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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
2
Reports from Ardmore Ada Lawton and Guthrie note robberies raids jails and legal actions. A Tryom post office robbery involved 270 dollars and slots raids burned paraphernalia. Efforts to move Choc taw division to South McAlester and a Lawton streetcar franchise are reported.
Maine endures widespread fires with at least thirty blazes reported across Cumberland and York counties. Dense smoke blankets towns while property and timber suffer heavy losses. rain remains scarce and military trains are dispatched to bolster firefighting efforts.
Hogs raised on alfafa and corn are entering markets. A carload sent from Norman to Kansas City brought $5.62 per hundred. Shawnee plans a four story brick hotel, to be built by a group of prominent local men on a prominent site.
Kingfisher hosts a Chautauqua from June 20 through 25 featuring Sam Jones Eugene V Dobbs and Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson among the attractions. The event brings notable speakers and performers to the local stage.
The sanitary and improvement committees of Shawnee city council voted to pave Main Street. The plan was adopted at a recent meeting, outlining improvement to the main thoroughfare.
Jefferson plans a fair with September 8 to 12 fairs. A race track and permanent buildings are under construction. May saw few school land lease transfers per Secretary Houston. The Downing party met in Tahlequah nominating William Rogers and David M. Faulkner for chiefs. Cotton farmers replanted up to three times as season for corn is unusually backward.
In Ardmore court Fred Gay and Herman Mercer were found guilty of the murder of Solomon Rascell. The outcome avoids capital punishment as the verdict states guilty of the killing. Both defendants are identified as colored.
John Clevinger, 76, ended his life in an Alva barn by tying a rope to a rafter and leaping from a manger. The neck injury was fatal and death appeared instantaneous.
Police under Mayor Van Winkle order shut down all gambling and immoral houses in Oklahoma City and remove slot machines. Saloon keepers operating after midnight or on Sundays face arrest and fines.
Pupils at the Shawnesh Indian training school prepare for an annual entertainment on June 19. The program at the school south of town includes drills songs and recitations.
More than 800 certificates of grade iov to common school students were issued this year by Superintendent of Public Instruction Baxter. The report highlights broad student recognition and statewide educational milestones.
Word from Maquash and Picadilly reports a general forest fire sweeping St Jonx and surrounding areas. Maquash suffers extensive destruction with 200 homeless and over 100000 dollars in losses. Picadilly records two fatalities as residents attempt to free cattle amidst the flames.
Reports from many parts of the province describe wildfires sweeping through wooded areas. Astor and Forest Vale are nearly wiped out while the Grand Trunk railroad suffers wire breaks and burned ties near Billstrode. Dozens of towns face destruction with limited firefighting means.
Foresters report seven weeks without meaningful rain in Boston as forest fires burn across the region. The smoky pall causes throat and eye irritation while traffic on the river harbor and elevated lines experiences slight delays. Fire outbreaks also spread to the Adirondack mountains as particle laden air drifts south.
Four miles of terrain have been burned by forest fires in this area. Officials report the fires continue to spread due to dry undergrowth and lack of rainfall. Local residents monitor the situation as crews battle the flames.
Advices report extensive forest fires across parts of Vermont. The largest blaze is at Danby where about 1,000 acres of timber owned by T. Griffith have burned, highlighting the widespread damage.
Glenn Fatts reports heavy Adirondack fires despite hundreds of workers efforts. The worst blaze is near Long Lake toward Newcomb Lake with Lake George shrouded in dense smoke and ashes falling like snow.
Hundreds of men are sent to the front to combat forest fires in Saratoga and surrounding areas. Fires rage beyond control near Indian Lake North Creek Blue Mountain Lake Catly Lake Cedar River Glen Lake and Long Lake. In Protresura Lake Placid reports cite several lumber camps at South Meadows near Cascade Lake a large boarding house in Roger Bros logging camp five miles from Lake Placid with barns at Cascade Lake burned.
Reports from Topeka indicate Kaneas river levels fell four teen inches while officials say the death toll may be overstated. Recovery crews work to confirm figures and gather reliable data in coming days.
Ex Reno notes the Clinton property sale, formerly Washita Junction, in Custer county, drew buyers quickly with most desirable parcels already taken. Sale terms offered limited down payments and credit options, with buyers facing restrictions and uncertainties in the bidding process.
A mining arbitration hearing discusses the United Mine Workers securing three representatives on the board of reconciliation. The speaker argues the strike commission favored the miners, including the UMW, and notes Wyoming valley conditions are harsh with workers forced to Sunday labor, while operators fail to meet the commission’s decisions.
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington after a two month journey through the west. He received a hearty welcome as officials and crowds cheered. The return drive saw him bow and waive to spectators while officials met him at the station. He traveled about 14 000 miles by rail and delivered 265 speeches in sixty five days.
