Ada Daily Social Notes Strung With Names and Travel
Ada Daily lists multiple residents visiting Sulphur and Stonewall, business trips to Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and social calls in Ada. It notes ballgames end of season, deposits and banking notices, and a few travel plans to nearby towns with names like E M Balls Joe Sloan Bart Donaghey Scribner Black Fretwell Yeager Whittaker Richards Shands and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Donaghey
Stonewall
John Scribner
E. A. Black
Stratford
Baxter Fretwell
Pat Jones
Bonham
Tex
A. B. Yeager
Mr. Whittaker
Shawnee
A. Richards
Byars
N. B. Shands
Wewack
Stephens
C. H. Rives
C. H. Greer
Maud Holley
W. S. Akers
Oklahoma City
Labor Day Conference Sets Schedule for Bryan
Democratic chiefs from across the nation gather in Chicago on Labor Day to meet William J. Bryan at national headquarters. The session will outline plans for the upcoming national fight with Bryan to speak in Chicago at Forest Park and at other venues. Committee members including Chairman Mack arrive to finalize and present strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
William J. Bryan
Denver
National
Congressional Committee
Bryan
Cheago
Forest Park
Mack
New York
Peoria
Big Picnic at Egypt Sunday School Picnic
A Sunday school picnic is planned for September 26 at the Egypt school house. Organizer Sturdivant vows no expense will be spared to ensure a large event. The bidding committee of C Sturdivant Squire Martin and Sam Vaden will be at the ground Saturday at 1 o clock to receive bids on stands and ground privileges. Ada and nearby areas are invited for a pleasant day.
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Egypt
Sturdivant
C. Sturdivant
Squire Martin
Sam Vaden
Ada
Exoneration of Culver Dominates City Council Meeting
City council meets at city hall with all members present. An ordinance creating a waterworks superintendent and another regulating the water system are referred to the ordinance committee. The Culver matter is exonerated after a police report finds he was acting in official duty. Petitioners seek paving on 12th street between Rennie and Stockton. steps to pave are approved. Oklahoma crop report shows state conditions for Aug 25 with corn 73.6 percent and cotton 69.7 percent in cultivation. other crops listed with percentages. An exhortation to buy locally over mail order ends the report from Calvin News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
12Th Street
Rennie
Stockton
Evans
Sutton
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Charles E. Barrett
State Board of Agriculture
Reunion plans set for Sulphur Sept 17 18
Guthrie Ok Sept 2 Speaker Murray reports committee on arrangements has completed all plans for the Sulphur reunion on Sept 17 and 18. A souvenir program will print the delegates to the Sequoyah convention constitutional convention and First Legislature and the Squirrel Rifle Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Murray
Lawn Party by W. C. T. U. on Mrs Haynes’ Lawn
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. invite everyone to an ice cream party on the lawn of Mrs. R. E. Haynes Friday evening from eight to ten thirty weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Haynes
Election Board Chairman Bolen Arrives in Guthrie
Hon James W Bolen head of the state election board traveled to Guthrie to oversee the bidding process for the printing of ballots for the November election. He will direct requirements bidders must meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. W. Bolen
State Election Board
Guthrie
Stonewall Trading Co. Burglary Reported to Sheriff
Information reached Sheriff Tom Smith Wednesday morning that the Stonewall Trading Co store was burglarized during the night and a considerable amount of goods were stolen. There is no trace of the burglars as yet.
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Tom Smith
Stonewall Trading Co
Preventic Candy Cold Cure Tablet Hits Market Nationwide
A popular candy like Preventic is dispensed by druggists and claimed to break any cold in a few hours. Marketed as safe and toothsome, it targets children and omits harsh ingredients such as quinine and laxatives. Box of 48 priced at 25 cents through G. M. Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Ramsey
Frosts report snow 25 miles away and bear expected
A postal message from Jack Moore says all is well with the Frost family who are in Wyoming on vacation. It notes continuous snow nearby and that a bear will be sent tomorrow for care, with friends glad to hear from them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Moore
Jack
O. K
Bear
Wyoming
Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy Promoted for Safe Use
The ad touts Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy as rapidly easing tickling and dry coughs. It claims safety for mothers to use around very young babies and highlights a herbal preparation from a mountain shrub with no opium or chloroform.
