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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

ney \. c. Cruce are spending
the Sabbath with their families,
and will return to Pauls Valley
tonight.
Mrs. a. J. Worley. who went
to Tioga, Texas, some time
since, is still there and writes
that her sister, Miss Jennie
Brown, is no better and that
her brother, DIR. j. w. Brown,
is very low of pneumonia.
We are leaders in wall paper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
THOSE WHO WE'D
In the chIekasaw Nation-Summary foi
the Week EndIng Saturday
March -.

Frank Helm "a, Cora Sparks -,
Cornish.
RI. Greene 2s, Viva Bradshaw
Is, Duncan.
Henry T. Graddie 81, Nancy f. Al
len IS, Duncan.
W. 7. Bethie p, Mill Greek; Josie
Perrie 10, Pontotoc.
J.P. Kennedy 30, Putnam Lula
saterwhite 10, Lone Grove.
L.F. Stephenson -, woodford ;
Patsy Foster -, Sasaeka.
L. S. Burch "a. Emma Pierce, Err
win Springs.
Henry Goldsmith -, Matte Etter
IA, Dibble.
Jerry Bogney %, Berthma Sims
IS, Purcell.
Homer Darby 27, Maggie L. Nc
Farland 10, Purcell.
G. E. Glover 2s, Belle Briseo 2l,
Ryan.
RI. Whitney AZ, Matte Avants
20, Ardmore.
Luther Mason "a, Dougherty; Nan
ME Tate %, wynnewOOd.
Arthur W. Pyle %, Lille p. Brown
field Is, Minco.
Henry Diamond 46, Provence;
Georgia Frederick IS, Mcmillan.
w. p. Marlborough 81, Dougherty
Belle Donham 25, Newport.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
TIME TABLE.


SOUTH BOUND.
Galveston and Chicago Express 4:lo a. m.
CIeburne and Kansas City Express $50 .. m.
NORTH BOTND
Galveston and Chicago Express l2:35 a. m.
Cleburne and Kansas City Express 11:40 am
I.R. MASON, Ticket Agt.
W. S. KEENAN,. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Arrival and Departure U. s. 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 $3.50 p. m.
Money order department is open
at a. M, and closed at p. m.
Office hours from a. M, to Sp.m
Sundays from a. m, to a. m.
MORAN SCOTT, p. NJ.
EDGAR SANDLIN. Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

KIND words of commentator
are always appreciated among
theecraft, but a journalistic mu-
tual admiration society has a
tendency to make the boys
weary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

\ difficulty over a matter of
dollars and cents between n
business man of Main street
and n young lad on horseback
resulted in a badly torn shirt
and some good running.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

THE Carson prize fight seems
to have the call on space in the
metropolitan press. with the
pie-hunters at Washington "a
close second.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

HARDWARE merchants and
dealers in farm machinery re-
port an unusually large busi-
ness this spring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

THE court at Pauls Valley is
one of the most important in
the Territory as evidenced by
the phenomenal growth of bus
mess in court circles at that
place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
SECOND HAND STORE.

W. IL. Rogers will pay a good
price for all second hand goods.
Come and see him before selling
Second door from J. y. Barall,
Main street. 17-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

THE Duncan war" is on,
and the Banner seems to enjoy
the fight. Mud has its uses, but
is not particularly beneficial in
the newspaper business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

THE Valley News has estab-
lished a dead beats" column
and promises to write up delin-
quent subscribers and faEirs.
Wonder how much accident IN
surance the editor carries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
We are leaders in wall paper.
COLEMAN & LYNN.
They Shine For All

Bigger and brighter
than ever before. We
believe in giving our
customers the best
and the cheapest, and
our belief is strongly
exennpIified in our new
Spring and Summer
assortment of Staple
and Fancy Dry Goods.
Notions, Clothing and
Furnishing Goods.
Don't fail to get your
share.
II. F. POTTS 6 CO.'S
Leading Cash Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

