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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
MYSTERIES OF DEATH VALLEY
LAND RICH IN MINERALS

chlormation mill in use on the prop.
e,ty when it was mined for its
high surface values of silver.
The Death Valley minc consists
of SO acres, and it is upon ;his
ground that the larger part ot the
present development of the deposits
has been done. The showing is 500
feet wide by 1000 feet in length
tho salt being covered with wash
gravel and mud to a minimum depth
of ten feet Where the salt has
been most exposed to the elements
it has dissolved and mixed with the
mud and gravel. forming AN incrus-
tation harder even than the rock
salt. The development consists Of nu-
mcrous open cuts, tunnels and shafts
all pcntratiug the surface ucusta-
tion and showing pure salt iu the
face. II is estimated taht thcrc are
25O.oUo tons of salt already exposed
'u this deposit
The King mine lies one milo 60
the north of the Death Valley prop
crty and shows salt for moro than
100 feet i'm width. traccablc for 1900
feet I'm one place the rock salt
stands 80 feet above the surrounding
formation. The Salt Basin property
lies one mile farther 20 the south,
east, ON which is really a contin'
uation of the King deposit Two
miles farther southeast is the jun
bo mine. showing body of salt
- feet across.-Los Angeles Times
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SMept Over Nianara.

This terrible calamity often hap
pens because a careless boatman ~.
norcs the rivers Misunderstanding
r.pp'os and faster current Natures
warnings are kind. That dun PAIN or
ache in the back warns you the kid.
neys need attention II YOU would es.
cape fatal maladies-Dropsy, Diabetrs
or Bright's disease. Take Electric BIT.
ters at once and see Backache fly and
all vour best feelings return "After
long suffering from weak Kidneys and
lame back, one 81 bottle wholly cured
me- writes j. r. Bankenship. Of Rolk,
Tenn. Only soc az Ardmore Pharmacy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
ARCHITE ECT
W. A. Tackett L. NJ. Tackett
TACKETT BROTHERS.
Architects
Office in Sims-Pcunington Building
ArdmOre. Okla
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that In
pursuance to an order duly issued out
of the District Court of Carter Coun-
~. Oklahoma, on the end day OF
April, 1909, in n certain cause therein
pending I'm which W. A. Gillian
was plaintiff and J. T.. Gait was
defendant, commanding me as sher-
iff of Carter County, Oklahoma, to
Immediately seize and sell the prop
erty hereinafter described to satisfy
the Judgment therein rendered.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 10th day of May, 1909, between
the hours Of O'Clock a. m. and
4 o'lcock p. m. in front of the court
house in the City of Ardmore, Car.
ter County Oklahoma, | will offer
for sale TO the highest bidder for
cash in hand the following described
property situated in Carter County,
Oklahoma, to.wit;
Lot No. in Block No. OF the
McLish Place Addition to the City
OF Ardmore. z
J. ii. AKERS, Sheriff.
By F. X. WEST. S.15-22-29
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
NORRIS CHAPEL DEBATES.
Big Crowd Gathered 70 Hear Literary
and Musical Program.


and Musical Program.
80 norris Chapel school house.
@ l.2 miles northeast OF the clty pa.
irons. pupils and friends gathered To
hear q debate and musical and liter
ary proGram por excellence.
Resolved. That machinery has
been disadvantage to the laboring
class of people" was the subject for
the argument and sides were taken
as follows:
Affirmative Tom Ellis. Chas. Nc
claim and oscar stephens Negative
owen Warng o. p. Walltug ANA
Chas. Eitcl
Instrumental music was furnished
Ivy Tom prcuan. Tom Ellidpc. oscar
Simpson. owen Walliue and O. p
Walmg after which there were soy.
oral rccitauous hy little ten year olds
\ dialoguo between Harry McClml
Henry Mcmillan and jess Euloo was
also enjoyed
ON nos, Friday evening the suh'...
for debate win rc Resolved. THAT
NOR. has boon done for money than
,or love-" Slides viii ba taken aa tol
iulv.
Affirmative Oscar Wutymrs,
Dick Wghmeht and Mr. Howard Nys
att,, Nsmry Hlrvcl. clay N,Cmr
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Notice OF Sale.

