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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-06-27
CHAPTER VII.
The Rope Ladder.

The near prospect of conclusive
struggle for life is sharp tonic to
the adventurous soul. The actual
final summons to that other room is
met variously. There is earthly dig
nifty, who answers even this last tap
at the door with fitting and quotable
rejoinder; there is deathbed repen-
lance, whose JUNCTION in momento NOR
tbs is doubtless comfort to pious rel
atives; and there are chivalry and va
lor, twin youths who 60 to the un-
known banquet singing and bearing
their garlands of joy.
But with the chance of fight for
life, there is a sharp-sweet tang that
sends some spirits galloping to the
contest. "Dauntless the slughorn to
his lips be set" making ready for the
last good run.
When Jim descended the hatchway
after accommodating on deck, Chate-
lard was gone. The ships cook was
rCmmaging in a sailors kit that he
had drawn from a locker. Jim men
tally considered the situation. The
seamen had no doubt exaggerated the
calamity, but without question there
was serious trouble. Were the pumps
working? How far were they from
shore? If hopelessly distant from
shore, were they in the course OF
passing steamers? Would any one
look after Miss Redmond's safety?
Monsieur Chatelard had said that she
h,,t Tov n
believe it.
While these thoughts flew through
his mind, James had been absently
watching while the cook turned his
treasures out upon his bunk, and
paved them over with trembling
HANDS. There were innumerable little
things besides stiff white shirt. a
cheap shiny Bible, stuffed parrot
and several wads of clothes. And
among the mess Jim caught sight OF
a piece Of stitched canvas that looked
familiar.
Hi, you there! That's my money.
belt!" he cried. and jumped forward
to claim his own. But in his move
ment he failed to calculate with the
waves. The yacht gave another Of
her deep-sea plunges, and Jimmy.
thrown against his bunk, saw the cook
grab his kit and make for the ladder.
He regained his feet only in time to
follow at arms length up the hatch
way. At the top he threw himself
down, like a baseball runner making
his base, after the seaman's legs; but
instead of a foot, he found himself
clutching one of the weeds OF
clothes that trailed after the cooks
bundle. He caught it firmly and kept
it, but the ships cook and the rest OF
his booty disappeared like rabbit in.
to it's burrow.
Jim sat down at the top of the lad.
der and examined his haul. It was q
pair of wooden trousers, and they were
of generous size. He spread them out
on the deck. Round him were unmis.
taxable signs Of decentralization. The
second officer was ordering the men to
the pumps in stern tones; the yacht
was pitching wildly and growing dark.
ness was settling on the face of the
turbulent waters. But in spite of il
all, Jimmy's spirit leaped forth in
laughter as he thought of his brief,
frantic chase, and its results in this
capture of the characteristic vestiture
of man.
whats money for. anyway" he
laughed, as he got up and clothed him
self once more.
| CTO BE CONTINUED)
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-06-27
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer, starting
7or an auto drive in New York. finds
stranger sent as her chauffeur: Leaving
the car, she goes into the park to read
who has left her property. There she Is
eccosted by a stranger. who follows her
to the auto. climbs in and chloroforms
her. James Hambleton Of Lynn, Mass
mond. Hambleton sees Agatha forcfbly
taken aboard yacht. He secures q tug
tnd when near the yacht drops over
BOARD. Aleck Van Camp, friend OF Ham.
bleton. had an appointment with him. Not
meeting Hambleton. he makes call upon
friends, Madame and Miss Melanie Key
nier. He proposes to the latter and u re- re.
high birth in a German principality. from
which she had fed to escape an unwisheo
marriage.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-06-27
Tho Reason.

He|I have no use for women'a
clubs.
Shells It because they hit tha
meai
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
BOUNTIFUL GAS SUPPLY.

There nave been recently brought
in a series of gas wells in Stephens
county which it is estimated VIII
furnish fifty millions Of cubic feet
of gas per day and the wells have a
pressure of $50 pounds. The owners
of these wells are looking to Ard
more as a market for their gas and
a deal is now on with the local pipe
line company as a probable pur-
chaser.
II The pipe line company should
buy the output it means that they
would have to build 16 miles more
of line to connect the wells near
Loco with the mains at Oil City.
Such a move on the part of the gas
company would mean a plentiful sup
ply OF gas for Ardmore this winter.
1t would mean that every factory
could be supplied with gas, it would
mean that every home could be Kept
comfortable on the severest days OF
the winter and it would mean that
the ward school buildings could be
kent comfortable without the install
lation of heating plants. 1t would
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
BICYCLE RIDERS
IN TROUBLE
MAYOR SAYS 1T SEEMS lMPOSSl-
BILE TO KEEP THEM OFF SIDE
WALKS.

