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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
Old oIixs Irss..

There are few trees that bear edible
fruit which are good for moro than a
half century. the olive tree standing
alone with ITS long period of usefulness
to mankind. Some of these trees are
extremely long says Harper's
Weekly There are some in Syria which
are known to be more than 400 years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
Iona Newspapers

CROSSINGS AND COMMISSIONERS.
Manson Democrat.
There are many street crossings in
Manso and the town has had many
different street commissioners. but
there is one street crossing in the town
that will be spoken of in particular.
while several street commissioners will
be spoken Of in general. This particu-
lar street crossing is one that has
commanded more attention than any
other street crossing in town. II the
amount Of work put on it IL any crit
erion. Several years ago. 1t matters
not just how many years. this crossing
was established and built. Then the
street commissioner graded up on 1t
as high as he thought 1t should be
graded. but he got il too high. The
crossing was in a ditch and every We
hicle that went over it got good
bump. Then it was always covered up
with mud in muddy weather, SO when
a new street commissioner was APP
pointed he got busy and scraped the
dirt away as he supposed, to level
with the crossing. But the crossing
got busy and poked Itself up into the
air again and that made the automo-
bilists mad. so they got the next street
commissioner to put back q lot OF the
dirt that had been scraped away-no,
he hired q man to haul it from another
part Of town. It was not long until
pedestrians com planned that the grade
was too big on each side OF the cross
ing and the mud was again botherfng
them, so the street commissioner then
in office scraped the dirt away again
The crossing wasn't touched again
until a new street commissioner was
appointed and he let 1t alone until the
other day. when the temptation grew
too strong to be resisted and now the
dirt has again been hauled back and
placed each side Of the crossing. BY
the way. this crossing il undergoing
the same treatment as many other
parts Of Main street. In the past
twenty years there are places In the
business part Of Main street that have
been dug out by one street commits
sioner and ref1lled by the next street
commissioner at least five or six times.
WATCHING HER MONEY WORK.
TreNap M nSda RemhYacan1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.


eastern Iowa will run about thirty
bushels to the acre, the wheat average
about sixteen bushels. both fair normal
crops. and prices will make good av-
erase return, the Fairfield Ledger says
our people hollered before they We're
| hurt. as Iowans generally do So
with corn. The rains which were ne
ceSsary TO make a crop have come
they always do in Iowa If many other
states had the climate and the soil
which Iowa has they would he brag-
/ sing about it all the time but the Iowa
way is 10 holIer."
Hive YOU ever noticed shat your ap-
petite for potatoes seems to increase
in about the same proportion as the
price increases ?" inquiries the Esther
vile Republican
Marriage also proves that two can
live as extensively as one" puts in the
Eorthwood Anchor
The Nj. Vernon Record says the
president has proved himself the past
master in the art Of doing the wrong
thing at the right time
Judging from the number Of million
dollar rains that have heen reported
from various parts of the state this
season. the Carroll Herald concludes
that Iowa is a long way from being
ba nkrupt.
IL August can't 90 any better than
July she ought to be ashamed of her
self, complains the Manson Demo-
crat.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
Charles y. White. the self confessed
bride taker. is nor much of a man. But
the story he tells is straight"
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
Any man Who thinks that the repuh-
lican party can get together and be in
form for 1912 is advised to look for
just a moment at the United States
senate.-Albany Argus.
The trade in baseball players has be-
come so important business that the
major leagues now issue regular mar
ket reports concerning it-Chica go
Tribune
More than 5000 couples were mar
ried in New York last month Reno
papers. please copy-Milwaukee Sen
tinel
Even British aristocrat can lay
aside all evidence Of culture when he
gets politically excited.-Los Angeles
Tribune.
The forehead" say. Lillian Russell
Should not be too high" The fore
head seems 10 be almost the only ne
cessity that is no higher than it used
to be.-kansas City Star
The ad men should be careful. how
ever 10 call themselves advertising
men while in Boston.-Atlanta Journal
To Mr.. Underwood-the LaFollette
wool bill /. better than no wool bill.-I
Birmingham Ledger
After marriage the self-made man
often fnds 1t necessary to make extern
sive charlottesville
There may be no more NO fest"
as shoe manufacturers say, but we
haven't noticed that there has been
any decline in the sale Of corn cures
Philadelphia Inquirer
No conversation program can pre-
vent the sacrifice Of some valuable
presidential timber next SUMNER
Washington Star
Proroguing IL easier in Canada than
1t is in the United States-washing-
ton Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

arbitration the Unit
The solely responsible for
service of French diplomats while eay nicaces interested Mr.
resgning
England
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Marriage also proves that two can
live as extensively as one" puts in the
Eorthwood Anchor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

