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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
Singing Convention.

). A. Orr Of Mcmillan informs us
that the next singing convention will
be held at Holder on the first satur.
day and Sunday in January. All the
officers are earnestly urged to.be pres.
ent. 90
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

An adjourned meeting OF the stock.
holders Of the Indian Trust company
will be held at the same place, on the
same date and between the same
hours for the election Of directors.
G. w. STUART. Secretary.
First published Dec. IA, 1902.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

Mr. and Mrs John Porter entertain.
ed few of their young friends at
their pleasant home In South Ard.
more Saturday evening Music.
games, aud refreshments added to the
enjoyment OF the occasion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
RAG CARPETS.

I am better prepared than ever to
weave your rag carpet.
MRS. G. A. MUELLER.
1927 Sth Ave, n. W. Ardmore l. T.
19-d&w1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

You get more for your money In
heating and cook stoves at Spragins'
than any other place. He sells the
Leader and the Garland. Can you
rhink OF better stoves?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

George Huichins one of the en.
ployes of the electric light plant. is
sick at his home near the Carter
avenue church
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

Local Holiday Excursion Rates.
On December "a. 25 and 81 and Jan
uary the c. o. & G. railway will sell
round trip tickets for one fare within
200 miles Of selling station. Limited
January 2 W. A. DASHIELL.
Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

That beautiful carving set at vii.
liams, Corhn & Co.'S would be the de-
light Of any housekeeper Don't over.
look II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
Closing Out Sale.

Bulard Is preparing to retire from
business by selling out his stock OF
china at soc on the dollar iO.1m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

Ardmore coal e. 100 per cent bet.
ter than It was last year. Order II
from the Ardmore Ice Co. 2.f
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

An elegant new line of babies. chill
dren's and misses shoes at Hamilton
& Cos Shoe Store for Christmas
trade. 14-tf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

There is more genuine merit in
gift OF silver knives and forks than
anything else you can think OF. We
sell the famous Rogers brand.
WILLIAMS, CORHN & co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

The Ardmore Ice Co. sells Ardmore
coal Phone In your order. 2-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

A new shipment Of Queen Quality
Shoes at
HAMILTON cos SHOE STORE.
J4-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

Born. to afr. and Mrs. ". r. Burnitt
Sunday morning. a daughter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

Use Ardmore coal. The Laidlaw
Co. sells IT, 2-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-GOod paying business. or
will dispose of half interest to dc.
sirable party. Good reasons for sell.
ing. Address Box $50, Ardmore,
I. T. 2l-6.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
nus,eal instruments.

Guitars, s.anuOnns, 'ioiins an,
oanJos at actuai cVst 10 close Ou
stock.
.o.tf. E d. LUKE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
On the
Threshold
OF a New Year,

I'VE wish to thank all
who have helped 10
lmake our last years
business satisfactory.
I'VE acknowledge APP
Ipreciation and extend
Ito our patrons the sim
lcerest wish that the
looming year may be
lone of happiness and
prosperity
Our aim has been
Ito conduct a drug store
THAT should conserve
lin every way the best
Interests Of the public.
THE accomplishment
Iof this purpose has
been made possible by
1.-THE ste I'd
ence Of those TO whom
this greeting is ex-
tended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29

2ikarat gold plate novelty clocks at
ti.tf. A. A. BULARD e. SONS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
WANTED.

wANTED-Five young men from
Ardmore at once to prepare for po-
sitfons in the government service.
Apply to Interstate Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, Ia tJan25.
TO learn barber trade.
Practical course by licensed teach
ers. free work, etc. Sixty revolving
chairs being made for new location
Jan. 1. Largest and most complete
institution OF the kind in the world
Steam heat, elevator. Everything
irst-class. Write today. Moler
Barber College. St Louis. Mr.. 21-s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-29
ron eeEr

ROOM TO RENT-Nicely furnished
room two blocks from Main street
to rent Apply az this ofice.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-01-03

