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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Queensland has eightesp technlcal
colleges which are attesded by $4,000
students.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

reau claimed the crops condition had
fallen as points in the last fortnight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS.

Mrs. Arthur James, 3l5 A street. ~
W., has returned from Dilworth Okla.
Mrs. L. NJ. Johnson Of Leon is an
Ardmore visitor.
Cecil Williams of Kingston is in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Daniels are spend
ing the week in Oklahoma City.
Russell Brown is attending district
court at Madill today.
Miss Mollie Cox, principal of the HoX-
bar school, left today to enter the Du'
rant normal.
Salmon Williams. accompanied by
Cassius Byrnes, left today for Norman
Okla, to enter the State Normal School.
Mrs. j. A. Carrathon and daughter
Linda, have returned from a trip to
Muskogee.
Mrs. Anna Laughlin left yesterday
for Guthrie, where she is called on ac-
count Of the illness of her sister.
Aaron Homer, assistant United States
field clerk, went to Madill today on
business. r.
J. r. Turner and Frank Bush have
gone to Fort Worth and Dallas on a
business trip.
w. e. Collins, 2S, and Miss May
Foust, 10, both Of Simpson, were mar
ried yesterday morning by Justice OF
the Peace Franklin Bourland
Lieut. V. c. Suggs Of the 344th Di
visional Machine Gun Battalion, at
Camp Pike, near Little Rock, Ark, is at
home on furlough. He will return tC
Camp pike Thursday.
The following petitions for divorce
have been granted in district court
| Bessie Hill against Roy Hill; Lucindi
Curry against Henry Curry and Jess'
Cole against Lilly Cole.
Mrs. Hal Cannon is in Gainesville
Texas, taking treatment at a hospital
Fire practically destroyed the four
room house Of Tom Gillian, ID street
and Second avenue southeast, thi!
morning. The house was vacant and i
is not known how the fire started.
George W. Coffman county superin
tendent Of schools, will go to Poolevill
next Tuesday night TO take part in
community week program, discuss tn
educational advantages in that localit,
and assist in developing plans by whicl
the school buildings and grounds ma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Lieutenant Freeman p. Gait has been
assigned to the receiving department
at Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. The
receiving department superintends the
assignments of men forwarded to Camp
Pike to become members of the selected
army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Daniels are spend
ing the week in Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

o. J. Davis. "a, and Mrs. Frances
Marian Williams, 80, both of Writ, were
married by Franklin Bourland, justice
of the peace at the court house yester
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs Davis left
Immediately for Fort Worth Texas.
Lieutenant Freeman p. Gait has been
assigned to the receiving department
at Camp Pike, Little Rock Ark. The
receiving department superintends the
assignments of men forwarded to Camp
Pike to become members of the selected
army.
L. n. Murdock has returned from a
visit to his old home in Tennessee, Wis.
iting relatives at Nashville, Lewisburg,
Chapel Hill and other points. this be-
ing his first visit in ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Wolverton have
moved to Ardmore from Wapanucka
that they may enjoy the advantages Of
the Ardmore schools this year. Mr..
Wolverton is in the cotton business and
will spend the fall months at Wapa.
nucka.
Gus Key, a member of the national
army called to go to Camp Travis, San
Antonio, Texas, with the forty per cent
quota which will leave Ardmore Sep
tember 19, and Miss Maggie Arnold,
were married at the Carter Avenue
parsonage of the Methodist church
Sunday evening at 10 o'clock, the Rev.
w T. Freeman officiating.
Construction Of permanent bridges is
to be started on the oil field roads as
soon as the bridge at the bayou, two
miles north of old Hewitt, is erected,
according TO a statement made today
by w. f. Whitson, county commissions
er
The Chamber of Commerce band is
to furnish the music for the opening
of the band hall over Pattersons gar
age on West Main street, to be held
! Tuesday night, the last night of the
Carter county fair. In spite Of the loss
of several members Of the band who
have joined the army. George Barnard
director has selected men for the va
cant places who win aid in maintaining
the bands reputation as the best in
this part Of the country.
Teachers institute for Ardmort
teachers opened at the high schoo
building this morning. Meetings vii
be held every morning this week unit
Friday to organize and plan the schoo
work for this year c. w Richards
! superintendent Of the Ardmore schools
expresses himself as highly please,
with the instructors who came to Ard
more for the first time this year, ant
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Russell Brown is attending district
court at Madill today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Miss Mollie Cox, principal of the Hox-
bar school, left today to enter the Du'
rant normal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Mrs. L. NJ. Johnson Of Leon is an
Ardmore visitor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Cecil Williams of Kingston is in the
city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Mrs. Arthur James, Sl5 A street. n,
w, has returned from Dilworth, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

