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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10
Got Their Angora.

After suffering and permitting the
idea to permeate their systems that
they were dead game sports who
could show the country boys of this
county how to do things as Hoyle
would dictate they should be done,
several of the young bloods of the
city of Ardmore wended their way
to the livery emporium or Tom
Cathey and engaged the SWEETEST,
most approved and up-to-date rig
in said emporium. Being thus pro-
vided they were ready TO wend their
waysome miles in the country to
where good old-fashioned country
dance was in progress. But before
they left the town it occurred to
one of the number that no one in
the crowd was provided with
shooting iron" To go to a dance
unprovided with the means of de-
fending the honor of old Ardmore,
her hills and hollcws, her paved
streets and old time traditions,
would never do. 4 pow WOW ensued
in which the fact was brought to
light that one OF the party had a
brother who had, slowed in the bot
tom of his war bag, a modern, fully
equipped Colts double action 45-
calibre trouble creator. Interview
ing the aforesaid brother and hand
ing him good line off talk, an
agreement was arrived at whereby
the sports became for the evening,
possessors of the gun. Thus armed
and equipped, pulling the reins over
the fiery steeds of the livery hotel
the party at last arrived at the
scene of the evenings festivities.
But when they got there they de-
cided that it would be a violation
of the laws in such cases made and
provided, as well as an infringement
upOll INC ptdNO anu uiShiby VI VIZ
grand commonwealth of Oklahoma to
appear upon the' ballroom floor with
accoutrements OF war So the death
and destruction dealer of other days
was stacked beenath the cushions
of the buggy,
After tripping the Tight fantastic
toe with accompaniment of click
ing heels until the rosy rays of
coming morn appeared in the east
ern horizon, the Ardmore bloods de-
cided to return to their castles, But
when they hied themselves to the
roadside where the rearing nags
had been tethered some hours pre-
ceding, they each ard all were met
with an aching void. Where the
team had stood, also the buggy,
naught now remained but empty
space. Crushed and battered with
chagrin the Ardmoreites tramped
into the city, detected and weary
like unto the tail end of the armies
of the great Napoleon after the bat
tie of Waterloo. Arriving here the
sheriffs office was visited and one
of the young men, accompanied by
a deputy sheriff, then returned
to the scene of the dance. After a
due inspection of the tracks left
upon the soil in that vicinity by
the rubber tired wheels of the livery
rig systematic search was prose
cuted with the result that the team,
the buggy, the whip, the laprobe,
the cushions-in fact everything
save the borrowed gun We're found
in hollow near the main travelled
road. No suspects have been land
ed up to date and the sporty broth
er is now trying to explain to the
brother from whom he borrowed
the trouble starter why he did not
protect, care for and return the same
safely after the sounds of the nights
revelry had ceased.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10
Frank Smith, the insane

Frank Smith, the insane hobo
who attempted suicide at the city
iail Yesterday and who is now con-
fined in the county jail awaiting
an inquiry into his sanity, develops
to have been a professional beg
gar. "A bundle of begging cards
were found in his possession wheh
searched, setting forth the claim
that he is partially paralyzed and a
victim of epileptic fits and asking
financial help so that he will be-
come enabled to set himself up in
some small business and become sell
supporting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10
Wild Geese

Frank Scivally and Granville Hous'
es Of Orr went ont on a wild goose
chase yesterday AMI were successiu'
in bagging four fine large ones
Frank sent one to his family here
which weighed when dressed 10
mounds and was as fat as the usual
Jew-stuffed goose. Quite a number
of geese are reported at watering
places on the prairies west Of here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10
Well Known in Oklahoma,

Oklahoma City, Dec, 1O.-rranK
Holloway gained notoriety in Okla
homa when he killed Ed Starr, an
other robber, at Tulsa in 1908. lie
was acquitted at the preliminary
hearing. In fight here three years
ago he shot his two pals and was
himself wounded. He escaped from
the hospital in the night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10
GOLDEN ROD.