II Financial statement of the Pickerel
Ii Lake drain. PickereI Lake drain fund.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
oHlos FIRST CAPITOL AND DR. rFFS GOVERNOR
Illinois river to the mouth of the Mis-

Illinois river to the mouth of the Mis-
souri,. 1000 feet.
The expenditures since 1874 have
failed to meet the requirements of the
people engaged in the navigation Of
the river and in commercial and IN
dustrial enterprises in the upper Mis-
sissippi valley. The only part of the
river that has been thoroughly i'm
proved is short piece extending from
st. Paul to Red Wing, Mimi Just
above Lake Pepin the river is now Il
broad sheet of water and occupies the
entire valley from bluff TO bluff. In
that part of the river the improvement
works are almost continuous and the
results obtained have been very sue
cessful. While the river there is the
smallest In volume than any other
place in its course and the channel Is
only 800 feet wide, there is a contin-
uous good channel the year round-far
better, in fact, than is sometimes found
between Cairo and st. Louis, after the
river has received the tributaries for
100 miles of its course. including the
Missouri, which is as large rs the Mis-
sissippi itself. So far the work done
has been very local in character, and
Improvements have been made princi-
Epally at places where experience has
shown they We're needed most. These
] improved places are often disconnect-
ed by miles Of unimproved river, and
at the unimproved places sandbars still
develop which give trouble at the low
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
LAND TITLES DEFECTIVE.
Caused by Failure of low Homestead
Co. to Ellie Articles of incarceration.

Caused by Failure of low, Homestead
Co. to File Articles of incorporation.
The transactions of the Iowa Home
stead Company, corporation whose
headquarters and offices were in Du-.
buquc, were Illegal between the years
1870 and 1884 and due to this the titles
of thousands of acres of land in north
eastern Iowa are invalid.
The Homestead Company was incor-
porated for twenty years and its char
ter expired in 1870 and until 1884 it cons
tinued to do business in this State re-
gardless of the fact that no articles Of
incorporation were filed with the Secre-
tary of State. although the Legislature
had allowed the corporations period
of three months in which to comply with
the provisions of the new law. &
The question which is puzzling the
officials at the State house Is whether
or not the acts of the incorporation sub
seQuent to 1870 were ultra wires acts
and therefore void. If this is the case a
good denl of northern Iowa real estate
has n serious defect in its title.
Officers of the Homestead Company
sold lands and executed releases of mort
gage in large number of instances act
ing for the corporation. AS it is now
discovered that there is no legal corpora
ton from 1870 to 1884 all of these con-
veyances are defective and SO appear in
the various abstracts of title.
1t is probable that the next Legisla-
ture will be called upon to enact legal
| izing or curative act In order to correct
| title to the lands involved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

1t docs not follow that school OF
learning may not achieve n splendid
success because it is not established
on the basis of billion-dollar trust,
or that university courses should be Of
fered as a substitute for an appren-
ticeship in a brokers' or lawyers office
or in grocery store or factory. With
great many people who are giving
serious and intelligent attention to the
subject 1t is a question whether the
great university is after all n great
Improvement on the old college, We
state this rs n fact merely, but may
add that these same people believe
that there are both social and educa-
tional advantages in the lack of num-
bers, and that they represent quite
perceptible if not a very effective re.
action against present tendencies. Fur.
thermore, it is very clear that the old
debate us to general culture and spe-
cialization is by no means concluded.
While specialization seems now to be
mains of business in which the scien-
tific knowledge of the schools can
never be directly applied, and 1t is Of
limited application even In quasi-scien-
tific pursuits. The college or Its uni.
versity equivalent cannot give much
more than the general education after
all, and that is probably its best gift.
If special apprenticeship is desired
its proper place is right in the trade.
There is no substitute for this, and the
college merely postpones the time FOR
its beginnings. Finally, not only
should the province of the university
in its undergraduate schools still be
to discipline and to broaden by gen.
ernl culture, but 1t is doubtful IL in the
long run the changes in educational
methods will be nearly MS radical us
the progressives think. With all their
talk of practically, many of these are
attempting the impractical and impos,
sible.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
MILLIONS. FOR RIVER
UPPER MISSISSIPPI IN NEED OF
VAST SUM.
Big Projects Undertaken by Residents
fvalley-Promi,ient Men Interested
In the Improvements-U Develop

