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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28

punch brought him TO MS knees ard
aroused his anger. Just what hap
pened next has never been clearly
known. II was too fast 10 watcn: and
IL an instant time hetchel vas on
mis- back and beins counted out. He
dld lot seem 10 realize what had
STRUCK him, and Johnson himself
seemed astonished al the result OF his
sudden e1niOit.oa OF strength and
speed.
Johnson was born in Galveston, in
1875, his birthday being March 81, and
if rlng experience goes for anything
he has it. IN 1901, ms first year as
fighter, ne tougnt six fights, winning
all but one, which was a draw. TIE
next year he went into the ring SIX.
teen times, and from then on was al
most constantly engaged until TO date
he mas to MS credit over sixty battles.
While many OF mis- opponents have
not been OF the style TO est his mettle,
ais frequent bouts have served a. least
TO keep him always in training, and
this is one OF the strong arguments
Of his partisans.
Temperamentally Johnson is an in
teresting study. His chief characteris-
tic is his unfaiing good nature,
cuIiously constant SORT OF even tenn
per that nothing seems TO ruffie. His
golden smile is seldom out OF evil
dence, and not even the coarse and
Insulting jibs that frequently greet
him from fight spectators seem TO
have the power to disturb him. Even
when ducking a storm Of blows AMI
showing wonderful skill in eyading
the onslaughts of his opponent, John
CONTINUED on PAGE SIX.
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'My father has been sufferer from sick
headache for the last twenty years and
never found any relief until he began
taking your Cascarets Since he has
begun taking Cascarets he has never had
the headache. They have entirely cured
him. Cascarets do what you recommend
them to do. 1 will give you the privilege
of using his name. "-E. M. Dickson,
1920 Resiner St., w. indianapolis, Ind.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good Never Sicken Weaken or Gripe.
1Oc. 2Sc, Soc. Never sold in bulk. The gen.
uine tablet stamped c &C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 92S
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SKETCHES Of JEFFR|ES AND JOHNSON
MEASUREMENTS AND STORY Of FIGHT

