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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
EXPLOSION Of
SEWER GASES
WRECKS STORM SEWER ON W.
MAIN STREET. JARS BUILD
lNGS AND BREAKS GLASS.

About 4'30 o'clock Yesterday after
noon the people OF the city were
startled by tremendous explosion
that iarred houses all over the west
end of the city and caused consider
able damage to window glass.
The detonation souaded like the
explosion of a steam boiler and many
persons thought the boiler at the gin
on west Broadway had let so.
The explosion occurred at the COY
ner of f and west Main street in
front of the residence of Mayor Rob
erts and the sewer Was wrecked as
far south as McLish avenue and east
to Broadway. The man holes were
lifted bodily and so great was the
force of the explosion that man hole
covers all along West Broadway wer9
thrown off, altogether the cost o. re-
pairs to the city will be pretty heavy.
All the glass windows in the front
of the mayors residence Were smash
ed as we'll as some in other build
ings near by.
That no one was injured is most
fortunate as at that hour west M2in
street is a busy place and yester-
day many children and grown people
were very close to the spo5 when
the explosion occurred. Mrs. }. 3.
Downard and children were driving
east on Main street and had Just
passed over the spot, when the eX-
plosion occurred. Her morse took
fright and dashed madly along The
street. but fortunately slipped on the
wet pavement and fell near the
Chickasaw Lumber yard, with no ma
,erial damage to the horse or vehlcie'
but with very frightened occupants
Miss Booth had very narrow escape
from falling rock and other debrr
after the explosion, but aside from a
severe fright she was not injured,
Commissioner of Sewers, Carter
stated last night that he had no 'dca
what the damages would amount TO-,
but they would be rather heavy as
great deal of paving would nave To
he cut and replaced.
That gases in sufficient quantIlies
should form in storm sewer 10
cause an explosion is a mystery TO
the officials, it will form in sani-
tary sewer, but the explosion of yes
terdav occurred III the storm sewer
hence the mystery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
Personals

F. X. West is in Oklahoma City on
business.
City Attorney l. r. Mason was call
ed to Oklahoma City yesterday on
official business.
j. n. Dyer of Oklahoma City is in
the city today looking after his in
surance and will also inspect the club
house at the Chickasaw lake.
Whit Carroll of Brock was bust,
ness visitor today.
W. y. King of Gainesville was in
the city today on business.
r. A. Keller, X, II. Haynes, Tom
Basinger, c. c. Morris and Tom Tip
pett of Marietta were in the city
last night on business.
w. Il. Shelby was a business visitor
from Ravia today.
J. B. Smith of Durant was in the
city today.
w. T. Ward of Tishomingo was
business visitor today.
l.. II. Thompson of Healdton was
here today.
w. b. Cochran of Wynnewood
was in the city today on business.
George Groom of Hewitt was here
today.
Mrs. Charles Price and Mrs. j. n.
King of Dougherty We're shopping
here.
C. H. Eskew of Springer was a
business visitor today.
John H. Griffith of the Oklahoma
National Insurance Company is in
the city,
l.. II. Thompson is visitor here
from Healdton.
Henry Pruitt is here from Conan
che.
Mrs. Johnny Collins from San An
tonic is here visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Newt Whitford and Mrs. Matte Pet
ty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
81 Am a New Man Since Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets Gave Me New
Stomach and Appetite"

If the stomach is overworked, its
muscles become tired and gradually
grow weaker and weaker, until they
are unable to take care of the food
properly The glands fail to provide
the Juices necessary to digest the
food Gases form and cause all sorts
of pain misery and wretchednesS as
well as extreme danger to the heart,
1t is then that the stomach calls for
help. Ordinarily medicines are i'm
possible. They not only fail to help
the stomach but injure the entire
system. Medical men have studied
the stomach and have discovered that
the digestive juices consist largely or
pepsin and nitrogenous ferments.
What, then, would be more natural
than to supply these properties arti-
ficially when the stomach Is unable
to produce them.
That is the object of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. These powerful lit
tie agents relieve the stomach of its
burden, thereby giving it an oppor-
tunity to regain its normal strength.
They tone up, strengthen and revi-
taliZe the secretory glands, mucous
membranes, absorbing glands and
muscular walls. They restore to the
stomach its lost powers of digestion
so that it can again do its work with
out assistance. They contain, in con-
centrated for every element neces-
sary TO digest all sorts of food, Wheth-
er acid or alkaline.
If you experience an oppressive
feeling lust inside the lower end OF
your breast bone and extending up
ward towards your heart, do not hesl-
tate an instant. Get Stuart's Dyspep-
sia Tablets from the nearest druggist
at once and take one. In few min
utes the pain will leave you and you
will feel better. Take a tablet after
each meal for several days and your
stomach will once more perform It's
duties. All druggists sell them at 5Oc
a box.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
STAR ROUTE MAIL LETTINGS
Post Office Department.

