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The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25
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EDITOR COLORADO STATESMAN:

EDITOR COLORADO STATESMAN:
DEAR SIR:-It was a happy
thought of yours to publish my
article of May 11th under the cap
ton of "Get Busy" I can well
remember 20 years back when 1
first arrived in Denver how the
old timers used to tell me that they
could have bought lots around the
spot where the capital building
now stands for from $50 to 5000
each. They were not BUSY then
or they would be selling those
same lots now for $1,000 more
each. 1 was also told of land
around Elitch's garden and Orch
ard Place that could have been
bought for S5 and $40 per acre.
That land now sells for $1,000 and
$1,000 per acre. Now those of our
race who would ''get busy must
look elsewhere than close to Dem
yer for land for we are crowded out
and can only talk of what used to
be.
Now let us all get busy lest 20
years hence We have to tell the
story of what could have been done
in the way of purchasing land
within Is miles of Denver. The
interurban lines now under con-
struction will bring land IS miles
from Denver nearer to Denver
than Montclair was 20 years ago.
Let us get busy and look well to
our interests lest we get pushed
entirely off the face of the earth,
for all other races are very busy
gobbling up Colorado lands. Let's
not be 'smug" men.
Respectfully,
O. II. JACKSON,
Boulder, Colo.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

at is interesting to note" says
M RS. Fannier Barrier Williams of
Chicago, 'the surprise and disap-
pointment of white men because
colored men win their way to sue
cess in untried situations. They
seldom fail when given fair
chance in the race of life. In this
sreat city there are colored men
who are quietly and unobtrusively
doing things that they were never
expected to be able to do. There
are book keepers, expert account
ants, electricians, engineers and
draughtsmen. Colored men are to
be found among the highest paid
men in the stockyards and indeed
almost every trade. In other
words the Afro American is effici-
ent. In fact he is really growing
in efficiency more rapidly than
there are opportunities. Though
he is not wanted anywhere in these
higher callings, yet in spite of
even organized opposition, he is
all the time unexpectedly slipping
through the half closed door of
opportunity, and once in, he quick
ly and easily proves himself able
to do whatever other men are able
to do. The proof is everywhere
accumulating that the race is con-
tinually rising higher than its op-
portunities."
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

An appalling instance of degen-
eracy was revealed through the
trial of white brute in the crimi-
nal court of the District a few
days ago. The circumstances
briefly are these: This brute was
married to young and beautiful
girl of poor though honest family
in suburban town a few months
ago. After living on the bounty
of the girls folks for some time
without any effort to support him.
self and wife, he induced her to
come to Washington with him.
But little while after their ar
rival, the little money he had
brought was exhausted, whereupon
he took her upon the street and
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25
SUPREME COURT DECISION

Washington, May 20.-Grave
apprehension is felt in the war de-
partment that the Supreme court
of the United States has invalidGt-
ed the statue of every regular army
officer who has held at the same
time a volunteer commission, and
has also invalidated the legality of
the proceedings of every court
martial of volunteer officer or en-
listed man, on which has sat an
officer holding both regular and
volunteer commissions,
The court last Monday handed
down an opinion declaring invalid
the court-martial of Lieutenant
Lewis E. Brown, a Negro volunteer
officer, who was tried and dismiss
ed from the service in Cuba. The
court martial was invalidated be-
cause an officer of the regular ar
my, who was also volunteer Off
Ger, sat on the court. Under the
decision, Brown will be entitled to
draw his pay until the date of the
mastering out of his regiment and
the expiration of his commission.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

forced her initiation through the
infiction of the most heartless
.cruelties into life of shame and
degradation, that the wants of his
beasly laziness might be supplied
without his personal toll.
The Court and spectators were
deeply affected and the blush of
shame suffused the formers brow
when in passing sentence he round
ly denounced the offender as an in
human monster and regretted that
the law did not permit him to be-
stow a more vigorous sentence.
He was given eleven month and
twenty-nine days at hard labor.
Such fiend as this should have
had the punishment frequently
and splendidly laid on. A Dilsey
Pope would eminently have fitted
his case.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