The Mississippi River problem is one
of the Oldest and most difficult with
which Congress las to deal. 1t Is
many sided and subject to constantly
changing conditions. Years of discus
sion and millions of money have not
completely solved it, for the old father
Of waters is decidedly human i'll his
characteristics and is afflicted with the
frailties. the perversity and viciousness
of humanity as well rs possessing
many of its virtues. To reform his
habits and hold his mighty power in
subsection to the will of man, to re-
Quire him to surely and safely carry
the commerce of an empire. are some
of the details of what is known as the
Mississippi River problem.
Upper Division Neglected..
The appropriations in the river and
harbor bill show that the bulk of mon
ey appropriated for the Improvement
of this great water way has been and
is being expended on the lower division
Of the river from Cairo to New Or
leans. The inadequate work upon the
upper division, northward from Cairo
to st. Paul, has resulted in n gradual
ly lessening of the depth of the chan
mel until at the present time only small
steamboats, of light draft ply north OF
Cairo. Big packets like those between
st. Louis and New Orleans have al
most vanished from the upper Missis
sippi, and in periods of low water navi
CATION for freight transportation pur
poses becomes uncertain by reason Of
long stretches of unimproved river.
These conditions have aroused public
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
simn,e Poultry Broodcr.

Z. A. McNear, of Melrose, Mass,
sends plans of n brooder which is his
own idea and which he claims will
raise every chick put into it. 1t can
be made any length, partitioned OF,
and the chicks can so in and out OF
the sides instead of the end. Take q
box 3 feet long. l foot wide and lh
feet deep. Cut round hole in each
end six or eight inches in circumfer-
ence, according TO the size of the stove
pipe. l use cight-inch common tin
pipe. the same ms they use on fur
mace TO heat house. The cover and
bottom can be on hinges, so they can
be let down or lifted up and cleaned in
two minutes. The pipes should have
two elbows. The one at the back
should turn down, and the one at the
other end should turn up, SO there can
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
pl Improvement, although there was

pi Improvement, although there was
no mention of any specific detail by
the recent river convention. to replace
the present canal with and its three
locks by single large lock adequate
for all the needs of the large Steam-
boats and tows which are the develop
ment of modern navigation. This prof.
ect also includes a dam clear across
the river. converting the rapids into 4
deep pool OH which boats may ply at
any speed without hindrancc. 1t is
claimed by engineers who have inves-
tigatcd these proposed improvements
an added advantage of such Il dam
would be that. while by substituting
a quicker and more convenient passage
of the rapids, it also would develop a
great water power with fall of from
twenty to twenty-five feet and vol
ume of water sufficient to furnish pow
er for all the manufactures within 100
miles of the rapids.
Another important recent improve
ment is the government dry dock at
Keokuk, built in 1889 at a cost of
$l25, 900. 1t is 400 feet long, 100 feet
wide and is entered from the canal.
Unlike most dry docks, no pumping is
required to empty it of water, for the
situation is such that by opening n
sluice the water falls by gravity di-
rectly into the river outside of the
canal, which is an enormous saving in
the cost of operation. This dock is
used for repairing the fleet Of boats
engaged in river Improvement work
and also for any private boat in need
of urgent repairs which does not re.
quire more than two or three days to
complete. The government eXacts a
small fee for its use by private parties
There is only one other dock of the
kind in the United States. and that is
at Louisville on the falls of the Ohio
but the latter is much smaller.
The Rock Island rapids have beer
improved by eXcnvating channe
through the rocky reefs from 200 tc
400 feet In width with minimum
depth of four feet below low water.
Since 1874 the government has beer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
The people near the neadwaters, par.

