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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
OPEN LETTER TO
COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE y

and will continue to be until we win
We who are Interested should ear
neslly insist upon organization anu
co-opcration. mass meetings cannot
never did and never will decide aay
important question, more especially
locating or improving "A public road
lIGyery newspaper in the state should
tell their readers and every good
road booster should tell their friends
that it is as necessary to use system
i'm building dirt roads as it Is in DulIu-
ing railroads, levees, canals, or any
thing else that is built for service
and permanency Our state engineer
A II. Collins of Tulsa, will be pleased
to come and run the lines, set the
stakes and give to any county com
missioner plans and specifications Tor
building county and state roads, the
state auto license of one dollar pays
for all plans for dirt roads, sand clay
roads, gravel or maCadam roads.
plans for standard culverts and stan
dard bridges, but there is no money
to pay the state engineer, SO cont
munities or counties will have 20
provide for his services, railroad fare
and hotel bills. Write to the county
commissioners of Okfuskee cour'y
and they will cheerfully tell YOU how
much money the state engineer has
saved them. understand that any
or all of the townshi is IN any county
can vote bonds if tney so desire to
build or improve heir roGGS, write
Okfuskee county commissioners for
information along this line.
With good roads we can establish
consolidated schools ana keep our
children at home with us up to the
18th grade, rather thal 10 be com
PEELED to send them OF 10 boarding
school after they reach the Eighth
grade, the saving of our children
means more than the saving of the
money necessary to buiid good roads.
We must quit sending millions of
dollars every year to Pittsburg and
other steel centers, and keep this
money at home, where it naturally
belongs We have the stone and ce-
ment for culyerts and bridges. The
department of highways also furnish
es as stated standard plans for steel
bridges that can be built at a mod
crate cost that will carry the heayi-
est compound traction engine, stand
ard 81" beam bridges that are manu-
tpctured here in this state. Plans are
also furnished for the longest spans
used Remember that all our state
standard plans are made hy our
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

state engineer. 1t is the po'cy Ct
the state highway department to CO.
operate with all county commission.
ers throughout the state. We nced
your help, and will expect yOu 10 Use
the department at any and all times
when you think we can serve yon.
For plans write to the Department
O. Highways at Oklahoma City or
i. II. Collins, state enginee' Tulsa,
Okla. We want it distinctly und r.
stood that we are not fighting any
bridge manufacturers that confirm TO.
the standard plans of the state de-
partment Of highways, but we aic ur-
opposed to wrinkled tin cu!-
verts. brokers or stock tin bridge
grafters.
Very respectfully,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
EmpIoye of Ardmoreite Resigns.

G. c. Dobbs, who has been a valued
employe of the Ardmoreite for the
past three years has resigned his
position as makeup" man, and has
accepted a similar. position with the
Times at Shreveport, La.
Mr.. Dobbs during his residence in
this city, gained many friends, who
wish him well in his new home. He
is a conscientious workman, faithful
and loyal to his employers, and The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
ENDORSEMENT FOR HARDY,
Candidate for Associate Justice Of
Supreme Court Endorsed.

0"P' ST'TS WIT
The members of the Johnston cOun-
ty bar endorse Judge Hardy as fol-
lows:
I'VE have known Judge Hardy since
he began practicing law, and have
observed his conduct as a judge upon
the district court bench, and know
him to be a good district judge, and
We believe thoroughly competent to
discharge the duties of a supreme
court judge. His reputation is that
he has given satisfaction everywhere
he has held court as district Judge.
His democracy is unquestioned."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
Latimer County Bar Endorses Hardy

The members of the Latimer COun-
ty Bar endorse Judge Hardy as fol
lows:
I'VE recognize in Judge Hardy a
man who is capable, honest, and in
every way fitted TO occupy such a
position, and in the event he succeeds
in securing the place, we have no
fears but that he will reflect honor
and credit to the bench of the state
OF Oklahoma"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

Times is to be congratulated upon
being able to secure his services.
Mrs. Dobbs will join her husband
there later.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
LeFIore County Bar Endorses Hardy

The members of the LeFlore coun-
ty Bar endorse Judge Hardy as fol-
lows:
I'VE know him to be an upright,
honest, Christian gentleman and a
man well learned in law. We believe
he will make a good judge for the
supreme court, as he has for district
Judge"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

