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The colored American., 1901-11-09
A PROCLAMATION.

The FeasOn is nigh when, according
II the tim e-hallOwed custom of our PEI
pls, the President appoints day as the
especial occasion for praise and thank
giving TO God.
This Thanksgiving finds the people
still bowed with sorrow for the death Of
great aud good President. We mourn
President Mckinley bee use we so
loved and honOred him, and the man
ner OF his death should awaken in the
breasts Of our people keen anxiety for
the country, and at the same time a
res)lute purpose rot to be driven by
any calamity from the path Of strong
orderly, popular liberty which, as a ma
ton, We have thus far SAFELY trod.
Yet, in SPITE of this great dlsa ,ter, it
is reyetheIess tue tba' NJ people on
earth have such abundant cause for
thanksgiving a5 we have. The past
year IN particular has been one OF
peace and plenty. We have prOspered
in things ma erial and have been able
to work for our own upI fling In things
Intellectual and spiritual. Let ua re.
member that, as much has been Civ van
Us, much viii be ex1 e3ted from US; and
that true homage comes from the heart
as We | as from the lips and shows it.
sdtin deeds. We c2n best prove ouI
thankfulness to the Almighty by tbs
way in which on this earth and st this
time each of US does his duty to his fel
Low men.
Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose'
welt, President OF the United States. d
hereby designate as a day of genera
Thanks giving. Thureday, the 28th 0
this present November and do recon-
mend that throughout the land th
people cease from their wonted occupa
tons, and at their several homes an
places of worship reverenuy thank th
6Ver OF al good for the countless bles
l1gs Of our DatiOnal life.
In witne whereof I have heraunt
set ny hand Snd caused the seal of Il
United States to be affixed.
l9eaC) Done at the city of Washing
Ian this i'd day Of Novembe Der, in ii
year Of our L )rd 1901, and thu Ind
psndence Of the United States the OF
hundred and twenty-sixth.
TUUOnNDn DnNcEvyuy N
BY the President:
John HQV SaarnForU ~ StaFo
The colored American., 1901-11-09
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Proclamation Issued by the President
Thursday, November % Designated
for General Giving Of Thanks for Ma
tiOnal Prosperity.
The colored American., 1901-11-09

