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The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
PRES5YTERlANs CLEAR $50 AND
EQUAL THE SUM REALIZED
BY ST. JosEPhs
CHURCH.
CHILDREN'S BENEFIT
Rhodes-Burford Company Entertain
Little Inmates In Delightful
Manner-Everybody Highly
Pleased Over the Weeks
Results.

The memorable we k Of church din
ners given at the Rhodes Burford Fur
Initure companys big store closed yes
terday with sumptuous meal served
by inc ladies Of the Pr sbyterar
church from which they realized the
gratifying sum of $3.50
st, Josephs church on Thursday
also made $50 and these two church
es We're the most successful OF ito
five who benefited by the great gener-
osity Of the Rhodes-Burford company.
In addition TO $141.50 taken in at thu
door on Thursday, the ladies' Of St
Joseph's church had number of lex
cts out among members OF the parish
Iand The sales from these will make
tn entire proceeds $3.50 if not moro
according 70 the statement Of those
in charge.
The Methodist church cleared $50,
the Christian church $50, and the
Cairo Baptist church, $1Oo.55. The
total profits Ct the week OF dinners
amounted 70 $545
The ladies Of tn various churches
are delighted with the results Of their
efforts and are profpse in their OK
Fressions Of gratitude to the Rhodes
Burford company manager w. M
Hart Mrs Burt and al the attach
Of the store who were so attentive
and helpful at all times, Mrs. Hurt
presided over he c0mmis8ary de-
partmeut every day during the week
and was an invaluable assistant to the
women Of the churches among whom
she made many friends by her pleas
ami personality.
Manager Hurt is highly pleased at
til result Of the project and stated JoI
The Bulletin thai the sales Of the
store during the week had increased
considerably over ordinary times. H@
said that the cost to the firm Of giving
the dinners would about equal the
amount cleared by the churches, but
he considered that the money had
been well spent and productive Of mn
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
MRS. KINGS CONCERT
AT x. M. X, c. HALL

Begins at O'Clock sharp. BIG hits
each number
1 Baby Martha Clark and Irma
Schuh in The Flag Dance are simply
great
Grac ful little Julia Strong with a
chorus OF bewitching Goo Goo Babies
will win all hearts
Helen Sehuh and Guy Windium 1e,
ceiye great applause each rehearsal
IN their Spring song
Mia McNemer in La Belle and Bo-
lero dc Cats fancy dances is a poem
and does credit to her teacher Mrs.
King. Don't fail to see the charming
danseuse.
Don't fail to come early. Each mum,
Der worth more than he admission.
% cents.
See the Baby Butterfly, Martha
Clark,
Iona Bondurant will charm you
with her pathetic voice in Come
Play With Me"
After the concert there will be
dancing; % cents extra for gents or
boys 81
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
A NoTRE DAME LAYS APPEAL

To an knowing sufferers of rheuma.
tism. whether muscular or OF the
joints, aciatica, lumbagos. backache,
pains In The kidneys or neuralgia
pains, t. write to her for a home
treatment which has repeatedly cured
all Of these tortuies She feels Il
her duty 10 send it to all sufferers
FREE. Yon cure yourself at home as
housalas viii testify no change 81
climate being necessary. This simple
discovery banishes prIc acid from the
blood loosens the stilfened joints.
PRIZES the blood and brighiens TIE
eyes, giving elasticity and tone 70 the
whole system. If the above interests
yen, for proof address
Mrs. NJ. Summers, Box II. Notfe
Dame Ind.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

Charles Rubonstein, proprietor Of
Ruby's Tcggery has chartered oac
~ The new cars of the Traction com.
pany for this afternoon and has
invited some of his friends TO make
the doubls trip around the belt The
car will start al Eighth street and
Washington at 2 O'Clock Culyer's
band has been engaged to furnish
music I r the occasion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

| llla good results.
All the groceries, meats and vege-
tables used in the dinners were pur
chased from Cox & Logan. Che vel
known grocers.
The grand finale of the dinners was
| that served by the Rhode s-Burford
company yesterday afternoon TO the
little inmates Of the Children's Home
A long table was stationed near the
front of the corner store room on
Comm rcial avenue ana eight little
chairs were placed for the children.
1t was an affecting sight to see the
little ones sit with bowed heads ana
folded hands as Rev W. T Morris,
pastor of the First NJ e. church pro-
nQunced a blessing on them and on
the food served to them Manager
Hurt sat at the head Of the table and
carved the chicken while Matron Eide
line was seated at the foot OF The
table and assisted in serving the d.
lie ous dinnsr that began with the
chicken and potatoes and ended with
ICE cream ana cake WIN lOts OF goOa
entrees. After dinner the children
were given toys and had a good time
playing in the lawn swings displayed
in tho store
Ladies of the Children's Home SO
cieiy sat in the enclosure where the
dinner was served and presided over
a contribution box into which the
crowd dropped their nickles. dimes
and quarters for the Home. The sum
of S27 was realized.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

4 ah citing serape at Mounds yes
erday arr moon between William
Steyers and u j. Atherton resulted
in the former being seriously wound
e. Atherton was arrested and taken
70 Mound City jail Both men are
we'll Known resid MIS- Of Mounds
Ather(oa claims selfdetense.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
Rubys Won GANG.

