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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
DECEMBER FIRE RECORD
DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED
TO FIFTEEN ALARMS DURING
MONTH-ALL SMALL FIRES

The fire department was called out
about $50 last night in response TO
an alarm from the residence OF o. II.
Vaughn on Second avenue north east.
\ quick run was made and the fire
was extingushed before any serious
damage was done The loss will not
exceed $500. The fire was dis.
covered in a closet whore the wearing
apparel was kept and the origin of It
IS not known. There have been fif.
teen alarms turned in at the fire sta.
tion during the month of December
which Is the largest number that have
over been before in one month. The
losses, however have been very small
from the fact that a number OF the
alarms were from grass fires Chief
Slaughter deserves great credit for
the work he has done for the past
few months with the equipment that
he has II is thought that the auto
mobile fire fighting equipment will
he here not later than February the
first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
SAFE BLOWN At CHEEK
ROBBERS SECURE SIN FROM
STORE OF T. A. WOOD AND
GET AWAY-NO GLUE

The shcriff's office received a telc-
phone messagc this morning from
Cheek that the safe in the store of
r. 4 Wood, the merchant there had
been blown open by robbers and the
sum OF s177 was taken from the safe
and three or four dollars that had
been left in the cash drawer was
taken. It is not known what time the
robbery was committed as no one in
the neighborhood was awakened by
the robbers, the first that was known
of It was when Mr. Wood went 10
open the store for business this morn.
ing. It is stated that the work was
evidently done by professional rob
bers as il was good piece of work
of the kind. It is suppose that nitro
glycerine was used. There is no clue
as to Tho did the work. The sheriff
has o " the deputies at work on
the cas-" and there will probably be
some new developments in the case
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
Eence Rail philosophy.

Some men would make a hit IL
they used their brains as much TO
accomplish things as they do to in
vent excuses for failures.
The farmer who cures his own
meat. makes his own sausage and
lard and whose wife puts up her own
fruit and vegetables will not fall vie
tim TO formaldehyde, borax or pto-
maine.
The formula for making sausage
used by one Of the biggest packing
houses In the country-lisclosed un-
der the pure food LAWS Beef
scraps, pork, wheat. corn. sugar. And
this mixture retails at 10 cents per
pound,
II is not wise TO jump with both
feet right into new ways of doing
things Better go little slow at first
If we are TO take up a new crop.
let us plant a small plot the first
season and try IL out. Every good
farmer ought 10 have a bit of ground
for experimental planting
There IS such a thing as riding n
free horse too hard. lie is sure to
balk and land the rider in the ditch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28

NHo has ucDu u,r Goo .u, past f.a
N,.es Ns.ta- DIS .uu N g. u.l-
De-. l,r To-Day fo. h- hom,
Harold Wallace. cashier OF the First
STAT. bauh. has been confined TO bic
bed for some weeks. lie ia able 90
be- up and looking after business
matters
Misses Nora and Mabel Docring OF
ucuru Texas. a'a herr visiting
IA coiiro7uWn r du l7K, 20 I23la2l
their cousin, W. If Rogers.
John Nisb,u OF Goldthvaite. Tex.
who has been visiting his brother
auI family here for the past few
days. lcft this afternoon for his
home
G 5 Riley who has been confined
TO his bed for several days with
sciatic rheumatism Is able to be up
and attending to his business at the
Santa Fe freight offices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
PROVENCE


'.",' ''". N's Hi' Eas
@ o' N''..'." View. Is Visiting '''
"..''- "h' '.I.".e '' provence MIS-.
I'..' N'" '."'''' Miss clara N".
'"s. '." everyone D" Provence "
'.' '..''.
Mrs N''dy woo Forh Johnson %,
N..sa' f,>'s. spending Christ
m. with .r hh.r Judao Iurt
E',E.u.N " HIu'eno" was truly
.'a. 90 Hta Nu johnson with us
aaa.n
Mis-. Rosa Harris has neu quito
,'rN ''r several days. She b. much
Improved 'h.- morning.
Rout Michel and family have
moved from Wilson TO Provence.
Tine new school at Pro,puc. has
N.a accepted o.. t.. school board
wl VII H. occupied Dos Oh. yul
Irn on january lh 1909 rU. HHld
..- Us credit NOT only un 'h. p.o
'.. of Provence. huf to Oh. people
". Carter county. ]" every respect
.'' ''" .'n4 's n' 'o oa'" Wd f.
.'.u'.'.d with 'H' '..t a"I ma.'
..''''h '''''.'''. iF'''"'' deserves
..."''' Tor 'i''''"s 20 W'Id'ne in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
BUSINESS ] oUDlES
ARoMoRE DRY GOODS COMPANY
FINANCIAL EMBARRASSMENT
ONLY TEMPORARY

