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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
Notice Of Liquidation.

The lumber business of the Smith
Fraley Lumber Co. has been pur-
chased by the h-Fraley4Barringer
Co., and the Smith-Fraley Lumber
Co. has been placed in course of
liquidation.
The Smith-Fraley Lumber Co. will
hereafter be in business only for the
purpose of liquidation, and all per-
sons indebted to this company will
please make adjustments at once.
The SNIITH-FRALEY LUMBER co.
17tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
RDMORE OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST II 1910

which provide for the sale Of 100000,
600 worth Of land belonging to the In
/ dians and which would allow McMur
ray 10 per cent. or $3,OoO,OOO in fees
/ He also had urged other Indians to
| sisn them. He testified he was a
particular friend Of McMurray
Johnston tes flied in what are known
as the citizenship cases several years
ago. He approved of a contract in
which McAIurray got a salary Of $4,000
a year and $1,000 a year expenses. \
short time afterwards he approved Of
another contract in which he, Nc
Murray, obtained for doing the same
work contingent fee of $3.50, 900. The
latter fee was to have been $l,500,O0O
but was cut down one-half by the gov
ernment.
"Why was it YOU were willing to
give McMurray $750,o0O for doins that
for which he already was paid a sal
ary?" asked Representative c. b..
Miller of Minnesota.
Because we thought he earned it,
replied Chief Johnston. He kept off
the rolls 1900 claimants to our prop
erty and thus saved us $4,000 for
each person kept off, or total of
$l6OO0,O00. | would have been willing
10 have paid him 80 per cent, or 49,
100000"
you were willing to give little
graft money, in order to save that
much land, is that all? Now tell us
why ii is that a few days after that
$3.50 600 was paid to McMurray,
you were able to deposit to your per
sonal account in bank at Denison,
Tex, 5000. Where did you get that
$75 00O?"
81 don't remember. ! was dealing in
cattle and my account varied so
don't remember
The depositing of $4,000 to your
personal accounts produced so little
impression on your mind that you
don't remember? When you became
chief or governor of your tribe, isn't
it fact that your bank account was
only FIVE hundred dollars? How then
will you be able to deposit $4,000
just a short time after McMurray got
his $750,OOO fee?"
Chief Johnston insisted thai he did
not remember.
Asked why $500 in warrants for
expense accounts rendered by McMur-
ray had been made out in his favor
Johnson explained he was accustomed
to pay off the expense bills incurred
by McMurray. Johnston said his sal
airy as chief executive of his tribe
was $4,000 In response to questions, |
the witness asserted he had never re-
ceived financial aid from McMurray. |
He declared a majority of his tribe
favored paying the McMurray $4,000, |
600 fee in the present proposed sale
of land.
Governor c. \. Haskell today teie-
his willingness to testify, but
probably will not be called
1t was stated to the committee that
other Indian witnesses who had said
they waived the contracts, had asked
to be recalled to the stand in conse-
quence of Chief Johnston's testimony.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
WHO IS YOUR FAVOR|TE NOMINEE?
HELP HIM Win THIS WAL THAN WATCH

The democracy of Carter county has
as its nominees the best men of the
county, they have gone into every nook
and corner of the county. they have
made campaign speeches on every
stump and the campaign will soon be
on for he November election and The
Ardmoreite will give the most popular
nominee Of the democracy in Carter
county a Waitham watch. The watch
is on display at the Tarver Il Dorrah
jewelry store in Ardmore. The watch
is worth $50 and is a beauty it will
be a perfect time-keeper tor natural
life time. The Waltham watch is one
of the best watches made-it is built
and sold on honor and your favorite
candidate will appreciate your cou-
pons in his behalf There is not
nominee but that would be almost
as proud of winning this watch over
the other nominees as he was to win
the office over his opponents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
krebs is Progressive.