For the past two days the mayor
has had a few bicycle riders to deal
with. who persist in riding their ma
chimes on the sidewalks and in ev-
cry instance the offAnder drew a
fine. The mayor said this morning
that a small fine didn't seem to have
the desired effect and the next one
brought before him on this charge
would get the limit and if that did
not suffice. a Jail sentence would go
with it, The mayor had blood in
his eye when he said that the ord:-
nance against driving autos with
out lights was being violated. He said
that five machines were seen on the
street last night, all owned by prom
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16

porol with tie results, can ifrls"''
from ten to twenty acres and WIN
more equipment his entire farm can
be irrigated. The land is OF d sahdy
loan that will take irrigation the
water is clear AMI pure and free from
any mineral matter that would inter-
fore with the production of the soil.
Nature has done its full part and the
energy of the west Carter county
farmers may be depended upon to do
the rest. There is not an acre in
that vast section of this county that
is not worth at least $50 all acre as
an agricultural proposition.
These farmers have had a hard
time. In 1911 many of them never
gathered an ear Of corn. The yield
was light in 1912 and again this year
the yield was light and the cotton
crop this year will be about one"
half whS it was last year. The poor
crops VIII necessarily mean more OF
less delay in irrigation and the one
great need of the farmers there is,
cheap money to be used in develop
ing irrigation. The remainder Of
Carter county will look to the enter
prise of such men as Grover Chase,
lin Dixon. Col. Wiseman, Jimmie
TallaCerro Ben Mobley and others to
put in a test irrigation plant and try
it out. If the information which
reaches MS is correct success will
crown the test and if that should be
the case it will add a million in
wealth in one day to the farms CT
that section of the county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
Burnett Bros. Trial Postponed.

Sapulpa, Okla, Sept. 15.-Objectlons
to the membership of the jury by
Attorney General Charles West, acus
ed the postponement until the jan
uary term of court of the trials Ot
B. b. and T. c. Burnett, former Sa-
pulpa bankers, charged with mis-
management of the defunct Farm
ers and Merchants bank. The bro
Tiers were charged with placing too
much of the banks funds in the Sa-
pulpa interurban railway, also owned
by the Burnetts.
With Judge Frank Mathews of AL
tus presiding. the attorney general
moved that the veniremen be dis
charged and new venire drawn be-
fore the jury was selected, but the
motion was overruled and the jury
was selected. Court then recessed
until 1870 o'clock, and when it re-
convened, the attorney general agair
made the motion that the jury be
discharged. After consideration
Judge Mathews so ruled and, or
agreement of counsel, the cases were
set for trial in the January term.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
MEANS MORE THAN OIL TO
HEALDTON.

The finding of oil in the western
portion of Carter county means more
to that section than many persons
has dreamed. Long after the pumps
have ceased and long after the oil
men have exhausted and abandoned
the field in years to come the flow
Of water that has been discovered
at n depth of $50 feet will be brought
TO the surface and will bless all who
till the land and will make that one
of the richest portions OF this great
country. The oil men state that
wells at a depth OF $50 feet have an
inexahustible supply of water. Gas
oline pumps may be set to work and
NAV run day and night and neVer
exhaust the wells. This flow of un-
derground water is not dependent
upon the rainfall for the rainfall for
the past three or four years has
been far below the average. Nature
has been kind to this section, 1t has
placed this underground lake of water
there for use in irrigation. Every
farmer at n esmall eXperse COM
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
ARE you ABSENT. .MINDED?

The school girl who recently pass
ed by the post office and dropped
loaf of bread into the mail box
instead of dropping the letters her
mother had sent her to mail was
afraid to return home without the
bread and did not have another coin
to spend and was forced to walk
frankly up to the man on the inside
and ask: "Please give me the bread
| dropped in instead of the letters. y
Not 50 however, with the man who,
during the rainy season walked into
the office and instead of mailing
his package he dropped his umbrella
in the mail box instead. The man
passed on, too proud to acknowledge
his absent -mindedness. He merely
left the umbrella and went and pur-
chased another rather than betray
his absent state of mind when he
walked into the house that Uncle
Sam keeps for the convenience of
the people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
Fine Hogs from Springer.

