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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04
Terms Of United states Court

At Begins Monday'
September 20. 1902. and Monday
February 1G, 1908. and continues in
session two weeks.
At Ryan-Begins Monday October
1s. 1902. and Monday, March 2, 1908.
and continues in session ten days.
AT Purcell-Begins Thursday. Oc-
tober 20, 1902, and Thursday March
12. 1903, and continues in session ten
days.
AT Pauls Valley Begins Monday
November 3. 1902, and Monday.
March %, 1908, and continues in ses-
sion four weeks.
At Ada - Begins Monday, Decem-
Der I, 1902, and Monday, April 90
1908, and continues in session one
week.
At Tishomingo-Begins Monday,
December 8, 1902, and Monday, April
27, 1908. and continues in session one
week.
At Ardmore-Begins Monday, De
cember Is, 1902. and Monday. May 4,
1908. and continues in session eight
weeks or longer.
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FIGHTING RoT-duT wHIsKsy.
United States Attorney Alter Drug
gists for Selling dedicated Liquors.

United states Attorney A ter Drug
gists for Selling dedicated Liquors.
South McAlester, /. T., Aug. 3.
-Perupa will be at a premium in
the central district hereafter.
Recently Judge Clayton. in his
chrage to the grand jury dwelt at
considerable length on the sale of
intoxicants under the guise of
drugs. This was followed by in
vestigation by United States Attor-
ney wilkins and as a result a
general shakeup will follow.
In order that the public will
fully understand the intentions of
the government. the following
letter from the district attorney to
United States Marshal b. +.
Eackett was given for publication:
Hon. b. +. Hackett, U. S. Mar
shall, Central District.
Sir;-I am reliably informed
that in many of the towns of this
district, including South McAles-
ter, intoxicating cider is being
sold, and | am also credibly in
formed that in the alleys and back
streets of this city aud many other
towns empty Peruna bottles can be
seen by the cart load and it is
charged that q degree of drunken
ness results, not heretofore notice
able. | think we have succeeded
admirably heretofore in suppress
sing the liquor traffic in this direc-
ton although they have burdened
US with all kind of stuff, such as
Lone Star tonic, Rochester tonic,
Nixey, Tin-top and Regal, all of
which we have succeeded in run
ming out of our district, but now
they come with intoxicating cider,
Peruna, Wild Cherry Bitters, and
Good Cheer Tonic. All of this
stuff, except elders is sold by
certain druggists, and no man in
my opinion. can sellthese so called
medicines and not know that they
are simply rot gut" whiskey, and
we intend to prosecute said drug
gists for selling these tonics and
Peruna just the same as if they
should sell pure whiskey. In fact,
no man has any more right to sell
Psruna than any other whiskey,
because it is mean whiskey, and
every man knows it who sells it.
| therefore call your attention TO
these matters and give publicity to
this correspondence in order that
the public may fully understand
that the officers in this district
from the highest to the lowest
intend to stand together in sup
pressing this evil, and if public
sentiment will stimulate our jurists
in the future as it has in the past
to fearlessly 90 their duty there
will be music in the air."
Very Respectfully
j. II. WILKINS, U. S. Attorney
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04
lantern. FOR Nlsht working nee.,

American thrift is illustrated by q
Kansas farmer who has devised q
scheme for doubling the honey prod
net OF the country. says Washington
correspondent of the New York Even
ing Post. He has written TO DR.. How
ard. the entomologlst of the depart.
ment Of agriculture, suggesting that
efforts be made TO cross the honeybee
with the lightning bug. so as to supply
the bee with an apparatus enabling
him to work at night.
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ALLornENrs TO eHocrAws.
Hon. Tams Bixby Points out one
Purpose Of the Treaty.

