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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Train Leaves Here In Morning In.
stead OF Afternoon.

new change goes into effect on
the Ardmore branch of the Rock
Island this morning. Heretofore the
passenger train on this division has
arrived here at ~: 80 and departed
at 2:15 y. IN. BY the new schedule
the train will depart from Ardmore
at a m. arriving here at $50
p. m.
Ardmore will be greatly benefited
by the change. Besides making this
the lay-over point for another crew
OF railroad men. II will give the
many travelling men, who work the
Rock Island out OF this city. an op
portunity to be here with their fam
lilies at night and enable shoppers
to come in the evening and make
their purchases and return home the
next morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

afternoon when he joined Miss
Fanny Swader and Walter Hendricks
Of Ray, Okla. IN the holy bonds OF
matrimony. The couple are quite
young in years, the bride Is young
lady of sixteen summers. aud tho
groom young man of nineteen
winters. The Judge performed the
ceremony before his office force in
most efficient manner. The young
couple we're the recipients OF many
congratulations from those present
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
hortuary Rec ord.

T. Green, the father of VIII
Green, the drug clerk for the firm
Of r y Coleman. druggist Of this
CITY, died ut his home in Durant
Friday night The deceased was
about 75 years Of age at the time
Of his death The romans we're
brought TO this city Saturday night
for burial and will be inferred In
Rose Hin Cemetery this afteroon
at 2:3O o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
FOR CONSULTATION
j. e. HUMPHREY IN ST. LOUIS
TO CONSULT WITH ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

j. T. Humphrey OF this icty. form.
erly assistant United States attorney
for the oSuthern district Of the In.
dian Territory. but as present spe.
cial counsel representing the gov.
eminent in the case OF Bette Ligon
against the secretary OF the interior
and Governors ID. II. Johnston and
Green McCurtain of the Chickasaw
and Choctaw nations, left Saturday
afternoon for st. Louis where he
has been called by telegram for a
consultation with the assistant at.
torney general OF the United States.
{. W. Russell. concerning the case.
The case is perhaps one OF the
most important to the department
and to the citizens OF the two ma.
tions in this country. IL involves the
title to all of the lands OF the al
lottees Of the two nations. and a
share in the money of the nations.
a conservative estimate is placed AZ
over sl7,OOO,OOO.
Webster Ballinger OF Washington
and Sans and Lee of this city
represent the plaintiffs
Mr.. Ballinger is In Ardmore and is
going over the case carefully with
his partners. and feels confident in
winning the case and securing the
property rights OF the Chickasaw
and Choctaw freedmen who have In.
dian blood in their veins. This firm
represents all OF the plaintiffs in the
case. and within the last week have
received letters from many in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nation re.
ferring to this firm their rights In
the premises.
Immediately after the case will be
argued in the circuit court OF ap
peals at st. Louis. Mr.. Ballinger
will return to Washington where
he will give his personal attention
to the case before conSroas.
In speaking of the case Saturday
afternoon, Mr.. Ballinger said: I'VE
have received the personal assur
ance of number OF senators thai
no action will be taken by congress,
on the question pending the decision
of the circuit court OF appeals OF
the nature of the title to the propert,
involved. II the court holds that tn.
grant was one In fee simple to tn,
Choctaw nation as trustee for tn,
i exclusive use and benefit Of tSos,
persons who were members r IN,
Choctaw tribe and their dos, md
ants that existed at the date OF tn,
ratification of the treaty in 1890. o
were members OF the Chickasav
tribe as il existed at the ratification
Ct the treaty in 1897, or were de
scendants OF such persons. congress
will not legislatc on the question o
property rights. but will provide ad
ditional court facilities for the deter
mination of the rights of all parties
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

The Japanese government mas
placed an order with the Dun man
ufacturing company of Allegheny, Pa,
for several locomotives. specially de-
signed and constructed to meet the
demands OF railroad Improvement
now being pushed forward in Man
churll The order provides that the
big engines are to he especially built
TO avoid dcrailmcnt, and in addition
are to be- equipped with huge Jacks
that will enable their crews To lit
them back to the tracks in case of
dcrailmcnt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Stirring times are just ahead. We
will have congress. the new state
legislature and the Thaw trial all
to contend with during the holiday
season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
Hutehison.Bowman Weddinq.

