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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
WILL LET
CONTRACT TODAY
BOARD OF CONTROL OF SOL
D,ERS' HOME TO CONSIDER
BIDS FOR ANNEX.

Mrs. w. X. Clement of Oklahoma
CITY. Col r. A. Sneed Of Lawton,
Gen. John Threadgill of Oklahoma
City. n. f. Hancock of Muskogee'
]. +. Blanton of Reck, Gen. D. NJ.
Haley of Haileyville, and G. II.
Bruce of this city, trustees of the
Confederate Home, are in session
here this afternoon for the purpose
of opening bids and letting the
contract for the erection of a $4,000
annex to the Home.
The, out Of town members arrived
last night and this morning all went
to the Home, where an inspection
was made. A short session was held
at the city hall this morning, but
before any action was taken the
meeting adjourned until this after
noon at which time the bids will be
opened and the contract let. 1t IS
understood that five contractors are
in the city to bid on the work. The
annex is badly needed at the home
at present and the contractor VIII
be required to have the building
ready for occupancy before the win
ter months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
FORTY NAM IS
FORTY MINUTES
BERT FOSTERS RECORD IN
BUILDING UP COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEMBERSHIP.

Forty names in forty minutes. That
is the record Bert Foster made yes
tcrday afternoon in soliciting men,
bers for the Commercial Club. There
is a little more than 500 that must
be collected eAch month to take care
of the fixed expense of the club, said
Mr.. Foster and if we just collect
that amount there is little use for
a Commercial Club, because 1t VIII
never be able to accomplish anything.
Mr.. Foster has printed on his mem
bership blank the nTmes of the
men who will direct the spending
of the money. They are the men
that would be expected to run bank
or a mill or a factory-they are
business to the core and the peo-
pie are willing to trust them with
their funds. They feel that tho
money will be used to the best a1,
vantage. Bankers, lawyers, whole
salers, clerks, laborers and every
class is represented on the mem
bership rolls.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they canno,
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have rum
billing sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c,
Take Halls Family Pills tor con
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26

gcod chance for Ayers to succeed
! believe the road will pay, know the
engineer who came here to report on
tho proposition made favorable re-
rort have letters and te,egrams
that would induce almost anyone to
believe that the money Will be forth
coming. Pennsylvania people are
financially behind the project, and
they are not mere promoters, either
Tut one of them stands high in the
world of finance and one stands high
in the profession of railroad engin-
oering. These men in Pennsylvania
have organized a construction com
pany 10 do the construction work.
all they ask MS for is n mortgage On
all the assets of the company, wtllcA
includes the charter and maps of sur
yey. etc. WE have executed the
mortgage and told our lawyer when
he had looked it over and sats'flel
himself that the mortgagors could
net be held respop2i DE for aLy mon
ov that he might send away and al
low it to become the property of the
construction company but whether It
has been sent or not | do not know.
These men tell us that they have
arranged TO raise the sum of five
millions of dollars and If Ayers and
his associates know the game of pro-
noting I believe they will build that
line of road"
Dorsett Carter the little giant of
Purcell, is now in Chicago. Carter
wanted to build the road Ringing Is
building. He knows the game OF
railroad building and he is not salts
( fed with what he has done in THIS
town. He landed here not many
months ago and gave his personal
check for 100000 for the purchase
Of some coal property and he VIII
] Crop down here again and do more
. lie likes AIulllOle anu al uIllOi = liH~'
Carter. He has his heart set on
building road out of this town just
! TO show his friends he knows the
game and incidentally to raise a few
dollars for his own bank account
He will be here when he returns
from the north. He will offer his
services to the Ardmore and West =
ern people who propose to build about
the same line that Ayers proposes to
build. The attitude of Ardmore on
the whole situation is one of hope,
filled with doubt. The throwing of a
few shoyels of dirt would remove the
doubts and increase the hopes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
WILL AYERS BUILD
TO NORTHWEST?
KANSAN KEEPS HAMMERlNG AT
ONE PROJECT-lS HOPEFUL,
WHILE OTHERS DOUBT.

