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WOULD DR.. HOMER EATON
HEAD OF THE METHODIST ROCK
CONCERN GRAVELY ACCUSED.


SestlEated Dr. HammOnd's MetmOuS
say the New Yorker Protected Him
Sale Of Accounts Cost Church ~ 500.
SAN Francisco, Aug, 23.-Further facts
concerning the management Of the Metho-
dist Book Concerns funds and the Chinese
Mission appropriation by the Rev. j. d.
Hammond Of San Francisco, show that
when the quadrennial conference meets at
Los Angeles next May DR.. Homer Eaton
of New York will have to face cross-ex-
animation Az to his dealings with the local
managers Of the Methodist Book Concern.
Prominent local cergymen who have in
vestigated the case of Hammond say that
they will work to remove DR., Eaton from
his place, and accuse him of using unfair
methods to protect Mr. Hammond.
The Rev II. A. C. Bane, who kept diary
of his work at the conferences, said to-day
that entries in it showed that Dr. Eaton,
who is the senior New York agent of the
Book Concern, told him in February, 1902,
that he had never talked over old accounts
with Dr. Hammond, but that at the con-
ference last February DR.. Eaton was forced
to admit that in June, 1901, he had not only
discussed these accounts with Hammond,
but had sold outstanding accounts worth
Sill 900 to Hammond for 81 900 and had
taken $500 in cash in payment.
This transaction occurred after Ham
mond had been retired and it is alleged it
was made secretly, without the knowledge
of the local managers. These accounts,
it is declared, never yielded the church
anything save this $500, while with careful
management they would have netted at
least IS 600. Dr. Hammond has never made
any accounting of what he collected nor
has he paid any part of the 81, 500 still due
Miss Gillette, the matron of the NJ etho-
dist Oriental Home, declares that DR. Ham,
mond has done good work at the Chinese
Mission College. DIR. Hammond has drawn
81, 900 every year for its support from
the church funds. The auditing COM
mittee admit that they approved DR.. Ham
mond's accounts on his own word, as he
kept no books. There is no record of any
mission work done by DIR. Hammond, who
is entirely dependent on his interpreter
for any kno Wedge of Chinese cases.
How badly DR.. Hammond managed the
Book Concern here is shown by the ac-
counts of his successors, mixed COM
mission of preachers and laymen. In
stead Of deficit of S., 900 year as under
the Hammond regime, with large amount
of dead stock on hand, the new manage
ment has shown a substantial profit and
a much larger circulation. They carry
only $4,000 in stock where DR.. Hammond
carried $4,000, and they cut the Office ex-
penses by more than S., 900 year,
Leading preachers who are calling DR.
Hammond to account say that it is not so
much the money loss that stirs their wrath
as the cynical contempt DR. Hammond
showed to all the demands made upon him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
HAS HICCOIGHED TEN DAYS.
Elizabeth Anderson Improving After u
Struggle Against Death.

GREENWICH, Conn, Aug. 23,-For ten
days Elizabeth Anderson, the fifteen-year-
CID daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William An
derson, has been hiccoughing and after
astruggl" that promised TO end in her death,
she u now on the road to recovery, although
'he hiccoughing has not stopped. week
ago saturday after hearty meal the hic-
coughing started and for four hours it con-
unued. Her parents then summoned DR..
Clarke.
o. by that time the girl was in Mysteries.
Snce then and up to Thursday last she
had periods of hiccoughing and hys-
Ssria lasting from two TO four hours. On
thursday she was removed to the Green
now is.
dreenwich physicians are giving the case
much attention, and they say 1t is the worst
case Of the kind they have ever seen. The
nVsterla continues, but the hiccoughing
Mells now last only an hour at time and
me girl is able to rest nights.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
Bachelors Boycotted by the Mayor.
From the Indianapolis Sentinel

HAMMOND. Ind. Aug. l7,-Mayor Knots,
In nm appeal. asks the merchants and m anu
rncturets of Hammond to employ married
men ONLY MIR. Knots declares that single
men are the chief fomenters Of labor troubles
TINT they are reckless and IA rule do n town
more harm than good
Mayor Knots u year ago offered to marry
free all couples residing in Hammond and to
give them moral and other support in estab-
lshing their homes He finds that his Offer
ha not had the desired effect, for few couples
have applied TO him. Then he evolved the
idea of boycott ng bachelors and placing
premium on married men. so on Saturd ny he
mailed to the heads Of every business and
manufacturing enterprise in Harmon d an
open letter pleading with them to employ
married men and to keep single men on pro
baton only in case they showed an inclina-
ton toward matrmonv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
PIER FIRE, SWIMMING.
HOW THE MEN or ENGINE 50
PUT OUT STUBBORN BLAZE.
Jumped Overheard and SWAN Under the
Pier. Carrying Hose With Them-Only
Thing to DO-Firc on Under Side
Couldn't Be Reached From Above.