Notice IS hereby given that we
the undersigned will oncr for sale,
Saturday, May 1st, 1909. at our
blacksmith shop IN Berwyn. Oklaho.
ma, at public auction, between the
house Of and o'clock, TO the
highest bidder for cash or note with
good security, due six months from
date Of sale. the following described
property, towit: one two-seated hack,
manufactured by the Moline Plow
Co., Of Moline, H., and owned by
Ed Humdy, 20 satisfy the sum Of
S49.75, for work done and material
furnished on said hack.
HOY & MAYS,
Pilot Berwyn, Okla
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Garter Co. Teachers Notice.

There viii Dee a called meeting OF
all teachers iu Carter county at the
county court house on Saturday, May
1st. business of especial Importance
and all are expected to be present,
BY order OF secretary OF Carter
County Teachers Association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

We often wonder how any person
can be persuaded into taking anything
but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung trouble. DO not be fool
ed into accepting "own make or 9TH
er substitutes. The genuine contains
no harmful drugs and is in a yellow
package.
Sold by al druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
UD Befor the Bar.

y. IT. Brown, an attorney, Of Pitts.
field, VI, writes: "We nave used Dr.
Kings New Life Pills for years and
find them such a good family medl,
cine we wouldn't be without them.
For Chills, Constipation, Billousness
or Sick Headache they work wonders
25c Ardmore Pharmacy,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
Read This.

Yates Center, Kan, Sept. is, 1908.
After my doctors gave me up TO al
Hans Texas Wonder cured me
kidney and bladder trouble. IL Is Il
best medicine on earth. Mrs. II.
Johnson. sold by all druggists. D&
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
Eastern Star.

Regular meeting of Ardmoro
Chapter, order of the Eatscrn star
at Masonic Hall, Monday night at
S o'clock.
BESSIE PALMER, w. NJ
IRENE BRYAN, Secretary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

Have you seen Adams Bros about
a loan on your city property? They
are making a lot of them now. 1Stf
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SOME COLLEGE NOTES.
From the Agricultural and Meohani
cal School at saltwater.


lcgc this week.
Miss Bertha VI. Ruhlc, 'o2. has ac.
ccptcd a "osition as instructor I'm do.
nestle economy i'm tho Ada normal
school
The boards Of regents were at the
college ON Thursday looking after the
interests Of the school At this time
the contracts were lot for the wo.
mems building and the boys dormi.
tory to the Cook Construction com.
pany OF Dcs Moincs Iowa The total
amount of She contract was $SG,GS7.
Rcv Writes Williams. of the Chris.
tiau church, conducted the devotional
exercises in chapel ON Thursday.
Director Schroeder gave tno students
a short talk i'm chapel ou thc man.
nor iu which the student body SHOULD
treat visiting teams llr compliment,
ed the students ON tu.lr ,oudu,, dur.
ing the pas, year and url.d .hu. to
continue iu This mauU.. for tho ru.t
of the year. The student body showed
their hearty approval of tn. dtr.,.
tors remarks by hearty applause DO.
spoke of the hard CONS r-t.ut BAN
played bv the team on rrr.r r.,,uf
trim and smoke Yer. ..r.uurae.u.l, fam.
the future
SATURDAY. afternoon Oh, n.pIty pr,,.
ed the sophomorcs hI.r bail Tho f,.
ul,y have triumph0d over am IN,
classes hut the sophs mad. ,n.m l,v
cr their winning banner.
When President L. d Coun,l and
the board of regent. wore. Iu Tf.bo
mingo last week they wore ef,,p "a
banquet by the dou,,stf, srf.n.. a..
partmcnt of the MURRAY school of gsr..
culture.
The arrauecmcu,s for the bauou.r
wor. I'm charge of N.ss Emwg Cb8n1
Ior. who lis am 'oG .aIua.. off h.
domestic srfcnc, d.uIrfu.nt of r.
state s. a w.
s. tho last cHau1 meeting l. %
Couuor.. pr,siGcu, d.. o.. board o.
regents. spoke of u. bI.s..ne4 and
benefits t9 D.. rc,..... D.. m. sm.
den, attending chau. each v,,k I,
urged the students ,o remember God
and his ideals i'm tn... 6aty vor, and
rocitatious.
Battalion Adiutau. %. l.. U,mphiu
was made 10 participate iu tho m.po,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