IuIpooO VI tuc tEtdtY.
South McAlester, 1. t., Aug. 3,
Aaron Arpelar, q Choctaw full.
blood, wrote a letter recently to
the chairman of the Dawes Com.
mission asking information as to
the amount of land which would
be allotted to the Choctaws and
Chickasaws il the supplementary
treaty now pending fails of ratif-
cation. He said that he had
understood that each Indian would
receive $50 acres. In the course
of his reply Hon. Tams Bixby,
acting chairman of the commission
said thatif the supplementary treaty
is defeated the commission will
have to proceed to make the allot-
ment, counting all court citizens"
as entitled to rights. This would
reduce the allotment to approx
mately 160 acres Of land of average
value.
Mr.. Bixby's reply in part;
81 have no hesitation in stating
that in my opinion should the
pending agreement not be accepted
by the two tribes, the Secretary of
the interior. under the authority
vested in him by the provisions Of
the act of Congress of March 3,
1901, will promptly fix a date clos
ing the rolls of the citizens of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.
and instruct the commission to
proceed in the allotment OF the
lands of the two tribes under the
provisions of the Atoka agreement.
1t is impracticable to make a
final allotment on the bases of
equality, according to value and
location under the terms of the
Atoka agreement; and the commits
sion would probably be compelled,
in order to expedite matters, to
make an arbitrary allotment of
land, equal in value to l60 acres
of average allotable land, consider
ing fertility of the soil and location
and after all citizens including
court citizens, having received
such Arbitrary allotments, 9
further distribution according tc
value and location would be made
OF the residue of the land
In no event would entire allot-
ments under the Atoka agreement
exceeding the 800 acres provided
in agreement now pending, and il
no consideration in the allotment
of the lands of the Choctaw anC
Chickasaw Nations is it possible fol
each citizen to receive land equa
in value to $50 acres of tn,
average land of the two nations
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Coal operators insist that they
cannot pay higher wages because
they cannot raise the price of coal
They are paying no wages and
they have advanced the price of
coal until it is nearly doubled.
They can give the men an increase,
get to work and sell coal for
enough to cover all increase in
wages.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Bradstreet's and Dun's both say
that crop aud industrial prospects
are highly favorable, though trade
just at present, is somewhat quiel
while awaiting developments in
the growing crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

1t is said that 81 900 pensioners
are one'armed men, but they dig
into the treasury like they were
supplied with dozen arms each.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Foley's Kidney Cure is a medicine
free from poisons and will cure any
case of kidney disease that is not be
yond the reach of medicine.-FoI
sale by Bonner G. Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Alexander the Great wasn't as
great man as j Pierpont Morgan.
Alex sat down and cried for more
worlds to conquer while Pierpont
goes out and finds them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Fltzsimmons says the blow that
knocked him out was a peach.
Peach blow pugilism is rather a
newell thing in the sporting line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Col Watterson has named
Judge Parker of New York as his
candidate for the presidency.
Now that the party knows who the
Colonel wants as we'll as who he
doesn't want, it will probably go
ahead and do as it pleases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

The Buffalo Commercial says
that Charles A. Dean once defined
news in this way: If you see a
dog biting a man don't write it up.
But if you see a man biting dog
spare no pains or money to get the
details to the Sun office" This
is a poor paraphrase of a good
story, When Docs Wood was
night editor of the Sun a young
reporter asked him; What con-
stitutes news1" Mr.. Wood consid'
cred for a moment and then re-
piled; Here's an illustration
which will probably give you a
correct idea of what l think on the
subject; IF you should see dog
running down Broadway with a
tin can tied to his tail it isn't
worth a line. But if you should
see a dog with tin can tied to his
tail-walking down Broadway it's
worth a column"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Time works wondrous changes.
Diogenes hunted for an hone st
man years ago but now detectives
are hunting for dishonest men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

Quite novelty in fans Is n beauti-
full one i'm ostrich feathers II Is Egyp-
tian in shape, mounted on tortoise shell
and when. shaken opens out into a
leaf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Aldermen.

First Ward. w. Golledge. J. S.
McCharen.
Second Ward-J. s. Mullen, l. r.
Best.
Third Ward-C. L. Byrne, W. c.
Kendall.
Fourth Ward-W. T. Gardner. A. G.
Young.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04
REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
Stories Sent from Los Alamos Were
Stronger Than the Truth.
j. II. WILKINS, U. s. Attorney

San Francisco, Aug. "a rep.
resentative of the Associated Press,
who was sent from here to Los
Alamos, wires that the stories sent
from there about the recent earth
quakes have been very greatly ex-
aggerated. He reports that while
there have been numerous earth
quakes since last Sunday, the
damage has been comparatively
slight aud the people have been
needlessly alarmed.
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Lone Grove.