The people near the headwaters, par
ticularly in ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
are urging an enlargement of the res
ervoir system. but this plan does not
receive much consideration at the
hands of engineers, who claim that the
natural reservoir is Lake Pepin and
that it is adequate.
The most radical element among the
river Improvement promoters want an
ultimate development of the river to
twelve feet. This would necessitate,
according TO the engineers, the build
ing of movable dams similar to those
on the Ohio River. The most optimis-
tic see with the eyes of faith day
when the headwatcrs of the river will
be connected with Lake Superior, thus
furnishing Il water outlet in prac-
tically straight line from the great
lakes to the isthmlan canal, but this
idea has no place in the present plan
of development.
1t is estimated that S1500O,0O0 will
give the required depth at all points
on the upper Mississippi and provide
for those plans which seem local In
their character, but are inseparably
connected with the general scheme of
Improvement of hydraulic dredges in
place of the dipper dredges and the
sand pumps which now masquerade as
hydraulic dredges, for even after the
proposed improvements We're made
| dredging would be necessary. Espe
cially would this be true after a storm
| when it might be necessary to remove
n sand bar promptly instead of wait
| ing for the river currents to do SO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
oHlo's CENTENNIAL.
Commonwealth Has Celebrated 1OOt
Anniversary of Its Stntehoode


Anniversary of Its Statehood
The sons of Ohio the world over re-
Gently celebrated the centennial an
niversary of their native State and in
Chillicothe, the first capital of Ohio,
n tablet was unveiled commemorative
the signing of the States constitution.
On the site of the present Ross
County courthouse in the city of
Chillicothe, stood the historic old stone
courthouse in which was adopted the
original constitution of the State of
Ohio.
The story of the rise of Ohio Is Of
interest to every American. 1t was
the first State to be admitted to the
Union out of the great Northwes Ter
ritory, and in the hundred years of Its
Statehood 1t has increased just one
hundred times. In 1900 Its popula-
ton was some 10000. At the present
time it has over 100000 people, and
ranks us the fourth State in the I'm
ion, New York. Pennsylvania and I'LL
nois holding the first. second and third
places, respectively.
But what stirs the pride of a native
of Ohio perhaps more than Its growth
in population and material wealth Is
nation. Five of the twenty-five Presi-
dents of the United States were born
in Ohio, and six are regarded by the
citizens of this State as their own.
The five that belong to Ohio by nativi-
ty We're Grant, born at Point Pleas
ant, April 81, 1922; Hayes, born at
Delaware, Delaware County. Oct. 4,
1922; Garfield, born in Orange Town
ship, Nov. 10, 1881; Benjamin Harri-
son, born at North Bend Aug. 20.
1888. and Mckinley, born at Niles,
Trumbull County, Jan. 30, 1913. The
President who is regarded by Ohio
ans as theirs by adoption was Will
lam Henry Harrison. Although born
in Virginia, Harrison made Ohio his
home. and before he was elected the
ninth President lie had been mem
Der of Congress from this State. a
State Senator and United States
Senator.
h. vi Nl1S ShitSh tctotSs houphCAAV OShSA
Ohio has also had five representatives..
They We're John Mclean, Noah II.
Swayne, Salmon p. Chase, Morrison Il.
Waite and Stanley Matthews. OF these
Chase and Waite were Chief Justices.
Other national characters who have
gone out of Ohio are John Sherman
and William II. Day, Secretaries of
State under President Mckinley;
Thomas Ewing. Thomas Corwin and
Charles Foster. who We're Secretaries
of the Treasury at different times;
Lewis Cass, Edwin NJ. Stanton, Will
lam Tecumseh Sherman and Alphonso
Taft, who were all employed in many
high positions of state, including for
one that of Secretary of War.
Few outside of Ohio know much of
i Chillicothe, where the centennial cere-
1 mony was held. AT the present time
it is of no great significance in point
of population. having not more than
$1,000 inhabitants nor in point Of sit
uation. for it is located in the interior
Of the State. in the valley of the Sciott
River. The centennial ceremonies
however, recall to the world time
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

