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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
Million Dollar Lawn Party.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 4.-Henry C..
Frick, the millionaire steel magnate,
is to startle the north shore society
with a million dollar lawn party at
his Prides Crossing estate the night
CT August 16. Excepting President
Taft, who will be the guest of honor
every man present will be a million
aire and the party will be conducted
Oh scale of Pttsburg magnificence
calcrlated 10 make the old Boston
families who have for generations
beeh living simply in the summer
months there, gasp. A Nahant con-
tracing firm signed contract TO lay
smooth and perfect dancing floor
on ne f'rick lawn between the hours
of . and 3 O'Clock on the night OF
August l6 and to take it up again
between the hours of ! and 3 O'Clock
on the morning following.
Il is Mr.. Frick's intention that his
lawn shall present its usual orderly
and well kept appearance at dark ana
again at daylight. But for the four
hours between 9 o'clock in the even
ing and | o'clock in the morning it
will be- transferred into a fairyland.
EXpouSet no object.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
A HEAVY VOTE PREDICTED.
Todays Rains Will Bring Out Full
Vote, Especially in Rural Districts.

Todays Rains Will Bring Out Full
Vote, Especially in Rural Districts.
The steady downpour OF rain TO-
day will, in the opinion of many,
cause the casting of a very heavy
vote tomorrow. This will be especial
lv true in the farming communities.
The ground will be so thoroughly sat
urated with water that practically
no farm work can be accomplished
and in consequence the farmers VIII
turn out in large numbers TO talk
for their favorite candidates, 10
work for them and to vote Tor them.
A great deal of interest is center
ing around the offices of prosecuting
attorney, county attorney, county
iudge. register of deeds, county su-
perintendent of school and county
clerk. The sheriff's race is also at
tracing great deal of notice. In
all these struggles for preferment, eX'
cepl that OF county clerk, there are
numerous aspirants and the pros
poets of a heavy country vote, 1t
is thought, will materially change
the face of affairs and make 1t more
difficult to pick the winner"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
Personals

Mrs. J. II. Hargraves, wife OF Dr'
!. II. Hargraves, returned this after
noon from Commerce, Texas, where
she has been visiting friends and
relatives for some weeks.
Claude Noungblood, proprietor OF
the Palace Fool Hall at Oil City. re
tur,ed to that place this afternoon al
ter spending Sunday with his family
in this city.
Mack Cox, a leading citizen of Dur
wood, came in today to take a fare
well look at the numerous candidates
before they leave on the bi-annual
trip up salt river.
Miss Clara Gwynn has returned to
her home in st. Louis, Mo, after a
pleasant visit of several weeks with
relatives in this city.
The Dubinskey Theatrical company
ae registered at the Randol.
W. r. Williams and family left to-
day for a months visit at Bellevue and
Panhandle, Texas.
A. A. Mchaels, from the oil fields,
spent Sunday with friends in the city
Robert f. Scivally, county COM
missioner, is in the city today from
Springer.
Attorney f. d. Slough will return
this evening from short visit TO
his father in Texas.
W. p. Higgins of Pooleville spent
Sunday in the city visiting friends
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

The miniature set OF furniture on
exhibition in the window of the King
er Drug company in the reproduc-
tion of my lady's boudoir' WAS made
by Hubert Young, of the A. {. Young
Furniture company. Anyone who
likes to look at the fruits of skilled
workmanship will be we'll repaid for
their trouble, even though they have
to walk blocks out of their way
to see the specimen of handiwork
referred to-
Senator c. b. Kendrick returned
this morning from three days
speaking tour taken in the interest
of former Governor c. \. Haskell
in his campaign for the United
States senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
SELECT OFFICERS FOR
COUNTY WORK AS YOU
WOULD HIRE MEN To
Do YOUR OWN WORK,
TO THE TAXPAYERS AND NO-
TIERS DF CARTER COUNTY,.

