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Arizona republican., 1920-04-14

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO. SELL AND DELIVER GROCERY STORE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that we. the undersigned, CARRIE AMERMAN and PANSY F.. GOOD, owners of the stock in trade. goods, wares. merchandise, furniture, fixtures and good will Of that certain grocery store, situate. located and now conducted at Number 112 East Wash . ington street, Phoenix, Maricopa Coun- sy, Arizona, intend to. and will. sell. and deliver possession of, the same to l. P. Lenoir of Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday. April A. 1920. at 10 o'clock in the morning; said deal to be com pleted at that store.
 CARRIE AMERMAN,
 PANSY l.. GOOD. State of Arizona, County of Mari copa, Ss-
 The above instrument was duly acknowledged before me. the under signed notary public. this April 13. 1920, by Carrie Amerman and Pansy F Good My commission expires March 9th, 1924.
 HARRY KAY, Notary Public.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14

near Gila, Arizona, which is soon to be opened to soldiers who may take up a claim by paying one dollar per acre for four years to the government. There is a fine site for a dam nearby which will make it possible to irrigate this entire part of the country and in crease greatly the value of the land. D. W. Windes has map Of the said land and will have it ready for fnves- tigation at the American Legion meet ing Thursday night.
 American Legion Meeting
 The American Legion and the Wo- mems Auxiliary will hold their regu- lar meetings Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Some very important busi- ness is to be discussed in both meet ings and a large attendance of the members is urged.
 American Legion Dance
 The members of the American Legion will give benefit dance Saturday night in the Cosmopolitan hall. The Sonny Clay orchestra from Phoenix will furnish the music and there will be cards for those who do not care to dance.
 Short on Gasoline
 As a result of the railroad strike people of Tempe are now extremely garages are only allowing two gallons to the person.
 Rev. Hoffman Here
 Rev. NJ. J. Hoffman of Pella. Iowa, spent Monday visiting Prof. Felton. Rev. Hoffman is a minister of the Re- formed church and president of Cen tral College of Iowa and at one time was a student of Prof. Felton's- He is here for the benefit of his health and may locate some place in the val ley.
 Goes to Tucson
 MT. and Mrs. True1s Bertelsen motored to Tucson last Sunday in order to attend the Grand Lodge of the I. O.. o. F. which convened Monday
 Undergoes Operation
 Miss Mildred Story another Normal student is the second girl to undergo an operation for appendicitis this week. Upon leaving the dining hall Monday evening Miss Story became suddenly and seriously i'll and underwent an operation Tuesday morning in the Normal hospital So far she is doing nicely.
 FOR SALE-Household furniture, practically new: living and dining room wicker furniture; old ivory bed room suite; stoves; Hoosier cabinet. etc Inquire ef J. W. Arnold, First and Ash ave-. Tempe, Ariz. 2t
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
FOR ALTAR
 FUND |S SUCCESS

CHANDLER. April 13.-The card party given by the ladies of the local Catholic Altar society at the chamber of commerce hall on. Monday evening, for the benefit of the altar fund proved to be a grand success. A large crowd was in attendance. Those present spent the evening playing bridge. whist and five hundred. After the card play ing has ended, all partook of refresh ments. To finish the evenings enter tainment a large cake was auctioned off by L. G.. Gollands. After much spirited bidding it finally was secured by A. Buridge and number of young men who formed a pool to secure the cake. Among those present were Messers and Mesdames Joseph Rickles. Hugh Gardner. P. M. James, O. N. Handley, l.. l.. Craft. l.. c. Goilands. A. Burridge, C. A. Baldwin. R. HaP- mer. the Misses Ashton, Miller, Calaya, Mesers Jack Brickett. Glen Farther, G. Geary, Ed Halloran. T. Maddox and a number of others. Quite a sum of money was realized for the benefit of the altar fund and the ladies wish to thank all those who assisted to make the affair success.
 Fixtures Arrive
 The new fixtures for the San Tan confectionery arrived here on Tuesday morning. l.. C. Updike the owner of the confectionery expects to have crew of men started on the installa-
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14

