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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-11-11
MRS. ASTOR is
N DIVORCE

New York, Nov. 10-Mrs. John Jacob
Astor was today granted an interlocu-.
tory decree Of divorce by Justice Mills,
sitting in the supreme court at New
City, New York. All papers in the case
were sealed and the proceedings were
carefully guarded.
In court Henry w. Taft appeared for
Mrs. Aston, while Colonel Astor was
represented by Lewis Cass Ledyard.
After Justice Mills had taken his seat
on h bench, Mr.. Taft arose and said:
IT have a motion with which you are
familiar and would like to. have the
judgment signed and an interlocutory
decree granted"
Justice Mills replied:
Il v very carefully the report
of the referee in this matter and am of
the opinion that the evidence presented
5ustiies the findings Of the referee. I
shall therefore sign the judgment and
grant an fnterlocutory decree IL there
are nc objections"
Mr.. Ledyard arose and said there
were no objections, and Justice Mills
signed the papers,, whereupon Mr.. Taft
made a second motion, asking that all
papers in the case be sealed. The mo-
ton was granted.
1t is understood tina counsel In the
case made a preliminary arrangement
us to the disposition of the two Astor
children and the question of alimony.
1t has been generally reported that Col
onel Astor made a settlement OF &c.,
600, 900 In lieu Of alimony.
Mrs. Astor was a Miss Ava Willing,
of Philadelphia, and was married to
Colonel Aston in 1891.
.EHN Ah &eLSa
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-11-11
Pofarifv-

CONTINUED Next Week.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26
Humans and CIGARS.

"Some people," said the smoker, re
mind me of a cigar that burns down
one side faster than the other. ! sup
pose you will say that this is because
of an In temperament
which makes them-well, not wear
smoothly or in an all around fashion.
That may be the obvious parallel to
draw, but l was thinking of something
else. They seem to me like an W.
ly burning cigar because their tendency
is to get ahead of themselves. They
overstep themselves in some important
particular or other. They are too eager,
for one thing, and they show 1t. They
are too anxious for another, and they
show that. They are too DESTROYS of
pleasing others for a third. They burn
down, in effect, too quickly on n
side, and most of them eve under
stand what is the trouble. I'm not
much of a philosopher, but / can see
that when in the daily routine we show
III hand too much, or, rather, get into
a state of mind when We can't help
showing our hand, the all around re-
suits are not apt to be especially salts
factory. To follow out the cigar smile,
we too fast along a special
line Of weakness, and a little wind of
unpleasantness or misfortune viii
make the calamity worse."-New York
Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26
Tho Old Apotheeary Art.

In the old days the Magi ordained
that 1.-THE Pyrethrum parthenium (the
feverfew) should be gathered with the
left hand, that the fevered patients
name must be spoken forth and that
the herbalist must not look behind
him."
Later we heal that .gout was treat
ed with henbanes only when the moon
was in Aquarius or Pisces-i. e., three
times a year, before sunset. 1t must
be dug up with the thumb and third
finger of the left hand, when Il must
say: L declare, l declare. holy wort to
thee! l invite thee tomorrow to the
house Of FileaS to stop the rheum OF
the feet of - and say. | invite
thee, the great NAME, Jehovah, Sa-
baoth the God, who steadied the earth
and staid the sea, the filler of flowing
rivers, who dried up Lots wife and
made her a pillar of salt, take the
breath of thy Mother Earth and her
power and dry the rheum of the feet
and hands of -"
Henry VIII, who studied medicine
and took great interest in inventing
new mixtures and remedies, devised
many quaint "cramp" rings to be
worn for the cure of rheumatism and
curious liniments and cataplasms, for
the full benefit of which a large
amount of faith was necessary.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

"De lightnin's our CANDLE" said Bill.
I'VE won't try ter count it, but a look
at 1t will be good fur u eyes"
Quickly the satchel was opened and
the wrapper torn from one package.
Thunder roared Bill as a fash of
lightning revealed its contents to be
waste paper cut in the form Of bank
notes.
With feverish haste the other pack
e were opened. Not a dollar was In
any of them.
"Bunkoed, by -r fairly shrieked
Bill as he s~avagely kicked the satchei
from him.
"You said 1 was green in this line of
business, an l am" growled Jersey
Jake, "but I've got de consolation of
KNOWN dat there's Others"
The papers next day told Of the
strange and sudden death by lightning
on the Canadian limited train of Cash
Ter Adams of the Merchants National
bank of B. Mr.. Adams, the papers
stated, was leaving on a much needed
vacation trip when stricken. He was
an estimable man, enjoying the full
confidence Of his business associates,
and was survived by a charming fam
lily. who were plunged into deep grief
by his untimely death.
"Poor Adamsr sighed the president
of the Merchants National bank as he
read the papers. Little did he sus-
pect that we had discovered his pecula-
lions and refrained from exposing him
only out of respect for his family. He
must have opened his grip and discov-
cred that we had substituted waste pa
per for the money he had arranged SO
carefully to take away with him.
Then, I presume, he threw the grip
away, as the papers make no mention
of its having been found. Well, / am
glad-for his family's sake"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

