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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
THE WATER QUESTION

The deeper the investigation goes the more cGnging becomes the opinion that there has been a wicked waste of water in Globe and that this waste is responsible for the drastic order of the city council prohibiting the use of hose. The Silver Belt understands that councils order is working hardship in many localities and that it has subjected the city officials to unjust crit icism. But 1t was a matter requiring heroic ac- ton and it has been taken at an opportune time. There are many families that have rigidy ob- served the rules and ordinances governing the use of city water, but those who have complied have been considerably outnumbered by class seeming to have but little conception of thei1 rights and wholly disrespecting the rights of their neighbors. It is the class making this reck less waste that is responsible for the prohibition order and who are most emphatic and blatant in their denunciaton of the mayor and alder men. That, however, was to be expected.
 With its incident inconvenience, the action of council cannot help but result in benefits to the city and ultimately lead to a supply of water adequate for the actual demands of the city and to allow for a reasonable waste. It is ques- tion of vital interest to the people and this fact seems to be keenly appreciated. Already re search has been instituted and there is more than a possibility that good supply of water will be found or developed The idea of sinking wells to greater depth is meeting with much favor and the suggestion of pumping water from Copper Hill is given favorable considera- tion The revenues derived from the water plant are large-far in excess of what is re- quired for sinking fund and interest on the water bonds and the people are anxious that this money be employed in prosecuting the search 1 for an additional supply of water.
 In the meantime the people should exercise patience and economy and assist the city of fcials in every way. It is condition not of the making of the mayor and aldermen and they should have the hearty cooperation of all water users.
 If prudence prevailed, the present supply of water would be found adequate for all purposes and it should be the duty of users to avoid all possible waste.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
PUDD'NHEAD WILSON'S MAXIMs
By Mark Twain

These maXims are for the turing of youth to- ward high moral attitudes. The author did not gather them from practice, but from observa ton. To be good is noble, but to show others how to be good is nober, and no trouble.
 Noise proves nothing Often, a hen which has laid an egg cackes as if she had laid asteroid.
 Truth is the most valuable thing we have let us economize it.
 It could probably be shown by facts and fig ures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class, except congress.
 We should be careful to get out of an eXperi- ence only the wisdom that is in it, and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on hot stovelid. She will never sit down on hot stovelid again-and that is well; but also, she will never sit down on a cold one any more.
 There is a moral sense and there is an i'm moral sense. History shows us that the moral sense enables us to perceive morality and how to avoid it, and the immoral sense enables us to perceive immortality and how to enjoy 1t. Man will do many things to get himself loved j; he will do all things to get himself envied
 It is by the goodness of God that in our coun- try we have those three unspeakably precious things: Freedom of speech freedom of con science and the freedom never to practice either of them.
 Man is the only animal that bushes or needs to.
 The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possesson-what there is of it. | Prosperity is the best protector of principle. | Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old, second hand diamonds than none at all.
 | There are several good projections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice. l By trying we can easily learn to endure ad- versity-another man s, l mean. | It takes your enemy and your friend working together to hurt you to the heart-the one to islander you, the other to get the news to you.
 True irreverence is disrespect for another man s god.
 The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears fig leaf.
 There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the Over-refned ones.
 There are two times in mans life when he should not speculate: When he can't afford il and when he can.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

If man could only unload his experience for half it cost!
 It's human nature to believe all the good we hear of ourselves.
 Saloons supply the political machines with high-bal bearings
 Wise is the man who can keep his face closed at the right time.
 It is well for the average woman's peace that she isn't mind reader
 It is a great pity that the chap who invented trouble didn't take out a perpetual patent on it.
 No matter how much a woman loves her hus- band she just can't help abusing him now and then.
 A pretty girls only reason for falling in love with the homeliest man of her acquaintance is because.
 It seems to be another bit of human nature to want to pat man on the back if he wins and to kick him if he loses
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
VALUABLE TERRITORY

