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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
A string of quips and observations hits a wide range of topics from romance and humor to politics and headlines. References to Kipling Twain and Kipling mingle with notes on fashion, taxes, and newspaper consolidations, all delivered in a brisk, columnist style.
A weary forecast hints that Russians may not grasp the impact of Standard Oil strategic moves as the company initiates a gradual price increase, lifting oil costs about one cent per gallon each month.
A minister advocates that women should solve the servant girl problem by performing housework themselves, implying limited experience with women and their needs.
A German professor announces an infallible insomnia cure. He suggests the remedy could spare certain individuals from needing to attend church just to find a few hours of sleep.
A quoted remark from Senator Depew suggests instead of drawing and quartering a cartoonist he would take him to dinner and subject him to a stream of jokes afterward. The comment frames a humorous yet sharp critique likely amid political satire.
The note states Hetty Green owns a 12500 dollar automobile but warns it will probably be worth little when the tax assessor visits.
A nostalgic note recalls a period when every baby was hailed as the sweetest in the world, recalling past admiration and affectionate sentiment toward infancy and charm.
Territorial Auditor Baxter declines to pay a library contingent fund warrant presented by Mrs. Addie Hominghouse assistant territorial librarian. The attorney general favored the warrant while Baxter insists the supreme court board of library directors must interpret the law.
Mrs Addie Hominghouse assistant territorial librarian asks Governor Ferguson to act over control of the library contingent fund. The last legislature moved control to the librarian over the board led by Chief Justice Burford. Burford ordered no warrants on landis without his approval. Attorney General Roberts says the law is good. Hominghouse sought a warrant. auditor Baxter refused and declined to endorse. She will press Baxter to honor warrants, with Baxter likely to seek court relief.
Cloudchief announces conversion to an international money order office effective July 1, offering cross border payments and financial services. The move positions the firm in global remittance networks with new service capabilities and regulatory compliance measures.
D. M. McCartain son of Governor Green McAnahan of the Choctaw Nation passed the bar exam at South McAlester in an event praised by leading lawyers as one of the finest ever heard. He displayed profound knowledge of fundamental law, earning warm congratulations from veteran practitioners.
Judge Irwin grants injunction for Kingfisher County to bar the city board of education from enforcing certain zoning laws in North Kingfisher. The order also restraints assessments or removal of buildings intended for a new school house for segregated colored pupils, pending further action.
Rufas Connella was arrested at Indiahoma and brought here on forgery charges. He allegedly signed many school warrants worth thousands of dollars for the Snyfer school district and others in Comanche county. He waives examination and is bound over to the next term. Territorial banks with Connella as principal stockholder were closed for insufficiency of funds. banks at Indiahoma Hallis and Hedrick held school warrants as assets. Shawnee plans a military school.
The report lists 1902 rail system figures by state including miles of track 274,195 with side tracks, 41,228 locomotives, 1,640,220 cars, 36,991 passenger cars, 1,189,315 employees and salaries totaling 676,028,592 dollars. It notes dividends of 185,421,239 dollars and total gross earnings 1,116,248,747 dollars. It records 72,250 railway accidents with 8,588 deaths and 64,662 injuries. 2,969 employee deaths and 50,524 injuries. passenger deaths 45 and injuries 6,683. It gives per mile and per passenger carrier ratios including one death per 1,883,706 passengers and one injury per 97,244 carried.
A deputy marshal led a sweep arresting fourteen for manufacturing and selling Choctaw beer and detaining them at Atoka after seizure of about 600 gallons. He also raided three gambling dens at Coalgate and another at No. 6, destroying ornate paraphernalia.
Chickasaw and Choctaw citizens in this region fault the land office closure and delay in allotments and claims. Full bloods demand immediate processing and settlement, citing broken promises from the Great Father and long waiting periods.
Passage notes that many Oklahoma tribes including the Iowas Pawnees and Fox Indians continue sun and moon worship. Iowas and Pawnees pray to the sun at funerals while Fox Indians keep wigwams open to admit sunlight throughout the day.
Wade Moore convicted of attempt to kill was re-arrested after the supreme court dismissed his case for untimely filing. Neighbors express sympathy and claim his innocence as the sheriff prepares to return him to Lansing to start a two year term.