THE general character of the
Territory will compare most fa-
vorably with that of any of the
cto4ac
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

Austin White Lime, Sl.00 per
barrel. at Sammon's Lumber
Yard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

The Nation farmers are
adopting the Southern plan,
and as rule give over Satur-
day to trading and buying their
supplies. While every day is
a lively one in Ardmore, the in
crease in the farmers trade on
Saturdays is very noticeable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

The newest exchange on our
table IS the Daily Eagle of Du-
rant, H. H. Hodge editor. It's
a 6-column folio and starts out
with a liberal advertising pat
ronage. We wish the Eagle the
success which it merits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

lIupIONllS IdplOl1.
Mrs. Horace Kendall is re-
ported is quite sick.
Mrs. Anna Rowland went to
Gainesville yesterday.
John Chitwood of Dougherty
was in the city yesterday.
Frank Oracle is doing busi-
ness in and about Berwyn.
Captain Wilmington return
ed yesterday from San Antonio.
c. L. Herbert, Esq, returned
from Pauls Valley this morn
ing.
a. c. Young is spending the
Sabbath with his family at
Gainesville.
Mrs.'J. II. Hopkins is serious
ly i'll at her home on West Nam
street.
w. j. Gait left this morning
for his home at Mount Vernon,
Texas.
Mrs. Rawlings returned yes
terday evening from the East
ern markets.
Judge Walcott is confined to
his room with an attack of In
grippe.
Miss Maie Cooner of this city
is visiting her sister at Wor-
than, Tex.
Tom Ward, the benedict,is in
the city. He left Mrs. Ward at
Pauls Valley.
J. l.. Burnett Of the steam
laundry force went to Gaines
vile yesterday evening.
Jim Hughes got frozen out on
his fishing eXcurt and returned
home yesterday evening.
Mrs. 7. L. Pace is visiting
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Lit
tell, at Guertie, O. 7.
Harry Stiefel came in from
Pauls Valley. where he has
been attending court.
Charles Hemming is spend
ing the Sabbath in the family
home at Gainesville.
Charles Moore, representing
the mercantile agency of r. G..
Dunn & Co., is in the city.
Sam II Noland went to
Gainesville yesterday, having
closed heavy weeks work.
John Mulkey of Rolf was in
the city yesterday handshaking
with many of his old friends
and acquaintance.
Capt. W. r. Wood. who has
been confined to his bed with
threatened pneumonia, is re-
ported some better.
Will Wiggs and DR.. George
Hughes returned last night from
a weeks tour of the country
adjacent to the metropolis.
c. A. Ross, accompanied by
Engineer Hodges. left at noon
yesterday for Kansas City.
They will return in a few days.
Will Stone. one of the Terri
tory's prominent stockmen, re-
turned yesterday from the cat
tlemen's convention at San An
tonic.
Hugh Johnston returned yes
terday evening from the as
phalt mines near Dougherty,
where he has been surveying
the company's claim.
Steve Noland has been cons
fined to his room for three
weeks by la grippe, is so much
improved as to be able to come
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
The Leading Cash Store !

Itis ourintention and
purpose to treat every
one who enters our
store so we'll and to
give them such good
values for every dollar
they invest that they
come back again and
again. Straight bar
gains. straight prices
and straight methods
havebeen good enough
for US.
n. r. POTTS s. co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
Arrival and Departure U. s. Malls.

ARDMoRE, SUNDAY, MARCH IA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
N,theaI.t chureh.

Services at regular hours.
Theme for III q. III. and 7:0 p.
m. will be: THE Church, the
Bride Of Christ" 4 cordial
invitation Is extended to all TO
come and worship with Us. a.
j. Worley. pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14
United States Court for 1897.

