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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

see the significance of passing events.
Probably not for many years to come.
rs far as heavy freight traffic is con
cerne1, because steam is especially ap-
plicable to the hauling of freight. But
| the action of the New York Central in
electrifying thirty-five miles Of it's road
leading out of New York. and the
popular agitation for similar improve
ment in chicago and elsewhere, would
seem to point to a time not far distant
whom electric railroads will connect
| distant cities and greatly shorten the
| hours Of travel.
Chico 60 to New York in Ten Hours.
In fact such a railway already il
being built between Chicago and New
York by the Chicago-New York Flee
trio Air Line Railroad company. of
lineage. This company. headed bv
group of practical railroad men, pro
poses to run limited trains, making not
more than three stops, through to New
! ork or Chicago. in ten hours. The
thought fairly takes ones breath avay
Mt FIRST. but the project considered
soberly seems practical enough, and
certainly is 81 consummation devoutly
to be wished" The work of grading
began Sept. ! near Laporte, Ind
AS the new road will be an air line.
with few curves, the route SURVEYED
Is 100 miles shorter than the pcnnsvl-
wanna "Short Line. and go miles
shorter than the Lake Shore and
New York Central, each of which rms
trains covering the distance in eighteen
aours. 1aklhg into considerable the
shorter route of the Air Line. this IS
equivalent to 4 fOurteen-hour service
With low grades, Il straight track and
no grade crossings. the Scventy-fiyr
niles an Our average necessary to Il
ten-hoHr service ought easily to be
maintained. Even on the first class
Steah roads of today ninety miles an
hour is not uncommon for short dis
tances
The Scientific American of Feb. IS,
1909, speaking cditorially OF the New
York Central experiment. says, 1.-The
success of This installation, of which
therc can be no doubt whatever, marks
the lirst step in the gradual substi-
tuition of the electric for the steam
locomotive i'll the operation of long dis
tance express trains" The Chicago
New York project may be regarded the
second step.
Mr.. Spraguo himself says that speed
IS "A matter of finance" ''What thea
Will determine the futuro:" he asks.
"Chloi1y the financial factor rs it must
the future Of any other great industrial
problem. When savings in operation
and the Increased return for traffic
Will more than pay Il fair dividend on
money invested for electrical euuip-
mont, will trunk lines be operated by
electricity"
Professor Charles T. Stcnmetz, one
of the greatest authorities on cleo
tEclty, is quoted as saying, 'There is
10 limit to the speed that may be de-
Nel0pcd i'll electric tractiOn-that is.
there is no limit up to $50 or 200 miles
an hour Higher speed than that the
car wheels could not stand. They
would fly to pieces from centrifugal
force. Not only can Il speed of 40
miles an hour he maintained on
train equipped with electricity, but IN
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

my opinion it is an entirely feasible
scheme from the commercial point OF
VicW.'
AT any rate, the world seems on
the eve of great things. ana no scien-
fist dares say today as was said TWEEN
ty years ago. "A man is Il knave or Il
fool The attitude of the American
public is one of faith and expectancy.
best expressed by recent remark of
an old Lady in her last sickness:
Il don't want to die" she said, 81
want 10 see what they are going to
DO"
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
LOCAL REPRESENTATION.

The meeting of prominent business
men of the state to be held at Hell
, ena on the twentyninth of this month
will undoubtedly bring together many
and commercial world and it is to be
hoped that Havre, as we'll as other cit
les in this section Of Montana, will be
we'll represented. Rates on the rail-
roads wiz be obtained, undoubtedly,
and the expense Of the trip will not
Of necessity be great. The movement
has been exploited far and near and
| the interest taken in the same will be
! judged by the representation from
each city. Havre is as deeply inter
ested in the movement as any city can
he, for the possibilities in this SEE
ton for development are many and
the needs great Another thing, the
first tangible suggestion as to the
plans to be followed in the organiza-
ton of the association came from
Hayre in written communication. re-
Quested from Mayor Newman and pub
lished III the Butte News and which
has been copied and discussed favor
ably in all the leading dailies Of the
state. This is another reason why we
should be we'll represented at the
meeting at Helena.
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the
good which will result from such all
organization. If we secure industries
and promote advancement in CONNER
clal lines, we must act. Horace Gree
~ SAID: the way to resume is to re-
sumo, and it is Il terse and pat AK
ION which means much Talk will
lot accomplish much, but if the assc-
cation maps ont line Of work. outs
men in charge Of the committees to
boost things along with vim and
energy, We will demonstrate to the
world aHU to competing states that
We have the goods in Montana and
can deliver Them" to use the lang
uaSe OF the street. more cmnhatic than
elegant Perhaps but to the point uev-
ellheleS%. The Herald hopes that the
city Will recognize the importance Of
sending strong representation from
liaYre t. the meeting.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
Born in Old Vermont.

