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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

valuable diamond ring belonging TO
Mathers. lie has told n number OF
contradictory stories as to what dis
position he made of the ring. One
statement he is said to have made is
that he disposed of it to a local pawn.
broker. Lattimer, who is about six
teen years of age, is the oldest Of the
three negro boys now lodged in the
county Jail charged with thefts from
Ardmore residences. All three of the
young culprits, it is alleged, made
confessions of numerous thefts be-
fore they were turned over to the
county officials.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

the voters of the wards, but his
motion did not prevail.
A letter to Mayor Dawson from
James II. Mathers, requesting the
mayor rpt to submit the amendments
filed by petition was read With
cheers.
On motion of Judge Mason the
amendments were adopted as whole
and the commissioners We're request
to submit them at a special election.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

List of the unclaimed mail at tn
Ardmore, Oklahoma, post office, Feb
ruary "a, 1913.
LADIES.
Baker, Matte.
Bell. Miss Roster
Blake, Mrs. Bo. 2
Bull. Miss Susan.
Dawes, Loya
Echoles, Mrs. j. IVA
Gaines, Mrs. Henry
Garvin, Miss Ida. 2
Green, Miss Mollie
Hampton, Miss Zola.
Hall, Mrs. Jack
Halford, Miss Jennie
Henderson, Mrs Manning
Hill, Mrs. l.. j. ~,
James, Ona
James, Mrs. Sue G..
Johnson, Miss Cleo
Ledbetter, Mrs. NJ. A.
Lefton, Mrs. Ada
McLain, Miss Oda.
Moore, Miss Effie
Morton, Mrs.
Raney, Miss Annie
Smith, Clemy
Thurman, Lizzie
Thomas, Miss Hattie
Tucker, Mrs. Maud
White, Mrs. Lizzie
GENTLEMEN
Bahen, Prof. p. ].
Brown, Roy.
Carter, Mr..
Cowen, Henry
Darnell, w. ID.
Davis, Douglas
Davis, b.
Ford, Francis
Follis, Elmer
Gascorgne, Guy
Hill, c. F.
Hughes. c. A.
Hurt, John d.
J. & G.. n. Freight Agent.
James, Bill
Johnston, C. T. ..
Keith, Noah.
Lively, w. c.
Lotion, j. L.
Lloyd, DR.. L. NJ.
Martin, Lee
Mcdonald, James
Musgrave, w. A.
Ragland, B. A.
Rinklin, j. w. A.
Rodgers, Fred.
Sewer, James
Shaw, Bud
Simpson, Will
Smith, j. r.
Stacks, c. C.
Stephenson, Paul
Sullivan, S.
Terrells, Mrs. Nv. B.
Williams, Jake
Wilson, Charlie
Wilson, Finas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

Agricultural Agent A. G. Graham
reports that large number of farm
ems are being converted to the silo
idea. Mr. Graham states that six ad-
ditional silos will be installed in this
county during the next week or ten
days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

Members of the Carter County Fruit
Growers association held an inter
esting meeting this afternoon. Re
roIts submitted by the committee in
charge of the work indicates that the
stock in the basket factory is being
rapidly taken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

The Commercial clubs officers
were in session several hours thi'
afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

Want ads get results. Read them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-25

List of the unclaimed mail at the
Ardmore, Oklahoma, post office, Feb
ruary "a, 1913.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05
EDITORIAL PAGE

system then could extend from Pa cific tidewater at Haines to Nome on all American territory, with branch lines along this main road reaching to all the great interior camps and valleys, and could even run lines to the coast of Alaska wherever desired.
 This project of affording an out let on Lynn canal to both Yukon and Alaska, that IS Canadian and Ameri- can territory, was preached this summer by the News to Dr. Alfred Thompson and to Falcon JOslin, who has been promoting the United States federal railway bill on behalf of Alaska before congress. Both looked on the scheme favOrably.
 The matter is one well worth the serious consideration of both coun- tries. For both there would be physical, comiGercial and tactical ad- vantage. Then let both government build to the southward from Yukon and Alaska, spanning British Colum- bia or Alberta and the several provinces, to the Unitde States. The they will have a railway system to carry northward the settlers for ev- cry locality, and will have one of tn greatest defensive systems on the continent.
 Alaska, Yukon and British Colum- bia are as large as the United States and a line or two of railway to op- en them is an urgent need. It is preposterous to think that such a vast empire should be longer eX- pected to struggle on without some system of interior transportation the year round.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05
LOCAL BRIEFS
sKAGwAY WEATHER REPORT,

