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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
BIoomer Girls Coming.

Dow Braziel, manager of the Ard
more Blues, has signed contract 10
play the Boston Boomers. a travel.
ing ball team composed of girls to
play on the 5th of June The Bloom
er Girls have been defeating every
team In the country and the locals
are little nervous over the ap.
preaching game. The travelling
girls have battery composed of
men and the girls do the fielding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Pleased With the Business.

+, c. Jobe, president of the Ditzler
Dry Goods company, who has been
in the city several days, said yester
day that he had just finished lookins
through the books of the house here
for the past year and was greatly
pleased with the sales made and with
the steady gains in the business.
lie said Ardmore was one Of the very
bo st towns In the entire state and
he thought we would be pretty close
20 perfection when we had harnessed
the Washita and was ready 10 offer
cheap power to all kinds II factories.
He says Ardmore deserves cotton
mill, II is the greatest cotton mar
ket IN the state It Is surrounded
by the finest agricultural lands in
Oklahoma and that the people should
not sleep we'll until a cotton mill is
secured Mr.. lobe Is a booster, he
believes in forging ahead, he believes
In doing things and in this respect he
Is in accord with the other business
men of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Candidates at Lone Grove.

The democratic club at Lone Grove
held special meeting Friday night
to which they invited the candidates
for county superintendent. Mrs. Nib.
lack. Prof. Coifman and Prof
Thurston were present and address.
ed the club. Other candidates pres
ent were Parker, Latta and Thcmp.
son, who also made speeches to the
democratic voters. Ira Arnold and
Commissioner Darden we're presen.
but made no speeches as both of
them live in Irne Grove. The same
club will meet again next Friday
night and the candidates are being
Invited to be present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Gospel Sermons.

There will be three services today
at the church of Christ on Broad
way. where Mr.. <ichol is conducting
series of meetings. Tie intvres-
In the services have increased from
the first and tine house is crowded
each night to it's fullest capacity
Those who hear llr. \ichol apDra-
ciatc that they ar" hcl"ins a man
that has had uurI experience N
dealing with religious questions and
he seems as much al home in deal
ing with scientific question as
when he has to deal with the Bible.
Mr.. Nichol has the reputation of D9-
ing one of the best read men in N
church Of which he Is member.
and deals with any question that
may be presented. whether II per
tans to the Bible or other religious
matters His public discussions with
Infidels gives him the advantage Of
many other preachers in knowing
Just how to deal with such ques-
ticns.
Las. night Mr.. Nichol spoke of
Divine Healing" by the request Of
me one in the audience. lie de-
clarcs that in the services he is will
ing TO discuss any subject that may
be OF interest To the people, in con
ncction with the Bble--that he does
not come to our town with a few
"stereotyped" sermons.
At the three services today all are
iuNited-m men, women and children
Mr. Nichol declares that As preach
or Of the gospel he has not one word
to say or sermon TO preach that all
are not invited To hear. You will
be welcomed at all the services.
Subjects for today:
II a. m.--"Wise and Foolish Vir.
gins"
$3.50 y. m.-"Eternal Life"
S:15 p. m.-"Honor to Christians. 81
Yesterday there were four more DaT
TIED by MIR. Nichol at Lorena Park
The meeting containues indefinitely
Ice cream and sherbet in any luan
tity today at
HOFFNA ORIG 90
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Street Stories
Crop Condition Fine.

Mrs. Niblack. our energetic coun-
ty superintendent of schols. has just
returned from a weeks trip through
the northwestern part of the county
and is thoroughly mbued with the
idea that that section is to produce
a bumper crop this year She says
that everywhere She went the condi-
tons are fine, that there is "a large
increaes of acreage and the people
feel that there is much good in store
for them from this years work.
This is most encouraging and indi-
Gates period of prosperity fer Car.
ter county and Ardmore that has
long been wished for.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Transgressors Route.

