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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-25
TROUBLES OF CENSUS MAN,
Ducked In Water Trough and De-
ceived BY BashfuI Matron.

Ducked In Water Trough and De-
ceived BY BashfuI Matron.
1.-THE job of taking the census in q
rural district ia q continuous round Of
more or less PLEASURE" remarked Ed.
win B. Schneider, who has almost
completed the tack of enumer ating the
residents of the country south of this
city. "In some instances the census
man is welcomed as an official of the
United States government to whom the
courtesy OF accurate reply to the
questions propounded is due, while in
q few cases HE request for Information
Is resented as an intrusion upon the
privacy of the individuals domestic
and business aft fairs.
"Just to give an idea about what
the census man sometimes goes up
against" continued Mr.. Schneider,
''let me tell you of an experience that
happened a few days ago. After in
Producing myself to n of the farmers
on the bench, and securing some
necessary data about himself and his
property, I asked him whether his
farm was mortgaged. To this ques-
ton he replied by displaying q revolt
YER, and told me to go easy and not be
so darned inquisitive. I tried to ex.
plain that the census bureau desired
the information and that l really must
have it, and my loyalty to the cause
"a rewarded by the irate citizen
grabbing me and ducking my head in
the water trough.
"Another little incident that afford.
ed me more amusement than the ex.
perience just related" said Mr..
Schneider, "happened in a locality
that will not designate by name. In
the course of an interview with q
matrouly looking woman, she told
me that her age was twenty two, and l
accepted her statement with q mental
reserva alton as to its accuracy. After
securing replies to a few other ques-
tons, l asked her to give the names of
her children, If any, and their ages,
and the exhibit showed one son aged
1s years, and q daughter aged IA
years. Then something seemed to
jolt her memory, causing her to blush
as she smiled sweetly and said: ''Oh,
pardon me; l am 80 years of age!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-25

stated that Cockrill's face showed no
signs Of assault when he shaved him
the day after the shooting. Brief testi.
mony was also given by Mrs. Henry
Brinkman and others.
Among the witnesses called by the
defense was Miss Blackstone, county
school superintendent, who testified tha at
Henry Brinkman vas elected trustee
OF the Marias district, but could not
legally qualify for the position be.
=, cause he was not u resident of the
district. Mr.. Cockrill was appointed
to the vacancy, and the appointment
appeared to have been offensive to
Brinkman. who discussed the matter
with witness and remarked that he
would defeat Cockrill at the polls.
At the Monday morning session of
court, Judge Tattan gave the usual
instructions to the jury, defining the
law as to what constitutes murder in
the fret Or second degree, or man.
slaughter, and the penalty attached
to each class Of crime. The court also
informed the jury as to the law which
gives a man the right to defend him.
self from attack, whether or not his
life is really in danger.
w. S. Towner, county attorney,
followed with q review of the evidence
for the prosecution, after which At.
torney A. j. McDonough addressed
the jury for the defense. At the after.
noon session Attorneys w. G. Down
ing and W. F. O'Leary summed up
the evidence on their respective sides,
after which the case was given to the
jury.
The jury in the Cockrill case had
less trouble in arriving at a verdict
than was generally expected. They
retired about $40 p. m. and soon after
six o'clock returned to the court room
to announce their conclusion, which
was to the effect that the defendant,
Mark S. Cockrill, was o guilty of
criminal intent in killing Henry Brink
man.
1t is understood that, after q brief
interchange of opinions regarding
some of the evidence, the jurymen took
q ballot which showed about one-third
of them in favor of acquittal. Sub.
sequent ballots increased the number
until q unanimous ayr cement to that
effect was reached.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-25

BOHEMIAN, May 23.-Jennie Weld.
ensar, the 13-year.old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Weidenaar of the Hol-
land settlement west of this city, was
burned to death q few days ago. The
little girl, together with some play
mates, stopped at q burning straw
stack while returning from school. In
some way che ventured too near q
smouldering portion of the stack and
her clothing caught fire. She died in
q few hours.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-25

With the exception of the first inn.
ings, in which they were somewhat
nervous, the Benton boys played
good ball, and it was the testimony
of the spectators that it was an
even game. The hard hitting was
done principally by Herwig, Meade
and McKendry, but other members of
the team did good work in other lines.
Efforts are being made to have q re.
turn game played here on the Fourth
oil July.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-25
Great Falls vs.. Fort Benton.

