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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-29
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BY MARY GwIN wHITEMAN

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Work has begun ON the home of
\. G. Srrahlry in southwest Ard
more. when completed it will be-
one OF the haudsomest residences in
the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-29

Mr. Nichols OF Shawnee is visiting
his brother, John Nichols.
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Mr.. Baker OF the Chickasaw Lum.
Der company is building home in
McLish place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-29

Tonight at Lorena Park a jolly
crowd OF married folk from south
west Ardmore will enjoy swim in
the natatorium \ picnic lunch was
carried and delightful supper will
be- enjoyed
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
THE FINANCIERS
ARE THE GUESTS OF
GRAND JUNCTION
MacNeI and Other Leaders in Finance
are Delighted With the Valley---
Big Banquet Tonight

has ever occurred in the city. The
hall in which the banquet will be
served at the La Court will be beau
tifully decorated and arranged for
the occasion. The menu for the ban
quet will be one of the most elabor-
ate and tempting ever arranged for
banquet in the city.
There will be many novel and pret-
ty features carried out in the arrange
ments of the banquet tonight. The
place cards will be original and are
certain to attract much attention and
admiration. Orson Adams has charge
of the local arrangements.
In charge of the special car was
MIR. H. C. Bush, general traffic man
ager of the Colorado Midland and he
is seeing that the railroad accommo-
dations are first class.
The gentlemen in the party were
delighted with what they saw this
afternoon in the way of orchards and
orchard lands. and other classes of
the horticultural and agricultural
lands of the valley. They did not
come expecting to find the valley
wearing its sweetest smiles in Jan
uary but declare that with its wintry
clothes on the valley looks good to
them. Mr.. MacNeill and the other
gentlemen have expressed great faith
IN the future of this section and in its
rich and apparent resources. That
their visit to the valley is convincing
them of the great need of and the
practical worth of an electric line
through the valley, there can be no
question.
Several of the gentlemen have
made previous visits to the valley but
Mr.. MacNeill, Judge Babbitt and Mr..
Schley have made no previous trips
of inspection through the valley.
1t is proposed to show the visitors
the upper end, the central portion and
the lower end of the valley This
afternoon a great deal of territory
was covered in carriages and autos
and it is planned to take the visitors
through the lower end of the valley
tomorrow morning
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
WILL EXPLORE ARCTIC.
Cspeciai 10 The Sontinel)


New York. Jan. 13.-Harry Vim
cent Redford, an explorer. will leave
in few days to explore the Artic
regions alone. From this city he will
proceed TO Edmonton, Alberta, where
he will continue his journey on snow
shoes, with dog sledge and about
-four hundred pounds of baggage. The
explorer expects to tramp about five
thousand miles and to spend three
years in his solitary wanderings.
MIR. Radford will traverse the bar
ren Artic regions studying vegeta-
ton and animals. He will collect
geological specimens for a scientific
institution and take numerous photo
graphs. The explorer has never Wis
tied these regions before and will
have to depend entirely on the com
pany of the IriIans and EsquimauX
with whose customs and language he
is not familiar. Mr.. Radford has let
tiers wishing him good luck from
President Roosevelt. Archbishop Far
ley and numerous scientific societies
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
GIVES DETAILS OF
THE FESTIVAL or
THE BLOSSOMS
Railroads Stand Ready to do Their Part
Vast Advertising Plan---Do
the People Want it?

