The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-24
TALES OF the TERRITORY.


The Indian Territory in number Of
square miles is fifteen times larger
than Delaware. forty times larger than
Rh lode Island and larger than New
Hampshire and New Jersey com
biDed.
Judge Thomas has suspended the
sentence Of Druggist Moore Of Mus
kogee, in whose establishment 8 big
stock Of liquors was found the other
day. The came day another Grim
inal without influence or friends was
sentenced to the pen for long term.
L. that justice or injastiee?-Cspital.
The Dursnt Times Eagle makes
the rash statement that no town on
the Katy receives and ships out
more freight than Durant. Durant
IL a good town, q live town, but the
editor Of the Times-Eagle will fnd
upon investigation that Lehigh re-
eeives aud ships out ten cars to
Duraut's one.-Lehigh Leader.
SIR. Cherry, an industrioRs, pro-
porous non-citizen, who lived 10 the
Watty Palmer nsighborbood, north
ot Holdeuyille about eight miles
was killed last Friday. His body
was found lying Al the double gates
a. the southeast corner o. the Palmer
pasture with two bullet holes In u.
u is not known who did the killing
aud no arrests have been made, bat
suspicion points to a Greek Indian
to have killed him for money. He
had bot little money on bis person
a. the time. but Eve or six dollars,
which was taken. ~ Holdenyille
Times.
A flow OF water was obtained at
q depth OF SIS feet by the vorkmen
engaged in sinking an Artesian we'll
on the residence property OF Sir. J.
o. Hall. "a was decided to drill
deeper, however. and q second flow
much stronger than the nrst was
struck at go feet, the present depth.
The well is nearly six inches in di-
aneter and the experts believe tba;
Just as soon as the tubing is placed,
reducing the diameter Of the stream,
flow will be obtained to equA
that Of the well by the power house
-Vinita ChieftAin.
A serious accident that will make
a helpless cripple OF one nsn fol
life, u he survives, aud dspgerousl!
Injured two others, occurred at tbs
TIghtwad mine last Saturday morn
ing. While a trip was being le
down the slope, in some manner th'
pit cars became detached and rushed
down the grade without le. or hind
rance. About 400 feet down thel
struck the west parting and Their
wrecked. In the cars were Jane
Hamilton and James and Thona
Hogue, who were riding 10 thei
work. Hamilton was picked Up a
the second parting with a broker
back, having been thrown forty fee,
One OF the Hogues had an arm aud
leg broken; the other walked out O
the mine and was supposed to b
hurt comparatively little. Sine
then, however, he expectorate
blood and has evidently been inter
nally injured, Just how badly is nc
yet determinAble. - Coalgate Indt
pendent.
Sam Schabel one evening las
week, after saving wood during th
forenoon and part Of the afternoon
came TO the house, pulled OF his hat
scratched his head and said to hi
wife: 81 don't know a single thing
don't know anybody can't remem
Der anybodyis name up town.
From that hour until two days pas
he continued losing his memory b
degrees until 1t was gone altogether
He spent nearly all OF two day
walking the floor. At the close @
the second day be was tied down q
: bed. Alter making a few attempt
70 get up he quoted down and wa
soon asleep. He slept nearly all q
two days. After his two days slee
his memory came back by degrees
as it left him, until be is now pos
sessed OF as good memory as anyone
-Tahlequah. Advocate.
WICHITA, KAN. has been hold
inc a mass meeiing- and fhn