma City as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. It questions seriousness of his announcement and outlines a planned platform advocating state liquor licensing with local option and a $2,000 annual license fee, with $500 directed to the state.
Opinion among close observers of the Jessie Dunn gubernatorial bid suggests his today statement in the Oklahoman may not close the door to candidacy. Dunn, a popular Ada jurist, could alter local support for Lee Cruce if he runs, despite ties to Bill Murray and past disputes.
The News announces the candidacy of Hon. Clinton C. Barton for county judge, subject to the Democratic primary. Further reference to Judge Barton's candidacy will not appear until the succeeding issue.
A jumble of casual curios and local chatter notes the steam ditcher at work and jokes about a watch charm. It mentions J B Thompson possibly resigning as state committee chair and questions about Uncle Joe Cannon amid meat price speculation.
An unusual remark about a man with fifty wives suggests a discussion on marriage and its social implications. The comment prompts reflection on tradition, consent, and cultural norms without endorsing any particular view.
Washington January 31 Captain Jos Shipp former Tennessee sheriff and deputies Williams and Nolan released after serving 90 days for contempt of the supreme court for permitting a negro prisoner to be lynched. Nashville January 31 Shipp and former deputies invited to a banquet upon arrival with a Confederate veterans public reception planned.
Washington January 31 petition to pardon Charles W Morse the New York banker has begun circulating. Prominent businessmen and several bankers have already signed the appeal to President Taft. The petitioner urges clemency for Morse who is serving a sentence at Atlanta Georgia.
The county clerk likely to resume duties in the near future though no formal appointment exists. Local observers say Sam Kerr is expected to reclaim the office pending confirmation or vacancy status.
Elgin Illinois February 1 due to dull watch trade the Elgin watch factory has laid off two hundred men and cut output by ten percent.
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