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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-11
ANOTHER WHISKY pEDoL.a.
J. 7. Harcell Arrested Charged With
Sellinu Forbidden Goods.

J. T. Harrell. was arrested yester.
day afternoon at the Caddo Wagon
yard. ON charge OF introducing and
selling liquor. Harreu runs the wagon
yard and has been resident OF this
city for some time. u is charged that
he sold bottle Of whisky to a farmer
and that at the proper time evidence
will be presented to prove &C. Harrell
was arrested by Deputy Havcns. who
had become suspicious Of him and
was laying in wait 10 catch him. Yes
terday afternoon Mr. Havens went to
the wagon yard and laid in wait 20
watch developments. pretty soon a
farmer went into the yard and came
out iwth a package which resembied
something that the deputy had seen
before so he stopped the farmer and
asked him where he got the goods
For a while he would not answer. hut
threat that he would spend the night
In Jail brought him around and ne point
ed Harroll out. saying that he was the
man who sold him the goods.
Upon investigation several more
quarts were found ia the yard, and
Harroll was arrested. lie gave bond
| Immediately and was released. This
Is the second time Harrell has been
arrested for selling whisky. but here
tofore no proof could be found Ia
4 convic' him.
The Marshals this time think they
have sufficient evidence to land hin
In jail
His examining trial will be held on
the 18th Of this month
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals for the erection OF
a four.room brick school building VIII
be received up to 12 o'clock. noon, on
July l., 1906. by +. J. Baum. sec.
retary OF the school board. Rayia. !.
r.. and at the Office of the archi.
tects. VIM. A. Nethercot and Ed J.
Peters. Shawnee, okla. Plans and
specifications on file vita Trade Bul.
letin Co, Oklahoma City. and r. J.
Baum. Rayia. l. T. Each proposal TO
be accompanied by a certified check
for $500. owners reserve the right g.
reject any and all bids and waive
technicalities. S.5
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VIM 4. Proctor of Marlow is Wis
itor to the city.
J. r. MYERS Of Pauls Valley is in the
city on business.
p. II. Babcock is in the city from
Hobart on business.
o. L. Dennes is visiting relatives in
Kcntlcky and Tennessee.
J. e. Stanley Of sulphur is bus
mess visitor to Ardmore today.
Frank Read Of houston is among
the business visitors to the city.
J. w. Johnson Of Milo was a prom
inent visitor to Ardmore today.
J. c. Smith and wife are prominent
visitors to the city from Marietta
today.
ID. T.. Walters OF South McAlester
is in the city to spend the day on bus
iness.
c. n. stevens has returned from a
pleasant visit with relatives in Ten.
nessoe.
Miss Maize o'Neall Is in the city
from Paris. Tex. the guest Of her sis
ter. Miss Edna O'Neil.
K.C. Tucker Of the Fort Worth Rec
ord is a business visitor to Ardmore
day pushing his paper.
George Dyer. bookkeeper for Noble
Bros. made a business trip yesterday
afternoon To Thackeryille.
Mrs. Julian Burney who has been In
the city the guest OF her parents Mr..
and nrs. VIM. Green. left today for
Burneyville, her home.
Mrs. w. p. Hickman and daughter
Miss Minnie are in the city from
Houston. MisS, the guests of Mn
and Mrs. T. l.. Smith.
Lawrence Russell has returned "a
the city. after an absence OF several
months. which ne spent visiting IN
Mississippi and Tennessee.
Capt. and Mrs. J. X. Pulliam, Mr.
and Mrs. p. =. Keafney and Miss Bes
sic Alexander departed this morning
for an outing at OH Springs.
Mrs. Blanche Weeks Jones and ba
bies after an extended visit here Will
Mrs. Jones mother Mrs. J. w. Weeks
have returned to their home at Mon
trose. Colo.
Bert Joiner Is at home after a stal
Of several mcnths In New Mexico anC
western Texas. lie likes that countr!
and will return. making his home a
Amarillo. Texas.
Mrs. Ralph Sokolosky and daugh
ters. Misses Helen and Eva. and Mrs
l.. Reiss. OF Little Rock. Ark, are II
the city to spend several weeks. The
| guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lowenstein
II. $. Wilmington. J. T.. Harris an,
u. Il. williams came in yesterday from
Leon. They were each accompanie,
by their sons who will enter Selyldg,
Business College 20 take "A CONNER
cial course.
Perry Earl was I'm the city toda.
from Cornish. He reports that Cor
nish is growing nicely and that ever
indication is that It will be made
division point on the line of road SUI
veyed into that town from oklahomi
City
i l. +. Herzmark and ]. y. Spears ar
In the city from Little Rock, Ark
prospecting. Both these gentlemen ar
connected with wholesale firms O
their city and they are looking out 70
business for their firms. They may L
cate in Ardmore. as they are Yer
much impressed with The city, and sa
Il is the best town for It's size In IN
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Quiet in Police Court.