What is now commonly known as the Miami district, section made famous by the great Miami mine, has received greater attention dur ing the past few years than any section of the Globe district and as a result at least three great mines have been developed and others are in the making. The demand for claims in this territory has been very great by new com panies, until now there remains not to exceed two groups open for operation. The district is so thoroughly mineralized that it would seem that every undertaking would prove successful and the remaining undeveloped territory should command almost fancy prices.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

Too many matchmakers spoil the romance.
 A man can admire himself for the way his wife forgives his failings.
 A woman believes in love ahead of every thing else so that when it comes out behind she can still go on believing.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

The newspapers are making much of the story that Seattle man took woman's advice and starved to death. The same results might have been reached if she had insisted upon him eat ing her cooked stuff.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

'Which is going to cause the most commotion -the comet or the colonel?" asks the Durango Democrat Put your ear to the ground the day Dave Day strikes Globe and you'll have the an- Swer.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

An eastern magazine pictures prosperity as a beautiful woman, wealth of velvet tresses falling over her plump shoulders and cluster of fruit caught up in the fore draperies of her Roman gown. A little less artistic but decided ly more impressive would have been the pie ture of workingman with a well-filled dinner pail
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

The Paradise Record thinks it will be neces- sary to screen the eyes from flying fur ''when- ever the Southwestern builds to Globe or Tue son or the Southern Pacific builds to Douglas or Bisbee" The Record is inclined to be pes simistic and fretful.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

''Frank, never bring that scientific man to our house again"
 ''Whats the matter?''
 ''I never saw such impudence! He says the diamonds I wear are merely another form of charcoal-the idea!'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

An envious territorial newspaper says that if the Southern Pacific does build to Durango, Git will simply pass through Globe" Better that the traveller get peep than not to see Globe at all.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

Kansas City has a 'Knife and Fork Club. :" And, pray tell, when was the fork made part of Mssouri's tableware?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

"Why are pork chops doing aerial stunts just nowg" asks the Yuma Sun. An exemplification of the eternal fitness of things. None but high flyers can touch them.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04
MORNING SMILES

shoppin' yesterday?
 Wall Street Office Boy-Pooh. Nothin' to speak of-he only bought an insurance com pany, couple CT good serviceable banks an steel plant, an he had railroad sent up on apperbation.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

Envy makes men as well as women talk non- sense, and often warps the truth into an ugly and repulsive mass.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

Mir. Roosevelt has given us an eighth deadly sin-in Paris, appropriately enough-and the name of it is "tepidity." "There is little use, !" he said, for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of the great and generous emotion of the men who ride the storm.'' And again: If man can view his own country and all other countries upon the same level of tepid indiffer- ence, it is wise to distrust him." Over against the strenuous life must set the tepid life. One more harmless word has been plucked out of the dictionary by the colonel and put to work preaching the gospel of the Man of Action for all it is worth.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

The Paradise Record insists that Douglas is "baseball mad" Batty, ehg
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-04

Knicker-How large is their suburban place 1? Becker-They have folding beds for the flow erS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
NEW OIL WELL IN
SANTA f FIELD
SAID TO BE GREATEST WELL
VET BROUGHT INDICATED
NEAR OIL CITY.

News from a rcliabl, uroc has
reached here 20 the cfl,H that ,hc
Santa Fo has brought IN Hothrr oil
we'll in IN, fields west o.. here. The
. n is said to be g.. greatest
gushcr in lc field aud oii ran
everywhere before tho ven was
successfully capped. The r.V we'll is
located further to tn. 1u,hwcst
than any of the other u.Ne 10 is
iu tine southwest corner the n
nous section ~ and o.. OH city
people have cause to uulaut
over tlc we'll for the ..-m that
30 is not farther than I.o blocks
from the nov addition g.. OIL city
For five years the Sau re has
been .pcratug in this r.d Every
year they Spend more money drill.
ing Every few weeks u.N well
is brought m aud capp, and left
standing They are after rly o' for
their own use. They oVu an the
land they need IN that portion of
the country ana the company never
gives out any Information H1.ut what
il is doing. II is certain that the
oil fields are among the greatest j,
not the greatest in the state and iu
addition to the oil. natull' ga, i'm
abundance ahOunds in this field.
New companies are preparing TO en-
ter the field with new rigs The Ard.
more Gas company at meeting
Of the directors today decided to
put two new rigs in tine field \
Muskogcc concern anpognac, that
1, will have other rigs here within
a short time. and it is certain tina,
the oil and gas interests Of southern
Oklahoma will be developed 10 Tn,
highest point within n few months
The oil. gas and asphalt Industries
will double the population of this
| county Some good towns will b,
built up in ,he western portion u'
| the county, and Ardmorc viii shar,
her full part in the development.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
"snE sroops TO CONQUER
Local Play Folk viii Entertain People
Of Lone Star State Tonight.

