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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Want ACTION TAKEN
IN ORDER THAT FRANCHISE
MAY BE SECURED TO BUILD
BEFORE STATEHOOD.

Uncss tie city council takes some
action to grant the franchise for
a street railway line petitioned for
by the Ardmore Traction Co, the
concern that will burd a line in the
city between now and statehood the
chances for a street car system in
this city looks dark, for up to the
present time no action has been TAX
en- by the concern which has one
franchise, with several pieces OF
tracks laid and nothing more done.
The Ardmore Traction Co., con
cern composed OF both local and
eastern capital stand ready and will.
ling to build line, provided the
company can secure franchise be,
fore statehood. and should the coun
Gil not act between now and Nov
16 the application wiz in all prob
ability be Withdrawn.
Donald Fitzgerald, a member OF
the board of directors of the con
Germ and the representative of the
eastern capitalists interested In the
project stated this morning, that II
will be a matter of impossibility
for the people of the new state tC
| interest eastern capital for severa
years under the constitution, unit
the money powers see what legis
lation will follow the constitution
under statehood.
Every town in the state of any
size, including Chickasha. McAles
ter, Muskogee, and Tulsa, have
street cars, and Ardmore is tn,
only town that Is considered a cit!
that is without car line.
The Ardmore Traction Co, state'
in its application for a franchise
that the company will have carr
| in operation within twelve months
after securing the franchise on al
Of the principal streets OF the city
and that a resort will be built II
the suburbs of the city for summe
recreation.
This same company applied for {
! franchise eight months ago, and wa
virtually turned down by the coun
ell.
If possible, the Ardmore Traction
Co., will buy out the franchise O
the company that holds the street
at present and continue the work Q
constructing the line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Notice.

To land buyers and real estate
dealers. II you do not want litiga.
ton the rest of your life you had
better not buy the following de-
scribed land: East y of S Il u
of Sec s. IS sR3 L. Containing
"A 1900 acres. surplus of Chas
L. Burch. as the deed to Ruby
Draughon was obtained through
fraud. Signed.
5d12w2 ROSA l.. BuRCt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Mission Work Speaking.

Miss Closz of Chicago will address
the people Of Ardmore on Wednes-
day night at the Broadway Baptist
church. Miss Closz is here in the
ineres of mission work, is fine
speaker and is thoroughly inform.
ed in her work. The public are
cordially invited to attend. SGT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
on on Hunting Trip.

w. p. Poland, Mike German, Geo.
Criner and c. NJ Foster of Kan
sas City left this morning for the
Choctaw nation, where the party will
engage In the occupation OF hunting.
The party will spend a good part OF
the time in the foothills OF the noun
tains In that section in search OF big
game and will in all probability be
gone for about one week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Bob Howells Funeral.

The remains of Bob Howell the
young man who died Sunday might
at the sanitarium will be buried In
the city cemetery tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock by the Fraterna
Order of Eagles OF which organiza
ton the deceased was member.
II is expected that sister will ar
rive from Texas tonight to be pres
ent at the funeral.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Sweet Potato Market.

Farmers living adjacent to the
city are roaping harvest In the
sale OF their sweet potato crop. the
supply is hardly adequate to the
demand.
Potatoes are selling on the streets
from the wagons at prices ranging
from 40 to Go cents per bushel ac
cording to the quality. The best de-
mand seems to exist for the yellow
yam, although other varieties are
selling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
GAS FRANCHISE EXTENDED
AND MONTHLY REPORTS ARE
HEARD BY COUNCIL AT ITS
SESSION LAST NIGHT.

