Ada Wins Byrd Mill Property For 7500 Dollars
Enterprising citizens raised seven thousand five hundred dollars to purchase the Byrd’s Mill spring property. Mayor Little W H Hart and J Chapman accompanied owner Gabriel Brown to Atoka where the deed was executed and will be sent to Washington for interior secretary approval. The city pays 7500 dollars with funds from local banks and the cement company.
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Ada
Byrd's Mill
Mayor Little
W. H. Hart
J. ©. Chapman
Gabriel Brown
Atoka
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertised Remedy
An Oklahoma City notice promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for burns boils piles cuts sores and sprains available for 25 cents at Ramsey Drug Co. The item also includes a political report on Oklahoma Democrats caucusing to nominate house officers for the upcoming legislature with a calm mood anticipated and promises of harmony at January session. A separate plea offers Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets via free sample by postal card.
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Bucklen
Ramsey Drug Co
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Levy
J. H. Maxey, Jr
Dan W. Peery
Charles M. Emanuel
Representative Durant
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Durant Wins Slate in Democratic Caucus
Speaker W. A. Durant of Bryan county headlines the slate with J. Roy Williams of Comanche county as speaker pro tem and W. B. Anthony of Stephens county as chairman. Joe Chambers of Rogers named secretary of the caucus.
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W. A. Durant
Bryan County
J. Roy Williams
Comanche County
W. B. Anthony
Stephens County
Joe Chambers
Rogers County
Bill raiser visits Ada in a counterfeit bill sting
On a Wednesday night a stranger passed off a altered one dollar bill as five dollars to Andy Morris in Settling an account for a room. The perpetrator rubbed out the one and painted a five with white and green paint, then vanished with the cash, revealing an amateurish attempt at the deceit.
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Andy Morris
Morris
Calamity Averted by Dr King’s New Discovery
A Fayetteville man recalls his sister’s consuming cough and lasting recovery after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He writes the remedy cured her and praises it as the best medicine he has seen. It guards against coughs colds la grippe asthma croup and bronchial issues. 50c 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed by Ramsey Drug Co.
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A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
N. C
Ramsey Drug Co
W. O. W. Officers at Vanoss Appointment List
Newly elected officers of the W. O. W. camp at Vanoss announced. J. W. Bohannon C C A G Richardson Advisor C M Long Banker C L Berger Clerk J P Kaiser Watchman S F Berger E H McClary J H Mullins Managers J W Crews Physician Dr F W LeFevre eye ear nose throat specialist. Glasses fitted at Duncan block Ada Okla tf d w
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Vanoss
J. W. Bohannon
C. C
A. G. Richardson
C. M. Long
C. L. Berger
J. P. Kaiser
S. F.berger
E. H. McClary
J. H. Mullins
J. W. Crews
F. W. LeFevre
Duncan Block
Ada
Okla
Bootlegging arrests after Ada raid at Stonewall home
Deputy Bob Nester and City Marshal John Burns recovered a dozen pints of busthead liquor hidden in Hess Ward en s home at Stonewall. Hess Ward en and his son Albert Ward en were arrested and brought to Ada where they posted 200 dollars bond.
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Bob Nester
John Burns
Hess Warden
Stonewall
Albert
Ada
Ginners Report for Pontotoc County
Dan Rushing reports Pontotoc County gins have produced 25 278 bales of cotton up to month start including 1 941 round bales and notes round bales weigh about half a square bale. Forty percent of county cotton is marketed at Ada.
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Dan Rushing
Pontotoc County
Ada
Twenty Men In County Jail Overcrowding Warned
Sheriff Smith reports the county boarding house housing twenty prisoners though it is built for sixteen. March 1 marked the peak with forty three men and one woman confined, later dropping to eleven in June after transfers to the penitentiary. A sprained ankle typically sidelines an inmate for weeks. Chamberlain's Liniment is pitched as a fast cure.
Guide killed in Kiamichi mountains by accidental discharge
The death of Tip Tibbs, a Coalgate guide, is reported after an accidental gun discharge by a companion during a big game hunting trip in the Kiamichi mountains. Tibbs was left dead on the trail, and his companion struggled to return to camp with the body.
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Coalgate
Okla
Tip Tibbs
Kiamichi Mountains
Tibbs
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Byrd’s Mill
First National
Ada National
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co
Bill Durant
the Slate
Ginners
Universal
Guest Brothers
the Men
Ada, Oklahoma
Kiamichi
Dr. King
A. Schingeck
Buffalo
N. Y
J. S. Coley
China Dept
Lée
Haviland
China
Eric
Speneeaae
Baby
S. M. Shaw
Ile
Ict
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