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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19
NATURAL GAS At ARDMORE
BY n. G. SPAULDlNG, SECRETARY
COMMERCIAL CLUB IN TEXAS
TRADE REVIEW.

The most important event in the
industrial life of Ardmore q. IT,
took place September 2, when word
was reviewed from James X. Gar
field, secretary of the interior, to the
effect that he had tgned the nee
essary papers permitting the laying
of pipe lines from the Wheeler gas
and oil fields, eighteen miles from
the city, across certain inallenable
Indian lands. The laying of the pipe
line was begun many months ago
and the Ardmore Heating & Light
Co.. was organized to carry on the
business in this city, and proceeded
to put down about $4,000 worth of
mains and pipe. When the inalien-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

able lands were reached by the pipe
line to the city a halt was made,
and 1t was nearly a year before fav.
orable action could be secur.u
When Secretary Garfield was here a
fortnight ago the matter was ex.
planned to him in detail. with the re.
suit that he promised that he would
sign the order, and as soon as he
reached Washington he carried out
the promise. much to the gratifica.
tion of the community. The pipe
to complete the work In the city
and the necessary equipment has
been ordered, and some of it will be
here in a few days, and there is no
doubt now that gas will be flowing
through the mains for both industrial
and domestic consumption by the
middle of November Nearly all of
the industrial establishments here
will at once prepare to install gas
as fuel as soon as it can be had,
and the attention of the country will
be directed this way by manufac.
turers who are looking for cheap
fuel and good transportation facili.
ties as well as an equable climate
and a thriving community. The
franchise granted by the city OF
Ardmore to the gas company sets
the rate to be charged for home use
at from twenty to twenty-five cents,
and the rate for industrial purposes
and for large consumers from ten
to twelve cents.
The Wheeler gas and oil field from
which Ardmore receives its supply of
gas is controlled by the Santa Fe
company. The seventeenth paying
well was brought in few days ago.
There have been but four failures
in the life of the field. four wells
coming in as busters. Four more
every probability of success, and 1t is
anticipated that the work of laying
pipe lines to Ardmore will soon be.
gin when loading racks will be built
at this point. The development of
the field has not been as rapid as
some, and in fact has been carried
on carefully, the character of the
soil being such that frequent cave-ins
are liable to occur. However, the
act that but three drilling rigs have
cen used and that the field is far
rom the railroad, does not make the
york accomplished so bad after all.
he gas supply developed since the
eginning of operations has been
for a large city, the No.
well having a capacity of supplying
he enormous quantity of ten nal.
ion feet day. The oil is a fine
quality OF fuel oil, and will bring
the top price when put on the mar.
ket.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

A single grain OF the resin of Indian
hemp will produce catalepsy In a man.
A few hours are required for the ef-
fects to reach climax, when his
limbs may be placed in almost any
position without difficulty. and when
once placed they remain in the given
position indefinitely, although the nat
ural influence Of gravity would caus>
them TO fall. During the cataleps, rne
body is usually insenslbe 10 all im-
pressions Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

You are invited to the lawn party
To be- given by the high school ath.
letic association at the high school
building Friday, Sept. 20. Ice cream
and cake will be served. the pro.
cecds to 70 TO provide suits for the
girls Of the basket ball team.
Don't miss seeing Lura. GYPSY
fortune teller, who ranks among the
best in this line of work.
Come and don't como alone. 1872
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Jim Staples has accepted a position
with the local Office of the Wells
Fargo Express Co.
Richard Mclish. Jr.. Is here today
from Bromide. Dick says everything
is looking good out his way.
W. NJ. Pursely of Rush Springs was
business visitor in Ardmore today.
]. c. Graham has gone to Oklahoma
City on business.
Miss Edna O'Neill has returned
from oklahoma City where she has
been at work in the republican head.
quarters.
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Taken to Purcell.

W. Z. Cross, G.. W. Cross and vii.
lie Cross, n father and two sons,
arrested on the charge of horse
stealing by Deputy Chapman, were
taken to Purcell today for a prelim.
mary hearing. The three men were
lodged in Jail this morning.
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New Suits Filed.

