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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08

minority of the said ward, and so
much longer thereafter as oil and gas
is found in paying quantities under
the terms and conditions prescribed in
the form of lease approved by the
secretary of the interior upon the fol-
lowing described land, situate in Car
ter county, state of Oklahoma, towit:
/ The southeast quarter of northeast
quarter Of southeast quarter, and
northeast quarter of southeast quarter
i of southeast quarter of section 20;
and south half of northeast quarter
of southeast quarter, and southwest
quarter of southwest quarter of sec
| tion 2l and southeast quarter Of
southeast quarter of northwest quar-.
ter OF section ~ and northwest quar-
! ter of southwest quarter of section
| 2S, and northeast quarter of northeast
quarter Of section 30, and southeast
quarter of northeast quarter of
southwest quarter, and east half Of
southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter and south half of northwest quar-
/ ter of southeast quarter, and south
west quarter OF southeast quarter Of
section 2l. and north half of north
west quarter OF northeast quarter and
southwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter of northeast quarter, and east half
/ of northeast quarter of northwest
quarter and northeast quarter Of
southeast quarter of northwest quar-
ter of section 2S, township south.
range l west, containing 290 acres,
more or less.
II is further ordered that notice Of
the sale of said oil and gas mining
lease shall be given by the said guard
ian by posting in the three most pub
lie places in said county for five days
and by publication in The Daily
Ardmoreite of ArdmOre, Oklahoma,
one publication. for period OF days
next preceding the date of sale OF
said oil and gas mining lease.
II is further ordered that said sale
shall be for a cash bonus OF not less
than S1.0O per acre, and a royalty OF
not less than one-eighth OF all oil pro
duced and saved from the premises;
and that said lease shall contain the
usual terms and conditions prescrib-
ed in the form of lease approved by
the secretary OF the interior; and that
said guardian Is hereby ordered and
directed 20 sell a lease covering said
lands az public sale on the most ad-
vantageous terms for period during
the minority OF said ward. and so
much longer thereafter as oil and gas
Is found IN paying quantities, and II
is further ordered that said guardian
receive bids and offers on said lease
from whomsoever may approach and
offer 20 buy the same; and that re-
turn and report thereof be made 10
this court.
CHAS. :. FENWICK.
County Judge, Johnston County.
Oklahoma
(SeaD Got
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08

constructed in accordance with the
plans and specifications on file in the
office of the city clerk Of the City Of
Ardmore.
All bids shall be submitted In sealed
envelopes and plainly marked in ink
on the outside and each bid shall be
filed on or before 4 o'clock p. N. on
the said 18th day OF December, 1916,
and shall be accompanied by a certi-
| fed check in the sum of $4,000 drawn
on some bank in the City of Ard
more. The contractor to whom the
contract for said improvements may
be awarded will be required to eX-
ecute to the City of Ardmore a con-
istruction bond conditioned according
to law for the full and faithful per-
| formance of the contract and for the
property owners interested, against
any loss or damage by reason of neg
! ligence or improper execution of the
work in a sum of 80 per cent of the
estimated cost of said Improvements.
Said contractor will also be required
| to execute an additional bond in the
sum of 80 per cent of the estimated
cost of said improvements conditioned
for period of five years from and
after the completion and acceptance Of
said work. Said bond in each instance
to be subject to the approval of the
mayor and commissioners.
The contractor to whom said work
may be awarded shall receive in pay
ment for said work, street improve
ment bonds at par, issued and secured
as provided by the laws of the state
of Oklahoma; provided, that in case
the property owners shall elect to pay
cash for said improvements, as they
may do under the laws of Oklahoma,
then and in that event, the city re-
serves the right to pay for said i'm
provements in cash or part cash and
part bonds.
All proposals for construction of said
| improvements will be considered by
the mayor and Board OF Commission.
ers of the City of Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma, at a meeting to be held at the
session chamber in said city at s
O'Clock p. m. on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1916, and the contract will
then be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder who will undertake to
perform the work, furnish materials,
execute the bonds and construct said
improvements according to the reso.
luton aforesaid, and plans and speci.
| Ifications filed in the office OF the city
clerk of the City of Ardmore, and com
ply with all otlser terms and condi.
| tions of said resolution.
The mayor aud commissioners re-.
serve the right 20 reject any and all
proposals that may be received. if fo-
any reason the same shall be unsati 8.
factory. G. II. BRUCE,
(SeaD City Clerk.
First published Nov 90, 1850 lot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08
ORDER AUTHORIZING SALE OF
OIL AND GAS MINING LEASE.

