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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-05
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FOR SALE-A Shore lot at Farview Terrace, Milford, two minutes from beach; a bargain if bought at once.
 Write for particulars. B. A Waugh, 14S Cables Ave. Waterbury. Conn.,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-05
LOST

Pass Book No, 119782 Bridgeport Savings Bank. Reward for return to bank. Appli- cation for new book to replace same having been made. any claims upon said book must be presented to said bank without delay, otherwise said book will be cancelled and a new book issued in lieu thereof. S*111G
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-05

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
BODY OF MISS SHA RP
NOT FOUND, WATCHERS
WILL Be STATIONED ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER
lspecIaI 10 the ArdmoreItel


Marietta. Aug. 2S.LThe body Of
Lila Sharp, 19, who was drowned
in Red river near Loves Valley,
Thursday evening, has not yet been
recovered. Parties have been drag.
ging the river since the accident. but
no trace Of the body has yet been
found. Divers from Galveston are ex.
pected to arrive on any train now.
Thursday evening after school. Miss
Sharp, who IS assistant teacher Of
the Loves Valley school, ACCOMPANIED
by three other teachers, went 10 the
river to sfim The recent rains had
swelled the stream until the water
was rather swift. In the middle of
the stream there is a sand bar, on
one side the water is shallow. and
on the other. the water is very deep.
ranging from 10 to 80 feet in depth.
The young lady walked into the deep
water. and Immediately went under.
The young man who was with her.
rushed to her assistance, but her
struggles were so violent he was
forced TO turn her loose. Then an.
other young man Of the party seated
ON the bank. and seeing that the girl
was drowning, also went to the rescue,
but he too was forced to abandon
the attempt to save her. In a short
while other help arrived, but the
body had disappeared, and no clue
has been obtained since then.
1t is the opinion Of some Of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
BEN MOBLEY WIk,
ERECT 9-STORY hlCK BUILD.
ING ON WES BROADWAY

Ben Mobley was in \Ardmore YES.
terday from Wilson lodNng after a
proposed new building Aat he will
erect on West Broadway y the si,s
formerly occupied BY the Surch of
Christ
The building will be 50xN foe,
two story and constructed on hr,c,,
and reinforced concrete. The \nwsr
flower will be utilized as an N,,o.
mobile sales room while tn, uNo,
story will be modern apartments.\
The foundation will be deep enouA
to carry two additional stories IL the
builder deems necessary and Mr..
Mobley stated yesterday that he was
seriously considering that proposi.
tion. II so the three stories will be
arranged into apartments with ele.
vator service and other mpaern CON
veniences.
Bids for the construction [% r<s
building will be opened Monday and
'le contract awarded. under .sv,r.
able conditions the building should
be ready FOR occupancy within the
next 20 days, Mr.. Moblsy saA
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
Officers Run Into Old Time Gun
Battle Which Smelled Like Anti
Revenue Fights in Kentucky When
They Raided Oklahoma Moonshine
Plant Near the State Metropolis

Oklahoma City, Aug. 2S.-Homer
Adrean, deputy county sheriff; Stan
ley F. Weiss, federal prohibition off
Ger and an alleged moonshiner,
were killed, and Claude Tyler another
deputy county officer was seriously
wounded two miles n.rth of Arcadia,
20 miles north of here today in a
battle with bootleggsrs. when the
officers attempted to raid a still, ac-
cording to a telephone message from
United States officers at Guthrie to
the United States marsha's office
here
A special posse Of county and Unite
States officials left here for the scene
of the shooting Immediately upon re-
ceipt of news
Other than the information contain
ed in the brief message from authorit-
les at Guthrie, no more definite de.
tails concerning the affair could be
learned.
The party Of officers are known
to have left here last night bent upon
raiding an Illicit liquor still, reported
10 officers here as being IN operation
north of Arcadia, Just over the Okla
homa county boundary line, in Logan
county
Later reports 10 the governors OF
tice here show that the still raided by
the officers was operated by Charlie
Chandler. negro. and that he was the
alleged moonshiner killed.
It was also stated in the report that
Chandle, had othsr negroes armed
with rif> guarding all approaches
to the still and that It was in clash
with the raiding officials that the two
officers were killed. The fight be.
tween the moonshiners and official,
occurred at seven o'clock this morn,
ing.
The raid on the still was ordered
by Oklahoma County Attorney Car
gill, 1t was said at his office. follow.
ing reported disorder which occur.
red at Arcadia Thursday night as a
result Of moonshine liquor being
brought into that town.
A second posse left the office Of the
sheriff here soon after departure of
the party from the federal Offices
Reed Miller, prohibition enforcement
officer, was with the party that made
the raid but escaped unhurt Claude
Tyler deputy sheriff who was first re.
ported as seriously injured was later
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
Us. Alverson Lodges Complaint Against
Commissioners; Repeats Offer Of Use Of
His Lands; Other Complaints Registered
AT Regular Meeting Of Board Friday Night