The franchises of the Ardmore
Gas Co, and the Ardmore II ,at and
Light CO. were extended for icr
iod of thirty days after Dec. L.. N
order TO give the two companies
ample time within which to supply
gas In the city. The application
was made by S. T. Bledsoe. who
stated that on account of the delay
Of the railroad company in deliver.
ing the shipments of pipe that it
might be impossible to have gas in
the city by that time.
The application of the Ardmore
Traction Co, for franchise TO con.
struct and operate street car sys-
TEN in the city along Broadway and
and other street and alley in the
city was read and referred to the
committee on ordinances to report
at the next regular meeting of the
council
City Waterworks superintendent,
w. Broadnax reported last night
that the property holders in the
sewerage district were annexing to
the sewer as rapidly as the work
could be done by the plumbing
4 houses in the city.
1t was also decided to make al
warrants for labor performed on the
streets preferred warrants so that
the street commissioner and his
working force may secure money,
that is. the warrants are preferred
warrants, when held by the
original parties and are not in the
hands of third party. When the
warrants are in the hands of pur.
cnasers, then they will have to take
their turn the same as all other
outstanding indebtedness of the city
The contract for the construction
OF culverts on c street southwest
was let to Contractor Erickson, his
bid being the lowest, 5000.
4 good portion Of the time OF
the city council last night was TAX
. on up in passing on and allowing q
, number of preferred warrants.
/ Alderman Errett Dunlap of the
: police committee reported that the
, roof of the police headquarters was
in bad condition. and that when Il
| rained. water poured in on every
: thing. The police committee wa
l instructed to confer with the I'm
provement committee and take steps
, to remedy the leak.
: The final ordinance authorizing
the payment of Improvement dis
trict certificates for improvement
district No. 8, North Washington
street in the sum of $12.s20. wa.
passed under suspension of the
!. rules.
Sanitary Officer Vaughn reported
that the city was in good condition
! but that some people were usinl
, the storm sewers to place trash II
them.
r, Complaint was made that tn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Sale OF Bankrupt Stock.

The stock of general merchandise
of the bankrupt estate OF A. Beagle,
bankrupt, of Mannsyille, has been
sold by the receiver, w. b. Scrim-
shire. to V. A. Fine of Mannsville for
the sum OF sl,O05. The estate was
appraised at sl,O32 by the appraisers
appointed by the court. viii d. Pot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Health IN the Canal Zone.

The high wages paid make Il q
mighty temptation TO our young ar
tisans to join the force of skilled
workmen needed to construct the
Panama Canal. Many are restrained
however by the fear Of fevers and
malaria. II is the knowing ones
those who have used Electric Bitters,
who 60 there without this fear. well
knowing they are safe from malar-
isus inAuence with Electric Bittsrs
on hand. Cures blood poison too.
biiiousness, weakness ana all stem.
ach, liver and kidney troubles. Guar
anteed by the city Drug Store. Soc.
Better an ounce of example than
a pound OF advice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
CECIL FRENSLEY'
BAGGAGE AND TRANSFER
WAGON
Phone 63l or leave orders at
Jake Williams Meat Market

ter of the firm Of Potter, Thomspon
e. Potter, represented the petitioning
creditors of the estate. ard had the
management oi the affairs of the
creditors.
This sale is considered one OF the
best ever made of bankrupt stock,
especially since the present condi.
ton OF the money market prevails.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
The Hat Doctor

Cleans and blocks hats, cleans
and presses clothing, agent for
Sherman Steam Laundry. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed
JOHNSON. Tho Halter.
West of court house 3.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
A Court House Wedding.

Tena Sanders and Buck Hampton,
couple of dusky hhue were mar
ried this morning in the clerks Of
fee at tn hecourt house by deputy
clerk w. S. Crockett, who has ac.
hieved the reputation OF being the
marrying deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
GOOD THINGS TO EAT

Grapes
Bananas
Apples
Celery
Colorado Cabbage
Colorado Potatoes
Duld's High Grade Hams
Pumpkin Yam Sweet Potatoes
New Crop Peanuts
Full Cream Cheese
Maple Syrup
Best No. Mackerel
Lake white Fish
High Grade Coffee
High Grade Candies
Chickens
Butter
Eggs and
Everything else good to eat at
PORTER STAPLES.
Phone 10. The Red Headed Grocer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
Local Cotton Market.