That will be a jolly crowd which
will leave here this afternoon for
Gainesville. where the high school viii
present to the Gainesville people the
play, "She Stoops To- Conquer. y
play with q moral. strong play aud
one well presented by trained pupils.
Gainesville people are cooperating
with the high school in the work and
the opera house will be- crowded there
tonight The high school scNtcttc, the
sweetest bunch of singers ever as
sembled will grace the stage tonight
in Gainesville. The Texas people may
as well prepare To hear something
good \ number OF Ardmorc people
viii accompany the class TO the city
across the line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
Special Primary Campaign Offer

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ust 10 for one dollar
You want to keep up with the cam
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will know who has the democratic AMI
the republican nominations for gov
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The paper costs more than We ask
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Exchange your weekly subscription
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
IRA ARNOLD is
OUT FOR SHERIFF
Halls FROM THE COUNTRY. is
AN ORIGINAL 's9ER AND pos.
sESsEs BEARING OF A SHERIFF

Ira Arnold of Lone Grove. who
sheriff in the first campaign in this
county. has become candidate
again. He makes public his announce
ment for that office today through
the columns of the Ardmoreite. Mr..
Arnold moved to Lone Grove In 1883
so he is really and truly an seer in
the fullest sense of the word. He
has lived here since that time and
should there be "A person in the Coun-
ty who does not know or know of
him he refers with pride to his
neighbors who have lived near him
since he moved to old Indian Terri
tory. Ira Arnold is big of frame and
big of heart. he is not afraid of
danger. he is wise enough to make
a good officer. he Is honest enough
to serve with distinction. and no man
who knows Ira Arnold would be
afraid to trust the Office of sheriff
into his hands. There are several
men in the race and Arnold may
have some friends tied up with
some other candidate, but at the
same time that friend whoever he
is respects Ira Arnold and knows
he would make "A good sheriff.
Ira Arnold lives in the country
he is not depending upon the town
for much support and he will il
elected put in as deputies good strong
capable country men and will give
| the county as clean an administra
ton ae any man in the county could
! give it, Arnold has the hearing 81
/ the sheriff. a man of fine physique
| and he has received encouragement
| from all over the county to get into
the running and he enters the cam
/ paign today to win, but will win with
fair methods.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
PERSONALS

L. r. Rcxroat was here today
from his home at Keller.
W H. Kerbo left today for a
business visit to points north.
County Commissioner o. X. Darden
was here today from Lone Grove.
r. G. Bennett of Marietta was a
business visitor here today.
Roy Stafford was Il visitor here
today from Oklahoma City.
G.. W Bingham left today for points
north to look after business affairs.
Il. :. Goodner. Gainesville, was a
visitor here today.
G. r. Barringer visited Pauls Val
ley today.
Ham p. Bee OF Guthrie was visit.
or here today.
County Attorney ]. II Mathcrs is
in Mill Greek today on legal bus.
mess.
Deputy Sheriff John CHM is in
Durwood today on business.
c. Il. Smith and W. r. Roberts
returned today from business visit
to points south.
o. ID. Thomas of Gainesville was
here today calling on his trade. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Thomas.
w. VI. Kirkpatrick. member oi
the board of county commissioners
was here today from his home at
Fox.
Jake Bodovitz left today for bus
mess visit to points north on the
Santa Fe.
Fred V. Kinkade. commissioner
of the United States Cburt oi
Claims, has gone to Oklahoma City
on official business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
SIX F|REMEN DIE
IN BURNING JAIL