Grandma Steed died yesterday
at 4 o'clock. Her remains will be
be buried here this afternoon at 2
o clock.
DR.. Adams and family were out
yesterday from Ardmore.
Rev. John i. Williams. postor
of the Carter Avenue Methodist
church at Ardmore, preached here
yesterday and last night
Chagris.
G. L. Tyson returned yesterday
from a several days trip in the
Comanche country.
Dixie.
j. II. Mcllvain and I. 7. Over
street left this morning for the
Comanche country.
Uncle jim Martin aud Mr.. Hol-
labaugh left today for Ardmore.
LOCO.
w. l.. Kemp of this place is re-
ported in a dying condition.
John Moore and family have re-
turned from the Comanche coun-
try.
Jim Leftwich is here from Law
ton visiting his family.
The Velma team won the game
here Saturday afternoon from the
home team.
The Alma ball team passed
through yesterday en- route home
from Addington and Comanche.
At Comanche Friday they were
victorious by score OF 8 to 3.
Saturday they played at Adding
ton. being defeated by score OF
13 to IL.
Duncan.
Five of the Duncan ball players
went to Chickasha yesterday and
played with the Chickasha team in
their game against El Reno, Chick
asha winning by score of s to Z
rlarietta.
The sale of vacant lots began
here this morning.
ThackervilIe.
Rev. W. II. Harper died Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock. Burial wal
given at Mt. Zion cemetery yester
day afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev
I. S. Parker conducting the fu
neral services.
The infant child of Mr.. aut
Mrs. w. d. Sauls died last nigh
at midnight. It's remains wer
shipped to Sulphur Springs, Tex &.
for burial.
j. A. Oakes, DR.. Gray and wifi
and w. ID. Langston went to Ma
rietta today to attend the sale o
vacant lots at that place.
Berwyn.
Paine McCarley and Miss Eft
Black were married yesterday af
ternoon ut the Henderson schoo
house by Rev. Barton from nea
Durwood.
The colored people had a ball gam
here Saturday afternoon, Berwy
winning from Black Jack by
score of Is to 6.
Tishomingo.
Messrs. Vernon and German
=. vyers from Whitewright, Texas
are here prospecting with a vie
to locating.
X. w, Smith from ELnis, Texa
is putting in a furniture store 8
this place.
Joe G. Stevens from Wapanuck
is visiting in Tishomingo.
John +. Stewart is expecte
home today from a visit to his oil
home at Rock Island, Ills.
Durwood.
Lutte Scott and Mr.. Hizer wit
their families have gone for a fe
DAYS stay at their ranch on Blue,
Mrs. 7. X. West is convalescinI
PauIs Valley.
The Pauls Valley and Norma
ball team are to play here tn
afternoon.
Purcell.
. The game here Saturday after
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

A wise wife always feeds her
husband before asking him for
any money.
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Board of Health.

DR.. ]. w. Moffett, city physician;
Drs. S. S. Carr, ]. w. Smith, Walter
Hardy; Mayor r. W. Dick
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04

The Mrs. Becker stock of goods
is being closed out below cost. 12tf
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The hot weather of the past two
days has been commented upon
generally, but the temperature has
not yet reached the point of Ill in
the shade, as reported by the Dal'
las News correspondent at this
place. According to the United
States Weather Bureau thermome-
ter at this place, the temperature
was lo2 degrees, Sunday the same
condition existed, with a mini
mum OF 72 degrees. It's all right
to joke about the weather. then
there isla way of telling the truth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-04
TIME TABLE.

TIME TABLE.
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway.
(Southbound)
Galveston & Chicago Exp. $40 am.
Clsburne & X. C. Express. .4:26 pm.
(Northbound.)
Galveston & Chicago Exp. 1888 am.
Clsburne & X. c. Express. 1883 am.
A. w. DUNHAM, Agent.
W. S. KEENAN,. G. p. A.
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The courts throughout the In
dian Territory seem determined to
Danish all liquors or patent medi'
cines which contain a per cent of
alcohol We expect red ink will
be barred next for it is said the
thirsty Indian will drink anything
and some pale faces are worse.
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All United States mails close 30
minutes prior TO train time.
DAVID REDFIELD, p. NJ.
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Ardmore, rionday, Aug. 4.
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Ardmore TO healdton.
Ardmore to Simon.

