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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-23
CONSIDERING DAMAGE BILL.
For Death of Bishop Rocker in Philip
pine Islands.

Washington, d. G., Jan. 49, Lieut..
Col. Hull told the House committee on
lnsular affairs today how Bishop Rocker
at one time secretary Of the papal lega.
tion in Washington lost MS life as d
result Of alleged depredations By United
States soldiers on church property in the
Philippine islands. The bishop died,
Col Hull believes, as result of efforts
to live in the island Of lara and make
the cnureh popular and habitable after
it was wrecked bv soldiers The com
mittee is now considering bill for pay.
ment Of damages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-23
DOCTOR UNDER ARREST.
Dr.. K. Gordon Forbes Of chicopee, Mass,
Accused.

Chicopee, Mass, Jan. 23.-Dr. X. Cor
don Forbes Of this city was arrested here
yesterday afternoon on charge of
causing the death bv a criminal opera
tion of Mary Louise Chaplin of 539 Lo-
Gust street. Holyoke. The Chaplin woman
died at the Worcester city hospital
shortly after noon.
Forbes was taken to the police sta
tion and held in $4,000 for mis- appear
ance in the police court today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-23
MRS. VIM THAw SUED.
D.. Allen Mel. Hamilton Wants 5000
for Services.

New York. Jan. 23.-As Mrs. William
Thaw was leaving the criminal courts
baildiug after finishing her testimony
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-23
GAINS MADE
BY WATER DEPT.
Water Rentals for 1907 We're
Nearly S25,OOO
GOOD PROSPECT FOR 'OS
With Obligation to City Treasury Wiped
Out, There Will Be Chance to
Turn Surplus to Retiring the
Bonds.

The annual report BY the superinten-
dent Of the water department shows
that the expenditures were kept below
the receipts and that the sum Of s5,9249l
which was due the city treasury January
!, 1907, has been paid.
There have been " new connections
made during the year at cost Of $3l7.a3
with yearly income Of $27s. Four
extensions have been made on the mains,
one on Terrace avenue, one on Farwell
street, one on Lawrence street and one
on Brook street These extensions were
made at an expense Of $22O42.
The Orange brook reservoir has been
thoroughly cleaned, at cost of $4Oi.37.
The Scott brook reservoir has been
cleaned and screened and new fri mes
put into the gatehouSe, at cost Of
Sl5l.52, putting this reservoir in good
condition. New screens have been placed
in the Martin brook reservoir at cost
Of $5l44, while there has been but little
outlay on the Bolster reservoir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
ROBBED THE MAIL
MUSkOGEE CARRIER DECOYED
BY INSPECTOR AND PLACED
UNDER ARREST.

Musk gee, Okla, Sept. l5.-Detect-
ed with the aid of decoy letter,
Benjamin +. Brown, aged 20 years,
colored. mail carrier In the
downtown district, who Friday even
ing was married to Ethel May Petty
aged 20 years, oHfunt, Texas, was
yesterday morning arrested on a
charge of robbing the mails. Brown
was caught after pilfering letter
of Si.65. According TO the officers he
made confession of guilt and said
that he had been doing this for two
months.
Brown had his prelimaniry eXami.
nation before United States Commits
sioner Charles 4. Nichols yesterday
afternoon and was remanded 10 jail
In default of a $4,000 bond,
For some time there has been
complaint of pilfered mail from Mus
kogee and Inspectors Braurer and
Stonework were sent here TO inyesti
gate. They soon located the source
and dropped a decoy letter into q
box on his route. When he came II
with the letter the money had beer
taken from it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
COOKE COUNTY MAN KILLED BY
ELECTRIC BOLT DURING
THUNDERSTORM.

The sad information that Bob
Shahan "a tenant on the farm of B.
NJ. Williams, near Era. was in
stantly killed there during rain
storm yesterday evening, reached
here last night.
Mr.. Shahan and a brother and a
Mr.. Miller had taken refuge from
the storm in the house that Mr.
Williams had just had built for the
use of his tenant, when bolt Of
lightning struck the comb of the
building. Mr.. Shahan was sitting
in a chair and leaning back against
the wall down which the electric
current came with fatal effects.
While receiving terrible shocks,
the other two men were aevived
and it is thought they will safely
recover.
The unfortunate man, who is well
known and highly respected, Is surs
yiyed by a wife and two children,
to whom the sympathy and condol-
ence of the entire community Is
being xtended-Gainesvill Regis
ter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
TO EXPEDITE SUITS
SENATOR OWEN coNFERs WITH
soNAPARrE RELATIVE TO
SETTING ASIDE DEEDS.