The cashier returned the book to its
proper place. Then he disappeared
through the door of an adjoining room,
returning to view almost Immediately
with a small travelling grip In his
hand. He glanced about him w
ly, as though fearing he might be
watched. The two pairs of eyes that
were eagerly taking in his every ac-
ton and the forms Of their owners
were undistinguishable. however. in
the gloom of the street
"Dis is gettin' interestin'," whispered
Bill. and his companion grunted an
assent.
The cashier Laid the grip down upon
his desk and lowered the gaslight
above 1t to O faint flicker. Then he en-
tered the vault, the door of which was
open. Speedily he returned. bearing
in his arms several small oblong pack
ages wrapped In paper. By straining
their eyes Bill and Jake could still take
in his every action. Quickly he opened
the grip and deposited the packages
within II.
"De guys dom de job for us!" chuc-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

entered a res Tipped inc 1On1teT ana
taurant and aodked out.
gave the waiter an order. He called
for a newspaper and tried to read.
The paper quivered SC In his hands
that he could not see the letters, and,
with an exclamation of disgust, he
called for his check, paid for the sup
per that had not yet been served him,
tipped the astonished waiter a dollar
and went out.
He looked furtfvely into the faces he
passed In the streets and cast his head
over his shoulder from time to time
with nervous jerks. But he did not
see the figures that followed him n
stantly a block back.
After an hour of this aiInless wan
dering he returned to the bank. Open
ing again the vault door, he once more
disappeared from view In the darkness
and again reappeared with the satchel
in his hands Then hastily, as though
he feared interruption, he closed and
locked the vault door and fastened to
the street, grip in hand.
A cab happened to be passing the
bank as he stepped out. He called the
driver, gave him a direction and jump
ed into the conveyance.
Jersey Jake uttered an oath.
Hes goin' ter get away from usI"
he exclaimed.
"Oh, hushi" muttered Banker Bill,
with some disgust. "Youse Is always
goin' off half cooked. He tole de cabby
ter take him ter de Northern station.
Dat means Canady fur him. as we
know'd already, an de foist train don't
leave for half an hour yet. We got lots
O time. Don't get excited, ole man."
Banker Bill summoned another cab,
and the two worthless entered 1t.
The Canadian limited bore only five
passengers in the smoking ear. Two OF
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

a nervous, mt0dted Ded die AGED. white
haired gentle
man, sat toward the rear of the car,
with a small satchel upon the seat
beside him, from which he never with
drew his hand. The two remaining pas
sengers, who, 1t is needless to say,
were Banker Bill and Jersey Jake oc-
cupied the last seat in the aisle.
"Youse understands de game" whis-
pered Bill to his companion "De next
station Is de last one on de American
side. As 500 as de train has pulled a
few miles out of it 1 gets up an yanks
de bell rope, which brings de train ter
a stop. AS l does so youse blackjack
de gent. l grabs de grip, an we hikes
ter de platform AS de train slows
down we jumps. oh, it's a p%uddin'v'
Its a bad night" growled Jersey,
who was prone to look upon the dark
side. II never seen such a storm In my
life. Well be drownded in the rain If
we amt struck by l~lghtnin'."
"Ratst' grunted Bill. Its all de
better fur US. | hopes yer amt afeard
Of der heavenly fireworks? We couldn't
ask fur a better night fur dis little
game. De storm IL make any bloke cave
on p%ursuin' us If der should be any I'M
foreseen obstacles to de smoot'ness of
de programme"
In a few minutes the train halted at
a little way station. Some one got of
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

STEADY, now" whispered Bill as the
train started slowly on. Wait till |
gives de signal
Five minutes passed. Then Bill arose
stealthily and motioned for Jake to do
his work. The latter crawled out from
his sea and advanced on tiptoes. his
blackjack grasped in his hand. AS
Jake's arm was poised for the blow
Bill pulled the bell cord which would
signal for the engineer to stop.
Jake's blow was not struck. AS his
arm was about to descend the heavens
seemed torn apart on all sides. There
al a crash Of broken glass. a flash a.
of a sword before Jake's eyes, and til,
bank cashier fell forward without 1
sound.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