Leave daily except Sunday.
Star Route mails close promptly On
leaving time.
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The game here Saturday after
noon between the Purcell and
Holdenville teams resulted in a
victory for Purcell by score of 20
to 8.
Holdenville defeated Norman at
the latter place yesterday afternoon
score % to s.
Oklahoma City was victorious
over Shawnee at Oklahoma City
yesterday afternoon score Is to -.
Cut this out and take 1t to City
Drug Store or r. ]. Ramsey drug
store and get box of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. The
best physic. They also correct dis
orders OF the stomach. Price 25
cents.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
WILL LAWSON'S
LUCK eA';s, s, 4sssto i;;S 4. ro.rs
oaydatnm BY hnbsRE Eunt
A Christmas Story
n. Al rNnEn d Tn1Hn
couyrisht. isoi. By Charles r. Ethenngton

the day after Christmas. lie toiu us
that the man who bought lottery ticket
No. 9S,567 had been stabbed to death
in the street on the very night WIN
bought his new clothes and not far
from the place where he bought them.
lie was a stranger In the city. only
one man knowing anything about him,
and that man his roommate at cheap
hotel.
But this roommate had seen the
ticket. He remembered the number
and thought 1t strange 1t wasn't found
on the dead mans body. He told the
police about II. and SO when the ticket
was cashed for Lawyer Clapp In New
York 1t was traced back and promptly
landed VIII Lawson in prison. | heard
that the broker who bought the ticket
came very near being arrested for the
murder and only escaped by giving
Wills name and address. II the ticket
hadn't drawn that prize. 1t would nev-
er have been heard Of again. and VIII
wouldn't have been arrested.
Will stuck to the story he first told
about the ticket, and Lawyer Clapp
didn't believe II.
'T could do better for him IL he'd tell
the TRUTH Lawyer Clapp said to me
one day, "for his possession Of that
ticket must be accounted for IL we are
to save him from the gallows."
l thought about 1t just as the lawyer
did. but somehow began to have more
confidence in Wills word. 1t didn't
seem to me that he would lie himself
right into dishonored grave.
One day just before the time set for
the trial Mrs. Lawson came over to my
house and sat there grieving and cry
Ing over the plight poor VIII was in
until my heart almost broke at the
sight Of her misery. Finally told her
that | was going to the city the next
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

uay, tDOugh 1 had never tnougnt or It
before, and that meant to stay there
until | found out all about that ticket
and how II got into the pocket Of the
boys new pantaloons.
I'm not going to sit here with fold
ed hands," | said, ''and see VIII
hanged. and that's the end of 1t. You
may go with me IL you want to, but
want you to remember that I'm to CON-
mand the expedition and do whatever
see fit to do"
I think my positive way cheered her
up little. She went with me, aud we
saw the poor boy sitting alone and dis.
consolate In his cell. Such a crying
time as we had over him! He told us
where he had bought the clothes, and
we found the store and looked II over,
pretending to want to buy something.
1t was a little bit Of place in dirty
part of the city, with a low. smoky
ceiling all covered with fly specks and
chilly atmosphere. II was dark In
there too, though 1t was a bright win.
ter day, and there was a smell OF dye
stuffs about the frosty interior that
most turned my stomach.
The proprietor wasn't q bit more at.
tractive than his place OF business. He
looked like a Russian and was tall and
stout, with a big nose and black hair
and eyes. The hair OF his head and the
hair Of his face met and tangled up to.
gether. and he darted his round eyes
at us out OF the thickct like n snake. I
laid Wills clothes down on the counter
and said they were bought there and
that would like to get better suit
and pay little more money.
The man opened the bundle and said
that he couldn't allow the full price.
but bed throw of enough on another
suit to make uD. Then something about
the clothes seemed to attract his atten.
ton, and be grabbed them up quick
] and started for the front door. where
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

