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

a sale OF 2l0 acres of Indian land
was made by order OF the county court
today. The land is in Jefferson county
and brought s6,4lo. 1t belonged to
Matte Tamsy Burch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Miss Beatrice Fraley. sos Fourth
avenue, northeast. left this noon for
Norman, where she will spend the week
end with Miss Anne Anderson, who is
attending Oklahoma university.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09
In the science department the physi-
cal properties of gases are being studied

Lucille Butler, editor,in-chief Of The
Criterion. will attend the Oklahoma In
terscholastic Press association at Nor.
man November 10. This is an organiza.
ton Of the high school publications Of
the state and its purpose is to raise the
standard of the monthlies and ANNALS
of the various schools.
Margueretta Graham, Lucille Butler
and Florence Gait will attend the Ard.
morePurcell game at Purcell this ar
ternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

for return of purse picked
up in front of John Carlock's home, or
will pay reward for identity of man
who saw another pick it up. Mrs.
Irene Bryan at Baum's Store. 9-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

LOST OR sTRAYED, Nov Sth, bay po-
ny. Reward for return to 129 B street
southwest. 9-3
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weeks with her mother, Mrs. p. II.
DUFFY.
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Mrs. Ira McRae is In Paoli visiting
her mother. Mrs, W. W. Mccurry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Pay your water bills.
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Lester b. Gumm, OF Oklahoma City
is here today. Mr. Gumm has been in
Hugo several days, and was accompan.
led by Roland Hughes of that city who
will spend a day or two here looking
after oil interests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Mrs. Earl Athey. OF Graham, Is here
for a few days.
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1Duny,
l. Mrs. Rosa McLish and -granddaugh
ter. Jerry MoI4ish, are in Oklahoma
City visiting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nc
Lish. ff w
| Mrs Alex Lynch has returned TO her
home in Dallas after visit here with
Mr.. and Mrs. w :. Crockett. $40 D
street southwest
Dave Evans has returned TO his home
In Fort Worth. Texas. after a visit
here with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. C. Al.
bright, 337 T. street northwest.
Sol NJ. Lowenstein left yesterday af.
ternoon for Kansas City, where the
Lowenstoin win be solemnized Sunday
night.
a sale OF 2l0 acres of Indian land
was made by order OF the county court
today. The land is in jefferson county
and brought s6,4l0. II belonged TO
Matte Tamsy Burch.
Miss Beatrice Fraley. sos Fourth
avenue, northeast. left this noon for
Norman. where she will spend the week
end with Miss Anne Anderson, who is
attending Oklahoma university.
Lester b. Gumm OF Oklahoma City,
is here today. Mr.. Gumm has been in
Hugo several days, and was accompan.
led by Roland Hughes of that city. who
will spend a day or two here looking
after oil interests.
A two-room house, located at 609
Fourth avenue southeast, the property
of w. NJ. Mcmillan, was slightly dam
aged by fire yesterday afternoon. The
damage amounted TO about 5000.
The navy station has received in.
structions to the effect that the enlist.
ment age limit has been raised. Men
Of the ages of IS to 80 will now be
accepted in the navy.
Ardmore is suffering the overflow of
the halt, the lame and the blind. These
poor unfortunates are quick to find
where the people have more than the
usual amount of money and lose no
time in reaching that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Stansell who were
married Monday at Little Rock. Ark.
arrived here yesterday. For the pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. Stansell are at the
Wilmington Hotel, but will move into
heir new home ia III street southwest,
rs soon as IL is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Besaw, of |
Canton, Ohio, arrived yesterday to |
spend several weeks. They were ac. |
by Ole Hibner, a rubber |
iealer Of San Francisco, who is here on
business connected with the BeSaw
fire Company.
A carload of Mexicans arrived in |
Ardmore late yesterday AFTERNOON and
we're at once taken to the oil fields on
luto trucks. There are quite a mum.
,er of Mexicans now working in the
1ealdton oil fields, and no doubt more
will be brought here to supply the labor
hortage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

