Relief for starving Mexicans amid flood relief appeal
Washington reports the relief effort for Mexican flood victims is just beginning under American consuls. Frost damaged corn across stricken districts, reducing yields by half. Consul Hanna urges Iowa and corn states to send corn, other states beans and rice, and the East to provide blankets and clothing for the winter distribution by burro and mule trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Statute Department
Hanna
Monterey
Iowa
Mrs Miller Scalded In Breakfast Incident
Mrs J L Miller wife of the 12th street clothes presser and cleaner sustained a painful facial scald Sunday morning while preparing breakfast. The burn was severe enough to bring several relatives and the family physician from Oklahoma City for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Miller
12Th Street
Oklahoma City
Taxes to rise to twenty million in Oklahoma this year
Oklahoma tax projection shows total levies near 18 to 20 million including state, county, city, township and school district taxes. State Examiner C A Taylor’s report due within a month, with reductions already totaling about 0.5 million in eighteen counties and larger cuts anticipated in school district levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Honeyhill Township
Adair County
C. A. Taylor
Muskogee
Creek County
Oklahoma County
Muskogee County
State
Caddo County
Choctaw
Comanche
Craig
Creek
Grady
LePlorc
Okmulgee
Rogers
Seminole
Wagoner
Washington
Sequoyah
Pittsburg
Marshall
Haskell
Hughes
Waurika Holds County Seat in Jefferson Contest
Guthrie Oklahoma October 4 Waurika gains county seat control in Jefferson county court contest. Referee C A Galbraith appointed by the Supreme Court sustains Waurika after reviewing bribery allegations. nineteen bribery votes found but removed, leaving Waurika with a 217 vote majority over Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Waurika
Jefferson County
C. A. Galbraith
Supreme Court
Ryan
Sugden
Terrall
Governor Haskell Warns on Guarantee Law Payment
Governor Haskell urges state bankers to pay the three fourths of one percent assessment immediately. He defends Oklahoma law benefits after the Columbia Bank transfer delay due to banking officials reviewing assets and securities before resuming private ownership. He notes no public disorder during the bank’s state supervision and stresses full restoration of capital before reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Young
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Board
W. L. Norton
Haskell
Daily Oklahoman
Norton
The
Associ
Ated
Oklahoma
Mrs Byrd Died at Franks Frisco Family Burial Ground
Mrs Frank Byrd died after two months illness at Frisco. Her husband Frank Byrd, away in Ada on Monday, learned of her death. She left six children, oldest eighteen and youngest two. Burial occurred Tuesday Oct 5 at the family burying ground in Frisco. W S Sterett from Sapulpa visiting briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Byrd
Ada
Nickel Store Essay Contest Opens to Youths Under Fourteen
A contest invites any scholar under fourteen to write a 300 word essay on The Nickel Store and the Merchandise handled. Prizes of 5, 3, and 1 dollars in gold will be awarded for first to third place, with registration due by Oct 2 and judging Oct 9 at 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ruble
Howerton
Brooks
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Clothing Store
Schloss
Chirts
Emory
Drummond & Lattimore
Outfitters
North Side
Main St
Ada, Oklahoma
M. Levin
Main
Furniture and Stores
Ada Hardware and Furniture Co
Sloans
Nepperhem
Rexall Store
Taylor
Galbraith
Ramsey
Hart Schaffner
Mary
Widow Jones
Boston
Franks
W. S. Sterett
Sapulpa
Nickel Store
China
S. M. Shaw
Prop
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Ous
Knox
J. B. Stetson Knox
Gimbell
I Harris
Becker
Mayer
W.L. Douglas
Bert & Packard
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