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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
2
Ada Oklahoma Territory imprint notes weekly newspaper registration at the post office with a May 10 1901 date and April ion advertising rates set at one dollar per year.
The measure requires life insurers to invest 75 percent of Texas reserves in Texas securities including state and local bonds real estate loans and bank stock with limits on bank ownership and mortgage bonds. If needed they may buy U.S. bonds under state insurance commissioner relief. Aims to boost Texas finance and revenue and contrasts with Oklahoma expansion.
The piece argues Republicans in Oklahoma have become cowed since last fall and will not nominate candidates. It claims they aim to defeat constitutional adoption, hoping Roosevelt will veto for a non Republican form of government, while urging Bird McGuire to enter the race and avoid public ridicule.
Otis B Weaver owner of Adts Evening News announces his bid for state senator from Pontotoc and Seminole counties. The Chickasaw Capital notes his leadership in Indian Territory press and statehood efforts, along with roles in National Good Roads and Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Mayor Barton and city officials pursue a sweeping cleanup aimed at a tidy town before summer. They urge residents to curb littering and mobilize teams to address careless households, stressing the need for proactive action.
The club impressed visiting residents with its entertaining display and promises of superior hospitality once the head quarters are fully fitted. The organization fulfills a long felt want and signals progress for the growing city.
Oklahoma City boosters described Ada as the most picturesque and hearty stop of their visit, noting Ada must be a live town and praising the warm reception from locals. The remark reflects strong local hospitality observed during the trip.
John D Rinard announces for District No 1 Northeast focusing on good roads and bridges, prudent county finances, universal good schools, and renting the current courthouse until a new one is affordable. He pledges efficient stewardship free of extravagance graft or fraud aiming for broad, solid growth with minimal taxes.
Bryan's Commoner lauds Oklahoma's proposed constitution calling it a people’s charter and the work of “cornfield lawyers.” It should be unanimously ratified and endorsed by Democrats, with The Commoner praising the framers and the document as a model for the nation.
Mayor Barton urges residents to clean up premises and curb weeds. His published ing contains humor yet warns of fines for offenders, stressing strict enforcement while keeping a genial tone.
A fragmented passage notes politicians among a group described as a non purely trades excursion. Advertising cards from Oklahoma City show aspirants for state offices and emphasize the notion that private enterprise and public duties are closely connected.
The passage voices strongest support for the editor’s candidacy for the state senate. It praises the editor as a trusted figure among the productive working classes, whose esteem is seen as the peak of merit and the basis for ongoing confidence.
The writer describes Ada seven years earlier with two tents where banks now stand and oats and cotton fields where the Frisco depot and 13th to 15th streets lay. A hay meadow stretched to the hill, marking a remarkable town expansion.
A local warning urges rapid weed clearance before the overgrown lot forces drastic action. The saying contrasts two laborers and underscores growing neglect. Community officials stress immediate work to avoid harsher remedies.
The Hughes County Democrat praises Otis B. Weaver of Ada News as a strong candidate for state senator from Pontotoc and Seminole counties. They highlight his manhood loyalty sobriety industry and fitness for office based on four years of acquaintance and residence in Ada.
Voters note J. W. Vaden of Roff has shown captainly leadership as a strong Democratic candidate for the county nomination.
Four years after moving to the Territory Captain Vaden gained ascendency with Ada’s citizens and Democratic peers. He is described as a high-class Southern gentleman ex-Federate veteran likely to emerge as a strong candidate in the next election. The piece notes Mayor Barton’s Oklahoma City welcome and Mr. Vaught’s gracious Oklahoma City reply on Ada’s Main Street.
Canton Okla April 27 C Walton and Roy Newell Blaine county farmers report a green bug growth experiment. They captured twelve wheat lice and placed them in a bottle. By noon next day the twelve became ninety after twenty four hours of captivity.
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