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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
6
Lion Brand Work Shoes for Men are described as sturdy outdoor footwear with durable leather and comfortable fit. The ad emphasizes long service and soft leather for comfort, encouraging readers to try a pair.
Men's dress shoes by Edwin Clapp in the Howard and Foster Beacon line priced from five to fifteen dollars.
Kansas City stockyards report record hog prices above 15.00 and pea fed lambs at 18.25, with hogs up 25 to 40 cents from last week. Beef cattle trade opens slow amid liberal receipts while cattle totals show 20 000 head steers and 15 000 hogs. Horses and mules trade remains strong as buyers gather for month business. market correspondent Charles M. Pipkin notes wide activity and price strength.
Paris January 16 report says Germany will sign the peace treaty protocol and ratifications will be exchanged on the upcoming Saturday January 10. The League of Nations council is also expected to meet about a week later.
Unpublished letters in Scribner's Magazine recount Roosevelt's proposed federal intervention to suppress coal strike violence. He considered sending in the army and appointing a federal commission to run mines, with Cleveland and Schofield involved, but operators reversed course at the last moment.
American army officers work to identify near 70 000 servicemen buried across France Belgium and Luxembourg. Each grave marker receives an aluminum backplate duplicating name rank and unit to guard against weather wear and ensure proper identification.
Mrs. M. McBroom of Maud formerly Ada was visiting friends in the city yesterday while traveling home after visiting friends in.
John A. Whitehurst says 1919 brought bumper crops and high prices with more mortgages paid off than ever before. Cotton was worth 220.93 million, wheat 100.41 million, corn 94.86 million, oats 33.81 million, total crops 450.01 million. live stock valued at 214.18 million. Chicago liquor interests resist Prohibition enforcement despite Supreme Court ruling. Unconfirmed report claims Huerta forces crossed the Rio Grande with arms to join Villa.
Oklahoma City report notes supporters of Senator Owen plan a visible push at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington. Governor Robertson and Oklahoma delegation will attend with Bryan as principal speaker, fueling talk Owen may secure cross party backing and momentum in the Democratic nominating race.
In Oklahoma City's fourth district the Hamon campaign won six of nine county delegates to the county and district conventions, with Lincoln, Hughes, Creek, Coal, Johnston and Pontotoc carried. Ardmore oilman Hamon led in Pontotoc with 76 percent, and McGraw carried Seminole and Okfuskee.
Washington reports a bill by Representative Kettner to build an All American canal along the California border to take the Imperial Valley irrigation system entirely on U S soil. It would offer 200000 acres of land to veterans at 1.25 an acre and open 200000 acres for purchase. aims to reduce Mexican control of irrigation and ensure uninterrupted flows for crops valued at about 60 million dollars annually.
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