TIERS IF CARTER COUNTY.
1t is not the purpose of this article
to answer charges for the only charge
have heard made against me in
this county that | am young. am
a young manfi but being young is not
a crime and even though | am young,
during the several years | have been
at work for myself, | have made good
in bank, in land office and as
deputy III a county office, and l
know | can make good in the office
of register OF deeds. | have never
owned a dollar that | did not earn,
and | have prepared and equipped
myself to perform the duties of the
office | seek and whether you vote
for man, even though young, who can
and WILL make a full hand and do
a large share OF the work himself,
in preference to voting for another
merely because he is good fellow
is question | am willing to have
PASSED upon by the taX-ridden peo-
pie.
| believe the people will look at
this question from the standpoint
of hiring IA man to do the work,
and as much work, as in a private
office where it is expected that every
dollar expended shall count in good,
faithful service.
| have made this promise to do
the work with only one assistant
and that | Will save the taxpayers
the wages OF one assistant, and !
mean to live up to it, even to the
very letter. That promise was not
an idle one, nor idly made. CAN
and WILL do the work with one as
sistant, and unless men are elected
to office who are prepared to make
good every prediction promise,
there is no hope of running the
county government more economic
ally.
The present incumbent in this Of
flee is advertising widely and at
tempting to make great capital out
has turned over to the county treas
urer the sum of $13,671. The only
comment | desire to make is that
any other man would have done the
same or his bondsmen would instead.
No man deserves credit for doing
what the law requires of him.
Under my promise to the people
of this county, if nominated and
elected, and which promise l will
fulfill to the letter, l would have
turned over to the county, In the
same length of time, several thou
sand dollars more, by doing the work
myself and saving the expense of
one assistant.
| desire to express my sincere
thanks for the many courtesies eX-
tended to me during the campaign.
| have met many old friends and
made many new ones. l shall al
ways love the people of my home
county for their uniform kindness to
me and l trust that | shall be thrown
closer to you by being made your
register of deeds for the next two
years.
Give me a chance to prove my faith
and sincerity by my works and
pledge you my word and honor you
shall never have cause to regret it.
Respectfully,
SHELTON w. TYER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
The Gas Proposition.

Judge Hefner, city attorney OF
Ardmore said to an Ardmoreite re-
porter this morning, in response to
query about the condition of the
Skillern gas question, that he had
prepared number of contracts for
the approval of both the gas people
and the city of Ardmore. He said
that it had been his earnest endeavor
in drawing up these contracts to
see that the interests of the people
of the city would be well conserved
and protected.
Judge Hefner stated further that
he had not, nor would not try to
give Ardmore the best of it, in
the deal, but that he felt that the
people of this city, as they were the
ones who would pay the taxes which
might be voted should have their
best interests looked after. The
Judge said that he felt it was his
duty as an officer of this city TO see
that the city would be protected
by a good and sufficient bond from
pecuniary loss-that in drawing up
all contracts for submission in this
matter, he had seen to it that sucn
bond was provided for and that the
gas people should be willing to Sc
cure the taxpayers of Ardmore, in
case the bonds were called for and
voted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
Rainfall for AUGUST,

More than two and a half inches OF
rain has fallen here since the first day
of August and the earth is thoroughly
wet and crops will grow remarkably
fast. Cotton usually deteriorates in
August but the prospects are this
year that the plant will do it's bes;
growing during this month.
On last Friday the rainfall was 80
inches Sunday .55 and Monday up 10
noon 1.1O. and slow ain has beso
falling all day long. Tie indications
are that the rain is general through
out central Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
THE DROUTH BROKEN
General Rains Over All Sections-En-
tire State Gets Good Soaking.

Following the GOOD rainfall of egrly
Yesterday morning, general rain be-
gan falling this morning which has
reached, according to all reports, all
over the state. Other states through
the middle west and southwest. when
has been feeling the need of rain for
the past several weeks, are also hav-
ing heavy precipitations.
Cotton and late corn, particularly
the latter, will be greatly benefited
by yesterdays and today's rains. The
extremely late, wet and cold season
last spring delayed the planting of
corn ard cotton very much. Conse-
quently a big acreage of those crops
are in condition now where this rain
is, in every sense of the word, god
seHd. In the corn belt, the late plant
ing will be most materially helped.
The ears viii be better filled and
to use an old saying, many nubbins
will he spoiled +,
Everybody is feeling good today
farmers, manufacturers, merchants,
and even candidates. This section
has already threshed and marketed
the banner oats and wheat crops of
many years and now, while the corn
has been shortened a little by the
dry month of July. that shortage will
he greatly reduced by this thorough
soaking rain and plenty of everything
is practically assured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
THACKERAY AS A REPORTER
Future Great Novelist Just the Man to
Enjoy Such Spicy Repartee az
the Following.

