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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
Gov Has ell approves a bill extending tax due dates for December 1908 and 1909 deficits to April 19 with penalties delayed thirty days. The measure targets excessive county and school district levies, allowing correction by officials and potential refunds to balance levies to constitutional limits.
Ten people escaped a blaze at the White House on the 101 Ranch in Bliss Oklahoma wearing only nightclothes. The three story, four room building burned quickly, injuring George Miller and destroying furnishings and mementoes. Insurance stood at 7500 with a 30000 loss. a new building will replace it. The site hosted prominent events including the National Editorial Association.
Ada resident W F Jones testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured a severe kidney complaint after other remedies failed. He describes dull loins ache and frequent urination then notes long-term relief and no need for further kidney remedies. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
Ephram M. Squire of Texhoma Oklahoma died in Ellis County during the past week at age 60. He was father to sixteen children, thirteen of whom survive him. His son A. S. Squire of Ellis County is a notable lawyer and newspaper man.
State Examiner Charles Taylor announced from Guthrie that once the legislature passes the tax levy reduction bill and it is signed by the governor, inspectors will be sent to every county to closely examine levies. If excesses are found, reports will go to the governor and local boards.
A bill introduced by Senator Davis aims to extend the criminal court of appeals with defined duties and powers. It outlines term lengths of two, four, or six years at initial election in 1910, with future terms every two years and a six year term thereafter. The court would have criminal appellate jurisdiction statewide, issue writs, and publish decisions separately from the Supreme Court reports. Three law clerks and three stenographers would be appointed per judge, each earning 1200 dollars annually. The first two-year term serving judge would be the presiding judge.
Grundy Callahan killed his son in law Arthur Seabolt on December 17 at Seabolt’s home near Roff and later died by consuming strychnine at his own home. Neighbors recall whiskey found in a barn bottle. Callahan had been released on bond of 25 000 with 35 000 in security and had moved to near Roff before his death.
In Atlas Oklahoma Robert Williams shot himself at his cousin’s Hess home after visiting his wife to avoid a hanging connected to the disappearance of Charley Elliott. Elliott left Atlas with Williams December 5 and was later found dead in the Trinity River at Fort Worth. Williams was arrested for Elliott’s murder.
Two young Russian immigrants in a Chicago tenement are involved in a fatal drama of love jealousy and social passion. Anna Rabinovitch shoots her friend Bertha Yablonsky over a man, then stays by the bedside believing Bertha will die, while the man’s claim to the girl’s affection remains contested. The scene unfolds on the third floor of a West Thirteenth Street tenement with Hamlet and Sappho readings cited, and a note and dying statements left behind.
Oklahoma cement firms urge the Texas Railroad Commission to allow a lower rate into Texas while preserving differential pricing in favor of Texas producers. Frisco official W P Preston proposes 16c to Galveston, with other cities at 12c to Denison and Sherman and 15c to Dallas. current Ada to Dallas rate stands at 23c. Commission advised submitting tariffs when ready.
Senator Tillman renews his demand for an investigation into lands tied to the 1868 timber grant. He disputes Attorney General Meyer's statements and says the inquiry was aimed at him, not Dorr, while asserting the land was not government property. He reads Bonaparte’s letter on the Southern Oregon Company case.
An old advertisement touts Rings Little Liver Pills as preventing biliousness and sick headache while keeping you well. It promises no griping and a “pill in time will save nine” with a price of 25 cents.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on January 13 attorneys backing Senator Owen's plan completed arrangements to select about a dozen representative cases. These tests will be advanced in federal court and then appealed to the U S Supreme Court for final ruling on the contested property litigation.
Advertised kidney pins claim to act directly on the kidneys and purify the blood. A 30 day trial costs $1.00 and is claimed to ease back ache rheumatism lumbago and general fatigue through faster results.
A. P. Harris on a ranch trip nearly shot during quail hunting when his foot slipped and trapped him on the carriage step. The team ran a half mile as he steadied himself with one hand on the carriage top and uncocked the loaded gun with the other, then resumed his journey.
The Norfolk Virginia Pilot notes the Index Appeal opposes the idea that sleeping outdoors or in cold rooms benefits everyone. It argues that one man’s habit may harm another and stresses cautious, individualized health advice from physicians.
The criminal court of appeals grants a new trial to Willet Hario a Seminole Indian sentenced to bite imprisonment for his wife's murder. He was convicted in the United States district court of the Western District at Weweka on April 11 1906. The court cites prejudicial partiality by the officer who summoned the jury and holds that unfair means void a conviction even if technical errors do not.
In Haskell Oklahoma on January 14 Flora Jackson fatally wounds her husband Sam Jackson and later shoots Rose Simmons at her home. Jackson is bound over to district court on murder charges. doctors expect Sam Jackson to die.
Editor Henry Watterson reports Senator Tillman says many send material on Roosevelt's dark crooked ways and that he will deliver a speech before the president retires. Watterson also notes his praise for Tillman's duty and private honor after a telemessage commends him.
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