Washington. Sep. lj.-Unitcd
States Senator owen of Oklahoma
called AT the department of Justice
today and asked the attorney gen
eral To expedite the suits begun in
that state months ago to set aside
"A large number of deeds given by
Indians to their land allotted in that
state.
One hundred and fifty suits have
been brought. involving 1000 defend
ants and deeds to 1000 tracts of
land which IT is aid We're illegally
secured The attorney general took
the matter under advisement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
URGE CANNON'S DEFEAT
METHODIST CHURCH CONFER
ENce CONDEMNS SPEAKERS
usURPATIoN OF POWER.

Canton, H., Sept. l5.-The Central
Illinois Methodist church confer
ence third annual session closed here
today by unanimously adopted res
olution condemning the action oil
fSpeaker Cannon in the following
q rms.
I'VE deplore and condemn the Gus
tom that gives speaker of the eXecu'
tive bodies the power TO control leg
islation. The conduct of the Hon. j.
c. Cannon, speaker of the house, In
refusing to allow vote on the Lit
tlefield bill Is worthy of universal
condemnation and We suggest that
such politicians who lack the ele-
ments of statesmanship should be re-
turned to private life. We urge up
on the people the use of all lawful
means in securing the defeat OF the
Hon. j. G. Cannon as speaker OF
the house of representatives
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids viii be received in the
Office of Tackett G Myall up to the
hour OF IL a. m, September 16. 1908,
for the erection and completion OF
a two rom one-story frame school
house to be erected in the town OF
Glenn, Okla.
Plans can be seen at the Office
OF the architects at Ardmore. or at
the Office Of the secretary OF the
school board at Glenn,
The school board reserves the
right TO reject any OF all bids.
TACKETT G. MYALL,
Architects,
cot Ardmore, Okla
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
DR.. BUTTS RESIGNS
THINKS MORE or MASONRY
THAN or HIS JOB AS DIS.
PENsARY ACCENT.

Dr Butt who has charge of the
local state agency was in confer
encc yesterday evening with Mr.
Stone Of Dlrant the district inspect.
or. Dr. Butt informed the Inspector
thai his resignation as local agent
for the dispcnsary was ready as soon
as new man could be gotten to-
take the place. The agent has scarce.
ly made enough TO pay board and
room rent out OF the ofice and 1t
has no attraction for him from a
viewpoint Of money making hut the
reason for the sudden change OF
mind of the agent rs the action taken
by the grand lodge OF Masons In not
allowing any member OF the order
TO serve as state agent.
Dr Butt says the principle OF mo
state agency In his opinion is right.
1t provides legal way for liquors
10 be- purchased for medical pur.
poses The people here IN Ardmoro
have not patronized the agency as
much as the people residing ia the
country outside of Ardmorc and he
believes the people will endorse the
state az ncvy law az the polls in
November
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
The Proposition.

We. the undersigned, hereby agree
to pay such an amount set opposite
our names to such trustee as we
may hereafter select for the purpose
of buying one hundred and twenty
eight O2S) lots. seventy feet by one
hundred and forty feet each, In what
Is known as the Poland a Anderson
Addition. located in Carter County
Oklahoma, south and adjoining the
City Park of Ardmore. The consid-
Grafton for the one hundred and twen.
ty-eight lots is to be one hundr d dol
lars tslO00O) each and each One
Hundred Dollars (s1OO.00) or multi
pie thereof shall represent share
in a company hereafter to be formed
for the purpose of prospecting fol
oil and gas on the said one hundred
and twenty.eight lots. No payments
are to be made by us or any of us
until all lots are subscribed TO-,
when twenty-five per cent OF same
shall become due, and the balance In
six monthly payments Of twelve do.
lars and fifty cents tsll.5O) per
month per share. Five Thousand Dol
lars $4,000 shall be used under our
direction for prospecting for oil ana
gas, and Seven Thousand Eight Hun.
dred Dollars ($7.SOO) TO be used for
the purchase p ice of said one hun.
dred ad twenty-eight lots.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
Order for Hearing Petition to Sell
Real Estate BY Guardian.


