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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
To~nsite Meeting.

Whether it i because Ard
morciteS are saturated with
meetings or because they rarely
ever pass the "be II resolved
state we know not. but certain
it Is that the address published
two days in the daily papers
calling on the people of Ard
more 10 assemble last night
at the courthouse failed To
muster a corporals guard. Even
the honorable permanent
president, who issued the call,
failed to assemble, and alto
gether it was Il gloomy frost
with the dim light of very
dim lamp as the only bright
spot of the occasion.
y chairman was selected 10
preside and called on Capt.
Hammer, the only member of
the observation-disclosures COM
mission present, to report. His
report was given verbally and
indicated the absolute failure
of the commission To buy the
town.
The meeting declined TO take
action on his report. either 10
receive it and discharge or reject
it and continue the committee.
Everyone present being too
modest to talk in public, the
genial captain moved an adj
iournment. which was put and
carried, ayes two and nays one.
We might write this up as a
large and enthusiastic meeting.
etc. but love of truth prevents.
If you can find any one who
was present ask him il this i
not a reliable report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
Hunters Return.

&. w. Stuart, S. S. Tolson
and Jim Hughes returned yes
terday morning from the hunt
ing camp in the Choctaw ma
ton. High water in the streams
impeded their progress and
game was Just a little ways
ahead Of them" The other
members of the party viii stay
an indefinite time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
rrssh,terlaa chvreh.

Sunday services: ~ the
morning We will hold our an
nual review service. We will
have review of all the work
done by the church during the
past year.
At the evening service the
Rev. Fred Griiliths of Michigan
will preach. Mr. Grifliths j. "A
young man OF ability. Let us
have Il big house 10 hear him.
Everybody are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
&. &. MCGINLEY, Pastor.
Car load of Hannibal High
Patent Flour just received at
the Star Grocery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

In the United States Court, Southern
District, Indian Territory, at Pauls
Valley.
The T.. T.. Cowan Lumber Co.
"
Valley Brick x Lumber 20.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue Of an order and judg-
ment 20 the United States Court az
Pauls Valley, Indian Territory en-
tered in the above cause and filed on
Tuesday the 26th DAY o. December.
1896, viii. on Thursday the ssth
day Of January, 1877. expose 10
public sale, TO the highest bidder the
following described property, situa-
ted in the town of Ardmore, Indian
Territory, to-wit;
All the right, title and interest
owned by Albert Rennic on the 2ith
day Of July, 1895 in and 10 a certain
frame residence az the southwest
corner Of Matthews and Springer
Streets in the town Of Ardmorc, In
dian Territory, and the lot on which
the same b. situated, being H. feet
front by ii0 feet deep; also, one box
residence consisting OF three rooms
on the west side Of Frensley Street
north Of Matthews Street in the town
.of Ardmore. Indian Territory. said
property will be sold at public Euc-
tion 10 the highest bidder on three
months credit, and the purchaser a.
said sale will be required 10 execute
10 me a bond with good and sum
cient security 10 be approved BY me
for the amount of the purchase puce
Of said property. Separate sale viii
be made OF each item of said
property.
Witness ms hand at Ardmorc, J.
T. this 9Th day Of January, lsg7
GEo "a. BRUCE,
Receiver aud Commissioner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

THE OklahOman says: Had
W. j. Bryan been elected to the
presidency, the hundreds Of
bank failures of the past few
weeks would all have been laid
at his door. They would then
have failed or account of the
danger of free silver legislation.
As it now stands, the suSpen-
sions are due to the rotten man
agement and poor securities.
To some this may seem Il pro-
per solution of the matter, but
to a man up a stump things
look very different. The devel-
Opment of the west is with the
democratic party. The repub-
lican party is welded to the
east, and for the present the
eastern people seem to be using
their best endeavors to head off
western development. State
hood for the territories is de-
pendent on democratic success
in the next election. If Hanna
McKinleyism prevails as the
settled policy of the nation, no
new stars will be added to
Columbia's flag for a genera
tiOn.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
kInR Cotton.

