Oklahoma bill reshapes city elections and party nominations
The measure sets city and town election rules, creating executive committees, outlining registration for women, repealing conflicting statutes, and mandating party nomination before ballot printing. It specifies election timing for 1909 1910 and roles to be elected in first class cities and smaller towns.
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Guthrie
Oia
Maren
Oklahoma
Senate
Jones
House
Miss Lula Gasper Wins Most Popular Young Lady Contest
Miss Lula Gasper is the winner of the Most Popular Young Lady contest held at the Dreamland theatre over two weeks. Votes counted Saturday night show Miss Rapp with 1319 and Miss Gasper with 1939. Gasper may select any article from Wood's drug store window, her preference being the chocolate wafer.
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Lula Gasper
Dreamland Theatre
Miss Gasper
Theresa Rapp
Wood
Funeral at Fort Cobb for Mrs Bryan's Mother
Funeral services for Mrs. Geo. Bryan of Fort Cobb were held by Rev. Farrington at 3 pm on Monday after she died Sunday. Chas. Wester brought the hearse from Fort Cobb. This family recently lost another member, the Bryan couple's son dying last fall. The notice transitions to theater chatter praising Hoyt comedies and promoting A Bachelor's Honeymoon as a leading attraction from Manager McAninch.
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Geo. Bryan
Fort Cobb
Farrington
Chas. Wester
Bryan
Hoyt
McAninch
New York
Notice to Hog Owners Enforced Citywide March 1
City ordinance banning hogs within limits took effect March 1. All hog owners must remove their stock immediately to comply with the ordinance, which will be strictly enforced. A R Cooley Chief of Police.
Oklahoma Legislature News Notes from Guthrie
Oklahoma officials report farm land department interest up to February 1 totaling 31510.60 dollars. Reports praise the Farmers Institute at Newkirk with high attendance and elected officers. Governor Haskell signs the Franklin Child Labor bill, Kate Barnard lauded for decades of reform work and prison improvements noted.
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Guthrie, Okla
March
Joana
School Land Department
Haskell
State Commissioner of Corrections and Charities
Kate Barnard
Mies Barnard
Prison Show at Dietrich Opera House Delivers Moral, Clean Entertainment
The Witherell prison show visits the Dietrich Opera House Wednesday night offering a clean, moral program that attracts wide crowds. A Bachelor’s Honeymoon performs at McAninch with a famed NYC cast including Juno Joyce Omphalia Theatre stars and a clutter of colorful roles. Sealed bids for hauling cinders to the power plant are due by Monday March 8 2009 in the city clerk’s office.
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Witherell
John Reynolds
Mecias
the McAninch
Juno Joyce
Omphalia Theatre
New York
Benjamin Bachhelor
Minerva
Amarylian
Charylias
Daughers
Marianne
Joe
Stephen Housston
Ludwig Schwarta
Norrow
Anthony Gumbug
J. A. McCampbell
Anadarko Board Grants Four Free Scholarships
The Anadarko school board approved four free scholarships for county eighth grade top finishers in diploma exams set April 8-9 and May 14-15. The top scorer receives four years of schooling, second place three years, third two years, and fourth one year. The measure aims to boost competition for high honors in the popular tests.
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Anadarko
Board of Education
Seven Negroes Arrested for Gambling by River
Policeman Wesley Childs and Sheriff Tyre Baker found seven Black men in the woods near town by the river on Sunday afternoon. They were playing cards for money and were taken into custody on gambling suspicions and later bonded out in town.
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Wesley Childs
Tyre Baker
Real gold mine near Aquia reported by Norman trio
A claim of a real gold mine near Aquia Mexico is linked to E L Carolla K J Morgan and Ed Engle of Norman. Dr Edwin D Barr the state chemist valued the ore at 1760 dollars per ton and described it as good. The find sits in black dummy sand near the surface. A sizeable tract has been seized and the discoverers plan to travel to Mexico Monday to develop the property.
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State Commissioner of Correction and Charities
Kansas
Prisen
Kansas Committee
Mian Barnard
Norman, Okla
Aquia
Mexico
E. L. Carolla
K. J. Morgan
Ed Engle
Norman
Edwin D. Barr
Cchemist
Missing McAlester Man Charlies Crawford
Charlie Crawford, a young hardware and furniture merchant from Bokowhe Ola, left McAlester for Bridgeport Texas to visit his father two weeks ago. His father, passing through McAlester, will start a search for him as authorities fear foul play and that he may have been killed.
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Mcalester
Okla
Charlie Crawford
Bokowhe
Ola
Bridgeport
Tex
Bokoshe
Fire suspected in third barn blaze in block
The Geo Emmons barn east of Loulooyant on Jota burned between midnight Saturday and 1 am Sunday, destroying six tons of hay and a buggy with two horses dying. Firefighters prevented spread. two horses and two other horses perished. Insurance of 200 dollars on the barn. Suspected incendiary origin cited as third barn fire in the same block this winter. The Emmons family thanks responders and neighbors for rescue efforts.
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Geo. Emmons
Jota
Central Loulooyant
Mra
PJ. Miller
Abo Aweep
Emmons
Two Boys Found Wounded in Indian Hut North of Gracemont
Tom Lilly and Willie Folley aged about 18 and 16 were found in a deserted Indian hut north of Gracemont by Joe Baker and Sam Woods. Lilly sustained a bullet wound blamed on an accidental discharge. Dr Colby treated the wound. In the hut were three pistols two rifles and cartridges. The youths came from Waltera originally from Kansas and are under Sheriff Baker's supervision during the inquiry.
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Tom Lilly
Willie Folley
Gracemont
Joe Baker
Sam Woods
Messrs
Baker
Woods
Colby
Waltera
Kansas
For Sale Room House with Summer Kitchen and Location
For sale a well finished four room house with summer kitchen and good location. Price 2100 if sold quick. Also a two room Lew property listed at 950.
Notice of Anadarko School Meeting to Nominate Board
Notice calls all qualified school electors in Anadarko territory to meet at the old Methodist parsonage Kiowa Agency on Saturday March 13 1909 at 2 30 PM for nominating one member of the Board of Education for a two year term. Witnesses: Jon Conley Committeeman A E Cleveland B P Buchanan Members of Board of Education.
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Anadarko
Old Methodist
Kiowa
Board of Education
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Everising
Eetton Jan Taylor
A. R. Cooley
Dr. Roosevelt
Oklahoma Legislature News
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Oklahoma Experiment Station
Farmers Institute
Newkirk
Tal
W. J. Brian
G. M. D. von Stein
W. A. Phillips
J. F. Weaver
J. A. Blubsugh
Ponca City
C. D. Paulin
the Prison Show
Anadarko Board of Education
Jon, Conley
A. E. Cleveland
B. P. Buchanan
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