Grand Lodge Adopts Consolidation Of Oklahoma And Indian Territory
Stillwater Okla Oct 18 Between 700 and 500 delegates and visitors attend the Odd Fellows grand lodge The encampment adjourned to meet in Oklahoma City in April for a unified jurisdiction The consolidation vote was 213 to 17 for Oklahoma and 17 to 11 for Indian Territory The Indian Territory encampment will meet at McAlester April 11 1911 and then adjourn to Oklahoma City where the ceremonies will be held Five new encampments were chartered and a resolution moved to broaden the patriarchal degree advancement in the grand encampment
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Stillwater
Okla
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Oklahoma City
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
McAlester
Crawford Endorsed for Representative by Pontotoc Democrats
Hon Jno P Crawford, a longtime Pontotoc County resident and Center lawyer, is praised for his active service to the party and local people. The piece highlights his role in Statehood campaigns, backing him as a strong legislative advocate and party standard bearer. It notes his primary endorsement against two strong rivals and his broad local support.
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Jno. P. Crawford
Pontotoc County
Ada
Jwo
Crawford
An Undecided Indian Sells for Cash Rather Than Promise
A Native American named Galloway Lewis sold land to C H Rives for 1500 dollars after considering a higher offer of 1700. The county judge, Judge Barton, insisted on cash in hand and did not entertain the prospect of waiting for a larger sum.
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Galloway Lewis
C. H. Rives
Rives
Barton
Ada Schools Not Closed by Diphtheria Report
A false report from Ardmore and elsewhere claimed Ada schools were suspended due to diphtheria. The notice says no such case is known locally and the schools have not missed a day since opening, though rumors can injure a town temporarily.
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Ardmore
Ada
Gladys Taylor Dies of Typhoid at Age Ten
Gladys Taylor ten year old daughter of S P Taylor of the Love Lady community died of typhoid fever at 5 pm on the 17th. The burial followed at Rosedale at 4 pm yesterday.
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Gladys Taylor
S. P. Taylor
Lovelady
Rosedale
Marriage Licenses Listed Across Several Oklahoma Towns
A list of marriage licenses issued since Oct 8 includes J D Phillips from Stonewall and Louisa Up ton from Center among others. Names cover Stonewall, Pontotoc, Ada, Roff, Konawa, and several nearby towns with couples pairing across multiple counties.
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J. D. Phillips
Stonewall
Mattie A. Corley
B. J. Gordon
Maxwell
Louisa Upton
Center
Frank Wiggins
Pontotoc
Maudie Crank
J. J. Spruill
Calvin
Jane Larville
Holdenville
Mrs. Guy McElreath Dies After Typhoid Fever
Mrs. Guy McElreath died at 11 this morning at her West 15th Street home after six weeks of typhoid fever. Survived by her husband and a baby of a few months. Embalming completed, body held for relatives. Interment scheduled at Rosedale Cemetery Friday.
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Guy McElreath
West 15Th Street
Rosedale Cemetery
Gore Urges Ada Free Mail Delivery Effort
Senator Gore replies to Ada supporters urging free mail delivery. He notes advance word from the postal department that the matter will be investigated promptly and asks the 25 000 club and city council to act quickly and demonstrate the city’s prospects to the inspector.
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Ada
Gore
Runaway Boy Captured Near Konawa
A 13-year-old boy Guy Alexander, who ran away from home near Konawa, was found by Chief Hounshell early this morning after his father B QO Alexander arrived to claim him. The boy said he left to earn money and had been picking cotton near Ada for several days.
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B. QO. Alexander
Konawa
Guy
Hounshell
Ada
Adjudged Insane in Vaness Case
This morning G. S. Lancaster of Vaness was brought before Judge Barton and after examination adjudged insane. He has been slightly unbalanced for some time and has grown more so since his son has been in trouble. His mind appeared focused on getting his son out of trouble.
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G. S. Lancaster of
Vaness
Barton
Concrete Steel Railroad Ties Plan Details
The American Concrete and Steel Railroad Tie Co outlines a factory network to produce 2000 crossties daily. Location critical for sand and gravel costs, with $150,000 plant budgets per site, five to eight acres per plant, and about 400 workers per plant.
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American Concrete & Steel Railroad Tie Co
B. M. Bullard
Missouri Trust Bldg
St. Louis
Cache County fails of necessary vote in split county plan
Lawton Okla Oct 18 By agreement the five remaining Cache county boxes were counted by the Comanche county election board. The tally shows 1970 for county division and 1583 against needing 161 more votes to reach the 60 percent required. Walter box 783 votes nearly all for division while Temple box 450 votes mostly against.
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Lawton
Okla
Cache County
Comanche County Election Board
Temple
Walter
Headless body of girl identified in Coalgate case
Coalgate Oklahoma October 18 Robert Dunlap of Coalgate says he is convinced the headless body found in a stream is his daughter who vanished September 27 with a man unnamed. A search for the man continues. She was 27 and left under unusual circumstances. The family has had no word on her whereabouts.
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Coalgate
Okla
Robert Dunlap
Here
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the Peoples Store
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Jno
P. Crawford
Mortuary
J.M. Stanfield
Rollow Building
Madesola
Ewin & Mays
O. W. Westtask
Steedman
Mary Edwards
Eugene Loyd
Bebee
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Florenc
Will Page
Mary Stewart
Fitzhugh
Sam Solomon
Elma Massey
Roff
W. H. Wilfong, Bebee
Mattie Mole Bebee
Jim Roland
Olive Christian
S. D. Dorman
Lillie Tilley
W. S. Akers
Genia Gay
James O. Dick
Florence Ward
Wetumpka
John Henry Evans
McComb
Della Lester
J. A. Price
Lou Chaney
C. W. Richardson
Franks
Lillie Sherrell
John Mitchell
Maggie Gibson
Guy MccElreath
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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Knox
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Hanan & Sons
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