Tae Pahs's and Rlbys base bali
tee ms, played game yesterday after
neon on he grounds Of the Mobile
and chic freight office AZ Eighth an8
Gedar strets- The Rnbys won by
score Of - 10 The batteries were
For TIE Rub}s Stevens ara Drake
fer the pabsts Feith and Fitzg raid
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

The Lotus Club held very enjoy
able meeting yesterday afternoon at
The home Of Miss Rita Coin, on Ninth
street
AT progressive cinch, Miss Marie
Aall y, won The prize.
Luncheon was served after the
games
Miss Ada Walker will be the clubs
hostess next Thursday afternoon
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
House. Damaged BY Fire.

Tn" Wa.dschmidt property at Ninth
5 rect aud jefferson avenue was
badly damaged by dr last night abou
. o'cl.ck No one was at home AZ
HE limo tho nv broke out A loose
sioFe pipe that fen is reuorted TO
have canscd th fire The interior
IF III" nousc was practically ruined
The fire department responded AMI
Was Obliged to rhrow considerable
wafer TO prevent the Games from
apr aiding.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

A Gus K!ela Of Tw ntyffth street
aas psrcnased a very fine Kren
Frenca piano from O X Houck Com
pans Mrs Aya Anglemeyer. Of
Sycamore street purchased an eIe
CANT Norwood piano at the sale of
the Q X Houck Company Adyer is.
ing in tn Bulletin is bringing results
10 tais Ggm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

J. " Crawford who has arranged
4 bring The Mattery Airship 10 Cairo
mas secured all the funds necessary to
the project, he having guaranteed per.
sonally the sum of $325 Tho aftrac-
ton promis to bring big crowd to
Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
Married Yesterdau.

Menot Glgsby and Miss Nora
curry were united In marriage yes
terday ~ Judge j, II. Robinson at his
residence on Seventh street. They
are both from La Center, Ky
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
Lutheran Social

The Christian Endeayor Of the
Lutheran church win give seven
cent social on May 18th at Mrs. Cuhl's
hall at Ninth and Cedar streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
an Envlable Iob.

It's great to be president. A man
who called Al the White House to talk
about the weather was arrested as q
crank. Tie rest Of Us have to stand
Il
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
SOCIETY NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Fortunately Club.

The Fortnightiy Musical Club VIII
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Leigh Wyman Of Sey nth street,
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Open New Saloon.

Kendrish & Baxter. Of Jackson
Tenn have opened new saloon Al
4j8 Commercial ay nue..
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14

The even 'nc paper for .umors The
noralne nage" tor facts
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
PRIVATE PARLoRs.

22o Seventh Street Aours-1o open Sundays
Reading
gay last days IN Cairo See her before 4s4IE
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
20 r "A I'D "A
is M "A R
THE CELEBRATED EGYPTIAN
PIANIST AND cLAtRvoYANT

Tine IS no factor, distance no bar,
70 this wonderful Egyptian. whose
physics sense encompasses the wis.
dom Of ages and forms a connecting
revealing link between the past and
the present.
lsmar ~ not q Clairvoyant from
chance. but because fate has so de
creed Il, Her ancestors were power
FIJI mediums and have for ages hand
ed down their wonderful gift from
generation to generation.
No matter what your past exper-
fence las been yon will not be dlsap-
pointed il you consult her.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-14
Japanese Tea 6aTlGl and Bazaar

No Gambling Intoxicating gaors Sold OF tis Steamer
TICKETS Adults, 20 CENTS
Children, 5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
REINFORCED CONCRETE NOW
BEING USED EXTENSIVELY.
BUILDINGS ARE FlREPaOOF
Ohio Architect Says Increase In
Price Of Lumber and Correspond.
ing Decrease In Cos, OF Con.
crete Will Cause Change.

