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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
Advertisement announces two Saturday candy sales on May 6 and May 13 with chocolate confections at 2c to 3c per pound, and a store tour starting at 5c and 10c counters. It also promotes glassware and dinner sets with various items priced 5c to 325 dollars, plus croquet sets and fishing gear at low prices.
Monday’s Ada item list reports illnesses, visits, and daily business. Names include Mrs. M D Steiner Dick and Doc Couch Dr Redwine A M Cummings Pearl Kee Thompson Kilcrease Jeff Stout J A Hogue John Chapman Geo Gurwell Sol Mos J W Scribner J W Henderson Van Bales Tom D McKeown and many others. Also notes court actions, class and church notices, travel, and upcoming meetings with Ada Chapter O E S and United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
J W Bolin of Ada has been appointed by Major General Otis B Weaver adjutant general of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Indian Territory.
Joan W Beard hosts a morning fruit exhibition showing four and seven eighth inch berries. He specializes in fine fruits and invites critics to test the soil fertility by visiting his display at the office.
Otis B. Weaver of Ada National Bank Building announces seven and one half lots available for building attractive houses this summer in Sun Rise Addition. Lots are offered for sale at a reasonable price to encourage occupancy.
Mrs Lillie Duffal died at her home on West 10th Street Tuesday evening aged 33 years and 9 days. Funeral services were held at the cemetery at 4 p m this afternoon. She leaves a husband and one son among hundreds who admired her. She was highly esteemed in the community.
Confederate Veterans and Sons of Veterans gathered at Stonewall Saturday drawing five to six hundred attendees despite heavy prior rain. Dr J H Collins led as marshal as Otis B Weaver introduced Col Sid ney Suggs of Ardmore and others praised the reunion with speeches from Vander and Vandim.
An old advertisement asserts Pineules quickly proves it the best remedy for backache and kidney and bladder troubles. It promises relief for rheumatism and blood disease with a single dose, from Clark Drug Co.
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