Ada Meeting Tackles Fire, Insurance and School Funds
Ada business men discussed fire department needs and the cost of an eight thousand dollar auto engine, with a five thousand dollar city fund cited. A committee was named to consult with Mr Ingalls and study fire facilities while a school-situation note from Senator Roddie warned Ada and Alva about the Woodard bill and campaign timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
C. T. Ingalls
Inspection Bureau
George Frierson
S. M. Shaw
W. C. Duncan
Ingalls
Fire Department
Roddie
Woodard
Alva
Good showing by Seventh Day Adventists in four-year report
Washington May 21 Elder G P Watson president of the South western Union Conference reported four years ending 1908 saw tithes totaling 208 961 58 and foreign mission offerings 113 258 58 for Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and Arkansas with Oklahoma leading in both tithes and offerings. Literature distribution totaled 309 580 28, exceeding the prior four years by 148 036 32 and reflecting strong spiritual and financial support across the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
G. P. Watson
Southwestern Union Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
General Conference
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Watson
North Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Elder Watson
Ada Visitor Prospecting With Continentals
S R Ethridge of Conway Arkansas accompanied by W J Sloan of Oakman was in Ada today on a prospecting trip to the section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Ethridge
Conway, Arkanas
W. J. Sloan
Oakman
Cruce vetoes bill expanding township bond powers
Oklahoma City May 21 The governor vetoed House Bill No 167 authorizing township boards to issue bonds up to five percent of assessed value for road work. He argues the measure exceeds existing three percent authority and would enlarge public debt without a vote, opposing increased township indebtedness at this time.
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Oklahoma City
Cruce
Oklahoma
Quarantine Considered On Cotton Seed Imports
A conference at the Department of Agriculture discussed a possible quarantine on cotton seed from Egypt and India to prevent the pink boll worm invasion. The pest is widespread in those countries but importations are currently small, limiting immediate danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ben Hennessy
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Hennessy
State Board
Pushmataha
Choctaw
McCurtain
le Flore
Logan
Cotton
Board of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Egypt
India
Department of Agriculture
United States
Farmers Union Meeting Set for May 30 in Ada
Roff Oklahoma May 17 1913 notice calls state Farmers Union officers to Ada for a 2 p m meeting at the courthouse. Delegates from Texas will discuss cotton seed handling to fetch 20 dollars per ton and urge members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff, Okla
Farmers Union
Pontotoc County
Ada Okla
Court House
Texas
C. W., Taylor
Turks May Sake Another Try at War
Constantinople reports that peace talks opened in London last winter are likely to fail again as Turkey strengthens the Catalja line with German aid. The government borrows to fund the army while fanatism grows from the Armenia massacres as Syria and Arabia move toward secession. European diplomacy faces upheaval as the Ottoman status quo in Asia destabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
London
Turkey
Catalja
Europe
Asia
Committee of Union and Progress
Armenia
Syria
Arabia
Ottoman Empire
Balkan
Albania
Ada Post Office Clerk Resigns for Railway Mail Service
Vance Lee, long serving Ada post office general delivery clerk, plans to start as a railway mail clerk in a few days. He will be succeeded by Walter Primm. Rain Tuesday night totaled about half an inch and fell in torrents before ending.
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Vance Lee
Ada
Walter Primm
Justice Need Not Be a Lawyer
Oklahoma City May 21 The Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed a case Ellsen Brothers against F A Killian Greer County ruling that verdicts from justice courts will not be disturbed for technical error Chief Justice Hayes noted a justice of the peace need not be learned in the law Pleadings in justice court are to be liberally construed and reversals for technical error are unlikely.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Hayes
Ellsen Brothers
F. A. Killian
Greer County
Justice Court
Buffalo nickel recall announced by Secretary McAdoo
Washington announces no more buffalo nickels will be minted and existing coins will be recalled gradually. Local bankers and the public welcomed the move citing poor public acceptance, difficulty in handling the concave surface, and faint visible five cent denomination as the reasons for the change.
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McAdoo
Washington
Buffalo
Silage drives big profits for Johnson herd in Oklahoma
H B Johnson, a leading beef feeder in the Southwest, reports 12 500 dollars in extra profits from silage fed to 1 250 steers. He built five 250 ton silos in 1912 and plans nine more, starting next fall with 3 500 tons. His silage fed steers won top prizes at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and averaged 850 pounds at sale.
