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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17

Corn-sept. forecast ..157,OOO 900
Oats-Sept. forecast ...... 23,6O0,0OO
Potatoes-Sept. forecast !. 3,470,OoO
Sweet Potatoes-Sept. fore
cast .....,.............. 425, 900
Apples-sept. forecast TO- 200 900
Hay (tamel-Final 1918 100000
Tomatoes-Condition Sept. | So
Peaches, per cent full crop. 63
Grapes-Condition Sept H.. rs
Watermelons, per cent Of
full crop t............. ~
Cantalonpes, per cent of full
crop .s..@..... ~
S3rghum-Condition Sept. 1 81
Stock Hogs, percentage Of
year ago .............. loos
Glover Seed, percentage of
last year .......,..... 90
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
To Tax ~offIcehoIders.

TO Tax ~OflcehoIdeFs.
II Is alleged that every Democratic
~officeholder in the state attached to
the state pay roll is to be assessed 2
per cent Of his yearly salary to help
,defray the campaign expenses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
M Attend baltimore CeIebratlon.

TO Attend Baltimore Celebration.
Gov. Major will go to Baltimore to
participate in the 4Star-Spangled Ban.
ner' centennial celebration. The gov!
ernor win be one os 15 governors
present
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
September Crop Report.

The bureau Of crop estimates sends
out the following figures rs to the con-
dition of crops in the state of Mis-
souri,:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
Rond Annroval Asked.

Union Pacific Railroad company
has made application to the Missouri
public service commission for approx
al Of an issue Of Improvement bonds
to the amount Of S31,S48,9 900, under
the first lien and mortgage or the COM
pany, executed June !. 1908, Of which.
the Equitable Trust Company of New
York is the trustee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
Changes IL ~Pcstmastera.

Tourth-class postmaster changes III
Missouri: Alley, Shannon county, j,
ID. Gates, vice A. =. Gam, resigned;
Luna, ozark county, Lottie Shanks,
vice Elisha Luna, order May 4; Wright
City, Warren county. J. H. Stegen,
vice =. G. strack, order May q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
Bell Rate HEARING Starts.

Bell Rate Hearing Starts.
Another hearing upon the applica-
ton Of the Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone company (Bell), for
authority to increase certain rates
upon unlimited service has begun be-
fore the public service commission.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
Do You Know Lemonade Is Made of Lemons Often?

VT AsHINGToN-The sombersouled reaist who composes press bulls
w for the department of health earns his salary if painstaking effort co
for anything at ALL Nothing daunts him; he even tackles circus lemon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17
Want TO Raise Water Rates.

Want to Raise Water Rates.
The Clinton Light and Water com
pany asked the public service com
mission to increase the rate for rental
Of fire hydrants in Clinton. The com
pany seeks to raise rates from $35 to
$45 per hydrant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
TRADE CONDITIONS
IN ARDMORE
MERCHANTS HAVE BEEN ENJOY
ING BETTER BUSINESS THIS
SEASON.

The merchants of the city have
been having better business this sea-
son than for several years in the past.
This they attribute to two causes:
First, that last year was an eXcep-
tionally good crop year, and right on
the heels of the farmers prosperity
came the discovery of the new oil
fields, and for time the town and
surrounding country was overrun with
prospectors and oil operators, who
were attracted by the rich field, and
these men who came here with plenty
OF money did not hesitate to turn it
loose, when they became convinced
that the pool was the real thing and
they were soon convinced, as they
were for the most part old at the Oil
game, and knew pay territory when
they saw it.
This money to a great extent went
into the pockets of Carter county land
owners for leases and found its way
into the channels Of trade in this city
instead of going to pay off mortgages
as the bankers state that after the
crops were gathered last fall and mar
keted, the farmers were in better
shape financially than they ever had
been in this section. The majority
were out of debt, and if they had
but little left, it was all theirs, tc
spend as they saw fit.
For that reason merchants in the
city are authority for the statement
that business is now, and has beer
all the year, exceptionally good, ant
with the fine prospects for crops this
season the farmers and merchants
alike are CORRESPONDENCE happy, ant
are looking forward to greater pros
| perity in 1915.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
MURDEROUS NEGRO
STILL At LARGE
FIVE NEGROES ARE DEAD. THREE
OTHERS WILL DIE AS RESULT
OF HIS ASSAULT.

