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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
5
Ada area residents travel between Roff and nearby towns for business and family events. The day includes a funeral for Mrs. W M Cummings at the Methodist church and visits by relatives, plus multiple movements to and from Roff, Stonewall, Francis, and other Oklahoma towns.
Black mare about 900 pounds missing in Ada area. Brand Diamond C on left hind quarter. Finder will be paid. Contact S. M. Shaw Ada Okla. Trade day established. other towns follow Ada example. Also six Buff Orpington cockerels for sale from D W Holman Ada Drug Co.
Mrs Isa Cummings wife of Wm M Cummings died Saturday night from typhoid fever she leaves her husband and six children. Interment planned at Rosedale awaiting Missouri relatives arrival. The Cummings had come from Sasakwa four months ago and boarded in the old South School building. Beulah Anderson eight daughter of Mart Anderson died of croup at age eight this morning and will be buried at Rosedale this evening.
Marriage license record from Monday's Daily lists Clonard Summers of Ada age 19 and Goldie Buck of Ada age 158, plus Dock Bullard of Chism age 19 and Ora Arthur of Chism age 18, Burl MacLemurry of Ada age 27 and Mamie Crews of Ada age 16.
Guthrie Oklahoma September 27 1920 The state board of agriculture received a car carrying 1000 bushels of pure seed wheat from Kansas and will ship it to farmers who applied for it Orders for over 800 bushels were placed before arrival J P Connors board president and prison board head will buy 100 bushels for the McAlester penitentiary farm and use convicts to grow and distribute the wheat in the future.
Mr. Clonard Summers and Miss Goldie Buck were married Saturday with Judge C. O. Barton officiating the ceremony.
Beekeepers in Oklahoma have organized a state association and will seek protective legislation from the next legislature. They plan an inspection program by a state entomologist similar to nursery stock checks under recent law. A meeting in Oklahoma City will be held soon with Prof. C E Sanborn invited to speak.
Guthrie Sept 25 W B Anthony private secretary to Gov Haskell says Oklahoma bonds and coupons are paid through the National Reserve Bank of New York City and urges all counties cities and school districts with bonds to keep deposits there to meet obligations. Twelve of twenty seven coupon lots were returned for lack of funds. Guaranty fund saved by court decision clarifies bank liabilities and state protection.
The grand jury turned in sixteen more bills yesterday afternoon seven felonies. It is likely to conclude its work and submit its final report this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
A newspaper notice outlines the Confederate picnic schedule for Saturday at the city park starting 9 AM and concluding in the afternoon. The program includes music by an orchestra, a Welcome address by Mayor Tom D. McKeown, veteran remarks by Jno P Crawford, multiple piano duets, readings by Miss Lurline Chisler and Miss Mary Kate Baker, vocal solos, and several addresses by C B Emanuel, E J Giddings, and J W Bolen with performances by Miss Thompson and others. Public are invited to bring well filled baskets.
James Robinson of near Chickasha returns from Wyoming with a plan to install a $300 gasoline powered irrigation plant on J. S. Askew’s 160 acre farm. Water pumped from the river will feed a four inch main pipe to ditches for alfalfa.
A Chester South Carolina crowd welcomed Senator Gore after he visited to research ancestors. A smoker and banquet were arranged in his honor where he delivered a speech that impressed local citizens. Also noted are upcoming motions for new trials in the Bill Nutt and Prentiss cases.
Sam W. Stone announces Dec 1 sales of state school lands in Woodward Hobart Lawton and Luther townsites. Properties total 160 acres at Woodward, 322 lots at Hobart, 160 acres at Lawton, and 40 acres at Luther with 10 percent down and deferred payments over ten years at five percent interest. Occupiants have preference rights on their homesite lots.
J C Fillingin of Sherman rents the Tobin building on 12th street and plans a grand opening in early October with a large stock of furniture. He is a well known businessman and expected to be a valuable addition to local business circles.
The case Hybarger and Beeler vs The Roff Cotton Oil Co is on trial with plaintiffs seeking over 10 000 in damages for cattle feed lost to damaged feed. Attorneys Currie Duncan and W S Cruce represent the plaintiffs while J F Holt and Judge Head of Sherman and T P ae of Ada appear for the defense.
The jury awarded Harbarger and Beeler $3,650 in a breach of contract case against Roff Cotton Oil Co. Plaintiffs claimed rotten hulls and meat were fed to cattle at Roff. C. D. Tanner has returned from Francis for rest due to poor health.
The Oklahoma City council awarded eight miles of paving to Shelby-Downard Co of Ardmore and Gilkerson and Levy of Muskogee. Gilkerson will lay the concrete base and curbing as in Ada while Shelby-Downard will surface with Oklahoma asphalt using Oklahoma materials if Ada cement is used.
Cotton values edge up with prices from 13 to 13 5-16 cents per pound, seed cotton at 4.50 to 4.60. About 200 bales in town yesterday and likely more today. Oakman delivered 27 bales at once, purchased by S. J. Armstrong.
Oklahoma City reports revised state board figures show the grandfather amendment passing by 29,221 in a 241,665 total vote. Adoption totaled 135,443 with Grant county adding a 73 vote against the clause after returning results of 1,257 for adoption and 1,330 against.
Thousands of copies of Leslie's Weekly flood Oklahoma with a long article on prohibition failure. The piece raises a central question who is paying the bill for this publication surge and its distribution responsibilities.
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