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Z. decks the sod. When fade the =
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:: flowers have lost their bloom, ~
:: oh, then across the barren y
Z: miles the goldenrod still y
:: smiles. and smiles, its happy y
:: mission to fulfill, the glory !"
:: Of each vale and hill. It's =
Z: easy in the summer days, y
3: when light and gladness bless y
:: our ways, when soft winds !"
{. soothingly beguile, to greet /"
I: the world with cheerful smile, !"
:: to laugh at thought of stress "
;: and storm, to meet the clauds /"
y with welcome warm. But y
Z: when the summer days are "
:. gone. when gloomy hours "
:: come sweeping on, oh, then it "
q takes a heart of cheer TO "
:; smile, and smile, at pros "
;: poets drear. 1 love the "
Z. bloom of summer flowers, the "
:: rose the jasmine of the bow "
Z. ers: but when life's autumn "
:: time draws nigh, when oth- "
::ers droop and fade and sign ="
Z. oh then's the time to brave "
(. ly plod, still smiling, like the "
:: goldenrod. "
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

This was another big day for the
receipts of late cotton. More cotton
was received at the compress from
wagons today than has been received
Ior some time past.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

If you would save spelling iot o'
qood stationery and fracturing some
fairly good religion begin now to
nractice writing the year l. ANY
kind of old paper will do for prac'ice
purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

G.. W. Tabor, representing the New
York Life Insurance company is In
the city today from Oklahoma City
Mr. Tabor will remain in Ardmore
several DAYS in the interests OF the
company which he represents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

Miss Wynona Jackson of Bromide
is in the city visiting the family of
c. w. Jackson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

Read ths Want Ads. Worth Will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-10

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
NO PENSIONERS IN REGIMENT.
Virginian First Member of Ninth
Kansas To Apply.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 26.--Not one
member of the Ninth Kansas Cavalry,
one of the States most active regl-
ments in. the civil war, is drawing d
a pension. This fact developed upon
receipt of letter by State officials
from H. B. Lapham, of Lorton, Va, a
of the regiment.
Lapham wrote that when he applied
for a pension recently he was notified
by the pension officials that no other
member of the regiment had ever
drawn a pension; that he was the
first to make application, and that he
would have to induce five other men,
bers to apply before the consideration
of granting pensions could be taken
up.
information as to surviving members
of the regiment is being sought by
Lapham.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
Alleged Aids 10 Elopers.

Cumberland, Md, Dec. 26.-Investi-
cation into the facts about an alleged
combine of trainmen, ministers and
cabmen to encourage 5lopers has been
ordered by the Allegheny commission
ers. An average of ID clipping cou-
pies are said to come to the Queen
City daily Trainmea, it is declared
"steer" them into the hands of will
ing cabmen, who have selected list
of preachers willing to tie knots
quickly. Then they are hauled back
to the station. The fees, it is alleged,
are divided by some unknown rule,
between those who have hand in
helping Cupid.
Cumberland's closeness to the boun-
daries Of Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia make it a real Gretna Green,
and criticism has led to the coming
inquiry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
CHRISTMAS MAIL.

Postmaster Eggborn is very we'll
pleased with the maner in which the
Christmas mail has been handled at
his office this year. All mail received
up to Christmas having been promptly
delivered by his carriers. There is a
congestion of picture and Christmas
post cards in the Office at Washington,
and it is said that over week will be
required to sort them all and make
final deliveries. Picture post cards
being second-class matter, must al
ways give way for frst-class matter.
Most of the Christmas packages being
first-class matter, are delivered before
post cards are distributed. There
seems to be an increase in the mailing
of picture and souvenir cards from all
parts of the country. The AleXan-
dria postofice received several sacks
of mail from Mt. Vernon daily. This
mail consists in greater part of post
card souvenirs of the place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
DEATHS.