,Jerf1es Is the fact that it tooz a great
7 deal Of argument 10 convince him mat
/ he was a fighting man a. all Despite
! Naturc'z generosity 10 him IN the mat.
ter Of size and strength, be had a
strong suspicion all the time that be
1as Intended 10 DO a farmer. Through
his early life he displayed great fond
ness for getting close 10 nature ia a
fishing ROD or gun, and spent quite
bit of time amODz the mountains.
lie developed decided fondness for
country he. and when he resigned MS
high state as champion. having an
nexed enough money through purses
moving pictures and stage appearances
% dO ahat be pleased, be hastened
10 a farm zoo Southern California With
me Intention of ending h.s days a. a
sort " country squire Had John
Arthur Joauson and the color qIes-
tlon no. lnterfcred with his plans. he
would. 10 al probability. have carried
out that determination.
Jenries was born IN Carroll. Oaio,
boz 1915. but his parents came 10 Iali-
foula 10 soon after his arrival that
he Is looked upon almost as native
of thar state. Little IS recorded Of
his dolngs prior 10 1891 beyond the
fact that be was mithty hunter. a
good boi er-maker, and rough and
tumble fighter with whom few cared
10 mix. lie never Was an amateur
fighter The first time he entered the
ring he did so on the spur Of the
moment. accepting the challenge Of
coIDred fighter named Hang Griffin
because Of the money he would get
by defeating the challenger. The fight
occurred ln Los Angeles. cal. IN 1893.
and Jen accomplished me defeat Of
the colored man In fourteen rounds,
up with an artistic knockout.
While this victory did not seem 70
arouse Jcn 10 any ambition as a
fighter it attracted the attention Of
Fighters TO him az a valuable training
partner lie seconded mIddle-weight
named Billy Gallagher IN San Fran
lsco two years later. and Gallagher
got him match in 1896 with Dan
Long. Of Denver There was 81 900
purse up. and Long went to sleep in
he second round when Jcn's left en-
.ountCred his nose
II was shortly after this that Jim
'orbctt began TO prepare for his fight
with Fob Fltzslmmons. which gave
nc latter the championship Harry
;orbett. Jims brother, who was on
he lookout for sparrlng partners, sent
len up 10 Carson city, Nevada, to join
Inns training staff COrbett hammer
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Aunroe al Butte. ]. gss q stzy-four-
rounds offer. and MunToe stared -
clinging 10 JEFF al TIE time Munroe.
after the hght. claimed be had knock
I'd JEFF down. As = matter OF fact the
big man slipped and fell; but Munroe
ooasred 0. his alleged triumph until
Jens anger Eas aroused and another
night arranged. They met in san
Francisco. and Munroe went down and
out in the second round
In his preparation for his fight with
johnson. Jeffries has done the hardest
training gOrE he vas ever known TO
undergo. His methods have been Pc
culiarly his own as a rule. He went
in for bear shooting. fishing. noun
tain climbing and the Ike. and his
trainers had little TO say about what
ne did
In preparing for Johnson, howeye-
the retired champion has left no par.
Of his training 20 uncared for He
would not agree TO the match unit
assured by try-out work and the opin-
ions OF physicians that he was physic-
ally able 10 get into good condition.
Once assured OF that. he took up mis-
quarters in the Santa Cruz mountains
sixty miles south OF san Francisco.
and drilled as he never drilled before.
In his camp jim Corbett, volunteer
aid, reigned supreme. Jef believed
Jim was a wise man on matters con
nected with care Of the body, and he
needed the former champions words.
Joe Cnoynski was there also. and Bot
Armstrong. All three Of them we're
victims Of Jeffs handiwork in times
past, but they worked hard to prepare
him for his last great battle. Among
Choynski's unrecorded battles is the
defeat via a knockout OF Jack Johnson
II was during three-round fight Al
Galveston in 1892. Farmer Burns was
another Of the training squad. He is
a wrestler Of considerable repute. and
not day Of training passed by JET
fries engaged him in a struggling.
lauling, hefting match.
Eight years ago, when Johnson be-
gan to loom on the puglistic horizon.
he urged his managers to make every
effort TO arrange for d fight with JEFF
fries. Jeffries can't touch me, was
his boast even in those days. and he
fre'ted continually over the fact that
until ne acquired a reputation, his
prospects for a championship battle
were but as gauzy as the tail of Hal
ley's comet. He says he believed then
as confidently in his ability to achieve
the title as he did six years later
when at last his opportunity to battle
for the supreme prize was realized.
at was not my fights themselves.
but my fight to get those fights that
proved the hardest part Of the .
Johnson told The Associ- I
ated Press in recounting his Difficult .
ties in reaching the pinnacle of his .
ambition. 1T was my color. They .
told me to get get rep; but how
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made between JEFF and BOD a. Coaey
Island. 1879 Il Esz looked upon =
5Oke. es tae man Eho had gathered
jim COrbett's scalp il decisive sty e
vas too1s1t 70 be abe 10 play w!ih
/ the big green hand. JerTles. Fitz-
simmons did play Eit1 aim-iO- nine
. rounds. Il there Tss sny part o,
Jers head ae did 10, hit a. win. no
body Z, the ringside could locate ne
place But IN the tenth FItz tried, and
II the eleYenth, after going down
twice. he vas unable 70 ge; up z third
time. and jim Jerries vas champion
Of the world
Five months later Jefr.es met Tom
Shsrkey again in a twenty-five round
fgh, a. Coney Island JEFF got de-
cision over the sailor. but he declares
that Saarsey is the gzmest man who
ever entered the ring.
CorDett. BY this time, was eager 10
ge, match with his former sparring
partner. The fgnt was arranged, and
for twenty rounds Jerries took a ter
rife amount Of punis hment. He Ut.
terly failed 20 reach Corbett with mis-
gloves. although COrbett battered him
around 80 freely that the big fellow
looked foolish. eff : seconds told him
that he was an eX-champion beyond
doubt unless he did something. and
Jef went out 70 do in the next round
He tore after COrbett. minding the
storm Of blows that met him no more
than he would mind 50 many rain
drops. His left reached COrbett's mid
section in the twenty.thlrd round. and
a moment later his riglt ended the
fight with shOrt-arm jolt 10 the jaw.
Jeff's next fight Of any Importance
was with his old opponent Rubin.
After five rounds Ruhlin quit. JEFF
had learned too much for Ruhlin be-
tween their meetings.
Probably the greatest amount of
punishment Jef ever took-and he
took lot Of it first and last-was in
his second fight with Fitzsimmons.
The fight took place in 1902, and Fitz
threw all his cleyerness and strength
into the first three rounds. Jeffs face
was badly cut by his blows and while
Fitz was fresh, the champion looked
Ike novice beside him. But he could
not keep it up, and he could not seem
10 worry Jeff 10 any extent. In the
eighth Jeffs right caught the ou
champion in the stomach. his left
went to the jaw. and Fitzsimmons was
classed among the has-beens for good.
The second fight with Jim Corbett
was Jef's last important fight. In.
that fight Jeff showed that he had atI
last learned the boxing game. Hel
outfought Corbett, the admitted mas
ter Of glove work aud foot work, At
every point Of the game, and in tLe'
eleventh Corbett went down for the
count This was Corbett's last aI-I
pearance in the ring.
Just prior to his retirement JEFF
fought a four-round draw with Jack !
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For Headaches.
There Isn't Any Headache Remedy
That Does The Worh Lihe
Hicks CAPUDINE.

