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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
1
Phrase praising the comfort and satisfaction of tailoring garments at home, suggesting improved fit and personal touch compared with store bought options. It emphasizes DIY dressmaking as a tasteful, economical choice for households.
The Rock Island plan seeks approval for a rail line through Indian Territory with routes near Ada and Denison. Secretaries in Washington faced questions on map approvals and right of way land takings, while rail interests urged quick action and funding to start construction toward Dallas and Denison.
President F. Finney of the Sox & Oklahoma railway announced a contract to build a line from Oklahoma City to Shawnee with extension to Detritus and Denison. The project, valued under 22 million, aims to connect coal regions and give Oklahoma City direct access to southeast trade routes. Construction to commence soon with surveys and tracks set for completion.
A 1902 letter from J. T. Aramore thanks the Druggists National Fire Insurance Co for prompt settlement of a $370 barn loss. The writer praises the company as first class and warrants its reliability, noting W. H. Braley as local representative and urging patronage.
Senator Bailey cited his stance against dividing Texas into five states while discussing the statehood omnibus. He said Texas should remain one state and that Indian Territory and Oklahoma should join as separate states, not as one. Senator Beveridge noted the Oklahoma City meeting on statehood.
List of marriages recorded with ages and partners includes W P Bowman aged 42 to Jennie Hunter 3s, J M Mar Shall 24 to Maud James 22, John Hinton 39 to Gros land 35, F F Falter 21 to Mollie Keasly 18, Hammon Laughlin 19 to Nettie Smith 16, W M Laughlin 24 to Vessie Smith 18, P B Walton 24 to Annie Creamer 17, and d. on Roper at Evie Roatan.
The piece outlines a series on moral philosophy stressing that actions derive their quality from the agent and not from the act itself. It warns against treating virtue as an independent positive entity and links moral worth to personal approval, remorse, and memory of right conduct. It also notes local Ada topics including W. D. Humphreery and W. L. Reed, Ada’s population, and upcoming Katy railroad work.
Ardmore January 13 attorney John A. McClure travels to Washington to press for a division of the United States district for the Southern District of the Indian Territory. A Cinckasha Bar Association petition supported division and a bill will be introduced for passage. In a separate matter Bill Poe was arrested on robbery charges near Tishomingo after shots that wounded Poe. Chas Woody bound over for harboring a felon. Other action saw Bob Nester escorting B. F. Driggar to Ardmore with a $5,000 bond posted.
Ed Lancaster age 23 and Ida Colin age 20, both of Center, were united in marriage by Rev. J. B. McDonald at the Center parsonage last Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. Lancaster is described as a popular young man and Colin as a charming young lady. Best wishes for a long and prosperous life are extended.
The Santa Fe gains access to Indian Territory coal fields as its main line and the Eastern Oklahoma extension now pass through Pauls Valley, enabling expanded transport routes and potential resource development.
Guthrie dispatch notes The Santa Fe will begin a new service link stretching seventy five miles following a Rock Island survey between two points.
Mrs Hadith Dorsey wife of D A Dorsey died Monday at 2 p m after four days illness. She leaves a four year old daughter and her husband. Funeral services were held at Sleety cemetery at 3 p m Tuesday.
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