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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-29

LEDBETTER & W1MBERLY-Real
Estate, Insurance and Security
Bonds. Your patronage will be ap-
preciated. Over Western Union
Tel. Co. Phone GAO. 2S-1m
NEW CARRIAGES, the finest in the
city. Used only for weddings,
balls, funeral, parties and special
calls. Phone q. Cathey's Livery
Barn. Him
TAKEN -UP-Three year old filly, bay
with blazed face, branded C on right
shoulder. owner can prove prop
erty and pay charges. J. H. CantreI,
Lone Grove road. 26-12t
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WANTED-To buy all kinds of beer
and whiskey bottles. C. P. Hall.
lin
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FIRST-CLASS rooms and board for
particular people Electric lights,
hot and cold water, gas heat, 222
North Washington street. Tele'
phone 693. Mrs. w. R. Burnitt.
20tf
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WLANTED-To trade irrigated farm
in Pecos Valley, n. NJ, for Carter
county farm. Address C. H., Box
531, Ardmore. 2S-3t
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MlSCEStANE EOUS.

REGISTERED Duroc Jersey hogs for
sale at Lone Grove, Okla. Inquire
of R. Z. Simpson. limo
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NOTICE-To the public, ON and after
January l, 1912, we will not charge
any goods TO anyone. Holt Gro. Co.
27-4t
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Ardmore, Friday, December %, 1911
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BY The

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OFFICIAL PAPER CARTER co.
AND The CITY OF ARDMoRe.
I, f. III in The Ardmoreite, 1t IL legal
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-08-21
Ringing Bros.
Big Circus

Announcement is made that on
Monday, September 4th Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows
will give two performances Ill Keno.
AS in past years Carson will send
it's percentage of the surrounding
country to swell the throngs. This
is the greatest of American circuses
in every sense OF the word, and an
event not to be overlooked by the
lovers OF wholesome amusement.
For many years the Ringing Bros.
have maintained the most popular as
well as the best show. This year they
are more than ever giving patrons
their moneys worth. Among the
many great attractions under the
twelve acres OF canvass are Prof.
Emory's troupe OF trained baby ele-
plants. the wonderful Schuman per
forming horses from the Circus Schu-
man. Germany; "Toquc, the dog
marvel OF England which does sum
ersaulting performance on the back
OF swiftly running horses; the wonder
full Atex family OF aerialists; the
great Croker family OF Gypsy riders
the Deltoreili family OF hungarian
clowns, once entertainers in the
Court OF the Shah of Persia; the Bon.
setti family OF Italian acrobats, the
Castrillion family Of Spanish aero
bats. the Hodgini family OF Italian
equestrians, and the fifty creates
clowns on earth.
In the menagerie is found Tin!
Tom Tinker, the smallest elephan
ever seen in America. In all Their
are forty elephants and 1900 othe
wild beasts, comprising the rarest 0
geological specimens. The morning
parade is the greatest street spceta
Gle ever devised for circus purposes
There are three miles of it and ever.
mile mile OF wonders.
Ringing Brothers circus is twent
eight years old 1t began its caree
as one-horse affair in BarbadoC
Wis, when the now famous brother
were scarcely more than children. Il
the face of the bittcrest opposition
grew into the greatest amusement i'll
sttution the world has ever known
Its field extends over the entir
earth 1t has offices in every capita
in Europe and Asia, and foreig
workshops near Liverpool 1t EN-
ploys over 1000 people. 1886 Q
whom travel with the show.
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SPECIAL RATES

Special rates over the V. & T.
Railroad for Labor Day have been
arranged satisfactory to all and are
as follows:
The round trip rate from Reno will
be $500; Steamboat, Galena and
Washoe, $l75; Franktown. $3.50;
Lakeview, SIPS; Carson, $1.OO; Min
den, $1.75; Empire, Brunswick and
Merrimac, SO cents; Silver City, 40
cents.
Tickets will be good on all trains
the 4th and 5th. A special train will
be run out of Reno September 4th at
8 a. M, leaving Carson at go a. m.
and arriving at Virginia at 1890 a. m
Special will leave Virginia at "a
m. the next morning and arrive i'll
Reno at 4:50 p. m.
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BIDS WANTED