Oscar Ayers, of Olathe. Kan, who
has spent several years in an attempt
tc promote an interurban road to the
northwest of ArdmOre, has appeared
on the scene again and says work
will begin on the road during the
month of September,
Mr.. Ayers has been so confident of
his being abe to build this line and
has asserted so often that work would
commerce within a certain time that
the people do not pay much attention
to the cry of wolf. OF course Ard
more wants that road, every town and
farmhouse to the northwest of Ard
more wants the road and Mr.. Ayers
will receive all the aid which has
Eeen promised him when he is ready
to build. But when will he be ready
to build?
The Ayers company has its direc-
tOrate located in Ardmore. They are
good men, but they are not in the
railway building business and if they
were they do not own enough money
to build the road. They are business
men and are not trying to learn the
game of railway promotion. They
would like to have the road built
hut they are not willing to risk any
money on the enterprise and they are
men who are very cautious about
their statements made to those away
from here who are making inquiry.
do you believe the Ayers road will
be built?" was asked one of these
directors "No, I do not was the
reply. yet there does seem to be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Bic CAMP A|CN
FOR 100 MEMBERS
COMMERCIAL CLUB is GROWING
AND ALL NEW MEMBERS ARE
WORKING.

Unofficial figures given out this
morning show that the campaign for
100 new members for the CONNER
cial club is meeting with success and
it begins to look as if the number
would be stretched into 200 before
the crusade ceased. Secretary West
stated this morning that he could
safely say that 40 new names would
be enrolled when all were reported
by the workers and those too, have
been secured since the meeting last
week when the newly elected officers
were sworn in.
The secretary stated that there was
a. revival of interest in the CONNER
cial club and that business men and
property owners were generally TAX
ing more interest than in the past.
The committee selected to look over
SITES for the basket factory have been
busy for the past three days and when
Mr.. Prince arrives in the city will be
prepared to show him something in
teresting. President Foster and Sec
retary West of the club want it dis
tinctly understood that the books o.
the cl fb are open and all who are
interested in the future welfare
of the city are invited to come and
enroll their names.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26

State of Oklahoma Carter County.
In the District Court
Mary Warren, Plaintiff, VS.. Ben
Warren, Defendant No, 1881.
Said defendant, Ben Warren, will
take notice that he has been sued in
the above named court for divorce
and must answer the petition filed
therein by said plaintiff on or before
the 7th day of October A. d., 1913,
or said petition will be taken as
true, and a Judgment for said plain
t'f in said action for diNbrce will be
rendered accordingly.
Dated this 2Gth day of August, 1913.
CHAMPION & CHAMPION,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Attest: S. F. HAYNlE,
District Clerk.
By S. NJ. PARKER, Deputy. 26-2-9
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26

J, G. Wthorspoon of DUrant was
a business visitor today
A. H. Nesbitt of Tishomingo was
here today on business.
e. Atkins Of Los Angeles is Wis
iting his parents in this city.
II. +. Scivally of Springer was in
the city today on business.
II. l.. Jordan of Marietta was. in
the city today.
r. w. Hunter of Hugo was a bus
iness visitor today.
o. II. Robinson of Marietta was
here today on business
r. e. Wilson of Tishomingo was
here today on business.
J. II. Coffman of Fort Towson
was business visitor today.
G. C. FREEZER Of Sulphur was trans.
acting business here today.
s. A. Apple went to Tishomingo
today to look after some legal mat
ters.
James II. Mathers and family re-
turned from st. Louis yesterday.
Rufus Post went to oklahoma city
today on business.
Judge and Mrs. c. VI. Campbell,
Ray Campbell Mrs. and Mrs. Boone,
Mary and James Boone and Mrs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Contract Let

This afternoon the board of trus-
tees of the home met at the city hall
and opened the bids for the erection
of the building.
The successful bidder for the build
ing complete, exclusive of plumbing
and wiring was w. F. Herber OF Mus
kogee. His bid was $12,5S0
Kennerly, Spragins and Lewis
were given the contract for plumb
ing. heating and wiring, at $2,443.9O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Carry Flint,

The Norfolk peasants always regard
pointed flints as thunderbolts. So con-
sistent are the simple folks that they
will often assure you that they picked
them up red hot. They carry flints and
stone arrow heads about with them in
the belief that this custom will pre-
vent them being struck by lightning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Struck by Lightning.

Gettysburg, Pa, Aug 25.-The Gu
po'a of the old seminary from which
General Lee directed the movements
Of the Confederate forces during the
battle of Gettysburg, was struck by
lightning, in a terrific storm and was
turned, destroying one of the prn-
c,pal landmarks of the historic field
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26

1t is said that in the tower of King
Charles VIII. of France, the battle
shat was fought between the French
and the Britons, in which the Britons
were defeated, was foreshadowed by a
skirmish between magpies and jack
DAVIS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Make Him Content.

One of the principal duties entailed
upon the housewife is insuring the
comfort of the husband. Every man
is contented so long as the solid COM
forts of life are his-so long as his
meals are to his liking and his home
always ready for his occupancy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
ne Knew wnat he Meant.

