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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
WOODFORD.

Woodford Okla, June 20.-The
farmers in this community are very
busy replanting cotton what few days
the sun is shining.
The present prospects for crops arD
very poor Most all cotton is dying
and will have TO be repIanted
DR. Taylor, who has been confined
to his bed for the past three weeks,
is able to be out again.
Mrs. Charlie Johnston is quite sick.
The heaviest rain fell here Monday
night that has fallen this spring.
Hickory creek was higher than at
any time this year.
We are only getting mail about
once a week on account Of the high
waters and bad roads. The roads be-
tween here and Ardmore are almost
impossible.
our merchants can only get freight
by having teams haul 1t from Ard
more to Caddo and meet them witt
teams there, and carry it across tn,
old bridge,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
Retailers S. Wholesalers q.

The Wholesalers baseball team for
the first time this season met defeat
at the hands of the Retailers team at
Chickasaw park Friday afternoon and
was defeated by the score OF 8 to 4.
The game was well played through
out, but for dumb base running coup
led with a few errors on the part of
the Wholesalers the score might have
been otherwise. The city league
teams are playing good ball and a
crowd should be out to witness the
games when played.
Byrne and Woods acted as battery
for the Wholesalers, and Darnell and
Poland for the Retailers. James l..
Walla A. umpired the game.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
new FLOOD THEORY
OKLAHOMA FARMER SAYS THE
USE OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES is
CAUSE OF FLOODS.

Muskogee, Okla, June 2O.-S NJ.
Abbott. an Oklahoma farmer, has
come forward with an idea concern.
ing the recent floods that will. under
the circumstances, attract some at.
tention.
After reclting the we'll known ef-
feis Of high explosives upon atmos
pheric conditions, he says that the
unprecedented floods of Oklahoma for
the past three months have been due
in part. to the use OF 50 many high
explosives and the escape of so much
gas for the big gas wells in the east.
eru part of the state. lie says that
he has been a resident Of the state
for twenty years, and that until the
advent of the oil we'll the railroad
builder and other construction agents
this country was not subject to such
floods.
Since the oil business developed
there has been used tremendous
amount OF high explosives In shoot
ing wells when an oil well Is drill
ed into the sand and does not pro-
duce as well as it should, or when an
oil well begins to weaken in produc.
a. .I EhAntfsttr ..fI oil
means putting down from 100 to 500
quarts of nitroglyccrine or some 9th.
ed high explosive and setting II of
in the we'll with the hope OF cracking
the sand and rocks and giving the
well an increased flow Of oil Zig
plants for the manufacture OF such
explosives have been located in the
oil districts to supply this demand.
Frequently an oil well is drilled and
it canes in gasser. That is, it
produces tremendous supply of gas,
but no OIL In most instances OF this
kind the we'll drillers are not prepared
10 cap the gas we'll and the gas will
flow with tremendous pressure for
days and weeks before it is brought
under control. There are many small
cr wells that are never capped, and
in addition, the waste gas from a gas
field is tremendous, even If the wells
are properly handled.
Mr. Abbott says these two causes
| disturb the atmospheric conditions
and cause rain. He sugg 'sts as a
remedy a law that will pr)nbit the
use Of explosives during the months
Dt march, April and MaT. when the
| rainfall under normal conditions is
all that is required. This he thinks
would also cause greater use of
explosives during the open season,
which would be the dry months, and
would thus prove a benft instead Of q
| disaster He admits this would be =
! hardship upon the oil man, but thinks
the farmers, constituting the puik
Of the population, should be h'veu
consideration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
No Need Of Suffering From Rheuma.
tign1

Il is mistake to allow rheumatism
to become chronic, as the pain can al
ways be- relieved, and in most cases
a cure effected by applying chamber
aims Pain Balm. The relief from
pain which 1t affords is alone worth
many times its cost IL makes sleep
and rest possible Even in cases OF
long standing this linInont should be
used on account of the relief which it
affords % and 80 ,wut sizes for sale
by r. J. Ramsey and Hoffman DRUG
Co. wky
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

Mrs, S. l.. bowen OF Wayne, W. Va,
writes: Il was a sufferer from kid
ney disease, 50 that at times ! could
not get out OF bed, and when ] did
could not stand straight. | took Fo-
ley's Kidney Remedy. One dollar
bottle and part OF the second cured
NE entirely" Foley's Kidney Rem.
edy works wonders whore others are
a total failure. Sold By all druggists.
d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
PEOPLE OF STATE WILL PASS
ON CERTAIN LAWS.
FIVE PROPOSITIONS ARE OPEN
School Lands, Proposed Capital lo-
cation, Dispensary and Torren's
Land system viii All Be for
the People to Decide.