Fred Williams has returned from
McAlester where he took T.. +. Rel.
ger to remain a guest of Superin.
tendent Dick for the next two years
Reigier was found guilty of attempt
ing to defraud the people by taking
up a collection on the street for, as
he expressed II, a destitute widow
living at Dougherty. Some of the
business men gave him money but
the gentleman was captured, tried
and found guilty. En- route to the
state prison he commented upon his
own intelligence in vein of irony
'and said he had very easily ruined
two years Of his life. Reigier's prop
er name is Ludenbauer and his faith.
er was a judge in Indiana and was
murdered in that state over some
trouble arising from a suit involv-
ing the title to some lands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

Christian Science.

Services today at our church build
ing on West Broadway at II O'Clock.
Subject, Soul and Body" Golden
test. Psalms lld:7. \. Responsive
reading, Psalms 6:ll, 60; 7:1S-l0.
II Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Wednesday evening Testimonial
meeting at s clock. Reading room
is open to the public from : to >
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturday
We cordially invite all to atter :
these meetings
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Mrs. Geo. Chancellor Better.

News of the serious illness of Mrs.
George Chancellor reached here today
and the friends and relatives of the
family feared the worst for a later
rumor to the effect that the woman
was dead gained currency. 4 tele-
phone message in the afternoon in.
formed the relatives here that she
had passed the crisis and was recoy-
ering.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Patrons Are Pleased.

Chas. w Thomas was in the city
yesterday from Hoxbar lie says the
closing exercises of Mary Niblacli
school Friday night was attended by
the largest crowd that has ever as.
sembled in this school district The
Mary Niblack school the past year
was taught by Misses D5ra Smith
and Clara Mansfield and the patrons
speak in very high terms of their
success with the school
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Talking Cruce, He Says.

c. b. Hanks, who has been WITH
Madden d Co.. for a number of years,
Was forced 10 leave indoor work on
account of his health and is now a
full fledged travelling man. He has
returned from trip through the Choc.
taw nation and says the people are
talking for Cruce everywhere he
goes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Start for Europe.

Father J. w. Walrapp leaves this
morning for an extended trip. He
goes &c st. Louis. Philadelphia and
New York. At the latter place he
WILL in about two weeks, be Joined
by J. J. Stolfa and together they
will take ship for Europe visiting
Rome Prussia, Austria. Germany
and other empires in the old world
They will be gone ab.ut three
monthc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

Ardmore and with this port ,on of the
state. Mrs. Peoples is sister to
Mrs. J. +. Young and Mrs. Ryson
Moore.
Henry Keltner, candidate for repre-
sentative on the republican ticket In
Love county, was an Ardmore visitor
yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
SUMMER THEATER
OPENS NEXT WEEK
LEROY BlCkLE OF THE THEAToR.
lUM HAS BEEN ENGAGED AS
MANAGER THIS SEASON.

The summer theatre on West Main
stree, opens the season May 30. Le-
roy Bickel has been engaged as man.
ager and prom scs the amusement lov.
crs Tho very best that can he secured
In the way OF first class attractions.
MIR. Bickels success with the Thea
mer playhouse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Notice OF Delivery.

To all parties who gave in orders
for the International Mills, have just
received notice from the railroad
that the goods have arrived and
will be in Ardmore Monday and re-
main through delivery. The delay is
not my fault.
H. II. ALLEN,
Salesman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

He says the farmers have always
wanted the initiative and now since
they have il they have not the mean.
required to initiate a law and pass
It while the interests can do go for
the reason that they can always put
plenty of money b"hiud their pro
iccts
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

contest for the piano To be given
away by the a. c. Young Furniture
company and would appreciate the
help of her friends in the contest.
Any one who has coupons may
leave them at the store of w. ..
Lane or phone 2i5 and they will be
called for. 22
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Notice to Creditors.

