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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-31

this truly magnificent city Volumes
could be written of Ardmore and its
advantages and the half be yet un-
told The only way for anyone a
nonresident of this city to gain even
n conception OF its numberless ad-
vantages will be to come here and
give it a personal inspection.
Let all outsiders who read this
know that in Ardmore the latch
string always hangs out and that the
Stranger is ever welcome within our
gates. The hand of good fellow
ship is always extended by the peO-
pie Of Ardmore to welcome the new
conner and make him one of MS.
Read the Want AIS Worth while.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-31

than do the census rolls OF any othel
city of thrice its size in any state
in this broad union.
We have here a class OF home
merchants patronized by a home peo-
pie The mail order houses OF Chi
cago. Kansas City and other places
| have never gained foothold here.
Sears, Roebuck and company are an
/ unknown quantity so far as Ardmore
S concerned. This is one of the
reasons why Ardmore is what she is
today-this is one of the reasons
why our people are contented. why
our merchants never know a failure
and why, never in the history of the
city, have the doors OF any of her
Ldnks been closed
As a city which takes delight
in staying abreast of the times, Ard.
more has but few equals and no su.
periors. She numbers among her
citizens that class who. with an eve
TO the beautiful. are keenly alive to
everything which will add TO the
civic beauty of their city Homes
are built not merely of -four square
walls" but with architectural neat
ness that is both pleasing to the eye
of the owner and attracts and holdh
the attention of the passer by.
The public buildings of Ardmore
are both substantial and attractive
The Garter county court house. re.
Gently completed al cost of Sl50,.
00O, is second TO but few in the older
states and it is we'll worth the time
OF anyone passing through mere to
stop over and 90 through and in.
spect this building alone. Built of
reinforced concrete and embellished
in dressed stone from the famous
Blomde quarles it stands a monu-
ment TO the builders art which VII
continue almos; 10 the passing uf
the rugged mountain sides from
which this stone was taken.
The interior of this building will
have to he seen to he fully appro.
clated No mind can conceive nor
pen transcribe words to adequa. ely
describe the tiled floors and marble
walls, the barble pillars thanking
broad stairways of the same materia!
or the beautifully frescoed ceilings.
This building is surmounted by an
imposing dome from which an un.
broken view can he had for miles
and miles in every direction.
Ardmore has business enterprises |
too numerous to mention in this !
limited space. Cotton gins, machine
shop, oil mills, flour mills, COM
presses, cut stone works, wagon fac. ,
tories, ice and power plants. planning
number and kinds are well
nigh endless.
Ardmore STAINS fourth in value OF
school property. Upon The compile
tion of the new Sl00,oo6| High School
she viii have a valuation
OF $4,000 of SCHOOL BUILDINGS inc'ud.
ing grounds.
The 'hurChes of ArdmCrc are nj
mcrCuS aud OF every denomination
known to the Christian religion.
Their pulpitS are filled with men who
are net alone pulpit orators but
sincere workers in the cause of soul
Space forbds our saying more OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-31
Meningitis Patients Recovering.

The attending physician states
that little Miss Colbert, who has
ueen confined TO her room some
time at the residence of her mother,
broadway and F street, with menin'
eitis, is convalescing ricely.
The physician in charge OF this
case further states that he feels
confident that none of the evil after
effects will attend the recovery OF
the patient. q,
Dr Hardy stated to an Ardmore-
ite reporter Saturday that the
nttle Jackson boy who has been SICK
at the home of his parents on G
stree. southeast, is rapidly recover
ing
Do you use the want ads!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-31
ADVANTAGES Of
SOUTHERN OKLA.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

and that during what | learn is a
period OF depressed conditions
have greater faith every day in the
accuracy OF my judgment N locatin-
and investing in ~arJer coLnty dirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