Washington, d. c., oct rs, 1913
Proposals will be received at the Of
flee of the fourth assistant postmaster
general, post office department, until
4:30 p. m of January 90 1914, for
carrying the mails of the United
States from July /, 1914, to June 80,
1918, upon the star routes in the
States of Arkansas, Louisiana Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyo-
ming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizo-
ma, Utah, Idaho, Washington, oregon,
Nevada, California, and Hawaii as
specified in pamphlet advertisements
Of this date.
List o routes, forms of proposals and
bonds, and all necessary information
will be furnished upon application
to the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral, Washington, d. c.
A. S. BURLESON,
Postmaster General
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

stract company and is now bookkeep
er and office man for the Crystal Oil
Company. The Crystal company owns
a large acreage in the Healdton field,
their property is close in, they al
ready have both oil and gas produc
tion and the chances are that some
day it will be known as one of the
big companies of the state. Their of
fees are now in the law Offices OF
apple & Franklin, but arrangements
are being perfected to secure differ
ent offices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
For Cold on Lungs.

Rub the chest well with Hunts
Lightning Oil. You will be really sur
prised how soon the soreness leaves.
Cold on lungs is dangerous, often de
veloping pneumonia. The use OF
Hunts Lightning Oil in time is i'm
portant Sold by all reputable drug
gists everywhere in 25c and soc bot
ties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
NIGHT SESSIONS
OF NORRIS TRIAL
SEVENTY FIVE ADDITIONAL
TALESMEN DRAWN TODAY FOR
JURY SERVICE.

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 14.-Sev-
enty-five additional talcsmen were
drawn today for the jury in the
case of Rev. j. Frank Norris,
charged with burning his own church
AMI Judge Swayne announced that
night sessions would be held in an
endeayor to complete the jury to-
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
Selma Timber Reserve Lands.

Poteau, Okla, Jan. ID. George
Wright, with a number of assistants
began the sale of the timber re-
serve lands in Feflore county today
and the sale will continue Tuesday
and wednesday. Four hundred and
five tracts were offered for sale,
of which ia, embodying 1906 acres,
we're sold for S6,547, 600. averaging
$3.50 per acre.
The biggest price for which any
was sold was s2,425 per acre. Some
thing like 45 per cent of the land
offered today was sold. Much OF
the land was sold to farmers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

of persons Mrs. Thomas Potter,
Jr., regent of the chapter, who heaG'
ed the committee, spoke for the
Daughters and also for the Assc-
ciated Patriotic societies.
Mayor Blankenburg said the sub
ject was one for the city council TO
act on and that he would keep an
open mind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

c. r. McClain, formerly of Purcell
now has charge of the business Of
the Carter County Abstract Company.
The name of McClain county was
namsd for Mr.. McClain's father who
was the first register of deeds of that
county Mr. McClain has many old
time friends in this city who are glad
to have him become a citizen of Ard
more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
OPPOSE LIBERTY BELL REMOVAL
Daughters of American Revolution at
Philadelphia Present Petition.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. ia COM
mittee representing the Philadelphia
chapter, Daughters Of the American
Revolution, presented to Mayor
Blankenburg today a petition protest
ing against the removal of the his
toric Liberty Bell from independence
Hall for exhibition purposes. The
petition was signed by thousands
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
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Mayor Roberts is confined to his
home by severe attack of la grippe
and for that reeason there was no
session of city court this morning
The mayor is in the habit of sleep
ing with open windows but a tele-
phone message from him this morn
ing stated that he did not have to
raise a window last night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Walter Hodges, a prominent bank
er and business man of Orr was in
the city last night on business. Mr..
Hodges says that the roads are rap
idly becoming passabl, in this sec
tion of the country and that farm
ers are now able to get to town to
do their trading.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Rev. John Lane, the singing evan
gelist and white slave worker who
has been conducting meetings on the
streets for the past two days, went
to the confederate home this morn
ing, and held services for the old
soldiers. Rev. Lane sang original
songs for the old soldiers and had
a very interesting meeting. He will
be here for several days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