terest and entertain everybody. Then
ii must be seen that there are con-
veyances in which to take all of the
visitors through the orchards of the
various sections so that they can see
the trees in the height of their beau
ty, in full bloom
Mr.. Haney has many of the details
worked out carefully and the propo-
sition certainly looks good. Nearly
all to whom Mr.. Haney has talked
have become very enthusiastic over
the matter.
1t has been proposed that the fes-
tival occur the last day or two in
April and close on Saturday, May 1,
with a grand May day festival as the
fitting climax to the Festival of Bios
SONS.
1T will prove the greatest adver-
tising proposition this valley has ev-
er had ! can get matter concerning
the Festival of Blossoms in 700 week
ly newspapers of this country. Think
what this meansi Then contemplate
the immense amount of advertising
that will be done in the local and
state daily papers and in the railroad
literature. People in every section
of the country will hear of the Fes-
tival of Blossoms" Thus commented
Mr.. Haney.
30. mere 10 NO QueSlloll pul Whah thS
affair will prove of great value to the
city and valley. and it is to be hoped
that it can be put through in a sat
| isfactory manner. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Colorado Midland has
announced a donation of 81 1000 tc
be used in advertising the Festival
! of Blossoms.
Mr.. Haney informed The Sentinel
that at the big rabbit feast of the
| Glenwood Board of Trade last night
many questions We're asked him about
the proposed Festival of Blossons-
and he was told to tell the people or
this city that Glenwood would turn
out loyalty to help make the affair a
success and would send down a train
load of visitors on the big day of the
| festival.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Lee Haney. general advertising
agent for the Colorado Midland and
one of the most popular and best
known railroad men in the state, ar
rived in the city today on No. 1903 to
confer with the people of Grand
junction concerning the Festival of
Blossoms" a novel and unique fes-
tival and advertising proposition that
has been originated by Mr.. Haney
himself and which has created a large
amount OF enthusiasm in Grand juno
tion.
Sentinel readers will remember
that Mr. Haney proposed that begin
ming this spring the city and valley
hould have great festival just when
all of the trees are in bloom and the
Grand valley is wearing that Garden
of Eden appearance that she blooms
out in along in April. and early May
Mr.. Haney stated to The Sentinel
this afternoon that he comes over to
speak for the Colorado Midland and
the Denver & Rio Grande roads, as
the Rio Grande has announced it's in
tention of joining with the Midland
in making rates that would prove at
tractive to hundreds of people who
might wish to visit the valley and
the city.
ut is up to your people, said MI
Haney. "if they want the Festival OF
| Blossoms, they must say so and pre-
pare to get busy. The railroads stand
| ready to do their part. The time /:
| getting short, and, if it is to be
| go. arrangements must be gotten un
der way at once
This afternoon Mr.. Haney callet
| on members of the board of directors
| of the Chamber of Commerce ant
other citizens, and talked the matter
over. meeting may be called foi
| this evening or for tomorrow for tbs
purpose of taking action on the prop
| osition.
1t is Mr.. Haney's idea to have two
| days of entertainment in the city in
which the whole fruit section of the
valley can have part, and to arrange
to carry out programs that will in
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
ASK S CONGRESS TO
HELP OLD SOLDIERS

An adjournment was then taken
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The senate met at 10 O'Clock this
morning and by party vote it was
voted to table the special message
of Gov. Buchtel in which he named
his vacancy appointments. This
means that the appointments will not
be confirmed.
Senators Irby and DeLong were
appointed as a committee to secure
committee rooms.
Twenty-nine bills were introduced
during the session.
The new lieutenant governor, Mr..
Fitzgerald, presided today for the
first time.
An adjournment was taken until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The new state officials are in their
offices today. getting acquainted
with their duties.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
DEADLOCK BROKEN;
The REPUBLICANS WIN
INV Associated Press. I

Springfield, H., Jan. I3.-The
deadlock in the Illinois legislature
over the canvass of the vote of state
Officers was broken today when the
senators went into Joint session and
the house will canvass the vote. At
the conclusion of the session the re-
publican candidate for governor,
IicuteI ant governor. and secretary OF
state were declared elected. There
are still many points of difference be-
tween contending factions of the re-
pubIicaps. The democrats served n
notice of contest ON Governor Denecn
on behalf of Adlai Stevenson.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
RECOVERING BODIES
FROM MINE OF DEATH
IBv Associated Press. /

