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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03
Committees.

Finance-R. Hardy. chairman; c.
L. Byrne, w. F. Wilmington.
Street and Alley-The aldermen fol
each ward are the committee for their
respective wards, with the mayor a.
chairman over them all.
Police.-C. F. Fraley. chairman; j
5 McCharen, w. A. Gillian.
Fire-W. A. Gillian, chairman; C,
F. Fraley, r. w. Randol.
Waterworks-C. l.. Byrue, chairman:
W. F. Wilmington, r. Hardy.
Ordinance. s Mullens. chairman
r W. Randol, c. l. Byrne.
Cemetery-R, w. Rsndol, chairman;
w. A. Gillian, ]. s. McCharen.
Sanitary. S. McCharen, chairman
c. F. Fraley. J. S. Mullen.
lmprovement-W. +. Whittlngton
chairman; r, Hardy. r. w. Randol. Z
L. Byrne.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03
Where Doctors Aaree

When a patient is under the doctors
care for some months, with constant
ly varying symptoms, out ever IN
Creasing weakness from the loss OF
flesh and strength by the ravages Of
disease, all doctors will agree that
the first gain of flesh indicates a
change for the better. Weak, thin,
heshless people, know they feel bet
ter as soon as they gain flesh. The
best flesh and blood maker is Or.
Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic. For
plmply, pale and sichy people, both
old and young, better medicine was
never made II turns the food you
eat into strong, red blood making
solid flesh and muscle al the rate of
| to 3 pounds per week. IT is sold
by all druggists for 75c per box, or
boxes for 81 To overcome the eff
feet of over Indulgence or dissipation
use this medicine. For sale by w
B. Frame, druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03

j. T. Pickcns was al Wynnewooi
this week.
Frank Childs aud John Colbert are
securing the Arbuakle mountains for
game. We We're sorry to learn tuat
they had no luck.
EX-Gov. G.. w. Dukes was here this
week with Val Mullen of Ardmore
locating some fun blood Choctaws.
r. Ross is at Ardmore this wccE
on business.
Or II. w. Alpers ami John Col
bert visited Foster Sunday.
A dance was given at Luke Mar
tins Saturday night All report hav.
ing had nice time
| We had a phronologist with MS Sat
|urIay
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ORR


or. ,r Ian II The snow is
ohant ou gono
rho oorrior who tales tho mail
from, boro to rIavitt has noen ON t.,o
.fot. ,ist hut is irrnro,.irg
,toe+ -, our citi,ors have haap at.
,o,,iro oourt Of Ardrcro lint have
,..trrno, bor,o
0rr sohooI hoe arro1Iod - nunirs
d,r;,r tho rost month
r,a rrorcbonts and blacksmith. .
t,,,... t.,.,.,, ,,,,i+,. l,,,.,. ~ 1oto
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Nc MILAN.

Special Correspondence.
Mcmillan, Feb. Rev Grimes
filled his regular appointment at the
Methodist church Sunday He failed
to fill his appointment in December
as he was visiting in Tennessee at
that time. We are TO have quarterly
conference here on the Second sun
day.
w. L. Winston and W. c. Campbell.
visited Ardmore Sunday.
We have been having some very
rough, cold weather and It is still
quite cold, but the sunshine is a thing
OF beauty after so much cold, snowy
and cloudy weather
Mrs, Jesse Gumm has been on the
sick list with la grippe for the pa 81
week, but is much better now.
j. c. Carroll from Yeager is here
on a visit.
II. f, Bailey left Saturday for Yea
ger to visit his wife and children
who are there with Mrs, BalTey's par
ents.
Bonnie Devers will leave shortly
on prospecting tour to Ada.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03
Warning Oraer.

In the United States court in III"
Indian Territory Southern district
at Tishomiugo
L. Berry A. Gay, plaintiff, vs.. L./.
lie Gay defendant
The defendant Lizzie Gay is warn
cd 10 appear in this court in thirty
days and answer the complaint O..
the plaintiff l.. Berry \, Gay.
Witness Hon Hosea Townsend,
Judge of said court, and the seal
thereof this 23rd day Of January, 1904
c. NJ CAMPBELL Clerk.
(Sea).
Potter, Bowman & Potter, attor
neys.
]. G. Thompson, attorney for non
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03

Worse Than an alarm of fire is inc
brassy cough of Group. which sounds
like the childrcn's death kuell and IL
means death unless something is done
quickly Folcy's Honey and Tar
never tails To give instant relief and
ouckly cures the worst forms of
Duup Mrs =. !. Cordicr Of Mar.
nmgton Ky. writes. My 3Ecar-old
girl had severe case of Group, the
doctors said She could not live.
GOT a bottle uf Fu,ys Honey and
Tar. the first dose gave relief and
saved her life" Refuse substitutes
For sale by Bonner & Bonner.
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C. o. & c. EXCURSIONS.