On account OF the rapid depletion
OF the forests OF the country and
scarcity OF lumber for building ma.
terial, and the costliness OF other
material for the structure OF build.
ings and masonry work the develop.
ment OF reinforced concrete as a
building material for both bridges
and buildings has been marvellous.
The necessity for cheap and Sc.
cure method OF building substantial
buildings has caused much study and
research into tho use OF cement con.
crete used in combination with steel
for suca purpose, aud within the
past few years the consumption OF
cement concrete has increased many
hundred per cent
The modern architect and the
modern bridge builder and engi.
neer has been giving the subject Of
concrete, reinforced with steel, a
careful study. so that at present
many buildings are being built With.
out the use Of any wood whatever.
Chas. w Dawson. OF the firm Of
Dawson q Mclaughlin, architects OF
Lima, Ohio, but who is at present
in this city on business having clos.
ed the contract with the various
Masonic orders 10 supervise the con.
struction Of the six story Masonic
Temple to be constructed at the
corner OF Main and b streets, and
who IL here looking over the situa.
tion with view Of locating branch
office in Ardmore was called upon
10 give his views on the subject Of
reinforced concrete as building ma.
terial.
ar Dawson hopes To secure the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15

commission for the architecture OF
several buildings to De constructed
In Ardmore and II he does will
establish an Office in this city.
In speaking OF this new material
that Is being ensiyely used
throughout the world. Mr.. Dawson
said:
'The continual improvement in the
methods Of construction and in the
development OF new materials and
processes for ornament OF both the
interior and exterior Of buildings.
keeps the modern architect con.
tinually studying in an effort TO
keep up 10 date Every year sees
hundreds OF new inventions which
are important In his work Every
year gives him larger and larger
wealth OF materials and every year
marks an advance through expert.
m-nt and research In the absolute
kuowkdge OF the strength OF all
classes OF materials both old and
new.
The most important development
In architectural vork at the present
time Is the increased use OF con.
crete for many varied purposes.
Simple lime concrete was used In
very ancient times. some OF the
lines were even very similar to the
modern natural cement II has only
been a comparative short time since
the profession began 10 take gen.
.ral interest In the use OF concrete
FOR other than the simpler portions
~ a building such as footings for
foundation walls and the Ike.
In studying properties OF con.
crete IL vas found that its resist.
ance to compression was great,
while its tensibI- strength was com.
psratlyely small when beams were
made Of concrete only It was found
that they must be very deep in
crder 10 bear any great load This
made N m unsightly. and made the
construction costly Further inyes-
tigaiion showed that when steel
was lnbedded in concrete there Vas
great adhesion between steel and
concrete. and tha, the two were
virtually combined into one mass.
This suggested the use Of steel to
take up the tensile stresses.
Another pcculairity Of concrete
is that n shriuks. and In shrining
cracks are formed The reasons for
divided concrete walks and curbs
by decided joints is 20 cause the
concrete to crack at joints when
shrlnkase occurs ad OF at any
chance place, and In uneven lines.
When steel " added TO the mass IN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
COMMISSIONER GIVES WARNING
Official Circular Issued BY Texas In
surance Comm ssioner.

4 copy OF an official circular issu
ed By r. T. Milner. commissioner oi
insurance for the state Of Texas has
been received here warning the pub
lie against the special contract or
advisory board scheme.
The commissioner states that un'
less such schemes are speedily stop
ped that they will bring shame and
decentralization to the life insurance
business. The circular in part says
Il want to warn prospective life in
surants against the seductiyeness and
deceptiyeness OF what is termed
special contracts or advisory
board policy schemes. The people
will not tolerate subterfuge. The
schrewdest schemes to deceive and
hoodwink the people will finally be
exploded.
Il wish to call the attention OF
the public TO those insurance com
panies now seeking 10 cover this
state with board contracts
The scheme consists OF inducing
a certain number to insure by means
of making them members OF board
or group OF persons who have done
likewise. and to whom in the aggre'
gate is 10 be given some special ad'
vantage, in proportion TO the bust
ness done. insurance in force or
premiums collected by the company
everywhere or within a specified ter
rltory. Once filed. the board is not
TO be enlarged nor vacancies caused
By death or lapse to be flled. so that
great hopes OF fabulous gains, be-
cause OF diminished members, are
held out
These contracts have always been
disappointing They are Invariably
sold by means OF impossible esti-
mates The companies that offer
them are in most cases weak and
otherwise undesirable.
a large number OF states have
prohibited this character OF social.
ed insurance by rigid laws, and /
deeply regret that We have no ex'
plicit Law IN Texas on this subject,
but II every honest insurance man
In the state will Join me in fight
against this iniquitous system, we
will be able in short time to sup
press the exploitation of scheme
that must In the end prove disastrous
TO those who are thus deceived"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
SAN Jones CONFERENCE.
Ss,es Dsi-.s e. ,ne csu-;r, Asss,
Ges-s,s Sec,i-S


