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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
9
John Wall of Cookeville Tennessee prospects Ada as a place to settle. A well to do stock man and landowner he contemplates moving west and may become a Pontotoc County citizen. He is visiting and staying with friend H J Brown.
Guthrie Oklahoma July 10 The federal census next year will set Oklahoma’s number of representatives for a ten year term. Expected gain of two or more seats may alter district lines and possibly revise judicial districts by population.
Rains touched northern Oklahoma with heavy showers in spots while Guthrie reports 104 degrees as heat persists across the state. Government stations show Oklahoma averages around 102 to 105 with Durant 105 and Shawnee 108, Oklahoma City 100, and Stillwater 101. The prior state July high was 95 in 1901.
Oklahoma officials outline steps for selling state lands including four classes of lands New College lands and public building and indemnity lands. Lessees hold preference rights on most lands. sales depend on appraisements approvals and county investigations with field adjusters to follow. First sale of New College lands expected in September or October after transfer and thorough advertising in journals and newspapers.
Parkersburg West Virginia July 10 conference yields possible creation of National Telephone corporation of New York with 100 million capitalization. Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Indiana and Illinois independents in talks to consolidate and operate jointly.
Mr. D. W. Holman, troubled by blood poisoning in both hands from weeding weeds and grass, has about recovered after a recent incident in his garden. The note appears in Monday's Daily.
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