Results oi the observation taken at Noore's Wharf at midnight last night, is as follows:
 Temp. time observation Q. .S S5 above Max. preceding 24 hrs O. 49 above Min. I.-. .27 above Mean .. SS above Barometer 29:S2, Cloudy, N wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05
DON'T BE NuSLED.
Alaskan Citizens Should Read and
 Heed This Advice.

Kidney trouble is dangerous and often fatal.
 Don't experiment with something new and untried.
 Use a tested kidney remedy
 Begin with Doan's Kidney Pills.
 Used in kidney trouble 50 years.
 Recommended here and every where.
 The following statement forms co vincing proof.
 Mrs. E. A. Laird, 903 ". Thirty fifth St., Los Angeles, Cal, says: About seven years ago my back became lame and painful and my kidneys did not act right. I was weak and run down. I finally be- gan using Deans Kidney Pills and soon noticed their good effect. continued until my kidneys were normal and my system was toned up. Whenever I have had the least need of a kidney remedy since, Deans Kidney Pills have brought satisfactory results"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. FOster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Uni ted States.
 Remember the name-DOans and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05

Notice is hereby given that begin ming with Saturday, November 1, 1913, the Skagway Laundry will dis continue doing Rough Dry work.
 Skagway Steam Laundry,
 A. j. AChesOn, Prop. 6t.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05

95c TOT a home cooked meal quick, clean service Where At the New Home Restaurant, Fifth Avenue, hall @ minute from Bro1d way.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-05

Location Notices, placer and quartz, soc, a dozen at the Daily Alaskan office. Lf.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
AGAINST A SURPLUS.

Whl1e God through nature is gen er0us 10 His people, those who act as reapers and distributing agents defeat divine benefcence by their manifest greed 1t is now aD established rule of trade ff there is a surplus crop of anything thai cannot be preserved in cold storage to destroy enough of it 1o shorten the supply and raise the price ID the people
 Hearen has blessed the Texos rice growers with big crop this year, and fhey are far from giving thanks and appear determined that the people shall no- have a cause to. This is what the Rice Growers association has said to the harvesters- ~If we could destroy a million and a quarter sacks Of the rice. getting nothing for it, the balance would bring more than the whole would have brought; but by ex- porting ff Cat cost of growing or low er9 we get something and we get 1t out af the way"
 This furnishes one of tine reasons 'fhe cost of living is kept high. There se so. little morality or conception of justice in trade that they make waste Of or send out of the country good cereals and fruits and vegetables so as to keep the supply down in the -uarkes when it is plentiful in the field Such conduct ought to be con- sidered criminal and be severely pun fshe6 Dy izr.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
A Good Deed.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last week I went bathing in the Oakdale pond. I had an adventure, not with Indians or anil malls, but listen and I will tell you all about it.
 I am very good swimmer and was swimming out about six rods and was swimming back and when about one rod saw three girls under water. l swam as quick as I could and was just in time.
 The three girls were under water about one foot when I got there and pulled them out and saved them from drowning.
 I will tell you how this happened to the girls, as they afterward told me.
 The girls were going to a deep hole all the while. but did not notice this. Something got hold of one of the girls feet which made her get hold of an other girls hand till the three girls were holding each others hands, and went down into the deep water from which I saved them.
 Harl1l Did I hear Uncle Jed and the Wide Awakes say that I did a good deed?
 JONAS BIENENSTOCK, Age 12.
 Uncasville.
 Of this is true story, Jonas de- serves a medal for his heroiSm.-Uncle Jed)
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Boy Scouts.

