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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05
CHINESE FESTIVALS.
sin Curiou. Feast Days That vsh.r
In the Ncr Year.


sin Curiou. Feast Days That Usher
In the Ncw Year.
The first day ~ the Chinese New
Years feasts is called Birds day Kay
Tau and = supposed % bring 70 mind
tie utility Il the feathered Tribes as
food. On this day Oh orthodox Chinese
ttsfain from eating fesh and they
sometimes observe it a. a day of fast
"a. The second day j. Dogs day ,ku-
IatL TL.s day Is especially hcid 80
cred 20 the canine hosts of the Fi0wery
Kingdom The Chinese. notwitbstaud-
ing the feet that they eat the fesh Of
the dog an esteem Il great delicacy.
honor their dogs more highly and take
better care u them than any other race
q people In every large Chinese city
there u a workman whose sole trade Is
that Of making cofiins for departed
CANNES.
The third day. Hogs day CChen-Yao.
is celebrated in honor Of a bog that
once drew a valuable manuscript out
of a bonfire % trash. The fourth feast.
Sleeps day Yaong Yati. is honorcd in
memory Of Pun Koon Nenga, a shep-
herd who clothed himself 10 leaves.
grass and bark Of trees. refusing TO
make use Of any part % the sheep. Ell
iher FOR food or clothing. The 9th day
Is Cows day tNew-Yau. This day is
consecrated to the COW that sucked the
orphan who aftcrwaul became rich and
built the celebrated Temple % Cows.
The sixth day Is Ma-Yat or Horse day,
and IL set apaTt 10 call 20 mind the use
fulnczs Of that noble animal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05
d. E. BOOKER
For Treasurer.

The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce Frank Butt as a candidate 70,
city treasurer for the city Of Ardmore
at the April election.
hereby announce myself a candt
date for the office of City Treasurer
for the city of Ardmore at the April
election. LON NJ. FRAME.
| announce myself as candidate for
the office Of Treasurer Of the city Of
Ardmore. i. l.. TYER.
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Sherman, Tex, March 5.--Everett
Fairless is on trial today in the FIJI
teenth district court before Judge W.
T. Beverly on the charge of the homl-
eide Of Tom II. Barker.
The defendant is but l6 years or age
and looks and acts like child. Bar.
ker himself was tried at preceding
term OF the court on the charge OF
killing the defendants father.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

At a small town IN Kent a gentle
man employed a carpenter TO put up
partition and had II filled with sawdust
10 deaden the sound. When IT was
completed, the gentleman called from
one side 10 the carpenter on the other;
"Smith. can you hear meT
Smith Immediately answered, mo,
sir"-London Tit.Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

The omnibus bill was killed by its
friends Just as many another thing has
suffered, but then there is no one go
ing to act as mourners at the funeral
from Oklahoma. We want single
statehood, that is Oklahoma and In
dian Territory, or we want nothing in
its place as a substitute. It's united
we stand or divided we fall."-Shaw
nee News.
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For Police Judge.

hereby announce myself a candi'
date for reelection to the office OF Po-
ice Judge for the city Of Aromore.
Election in april. JOHN l.. CALI.
announce myself as a candidate for
for Police Judge Of the city Of Ard
more at the April election.
c. VI. JOINER.
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WANT COLUMN.

Advertisements under this head wIA
be received at the rate OF Eve go
cents per line. No advertisement
received for less than fifteen (15)
cents. Special monthly rates fur.
nished on application. The notice
may contain any matter Of Lost
Found" "For Rent" For Sale"
stolen" "strayed," OF any purpose
without display lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

Volume /. No l. OF The Smiths a
magazine for people named Smith has
reached our desk. The Smiths Pub
fishing company Of Detroit, Mich. is
the publishers Every article contrib
uted is by a person named Smith. and
It's biographical sketches are Of poo
nile named Smith.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

with that usual promptness OF ac-
tion which must Of necessity be dis
tinctly Characteristic of every town
that forges ahead Of It's slower neigh
bors. Muskogee has sent out an ur'
gent invitation to VIM. r. Hearst and
his company Of congressman to make
an extended stop at Muskogee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

Mrs. Nextdoor-I suppose your daugh,
ter is happily married.
Mrs. Naggsby--Indeed she is. why,
her husband is actually afraid 10 open
his mouth I'm her presence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

I hereby announce myself a candi'
date for reelection to the ofice OF
mayor Of the city Of Ardmore at the
coming April election.
r. W. DICK
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Aromorei,s's Travelling Agents.