L. n. Murdoch has returned from a
visit to his old home in Tennessee. Wis
iting relatives at Nashville, Lewisburg
Chapel Hill and other points, this be
ing his first visit in ten years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs Abe Wolverton have
moved to Ardmore from Wapanucka
that they may enjoy the advantages of
the Ardmore schools this year. Mr..
Wolverton is in the cotton business and
will spend the fall months at Wapa.
nucka.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

Salmon. Williams. accompanied by
Cassius Byrnes, left today for Norman
OKLA to enter the State Normal School.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-11

George W. Coffman county superin-
tendent Of schools, will go to Pooleville
next Tuesday night TO take part in a
community week program discuss the
educational advantages in that locality
and assist in developing plans by which
the school buildings and grounds may
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12

Stanalnd Liquid Paraffin, put up by Standard
Oil Co, pint bottle ..........;...........3 .3ee
$I.oo Lamberts Listerine ...................so
Simmons Liver Regulator. ..Ioe, SOC and 75c
25c Thedford's Black Draught. ht...............Ioc
$I.oo Hoods Sarsaparilla. la..................7s
soc Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic. c...........3sc
X. & o. Glyco-Thymoline. 1sc, ssc and 6sc
35c Fletcher's Castoria. a.....................2I .2Ic
$1oo Swift's Specific. ........................75
$1oo Mayr's Stomach Remedy. .............75c
2sc Humphreys Remedies. ies..................Iec
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soc Hays Hair Health. th.....................aoc
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Ioc Requa's Charcoal Tablets. s...............7 &c
soc Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. ........3ec
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Wampole's Formalid Magnesia. .1ee and 3ee
$Ioo Wampole's Tasteless Extract Cod
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2sc O'DonnclIs Laxative Quinine Tablets. .15e
De Wits Kidney Pills. 3oc and 7Sc
Kodal Dyspepsia Tablets .........3oc and 7se
CSC Paxtine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .19c
soc Dioxogen ...................... 32c
2Sc DloXogen .17C
Emersons Bromo Seltzer. Sc TIC, 34c, and Csc
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12

Syrup of
Hypophosphites,
$1.OO Size,
SOC

This we'll known tonic needs no
praise from US. For brain fag, ner-
vousness, and as flesh builder it has
no equal. The full pint bottles usu-
ally sold at a dollar are especially
priced at soc.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-12

Yuban the coffee which. for years. selected by
bers of the firm of Arbucke Bros for their personal and gift
At Christmas, with all the cofees of the world from which
choose this coffee always the business
ciates and friends 1t produces the choicest delicious CUP of
coffee that be secured. regardless of cost.
has been enjoyed for distinctive character. is fine
flavor and ch aromatic fragrance that will longer be
fined private distribution but offered only this sealed
package
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02
HOW SCIENCE AIDS POLICE
Necessary to Have Chemist
Close at Hand.

The modern detective when out on
investigation OF murder finds it al
most imperative to have a chemist
close at hand ready to analyZe blood
stains, clothing, or any other article.
At the New York police headquarters
two or three chemists are always in
readiness TO be rushed off with their
handbags full of chemicals, micro
scopes, and other instruments to the
seat of some crime. These chemists
have all the latest scientific inven-
tons at hand when working in their
special laboratory, including high-pOw-
er microscopes and apparatus for pho
tographing blood stains.
Other chemists are employed on the
work OF Analysing drugs, such as CO.
caine, opium and mOrphia. Some are
hard at it making minute investiga-
lions of scraps of dust, cloth, rubber,
and metal. They are often even re-
1uired to test the scrapings from be-
meath fingernails, and the dirt on the
soles of the shoes of some dead person
must be investigated in order to find
out whether the body has been con-
veyed from another locality to the one
in which it was discovered.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02

