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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03
FEDERAL RESERVE REPORT
FOR THE TENTH DISTRICT
CONDITIONS OF FINANCE,
ROLE u M, AGRlCUL-
TURE, MINING INDUSTRY

Kansas, City, Oct, 2,-Following
Sis the report for October OF the Fed
} eral Reserve Bank OF Kansas City,
! for this (the Tenth) Federal Reserve
district
Generally improved conditions fol-
lowing a cessation OF hot and dry
,wcather and news Of successes over
seas. have hcartencd the people oi
this district to more heroic effort to
aid their government in carrying for
iward the war program. The outlook
for agriculture is encouraging and
preparations are making for larger
4, food production next year, An unpre-
[, cedentcd movement Of gram ana
live stock to the markets continues
War prices for products OF farms
mines. wells and factories. and war
wages to labor, are putting more
money into peoples hands, enlarg-
ing their purchasing power and their
ability to pay their obligations, raj
trade has assumed active proper
tions. restricted only By difficulties
Of merchants replcniShing stocks.
Manufacturing Is more and more
confined to essentials, but, like MN
ing and oil industries, 1t Is handi-
capped by shortage OF labor-now
he biggest problem and nncer-
taintv ae 10 how future activity 0, TO
nc "a, az 'V'," - "' 'I,,,no Wv, oi Lr.,rr.. ot
l"' 'dI ~! ','.I,,C ,',,an,.J j., a., l,rl,
',''s se''o'' ,,,''', .;,,ss !, III, di.-
clearing: o. i,l,,'" na,,., ,o,,i for .rpust
"l's ss,eITIoo Ti'l 0Go -. ,nmn,rcJ with
Si6sl ~ n0o ior \uou.t OF last year,
'ool'7| -'''J ,.';,,o. ,G' IL ~ ncr ccnr
l''' ''''' ~''' 'r,.'"
F'naho'"'
The seasonal demands 'or crop
moving, combined with the ,aIe o'
United States Treasury cerIl''cAIc'
Of Indebtedness antlclp"iory oi 'hS
Fourth Liberty Loan maii'''',''u
the money market steady "'lu ,.c.at,, ,.'t, :,
est rates firm. reasury cer''nT"' -
been pIaccd in this district aggrcgat-
inc S13276OOOC and subscriptions
are now DcI''S 'VIe,I'' ,-. ~ "''
dated September l/ln' .,
The district organizatloh ioT 'ue
conduct OF the Fourth LlDerIy ''-'.'l
campaign is more compete tn'" III
any of the previous loans WhicIi' To- TO-
uether with the experience OF the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

State of Oklahoma, County of Car.
ter, .3s.
The Board OF County Commissioners
of Carter County. State of Oklahoma,
met on September 4th, 1918. as per
recessment Of Sept. Bird. An members
Of the board being present, the follow.
ing business was transacted, towit:
Reports of the following county and
township officers were approved 10y the
board.
Buck Garrett. Sheriff. and all depu.
tie.
G. NJ Grant. Court Clerk, for July
Clarence Harris. County Clerk, for
July.
:. NJ. Parker, County Treasurer
f. ". Horton. Dep. Court Clerk. for
July.
Maurine Reed. Dep. Court Clerk. for
July.
b. r. Coe, Justice of the Peace,
Hewitt typ
There came on for consideration the
application of Jim Gauntt for the ap-
pointment of Constable of the City of
New Wilson. on a motion made by
Com. Whitson and seconded by Com
stephens he was duly appointed and
his bond for $l,OOOOO was approved.
The following county and township
officers We're appointed and their
bonds approved:
Tom G. hoffman. Road Overseer,
Hewitt Twp.
Tobe Cavener, Road Overseer, Ber.
wyn Twp.
c C. Baker, Acting Engineer, Car
ter County.
Lee Arnold, Road Oversteer, Lone
Grove Twp.
on motion made by W. +. Whit
son and seconded by Ben Stephens the
following affidavts of erroneous as.
easements We're allowed:
Nos from l to 26 and Nos. 81 and 90
Were not allowed.
There being nothing further to come
before the board at this time, it is
hereby ordered that we stand recessed
until Wednesday, September 5th 1918
Witness our hand and official seal
this the 4th day of Sept, 1918.
G.. w YOUNG.
(SeaD Chairman.
Clarence Harris County Clerk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03
THIS WEAK,
Nervous iIjA Mother
Tells How Lydia E. Pmkhars'
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal was very weh,;:
ALWAYS tired. my back ached, and le's
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

