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Sharp County record., 1916-03-17
A Few Descendants

Mrs, Jane Nichols of Franklin
county, has seven children, all Of
whom are living The oldest Is
6S years of oge and the youngest 40,
Mrs, Nichols has So grandchildren,
l34 ereOt.erandchiIdren and II
great-ereat.g grandchildren, Mrs,
Nichols, who will be "a years of oee
next month"; has been married three
times
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17

Last week in the newspapers Oh
tbe district Congressman Oldtleld'
in making a falterine denial of the
CHARGE of cotton gambling made
AGAINST him, said The Sharp Coun-
tv Record is a fit vehicle for such
SANDER"
Mr. Oldfeld makes this statement
in the face of the fact that the
Record is the only paper in the dis
trict that has offered him space,
free of charge, to deny the charge
and promised to publicly apologize
to him and to his friends if the
charge were not fastened upon him.
Mr. Oldfeld ignores this invitation
from the Record and then calls the
paper a slanderer. We suggest that
if any newspaper or any person
ISLANDERS Mr.. Oldfeld he ought to
know the proper steps to take,
since he has license to practice law,
and if the published charges made
against him are not true we want
to add now that he is being very
badly used and those who make
the charges richly deserve the Sc
verest condemnation from the pub
lie.
When Congressman Oldfeld says
the Record is a slanderer we put
the life of the paper against his
word, and know that he will stand
convicted.
Below we submit an article from
C. E. Kay. Who is C. E, Kay? He
is a member OF one OF the Oldest
families of Fulton county, has serv-
ed as clerk and held other public
positions in that county, and for a
time was private secretary to Cong
ressman Oldfeld. He now has a
position in the United States Pat
ent Office. AS a reader of many
newspapers for twenty years, we
have never read a bolder or more
direct challenge issued from one
man to another. This article
speaks for itself. Comment from
us is unnecessary. The matter is
up to Mr., 0ldfeld. Here is MIR.
Kay's challenge:
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17
Challenge To 0ldfieId
Washington, D. G., March 5, 1916.
Mr.. W. A. 0ldfeld,
Washington, D. C.

NoSN'' - ~
Sir;--When reached my home
from the Patent Office tonight,
picked up a copy of the Newport
Independent of March Sd, and could
hardly believe my eyes when saw
an article appearing therein written
and signed by you containing three
bare-faced, ball-topped, point-blank,
unqualified lies, manufactured by
you for the sole purpose of further
deceivins the people of the Second
Congressional Distric! of Arkansas
into supporting you again for Con-
gress,
! could never make myself believe
that | had q drop Of pure Southern
blood in my veins, II ] allowed my
people to be thus insulted by you
without protest.
hereby challenge you to return
with me to your people and defend
yourself against the proof that
shall produce to you and to the
people who elected you, that the
statements you have caused to be
published in the paper mentioned,
that you have never gambled
IN cotton futures through the firm
OF N L. Carpenter T. Co., Is a lie,
You know you have wilfully pub.
llShed a lie, seeking to mislead your
people into believing that you are
not guilty of gambling In cotton
futures and betrayine their conf
denee In this respect
repeat my challenge to you, to
meet me either in Mammoth Spring
OF Batesville, either Monday night,
tuesday night, or Wednesday night
ol next week, and defend your state
lnent Of this lie, or publicly acEnow-
'edge that the conclusive proof
whlch shall produce to the people
Is more than you dare face.
Also at the same time and place,
challenge you to defend the lie
you have published In the same
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17