The firm, the Ardmore Dry Goods
Co. was forced into bankruptcy Sat
lrday by an attorney who had claim
of $500 against them for collection.
Mr.. Zike says the account was never
presented TO him by the attorney ana
he knew nothing of the matter. until
II receiver had already been appoint
ed. Mr.. Zike states that he will pay
all claims and that the business will
be run as usual. 1t is TO be regretted
that this has occurred as 1t caused
the management OF the firm some
trouble but everything will be
Strengthened out In a few days and
the business will continue as It has
for the past year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
In Memoriam.

Whereas the tenderest ministries OF
Of affection, and the most shllful
care of physicians failed to return
TO health our sister Mrs. JAMIE Hardy,
who entered into life eternal Nov.
22. 1908, and whereas we realize
that the community has lost one
OF its most valued members, be il
resolved, first that the church and
Sunday School has lost one of their
most faithful, tried and true mem
bcrs.
2nd, That the loss TO the II. VI
s. Is incalculable, as she was ever
cheerful, diligent and ready in full
filling its demands.
3rd, That the Foreign Missionary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28

The following are names of CartD
county teachers who lcf' today 'ur
Shawnee whore they 60 20 attcud the
annual State Teachers convention
which convcucs I'm that city Tuesday
Prof Chas Evans. Prof Cautcrbor
ry. Mrs V \. Niblacls. Calvin !.
Kinds. A. A Ragwcll Robert Mich.
ao' w. l. Harris. u. Mccoy Low's
Jones. Misses bird and Rcssic Nc.
Coy. Annette Whitchur~t, Frankie
Sciyallv Leather Houscr Mary and
Kate Gait. Flora Tnlman, stella
Smith Dorothy Smith. Mrs BcIk.
shire Itoa Wolvcrton. Prof Jackson.
i. Frank Lily. T. y. Steal. =. II. ~
Husou. A VI. Greenwood. Marguerite
Bagwcll Miss Mathcsou Blake
Jones Chas W. Rogers. r II. Cham.
pion Toy Mayhem. Edna Jones Ma.
mic Carter. J. \. y. Walker. ~. D.
Jackson Mrs. Washington Miss Per.
rott, Miss Bondurant. Miss Wynne.
Lesley Wood, Mrs. Blackburn. Miss
Treadwell. Grace Williams. Alice
Agcc. Miss Frazer. Mr.. and Mrs
Theirs, Miss Keller, Miss IT, Peter
man Miss C. Kisselbcrg. Ora STAN.
ford, Anna Pearson, Cora Black. and
Prof + NJ. Umholtz. supervisor of
the Chickasaw schools.
Th0 association will be i'm session
three days and much information will
be learned by each one attending 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
PERSONALS

g. w. Young of ncrvyuisa uusmcs.
visitor here today
V. 4. Niblack is in Oklahoma Ciy
today ON business
J Il Murray aud wife of WouIford
are visiting here today
q " Turner of Toy,orN,lir Miss.
is visiting n the city
Cha, d. Hendrix was here ycstcr
day visiting With friends
W y Easlcy was visitor here
yesterday nom Gainesville
j. j. Kelley OF Muskogcc is among
the business visitors here today.
Prof Geo. G. Jones. OF Norman.
is in the city visiting with friends.
W. = Records of Lawton Is here
today looking after business mat.
tcrs.
Capt VIM. lIutchiugs went up TO
Oklahoma city today on business
matters.
Victor Williams, a knight Of the
grip, is spending the Holidays with
friends.
Is j. and J. c. Miller Of ST. Louis,
are here visiting their brother, j. l.
Miller.
Nas. Reynolds was here yesterday
from Gainesville visiting with
'ricuts
r. F. Carpenter of Oklahoma City
is here today looking after business
matters.
Chas =. Abbott, a well known cit
izcn Of Durant, is business visitor
here today.
Mitchell Bonner OF Guthrie was
here yesterday visiting with friends
and relatives.
Henry Cooper, a prominent citizen
Of Stiglcr is here today looking af
ter legal business.
Miss Naulce Williams lefl ycsterda,
Cor Paris Texas, where she will vlsi
| relatives and friends. r +
c, \. Wall and family are visiting
! relatives in KINGSTON, wher ihet,
viii spend the week.
\. j. Harris, prominent citizei
OF Provence is here today LOOKING
after business matters.
X. H. McLish, ap rominent citizer
Of Bromide, is here today lookin
after business matters
w. o. Duston, who has been /
Colorado for the past few months,
expected home tonight
Dock Fielder OF Little Rock, Ark
former resident Of this city
here visiting with friends
Mrs. Chas. \. Horn and chlldrc
Of Chickasha are in the city visitiu
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Campbe
on north Washington street
Rev. Dr. Ditzlcr Of Louisville. X,
/
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Parents OF Emmett Wallng Max,
Statement After Investigation.