met on September olst, 1915, said meet
ina being a recessed meeting, and all
members being present, the following
business was transacted to'wit:
There came on 70. consideration the
opening of bids for the construction OF
10 miles Of hard surface road running
from Ardmore to Wilson; located on
Section q. 4 NJ. State Highway TWO
miles of Hard Surface road, located on
Section "a" miles l and 2, state High
way. and miles of Sand.Clay road In
Hewitt Townships. The bids were found
to he as follows;
Wilson Road Section G. 4 NJ:
Tom Ellis ',s'oVo
Joe Taylor ---------- a4,2i2'oV
Larkin Construction Co. ------ 6o,l5Voo
Ardmore. .Mulkey Road, Section A.
Miles l and .:
Froebe-Gray Construction Co.--$ls'673.Sl
Tom Ellis -------------------- El'oolio
Joe Taylor ------------------- -'''i'-"
Hewitt Township Road:
FroebeGray Construction Co. $l2,49s.4o
Joe Taylor ----------------- l6,oiZ'So
Tom Ellis zo''o'.io
Com. Whitson made a motion that the
bids be tabled until September %. 1913
same was seconded by Com. stephens,
and the vote was taken and found TO
be as follows: G. w. Young Aye" w.
f.. Whltson aye" and Ben Stephens
"Aye." Motion carried.
There being nothing further to come
before the board at this time, it is here
by ordered that we stand recessed until
September 25, 1918.
Witness our hands and official seal
this the 2lst day of September, 1918.
G.. W. YOUNG
fSsaD Chairman
Attest: Clarence Harris,
County Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

State Of Oklahoma County Of Car
ter. SIS
The Board OF County Commis sioners
Of Carter County, state of Oklahoma
met on september 2j, 1913, said meeting
being a recessed meeting, and all mem
bers being present the following Dusi'
ness was transacted, to-wit:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

state OF Oklahoma, County Of Car
ter, IS.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Carter County, state of Oklahoma,
met on September 5th, 1918. as per re-
cessment Of September 4th. All mem
bers Of the board being present the
following business was transacted, to.
wit:
There came on for consideration the
opening of bids for the building of four
separate school buildings for Carter
County, located at Harmon, Caddo
Creek, Clinton and Lone Oak, as ad-
vertised in The Daily Ardmoreite. and
they were found to be as follows:
BIDS on Harmon Schnnl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

State OF Oklahoma County Of Car
ter, 50.
The Board Of County Commissioners
of Carter County. State Of Oklahoma,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03


Bids on Harmon School
l.. F. Gray -- s1O4s 90
j. D. Neely
Bids on Caddo School.
L. r Gray --------------------s s102S. 80
D. ~ Nicely ------------------- 925. 40
Samuel Hurst t---------- 1885 90
a NJ. Mayse ------------------ $4,000
Bids on Clinton School.
G. S. Wells ---------------s sl02S. .75
l.. i. Gray y--------------- l148. 30
j. II. Nicely 1850. SO
samuel Hurst ----------------- 1873. 90
a NJ Mayse ------------------- 1850
Bids on Lone Oak School.
l.. f.. Gray --------------------S -Sl04S. go
d. ~ -Neely ------------------- 9S7. so
The following total bids were not con-
sidered by the board:
A. u. Chiids on all schools -s547O 90
n. r. Howard on all schools 1900 90
Architest Estimate for Construc-
ton OF the four BUILDINGS 45OO 90
On motion made by w. f.. Whitson
and seconded by Ben Stephens. con.
tract was awarded to the following bid.
ders TO construct the above mentioned
school buildings.
j. u. Nicely, CadGo School ----S g25.4O
G. ;. Wells. Clinton School 1923. rs
J.. r. Gray Harmon School, 1O4S. 80
l.. +. Gray, Lone Oak School, lO4s. 80
There being nothing further to come
before the board at this time IL is here.
by ordered that we stand recessed un.
I'll the 9th Gay Of September, 1918.
Witness our hands and official seal
this the 5th day Of September. 1918.
@. w. YOUNG.
(SeaD Chairman
Clarence Harris. County Clerk.
state of Oklahoma, County of Car
ter. ss:
Ine Board Of County Commissioners
or Carter County, State of Oklahoma
met on September 9Th. 1918. as per re
cesSment of Sept. 5th, all members OF
the board being present the following
business was transacted. to-wit:
RESOLUTION OF COUNTY COMMITS
SlONERS PRIMARY TO LETTING
ROAD CONTRACTS.
The following resolution was thereup
on proposed by w. +. Whitson, com
missioner. and its adoption moved by
MN. The same was seconded by Ber
/ stephens, Commissioner and upon the
vote being taken. the same was adopted
/ by the following vote:
G. w. Young. Commissioner. vote Aye
! w. +. Whitson. Commissioner. vote
/ aye.
said resolution was as follows, towit
Whereas. it is the opinion OF tht
] County Commissioners Of Carter County
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-03