We were visiting a cousin whose
small boy was very fond of the des-
serts served. After finishing his din
ner he waited for a time and then
said: Mamma, is there any last
thing?'-Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Elamlnn Finish.

MY grandfather" said the old-timer,
used to put all his money in his
stocking" "Wa-all, things hain't
changed much" said his old friend.
My grandson, who's takin a course
in modern department at one O them
eastern colleges, puts most all his
money into socks. Judge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Catty.

'My husband" she said, always
aants me to look my best, no matter
what the cost" "Well," her friend re-
piled, "one can hardly blame him for
feeling as he does. s."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Daily Thought.

True dignity comes only Of hum'li.
ty. Pride is the ruin of dignity, Tor
it is a worshiping Of self, and tnai
involves a continuous sinkirg.-GeorSs
Macdonald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
phones for RescuerS.

A telephone designed for the use OF
mine rescuers whose heads are cov-
cred with helmets while at work is
operated by throat vibrations, the
transmitter being held at the throat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
AvoIo WnI.e papei

White paper is not as good as blue
or brown for wrapping up things that
are to be put away for a long while
as the chloride of lime in the paper
will fade fabrics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Insect pc SITS.

The agricultural department esti'
mates the injury done to the crops Of
the United States by insect pests at
0,00O, 600 a year Many of them can
be suppressed only by birds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
His Only Chance for Peace.

"a malcontent" mused the man at
the head Of the table, lis man who
Is never satisfied with his lot The
only one that could bring peace to his
rcbellious spirit is the family lot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
Man in the Case. Probably,

ALICE think Kitty's new hat is
simply a fright" Marie-"Isn't it, u
helped her to select it."-Boston
Trans fipt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-26
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FARMERS, NOTICE.

:: Thp Carter County Farmers 5:
!: Institute meets in special ses !!
:; sion at tho court house in !:
): Ardmore at o'clock p. m, y
!: August 80 for the purpose Of q
s: electing officers for the ensu- !;
!: ing year and for transacting {:
!: any other business that might !;
:: come before the meeting. All I:
!: farmers of the county are ::
!: urged to be present. "
:: CHARLEY DAVENPORT, !!
Z: President. s:
:: FELIX WEST, Secretary. s;
u ). :. u - :: II :, !: II :. :! !! Il
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07
SNAKE KILLS SNAKE.

thick, muscular snake about four feet
long. 1t is possessed of an Unsuitable
appetite for poisonous vipers and can
tell of the approach of one in the same
way that a pointer will scent" game.
When tackling its prey. which is fire.
quently considerably bigger than itself,
the good snake assumes Il lethargic
air. as if 1t We're glutted with food and
could not fight. Seeing this, the bad
snake Immediately attacks.
This is just what the other wants,
for, being rendered by nature COM
pletely immune from the poison. it
sciZcS its enemy before it has had time
to recover from the charge and gives
Il fatal bic ut the base Of the brain.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07

them. as soon as the insects were gone.
They destroyed the insects like magic,
but not Il flower was injured.
But before ] disposed Of them i
learned they were valuable in many
other ways. They outlay any breed Of
chickens, are easier raised and are less
trouble when mature Runner ducks
are almost grown and ready for mar
ket when eight weeks old and begin
laying when from -four and q half to
six months old and lay the year round,
winter and summer They have no
lice. no mites nor any other insect
pests, no rOup, no sorehcad nor scaly
legs. and they are not subject to dis
eases.
Runner ducks do not need any water
except to drink. and when insects are
plentiful they require very little food.
They do not fly w fences nor scratch
ny the gardens.
The surplus brakes make the most
delicious table fowls, but to kill a Run
ner duck would he killing the goose
that laid the golden egg. since Runners
are valuable as layers when much older
than laying hens.
There are three varieties of this
wonderful breed Of ducks-the Eng
lish Standard, which in color is fawn
or brown and white. the colored body
feathers being pencilcd. The head and
tail Of the drake are n dark bronze
color. often showing a Srccnish luster.
The American Standard, or cxhibi-
ton Runner, of this country. in type
and marking, is just the same as the
Englisl, Standard, but i'm color is an
even light fawn and white, with no
penciling. The head and tail of the
drake arc the same color rs the body,
but only a little darker. Some ducks
of this variety lay tinted eggs, but
there is not a good market for green
or tinted eggs, and it is safest to buy
only tho white egg strain.
White Indian Runners are new,
scarce and very expensive. They have
all the good points of the other Run
ners and. in addition, are pure white
no breeding off color nor fading in the
sun.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07

In South America they are 10Y using
snakes to catch snakes.
Even in the most civilized parts Of
Brazil over 1000 persons arc killed an
nually by snake bite.
The mongoose, which proved so eff
fectivc in Jamaica and elsewhere, is of
little use here. Necessity is the moth
er of invention, and nature and science
together have at last discovered some
thing which it is hoped may eventually
exterminate the dreadful pest.
The discovery is nothing else than Il
"beneticcnt" snake which is harmless
to nan and which kills and eats the
poisonous species.
The mussurana, as it is called, is IA
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07
Give the Hog a Scratching Post.

