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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09


Mr.. President, Members of the Missouri Press
Association, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Il beg your indulgence to make an apology
and an explanation for doing what have
desire to say to you.
Without the fault of anybody, but from
sheer force OF circumstances, l feel today
unequal to the duty Of properly, representing
the Missouri Commission on this program.
For more than five months have been work.
Ing every day and much of the nights In
strenuous effort to have our preparatory
work completed for the opening Of the Fair.
This work has been shared by our whole
Commission, and yet at this time / still find
myself SO overwhelmed with a multitude of
cares and duties that demand my imme-
diate attention, that 1t has been out of the
question for me to devote consecutive thought
or SUFFICIENT time to the preparation of any
paper which l might desire to read before
you today. Highly honored by your invita-
ton: l have been anxious to be Of some
possible value to you, and at the kind sug-
gestion Of your Committee on Arrangements,
l have gladly consented to confine my hastily
prepared paper to some Of the salient and
striking features Of the Missouri Exhibit Of
her resources. products and industries as
presented under the direction Of the Mis-
souri, Commission.
But before proceeding to this theme. per.
nit me, by way Of DEPRESSION, to thank the
the Commission have received at your hands.
Throughout the period Of exploitation and
preparation your papers with entire unanim-
ity have encouraged and supported all
friendly legislation and stimulated every plan
and effort along the line of making q great
State Exhibit. Actuated by a high sense Of
state pride and encouraged and persuaded
by the Public Press the people Of this
empire State of the louisiana Purchase voted
an appropriation Of one million dollars for an
exhibit OF the resources products and Indus.
tries Of the State at this Worlds Fair. As
the representatives and moulders OF public
sentiment and the messengers of public in.
formation In every community in the State,
We are glad Of the opportunity to tell and
show you what has been done with this
money 20 that you and your people may
know that every dollar Of Il has been wisely
expended for the glory and credit and LASTING
benefit OF the State.
but getting back to our subject, what has
Missouri done for the Fair? In this NAM
moth Ivory City Of universal progress and
education where does Missouri standf Does
she measure up to the high standard Of her
wonderful advantages and matchless re-
sourcesf
"You are from Missouri ana Therefore must
b shown, % come with us for hasty In
spection Of our principal State exhibits
"Here We are In the Missouri State Build
Ing costing complete about $250.000.00. It
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

"who says Missouri isn't In IT.
4 Fourth. Our display will demonstrate
that Missouri Il breeder Of fruits. To me
this II our greatest horticultural achieve
ment We are not mere growers Of fruits.
but breeders Of hne fruit. We have always
grown live stock In this state, but Il was not
until We became breeders Of nne live stock
that We became great ~ Q live stock State.
The same u true Of the fruit industry.
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purpose Of reducing the amount Of the capital Of
said corporation a. provided In section 1sss OF
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

DR. F A Remley, physician and
druggist, Alvin, Tex, writes: Smith
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

chronicle. are 70 De by themselves, seq
rcgated according to the Harper plan.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09
JUDGE HAWTHORNE'S
SPEECH.

Judge j. H. Hawthorne, Speaking for the
Worlds Fair Commission. Outlined Mis-.
souri's Great Part in the Exposition.
He Took His Audience Through
Each Of the Exhibit Build.
ings and Showed Them
Missouri's Exhibits.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

Perer nus rerercu Uur.
King Peter of Servia is ready, 1t is re-
ported, to resign his uncomfortable
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stored by SprinkIiRE IL with
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

UAe HuHufeu 10 De UIten by Ihi-
varsity IN sfudanfa Shas-faa prou..-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-09

Thus We demonstrate In our fruit display
that by system Of crossings and growing
OF seedlings, We are taking the best OF all
the fruits of the world and producing
series Of Western fruit peculiarly adapted
to It's soils and climate. and especially TO that
OF Missouri. In this way we originate va
rleties of fruits for ourselves For instance
In apples We have originated and show In
perfect natural specimens OF the peerless
fruit itself the following:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02
DEMOCRATIC PRESS 1EETINo.
Indian Territory Editors Called 10
Meet in South ..7eAlester
December ard.