DREsIDENT ROOsEVELT's
1A Thanksgiving proclaim a
ti)nwas made pTblIc Sat
urdsy. It is as follows:
By the President of the United
States Of America,
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don't turn or twist none he'll have quit
ted Southern territory by the end Of the
week.
a." After maxim a complete roundup of
the sityooation that away I begins to
lose interest in this Yank, an at last
pulls up ar leaves him racin' along alone.
Jest by the way Of stim-lant, as l pauses,
l cracks off couple of loads outen my
six-shoOter into the air They has a eX-
ceIIent effect. From the jump that Yank
made at the sound I can see them two
shots put ten miles more run into him
shore. He keeps up that galIop ontil he's
out Of sight. an L never after feasts my
eyes on him. 1 goes on with them or
ders. an that's the end
Which 1 Regards your conduct, ma
jor as plumb hoomane,' says Dan Boggs.
Taisin' his glass p'litely. I approves of it
particular
THE major meets Dams attentions in
the sperit they're proposed. After a mo-
ment Enright speaks of them cannons.
" But you all got d battery final, ma
jor?' says Enright.
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them two thousand cartridges drifts dUwn
an blankets what's left of me an my
battery like a fog. Them Yanks quits
us; they allows most likely they're lifted
me an them six brass guns plump off the
earth. Which thar's some roodiments of
trooth in the theory.
These yere last interestin' details
sort o. all happens at once. I've jest
dropped at the time when my ammuni-
tion wagons enters into the sperit Of the
'casion like 1 describes. As L lays thar
one Of my men comes gropin' along down
to me in the smoke.
BE you hurt, Major?" he says.
'I don't know" I replies; my idee
IS that you better investigate whole lot
an see"
He t'ars open my coat. Thar's no
blood on my shirt. He lifts one arm an
then the other; they're sound as twenty
dollar gold pieces. Then I lifts up nv
left laig; Eve got on high hossman boots.
"Pull Off this yere moccasin,"
says.
8 He pulls her off an thar's nothin'
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top of EN-. I'm so puffed up with this
yere exploit pigeon looks all sunk in an
plumb consumptif compared to me.
"Thar's one Teacher Of this dooel with
that old gunboat which displeases me,
however. Old Buffers got Moo Orleans
at the time, an among other things he's
edith them Moo Orleans papers a lot.
reads in one of 'em a month later about
me sinkin that scow. 1t says that I'm
barb'rous villain an shoots up that boat
after it surrenders an old Butler allows
he'll hang me some the moment ever he
gets them remarkable eyes of his onto me.
[ don't care none at the time much only
[ resents this yere charge. I shore never
fires a shot at that gunboat after it gives
up: 1 amt so opulent of ANN milton as all
that AS time goes on, however, thar's a
day comm when IN goin to take them
determinations of old Butler to hang me
more to heart.
'Followin' the gunboat episode I'm
more locoed than ever to get that six
gun battery into a fight. Final 1 has my
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gents in bloc does snoot me up. Jest to
give you-all a idee: The Yankees slams
away at me for twenty minutes; they dis
mounts two of my guns; they kills or
creases forty of my sixty-siX men: an
when they gets through you-all could
plant cotton where my battery stands, it's
that plowed UP.
It's in the midst of the bale an I'm
standfn' near my number one gun. Thar's
man comes up with a cartridge A piece
of a shell tars him open an he falls onto
the gun, limp as a towel, an then onto
the ground. orders party named Will
liams to the place. Something comes
flynn down outen the heavens above like
smites Williams on top Of the head, an
he's gone. orders up another. He as
soomes the responsibilities Of this psition
jest in time to get a rifle bullet through
the jaw. He lives, though; 1 sees him
after the war
"'As thar's no more men for this place
= steps for'ard myself I'm not thar a
minute when all at once I sort O. Grip
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head with my sun. : pushes my moss up
oniil his nose IS right by that No thern
paIty's gear. Stcadyiu' myse'f / MAKES
q wallOp at bim an misses Which ! IL
Vesis 80 much soul into the blow that
missin that away / comes within q ace
Of clubs Of goin' plumb off my hoss an
onto my head An still that eXasperatin'
Yank goes rackin along II anything some
faster than previous. I begins to lose my
temper ag'in.
~ reorganization at the time near.y
makes that dive outen the stirrups 1 pulls
UP my hoss to a stop-an' once more takes
up the pursoot Of this locoed party. He s
my prey fair enough, only he's too obsti-
nate to admit It. AS I closes on him
.ag'in starts for the second time to drill
him. but I can't make the landin'. I'm
too young; my heart amt hard enough.
So J rides along by him for bit, an for
the second time suggests that he surreE-
der. This Yank ignores me; he keeps or
runnin'.
(which sech conduct battles me. It's
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'Nacherally, as soon as me an my
hoss RECEIVERS our composure, we gives
chase plenty rapid. As the Yank is afoot
runs onto him in the first two hundred
yards. As L comes up, I've got my six
shooter in my hand. 7 puts the muzzle on
him, sort o p'intin' between the shoulders
for gen'ral results; but when it comes 10
onhookin' that weepon, I jest can't do it
none. It's too much like murder. Mean
while. the fiyin' Yank is stampedin' along
Ike he amt got a day to live an never
tUrnin his head.
J calls on him to surrender. He sim
ply makes rOode remark over his
shoulder at this we're military manooye~
an pelts ahead all onabatcd. Then
evolves a scheme to whdck him on the
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absolooteIy ag'in military law. BY every
roole of the game that Yank's my captif;
but defyin' all restraint he goes capeun'
Cn like he's plumb free.
AS 1 gallops along about four foot to
his rar 1 begins to feel a heap helpless
about him. AS says, I'm too tender to
shoot, an thar be.
"While I'm keepin' him company on
this yere retreat that away I reflects that
even If I downs him that war would so
on jest the same; it wouldn't stop that re-
beIlion none nor gain the South her indie
pendcnca. The more ! considers, too the
more the war looks bigger an the life OF
this fyin Nank looks smaller Likewise
it occurs to me all at once that he's head
ed moth. If he keeps up his lick an
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hopes in them beha1fs entirely fulfilled.
It's about o'clock one evenin when we
caroms on about three brigades of Yanks,
Thar's mebby twelve thousand of us rebs
an all of fourteen thousand of them Lin
coin people. My battery is all the big
guns we-all has, while said Yanks is
plenty strong an over with six full bat
teries. The battle opens up; we're on a
old sugar plantation, an after manoo-
Verin about while we settles down to
work It's that day I has them dreams
of mine realized III full. L turns loose my
six guns with that verve an fervOr it
amt time for a second drink before I at
tracts the warmest attention from every
one of them half-dczen Yankee batteries.
Which she's shore scandal the way them
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pies down to the ground I don't feel
nothin' an can't make 1t out,
While I'm reevolvin' this yere phe-
nomenon Of me within that a-way in my
mind an tryin' to form some opinions
about it, thar's a explosion like forty
battles all in one. For a instant 1 reck--
Ons that somehow we-all has opened up
a volcano inadvertent, an that from now
on Loosiana can boast a Hecla of her
own. But it amt no volcano. It's my
ammunition wagons, which with two
thousand rounds is standin about one
hundred yards to my r'ar. Them enthoo-
siastic Yanks done blows up the whole
outfit with one of them shells.
g It's strictly the thing, however, which
let's my battery out. The thick smoke Of
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Six brass guns says the major, an
his gray eye beams with the recollection,
an he speaks Of 'em like they was six
beautiful women. Six brass guns, they
be-, he says. We captured EN- from the
enemy. an I'm put in command. Gents,
I've witnessed some successes, personal,
but never sees the day when I'm as sat
isied an as conteEtedly proud as when 1
finds myself in charge Of them six brass
guns I'm like . lover to every one of 'em.
g T IN that headlong to get actlon-were
in Middle LoOsiana at the time-that
hauls a couple of EN- over by the Missis-
sippi an goes prowlin round ontil pulls
on riot with q little Yankee gunboat. 1t
lasts two hours IN I shore sinks that ma
val outfit an piles the old Mississippi on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
THE PASSING THRONG.
All the WORLDS a Stage and Each
one Plays Part.