Car.e-sv.lis Ga seq, i4--S,,u,s
o., the most noted dIylnes ct tSc
country u.u take pA-t il ;Ac san
Jones Bible ecute-ynce ~AicA cqsas
torro--oN r. the tabernacle ae-f and
all ey.-rd 70 September .. TAe ses
sions AXE the place o. tse annual
meetings conducted 90 CAriersYllt
each yeA- uy ;Ae late Rev SA-,
Jones T1e opening sermon ~.u BE-
preached t1=o--o~ ty the Rsy Wax
Hoicozb. director OF The ccnte-encs.
O;le- prominent ministers Who are
expected % speas during the CON.
lnE seek include d.. A c Dixon ot
Chicago tie Rev W z BeiderWo.f
O., Non-iyvllo. Ind. the R.y French
Z Oliver O., Chicago. The Rev Mel
sin T-0.,er OF Grand Rapids. Or.
and Mr. Hamu Of Nashville. the Rev
j. 4. Bowen Of Win1aa. Miss. and
the Rev. Charles y. Criuenton Of
New Jersey. The musical program t.
IN chars Of Eyangelists SmOot and
Khodeheayer.
n the close Of the tabernacle
meetings last September. prior 10
leaving on his fatal Journey TO Ok
.ahoua Ci,y. the Rev sam Jones In
ter-stea a uumoe Of prominent citi
z-ns Jf ;his city In the formation OF
The sam Jones Tabernacle associa
,!on. the purpose Of which was "a
yerpetuate the work Of the famous
evangelist His plan was to combine
a Bible confer.nce with eyangelisuC
meetings. and this will be strictly ad
hered to in the program OF the com
ing session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
D DEMOCR &c
...TICkET...
Fos STATE OFFICES:

For Governor:
< y. HASKELL
For Lieutenant GoyS-nor:
GEORGE BEILAMY.
Fer Secretary Of State:
W.. NJ CROSS
= State Auditor:
". (. TRAPP.
For Attorney General:
AARLEs WEST.
sVr s,.,e Treasurer:
:. A. MENAf EE.
or Superiniendsn o. PuDnc Instruc.
ton;
(. D. CAMERON.
For Com missioner ot insurance:
T. J. AcCoNB.
For State Examiner and Inspector:
GAS A. TAYLOR.
For Chief .aine Inspector:
PETE HASRATY.
For Labor Copmissionsr
CHAS. DACGHERTY.
For Commissioner Of Charities:
KATE BERNARD.
For CORPORATION commissioners:
J. !. McALESTER,
]. E. LOVE.
A. p. WATSON
For Justices Supreme Court:
r !. WILLIAMS,
JESSE j. DUN.,,
S. W. HAYES,
NJ J. KANE.
J. B. TURNER.
For Clerk of Supreme Court:
~. II. l.. CAMPBELL.
For L. 5. Congressman, 5th District:
CnAS. ID. CARTER.
For State Senators:
J. c. GRAHAM.
J. c. LITTLE.
For District Judge:
STlLWELL n. RUSSELL
COUNTY TICKET.
,csrter cov,ty.)
For Representatives:
J. F. McCANTS.
LEO. HARRIS.
For County Judge:
/. r. MASON.
For County Attorney:
JAMES MATHERS.
For District Clerk.
C. T. vEREoN.
For County Clerk:
W. B. FRAME.
For Sheriff:
J. HOLMES AKERS.
For county Treasurer:
d. NJ. RUMPH.
For Register OF DEEDS:
s. 8. TOLSON.
For County Surveyor:
J. ". HAM.
For Superintendent OF Public lnsrruc
ton:
MRS. MARY V. NIBI.ACK.
For .ounty Weigher:
W. !. SMITH.
For County Commissioners:
A. W. SPEAkE,
X. F. SCIVALLY,
o. X. ARDEN.
For Justice OF the Peace:
CAPT. J. r. PULLIAM.
NJ. F. WINFREY.
For Constable:
W. (. LANDRrM.
GEO. " hITE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
FOOTBALL SEASON BEGUN.
Big Games eesin Mex, Saturday in
East.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
New York. Sept l4.-Before the
cheers OF the frenzied fans have
ceased 10 resound from the diamonds
the plgskin warriors will make their
appearance on eastern gridirons in
the inaugural games Of the football
season. The opening is set for next
Saturday. when four college games
will be played. the most important
being the clash between the Carlisle
Indians and Albright college. The
redskins are reported TO be already
in good shape for the season. and
will doubtless win an easy victory
Yale candidates will begin practice
next week and the friends OF the
Ellis believe that an unusually strong
team will have been developed by
the time set for the game with Har'
ward. November 20. Yale will meet
Princeton November l6, and this Is
also likely 10 be an exciting con
test. The first big game 10 be seen
in New York will be that between
Princeton and Carlisle, November :
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
ST. Philips Church.