McAlester Okla, Aug. 16.-At an
election today in Krebs to vote &c.,
900 bonds for water main extension
there was not a dissenting vote. This
little city had already voted $4,000
for a waterworks system. which is
now being installed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

evidently written by a chauffeur who
had faileil to pass the examination
required under the new Callan au-
tomobile law, was mailed from New
York City Saturday. 1t declares that
time the Callan law became effect
i've should have been exempted from
examination the same as owIers OF
cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Oklahoma City, Okla Aug. 1c.-
Friends of the late Bill Cross have
organized a Cross nlamorial fund
and will erect a magnificen, monu
ment for the late secretary OF
state. c. r. Goucher. Z. !. G!ddingS
and Judge J. II. Beatty are the
leaders in the movement
1t is likely that a petition will be
circulated among his friends in or
der to raise the necessary funds.
II enough money is no, raise !
by this means the legislature all
be requested to allow an approprie-
ton. state officials are also active
in the raising Of the money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Spokane. Wash. Aug. 16.-At Wal
lace, Idaho. hundreds of pounds OF
dynamite were hung to the limbs OF
trees on the high points surrounding
the city and exploded in the hope
that the effect might produce rain
to check the devastation by forest
fires. It is said to have had re-
suit, for at midnight last night the
rain began falling for the first time
in two months. The fall has been
heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
ADVERTISE sour, ,[QN OKLAHOMA LANDS
At VERY LOW RATES '[qR SIXTY 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
titles are offered for sale here The
Ardmoreite for the next ninety days
will make a special price to all per-
sons in Carter county and adjoining
counties who desire to give descrip-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Albany, N. Y, Aug. ia letter
threatening him with what Gaynor
got" and signed by the ''Chauffeur's
Black Hand Gang" was received
Monday by Secretary of State Sam
uel S. Koenig. The letter, which was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
HEAVY RAINS OVER
KANSAS THIS A. M.
TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL RE-
PORTED THROUGHOUT THE
KANSAS CORN BELT.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 17.-Over two
inches of rain fell this morning over
the greater portion of the state. The
Kansas corn crop is reported general
ly beyond all danger
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
GOVERNOR OF THE CHlCkA-
SAWS RECALLED TO WITNESS
STAND BY COMMITTEE.
TELLS Of ATTORNEYS FEES''
Johnston Says Indians Have Had SO
Much Legal Business It Has Been
Necessary to Hire Lawyers by the
Half Dozen to Represent Them.

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. lin response
to a request from Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs Valentine, the special
congressional committee today forwaru
ed to Beverly Il statement, covering
the amount of attorneys fees paid by
the Indians.
The statement was said to be for
the use of President Taft.
The statement covers period of
twenty years and shows the money
paid out in contingent fees to,als over
100000 The largest fees are $7S9,-
900 paid by the Chickasaws. In some
instances the fees paid are as high as
twenty-five per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Sidney Suggs was made a present Of
a fifty-fye pound watermelon this
morning by J. c. Hazlett, farmer and
melon raiser, who is shipping a great
number of melons out of the city.
FPazlett offered Mr.. Suggs the melon
provided he would carry it from the
Whit ington hotel to The Ardmoreite
office. Mr. Suggs got as far as the
Cold Storage with it when he stopped
and placed it on ice It will complete
it's trip to this office some time this
afiternOOm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 1.-THE In
dians have so much legal business
that they have TO employ lawyers
by the half dozen, according 10
Douglas H. Johnston, governor of
the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, who
testified today before the congress
sional committee
Johnston, who was called as one
of the chief witnesses in the investi-
cation of the McMurray contracts,
testified that he was unable to state
what service some of the lawyers
We're paid for.
Here are some of the expenditures
which according to Johnston were
made by the Indians for legal serv.
ices, most of the lawyers being EN-.
ployed simultaneously:
Paid the McMurray law firm, $5,,
900 a year, with 1920 expenses.
Paid the McMurray firm another
$4,000 a year at the same time on
another contract.
Paid the MoMurray firm $75O,OOO
as a special fee in the citizenship
cases, with an expense account of
100000.
Pail four other attorneys an ag-
gregate of $4,000 a year.
It was his belief, Johnston testl-
fled, that without the employment
of so many attorneys, the Indians
would have lost millions of dollars.
AS intending to show that the 10
per cent fee asked for by McMurray
in the present contracts, Johnston
testified that in the sale of the In
dian property in Mississippi it had
cost the government $6,OOO,OOO to
sell $2,O00O0O worth OF land.
In reply to the lues.lOls put to
him in the previous examination in
which he was asked 20 explain how
he came to deposit $4,000 to his
personal account, after McMurray
had been paid the s750,0OO fee, John
ston declare5 that lie never possess
ed $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Sulphur, Okla, Aug. 16.-Douglas
H. Johnston, Chickasaw Indian, and
chief Of the 5000 members of that
tribe. answered, Il don't remember
before the special congressional inves-
tigating committee today, when ques.
ton how IL was that he was able to
deposit the $4,000 to his personal
credit a few days after ]. F. McMur-
ray had received s75O,OOO as attorneys
fees.
Johnson has testified that he always
had approved Of what are known as
the presenl McMurray contracts,
N@~~~OOO~N
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Toxic, Aug. 16.-Casualities from
the floods, which last week .inun-
dated many districts in Japan and
Friday and Saturday submerged two
of the principal wards of Toxic al
most entirely, We're given out to-
day. after an official investiga-
tion, as being LIP dead and miss
ing. Three thousand, nine hundred
and fifty-three houses were washed
away in addition to the thousands
which were under water during the
flood, but resisted the strain
Thousands of persons are homeless
and dependent on public relief.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
TORPEDO BOATS COLLIDE.
Two German Torpedo Boats Collide in
Kiel eay-Crews Saved.

