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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1905

Page

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Editors Against Hitchcock Arrive in City on Special Train

The Dallas Commercial Club with eighty members arrived in Ada via a Frisco special train of six coaches greeted by local officials. Mayor Duncan welcomed them at Odd Fellows lodge and urged support for statehood as visiting dignitaries and the Hughes Manufacturing Co. president extolled Dallas as a trade hub. A Bulletin press car and corn and cotton exhibit accompanied the visit before the train departed at 12 40.

Duncan Texas John V. Hughes Hughes Manufacturing Co Dallas Howard Aye Johnson Ada South

Governors Turned Down Deed Approval Rule

Muskogee Oklahoma Territory May 24 Attorney General rules the Secretary must approve deeds in a decision that affects governance and property transfers. The ruling clarifies official authority and reduces independent action by governors in land transactions.

Love's Trials end in marriage of young couple

Dawes commission received telegraphic instructions from the secretary of the interior about patent deliveries to allottees in Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. Attorney General holds secretary must approve deeds for legality. Stonewall Oklahoma reports a would-be marriage thwarted by a furious father but concludes with a planned wedding.

Dawes Commission Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Interior Stonewall I.T Bud Blackwell Iss Nellie McCaleb Bud

Girl Bitten by Mad Cat in Anadarko

In Anadarko Oklahoma May 24 the daughter of contractor Steven Parker was bitten by a mad cat Tuesday night. She was taken to Apache for a madstone and her mother saved the child with a carving knife after the animal clutched the girl's hand.

Anadarko, Ok Steven Parker

Fifteenth Annual Indian Territory Press Association Meet at Sulphur

The fifteenth annual Indian Territory Press Association met in Sulphur with delayed arrival due to a wreck on the Frisco. Officials and members gathered for an informal reception at Bland hotel and heard welcome from Mayor J D Kendall. Officers were elected for the coming year and delegates named for the National Editorial Association in Guthrie.

Indian Territory Press Association Sulphur Frisco Bland Hotel J. D. Kendall Harry T. Kyle South McAlester Oklahoma Hitchcock Shawnee Otis B. Weaver Ada Evening News Lewis Paulin Grant News Guy Crossett Caddo Herald Treasury F. S. E. Amos Cherokee Nation Frank Lamb Creek Nation Harry Kyle W. M. Erwin Otis Weaver Ada News Splendid Territory Association State of Oklahoma Oklahoma Association

W. O. W. entertains Walnut camp delegates

W. O. W. Adacamp No. No. bs hosted a Walnut camp No. 51 delegation from Center on Monday evening. Two candidates were instructed in the order's mysteries and four applications were favorably acted upon. Ice cream and refreshments followed as the local Camp was praised as a royal entertainer by the visitors.

Adacamp No. Bs WO. W Walnut Camp No. 51 Center Order R.C. Roland J. J. Copeland J. A. Martin C. H. Vaughn T. A. Pendleton W. W. Manning Albert Martin A. A. Austell R. J. Brandon Junior Medlock J. W. Medlock Don Dunagan Snow Dunagan F. C. Kreiger J. B. Basinger R. N. Basinger A. T. Harper H. W. Soward W. B. Husband J. W. Carter C. E. Hyden and Marsha Phillips

Snyder Relief Committee Thanks Ada Citizens for 90 Dollar Contribution

The Snyder relief committee thanks Ada citizens for a 90 dollar contribution after a cyclone. The letter from May 20, 1905, notes donations from Ada, details of relief efforts, and promises to report contributors and allocation of funds as funds and supplies are distributed to the injured and homeless.

Snyder C. T W. ¢- Duncan Ada I. T Snyder and Vicinity Burnett Relief Committee

Youngest 32nd degree Mason in U S Appears in McAlester

South McAlester Oklahoma May 22 Harper S Cunningham 33 degree inspector general of the Scottish Rite Masons says Ralph H Busby son of Deputy Inspector General William Busby has become the 32nd degree Mason at just over one year and two months old.

South McAlester I. T United States Harper S. Cunningham Ralph H. Busby William Busby

Presumptuous Preacher Sparks Salary Debate in Kansas

A Kansas sermon firebrand questions clergy pay as promised salaries lag, noting past eras when ministers expected regular compensation and modern times when payments slip. The heated debate centers on financial reliability within religious communities.

Geronimo to Visit 101 Ranch in June Celebration

Lawton Oklahoma May 24 Word from the Interior Department in Washington grants permission for Geronimo the Apache chief to visit the 101 ranch on June 11 during the Indian celebration. He will go with an interpreter and Miller Bros will escort him back to Fort Sill where he is confined as a prisoner of war under tight government supervision.

Lawton Department of Interior Washington Geronimo 101 Ranch National Editorial Association Miller Bros. E Miller Ros Fort Sill

Weather and crop report for district sixteen

Director C N M Strong of the Weather Bureau issues the week ending May 29 crop report. Rains slowed work and left crops weedy. Wheat made good growth. oats heading out short with good prospects. corn small but cool and cultivated. Cotton slow growing with some replanting. Potatoes and gardens damaged by rain and hail but potatoes show promise. Grass and stock are doing well and fruit is good.

C. NM. Strong Weather Bureau

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