Russell Williams w,o' to Texas
this morning.
Cloud Weaver of Pauls Valley
is in the city.
T. II Love of Marietta is in the
city this afternoon.
G.. II Bruce came in yesterday
afternoon from Pauls Valley.
sam Carvin of Pauls Valley
s,opped or in Ardmore today at
noon.
; Kaleski aud family returned
this morning to their home in At
lanta. Texas.
Judge A. ID. Brooks, formerly
United States clerk OF Paris, Tex
as, is in the city.
J N Huckaby was here today
from Brock He reports the farm
ers needing rain.
B Wells. representing Fairchilds
X HobSou. cotton men of New
Orleans, is in the city
Dr. w. NJ Chancellor OF Mari
eta was a visitor in Ardmore to
day and paid the ARDNoREITE a
brief business call
DR.. L C. Boone, from Texas,
came in yesterday and will make
this his future home, and engage
in the practice of medicine.
Wilson Hooks, who has been in
attendance "a, the Cattlemen's con
veu,ion in San Antonio, stopped
off in Ardmore today at noon
Mrs W. r. Stalzer aud Mrs
Jennie Diiow returned to their
homes in Berwyu after spending q
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Staples iu South Afdmore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
A Petition.

The following petition signed by
Mike Gormau. J. c. Grsham, NJ .
NJ Gnh,h, Fount Dusto1 and
about eighty others. was handed
US for publication;
MIR. a c, Young, city we,
the undersigned voters in the
Fourth ward OF the City Of Ard
more. having full confidence, both
in your integrity and ability, do
request that you become csndi-
date for the ofice Of alderman
from said ward at the ensuing
election. aud ws do pledge YOU our
sctive support aud 10 use every
effort IN our power 10 secure youT
election
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Love Found = way.

News reached us today of the
marriage at Wynuewood OF Ben
Gardner and Miss Maude Watts,
both of that place, who were mar
ried there Of midnight against thl
wishes of The brides parents Tn,
young couple had originally In
tended to marry next month, bat
the parents Of the bride learned OF
the date and informed the young
people that Miss Watts would be-
locked mp in her room aud allowed
no correspondence with Mr.. Gard.
ner. The young couple then De.
cided that they had best be mar
ried at once and thus avoid any
danger ot the Illustration Of their
plans. The, made their arrange.
meuts accordingly, and last night
the bride threw her belongings ont
Of the window Of her room to Puss
Allen. who was waiting, and went
with him to the home of O I.
Williams, whe;e the groom aud a
r'.uiSter were awaiting her. They
we're quickly married and left al
once for SULPHUR. 90 spend their
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
TOLD BY TELEPHONE.
words Whispered IN Our Ear From
Inland Towns in the Territory
Thursday Afternoon.