The following are the travelling rep
resentatives of the Daily and Weekly
Ardnoreite, who are authorized to so
hcit and receipt for subscriptions and
Advertisements for either publication.
J. W. Smith, Willie Kennedy, X C.
Tucker, ]. G. spreckelmeyer and j.
z. Easley.
SIDNEY sUGGs, Pub.
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BETTER out.

"Whats this sketchf"
"oh. that's little thing got out OF
my own headw
Great scottl What q lucky thing
you got II out!"
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Ardmore, Thursday, March 5, 1908.

The Chamber Of Commerce meets
tomorrow night II You are interest
ed In Ardmore you will be Interested
in the deliberations Of that meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

The hardest known wood is said to
be cocus wood. II turns the edge OF
auy ak. however well tempered, SO It
u claimed.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Zee for notices under this bead
is sa50, payable strictly in advance.
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For City Attorney.

hereby announce myself eandf
date for reelection to the Office OF
city attorney for the city o, Ardmors
at the April election.
JAMES II. M->IHERS.
hereby announce mysel, as a candi-
cate for the once Of city attorney tor
the city OF Ardmore az the election IN
april CAsWELL BENNETT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

DO not mistake your A b C's for A.
p. C. A. p. c. means Ardmors Press
ing Club. 24-1m.
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WANTED-Boarders a the new board.
ing house Of Mrs. E. A. Carlisle. 2e1
B street, near court house. 25tf
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Chief Of Police.

I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection for the ONCE o:
Chief Of Police OF the city Of Ardmore
at the April election.
d. E. BOOKER
I hereby announce myself a canui-
date for the office of Chief of Police
for the city Of Ardmore at the April
election. A. S. PULLIAEI.
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WANTED.

WANTED-Good secondhand wind
mill. Apply at this Office.
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WANTED-1.O0O two-year-old steers.
J. M. Pollard. at the Cold Storage.
27-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

WANTED-1,OO ladies' skirts and
waists to clean, mend, alter, dye.
South Washington, phone 2s4. Ard
more Pressing Club. 24-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

Galveston 4 Chicago EIp. .12:35 an
C1eburne 4 X c. EXP. ..i1;zo q. m
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choetaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway.
Arrive at ArdmOre .. N.
Leave Ardmore. re...........2:s5 p. m.
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TIME TABLE.
ouif, Colorado q Santa Fe Railway

fSOuthbounc)
Galveston & Chicago EHp. 3 40 an.
Cleburne 4 X G. Exp. ~ pm
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SIDNEY sUGGs. Pub.
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WANTED-To rent five acres CT till
able land clsse to Ardmore. Apply
X. Carlton. care Ardmoreite. l5dwtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-05

Local freight carrying passengers Also
No trains on Sundays.
All United States malls close 80
miputes prior 10 train time.
DAVID REDFIELD, p. N.
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FOR RENT.

FOR SALE-Horses and mules. work
stock, cash OF fall time. at the |.
T, Wagon yard. 5dl2
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
DEMING.
From the Headlight.

