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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-10

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u ls further ordered that notice o..
the sale o. said oil and gas mining
lease shall b. given Uy the said guard.
ian b. posting in the three most pub
lie places In said county tOr i've days.
and b. publication in The Daily
ArdmOrs.te Of ArdmOre. Oklahoma
one publication, for period Of ; dsEs
mex preceding the date o. sale %
said OH and gas mining lease
!. !s further ordered that said sale
shall BE- for a cash bonus Of not less
than Sl.10 per acre. and a royalty OF
not Jess than One-eightl o. al oil pro
dIced and saved from the premises.
and that said lease shall contain the
usual terms and conditions prescri5-
ed IN the form Ot lease approved By
the secretary Of the interior; and tha,
said guardian Is hereby ordered and
20 sell a lease covering aid
lands a. public sale on the most ad-
yantageOus terms for a period during
the minority Of said ward. and 30
mucI longer thereafter a. Oi. and ga
Is found in paying quantities, and il
Is further ordered that said guardian
receive bids and offers on said lease
from whOmsOeyer may approach and
Jiter 70 buy the same; and that re
turn and report thereof be made 10
This court.
CHAS. :. FENWICK.
County Judge, Johnston County. |
Oklahoma.
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ORDER AUTHORIZING SALE OF
OIL AND GAS MINING LEASE.

State of Oklahoma, County OF John
s,on. SIS. In the County Court
Do the Matter of the Guardianship
of the Estate of Simon Peter. a minor.
j. D. 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 to
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 Il appearing from said petition
and from the evidence that IL would
be 10 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. II any.
he put out az interest or invested in
some security or productive stocks
as the court may hereafter determine
and order: and IL further appearing
that % would be 20 the best interest
nf the estate to sell said lease a. pub
tic sale;
II 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, 1916-12-10

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series the right 10 pay for said i'm
proyemeuts In cash or part cash and
par- bonds.
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will De Considered By
the mayor and Board Of COmmission-
ers Of the City 0, Ar5mo-e. Ok-aho-
ma, q. q meeting % be held at ths'
session chamber il said city al
O'Clock ?. VI. On the 18th day Of De-
cember. 1916, and the contract will
then be awarded % the lowest and
best bidder who Will undertake 10
perform the work furnish materials.
execute the bonds al1 c0nstruc, said
improvements according 20 the resO-
luton Aforesaid. and plans and speci
1cstiols filed 10 the 0tdce o. tie city
clerk ot the City o. Ardmore. and com .
ply with all other terms and co1d.- .
lions Of said resolution.
The mayor ana commissioners re- |
ierye the right 10 reiec, any and al .
proposal that may be received, If fo. |
my reason the same shall be ugsa:ii-I !
actory. G. II BRUCE.
fSealJ City Clerk.
First published Nov %. IsIG.J lot
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EOTlCE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice b. hereby given that In pgr
,lance D, "a resolution adopted Dy the
Board of CDmmlssi0uers and approved
b. the mayor ot the CITY Of Ardmore.
OklahDma. On the 2Znd day Of Soyem
Der. 1916. proposals. vii be- received
~ he office o. the city clerk Of the
City Of Ardmore. until ( O'Clock ?. 10.
on the iZ'h day Of December. 1916.
for furnishing the materials and per.
forming the work necessary 20 I'm.
prove the following streets and por.
tions thereof Ia the city Of Ardmore
IN the manner and subject 10 tho con.
anioDs following toalt.
That portion Of Third avenue. south
west. from the west line Of -" street
10 the cas-, line Of "C' street, including
alley crossings.
Said street shall consist Of bitumi.
nous macadam and constructing con
crete curbs and cutters, and shall be
e feet vide from outer line 10 outer
line Of curb Of which 10 feet shall
consist Of bitumlnous nacadam
driveway with p concrete gutter q
inches wide AID a concrete curb 6
inches thick on either side thereof
Said bituminous macadam shall be
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us1i for sai1 work. street improve
ms1, bonds a par. Issued and secured
a. yrog.ted b. the .aEs o. the state
D' Oklahoma, provided. that In case
me property owners shall eiec, 70 par
cash for said Improvements. a. they
may DO under the laws Of Oklahoma.
then and 10 that event, the city re.
.eryes the right 10 pay for said i'm.
p-ogements In cash or part cash and
parr bonds
All proposals. for construction o: said
Improvements WlI be considered By
the mayor and Board OF Commission.
ers o. the City Of Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma. a, a meeting 70 be held at the
session chamber IN said city at
O'Clock ?. N. on the 18th day Of De
cember. 1916. and the contract will
then be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder who will undertake 70
perform the work, furnish materials .
execute the bonds and construct said .
improvements according 70 the res6. .
luton Aforesaid, and plans and gpeci. .
hca'ions filed In the office Of the city .
clerk Of the City Of Ardmore, and com
ply with all otser terms and coudi.
tions Of said resolution.
The mayor aud commissioners r.
serve the right 10 reject any and an .
that may be received. II 70 .
any reason the same shall be unsati,. I
factory G. II BRUCE.
(SeaD City Clerk.
FRS, published Nov. %. 1850 lot
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notice Of Application ror Parole.