H. j. Dixon does great parcel
post business, or repairs shoes while
you wait B St, N. W., Ardmore.
31-S-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

We are rearing" to go, Poulter
Bros, Paperhangers and Decorators.
Phone 1862. 3l-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

If YOU are in hurry FOR your paper
hanging. phone 762. Then open he
door and let Us in.
3l-3 POULTER BROS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

Randol's Fair Warning Sale con-
tinued for one more week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31

A-dmo-eite Wan; Ads pay big.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-31
Very respectfully,
SIDNEY SUGGS,

State Commissioner Of High0 Gys,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
The Quickest, Simplest
Cough Remedy
Easily ana Chea1ly Made ~
HOmes Saves You SZs

This plan makes . pint OF cough
eyrup-enough to last q family long
time. You couldn't bgy a as much or as
Simple as it is, it gives almost IN.
ordinary cough in "a hours: This is
partly due to the fact that it Is signify
laxative, stimulates the appetite and
has an excellent tonic effect. IL IS
pleasant to take-children like it. An
excellent remedy, too, for whooping
cough, spasmodic Group and bronchial
asthma. a.,
Mix one pint Of eranulated sugar with
minutes. Put 21s ounces OF Pinex fifty
cents WORTHY in pint bottle, ana add
the Sugar Syrup. It keeps perfectly
Take a teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours.
pine is one of the oldest and best
known remedial agents for the throat
msynbranes. Pinex is O most valuable
Concentrated compound Of Norway white
n;ns eItract. and is rich in Ruaiacol and
pther natural healing elements. Other
nrenarations will not work in this
combinatfoD. :.
| have endeared it to thousands of house
,r;,-es IN fhe United States and Canada
rh;cb explains why The plan has been
;m;tated often, but never successfully,
guaranty of absolute satisfaction
| or money promptly refunded, goes with
| this preparation. Your druggist mas
| Pinex. or win get it for You. II not
send to The Pincx Co. TT Wavne. ina
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

in 1907 at cost Of sT,5o0.00o; 1t runs
from Hennepin on the Illinois river,
across the northern part of the state
to Davenport on the Mississippi, and
is seventy-five miles long, seven rect
deep, and f1fty-two feet wide at the
bottom. Fourth, the United States
government maintains six-foot depth
in the Illinois river from Grafton
where it empties into the MISSISSIPPI
to LaSalle, a distance or 223 miles.
Fifth, the United States is Improving
the Mississippi river to provide q
minimum depth Of six feet from st.
Louis to Minneapolis and st. Paul.
These waterways are open now, SO
that the round trip from San Pedro
to Chicago and return By water can
be made. When the Newlands bill,
to the passage OF which all parties
are substantially pledged, shall be-
come a law the channel OF the Missis-
s.ppi river will be deepened and all
obstacles to navigation removed from
st. Paul to the Gulf OF Mexico.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