The following new suits were filed
for record today:
G. II. Smith VS.. A. r. Powell and
Mary f. Powell; this suit was
brought TO foreclose n mortgage on
both real and personal property.
About 5000 Is involved.
c. r. Smith VS.. A. A. Thompson. I.
suit for possession Of real estate.
The plaintiff wants to recover prop.
erty under title from heirs OF a
Chlckasaw freedman.
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OF for Penitentiary.

L. S. Marshal G. A. Porter, ac.
companied by Deputy \. X. Cottle
and guard Tom Nolen, left today
at noon for Fort Loayenworth pen.
itentary with the following prison.
ers: Jerry Harrison, Jim Mays, Hick.
man Willis and Elmer Woods.
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Money Order Offices.

The following new state post Offices
will become domestic money order
Offices on October I:
Alex, Linn, Midland and Wanhil-
Ian in Indian Territory. and Boyd. Co
mo, Highley, Knokles and Randlett in
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Your skin should be clear and
bright II YOUR liver is in normal con
dition. Dades Little Liver Pills act
N the liver; and headache. consti
patton and biliousness disappear
Price % cents.
Sold bv Citv Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19
Taken N One Way.

He-So you persist In breaking or
the engagements shc-Most decided
ly. What do you take me fori He
oh. abo~t forty. Better think 1t over
II may be your last chance -IIarpers
Weekly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Mrs. y. G. Wood will receive pu.
pills in violin. mandolin and guitar
For particulars call phone lO3, l54
or 40. 17-5
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Lost 10 SecrcoX.

Marryat-So that great inventor Is
dead and his wonderful secret is lost
Newitt-Not at all. He told his wife
Just before he died Marryat-Yes,
that's what ! mean. - Philadelphia
Press.
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Ardmore landon Conservatory.

Is located at 400, End avenue, between
d and f streets. Phone $50. Chas
W. Landon, director. Inquire about
the free scholarships. 1876
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At the Jail.

Bob Carson has made bond on the
charge of selling whiskey.
At present 81 prisoners are lodged
in jail.
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New Mail Clerks.

w. +. Pope of Cold Water. Claude
F. Dalts OF Enid, and Il. B. Fitzhugh
OF Lakoma, Okla, have been appoint.
ed railway mail clerks.
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TWENTY-FIVE ARE CONDEMNED
Participated in Revolt in Baltic
Provinces in 1905.

by Associated Press.
Tilford. who is treasurer of the
out of the fifty-eight m(n charged
with particip0 ding in the revolt o!
the Baltic provinces in 1905, have
been condemned to death.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

School days are here and the little
Miss needs n hat. Miss Gray has
them at Ditzler's. 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Stop in at Ditzler's and let Miss
Gray show you the new hats. 1875
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Try our drinks. they are delicious
and refreshing, none better.
10 ARDMORE PHARMACY.
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The new fall hats are going In n
hurry. Come right now and select
yours. MISS GRAY,
16-5 At Dltzler's
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WOOD CONSTRUCTION

WOOD CONSTRUCTION
doesn't simply imply the make up Of
an oak or the frame work and finish
of a dwelling. Its import has vast.
or meaning. 1t takes in every thing
that's made of wood.
\ PIANO FRAME
as well as its mechanical parts are
chiefly wood Wood construction OF
pianos sold here Is the height of per.
fection. That's why our pianos are
so sweet.toncd and why they wear
so well. Don't buy till you see
them.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
A PEANUT TRUST

In the wonderful progress OF modern
civilization, the luxuries of yesterday be-
come the necessities of tomorrow, and
what to our forefathers was an occasional
indulgence is to our pampered tastes an
everyday requirement. There is the crisp
and crunchable peanut. for example.
What change in its economic status has
been noted within few years, to be surel
Aforetime this esculent was mainly de-
voted to the delectation of the small boy
on the occasion of his annual visit to the
circus, being supplied by the fakirs who
followed the side shows with pals of pink
lemonade and piles of popcorn. To-day
the newspapers publish reports of a syn
dicate formedto control the peanut trade
with a capital of SIS, 5,0O0, 1000. At the
same time, while a peanut trust handles
our domestic crop gathered from over half
a million acres, our imports of goubers
from Africa and the East Indies are COM
ing in at the rate of million dollars an.
nually. In the olden times million dol
lars would have bought all the peanuts in
creation and all the lands on which they
were grown beside.
Editor.-The peanut is humble thing
of the clod but it is climbing in the esti-
nation of commercial men as the above
indicates from Philadelphia Daily,
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
WISE AND OTHERWISE