When in 1881 Thomas Davenport, of
Brandon. w. ran toy motor mounted
Oh wheels on Il small circular railway.
the modern electric railroad with its
possible speed of over one hundred
miles an hour was born.
In 1888 Robert Davidson, Of Aber-
deem, Scotland, built an electric loco
motive which actually reached q speed
Of four miles an hour on the Edin-
bnrgh- Glasgow railway. Nine years
later Professor Moses G.. Farmer oD-
Grated an rNnrrimcntal car which car
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

Many pastors in the United States
kept open house, either at THE church
or thei' residences on New Years
day for the young men Of their towns.
1t seems rather a nice way to encour-
age and get acquainted with the young
men anil the custom might be followed
every where.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
The First Electric Railroad.

The first regular electric line to be
established was at Lichterfelde, Ger
many, near Berlin. 1t was only nile
and a half in length and opened for
traffic III May 1881. The trains car
RED tWenty-six passengers, at maxi
mum speed Of thirty miles an hour
The first electric car to be operated
regularly in the United States was in
stalled by Deft on the Hamden branch
OF the Baltimore Union Passenger
hallway i'll August, 1856 That
was barely twenty years ago. So
great as the skepticism of tho public
and railway men generally that the con-
tract under which the road was built
Withheld payment one year so that it
might be determined whether the cars
would run. ''No one but knaye or
a fool would undertake such 4 thing,'
said a well known scientist at the
time. Scientists sometimes have trouble
Keeping up with the procession. About
the same time small cars were oper-
ated by Van Derpoele at South Bend,
Ind, followed by other small roads in
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

more harmonious work and the Her.
aid stands ready at all times to do ev-
erything in it's power to boost and
push for Havre and the best interests
of the city.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
Twenty Years of Achievement.

At tile beginning Of 1887 there were
in the whole world less than sixty
miles Of electric railroad track, and
only about one hundred motors and
motor cars. IN 1908 there were nearly
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The weather forecaster informs us
that the first half Of the pre- eAt
month will be much warmer than us
nal and The late half colder. Cheer
ing news this.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
China In Line,

The good roads movement is reported
to have reached China. Some forty
miles of macadamzed roads have been
completed around the city Of Nankn.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

William Jennings Bryan says that
Roosevelt will become a presidential
candidate again Docs William real
!y mean Ills? Or only hopes so.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

Minol is having reform bath and
the dives in the red-light district are
to be shut up, gambling cut out and
Olind-pigging a thing OF the past Tie
New Year epidemic OF eo3d }e :olu-
lions il not confined to any one
spot.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

All eyes are on Helena This week
and viii be until the house and son-
ate haN> decided that Joe Dixon is
the mHu to wear The senator iul lo2n.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

1t ha.s been discovered that the best
hot air for balloons, is found at St
Louis. There is another variety. how
ever, which no one has Il monopoly
on.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The Pjttsburs girl who has gone to
Africa to study the language OF mon
keys should not be ridicued. She is
doing better than others OF her sex
who h;}t went abroad 10 marry one.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The school teachers Of Great Falls
have asked for ten dollar advance in
salary. We hope it is granted. Teach
rrs certainly earn it and more.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