Thackeray once acted as police re-
porter for the London Diogenes, and
performed his work in no perfunctory
way. How the future novelist must
have enjoyed observing and recording
this bit of courtroom humor:
Pat Fogarty went oil the way from
Manchester to London In order to
thrash Mick Fitzpatrick, which he did,
winding up the performance with the
assistance Of an awful horseshoe
He was detected and brought before
Mr.. Justice Simpleman.
We'll, sir" began the court. you
came here from Manchester, did you?"
your honor has answered correct"
you see the complainant's head; it
was cut by sharp instrument Do
you now what cut it?"
Amt your honor after sayin' that
a sharp insthrumint did?"
Il see you mean to equivocate," said
the court, becoming restive. Now,
sir you cut that head; you came here
to cut it, did you not? Now. sir, what
motive brought you to London?"
The locomotive, per honor
"Equivocating again, you scoun-
drel!" said the court, waxing warm.
Raising up the horseshoe, and holding
1t before Pat, he said, do you see this
horseshoe, sir?"
"Is it a horseshoe, yer honor?"
Don't you see it is, sir? Are you
blind? Can you not tell at once that
it is a horseshoe?"
"Bedad no, yer honor"
"No?" angrily.
mo, yer honor; but can yersilf
tell?"
"Of course I can, you stupid Irish
man"
ooh, glory be to goodness, see what
education Isl" soliloquized Pat aloud.
Sure, yer honor. poor, ignorant
creature like mesilf wouldn't know a
horses shoe from a mares. Youths
Companion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
STAND OUT FOR MANHOOD AND
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR

CAST YOUR VOTE FOR
o. X. DAROEN
FOR TIE STATE LEGISLATURE.
HE WILL USE HIS OWN BRAINS
AND NOT BE A TOAD TO JUMP Al
The WILL OF ANOTHER.
HE HAS BEEN IN PUBLIC Az
FAIRS SINCE STATEHOOD AND is
THOROUGHLY INFORMED. HE
HAS BEEN OUR NEiaHsOR FOR
TWENTY YEARS AND is IN SYM
PATHY WITH US. HE STANDS
FOR NO FREAkISH LEGISLATION.
BUT FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE
PEOPLE. tiE HAS THE COURAGE
TO FIGHT A WHOLE ARMY WHEN
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE ARE
ATTACKED.
VOTE FOR DARDEN AND lNDE-
PENDENT THOUGHT.
CRUCIFY USURY ON A CROSS
OF INFAMY, VOTE FOR DAROEN.
SILL. THE TONGUE OF SLAM.
DER AGAINST HONEST LABOR,
VOTE FOR o. X. DARDEN
HONOR INDEPENDENT MAN
HOOD AND STAND OUT AGAINST
TOkDYIsM. VOTE FOR o. X. OAR
DEN. (SIGNED)
ROBERT F. sClVALlY,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
To the Public.

Ardmore, Okla, Aug >, 1872.
To the Voters of Ardmore and Carter
County:
Before the passing of another for
ty-eight hours you will have settled,
by your votes who will be your
choice for the various offices of this
county for the next two years.
Among the offices which will be fill
ed by your ballots will be that of
register of deeds. l am one of sew
en- asking your votes for this office
on tomorrow. | want the vote OF
every man tomorrow who feels that
he can conscientiously support me.
have Just closed most tho
rough campaign for this office. /
have made clean race-have
thrown no mud at any of my oppo-
nents. / have asked, and am now
asking your votes, not because ! am
poor and need the office, though
Heaven knows no one in this county
could urge the reason with a better
right than | - but | am asking
your votes because | am worthy and
we'll qualified to discharge the duties
of the office, and because, away last
fall, before anyone had even dream
ed of such a thing, | started the
crusade in which l claimed that the
office of register of deeds of this
county-the office l am seeking now
could be run with one deputy and
the man whom the people elected to
said office.
At that time 1 was a reporter on
the Ardmore Morning Star, and
published in the columns of that
paper this statement When l an
nounced for this office, which was
weeks before anyone else did,
announced this plank in my platform
and, with one possible exception,
every other man seeking this office
has placed this plank in his plat
form and is standing on it as an
original plank Of his own.
i respectfully ask you to please
think this over and vote for JOHN
SON, the ORIGINATOR of the 'One
deputy" movement.
/ originated this retrenchment
move, / have promised the people
of this county an economic admin
istration, l have promised them that,
should they elect me. l will go into
office, pull off my coat, roll up my
sleeves and go to work myself and,
If you will vote for me and elect
me ! will do this. Everyone who
knows me knows that / do not lie,
but that I will do as I say.
Thinking my many warm friends
and supporters for what they have
already done for me and soliciting
most earnestly and respectfully the
support of all at the polls tomorrow,
! make this last appeal to you for
help in this, the greatest struggle
of my life.
Very sincerely and respectfully
yours,
VIRGIL JOHNSON,
Candidate for
Register of Deeds
Carter County, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
CHlCkASHA SHIPS MELONS,.
over Fifty Eight Thousand Of This
Luscious Product Leave That City.