Parents Of Emmett Walling Make
Statement After lnvestieat
The parents of Emmett Walling,
who died Christmas day, state that
as there have been several reports
concerning his death and his condi-
tion at the time of death, they want
TO say a few words in the matter
They state that the report that he
had had trouble with his family
that would have caused him to take
his life, IS without foundation, and
that after thoroughly investigating
the affair they are sure that his
death was caused by an accident,
and that he did not take his life, as
many people thought Wallins has
been reared near here, and has al
ways had the reputation Of being an
honorable man. His father states that
he would take a drink OF whiskey
but that he never knew him 10 be
drunk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
HEAlDTON,

Hoaldton, Okla, Dec 26-Christ-
mas is over and pleasant day 4
was. Everything here passed Off
quietly and all seemed 10 enjoy them
selves.
Dave Best spent the holidays here
with his family,
DIR. Gordon is reported worse
again.
An elopement took place in this
section. At least Mr., Ownsby's
daughte and Nelson Petit left and
are ST posed to have gone 10 Tex's
to m nv.
Our gin is making what is thought
20 he its last run this winter.
We hear of no sickness now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
Robson Opera House
Matinee and Night, Jan. lst.

Society is especially bcrcaycd, as she
has been for some years am hon.
orcd officer of the same, and by
her sweet and gentle manner her
wise and cautious advice. and her
efficient services, has especially On.
deared herself to its members. who
look with sad hearts upon her va.
cant chair
And be it further resolved that "A
copy Of these resolutions and the
action Of the societies be placed
upon the records of the Mission So
ciety published in the Ardmoreitc.
and copy rendered the sorrowing
family
MRS. PRESTON WOODS.
MRS. J. G. THOMPSON.
MRS W. W. TALlAFERRO.
Commt'ac.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
Change Of Mannsville Bank.

Guthrie okla Dec. 277-Bank
Commissioner II II. Smock today is
sued authority TO the First State
bank OF Mannsvillc, a conversion of
the First National Bank, 10 begin
business with $4,000 capital stock
The officers are l.. Z. Covey, presi
dent; c. NJ. Ritchie vice president
and T. V. Wolverton, cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
THE OKLAHOMA HEN.
Egg Traffic at This Season Enor.
mous.-price Still Up.

GAA dlllN 81 MS season tnOTH
mous.-Priee Still Up.
Guthrie Okla Dec 81 With
Christmas eggs normally ranging in
urice from 35c TO 45c per dozen. the
Oklahoma hen IS being we'll paid for
her work. 1t is estimated by the state
board Of agriculture that the annual
hon egg output for the state Is about
15,000,00O dozen. or 1S0OOOO0O eggs.
based upon reports from the county
officers. This figure will not cover
the true production. as many laid at
home never see the market places.
This would probably add another mil.
lion.
Ollahoma's egg traffic this season
has been money maker for the
farmer and the poultry raiser. While
tho highest normal price has been
i5c, I'm some communities the price
went 10 SOC per dozen and several IN
stances are reported whore freshly
laid eggs sold for &c each the day
before Christmas. The shortage is as.
cribcd TO corner on eggs held by
the meat packers, according TO poul.
try dealers again. they say. the Ok.
lahoma hen IS not working as much
as usual this year.
The egg shortage and high price
| has affected the restaurants Where
two fried easy on one side hereto
fore brought 1oc., the price generally
has been increased 10 20c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
CLIMAX EXPECTED TONIGHT
ADDITIONAL ARRESTS ARE Ex
PECTED IN CONNECTION
WITH PlTTseURo SCANDAL