Kiel Aug. 1.-THE German torpe-
do boat. S. 76, in collision lasi night in
Kiel Bay rammed torpedo boat s. 49,.
Both boats sank. but the crews were
saved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Every copy Of The Ardmoreite from
now until November will contain
coupon good for ten votes. These cou-
pons may be clipped from the paper
and mailed direct to The Ardmoreite
or to your favorite candidate. Besides
the coupons in the paper we will issue
voLing coupons with each subscription
to the Weekly Ardmoreite. For each
three months subscriptions (25c) fifty
votes Will be given; for each six
months subscription (50cJ one hun.
dred and fifty votes will be given and
for each annual subscription (S1.00)
four hundred votes will be given
For each cent paid on Daily Ard
subscription two votes will be
issued.
If you are not a subscriber become
one today. If you are a reader now
renew your subscription. The contest
will be the most lively one Carter
has ever seen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

Want advertise and sell that COW.
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Want advertise and sell it.
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Want advertise for it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

tons Of their lands, the kind of soil
number of acres, Improvements, price
and terms and other information in this
paper Thousands of copies will be
mailed out to other states and vast
numbers will be distributed. at. the
state fairs in Oklahoma and Texas.
Such advertisements will sell land.
We want to help in bringing two
thousand farmers to this section of
the state this fall We have the oppor-
tunities to offer them and they will
come when they know what we have
to offer.
We desire advertisements of lands
only with perfect title and all dealers
and owners who furnish copy for this
department Of the paper and is not
known to be responsible, must furnish
references before their ads will be ac-
cepted. If you have lands for sale
now is the time to let it be known.
For rates address The Ardmoreite,
Ardmore, Okla. 17tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

fARTHiNG BROTHERS
Clothing French dry cleaned
and steam pressed. Only
French dry cleaners in city.
Phone 1876 Blue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17

FOR SALE-One 4-H. p.
Wagner electric motor, good
as new, at half price.
jones-Evereff Machine Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08
| NEWS FROM SCANDII;,a.iA
Principal Events That Have Trans-
pired In the Old Countries
Within Week or So.
NORWAY.