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Dr. Shoop
Young folks entertained at Mrs. Chauncey home
Last evening Miss Alpha Sledge and Miss Nannie Henderson entertained several youths at Mrs. C. M. Chauncey’s East 13th street residence. Attendees included Ruth Sowers Rutie Baker Mammie Mathews Irene Eddleman Ethel Martin Mitchel Katz Clay Vaden Don Tolbert Walter Donaghey John and Charlie Cahan cey. Refreshments sherbet and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Sledge
Nannie Henderson
County Leaders Rally To Tulsa Caucus Victory
Judge Jno P Crawford Col Geo Thompson and Hon T D McKeown led the Pontotoc delegation in a caucus at the Tulsa State convention. They whipped Senator Roddie state committeeman Sam McClure County Attorney Wimbish Otis Weaver and others to a standstill. They returned home Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. P. Crawford
Col. Geo. Thompson
T. D. McKeown
Pontotoc
Senator Roddie
Sam McClure
Wimbish
Otis Weaver
Tulsa
Ada millinery trimmer Grace Ratherum returns home
Miss Grace Ratherum from Ada Millinery Parlor spent most of the month in St. Louis taking inventory and selecting a liberal line of superior styles before returning to Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davis
Lessel
St. Louis
Grace Ratherum
Ada
Brother Gene Returns to Cass County Texas
L. C. Weaver of Cass County Texas, visiting Ada for several days with brothers Otis and Carlton, completed a limited land investment tour and returned to his Texas home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Simpson
Konawa
Bert Barris
F. O. Harris
D., Wagoner
W. L. Reed
Dallas
W. H. Horton
Mr. Barry
Leland
L.C. Weaver
Cass County
Tex
Ada
Otis
Carlton
Texas
Chambless Merchant of Stratford Transacts Ada Business
Tom Chambless, known as T. J. Chambless, famed for his wide circle of well wishers in Pontotoc County, now a prosperous Stratford merchant, conducted business in Ada on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Chambless
Pontotoc County
Stratford
Ada
Farmers urged to grow tobacco as money crop
The News urges farmers to try tobacco with promises of higher returns. Reported experiences show improved growth and good curing, needing only a barn for curing before supplying tobacco to the world, aiming to rival Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Miners Laid Off as Laws Cut Timbering Duties
Nine mines in the McAlester district shut today, laying off about 2,000 miners. Operators say a winter law requiring timbering by them breaches contracts and raises production costs, affecting slope mines with 20 percent grade. The shutdown follows contract disputes and will be taken to the United Mine Workers leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Ada Delegates Reach Tulsa After Tragic Train Incident
The Ada delegation returning from the Tulsa State Democratic convention were jolted awake by a train collision that killed an Indian. The victim was severely mangled, with most remains unidentifiable, body parts scattered across the scene. The report notes uncertainty over the victim’s race amid the devastation.
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Ada
Tulsa
Unknown Man Is Found Dead Near Tracks in McAlester
A unidentified man about 35 was found dead beside the Missouri Kansas Texas track in North McAlester. His head had been severed and the body mangled. he wore Odd Fellows and Masonic pins and carried $17 plus a Galena Kan ticket. lodges telegraphing Galena to identify him. Also notices a real estate sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma to support guardian George W Latta for Fred Latta, minor, with sale set after Sept 17, 1908 of 10 acres in Pontotoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
MccAlester
Galena
Kan
State of
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Fred Latta
George W. Latta
Guardian
County Court
Pontotoc County
Towit
Fred L&tta
State of Oklahoma
Galbraith and McKeown
Citizens National Bank
Ada
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E. M. Balls
Joe Sloan
Center
J. R. Hill
West Main
Bonner
Carl Petty
Caddo
Mrs. L. A. Ellison
Lee Arnold
Robert Tate
J. L. Barrenger
Kansas City
E. S. Ratliff
Plainview
Bud Harrison
Aholosa
Churchill Thomas
W. O. Clark
Stillwater
Miss McGee
Dodd City
John Thrasher
Ardmore, Sherman
Swickey
Coalgate
W. H. Felder
Huntsville
Ed Hunter
Nevada
Rosco
Walker Hotel
M. C. Hurt
Pioneer Telephone Co
Robison
J. L. Webster
Love & Thurmond
Cotton Factors of
Ardmore
Jesse Smith
E. M. Ralls
Dordh Young
Pauls Valley
S. M. Shaw
C. H. Rose
Duncan
Douglas Lassater
A. H. Chapman
Sam Smith
Epworth University
R. W. and
E. F. Simpson
Nick Herd
City
Dek Couch
Will Chisler
R. H. Fuller
Franks
Okla
Ruben M. Roddie
Leslie Maxey
Tepula
Redman
Holdenville
Sidney Katz
Dordi Young
Catherline Smith
O. E. Cannon of
Sherman
Mrs. S. R. Torbert
George Henry Bruce
Sam Torbert
Walter Templeman
Idus Harris
J. A. Whittaker
Sulphur Springs
J. D. Lassater
E. W. Hardin
Miss Howard
Smith
Byrd Hotel
Okemah
Ben ‘Katz
San Antonio
Oscar Davis
Watonga, Okla
Missouri
D&dtf Farmers’ State Bank
P. T. Pegues
Farmers State Bank
Ada, Okla
Chas
Angel
Ada Title & Trust Co
Farmers’ State Bank
L. M. Barnstead
Enid
J. C. Cates
D&wtf
Miss Case
Mrs. Herndon
Wynnewood
Corsicana
D&Édtf Farmbrs’ State Bank
Chiefs
Calvin
Brother Gene
Tom Chambless
New York World
Democracy
Union
Staats Zeitung
United States
Vinita
Lincoln
Deni~ Son Herald
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