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TilG DAILY AlMORtllb SIDNEY SUOOS, Proprietor. MR. POTTERF DECLINES. Hon. II. C. Potterf, who hn been a leading spirit In the rause of public' I Ar.ta tmm tlinlr vlrllnt mnntlon (ft Entered at the F09tomco aJ,J!mCr0 Ardmore nnd who hah been 'chairman C8 Boeonu- mo Vnfnmhnr 2. 18J.I. tnlil!hment of tho school In our city. Published Every Afternoon (0copt has decided to retire froi.i this field Saturday), nnu ouu-, -of actfon w i the cioso o. ins term Omcc of Publication : ton Street SUBSCRIPTION HATES One week Ono month Ono year . Saturday, Doc. 20. Mr. l'otterf In forms us that his btislnoss n an at- ,15 tornoy demands his closost n.;cntlon. !c0 This coupled with a degree of 111 health makes It utterly Impossible for - nppiciALNEW8PAPER of the him longer to accept a position on tho . states Court for tho Southern gc)l00i board. In retiring Mr. Potterf District Indian Territory: also for tho g0 wlth ,he Wn,n08t feelings to iJi. nMt Assoc atlon of tho ... ... ....... .... ... Indian Territory, and tho official organ of tho city. all, not only tho public, but his ro laborers, who havo shared with him In tho exorcise of their pleasant duty. It Is Indeed to bo regretted that the board of trustees will loso such a zeal ous workor, but tho Inovltablo must bo met and It ro mains tho duly of ory man to securo tho aorvlees of TIME TABLE. Gulf, Colorado & n r Galveston & Chicago Exp...3:40a.m Cleburne & K. C. Exp 4..5p.m WnrlhSnundl Galveston & Chicago Exp.. 12:35 a.m. Lomo zcaolI8( consorvatlvo man ns 1 ' - mm r V 11 VII Ik 111. I a . .... . Clcburno & K. u. cp " .Mr, rotten b sucossor. rno umo is ' " . d tiuif.t I bribf and caroful action Is absolutely Choctaw, Oklahoma ann uu nccoBary, Arrlvo at Ardmoro Eeavo Ardmoro -JD P It Is said to bo Intonsoly cold In Local freight carrying passengers aho. Austria. If Austria wants to havo a hot time sho should annex somo of tho South Pacific Islands. ttn trnlns on SUDllaVS. V. A. DASHIEL.li, Ticket Agent. , li All United States malls closo ?.... ln. n Irnln time. mmuro jYeijfiELD, P. M. 30 SIDEWALKS. Iluy cut nails at 2&c per pound from from T. K. Kearney to build your sidewalks. 10-tf. Woodmen Circle Resolutions, ' At a call meeting of Manchester Grovo No. 14 of tho Woodmen Circle ' Terms of United States Court, At Chlckasha Begins Monday. Sep tember 29, 1902. nu Monuuy, ary 16, 1903, and continues In session, i At Ryan Begins Monday, October tho following resolutions wero unanl .lirnn dVs " ' "lously adopted: At PurceU-Bcglns Thursday, Octo- Whereas, It has pleased the Inflnlto bcr 23, 1902, and Thursday, March 12, Giver of all good to romovo from our 1903. and continues in session ten days. m,8t our l)0iovo,i B0Vereign, Cynthia At Pauls vauoy uegiua ... ., November 3 1902. and Monday. March " m Pas. an 1 t innn. nnd contlnuos in session lour wnprens. u weeks. ZOLA'S EARLY TRIALS. Tlinrn When tin- IlmlilliiK Anllior Won riiinnetl In MUrrj-. Young Zola had kicked his -heels for several years In ministerial iirltetooins, but all to no effect, (ininbettn. to pre vent Zola perishing of want, gave lilm the subprefceturo of Cnstle Hnrrnsin. But for want of money ho had to stop on tho wny, nnd for so long a time that M. do Freyclnet slipped Into the place. Zola during the period dealt with In "Ln Debacle" wns in tho south of Prance. How ho then lived I can not Imagine. After things settled down In Ports In 1S71 ho had fallen Into tho blackest misery, and with n beautiful young wife. Her mother was no lon ger nble to slinre her domicile and board, such ns they were, with them. .olu sometimes hnd to take the wool out of the mnttress of tils bed nnd sell it. He eseaiwd from death by famine owing to n letter of Introduction from a doctor who attended his mother to Hachette, tho great puLllslKi. The latter employed h'ui ut a salary of GO francs a month to (le up books In par eels and address them. But he rnther liked Zola nnd, divining In him first PRISONERS TO PENITENTIARY Twenty-two Unfortunates Took Their Leave to Fort Leavenworth. Today at noon twenty-two prison ers left for Fort Leavenworth, they having been round guilty and sen tenced by Judge Townsend while hold ing court at Pauls Valley, Purcell and Ada. Following nre their names. charges and sontencos: Frank Beakley, larceny; five years. Grant Armstrong,' selling liquor, ono yoar and six months. It. E. I,anfnlr soiling liquor; two years. Charles Crawford, embozzloment. flvo years. Jim Smith, selling liquor, ono yoar and a day. Jim Hoblnson, larceny; two years S. V. Btindy, falso pretense; one year and a day. M. S. Wlgglngton, larceny; ono yenr LOCAL MARKETS. (By Porter Staples) Tho