The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-11
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From the Oklahoman)
II one may Judge the size OF the
Okmulgee oil fieli by the size Of the
smell OF petroleum emanating there
from. it's big one.
And now the Ponca City Courier
has caught the fever and joined the
guess who''-"guess what'-"guess
when" rank Of Oklahoma journalism.
Fire bugs" have been operating
near Lone Wolf There ought to be
additional punishment for the crime
when perpetrated with the mercury
lowering near the 100 mark.
llcan victory on September nth will
be worth slOOOO0,O00 to the new
state" II II doesn't mind We would
Just as soon have the money
The Hobart Republican refers 10
the Tulsa meeting as "a big conVen'
ton In little town. and then the
republicans have the nerve to say
that there IL only harmony IN Its
ranks.
Two men fought and nearly killed
each other at Wagner over a woman
This Is the oldest cause Of trouble In
existence and does not seem To lose
any OF its power from generation tC
generation.
It's funny how when the other fel
low cribs your best items the paperi
generally will always credit to hin
| instead OF yourself. and when you ge
onto the other fellows they give yol
the laurels.
$. u. Adams, a well to do farmer liy
Ing near Muskogee. Is mourning th'
loss OF his wife, three children.
span OF miles, wagon and harness
and his hired man. All disappeare,
simultaneously last Saturday.
They get excited over small thing
In Wagner. A bum riding "A freigh
train flourished an open and shut Ike!
and drew out the town constabularl
and all the inhabitants. Wonder
what the temperature is at Wagner
anyhow.
We're going To ask our editor To al
low us To discontinue this column un
I'll after the election, when the papers
throughout the new state may print
something besides their political
views and private opinions about the
candidates and result Of the fight
4 number OF people have acknowl.
edged ihat the editor of the Post is
public bcuelactor by furnishing so
many free peaches It Is true that
most Of the people helped themselves
without asking but they got the
peaches. all the same.-Fort Gibson
Post
The business men Of kiefer think
they have transacted business in =
box ear long enough and ask OF the
Frisco that IL give them a more pre-
tcntious place. Ten months ago the
ground ON which Kiefcr is located
was a corulield now a town OF 1000.
il is reported that some Of c. NJ.
Fcchhcimcr's friends attached a ped
ometcr to his lex when hc got to
Tulsa aud ON the first day OF the
convention the instrument recorded
about $50 miles for the - hours
The Grady county delegation is au.
thority for the statement that Fech.
htimer made scyenty-fiye trips to the
third story OF the Robinson hotel.
We will credit an exchange With
this: \ farmer entered one OF our
stores the other day and asked the
price OF sulphur. when told It was
ten cents he said | can get it from
Sears n Roebuck FOR seven cents
Yes replied the groceryman, who
had evidently heard that argument be.
fore. "aud you can get It I'm he'll for
nothing. and wont have 10 pay the