I George, F. Keller, will on the goth
day Of December, 1916, make applica
tion to the governor Of the State Of
Oklahoma for parole on the grounds
that have been sufficiently punished.
Witness NY hand this the 20th day
Of November, 1916.
20-lm GEO F. KELLER.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-10
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold. nm unsuccessful
holds w Andrew Galbrnlth. president u
the Bayou State Securities. I'm the prcs,-
dent's private office and escapes with 500
go Ia cash. He goes aboard the Belle
Julie as a deckhaud. Charlotte Farnham
OF Wnhaska. MINI. who had seen him
rash Galbraith's check In The bank. rec
hgntzes him and sends "a letter OF be-
trayal to GRlbralth anonymously. Girls
void II arrested In 81. Louis, but escapes
from his cpptors. lie decides ON Wa.
haska, MINI. as n hiding place. and
takes the train lie falls M on the sleeper
and II cared Tor and taken TO her home In
Wahaska by Margcry Gricrsuu. daughter
OF Wahuska Margcry hnds the stolen
money In Griswo!d's suitcase. Brontn,
detective, takes the trail. Margery asks
her father 20 get Edward RRymcr into
financial hot water and then help him out
OF H. Griswold RECEIVERS 90 IND the stolen
money gone. lie forms a friendship with
Raymer. the iron manufactured. Bruttin
comes TO Wahnska In search ~ the WON.
an who wrote the anonymous letter 10
ualbralth. Margcry takes Gr'eWull 90
the safety deposit vault an i|rns u"
stolen money over 20 Kim. O. f.uttc hlung
put Brofin and Margery beg a To- watch
him. Griswold puts his mcu.r IN Ray.
book. Griswold II not sure that Charlotte
Aas not recognized I'm. He uses Mar
gerry and Charlotte as models for the
characters In his book and reads tho
manuscripts 10 them. Broffin spies on
Mnrgery. who throws him or the scent
void save Galhraith from drowning and
az he recovers consciousness the banker
recognizes Griswold The men at Ray
mer's iron works strike.
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DRAW MOISTURE FROM WATCH
TlmepIeee 10 Not Necessarily Ruined
u Unfortunately II Has Been
W~ater.Soaked.

What to do with n w~ater-soaked
watch ia often a problem when n Is
caught IN the wilderness, or In a com.
munitv where no Ieweler Is TO be
found. Lack OF knowing what steps
TO take often results In much expense.
II not in the utter ruin OF the watch.
Watches made with both q screw
face and screw back may be dried
easily by removing the front and back.
emptying the watch OF as much water
as will run out. reversing the crystal.
screwing II on the back OF the watch.
and then laying II where the sun viii
have a chance TO reflect through the
crystal.
The heat OF the sun on the crystal
will draw the moisture from the works
In fifteen or twenty minutes. says the
Technical World. II water still re-
mains in the works. the crystal may
be- unscrewed, wiped and replaced.
and the process repeated.
After the sun falls to draw any
max OF the water out OF the glass II
is safe TO conclude that there Ia no
more In the works. and the oil ortgi-
nally on them. warmed by the sun.
lubricates the parts.
There should be no more trouble
with the watch. although It Ia advis'
able to have II examined by a jeweler
at the earliest opportunity.
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shaking II down ma you used TO shake
again the indomitable will got the bet
ter OF the seething passions. Wen let
the bygones go. aud come down To the
present. What II some OF the things
you are doing here aud u would get
into print"
For instnncc2" he suggested. when
she paused.
The daughter who had asked for
bread and had been given n stone put
her face In her hands and moved to.
ward the door. Hut ut the last moment
she turned nguin like u Hpitcful little
tigor-cat nj bay.
You think | can't prove u? That
is where you fall down | can convince
people II choose to try. And
that isn't all. | can tell them how you
have planned to sell MIR. Galbrnith n
tract of virgin pine that has been
cullcd over for the best timber at
least three times IN the past ave
years."
Jasper Gricrson started from his
cha aud made n quick clutch into
smoky space. "Madge-you little
devil" he grittcd.
But the grnsping hands closed upon
nothing and the sound OF the closing
door was his only answer.
when she had unhitched the little
Morgan and had driven away from the
bank. Miss Grierson drove quickly to
the Wlnnebago house and drew up at
the carriage step. A bell boy ran out
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-10
CHAPTER XIV.
Gates Of Brass.