United States Court for 1897.
The United States court for this
district will meet as follows:
Chickasha. ....... Feb. and Sept. 6
RYAN. Feb. Is and Sept. 20
Pauls Valley March l and Oct. 4
Purcell. -. March p and Oct. 25
Ardmore ..A April and Nov. 10
G. B. Kilgore re......U- s. Judge
Jos. W. Phillips ....... Y. s. Clerk
G L. Stowe. :. Marshal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggist refund the
money il il fails to cure; 2Jc-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-14

Come and see the new goods
az Westheimer & Daube's.
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states.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
NEWS NOTES.

In an election riot at Bosnyaczi, Aus
tria, the troops killed IA and wounded
30 persons
The annual meeting of the Kansas
Reform Press association will be held
at Emporia July 10 and 20.
DR.. Ceborne, Canadian hypnotist,
hypnotized and buried Miss Annabelle
Moray, six feet under ground at Lester
shire, suburb Of Binghamton, N. Y,
before large assemblege of people.
Newspaper men were placed on guard
and should the young woman awake
from her trance she will be quickly
rescued.
The annual session of the Missouri
grand council, United Commercial
Travellers, in session at Joplin, elected
Frank L. Tracey, of Chillicothe, grand
counselor; J. W. Mellor, OF Sedalia,
grand secretary and c. Fl. Bucher, Of
Kansas City, grand treasurer. Ham
nibal was selected for the next meet
ing place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
Arrangements Completed for Com
mencement Week.

The eighth annual commencement
exercises of the Dickinson County
High School will begin Friday even
ing, May 2S and end Friday evening,
June 4th. There are twenty-six grad
yates. The program is:
Friday evening - Graduating recital in
music
Saturday evenlng-The annual play, Dan
ger Signal" benefit of students loan fund.
sunday--Annua address before Christian
association Rev. Williams, Junction City.
Sunday evening 60 Baccalaureate sermon,
Rev, VIM Foulks, Sallna.
Tuesday evening Principals reception to
members of graduating class,
Wednesday evening - Annual contest in
defamation and oratory,
Thursday evening Annual concert of the
music department.
Frlday-Class day exercises; 2 D. M, com
mencemcnt exercises; p. M, alumni re-
union and banquet,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
WANT FURTHER TESTIMONY.
Kansas City Stock Yards People Want to
Get Evidence In Chicago.

KANSAS CITY, May 9O.-When the
stock yards inquiry in Kansas City is
finished and all the testimony that can
be taken here has been submitted, IL is
likely that both sides will ask
Special Master Clark to take fur.
ther testimony elsewhere. The
stock yards people would like to
90 to Chicago. They believe If they
could take their Kansas opponents
there and show them the big stock
yards with its heavy business and
prove that the charges at Chicago
were reasonable they would gain an
important point, The charges at Chi
cago are the same as at Kansas CITY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
ABILENE WILL ASK IT.
Delegation Goes to Newton to Get the
State S. S. Convention.

The reports from the Sunday
schools of the city Sunday were all in
favor of asking the State Sunday
school convention to meet here next
year and Secretary Engle and Presi-
dent White will make an effort to Sc
cure the meeting for this city. Par
sons and Leavenworth are the other
applicants. The Dickinson delegation
is unanimous for Abilene and expects
to win. The members left for New
ton today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
Baby Is Taken.

Gertrude, the baby daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. M. II. Malott, died Satur-
day aged 10 months, 10 days. The
little one has suffered much but rest
has come at last and she is gathered
home to the heavenly land. The par
ents have the sincere sympathy Of all
in the loss Of their loved one-their
first born and only child. It's a grief
that only those to whom the bitter ex-
perience has come can appreciate
fully. Funeral services were held from
the house Sunday interment
in Abilene cemetery. Rev. Walter
Clark oiiiciated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
WHOLE FAMILY CREMATED.