Where there's will there's always an
heir.
Holding a convention doesn't stop it's
progress.
A foregoing disposition is the first law
of self-preservation.
Many mans failure is due to his be-
ing afraid to try.
Many man who is fancy free doesn't
fancy his freedom.
Even the best phrases of fatterer
sometimes fall fiat.
Few men would borrow trouble if they
had to give security.
This world is willing to tolerate lazy
men who have money.
Men enjoy doing anything they don't
have to do for living.
Wise men miss lot of real pleasure
because they are not foolish.
Egotism is the principal ingredient in
the self-made mans compensation.
If gray heads were a sign of wisdom
fewer men would have them.
Good habits of some men are as expen.
sive as the bad habits OF others.
When a man has good job he should
take out fire insurance policy.
Never try to borrow money from
man you have had an argument with.
Occasionally there is man wise enough
to think poetry without writing it.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
pENNsY DROPS STEEL TIES

The Pennsylvania Railroad has aban
doned all efforts to utilize steel ties instead
of wooden ones. It is alleged that steeI
ties have not sufficient resiliency to stand
the heavy travel and are too rigid, es.
pecially at curves.
Pittsburg mills making steel have been
notified that the Pennsylvania Railroad
will not make any more experiments with
steel ties, as none yet invented has made
a proper showing. A large order has
been placed for Georgia pine, and all steel
ties have been ordered removed.
After the Mineral Point wreck, which
was proved to have been caused by the
rails tearing loose from the steel ties, the
Carnegie Steel Company insisted that
steel ties would yet prove superior to
wooden ties, The Pennsy lvania Com
pany had a commission examine all
phases of the steel tie. 1t reported that
steel ties might prove durable on straight
line, but not to curve.
The Carnegie Steel Company is still
experimenting with steel ties on the
Bessemer railway, but no reports are
being made public.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
ARE PUZZLED BY HARTMAN
Government Officers Trying to find a
WaV f0 pr0secufa Him

Government Officers Trying to find a
Way to Prosecute Him
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Failure OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission to re-
commend prosecution against Hartman
and his railway system, may have misled
some people, but not 80 the Hartman
lobby which has been maintained here
the past year. 1t was more active to-day
than usual, in endeayoring to ascertain
when, and not whether prosecution will
be begun.
Although Hartman is held responsible
in the report for the maintenance of the
combinations and other bad practices
there is still a radical difference of opinion
in congressional circles as to whether
criminal prosecution can be begun against
him. This question will be decided upon
his appearance on the witness stand in
hearings before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
High officials believe that the violation
OF the act of June 2, 1878, in which the
Central Pacific was gobbIed up can be
legally fastened upon him.
Accused Of Many Offences
A careful analysis of the miId-manner-
ed style of expression in the report of the
commission On the results OF its eight
months investigation, shows Hartman
charged with these offenses: Elimination
of competition in transcontinental and
oriental trade between the Union and
Southern Pacific.
Control indirectly of seven per cent.
OF the stock of the Santa Fe system and
divided traffic.
Restraints combination between his
system aud San Pedro route.
That the Illinois Central is competing
line with Chicago and Alton, which is
jointly controlled, through stock owner
chip by the Union Pacific aud Rock Island
and is manifestiy competing line with
The Rock Island.
That Hartman dominates the Illinois
Central: and that the joint control by the
Union Pacific and Rock Island has un-
ioubtedly eliminated competition be.
tween the Alton andRock Island between
Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City.
That officers or agents of the Union
Pacific, Central Pacific and Western
Pacific are guilty of misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of 81, 900 and not
ess than six months in prison for failing
% operate them as independent lines aud
rec from any discrimination.
That the purposes and policy of the
Union Pacific have been those of Harri-
nan "who exercises powers that are we'll
ligh absolute" +"
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
HER IDEA