state or OklanOma, county or JOnn-
stOn, SIS. In the County Court.
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of the Estate of Simon Peter, a minor.
j. ID. Goodman, Guardian. Probate
No..
This cause coming on for hearing
on this 4th day of December, 1916,
same being a regular day Of the De-
cember, 1916, term of said court, in
and for Johnston county, upon the
petition of the guardian for leave 10
lease the land of the said ward there
in described, and hereinafter set forth,
for oil and gas mining purposes dur
ing the minority OF the said word and
so long thereafter as oil and gas Is
found in paying quantities, under the
terms and conditions Of the form of
lease prescribed by the secretary of
the interior.
And it appearing from said petition
and from the evidence that IL would
be to the manifest interest of the said
ward that said land be leased for oil
and gas mining purposes, and the pro-
ceeds therefrom be used for the sup
port, education and maintenance OF
the said ward, and the balance, If any,
be put out at interest or invested in
some security or productive stocks
as the court may hereafter determine
and order; and it further appearing
that it would be to the best interest
of the estate to sell said lease at pub
lie sale;
1t is therefore ordered. adjudged
and decreed by the court. that the said
guardian sell at public sale an oil and
gas mining lease for a term during the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08
REPORT OF SECRETARY

Washington, Dec. Public lands
in the United States are being taken
up bv homesteadcr~ in rapidly increas-
ling quantities as shown I'm the annual
report Of Secretary of the Interior
Lane made public today Twenty mil
lion acres were claimed by private
owners in the year ending with June
3d. as against seventeen millions for
each OF the preceding two years and
q still smaller average for previous
years.
or the two hundred and fifty mil.
lion acres Of public land still left in
the United States much is in the arid
region The reclamation service car
ried on construction work on twenty
four irrigation projects, completing
ten and adding 5000 farms TO terri
tory for which irrigation water is
available. Irrigation water is actu-
ally going now TO nearly 10000 farms
The report emphasizes the work OF
the Indian bureau, whose health cam
paign. it is declared, has cut the
death rate among Indians seven in
one thousand. The bureau has con
Quoted a campaign TO save Indian ba
bicS by giving Indian mothers proper
care Hospitals were constructed and
additional physicians were employed
in the health campaigns
Work in the Indian schools was re
yised to reduce the hours of academic
work and to increase the number Civ
en- to vocational training Indian
moneys carried ON deposit in state
and national banks during the year.
the report says, amounted to $22 600
coo; new regulations were made for
leasing oil lands of the Usage Nation
at high rate which, the report esti.
mates. in the first year will pay $500
acres of Indian lands were sold for
81 666, 600 and sixteen thousand acre
were purchased for landless Indians.
\ section of the report dealing with
the pension office shows 7O9,572
names on the pension rolls at the end
of the year. a decrease Of 3S.575 for
twelve months Civil war soldiers on
the rolls numbered 3G2,277 Deaths
of Civil War soldiers during the year
numbered 34252. The amount paid
for pensions for the year was $159,-
$4,000 against Sl65,51S,O0O for the
previous year
A Patent OFFICE report gives the
number of applications for patents
during the year as 10000. Forty-eight
thousand were granted.
The bureau of education report rec.
ommends formation of division Of
commercial education and division
for the education of exceptional chill
dren Investigations are urged look
ing to the education of the adult illit-
crate, and better education for the
children in the home.
Commendation is bestowed on the
work of the bureau of mines in devel-
opng methods of testing low grad
complex gold, silver, lead and zinc
ores which, it is claimed promise to
Irejuycnate mining in certain parts OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08
couob Medicine for Children.

