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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
Fall Makes Blind Men Gee.

A fall on a slippery pavement, when
the razor.like edge Of a piece Of Ice
performed an operation for which
some oculists charge $1,000. has re-
stored the eyesight Of the Rev. Sam
uel II. Cummins. q Baltimore minister,
who has been totally blind for twenty.
Eve years. The Rev. DR.. Cummins
states:
~ slipped on n Of those sliding
places the boys have and fell heavily
on my face. \ piece Of ice or snow on
the ground hit my eye with awful
force. lay stunned for a moment.
Then l arose and found to my astonish-
ment that a strange lex light was WIS.,
ible through the eye which the Ice had
struck"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

A
'R. the voice Of the
people was heard. In others the sue
cessful candidates have felt compelled
to place themselves in line with popu-
lar sentiment by declaring for certain
policies they deem the majority Of
their constituents to favor. In many
states laws have now been passed
which virtually give the election Of
senators into the hands Of the people,
leaving to the legislatures the single
duty Of recording the popular verdict
IN a manner such as to render It efec-
tive under the constitution Of the Unit
ed States. This is the status Of the
matter in Oregon, which has chosen to
the next senate Jonathan Bourne, Jr..
a pioneer in the advocacy Of the direct
nomination plan. Several years ago an
Oregon legislature continued a strug-
gle on the election Of a senator through
the entire period fixed by the constitu-
ton Of the state for the life of a legis-
lature and then dispersed without ei-
Their electing a senator or passing a
single bill. For two years Oregon was
Ie1l Wllu Dut Ouc ulcIlUCI III luC Ol1AlCO
States senate. The Oregon plan Of
direct nomination Of senators was
launched six years ago in spite of the
opposition Of corporations and profess
sional politicians. Mr.. Bourne, who
under this plan was chosen to the long
term in the senate, F. W. Mulkey be-
ing chosen for the short term, has said
OF his election:
II owe my election directly to the
people, a majority Of whom, as I be-
lieve, voted for me because Of my ad-
vocacy Of the direct nominations sys-
tenn. In the first place. the six Repub-
lican candidates and the single Demo
cratic candidate had to file their nom
mating petitions thirty days before
the primaries were held. Then came
the contest In the respective parties, as
q result Of which I I became the Repub-
lican candidate. Then followed the
state election last June, in which l re-
ceived a majority of the popular vote.
There was not n convention and not Il
delegate to be bought"
Robert l.. Taylor, senator elect from
Tennessee. was chosen by the lcgisla-
ture of his state the other day to the
seat now held by Edward w. Carmack
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
>-1
Mentioned In
the Dispatches

THE commander
Of the b%attleship
Missouri, Cap
tain Edwin Conway
Pendleton, who as
sisted in the relief
work at Kingston.
Jamaica, under Rear
Admiral Davis, has
seen service on many
stations during his
naval r e He is
a native of Virginia
and Is the son Of a
naval officer. was
graduated from the
Naval academy in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

campaign that he came to he known as
''Fiddiing Bob"
He travelled throughout the country.
stopping ut the crossroads stores, and
entertained the voters with musical Sc
lections. after which he said a few
words about his candidacy.
Taylor IL Il hunter by instinct. and,
according to his own statement, next
to his family and his violin, he loves
the chase above all other things. His
''Love Letter to Sportsmen" Is almost
a classic. In 1t he has this to say OF
the hunter:
"His memory Is not a dingy old gar
ret, full Of cobwebs. 1t Is n continent
ever fresh and green. with landscapes
skirted with cooling woods and trav-
ersed by sparkling streams. He IL not
dreaming of gold In n little old, dirty.
Sin stained counting room. but he Is
dreaming Of the antlered buck or a
bear at bay and listening for the rustic
OF the wild turkeys wings and drink
Ing in the melodies Of the deep tangled
WILDWOOD"
William T.. Borah, who will succeed
Frederick 4. Dubois In the senate. was
Endorsed for this Office by the Repub-
Acan state convention. He has long
been an advocate Of popular election
Of senators and In public addresses has
opposed alliances between powerful
corporations and political organiza,
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1891, and has since made this his home.
ae married In 1896. his wife being Il
laughter Of William ]. Mcconnell, tor.
mel governor Of Idaho. She Is a bril-
liant woman and a favorite In social
circles.
In New Jersey popular sentiment In
favor Of choice Of senators by the peo-
DE 10 10 strong that when q bill was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