To the Creditors of T. J. Jones.
deceased:
The creditors OF the above named
decedent are hereby notified that the
undersigned was, by the County Court
OF Carter County. Oklahoma. appoint
ed administrators Of the estate OF
said decedent, and that all persons
having claims against the estate OF
said decedent are required to exhib-
it them to said undersigned admins
tratrix with the necessary vouchers.
at the law office OF Moore Il Bass.
her attorneys, at Ardmore Okla.
within six months from the date of
the first publication OF this notice.
MARY j. JONES,
3-l0-17-2i-3l Administrative.
The most popular fountain in town.
where everything Is the best
HOFFMAN DRUG CO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Theatorium.

Friday night was picture show party
night at the Theatorium. Three diff
ferent parties attended this popular
place of amusement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
From Pooleville.

j. r. Gotcher was here yesterday
from Pooleville. He tells of a cy.
clone which passed near his town
one day last week, Timber was
wrecked, but no property damage is
reported. Mr.. Gotcher is a close
student Of current events. One re.
mark he made affords a subject for
thought on the part Of the farmers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

So have your old Panama or straw
hat cleaned, re-blocked and re-
trimmed as nice as new.
JOHNSON, The Halter.
22-2 Ardmore State Bank Bldg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22

Ice cream and sherbe, In any arn
tity today at
HOFFMAN DRUG co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-22
Ball Game.

The Ardmore Blues will play the
Madill base ball team today at
Lorena park
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

ue tank. As ran I heard the craSI,
Of timbers and the grinding Of iron
and felt the shock Of a heavy conclls
sion On the other side IL took only
glance to see what had happened
The great mast and boom. folded 10
gether. had fallen straight over on the
half completed tank. The men were
standing stock still. staring up nj the
wreckage. My eyes followed theirs
and then for about a tenth of 2 SEQ
ond / felt sick. There on the scafrold
ing right over my head lay one OF the
workmen pinned under the heavy mast
and boom-a friend Of mine. His
name was Kelly. He was bent hali
way across an iron plate that had been
raised nearly TO its position. His head
and shoulders and body were ON th..
side toward me.
Everybody, as l said. was stock still
and staring. But l didn't even thiu.
l don't know 70 this day how evc.
moved so quickly. The next thin. q
remember ! was at the top Of the lll
der and stepping on the PLATFORM
There was the man pinned under Che,
timbers. In another instant I had mv
shoulders under them and was strain
ing for the heave. They came up
slowly rs I Strengthened my back and
legs. up and clear. and then with "a
final effort ] threw them out and side
ways 20 fall crashing on the ground
l fairly tossed them away from me.
Kelly's body slid from the edge %
the iron plate and dropped to the
ground. AS ] came down slowly the
men gathered around TO look ut him
They rolled him over 20 see how near
cut I'm two he was. aud TO their sur
prise he groaned. We poured water ON
him, and after awhile he sat up. II
was one Of the QueereSt things that
ever happened. He was hurt more 10y
the fall TO the ground than 10y the tim
bers dropping on him. The tumble
nearly broke his neck, while the tim
bers only squeezed him n little. When
the mast fell Kelly was leaning across
the edge OF the iron plate, looking
down. The timbers came right across
his back, but just as they reached him
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

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them Into position to be up ended
again.
A tank builder leads a rough life and
hasn't much time 20 waste on senti-
ment. Kelly wasn't killed. and the
work was tagging.
To my surprise. five Of us couldn't
bulge the timbers. 1t took eight men.
myself included, to move them one at
a time. and as far as effort Is con
cerned I'm sure l lifted with as much
good will as when I tossed them both
OF OF Kelly single handed. Eight Of
us did shift them around. aud soon
they were up again. securely guyed
this time, and the work went on.
Mr. Smalley. our boss. was quiet for
awhile. Then he took hold of my arm
and said: "Wer. Jim. you're a pretty
husky boy. I've known some strong
men in my time. but none that could
do what you did. Some Of them were
as BIG as you. so IL isn't just the mus
Gle. Where do YOU get it,
l didn't know, so didn't answer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