Robert F. Scivally brought TO mar
ket yesterday A hogs which netted
him 1892.
Today eight more loads of hogs were
brought from Springer. They had
been sold by R. A. Walker a farmer
of the Springer community. They
were a very fine bunch of porkers,
and the price was said to have been
eight cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss ses Of &shzZzzzU

mean that the heating plant bonds
could remain the property of the
school district and never be faced
uron the market These bonds have
not been sold yet for the reason
that an offer of par has never been
made for them. With a bontiful
supply Of gas the school rooms can
be kept as comfortable as the homes
by the use OF stoves which will be
many times cheaper than to sell
the bonds and to build the heating
plants. This entire city is inter
ested in the negotiations that are
now pending and 1t is 10 be sin
cerely hoped that Loco gas will
he piped into the city of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
PROVENCE.

Provence, Okla, Sept. 15.-Farm
work has been at standstill the
past several days on account OF
so much rain.
There can no longer be any COM
plant about scarcity of water. Cot
ton picking is being much delayed.
The price paid for picking here is
seventy five cents per hundred
pounds. Pickers are scarce.
Mr.. Pennington of Denton County,
Texas, was here last week visiting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
MY FINE JERSEY BULL will make
season at my barn on West Main
Street. Will call for cows. Phone
blue $780, Will Cardwell. Aim

inent men of the city, without a
sign of u light.
The mayor said that the fact that
a man was prominent was not 60
ing to save him from stiff fine and
the instructions have gone forth to
the police to keep a sharp watch
for the drivers Of machines without
lights after nightfall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16

relatives. He was accompanied home
by r. r. Jones.
G. NJ. Loggans and a. j. Cook
are attending court as jurors in Ard
more this week.
A little girl arrived at the home
Of Mr.. ard Mrs, Vack Holly Monday.
The little baby boy of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Jones died and was bur-
led at the Provence cemetery Sun
day. All sympathize with the be-
reaved parents.
Health in the community continues
very good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16

You will be interested in the new
goods opened tomorrow at the china
store. Nothing over % cents. Ditz-
ler's old stand. BLEDSOE & AGEE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
Piles Quickly
Cured AT Home

Many a bad case of piles has been
cured by just a trial package of Pyra-
mid Pile Remedy. 1t always proves its
value and you can get the regular
size 80 cent box from any druggist
but be sure you get the kind you
ask for.
Simply send your name and ad-
dress to Pyramid Drug Co., 473
Pyramid Bldg, Marshall, Mich, and
you will receive a sample package
of the great Pyramid Pile Remedy
in plain wrapper, by return mail, al
charges prepaid
Save yourself from the surgeons
knife and its torture, the doctor and
his bills. Pyramid Pile Remedy will
do it, and thousands Of testimonials
tell YOU emphatically it is tht
worlds remedy for piles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
Cattle and Hogs.

Corrected daily by the Cold Storage
Market.
CATTLE-3c to 1-2c
SHFEP-3c to &c.
Calves sc.
HOGS-71ac to Sc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
HELP WANTED.

MEN-My illustrated catalogue ex-
plains how | teach the barber trade
in short term, mailed free. Write
Moler Barber College, Kansas City,
Mo. l4-6t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
ron TENT

FOR IENT-7-room house On Stan
ley Boulevard. All modern conven-
fences. w. j. Lane. 29-tf
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Corrected daily by Campbell &
Campbell.
FEED OATS-55c.
EAR CORN-65c.
Corn Chops-s1.70 and s1.75; Mill
run Bran-s1.SO; Gray Shorts-s1.35; !;
Mixed Feed-s1 .25; Alfalfa Meal
s1.15. C. S. Meal-Town bare.
BALED ALFALF'A-50c per bale:
$14.00 per ton.
PRAIRIE HAY-Baled, new, $1f to
$1j per ton.
PRAIRIE HAY-Baled. Old-$7 90
per ton.
JOHNSON GRASS-Baled. New
$500 per ton.
JOHNSON GRASS AND OATS
News. 90 per ton.
Wheat and Oats.
Corrected daily by the Ardmore
Milling Company.
WHEAT-75c to 76c.
NEW CORN-7Oc to 75c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
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Il THE LOCAL MARKETS. =
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Poultry end Hides.
Corrected daily by W. Newman.
POULTRY-Hens 10 1-2c, Fryers
13 1-2 c. Turkeys IL 1-2c.
HIDES-Green 12c. Dry Flints 21c
Butter and Eggs.
BUTTER soc.
EGS-25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-16
Cotton.