Mardi Gras, Feb. 10 TO l6, New Or
leans La, Date OF sale, Feb. . TO "A
Rate, sl965.
Mardi Gras Mobile, Ala, Feb
8 to a. Rate S22.95
National Educational Association
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20 and p. Rate
s2795.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03

Folcy's Honey and Tar is best for
croup and whoopng cough, contains
10 crutos and cures quickly Care
tul mothers keep it in the house. For
sale by Bonner & Bonner.
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HOMER r..
Special Correspondence.

Special spOndence.
Homer, l. T., Feb. 2-J. + Robert
son went TO Davis yesterday.
Our farmers will he very busy now
as we had good rains
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Board Of Health.

DR.. ]. w. Moffett, city physician;
Drs. S. S. Carr, j. w. Smith, Walter
Hardy, Mayor r. w. Dick.
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the United States Court for the
Southern District Of the Indian Ter
ritory.
In the matter Of G. Southern, bank.
rupt In Bankruptcy No. 5552.
To the Honorable Hosea TOWNSEND
Judge OF the District court Of the
United States for the Southern dis
trict of The Indian Territory:
c. Southern Of Durwood in no
Southern district of the Indian Tor
ritory in said district. respectfully
represents that on the Gth day OF
April last past he was duly adj.
Judged bankrupt under the acts %.
congress relating TO bankruptcy; that
he has duly suUeudcrod all his prop
orty and rights of property and has
fully complied with aIl the require
mou0s u. said acts and of the order
o. the court touching his bauNruptc.
Wherefore ho praya Shat he ma
Doc lo,u.d by the court TO have
mu discharge from AN deat- proyaa
against his estate under said ban
rupt acts except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge
Dated This 25th day Of January A.
d 1904
g. SOUTHERN Bankrupt
Southern District Of the Indian Ter
ritory SIS;
on this 25th day Of January A.
D 1904 on reading the foregoing pc.
titiOn, it is ordered by the court that
a hearing be had upon the same. on
the 9Th day OF February, A. d., 1904,
before said court, at Ardmore, in said
district at 9 o'clock in the forenoon
and that notice thereof be published
in The Ardmoreite, newspaper
printed in said district, and that all
known creditors and other persons
in interest may appear at the said timc
and place and show cause, IL any
they have, why the prayer of said pc
titioner should not be granted.
And It is further ordered by the
court that the clerk shall send b.
mail TO all known creditors copies o.
said petition and this order, address
ed to them at their places Of residence
as stated
Witness the HC3orable Hosea
Townsend, Judge of the said court
and the seal thereof, at Ardmorc In
said district, on the 25th day of Jan
uary, 1904.
G. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk
CSeal of the Court.
First published Jan 90, 1904
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-03

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
cough caused by attack of Ia grippe.
II heals the lungs For sale by Bon
ner A. Bonner.
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Begins Tomorrow
Morning Continuing
throughout the Week,

II the face OF ljc cotton we offer You
l an opportunity to buy Undcrmuslin
or d basis Of the &C. product. Several
months ago our combined l6 stores
contracted with one of the largest Tn
dcrmushu Factories .u the world for
10000 garments tor January delivery at
prices based ON 7c cotton. our por
tou oithismammoth of purchase amount
ing 90 about $500 garments is now here
and for one week the entire lot Will 90
ON sale at special under value prices
We are going to offer you an oppor-
tunity to buy Undcrmuslins at less
than they can be manufactured for to-
day at the present high price of cotton
Had better lay in years supply for
YOU VIII certainly never again buy
Undermusln SO cheap
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resident.
A Nioht Alarm.

'0N'l' ~ As
FIRST published Jan. "a, 1904
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lOC, l5C, Is, soc, 75C, Sl.O(

our entire line of fine garments 90 in
the sale at special under value prices.
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C. SOUTHERN Bankrupt
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-09-01
Cooperating in Regulation
the Liquor Traffic.