on work in the next ten days or just soon as the postoffice removes to neir new location The new fixtures re the latest in fixtures and are all the old mission style. When in- -alled the San Tan confectionery will one of the show places of Chandler.
 Baseball Team Defeated
 The local town team suffered defeat at the hands of the Goodyear team on the local diamond on Sunday after noon by the score of to 4.
 Resident Departs
 N. Cosby who has been resident here for the winter months has de- parted for Phoenix where he will make his future home.
 Geo. Foster who has been spending the winter months at the San Marcos hotel has departed for his home at Niagara Falls, New York
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
Redskins, Made Vastly Wealthy By Oil,
 Spending Like Proverbial Sailor

and gas money, they received total of s1,70O, 900. Last week they received S70e apiece. Payments during 1920 probably will total S10,oo0 apiece.
 A family of five Osages will have $50,000 to spend during the year-$5O,- 900 in cash, s4,166 a month. $l3s day without work and without risk.
 Pawhuska, capital of the Osage na- tion, seat of the government Indian agency and the nearest spending point for the big checks it hands out, is half primitive. half ultra modern. Osaees Ride in "Lizzies?" Better Not
 Suggest 1t
 Pawhuska's streets. and all the dusty roads that wind toward it through the Osage hills. are bright with the blank cts of the Indians and congested with their high-powered cars. An Osage will not ride in a Lizzie.
 There are banks instead of saloons here. otherwise Pawhuska is a typical frontier town.
 It is under the million dollar tree beside the agency that auctions Of oil and gas leases are held. The bid ders that gather for these sales repre- sent the biggest oil interests in the world. A lifted hand or nod of the auctioneers head may mean deal of a half a million. A single lessee at the last auction paid $620.O00 for the right to drill.
 Only about 50O,00O acres of Osage oil land have been leased More than 100000 acres remain.
 The social register of 'the Osage' is considerably diluted with Indian blood. And as a sixteenth or thirty second or a sixty y-fourth part of Osage blood is almost undetectable, strangers do well to avoid careless allusions.
 The pleasant. we'll dressed young business man, or the shrewd. suaye po litical power with whom you are talk ing probably is descended from or married into the ''first faniH =
 For the story of the Osages is, Tn one respect, like that of less fortunate tribes; they are vanishing race. Only, they are not dying off, but marrying off
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
BY MABEL ABBOTT N. E. A. Staff Correspondent

PAWHUSKA. OkIa-The riches. people in the world, the Osage Indians, are facing poverty-10 years ahead.
 The government trust period" ends the income from gas and oil rights on lands allotted them. whether they still own the lands or not
 The Indians bought the Iand-wild, rock-ribbed arid tracts-for SIPS an acre. When oil was discovered they promptly sold it. Later the government decided that they had sold only the government now leases oil rights to the highest bidder and turns the money over to the Indians.
 This money pours into the tribal fund, for according to Osage law the sribe takes pot luck" Whether there is oil on an Indians land or not, he is wealthy now
 Braves Wear Silks, Drive Autos: Girls
 Sometimes Buy" Husbands
 So 1t happens that many a young brave wears silk shirts and drives his automobile, and many a girl whose creamy skin is barely tinged with cop per. buys imported party gowns and diamonds, or possibly even white husband. with the big quarterly checks. And if the mineral rights under form CT Osage lands revert to the surface owners in 1881. as they presumably will unless the trust period is extended, then their big incomes from nothing at all will end too; for compara lively few Indians still own oil producing land
 old Chief Bacon Rind says:
 We have lived the life of the white man only a little while. It is still strange. Our children will not be ready in 10 years to take care of themselves in the white mans world. Tn % years I,1x manage their own affairs. We ask the white mans government to go on taking care of them until them
 At the last quarterly payment of oil
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
LAST STUDY MEET 0F
 WOMAN'S CLUB FRIDAY

TEMPE, April 1.-The Tempe Wo- mans club will hold their last study meeting for this year, Friday after noon at o'clock. Miss Ethyleen Kempe will have charge of a literary program in which she will lead a dis cussion on Socialism. Various club reports will be herd including that of the district federation An outline of next years work will be presented at this meeting for approval.
 Soldiers Opportunity
 There is now a large tract of land
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
THIS HORSE USED
 REVERSE ENGLISH