"Wel, Balinger-hes the heard of
"Why young felah you Sir John Bainger
is best gentleman jock the north country could hold him
the fiat best; but jumps he's Well it's
that when he's of trainn he drinks hardsn
he calls it Well he delum Toosday and has
been ragn like devil since His above this The
doctors that it all with the old dear unless food
him. but he lies bed with revolver his coverlet
put through
him. there's been bit of strike the serving He's
hard NAIL Jack and dead shot, but you can't
Grand National winner to die like that-what?"
what do you to do, them l asked.
"We my idea that you and could rush him. He be
don and at the worst he only of and the other
should have him. his bolster round his and
then phone stomach we'll give the old supper
of his life
It was rather desperate business to come suddenly into ones
days work don't think that particularly brave
Irish imagination which makes the unknown the uned
terrible than they On the other hand brought up
with horror of cowardce and with of such stigma
dare that could throw myself prepe like the Hun
the history books do questioned and
would surely pride fear rather than courage which would
Therefore, although every body
from the whisky maddened figure which pictured in the above
still answered. careless could command that
ready Some further Lord the
danger only made me irritable.
Talking won't make it any better said Come ONT!
ROSE from my chair Then
fdena chucke of laughter he patted me two or three
times the chest finally pushing back into my chair.
" All right sonny my lad-youl1 do said he.
looked up in surprise.
Jack Balinger myself He
the skirt of kmonobless his shaky old handbut
jacket him. and he be all week young feah,
hope you don't mind-what? you
tiled look mighty
thing and have pal with bank So
sized you down. and I'm bound you
You it's all and for this old Sunnlerlee will
dry way you by
the Malone who expected his Rugby cap reand?
A reserve perhaps
Il thought remembered face Why there when
got try against Richmonda
whole Rugby match, help it; for
is the manifest game have left Well didn't here
just to talk We've fix business Here the
sains the first page of The Times There's Booth for
Para Wednesday week. and the professor and work
it think should take itwhat? Very good I'll fix with him.
What about your outfit,
"My paper will see to that"
"Can you shoot"
About average Territorial Standard"
Good Lord bad that? It's the thing young lahs
think of learnn stngs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

APRIL IL. 1912
shutting with snap clang patting
put them back the rack tenery
fondle her children
"Ths ST. express" got that big
fellow with it, He glanced up the white hnoceos Ten
yards and he'd have added me to his collection
Ts that r ssR eae 9u ad h e fs sha hangs
Hope you your Gordon for the poet horse and the
and the that handles both Now here's useful oo47o
telescope sight double ejeco pontbank theef That's
the rife used against the Peruvian slave drivers three years
was the Fla of the Lord those tell you though
won't find blue book There times young elah
when everyone make stand for human right and justice
feel clean again. That's why made little
Declared myself wagd myself ended myself Each
of those hicks for slave murderer good them what
That big for Pedro Lopez the king of them ALL that killed
bacwater of the Puomayo something
would do for you He took beautiful brown and silver rifle
"We rbbeed the stock sharply sighted five cartridges the
clip You your life that He handed it and
closed the door of his oak cabinet
RY the way" he coming chair
= do you know of this Professor Challenger"
Il him till today
well funny we should both sail under sealed
orders from don't know He uppsh old bird
His brothers of don't fond of him. either How
you to take interest in the AFFAIR."
told him shortly experience of morning. and he
nentl. Then he drew map South America and laid
table
every single you TRUTH
he earnestly and mind you something go when
speak like that South America place love- and think
take right through from Daen Fueo it's the gandest richest
wonderful bit of earth this planet People don't know
and don't realize what become I've been down
it from end to end and had dry those
told you when spoke of the made the slave dealers
Well when there heard yarns of the kind
traditions of Indians and the like but with somethn behind te
doubt The knew of that country young eah the
would understand that anythn possbanythn
There lines along which folk travel
outside that it is all darkness
Nov down here in the Matte Grande he his cigar
part of the map up this meet
nothn would surprise AS that chap said tonight
fifty thousand miles of waterway through forest that
the of Europe You and could
each other Consantinope yet
be in the great Brazilian forest Man has made
track here and scrape there in the Why the !.
river and falls the best part of forty feet and half
the country that you can't pass Why
shouldn't somethn and wonderful lie in such
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. /. Morrison. 2.
strong. 3
Goals from touchdown Morrison. :
out OF :.
Time Of quarters-i5 minute.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11