Charles w. Fadeley, native OF
this city, died in Washington yester-
day. The deceased was n years old.
His remains will be brought to this
city and his funeral will take place
from B. Wheatley's chapel tomorrow
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mr.. Fad
eley was a son of the late James Fad
e!ey, who was for many years super
intendent Of Alexandria. He was
carpenter by occupation, and at the
outbreak Of the civil war left this city
as member Of the Mount Vernon
Guards. afterwards company Il, Sew
enteenth Virginia Infantry. lie was
wounded at the second battle Of Ma
nassas. He was a member Of r. 4.
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans. Of
this city, and that organization will
attend the funeral. a
James w. Smith died at the AleXan-
dria Hospital last night. The de-
ceased was a son of the late J. CALVIN
Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
ELKs ENTERTAIN TOMORROW.
Festivities Arranged For Young and
Old by Alexandria Lodge.

The entertainment ODE given to
morrow night by Alexandria Lodge of
Elks promise to be the mos telaborate
affair of its kind ever given in Alex
andria. Ii will commence at $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon and will not
end until midnight. In the afternoon
will be held the Children's entertain
ment in the shape of giant Christ
mas tree loaded down with toys and
candies for the little ones and recep-
ton to Santa Claus who will arrive at
festivities on his giant Elk Bill" In
the vening three entertainments have
been arranged. From eight to nine
o'clock there will be reception rendered
to the members of the lodge and their
families. From nine to ten o'clock d
musical will be given by a splendid
program has been arranged. From
ten to twelve o'clock there will be dan
c!ng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
PEACE ENJOYS At
HOLIDAY FUNCTION
Speculation Concerning The
Outcome Of Turks Coun-
ter Proposals.
ARE STILL FIGHTING.
Conflicting Rumors From Austria
Hungary-WilI Not Attempt to In
terefe With Montenegro.

London, Dec 26.-The Turkish and
Balkan delegates who remained here
over Christmas were guests at holiday
function of various sorts today and
war talk was tabooed, but there was,
in diplomatic circles, much speculation
as to the counter proposal which the
Turks will submit to the ENJOYS Of
allies when the negotiations are re-
sumed Saturday.
Csman Nisami Pasha and Rechid
Pasha, the Turkish plenipo !entiaries
profe:Sed not TO know the character of
the Turkish proposition which is on its
way from Constantinople. The Turkish
minis... : IN session all day yesterday,
agreed on a counter offer to be put
up to the peace conference and dispat-
ched it to London where its arrival
was eagerly awaited by interested
watchers Of the war game.
Diplomats today were not taking
very seriously the anticipated Turkish
demands. They assumed that the por-
te's proposal would be for as much
more than was hoped to realize, as
was the territorial demand presented
by the Balkan allies. Both sides were
expected to demand everything in
sight, so that they would have some
thing left after the bargaining.
Conflicting and authenticated rum
ors from Austria Hungary occupied
the minds of the military experts to-
Gay From Fieha came adviceS that
the Austrian reservists were being de-
modified while in Budapest this was
denied. From Viena came also denial
of the report that Austra-Hungary
would try to obtain Scutarl when Eu-
ropean Turkey is divided. 1t was said
that Austria would not attempt to in
terfere with Montenegro's program.
Athens, Dec. 26.-DispatcheS from
the vicinity of Janina said that the
Greeks and Turks were again engag-
in battle. A severe sleet storm hampsr
ed both sides.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 26.--Cholera is
spreading alarmingly among the Bui-
garian troops on the Chatalja lines ac-
cording to advices receivd here today.
From Sofia it was learned that Gar
Ferdinand had issued an order to the
soldiers, admonishing them strictly to
obey the sanitary regulations Of the
army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
Tragedy at Wedding.

