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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

In directing the stores supcrintcnd-
ent Pogue, as he is called, dictates
to each merchant what prices shall
be. the amount of advertising to be
done, what goods he shall buy ana
what he shall pay for them. He
directs the window displays and the
conduct of clerks. He writes all the
advertisements and directs where
they shall be placed.
one of the first things Pogue did
in Dexter was to order the mayor
to clean the streets, which were In
the same condition as those in the
average town of eight hundred inhab-
itants. The streets were cleaned and
are being kept SO He moved the
town loafers off the dry goods boxes
in front OF stores and in fact sen,
the boxes around to the rear, whore
they would be out OF sight.
Dexter already looks better be
cause OF Pogucs rule II is a little
early to give ideas OF the result of
his besuincss methods. but not a mer-
chant has found cause for complaint,
and they are unanimous In their
statements that they intend to abide
by their agreements and permit
roguc 10 conduct the bu mess of the
town for seven months.
Results are apparent from Pogue's
management of the city. Until Poguc
took charge Dexter had no graded
streets nor sidewalks. New grades
are being established, and perma.
noRt sidewalks laid New street
lamps have been ordered and the
city electric plant, which used TO
shut down at 10 o'clock p, m, will
now run until midnight. \ company
| is being formed TO install a water
works system and the citizens are
/ discussing plans for "A gas plant
Pogue. in one short month, besides
starting these improvements, has or
ganized baseball club and band.
Next fall he says, he will have a
foot ball team.
The object I'm the mind Of Pilking-
ton when he undertook to run Dexter
was that modern business methods,
as applied 70 large retail establish
monts in the cities, would work just
! IS well in small town, He realized
that the average merchant In ia.
small town has little idea of business
methods, that he may lose money in
buying and through bad accounts.
which 10 might Just as well save II
be would watch his business as does
the merchant In the large cities,
II is through these business meth
odes that Pilkington hopes his sup
erintendent. Pogue, will succeed.
The mercantile houses under the
direction OF Pogue include two gen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

eral merchandise stores, two jewelry
stores. two harness stores, five and
ten-ccnt store, hardware, drug, gro
Gerry and furniture stores. Besides
this. there are two banks. news
paper. hotel and two restaurants.
The banks have deposits aggregating
$3.50 1922 and the mercantile estao-
lishments have stocks which invoiced
June at 100000.
Dexter is a town OF 500 population
and is located on the Chicago Rock
Island & Pacific railroad, in an agri.
cultural country. II is thirty-five
miles from Des Moines.
Discussing his plan, Pnkngton
said
II expect to disproye the theory
that a certain kind of business may
succeed in the town and fail in an
other My contention is that any
store with up-to-date business meth.
DDS cal succeed. no matter wnerc
its locatiou is For this reason |
selected Dexter.
on every side there is strong com
petition, and If | succeed | will have
shown to the business men there that
have pulled trade from the terri
tory in which Des Moines and Stuart
have been the fayorites. It is a small
town and is hOtbed for the mail
order business, and feel that have
chosen town where it will be the
hardest kind OF work 20 succeed. Re
ports SO far very encouraging"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18
.RINGLING'S HERE IN OCTOBER
SHOW ON A LONG SOUTHERN
TOUR.

