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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

One Of the recent acquisitions TO
Ardmore's business ranks and one
of superior importance Is that Of Z.
L. Bodine, wholesale dealer In Hour
and grain. While this enterprise ~
new to Ardmore, not 80 with its pro-
iector. Mr.. Bodine was here before
Ardmore was known to the oldest
inhabitant," before the whistle Of
the iron horse had been heard north
OF Red river and before the migra-
tory white man had assumed the at
titude Of legal residents OF the In
dian Territory. During all this time
he has made the territory his home
and since it, start, ArdmOre his
domicilc.
In his present business undertak-
ing he will handle exclusively by
wholesale the celebrated High Pat
ent. Pride Of Oklahoma City and
Belle OF the West -four, products OF
the Jones Milling Company, Of Okla
homa City. lie will also do gen
eral commission business in grain
buying, or storing and selling same
to the very best possible advantage
of his customers. lie will make u
10 the interest Of merchants both in
Ardmore and surrounding towns 10
give him their patronage aud 10 the
end Of making them his permanent
customers viii give their orders his
most careful personal supervision.
The interests OF Mr.. BOdine In
Ardmore are considerable and lac
has always been found on the side Of
progress and enterprise, contribut-
ing literally TO public enterprises,
where iberality Of purse and iniiu-
ence was necessary. lie is an ar
dent believer in.ArdmOre's greatness
and never loses an opportunity 10
present her advantages In a substan-
tial manner. All these qualities
make his identity with our CONNER
cial affairs an event u more than
passing interest
That he will do lucrative business
and enlarge Il as the city grows are
established conclusions that admit
of no question. His store and ware
rooms are situated on the east side
OF the railroad In the elegant new
stone building recently completed by
Judge Love.
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THE wISNOR.
The Leading Hotel Of the Indian Terrific.
"a Short Sketch Of Its First
Years History.

Just one year ago today the Wis
nor, ArdmOre's three story stone ho-
tel, was completed and thrown open
to business. Up to that time the cry
ing need OF Ardmore had been a ho-
tel commensurate with public de-
mands. Judge Benjamin wisnor
Carter, Hon. Solomon r. Jackson
and Mr.. Charles ID. Carter associa-
ted themselves together for the pur-
pose Of supplying that need, and to
show how well they succeeded Is the
obiet Of this sketch. II has truthful
~, in figurative way, been said that
the character a the Wisnor j. as solid
as the characters OF its founders,
which would make the one a granite
pillar OF strength and the others
giants OF merit and worth. The
building Is modern In appointments,
first class in its management, aud
demonstrated that Il was fire proof,
having withstood the great IRE Of
April 10, 1895, even when subjected
10 a test Of heat almost sufficient To
melt the very stones OF the walls. Il
contains fifty rooms, elevator. gas,
fine system OF waterworks through
out the house, and every known con
venience, all costing approximately
$50, 900. Considering the poor quality
OF hotels generally in the southwest,
the Wisnor stands out a. a bright
and shining mark. Is an evidence
% its popularity under the present
management il j. said that during
the four months since George n.
Hutcnins took charge, not a single
complaint from customers has been
heard. What better recommenda-
ton could il haves
The Wisnor is to Ardmore what
the Kimball is TO Atlanta, or the
Driskol 10 Austin, and for time to
come IL will stand forth a monument
TO the pluck and enterprise Of its
founders.
There is a touch Of sadness con-
nected with the history Of this mag
nifcent building, in that Judge Car
ter did not live to see IL completed.
II was the ambition Of his declining
days to see the last stone laid and
its doors swung open to the public.
Notwithstanding his disappointment
his wishes were carried out i'm a
manner that, II knowledge Of earthly
happ psnines extend beyond the grave il
could not fail To add TO the happiness
of the state Of blessedness belonging
. to the just.
/ WANTED-A bright boy OF girl,
I from IS 10 Is years Of age, 10 do Of
/ iicc work. Permanent employment.
Apply az Ardmore Steam Laundry.
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J. n. wattam.

