News of Ada and area daily notes and visits
J M Ward went to Holdenville this morning. Miss Adams went to Stonewall this W E Smith of Rotf was in our city today. R M Lewis returned to Wetumka this morning. Many residents transacted business in Ada and nearby towns including Sherman Tex, Francis, Madill, Stonewall, Sasakwa, Tupelo, Shawnee, and Ardmore. Dr Earnhardt preaches at the Air dome next Sunday afternoon. Ramsey's iceless fountain offers cold drinks and Purity ice cream 4 to 9 pm Friday. Kidney tonics advertised with a 30 day trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Adams
Stonewall
W. E. Smith
Rotf
Our City
R. M. Lewis
Wetumka
T. ¥. Pierce
Francis
Madill
Geo. Harrison
J. F. McKeel
J. D. Lassiter
Sherman
Tex
Gertrude Thompson
SaSakwa
Harl Yates
Roff
Ada
Dr. Bunyan
Newport
Ark
Ramsey’s
H. H. Wheeler
Tupelo
Ramsey's
D. W. Poor
Fredericktown
Poor
First National Bank
Barton Lee
W. C. Lee
Shawnee
Ada city social notes list visiting people
Ed Merritt of Fitzhugh and Prof. G S Sheppard of Center were in town. Oscar Collins of Roff and C H Ennis of Shawnee visited Ada. Mrs J R Thompson returned from McAlester. Eva Lee Smith of Roff shopped in Ada. Ozella Hemphill of Wetumka staying with Art Adair. Bessie Cleveland of Francis visiting May Couch. Dr Bartley returned from Sasakwa. L C Baker returned from Roff. J M Anderson of Roff transacted business in Ada. H A Bristo of Rockwall Tex visiting Mrs J M Taylor. Laura Scribner went to Stonewall. J M Wilson of Oklahoma City visiting Rev W M Wilson. Rott Wimbish and children visiting Stonewall. R F Turner returned to Ardmore. S S Smith former Byrd hotel proprietor visiting Ada. Mrs W M Wilson returned from McAlester after foreign mission conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Merritt
Fitzhugh
Ada
G. S. Sheppard
Center
Oscar Collins
Roff
J. R. Thompson
McAlester
Eva Lee Smith
C. H. Ennis
Shawnee
Ozella Hemphill
Wetumka
Art Adair
Laura Scribner
Stonewall
J. M. Wilson
Oklahoma City
W. M. Wilson
Ada Daily Society Briefs Highlight Local Movements
Ed Gibson was in town today. H. B. Dodd left for Denver. Mrs. Leonard returned from Oklahoma City. Mrs. Mary Johnson of Fitzhugh visited Ada. G. T. Howerton left for the Frisco line this morning. Frank Smith went to Wewoka on business. Lucile Smith returned to McAlester. J. W. Boardman came back from Shawnee. W. A. Alexander and Mont McKay conducted business in Western Oklahoma. R. G. Lawson returned to Tulsa after Ada business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gibson
H. B. Dodd
Denver
Colo
Leonard
Oklahoma City
Mary Johnson
Fitzhurh
G. T. Howerton
Frisco
Frank Smith
Wewoka
Lucile Smith
McAlester
J. W. Boardman
Shawnee
Frank Smith Returns from We woka
Frank Smith has returned from We woka. The single line fragment notes his travel, offering limited context about a local or personal update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
We“woka
Local residents listed on short visits and travels
W A Alexander went to Roff. John Beard conducts business in Madill. Mont McCoy visited Roff. Lester Woodard of Konawa and J E Jones headed south on the Frisco. Jerry Collins returned to Ardmore. Mrs W L Whitenack from Francis. Mrs Geo Geiger from Francis visited Ada. Ruth Taylor returned to Francis. Mr and Mrs W K Chainey left for Dallas. Mrs H A Futrell of Paducah Ky visiting sister Mrs W F Russell. Mrs J Harris and children left for Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs J L Miles and Dorothy returned from Shawnee. Mesdames Crutchfield Comstock Clark shopped in Ada. Carl Davis accompanied Berry Jones to Okemah. May Curtis returned to Sedalia Mo. Lem Burford family and Sister Maggie Armistead headed to Lebanon Tenn. Burford back in Lebanon for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont McCoy
Roff
Lester Woodard
Konawa