Everything in the police court Is on
the drag. This morning there was al
solutely nothing doing and yesterday
there were only a few drunks. The
police machinery which has so effec-
lively protected the city for yeas,
will become rusty from long unuse II
something does not happen. The town
is getting moral. so the police say
as there is nothing doing In their
line.
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MILO
specIal Corresrondence.

ol'Ntdl correspondence.
Milo. J. f., Jnly 1O.-This commu-
nifty was blessed with good rain this
morning. which was badly needed
The pcinic at this place June 3Oth
was quite success. Plenty to eat.
good speaking in the afternoon by
Hon J. V Cabell and others Of Ard
more. --verybody seemed to have a
pleasant time.
J VI. Ballard Of Beaumont. Texas.
Is spending a couple Of weeks visit
ing his brothers DR.. a. Z. Ballard Of
this place and Dr. c. B Ballard Of
Graham
r. VI. Osburn. who has been quito
sick for some time, is not expected to
live.
\. L. Caldwell and wife were up
from Springer the last Of the week.
We are informed that Mr. Caldwell
will move back to his old place this
fall We are glad to welcome this
amiablc family into our midst again
n. G. Fuqua made a business trip
90 Dallas last week
Mr. and Mrs Landers Of Katie we're
visiting X. Z. winn and family last
week
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DAUGHTERS Of the confederaey.

One OF the interesting features Of
the Reunion will be the musical pro-
gram OF the Daughters OF Confeder-
acy.
Miss Niblack and Miss Fay Burnitt
are working daily win the military
drill Of S2 Of Ardmore's pretty girls.
The following is the program that
will be rendered by the Confederate
Daughters at the reunion on Thurs.
day evening and Friday afternoon,
July 20 and %:
Thursday Night, July 20. ...
Oration-Successor 10 George
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Cotton Compress burned.

Memphis. Tenn. July l0.-A special
to the Commercial.Appeal from Gov
ington, Tenn, saw.
The plant Of the Gulf Compress
Company here aul 2o0 bales Of cot
ton were destroyed by fire tonight,
The cause of the fire Is unknown. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, fully GOV
cred by insurance.
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Cattle to ST. Louis.

Lum Barringer, prominent cattle.
man Of this city who has a ranch near
here. shipped five ears of cattle TO 81.
Louis markets yesterday afternoon.
The cattle are In good condition and
Mr. Barringer expects to get a good
price for them They have been fat
tened. both on the ranch and al feed
pens aud will make a good average.
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For Sale.

Secondhand Typewriters at n bar.
gain. When we move into our NEW
building Sept I, we will equip our
school entirely with new typewriters.
The 25 Remington. Underwood and
Smith-Premier typewrlters that are
now in use will be sold az a greet
bargain. These machines viii be put
In good shape and sold under a guar.
antee, Machines will be delivered now
or later and will be sold on terms to
suit the purchaser. II you need a
typewriter phone or write
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Compiled BY the chlekasaw Title Co.
Abstractors.

Ella G. Hammer to Wyie Bleak.
more, lots and @. block pa. Ardmore
Consideration $4,000.
Walter G. Dean ct ux 20 Fred VI
Gates, part lots 2 and 3. block AIS
Ardmore. Consideration SI236.33.
G. a G. Nations to Ella c. Hammer
lots , and 3. block pa. Ardmore. Con.
sideration Sg0C3.
G. n G. Nations to George Thurman
lot 3. block 3i7 Ardmore. Consldcra
tion STA.
Allen Wade To William r. Wood
part Secs II and %. TBS. RTE.
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Change in Firm.

