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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

~ even eifizen read carefully ibs
notios IN mis- paper g gneG ~ Mayor
Dick By ibis lime ihe fact Is knoNh
thai when be- undertakes anything. b.
pushes ~ ~ completion Iis sDes .t
wisely here. iio A40ts eyory street
aud alley IN fbe rity opened and Oh
obstruction feiaOyod. and hs viii come
iaishty niKh having n done
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

Ardmore ~ destined within yery
bref period 70 be- cliy o. 5000 Deo
pie 30 power can rtop her. n keeps
one 10 Wblu today a. ~ and tosp
Ia touch with the different industries
and enterprises coming 10. s0 fasi do
hey crowd each other Tho water
works question solved the problon
or We would yei have been lying DOR.
piant Afdmoros possibilities carnot
yci be estimated. but she ia cathlng
eyery bird u progression thst In
hohiing near her Lot them come.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

The town of Muskogoe IN getting
herself 10 Tho middle Of bad Hx.
a strong effort ID 70 be made 10 ro.
move The Katy switch yards out Of
tho business portion Of the city. which
viii hardly bo accomplished. phocnix
also II pushing The remove deal but
II wants sidewalks. fences, buildings.
ooaspoola, dumD'heads. and 40 much
more stun removed. that wo have come
20 The conclusion II would bo cheaper
and mOfe beneficial 10 remove the
town and leave the refuse
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
Farmers Horrible Death.

Mason City H.. Nov ii.-Near here
today John Werner, aged 40, and
wealthy, killed himself in a horrible
manner Placing the muzzle OF A
shotgun against his heart and the butt
OF the gun on the floor. he pulled both
triggers with a poker Death must
have been ipstantaneous. lie leaves
a widow and Ave children.
Werner had been III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

a man IN chicago ~ saiG ~ bs liy.
ing. sven thOugb bin bsart IL stoDpso
Wbai IL bOfbsflns ga ayefsgs nun.
Dsr ~ us to9ay ~ 10 know how Ne
viii I've when our salary stops
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

II you have a bad cold you need n
good reliable medicine like Chamber.
lain'H Cough Remedy 10 loosen ard re-
lieye Il, and TO allay the irritation and
Inflammation OF the throat and lungs.
For sale by city Drug Store, II. ].
Ramsey and Ardmoro Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
Fos sTsrE4ooD CONVENTION
sinsis state Meeting q TNs Terri
tsf-es e Nset a clarsr,r..

--el- ft-LlTz = 7 - err
tories . Hsst ~ cisrsmsrs.
The Elrgie Eiztehood executive con-
rT,rtse n Oksaouz and Indian Terri
tor, net ln Oklahoma City Monday
after1Dol and Issued q cal fo1 4 sin
gie Etstehood delegation Convention
no b. held a. Clzremore. J. T. o.
Ne1nssday. December 2. next
The csn provides for The selection
of five hundred lelsTa.es iIam each
Territory.
Tns committee believes thar the
convention viii be the largest zro
most notable single statehood gather
Ing ever held In either Terrltory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

l.. NJ. Leary, Columbus, o.; Frank
Gates, city; J. II Leatherman, Purcell;
T. s Williams ]. F. Garrison, Dallas;
l. s. Lord, st. Louis; Cad Bennett,
city; p. C. sidwell, Arkansas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

There De- d fop IN ~ Galveston bs-
tween ne Maritime Ass>laiion and
ne coitDn grehsngs Oysf he mint
mum nBmbef n tss ~ . bale N oot
ff,n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

