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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
6
A Guthrie Oklahoma item dated December 6 details chief justice and related proceedings with limited readable text. The fragmentary note references West and an error allowance context but lacks concrete actions or outcomes.
The Cooper Bros livery barn at Rofs burned between 2 and 3 am. About twenty horses, vehicles and feed were lost with insurance of roughly $1,700 and total loss possibly $5,000. Deputy Miles lost a fine horse team. Sheriff Smith and County Attorney Wimbish had driven to Roff to probe the Arthur Seabolt killing by Grundy Callehan.
Guthrie Oklahoma December 17 The board of control of state prisons authorized purchase of rock crushers and related materials to begin road work. A construction man will draft plans for a penitentiary building. The state owns 100 acres near old North McAlester for convict agriculture. No action on Miss Kate Banard's annual report anticipated. legislature will handle it. The state aims to return prisoners home as quickly as possible.
In Chickasha Oklahoma on December 16 Phil Payne 30 is jailed for criminal assault of Addie Willis 15 after she says he forced her at gunpoint from a downtown picture show to his room where he allegedly raped her. She was left exhausted at 2 am. Grand jury is meeting and an indictment is expected tomorrow with trial likely in January.
Grundy Callahan shot Arthur Seabolt with a pistol as Seabolt advanced with a pitchfork on an allotment shared with Callahan's daughter. Seabolt died about forty minutes later. Callahan surrendered to an officer and is under guard while authorities investigate at Ross. A second account claims Callahan fired multiple times as Seabolt left a corn crib, despite Seabolt's pleas.
A proposed order from the state corporation commission would allow railroads to charge penalties when passengers fail to buy tickets. Penalties vary by fare level and would not apply at stations without ticket sales or sufficient opening hours. The rule aims to secure receipts. Kansas has a similar rule.
Ada merchants report strong mid winter and Christmas sales with customers arriving from nearby towns by train. Women from another county praise purchases at a leading Ada hotel as evidence of effective local advertising and quick turnover.
An article explains kidney function and symptoms of kidney disorders, urging maintenance of kidney filters. It includes a testimonial from W. Y. Littlefield of Ada Oklahoma praising Doan’s Kidney Pills and notes Foster Milburn Co as US agents. Also mentions hotel fire safety rope requirement and sale of printed cards.
Oklahoma’s population rose 2.1 percent since the last federal census, with a total of 1,445,261 residents. Township assessments show 52.6 percent male, 87.5 percent white, 7.7 percent negroes, and 4?7 percent Indian with under 1 percent other groups.
Under sheriff Jesse Goodman, returning from a trip to Fort Smith Arkansas, discharged his revolver after placing it under the bed, injuring his daughter's wrist with a severe forearm fracture. A pile remedy advertisement follows.
An old advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure promises a reward for incurable catarrh and quotes testimonials from druggists. The rest of the fragment shifts to a religious anecdote about a businessman open to Christian conversation, urging kind and simple approaches to soul salvation and personal faith.
A fragmented excerpt discusses discussing religion with others, noting people are generally willing to hear respectfully when approached in the right spirit. The piece stresses a minister’s duty to care for spiritual welfare and suggests lay Christians also engage others, highlighting social norms and responsibility.
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