Governor Haskell halts West grand jury probe over bank case
Oklahoma Governor C N Haskell dismisses Attorney General West from the Oklahoma county grand jury investigation into the Columbia Bank & Trust affair. Haskell says the probe will resume under Enforcement Attorney Judge John Hayes, with full powers to pursue state, county, and city issues. He pledges liquidation of the bank and a full accountant’s report, while defending his banking policy and warning against “sinking the ship” to punish a few.
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Haskell
West
Clark
District Court
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
New Grand Jury
John Hayes
Hayes
Columbia
Abner Davis
N. M. Fllis
W. D. Caldwell
C. J. Webster
C. N. Wyckoff
J. E. Pierce
Lee Hotel
Chas. West
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma County
Said
Oklahoma
Grand
C. N. Haskell
Estrada Twists Conference Aims at Surrender Demand
Gen Estrada learns Zelayan envoys press for surrender of insurgents. Diaz counters that Vasquez must surrender as Rama holds out and US backing Estrada. Des Moines arrives to cheers and a naval band plays. Commander Shipley meets with U S consul Moffatt on next steps.
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Estrada
Fornos Diaz
Vasquez
Rama
Estada
Diaz
Julio Bonilla
Eva
Major Zelaya
General Estrada
United States
Des Moines
Family of Ten Settles in Ada From Paris Texas
The Finley family with ten members and son in law W S Hollaman relocate from Paris Texas to Ada Oklahoma as permanent residents. Mr Finley buys J B Cantwell property at Johnson and 18th and Aldrich Thompson property on East Main and plans a full grocery store in the Aldrich old stand by year’s end. The News welcomes the family and hopes for growth.
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Y. M. Finley
W.S. Hollaman
Paris
Tex
Ada
Finley
J. B. Cantwell
Johnson and
18Th Streets
Aldrich and Thompson
East Main
Messrs. Finley and Holman
Aldrich
Lawmakers push bills as adjournments delay action
Washington December 10. Senators introduced over 350 bills and resolutions while both houses face no current committee reports. Representative Kustermann of Wisconsin denied bias regarding his German shipping ties as he enjoyed a jovial speech. William J. Moxley of Illinois was sworn in as Lorimer’s successor. The Senate adjourned to Monday and the House to Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Kustermann
Wisconsin
Lorimer
William J. Moxley
Illinois
Senate
Ada Citizen Elected Permanent Chairman of State Bar Commission
Judge Tom D. McKeown of Ada was unanimously elected permanent chairman of the Oklahoma State Bar Commission at a Guthrie meeting. The commission of eleven attorneys appointed by the supreme court honors the Ada native, marking a distinguished public accolade.
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State Bar Commission of Oklahoma
Tom D. McKeown
Guthrie
State Bar Commission
Supreme Court
McKeown
Ada
Electric Bitters Praised by Woman from Vestal Center
Mrs. O Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York extols Electric Bitters as a divine gift to women saying it grants vigor and health. The ad claims quick relief from nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches fainting and dizziness and urges readers to try the remedy at 50 cents through G M Ramsey.
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G. M. Ramsey's
Johnston travels to McAlester for will suit
W. M. Johnston, brother of Governor Johnston of the Chickasaw Nation, passes through Ada en route to McAlester where a suit pend ing seeks to recover 250000 and real estate for he and three relatives as natural heirs. A December 13 hearing is scheduled, with a later plan to file in Denison Texas for a block of business buildings.
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W. M. Johnston
Ada
McAlester
Mr. Johnston
Johnston
Pontotoc County
Pittsburg
Denison
Tex
Ada Industrial Co Organized to Promote North Side Addition
The Ada Industrial Co convened at the 25 000 club rooms and formed a board of directors including S. M. Torbett J. D. Rinard and J. T. Conn among others. Officers elected were J. D. Rinard president J. T. Conn vice president S. M. Torbett treasurer and E. W. Hardin secretary. The venture aims to plat and market the north side industrial addition with earnings aiding the city booster fund and public projects. Citizens urged to contribute to the $75 000 booster fund.
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Ada Industrial Co
S. M. Torbett
Tom Hope
J. D. Rinard
W. H. Bobey
L. J. Little
R. W. Simpson
E. H. Lucas
J. W. Hays
J- T. Conn
A. L. Beck
E. W. Hardin
J. T. Conn
Secre
Tary
Ada
Northh Side
City Chamber of Commerce
Prosperity in Ada Gives Jobs to All Worker Classes
Ada workers enjoy an unusually strong year as factories run overtime and building trades flourish. Laborers, mechanics, clerks, and bookkeepers report high demand with few idle days, while hobos and loafers stay away. The 1909 period has brought record wages and broad employment across trades.
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Ada
Recommendations Made to the Governor
Guthrie Oklahoma December 10 Charles Barrett secretary on the State Board of Agriculture appeared before the governor and asked that if a special session is called the executive submit proposals to create a state engineer for irrigation laws and to urge the federal government to grant Oklahoma 210000 acres of land owed under an old statute. The interior department handles the land claim. Congress promised land to new states per member of congress and senator but Oklahoma did not receive its allotment.
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Guthrie
Charles Barrett
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Department of the Interior
Congress
United States
Rance Jones Case Held For District Court
Rance Jones of Tupelo was tried before Justice Brown on a charge of stealing a horse from J. J. Jones in Seminole County on October 15. Jones claimed he traded for the horse in Ada. He was sent to jail after failing to post a $2000 bond awaiting district court action.
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Rance Jones
Justice Brown
J. J. Jones
Seminole County
Tupelo
Ada
District Court
Resolution to seize Zelaya on murder charge
Senator Rayner introduced a resolution authorizing President Taft to take steps to apprehend and punish President Zelaya of Nicaragua if state department facts support murder charges. The measure will lie on the table and Rayner will speak in its support. Bascom Lawson has gone to Oklahoma City for a few days.
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Washington
Taft
Zelaya
Nicaragua
State Department
Rayner
Senate
Bascom Lawson
Oklahoma City
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Atty. Gen
Columbia Bank
Gen. Estrada
Mr. Finley
Lorimen
T. D. McKeown
Maryland
Ada National Bank
Ada, Oklahoma
Sledge Lumber Co
Turkey
New Sto One Marinare
Chapman
East Main St
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