Guthrie. Okla, June 20.-Under the
provisions OF initiative and referen-
dunn five separate propositions will be
submitted to the people of the state
of Oklahoma for their ratification or
reie uion at the polls in November
OF these four come under the head OF
lcg'slauve referendum, being the
four propositions submitted by the
first state legislature to vote of the
people for determination and each one
of which embodies a proposed amend
mcnt to the state constitution.
Legislative referendum petition 40
submits to the people a proposition
for a constitutional amendment allow.
ing the extension of the dispensary
system TO towns of less than two
thousand population within the state
Legislative referendum petition No.
submits to the people an amend
ment TO the constitution providing
for the adoption of the Torrens land
title system.
Legislative referendum petition No.
submits TO the people for their ap-
proya. the New Jerusalem" PROPOSE
ton the same being a proposition Tor
selecting certain of the public lands
near the center of the state and the
building thereon Of a model city for
the permanent state capital
Legislative referendum petition No.
4 proposes an amendment to the con
stitut.on which will permit the loca-
ton of the permanent state capital at
any general election when the qucs.
tion is voted on, and leaves IL in the
power of the legislature to determ.
inc the location of the temporary cap
ital before such permanent capital Is
named This amendment is aimed at
the 1913 clause which was Incorporate
ed in the constitution in compl anCo
with the provisions Of the enabliA;
act
Initiative petition No. 1. which =
the fifth subject to be determined by
the people is the bin providing for
the sale Of the school lands.
Under the referendum law, propo
/ sitions may be submitted to the pao.
pie in three different ways and from
these three ways grow the names,
/ the legislative referendum petition
where the propositions are ordered
submitted TO the people by the legls
/ lature; the popular referendum, being
the term applied where the people By
petition ask that a law enacted by
the legislature be submitted TO a vote
before 1t goes into effect; and tn,
initiative petition, which is the tern
used to designate laws which are ~
popular petition submitted to tn peo
pie for enactment. In each petition
the numbers will continue co.secu
lively. So that the next pro0ositiol
referred TO the people by the legisla
ture will be legislative petition No
and the next law to be initatai b,
and the next law to be initiated b.
tition No. 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

on Thursday night, June 25th the
Original Male Quartet will give their
entertainment for the benefit of the
Y. VI. G.. \. This is the famous quar-
tet in America. Each of the quartet
is soloist OF great ability. They
give part Of their entertainment in
the quaint old Quaker costumes.
Their repertoire contains all classes
of music from grand opera to beau
uul pickaninny lullablcs, readings.
impcrsonations. IL viii be an oven.
ing of music and mrth. Admission
% ccnts Ten cents extra for re-
served seats. 2l-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
t5y Glenn Guernsey

New York. June 20 -Througho-t It
this nation Of trust hators there will
be glad ac iaim when II is stated mat
the government suit against The
Standard OIL company will be -esa'u.
cd ON Monday and will be 'rusn ii to
a speedy conclusion speedy how
ever, Is a relative term. and II Is yet
too early to entertain visions o' he
oil octopus disgorging its III gotten
gain or " the halo Of John ID. cast.
ing respondent glow on the bare
walls of prison cell These are
things of which Il may be said. mot
yet, nor soon"
The hearing to be commenced Mon
day will likely continue until the last
OF July Whether the government or
the oil trust wins the decision "a THE
first bout another match will be ar.
ranged The provcrbial claws de-.
lay will bee taken advantage OF 10
the fullest by both sides. and dlai
verdict will not be handed down by
the supreme court for 10. these marv
years.
Already 10 is alleged by attorneys
interested iu the case. an records
have been broken in the amount Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
II You Knew