II was nm hour beyond the normal
quitting time on the day OF ultlmatums
and counterthreatenings. the small Of.
fee force had gone home, and the
night squad OF deputies had come 10
relieve the day guard. Griswold closed
the spare desk In the managers room
and twirled his chair TO face Raymer.
I'VE may as well 20 and get ome
thing to eat" he suggested. There
will be nothing doing tonight"
Raymer began to put his desk in or
der.
mo. not tonight. The trouble will
begin when We try TO start up with a
new force. Call II a weakness II you
like. but | dread II. Kenneth"
Griswold's smile was a mere bar.
Ing OF the teeth. That's all right. Ned;
you do the %dreading and III do the
fighting" he said: adding: What
we've had today has merely whetted
my appetite"
The man of peace shook his head
deiectedly.
Il can't understand IT," he protested.
up to last night ! was calling you q
benevolent socialist. and my only fear
was that you might some time want
20 %reorganize things and turn the plant
into a little section OF Utopia. Now you
are ou~t.heroding Herod OF the other
side"
Griswold got up and crushed his soft
hat upon his head.
only fools and dead folk are denied
the privilege OF changing their minds"
he returned. Let's 60 up to the Win.
nebago and feed"
The dinner to which they sat down
n little later was a small feast OF 81.
lence. Though he had not betrayed II,
Griswold was fercely impatient to get
away to Margery.
Twice. on his way 20 her after leav.
Ing Raymer. he fancied he was fol.
lowed. and twice he stepped behind
the nearest shade.tree and frightened
his grip upon the thing in his right.
hand pocket. But both times the rear.
ward sidewalk showed itself empty
Since false alarms may have, for the
moment. all the shock OF the real. he
found that his hands were trembling
when he came to unlatch the Griersop
! gate, and It made him vindictively
self.scornful. Also. It gave him o
momentary glimpse into another and
hitherto unmeasured depth In the val
ley OF stumblings. In the passing OF
the glimpse he was made to realize
that It is the coward who kills: and
kills because he is a coward.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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pered the remainder Of his insti ~
tions. When she had finished he
looked up and wngged his head appre.
hendingly
Yes; | see what you mean-and IT'S
none o. my business what you mean u
for" he answered. "Ill get the evil
dcnce. II there In any"
1T must be like the other; in black
and white" che stipulated, And you
needn't say 1t' Look for n rod.faced
man with stir mustaches and a big
make. believe diamond IN his shirt.
front. and make him tell you"
Miss Griorson was opening her
purse and she passed a yellow.backed
bAnknotc To- her newest confederate.
Your retainer" she explained.
Nrofln's grin this time was wholly
OF appreciation
You're the right kind-the kind
that leads trumps all the whilo. Miss
Gricrson." he told her. Then he did
the manly thing "lll 20 into this. Just
~ you say what7 But It's only fair
To warn YOU that It may turn up some
things thatll fea2e you. You know
that old sayin' about sleepin' dogsT"
Miss Grierson was gathering the
reins ove the little Morgan's back and
her black eyes snapped.
This Is one time when We are so.
ing to kick the dogs and make them
wake up" she returned. "Good.by.
Mr.. Brofiin."
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CHAPTER xxIn.
Narrowing Walls.