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Johnson
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
M. Sper Sabe
Camp A. P. Stewart readiness for veterans
Chattanooga Tennessee May 16 The work of erecting tents at Camp A P Stewart is complete about eleven hundred large pyramid tents are arranged in Jackson Park to form a fine camp scene for the Confederate reunion May 27 29 The camp is praised as the best in reunion history and praised for health and comfort provisions A A Wrights move to Anderson Missouri is noted and their long Ada residency is recalled with regret.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
A. P. Stewart
Jackson Park
Convicted in U S Letters Threatening President Elect
Seeley Davenport and Jacob Dunn of Wharton New Jersey were found guilty by a federal jury of sending threatening letters to President elect Woodrow Wilson. The mail demanded 1000 and 5000 dollars under threat of death. Witnesses included Joseph Tumulty and postal officials. Davenport received mercy recommendation. Dunn admitted writing the letters then denied it.
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Newwork
N. J
Seeley Davenport
Jacob Dunn
Tumulty
Warren F. Johnson
Secret Service
Johnson
Gov. Wilson
Trenton
McKinley
Dunn
Davenport
Carolina Observes Independence Day Across North Carolina
Charlotte marked the May 20 observance of the Mecklenburg declaration anniversary, a document claimed to have been proclaimed in 1775, almost a year before the Philadelphia colonies declared independence.
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Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Mecklenburg
Decoration Day Observed at Oakman May 29
The News announces Decoration Day will be observed at Oakman on Thursday May 29. S. P. Brady living five miles southwest of Ada reports heavier rain there than here with some hail accompanying the rain.
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Oakman
S. P. Brady
Ada
Ada Trades Day to Offer Bar Gains and Free Auctioneer
The first Monday in June will be Trades Day in Ada. Merchants will offer special bar gains and provide a free auctioneer for all who wish to dispose of items. Full announcement to appear next week.
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Ada
School meetings set for June 4 across districts
The article urges citizens to attend June 4 school meetings and elections, warning the outcome will impact the coming year for students. It emphasizes civic responsibility and the potential grave injury to children if meetings fail to achieve success.
Machinery Upgrade Plans Mentioned in 1913–1915 Addendum
An item notes staged funding splits across 1913 and the following years to purchase an updated draghead and related components. It references improvements including automated tension and a release cushion upgrade, tied to an entity and person described as W. C. Williams and Aldrich Gr.
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W. C. Williams
Aldrich Gr
Ada's Negro Minstrel at Normal Draws Large Crowd
A Tuesday minstrel show at the normal drew one of the largest audiences in any event. The program had songs gags a plantation sketch and sunflowers with black face performers as centers. Cast included Middleman Langley Fentem comedians singers and dancers. Proceeds go to liquidate debt from fighting the Akin bill.
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Alabama
Kentucky
Darkey
Jack Price
Langley Fentem
Hugh Biles
Glenn Hardin
Ernest Cassidy
Guy Wilbanks
Everett Reed
Whit Fentem
George Fentem
Wesley Chaney
Guy Logsdon
Roy Robison
Virgil Riddle
Austin Brown
Brooks
Boone Jones
Oscar Kimbrough
Audie Huber
Akin
Feeding Calves on Corn and Kafir Silage Exchange
Practical reader questions on feeding Hereford calves with kafir corn silage and cowpeas. Expert C L Bray surveys relative feeding value of kafir and Indian corn silages, suggests silage over partial head corn, and notes mixing cowpeas improves silage and land. Recommends one pound cottonseed meal daily per steer and siloing whole kafir.
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C. L. Bray
News Wants Column Seeks Lost Articles
The column pledges to locate missing content and recover articles for readers, signaling a commitment to retrieving vanished stories and preserving newspaper coverage. It invites public tips and signals ongoing efforts across the newsroom.
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State Pres
F. E. and
C. U. of A. Oklahoma
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Buffalo Nickel
H. B. Johnson
South
A. A. Wright
Anderson, Mo
Trey
Wilson
H. M. Cottrell
Rock Island Lines
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