Oklahoma commissioners advertise the erection of a territorial wing at the St Louis World’s Fair. They outline plans and requirements for exhibitors and vendors seeking space at the event.
Inspector Wright cites a telegram from the secretary of the interior announcing that oil prospecting and sinking wells in the Cherokee nation before lease approval is illegal. Leases will not be approved for parties who have sunk wells prior to lease approval, the department warns.
Arbitration settles the hotel and restaurant waiters strike after two weeks idle. All workers return to duty and all future employer employee differences to be settled by arbitration.
A surveying party for the Muskogee Union Railroad is at work on the Muskogee route funded by a $70,000 city bonus. The line runs nearly north from Muskogee across the Arkansas and Verdigris rivers, then divides. one branch would head east toward the Iron Mountain near Goweta, the other northwest to join the Bartlesville branch of the Santa Fe. Grading is expected to begin north of Muskogee within days.
Francis E. Leupp, noted Washington correspondent, will depart in July as special representative of Secretary Hitchock to inspect Indian reservations in the southwest. He will conduct a thorough inquiry and report findings, aiming to settle long standing rumors involving a renowned Indian agent and other government staff.
Inspector J L Kelsey and team move into Duncan to collect the 25c per head tax on cattle owned by non citizens. Several large herds in the area have refused payment despite ten day notices. Kelsey warns patience is exhausted and the herds will be moved out.
Walter Ferguson, son of Governor Ferguson, declines a United States Naval Academy appointment. He plans newspaper work after attending the University of Kansas next fall after graduating Wentworth Military Academy. Alternate George Renshaw likely to accept. Meanwhile Irvin Barnhouse, 16, son of farmer Jacob Barnhouse, drowns while swimming north of town in the Eagle Chief.
The postmaster general dismissed Superintendent Metcalf over alleged interference in a money order forms bid. A Rutherford, New Jersey bidder Paul Herman was the lowest by 15000, with Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford company second. Metcalf allegedly urged Herman to withdraw and rejoin the New York firm, seeking award to that firm and loss to government. Metcalf asks for hearing to defend himself and cites acting in the postoffice money order service’s interest.
Col A J Blackwell founder of the city of Blackwell Oklahoma and noted for his eccentricity dropped dead here from heart disease. He was of Indian descent and quite aged.
A local feature notes that Tulsa street names derive from prominent American cities, reflecting a pattern of naming influence across the urban grid. The article highlights several examples and notes the historical preference for big city names in the street plan.
The Irish land bill discussion is postponed until June 29. Reports suggest a new Irish convention may be convened to decide the national party stance on the bill. The Daily Mail says the government may withdraw the measure if no agreement with the Irish party is reached on key points.
The Roff commercial club closed a contract with a Dallas firm to erect a four stand seventy saw square sale gin and electric light plant. The bonus raised from 400 to 800 in minutes. The two plants will run in connection and be up to date. Work starts at once and the plant should operate by October 1.
Indian Territory retail grocers organize a territory association based in South McAlester. The next annual meeting is set for Jurant on June 15, with efforts to extend the term blocked by technicalities.
Eli Julian was arrested at Bennington and charged with murdering his father Solomon Julian, a Choctaw Nation resident. A hearing followed and he was remanded without bail while Mrs. Julian, widow of the victim, was released after proving no connection to the crime.
A boy, son of H. K. Bane of Lawton, was fatally injured when a delivery wagon driven by his father ran over him. He died from injuries sustained in the accident.
David M. Parry predicts formation of a mutual insurance company for employers against strikes. He says secrecy for members, public officers only. The firm aims to shield policyholders from strike losses and protect independent workmen, with a legal department to prosecute unlawful coercion.
Judge Gillette decides the action case arising from the Snyder May election in favor of the newly elected trustees. The old board members Davis St. Clair and Martin were defeated by a large majority at the polls.
ARDMORE Oklahoma Foster Sumpter who was being transported from Purcell to jail on larceny charges leaped through an open window as the train sped through Washita canyon at about forty miles per hour. Eyewitnesses said he fell headfirst onto rocks but after the train halted and officers returned there was no sign of him except a lock of hair.
Four school buildings costing ten thousand dollars each are planned for Coalgate. The project aims to expand facilities and improve education access for local students.
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