Cotton is still coming in some
thing like six or eight bales per
day, aud the price paid ranges
from > - 10 Is cents. Ii Is
possible that We may get in the
neighhorhood of 500 bales vet.
which will bring our seasons
total close 10 1000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

The annual meeting of the
.tockholderS of the City Ma
:ional Bank of Ardmore, Ind.
Ter, for the purpose of elect
ing seven directors To serve the
ensuing year, will be held in
their office in Ardmore ON Tues
day, January II, 1897, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m.
and / y. m.
DoN LACY. Cashier.
Ardmore. /. T.. Dec. l.. 1896.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
ARDMoRE, SUNDAY, JAN. 10.

THE great and only "Beauti-
full Indian Territory" is, in the
language Of DR.. Long, Grand
Glorious and Peculiar" 1t Is
grand in resources and possi-
bilities. 1t is glorious climatic
ally and in adaptability. 1t is
peculiarly govermentally and
politically.-Duncan Banner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
TIME TABLE.
Arrival and Departure U. ;. Malls.

Arrival and Departure u. >. Malls.
South bound mail closes 4:45 p. m.
South bound mail arrives $50 pm.
North bound mail closes 11:15 a. m.
North bound mail arrives 1900 m.
Night mails are closed at $50 p. m.
Money order department is open
at a. M, and closed at 5 p. m.
Office hours from 4. M, to pm
Sundays from a. M, TO a. m.
MORAN SCOTT, p. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIN. Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

AN Enid young man sent his
girl, who rides il wheel, a pres
ent. Accompanying the box
was note, which read: Il send
you a pair of bloomers. Wear
them for my sake" She was
indigant and wouldn't open the
box at first, but finally aid so
and found it TO contain a pair
of beautiful roses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
AN OPEN LETTER
In which Judge Robert b. West Ex-
presses Himself Anent the Outcome Of
the Dawes-Choctaw Treaty.
To THE ARDMOREITE.

To THE ARDMOREITE.
A few nights ago there was a
considerable thunder and light
ming storm. 1t was somewhat
unusual at this season and the
cattle in the feed pens stam-
peded and ran like mad over
barbed wire fences. small
houses, bitches and everything
that come in their way just as
though the devil was after them,
grabbing at them with red hot
tongs at every jump. The con-
sequences was a few dead cattle,
some cut up pretty badly and
the whole outfit so badly injured
as to be set back at least a
month. There was no real
danger, but as they had become
worked up to the idea that there
was, itrnally made no difference.
Their injury was caused by
their own untimely action. 1t
may sound little absurd but
people are just like cattle.
They get frightened at nothing
some time and away they 90
pell nell in a mad fury without
stopping to think, and do them
selves and neighborS great
injury.
Some years ago the Dawes
Commission first came 10 this
country our townspeople took Il
scare, believing that our farmers
were about to be turned out of
their homes and they sent ont
circulars. called Il big meeting
and discussed the horrors of the
situation generally. The result
has been very damaging to
town and country alike. Before
that, people with means were
constantly coming in and buy
ing time leases. 1t brought
ready cash to the country and
prevented the people here from
realizing that Il panic was on.
Since then leases have not been
easily disposed of, farmers have
been frightened and everything
! has been in an unsettled state
everybody has been waiting fol
something to turn up. Just as
| the people We're getting over
their scare and were believing
that they would venture a few
steps from their doors without
| being devOured by "raw-heaC
and bloody bOnes," here comes
a second scare that our farmer,
are in danger OF being bodily
elected from their premises anC
out of the country. This is al
wrong. People are just a.
easily stamp6ded as cattle ant
much more difficult to quiet
For this scare to be kept up tn,
result will be the planting Of
smaller crops, a general draw.
ing in of business and harder
| times.
On the contrary if you people
had only kept quiet, said moth.
ing about the treaty, people
would have come rushing in tC
be on hand at the feast and af.
forded an opportunity for some
one to unload.
If our farmers could sell Il
few uneXpired leases, it would
loosen things up considerably.
1t is impossible to do anything
with this scare on. 1t Is all
right to scare the farmers some
times, but to scare him too bad
might react with injury. The
cry is that our people, both in
the country and towns are
about to be robbed.
| will take up first the inter
ests of the towns-people. What
right and protection had they
for the investments they have
made in this country.
An act in regard to physicians
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