Griswold joined the conference with
Raymer and the shop bosses in the
Offices Of the plant the following morn.
ing. Having slept upon the quarrel,
Raymer was on the conciliatory hand,
and four Of the tive department fore.
men were with him, The prompt clos.
ing Of the shops had had It's effect,
and a deputation OF the older work.
men anne to plead for arbitration and
a peaceful settlement of the trouble
But Griswold fought It and finally car.
ried his point. mo compromise" was
the answer sent back to the locked
out workmen. and with II went the
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to the wheel OF the phaeton. Two min
rtes after the boys disappearance,
Brofiln came out and touched his hat
TO the trim little person in the basket
seat.
You are Mr.. Matthew Brofin OF the
Colburne Detective agency. are you
not?" she asked, sweetly.
Brofin took the privilege Of the &C.
cused and lied promptly.
Not that anybody ever heard OF, !
reckon" he denied. matching the smile
In the inquiring eyes.
She laughed softly. You see. II re-
solves itself into a question OF veracity
between you and Mr.. Andrew Gal.
braith. You say you are not, and he
says you are. Which am | to believer"
Brofiin did some pretty swift think.
Ing. There had been times when he
had fancied that Miss Grierson. rather
than Miss Farnham. might be the key
to his problem. There was one chance
In a thousand that she might inadvert.
emily put the key into his hands II he
should play his cards skillfully. and he
took the chance.
You can call II n mistake OF mine.
II you like" he yielded; and she
nodded brightly.
THAT Is better; now we can go on
comfortably. Are you too busy to
take a little commission from me?"
Maybe not. What is III" lie was
looking for n trap. and would not com.
init himself too broadly.
There are two things that ! wish to
know definitely. OF course. you have
heard about the accident on the lake?
Mr.. Galbraith Is at u house, and he
Is very ill-out OF his head most OF the
time. He is continually trying TO tell
someone whom he calls 'MacFarland'
10 be careful. DO you know anyone OF
that name?"
Again Bromn thought quickly. II he
should tell the plain truth. .
! Tell me one thing, Miss Grierson." he
, said bluntly. Am ! doin' business
with you. or with your father?"
"Most emphatically, with me, MIR.
! Brofin."
All TlRnl' tNtIStnlnB kOth' tHeu'
| Mr.. Galbraith has been hgurin' on buy.
ing some pine lands up north, and he
has sent MacFarland up to Duluth TO
verify the boundary records on the
county survey"
Il thought So" she affirmed. And
then: THE records are all right, Mr..
Brolnn; but the lands which MIR. Mac.
Farland will be shown will not be the
lands which MIR. Galbraith is talking
OF buying, want evidence OF this
In black and white, Can you telegraph
TO someone in DULUTH"
Bronin permitted himself a small
| sigh Of relief. lie thought he had seen
the trap; that she was going TO try to
get him away from Wahaska.
II can do better than that" he of.
fered. Il can send a man from ST.
Paul: a good safe man who will do
Just what he Is told TO do-and keep
his mouth shut"
She nodded ~approvingly,
DO Il; and tell your messenger that
time Is precious and expense doesn't
count. That Is thu first half OF your
commission. Come a little closer and
III tell you the second half"
Broiiin bent his head and she whis-
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kultur That Counts.

Captain Muller OF the Hawaiian
landwehr, desired TO have a fireplace
built In his commodious underground
quarters In the second line trenches,
Sergeant" said he, fetch me a
couple OF men who can do the Job,
| don't want any OF your volunteer pro-
fessors and doctors, but handy fellows
-bricklayers or that sort OF thing
New York Evening Post.
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yc what honest workin'men has got to
come To, these days. Didn't Sc see
him sittIn' there on that caotin'? m
bosses put him there 10 keC tricks on
!e. II ye have the nerve OF "A bunch
Of hoboes, yen watch yer chances and
step on him like a cockroach. He's u
Pinkerton!"
Wahaska was duly thrilled and OK.
cited when, on the day following the
storm and s%hipwreCk, II found itself
the scene Of AN angry conflict between
capital and labor. II was a crude sur.
Prise, both to the West side and 10
Pottery Flat" TO find the new book.
writing partner not only taking an ac.
tive part In the tight. but apparently
directing the capitalistic hostilities
with a high hand. Al half.past four IL
was whispered about that war had
been declared. Raymer and Griswold
were telegraphing for strike. breakers;
and the men were swearing that the
! plant would be picketed and that scabs