Letters From Our Correspondents And Local Notices
Mr Garret and sons Carl and Nomi leave for Arkansas to establish a home. Mrs Snow Dunnegan hosts music. Misses Kersey and Kenmore stay at Mrs Berry's. Mr and Mrs Shorts visit from McAlester. Mrs Hatten and Ada guests of Mrs Berry McCrow. Mr Griffith of Lightning Ridge arrives after household goods. Mr Henry Orell and Miss Plumer Garret wed at the brides’ home. they move to the Choctaw. Mrs Orell and family depart for the Choctaw. Mrs Parkhurst’s mother from Perkins visits. Bro Dan Frewell misses appointment. Bro Stringer from New Bethel expected. Bro A G White to preach. East Lanham school entertainment deemed a splendid success. Walter Corbin and family move back to Center. W O W supper held. many speakers. new members admitted. forty-three applications. Mrs Mauldin visits daughter Mrs Sloan. returns to Wewoka. Mrs Cox shops in Ada. Mrs Rader from Ada visits sister Mrs Copeland. Mr Smith and family move to Pickett. W N Walpole buys Brawley property at Parish Chapel and moves in. We regret leaving Center church and school but hope to feel at home at the Chapel. Mr Bullock of Fitzhugh moves into Walpole’s former home. the family is commended. Mrs Junior Medlock visits Center. Sempre Idem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauldin
J. E. Sloan
Wewoka
Cox
Ada
Rader
J. J. Copeland
Smith
Pickett
W. N. Walpole
Brawley
Parish Chapel
Chappel
Bullock
Fitzhugh
Junior Medlock
Center
Local social notes from Silvery Beils column in Homer area
Rev T V B Mullinax visited Ada on business. Bonnie Sanders hosted a candy party for friends. The Mullinax and Norton families attended a prayer meeting at Jones Chapel. Local visits, social events, and light gossip fill the week with remarks about acquaintances and church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. B. Mullinax
Ada
Will Mullins
Carter Mullinax
Homer
Bonnie Sanders
Will Gill
Mr. W.L. Mullins
Claud Nortoun
Lon Mosier
Arthur Mullins
Issac Mullinax
Dena Summers
Florence Bazemore
Della Mullinax
Jones Chapel
Worstell School District reports progress and weather
The Worstell School District No. 48 notes a week of good weather improving roads and logging activity for a house project nearby. It mentions teacher Miss Carrie Flowers, improving Mrs. Zaydia Haggard, ailing Judge Fleming, and community visits and a Sunday singing at Clay Roper's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worstell
Joe Dunnigan
Homer
Mr. Dunnigan
Uncle Joe
Oklahoma
Carrie Flowers
Zaydia Haggard
Dr. Austell
Center
Judge Fleming
Maxwell
Joe Hennigan
Zack Goforth
R. B. Davis
G. C. Kirby
Lewellen Bros
Rufus Roper
Allen News Report Touches Local Moves and Oil Drilling
Allen reads of visitors from Francis and Meeker, a new city marshal, and residents moving to Ada and California. An Oklahoma revival is held at the Methodist church. Oil drilling expands with several rigs planned and a Robertson place well producing up to 75 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Richardson
Robertson Place
Allen
J. A. Kurtz
Seward
Daughrty
Justus
Bell Farm
Pulsey Farm
Gray Farm
Francis U G V Camp elects officers and notes town changes
The U G V Camp met January 10 in Judge Hammond's office and elected J M Hammett as Captain M A Selle first lieutenant T E Hooser second lieutenant A W Baugh adjutant and J Crabtree chaplain. Upcoming meeting January 24 is urged. Dr Sharp relocates to Francis and other locals move businesses and repairs occur. A burglary at Will Stevens' home yielded a bracelet and scarf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Btn McColoch
Mart Walsh Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Pontotoc County
Mart Walsh declares for sheriff of Pontotoc County praising his long local ties in Oklahoma. He has lived in the area thirty years, with twenty four in Pontotoc County, and is praised for fostering growth, charity, and public service while pledging fearless, impartial law enforcement as a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart Walsh
The
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Pontotocc County
Springbrook
Old Stonewall
Walnut Grove box supper raises funds at schoolhouse
A Friday night box supper at Walnut Grove schoolhouse netted about 44 dollars. The ugly boy contest crowned Henry Maxwell as winner while Miss Pearl Jones was voted the prettiest girl. The event contributed 22.83 dollars to the total, and the Walnut Grove school, led by Mrs. Glennie Corvin, is praised for strong work in Pontotoc county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Grove
Henry Maxwell
Pearl Jones
Glennie Corvin
Pontotoc County
Swaffar Seeks Second Term as Pontotoc County Clerk
D W Swaffar announces candidacy for County Clerk of Pontotoc County. He argues for a second term, noting his 11 years in the county, prior service as chief deputy, and the improved efficiency and systematization of the office since his election two years ago. He urges voters to review his record before casting ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Swaffar
Pontotoc County
Register of Deeds
Register
Swaffar