Firemen are talking OF how the men Of
Engine "a fought fire under the pier at
the foot of West Forty-seventh street on
last Thursday night 1t is said to be the
only case on record where firemen In this
city fought fire while swimming and
carrying hose in the river.
The Street Cleaning Department has a
furnace for burning refuse on the West
Forty-seventh street pier. The furnace
is built on a bed of concrete, but the heat
in some way set fire to the under planking
Of the pier floor.
A Waterman discovered the fire and he
sent for Engine 2 and a truck. When the
fremen arrived they saw they had diff
ficult proposition to tackle. The pier floor
is inches thick, there being two layers OF
4-inch pine panks.
The fremen were hacking away at the
floor and not making much he adway, when
the fire became so hot that an alarm was
sent out which brought Engine 50. whose
house is in West Forth-seventh street.
The job of cutting through eight inches
of pine plank didn't appeal to the new
corners and Fireman John p. Heenan of
! Engine 81 suggested that it wouldn't be a
IdIu Job 10 uSut tnc NTe IIOHl IIc WdW'T
underneath the pier.
I'm good swimmer and so are some OF
the other boys" said Heenan to his captain.
Suppose you let us take off our clothes
and get into the water. We can carry the
hose under the pier and get the fire out in
| no time.
The captain said he had no objection
| and Heenan undressed to his nderclothes.
| SO did Fireman Fred Veitch of the same
| company
First they got into the skiff and rowed
alongside the edge of the pier The tide
was food and the water 40 high that it WAS
| impossible to get under the pier.
When the two firemen got the location
Of the fire they jumped overheard and
hose was throw to them. First they both
held the hose and directed the stream at
the fire. Then they took turns and while
one held the hose the other rested. cling
| ing to the rafters under the pier.
! In short time three other firemen, Regain,
| Smith and Ryder, took of their clothes
| jumped into the water and helped Veitch
and Heenan. 1t was nearly two hours
before the fire was put out, however, and
the men were nearly exhaus ted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
Two Pants" stories.
From the'Chicnoo Journal

From The Chicago JOurn
Richard Golden. who used TO be known az
Old Jed Prouty, was out walking in the sub
urbs of Seattle the other day when he met a
little fellow struttlng along with all the dig
nifty Of young manhood and wearing n pair
of trousers which were so long that they
wrinkled percept,bly nt his ankles.
How old are you?" asked Golden. with a
cheerful inclination TO draw the boy into con-
Versation:
and finally replied: Well, amt but IL. but
my pants is marked 10.
Speaking about pants" brings up another
story. MT Goodwin declares that last spring
he had occasion to turn down a persistent
street beggar and demonstrated with him
on his laziness and his ragged clothes The
MY pants may be ragged sir, but they cover
a warm heart
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24

,..u,,,o,o,,, s,,,,ns,

FROM the Indianapolis Sentinel
rohn Owen s latest story Is about an lriShman OF
Ma acquaintance He AYERS that the following con
versatIon occurred when they met the other day
81 heard that you sold your hog, said owen
"Yis. bcdad, did"
How much did 1t weigh
"Begorry. 1t didn't weigh as mncn AZ .nouHn,
:, ,,o,',d AMER n mono nt's reflection | thought
Il wouldn't"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
RICH4RD PICKERING DEAD.
lie Was n Brooklyn Editor and Was FOr-
merIy an Alderman.

Richard Pickering, the editor of The
Long Island Record a weekly paper pub
lshed in Fast New York, died at his home,
IT'S Arlington avenue, Brooklyn, last night,
in his sixtv-first year. He was born in
Yorkshire, England, and after learning
the printing trade came to this country
He later became editor Of the Fall River
Ners In 1880 he moved TO Brooklyn He
was an Alderman there bet 1885 and
1901 and was president of the board for
two years He was president Of the Board
Of Trade He leaves a wife, daughter
and three Song
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
MACEDONIAN REVOLT GROWS.
FIGHTING IN Is PLACES7O0
INSURGENTS KILLED.
Russian Squadron Ordered to withdraw
Greece. ROumAnia and Servia satd
to he Modelling Parts OF Their
Armles--Turks Insult an Italian Consul.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sus

