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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
7
Wayne Wadlington seeks a second term for county attorney. Franklin is listed as court clerk candidate in the same notice.
Notices from Pontotoc Oklahoma cover debt judgments, land sale orders, deed cancellations, guardians selling minor's estate interests, divorce and custody actions, and heirs’ determination for Mamie Parnacher. Entities include Conservative Loan Company, A. R. Sugg, Stanard & Ennis, King & Crawford, and various plaintiffs defendants and guardians. Court actions span 1920s hearings, sales dates, and probate matters across Pontotoc County with references to Chickasaw land allotment.
In Ulsa Oklahoma May 24 a tall tale unfolds as 72 year old W H Boles agrees to marry 38 year old Cindy Wood of Kiowa. The ceremony will be at the Latted Saints church with a wedding cake and promised horse meat. Boles recounts a life of thrift and hardship including a burro and storms, while Tulsa Humane Society rescue and subsequent good fortune frame the tale.
Ada civic bodies and local post office staff back a push for higher wages citing a literary digest on a dedicated 70 year postal career. The appeal challenges officials to address sick and burial allowances and dire resignations crippling the service nationwide.
Tulsa Okla May 21 The twelfth Osage lands sale held May 18 netted 2860 for the Osage Indians The smaller total reflectedUncertainty over extending the trust period which now expires in 1931 A quarter section near an oil district sold for 316000 though no current oil production There was a 200000 bid on another quarter after a new oil well was brought in Three tracts went to an oil company for 151400 near a productive field Shallow production tracts sold for 87500 Acres 4520 were sold to a large operator for 267100 with other sales from 20000 to 100000 The source notes bidding was spirited due to oil prospects
Oklahoma plow lands average under fifty dollars per acre, far below the U S average, with nationwide increases in value accelerating. The Bureau of Crop Estimates notes dramatic gains since 1916, especially 1919 to 1920, raising expectations of rapid land value growth in Oklahoma in coming years. College News Oklahoma A and M College.
A Chicago May 24 dispatch traces the birth of the Republican Party to a 1854 Ripon Wisconsin meeting organized by A N Bovay and allies from Whigs Free Soilers and Democrats. It notes Horace Greeley later backed the party and that the first national convention followed in Philadelphia two years later.
Rev. C C Morris returned from the Southern Baptist Convention in Washington and spoke at First Baptist Church. He described notable sights including George Washington’s pew and the congressional library, and noted a 13 500 seat building with about 15 000 attendees.
The document shows partial liabilities and equity items including Capital Stock Paid in 10000.00, Undivided profits 1488.77, Reserved for Taxes 94.98, and deposits and certificates totaling over 100k. Line breaks obscure full data but indicate a bank statement format with cash, deposits, and cashier's checks listed.
White's Cream Vermifuge is advertised as certain destruction of intestinal worms and harmless to children and adults. The product is priced at 35 cents and sold by Hensler & Story.
Oklahoma reports light wheat straw this season says J A Whitehurst president of the state board of agriculture. He notes lighter straw will not affect grain yield and attributes the light growth to poor winter wheat development earlier in the season.
A advert promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a liver and digestive medicine for men suffering sluggish energy. It claims to restore strength and alertness with a price of $1.25 per bottle and lists Hensler & Story as special agents.
The report notes that teak trees seldom grow taller than 150 feet, highlighting typical height limits and growth patterns for the species.
Durant News argues that during Carranza’s administration Americans face encroachments on rights and Mexico on social chaos. While intervention or annexation has been discussed, most Americans favor non intervention hoping Mexico will solve its own problems, with outcomes to unfold.
Ardmoreite reports Judge Williams calls for more farm labor and rural virtue urging young men to stay from cities and till the soil, milk cows, curry horses, and raise crops while noting many ignore the advice and continue leaving farms today as yesterday.
An Oklahoma endorsed remedy sold by Retail Druggists Exchange promises to kill Johnson grass and other noxious growth with a ten dollar money back guarantee. Printed directions claim endorsement by an Oklahoma congressman and other leading men of Oklahoma. Box 381 Cameron Texas.
Local ad notes C A Cummins offers framing services to finish photographs and portraits. Contact information and price hints suggest a small business promotional item.
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