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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

pensable to good government Just
not only to the strong and powerful.
but also to the weak and poor. Public
servants should be responsible to the
whole people and not to the favor.
ed few. nor the cliques or machines.
The governor of the state should
not only have the courage and ability
but also the inclination to protect all
classes and encourage legitimate IN.
dustries and investments both great
and small.
Our state will need the aid and
presence Of large business concerns.
as honest co-operators with ample.
but safe guarded privileges and full
protection and encouragement. but
not as masters or oppressors of the
great army of common people whose
constant toiling Is the source OF
wealth and prosperity in our state
and whose rights. though long tres.
passed upon, must be forever re.
spected from the day statehood be
gins.
Standing upon the constitution
/ pending before the people for their
consideration and joining in the as.
! sertion that 1t is the best constitu
tion ever written for the government
and protection of honest people. great
or small, our state committee author
ICES me 10 urgently invite YOU 70
Jointly debate all the above PROPOSE
tions and also any others that yor
may wish to present before the peo
pie of this proposed state, in series
Of public meetings beginning within
ten days. Dates, places and rules
TO be arranged within five days b,
your committee and our democratic
state committee.
Awaiting your early reply, am.
Sincerely your.
G. y. HASKELL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
WAREHOUSE CO. ORGANIZED
A FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ELECTED AND ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION FORWARDED.

The organization of the Western
Storage company was perfected at n
meeting held Friday afternoon. The
company will be incorporated with "A
capital stock of $4,000 of which sum
$4,000 will be paid in The follow
ing board of directors We're elected for
the ensuing year: w. +. Whittingth,
W. II. Roberts. j. B. Spragins, Russell
j. Williams, G. W. Stuart, \. Eddie
man, J. X. Pennington, c. NJ. Joiner
and d. \. Putnam, Glenn.
A meeting has been called to be
held within a few days when the Off
GERS of the conicern will be elected.
Articles of incorporation will be for
warded i'm few days, then within
short time the work of constructing
the building will be commenced, and
ready for occupancy when the cotton
season opens.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

Horses and cattle cannot thrive
even in the best pastures If they are
obliged to fight flies continually \
little Arizona Fly Chaser will protect
them from the pests.
1 +, J. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
SCHOLASTIC PROSPECTS
PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR
OPENING OF CITY SCHOOLS IN
SEPTEMBER.

II the present plans of the board
Of trustees OF the public schools of the
city do not miscarry, Ardmore's pub
lie schools will open ON the ninth Of
September with the brightest pros.
poets. for a successful term since the
establishment OF the system.
The board has been in session sev.
cral times OF late transacting business
relative to the re-opcning OF the
schools. and have about completed all
arrangements.
Almost all Of the contracts sent the
elected teachers to a sign and return
To the secretary of the board have
been received. and those that hav,
not. are expected to be in Monday, rs
that is the last day, on which they
are supposed to arrive.
one facility which will be Of the
greatest assistance in making the
/ schools better the coming season, vii
be relieved by the two new buildings
which are to be put In use this season
Seats are being placed in the tw,
new buildings now, and they are be
ing given the finishing touches.
Superintendent Evans is greatly en-
couragcd by the prospects which the
new term, soon to begin, offers II
his opinion the schools of the city ar,
just now getting into Il condition I,
do good work.
The prospects are indeed bright
said Mr.. Evans yesterday in discuss
ing the school question, "and In m.
opinion the schools will open on Ser
tember the ninth with not only tn
largest enrolment of students Ard
more has ever had. but with facil
ties equal to handle the students. an
faculty, OF able and capable teach
ers."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
HASKELL INVITES FRANTz
TO DEBATE ON LIVE ISSUES

