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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
WOULDN'T Cash CHIPS
FIGHT AROSE OVER WAGON
YARD POKER GAME-ONE
GETS ARM BROKEN.

4 fight occurred at the West End
wagon yard yesterday between John
Palmer, Ducie Barron and Joe WI.
lis. In which Barron was conside
ably used up. receiving among the
other bruises broken arm. Barron
states that ne with Palmer and
Willis were playing a game OF po-
ker and that he was winner and
that when he asked that his chips
be cashed they refused To cash
them in. He and Palmer then had
a fight in which he came out sec
ond best He left the place then
and started for town. when he was
overtaken at Hoffman's grocery
store by Willis, who had armed min.
self with an axe handle, and anoth-
er fight occurred. Barron said he
threw up his arm to protect himself
when he was struck with the axe
handle and his left arm was bro
ken. Barron then came 10 the Ard.
more Sanitarium. had his arm dress.
ed and then went and had warrants
sworn out against Palmer and VII
lis for operating a poker game and
selling whiskey. Willis was arrested
and made bond, but so far Palmer
has not been molested. IL may be
that he has hied himself away
until the excitement blows over, as
the reporter was unable to get any
trace Of his whereabouts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
WANTS OKLAHOMA COTTON
CROP CONSIGNED TO HIM.
SELL DIRECT TO spINNERs
offers TO Advance Money at Six
Per Cent lnterest-Wil Store
Cotton in His Warehouse
and Sell Il as Demanded.

Malcolm Graham, representing a
banking house in Galveston. was
greeted by good crowd of farmers
In the city hall yesterday afte
noon. They listened closely to what
the banker had To say. He was in
troduced by +. w. Wheems of Lone
Grove. The speaker began by saying
he was in Ardmore last spring and
talked To the farmers along the
same lines. He said he had made
banking and cotton a study and haa
learned 1t like the farmer had Learn
ed his plow. He characterized cot
ton as the money crop of the south
and said the peace and contentment
OF the Germans and BritOns deyend.
ed upon the cotton crop of thi.
country because they are Interested
in the monufacture of cotton. After
telling how other countries had
tried 10 raise cotton and failed, af.
ter going into detail in personal
transactions In which he made hIs
speech little too lengthy to hold
all the farmers, he went into his
plan of marketing colio on. He called
- N''' +N'Ai PAhh uHN Nblil'AllllfN II
is called the Galveston plan. He
wants the farmers mere to ship
tehir cotton TO Galveston. Consigned
to his house, there it will be
weighed and placed in his ware
room, sample will be removed.
the spinners will buy IL and tn.
amount will he remitted 10 the pro
ducer in cash. Every man, who con-
signs bale of cotton will nave
an account opened on their books
the producer can draw on them for
money at the rate of six per cent
interest. There will be charged
against the cotton insurance. stor-
age and fees for weighing. He told
the farmers that by following thi.
method they could make the none,
for themselves that had been going
into the hands Of the cotton buyers
He said the gamblers had simply
taken advantage OF the o2portuni-
ties offered them by the farmers.
He thought the best method OF rid
ding the country OF the exchange.
was TO establish uniformity Ninety
seven per cent of the cotton from
this section OF the country goes any
way TO the Galveston port.
He had many kind words TO say
OF the farmers and complimented
d. ]. Neil president Of the Texas
Union, and ]. \. West, former pres.
ident OF the Oklahoma Union.
Several OF the farmers expressed
themselves as being struck with
his plan. They were inclined 10
think favorably of It.
Mr.. Neill returned to Texas. and
Mr.. Graham will visit Shawnee and
Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
TEXAS FARMERS PRESIDENT
TALKS TO PRODUCERS HERE.
BEARS AND BULLS FRAUDS
Wants to See Cotton Gamblers Put
Out Of Business-Points Out
Three Things Necessary TO
Put Farmers IN Saddle.