pohsSsNuA OAkullIII-
lions. He will wear
the toga before he
Is forty-twa as he
was born on June
20, 1895. Fairfield.
ILL.,, IL his birth
place, but Kansas
was his home dur
Ing his early a
hood. He Is a
graduate Of the
University Of Kan
sas and for q time
practiced law In
the ~0unflower
State. He removed
IN pOioa YNo L.,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

cessity OF amuse-
ment for workers
on the canal he
once said:
Nothing breaks
the health and cows
the spirit like mo-
notony. The monot-
ony of every work.
mans life must be
pleasantly varied,
or the poor fellow
will be unable to
1853 -NV -
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rates, revision OF
the tariff and sim
liar policies, and In
consequence of his
attitude on these
subjects was in
dorsed for the sen
ate by the Repub-
licnn state cOnven-
ton last August. He
was born at Ma
%quOketa, Ia. In
1868, d uated
from the University
Of Iowa in 1893 and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
.-> >-T
Reforming the
Senate Of the
United States.

IN HE recent sem
Il atorial. cleo
lions in the
different states fur
nish evidence that
the agitation for
III reform Of the
United States sen
ate is bearing fruit.
In many instances
the members Of the
upper house in the
Sixtieth congress
will hold their
seats by virtue of
elections In which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

as historian than as
statesman. and his
researches into
French history have
made him an au-
thority OH the sub
ject. He was re-
Gently in the public
eye OH account of
his acting. with Ed
ward NJ. Shepard Of
New York, as coun-
sci for the Rev. DR..
Crapsey, who left
the Episcopal min
istry after n trial on
w~or l,o~0cr
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

because he won out
at the Democratic
primaries held last
May. The senator
elect ia already IL
national character.
He has served three
terms as governor OF
Tennessee. and his
violin played such Il
VNWnn,funnt nn,st In hio
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
FISH T0WS GIRL on ICE.

Remarkable Experience Of Miss Van
Glider Of Pike County, Pa.
Dan Donaldson aud Miss Van Glider,
pickerel fishing at Mink pond, Pike
county, Pa, had great luck, catching
something like fifty pounds by Don
They we're about to depart for home
when a peculiar accident happened to
Miss Van Glider.
Warm weather had melted the ice
lear the center of the pond. Two holes
In the ice through which the young
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

which made people laugh at his own
expense. Secretary Root is a very pol
ished man both In manners and In per-
sonal appearance and habits. He is al
ways we'll dressed and we'll groomed,
but in the accompanying c%aricature
looks quite otherwise. The present
head Of the state department does not
believe that staying ut home all the
time Is essential to a proper discharge
of his diplomatic duties. By going to
all the countries of South America and
treating their public men to good SAM
pies of his we'll known eloquence he
made many friends for the govern
mental and trade policies of the Unit
ed States among the peoples Of the
southern half of the e world, and he
hoped by his Canadian trip to intensity
the feelings of friendship already exist
ing between Uncle Sam and the LADY
of the Shows"
Congressman James Brock Perkins
Of Rochester, the father of the house
resolution to establish a national grad
uated inheritance tax in accordance
with the recommendations Of the pres
ident. Is an instance Of the scholar in
politics. He is perhaps better known
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

oSA0
ed to special duty on the Minnesota for
two years. He became an ensign in
1868 and master in 1870. The next
year be was advanced to the lieuten-
ants grade and in 1880 became a lieu
tenant commander. He became a full
commander in 1897 and attained the
captains rank in 1902. He was in COM
mand Of the Atlanta in 1900 and 1902
and was for several years superintend-
ent of the naval gun factory.
Secretary Elihu Root Of the state de-
partment, whose visit tt Canada has
been a theme Of International COM
ment, is not a very good subject for the
c%artoonist. His predecessor. the late
John Hay, was fond of caricatures and
made a large collection Of them. and
he could even see the fun of those
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

