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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
6
Daily notes list residents and visitors from Sapulpa, Konawa, Stonewall, Muskogee, Pauls Valley, Sulphur Springs and other towns. Mentions include Hiram Glass, Mrs. Snead, J. G. Hall, D. Kaplan, and dozens more amid health updates and travel remarks.
One year cash subscription price set at $1.50. This rate also applies to all delinquent subscribers who pay up to January 1, 1908.
N L Self age 23 weds May Thurman age 19 at Maxwell. Geo W Doty age 27 weds Jennie Pernell age 18 at Palmer.
Deputy U S Marshal Brents reports 13 complaints filed over two days against parties selling liquor. The aggressive action targets illicit alcohol distribution in the area as authorities vow continued enforcement.
Blue Lodge Election held Saturday night elected Chas. Little W M T. D. McKeown W M elected E H McKendren J W S M Torbett Treasurer C A Powers Secretary for the ensuing year.
Samuel Dickey, stepson of Henry Collins aged 13, died from an accidental shooting at home. The body was taken to Ada for interment on Sunday. An infant of Chas Brown also died and was buried at Stonewall on Sunday.
Enamel ware and assorted kitchenware offered including dish pans milk pans jelly jars and glassware. A fire proof cooking ware sale features oven safe bowls at low prices with limit applies. 10 quart galvanized water pails sold with additional purchase and customer limit.
Gilbert Reed, taken sick in Oklahoma City a week ago, is reported very low today. His parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Reed are at his bedside and Mr Reed phoned Dr. Browall to come at once.
Des Moines capitalist O. C. Lyons and his son W. M. Lyons are in Pontotoc County city to assess prospects. He plans to establish his son in the instrument business in Ada based on favorable outlook.
Rev Hampton of Pauls Valley preached two strong sermons to large congregations in North Ada. Four additions were reported at the two services yesterday. Meetings continue throughout the week and everyone is invited to attend.
The Ada Merchants Band announces the hiring of Frank Deal of Wynnewood as their new band instructor. He is in the city ready to begin coaching the band, aiming to develop a top national caliber ensemble.
Miss Mollie Jernigan resigns after more than two years as a valued assistant in The News office. She departs next Monday for her Kentucky home where her sister Mrs S J Martin moved weeks ago. The News and town regret the loss of a well esteemed employee.
Drilling for the gas well advanced to a depth of 40 feet during Tuesday forenoon, marking 24 hours of work. Progress slowed by striking stone near the surface, requiring blasting to progress further.
The five year old daughter of A. J. Martin of E. 9th street died Monday morning and funeral arrangements were set for burial in Stonewall. A note on local life mentions visitors Mrs. Hiram Glass of Texarkana and Mrs. William Miller of Tishomingo calling at the Gregg family, with kinship ties noted to Mt. Vernon. The column then shifts to medical ads for catarrh and potato market rumors, highlighting Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co and a potato price surge tied to crop shortages and a potential St. Louis purchase bid
Unusual activity marked the potato market in Shawnee Oklahoma with prices as high as 1.05 per bushel, a new statewide record. Fifteen buyers participated locally representing commissions and traders amid brisk demand and market turnover.
Mayor Barton’s Court hears a hung jury in a vagrancy trial of a dusky young woman. Frankston pleads guilty to fighting Saturday night, is fined and given limited liberty then flees officers in a hot chase to the cement works. He is recaptured and put to work on the streets while Uncle Dick sues over tearing up the calaboose.
Excerpts from graduates praise Gregg shorthand and touch typing training at Hill's Business College in Wichita and other places. They credit quick promotions and stable positions in oil, land firms, and rail-related work to the college’s instruction. The notice offers placement abroad, a money-back guarantee, and a special summer rate with catalogue.
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