From the Headlight.
w. Lee Thompson, from the Upper
--.mbres, was in Deming on important
business.
Mrs. Richards Hudson was called to
Clifton, Ariz., by the Illness OF her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. williams.
Lou III. Brown returned from a visit
of several days duration to Separ,
where he had been attending the ship
ment of cattle to California.
The Alamo Hueco Cattle company
made a shipment of 539 head of cows
to California this week. This will
greatly relieve the crowded condition
of that company's range.
Mrs. George l.. Shakespeare went out
to Haywood Hot Springs and will re-
main there for some time, trying the
curative properties of those waters for
rheumatism with which she has been
afflicted for some time.
The Adelphi club rooms addition will
soon be completed ana everything re-
arranged, and when all is done this
town will have a set of club rooms that
would be a credit to a city of 10000
inhabitants.
Representative A. w. Pollard in
forms the Headlight that copies of all
bills introduced in the present legisla-
ture will be kept on file at the probate
clerks office in this city, and Mr.. Pol
lard will consider it a favor if his CON
stituency in this county will examine
these bills, and whenever one is of in
terest to any person would be pleased
to have them forward him their opin-
ion on said bill.
Last Wednesday N. A. Bolich, ac
companied by his daughter, Miss Alice,
left for his old home in Pennsylvania,
where they will visit relatives and
friends for a time. Before returning
to their home in this city they will visit
Washington, New York city and other
points of interest. On his return, Mr..
Bolich expects to bring with him a
corps of ~shoemakers hat can be relied
upon, and again start his boot and shoe
factory to be run on strictly first class
principles as in days of yore.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10

and A. c. Ireland was named as execn-
tor. w. II. Kerr filed his final report as
administrator of the estate of Lucy
Jackson, deceased, and was dis
charged. The semi-annual report. as
to the estate of Flora Hilder, deceased.
was filed by j. p. Victory, esq, and
was approved.
In the First Presbyterian church
Sunday forenoon quite a number of
persons were admitted to membership.
The church was crowded to the doors.
Communion was celebrated. Under
the pastorate of Rev. w. Hayes
Moore, the church has made a remark
able increase in membership as well
as in general prosperity.
George b. Brady, who is interested
in the sawmill business on theFran-
cisco Monies y Vigil land grant, forty
miles north of this city. was in town
on Saturday on business. His head
quarters are now at velarue The saw
mill has commenced to saw lumber for
the construction of buildings, but will
not m to saw for commerce
purposes until some time in April as
there is a good deal of snow on the
ground in that section.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
LORDSB RG.

From the Liberal.
r. f. Keane, who has worked in the
Southern Pacific Office here for a long
time as telegrapher, has been trans
ferred to the Tucson Office.
Cashier Smith, of the Clifton branch
of the ella Valley Bank and Trust
company, and Miss Mary Woodman,
bookkeeper for the same institution,
made a trip to Lordsburg last Sunday,
enjoying a rather short vacation.
A petition was sent to the postofice
department, through Representative
Rodey, asking for the establishment of
a p~ostoficC at Animas, a station on the
Ell Paso & Southwestern road, about
thirty miles west of Hachita, and a re-
quest that stephen Dunagan be ap-
pointed postmaster.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
LAS CRUCES.

From the Republican.
Prof. Hiram Hadley was qualified as
road supervisor on Wednesday.
r. l.. Young, who has beer confined
in bed for the past week, is reported
much improved.
G. e. Stone, supreme organizer of
the Fraternal Brotherhood, arrived in
Las Cruces last Wednesday and will
organize a lodge of the F~raternal Bro
therhood here.
George Williams returned last week
from a two months visit to Palo Alto,
Cal, bringing his mother, Mrs. Morgan
Williams, with him. They will make
their home in the future on their fine
ranch west of town.
During the recent winds the two
thousand-gallon tank and tank house
back of Mrs. Fred Lohman's collapsed,
injuring the water pipes and the hot
air engine. The structure had been
erected for ten or twelve years and the
timbers were weak and the structure
unstable, hence its collapse.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
GALLUP.

From the Republican
Rev. Vanderwaggon, OF Zuni, spent
a day in Gallup.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Henry, a
daughter, February 3, 1903.
Ed. Spitz, of Ilfeld & Co, AlbuQuer-
que, spent a day here this week.
Marshal Winders used a gang of
hoboes to clean the snow off the side
walks.
Charles Brown has purchased a lot
at Belen, and is building a lodging
house.
Ben Wilson has resigned his position
as cashier at the Colorado Supply store
and is working for ]. A Gordon.
Charles Kelsey has resigned his po-
sition at the Colorado Supply store for
the purpose of engaging in business at
Bluewater.
A fair will be given on February 20
for the benefit of the Catholic church.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the entertainment.
II. A. Pease, of the Republican, has
been taken to task by some of the
brother newspaper men for being a
bloated newspaper monopolist. We
could not stand for such accusations,
n have severed our connection with
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
lad.