J. f. Brooks returned from Mont
real. Canada, yesterday, where he
spent the holidays with his folks
Mr.. Brooks states that Montreal is
in gala attire and that sleighing, skat-
ing and all winter sports are in full
swing He states however, that the
balmy breezes of Oklahoma are not
so bad al that.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Tom Dulaney, who was in the city
today from Cornish, says he took ad-
vantage of the rise in the price Of
cotton due to the ginners' reports to
sell portion of his holdings He
stin has about sixty bales to dispose
and then he will be through with the
cotton business for the year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The roads in the south continue to
make a favorable comparison with
the earning of the same period a
wear ago, increases still appearing on
such important systems as Southern,
Louisville & Nashville, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Alabama, Great Southern,
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa
cific and Mobile & Ohio, although the
gains are less pronounced than for
merly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
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The Reading Railroad has discon-
tinued selling half rate tickets to EN-
ployes who ride daily to their work,
In future the employees will get no
reduction except through the |pur-
chase of the regular commutation
tickets. The change has caused a
storm of protest from the Readings
workers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

w. G.. Doak who was here recent
ly on a visit from Lawton, says his
city is expecting TO close a deal for
the. bringing of the Ringing road
there. A committee of Lawton people
have already visited Mr.. Hamon and
left with him a proposition and when
Mr.. Ringing comes, the latter part
Of this month, a deal may be enter
ed into which will mean the eXten-
sion of the road to Lawton. Ardmore
would be pleased and benefited to
have direct rail connection with the
wonder city of the southwestern por-
ton of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
STOP STOMACH
WORRIES NOW
And Use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
So That You Can Digest Each Meal
Quickly and at the Same Time
Renew Your Digestive
Strength.

Learn once again how to smile and
laugh, and stop this grouchy moodi-
ness. This condition arises from
faulty digestion and cannot be re-
moved unless you use common sense
and assist Nature little.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The January term of district court
will convene this afternoon with an
exceptionally heavy docket court was
to have begun this morning but Judge
Russell was unavoidably delayed in
Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14
A. s. BURLESON,
Postmaster General

John Howe Heyton has been elected
president of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & ST. Louis Railway, effective
April /. He is now chief engineer OF
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

The regular prayer meeting of the
Broadway Baptist church will be
held tonight at 7:15 o'clock. The
teachers meeting will be at Sis o.
clock, and the pastor desires full
attendance at both sessions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

J. 5. Clarkson, county assessor, will
leave tomorrow for Phoenix, Arizona,
where he will remain for several
months on account of his hoalth. The
affairs of his office will be looked af-
ter during his absence by Eucius
Hendon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

]. y. Dyer is here from Oklahoma
City. He is talking insurance and
will not talk oil to any one. Mr.. Dyer
has some oil holdings but that is his
side line. His business is to sell
life insurance and he is working hard
at the game.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Vice President Hamon of the o.
y. NJ. & p. r. r., returned from Ok
lahoma City this morning, where he
went to appear before the corpora
ton commission relative to the es-
tablishment of a depot at Joiner
City. Mr. Hamon stated that the
commission had not yet rendered an
opinion in the matter, but anticipated
that the affair would be settled to
the satisfaction of all parties con.
cerned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

j. Harrison White, farmer, mer-
chant and real estate dealer was here
today from Mannsyille. He states
that one rig is drilling near his town
and others will probably be placed
in the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Several members of the local gun
club are planning to have a few
squads out at the traps Friday af-
ternoon. Any one desiring to 90
please notify G. w. Ritter at his
store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Mathers have
returned from a visit of ten days in
Shackleford county, Texas. They ac-
companied ]. S. >Alverson to that
country when Uncle Jim caught the
west Texas fever and threatens to
leave us.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Harley Harreld has severed his con
nection with the Carter County Alb
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

70 - u % % % ~ % .: u u 81 -
!: STREET STORIES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-14

Find opportunities in the want ads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19
COLOR BLINDNESS.

There is a case OF color blindness
on at the city hall. between the com
missioner OF fire and police and the
commissioner OF public property. II
concerns the repainting Of the fire and
police alarm boxes throughout the
city.
Recently when the 1000 block rejuve-
nation was in progress. Commissioner
Hart. in harmony with the predomi-
mating public spirit. had the boxes at
the corner OF Sixteenth street and Sec
ond avenue reprinted. but while he
had the fire box given the proper red
hue. he slipped on the police box, and
Il came out OF the wash. green.
The error has been brought to the
commissioners attention. with the sug-
gestion that the fire and police boxes
all over the city should be repainted.
Hart claims the job belongs TO Bear
as commissioner OF public property.
Bear says II Is up TO Hart and he can ,
prove it,
The consequences are that the pub |
&c is waiting TO see which OF the two /
can spare the time from other press |
Ing duties TO have the work done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19