All persons indebted 10 me
are urgently requested 10 call
and settle at once. have been
very lenicnt with my debtors
and furnished every accommo-
dation in the undertaking lire
and | expect a settlement of all
accounts at once by cash or
otherwise. | mean business.
j3d&wtf !. :. b. APoILoS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

lnE cuAAAC ~ AiN III - haA VI
January 1888.
Approved September n 1887, /
W. NJ. Cry, Governor
Chickasaw law page POP.
An act authorizing the gov
ernOr to grant permits to
persons wishing to trade in the
nation.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the Chickasaw
Nation, that from and after the
passage of this act the governor
is hereby authorized and en-
powered to grant permits to
any respectable persons desir-
ing to trade within the limits OF
the Chickasaw Nation; provided
however that the person or
persons desiring to trade there
in shall have five signatures, citi-
zens. before he she or they can
expose any goods or other ar
licles OF merchandise for sale or
trade Z
See. Is. BE it further enacted
that no permit shall be given
under this act for a longer
period than three years but the
same may be renewed at the
expiration of the time specified
in the permit in the same
manner mentioned in the first
section of this act.
Approved October : 1876.
b. L. OvERToN.
Governor.
Chickasaw law page 81.
To properly understand these
Chickasaw laws it is first neceS-
sary TO review their holdings
and what are the functions of
their offices in reference TO their
lands. They are tenants in
common and the functions of
their offices are somewhat
similar to trustees of Il joint
fund or directors of a corpora
tion. Their laws are merely
directions 10 the members of
their tribe like a principal to
his agent although the action
be contrary to instructions yet
If it bc ratified it j. as binding
as though within the scope of
the instructions.
Under the law just quoted a
| business man can use a lot foI
! his business house and dwelling
house and can put up Il sub
stantial building on both. He
can renew his permit forever OF
| during good behavior so says
the law. His Is contract
! founded OH valid considera-
ton acquiesced in by the United
! States government by years oi
silence. 1t Is property and can
not be taken from him except
by due process OF law, so says
our constitution. The United
| States supreme court he IN
| the Minnesota cases that due
| process of law meant a trial by
court, and legislative action was
not sufficient.
So these improvements were
lput there under contract and
can not be taken away from the
owner without Just remunera-
ton. The Chickasaws never
built any houses and the de-
mands of business were such
that nOn-citZens other than
business men built houses for
the use of business men who
paid their tax to the Indian
government, all of which aided
the Indian government, en-
hanced the value of Indian
lands and was acquiesced in by
congress. 1t aided III causing
farmers to put land III state
of cultivation. BY allowing
this done and accepting the
| hnnnfit hnth the Indian and the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
For Rent.

\ good room on Main street.
suitable for "A small business.
Apply at ARDMoREITE Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

There will be devine services
in the Episcopal church today
at II O'Clock. Subject of the
sermon will be A Modest
Estimate of Self" All are
cordially invited.
w. FL. Ayers, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Services today; subject for
IL a. m. 1.-The Lords Supper. !"
For 7:15 If The Heart is Right,
Is All Right" T" Join us in
worship. Nolney johnson,
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10
For Rent.

The building occupied by
Whiteman Bros, known as the
Ardmore Grain q Storage build
ing. Apply
29tf Chickasaw Lumber Co.
Wanted,
A first class bookkeeper. Ap-
ply postoffice box lS9. & If
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

Boarding house OH Broadway
formerly known rs the Conlee
House. Call on L. B. Conlce at
j. Il. SpraginS * Co.'S. 3ltf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-10

Amounting To thousands Of dollars and
all will be sold at auction to the highest
bidder Sale heg.nS
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In the United States Court, Southern
District, Indian Territory, az Paul
Valley.
The +. i. Cowan Lumber Co.
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Concluded on fourth page.
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At p. m. and p. IN. And continue
from day to day at the same hours until
the entire stock Is sold out Everything
Will Ice guaranteed, same rs private sale.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-22
ABSOLUTELY PURE