The names OF the pupils selected b,
each literary society Were posted toda,
at high school.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

sam G. Woods spent yesterday in
Marietta,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Mrs. c. NJ. Daily left this afternoon
for Oelwein, Iowa, to spend several
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Mrs F. n. Preuitt. S14 street
southwest will 20 to Oklahoma City to-
morrow to be the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rule Suggs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

sheriff John Glenn, OF Madill, was
in the city today.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-Bright boy at Raines sad
dlery Company. 9-3
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A two-room house, located at 609
Fourth avenue southeast, the property
of W. NJ. Mcmillan, was slightly dam
aged by fire yesterday afternoon. The
damage amounted TO about 5000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Mrs. Emily Fowlkes went TO Dallas
today for the week end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

l. A, Morgan, OF Madill, is in the
city today .Ip o"i % ,.t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

A carload of Mexicans arrived in
Ardmore late yesterday AFTERNOON and
were at once taken to the oil fields on
auto trucks, There are quite a mum.
Der of Mexicans now working in the
Healdton oil fields, and no doubt more
will be brought here to supply the labor
shortage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Suit in Carter county district court
was filed today by Minnie Norman
against Earnest Lee Norman, for di-
vorce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

Earl Gray returned yesterday from
spending several days in Chickasha.
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The navy station has received in
structions to the effect that the enlist.
ment age limit has been raised. Men
of the ages of is to 80 will now be
accepted in the navy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-09

adv.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
ASQUITH IS WON OVER
TO WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE

London, March 2S.-Woman's suf.
frage gained a distinguished advocate
today in the person of former Premier
Herbert Asquith.
Speaking in the House of Commons
regarding the proposed electoral
changes, the former Prime Ministe,
made a strong plea for the granting
of the suffrage to women. He admit
ted, incidentally, that his previous op-
position as government leader, had
been due solely to questions of ex-
pediency. At one time Asquith was
one of the most cordially detested gov
eminent leaders, by the Woman's So
cial Political Union, the militant, suf-
fragette organization. g. -.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
WILL PREACH IN CHURCH
DEDICATED BY HIS FATHER
Rev. w, c. Birkner Will Ohciate at
Good Friday Service in
Gordonville.

Rev. Walter C. Birkner, a son OF
Rev. Henry Birkner, will preach his
first sermon on Good Friday in the
Zion Lutheran Church, near Gordon
Vile, where his father preached his
initial sermon 38 years ago. The
younger Birkner is student at the
Conco"iia Seminary in St. Louis. He
VIII arrive here Saturday for visit
with relatives in Jackson.
EGv. Henry Eirkne- cfficiated at the
dedication services of the Gordonville
Church. Nov. Is, 1873. He was called
from Bost,n to take the pastorate of
the new congregation and remained
there for eight years. The young min
lister will remain in Jackson for several
weeks with the family of Recorder OF
Deeds G. F. Sic,:ers and other friends
of his father. He will pfeoeh tie
Easter sermon in the Lutheran Church
in jackson.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
,HAARIG STORE is ROBBED

The store of Claude Winningham, on
Good Hope street, was robbed Tuesday
night, the thief gaining an entrance
by crawling through a rear window.
When Mr.. Winningham opened the
store yesterday morning he discovered
the robbery.
A case of eggs which he left on the
counter had been emptied. He found
several hams and other groceries miss
ing. An investigation also showed the
robber had broken a pane in the rear
of the store after climbing through an
open window into the hallway leading
to the back door.
The fact that the bars on the rear
window, which are about ten inches
apart were not torn from the sash in
dicate that the burglary was commit
ted by either boy or small man.
That the cash register was not tam
pere1 is evidence that the thief
was after groceries and not the money.
Several dollars were left in the regis
ter by Mr.. Winningham when he closed
up late Tuesday evening.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
RITTER WILL is FILED