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsyille, n. Y,
says: About five years ago when we
were living in Garbutt, n. Y, | doc
torcd two of my children suffering
from colds with Chamborlain's Cough
Remedy and found it just as repre-
sontod in every way 1t promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything |
ever used Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08

the development of Alaska, the report
says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08
Everybo dy Likes
The Chiclets Girl

The girl with the smile is the
girl who wins. Everybody
likes her. Chew Chiclets and
be a winner. These sweets
are full of smiles. White
anu cool as frost. Chiclets
charm the breath. Candy
and gum-two in one. 10
for SC. Try them once and
you'll chew them always.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-08

AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
MILITARY STYLES TAKING
THE DAY AT THE CAPITAL

ATLANTA, Ca. Dec. 30.-Atlanta
women may be violently opposed to
war, and most of them are, as a matter
Of fact like most of the women every
where, but at the same time this
doesn't prevent them from obeying the
mandate of Partisan miIliners and
dress makers when it comes to style,
and the fact that styles are tending
more and more pronouncedly to mill
tary shapes and soldierly effects does
not deter them from accepting Partisan
dictation without question or appeal.
The helmets Of the French and Brit
lsh soldiers fighting in the trenches
are reproduced in hat styles worn by
debutantes along Atlanta's Rialto, and
their boots are getting higher and
higher tin price and otherwise and
more military, while the skirts are
showing baggy sort of effect like the
long coat-tails of the French soldiers
oyercoat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
FINE SHOTS BEING
MADE BY PERsH|NG

FIELD HEADQUARTERS AAlERI-
CAN EXPEDITION III MEXICO, Dec
3O.-Extraordinary improvement in
workmanship is being noted in reports
s.eeeived in fielR headquarters. The
- res MAR llifaas 3 SOLDIERS has stead
led their ssA.a 6SFhe clear air OF
the Mexican plateau region make
sighting easy. Another factor in the
good showing is the steady drill the
men have received in fire control, new
methods of which are being tried by
the cavalry with remarkable success.
Machine gun troops also are being
drilled to use their arms to the best
advantage. Recently several COM
panies of the 10th infantry were
brought north from Ell Vale and de-
monstrations of fire control were Civ
en- for the benefit of the officers sta
toned here. The machine gun work
was under the direction of Captain F..
S. Bowen, assisted by Captain W. c..
Short.
Among the most interesting expert
ments now being conducted is that in
pistol firing by detachment of cav
airy, chosen at random. A pistol board
which is conducting the work, has
evolved unique line of targets work
ed by ropes and pulleys, which fall
fiat when the cavalry charge over
them. The attempt is being made to
evolve a system of pistol firing while
charging. At present the men are
firing directly ahead while leaning
forward in their saddles and holding
their arms just ahead to the right of
their mounts ears Excellent results,
il is sand. have already been obtained.
When ammunition arrives. another
interesting test will be made, that of
determining how effectually the pres
ent three-inch field gun will demolish
barbed wire entanglements, trenches
and bomb proofs. A line of fortiica-
lions has been constructed as nearly
like those in Europe as possible The
artillery will be allowed to work on
these under conditions that would OBJ
tain in actual war and the results of
their fire will be noted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
NOTICE.

On ana after January list. 1917, the
following scale of rates shall be charg-
ed by the Americas Public Service Co.:
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR COM
MERCIAL AND RESIDENCE LIGHT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
ENGLISH QUEEN INTERESTED
IN WELFARE OF WORKING
CLASSES OF GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON, Dec. 3O.-Queen Mary, IN
view of her interest in the question of
food supply, recently summoned Wal
ter Runciman, president of the Board
Of Trade. to an audience ar BueKing-
ham Palace. 1t is very unusual for
the queen to send for cabinet min
lister.
The conference was a long one, the
queen being particularly interested in
definite details as to how the proposed
new food regulations gould affect the
poor, especially the working women
and women belonging to the so-called
professional classes. From the very
beginning of the war, the queen has
shown particular interest in the posi-
ton of middle class women, women of
education and breeding, who have NOV
eG for years in one groove, and who
were no longer young enough to be
able to benefit by new openings when
their old occupations or incomes grad
ually became insufficient.
The subject of food economy, also,
is one that has engaged the heartiest
attention of the Queen THE Queen is
herself remarkably good house
keeper writes one of the newspapers
in commenting on the audience with
Mr.. Runciman, and if she belonged
to the middle classes she would be
extolled as a wonder among her peers.
Years ago, bfore war with Germany
was thought Of. she used to be quoted
as an example of thrifty management
and sound common sense In those
days. thrifty management and sound
common sense were neither popular
nor fashionable, and it was considered
the smart thing to be wasteful and
frivolous, and completely ignorant of
what went on in the kitchen and the
store room. Even yet, not everybody
has come around to the Queens point
of view. although they will in time,
even if they have to be forced into it,
A vast deal of unnecessary spending
still goes on, especially among the So
called smart set, which is still lunch,
ing and dining and going to the thea
ire and buying expensive furs, and go
ing in for extremes in evening dress.
Only an act of Parliament will stop
Them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
NG PURPOSES:


NERCIAL AND RESIDENCE LIGHT
ING PURPOSES:
For the first 100 XVIII lice per XVIII
For the next 10OKWH. e. SC per XVIII
For the next 100 XVIII. ... Sc per XVIII
For the next 100 XVIII. &. =. s. per XVIII
For the next 100 XVIII. :. !. &c per XVII
All over 500 XVIII ....,.5c per XVII
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR COM
MERCIAL POWER SERVICE:
For the first 100 XVIII. -. &c per XVIII
For the next 200 XVIII. -. &c per XVIII
For the next 200 XVIII. -, SC per XVIII
For the next 500 XVIII. =. 3ctS XVII
sFor the next /, 600 XVIII ..2S4er XVIII
= Al over 1000 XVIII. L 1-2c per XVIII
Minimum charge for lighting, $1.oO
per month.
Minimum charge for power, $1.OO for
ZIP. or less connected; over 2-HP.,
SOC per HIP connected.
SCHEDULE OF RATES FOR IL
ILLUMINATING AND FUEL GAS:
Per thousand cubic feet, $1.40. Min
imum charge, $10O PEI month.
A penalty of 10 per cent. Of the BILL
will be added, if not paid by the tenth
Of the following month. If not paid
by the fifteenth. service will be dis
continued, and charge Of DC made
for re-instating.
December 27th, 1916.
AMERIcUs PUBLIC SERVICE co.
2I-4t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
100000 DOGS INHABIT
THE BRITISH ISLES


| LONDON, Dec. Thousands OF
dogs are helping to keep up the high
cost of eating in this country by figur-
atively snatching from the mouths Of
humans. pound steaks, mutton chops
and other expensive things This was
brought out in parliament the other
cay hen it became known that steps
werey being ta6'pn to reduce" the D.
o0a6QOsaoess ksniphaait thS E xiSisga
Isles The result was a protest As5inl
alarmed dog-lovers and chorus of
approval by dog-haters. Newspapers
have been flooded with letters from
both sides.
The suggestion of the government to
raise the dog tax from $1.50 to $500 is
one of the proposed steps to reduce
the dogs" But it is pointed out that
the breeder and well-to-do owner will
not be deferred by an increased tax.
In favor of the dogs. it is declared, that
dogs were never more useful than to-
says he gets more requests for dogs
than in peace time-so many women
are nervous now that their husbands
are in the army and they buy dogs To
guard their homes He says that 20
forbid dogkeeping as form of waste
full extravaganza would cost more in
human happiness than it would save
III human food.
What really makes patriotic people
boil with rage ID to see fashionably
dressed women with anywhere from
two to a half dozen pampered pets.
These are the dogs accused of eating
the pound steaks.
The really best dogs, like all the
best peaple'," says the Daily Mail, 'eat
simple food. A good house dog in well
ordered household may be kept in per-
feet health at an infnitesimal cost. il
is the utterly uselss dog with no merit
but pedigree and no part in life but to
be pampered that develops fastidious
and extravaganza tastes and becomes a
nuisance at home and in the street, in
the hotels and in railway trains"
But it appears certain that whatever
other breeds may be affected by the
threatened reduction of licenses the
British bulldogs place is secure. In
defence of the bulldog it is tsated that
he is not an expensive luxury, that he
will eat almost anything and only re-
quires one good meal a day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
JAPAN'S POPULATION MI. w
N SAME FOR PAST FOUR MI