Good masonry is worth more than
all else i'm a brick or stone building.
How often it is the newspapers tell
Us OF awful casualties, and frequent
~ the loss OF many lives, on account
% poorly constructed buildings col
lapsing with nothing apparently to
cause il. Nine times out of every
ten the cause lies in poorly construct
cd foundations or walls. No such
accidents ever occur 10 buildings
erected by j. Il. Wattam, the well
known brick and stone contractor.
Mr. Wattam has lived in Ardmore
the past four years, and his was the
first brick residence built in the city.
During his residence here he has
instructed some OF the best brick
and stone structures in the town,
and nc is now putting up the walls
OF the Frcnslcy building and J. p.
Spragins residence, and he also has
the contract for the brick and tile
work i'm the First National bank
building. Alr. Wattam makes a
specially of pressed brick work, and
one of his open propositions j., the
best of work or 40 pay.
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Hoy. ARrHUR wALcorr.

Judge Walcott was born at Pilot
Point, Denton county, Texas, March
IA, 1869. He came TO Ardmore in
September, 1890, and was admitted
to the bar in October, 1891. lie was
appointed record clerk for the Uni
ted states court at ArdmOre under
Clerk Phillips, which position he I'LL
ed with credit until Sept. 1, 1891,
when he resigned and resumed the
practice Of law. On March 25, 1895,
he was appointed United States com
missioner for the Ardmore division
bv Judge G. b. Stuart, which ap-
pointment was ratified by Judge
Kilgore.
NON. JOHN G. GIBBONS.
Judge John G. Gibbons was born
in Madison county, Tenn, Feb. p,
1885, and is, therefore, in his six
tieth year. Four years later-in 1870
he moved with his parents to Lamar
county, Texas, and settled neal
where the city Of Paris now Is, then
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

am Just In receipt Of an elegant
line ofsamples from Fred Kaufman,
the American tailor, Chicago, H.,
and would ask you 70 call and e1-
anime them. This IL well known for
its excellent workmanship and ex-
ceptional values, and positively
guarantees n 1T
We snail be pleased TO receive your
order for any garment you may re-
quire. Yours respectfully,
q. A. DoAK,
Fine tailoring, ofiice with Millsap
& Lyle, Ardmore, 1. T.
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T.B. Jehn.en Co.

Dealers in artificial ice, are but re-
cent candidates for public favor in
Ardmore, and they are meeting with
such success they viii soon put in a
large plant here. \ large site has al
ready been purchased for that pur-
pose, and the plant will be ready to
begin with next season. This enter
priSing firm Is composed Of Capt. T..
B Johnson, one Of the oldest and
most popular citizens Of Ardmore,
who is general manager, and Mr..
Ruemmeli, Of ST. Louis. Mr.. Ruem-
nell has the ice plants at Guthrie
and Oklahoma City leased with Mr..
Paul Jundt in charge as manager.
from which places the ice handled
BY T. b. Johnson & Co. Is shipped.
Mr. Ruemmeli is also an owner Of
and director in plants in Greenville,
Texas, Baton Rouge, La, and other
places, and j. the senior member OF
a company in 81. Louis that Is the
largest manufacturer OF ice plants In
the world. IL was through Captain
Johnson that Mr.. Ruemmeli was at
tracted to Ardmore, and he was so
carried away with the appearance
and splendid prospects Of the town
that he al once determined 10 invest
his money here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

