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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
2
Judge Henry M. Furman spoke in Wayne I T for his United States Senate bid amid rain and a large crowd. He denied rumors of political entanglements with Senator Gore and pledged to remain neutral and courteous to all candidates while pursuing his own campaign goals.
Oklahoma City reports the opening of the last Indian lands in Comanche county and the Osage allotments, marking statehood with no remaining Indian lands for settlement. Quanah Parker Gotebo and Geronimo are noted leaders, with Geronimo inactive in allotments while Osage and Kiowa Apache transfers proceed under government guard.
Joe Allen, a 20 year old black man, was jailed in Duncan Oklahoma on a charge of criminal intent against Mrs. A. P. Harris near Caddo. A lynch mob formed as crowds gathered, but federal marshals escorted Allen to safety and to the jail in Duncan where a preliminary US Court trial was planned.
Paris reports Alfred Dreyfus was fully acquitted of traitor charges and his army conviction overturned. A government bill seeks to restore his rank and honor, with Dreyfus to be nominated Major and Picquart promoted to Brigadier General, plus Legion of Honor consideration.
The crop reporting board of the Bureau of Statistics cites preliminary returns placing corn planted at about 95,535,000 acres, up 1.6 percent from last year. Wheat and oats conditions on July 1 are given with ten year comparisons, and potato acreage declines about 1 percent from last year.
Heavy rainfall in Shawnee Oklahoma over 24 hours flooded basements and damaged streets and bridges. The Norwood Hotel suffered basement flood losses, railroads including Rock Island and Katy reported track and bridge damage, and the Shawnee Tecumseh interurban lost multiple bridges and track. The North Canadian river rose rapidly then receded as lowlands flooded and crops damaged.
Heavy rains swept Ardmore and across many Chickasaw Nation sections since Tuesday. The downpours continued yesterday, but crops did not need the extra moisture.
The Ahiosa Baptist Church will start a protracted meeting on Sunday July 15. A large tent enables seating a big congregation and invites people to come by wagon and camp on the grounds during the event.
Guthrie Oklahoma July 12 Preliminary estimates by the Oklahoma districting board show the congressionally appropriated 100000 for the constitutional convention and its preliminaries and the required election will be insufficient. Secretary Chas H Filson says the board will proceed and rely on Congress for further funds. The Oklahoma provision is elastic unlike Arizona which fixes 150000 and assigns any excess to the state. Officials believe the Oklahoma wording would not prevent higher spending if needed, though Arizona explicitly foresees extra costs.
In South McAlester on July 13 James House faced grand jury action over selling Long Horn after tasters tested fifty bottles and deemed the beverage intoxicant. Commissioner McMillan bound House over for trial while plans emerge for Teetotal and Uno non intoxicants and a new bar setup to exploit summer heat.
Fred L. Wenner secretary of the school land leasing board outlines that about 1 050 000 acres selected for colleges under the statehood bill are not yet set for leasing. The board will appraise and classify before advertising to the highest bidder, with due notice in Territory newspapers and equal bidding chances, possibly after state government assumes control.
The Oklahoma Board of Equalization completes its work except tax levy. Total assessed value across the Territory is 96,628,554, up from 93,150,000 last year. Farm land stands at 35,472,012 with 11,111,978 acres. livestock valued at 13,946,231. railroads 12,680,518. personal property and implements add further totals. If property were assessed at true value, total would be 386,494,216.
A largely attended meeting at the courthouse gathered delegates from towns across the district to form election districts for the constitutional convention. A 30 member committee, equal Republicans and Democrats, will report population data to Judge Clayton within ten days to guide district lines. The committee’s first meeting is scheduled for next Friday. Judge Clayton, returning from Guthrie, noted a districting board meeting aimed at expediting work for the November 6 constitutional convention and the statehood vote on joint or separate status for Arizona and New Mexico.
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