Tramps Wreak Vengeance Upon u Tennes-
see Farmer Who Refused Them Enter
tainment.
MONTICELLO, KY May sL-News has
reached here of the cremation of u
farmer named Thomas Biddle, his wife
and three children, living on White
Oak creek, across the line In Tenncs-
see. Some tramps had asked permits
sion to build a fire in his barn to keep
them warm during the night. Biddle
refused and ordered them to leave.
The same night Biddlc's house was de-
stroyed by fire and he and his wife and
three children were roasted alive. 1t
is supposed the tramps applied the
torch to the house out of revenge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
FOR A QUARANTINE UNION.
Kansas and Texas Requested to Confer
with OklnhOMa's Board.

Kansas and Texas Requested to Confer
with Oklahoma's Board.
GUTHRIE, Ok, May 2l.-The Okla
homa quarantine board has invited
the quarantine boards of Kansas and
Texas to attend meeting to be held
early in June at Oklahoma City for the
purpose of reaching an interstate quar-
antine agreement The three quaran.
tine boards will appoint a general
committee from their members,
whose duty it will be to formu-
late system Of rules by which
cattle can be transported between
the states and the territories with
out the tedious formality now ex-
listing, Secretary r. J, Edwards, of
the Oklahoma board, said; There is
no reason why cattle, free from disease,
should not be handled without so
much red tape and not be given quick
interstate transportation ut all times
of the year. | am convinced that the
meeting in June will result in a salts
factory agreement. Cattle men are
anxious for it,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27

the opinion Of unprejudiced observers
that both parties to the deal were
badly beaten.
The Hope Dispatch says that an
Abilene man sent this to a Hope
merchant: 81 am in debt to you to
Eighty cents or about this is due you
Except same without questioning find
enclosed $l.0O for same their is a
reclining day very Near Jesus Sas be
ye also ready" We suspect this is
one of our delinquent subscribers and
hope he vii remit to this office next
Mark Baldwin is having more
grief than anybody. Some miscrcant
is milking his Jersey COW every
night. Mark has fine fighting dog
"Leedy" whose especial business it is
to watch the COW but it is Populist
dog and is ION the make" Hence
Leedy gets share of the milk and
won't bite the mixer. The result is
that Mark is losing valuable sleep sit
ting up nights with shot gun in his
hands watching the dog and the COW.
Turk Burk, who was one Of the
crack players in Abilene's paid base
ball team in boom times, is now man
aging billiard hall in Atchison. Did
you ever hear how Turk Burk got his
name? When he was a boy, he car
ried water for a Catholic festival and
was promised his supper When he
appeared for his supper some woman
gave him a piece ofcake. This didn't
suit him so he seized roasted turkey
and made off with it. From that he
was known as Turkey Burk," which
was finally shortened to Turk Burk.
There was state teachers exam
nation at Kansas University today.
The examination is under the direc-
ton of the state board of education
and large number of applicants
were expected to present themselves.
The Abilene applicants are not there.
The board added new studies each
year faster than they could master
them and it was figured that it would
take "A years to get a certificate and
they quit. The arrangement is a
scheme to compel attendance on the
State Normal where life certificate
can be secured by IS year old girls
with high school education.
The Lawrence Journal says of
former noted citizen of Dickinson
county; Prof. Dome pronounced
DENNY Won X Geza has again broken
into the Kansas newspapers. He has
been killed two or three times, got in
to monastery twice, was sent by the
same papers to the lunatic asylum, a
blessed retreat for him, was pauper-
lied by the cruelty of a parent and
made a millionaire by relative, all
the time continuing to saw away at
his old fiddle and cast languishing
glances at the pretty girls who wor-
shipped him and now he has gone
back to the old country to begin life
anew, He has already lived long
enough for half a dozen common men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27

WASHINGTON, May u. Gen. Horatio
King, who was postmaster-general
during portion of Buchanan's adj
ministration died in this city at 500
this morning. lie was in his SGth year.
He served in the capacity from Feb
ruary IL, 1861, until March 5 following,
when he was succeeded by Montgomery
Blair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
Once Famous Man a Thief.

