The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-12-17
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having a printer who neither smokes,
ohews tobacco. drinks whisky .swears
or doss anything of the kind, and
goes to ''roost with the Chickens"
He's an angel, and too good to be in
Territory printing Office.
The McGee Leader will move this
week to Francis, the Arst station
north of Ada. Francis is intended
for division point and will proba-
bly, make q good town.
The TonkawR Herald says: "When |
man loves sin he goes down, when
he loves his wife he goes home. when |
he loves another mans wife he goes |
to the graveyard, when he loves a |
girl they both go crazy"
Hornbeck of the Minco Minstrel |
puts it this way: ''The way that
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
are getting together on the state
hood question reminds us of the way
two hogs approach for battle; COM
ing up frothipg, sidewise and wrong
end to-"
DIR. D. M. Pate, who was put out
of the territory Tuesday by Capt.
Jack Ellis, chief of the Indian po-
lice, for refusing to pay his tax, re-
turned on the morning train and is
again practicing his profession
) in his usual proficient manner. The
3 doctor says he enjoyed his trip huge
ly and that the Indian tax on non
citizens is all u big fraud and the
$1,000 fine a bluff.-Checotah En-
quirer.
Vinita is getting to have "tin
, bucket brigade" whose industrial
o chorus is heard In every part of the
/ city. The energy and enterprise of
: a city is measured by the number OF
7 men and women who work. Let tie
noise of the saw and hammer and
Is machine be heard In increased vol.
C ume. 1t takes this to build city
n Chieftain.
is Now let Oklahoma keep her hands
l. off the Indian Territory until the
~ time arrives when the people may
decide what they desire in the way
l of statehood. Stand by the Indians
Sc till they get individual titles to theil
" lands, and have something with
IF which to enter statehood. The peo
pie of the Indian Territory are fully
competent to decide for Themselves
g aud in their own good time will de-
- eide as to Observation-Disclosures.
q Last Tuesday the notices of the
10 sppraisement were served on thu
IN owners OF the improved town lots
0, In the town of CALVIN. There art
~ about $50 lots in the townsite, bu
only 80 improved lots, or one-seyentl
OF the lots appraised. These Ina
provements are SO scattered tina
the area to include such lots mad
or $50 lots in all. The appraisement
r. range from SO to $50, but the gener
al average was from SO to s25.
the vacant lots bring something nea
re the appraisement on the improves
It's lots, the nation will receive six o
d. seven Thousand dollars for this tow
nc site.-Atoka Citizen.
A petition was circulated this weel
asking the city council to enact
law stopping the games which ar
av running on the streets. The petition
received the signature of most ever
citizen of the town. These gamblin
IN devices have gotten to be a perfec
n nuisance. In passing up Mai
ay street you can see one between ever
IN store for a block, and the citizen
are determined TO put a stop to IL
There is no good to be derived fror
them, are they are an injury to
W town.-Spiro Gazette.
mt One of the amusing incidents O
IT'S the court room happened in the tria
nd of Kid Williams. One of the wit
ON nesses for the prosecution was be
ing cross-examined by Attorne
u Carr. Mr.. Carr was very precise Il
ng his language and the witness ofte
10 showed signs OF distress. FINAL
Mr.. Carr said: "Was there anything
o. in the attitude of either party at thi
time that you would call beligerent2
VI The witness eyed the attorney i
it- helpless perplexity for moment an
is- then said: "Mister. you will have t.
zee cut that up." a laugh in which th'
rv judge joined heartily followed
Ohickassw Enterprise.