Piusburg Pa, Dec. 2S.-A secre
tive attitude is being maintained by
all concerned in the graft scandal. A
great many sensational rumors are
in circulation. According TO one re
port Of the many the rest Of othel
comcllmen and business men alleg
ed 10 be implicated, are 20 be made
tonight Immediately following the
meeting OF the council.
Subscribe for the Ardmoreits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-28
SOCIETY

nr. j. \ Wyunc and wife will cn-
tertain the dcacous and officers of
the Broa lway Baptist church with
a 6 o'clock supper this evening.
The Ladies' Home Mission Society
of the broadway Baptist church will
be entertained by Mrs. J. A. Wynue
tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O.
Miss Beatrice Won Keller, assisted
by Misses Rachel Campbell. Emiline
Lowden, Wynno Ledbctter, Ellen Dix
on Jennie b. Dyer Dorothy Dixon
and Vivian McClatchey, will keep
open house at Miss Won Koller's
home on c street, northwest, on
New Years day TO which all friends
are cordially invited.
The younger set will dance AZ tho
| Elks hall tonight in honor of Miss
! Crayc5oft and brother, who are hom,
| for the holidays Miss Craycroft 4.
a charming young lady and ha.
made quite a hit with the young 50
ciety people of this city.
The tacky ball that was TO have
been given at the Elks' home mex
Friday evening has been postponed
owing to the objection Of some o
the young ladies who had out-oi
town sweethearts whom they hadn'
seen for months, and fearing tha
should their beaux see Them lookini
like Josiah and Samantha tina
their hard work of Leap Year Toul
pass without reward. Pretty goo
idea, girls,
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Moving Undertaker's Stock.

c. Boone Talliferro, ,he undertaken,
IS moving his stock of goods into the
lower floor of the Odd Fellows build.
ing on North Washington street.
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Cont wait until II gets cold again.
Phone 60. Ardmore Supply Co.
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WE CAN DO YOUR GAS FITTING
FRIGHT NOW"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
SANDBAGGED
N, sPANGLER
Stamp Founder at Steele Has
Caller Who Knocks Him
Silly and Steals $25 Of
Uncle Sans Dough

Steele. n. D, Dec. ~. Knocked
senseless BY sand bag in the hands
of an unknown bandid and robbed Of
SIS Of the governments S money, was
the exciting experience Of Postmaster
John P. Spangler at o'clock last
evening. While counting up his cash
previous to closing for the night, Mr..
Spangler heard a rap at the side door
Of his Office and after he opened the
door he remembered nothing until he
regafned his senses and found him
self lying on the floor OF his office,
few minutes later. On opening the
door the robber struck Mr.. Spangler
q terriffic blow on the head and when
he saw his victim laid ont proceeded
to get away with the cash lying upon
desk nearby.
On regaining his senses, Mr.. Spang-
der spread the alarm and the citizens
OF the town searched In vain for the
desperate. The authorities are com
pietely at sea and their oily clue ii
foot prints leading to the side dooi
OF the postoffice,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23

retary to the president, and he also
was private secretary to Mr.. Roose-
welt when he was governor of New
York. Previously he has served as
stenographer for the New York as
sembly. He is a native of Albany,
N. Y, and is 42 years old. MI. Car
field has been secretary of the In
terror since March 4 last. Previously
he had been commissioner Of corpor-
ations, and he also has served in the
Ohio senate He is a son of the late
President James A. Garfield, and was
born in 1865. He was graduated
from Williams college in 1885, and
then studied in the Columbia Law
school. Mr. Wilson was born in Scot
land in 1885, has resided in Iowa
since 1855. He has been secretary
of agriculture since March 5, 1897,
the beginning of President McKin-
ley's first term. Mr.. Herrick served
as governor Of Ohio from 1908 to 1906
and IS a director Of numerous fnan-
.cial enterprises. He is 81 years old,
and is a graduate of Oberlin college
and of Ohio Wesleyan university. He
practiced law for q number of years
before entering the field Of finance.
Mr.. Magoon is now serving as pro
svisional governor of Cuba, but will
shortly turn the administration over
to the islanders. He is At years old.
and is a graduate of the University
of Nebraska, which state. he calls his
home. He has served as law official
of the bureau of insular affairs, as
general counsel of the isthmian canal
commission, as a member of the com
mission and as minister to Panama.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
Decorations !. ! large re- ,sss,nsss s,.~ssss
Stationery Co.'S, on Fifth street.
At THE GEN

=.
The Gem theater has a change Of
program that is captivating complete
" to the public.
Thomas and Hamilton in their pat
tern and paper tearing stunt only re-
yive that same interest which was
manifest when Miss Hamilton made
her first appearance in Bismarck sew
|eral weeks ago. 81
Owing to the severe illness of Mr..
Gardner, Mr.. Bartlett did a single
stunt last night that was a success.
and the change Of pictures and illus
trated songs by Miss Ethyl Moore
seem to satisfy the audience com
pletely as the order of program pre-
sented
The bill for tonight will contain a
complete program that cannot help
but please the patrons Of that play
house. "a
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
Mischief Done BY GuIls.