BluefieId, w. Va, Jan. 13.-The
rescucrs worked incessantly at the
Lick Branch coal mine all night and
26 bodies have been recovered. There
is no change i'm the estimate of the
number of dead which ranges from
50 TO 100.
One of the most remarkable fea-
lures of the accident was the escape
of IA mine foreman who crawIed on
his hands and knees from the mine
while surrounded by fire, smoke and
deadly gasses. He is the only man to
reach the surface. He sustained two
broken ribs and other injuries but il
is believed he will recover.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Grand Junction is this afternoon
entertaining a number of the best
known financiers of Colorado and the
west.
on Colorado Midland train No. 1O3
in special car the visitors arrived
in Palisade and were met at that sta
ton by Orson Adams, president and
general manager of the Grand juno
tion Electric. Gas & Manufacturing
Company: Charles E. Noble OF the
electric street railway, and several
other prominent local citizens.
The gentlemen were then invited to
enter carriages, and the greater part
of the afternoon has been spent in
showing the visitors the valley be-
tween Palisade and Grand junction.
In the party are Charles II. Mac
Neill, president of the Utah Copper
Company, and largely interested in
many of the other great corporations
and banking institutions of the west
Challoner Schley, well known New
York financier; Thomas f. Curtin of
Colorado Springs, president OF the
Grand Junction Electric Railway
Company and largely interested in
many big financial concens: Judge
X. r. Babbitt of New York, general
counsel for the Utah Copper Com
pany; Clarence C. Hamlin, the well
known attorney and financier of Col
orado Springs; Horace X. DevereuX
of Colorado Springs, president of the
Fruit Belt Power Company and ex-
tensively interested in various enter
prises Z. A. Sunderlin, secretary and
treasurer of the Louisiana. Arkansas
& Gulf Railroad Company and gen
eral manager of the Grand junction
Electric Railway Company and iden-
tilted with other big propositions.
Tonight at the La Court hotel an
elegant banquet will be rendered the
visitors by the stockholders OF the
Grand junction Electric, Gas & Man
ufacturing Company About so in
vitations have been issued and the
affair will be one of the most import
ant and memorable of its kind that
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
Especial to The sentinel.)

Denver, Jan. 13.-The lower house
met at 10 O'Clock this morning and
the first half hour was devoted to
correcting the journal. Then by a
vote of II to Is 1t was decided TO
dispense with the reading of the in
augural message of Gov. Shafroth.
a joint resolution was then passed
petitioning Congress to place all
men who served in the Civil war on
a pension amounting to one-half of
the pay they received while in active
service.
Announcement was then made of
the following contests:
James y. Kelly against James S.
Campbell. in Rio Grande county.
Alfred Stewart against w. w.
Porthous in Douglass county.
Contests were also announced from
Las Animas county.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
, RED CROSS FUND.
Especial to The Sentinel.

Especial to The SentinelO
Washington, Jan. 13.-The total
contributions for the earthquake suf-
ferers through the American Red
Cross Society aggregates 100000, of
which amount about 100000 came in
Monday.
The amounts sent to Italy up to
date aggregate $540.0OO.
The state department has not yet
succeeded in locating number of
Americans thought to have been in
the earthquake district, concerning
whom inquiries have been made.
Among those are James NJ Cockins
Los Angeles and Herman Jauns and
wife of San Francisco.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
DEED
OF BRUTAL ROBBERS
GBy Associated Press. I

1. Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 10
+ Binding, gagging and assault I
1. ing Solomon Lughner, 80 years I
1. old, and his two sisters, both of I
I. whom are between 20 and so I
i. years old, six masked robbers I
I. last night ransacked his house i
1. and secured 1900. :!
+ After completing their work. I
+ the robbers ate supper and then !
+ disappeared.
+ The victims are in a serious I
+ condition. !
r troop of the state constab- I
+ ulary is searching for the rob !
+ bers. I
+ Mr.. Loughers and his sisters 4
+ were eating supper when the I
+ men suddenly broke into the 4
+ house. I
+ The aged people We're unable I
r to protect themselves and were !
+ beaten, gagged and bound. I
r The robbers demanded the I
I. money, which they said they 1
+ knew was in the house. I
+ The old man refused to di- I
+ vulge it's hiding place, but the I
+ robbers finally forced him to do I
+ so at the point of a pistol, I
4. + 1. I. 4. 4. f. + I. 1. + + I. I. 4. + I
]. w. Mormell is down from Glen
wood this afternoon on business.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Mrs. Frank Clavel, who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Gray of West Bleeker street, for the
mast fortnight. left Sunday evening
for Grand Junction. She was Joined
at Snow Mass by her husband and to-
gether they proceeded to Grand juno
fion where they will locate, Mr.. CLAY
ell having purchased half interest
in a shoe business at that place
Aspen Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
The Senators Declare
Tillman Not Guilty
IBy Associated Press. ]

