The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-12
ADVERTISING ARDmoRH
What Is Read About This Country In
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A rttent iss1e Of the Coutler. pa
Der pablished at Bristol. rc-r COZ
tains ;hc following graphic AMI ia part
opr.,nt DESERT in OF Ardm)re an
its vicinity. WI, "a by J. c. Willard
OF South Ardmore. The letter reads
Dear Courier: A typical Western
blizzard has been raging throughout
the Southwest for the last ten days.
Much suffering is reported among the
poorer classes. while the loss OF live
stock ls fearful. All stock men have
suffered financially.
The trade in COW hides Is the largest
in the history Of the country. Every
vehicle that comes TO town brings
from four 20 a dozen hides. And the
end is not yet. a heavy rain and
sleet fell for two days, .then a blind
ing snow storm follows for twelve
hours, with a cold north wind travel
ing at forty miles per hour. bringing
the thermometer 70 down about zero,
which was more than the poor cattle
could stand. and hence had to sue
cumb to the inevitable. Here every
body wants to be classed as stock
man. They invest every cent in
sheep. long horned scrubby cattle and
hye dollar a head ponies, turn them
IN barren pastures, without food or
Shelter to root hog or die" So many
OF the poor creatures choose the lat
ter route and II this thing keeps up
much longer the rest will go the same
way.
A society for the prevention of cru
city TO animals should be organized
in every section OF this country. A man
too indolent TO provide food and shell
ter for stock ought TO be prohibited
from owning any and prosecuted for
i'll treatment and cruelty besides. The
present blizzard. say the old "nestus,"
is the worst in years The Territory
is not the only section that is suffer
ing, but Texas-even fair, sunny Tex
as-as well as the whole OF the great
Southwest, is In the storms ruthless
clutches The blizzard extends as far
south as Houston, Texas has lost
much OF her once prestige and great
ness during the last decade owing 10
drouth and bad cold weather. Still
she is a great state despite her
changeable seasons.
Come to think about II, have you
noticed the wonderful climatic chan.
ges that have taken place throughout
our own fair. warm. beautiful South.
land? Twenty years ago a light snow
in Central Texas was a curiosity To
day the beautiful, fertile section OF the
Lone Star state is covered to a depth
of from eight TO ten inches.
A syndicate has been organized here
for the purpose OF colonizlng the Mis-
sissippi Choctaw Indians. Several
hundred have been brought on and 10
Gated while many others have beer
crowded into temporary quarters
awaiting developments, owing to IN,
crowded condition, bad weather ant
sanitary conditions, pneumonia fevei
has broken out in the colony and many
of the poor, deluded redskins hav,
crossed over the river into the elysiaI
fields OF the happy hunting ground.
Ardmore is making rapid strides OF
the lines Of modern, up to date city
She has the finest lake of pure waite
on earth and is stringing pipe al
over the city and will have her water
works in operation by early fall. TheI
she has let the contract for two public
school buildings to cost $4,000. Tn,
new electric light plant is almost
completed, while many other enter
prizes are in process of construction
All we ask is statehood and il Is
burning shame that congress so stern
ly withholds the so much desired an,
needed legislation But these cond
tions will change some time, and tn
hungry horde Of political cormoraut
will have to let go the teat! Selah.
There are many Tennesseans here
and as a whole they are pretty goo
people. Many Of our best busines
men are from fair old Tennessee The
they are here from nearly every stat
in the Union. All business is fun O
vim and vigor
Ardmore has bought this seasol
some 10000 bales OF cotton Multipl
this by say $40 a bale. then you ca
form an idea OF the magnitude OF tn
cotton industry. Most all of this cot
ton is still here. but as the price I
now nine cents. holders will begin Z
turn II loose in order to seckon on tn
enormous profits Reckon on an aver
age profit OF $S per bale. then yo
have tho oranl total nnntt ,.,,, -l.l