The Fort Benton baes ball boys and
a large party of their friends returned
Monday morning from Great Falls,
where the local team played the Great
Falls Athletics Sunday afternoon.
The score, 5 to 3 in favor of Great
Falls, indicated ar interesting game.
The lineup of the Fort Benton team
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TO SETTLE SUITS
TEST CASES WILL BE ADVANCED
ON SUPREME COURT DOCKET
SUITS WILL BE SETTLED.

Apropos Wholesale litigation institu'
,ed by the government with reference
to the Indian land titles and which IS
tremendously material TO the Indian
Territory portion of the state, 1t may
be stated that Mr. Frost, special rep
resentatiye of the department of JUS
tice. with headquarters at Muskogee,
and having charge of this litigation,
and 5. T. Bledsoe of Guthrie, selected
by the committee of lawyers to repre-
sent the litiganJs in an appeal to the
United States supreme court, will ap-
peal as test case from the United
States court at St. Paul.
lnasmuch as the deeds to the Sem
mole allottees are remaining in the
vaults of the government undoliyered,
a Seminole test case will be perfected.
The representatives of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations appealed the
case styled United States VS.. McPher-
in as a test case. The motion filed
praying for a re-hearing was granted,
the court setting aside the order here
inbefore made denying motion 70
rehear, and the cases now stand as il
no motion for review had ever been
denied. This motion will be heard at
St. Paul on the 18th of October, and
inasmuch as the court hereinbeforn
denied the motion to review, 1t Is a
certainty the court will again deny
the motion TO review.
In the meantime the motion will be
lodged in the United States Court o.
Appeals, demanding that the cases
hereinbefore appealed to that court
and not appealed be remanded to that
court Hundreds of such cases are
ready to be dismissed as they have
been compromised, or the government
has discovered error in filing.
As soon as an appeal is perfected
motion will be filed in the supreme
court that they may be advanced OF
the docket and finally determined b!
the highest tribunal.
Millions OF dollars are involved II
this litigation and the decision i
awaited with a feeling of anxious eX
peCtanCy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

without its significance. 1t is in ey-
cry respect a live, wide-awake mod
crn city, rich in historic associa-
tion The visitor there realizes that
in succession the flags Of Spain,
France and Mexico have waved over
its people The city is all that
could be desired in the way of ho-
tells and its ability to accommodate
the visiting delegates
Reduced rates have been author
lied by the railways from every
state of the Trans-Mississipp section
Of the country to San Antonio for
this occasion and the attendance
promises to exceed that of former
years. Detailed information relative
to the congress, as to program, ho-
tel reservations and other data will
be furnished by request from the
office OF the secretary of the con,
gress. Hotel Gunter, San Antonio,
Tex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
MACHINE COMPANY
BUILDING FOUNDRY
WILL GIVE EMPLOYMENT TO A
DOZEN MEN-AN INSTITUTION
UPON A SOLID FOUNDATION.

Messrs. Jones-Everetl Machine Co,
conducting a machine shop on South
Mill street have begun the construc'
ton of an additional building and will
put in a we'll equipped, modern foun-
dry, capable of casting anything need
ed in this section. The foundry will be
a separate industry from the machine
shop Mr. II. B. Traw, an expert
moulder will have a third interest and
will look after this department and
will be known as "The Ardmore Foun.
dry Co."
This company will not start out on
large scale and 90 backward but
will build TO the business as demand
for such work increases no doubt aft
er a few months there will be addl-
tions made and at least one dozen men
employed All these parties ask is
the cooperation of the citizens, which
they deserve and should get a boost,
instead of knocks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