and Saturday, given by the social cluD
OF the NJ. e. church, museum OF
relics ana ancient articles. The Old
est article was Bible printed in
1880. Among many interesting articles
was q copper tea kettle 225 years olcs,
a large key OF the first Jail IN Van
Buren, county: tea machine from
Russia; spinning wheel reel. wtnder
hackle and carding machine; candle
molds and grease lamp; q parasol loo
years old: vest 120 years old; q
scalp;ng knife; q flint lock p!sto! lot
years old: silverware dating back to
Charles II. 1t was an interesting col
lection and many awaited themselves
of the opportunity OF seeing them.
This p. E. o. society met last week
for the election OF officers with the
following result:
President-Mrs Edna Manning.
Vice president-Mrs. Nora Dodds.
Recording secretary Madge
Manning.
Corresponding sscretary-Miss Or
pha Bonney.
Treasurer-Mrs. Nellie Donoho
Chaplain-Mrs. Florence Craig.
Guard-Mrs. I. Therme.
Journalist-Mrs. Caroline Perkins
Mrs. Edna Manning and Miss Orpha
Bonney will be the del agates to P. b,
o. convention which meets in Des
Monies.
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The ice cream supper and luncheon
that was given by the Ladies Aid
Saturday night was q success in every
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Raines OF
Keokuk ara visiting relatives here.
Mr.. Raines expects to leave Wednes-
day for Salt Lake City where he has
position.
Mr.. Sam Bfblu and son Charley OF
Stanhope, Ia. returned homs Satur-
day after visiting week with his
grandmother Mrs. e. c. Chichester anG
| other relatives.
Mrs. Susie Carpu OF Black Rock,
Ark, is visiting her mother Mrs. W.
NJ. Bultin.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Anthony visited
| last week with their daughter Mrs.
| DR.. Smith of Donnellson, la.
| Mrs. Vina Simmons and son Of Chi
cago are visiting at the McOmber
home,
Mrs. Jessie Mathews and brother
| Hugh, both of Chicago, and MIS-. Eta
Graft OF Fit. Madison have returned to
their homes altar visiting q week
with their mother Mrs. w. NJ. Bultin.
Mr.. Charley Keck and daughter
Esther were in Pennington Saturday.
Born to MT. and Mrs. Jess Camp on
March 10, four pound girl.
/ Mrs. Kata Flood Of Pennington Wis
|ited between trains Friday with MFs.
q. c. Child ESTER
Messrs. Charley South and Luther
Bedding are at home from the navy
on ten days visit with relatives ano
| friends.
| Mrs. Ray Seward OF Keokuk is Wis
!, iting her mother Mrs. Allen Raines.
/ The seven months old infant OF Mr..
and Mrs. Adrian Sherrick who died In
KeokuF Wednesday, was brought to
the family home Thursday and was
buried here in thu Croton cemetery.
The heart broken parents have the
sympathy of their friends
Mrs. Henry King returned to her
hons in Keokuk Saturday after a
weeks visit with Mrs. Smythe Battin
and other relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
kEosAuouA.


The little town of Cantril, Van
Buren, county, voted a bond issue O..
$4,000 to build a school house. l4o
voted for and 81 against. 1O4 ladies'
voted. Mrs. Sims con Teter was one
OF the election judges, the first time
in the history Of the county that
woman ever served in that capacity.
The Keosauqua Rife club, youths
club which numbers twenty or more
under the leadership of Captain Shaw
are giving an entertainment tonight.
1t will consist OF local talent, support
ing r. H. Hend srhot, the origina.
drummer boy Of the Rappahamock,
assisted by his son, both expert drum
mers and fifers The Rifles want new
drill uniforms and take this methoo
to get them.
John Warner of Bentonsport who
was serving eight years at Fl. Madi-
son for manslaughter. was releases
on parole March 15 His act being an
effort to hit nail Just above fellow
scwnsman's head with a revolver, tn
man lifting his head in time TO re-
ceive the bullet through the forehead
| It was done during a drunken spree
| cs a crowd Of men. Efforts to secure
his release have been persistent 10y
| mis- wife and family who are People
we'll respected. His wife went TO Fl
Madison to meet him. He had served
only thirteen and on s-half months.
Grand Master Frank Whitaker OF
! the Masons held school OF instruc
| lion here last week. number OF
| cut on town Masons were present, a
| banqus 1t was served and a genera!
! good time reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Whitaker wilo
| recently sold their farm near Stock.
port. have bought the G. w. Davidson
residence, corner OF Main and Second
| street and will move here April 1st.
! The portrait of John w. Rowley OF
[ TIE Keosauqua Republican, appear 20
in the Sunday Register and Leader OF
| last week, alon gside picture Of Gov
ernor CLARKE.
Tom McManus arriy ID here enc
day last week TO visit his mother and
sister. Mr. McManus' home is in
Tulsa. Okla A few days after his ar
/ -ival he was taken I'll with small poa
nd the home is now under quaran
tine. frln.5 H4 ar .
George VIM. Martin OF this city and
Miss Esther Burch OF Birmingham
were married March IS at the hon,
o. the brides parents Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Burch. The bride Is scioo
teacher of Van Buren, county and has
! many friends here wh5re she is wei
known. Mr.. Martin Is one Of Keo5su
aua's young business men. member
Of the Booster club, proprietor ant
manager OF the Lyric theatre. TIL :,
will be at home to their friends afte,
March 80, in Keosaulua.
An interesting event took place a
.ho --c-, ne i'b-arv b,fsdfny Frsde,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
WHAT OF THAT?

