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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
4
The essay notes that the law requiring printer's fees for legal notices be deposited with other costs becomes effective June 15. It urges celebration by Oklahoma publishers and criticizes efforts to abolish state institutions. It defends existing institutions and promotes a forward-looking stance.
A Farm and Ranch note praises Ada for aligning rapid development with stability and security by collaborating with farmers. The Ada commercial club supports turning the town into a market for farmers products and a supplier hub. Other towns are urged to follow this policy.
Thelma Rich daughter of C E Rich died Monday evening at 7 39 from paralysis. Funeral services were held today at 1 30 conducted by Rev M B Molloy. The body was laid to rest in Rosedale cemetery. The father also mourns his wife who died recently, the paper extends condolences.
Arrow Brand collars in sizes 14 to 16 1 2 are shown in new styles. Special offer: two for 25 cents. Visit today for selection.
From Tuesday's Dairy A T Trimm near the brick kilns south of Ada lost his barn by fire at about 7 this morning. He described extensive loss of feed harness and a saddle with damage totaling a severe blow to a hardworking Pontotoc county farmer. The cause suspected includes a tramp sleeping in hay or a dropped match ignited by a rat.
Strawn Kidd son of Mr and Mrs R Y Kidd born June 20 1904 died May 26 1913 after a long illness of about one hundred days He was a kind thoughtful boy who gave his heart to Christ and sang and prayed during sickness His death notice notes his body rests in Lehigh City of the Dead and quotes a hymn line from Down at the Cross and There to my Heart was the Blood Applied Glory to His Name from the Coalgate Record Register.
Community religious program outlines a full weekend schedule with devotions sermons and discussions led by J M Vernon M W Steele J M Jones and others spanning Thursday to Sunday. County actions include statehood funds transfer and road fencing allowances plus bond and debt adjustments and a majority rights petition for Gertrude Brunner filed in Pontotoc County District Court.
Judge J F McKeel and Miss Zayda Campbell were married on the first day of the month at Duvall's Bluff Arkansas. The bride, Ada resident for several years, served as county court stenographer and is praised for ability and charm. The groom has long resided in the area and built a leading Ada law practice. The couple traveled to Memphis and returned to Ada Saturday afternoon.
The Palm Beach Suit and Silk Mohair Suit are highlighted as affordable options at prices from $8.00 to $20.00. W. C. Rollow advertises hay ties and binder twine while M. N. Stone returns from a three month wagon trip to the gulf coast, praising Bayside and Rockport area.
The Pontotoc County Oklahoma board met June 2 1913 in regular session and approved reports from A D Tanner district clerk for April J W Westbrook Ada county court clerk J Lee Dowdy Roft county court clerk H F F Mathis Allen county court clerk D W Swaffar register of deeds A L Miles county clerk L E Mitchell sheriff W P Yeargan Francis Township justice first quarter 1913.
County records show an audit of the Contingent Fund with transfers to cover warrants misallocated among Court Fund Salary Fund and Supply Fund totaling 614.60. Ada residents sign a contract with Redpath Horner Chautauqua to bring a ten ticket commitment and sell junior tickets at Rexall Drug Store.
Enrollment at Ada normal reaches 581 students as the summer term enters its third week. Ada ranks second in enrollment behind Edmond with some margin, while demonstration work by representatives of the A. & M. college fills the afternoon.
Forty members of the Moose Lodges of Ada and Roff traveled in a special car to Coalgate to establish another lodge of the order. The article lists attendees including Owen Fauntleroy P H Deal W J Allen A D Coon and several others.
P A Norris advances a grand demonstration crop on 18 acres where corn stands six feet tall with trees of color and no weeds. He plans to cut and dump the entire field into a 200 ton silo nearing completion, a 42 foot deep reinforced concrete structure to store feed for a large herd. Bermudagrass is being planted on waste ground and hillsides where other crops fail.
For hay ties and binder twine see W. C. Rollow. 4-4tw.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sanders, wife of L. A. Sanders, Sr., died at the family home on East 16th street of heart failure. The body is embalmed and will be held until relatives arrive for the funeral. She was a loyal Christian church member and a benediction to her husband and children.
In Conway Oklahoma on June 8 1913 four students Bertha Campbell Frank Campbell Raymond Nunnally and Iva Brown graduated with honor under Miss Barnes who taught two terms. The writer notes Steedman Allen and Stonewall had graduates in the eastern county and praises Miss Barnes as a county’s best teacher and church worker.
Advertises B V D coat cut shirts with short sleeves and knee length drawers for hot weather. Priced at 50 cents per garment at I Harris.
A page ad from Stevens-Wilson Dry Goods Co. promises bargains readers can rely on. The local firm emphasizes trust and repeated value in its sales message within the issue.
Nora Grant is sued for divorce in the named court with a petition filed by T. W. Grant. She must answer by July 24, 1913, or the petition will be taken as confessed and a divorce judgment may be entered. District Clerk Crawford Bolen Attorneys for Plaintiff June 10, 1913.
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