11at, SONY az in his su,-;y way TO an.
swer, "And had You waited another
minute I'd have reported it,"
Land hol' shouted Captain Troll.
lope.
where away?' bawled the fellow.
on the poop, coming in rush of excite.
ment to the rail at the break.
"How does the land bear, Dikep,
cried Trollope, looking up.
az wish it had been any other man
up there" shouted Shannon from the
wheel. what centuries that hedpeboo
takes to answer question: Why didn't
he die when he had that fit? He's NOT
too good to die. "
Fore topmast crosstreesl" roarod
Trollope. Don't you hear me ask Won
how does the land bear?'
"How am to give it you in pointsg,
answered Caldwell. "All that I know
is it's there" and he shot out his arm.
indicating place on the sea about three
points on the lee bow
Hankey sprang off the poop, ard.
running forward, danced aloft. Iae
canvas of the topsail swelled againss
soft, vast white cloud. Above stood the
naked head OF the mast, clearly exposing
the forms of Mr.. Caldwell and Mr.
Hankey rs they jookeyed one arm of
the crosstrees pillion fashion, their legs
swinging, their shapes sharp as ink
streaks against the cloud.
Land in your eye, is it?' cried Yves.
ton, rushing off the poop on to the quar-.
ter deck and gazing up at the men.
"Solid enough to get married on, bet
your dollop on that. Solid enough 70
build church on and be buried in"
yelled Hankey. "Hurrahr'
He had taken the binocular glass
from Caldwell, and. in the ecstasy of
that hurrah, he knocked his companions
hat off.
Plague take you for the clumsiest
hand in the ship!" growled Dixie.
The hat, being of straw, huttered
lightly to the deck. Its descent was
watched by the people below with al
sort of horror. Nothing so suggests theI
fall of man from aloft as the droppingl
of his hat His head might we'll be in
it, you think. Caldwell came sluggish.
ly as bear down the rigging, leaving
the glass with Hankey, whom Trollope
now hailed.
II say, old chap, do you see any sign
Of the brigantine?"
That's just what I'm docking for"
answered Hankey, standing up and
holding on by one hand and carefully
sweeping the horizon Of the waters with
the lenses.
"Brigantine in sight?" shouted Shaa-
non from the wheel.
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-22
SOME ANIMAL HUNTERS.
Strategy by Which California Coyotes Ran
Down a Jack Rabbit.

An Indian will often take deer's
trail, when deer are scarce, and follow
it for days, preventing the deer from
feeding or resting and making it so
weary and careless that in the end he
kills it by a shot at short range. PrOba-
bly, the Indians first learned to follow
deer i'll this fashion from observing the
habits Of wolves, panthers and other
wild and tireless trailers of game.
The coyote is not so strong wolf as
its big gray cousin in Maine and other
wolf countries. Nevertheless he has
been known TO run the jack rabbit down
as surely as death, but in more eXpe-
ditious way than the Maine animal
adopted. Whether it is habit or not OF
the coyotes TO run jack rabbits in pairs
cannot be said for certain, but a story
was told some time ago in well known
sportsman paper which, being backed
by a similar story Of English foxes, has
every appearance Of being truthful.
The two coyotes were seen to jump
rabbit one day out in California on
mesa One of the coyotes took after 1t
on the dead jump, the other trotted to
near by rise and lay down, with Its
nose on its paws knowing that the rab-
bit would surely circle. Pretty soon
along came the jack rabbit with the 9TH
er coyote behind, both going full tilt
Up jumped the waiting coyote, ana
away it went after the rabbit, while the
other dropped out Of the chase and walt
ed, as its companion had done, to take
the trail on the rabbits return. 1t was
not long before the rabbit was exhaust
ed by the strategy and endurance OF both
the animals of prey and soon fell al
easy victim to be eaten by both the
hunters.
j. b. Bennett of Brooklyn saw FOX
early one morning lying beside the open,
narrow gate Of a rabbit proof fence tnae
surrounded q 40 acre plantation not Tar
from the Marquis of Queensberry 8 game
preserve in Scotland. Looking over lnVo
the Enclosure, he saw another fox chas'
ing the rabbits that had entered tne
open gate to get at the cabbages thelo'
The rabbits-eight or ten Of them-weV
headed for the gate and running llhs
"cutty sarks. - When one plungeu
through the gateway, the fox lylns
alongside it leaped and had 1t by tpo
back Of the neck in jiffy. Their Wv
foxes tore the rabbit to pieces and Gu,
joyed the feast like honest sportsllen'
New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-22