Receipts OF cattle at the six mar
kets in this district in August were
2l per cent larger than for the same
month in 1917, a new record for the
eighth month. Hog and sheep re
ceipth were 40 per cent larger for
the month as compared with re-.
ceipts for August OF last year A
large proportion of the cattle and
hogs was light and unfinished. While
dry weather is conceded TO have in
fluenced larger marketing, live stock
men point TO the figures as indicating
an increased supply of meat an
;nals and an expansion OF the live
stock industry.
Cattle prices are higher than last
year, finished steers reaching Sl8.2O
as top price, and other grades Sl.oo
TO $3.50 higher than year ago. Hogs
went TO $20.55 early in September.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
- - - - - - -
WILSON'S NEW HLuNDER.

President Wilson's utterly amazing determination to
he may attend the peace Versailles has not
yet been fully grasped by the people of this country OF
course it is Mr.. Wilson has worked hard and de
unket, but there is considerable number OF
people country worked hard since the
war began, they will have keep working, in
this greatest country in the world, may
whit of prestige 1t is true that the shopping
in Paris for Mrs Wilson will be fine and she will
wonderful sights, but
Why does Mr.. Wilson go to Europe? To show his
disregard precedent? To leave his at
diplomatic etiquette feed
Unsuitable craving for the spotlight? To leave at
the mercy Of Marshall the manufacturer of cheap
quips and silly epgrams?
It would a different matter if Mr.. Wilson's pres
peace table indispensable. There will
be kings rulers there The United States
might be viewed light intruder Our
try will put the position of trying NEEDLE with
the map Europe. and assuming priority others
that the people of this country do not to
Mr. Wilson's determination obtrude his person
aly and his personal wishes this is setting
the country fire. We shah know of these days
the allies secretly think his vauting ambitions
His place is at home He elected the chief magfs
trate of this country. a foreign diplomat.
These days Mr. Wilson is leaving his
clan said public that this is democratic
These the days of reconstruction and thou
sand and problems. Anything happen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
STAY ON THE WATCH TowERsl

The day after the German plenipotentaries with
white brassards their that rail
road where Marshal Foch had his headquarters and
signed the armstice. this newspaper expressed its
belief in Germans sincerity and serious intentions We
declared that the action Germany's part merely
diplomatic camoufage Since then repeatedly put
forth gard against Germany Transpring
prove that may not have been far wrong.
The people of the United States in their mad rejoic
ing the signatores prone accept
them their value They believed arrogant
Germany acknowledged beaten and was pre-
pairing pay the price in full GERMANY WILL. NEVER
PAY THE PRICE IN FULL. IF SHE CAN HELP IT
What has happened since? 1t has been ascertained
that the still abdication
another scrap of paper" His abdication never
been officially proclaimed. He motored Holland
after the Dutch government forced by her
geographical proximity. had found him asylum There
the prince and other Hohenzoern sprgs together
with the Prussan military group. have foregahered
in close conference. They within moments
they discussing Foies or the flu in In
diana What the perfectly subject that con
the time of these insufferaby ambitious mar.
lists and ayhaters but their future future of
Germany? THE KAISER AND HIS SON ARE BOTH
OBESSED NAPOLEONISTS and they trust them for
that will NEVER MAKE NAPOLEON'S MISTAKES.
Who have they left behind them control of Ger.
manys affairs? Hndenburg colossal tactican and
warrior; So ayowed juukeri Max hereditary agraran
and prince; Ebert and Scheideman prokaisertes extra
ordinary; Ertzberger who said would rather see the
eight million people in London destroyed RATHER
THAN SEE ONE GERMAN KILLED. Where are the
Of the great Germans who believed
the invasion Of Belgium a crime? WHERE ARE THE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
WE NO LONGER LEAD.