Mir. Editor: I noticed in one of the editorial columns of yesterdays Bull letln the following article:
 The Boy Scout movement is recog- nfzed as a good thing by eleven fla- tions because in principle it preserves peace by preparing for war"
 Now in all probability that state- ment was made with the best inten- tions of boosting the Boy Scout work but the phrase preparing for war. may be literally translated and be very misleading,
 There are two words that have ab sontely no place in the expression of the activities of the Boy Scouts of America; they are war and 'mili- tary. True, they may have siEapIe marching drill, but ony for the pur- pose of teaching the value of disci- pline, Other than that. arms of any character, OF sham battles" are ab- solutely prohibited
 So it would be well feF the press, upon hearing of suck battles or dis plays among boy scouts, to ascertain whether it is an organization Of Boy Scouts of Amreica or some other bod ies that are known by the term Boy filiation with the great national move ment
 Ii is this idea of military tranihs that so belitties the B. S. A. move Inent in the eyes of Certain classes of |.peopie, and we wish to do all in our power to place ourselves before the public as we should be placed. BENJAMIN NJ. BRUCE. Assistant Seoutmastey, Troop 3, NsgWish, August 12th. 1913
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
ouR pouLTRYMEN.

From a picture printed in The Con- neeticut Farmer of a part of the at- tendants at the Poultry Breeders meet at Storrs Agricultural college recent ly. it appears that most of our poul- trymen are women, for there appeared to be in this picturesque group SIX ladies to each gentleman.
 While this may be too large pro- portion of women to the sterner sex it is a recognized fact that more woni~ en than men give attention to the poultry business and make both mon ey and fame at 1t.
 When 1t came to talk of the incu- bator chicken as compared with the hen-bred chick it was admitted that the artifcialiy matched motherless chick was a weak and uncertain crea- ture both with reference to shapeliness and vitality.
 It was also brought out that the weight of the eggs is effected by the fu1lness or mea greness of the rations given from day to day. which appears to show that it is a just requirement. that eggs shall be sold by weight to the consumer.
 The meeting was confessedly' pleas urable and profitable to all who were in attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
THE GROWTH OF CANADA.

The American citizen and American capital ought to be appreciated by Canada for she is being largely bene- 6fed by both Millions of American dollars are invested there and since 1he century opened about a million Americans have settled in that coun- try and are busy developing its re- sources
 In the past thirteen years Canada has increased Its population by two and a half millions, of whom over Ee1c00 went from this country. to &T4.sca which came from Great Brit atn and esesooc from countries in which English Is not spoken. hence a million and three-fourths of her settlers are able and reliable and be- come at once profitable subjects
 Arnertran emigration to the north ts falling or in numbers. the total for Last year rising only to 130. 900 to 150,- COG from the homeland. and from other lands came to Canada's shores 11s-0oe. It is noticeable that a great majority of her new corners are de- Efrabie settlers and add to her strength and Heolth. c-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
What Lucy Found in the Attic.

Dear Uncle Jed and Wide Awakes: will write and tell you of my find the other day. There are two els on our house. and the one on the back side is an old one that used to be part of the old house. so they say and up overhead is a place that has always been boarded up ever since hfty-tWo years ago
 Well, We heard as we thought a swarm Of bees up in there and papa tore off some of the laths and 1t was big yellow jackets nest, so, of course, I wanted to look up there got up on the step ladder and I could see there. ss
 Mamma helped me get it down and it is some kind of an old musical in- strument. We don't know the name of on it for strings on the top; and on the back there is round knob not quite opposite the pegs. Some that have seen it say it may be an old dulcimer. but they don't know for sure. They think it is over a hundred years old. It has kept well. It is in good shape. the wood all sound, but there are no strings.
 Uncle Jed did you ever see any thing of the kind? I would like to know what it is.
 LucY A. CARTER. Age Il.
 Scotland
 ct Is difficult to tell what the board with five pegs in it is from your description. The dulcimer had holes in it to aid the sound and many pegs for strings. Someone may be able to tell us what this five begged board was used for-Uncle Jed.)
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
SAFE IN MEXICO.