\ meeting of all democratic
editors in Indian Territory is
hereby called 70 be held at South
McAlester Saturday, December
3, at 10 d III. for the purpose Of
considering and taking action on
issues bearing on proposed leg
i-lation by congress and the wei.
fare OF the democratic party in
Indian Territory. by the organi.
zatiUn Of "a Democratic press as
sociatiOn At this meeting Hon
r. l.. Williams, national com
mittceman for Indian Territory
will be present and confer with
the editors. The attendance Of
every democratic newspaperman
in Indian Territory is desired.
y. ". Mhmts,
Editor Ninita Daily Cuicftain.
WN STRYKER.
Editor Tulsa Daily Democrat
GEo. II EVANS,
Editor Chickasha Daily Express.
L. =. RyS~ELL,
| Editor South McAirS'cr Daily
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ARMY SCANDAL PROMISED.
second Lieut. 7ohn Of Fourth Cs'ai-
~ sstsThsrei is . Conspiracy.

II Louis. No, Dec Claim
ing that he is the victim of an
Injustice a. great a. that done
Dreyfus 81 the French army,
Second Lieut.. Albert j MOhn Of
the Fourth United States Cayal-
rs. stationed al Jefferson Bar.
rack, up % oct. u, last, and an
officer who has risen from the
rank, after an excellent record
in the Philippines, has prepared
uapcrs In a suit 70 yindicate his
honor that probably will cause a
tremendous scandal in the Unit
ed States Army
Lieut. Mohn has employed
counsel % present the case 20
tLe United States District Court
within th" next two days He
viii ask the court % reverse the
decision comprising the verdict
of thirteen Of his peers and re
store him 90 his standing as an
officer Hc will set forth that he
was arrested on charge Of con.
duct unbecoming an Ofticcr, but
after being vindicated and ac
Quilted on this charge was found
guilty Of a charge OF insubOrdi
nation without being charged
with that offense and without
having an opportunity 10 make
"a defense thereto.
In his countcrchargcs agains'
the officers whom he openly
/ charges as conspirators in hi'
papers, Lieut.. Mohn declares
| the court. martial was the cuiui
nation of "a malicious actor
against him by Capt. Ben
son, Lieut.. Martig, Col. Wayne
at Washington, Major Hammond
| Adit. Commander of Jcicrsor
| Guards at the fair, and Capt
Slocum. The charge is mad
that these officers formed a eli
que 10 force him out of the arm
because he was not Wes
Pointer.
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SHOT TO DEATH
WILLIAMS VINO REFUSED TO
SURRENDER, KILLED.
Third Victim Of the Awful Texas
Tragedy. Was Drunk and Des-
perate. Held Posse at Bay
and Died like Desperate,

Grandyiew. Texas. Dec. /
Three killed aud one seriously
wounded is the result of Steve
Mckinney ; marrying the step
daughter Of J. NJ. Williams in
this city last sunday morning.
Williams shot and killed D V
Mckinney and his son Steve
wa, shot through the neck and
fingered until / o'clock this
morning when he died.
The third man shot by vii.
liam was a cotton picker, whose
name na, not been learned He
was ,no; through the right arm
ana +. is thought ne may recoy
er.
Sheriff Rogers and deputie.
surrounded Williams in hi,
house early this morning and
KEEP, up a continuous fire on tax
house and finally shot hin
through the neck, killing hin
instantly.
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Death of Centenarian.

j. :. Stecd, aged l03 years,
died at the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. Julia 4. Ward on Cad.
do street, at p. n. O'Clock yes.
tcrday. Mr.. Stecd had just lii
his pipe and was holding it in
his hand when death oyertooK
him.
The remains win be- Inferred
at Lone Grove cemetery today
beside the remains OF his wife
who died two years ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

Such paragraphs as this are
being sent out by the woman =
suffrage association. The suf'
fragist curls her hair, wears dia-
monds and tailored gowns; but,
unlike many women, she seems
to forget her clothes the minute
they are donncd.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

j. Wood Taliaferro has NOV
ed his undertaking establishment
from the Robinson building on
South Washington TO No. 1856
North Washington, just north
OF the Ardmoreite Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