Ardmorc had as It's guest yestcr
day u. T. Neil, president uf IN,
Texas State Farmers Union from
Fort Worth, and alcolm Ora
ham, banker OF Galveston. These
men came TO Ardmorc 10 talk the
Galveston plan of marketing cotton
and attracted large number OF
farmers of the county 20 their meet
ing President Neil made an opc,.
air speech at two o'clock \ large
number of people crowded around "a
hear what he had to say. lie was
introduced by Major Rumph Of this
city who formerly knew him i'm Tex
as. whore they were friends lie AT
once plunged into his subject. He is
a ready talKer and went from one
subject to another without the loss
of time. He said i'm part:
The cotton market is in the
hands of gamblers aud will remain
so as long as the New York and
New Orleans exchanges are allowed
To exist. New York sold last wear
more than two million bales Of fu.
lures and bought fess than twenty.
three thousand bales. Fictitious quo.
tations are given out and publish
ed in the daily papers. and the,.
fictitious prices should be don.
away with. The fluctuations of cot.
ton. corn, wheat, oats and live stock
Is wrong. These necessities do NOT
change their values so often as
the quoted prices would lead you
TO believe. In 1904 we stood and
saw cotton drop one hundred points
day until IL had been reduced In
price from 10c to Giac. This was
direct result of the present sys
TEN of gambling. The papers have
taught YOU that the bear Is your
enemy because he wants cotton
lower, and has taught YOU that m,
hull Is your friend because he wants
cotton higher. | tell you that tho
bull is a bear and the bear H. a
bull, both are frauds and should be
put out of business. The spinners
are the best organized people Il.
the world. They always buy cotton
while II Is cheap. If the farmers
win, three things are necessary to
he done. Farmers. merchants and
bankers must organize. the acreage
must be reduced. and fictitious con.
tracts must be cut out.
When the panic of last year
strnck this country | went to Aus
tin to get the bankers to help tn,
farmers hold their cotton. The bank
ers said they could do nothing and
that the farmers must sell At San
Antonio and Dallas | met the same
answer. then went to Galveston.
and there | got ne;p from the bauk-
crs and saved the crop of Texas
and Oklahoma. Whah tue cotton Is
shipped to Galveston u brings COM
petition. There Is now no conn vat..
tion among buyers Wren you start
To Texas with your cotton YOU vii!
be offered more. Whom as manr As
hundred thous mi balos accumu-
late in GaI yr3'nn DRYERS from a
parts of the world VIII he In ,ltca
u bid on the cotton and spot salof
vii! be all the kind that Is made. "
He closed his speech with the
statement that Mr.. Graham would
make a business talk to the farmers
AT the city hall
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
CITY GRADES BEING EXTENDED.

To cover Highland Park Addition
and McLish Addition, which were re-
Gently taken into the city, when
completed the work of laying one mile
of sidewalk along Stanley boulevard,
will be commenced and gas mains
will he laid. The work OF cutting this
street down TO city grade will be COM
menced next Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
10 Ny Customers

All grocery accounts due me must
be paid on the first OF each month,
| am not able TO carry accounts
without crippling my business. No
orders will be accepted after the lst
OF November from those who have
not paid their account for the last
month.
22-3 w IT. GLOVER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
Mill Greek Buildinu.

John B. White, architect Of this
city, has returned from Mil Creek
where his plans FOR a ten thousand
dollar school building were adopted
by the school board of that city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

clyde Downing. private secretary OF
Charles ID Carter, left here last night
for Eldorado, Kansas. where the gov.
ernor's special train will be made M
for campaign tour Of the state
Mr.. Downing goes as the private sec
retary to J. II. Thompson. state chair
man of the democratic campaign com.
mittpC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
To the Good People Of Carter County

To the Good People Of Carter County
We offered premium of five
dollars, cash, for the handsomest
crazy quilt pattern exhibited on First
Monady. The prmium committee ac-
ceTted our cash, and after running
the announcement in the Union Re
view and the Democrat once, each
have ordered our name stricken
from the list. Our cash Is still be-
ing offered as a prize. which is en-
tirely satisfactory to us. as we arc
members of the Boosters Club ano
are boosting" Carter county.
Respectfully,
CARTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. 25tt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

of 7.ycar pepper. which bears con.
tinuously both winter and summer
for seven years. Until fully ma
turcd. the pods are white and when
ripe turn to bright red with q
very excellent flavor The plant
carries anything from bud on
up to the matured pod at the same
time and is a very ornamental
plant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
East Ardmore PRESBYTERIAN.