considerable value. They gave me-
a new insight into conditions as they
exist.
More hooks were obtained and !
continued my explorations into the
history Of farming. ] found that the
rise and fail Of nations could be
traced directly 70 the ebb and fow OF
agriculture. The broader and phil
Osonhical aspects Of the question 10
creased my Interest Some arts have
been lost and never recovered: others
were lost and found again. We
Americans, now that agriculture is
seriously engaging our attention.
imagine that We are rather scientific.
original and progressive. Before the
dawn OF the Christian era. however,
the Persisns were taught TO plant
trees, destroy noxiOus animals ami
take water 10 the dry land. 'IIe who
sows the sround.' they said. with
stock OF religious merit than he could
gain by the repetition Of ten thOuaa j
prayers AT the spring festival each
year, tie farmers sat down 70 dinner
with the King in his palace.
"But West virginia - OF more. concern
;reSs and shrubs. iiowSrs Sioaned In
the garden ana along the wake. There
was beauty on every band. lho. farm
viii the Land ID 10 others arkad.
what will heuDno OF it7 Will 81 grow
ny 60 weeds arc bursh o. 81 ar fo-
Smith, tire aio brewer. after hs dicd or
moved away
n Long Trail OF Death.
Il got figures ana learned thnt Amer
ia, n new country, IL producing less per
acre than arc countries ton Centuries oh.
! saw pioneers leaving New England for
New York GHd psnnsy and then
pushing on Into ohio. INDIANA and III
noia beheid their sons AMI grar 1sors
moving 90 Iowa md tho rsnFufar and
presently 20 the canadian northwest
mining the wealth out o. fre land. uut-
TING inF back ana leaving behind
them a trail q sieriiity AMI death. I be-
Ean 90 sec AMI partly 90 Understand the
greatest question Of THO century
IT hc On visited Europe rlrpossly 90
inquire into Agricultural uorhofs and
conditions, taxing the NcIiforraueun
route Tho wretch rdners OF tho Holy
Land r. fhe result ~ ffn neglect ~ nrrf-
culture. Tntn D went 90 spain. once the
most powerful empire m earth. nos So
RUNE. fhrurr 40 d. o. heuuffu .Dunf~v
with "a growing climate The Mo0rs. the
best - fnrwera were driven out and
agriculture ever Fl0rc hna larEllrhe1
was conscious ~ new ntroar rer. tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
MARTINS FERRY
WINS EASY GAME

BY far the largest and mos; en-
thusiasiic crowd Of the season
cheered The Martins Ferry hish school
team 10 q spleHdid victory on their
own grounds Saturday afternoon.
ater an absence OF several weeks.
Considerably outwelghed and with the
supposed excellent training Of col
Iese az well as the added years IN
exprience TO oppose them the high
boys s'il walked through the line
and chased around the end OF the
PIT freshmen "a though the uuiver-
SHY boys were the ver'est "t'ids" In
the &eme. touchdown In each
ousrrsr and an extra one IN the third
was the sum total OF the scoring. but
only costly FUN bles held II at that. a.
time and again after carrying the ball
the distance OF the field IL was los,
ard kicked out OF danger BY the big
Fellows from The Smoky City. who
could not register a single good gain
GREAT enthusiasm was occasioned
by the manner in which the lighter
high school boys would break through
the line and throw the runner aluos,
before he had started. The goal
kicking or Nelly. OF high. after eacn
touchdown. was great. he having a
perfect record. while 'he PITT full.
back was the beet kicker that has
been seen here on an opposing team
Martins Ferry seemed able TO execute
the forward pass almost al while.
while the Pitt team could not com.
rlete a single one. All in all the
Martins Ferry rooters are now salts
ned that nothing short OF a fast col.
lese team Is a match for Our Own
and steps are under way TO arrange
game with Ravenne for the state
championship. as Martins Ferry has
The undisr'i'ed championship OF this
end and the Ravenna boys have de
feated Cleveland. Canton and others
oi the fastest teams In their end.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11