stream, the ferryman contrived to run
it upon a mud bank, and the united
efforts Of the two were unable to get
it OF again.
The ferryman had his horse in the
boat and, leaving the boat where it
had stranded, the two leaped their
steeds into the river and, plunging in
after them, led them ashore through
the shallow water until at last they
stood upon the opposite shore.
There they mounted. 1t was now
twilight, and the dense underground
made riding impossible after they had
traversed few dozen yards. They
we're compelled to dismount and lead
their horses again, pushing aside the
branches and the dense, tangled
masses Of vegetation that almost con-
cealed the trail Suddenly they saw
a camp fire in the distance. The fer
ryman, at Johnson's instructions, re-
manned behind, holding the horses,
while johnson, his revolver in his
hand, went cautiously forward.
The quest was fruitless. for the
camp was occupied by a perfectly re-
spectacle hunting party, none of
whose members in the least resembled
Harris. They told Johnson, however,
that another camp existed further in
the depths of the thickets. Johnson
brought back the news to the ferry
man, and so they made their way
forward once again, in almost pitch
black obscurity, until at length the
gloom was dispelled by the leaping
blaze of roaring fire short distance
ahead of them.
81 guess we've got them now" said
| Johnson. you stand by and take
! charge of the horses, and wait until
give you the signal. When | want yox
I'll whistle. Then leave the horses and
come quickly with your gun
: Leaving his companion in the shad
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02

you are Nora McKeehan!" he an
nOunced.
The girl broke down and confessed
her identity, while Harris, glazing at
Johnson in fury and helplessness, al
ternately denied himself and upbraid-
ed his companion for betraying them.
Johnson listened till they had stopped
their determinations and then formally
announced that they were under ar
rest for the murder of McKeehan.
Partly to allay the fears Of the rest
Of the camping party. and more to
smooth over the situation and render
withdrawal possible, Johnson proceed
ed TO deliver a harangue He told
them that If they played fair no harm
would come to them, as he did not
want anybody except Harris and his
stepdaughter; but that at the first
crooked move he ana his companion
would shoot, asa moreover shoot to
kill
4 am going to the ferry" said John
SON. This man and woman are my
prisoners, and if any attempt is made
to rescue them or to ambush US we
will kill them first and you after
ward"
In fact, it was ticklish place to be
in. Johnson had little hopes of escap-
ing either with his prisoners or his
life. The night was dark and in the
tangled underground it would be the
easiest thing in the world to follow
until favorable opportunity of shoot
ing presented itself. This was, in
fact, what gave Johnson his reputa-
ton as the shrewdest, justest, wisest,
sandiest man in the Southwest" as
he has been described.
Leaving the panic-stricken campers
! around their fire, Johnson and the fer
{ ryman started back with their two
! prisoners along the trail Not only
were there the prisoners to guard and
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02