bridge. Just as the snake reared Its
ugly head from the top round Of the
ladder on the starboard side the off,
Ger on watch caught sight of him, and
with yell of fear lodged down the
port ladder to the main deck.
HE would not take chances at close
quarters, but lie got u bull's-eye Ian
tern and threw bright light on the
scene," said the captain.
Il armed myself with broadaX. and
after half an hour skirmishing for Il
chance l got a crack at the snake. The
AK hit it just about the middle and cut
clean through. Then had two snakes
instead of one to fight. The two halves
writhed and wriggled about the bridge,
and it took me another half hour watch
ing my chances to cut the two sec
tions into smaller pieces. did not
succeed In killing him until finally
got good blow in about three feet
from the head, which did the business.
"When it was all over there were ~
sections of snake lying around on the
bridge"
The snake was consigned to the New
York Geological Society.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

ming the low water flow to a single
channel. One bank of this channel is
usually protected from caving by bank
revetment and the river contracted by
the construction of wing dams from
the opposite shore. The width Of CON
traction varies from st. Paul to the
mouth of the Missouri in accordance
with the low water discharge of the
river at different places. AT ST. Paul
the prescribed width of the improved
river is 400 feet; at the mouth of the
St. CroiX it widens to 600 feet; below
Lake Pepin it is 800 feet; below the
mouth of the Wisconsin river, 1000
feet; ut Quincy, 1900 feet; from the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
Fat Stock at Fairs.

The, management of the Iowa State
fair finds that It's exhibit of fat stock
is constantly growing in favor. The
people are interested in 1t because it
comes nearer their own work than the
exhibit of breeding stock does. Nearly
every farmer in the State is n feeder
of something for the fat stock market,
and here he sees the best models of
finished animals-the very thing he is
trying to produce. Breeders also find
it good way to bring their herds to
public notice. On the whole the fat
stock show as now held Mt the Iowa
and Toronto fairs seems to be good
thing for all concerned-National
Stockman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Heedlessness may not be one of the
seven deadly sins; but could the per-
petrator oftener witness the result of
his act, whole list of casualties would
become obsolete. A little Italian boy,
lightly clad, was recently helping to
sort out bottles from a city dump heap.
In trying to remove n stopper from n
condensed milk jar, he accidentally
broke the glass. and powerful acid
poured down his side. The child fell
screaming to the ground, terribly burn
ed. He will be crippled for life. The
person who. after finishing some ex,
pertinent or process, corked the cupful
Of innocent-looking acid in the bottle
and threw 1t into the ash-barrel didn't
think"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

Late fall blowing is what hard, stiff
soils need.
Eastern States, and notably Penn
sylyania, are going more extensively
into beef growing.
Very dry road dust is Che only form
of earth that will kill lice and that
hens will battle in
The short peppermint crop has
brought the price to die highest point
ever recorded, according to trade au-
thority.
Churning is not agreeable work, but
considerable time can be saved by the
use of thermometer. Butter comes
rapidly or slowly, according to the
temperature, and n thermometer saves
labor and costs but little. But few
use the thermometer when churning,
yet it is almost Indispensable in the
making of choice butter.
Every farm should have at least a
small flock OF sheep as scavengers.
There are SO many things that sheen
will consume that they are cons!dere,,
necessary adjnncts to farmiks, II
waste materials are to be utilized. A
well-managed flock will pay large
dividend on ahe capital invested the
first year.
The small and unstable sweet pota-
toes are just as valuable for the fat
tening of hogs as those that are OF
marketable size. Sweet potatoes con-
tain large proportion of sugar, and
are, therefore, very suitable for the
fattening Of stock. They should be
cooked and bran added. Being very
wholesome, they may be fed literally.
Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, 90
years old, is the oldest bishop of An
ylfcan communion in flle world