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tsEe 81 EteDt p1l,t nay - rscsltsry
f,r ne sfFs.ceuect ~ ne irrefests
~ t.e DeDDle ~ tha ChickaazE ratfg-
srf fte indian Terrltory. sr1 ttst
rtey ~ r1er flI pouer ~ taks any
l'e5r VITA ,a ftslr s1sgr.s1t nay ~
|beft ~ fsrher tte Interests n fsl1
cause
That ftey rtsI have flu p0uer ~
irEfr1ct rsl9 1sIegate BDou al natter
|ir,.1c.lg tae time when be- shall a.
tend gDon c91gre1s Wher % sessI %.
tast ney shail hid their places s1eh
time a. Isglsatiou may BE- Den8ing reI-
alive "a, re Indian Ter1DDry OF until
t1eh time AZ we shall have s1coee1e1
in procuring Z recognized delegate On
ne finn " congress ~ be elected by
. vots of The people
That 10 tbe event of the death. re-
mDFal " resignation from the Indian
Territory n any member of this com
mituse. 81 shall H. the duty u the re-
naming msnbefg 70 select from some
portion n the ChickaEaW natiOn, near
est ne residence n said member,
representative citizen who shall have
iull Dower alike with other members
u this committee.
We submit this report with the e1-
elusive view 70 Dlaee the people Of the
lchickssaw nation 80 a condition where
they may be- able ~ act IN coniunc-
tion win other nations or Ike bodies
from other portions of The Indian Ter
fitOry for the purpose Of securing leg.
islaiion favorable 20 the Chickagaw
nation and the Indian Territory.
W. l. GILBERT.
u. ". DICK.
A. J. MILBURN,
J. r. COEN,
~. Z. GROCER,
Committee On Permanent Organiza-
! ton
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
LOST.

LosT-A Rebekah pin between Low.
enstein's store and Catholic church.
Finder please return to Miss Lillian
Nv enstein' 11-St.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

The Ardmoroito win give d bust.
ness scholarnhip. In The Southwestern
Business University on Oklahoma CITY.
FREE 10 the boy Or girl. young man
.or young lady aending IN the largest
llat Of annual subscribers 10 tho
WEEKLY ARDMoREITE by tho frat
day Of December, 1902. This Is an
opportunity rarely offered. and espo.
cially under such liberal conditions.
Tor ~ further inducement every
contestant who enters for tho prize
receives a commission Of 10 cents on
every dollar collected. Begin now n
you mean business; the time Is short
and tho opportunity OF your life In
offered you. You cannot AFFORD 20
wait, for you have nothing to lose.
Sample copies will be furnished upon
application. FIJI out tho necessary
blank and begin work today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

ctean ~ yogf sfieys, sifalEls9 Or
souf feDess a>q ~ gO,1 io9k ~
y0uf hume 81 ssil a. On yogf place
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

For more than a half century the
Charter Oak stove has been the
worlds standard.
WILLIAMS. CoRHN & co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
FOR SALE.

FOh sALE-Three pieces OF business
property in a leading Indian Terri.
tory town, aggregating a value OF
$4,000 Brings annual rent OF $1,000.
Never vacant. Address p. O. Box
272. Ardmore. /. T. oo.fm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
cetten Marsst

The cotton market opened easy this
morning and advanced thre points
during the day, closing fra Lint
cotton sold for $50 70 7.s0. while seco
cotton brought from SO to SD. Cot
ton seed remains al sl4 TIE receipts
for the day vas about I5y- bales.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
The commIttee AppeIntsd.

Yesterday afternoon. W. r. Whit
tingi0n, who was chairman of the ln
torurban mass meeting has appointed
Sidney suggs. H. W Dick and Or. j.
y Young a committee with himself
who, In company with f. II. Farm
ham, tho electric railway representa-.
tive. viii go over the line from here
10 the river. They win consult with
the land holders along the route and
appoint some seven or eight people
along the line 10 work with a similar
size town committee In trying TO get
the people 10 take stock In the rail.
road.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
FOUND.

FoUND-On the road, purse con.
tanning money and some papers.
Prove property and pay for this no.
tice at Ardmoreite. 1917
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

The fellow who has his salary rails
ed sometimes swamps himself trying
TO live up 20 II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

COY W-lzz- Es--z-)
L-cEs-F Fs-5C-z- 1---
EEE-Pe- Eo-s- tZ5o
FrEl-E cli-EsrH-G-.150 251
-s. ~ --Ee- ------------.-. u + r
B---sr--3 % &c per Dy1rd.
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G=sEe-Fu-l-,es-herea. per oozen
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