Spring hats, your old straw and
Panama will clean up as nice as
new. Save buying new ones. out Of
town work given prompt attention
and quick returns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

The Ladies Aid Society of the
First Presbyterian church will meet
with Mrs. VI. J. Bradford Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25
FOR MAYOR

The Ardmorelte Is authorized to
announce c. NJ. Joiner as candidate
for mayor Of the city OF Ardmore on
tht indcp endent ticket at the city cleo
ton April 81.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

Best meats at Clark's market, for
merly owned by Geo. Hoffman,.
Civ IS
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S. c. JOHNSON,
The Halter.
Opposic Court House. 2J-2
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FOR COMMISSIONER
David II. Dawson.
w. X. Burnitt.
r. G. Bridgman.
r. J. Jones.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
A. VI. Palmer.
q. II. Bruce.
Y. y. Lynn.
4. G. Young.
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| hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for city Com
missioner from the Third ward.
ARTHUR SINCLAIR.
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FOR COMMISSIONER

10 the People of Ardmore:
|. the undersigned, do hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate Tor
commissioner in the First ward.
JOHN HOFFMAN, SIR.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

ARDMORE SANlTARlUM
Ore. Won Keller, Hardy G Henry
Modern equipment for the scientific
treatment of all surgical cases.
Trained nurses in attendance.
Ardmore, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-04-25

FOR MAYOR
James a. Cotner.
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PHYSICIANS.
Or. c. E. GOODWIN

FREDERICK p. Won KELLER, NJ. D.
office over Bonner's Drug Store.
Surgery. Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat
Eyes accurately fitted with Glasses.
Phones: Office 1iG. Residence A.
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ANNOUNCER EMS

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
HYHAWKER J0TS

The Wichita Beacon has a suspicion
| that while Ralph Faxon's body is in
Garden City, his soul still affilates
with his Washington affinities
Garden City's sugar beets are to have
some worthy rivals soon in the mem
bers of the Southwest Kansas Republic
can Editorial association which is to
hold its semi-annual meeting there.
If it could just be arranged for the
subsidized boats to navigate the Arkan-
sas as far as Garden City, the Wichita
Eagle thinks that Kansas would be even
more enthusiastic over the ship sub
sidy.
This will be about all from Mack
Gretchen for a while. He thinks, II all
reports are true. that there Will be no
, Iced for garters because the new tariff
law will keep your stockings up all
right.
The Salina Journal tells Of a preacher
in western Kansas who offers a box of
candy to every young lady who brings
1.-TWO young men to church. Wouldn't a
pair of mittens come in handler event
, ually?
Surely are there a lot Of optimists in
and around Beloit. They style the be-
ginning of q preliminary survey for the
Dakota. Kansas & Gulf railway, as the
starting of the actual work of build
ing this road.
The Osborne Farmers Village Dea-
IL,
ion that the country would be blamed
sight better off If more men would
drag roads and fewer of them would
howl about the tariff.
About the only consolation Deacon
Walker of the Osborne Farmer gets out
bricks, is that he has no Christmas
present to buy. ''I lost all my friends
years ago. he remarks.
The Emporia Gazette notes that a
Concordia citizen administers Scath-
ing Rebuke. through the columns OF
the Kansan, to come goddess 1nd1vid-
ual who swiped his hat while he was
in church last Sunday; and it adds
that 'if people wouldn't sleep In church
there wouldn't be much danger of their
lids being taken"
The travelling men Of Atchison held
a meeting the other evening and pass
ed a set of resolutions denouncing the
Central Branch railway as being a
menace to life and limb. The Central
Branch has been denounced with
tongue and pen for 80 years, and it
Doesn't seem to worry it in the least
Emporia Gazette
If it were not for the fact that an
esteemed representative of the gentler
sex conducts the Lindsborg News, 1t
would he possible to characterize pro-
perly the story appearing In that news
paper recently which told about three
coyotes attacking man with sucn
ferocity as to make him climb into
high wagon to escape them.
CONGRESSMAN "Vic" Murdock's paper
makes the point that Ewing Herbert
ought to be in the Hiawatha postofice
sorting the mails and selling postage
stamps instead of caVorting around
looking for fractional joint debates. On
this theory Tom McNeal ought to be
deyoting his exclusive attention to the
conduct of the Office of state printer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