Cotton.
COTTON-13 to 1925.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
LAWYER SEEKS REVENGE.
Protests Against Confirmation of Ap-
pOintmcnt of Judge Woods. Will be
EruitlcSS.

Washington, May 5-To oppose any
unfavorable action hat might arise
as result of charges filed with the
senate judiciary committee by a dis
against the confirmation of Justice
Charles A. Woods Of Marion, who was
recently nominated by President Will
son to succeed Judge Nathan Goff on
the Fourth circuit bench, r. w.
Shand, r. B. Herbert of Columbia,
and one or two other friends came to
Washington today to look into the
matter.
The man in question asked the ju-
dietary committee not to allow JUS
tic Woods 10 be confirmed Justice
Woods is the man who delivered an
opinion in this attorneys case when
he was ruled for contempt for practic-
ing law after he had been disbarred
This angered the latter, hence his eff
forts to have the confirmation held
/ NP' Aic couli SdIOIlIld lawyers, aIter
looking into the situation carefully
and being assured that Justice Woods
interests would be protected, left for
home this afternoon.
AS Senator Chiffon, a member of
the senate judiciary committee now
looking into the case, was absent from
Washington today and will not return
until Wednesday, nothing will be done
until that time. rSsrs Shand and
Herbert, soon after their arrival here,
met Congressman Lever and Rags
dale, as well as Senator Smith, at the
capitol, and an informal conference
was held and inasmuch as it was ap-
parent that nothing could be done, at
least until the return of Senator Chill
ton, 1t was decided to leave the mat
ter in the hands of the South Carolina
congressman.
No doubt is expressed here that
when the committee has investigated
the matter a favorable report on
Judge Woods nomination will be
made and that it will be promptly
confirmed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
AUSTIN LOCATED IN Swamp,
POSSE SURROUNDS PLACE AND
NEGRO'S CAPTURE SEEMS
ASSURED.
BiOOdhOundS from Barnwell Have
Been Ordered on Hand Early This
Morning - Brother of Magistrate
Edcniicld Positive 1t Is Right Man.

Savannah. Ga, May GA telephone
message received here tonight from
Black Creek swamp, IL miles from
Savannah, states that Henry Austin,
the South Carolina negro desperate,
has been located in the swamp. The
bloodhounds from Barnwell, S. c., will
reach the swamp tomorrow morning
at o'clock. Tonight the swamp is
being guarded by a Chatham county
posse.
j. w. Edenfeld of this city, broth
er of Magistrate Edenfeld, who was
shot down by Austin in a South Car
olina swamp last Wednesday night, is
positive that the man surrounded in
the Black Creek swamp is the slayer
of his brother and declares that the
search will be ended successfully be-
fore another night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
Lad Shoots Sister.
Distressing Accident Occurs I'm the
Home of John Campbell.

Dillon. May 5.-News reached Dill
lon early this morning stating that
John Campbclfs 9-year-old boy had
accidentally shot his younger sister
with 80 calibre pistol. 1t is thought
that he must have been playing with
ii, though the little girl says that he
gave it to her and she was playing
with it when it accidentally discharg-
ed. Mr. Campbell lives near IIamer
and has a large circle of friends who
are hoping that the accident may not
prove fatal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
UNWILLING OF MONUMENT.
Erected to Confederate Dead - SEN
atOr T.. ID. Smith to Make Ad-
dress.