i.msC--. .--ss -Iansel neard MIN mum
bling in establishment over her story.
He mouthed it and turned it about on
his tongue like dreamer, pulling at his
long streamer of beard, now eying her
and now Boldock. He then exclaimed
81 may have the luck to fall in with
her. They'll not be bound down this
road. You'll find 'em travelling north
and west. About "a hours ahead air
they?" he muttered. Sorry, now this
chance has come along, that l parted
with a prime navigator. "
How did that happen?" said the
commander, drumming on the table
with one hand. He had finished his
breakfast and had not eaten much.
'.Let me see" said the Yankee, curl
ing turn of his goatee around his fist.
at will have been last Friday morn
ing; fine day, pleasant air of wind
out of the east, the vessel under all
plain sail. So. wal, at about half past
we made out suthing on the weather
lay sorter helpless. l put the glass to
my eye and found her small brigan-
tine with her mizzen topmast gone and
an English flag of distress at her fore
royal masthead. / luffed and went for
her and hailed and found her the colo
NAL brigantine Rival, so many days
from Sydney, but how many l must
look at my log to tell you"
Commander Boldock was eying him
strenuously Miss MansePs gaze was
rooted in his face. The Yankee seemed
gratified by the interest he excited and
proceeded:
'"Three men were on board. One hail
ed me from the fox sic deck and in
most lamentable voice asked me TO help
them, as they ID been washing about the
sea for some days and didn't know
where they were. l sent my mate and
crew to see what the matter was with
the vessel, and when they came back the
mate gave me this yarn: He said that
the brigantine belonged to. Sydney and
was bound to Chatham island to meet
ship to receive certain commodities out
Of her, with which they were to proceed
to Valparaiso. The masters name was
Saunders. "
Miss Mansel violently started. Com
mander Boldock grasped the edge of the
table with both hands. His face was as
crimson as blood with excitement and
He glared with imprisoned
and devouring anxiety to hear more.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-22

"Wddl had not the nerUe to see uou,"
said the Yankee skipper.
The Yankee captain was now noticing
the effect his story was producing and
paused-a pause of distraction to the
lady and the COMMUNICATIVE he
turned his long, handsome, forbidding
face from one to the other. He then
said to Boldock, might you be ao-
quainted with this brigantine"
No, SIR" answered Boldock.
"What was the matter with her?'
said Miss Mansel.
"Why," answered the Yankee, cit
seems that few days before my fall
ing in with her her master, whose name
was Saunders, here he looked suspi-
ciously at Boldock, "while standing be-
side the helm talking to the man at the
wheel tumbled down. They picked him
up and carried him below. They didn't
know what was wrong. only that he'd
lost his voice, and all motion was gone
out of his loft side.
"Humr' said Boldook, swaying his
form unconsciously In = SUCCESSION of
agitased bows.
II went on board to look at him. He
couldn't speak and was scarcely able to
$50, but with his right hand he man.
aged to scrawl on paper request that
I would send some one to carry him to
Sydney that he might die there and be
buried alongside his child. I oouldn' t
spare my mate, but luckily for this
here Saunders I'd got q man in nv
fok'sle that had been second of a coast
Or. He understood all about the sun, nigh
the same as you and me. So I put him
into the brigantine along with a few
comforts for the sick man, and we part.
Cd"
Miss Mansel, dartipg looks of min.
gled amazement and pleasure at the
commander, left her seat and, slightly
bowling to the American, entered her
cabin.
II hope" said the American can.
tain, rising. "that have said nothing
to hurt the lady's feelings"
All tragical tales Of the sea-" An.
swered the commander courteously and
Rravely, having rallied his wits with
mat sort OF intellectual nimbleness
which the sea captain peculiarly stands
IN need OF affect most people as sur.
pIlses. 1, who have been to sea nearly
all my life, never hear such n warn M
this or yours, for instance, but that I
am shocked more or less. A little ship
washing about helpless, three men
never knowing what's going to befall
tnem from hour to hour, the master
oying or dead of paralysis in the cabin.
Sucn tale should easily move the ten.
ger heart of young woman"
Inc Yankee watched him while he
delivered these words in his odd. deem
voice Of lamentation. r
Pray, SIR" said he, will Won kind.
~ tell mo how long Miss Mansel has
been IN this brig with your"