Services Sabbath morning and
evening at IL and 7.30 o'clock. Set
sion meeting at 10: 40 a. m. Sabbath
School at 3 p. IN. Everyone most
cordially invited.
II. G. CARNAHAN. Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
WITH THE CHURCHES.
First PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Services will be held today at /,
m. and 1880 p. m. SUNDAY School
at 9:45 a. m. Meeting OF Session
at 1850 a. m. A cordial invita-
tion is eXterdcd TO every one.
CHAS. c. WEITH, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Winter has come now to stay.
send your winter suits here to b,
cleaned and pressed. We know how
10 fix them and guarantee satisfac-
tion. Phone 202.
25-1 ROBERTS & WILKES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

\. NJ. McClcndon will cave Mon
dav for Oklahoma City. where he
will receive an appointment as rail
way postal clerk. He was formerly
an cmpluye Of the fire department
here and recently has been acting
as mail carrier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
C. II. ANDERSON BUYS LOTS.

The Ardmore Realty Company, by
f. B. McElroy, manager, has sold SIX
lots on Stanley boulevard in Highland
Park Addition to G. II. Anderson, a
recent new arrival in Ardmore, on
which Mr. Anderson will erect a two
story, eight room house for home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

George Erichsen. a contractor Of
this city. has been awarded CON
tract to build a $4,000 school house
at Bucsholts, few miles north Of
Madill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

We have full supply OF the famous
Quail Brand canned goods, Felker
The Grocer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Hon. H. s. y. Ashby, after speak
ing here Friday night at the court
house, left yesterday afternoon to
speak at Lone Grove.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Neil Carter furnished bond In the
sum of s2.50O Friday afternoon and
left at once for his home in Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

See the new Reznors used without
stove pipe. Ardmore Supply Com
pany. 1stf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

II. W. Hale. former proprietor Of
the Keep You Neat parlOrs on west
Main street. has sold ont to l.. T..
GOldsby Mr.. Guldsby has practically
been reared I'm Ardmoro and has
many friends here who will hel1
him make this business venture a
success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
Hunting Suits.

Coats. vests, and pants at G. W
Ritter's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

FOR SALE Some choice young
pigs. Joe. Bastine, 26-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

See the new Reznors used without
stove pipe. Ardmore Supply Com.
pany. 1877
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
Catholic Church.

Mass services will be held at
the Catholic church at ten o'clock
this morning. Everyone cordially in
yited.
JAMES ]. WALLRAPP, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

The Quick Comfort natural gas
heating stove makes the room com.
Portable quicker than any other gas
stove. The price is a little less and
your gas bill will be a little less
when you use them. For sale only
by Blyens. Corhn a. Frensley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
COLD STORAGE
MARKET

The fall season is opening up and
we have put on the market many
delicacies in the meat line. Below
We quote few items and the
prices for same:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Everything good TO eat fresh at
Felker's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
Confederate Prouram.

Piano solo-Miss Katie Johnson.
Vocal solo-Miss Schreiter.
Reading-Miss Smith.
Vocal solo-Master Lon Frame.
Vocal solo-W. T.. Hubbard.
Address-J. O. Thompson
Report of historical committee.
The meeting will be held this
afternoon at O'Clock at the BrOad.
way Baptist church. The adjutant
of the Sons camp has requested
the Ardmoreite to urge members OF
Camp Sam Davis to attend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Clarence Sanderson who has lived
her" for ths past few months. being
employed by Swift a Co. will leave
tomorrow for Fort smith. Ark. where
he will accept place with Swift a
Co. that carries better salary Mr.
Saudcrson worked very hard while
here and deserves the promotion.
II T. Rogers and Nelson eHwitt ar.
rived in the city yesterday from
bridgeport, Conn. and will make Ard.
more their home. These gentlemen
came here to accept employment
with the Gill construction Company.
but will eventually go into the truck
farming business.
Mr.. Keys Is preparing 10 move
to Texas but In the event he
does not get away before Ardmore's
First Monia, he viii have the plant
on exhibition here.
4 marriage license was issued
yesterday to Pink Moore and Ida
Bell Fowler, both of this city.
There will be meeting of The
Mothers Club Of the Second ward next
Wednesday afternoon AT 3 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
SOME BIG BARGAINS.