Bishopvllc, May 5.-Under the
auspices of the local chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, Satur-
day May 10, will be observed here as
Southern Memorial Day. Beginning
at IL a. m. an appropriate program
VIII be carried out in the Court House.
Mr.. r. T.. Dennis presiding
BishOpville is most happy in being
so fortunate as to secure Senator T..
ID. Smith, at present of Washington.
ID. G., to make the address on this oc-
casion. Following the memorial SER
vice the unvciling of Lee County's
monument to her Confederate soldiers
Will take place on the green directly
IN front of the Court House Hon. T.
o. Mcleod will pay special tribute to
the sec heroes who enlisted from
what is now Lee County. All former
citizens o. Lee County are invited to
make May 10 home coming day. to
show by their presence at these en-
erciscs, their regard for past that is
dear.
The shaft and statue have recently
been put in place by the Southern
Marble and Granite Co, of Spartan
burg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
NEGRO SHOT BY DEPUTY.
Lawrence Harvin, Alleged Bicycle
Thief. Wounded When lie Attempts
to- Escape.

Lawrence Harvin, colored an al
legged bicycle thief, was wounded
twice, once in the neck and once I'm the
hip, Monday morning in the Salem
section. when he attempted to escape
from Deputy Sheriff Epperson and
Mr. III. L.. TisGale, who had gone
there to arrest him. Harvin manag-
ed To escape, although wounded, but
later came in and gave himself up to
the sheriff in order that his wounds
might be treated. Dr. Holman, after
examining them. pronounced them
to be only flesh wounds and not at all
dangerous.
Harvin and his patrner, johnson,
who was arrested in this city several
days ago after a chase through the
southwestern portion of the city. it is
supposed have been doing a business
in bicycles and other stolen proper
ty OF late and after the arrest Of John
son a warrant was taken out for Har-
'hit "hO WoS ioCdtcu uOWH near 3D.
lem. Deputy Sheriff Epperson and
Mr.. Tisdale went out to this place
Monday morning In an automobile to
make the arrest. They found the ne
gro driving log wagon. When
they approached the negro got down
from the mule he was riding and
started off at walk toward the
swamp. They continued to approach
until within fifty yards, when the ne
gro made a dash for the swamp Both
jumped out OF the automobile and
commenced to fire to stop him. One Of
the two hit the negro twice, prob
ably Mr.. Epperson, as Mr. .Tisdale
fred low. Two bullets took effect
The negro made off and nothing
more was heard OF him until late in
the Afternoon, when two gentlemen
from Mayesville reported that the ne
gro had been wounded. Deputy Sher-
iff Epperson started out for the place
again and met Harvin with his father
who was bringing him on into town
To have his wounds dressed. Harvin
was placed in the hospital, where he
was kept under guard Monday night
and Tuesday until afternoon when he
was removed to the county Jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
SUPPOSED MAD DOG KILLED.
Handsome Collie Belonging to MFR.
ID. w. CuttinO Bites Boy.

From The Daily Item, May 6.
a handsome collie dog belonging
to Mr.. d. w. Cuttino was killed this
morning by Health Officer j. II.
Forbes and its head sent to the Labo-
ratory Of the State Board of Health,
where it will be examined for rabies.
The dog has been acting strangely
since Sunday, but whether 1t was mad
or ~ rs fretful because of the heat Mr..
Cuttino was unable to say.
The dog on Sunday bit the young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Parham,
breaking the skin of the ankle, al
though the boy was not seriously Bit
ten. 1t was accustomed to driving the
cows about the yard at Mr. .Cuttino's
and also bit a COW, but not more so
that it had been accustomed to. How
ever, it was decided that it was best
to take no moro risks than necessary
and the dog was killed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10
TALK OF COUNTY FAIR.
Dsriinsspn People DISCUSS Chances
for Exhibition ln Fall

Darlington. May 6.-There Is n
great deal of talk here of IA proposed
county fair. To- be held In Darling
ton next fall one OF the main fca-
lures Of this fair h To- bc a poultry
show and III. l.. Ilarllcc OF this coun-
" Is very busily engaged In trying to
work up enough enthusiasm ON the
subject Co make II "a success. There
are number Of poultry fancicrs in
this county and mo- doubt the fair. II
held. will be "a success Plans have
not yet been definitely perfected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-10

CrccperS Again Victorious.

The Creepers were again victorious
in the bowling match with the Run
ners Monday night. this being their
sixth straight match without having
lost any during the contest.
inc lrst game was won by the
Creepers by 119 pins, the second went
10 the Runners by u pins and the
Creepers took the third 10y % pins.
making total majority for the
Creepers of Il pins.