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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
3
Friday's Daily reports a tight faculty student match with the faculty leading 14 12 at halftime but the students finishing strong to win 25 21. The sophomore girls versus other classes contest stayed close, ending 2 5 in favor of the sophomores.
The Faculty team features Little and L. O. Wilson as forwards, E. C. Wilson at center, and Cox and Lilly as guards. The Boys squad lists Claude McMillan and Sledge as forwards, McCain at center, and Donaghey and Ralph McMillan as guards.
Sophomore team features Maud Brents Marguerite Cameron Clytie Young Louise Scales Nell Robison Winston Davies as guards with Brents Cameron Young Scales Robison and Davies. School lines include Blanch Rushing Agnes Rooney and Grace Rushing in forward positions.
Nona Gatewood sits at center with Caroline Prewett and Emma Ligon in the front line. Guard players and officials include Referee and Timekeeper Sears as listed in the game notes.
Ada Weekly News combines with Texas Farm and Ranch and Holland's Magazine in a special offer. Individual subscriptions are $1 per year, two papers $1.50, all three $1.75. Hurry as the liberal rate may not last. send subscriptions to Ada Weekly News.
Taleo of Other Waugurat OK records the oath taking ceremony in Washington with formal proceedings and ceremonial details. Officials participate as Taleo speaks, marking an official pledge and public affirmation. Local witnesses and observers note the event's significance in state governance.
Ada residents who used Doan's Kidney Pills testify to kidney backache and bladder ills relief. Notable witness W H Buster, barber, 222 Thirteenth Street, supports Doan's with personal experience. Promotes asking for Dean's Kidney Pills, 50 local stores carry it.
This morning a son of Deputy Sheriff Duncan slipped on snow and fell, striking the back of his head on the sidewalk. The boy, aged ten or eleven, sustained a painful injury but is reported to be recovering.
Washington report notes the senate eliminated a $256 100 seed appropriation from the agricultural bill. It also records Senator Hoke Smith introducing a market bureau in the department of agriculture as the bill passed the senate with $18 000 000, about $1,000,000 more than the house bill.
A Price Farmer reports highly productive soil on his farm. He recalls mowing grass from a sod house floor daily to locate a baby. He relates a family with twins sharing one cradle and a child sleeping on the floor growing faster. He adds a proverb about soil strength altering a leg.
An advertisement promotes HERBINE as an indigestion remedy that quickly eases pain and forces fermenting matter into the bowels to be expelled. The price is 50 cents and Ramsey Drug Co. sells it.
A Muskogee Phoenix joke recalls a vaudeville bit on Broadway where a comic replies to a question about illness with a line about recovering from an operation. The punchline reveals the doctor removed ten Dones from the hand.
Guthrie Ohio March 1 Ned Holman president of First National bank Guthrie with P A Norris Ada has purchased an interest in Farmers State bank of Cushing. The bank nationalized with capital of 25000 now named Farmers National Bank. Holman serves as vice president under new management. Deposits have risen from 50000 to about 180000 in six months as oil industry grows in town.
A. H. Putnam died Thursday around 10 AM at his brother Dr. H L Putnam's home on East Main street from dropsy. Funeral and interment were held this afternoon at 4 o'clock. He leaves a wife and daughter. The community remembered him as a respected longtime resident. Ada People Off for Washington City. A party including W Rollow and wife John Gardner H P Sugg F P LievaHen H Rives S M Tarbet and wife and Mrs H E Foster of Ardmore left Ardmore on the Washington special to attend President Wilson's inauguration. They will join the special at Tulsa and may visit New York City before returning home. S J Haynes returns from Pontotoc after installing new land and plans 60 acres this year then more next year and will soon go back to Indiana. Every gold brick peddler is sure the world owes him a living.
This morning the Ada Trading Co filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition and closed its doors. The firm had operated a little over a year with leading stockholders among Ada’s progressive citizens active in local affairs. Friends regret the situation and hope the business reopens after financial adjustments.
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