The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-14

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son will try TO establish her right to
niche in the temple of fame by es-
tablishing cotton gin.
Joe NJ. LaHay, of Claremore, is
the latest "favorite SON. to put up
his lightning rod for democratic
national committeeman.
A Captain Remington. who lives
east of Muskogee and claims to be
the inventor of the Remington gun,
was accidentally shot recently but
fortunately the wound did not prove
serious.
The people of the Indian Territory
are going to be heard and congress
had Just as we'll begin to decipher
the handwriting on the wall at once.
Reform must come.-Pryor Creek
Clipper.
Agricultural sentiment from the
Alton Climax: "'Twill soon be the
time of year when mother earth gets
her bosom tickled from one end to
the other by fond gardeners who
would rather plant garden than any
thing"
Just when the Indian Territory
preachers were running short of ex-
amples to hold up to the young and
rising generation, an Atoka man
who had never touched playing cards
nor tasted whiskey nor tobacco died
| at the age of 9.-Bartlesviile Mag
net.
DIR. Leo E. Bennett has been hav-
ing some difficulty in persuading a
he did not want to be national re-
publican committeeman he meant
what he said. He has again an
nounced ''for the last time" that he
will not accept it.
Wagner has organized a fat mems
club. 1t is incorporated in the con-
stitution that no one can become a
member, unless by special dispensa-
ton, who does not weigh at least
three pounds for each inch in height.
They think of putting ticket in the
field for the spring election.
The Frisco surveying party running
the line from Denison to Sapulpa
have found the route up the Washita
impracticable, and have fallen back
from their camp at Bee, four miles
southwest of Emet, and will run an
other line this week, probably pass
ing through this town.-Emet Ex.
change.
! Captain 8. 8 Cobb returned from
/ Seneca Monday at 10 O'Clock and
] brought with him some exceedingly
Hne specimens of lead ore taken from
/ the mines in which he is interested
near that place. The company has
sunk eight shafts, and at seventy
feet struck lead in paying quantities.
Indian Chieftain.
Chairman Dawes of the Dawes
commission will visit the Indian Ter
ritory soon. The "old-man-afraid
of-his- work" perhaps doesn't like
the way complaints are going on uI
to Washington about the sluggish
ness of the work down here, anG
wants to see how it is himself. Hell
find out.-Tahlequah Arrow.
Some of the far seeing ones who
are looking into the future are out
with names which they think appro-
pirate for the new state to be. Prob.
ably the happiest suggestion of this
kind comes from United States Com
missioner Harry Don Carlos, of vi
nita, who suggests that the new
state be called Sequoyah, in honor
of the only Indian who reduced q
spoken to a written language.
Apropos of the convention of In
dian citizens to be held at South Nc
Alester April 10. the Tahlequah Re-
publican speaks as follows: 'This
convention is to be held just ten
years too late. Had the Indians de-
manded the right to form a state
government several years ago, their
demands would probably have been
acceded to, but in view of ali that
has transpired of late years, it looks
as though their efforts at this time
would prove futile.''
By the consent of the merchants
of Pryor Creek, Ratcliff Bros, OF
Vinita have agreed to furnish the
Whitaker Orphans Home at Pryor
Greek, 1. T., groceries at wholesale
prices and the NJ K. & T., railway
has very kindly promised to make
one shipment month of any amount
free of charge for the Home. We
are glad to see that the people are
beginning to realize the Importance
of sustaining this important benevo-
lent institution.-Tah Arrow
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Miles
burg, Pa. says, "As a speedy cure
for coughs, colds, Group and sore
throat One Minute Cough Cure is un-
equaled. 1t is pleasant for children
to take. heartily recommend it to
mothers" 1t is the only harmless