HEALDTON.
Or. league Is quite sick.
The child of Mrs. Ingram re.
II aims in a dangerous condition.
DIXIE.
George Pritchard, who has been
quite low with pneumonia, is re-
ported much better.
Dr. Hathaway OF Provence. is
here in consultation with DR..
Bates, regarding the condition OF
Mrs. Tom Scott.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Renshaw, a son.
THACKERyILLE.
+. Il. Phillips, from Sebastian
county, Arkansas, has located here
for the practice Of medicine.
Or. Michael, from Venus, Texas.
has also located here. This makes
four physicians at this place.
Ben Stewart went to Ardmore
today.
II Splswn, of Bob, is here.
DOUGHERTI.
The little daughter OF NJ. c.
Billings died Tuesday of mem.
brsueouS Group. The remains
were buried here yesterday.
WYNSEWOOD.
J. W Gardner went to Davis
today to attend the fuuera. OF Sor-
ghum Price.
The Southern Naliora. Bank
opened is doors for business today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

Mis-, Dettye GoldShy, who has
been visiting friends in the city
and q, Dallas, left yesterday after
noon for her home at Ardmore
Denisou Herald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
B., I'm. IL Ilnner.

Phone 63 for estimates on any
kind Of Tin work -leluding tin
roofing, gathering aud Eeu tubing.
shop south Of electric light plant.
- In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
DISASTROUS FIRE LAST NIdhr.
J. n. spiegle and Phil Adler's stores
Tots!iy Destroyed.

/
a s,;c,Ic and phil Adler's stores
Totslly Destroyed.
Last night about 1880 O'Clock
fire was discovered in the rear of
/ Spiegle's bakery on West Main
trect and before assistance could
be brought to bear. the flames had
/ spread 10 such an extent that il
was impossible to cxtiuguish them
The Anna Belle put IN appear
ance with her usual promptness
hat was unable 20 cope with the
| fast spreading flames The front
IoC Mr. Spiegle's store was broken
lopen. but very little OF his goods
were saved
The flames soon spread and
cauch. the frame building on the
east occupi,d hy Phil Adler. and
known as the Cincinnati Racket
store. Notwithstanding that two
streams Of water were pouring in
upon the fire by the big engine,
the fire heui kept making head.
way. and did not stop until 1t had
entirely consumed both the Racket
store and Spiegle's bakery
The fremen did excellent work,
however. and kept the flames from
spreading any further.
X. ". Raudols two-story build
ing on the west was damaged
more or less, to just wAs' ,x,eni,
could not be ascertained 1t is
covered by insurance
!. II. Spiegle had insurance as
follows s225 on machinery with
ID. Redheld 4 Son.
Phil Adler carried with y. L
Tisdal. 5000 on stock; with
Bruce \ Roberts ON stock. 1900:
with d Reddeli \ Son, sl,75o ou
stock aud $50 ou furniture aud
fixtures
Weiss Bros who owned the
Racket store tuud.uR. carried
$500 with Bruce X Roberts. also
sl21 ou furniture aud fixtures.
Frenslsy x Clements. who
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

\ good four room house, corner
lot. nice yOEnE uees. good water
hriek storm cellar, close 70 busi-
ness part Of towa See I c
Budgman az W. J Browns uu.
dertsking establishment. 4ilm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
stni Selling Bread.

Burned out, bu; not burned out
Of business. You can always de
pend on Speisle for the hest bread
ever IN Ardmore. During the time
his buiidiug Is under construction
you can ind Speiele's bread al:
The Chinese Restaurant.
y. \. N.black
Heath 4 james
W. 4. Gillian :.
J NJ. Floyd's. South Ardmore
Eldridge's Restaurant
Murphy :, on Csddo street.
J. 2 Browns. South Ardmore.
Ben Ingram l4tf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
TRY OUR
BREAD & PASTRY.

W IL Rogers will pay the high
est prices for second hand furni.
iRre. Next door to ]. b. Mans.
field. a,u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

That is bow our pies and
cakes taste.
No reason why they could or
SuaAll taste auY other wav.
The finest Ingredients the
most improved methods OF hak-
iug and the most ,Eillful bakers
"'t comOlue 20 give result,
which are satisfactory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

FoR SALE-A fine mare choice
Siug'e or double driver, perfectly
gentle. well worth 500. wt. sell
for less. !. +. EASLYy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

The very latest thing Z men :
belts a, Ringer Bros. When YOU
trade With them You know your
dress IS mp % date l+-3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
Mass Meeting MONDAY Nirht.