New Haven, Conn, April l5.-Trap.
ped by metal doors and barred win.
dows, six fremen were burned TO
death during the partial destruction OF
the New Haven county Jail Wednes.
day. Three others We're saved by
the heroic efforts Of comrades. The
bodies of the six men were found after
the debris cooled. Many other fire
men We're fearfully burned but remain.
ed at work. The dead include Cap
tain G. l.. Chapman and Lieutenant
William J. Doherty.
The six men were fighting their
way through the cell room of the Jail
into the workshop, where an eXplo.
sion of gasoline tank caused back
draft and slammed behind them the
iron doors separating the two build
ings.
Three of the men were hemmed in
a corner and burned to death while
the other three made their way to
window 10 which they chung with
4 streams of water playing on them
from the outside. Soon after they
reached the window the roof fell
! in and ladders were pnt up from
the outside and down the inside and
the men taken out
The other dead firemcn were
caught by the same back draft az
| they were working at the other end
| of the building, and We're carried
| down by the roof when II fell in
The fire was discovered by a pris
oner and the 10 men in the work
/ shop We're sent TO their cells. When
it was seen that there was danger
of the fire spreading to the main
buildings the 2i6 male and ~ female
inmates were taken TO police sta
tions and the footguard armory. The
prisoners We're returned to the iail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
READ FROM GRADY
9TH GRADE CONTEST
FRANKLIN SCHOOL WON FIRST
HoNoRS IN A HEATED CONTEST
AMONG THREE WARDS.

Very few persons Who lcit school
ten years or more ago had the adj
vantage of poor school training com
pared with the advantages that are
given pupils nov For instance. the
time was when little attention was
paid 10 teaching people how 10 read
the teachers Themselves had not been
taught and they mad not learned hoV
To prcson, the subicc' To their pupils
But the great work o. teaching has
progressed until now I'm the best
schools pupils are taugh, reading.
And in this respect there is not bet
ter system anywhere than Ardmore
has. Supt Evans has recently in
augurratcd series of contests I'm read
ing and the pupils have taken an IL.
terest in the work that Is credit to
, themselves and the schools Oj9 day
this week the eighth grade pupils
! from The First. Second and Third
| ward schools were matched in a con.
| test. 1T was a mortal combat" as
| one who witnessed il expressed hiin.
self These Grades met TO measure
their forces. Then Superintendent
Evans introduced short time ago
speeches of the immortal Henry w
Grady. Grady In his matchless clio.
qucnCe In defense OF the south anl
for the porpetuity of the union is SUI.
lc'cnt To stir. arouse and inspire ev-
cry pupil of the schools. 1nc con
test was divided into three parts-the
days lesson. favorite passage and
memory reading. 1t was a nght TO a
finish and the teachers who sat near
were ON their nerves ends. Miss Kate
Gait had been selected as Judge There
was evident fever of excitement
when she walked before the class
holding a huge banquet of carnations
The announcement came-FrankIin
school won the honOrs. Then there
came in quick response "A cheer from
the First warders and as quickly an
other challenge from the defeated con
tcstants.
Other contests will be given and the
proper teaching of reading, taste for
the right kind OF literature and y
spirit OF win will be instilled in ey
cry ward.
The class OF Miss Anna Matthews
took off the first honors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
WEDDING
LATE LAST NIGHT
PRETTY INDIAN GIRL WALKED
BAREFOOT TO MEET HER Low.
Err IN AUTO At MIDNIGHT.