Cotton ranged in price today from
1910 to 1875 on the local market. Re
ceipts were light, and grades range.
from strict low to strict middling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05

The report of NJ lkard, street
and alley tax collector shows that
up TO the present time 1924 persons
have paid their commutation tax,
200 have paid during the month
of October, and 800 have not paid.
Total collected 100000. less com
missions amount turned in, s52S.40.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05

Dewitt's Carbol'zed Witch Hazel
Salve is healing and soothing. Good
for piles. Sold by w. b. Frame.
D& w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05

Don't Judge by outward appear.
ance. The coat of an honest man
and that OF a CRATER may be cut
from the same pattern.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05
PAY DAY

This Is the place where very
small amount, taken from your pay
check, will bring a lot OF Furni.
ture Carpets and Stoves to you, and
you can pay the rest on other pay
days. It's Pay Day with me when
II suits you. You buy House Furnish
ing Goods here when 1t suits you,
put them into your house at once,
and will wait for the money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-05

Rock Island railroad Co. has stop
ped up + street southwest. The
Improvement committee was author
lied to take the matter up with the
railroad company and have the
street opened.
The following are the reports of
the various city officials for the
month ending, oct 81.
City Clerk. Geo. II. Bruce.
Water and Sewer revenue coEect-
ed during the month as follows:
Water revenue sl,776 60
Sewer revenue ........ Gao 10
Total .......... .S2,4l6 "a
Police Judge. J. l.. Gait.
During the month of October.
81 fines amounting to s6O265.
A large number Of cases tried
and convicted. the prisoners work
ed out their fines. and no, record Is
kept of these cases.
Report of John Caudla, City As
SCISSOR and Collector for the month
of October.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01

Says recent Cuban dispatch: Three
japanese who arrived here on Thurs
day are being watched. They go about
in an automobile. They visited Ma
tanzas on Sunday. Apparently nothing
Is known about them. During the re-
public many Europeans are said to
have photographed the fortresses of
Havana without any interference by
the officials" If the Japs are foolish
enough to scatter themselves all the
way from the Philippines to Cuba, not
overlooking Hawaii and San Francisco
on the way, there won't be two bites
of them at any one point for the break
fast of Uncle Sans boys.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01
ing the prsstdsnss Panama $1,000
GANG ON SEWER CONSTRUCTION IN COLON.

Dcli.erAsce From the White Plague.
New York's health Commissioner, DIR.
Darlington. appeals to the pocket In his
recent assertion that this country loses
annually through the ravages of con-
sumption at least ts3O9Oo,OoO. There
fore as MATES " economy. to say
nothing Of the hpapt tartan aspect,
III poasibss meassrs pnld be taken
{Sxtamp.out this scoars ---se..
The greatest number OF deaths come
between the ages Of fifteen and forty
i've, the period Of the greatest earning
capacity and greatest usefulness. Mil.
lions Of dollars are spent In the educa-
tion of children who die soon after
graduating from school, SO that the cost
Of their education Is but SO much lost.
The time to act is now" said DIR.
Darlington, before the financial bur-
den becomes too great to be borne"
The experience of the city of Boston
bears out Br. Darlngton's opinion. An
authority on consumption in that city
says that the disease costs the munici
pality $4,OOO,OOO annually. A campaign
of education is suggested to teach the
public how to avoid infection. 1t would
seem, however, that experts on tuber
culosis are themselves in the fog rs to
the origin OF consumption. The open
air cure has been found effective In
many cases, and the notion that in
halation has to do with the spread of
the plague is generally accepted. Re
Gently London physician, DIR. W. r.
Turner, declared that the entire med
ical world has been attacking consump
ton by false route. His theory. based
upon long experiments. Is that the
fleHh of animals communicates the dis
ease to man, but the primary seat Of
the infection is in the plant eaten by
the animal. as timothy and other
grasses. To eradicate the disease in
herds of cattle found to be infected
would not dispose of the case. New
victims would absorb the poison. The
presence of tuberculosis in cattle has
been proved, yet there may be room for
doubt as to Its origin there.
At this stage Of scientific knowledge
the public could not be enlightened as
to means Of absolute prevention. But
the general rules for the detection of
the plague in its earliest stages and
methods Of treatment should be wide
ly disseminated with emphasis upon
their importance. No community. how
ever fortunately located. can hope to
escape exposure, whether the primary
source for the Individual is In the fami
ly blood, in the air or In animal food.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01
A War Memento Smashed.