State of Oklahoma, Carter County,
SIS. In the County Court.
In the matter OF the guardianship
of Moran 5. Lester and Orin Williams
Now on this 3lst day of August,
1908, comes George NJ. Williams as
guardian OF the estate of the above
named ward having filed his petition
for the sale of the real estate OF
said wards for .he reasons in said
petition stated.
1t is ordered that sdid petition be
and hereby Is set for hearing on the
Bird day OF October, A. d., 1908, at
. o'clock 4. NJ, at which time the
next OF kin and all persons interested
In the estate of said wards are re-
quired to appear and show cause, II
any they hanI why an order should
not be granted for the sale of so
much of the real estate of said wards
as is necessary for the reasons IN
said petition stated, and that per
sonal service hereof be made upon
ested in the estate of said wards as
said next of kin and persons inter
| required by law. II is further order
ed that a copy be published for 4
consecutive week in the Ardmoreite
Of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
/. II. MASON,
County Judge
Dated this 3lst day of August, 1908
! law
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
LEGAL NOTICE.

In the matter OF the estate OF p.
w. Rozzell deceased.
w. i. Rozzell as administrator OF
said estate, having on this the 27th
day of August, 1908, filed his final re-
port therein, asking for the final set
tlement of his accounts. the approx
al and continuance of all his acts
erein. and his discharge thereun-
der;
1t is therefore ordered by the Coun-
ty Court of Carter County that the
final settlement of the account rem
dered aforesaid be set for hearing OH
the 3Oth day of September. 1908 at
ten O'Clock forenoon before the Coun-
ty Court of Carter County, Oklahoma
at which time and place all persons
interested may appear and be heard.
Notice thereof shall be given by pub
fishing a copy of this order for four
weeks, in the Ardmoreite, a news
paper published in Carter County.
l. r. MASON
(SeaO County Judge
THOS NORMAN, Attorney. 27-4wk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
AVERT DUEL
WEDS LOVER
WEALTHY UNCLE OBJECTS TO
WEDDING CEREMONY.
Duel Was Threatened Between Uncle
and Lover When indian Maiden
did Poeahontas Act and Blood
shed was AVertsd.

McAlcster okla. Sept lj.-An In
dian heiress to mone, lands and cat
tie has not always be u tlcc from en-.
tangliug alliances wi,h her parents.
Neither mas she, though of age. always
been at liberty to marry whom she
loved unless like he American cous.
in. she connived with the beau on
piece of strategy. This however. In
more instances than onc.. has resulted
in the display of firearms. with more
or less opportunity for feminine ho
ruism
\ wedding was about TO- take plac,
on bank OF the Washita "a few years
ago with an Indian agent a. olticiator
and handsome Choctaw Indian as
bride This maiden WAS the ncicc
of wealthy uncle aud the only heir
To his fortune, hence when the agent
asked If there were any obj j.ctions,
this uncle mounted % stump and be-
gar lengthy address. lie was a
chief and the bride and groom ana
all the guests listened ntently.
This Young man Is not worthy ol
the girl" he said. lle is prolngatc
and lazy and has no business judg.
ment. should have "A voice in tn,
choosing OF man To handle my estate
when / am gone. am against the
wedding and my protest should be
needed
When the chief had concluded tlo
bridegroom mounted the stump. That
rich old uncle" he said, pointing 20
/ the chief. lis opposed to this we'd
| ding because he will have to part
with some of his cattle More. she
| has been cheated out of her part OF
them. She is entitled to her rights,
/ and unless there are more serious
/ objections. | move that the marriage
ceremony proceed.
The young gallant stepped from the
STUMP and gathered mp his winchester.
All his relatives seized their guns The
chief picked up his and so did all tn,
members of his family. The guests
who stood waiting for the barbecue
sought protection bea.nd trees.
Just at the instant the chief and hei
lover were in the act of making for
mai show of duel, the young maiden
Pocahontas like sprang between
them and grabbed a gun with each
hand. The Indians released them rC
uctantly and the maiden stacked an
arms upon the ground between the
antagonists which each stood stone
still and speechless. Then she SCAMP
cred among the other armed foes and
one by one relieved them Of thell
weapons. These were stacked be
tween the principals. When the worE
was done the maiden beckoned t'
the agent and without further inter
ruption the ceremony was performed.
This Is the story of an actual occur
renee. The sequel abounds In the not
able fact thereafter the chief and hi
nephew were fast friends and III
Young man shared in the immens
estate In all business dealings of hi
uncle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD
HERE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A BUSINESS SESSION.