and not the city and for that reason
the Board Of Commissioners could not
make the refund.
Bradbury remarked that it was a
cold bloodel proposition" Commis
sioner Fraley agreed with him in re-
spect to the pound fees y S. per head.
Whereupon the mayor i.formed Mr.
Fraley that the city ordinance pro
vides THAI such a sum be charged.
Fraley then exclaimed that when the
book containing thu city ordinances
was passed, the commissioners did not
know there was such an ordinance in
it.
Presents Claim for Manages.
A man whose name Is nut available,
presented a claim for s133 for dam.
ages to team of horses and wagon
which had been struck by fiIS truck
on July 21st. City Clerk ThurstoA read
a letter from DR.. Anderson, VINO haa
attended the horses, in which ne rec.
ommends that a settlement, Of $50
should be satisfactory to both parties.
The chief of the fire department when
questioned by members Of the board,
stated that the fault of the accident
was not entirely due TO the lfiremen,
for he had warned the driver Of the
team that the fire trucks weh com.
ing. The matter will be placed in the
hands of the city attorney.
Commissioner Carter and tha city
attorney We're instructed to Snfer
with a contractor whose name "A not
available, for the purpose of mating
arrangements to keep the streets or
Ardmore in clean and sanitary c\n.
dition. The contractor appeared =.
fore the bolI And stated that n
wanted to take over the contract fol-
hauling the rubbish, or else supervise
the work of removing It from the
streets. He explained that it was his
purpose to make the street cleaning
department self-sustaining by salvag'
ing valuable rags, metals, paper, etc
He also spoke of methods used in Dai
Las and other cities in this conserva-
ton work.
Bids for Fire Trucks Equipment.
pneumatic tires on two OF the fire
trucks. The Whitchurch Supply House
Of Ardmore offered 10 do the work
which will include cutting down of the
wheels. for S924.55. G. w. Phillips
and Son also of Ardmore. bid s9S9.e9.
including cutting down Of wheels. The
bid of the WhitchYrch supply House
was accepted.
While the subject of equipping the
trucks was being discussed Commits
sioner Fraley read a letter which he
had received from the Oklahoma City
fire department. In 1t were statements
TO the effect that since the Oklahoma
City firemen had equipped their ap
paratus with pneumatic tires, the cost
of upkeep of the trucks had been re.
duced by over fifty per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