Roy Miller. VINO has just returned
from a trip TO Oklahoma City and
other points. has purchased an inter.
est in the Roberts barber shop and Will
be a partner in that institution In fu.
ture. Mr. Miller has lived In this city
for some time and his many friends
will be glad to know Of his acquirina
an interest In the shop
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Attention Reumen.

Regular melting OF Washita Tribe
No 80. !. o. Il. NJ. at their wigwam
In Oddfellows hall tonight. business
will be taken up promptly at o'clock.
All visiting Redmen welcomed.
X. ID. KNIGHT. Sachem.
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Reunion Committees.

All committees, connected with the
reunion and statehood celebration, are
called TO meet at reunion headquarters
in the old Commissioner court room
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
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At the Jail.

John Nelson. who is charged wiki
assault, was released on a $1,000 casa
bond
John Carter. charged with selling
whisky. was released today under Sec
tiOn 1912.
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Statehood Celebration Committee.

All committees connected with the
Reunion and Statehood Celebration
are called TO meet at Reunion Head
quarters on West Main street tomor'
row afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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washington ........ Miss Kate Gait
Ladies OF the Leaf Quartette.
Grafton .........M Miss Bessie Higdon
Vocal SOLE. Mrs. Guiliot
Drill-Thirty.two young ladies'
Song-"Sing Me a Song Of the Sunny
South"
Song-Mrs. Westheimer and chorus.
Solo. Dick Light
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John stone. who has been confined
to his bed for some time on account
of illness, is again at his post at w vi
Byrd a Co.'S.
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Do You Wan, a NC Homo, ,

My home place on g street for sale
II you want n good home in the bert
part Of town see me.
Sdf +. VI. GATES.
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The sale OF the bankrupt stock OF
Burrel Hicks has been approved by
the court and Mr. Bodovitz, who made
the purchase. has taken charge Of The
stock.
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j. r Burns, who has been III for
several days with malarial fever, Is
on the streets today.
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We are now prepared TO loan money
on city property. See us for terms.
3tf INDIAHoMA TRUST co.
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Roy. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George De
Moss, who has been quite sick for
the past week. Is improving.
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Friday Afternoon. July 2

You can get up.to.date shoes
al cut prices In the sledue
Hammer Sale.
LYNN, The Shoe Nan.
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The City Fish Market will move on
or before Sept. to Lynn's old stand.
lin
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Harold Young has departed for Mis-.
souri, to visit with relatives.
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Keep comfortable with talcum.
Ramsey's Talcum Powder is the
purest. smoothest and most healing
talcum you can use. Large pound
package for 25 cents. We have all
other good talcums also.
IS FL. RAMSEY, Druggist.
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stetson. panamas, and other GOOD
felt and straw hats cleaned. blocked
and retrimmed like new. out Of town
work given special attention.
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ATTENTION EAGLES.

Regular meeting Of Ardmore Aerie
tonight at s o'clock.
7. c. BRID1MAN, Secy.
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We are now prepared to loan none!
on city property. See us for terms.
3tf INDIAHOMA TRUST co.
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JOHNSON. The Hatter,!.
t3 2l9 w. Main. Ardmorc. T. r.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-24
NEW PARTY FOR WEAVER.
The Mayor VIII Run for Governor Of
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, May "a. Mayor Weaver
viii be candidate for governor, and
ii he fails to win The nomination Of the
Lincoln party his name viii he ON the
November ballot it the head of a new
independent ticket, the title Of which
will be pre-empted today. The mayor
has already given his word to his clos
est friends that he will accept nomi-
nation for governor, and While he has
not yet forwarded his reply to the
thirty-two Pittsburg reformers sane
tioning the use Of his name for the
Lincoln party nomination.. the letter is
written and viii probably be forwarded
at once. Plans for the new independent
party. which have the approval Of Mayor
Weaver. were practically completed on
Tuesday evening, when invitations were
issued 10 number Of prominent indie
pendents OF Philadelphia and surround
ing counties TO meet and formally or.
ganixe An affidavit, signed by five Phil
adelphia independents, all members of
the Lincoln party. pre-empting a title
for The new organization, is already
signed and will be filed with the secre
tary of The commonwealth today.
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AMNESTY
ON MAY II?
----------
Proclamation by Gar Seems
Assured
D0UMA MAY ACCEPT
Exclusion of the Tenorists--Premier Is
Preparing Reply to the Address
Count Solsky Gives Up
Presidency.