Bids will be received by the Board
of County Commissioners of Ormsby
County. Nevada, at the office OF the
Clerk up to ten o'clock a m, Tues
day, September S, 1911, for twenty
five cords of wood for the County
Building and for twenty cords of
wood for the Ormsby County Aims
house. Wood to be delivered as re-
quired, and at the above designated
places. The Board reserves the
right to reject, any and all bids.
Bids must state kind of wood to be
delivered.
By order of Board of County Com
mssioners, Ormsby County, Nevada.
Attest:
f. o. PATTERSON, Clerk.
new road will give direct route to
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STATE CLAIMS

Text Commission
F. Cohn, reporting -.......-...-..-....... S9ooo
Code Commission
Edward T. Patrick, serv. ---.-..-.---2OOOO
Rose Stewart, stenographer..--.--2O.U
Lieutenant Governors Office
NJ. A. Downey, furniture lilo
General Claims
Remington Typewriter Co. rib. oO.OO
District Judges
Thomas r. Moran, trav. ex .,...-4. 50
Road Work
Chas. E. Watson, serv. .---.------15O.W
A. L. Young Co, sup. ------185.O 90
General Claims
Secretary of State, stamps 1880
Printing Office
Carson City News. blanks .-....-.32O.o5
Adjutant Generals Office
Archibald Dickerson, steno. ....15OOO
Hospital for Mental Diseases
Burke Bros. work 2O4.25
PRISON FARM
New. T. & T. Co. rental .......--..-2.5O
! Nev.T& T. Co. rental .,-------2.5O
E. J. Walsh, Supplies .,,,.-,--..----l &c
D. G Kitzmeyer. Harness ,.,.,.-,.-....,S5
A. G. Meyers, Supplies 2O3.73
| S. N. w and L. Co Lumber ,-..----2.S
w Fl Chedic, Meat --.-..-----.19.N
A. G. Meyers, Hardware 70 81
Employees, Salary --.-.-.--..---..-----l7O.33
Total o,//A5i
Repair Fund
New. T. & T. Co.. supplies. $1OO.3s
New. Engg. Works, supplies-,----2.7(
Bruener Co, supplies ..---,-.------34o.O o.
New Hdw. CO., supplies .,.,....-.l.2t
Western Elec. Co. suppplies-.l1.S;
New. Hdw. Co., supplies 80 3!
| Ormsby County, 2 afidavits. ---.10.4(
Total ..-.-.-..---..-.-----.----So5 y
Roard Fund
New. r. & T. Co., rental 81 2:
J. Smyth, clothing ....................-33.5(
A. G. Meyers, supplies .,,.---....~~3l. On
J. A. Muller, medicine .,.,-....,.....-...4.3'
f. G. Walsh, gasolen, etc.--.....2O.O!
A. Summerheld, ppainter 100
A. G. Meyers. supplies, Board. 1927,
Ne. Hdw. Co., supplies --.....-...-lO.2'
w. H. Chedic, meat -..-..,.....-,.----.25 $50
, ]. R. Bradley, supplies u.s.
; M. A. Downey, supplies. 500
New. Hdw. Co., supplies 400
tt J. J. McEwen, feed ............17 5
Prisoners labor, Washoe Co..-9S 5
Prisoners labor, Ormsby Co...lo.O
Overseers, salary
Total ............ .....-.-...-.... 81 ,271 2
Grand Total ..........- .......-.-,... .57S.4
State Printing Office
Carson Laundry Co., washing-..-.l.5
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-05