A wedding that will be OF interes,
to Ardmore people is that OF Mr.
Roy Bowman and Miss BERTHE Hut
Gibson. which was solemnized at the
home Of the brides parents in Sher
man. Texas. Thursday. in the pres
ence OF few relatives and close
friends Of the contracting parties
Mr.. Bowman is the eldest son oi
Mr.. ]. S. Bowman Of this city and IL
is one OF the city's bright business
boys.
The bride was one Of Sherman's
bright society girls. and while a
stranger in our town. we bid hel
welcome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Ardmore asphalt Is what every
city In Oklahoma should be paved
with. when Muskogee gets thro
paving with good intentions they
will be ready to use Ardmore
asphalt. 1t is an Oklahoma prod
uct deposited here for use In max
ing Oklahoma cities have the best
payed streets In the world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

We are informed that there will
be no lumber famine until 1927.
which ought. at least, to insure a
stable breakfast.food market for the
next twenty years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

The Coal Trust must be stirred
with good stout poker. and We
believe Attorney General West II
that kind OF stun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

limit payments because OF a lack OF
actual currency.
There are many national banks
that could be used as repositories.
Why not keep the cash that is not
being actually used in transacting
the average business OF the day at
home"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

In purchasing your gifts fer youi
friends during the holiday season
don't let your taxes. tsoon to be due
disturb you at all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Mr.. Roosevelt may have to 20 TO
New York and as umc the leader
ship of the republicans. In person.
Directing by deputy does not seem to
be producing results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Even an off.year election makes Il
lot Of work for the men who try
to figure out what the results signify
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
-O OfO

Among the other rivers and harbors
over which Congressman Burton pre-
sides We notice Salt River.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Bert Joiner. living at 171S West
Main street, is on the streets again
after a severe Illness OF several
weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Let ArdmOre money be kept In
Ardmore and Oklahoma money IN
Oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

Mrs. w. A. Ledbetter has returned
from visit to Guthrie and other
points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
FIRST MARRIAGE CEREMONY

County Judge Mason Marries Couple
From Ray.
County Judge Isaac Il. Mason per.
formed his first marriage Saturday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

WANTED-To rent and swap guns
OF all kinds. c. =. Hall 24-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24

The be
Sre. Has
tcrete
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-03

known regions. could hear the clos
ing of doors and drawing of bolts.
Verify. my jailer was a person of
painstaking habits.
I opened my travelling case and dis
tributed its contents on the dressing
table. l had carried through all my
adventures a folding leather photo
graph holder. containing portraits of
my father and mother and of John
Marshall Glensrm. my grandfather.
and this set up on the mantel in the
little s.tting-room. 1t was with new
and curious interest that l peered INTO
my grandfather's shrewd old eyes. He
used to come and go htfrlly at my
fathers house; but my father had dis
pleased him in various ways that I
need not recite. anS my fathers death
had left me with an estrangement
which had widened by my own acts.
Now that had reached Glenarm, my
mind reverted to Pickerings estimate
OF the value Of my grandfather's estate.
Although John Marshall Glenarm was
an eccentric man. he had Deen able to
accumulate large fortune: and vet
had tamely permitted the executor to
tell me that he had died comparatively
poor. In so readily accepting the
terms Of the VIII and burying myself
In region Of which knew nothing. I
had cut myself OF from the usual chan
nels OF counsel. II left the place to
return 20 New York I should simplv
disinherit myself. At Glenarm I was
and there I must remain to the end Of
the year. l grew bitter against Picker
ing as I reflected upon the ease with
which he had got rid of me. I had
always satisfied myself that my wits
were as keen as his. but felt now that
had stupidity put myself in his power.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-08-03