TOLEDO-"She am the darndest hoss, yuh honah." Horace. 15 and col- ored, told the judge. When I wanted her to go I had to say: whoa and to make her stop had to whip her with whip" Horace was charged with beating the horse, an elderly animal. He's free now.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14

Nutmegs are kernels of the fruit of a tree cultivated in Sumatra. Java. and the West Indies.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
COPS MAY CHOOSE
 OWN CHIEF HERE

DIES MOINES-It is possible that the police department here will choose it's own chief That is the plan of Marshal Miller who may be appointed head of the public safety department. Then they'll have no kick says Mill Ter.
 The total number of men serving the World War was 4.090735
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14

Before oil made the Osage Indians wealthy all the lit tie tots wore Indian dress. Now that they're rich and intermarried many of the youngsters are logged out in clothes just like the white kids wear.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
BAKERY
HOTEL

Hotels and rooming houses from 12 rooms to 1O7 rooms. We have what you want. See us before you buy.
 l.. c. HARPER, WITH
 KINGDOM & WHITMAN
 IT F.. Adams Phone 47S6 bl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
AND THE FLU
First step in Treatment Is "a Brisk
Purgaiivc with Caloiabs. the Puri-
fled and Refined Cll0nei Tablets
ilat are Nduscaless, Safe and
Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
tina, no medicine for colds and influ
cnl1 can bo depended upon for full
effectiveness uutl the liver is made
thoroughly nctirc. That is VIII the
first step In the treatment is The new.
uau'caless cnlomol tablet called Gallo
tabs. ana which are free from the
-iokenlng ana weakening effects OF
the old style calomel Doctors. also
point out the fact that an active liver
may 80 long way towards prevent.
ing Influenza ard is one Of the most
important factors in anablng the
patient to successfully withstand an
attack ana ward off pneumonia.
one Calotab on the tongue nj bed
time, with 4 swallow Of watcr--that's
all. No salts, no nanscu nor the
slightest interference with your eat.
iug, pleasure or work Next morn.
Ing your cold has vanished, your liz.
cr is active. your system ia purified
ana you are feeling fine with 81
hearty appetite for breakfast. Drug.
eists sell Calulabs only IN original
sealed packages. price thirty.fiyc
1cnts Your money viii be chccrtully
refunded If YOU DO not find them de
hghtful,--adN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
.AROMORE MERCHANTS
JOIN N PRIZES To
BOY SCOUTS WHO FIGHT
DESTRUCTIVE BAGWORM

Interest in the proposed bagworn
gathering contest has been aroused
/ to the extent that the prizes ou'
the money to pay for the bagworm.
at the rate OF p cents per gallon,
! have been assured and now all that
! is necessary is for the boys TO 49,
Gin gathering and bringing In III,
worm.
The original idea for cleaning the
town OF bagworms was created "
the Arimorntc. Tho Ardmorel.r's !
/ program for the balance of February
is to set everyone to hslp make Ard.
more city beautiful, and in the
matter Of the bagwJrm contest they
called Thursday on number o,
merchants who readily agreed 10 furn.
i-h the premiums needed. The part oC
the Scout executive is to start the
work going through the Scouts rr.
ccive the worms ana give proper crcd-
1t to those who have gathered them.
The contest, however. is not limited
to Boy Scouts, but any boy WHO
feels inclined to earn 10 quarter may
get busy and gather n q gallon or So
Of tho pests. oven If he does not sc.l
inclined to try to secure enough 20
earn ON" of he prizes, which ate
as follows:
l't Prize, s25 suit. We,thcimct
K Daubc.
2nd prize, SIS suit, Whiteman &
Simpson.
srd prize. $i2 Scout suit, Budi
Hoard Co.
+th prize, 81 pair Of shoes.
9Th price. s. pair Of shoes
These prizes are for the greate7,
quantities Of bagworms brought TO
the Boy Scout Hut before three
o'clock, Saturday, February q next
Saturday, Winners will be announced
in next Sundays Ardmoreitc and al
so by bulletin at the Scout Hut sat.
urday, and the prizes will bee given
Saturday evening. Tickets will be is-
sued for each gallon or worms, auo
these will be redeemed in cash after
the contest has closed
The bagWorm is at present hanging
by the hundreds in trees about town.
naples hackberrles, Gins, pccans aud
walnuts seem to be the ones most
infested, although very few trees are
entirely free from them They ore
in the chrysalis stage, the chrysalis
inhabiting a web bag about one aGG
one.half inches long by onc.half inch
in diameter and pointed at both ends
The bag is covered with bits Of leave
which make it look very much Ike |
% dead leaf which the wind las
failed to dislodGc from the tree !
Soon the moth will emerge from the
rhrysalis stage. lay its eggs which /
will hatch thousands Of small white /
oatterpilars which in turn will begin
'easting on the leaves and tunnelhng /
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
OROPSy TREA Ed FREE
ny br. Miles, the Great Specialist
Who Sends u S3.;5 Trial Treat
ment Free.
Many Report Cured After Doctors
Failed