Calvert. Texas, July Alive OF the
negroes assaulted yesterday at Branch
Vile. by Shad Fenniel, another negro,
are dead. Three others will die, say
physicians.
Fepniel used a short-handled axe.
in revenge, it is said for the negroes
informing on him in connection WIN
an accusation of horse theft.
The posse from here today ceased
the search, believing he has left this
section.
Fenniel has been twice arrested,
the first time on a charge OF horse
theft and has twice broken jail. He
was also taken into custody the third
time by Marshal Eliza Walston of
Calvert but as that officer with his
prisoner opened the jail door this
morning about 4 o'clock, hand to
hand encounter took place in which
the negro was the victor Marshal
| Walston after about half an hour
fight in the dark, was relieved OF his
gun, keys and valuables and locked
in the cell of the Jail, while the negro
boarded an International and Great
Northern train going north.
|
Monday and placed in the Calvert jail.
Monday night he escaped from the
Jail and returned to the plantation
where his wife worked, about twelve
miles out, and there is alleged to have
shot Jim Jackson a negro who was
suspected of having acted as inform
er to the officers.
| Tuesday he was again arrested and
placed in Jail at Cause, charged with
horsetheft and assault to murder. We'd
nesday night he broke Jail again and
again returned to the plantation.
About midnight Thursday he is al.
legged to have entered the home OF
Robert Humber, colored, aged about
so years, living near Branchville and
with an axe killed him and mortally
wounded his wife, Adalee Humber, and
their five children, and also shot tC
death Lafayette Johnson, another ne
gro, who, being attracted by the noise
in the Humber home, came to investi
gate Adalee Humber and the five
cidren, Sylvia, Stella, Sally, Dorothy
May and Dorissa Bell, are said tC
have been left for dead, after the
house had been ransacked and about
S25 in money taken.
Fenniel is alleged tc have taken q
horse belonging to. Humber and rid
den into Calvert, arriving here about
$3.50 a. m. The horse was put up al
a livery stable and Fenniel waited al
the depot for the international and
CT. Northern train. MARSHALL Walstor
was notified and went to look for the
negro, whom he found at the depot
The negro was arrested and taken to
the Jail where the hand to hand en-
counter took place, IN which the mar
shall was left a prisoner in the Jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
TRYING FOR FIRST
BALE Of COTTON
SEVERAL CARTER COUNTY FARM
ERS ARE ALREADY ENTERED
IN WARM RACE.

Texas has already marketed its first
bale OF cotton for the 1914 season,
and from now on the race for first
bales is going to be keen in Texas
and Oklahoma towns because there
is a good bonus goes with the first
bale of the staple besides the reg
ular price.
Last year the first bale Of cotton
was marketed in this city on the 22nd
day of August by DR.. f. Payne who
lives a few miles north of the city,
and was purchased by Westheimer &
Daube. The Commercial club raised
bonus for this bale, amounting to
over fifty dollars, and will do the same
again this year. Cotton Is growing
slowly this year, but is in fine condi
tion at present and unless some un
forseen conditions arise. there will be
big crop harvested in this county
Ardmore as a wagon market wil
never get the number of bales in the
future that it has in the past, al
though the crop in the surroundinl
trade territory may he as large. The
establishment Of shipping points along
the iine cf the new liinfling railroat
will curtatl the wagon receipts here
as all The territory west heretc'or'
has been wagone,' TO tris city. Th'
opening of This line ru's an enc tt
| all this in future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
PROSPERITY OF RlNGLING.
Business Men Greatly Pleased With
the Oil and Gas Edition.

Fifteen business firms in the town
of Ringing patronized the Oil and
Gas edition of The Ardmoreite, and
when Mr.. j. S. Daniels, the congenlal
solicitor of The Ardmoreite, made his
second trip to attend to the collec-
tion of the accounts he found every
man of the fifteen at his place Of
business and received the pay from
every one without one word of COM
plant.
The record is n hard one to beat.
The business men of that young city
were pleased with the edition. 1t met
their expectations of paper to set
forth the advantages of southern Ok
lahoma, and they are all doing a
good business, and had the money on
hand to make settlements of accounts.
Mr. Daniels was driven out over the
road to the oil fields, and was given
an opportunity to observe what that
town is doing in the way of building
a highway to the oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
DAILY HAPPENINGS.
Among Ancient Egyptians Found in
Papyrean Writings.