Luscious Product Leave That City.
A solid train of ffty-five cars
loaded with watermelons, left Chick
asha Saturday bound for northern
and eastern markets. Each car con-
tanned over one thousand large,
juicy melons and the tables and the
cutters of the cities less blessed
than those of this section will be
loaded with fruit of the vine.
1t is said that the farmers around
Chickasha have agreed to load forty
cars a day for the next ten days il
the railroads will agree to furnish
the cars.
What Chickasha has done and is
doing in the watermelon line, can
easily be done by the people OF Ard
more. Nowhere, even in this great
state, can watermelons be raised in
more lavish abundance than in Car
ter county. Some days ago the
Ardmoreite suggested the feasibility
of forming a melon growers associa-
ton. The suggestion eminated from
a leading Ardmore farmer-candidate
Is it not well worthy of a careful
consideration?
The fruit growers of this county
have already organized for the pur-
pose of accomplishing a better and
more advantageous handling of the
Elberta peach crop. The good of this
organization is already being felt by
the peach producers. Better prices
have been gotten so far, than ever
before and the peaches of this sea-
sons growing have scarcely begun
to move. If the growers of the Ell
berta feel the benefit of the organi-
zation. why will not those who may
produce the fruit smiling on the
vine do the same? 1t seems that
what Chickasha is doing should af-
ford food for thought and cause for
action among the Carter county farm
ers. Nothing which the soil would
produce can be raised with less la
Dor, and greater profit if handled
and marketed right, than the water
melon.
While il may be too late to take
up the matter this season, no time
should be lost in formulating and
perfecting plans for organization next
year. The Commercial club Of this
city will be only too glad to afford
all possible help in the matter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
Curious Lore.

II has been remarked as q curious
circumstance that Bonaparte and Wei.
lington were born in the same year,
and that Burns and Hogg, the Scotch
poets. were both born on Jan. 25; but
It is more remarkable that the two
greatest dramatic poets OF modern Eu'
rope, Shakespeare and Cervantes, both
died on the same day in the same
year, April 23, 1916. 1t is further re.
markable that Shakespeare. like the
great Raphael and Sobieski. died on
Fennell's Shakespeare Repository,
1858.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
JOLLY FOR AkERS.

Denies Authorship of Poetry Reflect
ing on His Democracy.
There is some poetry. said to be
written by me that casts doubt or
reflection ON standing OF l.. ]. Akers'
democracy
wish to say that so far as | can
ascertain and find out, that l.. j,
Akers has always been true dem
ocrat of the deepest dye. | make this
statement cheerfully and gladly and
wish that | could say or do more.
(Signed) w. A. JOLLY.
Woodford, okla, Aug. 5, 1912.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
ENTITLED TO HEAVY VOTE.
William Franklin, a Home Man, De-
serves Our Support.

serves OuT support.
William NJ. Franklin of Madill has
a right to expect and does expect a
heavy vote from Carter county in his
race for congressman at large. Will
liam Franklin has been a friend to
humanity, he has as fine legisla-
tive record as any man who was ever
honored with legislative office lie
has been interested in good laws
since he was a boy. He has fire.
quently gone before congressional
committees and has been loyal
friend to this state. lie will be no
stranger in Washington and Will do
effective work from the day he
enters the great w-mahing body of
the country.
He has been loyal TO every Carter
county man who has ever announced
for a state office and Carter county
now has an opportunity to show her
gratitude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
COLE YOUNGER is ROBBED.
Former Bandits Pocket Picked Of sos
at Lees Summit.