At llrS. no disease is apparently
more harmless than dropsy; little
swelling Of the cyelids, hands, feet,
ankles or abdomen. Finally gro IT
'hortnoss Of breath cough, faint spells
sometimes nauseau and vomiting, and
lingering and wretchcd death i;
The dropsy is not cured
DR.. Miles has been known as a lead.
ing specialist in these diseases for 80
years. His liberal offer of a 81. :
Treatment free 10 all sufferers is Ger
tu.nly worthy or a serious consider
ton. You may never have such IN
opportunity again.
The Grand Dropsy Treatment con.
SlstS Of four dropsy remedies in on.
also Tonic Tablets and Pura.IaXa fol
removing the water. This treatment II
specially prescribed for each patient
anu Is three times as successful Gs
that Of most physicians. II usually ro.
lieves the first day, and remove.
swelling in six days in most cases.
Delay Ia dangerous
Send for Remarkable Reports of Cures.
All afflicted readers may have Book,
Examination Chart, opinion, Advice
and u Two.Pound Trial Trcatnen,
free. Write at once. Describe yodr
case. Address Dr Eranklin Miles.
Dept DA. 33l 10 3i4 Franklin ST.,
ERhart, Ind. ADV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
One of Oldest Mercantile Houses
In Ardmore Passes When Whiteman-
Simpson Company Buys Stock of the
Spragins Retail Hardware Concern

\ deal was con'ummated Thursday
afternoon whereby the hardware bus.
,uc8s OF J. j.. Sprag.ns charges hands
and MIR. Spragns. after 40 years in
business viii retire.
Tho Sprapins hardware stock waN
purchased hy b. y simpson auI
John Whteman, and invoicing wi.
begin Monday morning. A., soon ~ this
80 finished tho stock viii be- transfer
lel to it9 new owners
For .hc past 30 years Mir Spraars
has been In the hardware business
= A'dmure. previous TO coming h.r
b" WIS engaged i'm the same Gnc
NJ Gainesville. Texas.
Although not generally known, the
deal had been pending for several
dlys, hut it was not until yesterday
th't details were finally settled aud
n trade became an actual fact
There viii be no change i'm the
present force Of employees ana busl.
ness viii be conducted as usual, for
n time 1T least.
The sale Of the Sprasins hardware
store marks the passing of one II
The pioneer business men of the city.
and after an active life one Of i..
honorod c!ti4rns viii now take ul.
rest ir has SO richly earned
Mr.. Sprasins came TO Ardmorr when
1t was nothing but u struggling vi.
lnge ana has seen it develop into q
city with all those convenicncos nr.
k"own to the pioneer.
In the years Of hi. active life NJ.
Spraeins always found time for recr,
alton, and his fame rs an outdoor
sportsman extends throughout r4o
southwest aud now that the cares
of business are lifted from his should
crs n" viii devote much of his time
in his favorte sport
Mr.. Spra"ins has boon anxious to
retire from business for some time.
and has bern ON the verge Of selling
out on several occasions, but always
something interviewed to keep him in
harness and % was not until yest"r.
Gav tho deal was made whereby ne
Will strip 'lI o." harness aud uuit has
activities m tA" commerciul world.
SO w"u t.rlHf nout tine solJnWc.
j. i..r known 'hau j. H. Spragus. !
Ne always mas been known as a man
al uHhoaudod f'ith i'm his fellow man
and us charitable att.tudo towlrN |
many struggling farmers throughout |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13

