New oil field opens in Pontotoc county to rival Allen field
Steedman reports a new oil field in Pontotoc County with Ford No. 1 well in section 17 township 4 north range 8 east pumping 25 barrels daily from 493 to 526 feet. The Cummings Oil Company drilled it but Robt. Ford owns the land and the well with others planned nearby. Bob and Nannie Ford hold the title and expect rapid output to Allen and Muskogee refineries as more wells come online.
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Pontotoc County
Steedman
Allen
Section 17
Township 4
Range 8
Cummings Oil Company
Robt. Ford
Ada
Bob
Nannie Ford
Muskogee
R. P. Ford
Oklahoma
Sunshine Days and Local Notices in Oklahoma Community
Community notes report pleasant weather with active church singing classes and road work, plus school attendance rising. Also includes two real estate notices from Oklahoma County: sale of Willard P. Holmes estate land in Pontotoc County and guardianship sale of Elizabeth A. Holmes minor's interest, both with private sale details and filing locations.
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Pontotoc County
B. E. Jennings
Guardian
Colcord Building
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
State of
Ada business and farm ads note local offerings
Classified notices show ADA MATTRESS FACTORY offering solid cotton mattresses at 10 dollars and up, old mattresses remade. Also Frostproof Cabbage Plants for sale with post paid and express options, Georgia Texas Plant Co. listing Dallas Texas. Henry McGee seeks a 40 acre sharecrop with good land and team, Porter White advertises Poland Chinas, and H M Pannell posts a stray large black mare mule near Picket school house.
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ADA Mattress Factory
E. A. Smith
Tfmn
Georgia-Texas Plant Co
Dallas
Texas
Honest garage to open in Kansas City with member benefits
A Kansas City based Motor Association plans to open an auto hospital offering fair prices and guaranteed work. Members gain access to reduced parts and supplies, skilled mechanics, and a legal bureau for free automotive advice and theft tracing assistance. The facility will be leased in advance and serve thousands of members.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Motor Association
Auto Hospital
Local Classifieds Include Land Sales Lost Dog and Homes For Sale
A miscellany of ads lists Mares and horses for sale with payment terms, a Konawa 12 acre farm at 85 per acre, a lost golden collie near Tupelo, several 4 to 7 room houses for quick sale, 100 acre Allen area farm near oil wells, and a stock ranch with 900 deeded acres. Also notices of rent, public listings, and local names through Ada and Konawa.
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Konawa
J. A. Dunlap
Okla
Allen
Allen Field
Drummond and Alderson Buy Ada Property From Islinger
Drummond and Alderson, main street clothing merchants, purchased the two lots and buildings of Joe Islinger on South Broadway for ten thousand dollars. The sale signals a shift toward urban growth as plans include two brick business buildings and widening adjacent space by Howard and Zorn, signaling Ada’s transition from a country town to city status.
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Drummond & Alderson
Main St. Clothing and Gents
Joe Islinger
South Broadway
Howard & Zorn
Islinger
Ada
Stedman argues Soviet sympathy not crime in New York Assembly
Seymour Stedman of Chicago defends Soviet Russia on the New York Assembly floor as five suspended socialist assemblymen face disloyalty charges. He says belief in the Soviet system is not an offense in other nations and not a crime or civil libel here.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Assembly Chamber
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Russia
Aerial Taxi Lines Next
The Blue Field Aerial Club of Blue Field West Virginia plans to operate as lines in the southern region, expanding air service options from Charleston on and after January 21.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Blue Field Aerial Club
Blue Field
Southern
Preliminary Set For Hearing on Next Saturday
The preliminary trial of George Bell will be held in Justice Brown's court next Saturday. Bell is charged with stealing about 600 pounds of cotton from Will Corbin near Bebee. He was arrested earlier this week by Deputy Sheriff J. Cafge m and jailed.
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George Bell
Justice Brown
Bell
Will Corbin
Bebee
J. Caf Ge m
Rail collision near Prussia claims lives and injures many
A railway accident outside Prussia results in eight deaths and about thirty injuries among passengers. Investigators are examining the wreckage and cause. Emergency services rushed to the scene to aid the injured and clear the tracks.
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Eightheate
Prussia
Roscoe Attest A. R. Sugg by L. E. 1 2 Court Clerk
A terse legal attestation records A R Sugg by L E as deputy court clerk. The fragment notes Roscoe Attest and official designation, with no further context or action described.
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Roscoe
A. R. Sugg
L. E
Harrison Brothers Offer Ada Area Land Bargain
235 acres total with 140 acres in cultivation and 120 acres bottom land, two house sets one mile east of Ahloso, seven miles southeast of Ada. Price 80 dollars per acre. seller willing to divide into any tract. Bargain notice from Harrison Brothers. 1-20-4th-lw.
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Ada
W. A. Barrett
W. F. Schulte
Melton & Lehr
Ahloso
Harrison Brothers
Notice of Move Two Blocks South of Rains Grocery
Individual reports relocation two blocks south of Rains Grocery, with cross reference to a likely notice dated January 17, 1915. No other details provided in the readable text.
Flu Epidemic in Chicago Reaches Peak Then Declines
Chicago officials report the influenza outbreak has passed its peak with a drop in new cases. The daily total fell to 61, the smallest figure since the surge began, signaling a turning point in the city’s epidemic.
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Chicago
Rec
Recrge
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OL Feld
Steedman, Oklahoma
R. P
Bob) Ford
Pontotoc
Bro
Harper
J. Hugle
Willard P. Holmes
State of Oklahoma
Towit
Indian Base
Meridian
Elizabeth A. Holmes
Henry McGee
Poland
Porter White
Otwell McLish
Bromide
Stonewall
Tupelo
R. F. Keiy
E. 14Th St
Hope
10Th St
Main St
Rollow Corner
R. C. Jeter
Rollow Hardware Store
P. S. Case
M. & FP. Bank
J. K. Stanfields
W. C. Rollow
Joe Haywood
Chanute
Kans
Nola Updike
Kansas
Ira Healey
Cora Curtis
C. E. Beesley
Mill Creek
Josie Dalrymple
Centrahoma
James Edwards
Maggie Sherman
J. C. Gowing
Anamae Braly
Wood M. Hardin
Sue Burden
George Stidham
Wetumka
Lillie Cesar
Holdenville
D. H. Wafer
Ardmore
Emma Miller
Madill
G. F. Polly
Edna Brown
Acalee Rhodes
Roff
Iva Brashears
Bart Smith
Africa
London
Cairo
Cape Town
British Air Ministry
Iss
Northern Pacific
Powhatan
Bardie
Halifax
White Transfer Company
Stedman
Minnie Kelley Gallwey
Albert Gallwey
Overland
Overland 4
Emanuel Overland Co
Bob Evans
Arenes West Main St
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