II a hog knew how to tell his wants
he would demand a scratching post.
Such posts, in the opinion of many hog
growers. are not only a source Of great
comfort to hogs, but the post may
moreover be made useful in Kidding the
animals of lice or scaly skin. A sue
cessful Maryland hog grower adopts
this plan: Firmly plant a hickory or
oak post four inches in diameter in the
hog run. Coil a manila rope around
the post as high as a hog stands and
staple it on securely. Then thoroughly
saturate the rope with crude petroleum
nc 1t becomes an ideal scratching post
for hogs and pigs. They will rub
against it continually, and oil is fatal
TO Vermin kerosene can be used. but
it e~vaporates too readily.-American
Cultivator.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07
10 Date Farming Methods
IT'S HARD ON THE SOIL,
Removal Of the Corn Slower Takes
Away Much Valuable Plant Food.

Farmers often ask what effect the
removal of corn StOver has on the fer
tility of the land. IT has been dem
onStlAtcd that n tOn of corn Stovpr-that
is, talks without ears contains six
teen pounds Of nitrogen. two pounds Of
phosphorus and seventeen pounds Of
potassium. Figure a grain crop of fifty
bushels and a slower yield Of two and
Il half tons per acre. From this crop
the StOVer remOve nearly as much nj
trogen and a great deal more pOtas-
SUM from the soil than the grain
crop does.
The average acre yield Of corr sto-
yer contains about the same amount Of
nitrogen. half as much phosphorus
and four times as much potassium as
the average oats grain yield Of fifty
bushels per acre or wheat at twenty
five bushels per acre. Corn stover
when removed from the land does dc
pIctc the soil materially.
CornStalks have much humus value,
so that no II a tell Just the extent
of the effect of removing corr stover.
On sandy soil or heavy clay the bene-
fits are most noticeable: therefore the
character Of the soil must be taken into
accOunt.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-07

snowfakes one person was discover
bile.
At the wheel stood a helmsman. The
ship scndded across our course not a
hundred yards in advance of us, and
only h one man was to be seen. He
was m%otionless except for the rolling
Of the ship. l hailed, but he neither
answered nor turned even to look at
us. He was not plainly visible and
only 50 for a few moments, for no
sooner did he reach the nearest point
to us than a snow squat hid both him
and his ship, and when it thinned the
vessel was but a few indistinct lines.
Sailors are the most superstitious
people in the world, and my crew was
Of the lowest and most superstitious
type of sailors. I could see by their
appearance that they considered the
passing vessel a phantom and the
wheelman a ghost.
Here was my opportunity. Drawing
my revolver and motioning White
more to follow me, I walked briskly
forward. On reaching the forecastle
covered Billings with my revolver
n ordered him to walk aft. He look
ed at the men for help, but saw that
they We're cowed and obeyed the or
der. l marched him down the gang
way, and in a few minutes my mates
had him disarmed and in irons. Then
l went again on deck and told the
crew that II they wished to escape a
hanging when we reached port they
had better return to duty at once.
Most of them obeyed with alacrity.
Those who showed signs Of giving fur
ther trouble l had put in irons by the
very men they had been influencing to
mutiny.
The wind howled that night, and the
next day we got an observation. Find
ing that l was far out of my course. l
put her off considerably. sailing in the
direction of the phantom. In another
day we overhauled her. AS we came
up astern OF her we saw her name. the
Aida Of Tacoma, Wash. There was
the man still at the wheel. but not an
other person in sight. l drew up be-
side her as near as l deared, and. ex-
aiming the helmsman through a glass,
saw that he was stone dead.
| sent a boats crew aboard. who
found that the ship had been dismast-
cd in a gale and deserted by her crew.
The man at the wheel was her cap
tain, who had undoubtedly refused to
abandon his ship. Finding his strength
failing, he had dashed himself to the
wheel. steered his vessel for hundreds
OF miles through icy storms and had
frozen at his post.
The only good his heroism and suf.
ferings accomplished was the saving Of
my life.