From the Argus.
The children of C. w. Moore and
the young son of j. d. Walker, all suf-
ferers from pneumonia, are pro-
nounced out Of danger, and GONZALES
cling.
The following names OF new mem
bers are posted on the bulletin board
of the Union club: II. c. Fem, Will
Hickman, C. o. Hoffman and DR.. A.
j. Andrew.
George II. Webster, jr., reports that
he is hurrying his lamb-feeding propo-
sition these days, in order to take ad-
vantage of the present high market for
fat lambs and muttons, the price nov
being well over the 1925 per hundred
mark. He will have ready for ship
ment between the Goth and 25th of this
month, about ten cars q, 800 head of
prime fat stuff, and will devide his
shipment between the Kansas City and
st. Joseph markets.
A. A. Beeman returned from lola,
Kan, Saturday night, where he has
been for about six weeks past super
intending the shipment Of the cement
to be used in the building of the Irri-
cation company's fume. He states
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
pEMiNo.
A tsw Pointers ApcIt a Good Town In
Southern New hexico.

Keep you eve on Deming.
Deming has just been incorporated.
Deming ships over 100000 head OF cattle
annually; Is the enter of the greatest
breeding region in the southwest and cat.
tlemen all know this.
Deming, the coming city of New Mex.
leo.
Deming has a magnificent school sys-
tenn.
Deming, the railroad center Of New
Mexico.
Deming. the gateway to the best part OF
Old Mexico.
Deming, the seat of the new county of
Luna.
Deming is the great mining center Of
the southwest.
Deming, Don't overlook II II you are
looking for a safe and paying Investment
Deming water Is chemically pure-equai
to Polan springs.
DeminI has Increased so per cent in pop.
ulation In four years.
Demine water and pure ozone make
strong aud nentthA people.
Investments IN U.nling lots will double
and trebl, IN on. year.
Demine has now a large ice plant and
0AtStiiN bNi' ~ w Ht'itht
In Demins the demand for rental
houses is nve times In excess of the sup
ply.
Deming has an abundance Of water for
irrigating viney orchards. or gar
dens.
Buy lots and build In Deming. Four
rental returns will be 20 per cent on the
investment.
In Deming good safe loans can be had
towns.
AT Deming you can buy lots at 800
which will pay you 100 per cent in less
than twelve months.
In Deming another good hotel is needed
to accommodate the increase of
population.
Deming Is a great health r~esult-has no
superior in climate for the cure Of pull.
monary troubles.
Two large plants will be installed within
the year.
Why buy high priced lots when you can
get them in Deming cheap now. with GER
tain advance assured?
Agricultural lands In Deming are unsur-
passed for fertility, production Of fruits
and vegetables of all kinds.
Deming offers the same opportunities
now that the most prosperous cities in the
west offered several years ago.
Deming needs one hundred new houses
to supply the demand. and needs them
now. This demand continues to grow.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
RO.

From the Chieftain.
Joe Hilton has been numbered among
the sick this week.
Miss S. M. Rowe, of Kelly, was a
visitor in Socorro.
Mrs. Joseph E. Smith has been quite
i'll for two or three days from an at
tack of erysipelas.
The enrolment at the School Of
Mines for the present year is now al
most one-third larger than for any
previous year and is still increasing.
Charles H. Jackson, of Evanston, ILL.,,
arrived in the city to enter upon the
mining engineering course at the
School of Mines. Mr.. Jackson was a
junior at the Northwestern university
last year.
The report that Franklin Farrell is
dead is, happily. unfounded. Mr.. Far
rel is a Connecticut capitalist who re-
Gently visited Socorro county, became
interested in its development, and is
pleasantly remembered here.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
What Is the Use

OF sunering from indigestion II you eat
what you want, or of starving yourself
to avoid such distress? Ackers Dys.
pepsia Tablets taken after eating will
digest your food perfectly and free
you from all tie disagreeable symp-
toms of indigestion and dyspepsia. Eat
what you want at any time and take an
Acker tablet afterward. Positively
guaranteed. Your money will always
be refunded If you are not satisfied.
Write to US for a free sample. w. II.
Hooker & Co, Buffalo, N. Y. ]. II.
O'Rielly & Co., and B. H. Briggs & Co.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10

Tin, gaivanlzeo IRON ana cope,
work. Albuquerque Hardware comps
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
SAN
From the Bee.