London, July 4.-While the ancient
Egyptians possessed no newspapers,
all interesting chronicle of the small
happenings of their daily life is
exposed in the papyrean writings soon
to be exhibited here by the London
Society of Antiquaries.
That human nature has not changed
very much with passing ages, is
shown by an order for an inquest ilto
the death OF slave. killed by a
fall from a roof on which he had
crawled out to obtain a close view of
some dancing girls. Announcements
of horse racing and other athletic
sports, and a complaint by a Wife
against surly husband who refused
to give her the house keys, are other
items in the papyri. One notice tells
OF a certain Platonic philosopher who
was privileged to receive meals free
at the Alexandria library.
The purpose of the exhibition is to
raise funds for further explorations in
the upper reaches of the Nile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
In Cold STORAGE 1s Years.

London, July A quarter of beef
kept for eighteen years in cold stor-
age was exposed to the public view
for an hour and half at the Smith
field markets recently. No test was
made of its eating qualities, but the
meat appeared perfectly sound, al
though slightly faded. 1t was put
back into storage to remain an object
of curiosity, the owners hoping it
may be allowed to complete a cen
tury at least.
The quarter was shipped from Bris-
bane, Australia, in February, 1896,
to a firm of military contractors at
Malta, who used it for experimental
purposes. When the government re-
Gently took over the storage at Malta,
the firm shipped the piece to London.
The system of refrigeration EN-
ployed during this period was brine
circulation, produced by an ammonia
compressing machine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
Many Refund Checks Undelivered.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July An
the office of the Oklahoma corpora
ton commission are about $500 let
ters In their envelopes as returned
by the postofice authorities undeliy-
,ered because the parties to whom they
we're addressed have moved away.
The letters all contain checks of vary
ing denominations. They are the re-
fund checks that the commission sent
to the many persons in behalf of the
Pioneer Telephone company. The
total sum involved is large.
1t is expected that some of the
checks will yet be delivered but the
letters are still coming back to the
commission and it is certain that a
large amount of the telephone refund
will never be paid to the persons en-
titled to it. This sum will become the
property Of the state and in due course
will go into The state treasury. 1t
will probably be $4,000 to $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
ROOSEVELT QUITS
THE OUTLOOK
BELIEVED THAT CONDITION OF
HIS HEALTH CAUSES HIM TO
QUIT MAGAZINE.

New York, July 4.-Theodore Roose-
welt has resigned as contributing ed
itor of the Outlook. Lawrence Abbott,
one of the owners of the magazine,
admitted this today though he refus-
ed to say what had induced the col
onel to quit his editorial work. 1t is
generally believed, however, that he
felt his duties to be too demanding
in his present health.
1T is true that Col. Roosevelt has
severed his connection with u.s." said
Mr.. Abbott. at was at his own de-
sire. The relations between the mag
azine management and the colonel
have been the happiest and they have
never ceased to be So"
Col. Roosevelt has been on the
staff of the Outlook since March, 1909
when he left the white house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
4TH ENJOYED BY
BIG ATTENDANCE
LARGE CROWD AT LORENA PARK
ALL DAY STERDAY-FlRE-
WORKS AT NIGHT.

Friday night ut Lorena Park large
crowd enjoyed the varied attractions,
and the natatorium was crowded
from early in the morning until clos
ing time last night. The picture show
was well patronized and a good show
witnessed, with cooling breezes as an
added attraction.
Yesterday the crowd was larger,
and several of the county candidates
were mingling with the throngs. Pic
nickers had lunches beneath the
shade of the trees, and the Ardmore
Gun club held its annual tournament,
with many visiting shooters present.
Shooting began at two o'clock, and
was witnessed by a large crowd Of
spectators.
Last night the fireworks attracted n
large crowd from town and the dis
play was good.
AS a whole, the two day9' picnic
promoted by the traction company
was a success. and they are TO be
congratulated upon their effort.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
ENTERTAINING VISITOR.
Eastern Cotton Man is Pleased With
Oklahoma.