IFrom the Chicago News.1


The most popular men of letters
are the postmen.
A charming woman is never aware
of her charms.
Tomorrow never comes-unless you
have a note to meet
Even when woman weighs her
words she gives good measure.
We never think of looking for mi
crobes in the milk of human kindness.
1t is said that several pounds of
sausage may be made from one dog
pound.
A man must be awfully rich If he
can afford to waste money after he is
married.
The easiest way to send good
dollar after a bad one is to engage in
lawsuit.
When woman puts on new clothes
her female neighbors call it putting
on airs.
Every time we order a suit of
clothes we feel like kicking Adam
for having eaten that apple.
Our idea of q satisfactory wife Is
one who refuses to purchase ties and
cigars for her husband.
The man who boasts of his willing
ness to do his duty at all times is u.s.
ually the first to try to dodge 1t.
Nothing jolts a man harder than
the discovery that the card up the
other fellows sleeve is bigger than
the one up his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

temptation to preventive war By
blockade and privateering they think
that German trade,-70 to so per cent
of it sea trade.-would be all de-
stroyed and German wares crowded
out of the markets of the world.
british sea dominion was built up
in war with Spain. Holland and
France. Why should it not be
perpetuated by war with Germany
And further tempting Great Britain
to war is the proffered alliance OF
Germany's continental opponents.
England's friendship it was that re-
kindled the desire of France for
revenge, and the hope of an English
alliance has strengthened against
Germany the pan-Slavic races of
eastern Europe"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03

It wasn't so long ago that the city
with its own repair plant fixed up the
asphalt pavement on Eighth avenue,
east OF Kansas avenue, and put it in
really good condition. This was done
by practically re-surfacing the entire
street. But the Edison company's
marauding expedition started in on
Tuesday to tear long and wide hole in
it, continuing the work of vandalism 1t
began a few days ago on the new pave
ment on West Eighth avenue. Such
corporate effrontery has never been
witnessed in this city before and steps
should be taken at once to see that ii
can never occur again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison Globe.l
Nothing looks quite so old as an old
automobile.
We have observed that there -fs. littfe,
complaint about the high prices of
Leer and cigars.
The women pick at men ana a,
goods offered at special sales In the
same industrious way.
Have you ever noticed how suddenly
useful man can die, and how long a
worthless man holds out
A book agent speaks as highly of
the book he sells as Reformer speaks
of the Reform he represents.
We should hate to be the baby of a
mother whose breasts were filed with
Indignation at the wrongs of her sex
When woman's garters become old
and loose. she thinks she is getting
thin, and wonders that her friends do
OF work.
Until I was 1s years DID," we heard
a woman say recently, 'I was never
given any part of the chicken except
the neck and back"
Subject of discussion at the next
meeting Of the Lancaster Literary So
cfety: Resolved, That women ad-
r1ire doctors more than they admire
PREACHERS"
The absence of the big framed pic-
ture of Beatrice De Cenci from the
1arlor wall of the Lysander John An
pleton home has been explained: Day
soy Mayme is wearing the picture for
a breastpin.
1t is bad enough for girls to screech.
play the piano and paint around home,
while their mothers do the homework.
but it is worse when they give recitais
and exhibitions and then abuse the
people for not approaching cart"
One of the marks of Spinsterf1ood:
She gives red wagon to a Child,
and then COmpIafns Six Mop<1,.. e.
ward. because there are Scratches on
il. What did she expect the Child to
DO to the Little Red Wagon? Paint
Cupids, or Roses on it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many a girl is so particular in her
search for husband that she fails to
find one.
X
1t must be admitted that many men
re quite as frivolous as are those
women who are inclined that way.
X x =
Numberless great" men live long
and die without their greatness be-
ing appreciated by anyone but them
selves.
X y X
Christmas has terrors for most men
because of the neckties and cigars
with which their fond relatives re-
member them
X ~
The frigid season, fast approaching,
would be hard on the ice man If he
didn't happen also to be the coal man,
as is most generally the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