None are more responsible for the
appearance Of the buildings Of a city
than those who design them. II a
house is not properly proportioned
and iudiciously ornamented, IL is =
botch, and one such house viii spoil
the appearance of n whole block.
Hence the necessity Of an architect
in the construction Of every building.
Nothing is more gratifying TO US than
TO be able to point with pride TO the
shapely and stately buildings that
have been and are being erected In
Ardmore since the fire, and TO no man
or association Of men is due more Of
the credit and praise for this fact than
to Armstrong & Pasco, architects.
Mr. Armstrong has been following
his profession twelve years-the past
six years I'm Fort Worth and Dallas,
Texas, and some Of the most stately
buildings in Dallas Port Worth and
sherman were designed by him. Mr..
Armstrong Is sufficiently well known
in Texas and the Indian Territory
by his work and long residence, not
TO require any extensive mention.
Among some OF the buildings to his
credit are the Hurley once building
(eIght storiesl, Martin-Brown build
ing, Board of Trade and Texas Spring
Palace At Fort Worth general onies
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

This II one Of Ardrore'S enter
prising drug firms, at whose store all
kinds OF drugs and druggists' sun
dries arc kept. They are in the new
Ledbetter & BledsOe building, west
Main street, with new fixtures and
new stock, ready 20 nll your pre-
scriptions. They win make your
visit pleasant II you will call on
them.
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Ju.t ordlnar, ArehItrel..

Douglas X Douglas are not archi-
tccts for the Santa Fe depois in
Gainesville, Berwyn, Ovcrbrook and
Doughcrty, have not finished a course
in Asia, China or Timbuctoo, did not
erect the finest residences and busi-
ness houses in New York City, Bos-
ton, Hartford, Detroit, Lebanon or
Lone Grove, were not engaged in the
Worlds Fair deal, and have not been
persuaded, after much trouble, to To-
cate in Ardmorc. Had we done all
these things we would even now be
located in Oshkosh or Whitesboro
under the shadow of some of our ar
chitectural monuments. We are just
ordinary every day architects. We
expect 10 live in Ardmore. Il IS not
convenient for Us to move around to
all these great cities. For reference
we need not leave Ardmore. See
former clients and small bills for
further particulars.
DOUGLAS x DOUGLAS, Architects.
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Was born in North Carolina in
1852, and Is, therefore, in his forty
third year. lie settled in sherman,
Texas, several years ago, and was
for some time connected with the
sherman Herald, as editor. lie was
appointed United States marshal for
the southern district OF the Indian
Territory 10y President Cleveland in
March, 1888, and was at the time of
his appointment as marshal chief
deputy at Ardmore under Marshal
McAlester. Marshal Stowe has a
force of sixteen men under him in
the district, and his brother, Charles
l.. stowe, is his chief clerk.
non. JOSEPH W. PHILLIPS,
Clerk of the United States court
for the Southern District, Indian
Territory, was born June 20, 1851, in
Hanover county, Va, and within
three miles of the birth place of the
immortal Patrick Henry. He came
TO Texas in 1874, and located in
Sherman. lie afterwards moved to
gainesville, where he was appointed
BY Judge Charles B. Stuart clerk OF
the Unit d States court for the In
dian Territory, April 1, 1898. He
then moved TO Ardmore and became
fixture here. After the passage Of
me law by congress, creating three
courts in the Indian Territory, Mr..
Phillips was appointed by Judge
Kilgore to the position of clerk Of
the Southern District.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