st. Petersburg, May a4.-Count Sol
sky has been relieved Of the presidency
OF the council of the empire, or upper
house Of parliament, at his own request
and on account of III health.
The Ions awaited political amnesty
will, according 10 government sources, be
proclaimed May ~. the anniversary Of
the coronation 81 emperor Nicholas III.
The exact scope Of the measure has
not al yet been determined. II will, as
anticipated. he limited, but 1t can be
said on authority that the Constitution
al Democratic party is prepared, al
though grudgingly. to accept the act
OF grace, from which terrorists are ex-
oluded, though not publicly, that the
government is not altogether uniustiied
in refusing To set at large men who
will be as ready in the future as they
have been IN the past to shoot down or
blow to pieces hated representatives of
authority Their demand for unlimited
amnesty was based on the expectation
that with Tie institution OF il full con-
.stittiti,Ual era. the terrorists, az was
promised in an open letter just before
the assassination Of Alexander II, would
abandon active operations; but they
haze been forced to admit that the
crimes OF the last few days give the
government no guarantee that the prom
Use will be kept. The administration Is
daily cutting down the number Of pris-
oners who may be affected by the ann
nesty, releasing conyiets by the hun
dreds in the provinces. while among
those released in st. Petersburg are
twcnty-seyen members Of the council Of
worlmcn's delegates who drew mp the
famous manifesto preaching raid on
the governments gold rcserve.
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The Blind Man

Copyright. 1906 by A. Whitehead.1
! had been employed about Brinley s
storage house for two years when there
came z day Of unusual hustle. Every
body had gone when made ready to-
20. was standing la the big door, key
u hand. when man turned III from
a.arkis street and came forward. i felt
that he had business with us and wait
ed for him. The man was of middle
age, tall and powerful, and he had a
strange way Of staring when be spoke
to one. | remembered afterward that
he was not the one to speak first and
that he seemed a bit embarrassed until
addressed him. Then he replied:
Boy, have an order here for
trunk. Is 1t too late to have 1t attended
to-
4 replied that 1t was. He put his
hand into his pocket as II To produce
the order, but did not 40 SO. When +
told him that he would have to come in
the morning he hung in the wind for
moment and then said:
THE trunk was left here four years
ago when went away to Russia.
suppose it is all right, but IL / could
see II once and make sure / should
sleep better tonight If that trunk has
been lost then am a pauper.,
I asked him to describe 1t. we had
300 trunks upstairs, and Of course
many Of them were alike ] had never
received orders to cover d case Of this
kind. and certainly did not suspect
the stranger of any evil intent. In my
desire that he should not worry and
thinking to show off q bit at the same
time | offered to take him upstairs
and see it he could identify his trunk
He thanked me over and over again
and suggested that | lock the lower
door to make things safe during our
absence. The shutters had already
been closed up stairs and down, and
had to light one Of the lamps. The
man followed after. me- and when we
reached the head Of the stairs he turn
ed his head about in helpless way
and remarked.
What sort Of place have we here.
boy? Is it full or empty:"
About two-thirds full, sir" re-
Piled
And where are the trunks?'
Down at the far end. Come down
this alleyway'
Yes: all right
He followed me, but noticed that
he bumped on either side quite fire.
quenfiy and tapped with his cane on
the floor. Before we reached the pile
Of trunks | began to wonder If he was
not blind. stopped before the heap
of them and asked If he saw one re-
sembling his. and at the same time ]
noticed that his fingers were gripping
bis cane and that he was preparing to
Use it as weapon. | stopped TO put
the lamp in a sheltered position. and as
| did so his cane whlstled over my
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The Times Daily Short Story.