FOR SALE room house en- Main
street; also vacant lots on c street
S. w. and on Main street
FOR SAl.E-l2 lots well located
500 each, so cash and $40 per month
FOR TRADE-S0 acre frv
miles from Ardmore for city proper
ty.
FOR RENT room house, modern
cOnyeniances
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
ALBATROSS

That's the name OF the best -four
sold In Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

Subscribe for The Ardmoreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

ARTHUR SINCLAIR,
opera House Building, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25
Carter Avenue Methodist.

Rev Rowan will hold services Il,
the Carter Avenue Methodist churcl
this morning at II o'clock. Rev
Freeman, presiding elder, will deh,
er address in the evening and al.C
hold church conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

The temperature dropped as low
as 80 Friday night and Saturday
morning big Jack Frost covered
the earth Walter Colbert and Char
ley Thomas. both farmers, stated
yesterday that the frost would help
to open cotton earlier and tn.
plan would not be injured any.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

The time is ripe for a cigar fac.
tory in Ardmore. The Ardmoreite
feels safe in predicting that January
| viii find one here. Mr.. Dewitt
is practical cigar man and may
put in a factory Friends of II. d.
Hardie who formerly operated fac
tory here, want him To return and
reopen. The commercial club has
some inquiries along this line that
will be answered favorably. This
town will support good factory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

The Confederate Veterans will
meet this afternoon. The historical
committee will make a report and
special invitation is extended to
the Sons and daughters to be pres
ent. The veterans extend cordial
welcome to all to attend. The meet.
ing will be held at $3.50 at the
Broadway BAPTIST church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

c. l.. Byime of this city received
yesterday an urgent call from the
democratic national committee ask
ing for more funds to finish the
campaign for the supremacy of dem.
ocracy. Mr.. Byrne and other friends
of the party put in n few hours
work and sent 10 the committee
s120 from here yesterday morning
Ardmore is full of good democrats
who are willing to do their part
toward the success of the party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07

who. so far, have blocked every az
temnt to advance the rear admiral on
the eve of his retirement. Admlrai
Evans IS, without doubt, the most pop
MAR officer in the American navy, not
exceptirg Admiral Dewey or Admiral
Schlev. whose deeds of valor are still
fresh in the minds of the American
people. Fighting Bob" may be trifie
too crusty and sharp tongued to suit
some vet with all his bluff ways he is
the peoples idol and any attempt to
rob him OF an honor that he is justly
entitled to. will meet with just con-
demnation. Public sentiment, especially
in the west, demands that Rear Admir-
al Evans be given the vice admiral
commission and those willy politicians
in Washington, if they are wise. VIII
not attempt to block the American
people who are determined to give Ad-
miraI Evans all the honor that is due
him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07

Pool rooms and cigar stores where
boys are wont to congregate and IN
dulge in the fascinating sport of play
ing billiards and cards are being de-
cried by the Seattle school authorities
who attribute the low standard main
tanned by many Of the young men stu
denis to the fact that much of their
leisure time is spent in the pool rooms
and cigar stores While it could be more
profitably employed in pursuing their
studies. In order to curtail as far as
possible, the alleged evil, the names Of
boys freQuenting the pool rooms and
cigar stores have been taken and eff
forts made to induce them to give up
the pleasure there being no other way
to keep the boys out of the resorts, eX-
cepting by city ordinance, which the
Seattle council seems 10th to pass.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
PREVENT A TELEGRAPHERS
STRIKE.