The township trustees OF Cqrtcr
county Oklahoma. met at the county
clerks oflicc ON September Il. 1908
for the purpose OF getting better or.
ganized, and becoming more thor.
oughly acquainted with the duties
of our office. the following trustees
being present, to.wit. r. u. Mitchell
Morgan township; c. W Presley
Wilson township; j. l.. Cordum, Az.
err township. Sol r. kimbrcll, Gra-
ham township, aud c. =, winfield.
icWit; township.
j. l.. Cordum was elected chair.
man aud Sol r. Kmbreu secr, ,ary
The following business was trans.
acted, to.wit.
Agreed that all public highway pc
titions must be signed 10y az least
twelve O2) freeholdcrs aud uccu.
pants and accompanied by bond,
aud viewed by the township trustee
and county surveyor then to be-
approved by the township board.
and then by the board OF county
commissioners.
Agreed that the county clerk take
up the claims that the county holds
against the different townships. in
order that each township may issue
a warrant for same, and then pro-
coed to issue rounding bonds to
cover all indebtedness
Agreed that We buy all our blanks
etc. needed in our township work
from Parker Printing CO., at s. 80
per VI.
Ordered that We stand adjourned
until called together by the chair.
man.
j l.. CORDUM.
Chairman
SOL +. KIMBRELL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
THE PROPOSITION OFFERED
4. BY HON. ". P. POLAND
If You Have Nothing Better Offer for the Uplt OF the
Town and County Don't Knock On This
A Move For Cheap Gas.

Below is the proposition offer
the citizens of Ardmore in which
TO take stock. II any other person
has proposition better than this
want stock In IL. II you have moth.
ing better to offer, don't knock on
my scheme. Ardmore must get cheap
fuel gas TO induce factories TO locate
herr. Ask the secretary of the Com.
mercial Club II this is not a fact.
Ardmore has progressed to the eX-
tent of her agricultural possibilities.
We need cheap gas to bring in other
factors that will make Ardmore the
pride of the state. We have the
crude material at our doors. Shall
We develop them? What II we had
to sink a dozen prospecting wells
and at last secure what we want.
My proposition telow gives you a
chance at one, that will cost you
nothing. The lot that you get for
your 500 is worth more than you
pay for 1t. If we fail on gas and
oil. You will have chance to sub.
scribe, so study the proposition
over before see you. Some of you
have never experienced the bottom
dropping out of values of business
property. and rents going down to
nothing. Well, you need not want to,
it is very embarrassing to say the
least of ii. We do not look for any
such calamity to befall our town,
hut we should let no opportunity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

works wonders. IL produces hair
just as surely as rain and sunshine
produce crops. II produces thick
growth of luxuriant hair when all
other remedies fail. We guarantee
Danderine. All druggists sell at 25c
soc and 81 90 per bottle. To prove
its worth send this ad and 10 cents
In stamps and silver and we will mail
YOU a large fr,e sample. Knowlton
Dandorine Co.. Chicago. Ill Dtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16
Dyed.

Have you seen how beautiful Mrs.
Jones dyed her plumes, flowers and
laces and eym her shoes and gloves
with the SWEDISH dyes. They are
so easy to use. Require no heat or
water. For sale by 7. y. Coleman,
Druggist. Aim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

kodd will, without doubt make
your stomach strong a"d will almost
instantly relieve you of all the symp.
toms of Indigestion. Get bottle OF
Il today. II Is sold here by W. b..
Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

Every man who has the Interest oi
Ardmore at heart should subscribe
for A lot in the Poland and Anderson
OIL and Gas Addition. l3.tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

slip by which our town can be
boosted. w p. POLAND.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

Chairman.
SOL +. KIMBRELL,
Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-16

kAPPLER d MENlllAT,
Attorneys and Counse,ors at Law
Practice before all Courts; Con.
sress. Government departments and
Commissions. Indian Cases a spe
cial'y,
Office. Bond Bldg. Washington ID. G
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-13
Close. Its Door. at Last.