The man who sent President
Roosevelt "a forty five pound
turkey for Thanksgiving may
live TO be sorry If he had kept
il til Christmas hc might have
been able TO trade it for a trunk
line railroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

The announcement that the
president has a job or two for
Senator Cockrell indicates that
after all it pays 10 be classed
among the small and very select
number of Senators known as
"Whitc House Democrats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

The Cleveland woman who
succeeded IN borrowing S267, 500
from various institutions and in.
dividuals must either be- bcwil
dcringly beautiful or in posses.
sion OF a sure enough rabbit
foot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

There will be box supper to.
night at the home of Mrs. Tate,
first door north of the South
Ardmore Baptist church. The
proceeds will be given to the
church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

All kinds Of watch ana jewelry re-
rair'ng done on short notice by /.
Roger, the West Main street watch.
maker. 2Ot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

The Methodist ladies will hold
their Saturday market al Ham
Bees cafe this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

Gould you use some cheap money
at a low rate Of interest, five years
loan with privilege to pay at any i'm
terest Maturity"
THE AMERICAN INVESTMENT CO.
Oct. TO- Atoka, l. I.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

our stock OF holiday perfumes Is
here. Some new specialties that you
know about among the rest. Better
come in and see if we haven't some.
thing that you want z. J. RAMSEi
Druggist. ~
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The latest wooden faDrics TOR LADIES'
at ]. j. Stolfa's. lin
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WANT COL ] N \
WANTED.

TANTED-Chickasaw warrants. Amer.
lean National Bank Tishomingo, l.
r 3.1m.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

Imported German plated water
pitchers,
sPRAGIN3 & CO
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LOS

LDST-A lady's hat, between Mrs. J.
w. Stewarts and Dallas grocery
store. Finder return to Mrs. Stew
art and get reward. 29.4t
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FOR RENT-A nice suite OF once
rooms over Rsndols store r. W
Randol. 27-ti
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FOR SALE-My two houses and lots
on Caddo street You now have
chance to buy the cheapest property
in Ardmore. NJ. A. RICE.
20.15
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

FOR RENT-A four-room house, COW
shed, large lot, plenty Of good water
and in desirable neighborhood o.
VI Redfeld s-tf
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Awful cheap. a nearly
new drophead Singer sewing ma.
chine. J. Goldsmith, opposite Che.
taw freight depot, Caddo ST. 25.St
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

FOR TRADE-Harness and buggy for
heater or stove wood. Apply at
Ardmoreite office. A bargain. II II
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FOR "GET.

FOR RENT-Onehalf block with two
houses In south Ardmore. Plenty
Of fine water. Fine location for
market garden. Sidney Suggs s-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-02

Anyone having clothing and shoes
to donate for the poor will please ad
diess Captain Butler, $40 lst Ave, S
W. Phone 434.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
For sale by r. r. Bellamy.
Ar Appreciation of Noah.