The second annual meeting of
the Colored Young Womens
Christian Association was held in
the Plymouth Congregational
church on the 13 inst, for election
of officers and reports of standing
committees. Mrs. Bette G.. Fran
els, the first president was re-elect-
ed unanimously.
The reports of the committees
show splendid conception of the
great need of just such an organi-
zation among women for the NOR
al and material uplift of the poor
and needy women of the District.
Washington forms natural
gateway to the North and many
young girls and women, seeking
to go further are induced for var
ious reasons, its attractiveness as a
home city among the strongest, to
halt their journey here.
This Association makes an es-
pecial effort to look after this class
of wayfarers and provide the COM
forts of home in a decent environ
ment and SO aims to afford them
the means of escape from the many
pitfalls and seductions which might
beset them.
The temporary home of the as
sociation is in the Miner Institute
building, commodious and COM
Portable structure situated in the
southwest section of TIE city and
in the heart of that portion of it
which presents the largest oppor-
tunities for rescue and missionary
work. Sewing classes and girls
clubs have been in active opera
ton the past year and many of the
destitute have been placed in the
way of self support and respectable
living.
During the heated term of last
summer an enjoyable outing was
provided by the mothers commit
tee consisting of Mrs. Tyson. Mrs.
Bennett, MIS-. Paynter, Mrs. Hugh
es and Mrs. Sims. Each of these
ladies gathered the poor children
and mothers in their localities. to
the number of fifty, and day of
rare pleasure was had by all on a
trip down the river.
Street car tickets and the mater
ial for a plentiful and substantial
lunch were provided through the
generosity of business concerns and
individuals, while the splendid
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25
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Brownsville Case Discussed judgement of Cent in JIM Grow
Case Negro Slaves owned by Negroes White Brute
Receives Senence-Colored Y. w. G. A.
Holds Great Meeting.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

The case of Prof. w. Fl. Ell. Hart,
who for nearly three years has
had a suit pending in the courts of
the District, for recovery of dam
ages from the Penna. r. R., grow
ing out of his eviction, under the
Jim Grow laws from train of the
defendant company, has at length
been decided.
Though the suit was for $4,000
and Mr.. Hart was awarded by the
jury only one cent damages, he,
nevertheless has gained substan-
tial moral victory and deserves the
thanks and congratulations of Ne
groes everywhere for the plucky
fight put up against the most dis
couraging odds.
Mr.. Hart was the protege of the
late Hon. VIM. M. Evarts, famous
as both lawyer and statesman and
is himself lawyer of great ability,
an unfinching defender of the
rights of his people and has been
for many years Professor of Law
in the Howard University Law
School.
Mr.. Hart, in the action just cited
took personal charge of the prepa-
ration and conduct of his case and
won great praise from members
of the Bar and citizens generally.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

money. Out of the $4,000 life
insurance which he carried King
left $4,000 each to seven white rel
atives.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25
Special to Colorado Statesman;

Special to Colorado Statesman:
A recent session of the Philadel-
phia and Baltimore conference of
tie African Methodist church was
enlivened by an incident growing
out of the Presidents action in the
Brownsville affair.
Bishop George w. Clinton spoke
4eloquently in favor of viewing the
dismissal with all Christian char
ity and urging that the,executive be
given full credit for the very best
intentions in the matter.
In combating this position of
the Bishop, Rev. DR.. Corruthers
spoke forcibly and with much feel
ing saying in part, 'That the col
ored people will never forget or
forgive President Roosevelt or Sec
retary Taft for discharging with
out honor innocent colored soldiers,
and the colored voters all over the
country will vote against the Pres
ident, Secretary Taft or any other
man whom the President may
name.
He concluded with the state
ment that every Negro should be
willing to cast his vote for Senator
Foraker for President.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25
lean stock