Jersey Jake's arm was still poised In
the air, as though struck numb in that
position, when Bill shook him.
wake upr' he said hoarsely. "De
elements did de deed fur us, an de
trains stoppin'. Come on"
As he spoke he caught up the satchel
from the dead mans seat and fairly
dragged Jake, who was still staring
blankly at the fallen figure, after him.
AS they reached the platform the
train had slowed sufficiently for them
to jump off.
Go oni" yelled Bill. "Are youse
struck senseless?'
All right" returned Jake. "But l
was fur a minute"
The two men leaped from the slowly
moving train and under Bill's direc-
ton set out across a field. They con-
tinued to run in the drenehing rain un-
til by another flash of lightning they
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

tANCi0s 40 ~ IA
disannointment Deposited the packages
Then he picked
up the satchel. disappeared with it in
his hands into the black depths of the
vault and returned empty handed.
what does this mean?" growled Jer-
sey Jake.
Its all right" replied his compan-
ion. "Jest cultivate a little patience,
Jersey"
The cashier closed the vault door and
set the locks. Then he leaned against
his desk in meditation. His face fell
into his hands, and his frame shook
with emotion. In a few minutes the
throe ceased. and he Strengthened up.
Again he looked at his watch. Then he
put or his hat and overcoat and rub
bers.
Hes got ter put In his time till de
next train leaves fur Canady." whis-
pered Bill, IAN he's goin' out. It's up
ter us ter foller him"
"Why not crack de vault an get de
grip while he's goneY' asked Jersey
Jake.
whats de user demanded Bill.
"We'd be takin' chances of bein'
caught, while If we bides our time all
we has ter do is ter relieve dis gentle
man. who is kindly dom our work fer
Us, Of de grip. Den he gets de credit
fur de job, an we gets de cush. Oh.
youse may be wise ter some lines of
biz, Jersey. but youse gotta take Off yer
lid ter me In dis game. Duck inter dis
stairway now. De bloke's comm out"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

from one of the
rear cars, but no
passengers we're
taken on. A del
uge of rain was
falling, as though
all the reservoirs
of the heavens
had burst, and
the black sky
was rentasunder
with great forks
of dazzling light.
The n o u S
man, with his
hand still on the
grip. looked up
at the ever re-
curing flashes
with a convul-
sive Shudder.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

lie o 8 of the
huge book be-
fore him con-
tinued. e n,
with a sigh that
partook of the
qualities of a
groan, he closed
the volume and
raised a bag
gard, care mark
ed face so that
it was seen for
the first time
by the watch
ing pair.
Re e, da t
mugs a dead
CIV ca wayl''
whispered Bill
''De bio e's
been BLOWN de
banks s c q d s
an now he's a.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

BY ALANSON CROSBY.
Copyright, 1908, by Alanson Crosby.
~ A
By CROSBY.
Copyright. 1908. by Alanson Crosby.

RAj The low, gruff exclama-
wv ton of chagrin fell from
the lips of William Kane,
alias Banker Bill, as he pressed his
nose to the big plate glass window and
deserted by the solitary light above the
cashiers desk of the Merchants Ma
tional bank that that official was en-
gagged upon his books.
The exclamation was echoed by B1Ps
companion, a thin, slight, consumptive
fellow of t~hirty-fve, who ~contrasted
strangely with the other mans hulking
form, but In whom the pallor and ema-
citation OF incurable disease affected
not the restless, cunning CLEAN in his
pale blue eyes.
"Dis cooks our goose fur tonight,
Jake" muttered the first and larger of
the two men. 1--WE can't do nothin'
wild dat bloke in dere."
1--WE might pop him." suggested the
smaller man, touching his hip pocket
mechanically and almost unconsciously
as he spoke.
mix" said Bill authoritatively.
"Youse entirely too free wild yer gun,
Jersey. It's all right when it's neces-
sary an not too resky, but 1t amt goin'
ter do here. We'd be pinched before
we could make tracks, and den de
chair fur both of us. 1t might be all
right fur youse, who amt got long ter
live nohow, but my bellows is in good
workin' order, an l wants ter keep 'em
pumpin' a few years yet"
For ten minutes the scratching of the
cashiers pen and the turning of the
of fha
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

killed. Bill. "Oh,
dis is d e a d
easy!"
The c~rackeInen
could see the
cashiers hand
tremble as he
drew his watch
from his vest
pocket and. hold
ing it closer to
the light to see
the time, shook
his head hega-
lively. as If in
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

The cashier stepped into a saloon
and ordered whisky. His hand shook
as he poured it out, and the glass over
flowed before he could put the bottle
down. He apologized abjectly to the
bartender. threw the drink down his
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

throat and call
ed for another.
This dispatched,
he strobe with
uneasy steps out
of the barroom
and walked rap
idly for several
blocks.
He looked at
his watch again
and cursed as
he noted the
time. Then he
4~f4woI N roa-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

them occupied a
seat near the
front of the car,
with their feet
resting on the
turned seat next
tothem. The tilt
ed forward posi-
ton Of t b ell
hands and the
small portion of
their heads show
ing above t b 9
backof theirseat
ndicatedfnTt
they yer enjoy
Ing a nap. The
third passenger
a nervous, mid
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-26