Oklahoma City. August /. 1907.
Hon. Frank Frantz, Guthrie, Okla.
Dear sir
Today i'm the city of Tulsa. abont
twelve hundred republicans by the
convention method having declared
you the nominee OF the republican
party, and ON June Sth the demo.
cracy Of this state lover one hundred
and twelve thousand sovereign vot.
ers participating by primary election
having honored me with the nomi-
nation for that honorable position,
the two great political parties are
therefore now ready to appeal to the
people as the final arbiters. as TO
which party shall be entrusted with
the administration of the affairs OF
this state.
No man, nor any set of men, has
any private claim upon the governor.
ship.
Public office is a public trust. The
people themselves should have the
right to rule and therefore the peo
| pie should be given the best possible
chance TO meet the candidates face
/ to face. whore each In the prescnc,
OF the other, before the people. shal
present his idea of government, thai
the people may consider not only hi.
pledges. hut also his past conduct, II
determining the fitness of the candi
dates.
Recognizing that no state ever ha'
a grander prospect, but that justice
to all and partiality to none. is nee
essary to true happiness and pros
perity.
To accomplish n this, the existing
practices in abuse of governmcn
must be set aside. The people shoul,
control in our new state They mus
rule not only in theory. blt in fact
Clean men and just laws are iudi
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
Cromwell and the Railroads.

Guthrie, Aug. THE charge Is
made by Attorney W. o. Cromwell
that the railroad companies have rails,
ID the freight rates on lumber in var.
ious western and southwestern states,
instead OF lowering them to Oklahoma
points.
Several months ago Cromwell for
the Territory, began actions before
the Interstate commerce commission,
alleging a discrimination against Ok.
lahoma in lumber rates, and showing &
in his petition that while the mileage
to Oklahoma points from certain lum.
her fields was from POO to 500 miles
less than to certain other states, yet
the freight rate ON lumber TO Okla.
homa points was from three TO six
cents greater per hundred
In filing this petition with the com.
mission Judge Cromwell quoted the
freight rate on lumber to the Dakotas.
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and other
western states in order TO back mp his
statement of alleged discrimination
Now the charge is made by Judg
Cromwell that the lumber rates &C.
point, in the states, which he quoted
in his petition, have been raised so
that no discrimination against Okla.
homa is shown, instead of lowering
the Oklahoma rate as was the iuten.
tion of Cromwell in bringing the suit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
TISH0MING0'S Big DAM
SEVEN MONTHS CONSTANT LA.
BoR IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.
OF GRANITE AND CEMENT.

Tishomingo, |. r., Aug. 3.-The
rock work on the dam of the Penning
ton Power Company was finished yes
terday after more tnan seven months
of constant work.
This company is constructing a
power plant on Pennington Creek
about one mile north of town for the
purpose of securing water power 90
operate the plants of the local light
ice and oil mill plants and for such
other manufacturing Institutions that
may locate In Tishomingo.
The dam is 963 feet long and p
feet above low water mark in the
creek; 40 feet has been constructed
of granite rock and the wings will be-
of cement.
A canal 1900 feet long is to be con
structed from the dam to point
where the power house is to be locat
ed; the power house is to be con.
structed of granite, and the engineers
in charge of the work state that II
will be about January /, 1905. before
the plant will be ready for operation
The lake of water to be formed by
the damming of the creek will be a
little more than three miles In length
and will average 900 feet in width
FfFH
ton is estimated at $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
OPENING OF CAMPAIGN
EVERY DEMOCRAT INVITED TO
LEND ASSISTANCE TO THE
OCCASION.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Aug. 3.-TC
all Democrats:
The Democratic State Executive
Committee cordially invites YOU to be-
present and lend your assistance in
making the opening meeting Of tn
campaign, TO be held on August >, 1907
at South McAlestcr the success which
the importance OF the occasion war
rants. The enemies of statehood.
democracy and the constitution, have
taken the Held with ticket ana a
platform that donounces the constitu-
ION, and It Is imperative that every
lover of the constitutional government
and every friend of the constitution,
and the democratic party should align
themselves under the banner of ;ho
progressive statehood party and as
scrt their principles and emphasize
the demand Tor immediate self govern.
mcnt for the people Of the two Terri
tories.
Your presence will assist and en-
courage others to take a more ACTIVE
interest in the great campaign which
Las now begun.
The democratic party has a right to
expect that in the battle which is now
In progress, every voter or our faifh
will do his duty and it is important
that our opening guns in this cam.
paisn shall be Of sufficient number
and calbrr to be heard in every cor
ucr OF the state.
Come IL possible.
sincerely yours,
ED q. CASSIDY,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

