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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Protest against the confsca-
ton of your property at the
court house mass meeting
tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

On the evening Of Dec. 24th
at the Christian church, the
Sunday school children win
entertain the audience with the
Christmas eantata. Mother
Goose and Santa Claus This
is q very entertaining little con-
cert, and the public generally
are invited to attend. No adj
mission fee-everything free.
After the cantata viii be q dis
tribution of presents. Every
one. regardless of church affili-
iation, invited 10 use the tree
for any presents they may wish
to bestow. Wewould especially
urge all parents Of our Sunday
school children to use the tree
at least in part. in bestoBing
their presents. as we do not
want any children disappointed.
2-2t GEo. WEBB, Supt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Owing to the great demand
for complete copies of the
Dawes-Choctaw treaty publish
ed exclusively in the ARDMoRE-
ITE we today reprint it in its
entirety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Kinstonia cigars, the kind
your husband smokes, one dol
lar per box at Coleman &
Lynn's. 20-1wk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified
that letters of administration upon
the estate of D. d. Flow, deceased,
have been granted to the undersign-
cd, by the United States court for
the Southern District at Ardmore,
and all persons holding claims or
debts against the said estate are
warned and notified to present all
Bach claims and debts to me, properly
authenticated within one year from
the date hereof, or they may be pre-
eluded from any benefit in said
estate, and If such claims be not
exhibited within two years from the
date hereof, they shall be forever
barred and precluded from any bene-
ft from such estate. Witness my
hand this Dec. IS, 1895.
FANNIE E. Flow,
Administrative of estate of ID. ID.
Flow, deceased. dec 16-tfeb
The Christmas tree for the
Methodist church is an extra
large one and is free to every
body who wishes to use it fol
giving presents to family Oh
friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23
Chinese Lilies.

| have a lot of Chinese lily
bulbs which ! will sell at 25
cents each. Hone LEE.
at Chinese Laundry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

There will be services at St.
Phillips (Episcopal) church on
Christmas morning. Rev. w.
Ell. Ayers, officiating.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Protest against the confisca-
ton of your property at the
court house mass meeting to-
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Just try Zoe box of Cascarets,
the finest liver and bowel regulator
ev made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

For Rent after January Q. 1897.
The store room now occupied
by I'll, A. Kembel & Co. on
West Main street. Inquire Of
23-1w A. G.. PoTTERF.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Fair warning.
Persons shooting fireworks on
Main street will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
ARTHUR WALcoTT.
United States Commissioner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23
ARDMOREITF

The ARDMOREITE VIII ex
change daily or weekly subscrip-
ion for stove wood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Shell oysters, soft
shell crabs, shrimps,
celery, parsley, lettuce
oil mill beef at the
French Market.
r. B. JOHNSON a. CO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Mass meeting at the Court
house tonight.


The Red Mems hall was bril-
liantly lighted and artistieally
decorated last night, the occas-
ion being the first ball of the
holiday season, given by the
Ardmore German Club. . About
twenty-five couples participat-
ed, quite a number from adjoin-
ing towns being present. The
German was started about 1880
after which the dancing con-
tinued general till about ? am.
Those who attended declare IL
one Of the most enjoyable social
events of the season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

The worshipers at the taber-
nacle in. South Ardmore will
have a Christmas tree tomorrow
evening In that edifice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Present value" means ruin
to our property owners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

Administrative of estate of d. ID.
Flow, deceased. dec 16-tfeb
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
The Oldest Man is Dead Again.

MCDoNoUGH, Ca, Jan. 27.-Hiram
Lester, supposed to be the oldest man
on earth, is dead in the Henry county
poorbouse, at the age of 1923. He was
born in Raleigh, N. c., eight years be-
fore the birth of the republic. There
is no question as to his great age, as
he leaves a son 80 years old, who is an
inmate of the same institution, and a
daughter, who lives in Heard county
and is 50 years old. Uncle Hiram, as
he was Familiarity known, came from a
long-lived ancestry. His father lived
to be 100, and his grandfather lis.
The old man claimed to have enjoyed
the hospitality of George Washington
for three days, and spoke fuently on
the subject of the official acts of Jeffer-
son, Madison and Jay. He claimed to
have fought in the war of 1912, but he
never drew pension. He lost three
sons in the cival war. In 1881 he was
obliged to take refuge in the poor
house. In 1891 he was married to
Miss Mary Moseley, aged 81, house
keeper of the poorhouse.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