reported as'slightly wounded and was
being brought to Oklahoma City for
treatment.
How Homer Adrian Stanley Weiss,
and Charlie Chandler, alleged noon
sinner, was killed. and himself wound.
ed in the raid was told by Claude
Tyler in a doctors office. at Edmond
10 miles south Of Arcadia, where he
had been taken to have his wounds
dressed. According to Tyler's story,
the three officers and Reed Miller,
prohibition enforcement agent, sue
ceeded in entering the house in which
the still was believed to be located
without resistance
Chandler was found In the house
and Immediately arrested Miller took
up his position as guard on the out
side of the house while Tyler,
leaving Chandler in the custody of
Adrian and Weiss, went upstairs to
search for the alleged still. At the
time OF Chambers arrest there appar
emily was no one else on the lower
floor Tyler says that while search.
ing room at the head of the stairs
he heard a slight noise at his rear
and turning, faced Chandler with an
automatic pistol levelled at him. He
grappled with the negro, and in the
melee that followed, was shot through
the shoulder and suffered a scalp
wound.
He fell to the floor stunned. while
Chandler rushed the stairs. A number
Of pistol shots followed, Tyler says,
and when he recovered sufficiently
to make the stairs he found Adrian,
Weiss and Chandler all dead on the
floor shot through the head. Miller
who was on the outside, rushed to-
ward the house at the sound Of the
first shot and just before entering
encountered another negro coming out,
shot through the arm. He was placed
under arrest and handcuffed to a
post. Tyler believes the second negro
is a son Of Chandler, and was in hid.
ing at the time of his fathers ar.
rest.
Investigation by Tyler and Miller
Of the roof in which the shootings
occurred revealed second pistol,
said not to have been used by either
of the officers or the dead negro.
Tyler expressed the opinion that the
second negro freed Chandler in some
way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

searchers that the badly has been
washed under the sand bar. and bur.
led Others think that the swollen
waters may have carried her miles
down the river, where the body is
probably caught in some drift Of
brush.
Marietta citizens have been work.
ing tirsless'y day and night in an
effort to regain the body, and if 1t is
not regained by tonight, watch part
les will be stationed on either side
Of the river. to watch the rising
waters. The rain Friday night had
caused a two-foot rise Saturday, AMI
the river was still rising II wa
thought that the body might be wash
ed out Of the sand by the strong cur
rent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

A late telephone report from Ma
rietta conveyed the message that q
body had been seen floating under @
bridge near Preston, Texas about Is
miles north Of Denison, which II is
thought might be that Of Miss Sharp
On the body was a bathing cap and
suit. which it was said resemble ]
those worn by the young woman az
the time of the tragedy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

j. W. Mckinney who recently
turned to Ardmore after spending
prolonged vacation in the east,
taken seriously i'll Friday while
guest at the Hotel Ardmere and 1
removed to the Won Keller Hespi(
The nature Of his Illness has not I'D
determined as yet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

,ober term of Federal court in this
city.
The three men were captured in
raid by local officers April q. They
were afterward indicted by the fed.
eral grand jury in session at Me.
Alester and required to make the
above bond for their appearance
D. r. Allen, negro Of this city,
Is being held as an alleged Jake"
peddler until certain witness can
be located when he will be given a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
Fall Kills Boy

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 2s. - Townley
Thompson, 1S, resident Of the Tulsa
Boys Home, charity institution
founded for orphan boys, fell from
the garage roof today and received
a fractured skull. He died a couple Of
hours later. 1y
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
BESAW STOCKHOLDERS WILL
MEET ON SEPTEMBER 18TH

The meeting of the stockholders of
the BeSaw Tire and Rubber company
which was to have been held on Au.
gust 26th was postponed until Sep.
tember 18th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
LINDSEY, TRUSSELL AND
SANDERS A RE RELEASED
ON B D \ D OF $1,000

United States Commissioner Spauld
ing set the bonds of Guy Lindsey,
|. Z. Trussell and John Sanders,
charged with Illicit distilling at 81, 500
which the made and were released.
Their case will be tried at the Oe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

NOTICE TO MASTER PLUMBERS
CHAPTER vi, SECTION Is, OF
THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF ARDMORE WILL BE STRICT
LY ENFORCED, BEGINNING SEP.
TENDER lST, 1920. ALL PERMITS
MUST BE SECURED FROM THE
ClIN Glenn BEtUkE CALLING
THE rLUMbiNG INSr'EUIUk.-Z.
A. CROMWELL. 29s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
MIR. Mckinney I'LL

preliminary hearing before the
missioner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

j., L. Wilson is confined to his
home by severe attack of asthma.
Prof. Robert Michael was here yes
terday en- route from his school al
Rose Hill six miles southeast of VII.
son to his home at Provence. He say,
that the boil weevil is now dolhs
some real damage to the Carter coun.
ty cotton crop.
Kew Mr.. Baxter has been conduct.
ing meeting at Rose Hill district
Tor the past two weeks and the re.
suits have been marvellous. Some.
thing like 20 persons have been re.
claimed and as many as So are TO
be baptsed this afternoon at 3
o'clock at pool Of water in Clarks
pasture near there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