Commercial interests will view con-
siderable alarm. the probabilities of
another telegraphers' strike. A radical
reduction in the wages of operators
has beer made both by the Western
Union and Postal telegraph companies
apd the lley1nen. arel naturaliy resent
full and ready for anything that will
tend to restore their wages to the old
scale. The new nine-hour law for ope-
=ators which the railroads were COM
PEELED To adopt some time ago has
largely absorbed the surplus tele-
graphers and it is doubtful if the tel
esraph companies would be able to
handle another strike with any degree
of success. President Roosevelt was
subjected to some criticism because lie
requested the interstate commerce COM
mission to step in and ala in preventing
a strike of railroad men on a big rail
way system some months ago yet for
MI concerned the presidents course
was a wise one and in View of the
Threatened telegraphers strike. some
enc high in authority should make
every effort to settle the differences be-
tween the telegraph companies and the
operators and prevent another disas-
trous strike. such as occurred last
year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07

Tor Grand theater, on Tuesday. April II
in his late-t success. the new American
drama, The Power That Governs" The
piece was written especially for Mr..
Clarke by Adelaide Prince, and the
coincide in the belief that it will prove
the happiest vehicle the former has
had in recent years. The fact that he
iappears in an absolutely new piece.
which capable critics have placed in
class With The Music Master" and
| The Lion and the Mouse" should add
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
PLAYS Indian and Is a Real Indian.

J. Edward Pierce and Marie Roslyn
are the operate toreadors who are
featured with the Black Crook COM
ing to the Keylor Grand tonight They
present in their act an Indian and
squaw number and they dress it to
such perfection that they really look
the part The fact of the matter is
Pierce is an eighth blood Cherokee. His
father, wealthy Arizona ranchman,
oft times made trips across what is now
the new state. driving his cattle to
market On one of these trips he met
afterward married her. Young Pierce,
their son, grew up to be one of the best
able to throw the lariat and ride the
bucking broncho as Well as when it
was in his livelihood. When Owen Wis
ter, the author of THE Virginian" was
making one of his trips into the noun
! tains of Arizona. he stopped off at the
Pierce ranch and engaged young Pierce
i9S a guide and companion. For more
than d year they were together and
Wister, hearing Pierce sing, persuaded
MIN to go east and have his voice
trained AS a result Pierce is one of
the best baritone singers in vaude-
willie. or musical comedy today
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
time of the accident he was released
lby the police on $500 bail.
West Virginia Convention.

. HARRISBURG, w. Va, April T.
Republicans Of the fourth congression-
for the purpose of selecting a candidate
for congress and district delegates to
the national convention. 1t is likely that
the latter will be pledged to Taft. The
will be held in Terrapin
Park casino which was the scene of the
riotOus republican senatorial conven-
ton a couple of years ago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
HERE AND THERE
Shuttinu Him Off.

Hair cut, sir?" queried the barber,
as the victim climbed into his chair.
Yes" answered the other, and here
is a quarter for yourself.
Thank you. sir" said the tonsor1ai
artist. That's the first time l ever
got a tip in advance
THAT isn't a tip-it's hush money,
reiOined the man in the chair. Now
get busy and keep quiet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07

The energy being displayed by the
Women's Park club and the CONNER
ciaI club in the cleaning up movement
indicates that next Thursday, Nald
Walla will be as clean and sweet as a
Young June bride. Cleaning up day in
Walla Walla has become an annual at
fair, as in many other cities, and THIS
monty thorough scrubbing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
Limited Mirth.

THAT act of yours was punk blurt-
ed the irate stranger. only one man
in the house applauded."
All" replied the comedian. hope
fully. @t}7at shows he had q fine appre-
citation of humor.'
1T doesn't show anything Of the
kind. He sat behind a post and could
not see any of the act at all
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-07
Critical Moment.

Pearl-Yes. Reggy proposed over
the telephone the other night and L
Twas worried TO death.
Ruby-Worried over his audacity in
proposing?
Pearl-No. worried for fear some
one would cut us off before l could say
Yes,