Pontotoc County Commission Proceedings 1914 Summary
Pontotoc County Oklahoma boards meet in Ada in Aug Sept 1914. Actions include warrants for election claims, fund allocations, road work contracts with I M Mozingo, tax ferret discharge of W S Kerr, tax settlements with Oklahoma Central Railway, bond approvals, road supervisor appointments, bridge projects near Ada, and numerous official reports and adjournments. Named officials include Henry Kroth and A L Miles. towns Ada Chickasaw Fitzhugh Stonewall Francis Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma
Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
Henry Kroth
H. D. Richardson
G. W. Montgomery
A. L. Miles
W. N. Hughes
Board of County Comissioners
Dan Saratt
Chickasaw
W. H. Allison
Conway Oklahoma
A. S. Vickery Road
Francis Township
R.E. Duncan
D. W. Swaffar
J. Lee Dowdy
Rofs
H. F. Mathis
Allen
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
I. M. Mozinggo
Towit
Sandy
Ada and Bebee Road
G. A. Truitt
O. C
Oklahoma Central Railway Co
G. W. Hicks
Henry Lamb
J. F. Lillard
J. W. Casper
J. R. Turner
Midland Township
W. H. Bowers
J. H. Wallace
Fitzhugh
Chickasaw Township
Fitzhugh Township
Maxwell Township
Allen Township
Stonewall Township
Weather and farming notes from Lightning Ridge
The report notes ideal weather with strong winds and rapid cotton opening. Bollworms have nearly starved out. Mormons close a protracted meeting Sunday night. Charley Stewart builds and paints, making a large house nearby. Farmers threshing this week and second cane crops look good. Alfalfa will yield well. Sam Tipton and Eugene Read seek an axe. Some cotton will be ginned and stored. farmers may hold until sale. Cotto projections revised downward. W H Hillard visited Fitzhugh Friday. Backus courting at Ada. Sugar and meat trades in Pontotoc County slump as buyers stay away. Hurrah for the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Stewart
Backus
Ada
Pontotoc
Contract Let for New School House
The school board has let the contract for a new two room school house on the west side to Mr. Van Duren for 1200 dollars. It will be erected quickly to move primary grades from that area and relieve the high school building. Duke and Ayres 5 10 25c store will be open soon. Watch.
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van Duren
Duke & Ayres
Deep Plowing Proves Profitable Says J W Davis
On his farm near Roff J W Davis reports 72.5 bushels per acre from land plowed 24 inches deep, while adjacent land with lighter breaking yielded 28 bushels. The note mentions Duke Ayres operating 26 stores in Oklahoma and Texas and a forthcoming Ada opening.
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J. W. Davis
Roff
Duke & Ayres
Oklahoma
Texas
Ada
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Natural Hair Color
An old time remedy used by grandmothers to darken gray hair, Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores for about 50 cents. It claims to restore natural color, reduce dandruff and itchy scalp, and leave hair glossy and abundant with each daily use.
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Wyeth
Colbert News Roundup Includes Canning Club Win
Sunshine helps cotton open and picking to begin next week. Colbert protracted meeting ends with strong reports. Rev. Jno Robertson delivers sermons. Miss Minnie Walker visits Ada relatives. local folks attend Ada fair. Infant of Frank Dawson passes away and is laid to rest at New Bethel. Colbert canning club praised for wins amid rustling sentiment. Local visits include Cox Ada to Hart, Sloan Palmer Egypt to Geo Walker.
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Colbert
Jno. Robertson
Minnie Walker
New Bethel Cemetery
Plans to reopen New York Cotton Exchange
United Press reports plans to reopen the New York Cotton Exchange are under consideration by influential circles. A syndicate is said to be forming to take over distressed cotton as part of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Cotton Exchange
Auto fire engine joins city fleet in first service
The city commissioned a new auto fire engine on Wednesday. It has gasoline pump and a large chemical tank for quick response. It made several test trips and drew interest from onlookers as it toured the streets this afternoon.
Some Little Stories of the War Zone
London reports hospital beds have risen beyond a third of their usual price since the European war began and some English cities face complete exhaustion of supply. Paris notes Turkish refugee General Cherif Pacha in Paris asks permission to serve in the war.
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England
Paris
Cherif Pacha
East Main street water flows and cotton market steadies
Report describes two water streams from a three inch hose with high pressure on East Main street. It notes the cotton market softening due to war, expecting steadiness and clearer farmer prospects while army life is described as a second fatherland. London dispatches report YMCA camps, Major Richardson’s bloodhounds aiding wounded tracking at the front with khaki coats marked by a red cross.
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London
England
Major Richardson
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. L. Leach
Stonewall
Big Sandy
I. M. Mozingo
Enants
Party of the
W. S. Kerr
J. P. Whittinghill
Rit Erwin
United States District Court For
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Rosf
J. W. Westbrook
R. E. Duncan
D .W. Swaffar
A. D. Tanner
D. W. Chapman
H. T. A. Dept
M. H
Phillips
Road
A. E. Cross
J. B. Crawford
M. J. Bentley
Merchants and Planters National Bank of Ada
Resources
Lightning Ridge
Wwe
Binx
I Iin
Feelin Bledibeitaei
of Pontotoc
Reich
H. P. Reicy
R. Z. Johnson
Sam Tipton
Eugene Read
Cotto
W .H. Hillard
New Bethel
Mr. Hensley
Colbert Canning Club
Mrs. Cox
Mrs. Hart
Sloan Palmer
Egypt
Geo. Walker
NEW York Cotton Exchange
Hospital
Knox and Stet
America
Widow Jones Boys
East Main Street
France
Young Men’s Christian Association
Ramsey
Ramsey Drug CO
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