J. H. French who went to Mexico
some weeks ago to make an inves.
ugatlon Of the oil situation in the
republic in the interest of a local
company M returned. The members OF
the company will be c/1led together
early this week when Mr.. French will
submit a report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

D, G. Mc@Iey of Ponea City.
highway engirer for Garter county
was IN the city Saturday consulting
with Engineer Ryne on the proposed
highway work be done IN tbis
county soon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

W, K. Burnitt member of the
board of directors of the National
Association II Outdoor advertisers. has
been notified that the board will meet
early in November in the city OF
Asheville, N, C. Mr.. Burnitt will at.
tend the meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

County Superintendent Coffman is
preparing his annual report for the
state superintendent which must be
wed by the first Of September.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

Mr. and Mrs. F W. Merriek are at
nome from Colorado where they spent
month. They motored through and
spent the greater portion of the time
gong from one point to another in
lhe state They had nice trip and
made a number of mountain drives.
When asked concerning the political
trend in Colorado Mr.. Merrick said
the talk there is for Harding. The
Harding sentiment is prevalent among
me business men and miners alike.
The silver, zinc and lead mines are
smut down and only the good paving
gold mines are in operation. The min.
ers think that change in government
might open up the mines and they are
ier Harding for this reason. The mines
ne says cannot operate at profit
Tor the reason that labor and all SUP.
plies are high and that the product.
u the mines are cheap
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

pon Wilkes of Wichita Falls. Tex.
SsN arrived home Saturday to spend a
teWd with his mother. Mrs. Effie
wines, 1893 street, northwest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

l. A. Grigsby of Sulphur. well
known cotton buyer who has made
Ardmore his headquarters for the
past Few seasons has arrived in the
city to look over local conditions. Mr..
Grigsby may be among the buyers
on the streets again this fall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

"'\M. kirkpatrick of Fox. was
ua,isaSing business in the city Sat
uruay. In speaking of crop oondi.
tons Nh Kirkpatrick said that recent
rams nav damaged the cotton crop
10 quite Nn extent but he thought
possibly Coalitions are not so bad az
lhey haa Ven reported in some sec.
tions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29
STORIES OF THE STREET

Harry Stonum Of Oklahoma City is
sister Mrs. w. D. Potter. From
here he will go to Gainesville to
visit with other relatives. For sev.
eral months Mr.. Stonum has been
with the Sinclair Oil company at
Shreveport, La. In speaking Of the
oil situation Mr.. Stenum says the
Louisiana wells are short lived tina,
the country is not as good an oil
country as Oklahoma and that Lou.
isiana IL now awaiting for the re.
suits on some wild eat tests that
are being drilled.
For the past three weeks the oil
scouts and the oil men have no,
been able to get any reports from
the Noble well which is drilling in
section q t6slw on the north line
of Love county In the meantime
number Of men who have been con.
nected with the company are no
longer wit hit. One OF tne men of
the county who tries to keep up with
owners are to be pitied more than
censured." The Ardmoreite kept up
with the we'll for several months and
the reports We're of specif interest
to l"v" county but this paper wita
others are unable to get reports on
the drilling progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. r p. Poland have
returned IRON. Petoskey AMI othr-
points in Michigan where they spent
their summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. DENIES have
returned from Colorado where they
spent several weeks The days werc
getting too cold for comfort and they
decided to come back to balmy Okla.
homa. "Out in Colorado" said Mr..
Dennes the people have just
what they have wanted all their
lives, high prices, good wages, plenty
of work and market for everything
the state raises and manufacturers,
and they all state that they vii,
vote the Cox.Rooseveit ticket In the
November election"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. r p. Poland have
returned IRON. Petoskey AMI othc-
points in Michigan where they spent
their summer vacation.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
ain the Days News"