stoop. His voice was firm Il merely
want to say that If You fool that girl
I'll kill your
Ross stared at him, quite convinced
that he had gone entirely mad That's
mighty chivalrous Of you. Mr.. Sheep
Herder," he replied cuttingly, but I'm
at loss to understand this sudden In
dignation on your part"
you needn't be. I'm her father"
Cavanagh fairly reeled before this
retort. His head rang as II he had
been struck with a club. He per-
ceived the truth Of the mans words
instantly. He gasped. Good God.
man. are you Ed Wetherford?s
The answer was quick. That's who
amr' Then his voice changed. But
don't want the women to know I'm
alive. / didn't intend to let anybody
know it All the same, mean It If
you or any man tries to abuse her I'll
XIII himi I've loaded her up with
trouble. as you say. but I'm going to
do what can to protect her now that
I'm In the county again"
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Ross, confused by this new comph-
cation in the life Of the girl he was be
ginning to love, stared at his compan
ion in dismay. Was it not enough thar
virginia's mother should be a slattern
and a termagant9 At last he spoke.
where have you been all these
yearsf"
'In the TEXAS PEN I served nine
years there"
'what FORT"
shooting a man. II was a case Of
self defense. but his family had more
money and influence than did, 80
went down the road. AS soon as / got
out / started north-just the way
dog VIII point toward home didn't
intend to come here, but some way I
couldn't keep away. 1 SHE'D around
the outskirts of the Fork. picking up
odd jobs of sheep herding just TO have
time to turn things over. 1 know
what you're thinking about-you're
saying to yourself. Well, here's nice
father-in-lawF Well, now, don't
know anything about your people. but
the Wetherfords are as good as any
body. II Il hadn't come out into this
cursed country, where even women go
shooting wild, would have been In
congress; but. being hot headed, /
must mix In. I'm not excusing my
self. you understand. I'm not q desir-
able addition to any mans collection
Of friends. but / can promise you this
mo one but yourself shah ever know
who I am. At the same time, you can't
deceive my girl without my bein.
named In the funeral that VIII follow. .
You are only distant and roman
dc fglre to Lea part Of the dead
past" said Cavanagh. "She remem
bers You as q bold rider and q won
drousiy brave and chivalrous father
"She must never know. You muss
promise never to tell her"
81 promise that" Cavanagh said. anT
Edwards went on:
IF could bring something to her
prove to her I'm still a man-it might
do to tell her, but I'm q Branded man
now and an old man, and there's no
hope for me. worked in one of the
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-sure thing. He's generally always

"Sure thing. He's generally always
In It."
You'd better take my gloves. It's
likely to snow In half an hour. Go
ahead I'm younger man than you
are"
The other made decent show Of re-
sistance, but finally accepted the Offer,
saying: you certainly, are white to
me. want to apologize for making
that attempt to sneak away that night.
/ had a powerful good reason for not
staying any longer"
Ross smiled a little you showed
bad judgment-as 1t turned out"
IT sure did. That girl car shoot. Her
gun was steady as doorknob. She
filed the door. Where did she learn to
hold gun like thatf"
''Her father taught her, 30 she said"
'She wouldn't remember mean old
cuss like me-but I've seen her with
Wetherford when she was a kidlet. 1
never thought she'd grow mp into such
queen She's wonder. Lie looked
sick to me. She ought to send her girl
away or get out As you say. the Fork
Is no kind Of place for such a girl"
He spoke with a good deal OF feel
ing, and the ranger studied him with
deepening interest. He had taken on
dignity in the heat Of his peotest, and
in his eyes bIazed something that was
both maEly and admirable
You're just the kind Of figure TO
catch q girls eye. She likes you. l
could see that. but you've got a good
opinion Of yourself You're an edu-
Gated man Do you intend to marry
herr"
See here. Mr.. Sheep Herder, you
better ride on up to your camp" And
Ross turned to mount his horse.
'wait a minute" called the other
man. and his voice surprised the ran
ger with a note Of authority. 81 was
terribly taken with that girl and
owe you a whole lot but I've got to
know one thing. can see you're full
Of her and jealous as bear Of any
other sutton. Now. / want to know
whether you intend to marry her or
whether you're just playing with her"
Ross was angry now. What In
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Cavanagh. . Forest : Ranger
The Great Conserve
ton Novel
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter Lee Virginia Wetherford.
who has been TO an eastern school for
years, returns to Roaring Greek. Her
mother, q coarse, masculine woman. ID
running q shabby boarding house.
where whiskey il sold without license.
lice meets Ross Cavanagh, forest
ranger, and Forest Supervisor Red
field. Cavanagh and Lee become in
ferested IN each other. m-Laze
Wetherford. Lees mother. becomes III.
Lee starts IN to improve the character
Of the boarding house. Cavanagh and
Hedfield compliment her. TV-Greeg.
s ranchman, threatens Savanagh- Lee
Is disguised with her surroundings
Lie ceases her Illicit whiskey selling
Mrs. Redfeid Invites Lee TO visit Eft
Lodge. v-RedfeId tells Lee about
Cavanagh's interesting career and ex-
plains the work and troubles OF tn
forest service. Vice Is delighted
with the culture shown at Elk Lodge-
Cavanagh rides sixty miles to spend
the evening with her. vu-Cavanash's
love for Lee grows Mrs- Rsdfeld likes
Lee, but disIikes her mother and thinks
cavanaghss love affair is foolish VIII
The doctor orders Lie to cease work
ana diet herself. She rebels. Cava-
nagh arrests Gregg's son ana a
stranger named Edwards as poachers
U-Roaring Fork Rowdies attempt to
rescue the prisoners. but Lie and Lee
arm themselves and help Cavanagh
x-They drive away the rouzhs. and
Cavanagh delivers his prisoners to
Judge Higiey for trial. U-Edwards-
whose dns has been paid. Joins Cava-
nagh at his cabin. He tells Cave
naga he Is I'd wetherford. Lees father
Lee thinks he IL dead. HI-Wether-
ford and Cavaaagh find q sheep harder
With smallpox Wstherford becomes
nurse Cevanagh finds two sheep
herders murdered
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machine shops down there, and IT took
the life out OF me. Then, too. left .
bad name here in the Fork know
that Those big cattlemen fooled me
into taking their side Of the war.
staked everything ! had on them, ana
then they railroaded me out Of the
county. So. you see. I'm double Cross
ed, no matter where turn"
Every word he uttered made more
apparent to Cavanagh that Lee Viz
ginia would derive nothing but pain
and DISAGREEMENT from a knowiedgs
that her father lived. ''She must b
spared this added burden OF shameful
Inheritance" he decided.
The other man seemed TO under.
stand something Of the rangers indie-
nant pity, for be repeated: 81 want
alive, no matter what comes. She
must not be saddIed with my record.
Let her go on thinking well Of ma.
Give me your word" He held out an
insistent palm.
Ross yielded his hand. ana IN spitsl
Of himself his tenderness for the bro
ken man deepened. The sky was dark
ening in the west, and, with a glance
upward. he said. II reckon we'd better
make your camp soon or you'll Be
chilled to the bone"
They mounted hastily and rode
away, each feeling that his relation
ship to the other had completely
changed. wetherford marveled over
the evident culture and refinement OF
the ranger. ''He's none too good foe
her, no matter who he is, he said
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CHAPTER Kun