TOXIC, Dec. 3O.-A total es-
population of 77,2S9.596 in n,
Korea and Fromosa and the J,
half of saghalien island, is anil
officially.
This shows an increase of 7
over the estimate year agt--
Increase for the last year f
proper was Sst,343, or an ave 4
cerase per 100 inhabitants of
cent, the same percentage of
which has prevailed for the -
years,
The population of Korea
leaped from 16.S04,O13 to ~
an increase Of 1881 or Az Qf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
GERMANS ORGANIZE FOR
EVERY POSSIBLE PURPOSE

/, BERLIN, Dec. 3O.-The impulse of
MI " ghs to organize for every
possN %Purpose and hold national
gath in, ~ has~cft been checked by
the waFY .fother day little national
coazssn4gn was held at Lauterberg, a
--emmer resort in the Harz Mountains,
the like of which has never been heard
of in any other country. 1t was a
"View-of-life Convention" Every Ger
man who makes any intellectual pre-
tensions at all feels that he must have
his MISUNDERSTANDING. or view of life,
his theory as to the government of the
Universe and mans place in it. Act
ing in this spirit small coterie Of
professors decided to hold this unique
convention and read papers on the diff
ferent aspects of the philosophy OF
life Papers were read on "The Prin-
cipal Views of Life in the Leading Civ
ilized Nations and Germany's Cultural
Mission, and The Views of Life of
our Classical Writer'S One hundred
and fifty persons from all parts of the
Empire were present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31

While the children are home for the
holidays, let us make a group picture
of the family circle, either in the
home or in the studio.
The cost is small compared with the
pleasure it will give.
Make your appointment today.
The MCKlDisiry Studio
Phone 62I
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
MUSEUM GETTING MOT pES
GREAT GERMAN co nuANDERS

LEIPZIG, Dec 8O-ahe Leipzig
Museum is completing a Election Of
NOTICES of the great Gee ian COM
mdnders, which is to les published
shortly.
General Won Stein, the a,w Prussian
Minister of War. gives his motto:
1T is more important IL j all else to
bear quietly, to act in fence, and to
help unselfishly" vi
Admiral Scheer, con- ander of the
High Seas Fleet, says: The war aim
of the German fleet is ae freedom OF
tie seas" a
Prince Henry of ussia, wrote
For the right people the right time
the right man in the IS S.quarrel."
General Won Woyrst. i vs. Ger
many invincible-that ~ faith, firm
as a rock" n
Won Kissing, Mackenser~- D Beseler
and many others quote < ipture to
the effect that they trust God
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
NEGRO WOMEN NRANGLING
OVER CORPSE AT ATLANTi

r tsaesy
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec Solom6hS s
famous problem of the two mothers
claiming the same child was simple
matter, compared to the brain-racking
puzzle which confronts the manage
ment of Grady hospital in this cit,
What they want to know is whether 2 e
first wife of A. B. Booker negro a 40
died in the hospital, is entitled t. ais
mortal remains, or whether they ST ald
lie placed in the hands of his 81 ond
wife. Both of them claim the rig t to
bury him and collect the ms Ance
money, and both of them have r. aimed
the services of negro UNDERTAKES to
prepare the cropse for burial. Mean
while the hospital managemey, who
are not in the least concern Ii about
the matter, except to avoid trouble
some wrangle with the disabling wo-
men are in quandary as (which of
them is really entitled to pc jorm the
post norton honors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
CITY OF TOXIC OFFERS
BONDS TO AMOUNT S5,OOO,O00

TOXIC, Dec. 30.-The city of Toxic
has offered for public subscription
bonds to the amount of 100000 yen
or $5,o0O,O0O to be used in the develop
ment of electrical enterprises.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31

Tommy-Say! These oysters are
very small!
Oysterman-Yes sir.
Tcmmy-And they don't appear to
be very fresh!
DISCRIMINATORY they're so small,
then, amt it, sir?-London opinion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-31
COPENHAGEN OPENS HER
FIRST JEWISH CLUB

COPENHAGEN, Dec 30-The first
Jewish club in Copenhagen was open
ed recently with an address by the
American Minister, Dr. Maurice Fran
els Egan. The club is composed OF
young Jews and DR. Egan in the open
ing address spoke of the future for
voung Jews in the United States