had grown Up to mans size, and he
didn't mind the idea OF having been
beaten by me.
On another day a teacher threw a
ball at me and hit me on the head. I
picked 1t up and threw IT back and hit
him on the head. but much harder. I
wasn't punished for that, for II was
just tit for tat and no favors.
All through my school days 1 had lit
tie scraps, Ike other boys, but none OF
them serious. My brother Charles (or
jack did more real fighting. On one
occasion he fought big boy for a full
hour and fairly massacred him. IL was
fair fight, all arranged before Il be-
gan. The other boy had a second, and
/ seconded Jack. He was a game kid.
At first the fight went against him.
but he stuck II out until ne beat the
other boy to pulp. as the sporting
writer's always say In the newspapers
CHAPTER III.
BECOME AN IRoNwoRKER AND SEEK
THE HARDEST JOBS.
- QUIT school when / was four
teen years old and went 10 the
II Los Angeles Business college for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

Strange, Wonderful, but True are
the awe stricken tests given by The
Great Australian Medium.
PROF. ID. ID. BRUCE, NJ. d.
the only living Apostle OF Science
OF the Mysteries.
$4,000 I'm Gold TO any one In the
World to compete with him. Pos
sessing more power than any four
mediums combined.
No card. trance or hand humbug.
Greatest Hindoo Medium in the
World.
so GREAT Is HIS POWER that
he can tell you while in a CIairvoy-
ant state, all you wish to know wiSh
cut a wore being spoken. Come,
all ye unbelievers, scoffers and 1eer-
ers: bring all your skepticism with
you-he will open your eyes to the
private chamber mystery. Come al
ye broken hearted wives, ali with
low spirits and let him lift the bur-
den from your aching and Jealous
heart He challenges the World 20
compete with him In causing a
speedy marriage with the one you
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

year. But that was too IIgTI-
work 70 suit me. wanted 20 do
something that would take strength
So l went to work as an apprentice for
ironworkers, 20 learn the trade.
Here my strength came in very good
mastered the work I'm no time. ana
in five months could handle any
thing that any man in the shop could
work on, so that was earning. piece
work. from 50 70 SD a day. as much
as any man there. except the boss.
Now. In my seventeenth year stood
six feet or over and weighed fully 900
pounds. The boss had a saying that
any man who worked in iron should
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

THE SNAKE WAS CRAWLING SLOWLY
AROUND INSIDE THE HEDGE or
THoRNs
Kill elephants with, and when I tried
# on a quail It didn't leave anything
but a cloud OF feathers floating In the
air. snapped at Jack rabbit run
ming away from me across the sand.
and the whirling bullet took him enc
on. All found was his hide and hif
ears and hind legs.
One fine day road runner went
along the smooth trail ahead OF me
like n Splinter until he disappeared
and looked around TO see II he had
built in a rattlesnake anywhere.
Often In the desert or the mountain
valleys ! have found traces OF road
runners work A road runner is a
long legged bird. He likes smooth
ground where he can take a long run
ming start, and the way he can make
those bony legs fly is a sight a road
runners chief business Is killing rattle
snakes. when he finds one asleep he
gathers a lot OF cactus thorns. Then
he builds a circle OF thorns all around
the snake lying there asleep In its coil,
turns all the points carefully in to-
ward the center. steps back a little and
begins TO make n racket. The snake
wakes up, sees the road runner. looks
the hedge all over finds that he can't
get through &c anywhere and makes up
his mind % die on the spot. He strikes
himself with his own fangs, and in a
few minutes it's all over for the snake.
Then the road runner squawks a cou-
pie or times. clears away the cactus
thorns and has a RATHER for lunch.
This particular bird had disappeared
But as luck would have It happened
10 md his victim out in the middle OF
"a clear patch OF sand. The snake had
just awakened. l guess, for be was
twisting and crawling slowly around
and around inside the hedge Now and
then he'd lift his head high and start
TO slide across, but as soon as his neck
touched the thorns he'd draw back
quickly aud 20 squirming around
again. There weren't any openings In
the fence.
To hurry matters little picked up
a switch and tapped the RATHER over
the head with IT, He got into a great
rage, and in a minute OF so he turned
deliberately and struck his fangs into
his own body down near the tail He
pulled the fangs free and struck again
and again, slowly and heavily. l didn't
waste any more time waiting to sec
him die. He was practically a dead
RATHER then. didn't want his rattles,
because they always said IL was bad
luck 10 cut off the rattles OF a RATHER
that had time 20 strike himself before
he died. His blood Is full Of poison,
and IL you happen to get It on yonT
knife blade and cut yourself afterwarC
there may be trouble.
/ was up In Big Tahunga canyon
now. keeping my eyes open for deer
And, sure enough. not long before sun
set ran into two does and fine buck.
They were standing in a group in easy
range, right in a little gully.
Up came the 1910 Winchester TO nv
shoulder. j drew a fine bead on tn.
buck and pulled the trigger A pun
OF dirt few up into the air from the
Dank just behind my buck. who lit out
M the hill could hear him crashir-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
Not What She Meant