The vii lof Alvis Ritter, who died a
week ago at his home on South Sprigg
street, was filed for probate yesterday
afternoon in the Common Pleas Court.
According to the document which was
drawn up two days before his death,
the bulk of the estate is given to his
widow. Mrs. Rosa Schatte, sister of
the late Mr.. Ritter, is to receive $500
as her share of the estate which is
valued at $4,000.
1t has been discovered that a note
made out jointly to Mr.. Ritter and
his sister for $500 and savings ac-
count at the First National Bank are
being held by Mrs. Schatte as her
share of the estate. IF the amount left
her in the will will not cover the total
of the note and the savings account,
it was said by the executor, some diff
Guilty in settling the execution of the
will was expected.
Whether Mrs. Schatte will be en-
titled to the $500 left her in the will
in addition to the amount of the joint
note and savings account, IS matter
which vii lhave to be determined by
the Probate Court during the next
term.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
Capt. Balm Asked to Call
Members of Old Sixth
Together.
MEN ARE ANXIOUS
TO ENTER SERVICE
Capt. Bridges Announces He's
Ready for a Post in the
Commissary.

When the news of the reorganization
of the old Sixth Missouri regiment
reached the Cape yesterday great
number of the disbanded regiment call
ed up Wilson C. Balm, who was the
captain of Company H of the regi-
ment, and declared their willingness to
re-enlist.
The regiment comprised ten COM
panies of ten different towns of South
east Missouri. They were Frederick
town, Sikeston, Poplar Bluff, West
Plains, Ste. Genevieve, Mountain
Grove, Perryville, Jackson, Caruthers-
vile, Lutesville and Cape Girardeau.
Capt. H. w. Bridges a commissary
officer of the regiment, wired Briga-
der General Clark Of Nevada, offer
ing his service in case they were need
ed. He had not received reply to the
telegram. He said last night that he
was ready at any time to answer a
call to arms if his services were
wanted.
The Sixth regiment was disbanded
two years ago, after several COM
panies had been mustered out. Capt.
Wilson Balm said yesterday that the
request for recognizing the regiment
were so numerous that the matter
would be taken up in few days. y
He will communicate with Arthur
Oliver of st. Louis, the Colonel of the
regiment, and Warren Mabrey, the
Lieutenant Colonel of the disbanded
regiment. Several men living in the
Cape who were officers of the regi-
ment will be interviewed regarding the
reorganization of the regiment.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
Former Liveryman Escapes
Injury in Fourth Accident
on Jackson Road.
AUTO IS WRECKED
AFTER HE ESCAPES
Farmer and Service Car Driver
Render First Aid to Unlucky
Driver.

John Williams had a miraculous es
cape from serious injuries yesterday
evening when his machine rolled down
an embankment on the Jackson road, q
short distance east of the Cape La
Croix bridge, between the county seat
and the Cape Mr.. Williams, how
ever, escaped with a few cuts on his
hands.
NJ. Williams was returning from
Jackson, where he had taken pas
senger. AS he approached the bridge
the front wheel of his machine caught
in rut and before he could stop the
machine, the front wheels left the
road. The car rolled down the en-
bankment and was overturned several
times before it reached the ditch.
The escape of Mr.. Williams was
due to the fact that the machine was
caught on fence post near the road.
In falling against the post, the ma
chine left an opening for the driver to
liberate himself from the wreckage.
The machine was almost wrecked. The
top was torn off and the windshield
was shattered.
A farmer, who was driving just be-
hind Mr.. Williams, hurried to Mr..
Williams assistance. He was sur
prised to see the man unhurt. In the
meantime Frank Medley of Jackson,
who operates a service car between
Jackson and Cape Girardeau, arrived
on the scene His passengers attempt
ed to pull the wrecked car back upon
the ,oad, but their efforts failed and
the machine was left in the ditch. Mr..
Williams was taken to his home in a
truck of the Bell Telephone Co.
This is the fourth accident Mr.. Will
liams had since he sold his horses and
bought a "tin lizzy." A few weeks
ago his machine was struck by Fris-
co train and badly damaged. The first
day he operated his machine Mr.. Will
liams collided with his livery stable on
Broadway. He has had several minor
accidents besides these three. At no
time was he seriously hurt, but es-
capped with few bruises and cuts.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
RED CROSS CHAPTER CEMETERY ASSN HAS
FOR CAPE APPROVED Pea GUESSING TEST
Mrs. DesseImann Gets First
Prize, After Which Ladies
Become Patriotic.

