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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
2
Otis B. Weaver & Co. notes advertising rates as Ada faces a push for a canning plant. Dunant envisions a factory on the way to process this year's crop, but the commercial club rejects the idea. Supporters urge one hundred men to invest, claiming it would employ hundreds and reduce cotton acreage.
About sixty opponents of the democratic primary met at Union Hall to form a citizens ticket for the April election. H Cogins and H J Arm-Sea led the mass meeting with a five member committee named to name the ticket. The committee includes W P Burch presiding, Ssea7ve McKnight secretary, James Caper, John Standhoff and Jerry Cuggin. Names of aspirants will be announced to the public soon.
Senator Hailey urges conference action on the statehood bill while Senator Teller's opposition eases. Democratic senators aim to move the bill to conference as prospects brighten. The Downstate paying commission opens in Atoka with $40 per person due to Choctaw people and Indian police keep order amid crowds.
A Washington telegram quotes H P Robins of the South McAlester chamber saying statehood is a bare possibility with limited land restrictions likely to be loosened only for court approved sales. The Comanche Daily News debuts February 23 as a Republican weekly by J F Copeland. Local court actions include a manslaughter verdict in the Barney Carey case and ongoing Williams murder trial. Franks Wheeler seeks re‑election as city scavenger on Democratic ticket citing his service and cleanup efforts.
The senate moved the statehood and Panama canal government bills to a conference committee after debate sparked by Senator Morgan. Conferees Beveridge Nelson and Bate were named, with factions signaling tough negotiations and opposition to a single Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood plan. Also, Dick Couch declared a bid for Ada city marshal, and Charles Cook escaped from Scoresby Tailoring Company theft arrest in Oklahoma City.
A devastating fire on Sunday at the Stuyvesant docks along the Illinois Central riverfront destroys nearly a dozen blocks of wharves and freight sheds, two grain elevators, and thousands of bales of cotton. Estimates of losses may exceed five million dollars, with injuries among dock workers and firemen, while port grain shipments suffer a major setback. Ocean shipping largely escapes damage as winds drive debris into streets.
Ardmore delegates travel to Muskogee in May for a high stakes meeting described as the fight of their lives. Various regional notes include bank capital authorization, cotton production figures, and notable local figures.
Washington February 23 reports show renewed efforts to reach a compromise on the statehood bill. Senator Foraker met Speaker Cannon to urge concession while Cannon stays firm. Even with no clear path this session, some senators believe a compromise measure may still become law.
Guthrie Oklahoma February 23 The House Committee recommended passage of Walker's bill to appropriate 200000 dollars to erect and maintain a territorial oil refinery at Stillwater.
Mrs May Chatman of 13th street died of consumption at 5 25 this morning. The funeral is set for Friday at 2 pm at the home of her father J T Edwards on 13th street.
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