my grandfather had designed 70 punish
me. with loneliness as his weapon. his
shade. II Il lurked near me. must have
been grievOusly disappointed. had
often eaten my bread alone. and
found a pleasure IL the quiet OF the
strange, unknown house. There stole
over me. too. the satisfaction that I
was at last obeying a wish OF my
grandfather's; that I was doing some
thing he would have me do. ! was
touched by the traces everywhere OF
his interest in what was 10 him the
art OF arts; there was something quite
fine in his devotion 20 It. The little re-
fectory had it's air OF distinction.
though Il was without decoration.
There had been. we always said I'm the
family. something whimsical or even
morbid IN my grandsire's devotion to
architecture: but I felt that it had
really appealed TO something dignided
and noble in mis- own mind and char
acter and a gentler mood than I had
known IN years possessed my heart.
He had asked little of me. and de-
termined that in that little would not
fail.
Bates gave me my coffee. put
matches within reach and left the
room. 7 drew out my cigarette case
and held IL half-opened in my hand.
when the glass in the window back OF
me cracked sharply. a bullet whistled
over nay head. struck the opposite wall
and fell. hattened and marred on the
table under my hand.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
| News Of Nebraska
MOTHER SLAIN BY son.
Boy Murders Her Because She Had
Punished Him.

The supposed. accidental shooting
of Mrs. Thomas Mccoy, in the north
west part of Rock county, by ber 10
year-old son, proved to have hcen
case of deliberate murder, the hoy
having confessed to County Attorney
Douglas and later to several other
persons that he shot his mother be-
cause she had punished him severely.
The shooting occurred Friday. Sat
urday the officers went out to hold the
inquest, at which it was developed that
the shooting was intentional and the
coroner's jury returned a verdict ac
cordingly.
The boy had claimed that he shot
his mother accidentally while shooting
at meadow lark, but he confessed to
the county attorney, and later TO sew
eral persons, that he shot her inten-
tionally, and gave as a reason the fact
that She had been in the habit of pun
ishing him severely In his confession
he stated that he got the gun in the
house while his mothers back was
turned, placed loaded shells in three
empty chambers, put the weapon in
his pocket, followed close behind her
to the field where she was going to
plant some beans, and while she was
getting the seed ready for planting he,
at the distance of about ten feet, drew
the gun, and, deliberately aiming it
at the back of her head, fired and
killed her instantly. After she fell
he shot her again in the side and then
dropped the gun and ran to where a
couple of his brothers were working
in the same field.
The weapon used was a five-shot
double action 38-caliber revolver.
Mrs. Mccoy was a widow and was
living on a Kinkaid homestead. She
leaves five young children. The boy
is under arrest
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
TEMPLE TO GET BUSY
IOWA RAILROADS NEGLECT
SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW.
Federal Attorney Temple Receives In
Structions from Washington TO Get
After the Delinquent Roads and
Enrich Uncle Sans Treasury,

Col NJ. L. Temple, Unites States
district attorney for the southern dis
trict Of Iowa, has been notified that
he must begin immediate action to
collect penalties from every railroad in
his district which has not installed
proper safety appliances in freight
and passenger servicet The orders
same direct from Attorney General
,Bonaparte and were received at the
federal building in Des Motnes Friday.
Last year Lewis Miles brought such
suits against the Milwaukee in the
Davenport division. Information upon
which the suits must be based comes
originally from the safety appliance
inspectors, who were sent out and Wis
ited Iowa. They reported their find
ings back to the interstate commerce
commission. These gentlemen trans
ferred the reports to the department
of justice, and now it is up to Col.
Temple to get after violating Iowa
railroads with a sharp stick. Actions
will be commenced in the various
Iowa divisions at the next term of
court.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
BANKERS MAKE AN ATTACK.
Complaint Against Express Companies
Filed with Commission.

One of the most important cases yet
filed with the interstate commerce
commission under the new railroad
law was presented to the commission
by the American Bankers association.
In brief, the complainant alleges the
express companies of the United States
through their power and facilities as
common carriers are usurping the pre-
negatives of the banking associations
and at the same time employing the
capital Of the banks of the country in
the conduct Of their business
1t is alleged that the operations of
the express companies in the conduct
of their exchange business is seriously
detrimental to the interests of banks
and that the use Of interstate facilities
which the express companies have
with the railroads enables the compa-
mics to seriously discriminate against
the regular commercial operations Of
banking institutions.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
BOOST FREIGHT COST.
Western Rates to Be Per Cent
Higher.