A Christmas wedding party at Tay-
lorvile. Ill.,, yesterday took tragic
turn when John Belder, a carpenter,
shot at his wife, the bride and bride
groom, and several police officers, shot
his mother -in-law, Mrs. Edna Fisher,
aged G8, and was himself fatally
wounded by one Of the officers. Mrs.
Fisher will die, it is said. The bullets
fired at Mrs. Belder, the bride ana
bridegroom, and the policemen went
wide of the mark. After the excite
ment had subsidized the wedding cere-
mony was carried out.
Belder, who had a grudge against
his wife. went to the home of Mrs.
Fisher, where the wedding of Belder's
stepdaughter Miss Elsie Bates to Ora
Redfern was about to take place.
Instead of taking seat with the
rest of the bridal party, Belder drew d
revolver and fired three inffectlve shot
at his wife. She ran out the back door,
closely followed by Belder. The fright
ened guests retreated with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Fisher, Bates, and Red
fern, who hid in rooms on the upper
floor.
Going to the room occupied by Mrs.
Fisher, Belder fired six times through
the door. The first shot took effect In
her abdomen. She finally crawled out
of the window and escaped to the
home Of Dr.. a. F. Turner. She was
taken later to hospital.
After shooting Mrs. Fisher, Belder
went to the room into which Miss
Bates and Redfern had fled. He fired
five shots, none Of which took effect
The bridal couple escaped through a
window.
In the meantime the police were no.
tilted. Chief Linkard and three men
hurried to the house. Belder ap-
peared at the door and fired FIVE shots
at the officers, but none was effective
Deputy Ben Davis retaliated by firing
at him with a shotgun, and Officer
Charles Ceaf fired with his revolver
and Belder retreated into the rear OF
the residence.
D. c. Kearns, slipping into the
house, found Belder with a bullet
wound near the heart. Heavily armed
he was preparing to make it finish
fight. Kearns effcctd a capture by
pretending he had come to assist BEL
der. The latter was then assisted to a
hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
Hoboes Opposed to Christmas

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 24.-Unanlmous
opposition to Christmas was expressed
by nearly 100 hoboes who were depart
ing today following spread OF "cof-
fee" given them by James Eads How,
millionaire "bo" of St. Louis. Only
one advantage in Christmas was found
by the jobless horde-few women will
turn hungry man from the back door
without feeding him.
"Christmas is all bunk" sad one of
the leisure class representatives de-
signated as Hungry" He begged a
cigarette and then continued, "A
bunch of old hens makes up bags for
us with useless things in 'em. Once
I got one with a wash rag in it. They
come down to a vacant room that
they had rented for the occasion and
cracks nuts for US and gets one of
them local preachers to give US beau
tiful thought"
In an address to the hoboes yester-
day Brother How pictured for them
the coming of the Utopian era when a
couple of hours work a day will be re-
warded by three squares and a
flop
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
FIRE YESTERDAY.

Martha Reynolds, colored, who lives
at sos Wolfe street, was made home
less as the result of fire which de-
stroyed two-story frame tenement
shortly after IL o'clock yesterday
morning. The fire started on the second
floor, used as a bedroom, and when the
firemen arrived the flames had gained
considerable headway, spreading to
the adjoining house, used as wood
and coal office by w. A. Mcdowell,
colored. The firemen succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the flames in about half
an hour. The Reynolds woman's effects
were however, destroyed and those not
destroyed by fire weSe damaged by
water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
Attacked by a Negro.

Mrs. Adelaide E. Grant, 81 years old,
clerk in the District assessors office, in
Washington, widow of Harold Curtis
Grant, one of the Districts civil engi-
neers, who, nine years ago, gave his
life for one of his subordinates, and
daughter -in-law of Capt. Robert E.
Grant, of Grand Army fame, was
knocked senseless by a negro, who
broke her jawbone and dragged her in
to dark areaway on C street between
Third and Fourth streets southeast,
and attacked her. Beaten and coWed
into submission by the negro, Mrs.
Grant was held at his mercy for half
an hour, pleading in vain, and begging
for her life. The woman's muff1ed
cries were heard by two residents OF
the block, and when she was rescued
by Policeman Edward V. Wall and DR..
William J. R. Thonseen, she was in a
critical condition. Her assailant was
caught by the policeman as he darted
out of the areaway and is held at the
Fifth precinct, while the woman was
rushed TO Casualty Hospital, where
several physicians and nurses were
soon ministering to her relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
Woman Injured.