From the Bee.
Mrs. c. V. Goodyear has rented the
neat little cottage on the road to old
Town, owned by Francis Wilson, and
will make that her residence.
The cattlemen of the territory are
a~gitating the creation of a ranger
outlying districts.
Mrs. Jordan Rodgers, who has been
with friends in Nebraska for some
months, and just concluded u weeks
visit with oiu acquaintance in Albu-
querque. reached San Marcial yester-
day and fastened out to the ranch.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
HILlSBoRO.

From the Advocate,
All three of Mrs. Jean Stauffer's chill.
dren are sick.
Miss Edna Anderson will close her
three months term of school in the
Faulkner district next Saturday.
Mrs. Alex Maxwell, who has been
very i'll at her home at Las Palomas, is
reported much better.
Mrs. w. j. Worden has opened up a
restaurant in the Lennon building and
is doing a good business.
A week ago last Friday night some
enterprising person vent into w. NJ.
Robins corral and helped himself to a
horse. Up to date the horse has not
been discovered.
Henry Lyons and Felix Grundy were
recently arrested charged with having
gathered in fresh beef not belonging to
them. They were brought before the
justice of the peace in the Faulkner
district and waived examination and
gave bond for their appearance at the
next term of district court.
1t was with regret that the people of
this section learned of the death of
Father p. Jos. Immel. which occurred
at Colorado, N. NJ, last Monday. He
was pastor Of the Catholic church here
with headquarters at Colorado. The
cause of his death was pneumonia, and
his illness was brief. Deceased was
universally liked and was a young man
about 2S years of age. The remains
were buried at Colorado. Father I'm
mel was a native Of Germany.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
SANTA e.

From the New Mexican.
Mrs. ID. II. Mcmillan has left for
Socorro, where she expects to remain
for some time visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Mcmillan,
Justice Jose Maria Garcia, sitting as
city magistrate, has heard the cases of
Alberto MARTINEZ, Frank Blair, Rodri-
guez Torres and Canuto Espanosa,
charged with breaking the peace. Each
was fined Sc and costs, or ten days in
Jail.
In the probate court the last will Of
the late ID. w. Mauley was approved
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10
The Easy Pill.

DeMltt's Little Early Risers do not
grippe nor weaken the system. They
biliousness. jaundice, constipation
and inactive livers, by arousing the Sc
cretions, moving the bowels gently, yet
effectively, and giving such tone and
strength to the glands Of the stomach.
liver and bowels that the cause of the
trouble is removed entirely. These
famous little pills exert a decided tonic
effect upon the organs involved, and II
their use is continued for a few days
there will be no return of the trouble.
B. II. Briggs & Co., and s. Vann c Son.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10

that the last shipment of the 5000 bar
rels left lola the same day he did
last Friday. 1t will all be on the
ground soon, and the work of construc-
ton will be finished. ready for water,
on or before March 20.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10

the Winslow Mail, and on the first of
the month sold the Holbrook Argus to
l.. d. Divelbess, who will continue the
business in the future.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-10

Orders taken for every known make
Of stoves and ranges.-Albuquerque
Hardware comrlny
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-10-13
4 RuIe AXYakenin&

The Centerview NIo.) Record tells of
young man who had been writing a
girl in Minneapolis for three years, in
tending some day to ask her to marry
him. The other day he received let
ter and picture from her. The letter
announced that she had been married
two years, and the picture was of her
baby. MY husband and l have en-
joyed your letters very much" she
wrote, but | guess you'd better stop
writing now, as have to spend all my
time caring for the baby" The Record
says the words the young man used
after reading the letter would shock a
field of oats.