The Nj. Vernon Record says the
president has proved himself the past
master in the art Of doing the wrong
thing at the right time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

WATCHING HER MONEY WORK.
ICedar Rapids Republican,.
The managers Of the home for aged
women were very much surprised
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Hive YOU ever noticed shat your ap-
petite for potatoes seems to increase
In about the same proportion as the
price increases?' inquiries the Esther
vile Republican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

There may be no more NO. fest, -
as shoe manufacturers say, but we
haven't noticed that there has been
any decline in the sale Of corn cures
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

More than 5000 couples were mar.
ried in New York last month. Reno
papers. please copy-Milwaukee Sen
tinel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

After marriage the self made mar
often fnds 1t necessary to make exten
sive alterations-Life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

No conversation program can pre-
vent the sacrifice Of some valuabi
presidential timber next summer
Washington Star
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Even British aristocrat can lay
aside all evidence of culture when he
gets politically excited.-Los Angeles
Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Proroguing IL easier in Canada than
it is in the United States-washing-
ton Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
sENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT

Any man Who thinks that the repub-
lican party can get together and be in
form for 1912 Is advised to look for
just moment at the United States
senate.-Albany Argus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Judging from the number Of million
dollar rains that have heen reported
from various parts of the state this
season. the Carroll Herald concludes
that Iowa is long way from being
ba nkrupt."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

IL August can't 90 any better than
july she ought to be ashamed of her
self" complains the Manson Demo-
crat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

To MI Underwood-the LaFollette
Birmingham Ledger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

The forehead" says Lillian Russell
Should not be too high" The fore
head seems TO be almost the only ne
cessity that is no higher than it used
to be.-kansas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

The ad men should be careful. how
ever. TO call themselves advertising
men while in Boston.-Atlanta Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

Just az a matter Of keeping the rec
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

The trade in baseball! players has be-
come so important business that the
major leagues now issue regular mar
ket reports concerning it-Chicag go
Tribune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04

The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
Charles y White. the self confesse ed
bride taker is NOT much Of a man. But
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
The Belle of Oklahoma
Makes a Visit to China
She Writes Very Interesting Letter to the
Belle of Kansas.

flung open the big gates and we were
conducted round few sharp corners
and across some courtyards into an
inner court, where the mistress OF
the establishment, surrounded by a
group OF handmaidens and relatives,
came forward to meet us. Her face
thiclily coated with wash of rice
flour paste, and rouge dabbed on
here and there in what We should call
the wrong places, gave her face the
wooden look of a Dutih doll, ant her
wooden walk on the poor lily feet
three inches long kept up the re-
semblance.
I'VE were ushered with many polite
speeches into the guest hall. bare,
unfurnished room with walls that had
once been whitewashed and a lat.
ticed window with paper panes that
had once been white. The chief fur.
niture consisted OF table placed
squarely against the center wall with
a ponderous chair at either end. The
Tai Tai sat afar off. looking more
wooden than ever with her shrunken
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

said City until 12 o'clock noon, oi
the 9th day Of April, 1911, for fur
nishing the material and performing
the work necessary in improving the
following streets, or portions thereof,
in said City in the manner and sub
ject to the conditions hereinafter pro
vded, towit:
c Street, northwest, beginning az
the South line OF Broadway, North
west, and extending TO the North
line of Ninth Avenue, Northwest,
exclusive of the area occupied by
the tracks of the Ardmore Traction
Company and feet in width on the
exterior Of each rail of said track,
which latter shall be paved 2s pro-
vided in said resolution at the cost
of the said Ardmore Traction Com
pany, as provided in said resolution
and the laws of the State of Oklaho-
ma, in that behalf provided; Street
Improvement District No 8.
Said street, or portion Thereof, to
be improved by paving. grading, con-
structing manholes and catch-basins
and putting in inlet pipes. concrete
curbs and cutters and draining the
same. Said street (excepting the
area herein excluded) shall fbe paved
29 feet wide from the face of the
curb to the face of the curb; OF
which improvement 20 feet in the
roadway of said street being 10 feet
on each side of roadway between
curbs and that portion OF street
paved by Ardmore Traction Cora.
pany, shall consist of a 5 inch Port
land cement, gravel or crushed stone
concrete base, covered with rocl
asphalt wearing surface inches
thick and a concrete gutter on each
side of said street feet wide, with
the necessary curbs, drainage pipes
and other necessary improvements:
'"iu iONh o~sPhoit "Ndi
TO be constructed OF a mixture Of
lime rock, soft bitumin-
1us silica and solid bituminous silica:
,aid work to be done in accordance |
With the plans and specifications |
If the city engineer of the City of |
Ardmore, which are now on file in
ny office and may be examined.
That all bids shall be submitted
n a sealed envelope and plainly
marked in ink on the outside, and
hat each bid shall be accompanied
" a certified check drawn on some
'ank in the City of Ardmore, Olslaho.
ma. made payable to the City Clerk
+ said City in the sum Of 100000
Proposals so received will be con-
idered by the Mayor and Board OF
q the said City of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