ALTHOUGH Receiver Hawkins Of the
Olympia land Office has gone east to
square himself with the department,
those who claim to know say that he
has the affairs of his Office in such shape
that he probably will be let out. If
Mr.. Hawkins is incompetent or dishon-
est he ought to, and that quickly. But
the work Of adding to the decency and
responsibility of the Olympia Office
ought not to stop with the discharge
of the receiver. Register Murphy
ought on general principles to be fired
too. There never was the slightest ex-
cuse for giving the office to man of
Murphy's calibre and stamp in the first
place. 1t is gratifying to learn that he
stands pretty good show just now Of
being MISUNDERSTANDING Nugget
(dem.) There was also considerable
complaint against the Seattle and
Vancouver land officers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

The Tacoma Ledger has secured
several hundred letters from republi-
cans throughout the state as to their
preferences for our next president.
Mckinley leads for first choice, with
Reed very close second, while both
stand even for second choice. Harri-
son, Allison, Lincoln and Davis are
next in order. Washington is a very
strong protection state, aud this proba-
bly, accounts for McKinley's lead, al
there are other republicans
who are entitled to share the credit of
the tariff law. with him.
AT the Puget. Sound Methodist Col
lege in Tacoma the other day, two
young students were captured in the
act of;oseulating in the hallway, and
hauled up before the faculty. That
stern tribunal was prepared to deal out
the full extent,of the law to the Offend
ing young couple, when they an
nounced that they were "engaged,"
and on this defense escaped further
punishment than the admonition mot
to do it anymore" They promised,
and will take good care not to be
caught again.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

THE West and Southwest have got
to wake up or be left in the lurch.
The immigration societies in the South
we're never before so alert as now.
They want immigrants. We repeat,
if the rich acres of the West are to be
titled the people of the West will have
to do better work than they have been
doing of late. Excepting California
and Utah the states of the West, as
far as regards encouraging immigra-
ton by the best methods, have been
taking profound sleep. Millions Of
acres in the Dakotas, in Utah, Idaho,
Washington, and Oregon are yet I'M
broken, and will remain SO unless those
states bestir themselves. A great i'm
migration convention was recently
held at Seattle, Wash, and it resolved
to ask the state to appropriate $4,000
from the state fund, and to call on all
commercial bodies for generous con-
tributions. If wisely expended such
money will do much good. The peo-
pie of the middle West and the East
have very imperfect ideas of the great
West and will eagerly read facts regard
it.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

WHEAT is wheat over in Eastern
Washington this year, the exporters
are unable to get near enough to sup
ply their foreign trade. and the flour
ing mills are buying up all they can
get at SO to 63 cents per bushel for
blue stem. This years crop will
probably put the wheat growers liz
prosperous condition and hereafter
they can sell every bushel they can
raise. The Edinburgershire left Ia
coma for Natal, South Africa, Tues
day, with the first exclusive cargo of
flour ever shipped from this coast.
She had 2l,O91 barrels, valued at $751;
1853. She also carried $500 sacks of
bran worth $1,000.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
The Roundup.

London, San. 2S.-The Daily News
print dispatch from Vienna which
asserts that news has been received
there from Constantinople and Sebas-
topol, which agrees that Russia has
fleet lying at Sebastopol and at Odessa,
and that the Caucasian armies of Rus
STA are being concentrated upon the
Armenian frontiers in readiness to
move next spring to realize the plans
OF Peter the Great, for the partition of
Turkey between the powers, Russia
taking Armenia and Constantinople,
France taking Syria and Palestine and
England taking Egypt and the eastern
shores OF the Persian gulf, the remain
der OF the Turkish empire to be divided
among the other powers.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

LAST week we gave the amount
earned by the families of the United
States as $3.50 per year, or$l3, 23l ,573,-
4O3 in all. The question naturally
arises, how do we spend our money?
We use in quantity such luxuries as.
fermented liquors, 33,362,373 barrels,
80, 153,65O taxable gallons of distilled
spirits, and 1S,O30,35S gallons of do
nestle wines Imported spirits were
consumed to the amount OF l ,O63 $50
gallons, wines 3,252,739 gallons, and
malt liquors to the amount of $780,
949 gallons. These figures show de-
cided falling off in the quantity used
IN 1890, and yet they are bad enough.
The gifts to colleges, churches, libra.
ries and public charities last year
amounted to $2S, 943, $40, against $751;
967 JIG in 1894. This is a movement
in the right direction. The greater
part of our wealth has been used in
sustaining the necessary wear and tear
of life, but much of it has been used
in way which, in this country, is en-
tirely unnecessary, viz: Paying for
what we ought to. own ourselves.
There are about 100000 families in
this country. and OF these only AZ per
cent own their homes or farms, and of
those % per cent are encountered.
One thing noticeable is the fact that
the ownership of homes among the
foreign population is about On an
average with the native-born popula
ton. When it is considered that
much unoccupied land is still in the
hands of the government, and for sale
by corporations on low rates and easy
terms, and when we consider that the
majority of the foreign population are
poor when they come to this country,
it is surprising how few of our people
own their homes.-Fairhaven Herald.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
e.
q .'...B0y Wanted"

