TRAN WRECKED From Monday's Daily
The south bound Frisco passenger No 507 wrecked about a mile and a half from Francis yesterday afternoon. The tender mail and baggage cars derailed and track torn up though no one was seriously injured the fireman slightly bruised. A freight carried passengers to the scene and they transferred by dinkey from Scullin to the wreck site. Cause of the wreck not yet known.
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Francis
Transfe
Dinkey
Scullin
Ada business men praised for premium fund support
A local note thanks Ada's business community for their generous contributions to the premium fund guiding a contest among the girls. The item credits the supporters and highlights community involvement in the school activity.
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Ada
Oklahoma Boys Corn Club Exhibit At Ada Bank Event
The Ada corn club exhibit showcased prize winning corn from Oklahoma boys led by Joel Rives J W Cooper Arthur Mullins and others with varieties Golden Eagle Mammoth White Kelloggs Pride. Banks and local firms funded prizes while judges split awards into three groups giving top earners five three and two dollars respectively. Miss Bumgarner helped with year’s contest preparations.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
M. & P. Bank
Joel Rives
Ahiloso
J. W. Cooper
Jones Chapel
Arthur Mullins
Pickett
Sam Dew
Pecan Grove
Dorsey Neel
Maxwell
Billie Bevers
Grant Isaac
Owen Stout
Ahloso
Earl McCoy
Holley Comstock
Edward McCoy
Walter Comstock
Jno. Shockley
Gwin & Mays Co
L. J. Little
L. T. Walters
G. M. Ramsey Drug Co
Kodak
J. M. Stanfield
I. Harris
Evans & Coffman
S. E. Chapman
M. Walsh
Ada Hardware Co
J. F. Price
J. F. Jackson
H. C. Evans
Joe Rives
James Ony
M Dew
Dorsey Neal
Grant Isaacs
J. Wogper
Vernon Gr
J.W. Cooper
Miss Bumgarner
Campbell and Mrs. Willie Sherwood wed in Oklahoma City
The wedding of W. H. L. Campbell known as Swamp Campbell and Mrs. Willie Sherwood took place in Governor Haskell’s apartments with Judge Jesse Dunn presiding. Attended by intimate friends from Ardmore Hobart and Oklahoma City, they plan to reside in Guthrie after a weekend in Oklahoma City. Campbell, longtime Oklahoma politician and former Rockwall County Texas attorney, met Sherwood in Western Texas fifteen years ago.
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Jesse Dunn
Supreme Court
C. N. Haskell
Lee Huckins
Willie Sherwood
Elk City
W. H. L. Campbell
W. M. Bonner
L. Y. Bonner
Ardmore
John R. Williams
Hobart
William Gilbert
C. B. Kilgore
Oklahoma
Rockwall County
Texas
Campbell
Winterst_with De Clines Oil Stock Legal Notice
A fragmentary legal letter from J M Winterst with draws from oil stock transfers. It requests immediate restoration of assignments to the respective assignors to avoid embarassment and pending litigation, addressed to E H Lucas of Ada Oklahoma.
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Chereby
Adamil & Gas Company
J. M
Dust covered travelers return from Western Texas to Ada
Four men A. N. Nettles Walter Clark Y. N. Finley and T. Atkins arrive in Ada after investing with other Ada parties in the new Plateau town in Paso county. They report...
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Texas
A. N. Nettles
Walter Clark
Y. N. Finley
T. Atkins
Ada
Plateau
Paso County
Allen Goes After MW O G Division
M B Doughey attended a mass meeting in Allen to push the M O G proposition. Rail line terms include free water for five to ten years and a $15,000 cash bonus to place passenger and freight division and principal shops in Allen. Over $8,000 was subscribed with goals to reach $12,500. final reply to President Kenefick expected today.
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M. B. Doughey
Allen
Donaghey
Kenefick
Gibson Gets Six Months Sentence For Shooting
A. H. Gibson was sentenced to six months in the county jail for shooting C. C. Mays on October 25. The assault with intent to kill charge was defended as self defense. The trial lasted all day with a short jury deliberation before the verdict. Assistant County Attorney Dean, with Judge J. D. Blanton, prosecuted. Stome and Maxey represented Gibson.
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A. H. Gibson
C. C. Mays
Gibson
Dean
J. D. Blanton
Pauls Valley
Mays
Stome
Maxey
Election Establishes Commission Government in McAlester
The first charter era election in McAlester Oklahoma elected Democrats to the full ticket by margins from 69 to 115. Pete Hanraty won mayoral post while H. F. Schreiner and Wallace Bond became commissioners. Black citizens were barred from voting.
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McAlester
Okla
Pete Hanraty
H. F. Schreiner
Wallace Bond
Stonewall Baptist Church names Rev. O E Fowler pastor
The Baptist church of Stonewall has called Rev. O E Fowler of North Ada to the pastorate for the ensuing year. This selection is praised and the church is expected to prosper under his leadership.
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The
Baptist Church of
Stonewall
O. E. Fowler
North Ada
New Men Join Strikers Over Paving Pay Rise
Fifteen to twenty workers from Oklahoma City were brought to the paving site but joined the strike. Foreman J. C. Bergman reports the strike settled with a raise to two dollars per day and a signed agreement to work at that rate until completion, easing street blockades.
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Oklahoma City
J. C. Bergman
Civil business is the order of the day in local trade
A terse note indicates a focus on civil business and orderly commerce in the local district, signaling routine proceedings and administrative matters dominating the day as community affairs proceed.