Freight rates in the territory be-
tween the Mississippi river and the
Rocky mountains will be advanced 5
per cent by the action of the western
railroads in raising the minimum on
carload shipments and other changes
in classification. 1t has not yet been
determined to cancel many of the car
load commodity tariffs, though few
of these whose usefulness has passed
will be cancelled and the commodity
rated according to classification. 1t
is the intention to cancel all less than
carload commodity rates, but as they
were made to meet special conditions
the shippers generally have not made
any specific complaint The call for
the meeting Of the western classifica-
ton at Charlevoix, Mich, July 16, was
sent out Thursday.
The docket contains 425 subject,
many of which were rulings issued by
E. o. Brecker, chairman of the COM
mittee since January Is, 1907. and
will be revised by the committee The
most important of the subjects is ito
revise the minimum weights on
which special committees have been at
work. There will be some changes
in the furniture minimums, and rule
A will be generally applied throughout
the new classification. The most dras-
tic advance will be in liquid carbonic
acid, which will be increased from
$4,000 to 10000 pounds. Binding
twine will be increased 10000 and
pianos 1000 pounds in carloads. The
minimum on farm wagons will be re-
duced to 10000 pounds.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS.
Rainfall Continues to Be Below the
Normal in Great Portion of State.

Rainfall Continues to Be Below the
Normal in Great Portion of State.
Section Director Loveland has is
sued the following crop report. sum-
mariZing the conditions for the last
week
The week was mostly warm and
clear, with light southerly wind.
The daily mean temperature aver
aged about the normal. The weekly
average was 70 degrees in the eastern
counties, and 67 degrees in the west
ern. The daily maximum tempera-
lures were for the most part between
80 degrees and S5 degrees
Showers occurred quite generally
Monday afternoon or night and Friday
or Saturday. The total weekly rain
fall was from one to two inches and
exceeded the normal in a number of
southeastern counties, but in a greater
part of the state the showers were
light and the rainfall was decidedly
below normal. 1t was less than half
an inch in most of the western haf
of the state. The total rainfall
April 1st to date averages about three
fourths of the normal.
Generally Monday, Tuesday and
Friday were partly cloudy and the rest
Of the week was clear.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
THREE HANGED IN MISSOURI.
Execution Occurs in Jail at Jefferson
CITY

sIty.
Harry Vaughan, Edward Raymond
and George Ryan, convicts in the Mis-
souri, penitent:a'y, were hanged in the
county Jail at jefferson City ,ihI. rs,lay
morning for killing a prison guard,
John Clay, during concerted attempt
to escape from the penitentiary.
Vaughan, Raymond, Ryan anc Hi
ram Blake tried to escape from the
Missouri penitcEtiary on the afternoon
Of Nov. "a, 1905, and in the outbreaks
Blake and John Clay and E. allison;
prison officials, were killed. Vaughan,
Raymond and Ryan succeeded in get
ting outside the prison walls but were
recaptured, Vaughan and Raymond
being wounded.
Ryan was sent to the penitentiary
for eight years from Kansas City. He
was one Of the three hIshwaymen who
held up several saloons in Kansas
City and ST. Joseph in the winter Of
1904, the bartender in each instance
being locked in the ice boz. Raymond
had the same sentence for the same
offense committed in ST. Louis, and
Vaughan was serving thirty-1ve years
frt RI st. Louis on i charge Of assault
with intent to Kill.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
WAS POISON IN THE FLASK.
Passenger Oh Train Accepts Drink and
Dies

Passenger OH Train Accepts Drink and
Dies.
Peter and David Morad, of Phila-
delphia, travelling to Geneva, n. Y,
accepted drink of whisky from Leo
L. King, who boarded the train at
Wilkesbarre. The three men finished
the bottle and King produced a sec
ond one. Peter Morad took the first
drink out of it, when King discovered
that he had given Morad a bottle con-
tanning syanide of potassium. Morad
Immediately collapsed, and when the
train reached Geneva he was hurried
to hospital, where he died in a few
hours. King was arrested He said
he secured the poison for himself, in
tending to end his life on account of
family troubles. He gave his age as
% years and said his mother was liv-
ing in Rockford, III.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
RAILROAD VALUES WANTED.
Commission Needs to Know I'm Order
to Decide on Rates