THE OLD SHEEP zERDER
"Hn sanger was awakened in the
arst faint dawn By the passing
Of the girls light feet as she
\ went aeross the hall to her
mothers room. and 4 moment later be
heard the low murmur Of her voice
Throwing OF his blankets aud making
snch srauos 4oilet as he needed. he
steoosd into the han and waited for
her to return.
Som she came toward him. . smile
OF confidence and pleasure on her tips
@How Is she7'' be asked
"Qulte comfortable"
'.And Jour His voice was very ten
der.
.T am q little tired" she acknowl.
edged. 81 didn't sleep very well"
eYou didn't sleep at all" be declared
regretfuIiy.
''oh. yes. did. she replied brightly
These Two ardent souls confronted
each other IN absorbed silence with
keener perception. with new daring.
with new intimacy, till be recalled
himself with effort ~You must let me
help You II there's anything ] can do
Remember. I'm your big brother"
st remember" she answered smiling
Il. -and I'm going out to see what my
big brother Is to have for breakfast"
Cavanaeh found the street empty,
client ar6- rtfprIv tsommonnlaca He
{ went forth to bis duties with a deep
ened conviction Of the essential law
lessness OF the state and Of America IN
general. for this spirit Of mob law
was 70 be found In some form through
out the land. he was disguised. but
not beaten His resolution to carry out
the terms OF his contract with the
government remained mistaken
He carried with him also q fnal
disturbing glimpse Of Eliza Wefher-
ford's girl that did indeed threaten bis
peace OF mind. There was an invol
untarY appeal. q wistful depth. to heT
glance which awakened IN him an In
dignant pity and also blew into fame
something not so creditab le-some
thing which smoldered beneath hi.
conscious will She had not escaped
her heritage Of passion. and bel
glanees. innocent as they were. reused
even in him something lawless.
Bis pony plodded slowly. and the
afternoon was half spent before be
came in sight Of the long. low log cab
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IN which was the only home be pcs
gessed IN al America. For the first
time since be built 1t the station seem
ed lonely and disheartening. would
any woman for love Of me come to
such . hearthstoneT he asked him.
self. -And Il she consented to do 20
could I be 50 selfish as to exact such
sacri6ee7 No; the forest ranger In
these attitudes must be young and
heart free: otherwise his life would be
miserably solitary"
He was just dishing out his rude
supper when the feet Of q horse en-
the log bridge announced visitor.
With 9 feeatng Of pleasure az well
- relief be rose to greet the stranger
ANY visitor II welcome this night"
be said 4
The horseman proved to be his for
mer prisoner. the old man Edwards.
who slipped from his saddle with the
never falling grace Of the COW man
and came slowly toward the cabin
He smiled weariiy as be said: I'm on
your trail, Mr.. Ranger. but bear no
malice. You were doing your duty.
Can you tell me how Tar It Is to Am
bros campT
There was something foriorn Ia the
mans attitude. and Cavanagh's heart
softened. Turn your horse into the
corral and come to supper" be com
manded with western biuntness.
"We'n talk about all that later"
hi ho~v.3kn
without hesitation. ''pm going up to-
take AmbrO's place" be began after q
few minutes Of silent eating. Know
Wnere ais camp ig7 .ssssqssss-s
81 do" replied Ross. 70 whom the
stranger now appeared In pathetic
guise. -Any man Of his age consent
. ing to herd sheep is surely hard hit by
the rough hand Of the world" he rea-
soned. and the closer be studied his
visitor the palmer he felt his ungov-
erned past
al suppose Gregg pad yeur nnsr he
said.
eyes"
"In any other town IN the state you'd
have gone down the line"
. He reused himself 'See here, Mr.
Ranger. you've no warrant to believe
me. but told you the truth Young
Gregg got me 10 ride into the range
and show him the trail I didn't In
tend to get mixed up with game
warden. I've had al the confinement
i need"
sWell. it's a closed incident now"
interposed Ross "we won't reopen It
Make yourself at home"
The stranger. hungry as he was. ate
with unexpected gentfIity. and az the
hot coffee sent It's cheerful glow
through his body be asked. with liven-
ing interest. a good many questions
about the ranger and the forest service.
'sYou feIlers have to be all round men
The cowboys think you have a snap.
but guess you earn your money"
"A man that builds trails, lays
bridges. burns brush. fights IRE. rides
the roundup and covers seventy-6ve
miles OF tran every week on $50 per
month and feeds himself and his
horses isn't what I would can enjoy
ing a soft snap"
'What do you do It forF
God knowsl I've been asking my
self that question al day today"
This playing game warden has some
cuts too. That was a Wild crowd last
night The town is the same old hole
It was when knew 1t years ago. Fine
! eiri Of Lie Wetherford's. Lie has
changed terribly. didn't expect to
see her have such . skein Of six as
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is not nearly the menace to increasa
in population that deaths among la
fants are Eight out Of ten Of these
deaths are directly or indirectly causex
by bowel troubles. McGee's Baby E1szzr
cures diarrhoea, dysentery. sour storn-
ach and all infant ailments Of this ma
ture. Just the thing for teethina
babies.
Price 25c and soc per bottle sosd
by all druggists.
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tend to do Is nonA If your business"
The other man vas suddenly ablaze
with passion. His form had lost its
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PAGE SUICIDE