Duston. La, May l2--Unknown
persons set off some high explosive
here under the house of Sam Cook,
a Negro, early to-day, blowing the
house to pieces and killing Cook
and four other Negroes sleeping in
the front room. Cooks body was
blown about so feet away into the
fork of tree. The body of a wo-
man was blown 100 feet or more
into the air, falling through the
branches of high tree and snap
ping the wires of telegraph line,
before it finally struck the ground.
The entire town was shaken by
the shock. There is no clue to the
perpetrators.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

Little Rock, Ark, May ia
jury in the Pulaski Circuit court
to-day sustained the'will of Peter
j. King, a wealthy white citizen of
Little Rock. The sisters and
brothers of King, who live in
Pennsylvania, endeavored to break
the will, because practically all of
the property is left to the Negro
relatives, and Charles b. King, u
Negro, is named as one of the ex-
ecutors. Charles b King, q Ne
gro son, was left property in Little
Rock and Argenta. Sam b. King,
another Negro son was left proper
ty in this city, while their mother
was given home and $4,000 in
The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-25

Mr.. J. j. Wood of Columbus,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

The United States civil service
commission announces the following
examinations on said dates:
Clerk Cmale)-Department OF
Trade Relations, Department of State.
July 80, 1907.
Assistant in Grain Standardization
(male-- Department of Agricultural
Aug. 9Th, 1907.
Assistant in dry land agriculture
Cmale)-Aug 5. 1907.
Assistant in Arborculture (male)-
Department of Agricultural Aug.
9Th, 1907.
Assistant photographer-Aug eth,
1907.
Map Printer Geological Survey
Aug. IA. 1907.
Fish Culturist-Aug. Il. 1907.
Scientific Assistant in Animal Path.
ology-CDepartment Of Agricultural
Aug. 14th and 18th, 1907.
Civil Engineer and Superintendent
Of construction-Aug. 14th and 1jth,
1907.
Computer-(Supervising architects
ce)-Aug 1ith and 18th, 1907.
Clerk, typewriter, draftsman-Aug.
81. 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
c. B.Burhans Testifies After -Four
Years,

G b. Burhans, OF Carlisle Center.
~ Y. writes; About four years ago
wrote you stating that had been
entirely cured OF n severe kidney trod-
BILE by taking less than TWO bottles
of Foley's Kidney Cure. 1t entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment, and
pain and symptoms Of kidney disease
disappeared. ! am glad to say that
have never had return OF any OF
those symptoms during the four years
that have elapsed and | am evidently
cured to stay cured. and heartily rec
ommend Foley's Kidney Cure TO any
one suffering from kidney or bladder
trouble" Hoffman Drug Co. and City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
SEND TO TIE ARpMoRelTE.
For Your Legal Blanks-here Are
What we Have In Stock.

For Your Legal Blanks-Here Are
What we Have In Stock.
Plain promissory notes.
Vendors lien notes.
Real Estate notes.
Afidavits.
Acknowledgements
Affldavits for renewal OF mortgages
Affdavit for material mans lien
Chattel mortgages
Real Estate mortgages.
Release Of mortgage.
Quit claim deeds.
Township plats.
Quarter section plats.
Five-year lease contracts.
One year lease contracts.
Combination rental contract for II
ther money or crop rent.
Blanks for tar assessors.
Warranty deeds
Guardians bond.
Bills OF Sale.
Proofs in bankruptcy.
Mineral leases.
0'l gas and mineral leases
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

Ardmoreite Special.
Columbia. Mo. July Ex-Governor
Folk has commuted he sentence OF
Tom Clay. colored. who vas 20 have
been hanged here today. TO life i'm.
prisonment in the state pcnitentiary.
Clay murdered another negro during a
saloon brawl over year ago. EXecu-
tive clemency was urged upon the
governor by the trial Judge the pros.
ecuting attorney. members Of the jury
and many prominent citizens Of this
city on the ground that evidence has
been discovered since the trial which
strongly indicates self defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
Territorial Charter Issued.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
Guthrie. Okla. July 2j.-Among the
charters issued yesterday by the ter.
ritorial secretary Is on" 10 the Wage
Farmers Capital alliance Of New York
city with a capital stock Of $50. 600. 900
The directors are George H. Qnacken.
burch, Frcdolin Grum. James Buck.
Theodore Switzer and George Dom.
tur ,r New York
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

his home in a little village in upper
Austria. The village burgomaster.
himself an old soldier remembered
that the commanding officer Of Schel
ber's regiment should be notified o.
the death. and he proceeded TO do .1
In the following letter.
The undersigned village burgomas
ter requests on behalf Of the soldier
scheiber two days more leave, a
otherwise bis lntermeut cannot take
place Vienna Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