While it is not overlooking anything
near at hand the state railroad COM
mission has already cast its eyes at
the next legislature, and in all proba-
bility it will recommend that an ap-
preparation be made to investigate and
find out the real value of railroad
property in Nebraska. Unless the ma
tional commission does this within the
next year, it is likely the Nebraska
Legislature will be asked for the money
and the work will either be done by
the commission or by a committee
appointed for that purpose.
Member Clarke believes it is essen
tial that the true value of railroad
property in Nebraska be discovered
SO that the commission may proceed
lntelligently to make freight rates
without fear of having them set aside.
While nothing was said about the
value of railroad property as found
and fixed by the state board of assess
ment, it is supposed the commission
is willing to take the word of Mr.
Eustis, of the Burlington, that all rail-
roads have a taxing value and a COM
mercial value which are different Mr.
Eustis made this statement before a
legislative committee last winter.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
BIG BLAST AT STONE QUARRY.
Powder Used to Clear Mass of Dirt
from Face of Rock.

The biggest blast ever put in at
Vancourt's stone quarry at Nehawka
was fired recently. 1t consisted of 155
kegs of blasting powder and was
made for the purpose of stripping the
in the nature of an experiment
to see whether it was cheaper to use
to see whether it was chaper to use
powder or teams for it's removal.
Holes were drilled through the dirt
twenty feet to the rock and fifteen feet
back from the face of the ledge. and
enlarged at the bottom by the firing
of dynamite. Twenty-Five kegs of pow
der We're then put in each hole and
the charges were fired by electricity
A muffled roar was heard and an i'm
mense volume of dirt and smoke shot
300 feet into the air and a mass of
dirt 800 feet long, 20 feet thick and
15 feet deep was lifted bodily and
thrown distance of twenty rods each
way from the blast. Mr.. Lundberg,
the foreman, says that the experiment
was success, as he has moved $4,000
cubic yards of dirt and uncovered $50
cars of rock with six days actual work
and total cost of $3.50.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
ANSLEY MAN IS IN TROUBLE.
Same Bunch of Cattle is Assessed i'm
Logan and Custer Counties


B. ]. Tierney, of Ansley Custer
county, has appealed to the state
board of assessment to cancel the as
sesSment of a bunch of cattle either
in Custer or Logan counties, in both
of which they were assessed, and his
appeal has raised d nice point for the
board to pass upon. Tierney owns a
ranch in Logan county and on this
ranch the cattle were kept until just
before last April, when he moved them
to Custer county, intending after feed
ing them a short time there to ship
them on to South Omaha. While be-
ing fed in Custer county the assessor
placed them on the Custer assessment
roll and the Logan county assessor did
the same thing. He appealed to the
Custer county board of equalization
to have the item stricken from the as
sessment rolls, but was turned down,
consequently the 440 head Of cattle
were assessed in two counties. Tier
ney claims the cattle were in transit
while in Custer county and should not
have been assessed there, though he
does not care which county releases
him. He notified the board he would
appear in Lincoln when convenient to
the board
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
SUIT INVOLVES MILLIONS.
Girl Begins Action for Possession of
Valuable Oil Lands

Property valued at $4,000, 900
throughout the oil district OF the In
dian Territory is involved in a suit of
Mae Evelyn Hall, by her father, J.
Eugene Hall, against the Cherokee
nation, the Dawes commission, the
secretary of the interior, and Ida
Swannock, which was filed in the dis
trict court at Bartlesville, I. T., Fri
day to recover forty acres of land in
the heart of the oil district.
The suit is based on the Cherokee
allotment act of 1902, and a decision
favorable to the plaintiff will reopen
all contests heard by the Dawes COM
mission and nullify much of its work.
In contest between Miss Hall and
Miss Swannock the commission
awarded the forty acres of land to
Miss Swannock