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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
7
Ada notes list residents travelers and visitors from Texarkana to Denison. Local officials and lawyers like Judge Winn attend court at Sulphur Springs, with updates on cases and illness. Community events include receptions church work and a coming church construction contract awarded to F W Tibbetts of Denison.
Attorney R C Roland returned from Pauls Valley with farmers and business men seeking section line roads. Court noted the Indian Agent will open all roads within days after order. Government attorney to publish notice giving time to set fences. Indian Inspector Kelsey to issue orders to push road business.
Mr and Mrs W L Reed report the bankers convention in Oklahoma City with praise for hospitality from local women. They describe a tallyho ride through the city, a Delmar Garden reception, speeches and a luncheon at which souvenir spoons were presented to each visiting banker’s wife. Local hosts staged a banquet ball and opera in the evening.
City council of Ada passes ordinance amending section 2 of ordinance 96 to specify sidewalks on Townsend Stockton Broadway Main and Twelfth streets between named railways and avenues. Ordinance becomes effective after passage and publication. Mayor J.P. W. and Jesse Warren assist.
Marriage licenses list several couples including John Bolia age 54 to Nora Trimble 24 of Rebee and John Ingram 24 to Laura Luther 16 of Ada. Also P. Griffin 48 to Clara Kittell of Chism.
Luther Jeffries was taken into custody yesterday at Francis by Marshal Brents. He had been wanted in Bonham Texas for stealing a horse three years ago. An officer from Bonham located and arrested him last night.
Bell Game activities are set with the fire department and eight players to play the first nine innings next Thursday at three o'clock. Local businessmen would close shops for two hours to let proprietors and clerks enjoy the national game, as Texas testimony notes Wharton May 22 1905. Dr. Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure is ordered in bulk, reflecting long-standing sales by L. B. Cutler Co. and distribution through G. M. Rameey, Druggist.
The Rev. H.P. Fullerton told a Philadelphia presbyterian meeting a tale illustrating blended schools of thought. A Northern visitor stayed with a Mississippi colonel and complained of mosquitoes. Sambo explains the colonel is drunk at night, so the skeeters ignore him and vice versa.
Advert says Dr Kings New Life Pills prevent danger and provide quick relief from constipation. It claims they bring strength and vigor after use and are guaranteed by G. M. Ramsey and Dr. F. Z. Holley with a 25 cent price.
Hon. Henry M. Furman the sage of Ada attends a gathering and says he is a plain citizen. He expresses confidence that statehood will come this session and notes his Democratic speeches, but declines to discuss running for senator.
The hosts received many friends at their suburban residence last night. The porch and lawn were lit with electric lights, and small tables with rose bouquets lined the lawn. Refreshments including ice cream with strawberries and cake were served to guests. Visitors included Mrs. Atwood of Newberry Mrs. Lula B Hutchinson of Alien and Miss Freasey of Roff.
Guthrie Oklahoma May 25 The Ringwood town council to ensure readiness for windstorms has appointed an official crier. The crier must awaken residents and summon all to the cyclone cellar when a storm is approaching.
Mrs. Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found relief after using a 25 cent box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The salve cured a running leg sore that had tormented her for 23 years. Sold at G M Ramsey and Dr F Z Holley’s drug stores.
Doniphan Missouri July 16 1904 a testimonial from C H Martin a local druggist praising a Chill Tonic sold by G M Ramsey saying it is better and more people stay with it than any other the reader is urged to try the product and seek proof from the druggist.
Jill Barker, a young man living six miles east of Muskogee, was shot and fatally wounded by another young man while returning home Wednesday. The assailant jumped from the wagon and escaped on foot.
A reflective verse urges forgetting troubling tales and hidden skeletons that could cause sorrow, grief, and lasting dismay if revealed. It warns against bringing up painful memories that would darken joy for any person.
A heavy rainstorm swept Kingfisher and neighboring counties, washing out bridges and destroying about half a mile of Frisco track near Fay. A funnel caused significant building damage south of Thomas, but no fatalities were reported.
Washington May 26 Mr Stephen's bill providing for opening to settlement under the homestead act the Big Pasture containing 505000 acres in the Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservation of Oklahoma was passed last afternoon. The measure has already passed the house and only awaits the President's signature to become law.
The bodies of James Reed, a 48 year old grocer, and Miss Ollie Jones of Tecumseh, aged 18, were found yesterday three miles south of Shawnee Oklahoma. Their horse and buggy stood hitched to a pole. Two shots fired into the girl’s head killed her instantly, and Reed died from two gunshots to the head.
A Missouri pharmacist recalls three customers cured of consumption by Dr King s New Discovery. He calls it the most wonderful medicine, noting cures for coughs colds and throat and lung issues. Available 60 cents and 1 with a free trial bottle.
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