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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
4
Ada business men urged to fund a brass band as the 1902 plan promises Ada will receive 18 000 bales and Roff 500. The campaign aims to benefit the Ada Indian Territory and its people with civic pride and entertainment.
At seven o clock on Main Street a farmer stacked bales of cotton and by ten o clock the tally reached fifty five. The note ends with a light remark about the effort.
Capt. Jnc. S. Hammer is appointed as U S Deputy Clerk for the District Court in Ada. The appointment transfers clerical duties to Hammer, marking a formal addition to the Ada court staff.
Saxp offices established at Atoka and Tishomingo will open about February 1 1903, with plans to serve the territory from two new locations.
The notice urges a Chickaw Nation convention in Ardmore on November standard date with mass meetings at each post office. It proposes a delegate for every 500 citizens or major portion thereof to memorialize Congress for improving conditions in Indian Territory.
The writer denounces the Guthrie State Capitol as a dirty rag and rejects Oklahoma involvement in Indian Territory politics. They advocate voting for Bill Cross, oppose McGuire, and insist Indian Territory should fund its own public schools and taxes without Oklahoma aid.
The passage notes Morris Sheppard, 27, son of the late John L. Sheppard, has been nominated to succeed his father as representative of Texas 1st district. He defeated James G. Dudley of Vern,ube in the contest, signaling a shift from veteran lawmakers to younger candidates.
The piece profiles Morris defeating three veterans in a political contest, asserting his rise from local roots. It notes Colonel Shaw of Clarksville and Admited of Jefferson as veteran figures tied to the old guard, and highlights Morris as a promising heir to a political legacy.
Miss Ora V Eddleman editor of Twin Territories visits relatives in our city and works for her subscription list. She is impressed with the town and plans to mention it in the next Twin Territories issue. The journal serves both Oklahoma and Indian Territory and focuses on the Indian race.
A nice well furnished room available for rent. Apply to T. J. or Mrs. T. J. Chambless.
Warning order issued in the United States Court in the Indiana Territory Southern District. Plaintiff J W Allen versus Martha Allen. Martha Allen must appear within thirty days and answer the complaint. Includes names J W Allen witness Hosea Townsend judge Campbell clerk and associated attorneys. Also notes a three room dwelling with well and stables for sale at 350 dollars if sold at once.
The Arkansaw Store announces a bran new stock of groceries at the Little & Henson old stand on Main Street. The proprietor invites friends and old customers to call and view the up-to-date goods.
Real estate bargains offered by M. L. Brown and C. Weaver at the News office. A man named J C Mount from Three Mile Bay N Y damaged his hand with a ten penny nail while opening a box and later used Chamberlains Pain Ointment for relief.
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