Gov. Lind, the special envoy from Washington, is, we are told, safe Tn Mexico. Since his predecessor was safe, and from reliable sources we learn that in settled portions all American residents are protecteds there appears te be no serious cause for alarm with respect to the ofaclal conduct of Mexico.
 We believe President Wilson's dec- iaration that our relation to Mexico Is friendly. Is pleasing to a great ma sority of the people of the United States, The only stirrers up of strife here are among those who would pre- fit from interference and the strug- gle that would follow.
 The president only requires that Gen. Huerta shall show that he Is the choice of the people of Mexico before this country recognizes him as the head of the government. It would not be in keeping with American tra- ditions or professions to recognize. military usurper.
 MT. Lind's mission is not inspired bv a meddlesome spirit on the part of our government. but by it's concep- tion of honor and the guardianship which a republic should have over its subjects and it's principles.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
POETRY.
"How the Leaves Game Do

"How the Leaves Game Down." "in tell you how the leaves came
 down.,
 The great tree to his children said, You're getting sleepy. Yellow and Brown,
 Yes. very sleepy, little Red. It is quite time to go to beA." "Ah!" begged each silly, pouting leaf, Let us little longer stay. Dear Father Tree, behold our grief! 'Tis such a very pleasant day. We do not want to go away. So for just one more merry uay. To the great tree the leaflets clung, Frolicked and danced and had their Upon the Autumn breezes swung, Whispering all their sports among, Perhaps the great tree will forget. And let us stay until the Spring. If we all beg. and coax, and fret" But the great tree did no such thing. He smiled to hear their whispering. Come children, all to bed!" he cried, And ere the leaves could urge their
 prayer
 Fluttering and rustling everywhere Down sped the leaflets through the
 air I saw them; on the ground they lay, Golden and Red, an huddied swarm, Waiting till one from far away, White bedclothes heaped upon her
 arm,
 Should come to wrap them safe and
 warm. The great bare tree looked down and
 smiled,
 Good night, dear little leaves he
 said, And from below each sleepy child Replied Good night" and mur-
 mured:
 Tt is so nice to go to bed!"
 -IJnidentified
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
LETTERS or AckNowLEDaMENT

Wniiam cushman of Stonington: I received the prize book you sent me and like 1t very much, l think the books are worth trying for,
 Amos Lserais of Lebanon; Thank you very much for the book yeu sent me. My sister is reading it ts me and enjoy it very much, ana glad you wrote in it.
 Fierenee Wiyse of Wiiiimantie; Thanks ever So much for the nice prize book I received entitled A Sweet Girl Graduate. l think Mrs. Meade's books are just lovely.
 Ella E. Nte ef South Coventry; Thank you very much for that book, l love books dearly; I haven't read the book yet because IfaNe had company.
 Anna. Firth ef Baitse;e seRd many thanks for the prize book received, have started to read it and think l will find it very interesting
 Margaret Samars OF NorMicia I thank yeu very much fer the lovely
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
An AIIiaator for a Pal.

Dear Uncle Jed I suppose most of the Wide Awakes have seen alligators in a zoo, and so they know what the one about which I'm going to tell look ed like.
 One day last summer an old man who lived next door to us brought little alligator about two feet long and gave it to my little brother and said he had caught it in a swamp.
 We put it in a tub of water with big piece of wood in it. This was for the alligator to lie on when he wished to come out of the water.
 We fed our pet on bread and such things, but he didn't seem to care for them. Perhaps he would have prefer red little darkies.
 After a while we gave him away, but the boys mother made him bring back our alligator because they were afraid of it.
 We gave it away again in a few days, and so we were rid of our strange pet.
 EDNA CALKINS, Age 13.
 kiSSimmee Fla
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14

we had in Montville, but think they have no idea how bad it was.
 My friend and I were going to the postoff1ce when we heard the whistles blow. We got frightened and ran home. From my friends home we could see the flames.
 Every one around there was in a panic. They were afraid the tanks would blow up, for they were full of gasoline. The firemen from Norwich came down. About night they got control of the fire; but I think they had a hard fight to do it.
 The fire started about half past nine Wednesday, and some of it is still burning today (Friday). do not think there was anyone hurt.
 I hope there will never be another fire like that
 HELEN NICHOLS, Age F.
 MontVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

