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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
8
Directory style notice listing multiple Ada Oklahoma professionals with their titles offices and contact numbers. Includes veterinarians doctors lawyers notaries and addresses in various buildings such as First National Bank Building Reed Douglass Building and Steed Building.
Directory snippet lists FAUST and HARTMAN legal office and hospital contact, Webb and Ennis law firm, J L Gaston and W B White dentistry addresses and phone numbers, in the First National Bank Building and Over Surprise Store, with office hours and residence numbers.
Between 700 and 800 candidates filed with the state election board for 135 offices in the August 6 primary. Democrats appear for every office. Republicans are absent in some races. Notable filings include George Washington Cornell and Dan Peery in the second district, and George T. Ball challenging Judge Henry M. Furman. Harry Allen withdrew from congressman at large to run for corporation commissioner. Prof. F J Wilbanks left for a trip to Centrahoma.
A detailed account of a Tuesday track meet shows Johnston county leading with Van Nuys winning three events and Watson Carter Hodges contributing points. Pontotoc Coal and Pottawatomie counties follow as McCain and Buttram helps Pontotoc, Snow Ellis for Coal, and Pottawatomie’s Warren claim a second place. A girls basketball game between the normal and Coalgate High ends 8 to 7.
The death valley claimant Scotty traveled East spending a dollar a minute to promote a worthless mine. A Los Angeles court heard he never owned or discovered a mine, with money supplied by the Death Valley Gold Mining and Development Company to lure investors. The Commercial Appeal cites Barnum on fools.
Baltimore June 26 The credentials committee backed the Democratic National Committee findings in most contested cases. South Dakota and the District of Columbia saw Clark forces seated. Illinois saw Sullivan delegates seated 40 to 10. Creswell reserved a minority report for Harrison Hearst. In DC three-way race Costello led with 22 votes, Newman 12, Carr 3.
In Baltimore on June 26 the Progressives pushed through a motion abolishing binding unit rule for state delegations. Ohio split its bloc amid protests as 18 district delegates backed Woodrow Wilson while Harmon forces pressed the unit rule. New York voted 90 in favor of keeping the unit rule, and Missouri sided with the rule 29 to 7, leaving the nominating contest unsettled.
A long felt want is to be filled by the Home Building and Savings Association with capital of 100000. The plan aims to help Ada people build homes and invest savings safely with non taxable shares at 100 dollars each and monthly payments of 50 cents. Officers donate services to maximize profit to stockholders. First mortgage and clear abstract needed. money available for five year loans by A F Cowling Stonewall Oklahoma.
A Roff area oil strike reports oil found at 630 feet on the Frank Robinson place three miles west of Roff. The well shows two sand horizons with plans to shoot the 630 feet sand after temporary casing. Also notes earlier discovery at 250 to 300 feet and a second pay sand likely to be shot. Separate notice promotes Dean's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Ada Oklahoma.
Sept J D Lasater reports the Webb company holding the contract for a new compress will begin work about August 1. The installation is expected to take about thirty days and the press should be ready for operation in time for the cotton crop.
A promotional notice explains a one year mail subscription deal combining Ada Weekly News and Tulsa World for $3.00, listing the World at $4.00 and the News at $1.00, urging readers to send a check today to receive both by mail.
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