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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
9
The Hart area reports rains delaying farm work with oats at risk and weeds outrunning cotton while corn looks good. Community notes praise visits, births, and school events. church activities include a Children’s Day program and missionary society actions. Oil excitement stalls until prices rise. several locals attend revivals, decorations, and meetups, with burglaries at Pegg Bros store and upcoming county court session.
Jim Ward visited Stratford to see familiar faces as farmers in the Walnut Grove Egypt area reported slow progress with planting cotton and some late corn. Decoration Day at Egypt drew a large crowd with addresses by John Crawford Ada Bro Bess Lightning Ridge and Bro Smith Egypt, an essay by Glennie Corvin and a Grace Griffith reading. Graves of Confederate soldiers were decorated under Gen Hargis supervision. A large noon dinner followed. Visitors included Bee Jay Bess and many from Ada. Local residents and travelers shared visits, with social events such as a singing at Fulton's and supper at Palmer home.
Doings around Lightning Ridge include dry weather requests and several social and sports items. Notes mention planting cotton, a heavy rain in Lightning Ridge No 2 area, L A baseball team vs Hart with Hart winning 9 to 10, and the second team defeating Rosedale 27 to 2 in seven innings. Also reported are visits by Tom Canater and Willie Webb to Asher, Sunday dining with Miss Hennington, Sunday school progress under Mr Acie Cook, singing led by Mr George Page, fencing work by Ed Fussel, anticipated sermon by Mr White of Vanoss, visitors Miss Page Pendleton Guish with Miss Heath, J D Pendleton visiting E T Pendleton, Wade and Jeff Fussell visiting Ada, and a closing note by Jimmy Diggs.
E A MacMillan surveys fading Oklahoma landmarks from Fort Gibson to Dewey Bartlesville Lenapah and Pawnee county. He notes grave sites council grounds agencies trading posts and early pioneer stores, naming Talihina Rogers Shufeldt Barns Bartles and Black Dog, with dates and locations across multiple counties.
In Pontotoc county the name of Dan M. Pendleton is heard as a likely contender for Representative. He is a rising Ada attorney with support from many friends and a history of a strong county attorney bid in Seminole county two years ago. If he runs, supporters will push him to campaign, though no filing deadline looms until June 24.
The Seminole County Bar at Wewoka Oklahoma on May 21 1914 endorses Judge Robert M Rainey of Atoka Oklahoma for Supreme Judge of the State. They note he was among the district judges and performed well in all duties and urge voters in the Second Supreme Court district to support him.
S L Hostetter, a renowned fruit tree specialist, spent the day in the city on business. He met with local growers and discussed pruning techniques and grafting methods to improve orchard yields.
London June 2 King George receives private congratulations from European monarchs on his 49th birthday. A 49 gun salute rang out in St James Park and Windsor as flags flew over government buildings. Gifts arrived at Buckingham Palace from royal family members and close friends as his five sons and one daughter helped with a secret birthday present. He ascended the throne May 6 1910 after King Edward VII's death.
Washington observers mark the 34th anniversary of the Republican convention in St Louis that nominated President Garfield and Vice President Chester A. Arthur. The recall notes Garfield’s assassination and Arthur's succession.
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