Y I think will tell the Wide -Awakes how the winds made a little boy sad and glad.
 Benny was wishing to have flower garden. and being unaware of the tricks of the wind or the way of plant ing seed right. he went out one windy morning in April to plant some holly hook seed his mother had given him. He tossed the seed to the ground. or thought he did and raked the place over and firmed, the soft earth and waited for results. but ile did not get any, and was disappointed for whole year.
 The next year he planted a garden and did better; but his own garden is hardly worth telling you about, since he got most pleasure from the holly hook seeds he planted and never knew the wind took them to poor invalid woman's yard next door and dropped them under her window, where they grew and blossomed much to the pleasure and comfort of the old lady, who did not know where they came from, but loved them just as if she had planted them for herself.
 It was Benny's thoughtful mother who at last discovered that old Aunt Tildas hollyhocks were the very ones she gave Benny. and that the wind had carried them over the fence to bloom beneath the inyalid's window; and the flowers afforded her so much pleasure and comfort that Benny was glad the wind played the trick and taught him the lesson to be thought full of and kind to shut-ins.
 Aunt Tilda never knew before what a message of love flowers could bring to the feeble. or how they could de- light an invalid by their wonderful habits and as long as Aunt Tilda lived she wanted the hollyhocks to grow un- der her window. and Benny felt as if he had been commanded by the winds to see they did not fail to grow there.
 These stray hoiiyheets brought a blessing to both and revealed to them one of the true missions of a flower.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
NATURAL OBSTACLES TO PROG
 PESS-

rt fs a strange circumstance in the fe of communities that the lay of
 Land may promote CT check prog ess- Towrsftes divided by rivers or broken up by hills and settled serially fn villages and brought together un- der city government never acquire f.ie eet-togefher spirit which a whole and handsome site inspires. Where there is an east-s.de and west-side, er an upper village central village and lower village. they have jealous les and prefudiees which do not die when their interests have become unifed
 Cedar Rapids, Ia. was a river -df- #fded city with an island in the cen Ger and in ali issues the east side got everything because it had most vot- CTS and there was nS good feeling be- tween the east side and west side. After thfs Geographically divided eofhHasHity hsd gathered s5.000 pop iEiati0R and adopted commission form of government, the idea of a civic centre developed. and the isl- sBd iH the river was selected for it, end this fsrwerd neutral movement killed ait odd prejudices and Cedar
 S tie thereafter kRew Hs east side or
 st side. bat grew iR beauty and at
 sctiVeHess and its new future had aR aEra sf harmeay that assured sue cess.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
The Floating Tree.


 Dear Uncle Jed: thought would tell you about our camp on the She tucket river. We go to the camp all the spare time we have. We have clam chowder dinners and very good times and also a motor boat
 One night we stayed later than usual and it was quite dark going home. was steering the boat and the first thing l knew I was on top of a floating tree. We could not go any farther We tried and tried to get loose, and it kept growing darker and darker, and we thought we would have to stay there all night I was very much frightened but my mother told me to keep very quiet. After an hour and a half we padded ashore, tree and all. When we got strengthened out we wenE home without any farther trou- ble. Now we always make sure to get home before dark, as we do not want another such experience.
 LILLIAN ETTER. Age II. Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14
Our Trips to Ocean Beach.

The Sunday school of the Methodist church took~a trip to Ocean Beach about three weeks ago. and as I was spending my vacation in Baltic the superintendent of the school said that I might go with them because I had been a scholar of the school before. So I was very glad.
 Now that he had said this I was wishing with ali my heart for the day to come that we should go.
 After my waiting, the time did fin ally come. all the scholars and par ents get in the two special cars, and at eight o'clock the cars started for the Beach. How the horns did blow, and the children did shout and sing all the way, which made many people run to the doors.
 We reached the Beach at ten o'clock and as soon as we landed we all ran to the office of the bathing house and got a room and suit, including me.
 enjoyed myself very much at the Beach, being in the water most of the time.
 We had to start for home at o'clock from the Beach and all seemed to have had good time, and most everybody was sunburned. A We reached home at eight o'clock. SADIE CRAWSHAW. Age 12. Plainfield