J. E. Jones
Frisco
Jerry Collins
Ardmere
W. L. Whitenack
Francis
Geo. Geiger
Ruth Taylor
W. K. Chainey
Dallas
May Curtis
A. L. Nettles
Sedalia
Lem Burford
Maggie Armistead
Lebanon
Tenn
Burford
Ada Daily Briefs and Society Notes
Thursday's Daily notes Ada visits by Miss Arelene Harbert of Rofs and Mrs J H Bean of Francis. B H Mason made a business trip to Stonewall. The Eastern Star will meet tonight in the hall at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arelene Harbert
Rofs
Ada
B. H. Mason
Stonewall
J.H. Bean
Francis
Enid Sanatorium Bill Signed by Governor Haskell
Governor Haskell signed a bill locating a feeble minded institution near Enid with 25000 dollars for the building and 22000 dollars for two years maintenance. The facility will sit on school section 33 township 23 range 6 with Enid paying for land improvements. Senator Goulding sponsored the measure which drew strong Garfield county support and little opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Enid
Goulding
Garfield County House
Woods Liver Medicine Offered For Sale By Win-Mays Co
Liquid liver medicine claims to regulate liver relieve sick headache constipation and aid stomach kidney disorders with gentle laxative action. Endorsed for jaundice chills fever and malaria with tonic effects noted after first dose. Bottle sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
win-Mays & Co
Judge Marshall Selected for Muskogee Lot Trials
Guthrie Ok March 26 Attorneys for Governor Haskell received notice Judge John A Marshall of Utah is designated to hear the Muskogee town lot cases Preliminary arguments set for Tulsa on April 5 He was appointed by President Cleveland and served on Utah’s federal bench when admitted to statehood He will displace Federal Judge Campbell during those trials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Haskell
John A. Marshall
Utah
Muskogee
Tulsa
Marshall
Cleveland
Union
Campbell
Quanah Parker to Lead Indian Band at Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Quanah Parker, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, head of the Comanche band joining Geronimo at the National Feeders and Breeders Show in Fort Worth from March 13 to 30. He lives near Lawton Oklahoma on a large ranch, built wealth by cattle and business, and will lead forty of his people in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Geronimo
Band of Braves
Fort Worth
Texas
Lawrence Sullivan Ross
Quanah Parker
Parker
Limestok County
Silas
John Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker
Peace River
Lawrence “Sal” Ross
Peta Nacona
Squaw
Acre of stables for Fort Worth feeders show
Fort Worth hosts the National Feeders and Breeders Show March 13 to 20 with new stables adjoining the Coliseum. The facilities provide 634 halter cattle stalls and 128 horse stalls, enabling a weather protected tour through the exhibit. Cattle above the quarantine line will stay in the Coliseum basement to avoid infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Sarah Bernhardt
Texas
Coliseum
Ruling On Age At Sheep Show Sparks Prize Debate
Secretary Andrews and assistant C C French ruled that a lamb could be classified as a lamb until after it reached one year, making it eligible for the $100 first prize and $150 in other awards in sheep class No. Fat spring lambs bring $8 to $10 per hundredweight with occasional top prices around $25, ensuring exhibitors a profit even without cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
C. C. French
Big Normal Banquet Tickets On Sale For Next Saturday
Town wide donation effort calls every citizen of the city to buy a ticket for the 25 000 Club rooms banquet to honor the Normal achievement. The committee seeks support to ensure a grand occasion and Ada may not again secure a prize as valuable with such a small outlay of cash.