Tho Ship tavern Mt Greenwich. ons
OF tho most famous OF London'r river
sldo Inns. has closed It's doors after m
existence extending back TO the days
of tho great English statesman. VII.
liam Pitt. II was ut the Ship tavern
that Pitt Instituted the famous min
istcrial whitehall dinners during his
term OF i6 years Ms n member Of the
ministry. In the days when Grccn.
wich was u fashionable riverside rc-
sort the Ship tavern became known
NIL over tho world. II was when VII.
liam Pitt was prime minister. l:0
years ago. that he introduced the Gus.
tom Of yearly gathering. Mt the close
OF the parliamentary session. OF tho
cabinet ministers. the Judges OF the
high court. and other members Of the
government to partnkc OF banquet
at the Ship tavern. Greenwich. known
rs the ministerial whitehall dinner.
Its feature was whitehall. for which
delicacy Greenwich is famous. The
ministerial whitehall dinner Mt the
Ship tavern was continued regularly
from the time It was instituted by Pitt
until 1880. From that time tho Gus.
tom was not observed regularly, and
ten years ago It fell into entire dis.
use.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-13
NEWS OF The WEEK
Nest Important Happenings Of tbs
Past Seven Days.
Interesting items Gathered From. sIi
Parts Of the Wosii CONDENSED
into Small Space TOR the Ben.
sfit OF Our Readers.
Congressional.

Congressional.
The senate has passed the bill grant,
Ing an Increase ia pay To officers and
enlisted men of the army.
Frank H. Gary has been elected IA
succeed Asbury c, i.aiimer as senator
from South Carolina.
Without discussion or division the
house adopted the resolution to In,
yestisats the charge OF Representa-,
tive Liiley that the Electric aoat com.
methods 10 influence legislation.
After appointing committees to es'
eort the body OF Senator Proctor to
Vermont. the house AMI senate AL
iournsd for the day as mark OF re-
speet.
The president has sent to the sen
ate the nam. OF Samuel Grant Victor.
To be marshal for th. Eastern district
of Oklahoma.
The startling charge that the rail
roads Of III. country carrying mails
had robbed the people of s7o.oOo!Doo.
was made In the house recently by
Mr. Lloyd of Missouri.
The house has passed bill creating
new land district In New Mexico To
be known as the Tueumcari land dis
trict.
Miss cornelIa Hartman. second
daughter Of e II. Hartman. the rail.
road masnatc. was married In New
York. TO Robert l.. Gerry. ron of Com
modorc Eibridse r. Gerry.
Representative Harrison OF New
York has introduced n bill In congress
making October i:. the day on which
Columbus discovered America. a legal
holiday.
The bill Increasing widows' pensions
to 81: per month has been reported
fayorabiy by the senate committee.
Tho bill TO rcorsanixc the consular
service OF the United States has
passed tho senate.
The posiofficc appropriation bill as
introduced In the house OF representa-
tivcs carries total appropriation of
3.:o. .7G5. .3e:.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-13
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL T.. MoNKMAS. Publissse.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO
Ams,ie.n A,tronomer,.

S"tts'SsV SebUuosusfes
When Lord Kelvin died the world
showed that its Imagination had been
ssised BY the quality OF the man and
by something IN his work deeper than
technical achievement and larger than
. mere list Of scientific discoveries
That quality and that deeper sisniii
eanes were the mans imagination. his
scientific projections Of thought into
the unknown. II was suggested At the
time that the American man Of science
and letters is d.neient in courage.
imaginative sweep. the power tn make
large correiations. Whether or not
this is true In general. there is ono
branch OF science in which the Amsri-
vision-astroaomy. We. the '-prae,i'
eai' people. are assiduous star snrsrs.
independent and constructive. Tho
work OF the late Prof G. A. Young. of
Rowland and \. T.. Langley In solar
chemistry. the andaeious conclusions
Of Prof. Pereiyai Lowell from surface
markings on tho planet Mars. and tho
varied iaboFs Of the Piek-rinss and
Prof. Simon Se~eomb-not TO men.
tion many other workers In this fisid
make an Important contribution 10
imaginative science. No other mani.
fesia,ion Of the theoretical mind exists
In this country amid sueh happy con.
ditions. Tn. Youths Companion suk-
Eesis that the eiearnoss OF our air has
no doubt encouraged observation. The
most remarkable progress In III.
manufacture OF large lenses during
the las; 30 years was made by tho
ciarks OF Cambridge. and their sue
cess In at once tho cause and tho s.-
suit OF tho fact tina, there ar. nearly
m many large Instruments In tn.
United States as In NIL IN. rest OF tho
world. Draper. Lick. Yerkcs and other
rich nea have put Into the hands OF
astronomy n magnificent cquipmcn,.
In this one subject. at least. eircum'
stance and spirit have Joined TO pro.
mote the seaTchinEs OF imaginative
science.