Pitman was fined in the court of a
justice of the peace, the charge be-
ing that Pitmsn had wilfully felled
a tree across telephone line and
obstructed the service
One of our most promising can
didates is laid up for repairs. After
he decided to run for office he i'm
proved in behavior so much that
his own dog didn't know him and
nearly chewed his running legs off.
Salem Sun,
When Tom Campbell, candidate
for congress, spoke at Walnut Ridge
last week a trainload of his RAN
dolph county friends accompanied
him to that place. The coach was
decorated with banners reading
For Our Tom.
Mrs. H. A. Patillo, postmiStress at
Mountain Home, bought So Leg
horn hens from a farmer recently
and put them in her henhouse.
Next day when she went to the
henhouse she found that the hens
had laid 43 eggs.
j. W. Bowden, a farmer of Diaz,
was seriously injured last week
when the horse he was riding be-
came frightened and threw him to
the ground. Mr.. Bowden fell in
mud hole and his horse kicked him,
fracturing the skull. lie will re-
cover.
AT a charivari party at Dalton,
Randolph county, one night last
week Sular Boiling shot and wound
ed Wesley Jones, another young
man of that neighborhood. Boiling
says the shooting was accidental,
but he has been held to an exam
lining trial
The Elgin correspondent Of the
Newport Independent says we
notice that the union church has
dissolved partnership with all
preachers, and will be converted
into a hay barn or dwelling house,
having been fenced up The union
church is two years DID,"
Congressman W. A. Oldfield last
week appointed Carroll McCarroll
of Walnut Ridge as his private sec
retary. Some time ago Mr.. Oldfeld
recommended Mr.. McCarroll for
postmaster at Walnut Ridge, but
the United States senate refused to
confirm the nomination.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17
Droof Is Offered For The Asking

column of the same paper denying
that another member of Congress
delivered to you, in currency, Five
Thousand Dollars, in two Install
ments, for the purpose of taking
care of cotton futures contracts
pending on the New York Cotton
Exchange, of Pells Brokerage House,
in New York, and your hurried
flight to New York.
shall produce the name of the
Congressman who gave you this
money, and will show by proof
which will astound the people, your
movements after receiving this
money, and your statements about
it while it was in your possession
before you left Washington for New
York.
Also at the same time and place
| challenge you to defend the lie,
that you knew was lie when you
published it, that the copies of your
cotton gambling accounts are fore-
cries and that you know nothing
about them.
This cunning lie, with others, you
will be forced to admit is some
thing you failed to put over on the
people this time.
Your whole transactions with
Carpenter, Baggot & Co., later N. L.
Carpenter g. Co, will be barred to
the people, and your published lies
will avail you little in the face of
proof to the contrary.
Now, don't claim that you have
to stay here in Congress. Other
members are at home in their cam
paigns. You have been absent
from the House for days at time,
under conditions which might in
terest the people to know about,
and the House never missed you.
You have not spoken three hund-
red words on the floor of the House
in the whole seven years you haze
been in Congress, and | will prove
this, too, when you face the people
with me-
Now, since you have allowed GER
tain circumstances to keep you
away from the House, and while
you were at the time here in Wash
ineton, certainly you can 60 home
with me for few days and defend
your character nd reputation,
which are being and will be further
assailed, to the enlightment of the
people. Come with me and receive
a genuine introduction to the people
whom you claim to represent, a
formality which is long overdue,
And we will tell the people all
about that deal you tried to pull off
when you attempted to sell out to
Geo. W. Ogilvie of New York certain
important copyright legislation pend
ing before your committee last
Congress, and we will show them
the proof on this, too,
| owe it to the people of Arkan-
sas, who have honored me on more
than one occasion with their conf
dence and support, to resent these
insults you have published and cir
culated among them, with the
avowed purpose of deceivine them,
and dare you to meet me at either
of the places named herein on either
of the dates stated, and present
yourself to ask their suffrage.
dedicate this challenge to the
honor and intelligence of the people
Of the Second Congressional District
Of Arkansas
c. Z, KAY.
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17

The primary election Is only o
few days away, We wonder how
many voters could name the county
ticketY
Sharp County record., 1916-03-17
New Goods
For EVERYBODY
~---------- -----@

We take this means of
asking the public to come
in and inspect our line of
general merchandise. We
are now showing some es-
pecially attractive spring
dress goods and hats for
our lady friends. In fact,
we have a complete, up
to-date stock 0 f goods,
which we are selling at a
small margin of profit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
TALKS ON BANKING.
How the Savings Bank Helps