II gives quick relief from Headaches Of
all kinds, including Sick or Nervous
Headaches, and Headaches caused from
heat, cold, grip or stomach troubles.
Capudine is also the best and quickest
remedy for attacks Of Cold or Grip. II,
soon relieves the aching and feyerishness
and restores normal conditions.
capudinc Is liquid-easy and pleasant
10 take acts Immediately l0c., 25c.
and Soc at drug stores.
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CONTINUED on PAGE SIX.
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Notice of Sale at Public Auction.

Notice of Sale at Public Auction.
To ]. NJ. Gregory, w. E. Bozell, NJ.
Walcott and all others whom 1t may
concern:
You are hereby notified that on Sat
urday, the first day of October, 1910,
at the Frisco freight depot in the city
of Ardmore, Carter county, state o.!
Oklahoma, the undersigned will sell
at public auction, to the highest bid
der for cash, certain railroad car
known as Private Car No. 10, Old
Arms car No. 6307, to satisfy legal
freight, demurrage and other charges
which have accrued upon same; said
car having been held in the possession
OF the undersigned railroad company
at Ardmore, Oklahoma, for period Of
more than six months after It's arrival
at that point, and the owners thereof,
upon due notice, having failed and
neglected to receive the same and pay
the legal charges thereon for a period
of more than three months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23
WOMEN'S HANDlWORK.
Display Of Textiles at State Fair vii
Be Superb.

Be Superb.
When visitors to the twenty-fifth an
nual meeting of the State Fair of Tex
as, which opens at Dallas october 10
and continues sixteen days, they will
find one of the most important depart
ments OF the Fair has been set aside
for the exhibition of the handiwork OF
women skilled in necdlecraft and with
pen, pencil and brush.
Displays of needlework, handmade
lace, embrolderies, photography, arts
and crafts, oil paintings and water col.
ors, hand-painted china and ceramics
already booked indicates that the tex.
tile division is again going to overflow
with such exhibitions. The State Fair
management offers handsome pre-,
MUM in each class.
The manual art department, open to
the school children of the state, Is
attracting great deal of interest
School children expert in drawing and
designs, domestic science and art, etc,
will have an opportunity Of participate
ing for gold medals and liberal cash
prizes.
The exhibition in the manual art di.
vision promises to be exceptionally
large, owing to the fact that the teach.
ers Of the state are assisting the
management in making this feature
great success,
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OKLAHOMA OWES ITS CITIZEN
SHIP a BETTER EXAMPLE.


'''
paOle OF resisting uhuue influences
brought about by high salar.ed en-.
ployes of the trusts will. when he
closoIv ,oots into ,s,boIt ,,,i,,
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pe''o' Vi any o'HeI paving H'"'e'l"''
~ 'i''NeS d Si'oo'' Su'Iaoe' uH' "e''-
ioS' ""5onS move rs hol'eIesSly
o'ei II "S Il DaOy carnage NOV es
over oa'Pe'eu ioo'' II Is pra''
i1'''' ''ueS' u "0'iO'e' 'ne'c Is no
reason why II "ouIu not last Tor
my Se1's Nl'nou' repairs me eN'
P'Hse Vi NeeIl"S II up amounts 10
ho'ii'iis' It makes oeauIiluI street
'.'a "o"'u oe cTeu't 10 lne cap
i'al o''y u any state III 'he uhlon'
ON'"'o'''" observes IHe DeSI 1t mas
'i'e OeSI "l'nIh l'S own borders ana
'o'.'i',o" sense couPleu with economy
ana nome p'iue ought TO lead tle
commissioners 10 use II on the
s''ee'S OF tne ne" capitol addition
10 the city OF Oklahoma city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23
CALEB POWERS IN CONGRESS-

