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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
4
The Oklahoma scene in 1913 features strong press efforts to create a San Francisco exposition exhibit and a climate of publicity as progress. A New York senator is jailed for graft while Oklahoma politics claim the opposite verdict. Muskogee and Tulsa clash over a carload booze shipment. editor Newett’s Teddy libel case ends with six cents damages.
The corporation commission concedes Article 9 Section 9 failed to spur rail expansion and now favors repeal. It claims the provision only retards railroad construction, a view shared by many state leaders as the push for more railroads grows.
The passage notes that true friendship is shown by how a man treats someone who helped him in hardship. A virtuous person remains aware of favors and avoids treating them as a rightful entitlement, while many forget or feel entitled as fortune improves.
The Commercial Club of Sherman ordered 100 large posters promoting local merchants. The message urges residents to patronize area real merchants who offer the right goods at the right prices and belong to the Chamber of Commerce to boost the community.
A fragment from a column mocks a man who shouts liar at critics and then reacts with anger when his own invitation is accepted. The tone suggests a satirical jab at self-justifying behavior and public disagreement.
A columnist defends Ada normal school against critics and imagines how opponents might react if they visited the campus. The piece questions motives behind attacks on schools and then critiques a township abolition bill, wondering about constitutional validity and potential legal challenges and outcomes.
The board of county commissioners sits as a board of equalization to review tax rolls and correct inequalities. They note small increases over the prior year and occasionally raise items deemed too low. For hay ties and binder twine see W. C. Rollow 4tw.
State Farmers Union leaders gathered in session to map plans for the upcoming conference. Attendees included O. W. Taylor president Jack Barker vice president J M Butler secretary J W Baker secretary of the executive board W F Belden state organizer D J Bell and Wm A Bowen of Texas editor of Farmers Fire Side Bulletin Arlington Journal. An open session is set for 2 pm with Bowen delivering the address to the public at the courthouse or city hall if the courthouse is busy.
Oklahoma City June 2 Plans for an active state wide campaign for adoption of the proposed amendment to Sec 9 of Art IX to be voted August 5 were laid at a meeting. Seventy five delegates from nineteen counties attended with C B Kendrick elected chairman and W B Anthony as secretary. The amendment would allow foreign public service corporations to acquire Oklahoma companies with approval by the state corporation commission.
Local ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills promising prompt relief of constipation and a return to normal bowels. A Salisbury Pennsylvania resident John Suspic endorses the product for constipation indigestion and liver issues. Price 25 cents. Ramsey Drug Company recommends the remedy.
Government and industry tighten standards to curb cotton waste and mispacking. From 1912 to 1913 railways and exporters push for clean, well packed and clearly marked bales, with higher charges for slovenly bales to protect foreign demand and savings.
Provisions abolish school district treasurers in common districts, shift purchasing to county superintendents, cap clerk hire by county size, set minimum and maximum superintendent salaries, require monthly district board meetings, and allow contracting for teachers after March 1 for the next school year.
Estimated work for skilled laborers in Ohio Nebraska and Indiana will persist for five years due to recent floods. Nebraska reports the greatest damage from tornadoes and wind.
Oklahoma City Oklahoma May 29 Approximately 1 000 000 annually will be the reduction in school operation by reason of the new code adopted during the special session and recently approved by Gov Cruce is the opinion of State Superintendent Wilson and State Senator Fred E Tucker chairman of the educational committee under whose direction the code was prepared This is the first bringing together of all the school regulations in a single act since statehood and it required considerable labor on the part of its compilers and the joint educational committees of the legislature One of Senator Tucker s most favored ideas which was stricken from the bill was that where the school term was four months or less teachers should be required to conduct a school session on Saturdays.
Attorney C. F. Green, for petitioners, filed two initiative petitions with the Selly city clerk calling for a special election within sixty days. One seeks to ease recall of incompetent or corrupt officers, the other shifts the police chief from appointment to election. About 260 names on each petition. The commission may act next.
Advert says Nervous tired individuals gain energy and appetite by using Electric Bitters. Praise from Mrs Rhrine vault of Vestal Center New York. Bottle costs 50c and 1.00 with G M Ramsey recommending. In McAlester federal court Grover Gaar pleads guilty and gets six months and 100 dollars while Cleve Sanders gets 30 days and 100 dollars both for introducing liquor. sentences to be served in Muskogee jail.
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