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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
9
Ada residents report a flurry of visits and errands from C H Rives in Stonewall to E P Meigs in Tupelo. Numerous locals including B A Mason Sasakwa and B H Benson of a western contracting firm show up for business on asphalt deposits and public contracts. A six week old infant dies. services planned at Rosedale.
Sheriff Tom Smith told a News reporter he was about to take a train south when his father, critically ill with pneumonia in Ardmore, would likely not recover. He had gone to Ardmore Sunday morning to be with him, returning for his family this morning. It was the seventh day of the attack.
Judge Bolen, returning from Guthrie, speaks on Ada's prospects to gain the state normal school. He notes Ada's senate friends share confidence in success and discusses two bills to reorganize districts for district court work. He also observed preparations of election bills, reflecting his role as state election board chairman.
A brown 15 hands high mare linked to a mysterious riding suspect in the Bobbitt case has been brought from the relative's home near Francis. Trackers say its prints align with the killer horse. investigators seek further identification as witnesses and Territorial holds proceed.
Ada and Ardmore residents chase a volatile rumor arc as Sheriff Tom Smith and officers hunt Jim Miller in connection with the Bobbitt killing. Reports claim a warrant was attempted, Miller vanished, and a nephew was jailed in Ardmore while officers pursue a new lead.
Mr W J Earles, a longtime local friend, recently visited and advanced his subscription and arranged renewals for old Tennessee friends. He is noted as a pioneer citizen of the county, having moved from a Tennessee district once home to many neighbors now in Pontotoc county. The well regarded mill man R W Allen previously owned a flour mill nearby Mr Earles’ former residence.
Chickasaw No 2 township board will meet on the first Monday of each month at J P Clark’s home located west of Egypt school. All with business before the board may attend. The rest is a humorous aside about cooks and soup.
A sample product for eczema and pimples is noted as available through all druggists. The item is marketed by Gwin Mays and Company for consumer use.
An advert promotes ee clean liquid for external use as a guaranteed cure for pimples blackheads and skin blemishes. It claims the product draws germs and toxins to the surface and destroys them leaving the skin clear and healthy with two to six bottles curing any case Forte eve and blackheads.
The Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph Company and rural firm partners sign a line connection agreement in Ada I T binding rural party lines to the Pioneer central, with shared tolls and standard equipment. The contract covers line extension, signals, charges, and maintenance for one year with auto renewal.
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