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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
14
The News announces candidates for sheriff county clerk and county weigher subject to the Democratic primary on August 4. It notes Texas has fifteen gubernatorial hopefuls and comments on politics, prosperity, and Ada's steady growth with ongoing construction and progress along the oil belt.
The attempted escape from the state penitentiary and ensuing armed clash are likely to provoke a broad demand for tighter prisoner liberties in the future.
Texas has won another suit against the moving picture concern and claims the state’s antitrust law has teeth. The success follows earlier victories and fines aimed at forcing money out of trusts.
Luther Harrison pulls out of the lieutenant governor bid. His pledge to pardon all editors sent to the penitentiary made him a popular figure in the fraternity and a strong swing vote in troubled times.
The article praises Ada for pushing a successful county fair and good roads drive for 1914. It urges continuous momentum, noting that additional achievements would be welcome and that boosting effort must not lag to keep Ada from stagnation.
The News states it is not tied to any candidate and will judge races by competence. It notes the mayor and commissioner of finance may not face defeat due to News support or lack thereof as the city votes for three offices.
The report notes Huerta’s vow to execute General Mercado, commander of Huerta forces that crossed the border and are currently held by U S troops, but suggests this will not worry Mercado and he may stay on this side after release.
The Claremore Messenger argues Creager is the Republican rival to Senator Gore. It contends Gore’s Democratic nomination is secure and creager would be a weak challenger, urging Republicans to push him forward as a sacrificial figure in the race.
The Okmulgee Progress rejects pardons for Bull Moosers leaving the party and accuses the Republicans of offering nothing new. The Oklahoma Times calls progressives returning to the Old Party as rot and argues the tail cannot wag the dog.
The piece recalls a bygone practice where boys acted as messengers delivering notes for suitors. They traveled short distances and were paid to secure replies from the object of affection, a service now faded by the telephone.
Ada residents plan immediate steps for a county fair next fall. Editor Norrell and locals toured our fair grounds on Thanksgiving, expressing admiration and urging Ada to pursue fair grounds, indicating Ada’s progress and communal enthusiasm.
The Durant Democrat argues every Oklahoma county should hold a county fair annually to benefit farming interests and celebrate local agriculture. The call emphasizes the fair's value to rural communities and the state's farming sector.
Editors defend Williams supporters against bribery rumors and warn candidates against false charges. The piece notes Pennsylvania Bull Moose leaders back Teddy Roosevelt and questions the party’s independence versus aligning with Republicans or Wilson supporters in the next campaign.
Luther Harrison of Wewoka announces his candidacy for representative from Seminole County in the next Oklahoma legislature. He would succeed W. A. Bishop, who will not seek re election. Harrison is a prominent Democrat and has directed the Democratic Press in three State campaigns, speaking in fifty two counties in 1910 for the ticket. He has been reading clerk of the house for three sessions and knows legislative procedure well.
Ben Allen White of the Emporia Gazette denounces unspoken wrongs in papers and promises to reveal unpaid advertising bills, unpaid subscriptions, political backers, and costly missteps as a reckoning comes for past editorial mistakes.
An editorial riffs on women gaining the vote with skepticism about usage. It compares the issue to a worker who protests a coal rule yet wants the right to burn soft coal if needed, illustrating rights without full willingness to exercise them.
The Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association holds its second annual convention February 3 and 4 in Muskogee with county and district agents gathering to plan the year. Last year 1200 visitors attended. 3000 to 5000 expected. The Oklahoma Live Stock Association meets then, along with a large Muskogee poultry show. Discussion includes forming an Eastern Oklahoma Good Roads Association.
On Sunday evening a quiet wedding linked E F Norman formerly of Francis with Louise Roach daughter of H B Roach. The couple kept the ceremony secret until now. The bride, Ada’s daughter, grew up in Norman and is highly regarded by friends. The groom manages hardware and mercantile business and plans to move stock near Durant on the M O G railroad.
County Attorney Roland finds Sol Kelly, killed near Ada last summer by brutality to his wife and her family, had another wife at Boktukel Oklahoma whom he deserted before coming here. This adds bigamy to his crimes.
Mrs. L. E. Hutchinson of Oakman will supervise the girls canning clubs this season once her commission arrives. She urges all participating girls to prepare a tenth of an acre now by breaking up and manuring the ground to ensure a full tomato and garden crop, noting Pototo county girls can match any in the state with leadership.
The House elections committee, in Washington, voted unanimously to seat J. M. G. Smith for Michigan's third district. They overruled a technical objection raised by his opponent Claude Carney.
W. B. Jones relays word from S. T. Bledsoe that Judge Furman’s condition has grown worse and he is now seriously ill. Grave fears are entertained as he has battled poor health for a long time, his will power alone keeping him going.
In Chatham Massachusetts on January 21 seven sailors were rescued from the schooner General Adelbert Ames after high seas drove off life savers. The vessel threatened to break up as rescuers manned breeches buoys and saved the crew.
Waco Texas January 21 Judge G B Gerald a noted early day politician former county judge and postmaster of Waco died after a life marked by gun fights in one with which he killed the Harris brothers He left a will demanding cremation and scattering of ashes in the Gulf of Mexico The item also notes Prince Edward Island egg shipments to Boston under a new tariff and Verhoyansk Siberia as the coldest inhabited place with a winter high of 85 degrees below zero.
The Department of Agriculture urges deep soil breaking in the South to improve air, sunlight, and seed bed readiness. It favors disc plows for deep mixing, followed by moltbard and subsoil plows, with harrows and rollers to maintain a fine, friable surface before planting. The goal is to maximize seed germination and early growth.
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