Historic Long bridge is only wreck.
age at present and will soon be thing
Of the past. The sole connection be
tween the District of Columbia and
the soil of Virginia for long time
it has been the scene of many
historic movements between the sec.
tions. 1t was fired by the British
when they attacked the capital in 1914.
1t was the chief means of connection
during the war of the sixties and fig
ures conspicuously in the annals Of the
civil war When the Federal troops
in 1861 set out to invade Virginia they
crossed the Potomac by means of this
structure, and after the battle Of Bull
Run they recrossed it In panic. Inc
name of the Long bridge became ma
tionally familiar in connection with
that disaster. Federal armies marched
over 1t again and again, and it was
by this route that Sherman came from
the Carolinas to the grand review on
Washngtons chiefest avenue" in 1865.
For several months Long bridge has
been out of service, having been final
ly supplanted by pair Of new bridges,
one for the railroads and the other for
ordinary traffic. The delay in its demo.
lition is typical of its entire history.
Now at last 1t is passing, and soon II
will be gone. A landmark Is thus doom
ed; but, unlike many other sacrifices
to the march of progress, this historic
relic will not be mourned, for during
recent years the antiquated structure
has been a menace to the capital, Its
REINFORCED piers choking the channel
in times of high water and its low ly-
ing superstructure checking the out.
flow OF Ice and debris
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01
Man on the Wing.

Captain Ferber, the aerostatic expert
Of the French military establishment
says that human mastery over the ali
is virtually achieved" Life will be
revolutionized by this achievement, he
says, more radically and with greater
suddenness than by steam or electrici.
ty. The expert generally sees in imagi.
nation what he is looking for, and the
world can be skeptlcal on this PROPOSE.
ton without danger of lapsing into old
fogyism. Mankind lives on terra
frma, and steam and electricity serve
him admirably in that situation. The
airshlp Mt least will facilitate travel
and perhaps in time help solve prob
lens of freight transportation.
There will be some new sensations
for mankind when the mastery Of the
unheard of things and may even reach
the poles. But the race as whole Is
not continually ION the 60" The mass
Of men are stationary. always expect
to he and always want to be. A farm.
ers chief criticism OF existence IN
great cities is that n man must travel
SO far from his home to his work and
again from his work to his home. His
work Is never beyond the sound Of his
own dinner horn, and he can lay out
his next job while taking a rest on his
porch. 1t Is noticeable that current
speculation and discussion over aerial
navigation relate to Its amazing fea.
lures. The airship Is to do stunts. moi
serve humanity's everyday needs. Air
pumps water from the earth. When
1t comes to be harnessed to the plow
and moving machine, the thrasher and
the hay wagon, life on the globe may be
revolutionized II the application of this
assEEsbsastntp t,srlisG yhesiss and th,ass~is,
stmplicity itself. 81
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01

The severe winter in Russia may re-
Of that country at their worst. Russian
manufacturing industries which We're
forced forward in connection with its
now depressed. The closing down of
the factories at LOdz threw 10000 peo-
pie out of work. They were reported
to be on the verge of starvation during
the week. Riots followed, with five
NatiOnnlists killed and fifteen wound.
ed" Nationalist is now the word
used in censored St Petersburg cable.
grams for those once called bureau
Gratis"
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01
Tho Real Shakespeare.

II the opinions OF Bernard Shaw and
Hall Caine prevailed among the read.
ers Of English literature It would be Of
little consequence whether William
Shakespeare OF Avon wrote the plays
attributed to him or some other, man.
Shaw and Caine think that the works
Of Shakespeare do not amount to very.
snuch anyways. ff<svsstlllls l11gfls..
ary world ID certain to be stirred up
over the claim Of one DIR. Karl Bieib.
treu that Roger, earl Of Rutland, wrote
the plays attributed to William Shake.
speare.
The arguments set forth by DR.. Bleib-
trcu assume more plausibility than
those with which Ignatius Donnelly
supported his claim for Bacon. DIR.
Blelbtreu is renowned as great
shakespearean scholar. and many emf
nent men in literature are rallying to
the support Of his present theory.
Roger. the fifth earl of Rutland, was
brilliant scholar and traveller. He
visited the places where the scenes of
Shakespeare's plays are laid and upon
returning to London settled down as an
attorney and writer. Singular coin
cidences are found in the known expert.
ences of the Earl Of Rutland and Ger.
tain Of the characters of Shakespeare.
It has always been urged against
Shakespeare that comedian who got
drunk regularly at the Mermaid tavern
and Travelled little could not have gain
ed the experience necessary for the
writing Of the works which have made
bis name famous. Whatever the proof
may now be In favor of the earl, DIR.
Bleibtreu is about to visit England and
delve into the archives of the House Of
Manners, which is no longer an earl
dom. but the dukedom Of Rutland.
The propounder of this new theory as
to the authorship of Shakespeare has
always opposed Ignatius Donnelly's
contention that Lord Bacon was the
man. It will be Interesting to know
on what new lines the German author
ity argues out the case that Shake.
speare did not write bis own works.
Although he finds enthusiastic support
among his own countrymen at home,
British and American Shakespearean
scholars are skeptical. Theories Of the
kind are neither new nor few. The
weight Of the argument against them
seems to lie In the belief In the dramat-
ic world that Shakespeare's plays were
the work Of an ctor-manager. Such a
man was William Shakespeare. but
neither Lord Bacon nor the Earl Of
Rutland was connected with the stage.
Until documentary evidence Is pro.
duced that seems conclusive the ma
jorlty Of the literary public will cling
to the memory Of Shakespeare as the
author Of the wonderful creation asso-
ciated with his name.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01