''This is so sudden p As be heard the
beautiful girl at his side speak these
words the astonished lover rose to his
feet in strange bewilderment.
Sudden" he repeated. Darling, did
I hear right? Two years ago believe
it was, that first looked into your lovely
eyes. For several months after that l
only saw you occasionally then grad
ually-sery gradually-I increased my
visits. It took six months to get q formal
calling basis; it took six months more to
be regular visitor; six months more to
call you by your first name and IS only
during the last few months that I have
yentured, with many misgivings, even to
hold your hand. And now, after all this
gradual Development of my burning and
measureless love, you tell me that my
declaration Of this evening is 50 sudden.
Do you indeed call this sudden ?''
II do, indeed" she replied, calmly.
"But what can your reason be ?''
The lovely creature he gazed at 80,
feelingly rose with some degree Of i'll
concealed hauteur
'sSimply this" che replied. ron your
present salary didn't see how you could
haye the nerve to propose 10 me
for at least two years yet. ."-Sel.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
PUTS BAN on CoRsErs

OYSTER BAY,N.Y. July 13Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt has essayed the role of reform
er. 1t is not the railroads, the corpora.
tion nor the nature fakirs that have fallen
under the ban Of the first lady.
According to an intimate friend,
the presidents wife has decided
to discard her corsets. Ali of the feminine
instruments of torture will be thrown
into the garbage heap and she will here
after wage unceasing warfare against them.
If Mrs. Roosevelt is successful in her
crusade, the corset will be relegated to
the libo Of antiquity, along with the hoop
skirt and the hustle. AS a result, the
wasplike waist bids fair to go out of FASH
ion, and the Venus form, long admired
but seldom emulated, is to have its inn
ing.
Mrs. Rooseyelt's action as a sartorial
reformer is not without precedent.
When Mrs. Cleveland was Americas
first lady, she placed an eternal taboo on
the hustle and put the ban of official dis
pleasure on that hideous instrument Of
deformity. At that time the hustle had
grown to an enormous size and caused
the American women to assume resem-
blance to the humpbacked ship of the
desert. Mrs. CleVeland's example was
speedily followed by the nations femin-
Unity and the hustle became a back
number.
The opposition of Mrs. Roosevelt to
the corset is based on hygienic facts not
unrelated to the subject of race suicide.
She believes that the COMPRISING Of vital
organs by means of stays has become
positive menace and crime against fut-
ure generations. Such acrusade will not be
without its effect in the financial world,
since millions of dollars are invested in
corset manufacture in this country, and
any attempt to bring these articles of
feminine attire into disrepute will not be
accomplished without determined fight
on the part of the vested-or "corseted''
Interests of the nation.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
TAXES STILL OWING COUNTY
More Than sl35.OOO Due According to
Statement

! c. Candy Hopkins, chairman of ,ba
finance committee of the Levy Court pre-
sented TO the court Tuesday morning a
statement from County Comptroller
Chandler showing the uncollected tsxes
OF the various hundreds of the county for
the years 1901, 2, 8, 4, 5 and 6. The
grand totalis S133, 453. 99, of which amount
oO per cent. of the $122,O75.95 due as
county and poor and road tax is collect.
able. The dog aud capitation tax is un.
colleetable. The statement shows that
Horace 6. Rettew owes the county s3s !.
5000. Mr.. Hopkins said Tuesday morn.
Ing that the county would endeayor 10
collect every cent of the total taxes un.
paid. Following is the statement:
Appoquinimink-County and poor. ST..
S57.67; road, $l,S65.Sl; capitatiop. s23o.
dog, $3.50; total S., 3,S42.4S.
Blackbird-County and poor, s941s1:
road, ~, $50. o.; capitation, $64; dog, sos;
total. $S, ,7S3 So.
brandywine-C County and poor, SIS, 1864;
road, capitation, $406, ,25; dogs, $3.50:
total, $9,042,79
Ohrlstlana-County and poor, S, ,563 43:
toad' S928.0S; capitation, 1914. rs; dog,
$SS49; total, $2.935.26.
Mill Creek-County and poor. ST.
Sol. Sc; road, $1,54z52; capitation, $7.75;
dog, $3.50; total, So. 1858.
New Castle-County and poor, $6,.
5l5, a; road, 81, ,O9l. O5; capitation, $5l7.75;
dog, 1924 so; total. $s. s.348.74.
Pencader-County and poor, 81, ,79S. sc;
road, 81. 9569 go; capitation, $4S.75; dog,
sS4; total. 81, ,SSS. %.
Red Lion-County and poor, S994.6
road $42l.20; capitation, $50. .25; dog, $54;
Total, $l,559.11.
st. Georges-County and poor, $3,-
229.2l; road, $1,569.76; capitation,
P573.25; dog, $389; total, S., ,761.29.
White Clay Creek-County and poor,
B9,5S4.24; road, $3.624.OI; capitation,
Sl9O.25; dog. $3.50; total, s7,458.OO.
WIlmtngton-County and poor, $72,.
1851; capitation, $5,S4l.25; total $7S,-
|O0.06.
Grand totals, county and poor, $685.
'9l.53; road, $l6.1s4.42; capitation, $S,-
l5S25; dog, $2,226.5O; total, $132, 800. 20;
Wilmington negro school tax, 81, ,O93. 20;
otal OF all taxes for county $l33, ,453. .99;
ess road taxes SIG, 1914 $l17, ,269.57.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
THE DEVILS KISS +.