The question a. 10 how far the
general government may proper.
ly 60 III helping TO enforce state
laws or city ordinances rcgulat.
ing the sale OF into> icating
liquors. - one tina, appears to
the Gentry we'll worth scrions
consideration. This is all the
more necessary since there is
proposed Legislation on which an
expression %. public opinion NAV
soon be demanded.
The abs,rac, questions OF pro.
hibIiion. high license, etc, arc
not here at issue. Those xho
are sufficiently RECALLED by ban
quenis OF roo. beer and goldfish
balls, and those who wear hip
pockets OF full quart size. rcprcs.
ent the two extremes of opinion
IN temperance matters. But the
conflict of jurisdiction between
local and national authorities To
which We now refer. rapno, be
adjusted by The merits of their
contentious.
The nations increasing con-
sumption Of liquor presents fig
ures which arc impor,au, TO
economis, and appalling 10 NOR.
alis,s. The United States re.
ceived last year a total ot Sis.
tHo 900 tax on spirits and beer.
This il said To indicate an cxpcn.
d''nre by the people who buy
these articles at retail and con.
sumo the M OF nearly one thousand
million dollars. Year hy year
the consumption increases. more
than keeping pace with our ad-
vance IN population.
Senator Callingcr has intro
duecd bill which IN terms pro-
hibi,s The issue of an Internal.
rescnnc lax reccip; By the Fed.
eral authorities corering any
phase OF the liquor traffic. unless
the applicant exhibits Ia the col.
lecior a license or permit ISSUED
80 accordance with the laws oi
al the state in which business in
10 be done. The necessity for
this enactment. i, il urged. lies
~ the fact that every illegal. sur.
epiIiious place where liquor ~
sold ~ prohibition states or pro-
hihIicd districts has what is
known ~ government" license"
Legally aud III fact this doc umcnt
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1904-09-01

tax receipt. The Government
ohcials arc SO diligent in their
pursuit OF those who should pay
the Government tax that few
persons venture to sell liquor
without having paid this tax.
lhe display of the receipt, there.
lore, IL their protection against
further molcstation bv Treasury
oihcials. But that rcccip, i,
sometimes claimed TO tic legal
permit 10 do business when i, *
IN reality only an evidence that
a required tax has been paid.
That the federal government,
~ legally entitled to collect those
taxes has. it is said, never been
disputed. But ii was never in
tended tina, the paymen, OF this
tax should ahsolvc the dealer
from his obligation TO obey local
laws and ordinances. Yet i, is
IN effect used by law breakers 10
enable them to snap their fingers
at scandalizcd citizens and pre-.
tend that they arc protected by
the shadow of a higher aa;hori-
~.
Even those who do nc, believe
IN state prohibition Is a practical
or a desirable end. usually ADM,
that law breaking. even when
the laws arc unjust and harmful.
IN not a practice that can safely
be encouraged in free govern.
mcnt. Hcncc, when the nation.
al authorities in the exercise OF
their RICH, TO levy an internal
revenue tax, do recognize "A bus.
mess that ~ illegal in prohihi,
F1At ~ IUAk III
fact, il no, Intentionally. tho,
con,rascnc the purpose OF the
State and ignore III RICH, Ia pro.
,cct itself agains, alleged evils.
While il IN no part OF The bus.
Incss oil the Federal COVE nmcu,
To ass,s, III the enforcement of
state laws. IL IL perhaps y duty
20 sec that IL does no, foster law.
breaking. Theoretically. the
state could enforce their laws a.
well a. the government, cniorccs
Is laws, but IN practice few or
none OF the states do 40. Con
~cqucn,ly. the undcn,ablc truth
~ tina, IN giving its rcccip, for
the salc of liquors IN prohibition
states or districts. IL, 10 ali in
tents and purposes, licenses law.
breaking. Every one knows
that IL the surreptious liquor
sellers wcrr no, permitted 10 pay
q. - sn the Y.ucnn. nfftrcts fep |
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
PROMINENT oLlTIciAN SHOT.
Hon. Peter LoWery X iIled BY a School,
teacher at Oil Ridge, w. Va.

Hon. Peter Lowery X iIIed BY a School
teacher at Oil Ridge, w. Va.
sSistersville, w Va, Feb. %. .----H Ion.
Peter LoWery, an ex-member Of the
state legislature and one of the most
prominent Republicans in the county,
was shot and almost instantly killed
Monday by Frank Van Camp, a young
schoolteacher. Van Camps school is
located at Oil Ridge, few miles east
of here. Soon after the morning SEES
sion commenced Lowery called Van
Camp to the door and an exchange of
angry words was followed by revol-
Yer shot. The pupils ran to the door
to find Lowery on the ground mortally
wounded and Van Camp standing over
him with a smoking weapon in his
hand. Van Camp walked to Sisters
vile and gave himself up to the au-
thorities. He claims to have acted in
self-defense. He says Lowery eached
for his hip pocket and he thought he
intended to shoot him. There has
been bad blood between the two for
several years, growing out of political
differences.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
Friday, Feb. 19.

