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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
2
Judge Rainey charges the Pontotoc County Grand Jury to investigate crimes, including murder and prohibition violations, in a congested district. He urges indictments against whiskey sellers, corrupt public officers, land fraud, and graft, stressing equal protection under law and the need to restore public trust.
Springfield May 12. A National Farmers' Union mass meeting focused on closer ties between western grain growers and southwestern cattle raisers. President C. S. Barrett outlined aims to regulate cotton prices via a warehouse network and extend union influence to the South and West.
A speaker tasks officials to indict certain men for any crimes they may be guilty of and to rely on the county attorney for statutory guidance. The charge includes studying the statutes as a whole and investigating all character of crimes with the attorney's room as support.
Mrs A L Alley of Beals Maine declares after using ten bottles the medicine is best for coughs colds and lung trouble. She notes relief at once and a quick cure for bronchitis asthma hemorrhage croup la grippe and sore throat. 50c and 1 00 trial bottle free guaranteed by G M Ramsey.
A Kansas tornado near Concordia killed three people and injured ten or more as Tollis village suffered complete destruction. In Kansas City suburb Mount Washington a severe wind and hailstorm left fifteen injured and several buildings demolished.
Jim Williamson, jailed in Pontotoc County, received a sentence of thirty days and one hundred dollars after an alleged pant incident at the Grand Leader. He tangled two pairs of pants with his clothing, dropped them while escaping, and was recaptured after colliding with a barbed wire fence. In Kansas, storms and tornadoes caused deaths and injuries across several towns, including Hollis and Hoisleton, with at least three young men killed and multiple buildings damaged.
Busy farmers and residents share updates from Pickett. Frank Coley seeks sniping work at Center Switch while the Pickett baseball team readies for cross games. A. P. Robertson returns from Sparta Ark to attend his sister Mrs. McConnell's deathbed. The singing class visited Union Hill. 65 scholars attend Sunday school. church services listed for the month with visiting ministers Mullinax Goggins Peck Bonhart. Egypt singing class to visit Pickett in June with all day singing and fried chicken dinner on the grounds.
Remember to apply Bailard's Snow Liniment at once for scratches cuts sprains bruises or burns. It relieves pain and hastens healing. Sold by G. M. Ramsey in 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00 sizes.
Miss Rosa Tobias has returned from a several days visit with relatives in Bristow.
Advertisement touts McGee’s Baby Elixir as a cure for colicky infants and teething pain. It claims to soothe nerves and cure disordered bowels with no harmful drugs, offered at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by G M. Ramsey.
Office in Oklahoma lists a contact street and phone number with a residential address 242? Bold local business notice highlighting a shop in Oklahoma offering coins and office services.
A brief item notes an office in Connecticut related to a surprise store, with a contact phone number.
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