would have been about as welcome to
A. Cooper of Oswego, n. Y, as a mer-
ciless lung-racking cough that defied
all remedies for years. 1T was most
troublesome at night" he writes,
nothing helped me until l used Dr..
Kings New Discovery which cured
me completely. | never cough at night
now Millions know its matchless
merit for stubborn colds. obstinate
coughs, sore lungs, lagrippe, asthma,
hemorrhage, Group, whooping cough,
or hay fever 1t relieves quickly and
never fails to satisfy. A trial CON
vinces. soc. S100. Trial bottle free
IT'S positively guaranteed by Ardmore
Pharmacy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
Walding. Kinuan & Marvin.


Des Moines, la, Sept 19.-One Of
the largest conventions ever held in
the Iowa capital was opened today
by the International Association Of
Carpenters and Joiners The bien.
NAL session has attracted delegates
from every state of the Union and
the provinces of Canada. The Coli
scum is the meeting place of the
conclave and daily business sessions
will be held until oct. 9. Matters
of moment to the trade will be con
sidered in all their bearings The
principal entertainment feature will
be a great banquet ten days from
today. at which there will be nearly
5000 guests. l.. G. Bennett, of the
Dcs Moines schools. is in charge OF
the local arrangements of the con
ventiOn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital organs,
like strains on machinery cause
break-downs. You can't overtax stom-
ach, liver, kidneys. bowels or nerves
without serious danger to yourself II
you are weak or rundown, or under
strain of any kind. take Electric Bit
ters, the matchless tonic medicine.
Mrs ]. T.. Van de Sande, of Kirkland,
H., writes: THAT | did not break
down. while enduring a most severe
strain for three months, is due Who'll
ly to Electric Bitters." Use them and
enjoy health and strength. Satisfac-
tion positively guaranteed. soc at Ard
more pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
FARM EXHIBIT
WAS A DELIGHT
BELIEVED TO BE THE BEST OF
ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS.

Hundreds of people wiled In and
out at the agricultural exhibit on
West Main street Saturday. The %
were a number of men there ready
and anxious to conduct the visitors
through and explain the wonderful
results of farming in Carter county.
On exhibition were alfalfa, oats,
corn, kaffir corn, peanuts, melons,
pumpkins, potatoes, cane, onions, soy
beans, oats, rye. apples, grapes,
cherries. pears, peaches, cotton, and
a dozen other crops grown in the
county.
One stalk with four big ears on
it was one of the novelties. Cotton
stalks SO large and so we'll fruited
as to look like they would produce
two bales to the acre were there.
Six fine ears of corn that grew in
one hill was one of the sights.
The fair committee is raising a
sum sufficient to take the products
to the state fair at oklahoma City.
The doors will be open all this
week and the committee will be at
work Monday to raise the funds.
That exhibit will take the capital
prize at the state fair and ii ought
to go there. No other county in
the state can make such a showing
at the state fair.
One of the exhibits that especially
pleased everybody was a box of fine
red mellow apples, perfectly col
ored and as good market apple
as was ever shipped in here. Stalks
of corn fifteen feet high and rib
bon cane of about the same height
We'd with each other for admiration.
The exhibit is one that will make
every person feel proud OF their
state. lllinoisans in the crowd said
such an exhibit If it could be seen
in that state, would make their
people wild to move to Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
New Rear Admiral.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1G,-Capt. Viii
liam H. H. Switzerland, member of
the examining and retiring boards of
the navy, was advanced to flag rank
today, succeeding Rear Admiral Albert
G. Berry. The new rear admiral is fif-
ty-eight years Of age and entered the
naval academy in 1868. He Is the
youngest of the captains to be ele-
waited to flag rank this year
Capt Charles f. Fox, who went to
Annapolis the same year as Rear Ad-
miral Southerland, will become a rear
admiral next Thursday, assuming the
rank vacated by Rear Admiral Her
bert WinSlow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
Six Governors viii Attend.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. l5.-Ac-
ceptances from six governors to attenl
the Mississippi Commercial Coz
gress in San Antonio, Novemer 22-25,
gress in San Antonio, No. 1925,
Missouri. Nebraska, Oklahoma ana
Texas will be so represented. Seore.
tary of State Knox, VIM. j. Bryan, Git
ford Pinchot, John w. Noble and John
Barrett of the Bureau of American
Republics will be among the visitors
present In addition some % or 80 DIP
lomats from Mexican states. This Will
be the greatest convention held west
of the Mississippi river during the
current year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
CATARRH.
4 systemic BLOOD DISEASE