''To the observant American travel
ing in Europe these days one deep
contrast is apparent" writes Gerhardt
Won SchulZe- Gaevernitz. In the Amer
lean Review of Reviews for November
in an article entitled England and
Germany-Peace or War;" while
the German people in almost un-
troubled peace is working out its
economic task excitement has taken
hold of our common cousins across
tho channel.-an excitement such as
has not been known since the days
of Napoleon. America, the entire
world, is asking the question whether
war between England and Germany
can still be avoided. AS German.
who has given his whole life to the
study of the political and economic
organization Of Great Britain. I
should answer that question thus:
Peace is indeed endangered. but war,
war that would let loose the worst
elemental passions of men and set
back social reform and all progress
for a full generation, is not absolutely
unavoidable.
whence the real cause OF this
menace and talk of war? Certainly
not that the British Isles are threat
ened by a German invasion. for in
vasion, either by sea or air, is sheer
impossibiiity over which experts on
both sides of the channel Jest. Yet
this British spook-seeing has its SER
ious side. for behind the senselessly
excited masses there stands a group
of leaders who largely influence the
press of their country and are de-
| liberately infiaming public opinion to
the danger point. Far be it from me
to condemn these British patriots for
their efforts against Germany; my
| only purpose is to understand them
Their reasoning runs about as fol-
| lows:
| German Industrial progress Is
overtaking that Of England with giant
strides. 1t has gradually amassed
| those stupendous aggregations OF
capital that first rivaled the individual
capitalism of England and then grew
to American dimensions. The day il
now not far distant when the
| economic power of Germany will
equal that of England. mistress of the
world and still it's leading banker an6
creditor. Then the two-power stand.
ard for her navy will have become
financially impossible. With purel,
i economic development British sea
dominion must pass away.-me1t un
i der the veritable sunshine of peace
i Today. perhaps,-but not tomorrow
New Germany, rising, can be strucl
/ to earth by mailed fist. Thence
comes for England. while she still hai
power in her hands. the grea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-03
QUAKER fluctuations.
[From the Philadelphia Record.

[From the Philadelphia Record
Democrats count on a majority of
1900 in York county.
Repentance Is sometimes merely a
determination not to get caught again.
Man is made Of dust, at least after
he gets married his wife seems to
think he is.
Some people are so set in their wavs
that they would practice economy ar
any cost.
Every genius is an egotist, but it's
one of those poor rules that don't
work both ways.
Even when. the comedian doesn't
get laugh his audience may 90 ouf
between acts for smile.
Farmers. in York county have
adopted resolution strongly advocat-
ing the adoption of the parcels post.
No. Maude. dear; when we sneak
or girl as being a daisy we don't
wish to imply that she is a wall flower.
The astronomer studies the stars.
but the baldheaded gentlemen in the
front row are more interested in the
chorus
Many child wouldn't be satisfied
to be born with silver spoon in it's
mouth unless there was ice cream in
the spoon
1.-THE Armless Wonder writes with
his toes, doesn't he?" asked the Wis
Atoh W tiAC t1iuScuIns Tn, YES
piled the manager. Hes quite han
dy with his pen"
Mr.. Buggins-"It makes me Iaueb
to see woman try to sharpen nen-
Gil Mrs. Buggins-sYes; it's almost
as funny as man trying to thread .
needle" o
In expressing my Appreciation ~
the honor you have done me-" re
marked the ,ong-winded speaker s.I
am at a loss for words" Gwen yo,,
loss is our gain,' came a voice TO-
the rear Of the hall. - oin