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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
2
County Clerk C A Powers W S Kerr and H Woodard are identified for positions or roles. The note lists three names as officials or nominees relevant to county administration.
Subject to the action of the Democratic district primary. For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention J R Lawrence Carlton Weaver.
Orris L. Williams a prominent Republican newspaper man from the Indian Territory visits Ada to launch a morning Republican paper. He plans telegraph service and a synotype, with a meeting at the courthouse tonight to discuss the enterprise and boost Ada’s commercial prospects.
District 87 prepares for a Democratic delegate district committee meeting with seventeen townships represented. Each township committeeman will bring four neighboring Democrats to build a representative body, aiming to energize campaign work before the next Saturday meeting and bolster party strength against Republicans.
The exchange frames the Democratic party as stirring strife while the Republicans claim to seek peace among new state residents. The remark concludes with a light pun about peace being the “pie.”
For the fourteenth time a legislative body in Australia has voted down woman suffrage. Yet the persistent effort of women continues to push for equal political rights amid repeated defeats.
The Rothschilds consider funding a new daily in Paris noting France is not an easy field for modern papers. If the Paris venture burns through millions quickly they might shift efforts to Ada.
A Muskogee attorney was arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for charging a client 150 dollars for a marriage license. The item notes many lovers spend similar sums hoping to secure licenses, often without success.
Washington dates notice of post office changes in Indian Territory among Boswell Citra and McCarty districts. G D Duncan replaces Cora Simmonds who resigned J R Thom as replaces B E Levin who resigned J W McCarty replaces E O Hickman who resigned.
A soliciting card advises Kedol for dispersia to prevent minor social and financial losses from hastily eaten meals. It promotes Kedol as a digestant sold by F. Z. Holley and Crescent Drug Store.
Capt J J Rotenberry of McGee, a prominent farmer, is in town pursuing a candidacy for delegate to the constitutional convention. He is described as a pleasant, ingratiating speaker and an experienced former Mississippi legislator with strong Farmers' Union backing.
Shawnee Oklahoma September 7 The Democratic committee of the Thirty second delegate district calls a convention for October 5 in Tecumseh to nominate a candidate for delegate to the constitutional convention.
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup as a remedy for coughing and colds. It claims the product treats the cough without opiates and notes it is sold by a redirecting distributor.
In commissioner's court Friday the case of C Bothell versus W A Alexander was heard and judgment was granted for the defendant. Also United States vs Lawson and Allen colored resulted in a guilty plea for assault to kill with a $25 fine plus costs assessed.
When two strong men clash the sight is unpleasant yet the worst bruised man will look and feel better quickly using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Get DeWitts for all salve uses including piles. Sold by F Z Holley and Crescent Drug Store.
Lem Mitchell states a rumor that he beat W Hybarger out of $826 is false. He notes Hybarger lent the sum on his 1900 note at a Palis Valley bank and says he can show the note to those who want facts.
An advertisement touts Price Ash Bitters as a nightly dose that promises a bright morning by ensuring healthy bowel passage, improved appetite and digestion, and increased energy. It claims a natural and permanent effect compared with stimulating drinks.
In the United States Court in the Indian Territory Southern District Josie Mauldin sues Joe Mauldin. Joe Mauldin must appear within thirty days and answer. Judge J. T. Dickerson presides with clerk C. M. Campbell. Attorneys Galbraith and McKeown appear for plaintiff. non resident W C Edwards listed.
An advertorial note claims Prickly Ash bitters remove impurities that clog digestive organs. It asserts improved appetite, digestion, and enhanced bodily strength and brain activity.
Mrs S E Chapman has leased the Commercial hotel building and reopened it as a strictly first class hos telry. The renovated property offers home like treatment from basement to garret for patrons.
Receivers hold $20,000 of Hurley property tied to Ada area litigation. Ada creditors claim $7,000 with C. M. Chauncey at $4,000 leading, others include Reed & Harrison, Joe Deckert, and Albert Nettles. Property mortgaged for $29,000. defendants argue fraud. Carney and others guard assets near Byars until October term.
A. J. Mossman reports surveying progress on sites in Sunrise and Dagg's addition for a cement plant. Surveys finish within ten days, then A. L. Beck may visit to choose a site. Options cover 70 acres in Sunrise and 32 in Dagg's addition with potential city savings on pipeline and donated land.
All householders and owners of vacant lots in Ada are warned to cut weeds on their premises and adjacent sidewalks and alleys. Marshal Lem Mitchell states immediate arrest of violators and summary court action.
R O Wheeler states he has joined the O B Weaver Fire Insurance agency and asks friends to patronize the firm He claims to represent the strongest company in the world and other equally safe options in this agency bulletin
The article promotes printing candidacy cards to solicit support. It argues card campaigns help candidates become acquainted with voters and win votes. The note frames this as respectful political outreach.
An advertisement claims Dr. Mendenhall's Chill Zand fever cure restores mental vigor and bodily strength, even better than quinine and without head effects. It offers a money back guarantee via G. M. Ramsey, Druggist, if not preferred.
Otis B Weaver announces that fire insurance agency has secured Mr. R O Wheeler as a new contact. Wheeler's connection to the agency is presented as a further guarantee of careful and prompt service for all business entrusted.
Sale offers Poland China hogs two miles north of Ada I T. Animals come with pedigree and satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Joe Rushing for details.
A broker’s clerk analyzes bakery windows as a gauge of trade quality. He notes gilt edged shops with lean displays attract elite customers, while abundant loaves signal a lower market. The piece contrasts appetizing displays with famine like windows and praises bakers who cater to common tastes.
An American New Jersey plant makes jinrikishas for overseas markets, selling cheap models from 16 to 40 dollars and, at higher quality, up to 80 dollars. The article notes variations for Lagos, Cebuón, Madagascar pousse-pousse, and a Korean cab with a single pneumatic tire, reflecting wide global use and adaptability.
The piece parodies stereotypes claiming Jamaicans lack ginger and are skilled workers abroad, contrasting harsh judgments of Jamaican efficiency with notes on canal labor and foreign recruitment. It cites a foreman's tale on white lead consumption and wasted material, then a London scientist’s view on city life dulling depth in children.
A long missing orchid named Cypripedilum Fairicanum, first collected in Assam in 1357, has been found again after 50 years. Discovered by a Thibet expedition member and sent to Calcutta, two specimens reached Kew and England, with flowering growths described as strikingly veined and hairy.
A George Washington University lecture excerpt from the American Spectator recalls Justice Brewer recounting a mule swap tale. Two men traded mules with misrepresented ages, one claimed seven years old, the other learned the mule matured to twelve by June, prompting a rebuke about time flying.
Lawyer P F Rothermel praised the reorganized Consolidated Lake Superior for a strong year. He compared its rebound to a widow who, after a funeral, is found singing at the piano, surprising a visitor with her rapid turnaround.
A passage from Outing Magazine highlights the mutual and independent work of insects and flowers. It notes color variety from pale yellow to bright, flower shapes from flat buttercups to spiraled columbines, and a spectrum of sweetness and scents that attract bees and other insects.
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