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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-31
WEST DOVER.
Sherman Family Reunion.

\ reunion of the Sherman family was
held last week Mt Maplewood farm, the
principal events being on Christmas
day, when those of the family who
could be present gathered around the
table TO enjoy the good things unusual
ly prepared for these annual gatherings,
after which there was tree laden
with gifts both useful and ornamental
for all the family The little ones had
recitations and Miss Helen Stafford
and Harold Ballou sang an appropriate
Christmas hymn, after which Santa
appeared and spoke few words for:
the amusement of the crowd.
Although circumstances prevented
half the family from being present,
those who did come were grateful that
so many could meet together. \ list
OF the members of the family present
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. sherman
of Charlemont, Mass, Mrs. l.. I. Bal
lou and son, Harold, Of Greenfield,
Mass, Mrs. G.. f. Brown of North Ad
! ans, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Sher-
man of Heath, Mass, Misses Ella and
/ Sylvia Sherman of North Adams, Mr..
and Mrs. G. y. Blanchard and daugh-
ter Elsie, and sons, Fred and Harry,
I
Greenfield. and the entertaining fam
/ lily, Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Hill and .daugh-
ter, Marion. The Youngest one pre-
months and the oldest was ID. II. Sher-
man, who was 20 years cid last June.
CLAYTON Upton has returned 10 his
! studies at Bliss business college IN
North Adams.
Miss Lena Jefferson, teacher Of the
school in NO. :, is still under the care
Of DR.. Page, 50 the school is not il
session.
Mr. and Mrs. d. II. sherman LEFT
town Tuesday for q visit with then
daughter, Mrs +. y Blanchard. il
Readsboro, after which they viii g
to their home in Charlemont
The first zero morning Of the season
came Sunday. the mercury having
dropped to II below zero. We nov
haze plenty Of snow for shedding n
the two recent storms brought from II
to Is inches.
4 good number attended the Christ
mas exercises ut the church on Christ
mas eve The children took their part
Well Particular credit is due Eliza
Hazel and William Shippee. AIr. an,
Mrs. Atwood impcrsonatcd Mr.. an,
Mrs. Santa Claus and good time wa
enjoyed by all.
News was received here last week o
The marriage OF one CT the popular youn
women of our town. Miss Alice Bart
lett. who has worked FOR some time a
Tho Childs Tavern IN Wilmington. Mis-
Bartlett was married with Arthu
Robinson on Christmas eve IN the Cor
aregatioual church in Wilmington. an
=, They started Thursday morning on
= trip Ia New Hampshire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-31

One telephone company IN Chicago
handles more than 600.a0o.000 calls an
nuallr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Carter County Soil the Finest.

In speaking of-the good rain of last
night and the abundant crop viii III
Carter county now had assured for
the present season, A. j. Hardy, as
sistant prosecuting attorney of the
county, said this afternoon that in
his opinion the man who could not
grow crop in this county with the
good seasons we are having this year
could not grow crops anywhere.
When the good Lord created the
world, Mr.. Hardy said, he gathered
together an The overflowing good
lands which were left after he had
finished making the world and put
ting it together called it Oklahoma,
and after he had done this he piled
up all the best of the very best land
in Oklahoma in the southern section
of the state and said, There lies Car.
ter county
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
SUNDAY WILL BE
WOODMEN DAY
ARDMoRE CAMP WILL DECORATE
GRAVES OF DEPARTED BROTH.
ERs. RICHARDS ORATOR.

Ardmore camp of the w. o. w. will
observe Sunday, May 1S, as decora
ton day. On that date, in the after.
noon, members of the order will rally
at Rose Hill cemetery and strew flo
raj emblems of remembrance upon
the graves of their departed brothers.
There are forty-one Woodmen buried
in the Rose Hill cemetery and the
graves of all win be beautifully cov-
cred with fragrant flowers. James
Gait, clerk OF Ardmore camp has ar
ranged to have wagon call on all
persons who have flowers for the oc-
casion and such persons will confer
a big favor by calling Mr.. Gait by
phone and leaving their residence
number.
The members of the order will as
semble at the cemetery at 4 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. C. WI Richards,
superintendent of city schools will
deliver an appropriate address, after
which the graves will be decorated.
The degree team will be in attend
ance in full uniform and members
of the Woodmen circle have been
invited to attend and participate in
the ceremonies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
CARTER COUNTY
WILL EXHIBIT
HER PRODUCTS AT DRY FARM.
ING CONGRESS AT TULSA THIS
YEAR.