It is almost certain that Fnmarken
will have poor crops. So
Rainy weather interferes with the
harvest work in southern Norway.
Owing to dry weather the crops look
poor in the country around 1rond-
hjem. -. *
King Haakon will open the new high
school of technology at Trondhjem In
the middle Of September.
Knut Hamsun, the author, ID said
to have been the first man to ofIer
himself as a volunteer at the time Of
the dissolution of the union in 1905.
Mr.. Leivestad, teacher at Gjovik.
swan across Mjosen, the largest lake
in Norway. It took him an hour and
q quarter. This 10 supposed to 10
the first time that Z man swan across
said lake. z.~-.
Major n. ANGEL, who became very
popular while making = tour Of tht
Norwegian settlements in America,
has been promoted to the rank of
colonel IN the Norwegian army.
It is figured out that the members
Of the city and town councils Of Nor
way are made up OF 1919 men and
40 women. The women are doing
good work In those positions. Since
1904 women have also had right to
serve on juries, and occasionally q
woman is elected foreman Of the Jury.
The Good Templars have proposed
the publication Of temperance daily.
This proposition was placed before
the Total Abstinence Association,
which answered that such a papee
would be highly desirable. But as Il
would take capital stock of at least
$4,000 to make good start the plan
had to be abandoned for the time be-
ing. g..
The Observation-Disclosures Steamship
Company has been organized, with
copital stock Of $2,706.00O.. The fast
bought for 100000 and renamed
Left Erickson. e. H. Hobe, the Nor
wegian consul at st. Paul, Mimi, was
elected director, and six other men
from America were elected members
Of the advisory board.
| The receivers of the great mining
plant in Meraker which failed some
time ago reported that fully 100000
has been sunk in the enterprise. Il
the property can be sold with q view
Of operating the mines and smelling
furnaces, the common creditors will
get their money back, but otherwise
they will get only about six per cent.
It is pointed out that the business was
poorly managed. It is still maintained
that the ore in the copper mines is
rich enough and copious enough to
warrant successful operation of the
plant.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08
SWEDEN.

r., G. F. Fave, of Burseryd, Smaland.
has invented a horseshoe made OF
wood.
The traffic on the private railways
of Sweden is much heavier this year
than last year.
A company has been formed for
starting and running an ostrich farm
ut Rasunda, near Stockholm.
The king, the queen, and the queen
dowager have each donated 1000 kron-
or to the Swedish church in Paris
Dry, hot weather during the month
of July killed most of the ants in Jemt-
land, leaving only few drowsy fell
lows in each hill. - z
A horse belonging to Sheriff Wann-
holm, of Brosarp, was SO scared Dy
passing automobile that he fell down
stark dead on the road.
A few days ago fires were raging
in five different government forests
in Norrland. Incendiarism was strong
~ suspected in three Of these cases.
Some leading newspapers in south
ern Sweden propose the improvement
of the coast defenses of that part OF
the country by means of a system OF
submarine mines. -:
The reindeer pasture committee il
now operating along the Norwegian
frontier in the extreme north. It's in
vesugations will be finished In the
latter part of September.
The first peoples pension congress
in Sweden, and most likely in the
whole world, will be held Oct. 12-14.
| The chairman of the committee of ar
rangements is Baron G. Raab.
Rev. Erik Johan Segerstedt, assist
ant pastor at Tornsfall, diocese OF
Kalmar, is 90 years old. which makes
him the nestor OF the Swedish clergy.
| He has served at the same place for
50 years. i. IS.
The trade unions Of Lund and Up
sala have come out very strongly il
favor authorizing Swedish lotteries %
q means OF preventing large amounta
Of money from being paid to foreign
lottery concerns.
Gottfrid Bystrom, who is Is ysa1a
old and has served as school teache1
for IS years, has Just been appointed
regular teacher ct Nora LII This =
something unique In the a6hAls 9 IL
public schools Of Sweden.
The crown prince 81 sw,dSp Id 70
well IN jumping and long dls bas 4
ming at the Olympia g1Qun0 q 81
j singborg that he rscsiSa4 . ~ j
which puts him s. tho r1h4s IN
letic sportsmen, dipt@ ottu4 ~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08

Voter after marking will fold his ballot to the inside by
folds keeping the initials the Judges the
side reducing the ballot to about two inches wide.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08

Voter after marking will fold his ballot to the inside by
successive folds keeping the initials of the Judges the
side, reducing the ballot to about two inches wide
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08
.WOMEN'S B ALLOT.