W0o5-Per cord. & % $3.50.
Coal l5y Weeks Brosg 1870 ton.
Fruits.
fBy z. 2. Pugh.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-12

fBy Cod st1rsgs NzrFetl
Fst cove. E-cEs -s2-ao0 Q 20
Fst calves ............ts0o 20 $500
Pat sheep, psr head. .tz19 70 $500
"a hogs tEroEsJ 100 Is $3.50 70 go
New-York tribune., 1902-01-01
~ EMPHATIC PROTEST

Mrs J Fowler willing who it Is said. issued the
first call for the first Womans Christian Temper
ance Union convention IN the United States, in 1874
Cleveland. Ohio, and is at present in charge OF
the Training School and Settlement No. 465 West
Thirty-second-st., a branch Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Unions county work, said.
From the viewpoint OF a Settlement worker the
sentiments OF such able influential and philan-
thIopical men as Bishop Potter and Dr.. Rainsford
appear Ike the leaden rain and iron hail Of
awful battlefield Lamartine said Of the 'Marsefl-
laise' hymn: 1t rustles like a banner dripping
with gore. fresh from ths fight. =. It's sound
every Frenchman's sword leaps from its scabbard.'
Surely words like these 'Marseillaise 70
drive every Christian woman 10 her knees:
Prohibition is a fraud and failure. Education.
elevation. transformation. the notes which the
Church must learn 10 strike.-(E Bishop Potter. at
Church Club.
The saloon Is a democratic institution and has
stay. We have right to force by legal
methods Christian sentiments on the com
mun!ty We have no right 10 depart from the
wishes Of the masses. The Womans Christian
Temperance Union consists OF good women who
are doing the devils work.'-tThe Rev. DR. ". 5.
Rainsford, Church Club.
The above astounding statements from honored
da1 in saloon wreckare Ike the kneII Of the
doomed and damned who have dropped through the
trapdoor Of the saloon INTO nell
The homelessness ana nopeIessness or the tehe,,
mont region Is due 70 the fact that it IS deluged
ro,,T- m drgers Of one hand 10 see thai the
little children are wrecked before they see the
beaStNuess Of their fathers.
Bishop Potter says that Prohibition IS a fraud
and failure That sounds strange. indeed. In my
goings and fro in the land 1 could tell the
normal, heaIthfUI prosperity Of a prohibition State
from the poverty and WretcheGness the saloon
belches forth. If I taken into il bItndfoidec
midnight.
These utterances Of the several gentlemen
suicidal. The saloon is the deadiest enemy Of the
Sabbath. II It carries the Sabbath down. 1t takes
with Il the Christian ministry God pity the help
less and incompetent If Lords ministers shake
off their palsied clutch, The inasmuch' Of the
last Judgment will seal the doom Of all who fail
hold steady against the floods that sweep down
the blessed day Of rest and worship, and open IN
it's place the suiceways Of waste and passion,
wrong and outrage.
Women must take hold Of this matter in ear
nest, because every interest OF theirs is impeTed.
The saloon emptles the home cuts OF supplies and
brings in want and beEgary.
The Lord have mercy on the woman whose
heart is dead 10 the agony OF the rum wrecked
home whose deaf the cry of the
than orphan children and the wall OF degraded,
miserable women
New-York tribune., 1902-01-01
CONTRIBUTIONS

A large express box OF excellent reading matter
bound books and novels-came from Stamford.
Conn. A box containing clothing and fancy articles
has been received from Mrs. A Watrous, me
overcoat from Mrs. Selden Campbell Greves. Of
New-Jersey. circular air cushions and rubber
pillow came from Miss Lane of Brooklyn; holiday
cards and booklets from Cambridge. y Y; two
lovely Madonna calendars from c. L Harman. Of
Brooklyn. a bound book from Wallingford, Conn,
several bound books from Ma1el Alcott. OF New
Jersey. a hand decorated holly calendar from q.
g. Salter. a package OF WOODS without a name;
a pretty greeting from Mss Irna komlosy preai-
dent OF the Vienna (Auztriab branch. bags and
dolls for the Little Mothers from Miss &. l.
Barry a warm coat FOR a from the
retarv OF Manhattan branch No. ~. box OF read
ing matter from Mrs. A Carrere. Of Staten Island
two filed bags with silk pieces, etc for the Little
Mothers' from Mss Agnes keLy. Of Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-01
VIEW YEAR GIFT or BEAUTY.