a general manager FOR ny land rha
country. bsHr .r mind T. full az acrt.
cultural schools Dur herdsman ONES
fr.u o.. University a. y,isronsfo o,,r
chicken man from ,-orr.ll. ana our hors.
s.NIs.t frufi. 4. ..I.fr.-.d ,-faf. In f.ng-
Inr, -Dn sr...rrIsts TI.rr ,r 1bir.
1iupkr.. Of Iowa. and Ba,eurort ~
Illinois have I.ip.i me . gr,sf deal
r...r.,. -, A.. 49,,
an &'e'us'
"" are creating model Farm ~ 300
res. WIN s'paiai" HIIli us-. 600 -.'~
rf con De- dome O." fsfaU.Ii'afr v"iu-
"At land and that % can Do" mad" Co
.iN A- % business urIrrtat'rE S'uG"nts
IRON HEfieultIral college. ~" coming
.fI gong n4 rho time. They are get
,ne L. ms Qua ~ tire ueids Instead 81
BOOKS tfer" are -l.""" students now
.rI lu cur many agricultural
60 1nlf. big army you say Why there
.'t" '" farms ~ me state of Ncw
htHur. W" need men. t"ra ~ thnus-
49, ni them. 20 prove on 'he spot mat
o" f''TAt" farmer cau make 81 30 ~ ..
"a tat hiI interest uu DIE Investment be
d. 'f" irni SCRABBLE toward the cities
Wll De siorp' and o." dnuger ~ stu
ll Irr prices fDr food viii nc az IN end
r. thsny COLLEGE. where. wee edu-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11

moment our automobile passed r.c from
.sfi s.s4l fiii"tr4 rance. I4.s lsfs. trt a
were s.nsins in ins. f,.ds. T.C, .D.Ne..i
and well-lpuscd people are always the
aithiest and sirCugoat they can't 81.
made 30 ~ marrftrturir They only
an Pc made 81" uu 90" land
We hear about tlc equal distribution
OF property. Eacn innn. 90 TIE T.rsarH-
fcnc" show now % can Doc hroulht
"''uf, Fr"ftiity. Industry, and iuf.lll-
gene" are everywhere iu evidence. THE.
prosperity ui a nation ls not bUftumeI
on itH millionaire class. but on TIC pco-
lir 'F whole. France is happy iu 3
lien ana Is wealth ~ divided afIOup f.-
lazy ana hot Soneeutrated !u tue and 81
90! We rev. The state OF itgricuiture 'r
ifrrWauF - good. but Tho commercial
spirit is citing into the hearts of t.r
people. Manufacturing - thought 20 be
better than farming and the citis- are
ruling o." people away from farms AMI
Great Times in Denmark.
Agriculture = flouyisniIg 90 iieiE Iuiu
AMI Holland. nud the Tcopis. therefore.
arc conteu.ed But Denmark pleased m.
most or all. Twenty-fiev years ago the
Danes were puverty-stricken. Tire gov
eminent perceived the cause. and began
to help the farmers. denmark 10 about
has only 100000 inhs6itnnts. bat It's
..fhoaht 70 li5S, 90 900 si.nuSiiy. Tse ~
a young farmer. oonstitats the collateral
security on vhioh bankers loan him
uoney In snort. character T. an asssf
ana r. negotiable at tho cashiers WIN
Europe. discovered. 10 beating 10 IN
wheat. oats. barley. roots. and potatoes
To uIo ~ tho prefeut state % my mind.
nc facts are shameful returned %
tho United StHt0a with tho conviction
taai my little local problem. among the
hungry knohE' o. West Virginia was
scarcely worth thinking about Yet I
realize that my own difficulties were
tyI'al Of the country The D1pulatton
doubles every twent-fve years. our
F1.or9.noo Americans. cor seguentiy. Will
De- 10000 ono IN 1875. $4,000. 900 IN 1880
% $4,000 Ia 1876. ana 1,ffO.DDO.OOO IN
the y-Ilr 2Y'o tririrg the last decade we
snined about q per cent &c. population
Tho gain iu yicld o. cereals was only
per cont Starvation. assert. 20
looking no iu the face
We complain about dear food Some
flirk taf present prices are abnormal
nnd temporary I say they ara here %
stay or % least - prevail Tor long
time 90 come The death r1fe fn siberia.
le' re tell you. moves 10 amt down
Wlfh tns wheat crop. So light came O.
mo nH read. e.peri wcnferI and invest
gated. Ten years passed. before found
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
BILLIARD TOURNEY
TO START TONIGHT
JAPAN WILL HAVE 4 REpREsEs.
TATlvE ~ THE GAME
All the Players Except One -ss Been
the Title t1oloer-contest Of
T~erty-eisht Games