Did you know that the Worlds
Dry Farming Congress will meet il
Oklahoma next year? There are a
| lot of people who do not, and also
a lot of people who do not know
just what this means to our state
Did you know that Oklahoma, the
newest state in the union captured
forty-two first prizes out of fifty
two entries at the Worlds Congress
held last year in Canada? That $
going some, but in addition to all
that she captured the 1913 congres IS
for this state and it will be held
at Tulsa in October of this year.
Now-in addition to, or in conjunc-
tion with, this great exhibition, there
will be held what is known as the In
ternational Soil Products exhibition
and that is just where Carter coun-
ty comes in. Carter county must have
an exhibition at this great agricul-
tural show. 1t is our one great op-
portunity to show the whole world
Just what our county can do in the
way OF agriculture. Carter county
has in the past taken first prizes
for agricultural exhibits and we
must not miss this great opportunity
to grab off, another first at Tulsa at
this wonderful show. And it is time
right now for us all to get together
for the purpose of getting this exhibit
rounded up into shape. Merchants,
business and professional men of the
towns and the business men of the
farms should all operate to make
this the very best exhibit that has
been made to send out let the rest
of the country see just what we can
do if We get together.
w. o. ATWELL,
Secretary Retailers Association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
THREE BOYS INJURED.

Tulsa, Okla, May 14.-Lingering at
a railroad crossing to play with n
toad frog they had found, Donald
Cloud, Ollie Berry and Henry Wal
lace, 10-year-old boys, were run down
and possibly fatally injured Wednes-
day morning by a Midland Valley
switch engine. The boys We're on
their way to school.
Ollie Berry is in a more critical
condition than either Of the others.
He sustained fractured skull, i
broken thigh and sevsqal severe cuts
and bruises and his recovery is
doubtful. Donald Cloud also has a
fractured skull. Henry Walters, who
is the son OF c. F. Walters of the
Davis and Walters mule buying COM
pany, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, lost
both feet, but is believed to have a
chance to recover.
Engineer Frank Myers, who was in
charge of the engine hitting the lads,
says he saw nothing of them until
after the accident. The engine was
just backing out of the freight house
and there was no flagman at the
crossing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

The writers of these articles have
been informed that we are making
enemies by such tactics as We are
employing to get your attention to
the conditions that are existing IN
your city. f1rs4 r..
II it is necessary to make enemies
in order to make progress. then we
are willing to make the said enemies,
for there are some people who will
not, or can not, see an opportunity
until they are forced, OF until the
proverbial brick house" falls on
them, and if it takes some rough
methods to wake them up, better by
far to have their emnity than to have
neither their enmity nor friendship
so we are willing to take our medl
cine, and the man who Is hit should
take his! The only fight that we
care to make is for bigger, better.
greater Ardmore and Carter County,
and the man who lives here and does
not join as in this kind Of fight,
we would much rather. have his
enmity than his friendship, for his
friendship would not be worth much
more than his enmity, and as long as
we know We are right, We are going
to keep right On fighting for just this,
more people for Carter county, more
business for Ardmore, more agricuI-
ture and better live stock in our
county, a better city socially, econom-
ically and commercially, the securing
of new business enterprises for Ard
more and Garter county, and the gen
eraI progress of this community
Last week we demonstrated our abil-
ity to do things when We captured
the next annual convention of the
State Press association for this CITY
for 1914, and this was made possible
only by a pulling together of the real
boosters of the community, who so
generously put up for the finances of
the trip, and if the public would only
get together We could do many more
things along this line, for it takes
money to do things and if you put up
the money Ardmore can get whatever
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15