er's wife welcomed us warmly and re-
galed us on tea and boiled eggs-a
dish of twenty Or thirty boiled eggs,
to be eaten without bread or salt or
any accessory except tea. The farm
house was built of mud, with walls
two feet thick, and the windows were
almost nonexistent. The place
looked poverty stricken, but the farm
er's wife spoke OF recent prosperity.
Crops had done we'll and she and her
husband had been able to purchase
that which they had been wanting for
some years past she took us to see
the newly bought treasures. We
peered in through the door and the
good woman's face beamed with pride
and pleasure. There they were
straight in front of US, made of pol
ished wood, black as ebony, two mag
nificent-coffins."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

Ardmore at a meeting to be held az
the session chambers in said City
at 2 o'clock p. m, on the said 27tn
day of April, 1911, and the contract
will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder, who will undertake to
perform the work and furnish the
material according to the plans and
specifications of the city engineer
of said City and who will also COM
ply with the terms and conditions
contained in said resolution of the
5th day OF October, 1910, which will
be likewise on exhibition in my Of
flee.
The contractor to whom the con-
tract will be awarded will be re-
quired to execute to the City OF Ard
more a construction bond condition
ed upon the full and faithful exc
cution Of the work and the perform
ance of the contract, and the full pro-
lection of the City and all property
owners interested against any loss
or damage by reason of negligence
or improper execution of the work
in an amount equal to 80 per cent
Of the estimated cost of said i'm
provements, and further bond in
an amount equal to 20 per cent OF
the estimated cost of said Improve
ments conditioned for the maintenance
of said Improvements in good repair
for period of five (5) years from
the completion of the work.
The contractor to whom said work
is awarded shall receive in payment
for same street Improvement bonds
at par to bear interest at the rate
Of 6 per cent per annum, to be is
sued by the City against abutting
and assessable property as provided
in House Bill No. 231 of the State
Of Oklahoma, approved April 18th,
1908, and the amendment thereto.
The Mayor and Board of Com
missioners reserve the right to re-
|ect any and all proposals that may
be received If same shall be unsatis-
'actory for any reason.
Given under my hand and seal on
his the 14th day Of April, 1911.
G. H. BRUCE,
City Clerk.
(SeaD
First published April IA, 1911
14-13t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

married. and this affords some sur
prise, for spinsters of a certain age
are hardly ever met with in China
An explanation that in England we
will marry or not only increases the
bewilderment you seek to divert
their attention by inquiring how
many commanding gentlemen they
have (meaning sons). If they reply
that they have one or more young
puppies (meaning sons), you hasten
to congratulate. and so it goes on.
Finally your attempts to finish
your tea having been frustrated by
the attendant, who fills the cup again
before il has a chance OF getting
empty, leave takings are commenced.
You fear you have been very little
company and the Tai Tai murmurs
deprecatory about herself.
You beg her to detain her steps and
she implores you to walk slowly At
each corner you all bow, hugging your
fifth ribs with clasped hands in the
orthodox fashion, and the progress to
the outer gates is halting in the ex-
treme.
'My next visit was OF a very differ
ent character. We spent the after
noon with farmers family. The farm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