The merits OF the Texas Wonder, you
would never suffer from kidney, blad
der or rheumatic trouble, 81 bottle
two months treatment, sold by drug
gists or my mail. Send for testlmo-
malls Or. r. w, Hall, 1926 Olive
street, St Louis. d&W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

Tho New York girl is an expensive
proposition. The other day a suprcmc
court judge increased the allowance
OF soventeen-yearold bud f-ow Sc
O0O TO $4,000 year so that she could
dress 'as becomes her station" Some
comment was made at the t! re that
this was rather a large sun for a
young girl to spend for raimen,, but.
according TO fashionable Fi'th ave.
nue. modiste, $4,000 a year is a
mere bagatelle for Miss Manhattan to
spend for frocks and frills.
In dress parade of the nations the
New York specimen OF American
beauty, by right of her costly and nm
limited wardrobe, would lead the pro-
cession, for, according 10 tnls la,h-
ionable dressmaSer, her sart0riai 20.
sition is achieved by a reckles disre-
gard of money. Twenty thousdni dol.
lars is only moderate outlay for q
new spring outfc. At least so says
this dressmaker, who really ought u
know, for she has gowned ml1. mails
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

If you begin by thinking that moth.
ing can be done without dimcIl,r, you
will end by doing everything with fL.
Cility.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
replies.

The third of New York's old hotels
to captulate within two months to
the northward march OF the army of
trade, the Everett house at Fourth
avenue and Seventeenth street, clos
cd its doors at s o'clock last night
AS soon as the furniture can b. re-
moved, the building will be ra, ana
give place to a twenty story oflice
building. the closing came suddenly
as result Of a determination o. Lo
part OF the 1Hn-l of the prop-It.' %
begin thu erection of the rgi build
ing at on
The Everett house was built and
first occupied as a hotel in 1858. It
was named after Edward Everett,
then at the head of his fame. At the
opening there was a reception attend,
ed y many society folk aud 2or.
trait OF Everett, presented by him.
self, vas unveiled in the lobby. where
1t hang last night as the curtain fell
on the old hotels tragedy. The most
notable person ever entertained N
the hotel was King Edward VII, then
Prince OF Wales, and his quarter on
the third tloor-a suite OF five -ocms
has ever since been known as the
Princes suite"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
INTERESTING NEWS, VIEWS
AND GOSSIP FROM new YORK

and matrons OF the smart set
Nowhere Is money more iaylshly
spent for fashionable nnery than In
this city, she says. for every New
York woman's fad seems 20 be pretty
clothes. Money may come and
money may go, but frocks and frills
go on forever, and there seams to be
no abatement in the costly desires
OF the Sex" While the modistc ad.
mltted that she had customers who
spent twice or thrice $4,000 year
for clothes. she confessed that Miss
New York could be nicely gowned on
100000 a year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

~ am ninety years Of age and All
ask is a peaceful DEATH decll;yG
Frank Work, retired broker. compe,l
of jay Gould. Commodore Vanderbilt
Jim Fisk and the other notahlts uf
former generation, when scol at his
home, l3 East Twenty ,th street.
today
But he added. you can dpay the
story that ! am suffering from any
disease. that am turning 90 Cnrs ;
tian Science for comro,' or any other
statement that has been made About
mo of late. have 'iveI Ions. but
my private affairs wcrp uoyc' mtrud.
ed upon until ny dauslt,r VAS mar.
ried to Batouyi, and undertook To
save her ruin. Since then have
been mrassed and worried. rnt you
can see for yourself 70 an au NJ MIN
or not"
In truth Mr.. Work appears ID DEFY
old Father Time lie looks at the
most to be sixty and although his
hearing is slightly defective. his
sharp eyes make up for the deficiency
and there is no diniuulty In being un-
dcrstood and understanding his ra Jid
replies.
Mr.. Works voice is strong and his
cnunciation clear. His actions DIS
play remarkable vigor for a man OF
his years. In spite Of the fac' Lat
he has long passed the scriptural
three score and ten, he has fine
head of hair that might be ent.cG :
many younger man. Mr. Wo.K looLs
as though he might easily De tho
most promising member of TIE 100
year club ar, ther some.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