precautions to be taken against am
buscades. but the horses had to be led
along the single path In the darkness.
However, the three miles was ira
versed and the ferry reached at last
without a mishap, and rising moon
made the remainder of the task less
difficult.
Then a new complication arose
The ferryman's somewhat befuddled
brain, and JohnsOn's preoccupied one
had forgotten that the ferryboat was
still stranded on the mudbank in the
middle of the river Upon the bank
the prisoners were ordered to mount
one of the horses. Johnson and the
ferryman mounted the other, Johnson
covering Harris with his pistol while
his companion linked the two brides
into his hand and guided the horses
into the water. The boat was reached
and the horses embarked, the most
difficult part of the entire proceeding,
after Harris had been compelled to
Jump down into the river and assist
III pushing LHe Dodl OH tne SHodi
Finally the party reached the other
bank.
The ferryman then remembered that
he had another horse loose in a pas
ture, and went in search of it. while
Johnson remained covering Harris
He found it after some delay and
brought it back. The two captives
were now mounted on this. and John
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ably went after him and got him
later.
The ferryman had just returned
after conveying the bOotlegger across.
During the voyage Il small quantity
of liquid refreshment had passed from
the mouth of the jar into the ferry
mans, and had unlocsened the mans
tongue en- route to its destination.
Johnson began chatting with the man
and soon elected the fact that Harris
and his Stepdaughter We're encamped
at a place about three miles on the
they had been with some others for
a period Of about ten days.
Il am authorized to arrest them"
said Johnson. i want you to come
with me and help
Sure" answered the ferryman,
only | haven't got gun"
That didn't faze Johnson. He re-
mounted his horse and rode across
country until he came to farmers
house. Rapping at the door, he asked
the man to lend him a shotgun. The
farmer, not knowing Johnson, and
doubtless scared by the formidable
appearance of such a barrel Of man,
refused in loud tones of anger.
Johnson remOunted and began rid
ing away. No doubt he would have
continued his journey without the fer
ryman's aid. but, as luck would have
it, he encountered a visitor riding up
to the farmers house. who proved to
be Mr.. Porter, a lawyer Of Eufaula.
Johnson knew him very well, for Por-
ter had recently defended a druggist
whose safe Johnson had smashed in
with a sledge-hammer in order to get
the whisky which was concealed in
side
However, Mr. Porter bore Johnson
no ill-will, and, on learning Of the
big mans situation. returned with
him and identified him to the farmer
Thereupon the farmer handed over
his fowling piece to Johnson, and
Johnson rode back once more. By
this time it was beginning to grow
dark. but that did not deter Johnson
at all.
He rode his horse on to the ferry
boat which started to make the trip.
But the bootlegger's whisky had what
is called a kick to it, and, when
the craft reached the middle Of the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02

ow Of the trees, Johnson went for
ward with his famous "Pussyfoot"
tread, until he saw three men and
three women grouped about the fire
A large tin coffee pot was bubbling
upon a glowing log, and the smell of
sizzling fish in frying pan suggested
to the sieuth his course of action.
He knew that the murderer would re-
sist capture to the utmost of his abil-
ity. and the situation was a difficult
one. Few men would have tackled it
single-handed, as Johnson did.
Assuming his amiable but deceiving
smile-afterward famous as the safe
cracking smile" from the fact that he
generally wore it when welding his
ak or -hammer-Johnson ad-
vanced boldly toward the group Of
men and women.
AS he advanced he was able to pick
out, from their resemblance to the
photographs, Harris and his step
daughter, at once. He saw the six
start and glance nervOusly toward
him.
Got any fish to SELF" asked John
son. We're camped along the river,
and we came away without our fishing
gear. They told me at the camp be-
low that you had had a good catch. "
How much do you want?" growled
Harris, looking at Johnson sus-
piciously.
Johnson began to dicker, and, while
doing so, he took hasty survey of
his bearings. A tent stood behind the
outlaws, and he surmised that their
shotguns were undoubtedly hidden in
side. AS he chartered, he advanced
until he stood in the middle of the
group: then he cautiously edged
around until he stood between them
and the tent. Then he suddenly
whipped his Colt automatic out of his
pocket
Throw up your hands'" he shouted.
Without a moments hesitation six
pairs Of hands went up in the air
and stayed up. Johnson smiled; then
he whistled sharply, and, to the fur
Their CONSERVATION Of the camping
party. the ferryman came out Of the
bushes at a run, armed with the
farmers double-barreled shotgun, with
which he at once covered the party.
Johnson turned TO the pair he was
seeking. You are John Harris. And
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02
Fired for Good Reason.

An imperative drill sergeant called
d recruit aside and, in gracious
mood, talked to him paternally.
You're awkward" he said, either
because you were born so, or because
you've been taught so. Tell me now.
"hat was your occupation before you
Joined up?"
1t appeared the recruit had been
IN the toy trade--a packer of toys. His
JoD was to pack toy soldiers into card
BOARD boxes. He had been dismissed
by the firm.
Why, exactly, did they fire you, my
man?' asked the other.
They fired me-" answered the re-
cfult, deliberately, ''for good and, as
see now a very sufficient reason. 1
put 700 many bloomin' .srgeant< in
the boxes"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02