WHAT OF THAT?
aTiredi" Well, what Of that?
Didst fancy life was spent on beds
Of ease,
Fluttering the rose leaves scattered
by the breeze
Come, rouse thee while It's called to-
day.
Coward! Arise, go forth upon the
way.
Lonely, And what OF that?
Some must be lonely; It's not given
To feel heart responsive rise and
fall,
TO blend another life into its own;
Work may be done in loneliness;
work on
Dark Well, and what Of that?
Didst fondly dream the sun would
never set?
Dost fear to lose thy way? Take
courage yet,
Learn thou to walk by faith and not
by sight;
Thy step will guided be and guided
right.
Hard Well. what of that?
Didst fancy life one long summer
holiday,
With lessons none to learn and
noughf but play?
Go. get thee to thy task; conquer or
die,
It must be learned; learn it then, pa
tiently.
no help" Nay. tbs not so.
Though human help be far. thy God is
nigh,
Who hears the ravens. hears His
children cry;
He's near thee, whereso'er thy foot
steps roam,
And He will guide thee, light thee.
help thee home.
The Living Church.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

st. Louis triumph" over the bill
board nuisance, after nine years
battle, has gentleness in its method
that will not too severely offend ad
herents OF this style OF civic decora
ton. Its main effect is to stop an in
sane competition as to the size o.
rival billboards. By the law OF 1909
now called into enforcem ant, the
height OF each is limited to fourteen
feet, the length to fifty. The gap be,
tween two biIlboards must be all OF
six feet. No less than 1880 signs,
having exceeded the legal limit. are
peing demolished. Reconstruction
will be somewhat checked by a tax
OF 81 per Hneal five feet. Finally, the
billboards must leave an open space
of four feet from the ground, to avoid
the possibility Of screening objection
able objects.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
LIVE AND LET LIVE
~ Everett Dean Martin In the Register and Leader.

act tr certain prescribed way. what
right have you to perplex and shock
me by acting and talking in this I'M
expected manner?
You husband, you wife. haven't !
whether you feel like 1t or not. give
me the affection i demand.
You other souls within my reach,
whom / have served, you are my
property. see this price have paid
for your devotion. Do you think for
q minute that / gave you I'll that for
nothing? Now I propose to collect or
make you suffer as intensely as
know how
The greatest tragedy in the. world
is this attempt to own people, this
mutual strangling and kicking the
life out of living spirits. this unseen
slavery OF everyone to everyone else,
this perpetual, silent bullying. this
spiritual loan-shark business that is
often conducted in the very name OF
goodness or love or service.
Once, when I was boy, rouna
some grubs which thought would be
good bait to use the next time / went
fishing. So | put them in box, shut
them up together. and then forgot
them for several days. When | open
ed the box I saw loathsome, silent
tragedy that has been an object les
son ever since Those grubs were
slowly eating one another up
No community, no household, no
society of any kind can be happy or
free until its members can learn to
live and let live. Do that and all the
rest will be given spontans ana
lit will be the real thing, too.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

II you wish people to love and hon
or you, you must make yourself loyaoie
and honorable. And even then PEG
pies tastes honestly differ. and you
must be willing, w.thou: resentment
on your part, not to be idolized by Ger
tain people II It does not come natural
to them.
Respect, friendship, love, esteem Toy
yourself may be inspired In others,
but they may not be demanded OF
them.
Mean little souls that are unable to
inspire these feelings in others, and
sometimes also great souls who have
forgotten to be considerate, are al
ways trying to claim these things as 9
right.
They are always trying to own an.
other soul and to demand OF 1t things
that can never exist except as free
gifts. They. think that gratitude and
love are commodities. goods held for
exchange, sums that must be paid on
demand In consideration for some 9th.
err good.
Such demands may secure an ap
parent submission, but never sei-SF'
ing. They poison all the richest gifts
of love with the venom OF secret hate
People are always saying to one
another, You person, ! have been SO
good to, how dare you not feel crate
ful to me?
You child OF mine, for whom !
have endured 80 much, now pay me
back this debt Of devotion and re-
spect you owe me, and don't you for
get.
you friend, you neighbor, l have
been counting on you to think ano
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
AROUND THE UNITED STATES BY
WATER.