The Ringing Brothers circus will
give two performances in Ardmore
on October eth, and while it is yet
over two months until the big show
arrives, James Jay Brady. special
agent for the Ringlings. was here
Friday.
In his advance information Mr.,
Brady always specializes, and yes.
terday he talked particularly in
regard to Darwin, the chimpanzee
with the Ringing shows, Darwin, ac-
Cording to Mr.. Brady, is something
of "A wonder. He looks like a man,
acts like man and has numerous
OF mans Weaknesses. With the Ring
ling shows Darwin lives in glass
house. and, following out the logic
of the old maxim, he never throws
stones. In the menagerie Of the Ring
ling shows he is sort OF Beau
irummol He wears trousers cut
after the latest fashion and the
shoes on hi feet he ties himself
lie is fond of oranges and grapes
and breakfast food and eats food
with fork whenever occasion de.
mands.
What is said 10 be the largest
family in America is with this show
1t is nothing more nor less than
the family of forty elephants, all
of them well trained There are two
baby elephants and one OF these
is being fed on the bottle, the con
tents OF the same, according to Mr.
Brady, being elephants condensed
milk, which is especially imported
from Central Africa. II costs about
500 a week TO board the elephant
family of the Ringing show-again
according to MIR. Brady-and the five
Ringlings are convinced that the
man who complained of having an
elephant on his hands knew What
he was talking about,
On Ringling's payroll are 1880 peo-
people and they come from twenty.
two countries. Among them are ten
japanese, forty Frenchmen, six
Swiss, twenty-five Italians, eight Por.
tuguese, six Bohemans, twelve
Austrians, fifty Germans, five Bel.
gians, sixteen Persians, eight Scotch.
men, eight Spaniards, eight Poles,
four Egyptians, ten Hungarians, four
Welchmen, two Americans, six hun.
dred English and four Coreans. Mr..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18
Sees Mother Grow Youno

"It would be hard TO overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters," t"
writes Mrs. w. l.. Gilpatrick of Dan.
forth, Me. Although past 20 she
seems really 10 be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for 20 years. At last
she could neither eat, drink, nor
sleep. Doctors gave her up and all
remedies failed till Electric Bitters
worked such wonders for her health" !"
They invigorate all vital organs. cure
Liver and Kidney troubles, ind.sce
sleep, impart strength and appetite
Only soc at Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

smallest details OF the management
of every business house in the
town.
Guy c. Pogue is the man who has
promised that within seven months
he viii increase the trade OF every
store and will increase the population
of Dexter. lie has been trying his
experiment one month and not a
merchant has complained.
The plan originated with W. J.
Pilkingtou, editor OF the Merchants
Nradc Journal of Dcs Moincs. pix.
ingtou told Dexter merchants they
were not making money enough lie
told the banks their deposits were
too small and ne told the mayor
the city government was not being
conducted along business lines. lie
told them ne could increase the prof.
its OF the stores, increase the bank
deposits and that II the city govern
mcnt was properly conducted the
population would increase.
The business men and the mayor
Of Dexter held a meeting and Int
for Puklngton.
SHOW u.s." they said
Pukiugtou jumped at the chance
and after A conference. every bust.
ness man and every city ofriccr
agreed they would do whatever PIX
'ug'on said they should do
Pilkington sent Pogue 10 Dexter "a
be in active charge Of affairs.
Each business house and bank
June ! turned over 70 Pogue a com.
pletc statement OF it's business. in.
Guiding an invoice of the stock and
accounts. Each evening Pome calls
on the merchants and receives the
sales slips for the days buslncs..
From these he keeps q complete rec
ord by departments of each store
with tabulated statement showing
the amount OF goods sold in each
department, how much each cIcrr
sold, how much produce they handl
ed, how much their cash and credit
sales were, the number of customers
and the average purchase OF each
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

joe Cannon looking on and power
less to call the minority to OLA r
or b ing in a special rule shuttipg
off base hits, the democrats of thA
house or representatives. walloped ali
sorts of tariff schedules out OF tho
republicans at American league park
yesterday and won the most famous
congressional baseball game on rec
ord by score Of 26 to 16.
The democratic victory-the first
OF the extra sessiont-was followed
by cloudburst. The deluge did not
descend until the seven-inning battle
had ended, with the stout members
putting and groggy from running
bases and chasing balls. and the lean
members prone on the grass from ex-
hausted energy. The crowd which
witnessed this game was equally
weary-from laughter. The throng
present included most of the distin-
guished government officials.
President Taft did not attend-hc
was at Chevy Chase with Vice Pres
ident Sherman playing golf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

II used To take about twenty men
20 run Ardmoro's city affairs, now
II takes five. but what would be the
outcome If just one man was to have
charge OF the clty not only the gov
ernment part. but all the stores. the
management of all the business
houses, the banks, and was given au-
thority to dictate everything from the
mayor down 70 the least paid clerk
in any of our stores.
one man is running the whole
town Of Dexter. He dictates every
thing In a business way from what
the city government shall do 10 the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