straight and as the old settlers around
Ft Arbuckle relate It,
The knife is known TO be twenty
five years OF age. having been brought
to the west In 1852 How much long
or 1t had been in use there Is no way
to tell, however it is safe TO say the
knife is not less than 3j years Of age
Mr.. Norwood keeps the knife In
glass case at Davis. where he stil
makes his home. together with sey
oral other CuriOs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

There is more Catarrh I'm this sec
tion OF the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed TO be incur.
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local discas and pre-
scrihed local remedies and by con
sfantly failing TO cure with local treat
mont pronounced 70 inCurahle. Science
has proven catarrh 10 be cuustitu-
tioual disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney d Co. Toledo, Ohio, Is the
only constitutional cure ON the mar
kct. II is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to n teaspoonful. II acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case It fails TO
cure. Send for circulars ana tcstimon.
ials
Address: F. J. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti'
patton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

Victims of hay fever viii experience
great houe'i, by taking Folcy's Honey
and Tar as il stops difficult breathing
immediately and heals the in'laWcd
air passages, and even II Il should
fail 20 cure YOU II VIII give instant re-
Ilo..' THE genuine Is in a yellow pack.
Hfn Hoffman Drug CO., city Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04
THE STORY
OF A KNIFE
FOUND IN a GAVE NEAR TOWN OF
DAVIS.
TOLD BY ITS PRESENT OWNER
once the Property Of a Notorious Ne
gro outlaw, Bully July In This
Section Of the Country.

In the possession of j. L. Norwood
who has recently engaged In business
In this city is bIifc with history
that would be interesting indeed,
could the past years bee induced to
give up their story. The plains and
mountains of the Indian Territory the
one time home of the half breed aud
the bad man. unroll their scroll on
which IL written In letters of blood
the tragedy OF the west
Mr. Norwood. who resides al Davis,
brought the knife TO Ardmore, Friday
evening to show to number ol his
friends who had heard OF it.
The knife Is altogether thirteen and
a half inches in length the blade Is
six inches and a half long and the
handle seven inches. The blade must
have been of the finest steel for de
spite the years and weather that has
/ passed the blade is still strong. al
/ though eaten almost away by rust.
/ The handle of the Kn'fe was made OF
/ the finest buck horn. ON which was q
silver plate. The jaws OF the knife
are made Of brass. All parts of the
knife are covered with flowers arti.
/ ficially carved into the horn and
steel. The one big blade Of the wcap-
ON, was once furnished with spring,
which prevented 1t closing when once
opened until the spring was pressed.
Rust has eaten away this spring. and
the blade is no longer controlled by
it.
Mr.. Norwood was asked to tell the
story OF the knife. as he had heard It.
lie replied: There is no doubt in my
mind. that this knife has been the
means of putting away many people
when this country was first opened
up. The history as am going to tell
YOU is true"
II purchased the knife only a few
lllNllNllN hNb l'l ~ 'lilAAA sum- 'i'''' Ct
man named Thompson, who was pass
ing through this country, and who had
found it In cave near Davis. The
history of the knife | am told 10y old
settlers can be- traced back to the the
year 1852. when II was brought To the
Territory by an officer AT TT Arbucklc.
This country was then filled up with
bad men and Indians. II is said the
officer traded il to full blood Chicka'
saw Indian. named Mckinney Cobb.
Cobb did not keep the knife long be.
fore 1t was stolen from him. 1t was
the opinion that Bully July, a negro
desperate, had gained possession OF
the knife. Anyway later in the year
crimes proven TO have been committed
by July, were discovered and it was
also shown that the knife had played
an important part in these crimes.
Crime after crime was traced Ia
July by the officers and IN each I'm
stance, the knife had been the weapon
to kill his victims. The negro outlaw
was trailcd in this manner until b.
coming suspicious of the weapon
which had been stained 10y the blood
of halt score persons, h" throw d
i'm cave three aud one half miles
from the town of Dougherty Alonu
with the knife was thrown the bodies
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