John Deere cultIvators and Jcan
Deere "Go Devils" at Biyers. Cc-hu
4 Frenslsy's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21
TO THE PUBLIC

On and after the first day
of June The Ardmore
Transfer Co. will discon.
tinue all credit business.
All services will be strict
ly for cash and no except.
ions.
We will continue to give
first class service and will
appreciate the patronage of
the public.
Tom Carter, Prop.
sos East Main st.
Telephones 40 and "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

The tip craze is surely predominant
at the Plaza. The doorman OF that
hotel is absorbing corn like hopper
does corn. He's been on the Job just
eight months and his pickings have
so far amounted TO $4,000. This fact
became known yesterday when the
doorman knocked the management OF
the hotel speechless by buying s12,.
600 worth of the hotel company's
bonds. It's part OF the doorman s
duty to stand in front OF the hotel
and open carriage doors. He bows
and smiles and smiles and bows until
the tip elusive is shared and tucked
away In his pocket
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-21

a race between balloons and zero
planes it is finally announced, is to
be one OF the features of the Hud-
son celebration in New York next
year.
The race will probably be conduct
ed under United States government
auspices, The chief signal officer OF
the army is cooperating with tne
aeronautics committee of the celebra.
tion commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
KILLED BY COAL GAS.

Hagerstown (Special) Miss Kate
Hause, aged II years, was killed at
her home, in Hagerstown, where she
lived alone, by gas escaping from q
defective coal stove in the sitting
room on the first floor.
She was found dead by neighbor,
Mrs. William Mort, who, looking In
a window, saw Miss Hause sitting in
rocking chair with her head hang
ing to one side. She entered the
house and found Miss Hause's pet
cat dead lying on a sofa near the
stove The room was filled with gas.
During the past summer her aged
brother, Jacob Hause, mechanical
genius, and her aged sister, Miss
Eliza Hause, died within short time
of each other.
Miss Hause about two weeks ago
was found one morning unconscious
in the house from the effects OF coal
gas that had escaped from the same
stove that caused her death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
Stale Of Maryland
DROWNED IN WYE RIVER.

Easton Especially John Harris.
William Butler and James Gibson
residing near Wye Landing, about 10
miles from Easton, started for- q
sail down Wye River in Harris ca
noe. The wind was stiff, and they
were sailing prettily until of Jones'
Point, when a flaw struck the canoe,
causing one of her sails to Jibe, cap
sizing the boat and throwing them
all into the water. Harris finally
reached the boat, but the other two
became numb and helpless and went
down.
Captain Sparklin, Of Wye Landing.
who was coming up the river with a
load of oysters, saw the accident
and went to the rescue. Harris. who
was nearly frozen, was taken aboard,
given stimulants end resuscitated.
Captain Sparklin and his crew then
began a search with oyster rakes for
the bodies Of the drowned men. Al
ten an hour or more of hard work
they were recovered and taken by
him to their homes at Wye Landing
Gibson was FL years old and But
Ter 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
Smallest Of vertebrates.

Hitherto the United States has had
the distinction Of possessing both the
remains of the largest land verte.
brates ever known to have existed,
the giant dinosaurs of the West and
the smallest living vertebrates of
either land or sea, certain cyprinod-
1ent fishes of the Florida and South
Carolina coasts.
But the United States Fish Com
mission has recently received from
the Philippine Islands specimens OF a
new species of fish, belonging to the
goby family, which are smaller than
any other vertebrate animals yet
known. They vary from less than ten
up to fifteen millimetres in length.
Their numbers are so enormous
that they form an important article
of diet for some of the natives, who
catch them in closely woven nets.
1t is purposed to call this new fish
mystichtys. from two Greek words
meaning smallest fish.-Louisville
Cuurier-Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
Paris Mornue Conc.