NEW YORK. Nov. Io-EiSht pro.
fessionAl billiard players. six OF
whom have at some lime hold tn.
title. are gathering fer the opening
tomorrow hight OF a tournament fos
the ls.Z bslk line cham plouship o.
the world. The most conspicuous ar
rival 10 KIz!i YamacA. OF Toxic. Il,
10 the nrst time the Orient has sent
. eusist 10 a tourney In this eoun-
Try The Japanese will compete
against seven American players
They are George r. Slosson. William
r. Hoppe and Harry p Cline. OF New
York: George Sutton and Calvin De
marest. OF Chicago. Ora MJruingstar
OF Pittsburgh. and \. l. Taylor. OF
Milwaukee. All the Americans but
Taylor have at one time or another
been world champions
The contest OF twenty-eight games
will be played AZ the Hotel Aston. 500
points each game. for the champion
ship emblem aud each prizes for tn
four leaders The schedule for the
frat two nights Is Hoppe vs.. Cline
and Slosson VS.. MorninRstar. on Mon
day: sutton vs. Taylor and Demarest
VS.. ianlada. OH Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
WASHINGTON 81;
IRISH TIGERS 0

Not bit dismsyed by their dcfaa; a.
the hands OF the strong G. \. Is last
week. the FAST little Washlnkto. asgr.-
cation from North Wheeling took the
neaNy Irish Tiger club over yesterday ON
NE tichrist groUnds by the over
whelminB score ~ 81 to q. I,esTlte the
larG" score. the samc was Interesting
from start to finish. both sides Furnish
IN s04uc Sensational playing
from the start ~ the EHrre "A was
plainly seen that the " 4 IS had IA
netter or IN" arEumeut and before the
Ilrrt quarter Wss over the ssor. stoo
Il 20 In their favor. During tire rect
OF the game. tue Ni,torS never L.; up on
their opponents. making score after
score
AFTER tie riIst quarter. open playing
was reSorted To- by the North lcnders.
anu large gains were made IN Ihi~ man
her ELck play after play was worked
suSsessfuliy. each one netting larse
gains On the other hand the vlFftars
used old style foot ball Throughout. at
times hitting the line FOR nice gains
For the WazA.nEt0ls Nronnw@lth
poy4e. Holmes. strong and Hoffman
pronsbly played the best game, while the
work Of klee. K!ndelberger and Bunahue.
for the visitors featured
Mi
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
BATTING HONORS
GO TO TY COBB
sIxrn ooHssoUTIvn IA. "
rrank Baker the Chief home Hun Kit-
tsr-Outnsids ar MILAN OF wash
tngton. base etsaisr.