Applicants should at once apply
either to the L. $. Civil Service
Commission. Washington. d. c.. or to
the local secretary of the board o.
Examiners, Ardmore, l. T.. for blanks,
etc.
Respectfully,
GEO. J. SANDLIN.
Local Secretary.
1907 Ardmore, l. r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
Notice Of Trustees Sale In Bank.
ruptcy.

ruptey.
In the matter Of o. II Sperry. bank
rupt
Notice Is hereby given that the
trustee OF the above named bankrupt
will offer for sale 20 the highest bid.
der for cash IN hand at Lebanon.
Indian Territory. at - O'Clock m. July
81. 1907. all the goods. wares mer.
chandlse and other personal property
and effects Of the above named bank
rupt.
First dividend viii be declared Aug
3. 1901
This 18th day of July 1900
p. B. II. SHEARER,
T.. y. SLOUGH. Referee.
Trustee. 1871
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

There IS no insult to girl who
wants to be called pretty to equal the
one Of saying she has real sweet
nature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

Quick Relief for Asthma Suferers.
Fo'ey's Honey and Tar afards i'm
mediate relief 20 asthma sufferers iu
the worst Stages and if taken TO timn
will lTact cure hoffman Drug
CO. aud city Drug Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25


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sue. horrId temperatures
Br i' hotter than the Games
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

Nine-tenths OF what a man knows
about his neighbors his wife tells
him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

ters from two or three others saying
they will hand him dollar the first
time they are in town.
W. A. Mcbride. ot oklahoma City,
has started TO fast for thirty days,
and has already worried through ~.
teen days OF his ordeal His sole
diet Is water and coffee He claims
that he feels better and has clearer
brain for his fast. He expects 10
start eating again at the end of the
thirty days. on the .nstallmeut plan
by drinking some orange juice on the
hrst day. eating watermelon on the
second and drinking some beef tea
on the third
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
NEW STATE NOTES.

From Kansas City Journan
A peculiar accident happened TO y.
F. Hanes. near saltwater. while h
was using a riding plow The plov.
share few up in some way. striking
him just above the eye and knocking
him from the seat into the furrow
Ed Merchant says that a man IN
hts town got a bottle of strawberrs
extract and bathed his head literally
thinking he was using lightning OIL
After he had fallen asleep his little
daughter walked him hy asking Il ne
was making ice cream.
\ nad negro got N an early mort.
ing train at NaurikA and loaf,d
around The depot Special Offccr Lus-
tor questioned him 1913 10 what he m
tended TO do in Waurika when the
negro drew big gun and drove the
officer into the station. While Lust"r
vas telephoning for assistance the ne
gro got away.
Guthrie will vote on a 100000 bond
issue 20 be distributed as follows
For betterment and extension e
water system. $4,000, for construc-
tlon OF storm sewers. $4,000, for con.
struc'ion Of main sanitary sewers,
10000; for bridges over Cottonwood
river. al Ninth and Sixth streets,
10000. for additional fire equipment.
$4,000.
The Carmen Headlight comments
thus on the Rev Williams:
We pray. Thee oh. Lord that the
enemies OF the constitution be con
founded" supplicated Rev Williams
al the opening OF the constitutional
convention. The Lord is forgivinz,
but His friends remember that II cost
heap to get Hin recognized In the
preamble.
This from the Blackwell Times
Record:
We read an item the other day
that dog fennel will start balkv
horse The instructions say just rub
your dog fennel on the nose of the
horse. and the notion TO balk Is dis
missed II you should ever have a
balky horse and dog fennel at the
same time, try the remedy.
The Oklahoman threatened one dav
last week to publish the name Of the
Young man who was seen with his
sweetheart's head on his shoulder II
he didn't come across with dollar
on subscription. Twenty-seven young
l fellows slipped in and subscribed and
paid the dollar The editor has let
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