head The force OF his blow threw
him up against the trunks, and before
he could recover was twenty feet
away. Had run directly for the
stairs could have got down FIRST and
trapped him, but took a contrary
direction. OF course he had heard my
movements. and, standing with his
face toward me, he said:
Boy, I want d trunk out Of here
marked IL. Jacobs. The tag ID tied
to the handle Get that trunk for me
and III give you a guinea. II you re-
fuse, then look out for yourself. I'm
bad man when crossed
made no reply, but began retreat
ing. moved like mouse, and yet he
heard me. 1t was only when we start
ed to follow that | was sure he was
blind. He did not pick up the light to
guide his footsteps, and neither could
lie avoid humping into various objects.
knew every inch Of the big room, and
even in the dark I had no trouble In
getting about NV idea was to reach
the stairs, but lie knew what / was
after and kept heading me Of. He
stumbled over and picked up a piece Of
iron, and with this for weapon he
was no mean adversary. After offer
ing me the guinea 1t was five minutes
before he spoke again Then he broke
out into fierce cursing and threats of
vengeance and warned me that If got
downstairs and outdoors | would find
a mar ready there to put knife into
me. He Increased his offer to s gum
ems, and when did not answer him he
fell to curslng again,
If tile thing had not come upon me
SO suddenly | could have outwitted
him the sooner. was lodging him for
| fully twenty minutes before got hold
OF small parcel from one of the
shelves and gave 1t a toss that landed
it twenty feet away The blind man at
once moved in that direction, and got
down on hands and knees aud made
| for the stairs. He fell over box. got
up and banged against box and yet
reached the stairs as soon as | did.
His bump OF locality was wonderful,
We were standing ten feet apart when
hc cried out:
II hear you breathing ! know Just
where you are. Boy, get me that trunk
or LII be the death of you In one min
ute"
involuntarily shrank back, thinking
he was coming for me, He reasoned
that was sneaking downstairs. and in
his haste TO seize me he let 20 Of prti-
dence Three steps carried him to the
landing. and at the fourth he stepped
into space and went headiong. When
lie brought up at the foot of the stairs
! waited awhile to see IL he would call
| hui, and az he did not got the lamp
and descended. The blind man lay
there in a huddle with broken neck.
or course the affair was inquired in
| to, but we never learned the mans
identity. 1t ought to have been easy to
locate a blind man. but we failed TO do
ii. The trunk he was after contained
title deeds and other papers Of value.
and search Of the dead mans person
| proved that he had no order for It.
II. QUAD.
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NO MAN Is STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Physi-
cal strength Is derived from food. II a
man has lnsuliciuntfo food he lossssstrcngth.
II he has no food be dies Food is con-
verified into nutfitIVn. through the stonl-
strength OF The stomach tdewhat extent
food eaten Is digested and assiInilated.i
People can die Of starvation who have
abundant food to eat, when the stomach
and It's associate organs Of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach Is really the vital or
gan Of the body, III the stomach IL weak
the body will be weak also, because " Is
upon the stomach the body relies for It's
whole. Ia made UP Of Its several menu
bcrs and organs, 80 the weakness OF the
body as d consequence of weak stOm-
ach will be distributed among the or
gans which compose the body. III the
body IL weak because it Is ili~nourished
that physical weakness will be found in
all the organs--heart liver, kidneys. etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive,
giving rise to biliousness, loss OF appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or irregular action Of
heart, palpitation. dizziness, headache.
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr.. Louis Pare. 81 Quebec writes: rFor
years after nay health began TO fall. my head
grew dizzy. eyes panied me. and my stomach
was sore all the time, while everything
would eat would seem To lie heavy like lead
ON my stomach. The doctors claimed that
~ was sympathetic trouble due To dyspepsia.
and prescribed for me. and although I took
their powders regularly vet felt 10 better
Ny wife advised me to try Or. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and stop taking the doc
tors medicine She bought me bottle and
we soon found that began TO improve. so I
kept up the treatment ] took on flesh. my
stomach became normal, the digestive organs
worked PERFECTLY and soon began to look
like different person. | can never cease to
be grateful for what your medicine las done
for me and certainly give 1t highest praise. =
Don't be whcedIed BY d penny-grab bing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
DIR. Plerce's medicines, recommended TO
be siust as good
To gain knowledge Of yonr own body
in sickness and health send for the Peo-
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