A negro maid accidentally dropped a
lighted match in linen closet on the
third floor of the Ell Reno Hotel, at
New Jersey and c street, Northwest
Washington, Tuesday morning, and
half an hour later one of the guests
of the hostelry was in hospital, two
score of others had not recovered
from the fright caused by being rou-
ted from bed, and damage estimated
Mt $4,000 had been caused,to the build
ing. Mrs. Mary Smith, twenty years
old, of Alexandria, who was removed
to Emergency Hospital after she had
leaped from third story window and
landed on top of fence is reported to
be in a serious condition. She sus'
tanned cuts and bruises and probably
internal hurts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
JURY TO RECONVENE.

The coroner's jury which viewed the
remains of Suddin Ennis, young far
mer of Stafford county who was killed
at the Union Station on last Tuesday
night, will reconvene tonight at S
o'clock at Wheatley's undertaking es-
tablishment when they will hear the
testimony of witnesses who saw the
manner in which Ennis was killed. The
body is still at Wheatley's undertaking
establishment and no arrangements have
been made for the funeral
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26
CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT.
Sunday Schools of Christ and The Sec
end Presbyterian Churches have
Interesting Programs.

A Christmas entertainment OF unu-
u:al excellence will be that given by
the Sunday school of Christ Church in
their parish hall this Thursday
evening at 80 o'clock "The Story
of the Other Wise Men, by DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, one Of the very best Christ
mas stories that has ever been writ
ten outside of the Bible, will be told,
and it will be profusaly Illustrated by
q set of slides which has been secured
for the occasion. This is the first
time that this story has ever been told
with the aid of the stereopticon IN AL
sxandria. Those who have seen the
slides have pronounced them unusual
" fine, so that it will be Of interest
TO the grown-ups as well as to the
children. During the evening the chll"
dren of the Sunday school will sing
some of their Christmas carols, and
other HYMNS suitable to the story and
the season will be sung by those
present. The Christmas tree has been
allowed to remain. so those who were
prevented by business or othar reasons
from attending the celebration on
Tuesday afternoon, will be able to
get some of the spirit of Christmas
which they missed by not being pres
ent then. This entertainment is given
to the childre nof the Sunday-School
and their families, ard to all members
of the acongregation. consequently
there will be no admission fee.
The Second Presbyterian Church
Sunday school entertainment will be
held this evening at 1880 o'clock. The
program will be Christmas carols by
tha, main school and the primary de-
oartmcnt The birth and childhood Of
Jesus will be illustrated by pictures
and there will be an offering for the
Fredericksburg Home and School. The
church will be appropriately decorated
and candies and oranges will be dis
tributed to the children.
Mr.. W. H. Melchoir, superintendent.
will preside
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-26

A JURY OF FARMERS.
40 Defcndants-Each Charged With
Three Counts of Conspiracy and 81
of Transporting Dynamite.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 26.-The
fate of the forty defendants in the
dynamite conspiracy trial will be in
the hands of the jury tonight. Judge
Albert Anderson will read his in
structions to the twalve men at the
close of District Attorney Charles
w. Miller's argument at 5 o'clock this
afternoon.
The jury of farmers face tre-
mendou5 task. The forty defendants
are each charged with three counts of
conspiracy and 81 counts Of unlawful
ly transporting dynamite and the mum
ber of combinations Of degree of
guilt is very large. Both sides in the
case anxiously await the judges in
structions to the jury for light on the
possible verdicts, as we'll as for def
nitions of conspiracy, reasonable
doubt, personal statutes and perjury.
Prosecutor Miller resumed his clos
ing argument today and was to fin
ish at 5 o'clock this afternoon. He
pointed out that the mass Of evidence
at the back of Ortie McManigaPs con-
fession and challenged the defense's
attorneys to take time allotted to the
prosecution to prove that McManigaPs 5
story has not been corroborated