WANTED-A bright boy or girl,
from IS 70 Is years Of age, To do Of
iice work. Permanent employment.
Apply az Ardmore Steam Laundry.
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the village of Pinhook. Judge Glib
bons is one OF the few pioneers Of
Lamar county now living. lie serv-
ed in the city government of Paris
Tor twenty-five years, and was for
ten years mayor of that town. In
1890 he was appointed United States
commissioner by Judge Shackelford
and stationed at Antlers, Choctaw
Nation, and during the famous
Locke-JOnes war at Antlers he play
ed conspicuous part, maintaining
peace and preventing blOodshed by
his cool judgment and wise counsel,
when everyone on both sides was
wrought up apparently beS ond con-
troll. With the advent OF the present
administration Judge Gibbons was
relieved of the position given him
by Judge ShackelsOrd, and in May,
1898, he was given the position Of
United States commissioner at Ard
more by Judge Bryant OF the Paris
court. Though an ardent republican
for years, he was ON the side OF the
coEfederacy in the late war, having
gone out as first lieutenant in Co.,
y, 9th cavalry. lie was afterwards
offered the captaincy Of another
company, but he declined to leave
his company to accept the promo
ton. Judge Gibbons court in Ard
more, though only an examining
tribunal, is Of such magnitude as To
require a clerk, and Ed ". Roberts,
a most excellent official, nils that
responsible position.
ROBERT o.. HILL,
Constable for the Ardmore division
of the United States court, was born
az Okolona, Mississippi, Dee. /, 1865,
where he lived until about two years
ago, when he came 10 Ardmore. lie
was appointed by Judge Stuart Dee.
26, 1891, and was reappointed by
Judge Kilgore in April OF this year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28
BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES
OF The Court Officials Stationed at Ard
more Who Dispense Justice 10 the
People Of This Section.

Below is given a brief sketch of
each of the various United States
court officials whose homes are in
Ardmore. They are all men of dis
tinction, and are serving in the diff
ferent capacities with credit TO them
selves and the government:
HON. CONSTANTINE b. KILGORE,
Judge Of the United States court
in and for the Southern District of
the Indian Territory, was born in
Coweta county, Georgia, February
20, 1885 His father, who was a car
pentcr by trade, settled in Rusk
county, Texas, in 1916, and the sub
ject of this sketch was reared and
educated in that county. lie went
into the confederate army in 1861
with the 10th Texas cavalry, and
was orderly seargeant, lieutenant
and captain OF Company G respect
lively. In the latter part OF 1861 he
was promoted TO adjutant general OF
Ector's brigade; was wounded at the
battle of Chickamaga, and captured
soon after and kept in prison until
February, 1868. lie was elected JUS
tice OF the peace in Rusk county,
Texas, i'm 1869, and was a member Of
the constitutional convention that
framed the present constitution of
Texas in 1875. lie was presidential
elector on the Hancock and English
ticket in the fourth, Culberson's, dis
trict OF Texas in 2ssO, and was elect
ed 10 the state senate i'm 1881, being
made president protemporcc of that
body. In 1855 he was elected TO
congress from the third district of
Texas, serving with distinction i'm
the Iiftieth. Fifty-irst, Fifty-sccond
and Fifty-third congresses, his ser
vice in that body expiring March f.,
OF the present year. March 20, 1895.
he was appointed by President
Cleveland United States district
Judge for the southern district OF the
Indian Territory, and he qualified III
Ardmore April 3, opening his first
court i'm thi, city April 30. lie NOV
ed his family here from Texas June
T., last.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28

Low prices for eash on All hard
ware and other goods.
KKAASEH : wvsK.
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Ask for the celebrated w. b. corset,
1t is the finest there Is made.
FRANKFURT Bros.
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THIRD TERM TALK.