Catarrh is not merely an affection
of the mucous membranes it is a
deep-seated blood disease in which the
entire circulation and greater part oi
the system are involved. 1t is more
commonly manifested in the head,
nose and throat, because OF the sensi-
tive nature of these membranes, and
also because they are more easily
reached by irritating influences from
the outside. The symptoms OF Ca
tarrh, such as a tight feeling in the
head, nose stopped up, throat clogged
and dry, hacking cough, ETC., show
that the tiny blood vessels of the mu-
cous membranes are badly congested
and infamed from the impurities in
the circulation. To cure Catarrh per-
manently the blood must be purified
and the system cleansed of all un-
healthy matter. Nothing equals
S. S. S. for this purpose. 1t attacks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
Major Reno clear Havana 1Oc cigal
GREAT WINTER SPORT.
Three Crack Polo Teams at Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio.

Sam Houston, San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. H.
Polo has become the great winter
sport in San Antonio. Fort Sam
Houston, the second largest army
post in America has three crack
polo teams, that of the Twenty-esc-
ond Infantry, of the Third cavalry
and the Third field artillery. The
tournament held last year was a
brilliant success the most startling
feature being the phenomenal play
ing of the cowboy polo team near
Midland, which won the champion
ship.
Cowboys, of course, live in the
saddle and are by some authorities
held to be the greatest horsemen
in the world. The fact that the
breeding of polo ponies has become
an important industry in the San
Antonio country has developed
generation of polo playing cowboys.
There are several large polo
ranches in the vicinity of this city.
The polo pony is no longer
scrub but has been bred up to
high point of perfection. The orig
inal Texas cayuse is a descendant
of the Moorish horses brought over
to Mexico by Cortez. Having run
wild for several centuries they have
become thoroughly acclimated and
while some of them have degener-
ated it is possible, by selection. to
find the true Moorish type. Thor
oughbred stations have been import
ed from Kentucky and the new polo
pony has speed, endurance and
shapeliness.
The fame of the cowboy polo
player has reached the POLO cen
ters of the east and announcement
is made that half a dozen members
of the famous Meadow Brook club
of polo players will come 10 San
Antonio this winter to try the met
tie of the cowboys. The fact that
the game can be played here when
the north is snowbound in January
and February will give them an
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

The Roller school house about three
and a half miles northeast of Sulphur
was burned by an incendiary Friday
night.
The Roller school house was one of
the best in the county and was ME 'ly
furnished Loss was $780, with S'5c
Insurance.
The house will be rebu' at once.
School was to have beguc he.e asst
neutrality-suspicious. Democrat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the past fifteen years
aud believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan.
cially able to carry cut any obligation
made by his firm.
Walding, Kinuan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free Price rs cents
Take Halls Family Pills for CON
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
GOOD ROADS MEETING.
All County Commissioners in the
State Are Members Association.

State Are Members Association.
The State Good Roads Association
will meet in oklahoma City October
for a session of three days. Gov
crnor Haskell has made every coun-
ty commissioner in the state a mem
Der of the association and president
Robert +. Sciyally, sent out notices
yesterday to every commissioner in
the state informing him of the action
of the governor and urging the com
missiOners to attend.
The problem of good roads in Okla
homa rests more upon the county
commissioners than upon any other
person. The counties cannot build
roads without the cooperation of its
board of commissioners and Robt.
Sciyally, being commissioner in a
county that has done more road work
than any other county in the state is
the person TO send out
just such notices.
The day of the progressive farmer
is here. The day of good roads has
come to stay and Oklahoma is taking
the lead in such improvements.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept ia
great exposition of the arts and in
dustries of Tennessee and northern
Georgia was opened here today and
will extend through the week. The
dog, poultry and pet stock show is
among the largest ever held in the
south
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
TRANS-M|SS|SS|PP|
COMMERCIAL CONG,
IN MANY RESPECTS THE MOST
IMPORTANT SESSION OF THAT
BODY EVER HELD.