Cupid is the wiscst little fellow in
all this world lrate mothers with
all their ingenuity stand but poor
show with the willy creature of imagi-
nation. At least ii proved 50 in
case that arose in this city last
night. There lived beautiful little
Indian girl. Miss Adelaide Risncr at
the corner of \ and Second avenue,
southwest Her affections had been
won by John Ritter. boy who has
been reared in Ardmore Her aftec
tions were returned by the fine
young man and no enc could blame
either for they are as fine lOOking
couple as ever Oklahoma joined to-
gcthcr The mOthog of the young
lady, like all other mothers, wanted
her daughter to remain single aud
stay at home. she objected to the
marriage But the young people were
not to be outdone. The license was
secured and that prince of good
fellows. Irish" Snyder in the coun'
" judges office. promised he would
not tell mad he didn't. The approach
ing nuptials were kept very quiet.
Last evening the girl stayed at
home as usua. At the the proper hour
she retired for the night. But no
sleep came to her eyes. Her heart
beat excitedly and her wardrobe lay
handy. awaiting for the signal. The
signal came. quickly she dressed, all
but her shoes and creeping barefoot
from her room and into the street,
where an automobile was awaiting
her. In the auto was her lover. Feet
little muddy but then that was
no matter. April is here and the
ground was not cold. The auto sped
| at furious rate to the home of
| Wade Ritter. brother to the groom,
| at ID and Broadway. where the
/ minister. DIR. Chas. Weith Cf the
| Presbyterian church was in waiting.
/ In the presence of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Wade Ritter and Mr.. and Mrs. Char
ley Brown the wedding knot was
tied and sealed, and when the
mother awoke this morning her
daughter was bride and was in
! Oklahoma City.
The wedding occurred at li:2O
last night and Mr. and Mre Ritter
boarded the north bound train for
Oklahoma City, where they will spend
a short time before going TO Ponca
City, where Mr.. Ritter is employed
as foreman of the automobile shops
John Ritter is strong athletic
fellow with big heart and big soul
who is an expert at the wheel OF
an auto and possesses the strength
and intelligence to make success
of any undertaking. Mrs. Ritter is
bright little woman who has had
good advantages and has availed
herself of every opportunity offered
her for her own mental and womanly
advancement. Both of them have
hundreds of friends here whose good
wishes follow them to their home IN
POnca City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
To Live Right We Must Eat Right.

Man is beginning to pay attention
to his food. Today we know that the
body. the human engine must be fed,
right, that its energies, like those of
the steam engine, are determined by
the fuel used, the food we eat.
DIR. Prices Algrain food advertise
ed in this paper. is the highest achiev-
ment of the food specialist, the
crowning touch of the pioneer in the
science of food products, The best
foods are the Cereals and DR.. Prices
Algrain combines in ideal proportion
the hearts of wheat, oats. rice and
barley, the staple of all great nations.
Algrain food retains in the making
the dietary elements essential to the
building up of the human body. Al
grain food scarcely needs further ell
dorsement than the simple statement
Food. a combination OF cereals
that 1t is the latest triumph of Dr
Price in the preparation of scientific
food specialties. II Is not only "A hign
ly nutritious product, but is the most
palatable of breakfast foods and ac
cessible alike to rich and poor. Ash
your grocer for DR.. Prices Algrair
Gnhcnrthn fnr Tho ri ,nrAIta
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-15
New SUITS Fileu.

G. \ Russell, through her attorney.
has filed suit for divorce against W
II. Russell. The complaint charges
that the defendant is a habitunl drunk.
ard and would leave home and be
away for several days while under the
influence Of whiskcy. and that he oi.
ten cursed and otherwise abused her
She asks for the custody of their emil
drcu. alimouy in the sum OF S25 per
month. attorneys fees and other costs
In the ease and half of the property
owned by the defendant
The Ardmore Wholesale Grocery
Co. through attorneys Potter n Pot
ter. has filed suit against j. r. Rags
dale to collect Il balance OF Sl295.6S
due them for merchandise sold TO tn,
/ defendant during the years 1906, la0
and 1908.
/ l.. :. Fields has filed suit for divorc,
against NJ. j. Fields.