The reason our flavoring extracts
are so much better than the ordinary
is that they are made from the fin
est quality of the real thing. our pure
flayors are but lOc per ounce.
+. j. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

Chairman Executive COMMITTEES
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

sold by HOFFMAN Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-04

DcWitrs Little Early Risers don't
sickcn or gripe. Small Pills. easy to
take. Sold by Hoffman Drug co.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
Building the Pyramids

Hosting machines were used in both
Assyria and Egypt six thousand or more
years ago. In order to hoist the great
stones of the pyramids, some form OF
derrick was employed. Probably the first
construction was that which is now known
to mechanics as the shear-legs. This il
made OF two great timbers tied together in
in the form OF a capital A, the two ends
resting on the ground and a rope being
run over and attached at the top. With
one Of these the pyramid d-builders could
have raised large stones step by step.
which was doubtless their method.
We can imagine we see the great A.
frame leaning over an incline OF perhaps
fifty degrees, with block of stone tied on.
Then q great crowd Of men get hold of the
rope on the opposite side, perhaps assisted
by some draft oxen, and all strain and pulI
until the A-frame stands erect and the
stone is swung up into the air, where II
can be pushed into the desired place.
Such contrivance could be used to lift
stones six or eight feet, which was suf-
ficient for the construction Of the first
pyramid. Doubtless better hosting
devices were constructed as more pyramids
were built Circle.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17

The county convention will be with the
Ellsworth union, and we hope all who
find their names on the programme will
try and be here ready for work. Let Us
make this one of the best conventions we
have ever held. Mrs. Jennie Seamans, OF
our own State, will be with us Wednesday.
This has been . very good year, and God
has been with us, when we stop and think
how near we came to losing our dear
Law, the vote being 73-6S.
The liquor law has been well enforced in
Hancock county, but we must not feel a.
though our work was done. Dear Mrs.
Stevens says we have just begun. Let us
keep on for God and home and every land.
Let us throw ourselves out into the
thickening battle; let US live the life of
action, which is the only true and happy
life. Yours affectionately,
Mrs. o. NJ ALEXANDER,
County President.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
IL . q Il


EAST SURRY, April s, 1907.
Dear White Ribbon RS:
How many have read the speech of
Speaker Powers? l wish every union had
the whole of it and would read it at their
meetings. I have seen extracts in several
papers and read every word; there is
something new in each. How apt are the
stories OF the mule, the calf and the bull.
do hope the calf story will be re-
membered at each Of the town caucuses in
1908. We all have interest and influence,
il not votes. l don't care to vote, but
shall use what influence have, and hope
to know how to use it Alright. That is one
object Of the w. c. r. U.-to uplift and
educate. am glad became . white rib
boner, il am an isolated one. believe
am better woman for it. Let us keep
the tie that binds us strong. IA. C.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
Methodist conferepc.

The sixteenth annual session a, a,
East Maine Methodist conference viii, 'ae :
held at the Methodist church in Pa, n. :
boz from Tuesday, April q, to Mona.r
April %.
The presiding bishop will be as,-
White Warren, D. D., LII. D., of oo,a
rado. Bishop Warren is one of the Ola.
and most eminent Methodists in Ams,;s' s'
and has been bishop twenty seven vs.s
The local arrangements are unds, ~ ~
direction OF Revs. 8. L. Hanscom and
w. Hanscom, pastors OF the Bar H,rns.
church. Transportation at reduced ~.
has been granted on all railroao 49,
steam boat lines.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
BAR HARBOR HOSPITAL.
Review of Work of the Institution
During the Past Winter.