MY husband never gets what he
should for his poetry said the poets
wife with a tinge Of sadness. "Oh.
don't be too hard on him." replied the
girl. absent-mindedly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
TO BE CONTINUED.
Phiianthrnnio

The New York butler caught with
$4,000 worth of diamonds in his
pocket is thought to have perfected
some selftipping scheme so as not to
have 10 annoy house guests.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
CHAPTER II.

Z Kill Ny FIRST DEER AND HAVE NJ
FIRST BIG sCHoOLBOT FIGHT.
WAS only eleven years old when
/ killed my first deer. had the
n first rife my father gave me. and
IL wasn't any toy rifle picked out
for a boy. Ny father didn't care for
fancy outfits either for hunting or Tor
fishing. SO he gave me a 1910 Win
chester. That gun was big enough &c
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
Bcware1

Beware of the man who talks OF the
solemn truth" Truth wears many
colored and Joyous rainmeut: she Of
the mournful hue is hypocrisy.-L
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

Worlds Stock OF Pigs and Sheep.
10 is estimated that the total number
of pigs iH the world is l5O.OO0.OOO. and
of sheep 100000 600.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
Too LIttle REGARD Tor Others.

one of the greatest mischiefs Of the
present day is the spirit Of go-as.you-
please which Walter f.
Hanscl
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
a Boy and His aikr

When boy breaks his own bicycle
he breaks his sisters while his is be-
ing meuded.-Atchison tKan) Globe
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
Smoke Town

Florists Something new and very
rare-a black rose" Pittsburger-
"Pshaw! We have had them in my
town for rs."-Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21

Il may DE that barking dog never
bites. but we refuse TO take any dog s
word for IT,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
N n III NORFOLK &
N' u H. WESTERN.

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
Schedule 10 Eject April IL, 1903.
Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond Daily:
For Norfolk-ss0o A. N. $500 P. n. and SEQ
p. n.
For Lynchburg and the West-s:Oe A. n, 1910
p. N. e:O< ?. n.
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
From Norfolk-Il:B A. N, $50 r. NJ
From the West-7;0s A. n, 9:o6 r. N, SIS
p. n.
ing Cars
". r. BEVLL, O. & ROTRY
Gen. Pass Agent. District Pas Agent
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
The Mcleome Friend

Nothing is there more friendly to
a man than "a friend in need -Plautus
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
Hard Lines

Il tell you. the young playwright
OF today hasn't any show"
NO. not even a try-out"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-21
RAILROADS.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS-WEEKD

ACCOMMODATION TRAINS WEEKDATS.
Leave Byrd st. Sta. 80 p. N. for fredericksburg.
Leave Elba sta. $50 A. NJ. 30 a. N. FOR Ashland
Arrive Byrd NJ. Sta.S.25 AN. from Frederioksb'g
Arrive Elba Sta $40 An, $50 N. from ashland.
'Daily. Weekdays. sSundays only. SDaiiy
except Monday. All trains 10 OF from Byrd
and arriving no night stop AZ Elba. Time Of
arrivals and departures act guaranteed Read
the signs.