Leavenworth Prison Tailor Shop Fire Calms at Fort Leavenworth
A fire swept the tailor department of the military prison at Fort Leavenworth shortly after 10 PM. Low water pressure hampered the fort fire defense, soldiers and prisoners were moved to safety, and the blaze was brought under control by 1 AM with an estimated loss of about $200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
New Life Pills Ad from Pittsfield Doctor
N H Brown of Pittsfield Wisconsin endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and headaches. 25 cents sold at G M Ramsey's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Dr. King
G.M. Ramsey’s
Copies of New Eight Hour Law
Guthrie Oklahoma March 30 copies of the new eight hour law will be sent by the state labor department to every labor organization county and city attorney and mayor in Oklahoma. The law duplicates the Kansas statute setting eight hours as a day’s work on any public contract or in state county city district or other political subdivision but it excludes cases of protection to life and property. Courts have construed work to mean manual labor. Under the old Oklahoma law the governor or any clerk in the departments could have been penalized for working more than eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
State Labor Department
Oklahoma
Kansas
Swept Over Niagara Warns of River Dangers and Kidney Warnings
An alarmed note warns that careless boating near Niagara can lead to disaster as ripples and currents grow. It urges kidney health checks to prevent dropsy diabetes or Bright's disease and touts Electric Bitters as a cure with a testimonial from J. R. Blankenship and a 50 cent price at G. M. Ramsey's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
J. R. Blankenship
Belk, Tenn
G. M. Ramsey
Farmers State Bank Installs New Fixtures in Updated Quarters
Farmers State Bank today completed a refined overhaul of its premises with an elegant arrangement to enhance service to customers. The improved quarters are designed to streamline transactions and present a more welcoming banking environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank
Be es Laxative Cough Syrup Adverts Cure All Ailments
Colds and bronchial troubles praised with Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. Claims instant relief for coughs croup whooping cough hoarseness and head clearing effect. Suggested for household keeping and gent le laxative. Sold by Gwin Mays Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwin-Mays & Co
Norris Returns From WashingtonHolds Guthrie Meeting On Referendum
Guthrie Oklahoma March 31 Joe Norris chairman of the Republican state committee returned from Washington with no job in sight and warned of Wartaffe on the general election bill signed by the governor last Saturday He plans a Guthrie meeting April 2 to push a referendum on the measure amid speculation he seeks to shift attention from his Washington discomfort and object to a copy he has not seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Joe Norris
Republican State Committee
Washington
Norris
Arnica Salve Cures Severe Sores and Burns
Princeville resident M. L. Bingham avoided amputation by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Doctors warned he’d die from gangrene after eight toes were eaten away, but the salve fully healed him. It treats eczema fever sores boils burns and piles. 25 cents at G. M. Ramsey's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Bingham
Princeville
Ill
G. M. Ramsey
Dirt to be broken tomorrow for south side school
Preparatory work begins for a new south side school building in Ada Oklahoma with rapid developments noted. The Ada educational outlook is highlighted as one of Oklahoma’s best points, while a medical ad for Bees Laxative Cough Syrup promotes its gentleness and cough relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Ada
Oklahoma
Ladies Assistants Named for Banquet Reception Committee
The Ladies Reception Committee list accompanies the reception committee for the big banquet Saturday night. Names include Mesdames Roddie Huddleston Ratliff Lucas Galbraith Sledge Bolin Ebey Reed Duncan Torbet I. M. King Ligon Barton Perkins E. W. Hardin M. B. Donaghey Croxton Hope R. F. King Wintersmith Le Fevre Conn J. T. Higgins Matthews Currie McKeown Hodges Broadfoot Blanks Beard Chauncey Bowman McKeel Rinard Sneed McKinley C. Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Roddie
Huddleston
Ratliff
Lucas
Galbraith
Sledge
Bolin
Ebey
Reed
Duncan
Torbet
I. M. King
Ligon
Barton
Perkins
E. W.hardin
M. B. Donaghey
Croxton
Hope
R. F. King
Wintersmith
le Fevre
Conn
For Sale Notice From Ada Oklahoma Area
For sale classified item appears in Ada text with fragmented address and contact cue. Readable fragment suggests applying to a local block A Tebeman in Oklahoma and dates or names are incomplete.
Real Estate Bargains Near Ada
For sale a 157 acre farm 4 miles from Ada with 65 acres cultivated and fenced. Two sets of houses on the property and fine land priced at 1200 dollars with a 600 dollar cash balance and monthly payments over four years. Balance due over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
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J. M. Ward
Holdenville
J. W. Beard
J. J. Miles
Dorthy
W. J. White
Miss May Price
Stratfod
Marshal Jones
Harris Hotel
Bonham
J. R. Runyan
Robt. Wyatt
Egar Russell
Rofft
Atla
I. II
Steed
Arthur James of
Ardmore
K. Smith
Okemah
Ae Eddleman
W. W. Eaton
Freda Bowers
P. G. Ingram
Calvin
Arney Harbert
A. G. Winn
A. L. Beck
St. Louis
J. Tobias
Pearce
Miss Ola
Minden
Ed Meaders
Ladonia
Lucy V. Poore
Ashville
North Carolina
J. J. Chapman
Donaghey Addition
Ruth Lessell
A. K. Thornton
Edna Foley
B. F. ‘Orry
Murray County
T. Martin
Hickory
Gwin- Mays & Co
W. A. Alexander
Mont McKay
R. G. Lawson
John Beard
H. A. Futrell
Paducah, Ky
W. F. Russell
Ramsey’s Drug Store
Point Comfort
Oscar L. Miles
Fort Smith
Ada National Bank
BANK
Pontotoc County
Ates
Mittee
Ation
Bration
Niagara
Farmers’ State Bank
LA Mah
Tebeman
Oke
Claude Scales
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