Special Gable Despatch to THE SuN.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The spread OF the
revolt in the Province OF Adrianopls alarms
the Porte. According to Turkish reports,
the rising is accompanied by the burning
of villages and the slaughtering Of their
inhabitants.
Fighting is said TO have occurred in fifteen
places. Insurgent defeats, with losses In
killed reaching a total of over 700, are
reported at various points in Macedonia,
and there are unconfirmed rumors Of mas
sacres in Monastir. 1t is reported that
Greece, Servia and Roumania are mobilizing
part Of their armies.
Turkey having complied with the re-
quirements of the Russian note, Admiral
Krueger's squadron at Iniada has re-
turned to Sebastopol. but Mohammedan
irritation at Russia's action in send
ing the squadron is shown by brutal
assault on Russian postman on the street
in Constantinople.
A despatch to the Daily Nail from Con-
stantinople says that four battalons OF
infantry and a squadron of cavalry have
been sent to the neighborhood Of Iniada.
The high military commission at the palace
has decided to call sixty fresh battalions
OF redifs from Asia Minor. At present the
Ottoman army in Macedonia numbers
l7O,0 900 men.
Turkish soldiers have inst the Ital-
ian Consul at Monastir calling him giaour
GnfideD.
The customs administration at Con-
stantinople, fearing an explosion, has
ordered most searching examination of
all imports on the quay before they are
taken to the custom house. Merchants
are protesting against the delay caused
by the examinations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
TO STUDY GRAIN MARKETS.
Committee Here From New Orleans to
Learn About Options.

A committee from the New Orleans Board
Of Trade, which has been touring the country
to examine the grain conditions, arrived in
this city yesterday. The members of the
committee are James w. Porch, A. F.
Leonhardt and Fred Muller. With them is
J. II. Lafaye, president OF the New Orleans
Board of Trade. The committee is sent
by the New Orleans Progressive Union,
whose purpose is to promote trade and
commerce in that city.
Crescent City had lately developed into a
busy grain port and that the present facili-
ties are not what they should be to handle
this important business. They intend
establishing an option market for grain
there, and the committee hope to get infor-
nation on the subject in this city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
MARRIED SIXTY-ONE YEARS.
Mr. and Mrs. j. T.. Gardner Have scores
OF Descendants at Their Celebration.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Aug. 23.-Mr. ard
Mrs. John E. Gardner celebrated the sixty
first anniversary of their marriage at their
home on Big Vein Hill, Homecoming, this
county. last night They were married at
Giles Gate Church, Durham, England, of
which country both are natives. They
came to America in 1854.
Mr.. Gardner is active mentally and physi-
cally. at 81 years He has lost only one
tooth, all others being sound, He never
used tobacco and has never INDUCED to
excess in intoxicants His wife, who Is
only few months his junior, has not a
gray hair and attends TO her household
duties unasssted
Nine children and forty-one grandchildren
and forty-one great-grandchidren are
living nearly all attending the celebration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
plat, r.ndoles with Sir Thomas.

Senator Platt received a call at the ORR
entail Hotel last night from Sir Thomas
Upton and party Of his guests including
Adiutant General Fl. e. Corhin and Mrs.
Corbin, the Earl and the Countess of Shaftes-
bury, Gen. Bates and Mrs. Sharman-Craw
ford, Col. D. F. Neill, Commodore r. f.
Tod and j. c Wilson, Jr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
Blasted Out the petrlned Body OF woman

FTOHl INe NU8HUIW DuHHFT,
TUSCALOOSA. Aug. IFS. II. Jones who
has had in charge the blasting on the
Warrior Southern Railroad. some miles north
of the city. found when blasting some days
since the petrned form Of a woman from the
waist down. Mr.. Jones Immediately took the
formation to place OF safety and offered a
reward Of 800 for the remainder of the body
but il is thought that the heavy blasting COM
pletely destroyed the same.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
Cymric Reaches Port.

The White Star liner Cymric reached
Quarantine soon after midnight last night.
She has heavy passenger list
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
ANGLO-GERMAN ENCOUNTER.
Sailors From German Warship and
British Soldiers in Stabblns Array.
.Spccta! Gable pcspateh to THE SUN.

SpccN C0Oe DcSpdtcH 70 iHh ouN'
LONDON. Aug. "a After drinking to-
gether in a saloon at Queenstown on Satur-
day night. a number Of German sailors
from the warship Stosch and some British
artillerymen fought in the roadway. Knives
were used and two Of the artillerymen
were stabbed and seriously wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-24
BrItain's Representatives at The Hague
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.