San Antonio. Tex, Sept l9.-An
Official call has been ,ssued for
Trans Mississippi commercial con
gress. which is scheduled TO meet
in san Antonio, Tex, on November
222J, and the announcement is be-
ing scattered broadcast throughout
the Middle West. Commercial clubs,
boards OF trade, chambers of com
merce and the various other civic
organizations together with mayors
of cities and governors of states
are being importunel TO get busy
at once and select delegates to the
convention.
The governor of each state has
the power to appoint twenty dele
gates. the mayor OF each city is
empowered to appoint one delegate,
each civic organization is entitled
TO representation on the scale of
one delegate for every fifty mem
DeIs Win maximum VI "" wv
gates. and each foreign country also
will be asked to send a delegate
to the convention
Among the men OF note who Will
appear on the program at the com
ing convention, are Philander G..
Knox. secretary of state: Hon. John
Barrett, director Of the Pan-Ameri-
can bureau; William ]. Bryan, Ar
mold Shanklin, counsel general to
Mexico; governors of the various
states and representatives from Lat
in-American countries. Every effort
is being put forth by the executive
committee to make the twenty-lirst
congress live practical session and
to secure the desired results by free
discussion.
Second only to the national con
gress in Importance, the TRANSMITS
sissippi congress has been a po-
tent factor in western development
during the past twenty years. 1t
constitutes free forum for the
west. where governmental politics
projects of commercial and indus
trial development and the best
means for their utilization may be
freely discussed. The organization
represents at its meeting the crys
talized commercial sentiment of the
states west of the Mississippi
While representing only the states
lying between the Mississippi river
and the Pacific coast, its objects OF
highest Importance to the entire
country and succeeding generations
will be considered at the next SEES
sion. Chief among these are. Pan
American trade, the Panama canal
improvement of inland waterways
and harbors. merchant marine. recla-
nation of lands by irrigation and
drainage, insurance, live stock, in.
natural wealth, Alaska and the Pan.
anna exposition.
The delegates to the convention
feel free to discuss any subject ar-
fecling the generrr welfare OF the
Trans-Mississipp states The depart
ment OF state OF the United States
transmitted the formal invitation of
the congress TO the republics OF
Latin-America, and acceptances have
been received from a number of the
governments coupled with the advice
that they would be officially repre-
sented at the San Antonio conyen-
tion.
The location of the congress in
san Antonio, the largest city in the
largest state in the country, is not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best
known medicine in use for the relief
and cure of bowel complaints. 1t cures
gripping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and
should be taken at the first unnatural
looseness OF the bowels. II Is equally
valuable for children and adults. II
always cures. Sold by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19
II Saved His Leo,

"All thought I'd lose my leg writes
]. \. Swennsen, of Watertown, Wis.
Ten years of eczema, that Is doctors
could not cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured It,,
sound and we'll" lnfallible for Skin
Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Boils,
Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles 25c at Ardmore PharmaCy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

to heal, the head is cleared, breathing
becomes natural and easy, the throat
is no longer clogged, and every un-
pleasant symptom of the disease dis
appears. S. S. S, is the greatest of all
blood purifiers, and for this reason is
the most certain cure for Catarrh.
Book on Catarrh and medical advice
free to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

Can be depended upon" is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
it is used in connection with Cham
berlan's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy it means that it never fails
to cure darrhoea, dysentery or bowel
complaints. 1t is pleasant to take and
equally valuable for children and
adults Sold by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-19

opportunity to keep in training.
Some of the local sportsmen are
discussing sending the famous cow
boy team to the east in case they
succeed in defeating the Meadow