THAT many Of the gu.ls have become
far too numerous during the last AZ.
teen or twenty years, thanks to-
coddiing and overmueh protection, has
become patent fact to those who
observe and understand the habits of
these birds. Here and there measures
are being taken to lessen The plague,
and BY some few county councils the
protection once accorded has been
withdrawn. 3.
Gulls are responsible for an enor.
nous destruction OF fish, as well as
raids on eggs and young Of various
birds. IN many parts Of Scotland the
lesser black backed gulls have become
the veriest vermin. in this respect
riyaling the hooded crow and common
rook. the latter another recent develop
rsant Of unwise oyerpreseryation.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
MOVE NEW COUNTIES.

We are making history rapidly
these days, in the matter of the de-
Telopment Of the state. The naming
of the county commissioners Of the
new county OF Sheridan marks the di-
vision Of old Mclean county into two
parts, and the advocates of Stevenson
county are living in hope that the
supreme court decision in the Mon
traille county case will mean a still
further division Of Mclean county
taking away both the north and east
ends and making them into new coun-
ties. ss.y
Sheridan county includes IS town.
ships of the fertile and well settled
territory in the east end OF old Nc
Lean county, and it will form a sub.
stantial and prosperous county It In.
eludes a number of thriving towns,
such as McC Clusky. Denhoff and Good
rich, and is peopled with a busy and
Industrious class of people. Its set
tlement has come largely in the past
ten or twelve years. Old Mclean
county is one Of those big territories
whose division was only a batter of
time and development 1t bordered
on the Missouri river, and its first
settlement came along its river Dor
der, from the fact the pioneer settle
ment moved up the river, which was
the natural highway of the trader,
the fur trapper and the wood chopper,
before the building of the railroad.
Those who first took up homesteads
and titled tn soil did not get far
away from the river, until in the last
decade. the building OF railroads into
the east end of the county has opened
up this large territory to settlement
and made possible the organization
Of the new Sheridan county.
If the supreme court decision
holds with the advocates Of the new
county of Montraille, imperial Ward
viii be divided, with further di-
vision in prospect. Ward IS the larg
est county in the state almost large
enough to be q state itself. Its set
tIement and growth have come about
largely in the past ten years. From
a sparsely settled territory with only
scattering habitations, it has come to
lead the state in wealth and popula-
ton Its division was inevitable,
from the very fact of its size and
its magnificent distances.
Within the past few years all Of the
unorganized territory in the state has
been organized and the division Of the
arger counties III the state into small
I er and more compact territory
marks the denser population ana
growth Of wealth and prosperity id
orth Dakota.
"a
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
Only Third Tin,e.

In connection with the death OF
Grover Cleveland, It Is Interesting to
note that only twice before in the
history Of the nation has the United
States been without q living ex.presi-
dent. George Washington died K L
1888, when John Adams, the second
president, was In Office Andrew
johnson, ct the time the only surviv-
ing ex-chief executive. passed away
In 1875, two years before General
Grant retired to private life.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-23
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES

The young men at Hankinson want
a gymnasium.
The Commercial club at Grand
Forks and Mfnot are extremely ac-
tive.
After January 1 passengers will not
berequired to have a permit to ride
on n. P. freight trains
President Worst of the "A. C., is
taking a prominent part in some Of
the farmers Institutes over the state.
The farmer who leaves his horses
tied to the sidewalk without being
.ablanketed is being roasted by the
country papers.
The. newspaper fraternity will evil
IDENTITY be well pleased if Editor vii!
son Of the Bathgate Pink Paper is re-
appointed oil Inspector.
The new Gardner hotel Sat Fargo
will be opened about Jan 15, and the
newspapers of that town claim it is
the finest hostelry in the country.
5 s5a 49, sSs
There does not appear to be much
desire upon the part Of the people
or the press to tell the legislature
how it shall frame up its organization.
IS Prof, p 3. Kaufman, who is now
basking in the sunshine Of ARIZONA,
writes letter to the Forum telling
how the primary law should be
mended. .8
The papers are warning the people
ar1ent Christmas fires, likely to occur
from carelessIs lighting candles too
close to house decorations, during the
Yuletide.
Miss Mary Benton Of Fargo, who
christened the battIeship Ncrth Da-
kota, is visiting at Cleveland, o.. and
is telling the people there what a
formidable piece Of fighting machin-
.gf NSs
cry the boat is.
# The discharge Of an old time en-
ploye OF the Hub restaurant at Far
go. caused a strike in that famous
beanery and the whole bunch walked
oillt--blt another bunch of walters
were imported from Minneapolis.