The United States South Atlantic
squadron is assembled in Guantanamo
bay.
DR.. Jameson of Transvaal raid fame
succeeds Sir J. G. Sprigg as premier
of Cape Colony.
Rev. Father Joseph G.. Zealand, a
noted Jesuit priest and educator, is
dead at ST. Louis, aged seventy-two
years.
At Denver Frank G.. Senter, a rail-
road conductor, aged sixty-two years,
killed his wife, aged forty, and COM
mitted suicide.
Lockjaw caused by cut on the
hand from transfer slip has caused
the death of George Powers, street
car conductor of New York city.
The strike of the stablemen at the
South Chicago stock yards has been
settled, all of the old employees return
ing to work at their former wages.
The Kentucky house, by a party
vote, passed the Day bill prohibiting
co-education of the races in any edu-
cational institutions in that state.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES,

The national convention of the Al
lied Peoples party will be held either
in indianapolis, Ind, or Springfield,
Ill.
Leopold Strouse, prominent in busi
ness and financial circles of Baltimore,
died Monday, aged siXty-tWo, of heart
failure.
President Roosevelt has signed an
act authorizing the sale Of a part of
the Red Lake Indian reservation in
Minnesota.
At Chicago, Jack O'Brien of Phila.
delphia disposed of Charlie Mack OF
Milwaukee in the third round of six.
round bout Monday night.
Four persons were badly hurt in a
collision of street cars on Virginia
avenue, st. Louis, Monday night. The
accident was caused by slippery rails.
Korea has withdrawn from partici.
patton in the Louisiana Purchase expo.
sition and has officially notified the
management cf that exposition to that
effect.
Secretary of War Taft was rendered
a complimentary dinner in Cincinnati
Monday night by prominent men of
Ohio. The affair was non-partisan
and 25O men were present.
Debate in the German reichstag
brought out the fact that surveillance
of Russian anarchists in Germany was
uecessitated by their murderous plots
against the life Of the czar.
The worst cold wave for fifty years
was experienced in Newfoundland
Sunday when. accompanied by a fu.
rious gale, the temperature dropped
from "a to As degrees below zero.
Notwithstanding the service of nine
warrants on policemen and poolroom
attaches as result of the riots in
Madison, ILL.,. Friday, the poolroom
operated Monday at the usual hour
with two policemen on guard.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
SAID TO BE SATISFACTORY.
Russian Reply to Secretary Hays
Note Received.

Hay has received by cable from Am
bassaGor Mccormick the reply OF the
Russian government to the proposition
relating to Chinese neutrality. 1t is
considered by the department to be
responsive to our note and it's sub
stance has been communicated to the
governments OF Japan and China.
1t is the present intention merely to
acknowledge the Russian note. While
the text of the note is withheld at
present it is understood that Russia
attaches a condition to the effect that
acceptance of the proposition is not
to be regarded as excluding Manchu-
ria from the seat of war;
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
Thursday, Feb. 18.

Three hundred cases Of typhoid fe-
YER are now reported in Watertown,
N. Y.
Mrs. Jacob AntOniassi and five chill
dren were burned to death in a fire
consuming the house in which they
lived near CrOtOn, N. Y.
John Norwood Clarke, aged ninety,
the longest continuous member of the
Odd Fellows, is dead at Iowa City, Ia.
He joined the order in Baltimore in
1887.
Application has been made for a re-
ceiver for the Old Town Fire Insur-
ance company Of Baltimore. 1t is un-
derstood the liabilities exceed assets
by Sl20,0G0.
In the Kentucky senate resolutions
paying tribute to the memory of Sen
ator Hanna were adopted by a rising
vote and the senate adjourned as a
further mark of respect
John Alexander Dowie of Zion City,
ILL.,, has been compelled to flee in a
cab to escape mob, according to a
dispatch from the Sydney (N. S. W.
correspondent Of the New York Amer
ican..
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
ANOTHER VESSEL is SUNK.
Russian Cruiser Strikes on Rocks at
Port Arthur.