Joseph NJ. Dixon. who was elected to
the seat in the senate Of the Montana
multimillionaire. William A. Clark, ad-
dressed the body which chose him to
this post. making a declaration in ia
o of the nomination of senatorial
candidates in state conventions of the
respective parties. He pledged him
self to support the policies Of Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt. Senator Elect Dixon
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

CuulkcS VI ucIcSS.
Representative Perkins was born at
st. Croix Falls, Wis, in 1S47, but
Rochester has been his home during
most Of his life, and he graduated In
1867 from the University of Rochester,
from which thirty years later he re-
ceived the honorary degree Of IL. d.
He has practiced law in Rochester
since 1868. He spent a half dozen
years in Paris engaged in the study
of the history Of France. and his pub
lished works on that subject include
France Under Mazarin," France Un-
der the Regency" France Under Louis
XIV" and a Life Of Richelieu," as one
of the Heroes Of the Nation" series.
In some recent remarks in congress
Mr.. Perkins said: "A job may help the
man who gets it, but as a general rule
It harms the man who gets It for him.
Civil service reform has not In all re-
spects worked benefcially. but for rep
resentatives It has been IN unmixed
blessing. It has made their lives hap
pier and their tenure of office longer"
Mr.. Perkins had prepared some fig-
ures 60 show that up to 1850 New York
sent coo representatives to congress
and that 400 Of them were retired at
the end Of the first term. In the next
twenty years congressional careers
were short, but from that time for
ward, owing to the extension Of the
civil service and the taking Of patron.
age from representatives, the average
otacial life Of congressman has length
ened until now more than half are IN
their second terms. while one-twelfh
Of the New York delegation have
served sever terms or more.
The cartoonists have always been
fond Of p~icturing James Hamilton
Lewis, who used to be q member OF
congress from Oregon and is now Q =
poration counsel of Chicago. He forms
q striking figure. and it Is easy BY
slight exaggeration Of his %eccentricities
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13
LOVED HIM
Lucy Shannon's Strange Excuse
For Shooting Her Husband.
JEALOUSY DROVE HER MAD.
" Knew Hs Was Going 70 Spend the
Night With Another Woman, and
Couldn't Stand It." Says Prisoner In
Missouri Jail.

Mrs. Lucy Shannon is In the Madi-
son county Jail at ~Edwardsville, Mo-,
charged with the murder Of her hus
band, Leonard Shannon. She shot him
in the yard at their home, between
Edwardsville and Collinsville, Dec. 81.
He died in st. Mary's hospital in East
st. Louis on New Years night.
II killed him because l loved him
co." said Mrs. Shannon to a reporter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

introduced in the upper branch Of the
state legislature enabling the voters to
express their preferences in this mat
ter only one member voted against it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-13

Robert l.. Taylor, senator elect from
Tennessee, was chosen by the lcgisla-
turc Of his state the other day to the
seat now held by Edward w. Carmack
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
TWO MORE RECRUITS.
Have Been Enlisted in the Army
Since the Last Report-5oth Are
Sent to jefferson Barracks,
Missouri.

Two additional recruits have been
enlisted at the local recruiting sta
tion. They are James f. Barnes and
James Maize both of this city. This
makes four recruits to enlist In Un-
Gle Sans army since the establish
ment of the post in Ardmore, some
two weeks ago. The recruits have ali
stood the examination given by Lieu
btenant Longstreet in this city, but
will be taken to Jefferson where they
will be again examined.
The recruiting station will be main
tenant Longstreet in this city, but
are applicants for the service and per-
haps may become a permanent thing
here. Ardmore has always been known
as good recruiting point, for both
army and naval recruits, and every
year a station of either one or both
branches of the service is maintained
here for n time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
DEPOT DESTROYED.
San Antonio Fire Unnoticed Until
the Roof Fell in-EmpIoyes Run
Great Risk in Effort to Save
Records-loss ktoo,0co.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 26-The
new Southern Pacific depot in this
city, used jointly by the Southern
Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, was to,~liy destroyed by fire
this afternoon.
The loss will be sboHt 100000. full
ly covered by insurance. The depot
was Of the mission style of architect.
ure and was admitted to be one of
the most beautiful railway edifices
In the south. II was completed four
years ago this month. The fire or
iginated from a defective wire in the
roof and portion of the latter fell
before the employees could get out
of the building, but fortunately no
one was hurt.
The offices OF all the officials of
the Houston division, including the
superintendent, the superintendent
of bridges and buildings, the eng.
neer, the chief dispatcher, the claim
agent and others, are situated on the
second floor, while the lower floor
is used as a depot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
F. |. CARLOCK ARRESTED.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE BEN.
FER KILLING THIS MORNING.
All Wounds are in the Back and
Were Made by Different
Pistols and at the Same
Time.