When Caleb Powers nominated for
congress by the republicans of the
eleventh Kentucky district, takes his
seat in the house, his district being
overwhelmingly republican, he will
not be the only man in high public
position in Washington who has been
in Jail for alleged crimes. Powers.
as is we'll known. was for years I'm
prison charged with completely in the
murder of Governor Goebel ana Later
pardoned by Governor Wilson. Jus
tice Horace II. Lurton of Tennessee
was imprisoned at Columbus. Ohio.
during the civil war He was one
of Gen. John H. Morean's raiders
with whom he was captured on their
rash venture into Indiana and ohio.
General George W. Gordon. rcpre.
sentative from the tenth Tennessee
district and commander of the United
Confederate Veterans Association.
spent some time in a northern pris-
on after his capture at the battle
OF Franklin, where. leading his brig
ade in a charge on the Union breast
works, his horse carried him far in
advance of his men and into the
arms OF merciful enemy, who
might have slain him, but spared him
for a rest from his impetuosity in a
secure northern prison. Congress
man Richardson of the eighth Ala.
bama district, was in 1868 a Confed.
crate prisoner in Murfreesboro.
Tennessee jail, under sentence TO
hang as a spy. lie says he would
doubtless have met such fate but
for the fact that General Forrest sur.
prised the Federals and rescued him.
So there will be two members of
the next house who have had TO suf-
fer the agony of sentence to death,
when Caleb Powers takes his seat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23

1T has been demonstrated in Ok
lahoma and other states that profit
able crops can be grown successful
ly if the principles of dry farming
are faithfully carried out. There is
nothing mysterious about this sys-
TEN of agriculture. 1t calls for deep
plowing. disking and frequent har-
rowing to open the soil, thus con-
serving the largest percentage OF
natural moisture and precipitation.
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$50 ACRES, fine smooth prairie
farm, most all in cultivation, 5 miles
from Ardmore, one mile from con-
solidated district school. fine water,
good fruit, three sets Of buildings,
all fenced, ready for occupancy; a
rare bargain at $50 per acre-one
of the best farms in the country.
Terms II desired. Perfect title.
ADAMS BROS.
Ardmore.
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ADVERTISE SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LANDS
At VERY LOW RATES FOR NINETY DAYS

The filing Of land suits In the fed
eraI court has had the effect Of making
all titles on the Indian Territory side
Of the state questionable and has
served to keep many investors out of
this state. Such doubts ought not to
exist. There are thousands Of farms
here for sale where the title is as
good as in any portion Of the world,
Southern Oklahoma needs to have
these lands purchased and put in a
state of cultivation Farmers in other
states need the lands, they should
know that titles are good In Oklahoma,
they should know something Of the
lands and something Of the products
that grow here.
In order to give the farmer IN other
states an idea Of what lands with good
stiles are offered for sale here The
Ardmoreite for the next ninety days
will make special price to all per-
sons In Carter county and adjoining
counties who desire to give descrip-
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A Big Land Bargain.

17o ACRES, 1875 acres in cultiva-
ton, some timber, some bottom land
and some second bottom land. AS
much as thirty acres is subirrigated
and Is extra good alfalfa land. Four
miles from railroad. Fine for fruit,
corn and cotton. Price SIS an acre.
Terms, one-third cash. balance one
and two years.
FELIX X. WEST,
Ardmore. Okla.
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GORE DECLINES.
Oklahoma Senator Cannot Attend
Meeting at Spokane.

meetlnq at spokane
Spokane, Wash. Sept. 22.-United
States Senator Gore of Oklahoma
says in a telegram to John T. Burns,
secretary of the Dry Farm
ing congress, that while he cannot
attend the convention at Spokane,
Oct. to G, he is deeply interested
in the movement, which is for the
betterment of agricultural conditions.
The full text of the message fol
lows:
Il regret the impossibility of ac-
cepting your kind invitation to at
tend the fifth dry farming congress
at Spokane. | feel the deepest in
terest in the objects of the con-
Gress and in the great good already
accomplished. The system will rev.
olutionize the farming OF the west
and will react beneficially upon the
farming of the whole country
hope to see your entire section as
fruitful as garden. Dry farming
is good farming. Whenever l can
be of service, command me"
Commenting upon the foregoing,
Secretary Burns said that when Set
ator Gore declared dry farming to
be good farming he sounded the key
note of the modern method Of tillagc
in semi-arid and so-called arid dis
tricts adding:
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NOTICE