Associated
Washington 13-Senators who have consideration
the demand made by Senator Tman investigation of the
President Roosevelt alleged
Oregon lands incline the that there
question the would
whether Tman frank with his colleagues
discussing the
The opinion generally held that if the charges made by
Tilman violation of
Tlmans friends will the nsence of
his request for al inquiry into the matter.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
FATAL FIRE TODAY
IBy Associated Press. ]

NEW HAVEN, CONN, JAN. 3D.
IN \ FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE
HOME OF SAMUEL HIGGINS, GEN
EK.AI MANAGER OF THE NEW
YORK, NEW HAVEN ~ HARTFORD
RAILROAD, HIS MOTHER LOST
HER LIFE AND HIS MOTHEit-IN-
LAW WAS FATALLY BURNED.
HIGGINS. HIS WIFE AND son AND
DAUGHTER ESCAPED BY JUMP
ING FROM \ SECOND STORY WIN
now. ALL FOUR SUSTA. NED
BROKEN LIMBS.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
HERE TO SEE GRAND VALLEY
pitaHsts Interested Helping Develop This Part of State
KERN WIN In
THE CAUCUS TONIGHT?
lBy Associated Press.l

+ Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. Ia
j. The democratic members of the
+ legislature will meet in caucus
+ tonight to choose United
I. States senator.
= Of the six candidates it is ad-
+ mitted that John w. Kern has
1. the most votes, but not enough
+ to win; and his opponents as
1. sert that after two or three bal
1. lots his supporters will leave
+ him.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
OVER $250,O00 LOSS
AS RESULT OF BIG FIRE
[By Associated Press ]

IBy ASsOVIateu PreSS-
: Muskogee. Okla, Jan. 13.- {
+ Damage amounting to a quarter i
+ of million dollars was done by +
+ "a fire this morning which start i
+ ed in restaurant and then !.
: spread to a number of buildings I.
l. in the. main business block :
+ bounded by Third. Broadway, i
= Okmulgee and Fourth streets. J.
I. Several roomers narrowly es- +
!; capped, but it Is believed that no +
+ lives were lost 1.
+ !. 1. j. j. II j. j. i. i. + !. j. i. i. J. i.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Catherine Williamson announced
her candidacy for the position of state
printing commi missioner She has been
connected with democratic politics
among the women of Denver for
some time. She belongs to all the
women's organizations connected
with politics and claims TO be prac-
tical printer.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
CONVICTED BRIBER
NOT ALLOWED BAIL
[By Associated Press. !

Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 13.-Charles
Cameron, who was convicted yester-.
day of offering bribe to Councilman
Martin was refused bail. Cameron
is president of the Tube City railroad.
He had once before forfeited 1900
bail going to Canada and the prosecu-
tion argued that now he is convicted
he would not hesitate to forfeit
larger sum. The case was the result
of a. great scandal three years ago.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Tonight the annual meeting of the
membership of the Congregational
church OF this city will be held at the
church. Reports of officers and COM
mittees will be received, the annual
election of officers held, other busi-
ness given attention. Supper will
be served.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
HANEY IS HERE TO BOOST 1T
Much Enthusiasm
OKLAHOMA SUFFERS
AS RESULT OF FREEZE
IRy Associated Press ]

+ Kansas city, Mo. Jan. Ia !
1. Milder weather prevails in this !
+ section today.
+ From Oklahoma heavy losses I
+ of cattle by freezing are report !
+ ed
+ Thirty thousand people are :
+ suffering in Muskogee. Wagner :
= and Inola on account of the
I. breaking down of the natural
+ gas main between lnola and :
I. Claremore.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
Bank is Dynamited
By Daring Robbers
IBy Associated Press. ]