she wants, conventions, or what not
We are working UP Trades Excur.
sion to cover the county and get ac-
quainted with the trade that lives in
the rural districts. Are you with US
or are you satisfied with what you
have and don't care whether you get
any more or not? We would like to
put on a monthly sales day. Do you
Want it, It might bring you more
business, but there seems to be some
who do not want to increase their
business and Of course we do not ex.
Pect them to get In line, but for those
who do we want to do all in our
power to help them and the city. We
hope that the public of this COM
munity is big enough to realize what
we are fighting for, and this series
or articles was not intended to pick
any personal quaTels or to unload
or any one person, but was intended
to try to wake up few of the sleepy
ones who have been drifting along
with the tide and resting easy for so
many years that it took something
loud to break this Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep. If our organizations are good
for anything they are good for the
cause for which we fight, and if they
are not good for these they are not
worth a rap. Get in line and forget
the little petty personal grievances
that you have been carrying around
for So long, and be a full -fIedged
booster for "Ardmore the Beautiful,
which is in a region Of mamma ana
Wild honey, where the farmer has
only to tickle the @rth with a straw
to make it Laugh a harvest" and be-
lieVe each day that you live in the
very best town, in the very best
county, in the very best state, in the
union, and tell everyone that you
meet so and he will soon get to be-
lieving the same thing.
F. X. WEST,
Sec. Ardmore Commercial Club.
w. o. ATWELL,
Sec. Retailers Association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15

peated mis- speech made on the floor Ci
the convention which was a jewel o.
eloquence. Mr.. Johnson said Mathers
might have overdrawn the picture
but that Ardmore had a whole year
to meet the requirements and he
thought Ar1more within that time
could build into a better town than
we were described to be. Mr.. Frank
lin expressed thanks from the
Commercial Club and retailers Mr.
Sass talked of co. operation with the
Commercial Club, and Dewitt told
how this city could build up its
payrolls.
The meeting was cse of much
interest and will most likely grow
into the organization of u Mems
Dinner Clnb. which will meet az
noon every Monday. President Ring
or was delighted with the enthusi-
asm expressed at the meeting and
with the determination of the people
10 get together and work in harmony
toward building :he city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
ENTERTAINED AT LUNCH.
Commercial Club Entertains Friend
With Spread.

Commercial Club Entertains Friend:
With Spread.
A noon luncheon was given at the
Gem today in compliment to Felix X
West, Jimmie Mathers, Sheriff Gar
rett. Chief Booker and Sidney Suggs
for their work in bringing the next
State Press Association to Ardmore
Covers were spread for C. E. Ringer
W. o. Atwell, w. G.. Dewitt, Morris
Sass, F. X. West, d. E. Booker, Buck
Garrett, James NJ. Mathers, Roy NJ.
Johnson, Guy H. Sigler, Writ Frank
lin. John Il. McCarty. Mayor Rob-
ers, Don Russell, Jesse Lane and
John F. Easley.
C. f. Ringer, president of the Com
Club, acted as toastmastar.
Short talks were made by Writ
W. c. Dewitt, R. NJ. John
son, Morris Sass, Felix West, Buck
Garrett, d. E. Booker, James Math-
ers, Mr. Ringer and Mr.. Atwell.
Mr. West told how the convention
Was captured, and Mr.. Mathers re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
SAYS STANDARD
IS NOT A TRUST.
VICE PRESIDENT DECLARES
STANDARD OIL OF INDIANA is
DIVORCED.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 15.-Absolute di-
vorcement Of tie Standard Oil COM
pany OF Indiana from all other oil
companies has been effected and the
company IS mo- in any sensa trust,
according to L. ]. Drake, vice presl-
dent of the corporation testifying in
the custer case brought by the state
of Missouri. Drake, appearing before
Commissioner Montgomery, said that
should the company be allowed to
remain in Missouri it is prepared to
spend 100000 in extending busi-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
WILSON ADMINISTRATION.
Will Deal Sandy with Oklahoma
Opinion Of Ardmore Man.

