The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-23
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

The output of coal is steadily in
creasing in all the mines and new
miners are going to work. The two
mines of the Southwestern-Nc7. 4
and 9-are producing about 475 tons
of coal daily.-Coalgate Courier.
The disease called smallpox is on
the increase in this vicinity, and we
cannot hope to check it as long as
members of tho families in whose
homes it exists, who are able to
travel, either for lack of good sound
sense, or 81 don't care who catches
it' spirit, go around town with scabs
on their faces, visiting relatives and
going to public gatherings.-Center
News.
A gambling house on Canadian
avenue was raided Saturday night by
Marshal Farley. Five of the mani
pulators OF the pasteboards were
placed under arrest, while two others
who were in the room were held as
witnesses. When arEaigned Monday
morning four of the men entered
plea of guilty and paid fines. The
other was given a thirty day con-
tinuance.-PurcellC Citizen.
Saturday night Ed Nottingham,
young man employed by Winchester
Miller, was out fishing with party
of friends on Skin Bayou and while
crossing a footlog when returning
home about IL o'clock his pistol was
accidentally discharged, the ball
penetrating the heart. He only lived
few minutes. Sallisaw Star.
About 1880 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing a small sized cyclone struck our
town. In less that two minutes the
storm had passed but in that brief
time, the newly erected Methodist
church was blown down and a num-
Der sf residences lifted off their foun-
/ dations and otherwise damaged
| Westville New Era.
A little child belonging to man
and woman who fish for living near
the mouth of Grand river, near this
place, met with horrible death one
day last week by falling into a red
hot fire-hole near the tent. The
child died in great agony in few
minutes. Fort Gibson Post.
While Sol Redford was digging a
we'll near Stroud, Okla, last week, q
charge of dynamite failed to explode
and he descended into the well to see
what was the matter. The explosion
took place as he got in the we'll and
he was mangled and mutilated in 6
horrible monner, one hand being
torn off, a leg broken and both eyes
destroyed. lie is in a very seriou,
condition, but may live.
In speaking of the diplomacy oI
the. Indian race the Denison Herald
says: 1.-The man who thinks the In
dian is an uneducated, uncivilizeC
creature will lose his opinion wher
he attends convention of the
tribesmen. They are more diplo
matte people than the whites anC
when they become American citi
zens they will be useful in posts o
Importance and honor in diplomacy
No shrewder intellect or keener WI
) exists than this self-same Indian car
| ries around in his cranium.i
A Cheyenne, O. t, firm offered al
Indian woman the large sum of 500
for buckskin dress decorated will
$50 elk teeth. This seems preposter
Gus, but when it is understood tina
genuine elk teeth are valued at from
II to 81 each, surprise no longer ex
lists. The woman evidently knew thu
. value of her extravagant costume
for she not only refused the offer
but said she wanted 81, 100 for tht
garment. The firm made another
offer of Sl0O for the dress worn BY
the woman's child. This carmen
was decorated with eighty-seven ell
teeth. Both offers were refused
Think of it for a moment-an IndiaI
woman wearing a dress valued a
more than 81, 100.