1t is claimed that Senator Cor
man predicts the nomination and
election of Mr.. Cleveland in 1896.
We have long since ceased to be
surprised;at anything in politics,
but such a aresult as that seems an
imposibility now. What the next
year may bring forth, however,
no one can tell. Should the re-
viving business of the country
continue to improve and the sum-
mer of 1896 show the president Q
policy to be the best, the people
may call on him again. His first
administration was the best since
1880, except Arthur's 8, while his
second SO far has been the worst
in the history of the country with
the exception of Grants second
term.
Still there are many wise and
patriotic men who assert that his
plan will yet work out we'll for the
country and that prosperity will
yet bless the land before his term
is out. We do not believe this
but would be rejoiced see it.
We are for that policy and that
man whose administration will be
best for the masses, if we know
what that is.
For some time we have been
convinced that Mr.. Cleveland 8
policy is ruinous to our part of
the country at least, and we are
still of that opinion. We shall be
happy to change this opinion
when results justify a change,
but we are frank to say we do
not expect this. Gainesville
Hesperiar.
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Jamaica, the entire volume OF
which didn't amount to much
more than 81, !, 900, 600 a year.
As the Globe Democrat states,
'fthis is only one of many such
instances. " Every dollar 9
worth of goods shipped abroad
under the reciprocity agreements
made in conformity with the
Mckinley Jaw cost Ghe people of
the United States from three to
five dollars in money. 1t would
have been cheaper for the gov
ernment 10 have constr ucted a
garbage crematory Gt every sea-
port and burned up { cry pound
of goods offered for xport and
let the laws of trade take their
course in regard 10 purchases.
Happily this vicious system of
robbery and deceptioJ is ended
now and forever, and there is no
chance of defrauding the people
through that medium any more.
Kansas City Times.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The ARDMoREITE is not, and
will not, in any way be held
responsible for any debts con-
tracted by any employe of the
office, unless accompanied by
an order.
r. S. W. PARKER,
Business Manager.
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For good hair cut or a pleasant
Ihave, 60 to A. z. Davis, Central bar
Ger shop. ~
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STRANGE ECONOMIC rANc1Es

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
with fatuous enthusiasm points
10 the effect of the new tariff law
on trade relations with Jamaica
as an object lesson. 'Under
the Mckinley law, :" it states in
double leads, ''the duty was re-
moved from Jamaican sugar and
the Colonial Council reciprocated
by reducing or abolishing duties
upon many of the products of
American agriculture and manu-
factures. Our trade with Jamai-
caimmediately began to increase,
and we found a market there for
large quantities of beef, bacon,
corn, oats, butter, cheese, tools,
wire and machinery. We bought
freely from that source the sugar
which we could not produce,
and paid for it with the products
Of our soil and labor. 1t was a
profitable arrangement for both
parties, and one that tended to
promote our prosperity.
The people OF this country
never bought an ounce of jana
elan sugar during the period that
the Mckinley law was in opera
tion Or at any other time. The
sugar trust bought raw sugar
during the life of the Mckinley
law which was not fit for use,
and got it cheaper because there
was no tariff duty on it. The
sugar trust refined the sugar OBJ
tanned from Jamaica and char
ged the consumers in the United
States one-half of one cent a
pound for their labor in addition
to the profits, and put the pau
Per labor of Jamaica in the ball
ance to make the American pro.
ducers of sugar cut prices to
meet the competition. So far
as the reciprocity on that side OF
the question is concerned, there.
fore, it was no use to the peopIe
of the United States, On the
other side it was a positive dis
advantage.
It 10 estimated, and the calcu-
Iation is uncontradicted, that the
present duty on raw sugar, forty
per cent ad valorem, will yield
60 the treasury S45, 600, 600 per
annum. The levy of this duty
has not added farthing to the
price of sugar to consumers and
therefore, it is a clear gain to
the country. The only charge
that can be made against this
credit account SO far as the trade
with Jamacia is concerned, there
fore, is the profits on the "beef.
bacon, corn, oats, batter,
cheese, tools, wire and machin.
cry sold in Jamaica. AS a mat.
ter of fact the aggregate value
OF the goods shipped to Jamaica
10 ten years wouldn't amount 70
rs much as the revenues on raw
sugar from all countries in one
year. In other words, under
the pataEt. double back action
reciprocity arrangements affect
ed by Mr.. Blaine, through the
Moki1lsy la1, this country paid
S4ol 900 sO0e q year in order 10
8Gek the DHOeifG nv = -
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FOR SALE-At bargain, two lots
In Ferndale; apply at this office.
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If you want the court news. from reIi-
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ARDMoREITE. It contains the news.
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Engraving done free on any article
OF 1ewelry or silverware purchased OF
me. r. Fl. Parker ~