We have some Of the incest spices
we have ever seen. Thcy are ahso-
mtely pure and OF fines. flavor. Cost
YOU no more than inferior kinds
2l- +. J. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

A cleansing. clean. cooling. sooth.
ing, healing household remedy is De.
Wits Carbonizcd witch Hazel Salye.
Sold by Hoffman Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

will loan money on improved In.
side business and residence properly.
10 delay.
A. c. BURWELL.
21lm Bankers National bank bldg
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
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shall . lying in grot
pla because the day is hot'
Shall { -ay cant endure
such q horrId temperatures
Ir o. hotter than the flames
South Goheura Junction claims
IfIf uo not -o to m"
What care ] how l1t o. be-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25

An infantry soldier named Schoihcr
lied on the last dav of his leave m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-16
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There is other part physical system upon which much
upon the blood The muscles bones skin aud
their different duties because they supplied with nouhent and
healhu properties through the circulation In various ways the blood
becomes contaminated polluted Asuggsh condition
and torpid the bodily
matter
absorbed into the blood and Rheumatism itching disGgung
skin the result Muddy eptons spotches
ppe all show that humor has taken root in the circulation
disease which cannot be traced to the blood Often the dseaatd
blood OF parents handed down children and their lives continual
battle against disease ill usually Of uou
asn catarr. Skin Diseases Contagious Poison
all deeEseaed blood troubles until vital fluid Is purified
they cannot be cured For all blood diseases is the
the market This great medicine made herbs and
and ungup properties down into
che and all posons impurities and huno supplies
the blood with the tlu needs and completely blood
diseases OF eyefy kind Rheumatism Catarrh scroua
Skin Sores and Ulcers Contagious Blood Poison because
PnIlcs Inc blood Book the blood and medical advice free
8k THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
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Rams "Mobiack."
FIGHT ANNEXATION.
Board of Supervisors Of Pittsyl-
Vania County Defendant in Suit.

VdIlld county DcLellQdnt IN Sult.
CHATHAM. April 16.-The Board Of
Supervisors has instructed Com
monwcalths Attorney billiard to
make Pittsylvania party defendant
to the annexation proceedings recently
instituted by Danvillc, in which it Is
the intention OF acquiring several hun
dred acres of the county in Tunstall
District.
j. r. Thompson, J. T. Pritchott, j.
p. Giles and Commonw ealth's Attor-
ney billiard were appointed commit
tee TO investigate the proceedings and
to ascertain the wishes OF the citizens
residing in the territory in question.
The annexation case is to be tried
some time during the month OF May.
Contract was awarded the Pauly Jail
Building Company for lining the four
rear walls Of the county jail with
Bessemer steel at a cost of S1,352TE.
Sheriff Shellhorse and Commonwealth
Attorney billiard We're appointed com
mittee in charge Of same. The rear
walls of the jail have been in need Of
repair for some time, and within the
past few months, two prisoners have
escaped by digging through tho lower
rear wall. The third was only averted
from escaping less than thirty days
ago by some of the citizens being
aroused by the unusual noise one night
and upon investigating. found tho
would-be all-brcaker halfway through
the wall. Tho sum Of $1,000
was ordered to be paid to j. Fl. Har-
grave, Jr., chairman of the almshouse
board, to be used in defraying the cur
rent expenses OF same
One new road machine and several
new tents were purchased, for the road
forces Of the county, and a warrant
for $27S.07 was issued to the Chatham
Savings Bank in payment of balance
due on two mules recently purchased
for the county.
Supervisors Davis and Graves were
ordered to have tho necessary repairs
made to Louis Island Bridge, over Plgg
River, and to receive sealed bids for
same.
The next meeting Of the board will
be on the nth Of June.