Congressman Doollttle writes that a
vacancy will occur in June, 1897, at
West Point military academy to be
filled from this state, and he makes it
known at this early day SO as to give
all youths desiring to compete chance
to qualify themselves for passing an
examination at the proper time. The
applicant must be over IL and under
y years of age, physically sound and
able to passa satisfactory examination
in reading, writing, autobiography,
arithmetic, English grammar and
United States history.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
The Lumber Outlook.

The Tacoma West Coast Lumber
man says: 1t is a little previous to
say what 1896 has in store for the
lumberman of this coast; still, there
are often symptoms by which skill
full physician may tell whether it is to
be-fts or fever. There are no indl-
cations that the coming year will not
be as good as the past, while a good
many observant men believe it will be
better, especially in lumber If not IN
shingles. Travelling men are not gen
orally optimistic, but the opinion
amongst those who sell Pacific coast
products is that more lumber will go
east this year than in any former one.
With general conditions in the cast
unchanged, it is unreasonable to ex-
pect our trade to increase. Our lum-
Der is getting better known, and many
orders come in now practically I'M
solicited The railroad are going to
be better customers next year, unless
Indications are misleading. They
have tested our timber for car and
bridge building and have found it
satisfactory. At the present time two
orders for dock timbers will be placed
here for Wisconsin points. They will
reach nearly 100000 feet. Of course
this will 60 very low, but it shows how
trade is looking up.
Already inquiries are coming from
the east for spring needs. The sash
and door trade promises decidedly bet
ter this year. The territory in which
our product is sold has been greatly
extended in the past year, which
means an increase in the coming one.
1t is not possible to say what the
single trade will be. There is no
reason why demand or prices should
be less in 1896 than in 1895. With
reasonably early demand of fairly
good proportions shingles will adj
vance. Altogether, there is nothing
ominous in the outlook, but on the
contrary, much of good cheer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

A RECENT message announcing the
loss by fire of ship at sea was con-
veyed in three words of SCOTS cable
code: "Smouldered! hurrah hallelu-
jah'' "Smouldered" stands for ''the
ship has been destroyed by fIe;"
"hurrah" for "crew saved by boats"
and "hallelujah" for ''all hands saved
inform wives and sWeethearts. Elk.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

CoRBETT is ready to yield the belt to
the first conner. A Waterman in a
Philadelphia theatre spoiled "Gentle-
man Jim's" face and threw him down
stairs the other day for smoking
against the rules. Every little while
some little fellow runs up against a
big bruiser and takes some of the
sass out of him.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
Society Cards.

ct. BARNABAS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
~ REV. r. J. MOONEY. PASTOR
r. services held in Masonic Hall each alternate
sunday at IL A. NJ. and 7:30 p NJ
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
The Lumbermens Mercantile Co..
ID, RILEY Manager

around town, blufing our English
born and bred are still safe.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

SPOKANE is packing flour for Gnate-
mala in 100-lb sacks SO as to get it adj
mitted free of duty. The export flour
trade of this state is growing rapidly
and by April there will be 16 steam
ships plying between Puget Sound and
the Orient and other foreign ports.-
Review.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

AFTER being thoroughly repaired
and put in excellent running order, the
Tacoma mill began operating yester-
day with force of about 800 men. It
had been closed down about two weeks.
The mill has a number of orders ahead
and it is expected that it will run stead
.ily for an indefinite time. For the
present it will not be operated nights
as it was prior to closing down. About
200 men were employed during the
time the mill was not running, there
being considerable work around the
yards to do as we'll as the cleaning of
the engines, boilers and machinery
Two sailing vessels arrived at the mill
yesterday to take cargoes.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31
Editorial Notes.