CONTINUED next wednesday,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16
Many Lands Have Imported Brains
from America to Aid in Government

the memory of the late Kings most
trusted American friend is held green
by the Siamsse.
Ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid's most trust
ed aide de- camp was an American skip
per. who. having been employed to nav
igate across the ocean a man -of-waT
which the Sublime Porte had caused -
be constructed in this country, found
such favor with the x-Padishab by
reason of his frank. independent ways
and his transparent honesty that he
appointed him a captain in the ottoman
navy. and became 80 attached to him
that every FRIDAY when he drove TO the
mosque 10 perform his devotions he in
sisted on his American aide camp
walking b. the side Of his carriage, so
as ~ shield him from all harm.
Pages could be written about these
Americans who have served foreign
governments and nations with so much
honor as to reflect the latter upon the
land of their birth. The most extraor-
dinarv career of any or them was un-
doubtedlv that of benjamin Thompson.
Of Woourn. Mass, who started as an
errand boy 10 a storekecper at Salem.
was afterward salesman in a store at
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

spite of the unrivalled opportunities
which he had enjoyed in the Soudan and
in Lower Egypt for enriching himself.
had remained a poor man, no small
credit % public official, where the very
air that ore breathes used TO be. and
for the matter OF that IL TO this day
tainted with gross dishonesty and cor
rupuon.
Mason died during a visit to Washing
ton-an American OF whom his country
men had reason 10 be proud and who.
never for moment forgetting the coun-
try of his birth and his citizenship there
of. caused the name Of the United states
10 be honored and respected in coun-
tries where IT had up TO that time been
unknown.
The same may he said of my old friend
the late General Legendre. in Japan.
away back in the 10s. After having
been almost shot - pieces during the
Civil War here. he was invited to enter
the service OF the Mikado. and his name
remains ON record as identified with the
first mlitar: prowesses of Japan after
her adoption of Western methods of
military organization and armament.
acting as chief Of staff to General Saigo.