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di.poea OF the stock ,.tbo.. fu brr.
%. by special sale and utili2, D.,
building together with Their present
quarters as % dry eools store
There is but a partition between tha
two stores and Il is the intention
Of the new owners to cut through TIE
wallis ana convert both stores into Jn.
large business house.
Mr. Whitcman stated that the nm.
mess of his lrm had grown - 5ucn
proportions that il was crowded Tor
room and when they had lu oppor
tunity to purchase the hardware stocl,
and secure a long lease ON ,hc build.
ing concluded TO accept the OTTER.
When the Improvement is mad" This
M'H -lN' the Iim lH' largest store In
inc olly' am" mr. Nh'l'il'h ~''''d
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
Valentine Tea Postponed.

The Valentine Tea and market an
nounccd for tomorrow afternoon At
the home OF Mrs r. \. ThurmoaI.
by the members OF Division Number
Three Of the Missionary Society OF
Broadway Baptist church has been
postponed on account OF illness in the
home Of the hostess.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13
OKLAHOMA CITY LAWYERS
HERE on LEGAL SINESS

T. a. Walker and T.. C. Voorhees,
Of Oklahoma city. were I'm Nrdmorc
today ON business Mr. Walker was
former resident Of this city and
has many business interests hero that
ho looks after at frequent intervals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13

under the Darl; of trees. Now is
the time To rid the city Of the pests.
and We hope that every propcrtv own.
cr and every tenant win coopcrat,
with the boys ana help them in cyc-y
way possible. EMMITT r. REID.
Scout Executive
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13

Ardmoreite WANT ADS bring wha'
you want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-13

Use Ardmorcitc WANT ADS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-14

6ehol 10 located it was pointed ont
that when tho institution was fifst
opened in 1897. the enrolment was
30 small that only four classroofns
we're used. Tho enrolment last year
az this school totaled 633. The in
crease this year over last is seventy.
Although four puftables occupy
SEINE Of the play space At the school.
omcaale believe that the playground is
a0e9oaSs. They point out. however.
that when the addition to the school
is built the school will b without any
play space, a. no additional property
adjoining the school 10 available.
Need Better Lights and Heat.
Heating ana lighting facilities 1t
the school. It 10 said, are in need Of
repair. Tho school 10 tnadequately
lighted by gas. Hot air furnishes the
heat. and during last winter onlcials
say that tho building was not always
OF sufficient warmth.
With the addition Of eight rooms,
an assembly hall was requested, but
this was not provided In the appro-
prtation granted by Congress-. It was
pointed out that IN assembly hall IL
vitality needed, due to the small halls
in the school. Whenever an assembly
is held for any school function the
children are forced to stand in the
halls and on the steps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-14
FiRE.DEsTRoYs STORE.
Man Hurt in Fall While Carrying
Out Effects,

Anacostia IRE companies responded
to . dre alarm at Alabama avenue
and Stanton road yesterday, but not
in time to prevent the destruction Of
q two-story frame structure in which
Cecilia Branson conducted a store.
Neighbors hurried to the burning
structure and made efforts to save
Mrs. Branson's effects. and Booker
marlborough. one of them. fell and
received an injury to his back. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Children playing with matches were
blamed for a IRE that occurred in the
house of Mary Brown. 76S Lamont
street, yesterday about noon. Dam
age to house and contents amounted
to $1,000.
An awning in front Of s31 7th street
was damaged by IRE last night about
$50 o'clock. Origin of the IRE was
not determined.
An overheated stove caused IRE in
the Office of the board of mediation
and conciliation, 920 H street, last
might Slight damage resu1te6