age of girls in very modest circum-
stances.
Neighbors were very much interest
ed in what she'd do with the money.
Far from resenting their interest.
Dorothy has taken them into her conf
dence. submitting a list OF her expen-
ditures since she came into the In
heritance.
First thing. she remodeled the old
inn-daughters always see something
20 do on the old home. Next she bought
a real oriental rug. then a Jersey COW.
a grand piano. an electric runabout. a
monograph and a set OF books dealing
with travel
Dorothy clearly IS not a fnancier,
for n she were she'd have put the en-
tire $4,000 at work for her and used
the income to buy one expensive thing
a year until she got all she wanted.
Electric runabouts, grand pianos
and Persian rugs indisputably are
Injuries
Dorothy is in the way OF proving the
old adage about three generations
from shirt sleeves TO shirt sleeves"
She's for the joys Of today and as to
the tomOrrows. "Ish ka bible"
Maybe Dorothy has the right idea
after all Maybe the wise ones who hus-
band their capital merely impoverish
themselves in nature to enrich some
body else who'll get the fun out of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19
THE MODEST GIRL.

IL is refreshing to note that the ex.
travagant and shocking forms OF mod
ern dress nevertheless serve a pur-
pose useful and ennobling. Such, how
ever. is the case according TO COM
mem which has recently been made
on the latest fashions in the east. This
advantage. it is pointed out, is the ad-
vantage of proud prominence in mod
esty and beauty which gives 10 the wo-
men who are not extravagantly or con-
spicuously dressed.
Here they come-the girls who, in
the midst of fashionable excuses, of
horrors and exposures, are modestly
and prettily dressed. Everybody no.
tees them. and everybody notices
them with admiration except those
whose opinion is not worth having.
Avoiding conspicuousness, these nice
girls become conspicuous by their
mOdesty and grace. That is the sort
OF girl that / would like 10 know" is
the thought of every young man who
sees them. And when the young man
does know them. rest assured that he
treats them with respect.
All that is good in the world belongs
TO these girls who stop short of the
line of ostentation when they go out
who would rather pass quite unob-
served than startle the community. AS
a matter of fact, they do not pass unob-
served. They are supreme. II is their
hands, not those of their ornate sis
tiers. that Will rule the world. Their
estimation is not confined to people of
their own sort. Even the fiashily
dressed woman envies their quiet pow
er, and wishes that she could dress
that way" The trouble with her $50
thinks the woman of the startling
gown is that she does not know how
TO achieve that effect of simplicity and
grace. She looks upon it as an art
that she has never learned. and never
can learn. But TO the world II looks
very easy, since it lies in restraint
The more eXtravagant the fashions |
get, the more pre-eminent, the more |
triumphant, the modest girl appears. |
Every new freak of fashion puts her |
l peg higher up. AS Kungfut-Tez |
earned politeness from the impolite. |
so we learn to find the most perfect |
sdornment in those who are not errat- |
cally adorned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19
TALKS ON THRIFT
BY 7. D. MacGREGOR.

II you doubt that this nation needs g
new birth in thrift, consider these
facts:
We spend ss,4OO,OOO a year for ciga
rets.
We drank 100000 gallons OF
whisky last year.
We chew up over s25.000.00O worth
OF chewing gum annually Zone concern
spends 100000 a year advertising
its gum.)
Last year the American people paid
out $4,000. 900 for candy.
These figures and many more like
them are the measure OF what is large
ly popular extravaganza.
We could do without a very large
part of the things represented by those
enormous figures, and be just as well
off-yes. a great deal better OFF.
But IL would be useless, If it were
possible, to SHUT off such foolish eX-
penditures suddenly unless the money
so saved by individuals were put to
good use either by the savers them
selves or by the bank in which they
deposit the money.
This brings up the point which is so
often raised by persons who fail to see
any economic good in saving.
They say that the spendthrift gives
to others and that his
money gets into the bank eventually
even If he deposits none OF it there
himself.
That is all very true. but how much
better it is to have the money used
constructively in ways which mean
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-19

sobriety, industry, home ownership,
integrity, good citizenship and educa-
ton of children. Saving just for the
sake of saving is not advocated.
Thoughtful, purposeful saving is the
thing.
Genuine, constructive thrift has an
important bearing upon industrial and
national progress as well as upon the
material success of the Individual.
Here are a few examples of what is
meant by constructive thrift:
The invention of the engine burn
ing oil as fuel instead of coal.
Intensive cultivation of land as con-
Quoted by a Maryland family that
makes $4,000 a year from 20 acres of
flowers and vegetables.
The school, back yard and vacant lot
gardens, which help lower the cost of
living
Applying the principles of thrift to
methods of bricklaying by cutting out
superfiuous motions, as was done by
F. B. Gilbreth.
The new scientific management" of
business generally, including the es-
of bureau" of standards
by municipalities to save the peoples
money in buying supplies for public
use.
The commission form of govern
ment in cities, and irrigation and other
projects as conducted by
the government.