THE U. S. Supreme Court has decid-
ed that Judge Jenkins, OF Milwaukee,
is the court of primary jurisdiction in
the orthern Pacific receivership
squabble. This knocks out Judge
Hanford's decision and the appoint
ment of Receiver Burleigh.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

HERE is a general complaint
against the register and receiver of the
Olympia land Office, and the strongest
kicks come from the democratic papers,
the republican papers not being in
terested in the fight to any extent.
The appointments were not made on
account of any especial fitness for the
position, and neither satisfied the local
democracy.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

THE W. X Merwin had her whole
upper works above the upper deck
swept clean as far back as the smoke
stack as result from collision, Mon
day night, with the partially opened
drawbridge that stretches across the
Skagit river at Mount Vernon. Capt
W. X. Merwin was slightly hurt, but be-
yond a bad fright no one else was hurt.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-31

SAN Francisco parties are arranging
to construct log RATS both on the
Columbia and Puget Sound, and try
the scheme of towing the RATS to
Frisco This has been tried before,
only once successfully. The RATS will
be 527 feet long, 50 feet wide and 80
deep, each containing 100000 feet of
logs. One will probably be made up
on the Sound.
Connecticut western news., 1896-02-06
QUAKER CITY BLAZE.
Nearly So, ,ooo,ooo of Property Destroyed
 by Fire In Phi ade phia-

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3-Chestnut street above Broad was visited by one of the fercest fires Lbis city has known for years. The big seven story building of Charles H. Haseltine, 14l6 and l4lS Chestnut street, and the adjoining five story structure of the American Baptist Publication society and the American Baptist Historical 90. ciety, 1420, were totally destroyed. The buildings damaged by fire and water and falling walls were the four story dry goods house of Homer, Leboutillicr & Co.,, 1I12 and l414; the dwelling house at 1492, owned by the Wistar estate, and the Hotel Lafayette, at Broad and Sansom streets
 On either side of the main entrance to the Haezltine building were the plano warerooms of Hallett & Davis, nt 14le. and of Steinway & Co., nt 14ls. The two Baptist societies lost large and valuable collections of paintings, books and curios.
 An estimate of the losses places tho aR' gregate at close to s2, GOO, 900. It Is thought that this Is almost fully covered by insur- ance.
 There. were about 250 gue~es in the La. fayette hotel, which is in the rear of the destroyed buildings. Among these were Porter King. mayor of Atlanta and tho others of his party who escorted the Lib crty bell home. They are Albert Howell T. B. Neal, W. H. Block, John K. Ryan, W. l.. Culberson, w. A. Hemphill, A. D. Adar, W. R. Dumnock, M. l.. Taburt, ]. Daniel and P. H. Harralson.
 Olga -Nethersole, the actress, and Louis F. Nethersole and Madge Meadows and Maud Clayton of her company orc also guests of the Lafayette While the-s was considerable confusion in the hotel most of the guests, barring few fainting wom. all ksf,sl in safety.
 The Haseltine building was valued at $500, 900 and was fully insured. It was erected in 1888, and the first two floors were lreproof The loss on paintings on the second floor is between $500, GOO and s400. 900. uninsured. Among those de- stroyed were two by G. H. Selous, valued nt s30, ,0o0 each; one by Roberts Floury, valued at sl0,000. There were 39 offices in the building, occupied mainly by art ists, lawyers and dentists. Drs. Edwards and Curry, dentists. on the third floor, lost a collection of South American curios valued at S1O, GOO; partly insured. Other tenants lost sums ranging from $50 tc s1 .000.
 The Baptist Publication building and stock were valued at sI00,000; insured The Baptist Historical society lost 10, COG volumes, valued at s200,000 which were insured for s25,0
 Dr. wayland, the eminent divine also lost valuable private library, on whicl there was no Insurance, and Dr. T. C. Stelmoyer lost s4, ,000.
 The loss on the Lafayette hotel is esti mated at s1O0, 900. Homer, Lebcutilliei & Co.'S loss is s75, ,oo0. The tenants o the Publication society's building los, i about sa5,o 900.
 Eight or nine fromen were injured by falling bricks, but none of them were dan geruusly hurt. Frank Hines of Pittsburg guest at the Lafayette hotel, in descend ing the stairs, tripped and fell and brok, his arm and several ribs. These were tn, only casualties.
Connecticut western news., 1896-02-06
Moving In the Bowery.

There was q moving in the Bowery a few days ago, and it was watched with interest by score or so of passersby. A stout Italian bootblack was transfer ring his stand to some other part of the town. Just before the moving began the proprietor and bis weazened little wife stood beside the stand. The little wife then put dirty little pillow on her head and stepped trifle. The husband thereupon picked up the stand with diffi- culty and balanced it on the little wom- ans head. T6en he took the two chairs and placed them on the stand in such fashion as to secure them from falling. The little wife, having strengthened up under her burden and made sure of its eQui!ibriu!-. started down the Bow cry, and tne stout husband followed at ease, pufing a cigarette, while the spec tators looked on amazed to discover the usefulness of wife as beast of bur- den.-New York Sun.