Simultaneously with the establishment Of peace
there will stifening in the competition the
trade of the foreign markets. and the United
feel the effects the preparation of European
countries for the campaign to lost
acquire new declares John H. Allen president of
the National City Bank Of New York. Mr. Allen points
to the fact that foreign trade with the British
science and England is going about preparing
cool delberateness. Meanwhile told by the
trade board that the administrative authorities this
have intention considering trade ques
ton this time. that grab any any
where which properly belongs allies and the presi
dent makes free trade part of the future peace cond
TONS condition which. it is surmsed he will expert
difficulty in having adopted any European
country. Surely if England. France Italy
many. taking steps looking toward the future their
foreign trade the United States should be able
ator John Weeks has offered reconstruction measure
in the senate which, If Is not murdered by the presi
dent will devote large Of problems
of postwar trade. We ought to take the lead these
matters, not wait for Great Britain France
way. and. then fail to follow example
What has in this respect? We didn't use
to be slow in matters of commerce
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20

A MAN of wood and nails is a poor
substitute for one Of blood and iron.
ONE great gift a woman has is two
wholesome
FOR the telephone as she takes down
the receiver and doesn't
KNOW who it is and the other
FOR the conversation itself when she
does find out.
NOTICE that there is a shortage of
whusky in Southland
THAT'S something which must be
REMEDIED before the ladies from
hell" get home.
THE signing up of the armistice has
of course done away with the idea of
war paper pants
AND all the time we have spent list
ening intently for the crinkIe
AND the crackie of the paper things
AS the tenderer sex rushes hither and
yon
SEEMS to have been entirely wasted.
AFTER participating in welsh rare
bit
CELEBRATION of the lid-lifting
1T didn't take us very long to arrive
at the
CONCLUSION that a spoiled stomach
IS like
A SPOILED child
1T is always wanting something it
should not have.
WE are quietly informed
THAT the dear girls whose hands we
were
READY to hold at any time during
the
WAR are preparing a very
CHOICE line of kisses for the young
lieutenants
SOON 20 return home.
WE shall be dee-Iighted business OF
showing the teeth)
TO help out Germany's food supply
WE have a few pounds of war substi-
tutes
FULL of weeviI she can have if
SHE'LL send for 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
WE often wonder what has

WE often wonder what has
girl we used to know
WHO was so fearfully skinny
AND frankly deplored the fact and
whom we
USED to tell in order to cheer her up
THE nearer the bone. the sweeter
the meat"
SOME Of our most prominent pro-
Germans
ARE SO ticl1led over the situation that
THEY seem to feel it incumbent up
on them to be as
PRo-GERMAN as ever. if not a little
more so.
OLD Mahlon Johnson's interest in the
army
IS greater than ever since he read
THAT 100000 boxes of talcum powder
are to be
SHIPPED to Europe for the boys
overseas
THE pleasing pastime of swatting
George Creel
ALSO came to an end with that of the
REGULAR fly season.
ONE of the hideous nightmares that
beset the
SLUMBER Of the average girl now
that her lover overseas
CANNOT fall in battle is whether he
MAY fall in with a Red Cross nurse
somewhere.
AFTER viewing one of those maya
zine picture underwear ads
WHERE father and mother and the
young folks are
NONCHALANTLY sitting around in
the parlor
SHOWING off their union suits
WE tried to imagine what a scamper-
ing hunt for cover
THERE would be If the pastor
SHOULD rim gthe door bell.
IT was sad day for Germany
WHEN Wilhelm fired Bismarck
AND took on Hindenburg
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
To Avoid and Relieve Influenza
BY. DR. FRANKLIN DUANE.

Many people have been frightened by
what they have read or heard of influ-
cnza. The more you fear the disease.
the surer you are to get. Go right
about your business and forget it. AS
the disease is spread principally by con-
tact thru sneezing. coughing or splitting.
many health authorities have advised
that everyone wear a gauze. which is
daily washed and saturated with one
to five hundred solution of zinc sulphate
in water, and then dried before wear
ing over the nose and mouth. You
should avoid crowds. common drinking
cups and public towels. Keep your
strength up by taking lots of exercise
in the open air and plenty of nourish-
ing food.
If you have any of such symptoms as
chilliness, nasal distractions. flushed
face, headache. feverishness. restless
ness weakness. or irritating cough, give
up work at once and 60 10 bed. This
will save your strength to help over
come the disease. Put your feet in hot
water for fifteen minutes. Thoroughly
loosen the bowels with some such mild
and non-ifritating physic as DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Drink principally of
hot lemonade and then cover up with
plenty of clothes in bed so as TO get a
good sweat. When sweating is free and
the fever reduced take a dose of two
Anuric Tablets every four hours. fol-
lowed by drinking at least a glass or
two of hot water Anuric Tablets help
quickly to relieye the soreness of the
muscles and bones from which more
patients complain and help the kidneys
aush out the poisons
To relieve nasal Instructions and ex-
excessive discharge From the nose. prob
ably nothing is better than such mild,
soothing. antiseptic wash as DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. 1t Will give great re-
lief Employed a gargle, in same
strength as made up for use in the nose
and as hot as can be borne, it quickly
arrests soreness and dryness in the
throat.
Influenza wealSens the patients resist
ance to disease. so that there is danger
of bronchitis and pneumonia developing
To combat this tendency and fortify the
patients strength insist that he keep
in bed at least two days. Probably
nothing viii atSthis stage hasten the re-
covery and strengthen the patient more
than an iron-tonic tablet called "Irontic"
or that ell known herbal tonic DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which has been used by thousands in
the past two generations.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
ASKS COUNCIL TO
MOTORIZE DEPT