Eleven people are killed and six injured in a high speed collision at Stillwell Kansas on Santa Fe trains after flood damage forced use of Missouri Pacific tracks. The dead include Carlos M Tarpardo and Conductor Thompson. injuries include Owen Patchen and J E Robinson. Dispatch says orders were mixed due to the unusual tracks.
Standard Oil seeks control of Indian Territory fields but the interior department acts to curb monopolies. Acting Inspector Zevely says Creek Nation regulations now cap leasing for oil or gas at 4800 acres in total per applicant or entity. A new application form is being prepared to enforce the rule.
Madill plans a two day July Fourth celebration led by the commercial club. An all day basket picnic features two barbecued beeves and events include a balloon ascent, a bate leap, an Indian ball game, and a chorus supper with speakers from various points.
At a joint meeting of the Oklahoma livestock sanitary board and Kansas officials, a quarantine covers all Woodward county townships bordering Kansas and Beaver county to halt movement of cattle without health certificates. The order also blocks entry of cattle from Kansas Colorado and New Mexico without certificates, aimed at stopping Texas itch. Thirty counties are affected while boards vow cooperative action.
David Reece an old time engineer on the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad was seriously injured when he jumped from his engine while aboard the southbound Flyer No 5 thinking a collision with northbound engine No 2 was imminent. He broke a leg and an arm as he leapt near Canadian. No 2 had orders to let the Flyer pass at Canadian and was backing on the siding.
Tyrie James Dykes W Frank Baker and Lafayette Taylor appeal to the Oklahoma supreme court seeking release on habeas corpus. They were arrested in 1901 and say they are ready for trial but have not been tried through four court terms. They cite a statute limiting detention to two terms. Chief Justice Burford recently freed an alleged murderer on a similar plea.
Citizens of Andarko petition Congressman McGuire to introduce a bill allowing the Methodist Mission Society to sell part of its 160 acre tract adjoining Andarko for townsite expansion. The land was granted by Congress at settlement. expansion hinges on federal authorization due to nearby Indian allotments.
Wartonca report describes Rev Harris a colored divine arraigned before the city justice for shooting Winchester balls through the colored portion of the city. The justice offered a reprimand after Harris said he was shooting at a trespassing rabbit on his property.
Washington grand jury indicts August W. Machen former superintendent of the post office free delivery service on charges of sharing in government contract profits for letter box fasteners. Indictment cites 18987.79 dollars alleged to have been received illegally, bond posted at 20000 dollars with sureties O G Staple David Moore F M Crisswell and Emanuel Speich. Trial set for October.
Alice V. Kirby sues Heim Brewing Company and J. L. McCartney in district court for 16800 dollars alleging a beer wagon team frightened and ran away while she was en route to perform her duties as a telephone operator on January 2, 1903. Her buggy was run over and she sustained serious permanent injuries.
Walter Ferguson son of Oklahoma Governor has received a cadet appointment at the Naval Academy in Annapolis by Congressman McGuire. He graduated from Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Missouri and enters Annapolis without examination.
Carmen rapidly recovers from the tornado two weeks past. Merchants plan larger, sturdier stores and redevelopment proceeds. Kansas City Mexico Orient Railroad head Stillwell offers help via relief committee. Injured residents report steady recovery. Choctaw railroad faces mail handling complaints. issue reported to Washington authorities for investigation.
Solomon J. Solomon showcases his most attractive pictures painted by gaslight and artificial light. He remarks on his adaptation to artificial illumination shaping his art and technique.
Railroads the Heaviest Losers as washouts sweep through the Indian Territory. The Rock Island sustains about 500000 dollars in damage across both territories. The Santa Fe also reports heavy losses from the week of washouts.
The piece explains an 1880s rule requiring affidavits to prove no prepayment or side deals when securing land. It notes buyers who paid down must avoid contracts or intermediaries to obtain a deed, else risk perjury charges, with Creek witnesses and a recording clerk confirming credibility.
A jury after eighteen hours returned a verdict awarding J. H. Spencer $6,999 for property condemned by the United States government in the Western District. The referee had given Spencer $5,000 last December and the case was appealed with this result.
A poetic remark on love describing it as a harsh fusion of worldly forces and temptation. The speaker notes occasional glimpses of divine light breaking through, likened to an X ray of Heaven.
The Interior Department was notified that Indian Territory citizens deposited $25,000 in a national bank to match a $25,000 appropriation for the Territory exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Expo. The act required the land be deposited by June 1, 1903. funds now ready, with $50,000 pledged overall and more expected.
Secretary Thoburn of the territorial board of agriculture organizes a series of farmers institutes for Oklahoma next fall and winter. Inspector Edward H. Webster of the department of agriculture joins to provide support and will join Thoburn on the rounds.
Burglars entered the Phoenix grocery owned by L D Stone and took a large amount of merchandise. They secured only $10 in cash.
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