THE HAGUE, Aug. 23.-Great Britain
will be represented at the forthcoming
Venezuelan arbitration tribunal by At
torney- General Finlay and Messrs, Cohen,
Richards and Arthur Laroom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
MARY CONNOR COLLEGE
PARIS. TEXAS.

A select school for girls and young
women. Steam heat, electric lights,
cold and hot water, equipped with all
modern appliances, chemical and
physical apparatus and telescope for
astronomical study and research. A
normal course for those who wish to
teach. A business course in book
keeping, stenography and typewriting
and a preparatory course for hose
not ready to enter the COLLECT Depart
ment.
Tie rls board in the college and
are associated with the lady teachers
iot only IN the classroom bu. in the
diEiug-rocln. reception rails aqt in
lie parlors, thereby acquiring that
ease, grace and culture so essential to
their comfort and ple1sute in after
.lfe.
The college is unex ;elci IN the
South IN the special liu,s Of music,
art and elocution. Tie teachers are
all graduates Of the best schools OF
america and Europe. The school is
hon-secterlan but ChrisuAi in spirit.
l,fe and work.
The girls attend the 81 day school
and church of their choice. accom-.
panied by the lady teachers.
For further particulars send for our
large illustrated catalogue.
H. q. ABERNETHY, Pres.
Paris, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
WARNING ODER.

In the United States court in the In.
dian Territory, Southern district:
Geo. S. Hammer ct Al plaintiffs, VS..
Mrs. Ella c. Hammer, defendant. 1894.
The defendant, Mrs. Ella @. Ham.
mer, is warned to appear IN this court
in thirty days and answer the com.
plant of the plaintiffs Geo. c. Ham.
mer ct al.
Witness Hon. Hos,i Townsend
Judge OF said court and the seal
thereof this Gath day OF July, 1903.
c. NJ. CAMPBELL.
(SeaD Clerk
Ledbetter & Bledsoe. attorneys.
S. II. Butler, attorn sy nonresident
First published July "a, 1903.
Subscribe for the Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
A MAGNIFICENT LIBRARY.
Nearly Two Hundred Volumes Of Beau.
tlful and Instructive Books.


with the Ardmoreite. have secured a
superb collection of valuable books
which they offer free to club, lodge,
school, orphanage or any other eligi-
BILE organization securing the highest
number of library votes by the 5th
day of September next at 10 O'Clock
noon, when the contest ends.
All are cordially invited to be in
the race.
Now, let everybody vote early and
often. It costs nothing TO vote, and
It is no trouble TO vote Each fifty
cent purchase entities you to FIVE
votes. A dollar purchase from any
of the firms named below entities you
to ten votes. A FIVE dollar purchase
is good for fifty votes, etc.
The library is on display at Young's
furniture store. and among the vol.
umes the Ardmorelte noted that there
is a complete set OF Charles Dudley
Warmers library of the worlds best
literature; also a set Of the Worlds
Great Classics. We notice such great
authors and scholars as John Stewart
Mill, Hegel, Darwin, Creasey, Lord
Bacon, Shakespeare, Taine, etc. These
classics compose their greatest ef-
forts-in other woris those gems Of
literature that have stood the test Of
time and criticism. Then follows
complete set Of the American Encyclo-
pedia and Dictionary, besides numer.
Gus work on history, fiction, travel
and adventure.
Tell your friends about this and
get them to vote for your favorite
organization when making purchases
in Ardmore. The Ardmoreite will
announce in each Sundays issue the
standing of all the contestants in the
race, SO that you can see every week
just how your favorite club or lodge
stands. Some worthy social, educa-
tional or charitable organization will
certainly get valuable lot Of books,
which will be a fine start for a library,
nucleus to build from, an impetus Of
encouragement which will no doubt re-
suit in securing a much needed en-
terprise. The merchants and others
and the Ardrloreite are perfectly
neutral as to what organization wins
the library. Votes are free. The
club that does the most hustling will
certainly get it. The ATdmoreite
will print each Sunday morning a
coupon called the "Ardmorelte Voting
Coupon" This coupon will be good
for ten votes when properly signed
and mailed or brought to the Ard
moreite Gffice. This coupon will be
dated and will not be good unless
cast within one week from date of
issue. Cut these coupons ont and
bring or send them to the Ardmoreite
office and they will be duly counted.
Votes May Be Obtained.
You can obtain library voting tick
cts only at the following places:
Dry Goods-Burton-Pee Dry Goods
Co.
Shoes-Lynn, the Shoe Man.
Bakery and Confectionery-J. IL.
Speigie.
Furniture-A. C. Young.
Groceries,. b. Smart.
Groceries,. A. BodoUitz.
Drugs, Books and Wall Paper
W. r. Frame and Ardmore Drug Co.
cents Furnishing Goods-Ed Ring
er
Jewelry-Bulard & Son.
Hardware Buggies. Etc-Williams,
Corhn & Co.
Lumber. Paints, Etc.-Laidlaw Lum-
Der company.
Livery-T. w. White.
Meat Market-Pyeatt & Frazier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06

she-I heard you compllmentlng her
upon her girlish appearance. What did
she sayl
He-She said. "Ah. but I'm sure
shall look much older when I'm forty"
She-Huhl She means she'll look
much older when she admits she is
forty philadelphia Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Representative.