Would Not Face the Democratic Music in Ada Event
J N Gilmore of Antlers, a socialist candidate for congress, spoke briefly on the street then failed to attend a planned joint discussion at the courthouse with Bob Roland. A crowd of 15 to 20 gathered as Gilmore sold books and departed, leaving Roland disappointed by the missed debate. In Ada, Pauls Valley reports Mr. Gubin opening a large ready-to-wear store with confidence of a big Ada business opening.
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J. N. Gilmore
Antlers
Congress
Bob Roland
Court House
Gilmore
Pontotoc
Roland
Pauls Valley
Ada
Gubin
Guben
Enrollment Surge Marks First Week At Ada Public Schools
The Ada Public Schools report 785 pupils enrolled in the city during the first week, the largest first week tally in years. Officials expect enrollment to reach about 900 by month end as new students register. teachers and pupils begin the year with strong enthusiasm and gratitude to volunteers, with Cha pell talks from Profs. Sims Stanager and Rev. W. M. Wilson noted.
People to decide site of Sulphur courthouse
District Judge Robert McMillian ruled that locating the county courthouse is an issue for the people to decide under initiative and referendum. The ruling may affect courthouse fights in Tulsa and other counties where residents clash over the exact seat location and trigger injunctive disputes with county commissioners.
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Sulphur
Okla
Robert McMillian
McMillian
Ada Men Win Water Works Contract
From Wednesday's Tolbert report a phone message from Allen states the contract for the Allen water works worth 25000 dollars has been awarded to him and P G Ekman. We are pleased to see home men win out in any deal.
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Don Tolbert
Allen
Allen Water Works
P. G. Ekman
Can Negroes se Jurors? Jury eligibility questioned in district court
A two week criminal session opens with a question on whether five Negroes summoned for jury duty are eligible. The law requires jurors to be qualified electors. In Tulsa police court L H Harvey and O E Crane, both Negroes, were arrested for refusal and failure to pay the 1910 poll tax. They argued only qualified electors may pay the poll tax and that grandfather clause disqualifies them. Judge Houston discharged them.
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Tulsa
L. H. Harvey
O. E. Crane
Houston
Muskogee
Long Staple Cotton Purchase Reported
D. J. Armstrong for Birge-Forbes Co. bought a load of long staple cotton last evening. He notes the fiber lengths from 1 1/8 to 1 1/2 inches and estimates the quality and value at about twenty cents per pound. The buyer resides southwest of a town whose name is not recalled.
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D. J. Armstrong
Birge-Forbes Co
District Court Advances Civil Docket Action
The district court this morning took up civil docket work and disposed of a portion. Grand jurors summoned appeared and were selected: W. H. Nettles foreman E. M. Correll C. R. Baker Lewis Cooper J. H. Southerland J. Boone J. D. Gaar J. W. Lynch W. J. Grimes Tobe Hennigan J. M. Calloway George Thompson.
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W. H. Nettles
Foreman
E. M. Correll
C. R. Baker
Lewis Cooper
J. H. Southerland
J. Boone
J. D. Gaar
J.W. Lynch
W. J. Grimes
Tobe Hennigan
J. M. Calloway
George Thompson
Fire destroys Grand Leader store in Rock
A morning blaze at the Grand Leader department store in Rock wrecked most of the building and soaked or ruined remaining goods. Firemen contained the fire quickly after a wiring fault caused the blaze near the rear switch. Inventory losses ranged from twelve to fifteen thousand in stock and up to thirty five thousand overall with partial insurance, while Miss Birdie Robertson also lost her millinery stock of six hundred dollars with no insurance.
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Grand Leader
Rosenfield
Kats
Messrs
Katz & Rosenfield
Birdie Robertson
Wetumka
Indian Gets on Warpath
George Wade an Indian living at Francis was jailed here yesterday by Deputy Bob Duncan. Wade allegedly became drunk, attacked his house and wife with an axe after briefly fleeing, then pursued her as she fled the premises.
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George Wade
Francis
Bob Duncan
Wade
Warning Against the Bad Eggs in Local Markets
County Health Officer Dr. R. F King issues placards to grocerymen warning against selling tainted eggs. Every egg must be candled and inspected before sale. customers may return unsatisfactory eggs and may sue for violations of the pure food law.
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R. F King
Headline Near Seminole In Train Collision
A head-on collision occurred on the Reck near the west switch of Seminole Wednesday morning causing property damage and delaying passenger train No. 47 westbound. Engine 2135 (eastbound) struck work engine No. 674, with Engine 2155 losing its pilot and breaking its centerpin casting. The oil mill is set to begin operation Monday and has about three hundred tons of seed on hand to sustain operations.
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West Switch
Seminole
Barack Well Open Ready To Wear Store
A fragment notes a ready to wear store named Barack Well Open. The text mentions Mr M Guben and a reference to twelve but details are unclear.
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Barack
Mr. M
Vandiver Challenges Roddie to Public Meeting
Ada Oklahoma dated September 21 1910 letters from Jas B Vandiver to Reuben M Roddie accuse him of avoiding public discussion in Pontotoc and Seminole counties. Vandiver claims educational equality and dares Roddie to meet, labeling him a political coward if he refuses.
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Ada
Okla
Reuben M. Roddie
Pontotoc
Seminole
Clark
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Roddie
Jas
B. Vandiver
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