No prettier fashion has been borrowed from the
other side of the water than the custom OF giving
NOTED plants as New Years gifts. Persons fami-
,ar with Paris AT the holiday viii recall the
flower stands crowded with rows of plants all pro-
tected by crisp white paper wrappings Even
among the peasants a little plant is sure TO convey
from friend TO friend lie compliment De oohhe
aimee"
During the last week the florists OF this city have
had their hands full provide for all their orders
The red and green OF Christmastide so recently
past has given place to white and pink in plants
ViOets in cut flowers scotch
heather and azaleas and the Glore de Lorraine be-
gonia with its rich, rose hued blossoms, dispute
Tor rbe honors of favoritism Broad satin and
gauze ribbons and loops OF baby ribbon are all
ernploved 10 add the natural attractions or the
flowers either in punches or in pots.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-01
LET TEEN GO WITH THE OLD YEAR.

One OF the secrets OF right living is letting that
go which absorbs our energies and retards our
progress. We should let our unfortunate past ex-
perience drop into the world Of oblivion. We
should never recall disagreeable memory or
mistake, unless it be ourselves against fall
ing into further errors. II the past torments and
haunts you, II of sharply If with knife.
Do not allow its shadow to darken your present, or
rob your Of its possibilities. Profit by the
lessons IT. has taught. but do not morbidly brood
them.
Why should you suffer your mind to be clouded
with fear or anxiety? Why let doubt or worry
ghosts. 10 glide through your mind unbidden, day
after day. year after year when you have the
power TO eXpel them, 10 ezpunge them as II they
had never eXisted2 In fact, they do not exist
They realities; they but the delusions
OF unhealthy imagination. Only the good IS
true only that which is healthy and helpful exists
in ultimate reality
Those things which mock our success. which fill
lives with terror, pain and modification, which
chill our blood with fear. and crush our happiness.
have tangible existence. AnalyZe the causes OF
your unhappiness for a single day and you Will find
that they were anxiety. doubt fear that some
thing might happen expectation Of disaster that
ly the ghosts conJured up by a morbid mental
condition. II hold ourselves receptive 10 the
influences of the Alternative mind which guides
the universe, II our minds 70 the eternal
verify that all things ordained for good, and
that evil has place in the universal plan can
learn 70 rise above our paralyzing fears and
the unreality of ghosts which once seemed so real
him. New Year resolutions have been easily
made and easily broken ever since the dawn or
civilization. Every year seems brighter and
hopeful than the last and ever ready
10 give lives trial and shake of bad
habits The trouble lies in not being able 10 keep
need be persistent in doing right, living
right, and working rght-tSuccess.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-01
FORT FREDERICK FOR MILITARY PARK.

Baltimore Dec 81 tSpeciaD.--A military park will
probably be established old Fort Frederick on
the Blue Ridge, n Washington County. Md Con-
gresham Pearre has introduced bill in the House
for that purpose and Senator McComas will push
the matter the Senate They believe the passage
of the bill IS assured.
In 1898 a bill introduced in the Maryland leg
isature for the purchase of Fort Frederick and
$50 acres Of adjoining land by the State for the
of $4,000 for the purpose OF its preservation for
military encampments. The bill was favoraby re-
ported but died in the House after it had reached
it's third reading.
Fort Frederick is seventeen miles west of Hagers-
town and on the Potomac Valley division OF the
Western Maryland Railroad II is a spur Of the
North Mountain, and. from elevation of 100 feet
commands a magnificent view Of the winding Po-
tonac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
for miles.
The fort is the property Of the heirs of Nathan
williams, colored, whose home stands close by the
walls of the old fort. In the season. since
the railroad has been built II, the fort
tied by many people. The old fort. built in 1856
in the French and Indian War. occupies an acre
and a half Of ground. The walls 171z feet
the highest point.
In 1880 the Maryland legislature directed the sale
OF the fort and land. After passing through the
hands of several owners IL purchased in 1857
by Nathan Williams. who, born in slavery emanci-
pated himself long before the Civil War.