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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
6
M. E. T southbound passenger train No 207 collided with a freight engine seven miles north of Dallas. Fireman F C French of Denison killed. over forty injured. Engineers, conductors jumped. freight crew unhurt. List of injured includes W Q Adams Greenville and J C Blair Denison among many others.
In Baird Texas on Saturday night an engine runaway traveling an estimated sixty mph crashed into westbound passenger train No. 3. Engineer Wylie McKinney was killed instantly. Fireman Caleb McRee died next morning. Baggageman Charles Moore and switchman H Dick Tilford were injured. Porter hurt but not seriously. McKinney refused to abandon the runaway as crews tried to reverse the lever.
Students at the State University chant and improvise cheers to fire up games. Old favorites like Hi Rikety and Rakety Yak compete with new tunes while aging grads feel the impact of the infield songs. Oklahoma pride remains a focal point amid lively performances. In Chickasha Judge J T Dickerson runs court with a distinct crew of attendants, adding regional color to the day.
Fragmentary text lists court bailiffs Barsey a Chickasaw Indian and J C Riley a Cherokee Indian with Yale College background. Mentions Berke and Arhuckle soupains in Indian Territory. Details are obscured and noncontinuous.
Near Allen, a former U. S. officer and farmer, Mr Whaley, shot and killed an 18 year old boy last Friday after the youth allegedly sold him a pint of whiskey. Whaley was acquitted at a preliminary trial in South Mc Alester on Tuesday and critics threaten grand jury action.
Ute tribe scattered from Utah last year threatens unrest on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. The Interior Department orders troops from Fort Meade, South Dakota, to the scene after a report from special agent Colonel Downs. About 600 Utes, many young, are involved amid disputes over civilization and housing on the reservation.
After weeks of swift work Judge Winn nearly clears the U S commissioner court docket for statehood. About 25 civil cases were disposed of on Monday by default or agreed judgments and dismissals. Several cases moved to the county court under statehood, with only about 10 Ada and five Roff cases still undisposed of.
A Birmingham mineral expert just finished a Chickasaw Nation prospecting tour and reports excellent iron indications in the region. He expects important developments soon, but only after restrictions are removed to ensure prospectors reap rewards.
An old friend J B Shirley living at Hazel Seminole county sends praise for The News calling it the most welcome visitor bringing full tidings of his community and interests to his home.
Guthrie Oklahoma October 28 Bond arrangements mark the transition toward statehood with Treasurer-elect Menefee proposing a 500000 bond to the new state. The bond would be posted by a surety company under federal limits, linked to territorial precedent and interior department orders. The move aims to place Oklahoma finances in readiness with the oath of office and presidential proclamation expected. Judge J M Doss in Ada sends well wishes to Corpus Christi and notes Ada as a favorite town in the Territory.
J J Copeland of the Center visits county seat and blasts New York gamblers over falling cotton prices. He says he uses a telephone to track markets while cotton drops dollars per bale. Ada farmers praise Ada’s efforts and the upcoming convention in Muskogee begins the fourth Wednesday in October.
Office Deputy U S Marshal T B Brents reports appearances bonds posted in October totaling 49900 dollars and notes the month is not yet finished. The bonds were furnished by defendants and pledging parties in pending cases.
A. H. T. A. Convention delegates Wm. Haynes Lon Brumley A. C. Ansley and Mr. Johnson from the Ada community returned after a two day meeting in Claremore. The fifth annual session adjourned at midnight Thursday with 400 delegates in attendance.
Readable names and ages show pairs in Ada Henryetta Iona and Sasakwa with multiple individuals aged from 18 to 80. The fragment mentions locations Ada Henryetta Iona Sasakwa and Williams with several first names and ages.
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