The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-01-29
PAULs VALLEY IS SPLIT.
An Exciting Race which Winds up
With "Loveps Labor Lost"

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ARDMoREITE, the Republican club |
of Pauls Valley had a big powwow
at that place Saturday night, which
resulted in the party splitting as
bad as Kentucky ever was.
One chief aim of the club was to
be the selection of a man for the
Office of local deputy marshal.
Marshal Hammer was expected
to be present at the club meeting,
but was not.
The candidates, whoever they
were, seem to have been champion
ed by some legal lights of that
place. at least one would judge so
from the deep interest manifested
by them.
At ali early hour in the morning
representative of each faction
boarded the southbound train for
Ardmore, with the avowed inten-
ton leach TO himself) of being first
to get talk with Marshal Ham
mer Quarantine Officer Evetts
told them on the train they could
get off at BerwyD, but at ArdnOre
no sir" "
They got off at Berwyn and it
was cold and dark.
Early Sunday morning attorney
number one engaged d rig and
driver, and hastened on to Ard
more.
Then attorney number two, who
was our old friend, Albert Rennie,
telephoned the officers here that
one MIR. -- of Pauls Val
ley was en- route to Ardmore, and
described the rig.
Officer Pulliam did not have
long to wait in northeast Ardmore
before the rig hove in sight.
Pleading, earnest pleading, long
and iond that he had business of
much Importance with Marshal
Hammer was lost on Mr.. Pulliam,
who told the attorney positively
that he could not enter town.
Finally the Berwyn driver was
entrusted with a note to Captain
Hammer, beseeching him to come
to where he was held for brief in
terview on a matter of great impor
tance.
Captain Hammer was attending
services at church and chose not to
be disturbed; so, disheartened and
disconsolate, the rig went with its
weighty load back to Berwyn, where
both parties took the first train
going north, and returned home
without accomplishing their desir-
ed object.
England Said to Want Mediation.
New York, Jan. 28.-Dr. Gavin
B. Clark, liberal member of parli-
ment, who arrived from Naples
. yesterday said: | believe thai
President McKinley's representa-
tions offering mediation would bt
received by us and the proffereG
service accepted.
Il am told on good authority
that President McKinley's only ex
cuse for not offering his services az
a mediator is that the senate ha:
not yet ratified The Hague confer
ence treaty. | am also told tha
the United States senate stands
ready at any moment 10 ratify tha
/ treaty and that the only reason
such action is not taken is because
President Mckinley does not wan
e it ratified, that he may continue t.
have his excuse"
DR.. Clark has been in parIimen
: for fifteen years. He was formerly
consul general at Pretoria.
! OUR railroad interests seem t.
4 have been lost sight of, Let
keep the subject fresh. 1t is wortl
agitating Roads are building ol
the east side and will inevitabl,
build on this. Keep wide-awake
From South McAIester.
South McAlester, l. T., Jan. %
A fire at Hartshorne Saturda,
night consumed Savage's dru!
store. Lo 81 500, insurance wa
$1,000.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma ant
Gulf railroad had a bad accident a
Grow Greek, near Madison, Satur-