An enlightened public sentiment prob
ably will coincide with the view that Il
vice president of the United States
needs $4,000 n year just to bolster up
the reputation for having the reputa-
tiou he is supposed to have.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01
Holly Is Place to Cast Your Fortune
Tho American Boy.

,.i lrently the question OF Wnat t.
u with the American girl has beeo
Happily settled. and now the boy must
be looked after once more He has had
long rest while his sisters education,
employments, pastimes and health
were being taken care Of The recent
statement by college professor that
the majority Of American boys are
worthless ls noted here merely to show
the extremes of thought on this impor.
tant question. Boys are different to,
day from the boys in Lincoln's time. II
Is true. but 80 are their fathers and per.
haps also their mothers.
Candidly the tasks that are set for
the average boy In the American home
tend to development unlike that Of
our grandfathers' days. There is little
real hard work to make him earnest
and few hardships to teach humility
and restraint For more than a gen
GRAFTON American parents have taken
pride In doing the very best they could
for their children. Native self rel
ance has given way to self conceit or
Indifference. A boy Is easily spoiled
by too much coddling. by mistaken
kindness. Often the attitude of the
boy toward his guardian Is, IF I may
not go where . want to 60, you must
put me where you want me to Co."
He will work where his interests are
centered. In n day he will turn from
aworthless dawdler into an alert and
tireless worker II he strikes his forte.
Perhaps the modern boy Is longer In
finding his level than the boy Of Lin
coins time, but there are more "ifs ana
ands" In his case He has been given
varied aspirations and tastes, and often
these are at war with his circum-
stAnoss. He maybe bsonght up = sear.
tleman's son and still be happiest in
overalls.
Physically the modern boy wants
more play for his good health than did
the boy brought up in the back woods.
That boy inherited muscle. and what
he called chores gave more exercise
than modern boy gets at ball playins
Lincoln's mind was keen because his
life was sturdy. Had Lincoln been
ground on the school wheel from hls
sixth to his sixteenth year doubtless
another name than his would head the
list of the worlds emancipators. Sam
Houston, contemporary Of Lincoln's
and another genius Of the western bor-
der, drew the. line at "poring over mis-
cradle books" and became governor ol
two great states. standing high as
presidential possibility.
Nothing contributes to boys sturdi
ness nowadays but his games, and
there Is this drawback to that form Of
exercise-that 1t is carried to the point
Of keen excitement, which ends in reac-
tion and lassitude. Lincoln didn't In
dulge In record making spurts at rail-
splitting every time he took the az in
hand. Not less play, but more modera-
tion In play. might leave keener zest
In the boy for every useful task. Play
can be SO regulated as to leave work
hunger in its place; then the ball play
er would be helper at the desk or the
counter or even the mechanics bench.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01

A speaker at banquet In Berlin
some time ago said that the future be-
longed to the United States and Ger
many. Evidently the statement was
made carelessly and without consulting
Japan; hence the Jap's sudden notion
to get busy over a tritie like that OF the
San Francisco schools.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-02-01

That peoples lobby" at Washington
which was organized with flourish OF
trumpets during the congressional re-
cess has but short time for getting In
Its fine work at this session.