Rev. L. D. Bass, Of the Calvary Baptist
Church, at Cairo, ILL.,, recently preached
a sermon on the Kissing Devil' in
which he declared that ''more evil turks
in a poor little kiss than all other vices
put together" He told his congregation
that the kiss was the devils most cher
ished and fruitful weapon, and did more
to populate hell than whiskey, drugs and
all evils invented, rolled into one.
What particularly aroused his congrega-
'tion was bis description of kiss. He
said: There is something wonderfully
magnetic and thrilling in kiss. When
two sets Of lips come together it is like
two clouds charged with electricity, the
onepositiye and the other negative. And
the result is an enormous explosion and
cloudburst of excessive passion and &C.
etasy. Nothing has more of heavens f
or the fire Of hell than kiss. The things
perverted are the worst instrumentalities
for deadly evil. And know nothing as
subtle and as dannipg as burning
kiss.n
The man certainly must have been
stung.
Middletown transcript., 1907-07-20
REPoRrs ON BANKS

Insurance Commissioner George w
Marshall, Of Milford, has completed an
examination Of State banks and financial
institutions up to May 20th last and found
encouraging conditions. The resources
ofthe various institutions are:
Savings Banks-Loans and discounts,
$377, 1865; stocks and secarities,l $6, ,5l9,-
70l.0S bai king houses, fixtures and fur
niture, $74, 100; other real estate, $76,.
$3.50; bonds and mortgages. 81, ,7S4,.
.92; due from other banks, $l75, ,097. .S9;
cash on hand, $1,OOS.sS; total, $l0,009,-
111.36.
State Banks-Loans and discounts,
$11, ,lS6, ,74S.20; overdrafts, $sS.04; stocks
and securities, 1856, ,210S6; banking
houses, furniture and fixtures, $64. .624.25;
other real estate, $8l, ,455. .98; bonds and
mortgages, $5S6, 74O. SO; checks and other
cash items, $43.60; cash on hand, $lO1,-
Ol3.99; resources other than those pre-
viously given $l65, 600; total $685.
672.S1.
Trust Companies-Loans and discounts,
s., 237, ,52S.90; oVerdrafts, $50, ,5S3.54
stocks and securities, s., ,54s, ,397. IL; bank |
ing houses, fixtures and furniture, $685.
9Sl. So; other real estate, $l26, ,S63. IS; due |
from other banks, etc., $49S, 407. A;
checks and other cash items, 0,369. 13;
cash on hand, $l76,O9S64; other re-
sourcess, $345. .69S.12; total SO, 11S, 4O6.27.
In the liabilities these figures are among
those given:
Savings Banks-Surplus fund, 81, ,053,-
]65. rs; undivided profits less current ex-
penses, taxes, ETC., $133, ,569. so; individ-
lal deposits, S,s19, ,Os6.57.
State Banks-Capital, $500, 600; surplus
und, $4,000; undivided profits, less
,urrent expenses, etc., Sill, ,224.9 96; due
% other banks and trust companies, $2l4,.
94.5o; individual deposits, So, l43, ,5S3. IS.
Trust Companies-Capita stock, ST..
'ss, l50; surplus, 81, 100, ,45l. .SS; undivided
Profits, less current expenses, $351. 1.544.O O5;
lue other banks, 59,413.5l; individual
deposits, $5,975, 5,6l278.