son and his assistant rode WIN tnem
into Enfaula which they reached at
ten at night. overtaking at the Town
limits the other federal officers riding
YEARLY homeward, having been I'M
able to discover the campers. Ihere
was much chagrin when 'Pussyroot
revealed the identity of his convoy
Tho federal officers had learned OF
the tip that Johnson had received, ana
had ridden as far as the ferry, put
finding the ferryman gone and the
boat apparently abandoned upon a
mudbank in midstream, they had
forthwith given up the chase and re-
turned home.
Harris was placed in the local jail
under a strong guard, and his step
daughter taken to the hotel and kept
there until the following day, when
the two captives were removed to
the town of Muskogee.
The two women were soon after
ward set at liberty and Harris and
Trumbly placed on trial for murder.
Both were convicted and sent to join
Johnsons colony of prisoners in the
penitentiary at Leavenworth. for life.
They are still there, it is believed, at
the time of writing.
A minor feature of the case was. the
fact that McKeehan was proved to
have had a wife living in Tennessee
at the time he married" Nora Harris.
Copyright, w. G. ChapmanD
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02
DANCING SEEN IN CHURCHES
Custom Is Practiced Frequently
Abroad in Connection With Va
rious Ceremonies.

This custom is practiced in the par
iSh church of Musgrave, in Westmor-
land, England, in connection with the
ancient rite OF rush-bearing. On May
day each year twelve young girls of
Brough assemble in the morning at the
foot OF Brough bridge decorated with
flowers and fresh garlands on their
heads. Accompanied by band, they
proceed through the fields to Mus
grave. The girls are led I'D to the
north aisle of the church, and they
hang their garlands at the side. there
10 remain until the next year. The
Gospel is read by the clergyman, pray
ers are offered and psalms sung. A
space is then cleared near the altar,
ana fiddle produced. Dancing now
commences and continues until the
afternoon.
Danclng Is frequently seen in Con-
tlnental churches. During the Corpus
onrlSn octave a ballet is danced ev-
cry evening before the high altar Of
seville Cathedral by boys from twelve
10 seventeen years of age. They wear
plumed hats and the dress of pages
o1 the time of Philip Ill To this day
aanclng procession chanting a curl
Gus carol takes place at Echternach, In
Luxembourg, on Tuesday in Whitsun
week. 1t is called the Procession of
jumping Saints, and consists of long
tram OF pilgrims dancing three PAGES
forward and then backward. They
uance from the bridge over the Saur
10 the church. round the altar, and
then separate at cross in the Gene
terry.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-02
Watching Our Moods.

What is the source of the tendency
to grow careless in courteSy-real
heart courtesy towards those one loves
the most. Is it peculiarly subtle
form of sclfishness? One will strive
hard to give positive happiness to an
other and then spoil it all by careless
" giving way to a mood of sullenness
or irritation. Is it not the worst self
ishness to be so absorbed in details
of ones own comfort as to hurt 9TH
ers? Only by ccaSeless watchfulness
can one prevent the growth Of such
habits.-Edward Howard Griggs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-06-15

''You don't know me?" she said ten
tatively.
His answer concealed all that was
necessary. "Eot to speak to. no."
81 am Nan Morgan"
81 know your name pretty WELL" he
explained; nothing seemed TO disturb
his smile.
And l came in-because l was wor-
ried over something and wanted to
see Mr.. de Spain"
He Is buying horses north of Med
icine Bend The rainstorm yesterday
likely kept him back some. l don't
think you need worry much over any
thing though"
Il don't mean l am worrying about
Mr.. de Spain at Medicine Bend" dis
claimed Nan with a trace of embar-
rassment.
Il know what you mean" smiled
Bob Scott. She regarded him queS-
tioningIy. He returned her gaze re-
assuringly as if he was confident of
his ground. Did your pony come
along all right after you left the foot
hills this afiecnoonT
Nan opened her eyes. "How did you
know came through the foothillsT'
II was over that way today" Some
thing in the continuous smile enlight-
ened her more than the word. 81 no
ticed your pony went lame. You
stopped to look at his foot"
'You were behind me-" exclaimed
Nan.
Il didn't see you" he countered pru-
IDENTIFY.
She seemed to fathom something
from the expression of his face. You
couldn't have known 1 was coming In, -
she said quickly.
"No." He paused. Her eyes seemed
to invite a further confidence. 'But