saw LudL Tue
train had again
re s u m e d Its
fight.
"All s a %
painted Bill. mo
ISL wearin' out
what's left o.
yer bellows by
further ~sprintin'
exercises. Now
ter see what the
haul amounts
to-"
How are you
goin' ter count
the stuff in the
dark ?" protest
ed Jake.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22

state of Oklahoma, Carter County,
Before NJ +. Winfrey Justice Of the
Peace, in and for Ardmore Town
ship:
VIM. Page Plaintiff. vs. ! p McRac
and Mary McRae, Defendants.
no i65.
You are hereby notified that VIM.
Page. plaintiff. has filed suit against
j. =. McRae and Mary McIlac for the
sum of S3S41 with interest at 10 per
cent per annum from the lst
day of November. 1905. until
paid and warn defendants that
on February 10th. 1909. on their
failure to answer will take Judgment
against them for said amount, inter
est aud costs of suit.
Giveh unser my hand this 10th day
of January 1909.
NJ. +. WtNFREY,
17.iw Justice OF the Peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22

Admiral Robley Evans tells the
following story against himself, says
the Philadelphia Leader: He had a
ongrcssman for a guest and. havn.
run out OF his favoritc brand Of
whisky, made up with some he could
not guarantee He explained this,
and added.
Here. however is some brandy
that I've kept untouched for good
deal more than 20 years"
Hand me over the whisky decan-
ter" was the rejoincr.
Why" asked the admiral What's
the matter with the brandy"
That's what ] want to know Bob,
said the guest; but II YOU have had
It untouched in your possession for
mere than 20 years there must he
something pretty bad the matter with
II"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.

barn has burned down? How did it
catch fire.
Don't know. boss. 'zactly hut we
sort o. spccks it ketched fire from de
house when de house burned down
"Oh. that's awful news' How in the
world did the house catch fire."
why. boss dat's mystry: deed
= is. But 7 do heah 'em say as how
some candles upset from roun' de
corpse an set fire to de house
"Corpse. did YOU say, John? What
corpse? Has anybody died?"
Deed dey has. sub; yo' mudder-in-
law has done died"
"oh this is terrible what did shc
die OFF,
"Well. boss We couldn' see dat
dcrc was anything de matter. nut
did hcah 'cm say dat she died o a
shock"
DIED Of shock For heavens sake
man, what could have shocked hor?'
why. boss. speck 7 was on
count yo wife runnln' away wild dc
goodman. Denver News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
WE CAN DO YOUR GAS FITTING
FRIGHT Now"
Don't wait until IL gets cold again
Phone 90. Ardmore Supply Co
Lincoln Centennial Observance.

In December Gov. Haskell appointer
one man from each county in Okla
homa 10 meet In Oklahoma City Jan.
18th to formulate plans for appropri-
ately observing the one hundredth
OF Abraham Lincoln's
birth February IL. Mr.. Spragins be-
ing unable to attend, appointed D..
Redfield as his proxy. The committee
met and recommended that each
county celebrate the day in every
school house allowing the school in
terests to largely dominate and en-
dorsed the following program;
Invocation.
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Short Sketch OF Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Patriotic Hymn.
Extracts and Quotations of Lincoln
by Pupils.
Star Spangled Banner.
Benediction.
The committee hopes that the day
will be made a holiday and observed
fittingly all over the country.
J. b. SPRAGINS,
DAVID REDFIELD,
Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
FOR MODEL PRISON
SUPERINTENDENT r. ~ DICK
GOES EAST TO GET POINTERS
FOR MODEL PRISON.

Washington. Jan Pr W. Dick.
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: = NV
MAKING d s'uuI Ut ''' ''"'''' S'''''"
OF building and conducting prisons.
He came here from New York where
he made a careful inspection OF Sing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that be-
tween legal hours on the 18th day Of
February. 1909 will offer for sale
subject to the approval Of the court.
the entire assets of the Bank OF the
Chickasaw Nation. Said sale TO be
made at public outcry to the highest
bidder upon three months time,
with security to be approved by the
court
The successful bidder will be re-
quired at the time of his bid to de-
posit certified check OF five hun
dred dollars with me. 13.1m
II. Z. FOSTER. Receiver
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22

Guthrie, Okla. Jan. 21-Tho ef
fcctiveness OF the new tax law has
bccn proven already in this, Logan
caunty. where an investigation Of the
tax levies made Is in progress.
Assistant State Examiner Hugh
Gerner discovered fifteen mill tax
levy for the town of Langston ten
mills for general purposes, the CON.
stitutional limit, and five mills for
Judgment. one or two school districts
were found TO have excessive levies.
Knowing that the investigation was
coming, the county commissioners
met and cut out the levies in several
townships.
Scattered all over Oklahoma are
special deputies state Inspectors look
ing into the taxation question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22

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