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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
4
No substantive event or details present in the fragment to summarize into a news item. The snippet only notes efforts to honor old soldiers during a three day visit without identifiable names, places, dates, or actions.
Local notes from Lanham area recount visits by Mesrs. Owen and Talmadge Norvill to Bellview guests, and J. P. Lanham visiting A. D. Coon in Ada. Several residents attended reunions in Ada, including J. T. and Joe Staats and Misses Ruby Viney and Clara McCulloch. Health News mentions Howard Stanfield improving after typhoid.
The list names Democratic nominees for the Fourth District congressman and various county roles including sheriff assessor treasurer and superintendent. It notes candidates Chas D Carter John P Crawford J M King Rit Brwin L E Mitchell Nick Heard W T Melton Sherwood Hill W H Braley Henry Kroth Geo W Montgomery H J Brown and A Powers. A local commentator questions priorities between road costs and cement and hints at a broader motive behind the proposition.
A Kansas editorial questions Sidney Suggs idea of a state run cement mill using convict labor to supply road needs. It cites current cement prices, reports from Oklahoma Portland Cement Co., and argues the plan costs more than it would save and may violate labor laws.
The Ada reunion success is praised for heavy workload handled by the committees and citizens who donated cash provisions and transportation. Visitors left with kind impressions, and local leaders including Congressmen Carter Ferris Davenport Senator Owen are thanked for tents and government cuts, with state press cooperation noted.
Veterans at Ada praised the town for hospitable treatment during the reunion. Gen Hailey and Col Jack Hale each called the event the best or most favorable gathering they had attended, with praise echoed by others in Marlow and Chickasha. The report notes widespread appreciation and declares the reunion a complete success.
Fragment lists a cash balance of 30,000.00 with 10,328.60 and 151,090.82 attributed to P. Reich, cashier. The line reads as a financial entry detailing sums and an official signatory.
The notes report hot dry weather with cotton picking and hope for rain to settle dust. Sunday school attendance is down while guests and visitors from Atoka Center Ada and local families are mentioned. Local church events, social visits, serenades and a lighthearted tale about Elmer Yancey at a picnic are noted.
The report lists assets and liabilities for the First State Bank of Vaness Oklahoma as of September 4 1912 with loans 19790.34 and deposits 7183.78. J B McCauley as cashier swore to the statement before Notary J W Bohannon on September 10 1912.
News from Knox notes two bales picked by M L Cope and a meeting closed with poor success. The village announces Friday the 13th school closing and an evening entertainment. Local visits include Miss Stella Stewart returning from Pickett and Mrs Edna Duncan visiting her Knox parents.
Cotton has begun to open and picking will start soon with farmers gathering corn. G W Black called to his mother’s bedside near Birmingham Alabama last week. John Kemp and Lannie Black visited Frisco. Vanda Black stayed in Allen. Norris Kersey moved to Ada to work at J D Rinard’s grocery. Singers prep for Lovelady convention on the 14th and 15th. Sore eyes reported as an epidemic. WANTED to know the whereabouts of B L Bourland, last in Tahlequah, 76, Confederate veteran from Grayson county. Henry Bourland, Willis Oklahoma.
A motivational reflection on shaping character by inspecting and altering one's habits. The author urges daily self-scrutiny to identify undesirable traits, then dwindle them and cultivate admirable routines. By this discipline, a person becomes a bundle of powerful, magnetic habits fostering success and influence.
J B Stewart says the new cooperative gin is ready for installation with parts arriving and ground work done. The plant should be operating in about ten days at an estimated cost of 12000 dollars, touted as one of the county’s most up to date facilities. Ben Floyd named general manager.
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