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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
3
The document outlines allocations for county operations including executive, sheriff, county clerk, treasurer, assessor, superintendent, surveyor, and health, plus administrative, agriculture, roads and bridges, and separate school districts. It lists salaries, office expenses, and per diems, with total general fund and bond debt figures and estimated income from various sources.
Sherwood Hill leaves tomorrow for Muskogee to enter Government hospital for treatment. Ed Brents Jr returns home after a northern trip including Washington Oregon and the Northwest and Canada with business in Tulsa. Mrs Faust Mrs Little and W D Jr depart for Colorado Springs and Manitou Colorado for six weeks to two months.
J. J. Townsend notes a week-old rain has revived the area around Franks with cucumbers and melons showing strong growth and vigor. The improved conditions hint at a productive season for local farmers.
T. A. Floyd brought two tall cotton stalks from his Tyrola field to Ada. The stalks tower over the knee and show heavy bolls blooms and squares. He grows 30 acres like it and 40 more of younger cotton. He notes some corn damage from dry weather.
Mrs Joyce Glover of 230 Mast Fourteenth Street is spending the week visiting relatives in Lula with family and friends.
Mr and Mrs W D McCollum and daughter Catherine of Los Angeles arrived overland yesterday to visit in the home of Mrs McCollums sister Mrs R H Patterson 921 East Eighth street Rev C W Stringer reports a good shower around New Bethel Thursday afternoon this with three others last week puts things in good shape Buell Bradford left yesterday for Clarendon Texas to visit his son Melton Bradford before returning home he expects to visit his brother who lives at Cromwell Texas
Dr A G Jeffries pastor of the Nazarene revival was called home to his wife in Sherman Wednesday. Mrs Jeffries died this morning at 4 25. A separate rain report noted showers east and northeast of Row Friday afternoon with a rainfall near Spring Brook west of Ada and along the Cana dian region.
Sunday reports say W M Carter of Oakman notes showers last week improved corn and cotton in the area. Bebee farm reports deep soil moisture after rain. Emma Ligon has spent time with Radcliffe Chau tauqua bureau in Washington and booked performances in 28 states. Monday items mention visits by Raymond Blackburn family and Ina Mackin plans for Arbuckle mountains camp. Civil War veteran E B Dixon dies at 82 in Nevada Missouri. he fathered 32 children.
W. W. Chapman of Franks reports fair crop prospects following recent showers. A 10-pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc Farlin of 809 West Thirteenth Street. Mother and baby are doing well. John Chapman Dubie Lee and Stanley Dean left today for a tour.
Rev. W. J. Shipman reports favorable cotton prospects after recent rains around Oakman. The Yellowstone park and the state of Washington are mentioned in passing. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Heady plan a trip starting Wednesday overland to Bland Oklahoma to visit Mrs. Heady’s mother and son before continuing to St. Louis to see relatives.
Mrs. Dave Ragland reports a pleasant rain fell in Summers Chapel Tuesday afternoon, bringing welcome moisture to the community.
Ben Harrison state budget officer was in Ada today on official duties. He has served in several legislatures and held a term as secretary of state.
Dr W A Bullock and family depart Ada for Holdenville to establish a new home. They are well known in Ada, and Holdenville gains some of its best citizens. Congressman and Mrs Tom D L McKeown plan to leave for Honolulu this afternoon driving to San Francisco. Judge McKeown will study Hawaii and possible fortification spending urged by many.
Route 2 Roff resident T T Gay notifies the News to forward his paper to Hartley Texas for a period. He and Mrs T Gay plan to travel for Mrs Gay’s health.
C A Stewart of Wilson reports the clouds in that direction produced only a light shower on Tuesday. He adds a cotton shower from two weeks ago aided crops and cotton is not suffering much.
Training children in leather work at trade schools of Egypt has so increased the leather making industry, making it competitive with foreign manufacturers.
Okmulgee July 9 H T Mitchell a 50 year old veteran Oklahoma undertaker despondent and in ill health shot and killed himself in his home this afternoon. He died instantly the 38 calibre pistol clasped in his right hand. A powder burn marked the right side of his face and the bullet was found on the floor by officers.
Domestic copper consumption is forecast to be the largest on record. Refinery deliveries in 1924 reached 1.6 billion pounds, indicating strong supply alongside rising demand from industrial users.
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