Glasgow citizens are out Of pa
thence With Mr.. Rockefeller on account
Of the poor quality of gasoline he has
been shipping there lately.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The railroads have decided to give
the legislators of North Dakota pass
is to Ght used only in the state Coy
ernor Iurke will have time Of it
to keep the boys Of his executive fam
lily from Eun1n& away to hi. neigh
bors The adjoining states.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The writer of this column pr>Iuis-
IS to take no more chances with the
WeatAe, man and forecast Montana
weather. he had CAtH03k wind
rendering the air as balmr as spring
line last week, just because a friend
employed by Uncle Sam Told him il
was coming, when in fact the nler-
curry stood at 50 below and Jack Frost
reveled i'll alee over frozen noses and
'nippnd" cars.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The usual number of wise ones are
saying l told you So about the
Gans-Iic1nan fight and its results.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

About this time Stephen D. Field
ana Thomas Edison in the United
States began experimenting. In 1880
EDISON was operating at Menlo Park
an electric locomotive which pulled
two cars
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
Foo don't digest ?

Fool don't digest? Because tie
stomach lacks some ono Of the essen
tial Gi&eatants of the digestive juices
are nc properly balanced. Then, to-,
it is this undigested food that causes
SuurncS$ and painful Indigestion Kc-
dol fo" Indigestion should be used for
relief 1t digests what You eat, and
corrcct6 The deficiencies of the digest
ion. kCdol conforms to the National
Pure Fcod and Drug Law. Sold he: e
by I|"cEstead Drug Co.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The vi! introduced in the house by
Representative Joe Dixon to create
a new land district, north Of the Mis-
souri, river and east Of the survey
line between ranges IS and %. to be
known as the Glasgow district, has a
second ii The one recently rcduced
in the senate by Senator Carter.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11
.F+SEF FFEFEFTFS|FEs
: STATE-COUNTY :

John Baker has been appointed dis
riot organizer for Montana and Idaho
of the International Typographical
union l.y President Lynch.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-01-11

The annual report OF the clerk {
the dist let court shows l03 civil suit
and - criminal cases filed in Chou
toau county during the past year. l
Valley county the report shows tn
filing o! 43 civil and q criminal case
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
Resolutions.

Whereas, Lena NJ. Ryals was
member of Ardmore Council No. 1857
of the Knights and Ladies of Secur.
ity:
And Whereas, 1t has pleased Al.
mighty God, in his infinite love, to
take from our midst on the cath day
of August, 1907, our beloved sister.
the said Lena NJ. Ryals:
And Whereas, in the death of our
said sister, the members of this
council do realize that they have each
suffered an irreparable loss; that the
order has lost one of its most earnest
and consistent workers and that there
has gone from the home of our broth.
er, DIR. Ryals, true, loyal, devoted
and adoring wife. whose loss can nev.
er be replaced:
And Whereas, It is the desire of
this council, as a body, and its men,
bers individually, 10 express our love
and appreciation of our departed sis
ter. and further to express to the
sorrowing husband and bereaved fam.
lily our heartfelt sympathy:
Now therefore, be It resolved by
Ardmore Council No. 1857, Knights
and Ladies' of Security, that in the
death OF our beloved sister, Lena NJ
Ryals, we alone have not only lost a
true and devoted friend, but that a
pure, noble, angelic character has
gone from us, whose departure will
be felt and whose place can never
be filled that we take this means
of conveying to our sorrowing broth.
er, DR. Ryals, our love. sympathy and
affection In this his hour OF need, and
further to show our love and esteem
of the devoted wife:
And be II further resolved, that a
copy of these resolutions be furnish.
ed the husband and the bereaved fam.
lily, and further that these resolu.
tions be inscribed on the minutes OF
this council, and that the charter of
this council be draped in mourn.
Ing for a period OF thirty days.
This 26th day OF August, 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
NEAR DEMOCRACY TAUGHT
ABLE SPEAKERS WILL ADDRESS
THE VOTERS OF ARDMoRE
TONIGHT.