Brady is authority for the circus
census.
The circus travels in eighty-five
special cars, made up into five
trains. The show tents cover twelve
acres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18

Delay in commencing treatment for
slight irregularity that could have
been cured quickly - Foley's Kidney
Remedy may result in a serious kid
ney disease Foley's Kidney Remedy
builds up the worn out tissues anu
strengthens these organs. Sold by
all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-18
ONE MAN RUNNING A TOWN
AWAKENS GREAT INTEREST

NEWSPAPER CRITICISM CALLED CHALLENGE
"sHoW US" SAID THE PEoPL THEN MANAGEMENT OF PUB.
Lie AN PRIVATE BUSINESS WAS TURNED OVER c.
PoGuE-HoW
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18
TONOPAH BELMONT.

The workings in this property
show constant improvement, and
with the ore bodies carrying the
greatest strength il the lowest
workings there is every reason to
predict bright future for the Bel
mont. So encouraged is the man
agement with the result of the de-
velopment work on the 11O0-foot
level that it is now sending the
winze on the Belmont vein down
to greater depth, in order toopen
up an intermediate level fifty feet
below the lowest workings of the
mine, after which the winze will be
continued down to the 12OO-foot
level and extensive lateral work
done at that point. In addition to
the extensive work being done in
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18
MACNAMARA MINING co.

There are no sensations to be re-
corded in this property this week.
The force has been employed in it's
regular systematic development dur
ing the progress of which $50 tons
of ore were extracted and sent on
to the mills for treatment. Each
level is characterized with splendid
bodies of milling ore. The output
of ore is not confined to any par
ticular place in the property, but
comes from different levels.
In the winze from the west drift
on the 200-foot level, which has ex-
posed a body of ore six feet wide
for over forty feet, some stopping
has been started on the east side
and thus far this work has shown
up fully eight feet of good milling
ore. Another portion of the mine
which is showing a fine body of ore
is located on the 300-foot level,
where the stope known as No. II,
and situated about forty feet east
Of the old east stope, exposes three
feet of excellent ore for distance
of forty feet.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18

satisfactory nature. The mill is
working steadily on the ores which
are being extracted and the under
ground workings are in splendid
shape. Outside of the progress that
is being made, THERE is little change
to note from the report of last
week. The indebtedness incurred
in the erection of the mill has been
practically wiped out there remain
ing but 100000 of an original in
debtedness of over 100000.
When the immense amount of
development work in addition to
the extraction of ore, is taken into
consideration, it can truly be said
that the Montana has made an ex-
cellent record and a showing which
its directors can we'll be proud of,
and is proof conclusive that Tono-
pah mines can make a fairly good
profit on 50-cent silver. Notwith-
standing the large amount of ore
which it was necessary to extract
in order to accomplish the above
result, the mine today is in excel
lent condition, with strong bodies
of ore exposed on nearly every lev
ell, giving every evidence of the cap
ability of the mine earning many
dollars for it's stockholders.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18

this portion of the company's prop
erty, the Belmont shaft, situated
over 1000 feet to the east of the
present working shaft, is being sent
down in order to determine the
flow of water which partially filled
that shaft during its idleness, which
is known to be local on account of
the workings directly underneath
the shaft, and nearly 500 feet deep
er. being absolutely dry. This shaft,
which was sent down $50 feet some
time ago, has been lowered about
twenty feet in an effort to get be-
low the wet belt While the water
which comes in does not amount to
much, Icing only from 1900 to
1000 gallons a day, arrangements
must be made to connect it up be-
fore the work of connecting it with
the crosscut on the i00-foot level
is commenced There is no doubt
but that this shaft, when completed,
will be the main working shaft of
the mine.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18
TONOPAH MINING.

