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ft t fJJME IX. SIDNEY SUaUS.'l Proprietor I AEDMORE, IND. TER.. TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902. I SUBSCRIPTION. I Oao Yonr St. J NUMBER 254 (IDEHSON, I President. B. F. FREHSLEY, Yice President. C, L. AHDEE30R, C&thter. S. M. TORBETT, Int. Cubr. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Ardmorc, Indian Territory. rnaiGd Depository (or Bankruptcy Funds m Chickasaw Nation. Capital paid in $ 60.000.00 Surplus and Profits 140,000.00 Total $200,000.00 roldoat bank In Indian Territory. Accounts of Arms and Individuate ilcltodupon tho moat liberal tortus consistent with Rood banking. I FEEL AT EASE Because my property iB insured with Roberts, Poland & Bruce. They represent only the best companies. DBERTS, POLAND & BRUCE ' !H . A friend need The best thine to have is Fire Insurance. It costs but little to carry, but is a Mighty Comofortablo Thing to Have. You will bel free from anxiety with one o these policies as your best friend. ff. 5. WOLVERTON & SON., he 48.: :iandol Building COMING! ENGAGEMENT. V. K. HAWKES, The Famous Atlanta Optician, i 8 V 1S70- Cot from tho homo office of this Great Optical House, or one of his Rical Opticians and will remain at the storo of his agent, I W. B. FRAME, Druggist, H Engagement is for THREE DAYS ONLY beginning SEPTEMBER 8. ,nThis will give the citizens of Ardmore and vicinity a raro oppor- ty of having their 4 EYE-SIGHT TESTED FREE 4no of the most renowned and successful as well as roliablo Optic J)n the U. S. Mr. Hawkes has all the modern appliances for tho 4tiQc adjustment of classes to tho eyo. Thoro is no Optician in T. S. who enjoys the confidence of the people moro than Mr. flees. , His name is a familiar word throughout a section of tho try inhabited by twenty-five millions of people. Mr. Hawkes has fobly adjusted glasses to the eyed of more people of national international fame than any other Optician living, This firm Wnhliahed in 1870. A. K. HAWKES, Invontor and Sole Proprietor of all tho HAWKES' PATENTS. will Positively Remain but Three Days. MT. PELEE ON A DUST. Contracts AnotherSpasm Tidal Wave Adds to Devastation. Castries, Island ot St. I.ucla, Ilrltlsh Wost Indies, Sept. 1. Tho Ilrltlsh stoamor Konorn, which arrived horo yostorday evening from Fort Do France, Island of Martinique, reports that a torrlblo eruption of Mr. l'oloo occurred nt 9 o'clock Saturday night and peoplo who arrived at Fort Do Franco from tho northern part ot the Island roported that the village of Marno Kongo, near the district previ ously dovaBtated, had been entirely destroyod nnd Le Carhet, a vUlngo on tho coast, which was destroyed at tho time of tho front oruptlon, has been swept by a tidal wavo. About two hundred porsonB lost tholr llvos. A sloop from the Islnnd of St. Vin cent, which roachod horo this morn ing reports that Mt. Folee's crator Is now qulot, but tho dotonatlons dur ing Saturday night were the lotidost heard up to that time and the Inhabi tants wero terribly alarmed. CHURCH QUARREL IN COURT. IJaseo Terre Guadalupe, French, Wost Indies, Aug. 31. Tho Fronch trans-Atlantic company's stoamor Salvador, which Just arrived at Point A'PItro, roports that sho loft Fort Do Franco, Martinique, yostorday and passed Mt. Poleo at 7 o'clock tho same evening. Tho volcano was then In violont oruptlon. On approaching tho Island of Los Snlntes, off tho south ox tromlty of Guadalupe, nshos wore falling on tho vessel, which arrived off Point A'PItro nt 5 o'clock but was unablo to enter that port until 11 at night owing to obscurity. FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Train Derailed and Fifty Passengers Killer or Injured. Washington, Sopt. 1. Ofllctuls of tho Southern railway horo have ro eolved a tologram advising them of a wreck at 9 o'clock this morning on tho Southern road at Dorry, Ala Trainmaster II. N. Dudley and twenty flvo colored passengers wcro killed. Tho englncor nnd fireman wore badly scalded nnd about twenty flvo passongors Injured. Tho onglno was derailed and bIx coaches over turnod. Tho causo of derailment Is not known. The Christian Conuregatlon at Cooper Much Divided on Organ Music. Paris, Tex., Sapt. 1. A fnvtlonal contest bolwoon the membors of tho Christian church at Cooper ctilmlu atod yesterday. In one of tho bUIpb appealing to the Mroim arm of the law to Interfere In the trouble. The two factions were known as tho "Arm foundntlonlsti" nnd tho 'progroMlvos," the former being op posed to tho use of the organ music In the church. Some time ngo the Arm foundation meinbera withdrew from the church and formed, nn nntl organ church, but subsequently, find ing that by withdrawing they would ceaso to bo In n position to cnll thom solvoa tho church or to claim tho church proporty, they returned. About four weeks ago Hew Mr. Ilowen, from Wost Texas, started a revival meeting nt tho church, which 1ms Just closed, resulting In nonrly a hundred conver sions. Ho was known as a "progres sive" and nil of the converts wero of the same faith. The nnti-orgnn fac tion was loft in a small minority. A fow nights ago tho minority held n mooting nt tho church, expelling all of tho progressives, Including the now convortfl, put tho organ and Sunday school literature out In tho Btrccts and nailed up the building and fnst- onod tho doors with now Yale locks. Tho progressives proparcd an Injunc tion petition and carried it