CHICAGO. Nov. iO.-BattirE honorr
OF the American League again go to
Tyr1s Cobb. OF the Detroit club. for the
sixth successive year
OFFICIAL average for the 1912 season.
Issued tonight by President Johnson.
show Cobb leader with 80. Joe
Jackson was Cobbs closest rival The
Cleveland outn elder finished with AN aV-
efag- Of 1896. while Trir Speaker 81
foston. - third. with SIS. Thirty play
ers batted into the select 400 class
In 40 games cobb pounded out 227
hits Tor total % 32i bases lie made
~ base hitS. 81 triples and home runs
rank Baker. OF the Philadelphia club.
was the premier home run hitter ~ the
year. having ten To- hir credit
Although noted for his speed on the
bases. cobb was outrivuIeu ~ CIyde Mi
Ian. Of Washington in stolen Jascs Mi
Ian stole IS, while Cobb finished with
81.
Eddie Collins. Of Philadelphia also
finished ahead OF Cobb. having 81 stolen
bases To- his credit
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
BELLAIRE O;
MOUNDS WILLIE 0

One OF the hardest fought games OF
i"ot ball ever staged In this vicinity
vas played on the Twenty-sixth street
krounds at Bellsire yesterday afternoon
between the =. A &. team Of that place
ana the Moundsville independents the
score resulting I'm tie OF o TO a.
The game was replete with trick
pays. forward passes and line piunger
the independents having slightly the
letter advantage In the line piunReH
The Bellaire team worked the forward
lass several times. each pass averaging
AT OUT 10 yards.
Ray, quarterback Of the independents
was the stellar light OF the West Vir-
Fini lads, his punting and end runs be-
ms "A feature Of the game. Mack and
lto~Ser starred for the ohio lads the
former In the line plung-s and the lat
ter In tackling. The lineup II as toll
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
CHAMPIONSHIPGAME
win he Played ~ wsshingtons and
Madison Elevsns MORT
Sunday.

Sext sunday the wash.ngtons will
play the crack Madisons OF the Island
at Gtlchrtst park Tne game will - for
the championship OF the Ohio valley for
prove TO be the banner game ~ the sea
son. The Madisons have collected a
bunch OF stars, two OF the main ones be-
back Of the crack Glen Lawns. The
Washingtons. although composed OF a
younger set OF players. VIII undoubtedly
give the islanders Tire hardest game %
their careers The game will start at
$50 prompt Competent officials will
be selected for this inlpoi liant game.
which Will Insure the public or fast,
clean game
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
D0D0 BALL TO BE
VOTED UPON SOON
CHICAGO BovLERs DuvrsE VIEW
sCHBHE o worn II our.
VII send AEON m sndation 60 ths
American Bowling Congress
az Toledo.

rtifrAG1 fif N7v 10 a new plan
f0r t"tfnE or fne iof0" hsII has been
i'fierI Ny Che nr0 Irra - fhia CITY, A.
fue bow lrrs .urrs rn fne floor dlrInr
f'flL annual .it. tulrranert frrv vii
he handel p small ballot ans $3.50 10 per-
mite o. vote uu t.H fHIInrfnx rrs0Il-
fHu 500 0r fn
re 10 hrrsuIth recommended
"tf nr aud nffer July D. 1913 fhe
Ire nf fIn IrI AMI loaded % .fa 81 call
%. ne prohibited in sarnsa navel YrsIsr
tle rlf~e snl raHefinn ~ fHe American
fnWIinr fYrHrrrs. PENALTY f1r uso az
same HelrE expulsion from orzaniaeI
hDfIng fnr n period ~ afr months faf
fnrr recon. rra...feII
THAT nuf DELEGATES srf alternate
rfn orc fn Nr elected o. represent .a .tt
fre reef American H0wiIrr rangrrae
rNeffrr Dol IrurlHry. 1918. % Toilette.
w'rE .ur fnI further fHe purrnrf nr.
~ .r.f ~ f.. afrIer1id ferorifnenIaffnn
I.r Inrf w.rI Ia Iu italics sa printed on
Tire fnfrF I.HrF
Tie result ~ ffe vote eNI he f4r.
nHrifI fn fr. American Rowing trr-
Ersea Which wlll he held 70 Toledo. o.
ln February