For travellers who are nc in haste,
and who prefer the luxury, ease ano
quiet, and opportunities for pedestrian
exercise of steamship and steamboat
and canal boat travel to the rattle,
bang and jolting OF a railway train,
and for shippers to whom lessened
freight rates are OF greater conse
Guence than time deliveries. the con-
struction of new waterways and the
renaissance Of canal boat and river
transportation will be hailed with
satisfaction.
! When the Panama canal shall be
| open for business !. will be possible,
during eight months Of the year, TO
make q round trip from San Pedro 70
Chicago and return all the way by
water. From here to New York by
ocean steamer, from New York TO
ALBANY by river steamer on the Hud-
son, from Albany to Buffalo by canal
packet, from Buffalo to Chicago by
lake steamer, from Chicago to the
Mississippi river by canal, thence
down the river by steamboat to New
| Orleans. thence by ocean steamer VIE
the Panama canal to San Pedro.
with the expenditure Of not more
than s25,000.000." says an eastern ex-
change, Chicago could be provided
with a comprehensive waterway sys-
| tenn connecting the great lakes with
| the Mississippi river. This would In
yolve only the improvement OF some
Of the existing canals and rivers.
! Few persons realize how well sup
piled Chicago is with water transpor-
tation facilities. Extending from the
! lake at Chicago ia the drainage and
ship canal built in 1900 at cost Of
s55.000,O 900, and providing channel
TWENTY-FIVE feet deep ana 15S feet
wide at the bottom, and running to
Lockport on the Illinois river. Sec
ond, there is the old Illinois and Michi-
gan canal. built at cost Of about
| 80 100000 in 1s4s, extending from
the lake at Chicago, paralleling the
drainage canal, and running to La
Sale: this is ninetysix miles long,
with a bottom width Of forty feet and
depth of six feet Third, there is
the Hennepin canal, built by the Unit
ed States government and completed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
How 10 Your eollerf

1t has been stated that a mans
stomach is his boiler. his body is his
engine and his mouth the fire box. Is
your boiler (stomach) in good working
order or is 1t SO weak that it will not
stand full load and not able to sup
ply the needed energy to your engine
(body)? II you have any trouble with
your stomach Chamberlain Tablets
will do you good. They strengthen and
invigorate the stomach and enable It
to do its work naturally. Many very
remarkable cures OF stomach trouble
have been affected by them. For sale
by All Dealers.-Advertisem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

Youthful nerve trained to legal
curves frequently rasps the cuticle OF
judicial dignity and gets away with 1t.
Out in San Francisco the other day
the court remarked to legal freshie:
Il have been informed that you have
been going around the city critictsing
the way in which conduct the bust
ness OF this department. hear you
have been maligning me generally
and telling people that am becoming
incompetent What say you?" In
stantly and without the flicker of an
eyelash the youngster replied: Your
honor is correctly informed" Court
house veterans, made speechless by
the exhibition, mutely waited for the
roof to fall in. Nothing doing. The
Judge Redeemed. swallowed the dose
and went on with the grind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

At least one section OF Texas re-
spends nobly to the religious temper
o. the times. A department store in
Houston started Its grand opening
with prayer. If the Houston papers
can now be brought to the sinners
bench and stay converted the Lone
Star VIII shine and radiate happiness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

George w. vanderbilt's will dispos-
ing OF a $4,000, Gee estate contained
about 400 words. The late e. H. Har-
rinaan disposed of $s0,000.000 in nine
ty-nine words. Like good old sports
they let the money do some OF the
talking.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

Mrs. Katherine Kreitz, nominal
ed for the city council at Aurora, H.,
declines to make the race. She has
no time for frivolous things Mrs.
Kreitz has a husband and nine chill
dren to look after and the Job
stretches the ten hour schedule every
day, and then some.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

The Chicago Undertakers' associa-
ton proposes to protect the dead from
the gouge Of the living. ANY member
OF the sonber guild who cuts rates
and recoups himself through extras
will be prosecuted to the limit and
the union scale indicated. OF course
this is ION the dead"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24
Republicans to Meet Tomorrow.

Republicans to Meet Tomorrow.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DETROIT, March 24.-Michigan re.
publicans were gathering here today
to attend the opening sessions OF the
state central committee called some
weeks ago by Chairman Alex Groes-
beck, OF Detroit. There were informal
meetings TODAY to complete details for
tomorrow program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

If it is true, as reported, that Queen
Mary is perplexed to find a desirable
son-in-law she can spare herself the
worry by sending the princess to the
white house The President will do
the rest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-24

the municipalities bordering on the
great lakes. When the general pubic
awakens to the danger which turks IN
impure water.supplies, lax and inefft-
cient m stnoSs of publication will not
he permitted