Ada Hawker Case Highlights Lingenfelter Fine and Appeal
The Ada city court fined M. Lingenfelter five dollars and costs for violating the hawker and peddler ordinance. He ran a truck farm near town and had shipped other produce, facing a prohibitive tax and a requirement to obtain a city license. He appealed to the county court, with city officials asserting the facts and noting prior notices and refusals to license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lingenfelter
Lingenfelter
Ada
Ada Democrat
Sivoo
Chas. A. Powers
W. B. Jones
James E. Webb
State Dispensary Agents to Check Old Local Agencies
In Guthrie Oklahoma on June 5 agents of the State Dispensary will begin checking the seventy eight local agencies and liquor supplies remaining when the system was abolished. Wm Murdock of Pawnee will represent the department in Western Oklahoma and F F Cain will cover former Indian Territory. Murdock also organizes civic leagues to enforce all laws and Laughbaum, ex assistant superintendent of the Anti Saloon League, now an attorney with prohibition and enforcement, joins the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
State Dispensary
Wm. Murdock
Pawnee
Oklahoma
F.F. Cain
Missouri
Indian Territory
Murdock
Inspector Laughbaum
Anti- Saloon League
Department of Prohibition
Woodmen Unveiling Honors J. W. Byrd at Local Cemetery
The Woodmen of the World and a large delegation from nearby camps held unveiling services at the cemetery for J. W. Byrd who died in October. A sizable crowd attended the ceremony, with many visitors from Ross and local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W Byrd
Byrd
Baker Resigns From State Criminal Court of Appeals
Judge H. C. Baker resigns from the Oklahoma state criminal court of appeals, filing with the governor. Thomas H. Owen of Muskogee is appointed to fill the vacancy. Baker has been offered the presidency of the Mid-Continent Trust Co. and is expected to accept. He has not been in the capital for four days. The resignation should become effective after the court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
H. C. Baker
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Thomas H. Owen
Muskogee
Baker
Criminal Court of Appeals
Confederate reunion train leaves Oklahoma for Memphis
A Rock Island special carrying 300 ex Confederates, their wives and families departs Oklahoma City for Memphis to attend the Confederate reunion. Gen Bill Cross leads the party with Gov Haskell and aides aboard. other dignitaries include Gen John Galt and Col A P Watson.
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Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Memphis
Tenn
Bill Cross
Department of Oklahoma
A. P. Watson
Jack Love
State Corporation Commission
Junita Johnson
Tishomingo
Oliver McClintick
Floy Mullins
Ardmore
T. J. Davis
McAlester
Louise Watson
Guthrie
G. L. Gano
Daughters of the Confederacy
J. S. McNally
Shawnee
Haileyville
Mullins
Students Guard University During Fire Threat
Seventy five university students under A Grant Evans guard Norman Oklahoma campus at night after a dynamite blast cuts water to the standpipe. Authorities fear an arson attempt may target the university or nearby businesses as officers keep watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
A. Grant Evans
Big Ditcher Arrives and Sparks Public Interest
A large ditching machine arrived Sunday and was unloaded by the FitzGerald company. It was moved to the Twelfth and Broadway crossing and drew crowds as it headed north up Broadway. A boy yelled that a Frisco passenger had jumped the track, while others noted it looked like a drilling machine. Ada Oil and mechanics spent the day examining the device, with no clear readiness time for operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald Company
Twelfth
Broadway
Ada Oil
Night rider cases spark grand jury in McLain County
Purcell Oklahoma June 7 District Judge R McMillan ordered a grand jury to probe night rider cases in McLain County. The panel will begin by Friday with an estimated 300 witnesses. Fifteen defendants face arson and night rider charges as the county attorney seeks thorough investigation after a trial formation pause.
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Purcell
Okla
R. McMillan
McLain County
Franklin
Dave Williams
Byars
Williams
Distinguished Judge Rhone Visits Ada Kinfolk in Mississippi
Visiting Mississippi judge W A Rhone spends time with Ada relatives Mesdames M W Ligon J W Bolen R M King and others. After the Ada visit he will join his family in Colorado Springs for a well earned vacation following twenty years as state attorney and judge.
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W. A. Rhone
Mississippi
Ada
Mesdames
M. W. Ligon
J. W. Bolen
R. M. King
Rhone Sugg
Rhone
Colorado Springs
Perceived Prosecution Over Haskell and Oklahoma Fees
Guthrie reports criticize Gov Haskell case as overblown and notes stock stake under 35 dollars while a Supreme Court ruling limits clerks fees in Oklahoma. The decision allows district judges to set reasonable compensation and can cut state costs in criminal cases.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma State Register
John Gobbie
Haskell
Gobbie
Associated Press
Haswell
Supreme Court
Bohart
District Court
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of
Waste of gas curbed via state action urged
A. S. Huey, vice president of Oklahoma City gas and electric firm, argues to curb wasteful gas use as otherwise the state’s gas fields may exhaust in 15 to 20 years. He cites Indiana as a warning and calls for laws prohibiting careless resource use and longer local field service through regulation. Council adjourns after action on street access and city utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Huey
Gas and Electric Company
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Indiana
Huey
Fire Devastates Quarter of Presque Isle
A June wildfire in Presque Isle Maine destroyed about 100 homes, ten potato storehouses, the Canadian Pacific station, the Congregational church and a Masonic hall. Loss estimated at 300000 dollars with over a thousand homeless. A high wind carried embers far and wide with several injuries but no deaths. Insurance will not exceed 150000 dollars.
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Presque Isle
Canadian Pacific
Drunkard Shoots Minister in Hugo Oklahoma
Reverend H B Kinsel of Antlers was fatally wounded by Dr H C Johnson in Hugo Oklahoma. Two shots from the doctor's revolver hit Kinsel in the stomach near the heart as he tried to persuade Johnson to quit drinking. Johnson, intoxicated for days, was jailed after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo, Okla
H. B. Kinsel
Antlers
H. C. Johnson
Death of W. Y. Littlefield Is Reported
W Y Littlefield died at his home after a lingering illness in this city. He was about 48 and left a wife and three children. The remains were taken to Sulphur Springs Texas for burial, Sulphur Springs being the family’s former home.
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W. Y. Littlefield
Shipping Spuds and Cabbage
Carton Weaver made his first shipment of new potatoes today. A fet.
Health officer report for Ada May 1909
Dr. R F King reports Ada health in May 1909 with measles seven cases and three infected houses, smallpox one case, scarlet fever four cases, rubella five cases, births sixty six, deaths fourteen, sickness down from May 1908, one typhoid water sample, one rabies dog examined, ten dogs killed for rabies exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R F. King
Ada
R. F. King
Oklahoma Asphalt Deposits Poised as Dream Resource
Professor C N Gould state geologist spoke to Ardmore Commercial Club on March 28 1909 praising Oklahoma asphalt deposits as inexhaustible. He invited skeptics to visit southern regions to witness the rich deposits firsthand.
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Oklahoma
C. N. Gould
Ardmore Commercial Club
Marriage Ceremony at Rev Shipman’s West 15th Home
On Monday evening at the home of Rev. W. J. Shipman on West 15th Street Mr. Ed of this city and Miss Sarah of Tishominzo were married in a ceremony conducted at the residence.
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Little
Chapman
Sims
Hill
Crowder
Evans
Hope
Shirley
West
W. J. Shipman
West 15Th St
Sarah
Tishominzo
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