legs like a couple of large ninepins
encased in purple trousers, Had it
not been for the relatives and hand.
maidens conversation would have
Tagged considerably. She came from
the South and was still unaccustomed
to Northern mandarin.
Fortunately among the relatives a
vivacous, got looking girl, with a
merry laugh kept the ball rolling
The more she talked, however, the
more silent did the Tai Tai become,
and our suspicious were aroused
Meanwhile the tea was brought in,
and a dainty cup covered with an in.
verted saucer was placed beside each
guest. According to etiquette, we
ignored its existence until the Tai Tai
requested us to taste of it, whereupon
carefully raising our cups in both
hands, we made a feint OF offering
them TO her. Declining the honor, she
repeated the request that we should
ourselves partake OF the tea, and for
malities thus concluded. We gave
suzzling sip to show appreciation
We were careful to hold the cup in
both hands and not to remove the lid
or inverted saucer, but merely to tilt
1t slightly to one side. Sponge cakes
dipped in oil and savory pastries
stuffed with dates were. piled up on
the tables beside us, the attendants
them with fingers which
made no pretense OF being clean.
The Tai Tai was becoming more
wooden than ever, when by a fortu.
nate chance my companion. who spoke
the language fluently, and was well |
versed in Chinese etiquette. made the |
discovery that the merry faced, con
versational girl was an IN Tai Tai
in other words, the secondary wife
Realizing the difficulties of the sit
nation. she was careful henceforth
o address her conversation very
TO the real Tai Tai and
hereby probably warded off family
quarrel after our departure Luckily,
or myself. whose knowledge of the
anguage is distinctly limited. there ,
re various topics to be discussed
With a new guest which need but
lender vocabulary. {
Which is your honorable king
om?' they ask. s
MY inferior kingdom is Eng G
and" I
And your honorable age?' they {
lQuire. {
AT which, II one desires to an. {
wer Indefinitely, one replies twenty
id or thirty-odd. as the case may {
e. They soon discover If one Is un- I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23

I'VE could have walked from our
house to that of the Weis in five
minutes" an Englishwoman visiting
In China writes to the lady; but ct
iquette ordained we should drive.
SO we ordered blue hooded spring
less cart; the only conveyance -ob
tainable in that northern city, and
crawled in on all fours under cover
of the hood while the servant sat on
the shafts and the driver walked be-
hind us, using his voice instead of
reins. We had dressed in gala clothes
for the occasion.
Your white gown is very pretty,
my hostess said, in a doubtful tone,
but
But what?' | asked anXiously.
But the Chinese do so dislike
white. You see it is the sign Of
mourning. No, don't trouble TO change.
That pink scarf will make It all right
and pink is one OF their favorite col.
ors."
The gate keeper at the Wei man.
sion. hearing the sound of cartwheels,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance OF a resolution adopted by
the Mayor and Board of Commission
ers of the City of Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma, on the 5th day of October, 1910,
proposals by contractors will be re-
-ceiyed at the Office Of the Mayor of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-23
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sherIfI's sale Of Real Estate.
raao No. f2gO5.

Effie l. Andrews. Plaintiff. w. Mag.
Rie *. Watkins ef all. Defendants.
Court OF Common Pleas OF Marion
In pursuance Of an order OF sale
from SAID cogrt TO me directed. / VIII
expose to sale at public auction, at
the door of the court house IN Ma
rion. Marion county ONO. on Satur-
day. the 18th day OF April, A. d..
1911, at 2 o'clock y. m. the following
described real estate. situate IN the
county of Marion ana state OF ohio.
and in the city of Marion, tO-Wit.
Situated i'm the CITY OF Marion.
county of Marion and state OF ohio.
and known as the north half of lOt
number hfty-six (5G) being thirty
three (33) feet front and running east
back TO the west line Of the alley,
and also seven and One-half q l-2J
feet TO be taken off Of the south side
Of lot number fiftv-iiVe (55). being
seven and one-half q l-2) feet front
and running east to the west line OF
the alley OF the same width as the
front All being in the city of Ma
rion. as marked on the original plat
of said city. Except a strip five ana
one-half @ 1-2) feet wide off the
south side of the north half of lot
number hfty-siX (5G) decided TO John
Hudson.
Said premises appraised at $1,000.
Terms Of sale: Cash
John c. Stark.
Sheriff Marion County o.
BY &. Breen. Deputy.
Smlck d Hoge, Attorneys
3-14-21-2S 4-4-1b
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-04
Free Turnpil,e Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petit
tion will be presented to the Board of
Commissioners of Marion county.
Ohio, at their special session to be
held April 20. 1911. at / o'clock 70.
m. asking that said board appoint
road commissioners to lay out and
establish free turnpike road living
and being fully within said county.
Beginning on the east and west half
section line of section II. Pleasant
township, where said section line in
tersects the Maron and Prospect pike:
thence west on the east and west hali
section line Of sections II and Is to
the center of section IS; thence con-
tinuing said course on the east and
west half section line of section is I'm
Greer Camp and Pleasant townships
to the RadnOr pike ana there termi-
mating total distance OF ubout one
and one-quarter q 1-D miles
Said petitioners also pray that said
Board of Commissioners of Marion
County, Ohio. fevy an extra tax the
az, cunt of which shall lot exceed ten
(tJN mills on the dollar valuation In
arr one year on all lands ana taxable
property within the bounds Of said
proposed free turnpike. and said lew
continuing for 20 years If the cost
and expense of construction be not
sooner paid.
w. r. Hedges and Others. Petition.
ore 3-9O- mon