Prof. NJ. V. MiFard, a resid nj " In
country after several wears spent in
Egyot. whera he has oeen max ug exca-
vatfons in many places along the Nile.
Prot. Millard is an eminent archaeo o.
gist, and from the investigations
which he has made he has deduced the
following facts concerning Noah:
Has located the exact spot where
the ark was builded.
That Noah laid out $500, 600 in build
ing the ark.
That he was assisted in this work bv
a large crew of ship carpenters.
That Noah was one of the creates.
kings Of the world and a multi-mll-
1ionaire.
That Noah built the pyramid of
Gizeh.
That Noah was a giant in stature.
These are interesting facts indeed.
Noah, then, was the first captain of in
dustry who ever happened. He was
the first mOneyed man of the world. He
nus have possessed considerable tact
in inducing the ship carpenters to work
ON the ark for him, inasmuch as it
was a project in which they had no in
tereSt or sympathy. Chances are Noah
departed from theu saul custom of cap
tains of industry who have come after
him, by paying his workmen union
wages. The people jeered at Noah as
he proceeded to build the large scow.
But Noah paid MO attention to their
jibes-he merely cast his weather eye
around and predicted that it was going
to shower, and it did. Noah was the
greatest weather prophet of all time,
bar none. Noah predicted the contin-
uous rain 12O years before it came. He
seemed to have an ability in this d.
rectiOn that is not possessed by our
weather clerks of today. 1t hustles q
modern weather clerk to predict a.
shower twenty-four hours ahead now
adays, and hit it.
Prof. Willard does not tell us by what
means Noah accumulated his vast
wealth and became a millionaire. We
know that he formed the first ship
building trust and that he watered
stock at h Cam it be possible thai
here is where J. Pierpont Morgan got
his cue?
Why Noah should have built the
great pyramid of Gizeh is more than
we can imagine. He must have been
hunting trouble. Possibly he desired to
behind something that would
make posterity remember him once in
a while. Or. again, like Carnegie, he
may have been afraid Of dying rich and
planted his money in a pyramid as an
easy means of reducing the surplus. If
had gone about establishing free e-
braries he would have % more good |
in the world. But Noah did have he !
greatest menagerie which was e-er :
together we must all admit |
that. When the late P. 7. Barnum ,d-
vertised that he had the greatest
show on EARTH" he was hardly fair II
Noah, who had him skun going and
coming on animals.-Boston Post.
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Merely a Suggestion.

Charles NJ. Schwab. after his return
from the West, was praising San Fran
cisco when some interrupted him
with the remark:
but you hurried back home. You
didn't stay long"
You speak, said Mr.. Schvab
"obhquely. Your remark, in an iIlf-
rect way, is disparaging. 1t is Ike
the remark hat 1 once heard a bach
Tor max on a train.
He was an old and crusty bach&
lor. n it vas his ill fortune to b
seated beside a woman with a bah,
that cried. The woman handled tn,
baby, caressed it, jumped it up anC
down, sang to it. But it only shriekec
the louder. Finally, in despair, she ex.
claimed:
Dear me, L don't know what tc
do with this child
1.-The bachelor leaned toward her.
Shall I open the window for you
madam he Said.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06

j. ". Williams shot and Killed by OF.
fcers Who Wanted Him for Triple
Murder.

Fort Worth, Texas. November l.
The sequel to h tragedy that % the
lives Of Stephen Mckinney. his father
and hired man on their farm near
Alvarado Tuesday. came today. ]. NJ.
Williams. who fired the fatal shots
barricaded himself in his home ana
defed the officers. He sent word to his
daughters, the widowed bride of the
man he had killed. that of she did O
come TO him he would kill her. In
fear and trembling she went to the
house. There she found her father
armed with a rife and in a frenzy of
rage. The officers were afraid TO fire
into the house for fear of killing som.
member OF Williams family whom n.
held prisoners there to shield him. All
night the officers watched from the
Mckinney home where lay the bodies
Of the men killed by Williams. Fin
ally. Williams seated himself by q
window, his rifle across his knees, and
becoming drowsy, his head dropping
on his breast and he slept. Assuring
herself that her father was ASLEEP the
widowed bride stole from the house
and fed to the home where her hus-
bands body lay. AS soon as the
posse learned Williams was alo.-
they opened fire on him. He was not
slow in returning il. Finally his shots
ceased and the sheriff entered the
house. found Williams lying on the
floor with a bullet through his brain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
Oyster Franks.

Oysters are queer things. They fe-
quently act as if they had intelligence.
you are too far north, / guess. 70
know about that"
Inc speaker was a Florida man wao
IS stopping for a while in town, sa-s
the Philadelphia Press.
Have you Yer heard he continue.
or the eccentric and watggish pectl-
1ar1t1es OF the oyster? I have known
oysters when they got into the MOI
{ clasp about a rats tai at night aid
they hold as tight as any rat trap evr
invented.
Il ann told hat upon a certain oca-
sion, when a flask of whiskey WIS
broken, a large Blue Pointer was found
lying in a little pool OF liquor, lust
drunk enough TO be careless Of conse-
quences. opening and shifting it's shal
with a devil may care air, as If he did
not value anybody a little bit. bit
was going to be as noisy as he possibly
could.
"A drunken man is a sad enough Oh
ject to behold; a drunken woman s
worse; a cow intoxicated is amusine.
a swine drunk on brandy cherry stones
Is disgusting, but an oyster drunk
the sublime of inebriation.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06