On account of the suspicious look
! < wounds in the body of Frank Ben
l,r, who was killed Monday after.
l. )on about seven miles south of
this city. the marshals office has
.lcen doing some investigation.
Deputy Marshal \. J. Chapman was
put TO work on the case and immedi-
ately left for the scene of the kill
ing, where he reviewed the remains
O, Benier. on examining the same he
found that the four wounds on the
body were all in the back and of n
different calibre.
This led TO further investigation
and suspicious. Acting on this, an
examination of the place where the
killing took place was made and it
was found that team had been
hitched short distance from the
place where the shots had been fired.
The killing took place in deep gul.
j.. No weapon was found on the per-
s IL OF Benfer and this leads to fur
ter suspicionS 1t was found out
that there was an eye witness to the
{ fair in the person of one +. l.. Car.
lock, ana upon examination it was
found that one of the bullets in the
b ody was the same cablre as the
bullet that was carried by Carlock's S
pistol.
This morning Deputy Marshal
Chapman arrested F. l.. Carlock on n
warrant sworn out before Commits
sioner Pfeiffer charging him with
murder, Carlock will in all probabill-
ty be given a hearing at the same
time that Edge is given one on March
9th.
The affair has taken n different
turn than what was expected
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
For County judge.

Hon 4. X. Swan who announces as
a candidate for county judge, is well
and favorably known by many of our
citizens
Mr.. Swan came to Gainesville. Tex
as. in July, 1866, then in his eigh-
teenth year. In 1867 he entered the
saddle and harness house of Geo. Y.
Bird. as an apprentice, and learned
the trade. In 1870 he became first
deputy under Ike Hobbs. the first
Democratic sheriff elected in Cooke
county, Texas, and served about IL
months. as chief deputy. While in
that Office he gave his leisure hou.s
to the study of law under the tutil-
aCe of such men as Judge w. 7. G.
Weaver and II. II. Comedian. He kept
up his study and in 1873 was admit
ted to the bar by Judge J. NJ. Lindsay,
and opened an Office in Henrietta,
Texas. where he practiced until eight
years ago. He then moved to Duncan,
|. T., and has been in the practice
in the Indian Territory, except about
fifteen months, which he spent in
the practice at Lawton, Okla.
Many of the old settlers of Cooke,
Montague and Cay counties will re-
member Allen X, as he was Familiarity
known, and he refers to any anu all
of them. -.
Aside from deputy sheriff of Cooke
county 81 years ago, Mr.. Swan has
neither sought nor held any office ex-
cent that. He was twice elected pros
ecuting attorney in Clay county, Tex
as. and in all served four and a half
years; and he was twice elected to
the legislature of Texas from Mon
tague and Clay counties, serving in
the sessions of 1884.
Mr.. Swan is and always has been
n Democrat, and an earnest yorker In
the party. He bears the name among
those who have known him well as
a lawyer of more tina average ability
and, above all, an honest. upriert
man. He has served well and faithful
lv in the positions he has held, and
II elected will doubtless make an ex'
cellent official. and the Ardmoreite
predicts for this plain, straight-for'
ward self-made man strong follow
lug.
When the constitution has been
agreed on by the convention and the
duties of county Judge are definitely
known. Mr. Swan will issue an open
letter to the voters defining these du-
ties and his reasons for seeking the
Office and will enter upon an active
campaign.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

The demand for the services of
Hon. Lee Cruce TO make speeches
throughout the country by people
living in the various sections, has
been so great of late that he has de-
cided hereafter to arrange an timer
ary and for next week will speak at
the following places:
Monday at Ponca; Tuesday at
Blackwell; Wednesday at Newkirk;
Thursday at Pawnee and Friday at
Saltwater
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
KNOCKERS AT WORK.
Throughout the State Endcavorinq to
Defeat the Ratification Of the
Constitution by the
People.