Fifty-fve maids and matrons yester-
| day afternoon amused themselves by
trying to guess how many peas in a
water-glass. Would you imagine it
Well, they did, and, mark you, one of
them guessed within fifty of the exact
number.
The party was held at the home of
Selma Hirsch on William street, and
was for the benefit of the Cemetery
Association. Every guest present was
asked to donate a piece of silver for
the benefit of the city cemeteries. The
gift collection amounted to $11.85.
Mrs. Hirsch offered three prizes in
the pea-guessing contest. A water
glass was filled with peas and each
lady was asked to estimate the num-
Der of vegetables it contained.
One lady, whose name was suppress
ed by the censors, estimated the num-
Der a: $50. Mrs. Charles Desselmann,
who guessed that there were 1850 peas
in the glass, or fifty below the exact
number, won the first prize, which was
a hand-embroidered doilie. Mrs. R. H.
Schultz was awarded the second prize,
breakfast cap, and Mrs. Al Mey-
sstedt received the consolation prize,
which was a small bottle of ketchup.
Her guess was not revealed.
The entertainment was one OF the
most elaborate given by the members
of the Cemetery Association. Mrs.
Hirsch. who was the hostess, served
sandwiches, cake and coffee to her
houseful of guests.
Mrs. Mayme Leyhe and Miss Fran
ces Bohnsack rendered several vocal
selections and Mrs. Phil A. Hoch en-
tertarned the ladies with instrumental
music. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, the ladies gave patriotic dem
onstration by singing the Star
Spangled Banner, during which all
present arose. Among the guests
were:
Mesdames R. H. Schultz, E. G.
Granting, Chas. Desselmann, P. A.
Hoch, Ella Dempsey, William B.
Schaefer, Schmucke, Anton Hammer,
NJ. j. Koeck, George Patton, Arthur
Uhl, Lorimier, A. A. Vogel, Louis
Kassel, E. Brinkmann, August Vogel-
sang, Otto Eckhardt, J. P. Meyers,
Fred Pape, A. Arnold, Bernard Wal
ther, Amelia Bader, Herman Koehrer
and daughter-in-law, Vivian Dyer,
John Lind, Haman, Carl Bauer, Hen
ry Willer, Geisser, Gertrude Zaphs
John Meystedt, Arthur Schroeder, l..
J. Pott, Selma Hirsch, Martin Nelson,
Priest, Eumont, Henry Astholz, C. M.
Freeman, Kuss, Rolwing, and Misses
Frances Bohnsack, Helen Carroll, Liz
zie Vasterling, Laura Igel, Irene Pott.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29

Berlin, March 8.-1mportant inter-
tional reforms, particularly as regards
the electoral system, are expected to
be outlined by Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg in the upper House Of
the Prussian Diet tomorrow.
In the Reichstag the Chancellor will
speak on foreign affairs. The atmos-
phere is charged with reports and ru-
mors of an important announcement
by the Chancellor. -
London, March 28.-The Morning
Posts Amsterdam correspondent says:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
Women's Council of Clubs TO
Have Branch Organization
Here.

The plan to establish Red Cross
Chapter in the Cape was indorsed yes
terday afternoon by the members OF
the Women's Council of Clubs at q
meeting held at the Commercial Club
A petition is being circulated by
Mrs. John Kochtitzky to obtain the re-
quired number of signatures of influ-
entail citizens of the Cape before a
petition can be forwarded to the office
of the Central Division of the Red
Cross Society, in Chicago. The re-
quired number Of signatures will be
easily obtained, it is believed, follow
ing the Endorsement of the plan by
the Women's Council.
Before the petition is sent to Chica-
go meeting of those who have pledg-
ed their membership will be called for
the purpose of electing temporary Off
GERS. The names of these officers will
accompany the petition to the head
quarters in Chicago. Following the
receipt of this petition the Central
Division will return the charter to the
chapter, and permanent organization
will be effected.
The preliminary work of establish
ing the chapter was completed by Mr..
and Mrs. Arno Zoelsmann, who were
members Of the Red Cross Chapter
Of st. Louis. Mrs. Kochtitzky and
Miss Hazel Harrison became enthu-
siastic supporters Of the plan, and
were asked to assist in forming a
chapter here.
An appropriation of $4,000 offered
by the Carnegie Library Association
for a local public library was again
brought up for discussion at yester-
days meeting. 1t was decided to de-
fer the matter until the proposed in
crease of the tax valuation has been
completed by the special committee
composed of members of the CONNER
cial Club, the City Council and the
School Board.
The amount appropriated by the
Carnegie fund for a public library is
regulated by the amount of the assess
ed tax valuation of the city applying
for the money. Inasmuch as it is
proposed to increase this valuation it
was decided to defer the matter to
some future meeting in order to get
larger appropriation from the Car
negie fund.
Owing to the fact that several cities
! in the Southeast have requested the
Women's Council to furnish them with
copy of the bylaws Of the council,
it was decided to have these published
/ for this purpose.
The ladies' who attended the meet
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
CAPE NEGRO DIES in ST. LOUIS
Funeral to be Held Here Friday
Afternoon.