The main three-compartment Miz-
pah shaft was sent down seven feet
and has now reached the 1454-foot
point. The flow of water remains
practically the same as for the past
100 feet, amounting to about co.
600 gallons day. The most of the
water comes from above the work.
ings in the bottom of the shaft and
is caught up in the sump at the
1380-foot point. The shaft will be
continued until it reaches a depth
of 1900 feet, when a station will
be cut and considerable prosecuting
done in order to prospect the for
nation. 1t is probable that further
depth below the 1500-foot point
will be attained by the use of the
diamond drill, which will most like
ly be sent to the 2500-foot point,
in order to ascertain the character
of formation. AS soon as the new
compressor has been installed and
more air is obtainable for the drills,
considerable new work will also be
prosecuted on the upper levels from
the different shafts, there being
large blocks of very promising
ground yet to prospect and open up,
particularly in the. western portion
of the company's property, where
the Red Plume shaft is located.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18

Some work is now being done at
this end of the company's ground,
but additional activity will take
place as soon as the required power
is at hand. Some time ago an ex-
cellent body of ore was encountered
near the Tonopah Extension lines
and opened up for quite distance,
the work done disclosing a strong
vein carrying good milling values,
but of late nothing has been done
on the ledge. At various other
portions of the mine important
work which gave every promise of
reward was discontinued temporar-
lily on account of the lack of power,
the present compressors being I'M
able to stand the heavy strain plac-
ed upon them for months prior to
the recent easing off of develop
ment work. In short time much
of this work will be resumed and
the weekly report of new work acL
complished will be much greater
than at present.
The mill report for the week
ending July II shows that an aver
age of seventy out of the 100
stamps were dropping constantly,
crushing 1915 tons of ore, of an
average value of $40 per ton. The
bullion shipment consisted OF
thirty-four bars of bullion. valued
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18

at $500 each, and twenty-five tons
of concentrates worth $425 a ton,
making total bullion shipments
amount to $37,S25. An average ex-
traction of 92 per cent was record
ed. The low average number of
stamps reported was caused by the
shutdown for the Fourth.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18
TONOPAH EXTENTION.

Operations on this property are
confined to the ground work for the
new mill. Nearly all the contracts
in connection with the mill equip
ment have been awarded and its
erection will proceed along the most
active lines.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18
SOUTHERN NEVADA MERCANTILE CO.
n Week With TOnOpdh'S Mines

The witnessed general activity the
There to OF .
power making the
standard The Tonopah Mining
company,
$50 the Midway lotions; Mcnamara
End, represents
o an $135,975.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-18

Use Rye Patch water. Phone 25S.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
STATE CAPITOL
CONTRACT Is LET
.PITTSBURC FIRM GETS IT
CONTRACTORS TO COMPLETE
BUILDING FOR LESS THAN
APPROPRIATION.

Little Rock, Dec S.-After figuring
since the first of December on the bids
submitted by the various contractors
for the completion of the Arkansas
state capitol, the state capitol com
mission yesterday afternoon awarded
the contract to Miller Bros. & Sons
of Pittsburg for $535, 1854. This is
to cover all the work contemplated by
the legislature when it made its ap-
preparation, and will do some addi-
tional work as well. The appropria-
ton was for the finishing of the build
ing above the basement floor, but al
lowed nothing for lighting and heat
ling. The commission gets a tempo
rary heating and lighting plant, and
considerable work done on the base
ment, which was not contemplated in
the appropriation, hence the state has
secured a bargain in the contract
price.
The next legislature will have to
care for the permanent lighting, heat
ing. completion of the basement and
beautifying the grounds, which will
cost at least $200,000 in addition to
the contract let yesterday afternoon.
The contractors are to get their ma
chinery on the grounds by the first of
the year and have the building com
pleted within another year. They are
to make a bond equal to twice the
amount of the contract, which must
be approved by the commission.
Batesville marble will not be used
in the construction of the stone dome,
hut Bedford stone instead. The own
er of the Bedford quarry was before
the commission for quite a while Mon
day, having been sent for in an effort
to have him make a price on the
Batesville marble which would permit
difference in the $4,000 his bid eX-
ceeded that of the contractors using
Bedford stone. He not only declined
to supply the marble at a cheaper fig
lure, but denver any before Nay /, ana
the stone for the dome before Decem-
ber /, which, of course, prevented the
commission from further considera-
tion of Batesville marble, and when
the contract was let today the Bed
ford stone was contemplated for the
dome.
The commission appointed a com
mittee to examine into the bond of
the Miller company, and start the con
tractors off on the work, and adjourn
ed to meet again in January, by which
time Governor Donaghey will have
moved his office to the new capitol
where he can give the work his per
Sonal supervision.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08