Voter after marking will fold inside BY
successive folds keeping the initials Judges
side reducing the ballot to about two inches
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-08

Voter after marking will fold his ballot inside by
successive folds keeping the initials of the Judges
side, reducing the ballot to about two inches wide.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-03
SCRlBBLERS' CLUB HAS
SECOND ANNUAL SPREAD

The Scribblers' club OF the univer-
sity held its second annual banquet at
the New Louvre last evening. Tables
were set for twenty. eight. and J.. L.
Butler. founder OF the club, was toast
master. Several honorary, alumni
and active members responded to
tOasts, and all praised the work OF
the organization and spoke Of its
wonderful growth. The Scribblers Is
distinctly a literary organization. and
has come to be one of the leading fac
tors In the advancement OF literary
talent in the university. Besides sew
erai hundred papers of decided abil-
ity. the members Of the club have pro-
duced half a dozen plays and staged
one OF them during the winter, maxi
ing possibly the greatest hit that has
been scored by a distinctly amateur
organization since the beginning or
such work at the school. Much OF the
credit for the growth of the club Is
due to the efforts OF Mr.. Butler.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-03
Goon DILL AT MIssIoN.

Popularizing grand opera by present
ing favorite selections on the vaude-
vile stage has proved successful, and
an act OF this character is always wei
received. Fifteen Minutes of Grand
Opera" as given by the Berinis at the
Mission yesterday was no exception 70
the rule. Every number was heartlly
applauded, and il was with regret that
the audience realized that no encores
were to be forthcoming. The singers
are soprano and tenor. Iheir nrst
number was the drinking song Lioi-
amo." from La Traviata." It was done
I'm an effective manner Then followed
annie Laurie" the only English song
that was given. A tenor aria was the
with the "Miserere" from II Trova-
tore" The effect which high altitude
has on the voice was noticed here, ana
this song did not reach the perfection
OF the other numbers.
bill opening yesterday had musical fea-
lures The one second in interest to
the operate music was that OF Allen
Doone in his playlet, sweet County
Kerry II is an attractive sketch. and
the song ''Noreen" is a delightful fea-
Another sketch Is "A Horse on Ho-
gam played by Walter lie Roy and
Florence Clayton. Mr.. lie Roy is a
genuine Irish comedian and deserves a
better medium than the one in which
he is now appearing He makes the
most OF every opportunity. however
and for that reason the play passed off
well.
Harry Bachelor plays on an assort-
ed collection OF instruments and sue
ceeds in getting melody from some
strange looking objects. His imita-
tions OF a yelping dog and a buzz-saw
are exceedingly well DONE
Meier and Mora. novelty artists. ap-
peared for about five minutes, but ex-
cept for the bag punching Of Meier
there was nothing worth seeing in
their performance. Only five acts IN
addition 20 the orchestra and moving
pictures are included in the program
this week.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-03
MAY CITY PAYROLL
TOTALS Sl5,624.93
Council Approves Figures
Rio Grande'S Proposed
Spur Favored.

Payrcls amounting TO s15.62As3 for
the last half OF May were passed By the
council at a special meeting last night.
but an attempt 10 bring up other hush
ness was spoiled by Councilman L. z.
h,ii, who Objected because In The call
for the special meeting. no mention
had been made of any business other
than consideration OF the payroll.
The municipal laws COM
mittee recommended the passage
Of an ordinance providing that
a license OF so cents a year be
charged FOR every electric meter in
use in the city limits. The first draft
or the ordinance provided for IL
ccnsc Of 81 for each meter. but the
amount was cut down 20 one-haif that
amount on the statement that so cents
would represent interest OF per cent
on the SO cash deposit required on
the meters. which makes up a fund
of approximately $4,000. which the
company has the use OF without cost
The waterw0rSs committee recon-
mcnded the passage Of n resolution
allowing GcorEe N. Cannon A. Co. TO
lay water mains in Fifteenth East
street between Emerson and Roose-
welt avenues, at the petitioners ex-