The body of Lawrence Allen, a col
ored man, who died in st. Louis yes
terday morning, will arrive here this
afternoon to be buried in the Fair
mount Cemetery by the side of his sis
ter. Zola Allen, who died in st. Louis
shortly after Christmas. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon from the
home of John Brown on Good Hope
street.
Allen went to st. Louis in January
after the death Of his sister. He was
well known in the Cape, having been
a porter in a number of saloons. ~
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29
Women Revive the Schaefer
Idea in Effort to Solve Old
County Problem.
MAY TAKE HOME TO
CAPE OR JACKSON
Plan Would Give WOmen's Club
an Opportunity to Inspect
the Home.

The controversy over the unsanitar,
conditions of the Poor Farm has re
vived the suggestion advocated by
William B. Schaefer, president of th'
Cape Exchange Bank, when he wa:
presiding Judge of the County Court
eight years ago.
Judge Schaefer watched the conduct
Of the Poor Farm, found it poor in
vestment for the county, and then rec
ommended that the ground be sold and
the proceeds be used to construct a
infrmary near Cape Girardeau OF
/ Jackson. .,
By bringing the poor house near a
city, the inmates would get the bene-
fit of the water and light facilities
of the city, and the institution would
be made sanitary.
Several ladies have recently revived
the Schaefer idea and are planning to
appeal to the County Court to sell the
ground and build a new modern home.
Judge Schaefer was yesterday asked
to explain the proposition that he ad-
vocated while member of the Coun-
ty Court. He said: 81 watched the
Poor Farm carefully for more than a
year, and found that the county was
not getting anything worth while out
Of the farm. 1told my associates that
the county could not operate a farm
successfully as long as it conducted
the farm in connection with the Door
farm.
''For several years l could not get
the judges to accept my suggestion.
But l finally got them to give the mat
ter serious consideration and they
eventually agreed with me, but the
plan was never realized.
"By selling the 400 acres of ground
at the poor farm, the county could
get money enough to erect an ele-
giant home for the unfortunates. By
locating the institution near the city.
it would give the various women's or
CARNATIONS an opportunity to do some
real charity work. l can't think of
any plan that would prove more bene-
ficial than to give the women chance
to supervise an institution such as
the POOR house. l believe they would
make the establishment credit to the
whole county. In this way we would
put an end to the chronic complaints
about the method of taking care of our
poor. But if the court is unwilling to
move the institution to the city, it
would be an act of charity to sell part
of the ground at least and use the
money to build real home.
when l was a member of the
County Court, we offered the ground
for sale, and we would have disposed
of the land and moved the home to
either Cape Girardeau or Jackson, if
We had been able to sell the ground at
a reasonable price. But there would
be many buyers for the farm today,
and by disposing of it, the county
would get rid of a white elephant and
it would get building that would be
credit to our people," 1t is under
stood that several women in Cape and
jackson are going to urge the County
Court to reconsider the Schaefer plan
this year.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-29

"In Berlin great importance is at
tached to the visit of the Austrian
Foreign Minister to the German cap
ital, which comedies with the visit of
Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister for
War, who arrived Sunday evening. It
is persistently reported in some circles
that these visits are associated with
new peace suggestions.
"Von Bethmann-H -Hollweg will adj
dress the Reichstag on Thursday and
new peace suggestions are expected
from him"