state and defense it was reduced to
$3.50, and the bond was furnished.
Chrouch is charged with having as
saulted Charley Mathews, a neighbor.
No one except the defendant and the
prosecuting witness was present when
the alleged assault occurred. Mat
thews claims that he was over at the
home of Chrouch's mother and that
while he was attempting to get out
corn to feed his horse Chrouch struck
him in the head with rock, infict-
ing an injury that caused him much
pain and loss of blood Chrouch claims
that he only pushed Matthews down,
and that if he was injured it was
caused by his falling on some hard
substance.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
BRIDGE WORK PROGRESSING

Work is progressing as rapidly as
the weather will permit on the new
steel bridge being erected at Hartwick
mill, in the northern part of the coun-
ty The last of the material for this
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
AMIS DON'T THINK
HINEMON CAN WIN

Little Rock, Dec. 8.-Nothing fur
ther has been heard from the confer
ence of politicians which took place in
Little Rock Saturday night, in
which J. II. Hinemon and c. c. Kava-
naugh were mentioned as possible op-
ponents to Gov. G.. W. Donaghey in
his race for reelection. Rev. w. 7.
Amis of Hot Springs, who is said to
have been urging j. H. Hinemon to
make the race, was in Little Rock
Monday night, but did not remain
over to the meeting of the missionary
and Sunday school board of the state
Baptist convention meeting yester-
day. In speaking of the situation,
Rev Amis stated he did not know
whether or not Mr.. Hinemon was go
ing to run, but if he did there was no
doubt in his mind that Mr.. Hlnemon
would be easily defeated by Governor
Donaghey. Rev Amis stated that he
believed had Mr. Hinemon announced
three months ago he would have stood
a show, but putting off the announce
ment until this time had killed his
chances for election. Rev Amis stated
further that he had been in a great
many cities of the state and found in
the most Of them a demand for Hine-
mon to make the race, but ne believed
the time too short now in which to
make a successful campaign.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
WANT TO MOVE SCHOOL.

A lengthy petition was filed this
morning with County Clerk J. H
Bailey, asking the county court to
change the bounds ry lines and remove
a school building located about five
miles north of Conway. The districts
affected are No. 63, No. 90, and No
81. The court is asked to order the
removal of the school from New Bthel
to Ackin Gap, to be located on a plot
of ground given by w. L. Ripple, and
to annex to No. 63 the east side of No
96 and all that part of other adjoin-
ing districts which lie south of Cad
ron creek.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08

Legal blanks for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
WITHDRAWAL
REPORT DENIED

A report which started from some
unknown source, and seems to have
gained considerable circulation, to the
effect that w r. McHenry had with
drawn from the race for county judge
is emphaticaly denied by Mr. McHen-
ny. When informed by The Log Cab
i'm Democrat over the long distance
telephone this afternoon of the ru-
mored withdrawal, Mr.. McHenry said
that it was Incorrect and that he was
still in the race.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08

to December l. 1t is generally be
lieved, however, that at least 80 per
cent of this years crop has been gin
ned in Faulkner county, indicating
that the total ginning would be about
300. If only 85 per cent was gin
ned to December l, the total ginning
would exceed 10000 bales.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-08
RECEIPTS CONTINUE LIGHT.

Receipts of cotton at Conway were
light again this week, only 301 bales
having ben brought to Conway during
the week ending today. Not included
in the total of 12,116 bales bought by
the six cotton firms of Conway are
35S bales stored in the Union ware
house, 7l8 shipped by j. f. Little and
250 shipped by various other paries
making total Of 13,442 bales brought
to Conway this season.
The ginners' report caused an ad-
vance of 20 points in the market to-
day and cotton is selling for 1856
against sac the same date last year
The weekly cotton statement follows