back Of the collar. They were the
same as the marks on the tags had In
my pocket.
When the man saw who I was, he
began to seem mad again. but saw
him trembling.
"You take your old clothes and 70
away" he said IL don't want you
here. never saw the clothes before.
and told you so once"
Now. you keep your temper" said.
lust as cool as II I'd been standing in
my own kitchen, "for you'll need all
the sense you've got before we're
through with you. We're from the
country. but we amt so green as We
look"
well. what do you wantT he asked,
and. my, how his black eyes snapped.
I'VE want to know about these
clothes" | said. "and who had them
before you sold them to VIII Lawson,
and we've got an officer outside. and
we mean to know all about 1t before
we leave this place."
| bad never before thought OF some
one Else buying the clothes before VIII
bought them. and | don't know what
made me think of such a thing then
guess IL was the goodness of God
that put it into my heart when | most
needed II.
81 don't know any VIII Lawson"
said he "and | don't know the clothes.
so you'd better get out"
"lt seems to be the will OF Provi-
dence." said |. that everybody that
touches that suit Of clothes becomes a
liar right OF. told you a whopper
here the other day when pretended
TO want to exchange II for better suit
and pay more money. but I've asked
God 10 forgive me for It, and | hope
he will"
Don't you come into my store and
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

&c was lighter. heard him mu,terlng,
and when he came back to us he pre-
tended to be In great rage.
"why do you bring these rags hereY,
he demanded. II never saw them be-
fore"
was Just dumfounded for second.
but there wasn't thing could say. so
I took the clothes and went AWAY.
When we got back to our little room
In the hotel, ! sat down aud cried. Il
looked so black for Will. but in min
ute an idea came to me like an inspira.
ton.
"Now, Mrs. Lawson" said. I'VE
were not prospered In that undertaking
because l went about 1t with q lie In
my mouth. l hope God II forgive me
for the falsehood. though II was told in
a good cause. But we found out one
thing by going there, and that is that
there is something wrong about those
clothes. You saw how the fellow acted
when he came back from the door with
them? Well, to my mind, he wasn't
angry. He was just scared. Now,
why? And why did he lie about selling
the clothes? IL there was only some
way Of proving that he sold the clothes,
1t might be possible to frighten him
into telling the truth"
why" said Mrs. Lawson, 'there are
the tags. VIII saved every one of
them. thinking he might want to
change the clothes or something. We
can send home and get the tags.
They've got the stores private marks
ON them"
We sent for the tags that night, and
by the time they reached us we'd done
a lot of running around. but we were
all ready for the clothing dealer.
Well, things were all fixed at last,
and Lawyer Clapp got policeman in
plain clothes to 60 along with us. We
left the policeman outside and marched
into the store bold as brass. The pro.
prletor didn't recognize us at first,
guess. and came forward TO wait on
us, though there wasn't n thing In his
store I'd "a bought at quarter of the
price he asked for II. How Win ever
came to trade In such place is be,
yond my comprehension. Before
said a word picked up coat that
was lying on the counter and looked
at the marks on the tag sewed at the
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

around, and all were astonisned TO oD-
serve that the two men who entered
were strangers. One Of the newcomers
asked II Will Lawson was there.
The school trustee went over to the
man and explained that VIII was
Santa Claus and that it would not do
to let the children find out that their
idol was but a man Of clay. The fel-
low walked over toward the tree,
placed his hand upon Wills shoulder
and gruffiy remarked:
"will Lawson, you are my prisoner"
Will was dumfounded. but his sur
,rise was as nothing compared to that
of the children, who then learned what
they had never even suspected-that
their Santa Claus was only man.
The festivities broke up In hurry, but
the man, who was an officer from New
York, never left Wills side.
Will had been arrested for murder,
and all because of that lottery ticket.
Lawyer Clapp came in by and by oil
of a hustle. and the four-Will and the
lawyer and the two strangers-went
down to Mrs. Lawson's house. The
poor woman tainted away when she
heard that VIII had been arrested, and
I ran in as soon as heard OF it. When
| got there. the fence in front OF the
cottage was all lined with prying faces.
When Mrs. Lawson came to. VIII
told her not to worry, that he had done
nothing to be arrested for and that II
would all come out right in time.
"I've got TO go away with these men
tonight" he said, "but I'll be back In
a few days. And Lawyer Clapp Is go
ing with me, and you can hear from
me through him. But, whatever hap
pens, you must always believe that i
told you the truth about that ticket
They went of that night The fol.
lowing day was Christmas, and what
q Christmas II was for poor Mrs. Law
son and me! Lawyer Clapp came back