The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-17
THE SOUND OF BELLS AND Wits.
TIES PROCLAIM THE EVENT.
CORPS OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Retired Saturday Morning to Again
Become Citizens and Help
TO Build a Grand
Nes state.

When the hands Of the dial OF
the clock reached the hour OF nine
yesterday morning every whistle In
the city sounded the glad tidings
to the world at large that new
state was born In the great union Of
states, and that another star had been
added to the bright galaxy of stars n
the field OF blue. Theodore Roose.
welt signed the proclamation announc.
ing unto the world that after years
of trial and tribulation. OF waiting
and patience. the people of the Indian
Territory had been made a part Of
the great state OF Oklahoma.
To the old settler the announce
ment was one of relief. and a gen
eral shout arose from the multitude
while every one In the union Joins
with Oklahoma In wishing her God
speed. the change was not without
a sad side. and although the people
of the Indian Territory side OF the
state will not longer have to receive
their government at long distance.
The passing out of office OF a
corps of officials that have made
strong friendships and close bonds
between those who frequented the
court room and the court house.
The larger number viii be affected
by the change in the marshal's Office
as twcn,y-four men will now have
to seek other employm ent A great
many OF them who have been in the
employ Of the government 70. years
have been preparing for the event
and many of them will have to live
over hard names which they per.
haps did not deserve. having their du
ties to perform.
The Office force of the marshars
Office at this point who will be
thrown out of employment tempo
rarily are c. q. McKoin. J. NJ. ri
ley. A. Il. Cottle. X. Herr, W. Il
Cunningham and J. =. Irby. Some OF
these have already been assured
that they will be taken care OF. and
in all probability c. q McKoin will,
be retained as chief deputy under
Marshal Porter. Among those whit
are named above. Mr. Herr has per.
haps ben ethe longest in the ser.
vice and is perhaps the oldest dep.
uty marshal in the Indian Terri
tory, having worked here in this
section when the affairs were con
Quoted at Paris and Fort Smith and
when the office was created in the
city of Ardmore. The field deputies
affected are 4. j. Chapman. j. II.
llavons, and j. p. lrby. Ardmore.
The field deputies at other points
In the Southern district are Thos.
Burke. Chickasha; VI. F. Burton.
Purcell; j. c. Chapman. Ada; w.
II. Cochran. Marietta; r. s. Bail ~,
sulphur; c. A. Hahn. Cornish w.
G. Jones, Tishomingo; r. L. Lilly,
Duncan. l.. c. Merriman, Madill; II.
Webb, Pauls Valley. and j. 8. Ham
mer, sulphur. The Office deputies af-
fected are T. T.. Brents, Ada; b. F.
Smith. Ryan; l.. D. Dickerson, Pur-
cell; J. II. Letherman. Pauls Valley:
+. s. Burney, Chickas IA; Jas. II.
Bridges. Tishomingo, and NJ. G.. Nor.
veil, Marietta.
Perhaps the ones who will be most
missed OF all will be the force that
have been employed in the clerks
ofilce under clerk Chas. NJ. Campbell.
The force in the clerks office who
will resume the duties OF private cit.
izen have always been obllging and
accommodating to all who have had
10 come In contact with them, and
many of these faithful servants have
been years in the service OF the
public. The ones affected by the
change are W. S. Crockett and y.
II. Mccoy, city; s. H. Wooten, Pauls
Valley; Tom r. Green. Purcell; j.
w. Speake. Chickasha; A. II. Con
stant, Ada; Leo Friemel, Ryan; II,
G. House. Marietta. w. w. Trask.
Marietta; r. Fleming. Tishomingo; J.
n, Jackson. Duncan, and Oscar A.
Wells. field deputy, Ardmore.
When the telegram was received
yesterday morning announcing that
the president had issued the proc
lamation OF statehood as wired by
Attorney General Bonaparte. stating
that at 1916. which is 9:l6 by our
time, the venerable Judge Townsend,
who has the highest respect OF every
member OF the bar In the southern
section OF the now state of Okla.
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