A most pleasing and entertaining
visitor to ArdmOre yesterday was j..
Warren Howard of Atlanta, Ga. Mr.
Howard represents the big cotton firm
of Edward F.. Robertson & Son, who
have offices in Havre, Bremen, Genoa,
Liverpool and st Petersburg. His
company is patronized largely by the
cotton men of Ardmore, and Mr.. How
ard is in this country calling upon
the cotton men of Oklahoma. During
this year he took fve-thousand-mile
auto trip through Europe. He has
travelled through most of the Ameri-
can states, but says he likes Texas
and Oklahoma better than any other
country he ever saw. The broad acres
of prairie lands appeal to him.
Friday evening at the Randol, Mr..
Howard had a cluster of admirers
about him. while he gave piano selec-
tions of the old-time songs. He sings
well and plays well and has crowd
OF oil men and travelling men gather
ed about him to assist in the sing
ing. He states that he never studied
music, but he plays like professional
musician.
Mr.. Howard went from here to Dur
ant. and will be back to this city
within three weeks from now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
THRILLS IMMENSE CROWD AT
18TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION
OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.
A MODERN|z|NG EVENT
Should Apply Its Principles to 5usi-
ness Pays Tribute to Congress
men - Mentions Mexico and Refers
to Panama Canal Tolls.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 4.-Adyoca-
ting modernizing the declaration of
independence by applying its princi-
pies to business, politics and foreign
affairs in America, President Wilson
today thrilled large crowd at the
one hundred and thirty-eighth annual
celebration of independence day.
Pounding his fist upon the table
upon which the declaration was sign
ed, President Wilson declared that
Americans of today must manage af'
fairs in a way to honor its founders.
He paid a tribute to congressman
who are spending the summer in
Washington keeping a quorum for bus
mess.
"Eighty-iive per cent of the MeXi-
cans never have a look-in' on their
government" the president said. Il
hear a great deal about property loss
in Mexico and regret it with all my
heart, but back Of it all is strug-
Cling people. Let's not forget that"
In his refere ace to the tolls contro-
versy he said the treaty might have
been mistake, but its meaning was
clear, and the United States had to
keep its obligations.
The people surged forward to hear
the president, nearly causing a panic
and interrupted his speech. He said,
smiling: Liberty doesn't consist in
trying to get front seat
Mrs. Smith, mother of one OF the
first soldiers who was killed at Vera
Cruz. shook hands with Wilson, who
congratulated her on being hero's
mother.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
The VILLAGE Blacksmith.

London, July 4.-For singing hymns
in loud, raucous voice, regardless
of the pitch and beat observed by
the other members of the congrega-
ton, Charles Tunstall, the village
blacksmith of the village of Tunstall,
has been sent to Jail on the charge OF
disturbing the peace. The complain.
ing witness was one of the church
wardens, who testified that Tunstall's
singing was so loud and so bad that
the nerves of the church-goers gave
way and the blacksmith became al
most the only regular attendant at
service. Jail sentence was imposed
in lieu OF a one-pound fine with costs,
which the defendant refused to pay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
Farmer and LAWYER.

Judge George A. McClain of Winona,
Miss, was here Friday afternoon for
a few hours. He was in the state on
some land matters that brought him
to Ardmore. Judge McClain has been
on the district bench in his state and
is one of the able lawyers of Missis-
sippi, but his heart is with farm work.
He owns a great cotton plantation oil
1000 acres and has it stocked with
mules and negroes and is farming
somewhat like his fathers did before
the civil war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
SALUTE THE FLAG
IN VERA CRUZ
MARINE BANDS PLAY IN PLAZA,
WHILE SHIPS THUNDER SAL
UTES FOR THE FOURTH.

Vera Cruz, July 4.-Fire crackers
are sputtering everywhere, as every
ship fires twenty-one gun salute to
the flag, while marine bands play In
the plaza for the American celebration
of the Fourth of July here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
MUST WEAR COAT IN DINER.
Oklahoma Official Complains Of Com
pany Regulations.

