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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1909

Page

9

Oklahoma Capitol Location Bill Proposes Final Election Plan

The measure outlines a two stage vote to locate Oklahoma's permanent capital. It requires a high vote getter to avoid final candidacy and sets bonds of 100000 for the second election. A State Capital Commission is created with three electors, power to locate land and issue bonds, eminent domain, and plans for construction funds and sale of capital land.

State Capital Commission Oklahoma School Land Commissioners Congress Capital Commission State Capitol Commission Office the Register of Deeds Legisla

Allen Depot Location Sparks Hope Of Rail City Status

The Allen area buzzes over a planned depot and M O G division point believed to be east of the old town near a farm parcel slated for town lots. Residents fear the precise depot site may shift, stirring uncertainty among new buyers while town enterprises soar in anticipation of railroad shops. A separate letter mocks soft drink fads and promotes Four Roses via a Small Grain Distilling Co. notice.

Allen Ahen C. M. Chauncey Ada Okla Small Grain Distilling Co. Inc

Case of Judge Mahen Seeks Prohibition in Shawnee

Attorneys for District Judge W. M. Mahen filed a writ of prohibition with the Oklahoma Supreme Court to bar district Judge Rosser of Potawatomi county from presiding at a special term and removal proceedings. The writ against Judge Carruthers was dismissed after arguments.

Guthrie W. M. Mahen Shawnee Supreme Court Rosser Poteau Pottawatomie County Carruthers Maben T. G. Cutlip Tecumseh E. G. McA

Big Prizes in Fair Corn Contest for Oklahoma Boys

Oklahoma Fair association offers cash prizes totaling 500 with 100 to each of five supreme court districts for boys 16 and under. Exhibits must be grown this year and delivered to state fair grounds by September 28. Prizes include subscriptions, cash awards, and farm equipment from multiple Oklahoma City sponsors.

Supreme Court Kansas Oklahoma Fair Association Pontotoc County Pontotoc A. & M. College Stillwater Adair Cherokee Delaware Sequoyah Craig Mayes Nowata Ottawa Rogers Washington Muskogee Wagoner McIntosh Pittsburg Oklahoma Farm Journal of Oklahoma City Live Stock Inspector Enid Oklahoma Farmers State Bank of Oklahoma County A. H. Classen International Harvester Company of Lyon Saddlery Company of Hub Clothing Company John Deere Plow Company

New Awning Adds Style to Nickle Store Front

S. M. Shaw of the Nickle Store has erected a neat awning in front of his shop aligning with city regulations. The addition enhances appearance. All kinds of legal blanks for sale at this office.

S. M. Shaw Nickle

Graduation Acknowledgement From Miss F Helen Jones

The News editor expresses thanks for the invitation to attend City High School senior class graduation exercises. Miss F Helen Jones, one of the graduates, is noted for her earnest studies this year and will receive her diploma alongside classmates Alpha Sledge, Mattie Currie, Alma Ingram, Kate McKeown, Ben Thompson, Lowery Harrell, Murrell Matthews.

City High School Seth F. Helen Jones Helen Alpha Sledge Mattie Currie Alma Ingram Kate McKeown Helen Jones Ben Thompson Lowery Harrell Murrell Matthews

Carrie Nation buys Boone County land in Arkansas

Carrie Nation, famed temperance lecturer and anti saloon advocate, has bought a large tract in Boone County Arkansas using funds from souvenir hatchet sales. She plans poultry pigeons peas and Boone county apples on the farm and will live there for retirement. The report links the purchase to influences from Coin Harvey and the Kansas Cyclones leaving her current home.

Harrison Ark Carrie Nation Boone County Harvey Arkansas William Jennings Bryan

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