The morgue is to be removed. AL.
ready last year NJ. Lepine closed this
horrible toad cringing behind Notre
Dame" as the poet d'Esparbes called
it to all but those who were genu
inely DESTROYS of finding missing
relative or the victim of an accident.
This was resented by the cheap trip
per, but many people wondered why
such step had not been taken many
years ago. The morgue had for very
long been found too small and In
convenient for its purpose, and at
last it has been decided to demolish
it and build a new and improved
mortuary. A commission Of the city
council is to take a European trip
to study the plans of other mortu-
airy buildings. The reason why this
decision has now been come to is
grim enough. 1t appears that, owing
to the deadly activity of the
"Apaches" corpes accumulate to such
an extent that the present dreadful
little building will not accommodate
them. -London Globe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
MARYLAND BRIEFS.

Among the victims Of the Darr
mine explosion was Joseph Murphy.
fire boss, a son of Nicholas Murphy,
the town sergeant at Grantsville.
Garrett County. He was so badly
burned that his body was scarcely
recognizable. The body of his broth
or Nicholas was still in the mines at
last reports.
The postoffice at Tahersville, Gar
rett County, was discontinued Janu-
airy / and the mail for the patrons
of that Office will be delivered by
rural route No. and by star route
from the Oakland office.
Thornton Grove, through F..
Brooke Whiting, Arch A. Young aud.
George F. Eppler, attorneys, has en-
tered suit against the road directors
of Allegany County for $4,000 dam
ages for. injuries sustained In a fall
from an alleged unprotected bridge
at Homecoming.
The receivers of the Farmers
Trust, Bank and Deposit Company.
of Baltimore, which had branch at
Hancock, instituted suit in the Cir
cult Court at Hagerslown against ].
T. Bridges and Roger E. Simmons,
lately trading under the firm name
of j. T. Bridges & Co., Hancock,
for $1,000 for money loaned to the
firm by the bank. Mr.. Bridges is
also sued individually.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
As to Apples.

A group of men clustered around
bar were swapping yarns and notes.
when the subject turned to apples
Apples said a. fat man. reflectively;
II thank heavens that whatever this
wet weather has done it does not
seem to affect the crop. There's
nothing, to my mind. to compare with
juicy apple, and I've eaten them
ever since l first had any teeth. ]
start right in now with the green
apples and go right through from
Astrakhans to russets. When / eat
an apple l can say truly with the
street urchin, There amt going to
be no core, and go even further
and eat the seeds. Personally. be-
lieve that the apple tree is still the
tree of knowledge. know that the
fruit is wholesome, and just think Of
all you get from the apple! Here's
list for you: Baked apple, apple
pie, apple dumping. sweet elder, ap
plejack, hard cider, vinegar and a
number of other desirable things
which escape by mind at present"
you've left out one thing" said one
friend who had listened to this rhap.
sody with bored expression. whats
that" inquired the fat man. "Stom-
ach ache" was the curt reply; and
the fat man paid for the next round
Philadelphia Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
Doing Big Business In Apples.

Frederick Especially lit is esti-
mated that 10000 barrels of apples
have been shipped from Middletown
Valley this season and about the
same quantity used at home for doe
nestle purposes. The apples were
chiefly raised in the northern part
of the valley. The average price
for those sold was $3.50 a bushel,
or a total of $4,000, the value Of
the entire crop being placed at $780,
900. Before the advent Of the cleo
trio road not an apple was shipped
from this section.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03
Death OF Jesse Keller.

Hagerstown Especially Jesse Kei-
Ter died of complication of diseases
at his home in Hagerstown, aged 10
years. He was a son of the late
Thomas Keller, Judge of the Or
phans' Court for washington Coun-
ty. He resided on his farm, near
Cearfoss, for many years. Five years
ago he moved to Hagerstown. He
was meuber of the Salem Reforms
ed Church, serving as deacon for
many years. He married Miss Alice
Seibert. Of near Cearfoss. Surviving
are a widow and a daughter, Miss
Eleanor Keller.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-01-03

The proprietor Of the celebrated
mountain inn was showing the new
guest the beautiful surroundings.
"Ah, these cliffs!" said the proprie
tor, rapturously. "In an electrical
storm they are awe-inspiring. The
next time storm rises see that You
are standing on the porch of the
inn. Why, sir, the air is always
heavily charged"
81 don't doubt "" laughed the
new guest, winking at another late
arrival. "and if don't happen to be
standing on the porch INcan feel as
sured that it will be heavily charged
anyway-on my bill."-Chicago News