Guy p. Cobb has returned from q
business trip to McAlester and Mus
kogee. He states that the govern
ment under democratic control, In his
opinion, will deal more sanely with
Oklahoma than the Taft administra-
tion did. 1t is the intention Of the
Wilson administration to make a
thorough investigation of all the gov
eminent suits and those without
merit will be dismissed. Also those
brought to cloud titles and injure Ok
lakoma and those Drought merely to
keep a few more men in office will
be dismissed. Titles VIII be better,
harassing of land owners will be
stopped and the outside world will
not feel uneasy about titles to lands
in eastern Oklahoma.
Mr.. Cobb spent some time in Nc
Alester. He says the people there in
discussing the charges made against
Wadren Dick are practically unani-
nous in their commendation of Mr..
* and are criticising those who
'rying to oust him as warden of
IL !, te prison;
" Roddie, the senator from Ada,
stated on the floor Of the senate last
Saturday that Warden Dick had con-
Quoted the state prison at an expense
equal to only 60 per cent Of the ave-
rage cost of other prisons in the
United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
EIGHT KILLED.;
FOURTEEN HURT
TORNADO HIT PORTION OF TOWN
OF SEWARD, NEBRASKA, LAST
NIGHT.

Seward, Neb., May 15.-Eight per
sons were killed and fourteen injured
by a tornado which last night swept
a district one block wide and six
teen blocks long through this city.
All of the injured are expected tc
recover.
In one home, where August Schulz
and his four year old child lost their
lives, the baby boy of g. months
was blown out of its mot arms
and dropped down within a Of
where its father and sister c
killed by flying debris Mrs. SCI q.
and another child were pinioned -
der the wreckage, but were later res
Cued.
The city will clear the streets and
get along without state troops, ac-
cordlng to the statement of Mayor
Calder The property damage is es-
timated at forty thousad dollars.
Advices from Tamora, Staplehurst,
Waco, Bee and Utica reported dam
aged by the tornado, say that all
those towns were out of the track
of the storm The wires are down
to McCool Junction, where two
deaths have been reported, and no
direct reports have been received.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
STORM REPORTS
FROM OVER STATE
SCHOOL HOUSE, CHURCH AND
BANK WRECKED AT cHATTA.
NooGA-GooD RAINS.

Chattanooga, Okla, May 14.-With-
in fifteen minutes after school had
dismissed for the day, a heavy wind.
storm smashed in one end of the
new brick school house and badly
wrecked the Christian church and
the Bank of Chattanooga. No i'll
jury or loss of life has been re
ported
Crops were almost totally demol-
ished by Nle wind and hail in
strip six miles wide through c.
manche and Cotton counties. To
assist farmers around Chattanooga
who suffered heavy losses, the Chat
tanooga Chamber of Commerce has
.telegraphed for a large shipment If
seed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
LARGE ELEVATOR
BURNING TODAY
ESTIMATED LOSS WILL BE HALF
A MILLION -. LOADED TO CA.
PAClTY.

Buffalo, y. Y. May 15.-The Great
Erie elevator with a capacity of sew
en- hundred thousand bushels caught
fire this afternoon. The loss, it was
estimated would reach five hundred
thousand dollars. The elevator was
loaded to its capacity. The fire
leaped Buffalo Creek to the New
York Contra! sheds, the south end OF
which WAS nnicklv destrnved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
BIG MISSIONARY MEETING.
At ST. Philips Church Next Friday
Evening.

The Rev. II. p. Silver, secretary
of the seventh missionary depart.
ment Of the Episcopal church will
preach at St. Philips Friday at 1880
p. III. This will be a sane missionary
sermon on missions from business
mans standpoint.
Business men and the commercial
club members are especially invited.
A vestry meeting will be held after
the service at which time the note
which has just been paid will be
burned. Everybody invited.
FRANCIS p. KERCHER,
Rector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Woodmen Circle.