The savings bank has been likened
to a reservoir into which flow the
little streams to be assembled into
one mass, out of which flows the
larger stream, powerful because of
its volume. The savings bank be.
slows its greatest benefits upon the
reservoir process. Scattered dollars
are impotent dollars. Assembled dol
lars are powerful dollars. A thousand
dollars divided among a thousand diff
ferent men are of little consequence
to the possessor or to the body as
a whole, but when the thousand dol
lars are the property of one inGiyid-
ual they becme of vastly more power
than the sum total of the individual
units. The congregated funds moves
in one direction, and has common
aim, whereas the scattered dollars
all have different ends and aims.
The beneficial work of the savings
bank can be seen by simple illus
tration, drawn from actual fact and
in process in savings banks every day
Let us assume that hundred pee
pie have deposited ten dollars each
in savings bank, thereby making
fund of a thousand dollars under
the control of the banker. One of
the members of the group wishes to
erect a house, having the land paid
for. He applies to the bank for a
loan OF a thousand dollars, and is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
A Bio Contest.

Ardmore Council No. 12i7 of the
Knights and Ladies of Security has
inaugurated big blue and red con
test for 80 days to increase its mem
bership.
David Martin of Hennessy, Okla,
district deputy, Is here managing the
contest.
The Council will give a social next
Friday night, October IS. All the
members are invited and each men,
Der is allowed to bring two or three
prospective members. An increase of
at least fifty members is expected.
At the present time the membership
is a.
Th knights and Ladies' Of Security
have a total membership Of 175,OOO
people. It is one of the best and
most popular orders in the United
States and is growing very rapidly.
The local captains are Mrs. Mary
Scott and ]. T. Staples.
Call them up and give them your
application or call David Martin at
the New Leon Hotel. s.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
PLANS ASKED FOR.
Notice.

Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that the
Mayor and Commissioners of the City
of ArdmOre will receive and consider
plans and specifications for the con-
struction of a Convention Hall to be
located in the City of Ardmore, Okla
homa and to be owned and controlled
exclusively by said city.
All persons desiring to submit
plans and specifications for the con-
sideration of the mayor and commits
/ sioners are notified that the same
must be on file In the office of the
City Clerk of the City Of Ardmore
not later than the lst day of Novem-
Der, 1916 The cost of the building
and equipment complete shall not ex.
ceed the sum of S50,O0O00
1t IS distinctly understood that no
consideration will be paid for any
plans and specifications not adopted
and approved by the board of Com
missioners and said board receives the
right to reject any and all plans and
specifications that may be submitted
II any of said plans and specifications
shall be adopted and approved by the
board, proposition for the use of such
plans and specifications viii be submit
ted to the architect furnishing the
same.
Given under my hand this 4th day
of October, 1916
g. H. BRUCE, City Clerk. |
(SeaD 6-5t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

lgranted the use of the money de,
posted by the other members OF the
group. The carpenters. masons,
plumbers, painters etc, are employed
ard the fund begins 10 dc its work
Each workman depends for his pay
upon the savings bank. which will
make advances from time 20 time rs
the work progresses. Not alone me
men who are directly employed, but
| the material dealer who furnish es
the brick, stone and mortar the lum.
herman and the iron worker-wher-
ever material is produced or manu-.
factured the stimulus Of this operG-
ton is felt,
The bulk of the money goes 90 la
Dor, to be spent for food, clothing,
shelter and anusement, and all the
industries that cater to the wants of
man feel the benefits. II passes from
hand TO hand. down through the
courses of society until eventually II
finds its way back into some bank for
a similar operation.
When a school district issues a
block of bonds to build new school
house, city for street pavements,
sewers, water. parks, etc, the same
results follow-labor gets the benefit.
And from the portion that is not used
for immediate satisfaction of the
wants of mon, a portion finds its way
back into the bank to be united with
other thrift dollars to benefit the
masses.
When it is remembered that sim
gle savings bank in New York has on
its books today over seven thousand
open mortgage loans, representing
forty million dollars thus placed in
circulation. the far reaching effects
of the savings bank will become
manifest.
We might well claim the savings
bank to be a builder of cities, for it
Has lbI Il ttulul U'tll dSStlllbllh
money from the many to lend to the
few, to be passed out again through
the pay envelope for the benefit of
the many.
Every time you enter a well-kept
home, cross a well paved street, walk
in the park, draw a cup of water,
send your children to school-yea,
it may be tear open your pay enyel-
ope-you may owe debt of gratitude
to some savings bank for furnishing
the money that made all these things
possible. You can best pay your debt
by joining "the army of the content
ed" who use the savings bank as
the reservoir to store their savings,
to be passed out again with the saw
ings of others for the benefit of man
kind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