Associat
Los Angeles Cal 13-The Burbank State Bank at Bur
~ hor distance northeast this the Southern Pacific
o;v was dvnamited morning by two more robbers VINO
s.cued 5000 in silver number of valuable articles
The robbers drove up bank wagon and entered the
L, Tho outer safe taking The inner door is
40 badlv damaged that beenimpossible to open It,
The robbers escaped.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

The announcement in The Sc tinel
yesterday of the settlement o. the
strike was received with general sat
isfaction throughout the city. The
citizens are glad that the long drawn
out contest is over and that the many
men who have been idle all or part
of the time in this city as a resalt of
the strike, may return to work.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

OF the appropriation of 100000
authorized by Congress for participa-
ton at the Alaska YukonPacific eX-
position, $35O,OOO will be used in the
construction of buildings. The big
exhibit palaces will be ready to re-
ceive the display from the depart
ment at Washington, Alaska, Hawaii
and the Philippines not -later'-tha
March /.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

w. l.. Barnes to Josie Timmons
6 2s acres; $4,000.
Emma j. Boyd to Stephen a Post :;
lots and s in block 141; $4,000.
Grand Junction Land & Investment
Company to Grand Junction Turn
verein Company; lots 80 to 80 in
block NJ, Keith's addition: $3.50
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Fish cooked in hundred different
ways will be served in the Alaska
building at the Seattle exposition next
year. This will be done to demon
strate the value of Alaska fish as
food product.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
LARGEST SUM EVER HELD BY
A BANKING INSTITUTION.
(Snecial to The senNineI1

Berlin, Jan. 13.-The Imperial
German bank, which has not hitherto
made a separate mention of the
amount of gold in the banks weekly
return of its resources, announces to-
day that the gold stock Jan. was
S202, 10000, which is the largest
sum in gold ever held by the bank.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
TRv Associated Press. /

BY Associated Press.
VENICE, ITALY, JAN. 13.-IMO
EARTHQUAKES SHOCKS WERE
FELT HERE TODAY. NO DAMAGE
WAS DONE DUE PROBABLY TO
THE FACT THAT THE HOUSES OF
VENICE ARE BUILT ON PILES.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
MORE EARTHQUAKES
Rv Associated Press.

FIORENCE, ITALY. JAN. ID
SEVERAL EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
WE'RE RECORDED HERE THIS
MORNING. THE PEOPLE RuSH-
ED OUT OF THEIR HOUSES IN
GREAT FEAR AND TREPIDATlON.
NO DAMAGE WAS DONE.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Several prominent railroad officials
are expected to be here tonight to at
tend the banquet at the La Court.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
PRESIDENT ELECTED

[By Associated Press.1
= Boston, Jan. 13.-Harvard +
r College today elected Professor =
r Abbott Lawrence to succeed =
= President Elliot. resigned. =
q 3 4. 4. = 4. 4. 4. 4. {. + + + + + r =
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
ToDAY's WHEAT MARKET.

[By Associated Press.
Chicago. Jan. 13.-May wheat to-
day closed att 06.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
J. H. RANKIN CHOSEN.

This afternoon in Denver. at :
a meeting of the State CONNER
cial Association, James II. Ran :
kin of Grand Junction, was :
chosen as a member of the exec :
utive board of the organization.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

Mayor w. C. Osborn, of Fruita.
will be among the out of town Wis
itors here tonight to attend the ban
auet at the La Court hotel.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13
STEAMER WRECKED
TBy Associated Press. !

San Francisco. Jan. 13,-The
steamer Sibyl Marston has gone
ashore near Santa Barbara, and two
lives are reported lost in the disaster.
The vessel was loaded with lumber
and was bound from Gray's Harbor to
Redondo.
The crew is still aboard, but it is
expected that it will reach shore safe
ly although the sea is running heavy.
The daily sentinel., 1909-01-13

]. W. Mormell is down from Glen
wood this afternoon on business.