Services every Sunday s;45 a. m,
II a. m. and p. IN.
Holy Communion first Sunday al
IL a. m. second. third and fourth
Sundays a. m.
Lecture for confirmation class ev
cry Wednesday s p. m.
Litany every Friday p. m.
Choir rehersal every Friday at 8 o
N. W. p. BROWNE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15

shows how adyantageously the use
Of This comparatively new material
can be used
i fully expect that II We are for
tunate In being commissioned to
erect a number OF the buildings OF
the new Ardmore. that We will be
able TO show the people this new
style OF construction in It's best
form"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
CITY SCHOOL NOTES
WHAT is DOING AMONG T-E
PUPILS OF TrE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF T-E CITY.

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i,or in chic, Roy West. Associate
edi,o-s Annette ubi,ebp-s, and Ne.
uard Woods. Dreamer xa-gu.ri,e
Noble. Poe, Roma Moore. uis,orian
! P,r.n,a xavs,cbA. .-,,s, 1ouis la.
bs,,s-. Cli,,e- Emily roxas,
Fonnv Girl Rachel C.nnh.u. C-umh
,er. Ethel Lawson: Sports. George
Williams.
The largest attendance can be
seen in the first grades for several
years. and in the first and fourth
wards the attendance In this grade
Is so large that 1t has become ne
cessary TO employ two teachers. Miss
Woods has the largest number, hay'
ing under her charge 6s pupils. The
following is the number OF pupils in
the first grades in the various
schools: Mrs. Morgan IS, Mrs. Jor
dan 5s, Mrs. Berkshire 80, Miss Hig
don ~, Miss Bondurant 32, Miss
. Woods 6s.
The new teachers seem 10 be win
ming the hearts Of their pupils. and a
friendship has sprung up between
teacher and pupils that promises
hard work on the part Of the pupil
70 please the teacher
The eighth grades OF the first and
,b,rd wards have about the Same
,r,,h.r tho ers, ward scbooI hay.
i,, a., ,,,epda,ca NJ a. npnils and
,ba ,bi-d v,rd a, attendance ~ Al
,rnI.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15

Kodol for Indigestion and dyspep.
sls. a combination OF natural digest.
ants and vegetable acids, digests the
fCod itself and gives strength and
health 10 the stomach. Pleasant TO
take Sold by Hoffman Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
BEAUTIFUL HOMES

Are the index to a thrifty people Is
your home old and worn out? II so,
consult W. A. Tackett, architect as to
the best way to make q modern up 10
date home OF II. II you are con.
templating building. ladies' or gentle
men are invited to call at my office
In Carter'Booker building. or phone
40 red. and will call ut your resi-
dence.or place Of business.
an at your service. My prices are
reasonable. ". 4. rACKETT.
So0 Architect.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
DRYING WEATHER,
Corn Very Sensitive to the Condition
Of the Atmosphere.

In the drying of corn in the cribs
the condition of the weather counts
for far more than most people sup
pose. The corn seems almost like A
sponge, the way it pulls in moisture
from the atmosphere In some ex-
periments carried on by the Univer-
efty OF Illinois, the corn in two cribs
was weighed every week from Janu
ary Z, 1904, to November 10 of the
same year. A record was kept of the
condition of the weather and it's effect
was clearly noticed in the shrinkage
or gain in weight of the approximately
10000 pounds of corn. During the
week from January Z to January IA
the weather was clear and mild and
the corn increased in weight $50
pounds. That is, it actually absorbed
that weight of water from the atmos-
phere. The next week was cloudy and
the corn absorbed As pounds more of
water. The next two weeks were dry,
with snow, and the corn lost 2O5
pounds of water. From July to July
IA the wind was mostly in the south
and the weather was damp. The corn
added to itself It's pounds of water.
The week from September % to Sep
TENDER 20 was reported as dry and
hot, but the corn added to itself 1856
pounds of water. The moisture must
have been excessive in the atmos-
phere. A record of the moisture con-
ditions of the atmosphere would be
a good thing to 60 with the report of
weather conditions, in comparing rec
ords Of shrinkages and gains in
weight of stored corn.