We are authorized to announce the
name OF j. c. McCurtain of Ran.
Picien cj1nty. as candidate for
representative to the Chlckasaw leg.
islature. Election to be held at Oak.
land the second wednesday in Aug
ust, 1903.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid OF
Doctor.

Il am just up from a hard spell of
the flux," (dysentery) says Mr.. T. A.
Pinner. a well known merchant Of
Drummond, Tenn. II used one small
bottle of Chamberlaih's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured
without having a doctor. consider
It the best cholera medicine in the
world" There is no need of employ.
ing a doctor when this remedy is
used, for no doctor can prescribe a
better medicine for bowel complaint
In any form either for children or
adults II mover fails and is pleas
ant to take. For sale by City Drug
Store, #. j. Ramsey and Ardmore
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06

"How did he get his title OF colonelT
He got It to distinguish him from
his wife's first husband. who was a
captain. and his wlfe's second husband.
who was q ma major."-Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06

The White Mountain refrigerators
are ice savers. sprsgins & Co. sell
them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
SOCIALIST LOCAL.

This organization will meet every
Friday evening at the city hall.
G. A. MUELLER, Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06

An evil speaker only wants an op-
portunity to become an evil doer.-
QulAtiisa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
Not over wise.

There is an old aIlegorical picture
OF girl scared at grasshopper, but
in the act of heedlessly treading on a
snake. This is paraIleled by the man
who spends large sum OF money
building a cyclone cellar, but neg
lects to provide his family with bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safeguard
against bowel complaints, whose vic
tins outnumber those Of the cyclone
hundred to one. This remedy is
everywhere recognized as the most
prompt and reliable medicine In use
for these diseases. For sale by City
Drug Store. f. ]. Ramsey, Ardmore
Drug Co.
9 A N n ER 9 a + We
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06

A slJO bill will sustain a weight Of
AZ pounds, lengthwise. -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
THE MERCHANTS $500 CASH PRIZE FUND

In launching this contest we do
OF every one. 1t is fund created by
more, Indian Territory, who propose
to the organization. public OF private,
Der OF votes between this date and
stitutions in Ardmore, or the Indian
GRAND CASH p
II is well worth any effort you may
you get one vote. There shall be nc
slider. and aAy merchant so selling or
be stricken from the list. You cannot
except at the store where youT pur
time OF your purchase. Statesmen
chase end number OF votes you are en-
with his or her selling number and
The Merchants $500 Cash Prize Vot
posit same in person in securely lock
suing the voting tickets, the key OF
cashier OF the City National Bank OF
open all boxes, count all votes and
once each month. No merchant OF
or any OF the clerks or employees shall
contest, nor shall not be allowed to
or organization. On the contrary, sh
On Saturday morning before the
chants of the Merchants $500 Cash p
es to the cashier at the City Natlona
be counted.
Dry Goods and Shoes.
Madden. Sykes 4 Co.
Westheimer & Daube.
J. A. Leatherwood & Co.
Sass & Crawford.
Ardmore Dry Goods Co.
]. u. Hamilton & Co., Shoes.
Cincinnati Racket Store.
Baltimore Racket Store.
o. l.. Dennes.
Hardware.
Noble Bros.
J. b. Spragins 4 Co.
Weeks Bros.
Noland & Rollins, Queensware.
Drugs and Books.
u. B. Wall g. Co.
F. ]. Ramsey.
Bonner & Bonner.
T. N. Coleman.
Colerlan Bros.
Furniture.
C.. r. Jones & Bro.
Hall G Hills.
Groeers.
M. T. Felker.
w. c. Kendall.
J. A. Skipworth.
A. A. Bailey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-06
A. BIvENs Pres. IN p.,vvn So,
ce Pres. 1oI vvSrost .,
The CITY national BANK

ARDMoRE |. T., May 23 1908
This certifes that FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS ($5O000) is on deposit in this bank payable
only to the successful candidate in the Merchants
Voting Contest.
a. II. PALMER, Cash.