| CHOTHouo LOSS OF OtOCk Dy FtNtT.
Oklahoma City, Oct THE an
nual loss of horses in this country
from influenza, or shipping fever. is
in the neighborhood Of $4,000, 900,
according to a statement made this
morning by DR.. II. w. Hawley, in
spector for the department of agri-
culture at Washington, who was in
consultation with DR.. .. L. hlnck-
ley. state veterinarian.
IT. Hawley said that in some of
the eastern states from 50 to 20 per
cent of the horses and iaule5 pur-
chased by dealers in rural distri7ts
and handled through western and
central western markets come down
with the disease en- route Or within
a few days after arrival, and tie loss
from this in some shipmen,s Is as
high as % per cent. He was i'll
formed by Dr. HiDci-ley that from
the latter's observation the death
rate in the last year among horses
and mules shipped out of Oklahoma
for war purposes was from Is to
20 per cent.
The death rate among horses and
mules from this disease represents
such a great financial loss to deal
ers that the government is investi-
eating the situation with view to
organizing cooperative campaign
in all the states for its eradication,
somewhat similar to its work in the
southern states for the eradication of
the Texas fever tick.
DR. Hawley said that in one market
alone, Chicago. the financial loss in
one year from this disease amounted
to more than s3,OOO,OOO. The results
obtained from Quarantining, cleaning
and disinfecting in connection with
the foot and mouth disease eradicl-
tion work were valuable demonst-a-
tions of what can be accomplished d |
through these means.
DR. Hinckley suggested that in |
view Of the seeming failure Of serum
treatments applied at the leading |
market centers sanitation work should |
be taken up at points of origin. which |
view was heartily coiHcilod with by |
Dr. Hawley.
Kentucky already has taken action, |
having quarantined by pro,'amation
against all horses coming IN from 81
Louis and the national stock yards 4!
unless the animals have been in
spected and the shipments made in
dlsinfected cars approved by the bu-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
Ardmore, Sunday, October s, 1916.

heads of the crowd, bore inscriptions
antagonistic to the visitors candi-
date. One banner said: "No working
woman need apply on the Hughes mil
licnaire special" Another read:
I'VE want Wilson and the eight-hour
day" Still another read: "Welfare
work won't do; we want Wilson and
industrial democracy"
The Anthony amendment is not in
the republican platform" another
read. Wilson voted for suffrage; ;
Hughes did not"
Women Smile and Pass On.
The Hughes women stopped for a
moment, read the banners, smiled and
passed on to waiting automobiles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. -
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter.
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 20 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

If your child starts in its sleep,
grinds its teeth while sleeping, picks
at the nose, has a bad breath, tickle
appetite. pale complexion, and dark
rings under the eyes; it has worms;
and as long as they remain in the in
testines, that child will be Ackly.
WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE
clears out the worms, strengthens the
stomach and bowels and puts the little
one on the road to health and cheer
fulness. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by
Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
Consultation DuIIs Your Brain

That dull, listless. oppressed feel
ing is due to impurities in your sys-
TEN, sluggish liver, clogged intes-
tines. DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
prompt relief. A mild, easy, non-grip-
ing towel movement will tone up
your system and help to clear your
muddy, pimply complexion. Get a
bottle of Dr. Kings New Life Pills
today at your Druggist, 25c. A dose
tonight will make you cheerful at
breakfast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
WILSON WOMEN
MEET HUGHES
WOMEN s TRAIN
MAKE A BIG DEMONSTRATION
WITH BANNERS WHEN TRAIN
ARRIVES AT CHICAGO.

