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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
9
Rural notes from Ada and Wynnewood recount sermons, social visits, crops, and school life. Local lively items include Misses Bell and Rena Perdue, the Perdue family, a ball game, fish tales, and farm work while noting political debate and penitentiary reform coverage.
A correspondent recalls a 300 strong Sunday gathering at Summers Chapel where Rev Scroggin preached and Mr Holady spoke on Christian duty and civic responsibility. The report also covers pulpit assignments, students leaving for Ada Normal, prize awards at East Lanham, musical interlude, and local visitors.
Vanoss residents hear about a forthcoming local paper and a bustling season. Farmers report strong crops, good rainfall, and plans for a printing press in the town. Maxwell school closes May 30 with a drama titled Farm Folks produced by Miss Lillian Hassenfratz and Miss Mabel Adams.
A midsummer day opens the week for local farms with alfalfa and cotton prospects strong. Ada fishing party returns at dusk after eight miles of driving. social visits noted including Ade Cook as Sunday school superintendent and Prof. J. B. Stewart moving to Ada for the summer normal.
The note mentions fine weather and farmers plowing cotton for a picnic. It cites W. B. Sanders and H. H. Moss as local farming figures around Pecan Grove and Pickett, noting Sanders may aid crops this year and that floods may have affected him. Lost Boy.
Tulsa reader asks how to prevent rhubarb from seeding and endure heat. N C Booth explains breaking seed stalks early, recommends crown divisions over seed, and notes rhubarb prefers cool wet climates and requires annual manure. Plus report on A and M College horticulture notes and Stillwater Play.
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