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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
2
The Ada News notes June brides and June bugs as season arrives with a dusty street scene and mentions Rosestown injury and the Cracked Head of the Czar. It jokes about Johann Hoch and Togo's mentions causing Czar Nicholas to react, reflecting light culture items of the period.
The note suggests ToGo should be engaged to spearhead opening an Ada canning factory after the present war ends on the right track. It emphasizes timely involvement and practical setup.
Ada gathers for a mass convention on July 12 to set twenty delegates for the seeting of statehood. Oklahoma and Indian Territory unity push gains support from merchants and editor groups urging speedy admission as one state.
June 3 Muskogee Oklahoma Indian police arrested Capt. John C. West Lieut. Alf McKay and six Indian officers after they enforced Creek tribal tax warrants at Patterson Mercantile Co and Cobb & Co stores. Writs aimed to shut several businesses, sparking arrests and a police court appearance for West as trial began. Additional clashes and tensions with interior department officials followed as the case proceeded toward Saturday morning.
Walter Ellsworth of near McGee displayed a two and a half month old pig noted for freakish eyes and body hair. The blue eyes flashed sparks when touched and the pig could not turn its head during stimulation. Hair was stiff and tomato red in color the fur could be snapped off with a stroke and regrew overnight. Ellsworth said museums planned to view the animal tonight or Saturday.
The Oklahoma Indian Territory single statehood committee issues a July 12 convention in Oklahoma City with 1000 delegates to be selected by mass county conventions. Ada hosts a mass convention July 28 entitling twenty delegates. attendees urged to support statehood promptly without partisan ties. A virus outbreak of unrelated ad text follows, promoting DrKing New Discovery cough medicine with limited trial offer.
The article notes that top Russian government officials consulted but could not raise a clear voice when the idea of stopping surfaced, leaving the room in quiet confusion.
Ovuk truck growers complain potatoes rot in the ground due to excessive rain. The remark is notable as the tubers have eyes and should know how to escape wet conditions.
Durant Oklahoma Territory June second. Durant's new canning factory, just completed, has produced its first row in the presence of over 200 growers and citizens. The plant is ready and will operate through the season amid a huge fruit and vegetable crop in the county. About 200 growers are on price contracts. The factory is the only one in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations prepared for this year's crops.
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