II is very important that every dem.
ocrat in the city of Ardmorc should
come out to the speaking to be held
tonight at the corner Of Main and
Washington streets and hear the doc.
trine of pure and undcHlcd democracy
preached by able men
The speaking will be- done by local
men assisted by stump Ashby Of Love
county. the most eloquent speaker in
this section of the country.
The republicans are making siren.
uous campaign to defeat the constit,
tion and the democratic ticket and
are using every method known in
their minds to secure that end II
seems to be the endoavor Of the par.
ty TO defeat statehood and continue
a red tape rule in this section Of the
country, and If all Of the democrats
will come out and hear the arguments
that can be produced to reply to the
stun that is being dulyd out by the
l'''''''AiAH W ilidA llI' lilNlNlUutll
democrat may do some chimney cor.
ner talking when he gets home.
great good will be accomplished.
Immediately after the speaking a
smoker will be given at the city hall
and general discussion will ensue
and all given an opportunity 10 digest
the speeches made and discuss the
strong points of the arguments that
are to be produced In opposition to
the republican slush that is being dol.
ed out.
The committee has provided for an
ample supply of good cigars for you
to smoke so as you may spend n
pleasant evening and hear good poll.
tics discussed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
August 20 In History.

43O-St. Augustine. the greatest of
the Christian fathers of the time, died
in Hippi, Africa; born 35i
l645-Hugo Grotius (De GrooU
eminent Dutch scholar. diplomat and
lawgiver, died in Rostock; born 1888
l749-Johann Wolfgang Won Goe.
the born in Franklort-on-Main Dr.
ed 1882.
179S-Robespierre executed.
1S36-Prof Calvin Ellis Stowe, hus.
band Of Harriet Beecher Stowe and
a writer of repute. died; born 1902.
l9O2-George Douglas Brown, En-.
glish novelist, author of The House
With Green Shutters" died in Lon.
don; born 1869.
l904-M Plevhe, Russian minister
of the interior, assassinated in War.
saw.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
CANDIDATE DISNEyS SPEECH
ON CARRIERS PlATFoRM-op.
POSES CONSTITUTION BUT
WANTS STATEHOOD.

Hon. Loren G. Disney of Atoka. re.
publican candidate for congress from
the fourth congressional district. and
the man that Charley Carter of Ard
more has to beat. spoke TO omta A
gathering of republicans and Others
at the court house last night and
made a good impression
Mr. Disney took up the issues OF
the day Immediately after taking the
platform.
The main body of his speech con.
sisted OF taking up the planks in the
platform adopted by Mr.. Carter, the
democratic candidate for the SANE Of.
flee. He spoke at length on the ne
cessity of the removal of restrictions
which is the main plank In Mr.. Car.
ter's platform.
The speaker claims that a rapub
can can do more In Washington for
the betterment of this country than
democrat. This he thinks gives him
an edge over MIR. Carter.
The speaker did not declare MN.
self against the constitution from the
fact that he said we had waited 200
long for statehood 10 let this boon be
blocked by his personal feelings IN
the matter However, he says, had
the conditions been otherwise, an it
was not necessary to adopt the con.
stitution TO secure statehood, he
would oppose that document to the
utmost. He called to mind the fact
that all the republican leaders who
had visited the new state had de-
clared against the proposed consti.u-
tion. The speaker ended by paying
tribute to Charles Carter ani Lee
Cruce. and casting slurs at Haskell
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Muskogee, ]. T.. Aug. 27.-It Is
stated on good authority here today
that Tams Bixby has been appoint
ed as an assistant to the president
of the Hill system of railroads in
Minnesota at salary of $4,000 a
year. MIR. Bixby and his family are
now in Minnesota. lHe spent ten
years here as chairman of the Dawes
commission and this summer went
north for rest. He owns con.
trolling interest in the Muskogee
Phoenix and the st. Paul Pioneer
Press,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
BYRAN DREW APPOINTED
AS DELEGATE TO NATIONAL FAR
MERs' CONGRESS coNvEN-
TON IN OCTOBER.

Byron Drew OF this city has been
named as "a delegate by Governor
Frank Frantz of Oklahoma, to the
Farmers National Congress which
meets In Oklahoma City. October n
to q inclusive. Along with the notice
of appointment, Governor Frantz sent
a certificate of membership OF the
Farmers Congress. The certificate IL
gotten u pin handsome style, and Is
a souvenir worthy Of keeping.
The National congress OF farmers Is
probably one Of the most powerful
In dependent organizations In Ameri-
ca. II was through their influence,
and appeal to congress that the tax
has been removed from alcohol. r
liz the purpose OF this congress OF rep
resentative farmers from all parts OF
the Union, to make an appeal to the
congress Of the United States to have
the restrictions removed from the In
dian lands In the territory. This ac-
ton will be taken at the meeting In
Oklahoma City. and their appeal
should have some weight.
Mr.. Drew stated that he would keep
this point, one OF the foremost before
the congress and In bis opinion the
of the Farmers Con
gress along those lines would have
some weight with congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
LOCAL STRIKE SITUATION
SANTA FE OPERATORS TENDER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
WORK OTHER WIRES.