A North Carolina newspaper dis
cuSseS the query of a woman CORES
pondent who asks If men should be al
lowed to smoke in public ~places-and
fails to satisfactorily decide the ques-
ton. There are two OF three in Raleign
that we wot OF that will probably not
enjoy the las smoke they are sched-
uled to take in a public place."-Ra-
leigh Times.
If The Times can muster UP only two
or three of that class our capital city
has a o remarkably exemplary class
Of citizens. We are glad to know that
such is the case. The redhot articles
which have appeared in another of the
Raleigh papers Of late regarding the
immoral practices in that city, especial
ly of the brazen young men who by
day and under the glare Of bright cleo
trio lights openely visit disreputable
places, led US to believe that Sodom and
Gomorrah were places of refuge for
virtue and sobriety compared with our
capital city. We are glad to learn hat
we were mistaken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.

1t is a true saying that there ar,
two sides to every question, and III.
is an exception to the rule that Their
is an exception to every rule, for Their.
is neve a question to which there are
not two sides. When the government
began to establish free rural delivery
of mail we thought that there could be
no question to it's general and univer-
sal good to all h people. 1t seems
though, hat we were mistaken. This
like all other questions, has it's two
Sdes-the good and the bad. There are
those who advocate the extension of the
system and others who oppose it. The
following which we clip from The
Goldsboro Headlight gives the reasons
for opposition to the extension of the
system by those who think they are
injured by the free rural delivery:
A concerted movement against the
continuance OF the rural mail delivery
IN It's present character has
been started by organizations of
business men and merchants all over
the country. The men in these or
CARNATIONS will protest To congress
against the extension of the present.
system and will advocate it's curtail-|
ment along sweeping lines
1t is understood that the system has
never been pronouncedly popular with
business men, n opposition against
1t has become more pronounced THANH
ever recently ON account of the expo-l
sure of some of the uses to Which it hasI
been put, and especially since the publ
LEGATION of Postmaster General Wynne'si
estimate OF the cost of the extensions
authorized by congress for the comingI
year.
The class of business men who arel
supposed to be the most directly hurtl
by the rural free delivery system arel
the country merchants. Through thel
operation of the system they are saidl
to be more than ever exposed to theI
competition of the mail order housesl
and they declare that in many sectionsl
the farmers have stopped coming toll
to buy since the establishment of
the free delivery routes. This, of course,l
on the jobbers and wholesalers
an the large cities, and the result isl
that n tradeo of both city and countryl
has suffered severely.
Mr.. Wynne's estimates show that inl
order to carry out the plans authorized
congress There viii be needed an adj
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06

The state legislature will meet jan
uary 4th. OF curse an entire new set
OF officers will have t O be elected for
o houses with the exception of
the presiding officer of the senate.
There are already in the field four can
didates for speaker of the house of
representatives. These are ex-Judge
A w. Graham, Of Granville; o. H.
Guion, of Craven: r. b. Winborne, of
Hertford, and w. P. Wood, of Ran
dolph. We have heard Of these four so
far. How many more there will be by
the time h legislature meets no one
IAN tell. I'm addition to this there are
many other offices to fill and for
these places the woods is full Of can
didates. We are sorry hat there are
not enough offices to go around. About
ninety-fve per cent. of the candidates
will be disappointed. We feel sorry for
them, but it cannot be helped.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-06

Our readers remember that not long
ago Mr.. Gould. while hunting ON his
game preserves in his state seriously
wounded one Of his game keepers. In
reference to this unfortunate affair the
New York World said:
Mr.. Gouid's manifestation OF con-
Germ is highly c~reditable. Perhaps it
has not occurred to him that had he
been a little more humanely concerned
for the birds the accident would not
have happened.
Whereupon the Norfolk Landmark
says: This is hypercritical." It strikes
us that paper might have come nearer
the truth if it had said such language
was hypocritical.