before District Judgo Connor at Sulphur Springs yesterday asking thnt tho firm foundation faction bo onjolnod from Interfering In any mannor with tho church proporty or interfering in nny mannor with the progrosslvo wing In tholr uso of It. Judgo Con nor granted a tompornry Injunction and sot tho enso for hearing nt tho regular term of tho district court of Dolta county noxt January. Prescription j Security... WOULD LIKE TO FORGET IT. But Thinks Many Converts Were Made for Democracy. Chnrloa D. Carter, when nnnronched today concornlng tho outcome of tho Chickasaw olectlon, replied that he did not doslro oven to talk about tho affair, but snid that thoro woro plenty of disinterested partios thoro who would glvo us intorviows. ' "I think, howevor," Mr. Cnrtor said "that moro convorts woro made t( democracy by Monday's proceedings at Tishomingo than tho democrat! party could mako In twenty years of hard work." Held the Attachment Good. Clark Peters vs. Harry Gloason Is tho stylo of a civil suit that has held tho attention of tho court for a day H. E. I.oe represented tho defendant whllo It. II. WllliB represented tho plaintiff. About twonty witnesses woro oxnmlncd. From tho testimony It Booms that Gloason contracted to dig a woll for tho oil mill peoplo nt this placo, and then loft horo at tho hour of mid night, tr.ivoling ovorJnnd in a wagon toward Toxas. Clark Peters had nn nttachmont is sued and ovorhaulod GloaBon at Mnrietta and tho wagon and team was attached for tho amount about $7. Judge Robnott hold that tho at tachmont was legal and did not dls miss It as the dofondant prayed for. This, wo understand, will decido a gront many otlior cases against tho samo party by other people who worked for him In sinking this well. Homcmbor Ansley Dros. for lino photographs, west ot courthouse. 31.Ct ily Friends and k Public at life.- I want to state that the '...BANKS HOTEL... iow fitted ur in first-class order and will be run on ictiv urj-to-date plans. Our motto is to give the t service possible for the money charged. Every I 1 ! 1. i- ,1 - r nK:4- 4 lr f1i Knaf rf rvrrvthln rr. Whfln in Arrlmnrp nnri u want something to eat or a nice; cool, clean bed to ep on, remember you' can get both at the BANKS JJTEL. Come antt see us. 1 J. . iJfllV ilklj 1 1UJ C. R. JONES The largest nnd prettiest line o f Hall Trees that ev er came here. Our Carpet Department became too large for the first floor, so we have moved it upstairs. Our lino of Bed Itoom Suits just can't be beaten in any particular. Ml Security for Depositor, Borrower and Bank Our Motto liMllillSl 'Ardmore, 1. 1. (1 Stock anil Mini tally . . I . . . S200.000.00 Largest of any Bank la the Chickasaw Nation.! VE accept small and largo accounts and conducta General Banking " Business for You. Farmers, stockmen and other business men make our oQlco their headquarters when in Ardmore. OUR bank 1b a public institution and wo advance the best interests of the people and Rive their business our personal attention and extend to them every facility consistent with safety to bank and cus tomer. Directors. G. R. Smith, President. Ci M. Campbell, Vice?Pres. Leg Cruce, Cashier, t ' G. W. Young, Stockraan. j; O. TnoMPSONAttorriey, C. R. Jones, Wholesale and Retai Furniture; Sam Now.!, .Wholesalo Hardware, J. R. Penninoton, " Grocer. R. W. Random, Merchant. If you know all tho facts about our proscription depart ment your prescriptions would come horo, ovon if our prices wero high which thoy never are. If you knew tho moasures wo tnko to insure tho purity and freshness of our drugs, if you wero familiar with the sofegunrds wo throw about tho compounding, nnd vari ous other methods peculiar to this storo, you could not help buying entire confidence in tho accuracy of any prescrip tion wo put up. To have such service to feel 8afo is worth something and it costs nothing extra. F. J. RAMSEY, DRUGGIST, Cornor CaJJo and Main Street Phono 30. Buy Home... If you havou't the cash in hand wo'U sell it to you on the installment plan, so buy a home and stop paying rent. The Redfield Agency Established 1893 Ardmon, I, T. )R.J.G. ABERNETHY Dentist ' Oyer T. N. Goleraao's Drug Store. le lime to Id If tou have trouble with your teeth, it will bo but a little troublo to have it fixed. If you delay tho troublo will be greater and tho fixing will probably be more painful We'll 5k Hov Lillle Pi to be Caused in the Woik. If it can be done without cans iug any pain we will do itj A. E. ROGERS All kinds of Territorial Drinks. ., Short Orders. East Main St., Ardmore. Offlco upstairs Cruco building. G. T. ECHOLS Furnituro, Hardware, Stoves, Queenswnro and Tinware. East Main Bt., Ardmore, I.T. J. A. BIVEN8, President DON LACY, Vice-President A. H. PALMER, Cashier. W. A. WOLVERTON, Atat Caift. ITY NATIONAL ARDMORE. I. T2 CaDltal and Surplus 5100,000.00, THE C BANK Accounts of firms and Individuals solicited. Courteous treatment Accorded all alike. usePLANSIFTER HIGH PATENT FLOUR It Is the Best ft4- WHALEY MILL & ELEVATOR CO; The First National BaoR of Marietta, I. T. EJs tabllshed, 18.96 Offers to depositors every facility which their balances, buauwa and responsibility warrant. Directors Judge Overton Love Holmes Willis Geo. M. D. Holford jas. N. Kirkpatrjcx Jas. A. White W. S. Derrick E. F. Graham H. A. Kirkpatrick J. G. Butler NONE BETTER RIVAL FLOUR EVERY SACK A GOOD ONE .9 WHITEMAN BROTHERS, Wholesale Distributors, ARDnORE, INDIAN TERRITORY.