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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
1
Tribes represented in the Oklahoma Senate protested during an open session against the mescal bean bill. The demonstration drew attention to tribal concerns and potential legal and cultural implications for the involved communities.
In Guthrie on January 21, Indian tribes including the Cheyennes Apaches Osages and Kiowas told a senate committee that peyote serves a religious sacrament and aids health. Government agents argued peyote poisons the system, while jurors faced bias in a high publicity murder trial involving a defendant linked to a baby death near Ada.
The house discusses a report guaranteeing Fort Supply asylum use as an insane institution and defers appropriation. A concurrent resolution to place Platt National Park under Smithsonian charge fails. Interior may seek funding, Admiral Schle may address the legislature, oil and gas land leasing bill introduced, and a senate education bill for compulsory schooling and free text books is considered as the legislature prepares to visit A. and M. College in Stillwater tomorrow.
Robert Lane faces trial in district court on an attempt to murder charge regarding his infant child. Separately, a Creek land reforms conference in Oklahoma outlines removal of tribal land restrictions for Five Tribes members with an 80 acre homestead provision and secretary of interior oversight for Creek freedmen sales within a year. In Fort Stevens Oregon, two Japanese suspects were arrested at Fort Stevens' west battery.
Haskell today proclaimed Ada Hartshorne and Purcell cities of the first class with over a city marshal and chief of police to be elected and a police judge to try all cases. The governor was petitioned to proclaim Adam city first class and city authorities prepared the formal application. The action empowers broader improvements street work by prisoners and stiffer penalties for violations. Further discussion of advantages to follow.
Crowded Lawton county courtroom hears preliminary trial of John F. Thomas and William Thomas charged with Dr F D Beauchamp death on January 15. Will testifies he was leaving town and John followed him to depot. both claim self defense. John says he fired after Beauchamp drew a gun. further evidence planned for tomorrow.
The Oklahoma legislature introduces a bill by Graham prohibiting intermarriage between whites and African Americans with felonies and penalties. Other measures address state engineer salary, labor protections, tax exemptions for manufacturers, jury trials, wage payments, and official stenography. The session also debates city status for Indian Territory towns and Fort Supply asylum funding.
An at home prescription claims to relieve frequent urination back pain and kidney complaints. The mix uses Flax Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with doses after meals and at bedtime. A local druggist endorses rapid relief within a week in most cases.
Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin shows July to September 1907 rail casualties at 23 063 with 1 339 killed and 21 724 injured. compared with 1906, killed up 157 and injured up 3 066. Accidents totaled 4 279 with 320 collisions and 222 derailments causing 3 605 696 dollars in damage.
The house committee on war claims proposes payments approved by the court of claims. They ask for sums to George W. Clark of Oklahoma City amounting to 106.30 dollars and to Robert C. Cozine of Ada Oklahoma 520.26 dollars.
E. J. Steed, a pioneer in Ada, decreased his general merchandise stock and transferred the remainder to Tupelo, adding it to that stock. He will not move his residence from Ada but will spend considerable time at Tupelo.
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