During the Past Winter.
From the Bar Harbor Record.l
1t is always interesting to review the
work of local institutions to determine il
possible whether or not they measure up
to the standard that the public has Q
right to expect.
The Bar Harbor Medical and Surgical
Hospital is . great convenience to the
many people who have need OF its SER
vices, both summer and winter. During
the summer months il 10 nearly always
crowded, but in winter only few patients
are usually treated. The past winter.
however, or more properly the past six
months, have found the hospital with
many more patients than ever before in
any corresponding six months. This
should certainly be accounted for in part
by the high regard in which the hospital
is held by those who know it most inti-
mately and are aware Of the careful treat
ment that is accorded the patients.
Sixty-three patients have been treated
during the past six months and only one
death has occurred, and that was practi-
caily hopeless case when it was entered in
the hospital. This record is all the more
remarkable when the reader is reminded
Of the fact that nearly all OF the cases were
surgical and the percentage of deaths in
surgical cases, OF course, is very much
greater than in medical cases. It is very
gratifying to the promoters and support
ers OF the hospital to have the public avail
itself SO literally Of its advantages.
1t is well to add that in large measure
the success Of the hospital has been
due to the loyalty and ability of the
local physicians. The public probably
does not realize to what extent Bar Har-
Dor physicians have not only avaiIed
themselves Of the opportunities to work
with some Of the best physicians and
surgeons in the country, who summer at
Bar Harbor, but also to expend time and
money in taking post graduate courses in
large cities.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17

At the loom OF time we weavers sit,
And weave as the days go by.
With our mighty wisdom. or little wit.
Life's wonderful fabric, bit by bit,
Like gobelin tapestry.
With pattern urkenned the loom is
fraught,
Marked out by an unseen power,
And the threads are each deed and words
and thought,
Each impulse or fancy that comes unsought,
And the shuttle, each passing hour
There are threads of happiness, all of gold
And the silver floss Of peace,
And white Of a spotlessness untold,
And purple and crimson, that Ie'er grow old,
Till the weary loom shall cease.
Yet we tarnish the gold and silver sheen,
And we soil the spotless white,
And the gorgeous purple, or blue serene,
Grow dim and duh where our touch has been,
And the crimson no longer bright.
And down through it all runs sombre
thread
OF the troubles that all must bear,
OF the unstaunched sorIowing Ger our
dead,
OF bitter tears in the silence shed,
OF the load of grief and care.
We stand at the back of the fabric wove,
With its sorrow and mystery,
With its broken threads Of our tenderest
love,
And its knotted ends; but time may prove
When the other side we see,
That the Master Hand, that the pattern
laid.
Needed sorrows sombre tone:
And that only its softening depth of shade
'Gainst the brilliance the gold and purple
made,
Could have gained from him, "Well done"
-Edpard Chester Smith.
Selected BY Janet a long iime AGO but irae al
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
Toddy Pond Dam.

The Shaw syndicate which owns the
water power at the outlet OF To-day pond
and at Alamoosook lake, has completed the
work on the dam at Toddy pond. The
dam is built Of granite and cement 1876
feet long and fourteen feet in height.
The work OF laying the pipe for the
penstock will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. The plant will furnish light for
both Orland and Bucksport, and also fur
nish power for manufacturing plants.
Ellsworth American., 1907-04-17
BANGOR TO BAR HARBoR.

Trains leaving Ellsworth 7.is a m and 41p
m, and arriving Ellsworth 11.l2 m, 1o-2 pm'
connect with Washingeon Co. Ry.
Stop on signal 10 conductor.
gstops only to leave passengers from poin"
east Of Warrington Jupction.
These trains connect at Bangor with through
trains on Main Line, TO and from Portlsn0'
Boston and st John.
Passengers are earnestly requestly 10 Ply
cure tickets before entering the trains, A.
especially Ellsworth to Falls and FANS
Ellsworth.
F. E. BoOTHBY, G. P. T. A.
GEO. r. EVANS,
vice-Pres. and den1 Manager.