The knocker is beginning to get in
his work throughout the country by
endeavoring to pour poison into the
ears of the people and are making
campaign to defeat the ratification
Of the constitution when the same is
presented to them to vote on at the
next election.
The methods adopted by these
friends of the people are excellent.
The representatives of the knockers
league in the state are visiting those
sections OF the country that are to
certain extent disgruntled over the
fact of not having secured a county
seat and are telling the people that
statehood Is not plausible until con-
grcss has passed an act removing
restrictions on Indian lands, and also
using the fact that they did not Sc
cure a county seat as basis On
which to work.
This has been found out by Dr. ].
f. Young, n candidate for legislative
honors in this county. in the interest
of his candidacy. The doctor in speak
ing of the condition, said: Last week
while on visit through the western
section of the county, found a mum.
Der of people had been in that section
electioneering the people not to vote
for the ratification of the constitution
in as much as it would make taxes
too high"
The poison is having some effect
on the people. while the majority are
IL favor of adopting the constitution.
Arrangement have been made for
n speaking of the county candidates to
be held at Springer and Lone Grove
Friday and Saturday nights of this
week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

HISTORICAL RELICS.
Papers Published in Georuia that
are Valuable, Now in Possess.
ion Of Judge John L.
Gait.

Judge John l.. Gait has In his pos.
session a number of ante belum
newspapers published in Georgia. his
old home, and other states, which
are invaluable to him.
The papers were recently brought
to the territory by Mrs. Giddings,
the judges sister, who visited Geor-
gia this winter. Among them are
some from the larger cities of that
state. The oldest of the lot is, THE
Christian Index, published at Phila-
adelphia in September, 1882. 1t con-
tains many items of interest con-
cerning Christianity in the good old
days. Another is a copy of the Stan
dard of Union, published in Milledg-
Vile, Georgia, in May, 1887. Another
Is a copy OF the Pioneer" publish
ed at Cassville, Ga, in 1886. Other
copies equally as old and interesting
are in the possession of Mr. Gait
The Daily Intellegencer of Allan
ia, Ga, published on January 16, 1864,
heralds the unanimous Election of
Gen. Grant, and also the work of Gen.
Butler, known to every southerner.
All the papers are full of war notes
and the strife Of reconstruction days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

G. w CrUmley. charged with false
pretenses, was placed in the Jail this
afternoon to await an examining
trial.
+. l.. Carlock, charged with mur.
der in connection with the killing
of Frank Benford Monday afternoon,
was placed in jail to await a prelimi.
nary hearing.
W. NJ. Hodgson and Bud Coins,
charged with grand larceny, were re.
leased from Jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
COMPARE OUR SERVICE
WITH OTHERS
Postal Tele graph Gable Co.
". washiogton st. Telephone No. 81
". washiogton st

Prescriptions filled at our store
contain purest ingredients obtainable,
the compounding is done scientifical-
" by an experienced pharmacist and
prices are right +. ]. Ramsey, Drug
gist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

T. c. Bridgman was on the streets
today after an illness of some ten
days. He is much improved but not
entirely recovered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

Desks. typewriters, filing systems.
Iron and steel safes are in my line.
Sold on easy payments. Call or write.
25tf BOYD'S BOOK STORE.
\rdmore, /. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

Business offices are being put far.
ther heavenward because ground cost
so much.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

The bibulous man who sees double
must be deuce of a fellow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

Seed oats for sale at Baird's Coal
and Wood Yard, three blocks south
of the court house. 1itr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

FOR SALE-A second hand type WRIT
er, Oliver Visible, used three
months; a bargain for cash. Boyd's
Book Store. 25tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
WAN T col. u NJ N
THREE LINES, THREE TIMES, THREE DIMES
+.E+T*+*|++.**+#++s.a

FOR SALE-Some heavy wrapping
paper, desirable and convenient for
use in laying carpets. It's cheap at
25c a roll Ardmoreite. 2s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27

FOR SALE-Several thousand fruit
and shade trees at bargain. Felix
]. King, Phone 372. 2i-tf