In the absence OF Mayor Brown.
who has been ILL., Councilman Reilley
acted as chairman Of the city council
las tevening at q perfunctory session
The business Of the meeting was as
follows:
Matter of disannexing block Of
ground at Robertsdale to be used by
Whiting for school purposes referred
to property owners of affected dis
trict.
Petition of Fire Shief Mill for city
to issue $4,000 of special bonds to
completely motorize fire department
referred to finance committee.
Resignation Of Floyd H. Adams as
member Of library boarh accepted. Rev
Adams is leaving the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
HOW LONG WILL THEY STAND Ir7

The government controls about everything ex-
cept the air breathe and If Mr. McAdoo Burle.
could their clear they would probably put
the air under government control
No longer informed night letters that
sent by telegraph, to be delivered by telegraph
messengers the morning has been the In
stead they placed in mail bags and added the
the postoffce already heavily overburdened and
take their chances Of being delivered time
the day following that which they But we
may used to these things in time just like one
could accustomed to having his legs cut or no
doubt, if he had enough legs.
But. if mistake not. says the Muncie Press the
public temper there will time of reckoning some
day. and in that time of reckoning shall allow peo-
pie how the telegraph business to
run it who understand how railroads
them. and in that happy day we'll get service in
stead and the communications need instead
of political literature.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20

The George Schund family, Crown
Point. have received word from their
son. James. whom they have not heard
from for the past six weeks. that he
had returned from = trip to France.
landing at Bordeaux and that he was
ready TO make a return voyage to the
same place.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
CAPT. WALKER
IN LIMELIGHT

Capt. A A Walker. for more than
ten years chief of police of Zion City
and before that chief of police at
Hammond. has been charged with Civ
ing liquor to minors in the Illinois
town. The concensus OF opinion OF Of
ficials there is that the captain has
been framed-on in veiw of his excel
lent record and the fact that the boys
who declared he gave them booze were
recently arrested by him for stealing
an automobile
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
DEATH OF
JOHN NORTH

John Moritz. AZ years old of 20S State
street. Hammond. died at ST. Margaret's
hospital Monday night.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 1870 o'clock from Neidow
chapel. Rev Hotz will ohiciate. In
torment will be held in Oak Hill ceme-
terry.
Undertaken Neidow in charge
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
Stomach Misery
Get RID of That sourness, Gas and In
digestion

When your stomach is out of order or
run down. your food doesn't digest. It
ferments in your stomach and forms gas
which causes sourness, heatburn, foul
breath. pain at pit OF stomach and many
other miserable symptoms.
M1-o-na stomach tablets will give joy
full relief in five minutes; If taken regu-
larly for two weeks they Will turn your
habby. sour. tired out stomach into a
sweet, energetic. perfect working one.
You can't be very strong and vigorous
if your food only half digests. Your ap-
petite will go and nausea, dizziness. bill
iousness, nervousness, sick headache and
constipation viii follow.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are small and
easy to swallow and are guaranteed to
Danish indigestion and any or all of the
above symptoms OF money back. For
sale by Kaufman g. Wolf, Summers
Pharmacy. Hammond. and all leading
druggists.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
order. to demobiIlne the englnee

camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison are
expected at any hour by Col Wilbur
willing. commandant Maj Herbert
Lamb. camp adtutant. said last night
that preliminary instructions as to the
process of rehabilitation have been
received from the War Department but
official word to muster out the engi-
neers has not reached the camp. I'm
der Instructions sent by the War De-
partment 500 men are to be mustered
out daily for a period OF thirty days.
This will completely demosill the
Is, 600 engineers at the posti
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-20
FIREMEN RESPOND
TO FOUR CALLS

The Hammond fire department re-
sponded to four fires in the past twen-
ty-four hours. at Robertsdale
which was a false alarm one at Stats
and Oakley avenue, where they put
out a fire in a shed. one at State
street and Sohl. which was a false
alarm and one at East Hammond in
company house No. $50. where about