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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
5
County Attorney Roland found a 20 gallon keg of cider at Steedman Monday and rolled it into the gutter. Two hogs drank freely, grew boisterous, and later calmed, leaving their owner relieved they were not poisoned.
Monday the preliminary hearing of Emmett Bales, charged with cutting and wounding C H Davis, was held at Steedman before Justice Allison. Bales was held under a bond of 1000 dollars. Davis had recovered enough to attend the hearing.
Ray F. English and Fannie G. English are listed as doctors at DRS ENGLISH & ENGLISH Osteopathic Physicians Office located at 112 1-2 W. 12th St with phone number 64.
J. W. Flowers shows a new cotton called Half and Half noted for high lint relative to seed. Joe Finley of Lightning Ridge cropped three bales from three acres last year yielding 47 3 4 pounds of lint per 100 pounds seed. Flowers expects about 1200 pounds per acre and has contracted seed for 2 dollars per bushel.
The First Christian church of Ada calls Rev. C. B. James of Roff as permanent pastor and he accepts. He has rented the Wigransky place on East 13th street and will move in soon. His supply work with the Ada church has won broad support.
Clint Palmer of the Egypt community says his eighty acre cotton patch will yield about 25 bales. He reports careful grading and a crop unusually strong for the season, with conditions favorable for late feed crops and pastures.
Rev. M. A. Cassidy and his singer Mr. Kirby left this morning for Tulsa to begin a revival meeting, signaling the start of a new religious campaign in the region.
Capt J W Vaden visited Ada on business and several locals including J A Hart and J A Dorsey traveled for duties. Murray county poultry show slated for Sulphur December 11 12 413. Various updates on school taxes, district meetings and community leaders plus a feature urging farmers to support local merchants through ads in the community newspaper.
In Kentwood Louisiana on September 17 a sensational probate is anticipated as the will of William Williams wealthy farmer who killed himself two weeks ago is about to be made public. Reports suggest unusual dispositions of his property possibly tied to his illness pellagra and suspected insanity.
From Wednesday's Daily the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad Co. won in district court while Ohio Pottery Co. prevailed for the plaintiff against M. C. Lee. Miles F. Bruey and J. A. Gammell cases proceeded with mixed outcomes and a habeas corpus action by Jim Wiley set for 7 p.m. Judge McKeown presides. For sale: my Abbott store. good business, bargain now.
Indian Commissioner Sells announces a one year extension of deferred payments due between November 1, 1913 and March 1, 1914 on lands sold to settlers in 1910 1911 and 1912. The delay eases hardship from drought while keeping adequate security and credit in the tribes.
Elder J. A. Cullum of Grandview, Texas, conducts a gospel meeting at Fitzhugh. To date ten additions have joined the church through his preaching. The notice also mentions a news want ad to locate lost articles.
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