Lees Summit. Mo-, Aug. I.-Cole
Younger, once noted bandit. while at.
tending w. ]. Bryan's lecture at the
Pleasant Hill Chautauqua was the vic
tim OF pickpockets to the amount OF
s95.
Mr.. Younger said it was his frs.
experience and that it would not have
happened had he not been chaperon
ing some ladies'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
CycIist Chased by Lions.

Two motor cyclists, Mr.. and Mrs.
Macdonald, the former a magistrate
at Mzimba, while returning from the
Zomba Central Africa coronation
ceremonies, were chased for Eve
miles by two lions. which showed no
fear of the noise made by the engines,
and gal,oped after the motor cyclists
with evident determination to kill
them.
The lions were finally outdistanced,
and the riders. suffering greatly from
nervous strain, reached their home In
safety.-Livingstonia News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
The Trials of a Traveller

81 am a travelling salesman" writes
f.. L. Youngs, b. Berkshire, VT, "and
vas often troubled with constipation
and indigestion till | began to use
DR. Kirg's New Life Pills, which T
have found an exceilent remedyy
For all stomach, liver or kidney trou.
bles they are uneuualed. Only % cents
at Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
Abilene Receives First Bale.

Abilene, Aug. 4.-This city receiv-
ed It's first bale of cotton for the year
1912 yesterday. The bale was raised
by s. E. Taylor on the Guitar farm
eight miles north of the city. 1t was
bought by J. T. Luson at 12.S5. 4
premium will be made up Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
ACROSS THE CHANNEL.
AeropIane Carrying Three Persons

AeropIane Carrying Three Persons
Flies F!om France to England
London. England. Aug. Am aero
plane with ?iiot and Two passan-
gers crossed the English channel
from Douai, early today in astorm.
The aeroplane landed al Ashford,
Kent. but owing to heavy wind col
lided with a tree The wings were
smashed but tee NCcui2Its were mo-
HI TT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05
VIII hurry Em Over,

Enterprise, indeed! motor boat
is operating on the Dead sea. Next
thing old Charon will have something
Of the kind for the ferrying on the
River Styy Memphis New Sciriter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

yapor baths cleanse the body OF
impurities and does not leave bad
effects like medicine. At the Palace
Barber Shop. 23r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

MtN\OMNn1 ON

DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Durham OF
Columbia, S. c., are in the city Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Brady
and Mr. and Mrs. Moss Brady. They
will remain here several weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

Wallace o. Parker, the man VINO
sells Calumet Baking Powder, was in
the city today. He travels through
out the state and is close observer
of political sentiment and says that
Robert i. Owen will. in his opinion,
be elected over former Governor
Haskell TO the United States senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

DIR. ]. +. Young has returned from
a visit of several weeks in Texas. He
held a meeting in Cone. Texas, and
while he was gone he visited Abilene
Plainview and Floydada and other
cities. He says the Oklahoma crops
are better than they are in north
central Texas, but out on the plains
the crops are fine, the farmers are
in fine shape and are doing exceed
ingly well. ;
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

Marriage license was issued by
Leeman to George ID. Sutton, aged
"a, of Mill Creek, and Mrs. Annie
l.. Follis, aged IS, of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

Roy Johnson returned from Okla
homa City yesterday evening, Ihe
committee upon which he is serving
in Connection with the adjustment
of printing charges in which the
state OF Cklanoma is interested VIII
meet in tile capitol city again on
Thursday Of this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

Eske! Bridges, who has been asso~
ciated with the Gem Cafe for the
past few months, left this morning
for Texas, where he will reside in
future His family will follow him
some time during the latter part of
the present week.
George F. Blethen is here from
Durant today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-05

Tomorrow night some of the can
didates will sing, This is the way
I long have sought and mourned
because l found it not" what some
of the other candidates will then
say we cannot say and get through
the mails.