Chicago, Oct. When members of
the Hughes women campaign party,
which is touring the country on a
special train, stepped off from their
train here today they We're unexpec-
tedly confronted by representatives of
the working women's independent
Wilson league, who, having pushed
themselves in front of the receiving
!. line, unfurled large banners directly
NEoss the path of the Hughes cam
paigners.
Inscriptions on Banners.
The banners, lifted high above the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

reau. 1t Is believed that other states
will take proper action to assist in
controlling the disease, and the Wash
ington bureau is arranging to CO.
operate with them to the fullest eX-
tent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

duty in the face of ingratitude and
ungenerous criticism"
Il ought to have. ! once cooked
for a camping party."-Washingt
Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08

Have YOU the frmness that en-
ables you TO go on and do your
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-08
The Depositors of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Ardmore

The
First National be S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-02
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
OPEN TO ADULTS
Many Ministers Announce Ser
vices to All Over Is
Years

Only few of the Sunday schools in
the city will be closed in all depart
ments again tomorrow on account of
the infantile paralysis quarantine, as a
large number of the school superinten-
dents have sent out notices that all
classes for members over 16 years of
age will be held as usual.
Among the Sunday schools that will
open senior departments are the follow
ing: Holy Communion, St Matthews,
Bethlehem and Memorial Lutheran;
State Street. Otterbein United Breth-
rem; Harris Street and Park Street
United Evangelical; Market Square
and Pine Street Presbyterian; Fourth
Street Green Street and Penbrook
Church of God; st. Johns and Fourth
Reformed; Fifth Street. stevens Me-
mortal, st. Paul's, Epworth Methodist;
Market Street Baptist
Many of the city pastors will speak
at services tomorrow morning and
evening, using labor topics for their
sermons. Local and national labor
problems will be discussed and special
programs have, been arranged in a
number of churches
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-02

know what you was so anxious about
that fer. but he made certain. He
says the police have just finished
searching the house, and they didn't
get a thing"
Cotton nodded "All right" Wen
have to see for ourselves. Come on!"
He started briskly toward the eleva-
tor. On the main floor of the building
he turned toward the telephone
booths. What was the number OF
that little grocery store on the corner
below the house that 1 asked you to
get?" he asked of tho boy. as they
stopped before the desk of the oper-
ator.
The boy repeated it, and the blind
man stepped into booth and care
fully closed the door behind him. In
less than minute he was out again.
THE car, Shrimp His voice was
sharp, imperative. His nostrils quiv-
cred with nervous eagerness. a hectic
flush was on the pale cheeks.
The boy caught the contagion. He
knew that the blind man had picked
up thread in the tangle. His elbow
touched the sleeve of Thornley, Cotton,
guiding. by the touch of cloth against
cloth, the sightless one through the
throng of hurrying, jostling men in the
main corridor and across the sidewalk
to where the black car waited.
Silver Sandals house" Cotton or
dered, and the car started the in
slant the boys foot left the curb
Michael, too. knew that tone.
"Yuh amt found Sydney?" The boy
had kept that question bottled for
blocks, but it had to come.
I've located the thing I've been
looking for. I thing it will tell me
where he is. If I am right -' The
words stopped with the grim COM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-02
NEWS OF PULPIT AND PEW IN HARRISBURG
CHURCH REVISES
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Shorten Old LdLOS by OnSso of TineHonored Reasons
For Their Observance. Church Heads Announce

New York. Sept. 2. - The forth
coming General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church will have
before it a proposal emanating from
a Commission of Bishops. clergy and
laymen to alter the form of the Ten
Commandments as they are now print
ed in the catechism and the Com
munion office. The commission re-
ports in favor of shortening the Com
mandments by the omission of the
time-honored reasons for their OBJ
servance. The proposed change will
affect the first five Commandments so
that they will read as follows:
Thou shalt have none other Gods
but me-
81 2-Thou shalt not make to thyself
any craven image, nor the likeness of
any thing that is in Heaven above. or
in the earth beneath. or in the water
under the earth: thou shalt not bow
down to them, nor worship them.