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Adrian Britt, once
publisher Of the Jacksonville Union,
and prominent in the Hayes.Tilden
presidential campaign of 1876, stood in
the prisoners dock In Judge Grosscups
court yesterday and pleaded guilty
to charge of frardulently passing
checks stolen from the United States
nails"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
To Abolish the Kelley cure.

LEAvENwoRTn, Kan, May 2l.-Itwas
learned here yesterday that the board
OF soldiers home managers had decid-
ed at their special meeting held in
Hampton, Va, to abolish the Kelley
institutions from all the national
homes. This news was brought here
by Col. Sidney Cooke, Of Lexington,
Kan, the manager of this home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27

ST. Louis, May 2l.-George A. Tay-
lor, who has been in the banking BUSH
ness in st. Louis for 10 years and who
was known as man of integrity, was
found dead in bed at the Normande
hotel this forenoon. The dead man
clasped in his hands the picture of u
woman not his wife. Nobody knows
who she is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

-Mtuolco tuSoo Nv H"ho
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. K. Lit
tie of Hope, son.
II. C. Holmes will lay out a new
cemetery near Manchester
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Leasure of Solomon, son.
-Manchester's creamery receives
1000 pounds Of milk a day.
H. j. Hodge is adding a handsome
porch to his Cedar street residence.
Solomon Markley bought nice
phaeton at Hodge Brothers this after
noon.
India is good ways off, Kansas is
at home. Do you know where char
ity should beginP
&C. H, Forney and F. B. Glimpse
expect to enter the bicycle road race
at Kansas City Decoration day.
Hutchinson is paying for artificial
ice to private consumers 80 cents per
hundred, to large consumers 10 cents
Invitations have been sent out to
all the Dickinson county fire depart
ments asking them to come here July
9Th.
The Belle Springs company has
receipted in full for its bonus of 1874,
received at Salina for putting in a
station.
1t is safe to address anyone you
meet in Newbern township as Engle-
there are 1875 persons by that name in
the township.
C. D. Kieffer of this city was
elected grand outer guard of the
Knights of Pythias at the Wichita
grand lodge session.
L. G. Hungerford has leased the
Gypsum City News of NJ. G. Hemen-
way. He is a bright boy and will
make the News hummer.
The base ball games Friday and
Saturday with Topeka at the ball
park will be hummers. Everybody
should be prepared to attend.
X. Dome Geza, the Hungarian Vi
ollnist who used to travel on his name
in Dickinson county, has returned to
Hungary. Dome was daisy in his
way.
Miss Edna Hornaday will be one
of the instructors in the Morris
county institute. B. +. Nihart who
once conducted the Abilene institute
will be in charge.
The Dickinson county postoflice
applicants will be rejoiced to know
that the fire in ex-Congressman Cald-
erhead's home did not destroy any of
the credentials on file.
Frank York, who used to be a
paper hanger with j. I. Hornaday
here six years ago, now lives in Kan
sas City and his little son has come
into prominence as boy evangelist.
Henry Lifts new paper, the Abb
lene Democrat, began operations to-
day. 1t has eight pages Of four col
umns each and promises to pulverize
The Pops and fusionsts. Let the
good work 60 on.
Kansas City Star; Joseph Ralph |
Burton has assured Lucien Baker that
he will not be in the race for the
United States senatorshipin 1901. All
he asks is that Baker shall take care
Of some Of bis friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-27
Missouri odd Fellows and Rebea,hs Elect.

ST. Louis, May 2l.-At the second
days session of the Missouri grand
lodge of Odd Fellows W. 0. h. Jewett,
of Shelbina, was elected grand warden.
The Daughters of Rcbekah elected the
following officers: Mrs. Minnie Key, of
Nevada, president; Mrs. Ella Lothian,
of Gait past president; Mrs, Francis
Rixly, of Jonesburg, warden; Mrs.
Allie Poundestone, of Carteiville, sec
rotary.