The two local telegraph operators
OF the Santa Fe railroad company have
written a letter TO the officials OF the
company that should they be requir-
to please accept their designations by
sending some one to take their places.
The reason assigned for the step Is
that the railroad b hness Is suf.
fciently large at this point To keep
both men busy and that they are noi
physically or mentally able to care
for more business.
Neither OF the local Santa Fe men
are members of the union OF tele
graph operators.
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Jim Light left this morning for a
few days visit at Vernon. Texas.
George NJ. Stewart, formerly resi-
dent Of this city, was In the city yes
terday from Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Berry have re
turned from their honeymoon trip IN
eastern cites. They visited many
places of interest while away.
Miss Ella Glenn Gilmer is IN .he
city from Durant.
o. G. Warren is here today from his
ranch near Cornish.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. West and Miss
Maude Curley have returned from
Galveston, whore they spent several
days.
w. r. Roberts and family have re
turned from visit az Galveston.
. p. ID. Maxwell and family have re-.
turned from several weeks stay
at points in Michigan and Illinois.
Joel Buchanan has returned from a
vacation which he spent in points in
Tennessee.
Il. J. Hubbard of Chickasha is in
the city on visit to friends. Mr..
Hubbard was accompanied by his
brother, Dell Hubbard. who was ac-
companied by his daughter from
Wichita. Kas.
Pat Gould of Wichita, Kas.. Is in
the city on prospecting tour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Contractor c. f. Fraley has been
awarded the contract for the con.
struction of a dwelling house for John
Whiteman. The contract price was
1890 The house in question is to
be eight rooms, erected on a cottage
style. 1t is to be situated in the
southwest part of the city on the site
formerly occupied by a dwelling be-,
longing to MIR Whiteman, which was
destroyed by fire.
The papers were signed and the
work will begin Immediately
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

ArdmOreite Special
Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 2S.-President
w II. Murray OF the constitutional
convention debated yesterday even.
ing at Fairfax, Ok, with Robert f.
Lowery, candidate for Judge OF the
district court. Five Hundred people
we're interested listeners to the dis
cussion. Murray and Lowery will
hold series OF debates In Oklahoma
this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

C. w. Cherry of the Sherman steam
laundry company is in Ardmore on
business connected with the laundry.
The principal cause of his visit to
this city is to investigate law suit
filed against his company by the
Chickasaw Telephone company. The
suit originated as the result of an
agent who left the city Unexpectedly
failing to pay his telephone bill. Mr..
Cherry had the suit continued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
School Board Meeting.

The school board in session yester-
day elected several teachers To fill tn
vacancies made by the resignation OF
teachers selected some time ago. As
the teachers selected yesterday have
not been notified OF their selection and
have not accepted the positions as
yet, their names will not be given out
The list OF teachers with those Sc
lected yesterday afternoon is now
complete. The board also allowed a
few minor bills for running expenses
and repairs around the school build
ings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
viii Pay an official Visit.

Henry S. Johnson. grand chancel
lor OF the Oklahoma grand lodge.
Knights of Pythias, with headquar.
ters at Perry. Ok. will be the guest
OF the local lodge tomorrow night
The visit will be In the nature of
an official visit, and It is earnestly
desired that knights in the city at.
tend the meeting. After the routine
business cigars will be passed to the
brethren
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
An Appreciated Gift.

U. s. Marshal G. A. Porter. who Is
quite an admirer OF all kinds OF wild
animals and varmints has had present.
ed to him this morning two fine speci.
mems OF wild cats. The kittens were
brought to him by friend at Davis,
and are highly priced, Mr.. Porter has
several fine wolves that are as tame
as dogs and he hopes In time to tame
the cats.