Oklahoma City, July Ar. d. NC
Manus, superintendent of dairy IN
spection for the state board OF agri-
culture, has been travelling over the
state a good deal this summer he
sometimes makes trips without taking
a coat along. That is what he did
this week. He was refused service
in the dining car on this trip because
he had no coat.
Mr.. McManus says this is not a
democratic practice, and he resents
being unable to eat unless he has MS
coat. He says this is the only time
he has been refused dining car PRIV
ileges for this reason this summer.
He is making complaint to the cor
poration commission and asking re-
lief against rule that he considers
indefensible in Oklahoma In not
weather. The Rock Island railroad
carried the car in question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
PRESIDENT ASKS
FOR RESIGNATION
OF WILLIAMS, AMERICAN MINIS
TER TO GREECE FOR CRITICS.
ING PRINCE WILLIAM

Philadelphia, July 4.-President
Wilson has requested the resignation
of George Fred Williams, American
minister to Greece and Montenegro as
the result of Williams public state
ments criticizing Prince William of
Wied, the new ruler of Albania. This
was learned upon Wilson's arrival here
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
KILLED THREE PERSONS AND IN
JURED MANY FOR BLOCKS
AWAY.
WAS POWERFUL BOMB
Persons Across Street Were Blown
from Their Beds - Had 1t Been
Properly Placed, 1t Would Have
Wrecked Entire Neighborhood.

New York, July "A bomb OF
terrific power was exploded today
either on the roof or on the top stories
of a six-story Harlem flat, killing at
least three people and wrecking one
third of the building. Persons across
the street were blown from their
beds and window glasses were shat
tered For blocks many were injured
The police said the bomb was pow
erfuI enough to have wrecked the
neighborhood if properly placed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
HANDSOME PRICE
FOR FIRST BALE
SOLD IN HOUSTON YESTERDAY
FOR ONE DOLLAR TWENTY
SEVEN AND HALF CENTS.

Houston, Tex, July 4.-The first
bale of the new cotton crop shipped
here from Lyori sold today,
1t weighed three hundred and
ninety-two pounds, ana brought five
hundred dollars, or one dollar twenty
seven and a half cents a pound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
Jim Duston Filed

il INFUSION filed yesterday for the
office of town constable and will be
in the race again this year. He was
late filing and has several of the boys
on his trail who want to succeed him
in that office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
DEATH CAUSED
BY LIGHTNING
YOUNG FARMER BOY KILLED
WHILE FILING HIS HOE. ONLY
A LIGHT SHOWER OF RAIN.

Willie George of Provence was kill
ed late Thursday afternoon by light
ming while he was out on the farm.
He was boy of 19 years of age and
was filing his hoe when he was struck.
He was the main support of his aged
parents, it is stated. The rain at
provence was a very light one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
Reprimand for Gen. Evans.

Philadelphia, July i.-Brigadier Gen
eral Evans will be privately repTi-
manded by Wilson as the result OF a
speech where it is alleged Evans in
discreetly referred to the United
States foreign policy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
ASSUMES HIS DUTIES.
Prof. W. C. Canterbury is Now Presi-
dent of the Durant Normal.

Prof. w. C. Canterbury was in the
city Friday night, and left here Sat.
urday morning for Marietta to spend
the Fourth with home-folks.
Prof. Canterbury has been appoint
ed president of the Southeastern
State Normal at Durant, and has al
ready assumed his duties. He is
pleased with his work; he is pleased
to have such great opportunity OF
doing work on a broader scale than
he has had opportunity to do so be-
fore. He is a young man, and will
do a vast amount OF hard work for
the success Of that institution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
MIDDlEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
cIabby of Indiana Wins on Foul From
Eddie McGoorty.

Sydney, New South Wales, July A
Jimmy Clabby of Hammondsport, In
diana, tonight won on foul from Ed
die McGoorty of Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
the worlds middleweight champion
ship.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
Death of Civil War Veteran.

Waco, Tex, July 4-Colonel 3. j..
Gurley, aged ninety. who at one time
during the Civil war, commanded
Ganos' Brigade, a part of the Trans
Mississippi department, died here
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05

w. L. Dykes and II. C. Hutchins of
Tishomingo We're here today.
Joe Williford, the 'possum king of
Carter county, was here today shoot
ing firecrackers.
]. b. Wisemau of Duncan was in
the city today.
w. T. and b. C. Ricketts, of Graham
spent the day here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-05
SIMPLE CEREMONIES

Mark the lnterment of Late Duke Fer
dinand and His Consort
Arstettin, Austria, July 1.-The
bodies of Archduke Ferdinand and
his Consort the Duchess of Hohen
berg, who were shot and killed at
Serajevo last Sunday were Inferred
here today with simple ceremonies.