Regular meeting of the Woodmen
Circle Friday evening from 1880 to
$50. At $50 the memorial services
will begin, to which the public and
especially relatives Of deceased men,
bers are invited.
SARAH NJ. HOLLAND, Guardian.
BIRD SANDT1N, Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Rain at Frederick,

= Frederick Okla, May 14-Frederick
and the entire county received a
heavy rain this afternoon. Two and
one-tenth inches fell here in one hour
accompanied by some hail All crops
look fine and this rain practically
insures them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Hail and Rain at Lawton.

Lawton, Okla, May IA two
inch rain, accompanied by a heavy
hail, began falling at o'clock this
afternoon and continued on to the
night. The damage from hail is
believed to have been slight. The
rain did unlimited amount of good
to growing crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Attention X of Pis

One Page will be advanced to Rank
OF Esquire tonight. Representatives
to Grand Lodge will make their re-
port, which is important and interest
ing. | ask each member to be pres
ent. Visiting Knights invited.
VIM. F. BOURLAND, c. C.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL.
Standard Company of Kansas to In
crease Million Dollars.

Topeka, Kan, May 15.-The Stand
ard Oil Company of Kansas has OBJ.
taihed from the state charter board
permission TO increase its capita
stock one million dollars. The in
creased capital is to be used in in
creasing the capacity of the compa
niy's refinery at Neodosha. The
company plans to make the Neo.
desha refinery on the the best equip
led in the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Storm Does No Oamaoe.

Shawnee, Okla, May IA heavy
rain, hail and wind storm late this
afternoon quickly passed and did
little damage to growing crops. The
temperature fell several degrees af-
ter the storm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15

Chlckasha, Okla, May IA
heavy rain fell over this county
this afternoon, assuring the biggest
wheat crop ever harvested in the
county, The wheat is just nov
IN the head and will make without
any further moisture The oat crop
will also be heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Enid's Postmaster Named.

Washington, d. c., May 15.-The
following nominations, to be post
masters, were sent to the senate to-
day:
Samuel C. Campbell, Enid. Okla.
A. f. jacques, Wichita, Kansas.
Wilbur E. Austin, Trenton, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
Rain at Ada.

Ada, Okla, May 14.--Another fine
rainfell generally over Pontotoc coun-
ty this evening, being of much bene-
fit TO the eros and putting a fine
season in the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
TULSA GAMBLING
HOUSE HELD Up
TWO MASKED BOYS GET AWAY
WITH TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.

Tulsa, Okla, May 1.-two masked
boys held up the patrons of a gam
bling resort here early today ard es-
capped with twenty-five hundred dol
lars. Two hundred men were in the
place at the time.
Self-confidence.
No man can get far without believ-
ing in himself; but he should also be-
believe in few other things.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15
SUICIDES ON TRAIN.
Fred Humes, St. Louis Broker, Kills
Himself En- Route Home.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 15.-Frederick
W. Humes, a member of the ST
Louis Merchants Exchange and q
broker representing the Minneapolis
Milling Company. committed suicide
by shooting himself as he was COM
ing into st. Louis. on a Wabash train.
He left note to his wife saying he
was in financial difficulty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-15

Stop and read the Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

ENDED SESSION
MUCH TROUBLE WITH ERRON.
EoUs observation-disclosures
SEEMED TO BE RAISED.

The board of county commissioners
adjourned Thursday afternoon follow
ing four days of very close work. TWO
Of the members are serving their first
terms and much of the business fin
ished at this session originated under
the administration of the former
beard. The greater portion Of the old
business was disposed of and the next
meeting will not require SO much
work as the one just closed.
The last thing to be considered was
the herd law for the county. The
former board suspended the law pend
irg the filing of petitions asking that
it be done and while majority of the
voters in the county outside of the
incorporated towns have signed these
petitions there are still out several
petitions and the matter was passed
over without any definite action until
all the petitions have been received
by the county clerk.
Erroneous tax levies were consider
ed at length and was a matter that
gave the commissioners no little wor-
ry In several instances it was charg.
cd that the assessments had been
raised by some one without authority
OF law. In one instance where an
item was assessed for $40 figure
one was written in front and result
ed in making the assessment $11O in
stead of $40. Similar errors seemed
to have occurred frequently.