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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
6
The Southern Cotton association executive committee urged growers not to sell any cotton this season below 10 cents a pound. They cited crop deterioration and a likely smaller harvest than current estimates. The move favored the conservative faction, with 12 cents mentioned as a possible ceiling in discussions.
Pauls Valley braces for a full fledged trunkline as the Kansas City Lawton and Pacific Railway advances. E A Hill, K C L and P vice president, seeks city consent for right of way, real estate and cash bonuses to trigger construction by Sept. 1, 1903. Survey crews operate from El Paso toward Lawton.
Muskogee Oklahoma September 8 reports the new state fair shaping up with outside towns sending committees to arrange stock and agricultural exhibits. The fair grounds and race tracks are being prepared, and boats on the Arkansas River are planned. Towns listed include Ada Claremore Coweta Tahlequah Muskogee and many others.
From Choctaw nation reports it appears there will not be one fourth of a cotton crop raised this year. Had the weather stayed clear this past week planters might have harvested a half crop, but recent heavy rains ruined all hopes.
Bisbee Sept 8. Mark Smith of Tuscon named Democratic candidate for congress and W C Cooper of Globe named Republican candidate after joint Arizona party convention. Both parties adopt identical anti joint statehood resolution and praise Mr Smith for preserving Arizona autonomy. They back equal taxation of territorial property.
Evangelist C F Trimble opened a revival at the Christian church after arriving on Frisco Friday night. The sermon focused on Christ's Purposes in Our Conversion with Saturday’s subject Kinship to Christ. Known in Oklahoma as the Apostle of Love he led Oklahoma Christian Missionary society efforts with eight workers and 700 church additions. 400 came from his preaching. He delivered 336 sermons and helped organize several new churches.
Indian Territory and Oklahoma Knights of Pythias discussed merging lodges in a meeting at Oklahoma City. A New Orleans committee will propose dissolving two domains and installing a single grand lodge when states unite. Indian Territory opposes the plan and will seek changes. Delegation to New Orleans: S. H. Davis J. B. Morrow I. T. Lydick J. E. Shanefelt.
The article discusses the etherial body or soul seen as an interpenetrating layer around the physical form. It notes Rontgen rays revealing a translucent envelope, linking mind and matter, and cites eastern belief in an ever youthful inner form, suggesting a revolutionary impact on mental science.
Mrs Mary H Walters of Columbus Ohio wrote that prolonged drugging left her unable to eat or sleep until Electric Bitters was tried, after which she saw immediate improvement and a full recovery. The ad promotes it as the best health tonic on earth priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by local druggists.
The secretary of the interior approves removing restrictions on the alienation of lands allotted to listed allottees excluding their homesteads. Named individuals include Nannie Landrum Foyil I T Creeks Albert Moore Stidham I T Tobe Belcher Eufala Emma Coppage Bixby John T Mays Pryor Creek and others across Oklahoma and adjacent states.
Oklahoma City Sept 6 The Prohibitionists plan to bring Rev Sam Jones to the city this month to aid their movement in the district He will arrive before the constitutional convention candidates are chosen with the aim to send Prohibition supporters to the convention
Editor Q. D. Gibbs of Mill Creek was in the city today for undisclosed business.
The Eighty six district Democratic leaders urge Ada area Democrats to attend meetings on September 11 at Chism September 12 at Maxwell and at Pleas Roberts place schoolhouse to organize clubs. GOP aims to win district 86 amid gerrymander fears and September 18 primary.
The second annual National Farmer's Educational and Co operative Union meeting opened at City Hall Texarkana with about 300 delegates from states including Arkansas Texas Louisiana California Tennessee Alabama Georgia Indiana Missouri Kansas Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi and Indian and Oklahoma Territories. Delegates discussed cotton crop conditions showing a 20 percent decline in 20 days and agreed on a minimum price for middling cotton.
Shawnee Oklahoma rushed report states Jinge Bourbonnais son of a wealthy Indian woman was arrested on a charge of stealing the sheriff's cow from her pasture and selling it to a local butcher. His mother refused to post bond.
Notice to engineers announce bids will be received and opened October 9 1906 by the City of Ada Indian Territory for engineering work on waterworks construction. Bid condition may be obtained from J P Woop Mayor.
A meeting between V Frantz and chairmen of the Oklahoma and Indian Territory Republican committees decides to convene the two executive groups and establish territorial campaign headquarters.
The sultan of Turkey values canaries by singing duration. He recently paid a high price for an English canary that sang for 26 minutes without a stop according to the sultan’s watch.
Milan Secolo reports that 716,343 Italians left their country in 1905, up from 470,962 in 1904, a level unmatched globally. The Interior Ministry will publish fuller figures soon.
A Maine farmer who raises only foxes crosses a black fox from Ohio with a red Maine fox to prove the black fox is not a freak. He now has four black fox pups and predicts black pelts could dominate the fur market at $200 to $300 each, with current stock valued at about $1,000. The foxes are kept behind a 16 foot high wire fence.
August 26 to October 31 sale offers very low fares to California Arizona Nevada New Mexico Old Mexico and Texas. Call for particulars. I McNair, Agent, Ada. Hot days followed by cool nights risk malaria and bilious or constipated bodies. Prickly Ash bitters advertised to regulate stomach liver and bowels.
Program for Sunday September 16 lists services at 2:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church with song opening prayer roll call lesson on Nehemiah chapters five and six discussion and business appointments followed by prayer citing Second Timothy ii 15. All men and boys invited.
Ardmore Ok Sept 7 The Democratic central committee of the district decides to hold a primary for the constitutional convention nomination. Two candidates, W A Ledbetter and Byron Drew a former Texas legislator, will run on the Democratic ticket. Republicans have no candidate.
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