Chefoo, Feb. 22-The captain Of the
German steamer Pronto just arrived
from Dalny says positively that be-
sides the torpedo gunboat Yenesei, ac-
cidentally destroyed by cne Of her
own mines, the Russians have just
lost another ship by accident On Feb.
IL. This was a small cruiser, whose
name was not learned. In avoiding
some mines she ran upon rocks from
which she eventually slipped off into
deep water and sank. There was no
loss of life. The Russian authorities
Insist that there is no truth in the
story that a force of 1000 Japanese
landed at Pigeon or Dove Bay, had
been annihilated. Troops are being
rushed toward the Yalu with all ex-
petition possible.
The supply of fresh vegetables and
beef in Fort Arthur is getting very
short and speculartors are endeaVor-
Ing to secure steamers to run the
blockade
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
CRANK AT WHITE HOUSE.
Had Loaded Revolver and Box of
Cartridges.

Washington, Feb. Backward Rel
gar who gave his address as 271 South
Clark street, Chicago, was arrested at
the White house during the day and
locked up pending an inquiry into his
mental condition. Relgar evidently is
of unbalanced mind. He has written
many letters to the president suggest
ing that people be named in accord
ance with their occupations. For many
weeks the secret service officers have
been on the lookout for him and when
he appeared he was promptly placed
in custody. Relgar desired to see the
president to ascertain why his letters
had not been answered. When he was
searched loaded revolver and a box
of cartridges were found in his pock.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK,
Several Of the Mikado's Men Killed IL
ChemuIpo Fiuht,

st. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-The official
account of the battle of Chemulpo
given by M. Pavloff, Russian minister
OF Korea, who left Seoul for China
Feb. 13, is practically Identical with
the report previously cabled. NJ. Paw
loft says that the Japanese captain of
the cruiser Takachico sank his vessel
the night following the battle and that
the Russian fire silenced the Asama's
fore ba:bette and wrecked her bridge.
The Asama transferred eighty killed
or wounded to TRANSPORT.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
DEFEAT FOR RUSSIANS |
FIRST BIG LAND BATTLE SAID
TO HAVE BEEN A GREAT
JAPANESE VICTORY.
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED TROOPS
OF TIE CZAR KILLED IN
THE ENGAGEMENT

London, Feb. 22.-There are vague
rumors of land fighting in Korea. The
St. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Paris edition Of the New York Herald
tells of a Russian repuIse on the Yalu
river with loss Of $500 lives.
The Morning Posts Chefoo corre-
spondent says tens OF thousands of
Japanese are advancing by forced
marches from various parts Of Korea
and that severe fighting is expected
shortly.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
IN SLIGHT SkIRMISH.

Russian Pickets Attack Small Force
of Japanese in Korea.
St. Petersburg, Feb. PA dispatch
from Fort Arthur says the first land
encounter occurred during the day. A
picket OF Cossacks attacked small de-
tachment of Japanese troops on Ko-
rean territory. The Cossacks captured
some Japanese prisoners on whom
they found maps and papers.
The collision was presumably be-
tween accommodating parties. A gen.
eral engagement is not anticipated
Immediately.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
PERRY S. HEATH is OUT.
Tenders Resignation as Secretary Q
Republican Committee.

Cleveland, Feb. 22.-Perry S. Heath,
former first assistant postmaster gen
eral and secretary of the Republican
national committee, has wired his res
ignation of the latter position from
here to Acting Chairman Payne at
Washington as follows:
due to the death of Chairman
Hanna l tender to you my resignation
as secretary of the Republican nation
al committee, effective Immediately.
Mr.. Heath stated that the telegram
told the entire story and he had moth
ing to add to it.
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
HURTS GERMAN TRADE.
Grain Merchants Heavy Losers on Ac-
count of War.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-The effects of the
war already are noticeable on German
commerce. 1t is reported from 10
nigsberg that the importation of grain
from Russia into Germany has come
to standstill. The grain merchants
are unable to obtain the execution of
their orders, Russia having diverted
all the rolling stock on the state rail
ways to government use
The German export trade is also
affected. The Alsatian textile industry
records an appreciable falling off in
exports to Russia and large Russian
firms have not sent their usual orders
Mower County transcript., 1904-02-24
Explosion Destroys an Engine.

Bakersfield, CAL, Feb. 23.-The en-
gine attached to the westbound Santa
Fe limited took fire while stopping at
Tehachapi station. The engine was
an oil burner and an explosion follow.
ed, wrecking the locomotive and set
ting fire to a baggage car and compo
site coach. Both were destroyed, as
was the railroad station. Loss, $50,
900. Nobody was hurt.