Major George r. Lunn of Sche-
Inectady, who announces that he will
be candidate in the primaries for
the Democratic nomination for Unit
ed States senator from New York,
was formerly leader in the
Socialist party. Mr.. Lunn is a ma
Give of Iowa, who went East, after
Studying at Nebraska college, and
S udied for the Christian ministry at
Union Theological Seminary He en-.
tered the Presbyterian denomination
and took a church at Brooklyn, N. Y.
During his next pastorate, in Sche-
pectady, he showed intense interest
in social problems, and this led to his
becoming pastor of a peoples church,
The prominence won in this position
led to his nomination for the mayor.
atty on the Socialist ticket and he
MAS elected, the first of his party to
attain this high Office in New York.
After two terms as mayor he had a
falling out with the Socialists and in
1916 he was elected to Congress as
radical Democrat. At the expira-
ton Of his term in Congress he was
again elected mayor of Schenectady
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
Today's Events

Friday, the thirteenth.
Centenary of the birth of Sir
George Grove, celebrated English
musical composer.
Gen. Isaac r Sherwood of OHIO,
The oldest member of the Sixty-sixth
Congress. today celebrates his S5th
birthday.
The Oregon State Editorial Associ,
ation will meet in annual convention
at Astoria today and continue in ses-
sion over Saturday
Two years ago today James NJ Cox
nov the Democratic nominee for the
presidency, was renominated in the
Ohio primaries for the goberncrship.
Holland today will celebrate the
20Oth anniversary of the death of An
tonius Heinsius, who ruled the Ne.
therlands after the withdraway of
William III of England.
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500 Reward. SlOC

The readers of this paper will be
pleased To learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprletors have so much
faith IN the curative power OF Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists 75c.
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NorIcE.
TO the Taxpayers OF The Village OF
bennington

A rate bill has been placed in my
hands for collection, as follows:
s1,lo ON the dollar for the Village
Tax, 90 cents on the dollar for the High
way Tax on the Grand list of 1920.
hereby demand payment of said
taxes. and notify you that win att
tend a the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock q. m. until o'clock
p. m.
There will be discount Of 4 per
per cent on Village Tax If paid within
80 days.
c. II. DEWEY. Treasurer.
Bennington. VT. July Is. 1920
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Today's Birthdays

Marquis of Cambridge. elder broth
er of Queen Mary of England, born
in London, 81 years ago today.
Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Minister of
Militia of Canada born at Guelph,
Ont, "a years ago ioday.
DR. Felix Adler, noted educator
and lecturer IN pol3 zeal and social
ethics, born in Germany, SO years
ago today,
Gen Isaac II, Sherwood, represen
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13

tative in Congress of the Ninth Ohio
district, born at Stanford, n. Y, SO
years ago today
James A. Shaw. pitcher OF the
Washington American League base
bali team, born in Pittsburgh, q
years ago today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13
Todayls Anniversaries

1814-Cape Colony was finally ceded
to the British
1S70-Marshal Bazaine was appoint
ed to command the French
Army of the Rhine
1S85-First Secre airy of Sta'e for
Scotland appo:nted-the Duke
Of Richmond and Gordon.
1894 More than $4,000 men made
idle by the closing Of sixty
3 eight mills and factories in
Fall River, Mass
1S9S-Manila surrendered to the
American forces after a short
land fight and bombardment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-13

gac- "arl M. Craigie ("John Oliver
l!asbcsD, American novels,
mi Playwright, died in Len
don. Born Nov 3, 1867.
1911 Zach Walker, a negro. was
burned to dea'h by mob at
Gainesville, Pa.
191S--First woman Marine Corps re.
cruit, Opha NJ. johnson sworn
in at Washington, ID. c.