The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-11

ANY %rfoneou reflection upon the
S~AArNcter and reputation OF any per
400 which may be printed in the Ard
ao<eite. or any article based on re
~~rts that are false, will be gladly cor
rscted ~ brought % the attention q
Ne publisheF.
Srdmore. Wednesday, October II, 1905
No insurance companies will fail as
, result OF the Investigations although
some OF their officers may so to the |
~pspitsntiary.
Statehood, added to the corr and
.otton crops, viii cause Oklahoma and
Indian Territory to break some more
rapid development records.
q. his return from HIS trip to the
south President Roosevelt is to enjoy
a great race OF battieships up the At
lantic coast. II is said that the expense
Of this little diversion VIII not be more
than s25,O 900 or S3O,OpO, and will afford
the president much amusement.
Norway demands a king, and one
from some other country. The United
States are not that distrustful OF home
talent when selecting presidents. Only
citizens Of eleven states are absolute
ly barred. and those eleven states once.
furnished the country's greatest pres.
idents.
For the year. 1904 President McCur.
sy OF the Mutual received 100000;
two vice presidents were paid $4,000
zach, u second vice president ST., 500,
the third vice president $4,000 and
the scneral manager $4,000. who this
year Gill receive $4,000 and the treas.
urer 10 1000. The benefits are mutual,
SO far az those relatives in charge OF
the business are concerned.
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An interesting controversy has arts
en- over the sculpture in a New York
church. The sculptor has made all the
angels ladies, II the ministers de.
clare that the Bible speaks only OF
men angels. 1t should be remembered,
also, that the angels who fell were
men II would seem that only the men
angels strayed beyond the pearly
gates. The lady angels have too much
sense and are all inside.
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A New York syndicate has a present
N the form Of a bottle three feet high.
containing seven quarts Of liquor, to-
President Zelaya Of Nicaragua. The
dispatch says thaC the bottle contains
%claret, bourbon, rye and Scotch whis-
ky, and three cordials. If that doesn't
make the recipient see sea sorpcuts,
worms with wings and forked-tailed
devils. there's not a combination that
will.
1t seems to depend altogether on the
position one holds whether or not ne
a be accused Of ppruicious PARTISAN
ship in politics. II he be Il mail
carrier he is In great danger OF losing
his job, but il he is a cabinet officer
well, that's different, as witness Sec.
rotary Shaw and Secretary B%onaparte,
who have recently been making
speeches for the republican cauao in
different states,
Not a state in the union is in as
good shape financially as is Oklahoma.
Vet sixteen years ago there were no
schools, no universities, in fact, moth.
ing but prairie here. The current cx-
penses have been borne and over two
million dollars invested IN school
property alone. Yet Oklahoma lacks
only $4,000 OF having enough in the
treasury to wipe out all outstanding
debt, II the money could be switched
from the long to the short funds
State Capital.
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II Is announced that Mr.. Rockefeller
is going to endow a home for found
lings in Cleveland. lie says: Il am
opposed 10 race suicide" II nc and
the meat packers and the sugar trust
and other %monopolies controlling
prices OF the n~ecessaries OF life would
get together and -educe ,,e cost OF
living it would probably do more TO-
ward the prevention of race suicide
han the founding Of asylums n sim.
liar institutions. Indeed, they might do
both.