The object OF the msss meeting
to be held al the courthouse next
Monday night Is 10 create a moral
sentiment among citizens Of Ard.
more; to influence them to give
their moral support 20 our city Of.
6cers, that they may be enabled to
enforce our city laws.
The meeting is expected to be
strictly uon-poliiical Several very
prominent meu hsys been asked TO
address the meeting Every citi-
zen Of Ardmore shousd come ont.
Every body come and briug YOUR
friends. y &. Mo1p.
Chairman OF Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
\. Of P.'s Tonight.

Myrtle lodge No. :, X Of p,
meets tonight at 7:S0, instead OF
; o'clock All kuights please take
notice.
MARCUS NJ. BRIGHT, SeC'y.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

Ladies, over $500 worth Of
embroiderieS aud laces will bc put
on sale tomorrow Some slightly
damaged. some not damaged a, all.
ST. ]. y BARAII.
:. ; Ball will trade horse 90
suyoue who will bore a we'll on his
place leU
Ringer Bros show window Is $
yey'tsbls garden of novelties for
mtr They are always IN the
lead. lt-St
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14
J. I. Ale1ander Announces.

Jno. 7 Alexander. the druggist
announces today for alderman
from the First ward M Alex,
aadsrs business interests have
been linked with Arduors for a
number Of years, and should be he
elected h.s energy would be de-
voted 10 Arinorv Upcu4ding.
Mr.. Alexander hss sterling busi-
ness qualities that &, him Tor the
responsible position be asks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

Call and see the lste and new
styles O.; street hats s, ]. !.
Dsbbs ls-2i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

The most successful fisherman
buys his tackle from Bivsns s
Wll.isms. litt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

Nice, clean, fresh laceS and EN-.
broiderieS which were not put on
sale Saturday and this week for
the reason that there was no
counter room for them. Some not
even uupacked and only slightly
damaged while in original pack
ages. Your prices buy them while
they last at J y. Barall's great
FIRE sale ST
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-14

The new millinery tor street
wear Is beautiful, and can be seen
90 all the latest STYLES al ?. !.
nabbs l42t
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-29

store and was ready to pay almost
any price for II.
Altogether. II looks to me as
though this land in the new towns
might prove q good investment said
Mr.. Richards, although it is going
for such large prices The people who
buy are OF a good, substantial class of
citizens. They appear intent on re-
naming in the country and on parti-
cipating in its development Most of
them come from the Southwest-from
Mis- ,ouri. Mississippi Georgia, Texas,
Arkansas, Nebraska and neighboring
states. They have money and are In
dustrious Few seem to be buying
for speculation, for they are unwiil-
ing to sell after they buy, even for
good profit. | think il is a conserva-
tive estimate that the amount OF the
real estate deals in the three towns
OF Lawton, Hobart and Anadarko will
aggregate S75O,O6O The sales in Law
ton, which l regard as the finest town
OF all, have already exceeded $3.50,
600, and viii go to 100000 at least.
The sales at Hobart now exceed
$4,000 and win go to $4,000. In
Anadarko the government has al
ready disposed OF land that brought
StG0,OO0.
Before the government auction
sales conclude, at the end OF August,
/ believe they will aggregate 5000 600.
Nest Egg for the New Towns.
"The proceeds of these sales Of
townsite lots, after the government
has been recompensed for It's outlay
go to the counties. They will have a
neat sum with which TO begin bust
ness Anadarko is the only town Of
the three which takes its name from
an Oklahoma locality. It is more
Gu. up by railroads than any Of the
Others, and located such reservations
80 that the children would not have
TO cross the tracks on their way TO
| anu ithul htuunlhs AN hhlht NNhiNo
from an old Indian reservation near
the townsite.
"Lawton, / regard as a very active
candidate in the future for the capital,
although El Reno win be in tho field
and will contest the bnoor vigorously,
At present Lawton is thirty miles
from tho railroad, but the Rock Island
Is building IN there as fast as men
can grade the roadbed and lay the
rails. The work Is being done sub
stantially, and no expense is spared
Ia cuts and grades. The road Is be
ing built as straight as an arrow, and
before long viii reach the new town.
The contractors cut ruthlessly
through hills and nll in rayines with.
out regard TO expense, the purpose
seeming 20 be 20 have permanent
~~a 90 9haf there will he