Stonewall
Ada
Hargis
Statehood
Oklahoma
Merryman Enteres County Weigher Race Amid Local Support
H P Merryman announces his candidacy for County Weigher in the Democratic Primary on August 4. A Trousdale County native who has lived in Pontotoc county thirteen years, he has farmed and worked at Ramsey Drug Co and in the Saddlery and harness business with H C Evans, building a broad circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P
Halum) Merryman
Merryman
Trousdale County
Tennessee
Pontotoc County
Ramsey Drug Co
H. C. Evans
Merrymar
Demonstrators Selected for USDA Farm Methods near Frisco Abloso Stonewall
Mr Elmo Ellis the farm demonstration agent has chosen farmers to use USDA demonstration methods. They have set aside plots on their farms near Frisco Abloso and Stonewall. Named participants include R N Hounshell Walter Comstock W W Murphy W M Parker Tom Murphy R Carmichael T B Hatcher and T W Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Ellis
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Frisco
Abloso
Stonewall
R. N. Hounshell
Walter Comstock
W. W. Murphy
W. M. Parker
Tom Murphy
R. Carmichael
T. B. Hatcher
T. W. Williams
Notice to Creditors in Clara L. McCollum Estate
In the estate of Clara L. McCollum deceased J F McKeel Executor requires all creditors to present claims with vouchers to his Ada Oklahoma office within four months from January 10 1914 or be forever barred. First published January 15th 1914 two times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Clara L. McCollum
J. F. McKeel
Ada
Pon‘totoc
of Oklahoma
Sunset
Nellie Wildwood writes of the sun setting beyond purple clouds and a calm earth. The sky glows as daylight fades and nature settles into night with a weary farmer and his horses returning home.
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Golden West
Gilmore Acknowledged for Oil Field Leases at Al len
B T Gilmore joined from Allen on Wednesday and is identified as a prime mover of the Al len oil field. He has spent time helping to secure leases for the first well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. T. Gilmore
Allen
Death of Joe Cummings
Joe Cummings son of W M Cummings of Sasakwa died Monday at 6 pm at the family home. His remains were brought to Ada for interment at Rosedale cemetery after a funeral led by Rev T P Turner. He was about 17 or 18 and a student at the normal, typhoid fever is given as the cause. The Cummings family once resided in Ada and his death is mourned by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Walsh
Center
Ada
Matt
Joe Cummings
W. M. Cummings
Sasakwa
Rosedale Cemetery
T. P. Turner
Normal
Cummings
Joe
Guilty Plea By State Committee Treasurer
Arthur Mac Lean former treasurer of the Democratic State Committee pleaded guilty before Justice Davis in the Supreme Court to an indictment accusing him of receiving campaign contributions from corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Arthur MacLean
Democratic State Committee
Justice Davis
The
Supreme Court
U S Cotton Ginnings Reported For January First
Washington reports January 1 cotton ginnings total at 13 333 074 bales versus 12 907 405 a year earlier. The department of agriculture released the figures this morning detailing the national crop activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Massive blaze destroys Three Plants in New Orleans
A fire in New Orleans destroyed the International Distilling Co. plant and the United States Industrial Aledis Co. facility early Jan 9. The blaze engulfed alcohol tanks as explosions followed, causing an estimated loss of $1,000,000 and leaving firemen unable to control the inferno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
International Distilling Co
United States Industrial, Aledis Co
How Advertising Reduces Your Cost of Living
Advertising explains how merchants use ads to reach customers and sell at lower prices. It argues continuous advertising lowers costs by enabling large volume sales and bringing store news into homes, urging readers to study daily ads for proof.
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Lanham
Mr. Garret
Carl
Nomi
Arkansas
Mrs. Snow Dunnegan
Kersey and
Kenmore
Mrs
Mrs. Shorts
Snow Dunnegan
McAlester
Mrs. Hatten
Berry McCrow
Mr. Griffith
Lightning Ridge
Henry Orell
Plumer Garret
Orell
Picket News
Bonnie
Eric Rushing
Delia
M. J. Brit
Collier
Lizzie Mullins
Minnie Atkinson
Mullins
Della
Nora Norton
Mr. Issac Mullinax
Clay Roper
Allen News
O. G. Rose of
Francis
W. P. Chism
H. F. Mathis
Jess Hayes
C. H. Butler
W. H. Hammond
Gus Hendricks
Hammond
J. B. Jeffers
Hart
J. H. Vickery and Co
Henson
West Main
Basil Hamond
F. M. Hamond
Dr. Sharp
Mill Creek
Threlkeld
James West
Purcell
Harvey House
Round House
Will Stevens
Martindale’s Mercantile and Law Directory
International
Collection Agency
Roscoe Arnold
Okla
E.F. Messenger
Rollow Building
Ada, Oklahoma
Yours Truly
International and Great Southern Collection Agency
Ada Weekly
H. P.merryman
Ramsey Drug Company
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Nellie Wildwood
Gray
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