To Parents and Guardians OF Indian
and White Children:
The United States government will
pay st. Agnes Academy, Ardmore
Okla, for board and tuition for a
limited number of Chickasaw and
Choctaw Indian girls and boys.
A separate building has been erect
ed for the boys.
We are also prepared to take whi .
children.
For further particulars Ptdress
ST AGNES ACADEMY,
1S-de-wl Ardmore, Okla.
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For the twenty-fifth annual meeting
Of the State Fair of Texas, which
opens at Dallas. October 10 and con.
tinues sixteen days, the railroads will
make exceedingly low round trip rates
from all points in the Southwest. Ap-
preCiating the vast Importance the
State Fair of Texas Is in the develop.
men OF the Southwest, general pas.
senger agents of Southwestern rail.
roads have assured the management
that a visit TO the Fair will be in the
reach OF all
Poultry 'anciers OF the Southwest
will find much OF interest in their di-
vision at the coming State Fair Of
Texas. which opens at Illllas October
is and continues sixteen days. The
premiums in this division have been
considerably increased over last year
All the latest developments in the in
dustry will be exhibited. Superinten.
dent Van Wrinkle is now In the North
attending lows in order TO becom
acquainted With the latest in the poul
try show respect
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23

80 ACRES Caddo bottom, alfalfa
and, best sol, on earth, G5 acres In
cultivation; no house; miles from
Ardmore; I mile from school; one
Of the best tracts OF land in Carter
county; for s35 per acre. Title per
feet. ADAMS BROS.
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ADAMS BROS.
The Best Land Bargain.

12o ACRES, perfect title, 4 miles
from railroad town. part timbered
sandy land, part second bottom and
part first bottom land. so acres In
cultivation, one-fourth OF 1t Is sub
irrigated aud Is extra good alfalfa
land. Price $40 per acre. Terms,
one-thlrd cash, balance In one and
two years.
FELIX X. WEST,
Ardmore, Okla.
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30 ACRES adjoining the townsite of

80 ACRES adjoining the townsite Of
Springer. part OF which will make a
fine addition to the town. all In cul-
tivation, will make price later. perfect
title. also have other land near
there which will be for sale expect
to be In Ardmore about Sept 9th for
30 or so days. r, M. Fox.
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iiotice.

Ever since the city commenced i'm
proving Washington street and 1st
Avenue, some malicious persons have
made it a practice Of defacing the
curb and gutter by walking or mark
ing on it while the cement was fresh.
This is causing considerable trouble
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23
sWARMS OF BEES.
Frank c. Odell, Noted Expert, vii
Lecture at Fair.

Lecture at Fair.
Dallas, Texas. - Introducing a new
feature in popular education, the
management of the State Fair of Tex
as, for the tweuty-fifth annual meeting
which will be held October 10. and
will continue sixteen days, has secured
for the Apiary Department Frank c.
Odcll master apicul,urlst, writer and
entertainer. MIR. Odell is the origina
tor of one of the most novel and at
traCtive series of entertainments ever
offered to a discriminating public. He
enters n screened enclosure with full
hive Of fifty thousand live and active
honey bees, absolutely without protec
tiOn against stings, and puts his insect
friends through a vaudeville perform
anCr of the highest type With hat.
full Of bees swarmiug all over his
head. hundreds on his barred breast,
creeping by thousands over his person
and sitting them through his fingers
! like grains OF sand, his audience Is
| kept in eager expectancy as he un.
| folds to them the wonders OF the in.
sect world and its Importance In agri.
culture in rapid fire lectures abound.
ing in refined humor and eloquence OF
that charming style which can only
come from one who has lived with
nature and drank deep of her lnspira-
ton.
This attraction has been shown dur
ing the past five years of great agrI.
cultural fairs and horticultural expo.
sitions of the country to over a million
delighted hearers and It's instant sue.
cess Is attested by constant recalls for
repeated engagements.
It is offered with a genuine desire
to please the people and lead them
into the wealth OF happiness which
abounds for all lovers of Nature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23

1so ACRES adjoining the fine new
brick school building on the west side
at Springer, about all In cultivation,
one set houses, small pasture. nch.
black sandy land. a great bargain at
$500, part terms. perfect title. F. M.
Fox.
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For Sale.

$50 ACRES, Al miles from Madill; 4
miles from Durwood. Four-ffths al
smooth. one-ffth slightly broken; so
70 90 acres under cultivation, balance
open post-oak timber land. Soil very
fertile. Title, Restrictions Removed.
Price $1,000 per acre. The best bar
gain offered for a long time.
s.1m BURWELL 4 DEXTER.