following are tho prevailing nrlces paid for produce today: r . tfheat No. 2, 70c; No. 3,f65c; Oats 40c to 45c. Hay J8.00ijfl0.00. Corn 60c to 60c. Sweet potatoes 50 65 per bushel. Irish potatoes S5c per bu. . Poultry. ((By William Newman.) Ducks Per dozen $2.00. Hens Per dozen $2.00. Frying chickens $1.75 2.50. Eggs Per dozen 20c. Butter 20 to 25c per pound. Turkeys Gross 514c. Gecs! Full-feathered, per dozen $3.5004.50. Live Stock. (By Cold Storage Market) Fat cows, gross cwt $2.00(02.10 Fat calves $3.00 to $5.00 WANT COLUMN. Advertisements under this had will bo received at tho rate of flvo (5) cents per Bnc. No advertise t nt rceived for less than fifteen ::.) cents. Special monthly rates fur nished on application. The notiro may contain any matter of "Lost," "Found," "For Rent," "For Sale," "Stolen," "Strayed," or any purposo without display lines. nnd n ilnv I . . i , i rt n a n Rollo Ellis, larceny; one year and "" 8neeP- Per ''7. ,,, Fat hogs (gross) 100 lbs... $4.00Q 4.75 ono day. Tho above wore convicted and son rnt( stuff, enirnired him to write for the papers those puffs known ns reclames tonced at Pauls Valley, for books tho Urni hnd brought out. Charles Harris, Frank Price. Will Noticing his punctuality and his re- o'Brlon and Tom Bronnan were all serve with other young mou, Hachette conVctod nnd sontoncod to flvo years nrntiinio.1 Vjir ut 111 ll'L'llPr liv lrmkllllf I . ... ... .. '. ; , , , , . , , ror urenKing anu onioring ino post Wood Per cord, $2 to $2.60. Ardmore coal $3.50 per toa. Is but Just that a fitting recognition of her many virtues should . i,inTtnHnn Monday. December . i.-.i nnn ifAn.1nu Anrll 9(1. llKl.i. I ' ' ;""U;, Bion, one week. Koll. By Woodmen Circle. Man Kt rrioi.nminpo noclns Monday, De- Chester Grove No. 14 that, while we cember 8. 1902, and Monday, April 27, i,ow Wth humble submission to the 1003. nnd continues in sobbiuu week. At Ar.imnrn lincliia Monday. Do- ccmbor 15, 1902, and Monday .May 4. 1903, nnd continues in session olght weeks or longer. Anv erroneous rortectlon upon tho character or reputation of any per- wj,ose evory endeavor was exerted for .-,!. I.o .irlntnil In thnAnl-l. . r. Ln. r hasod on rc- W8iraro. a ".! companion Dorts that aro falso will bo gladly cor- who was dear to us nil nnd whose no- rCCtCd 11 UrOUgUL lO iuu iuinuuw v.. . mo uio itB u biuiuiuh. iui oiuiiiuviuii. will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our slstor who has been tnken from us. r.rolved. That In the death of Sov ereign Bumpas this lodge laments tiic loss of an active charter member 9-3. tho publisher. Rosolved, That the sympathy of this grove be extended to the sorrowing a ' : : ,; Uso thoLong-DlBtancoTelophono family, nnd fnrthor nnil rail un t PHONE NO. 5, If you want tho Ardmorolto. J. J. A .. A A A A A A A A A A A Resolvod, That thoso resolutions ie spread upon the minutes of this grove nnd that a copy of tho sarao be for warded to tho family of our deceased If you turn in n flro alarm by tele- slstor nnd to each of tho papers of ohone. don't call for tho flro uopan- Arumoro. mcnt. but tell "Central" whoro tho MRS. WEEKS, flro Is. L. C. SLAUGHTER, Chief. MRS. EVETTS, I MRS. STURGEON, Ardmore, Wednesday, Dec. 10. Committee I The Post says tho attempt to u Do not mlss tho bargains In skirts .ivway withitbo Now Orleans mint may anj Bhlrt waists at J. A. Leatherwood's iprovo succossiui, uui iuu mau v- wniio ino saio lasts. 3-3. 1 temnts to lo away with tho other Kinu (of mint will bo bled In old Kentucky. Spend Christmas holidays with kin :.. 1 folks and friends in tho old Etates ' Thero aYo numbers" ot people who 0nry ono fnro plua ?2 for tho round Taro evidently stin-cdnfuscd over the tnp by tho ..nock lBland system.' term "slngle-statebbod." Single state- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R: Tick- (hood U used to describe the union or 0t8 wm bo nrateii to 30 -days from nininhnmi mnmiM tin mnUinir of I ' " UUUUIU '--" " - I a. stato from each territory. . And a Repullcan? ! i - ' . Raymond Herz, chief deputy In tho .(Circuit Attorney Folk has secured lfflco Qf ,am ,af8lial A nnoiner cu.ivitv.u.. . v. "" Houston of Paris, has tondorod his boodle cases, u win noi u iiirpn- ro8,Knnton nnd wn Bt down and ing now if somo of those men whoso out Jlm hM connected wUh cases remain unmeu go4nio courv u..u mQQ Bnco parlB M og plead guilty. This action on their part taWBhM ut ,omo Umo B,nco noug would savp oom umo nnu uxpvusv. him his itrlvntc secrctnry. He was then nn uncouth, shy, 111 dressed, man nerless. sfiunt llttlo fellow, but he evi dently had a tidy wife, who paid great day. attention to tho furbishing up or his clothes and to his shirts. Ixindon Truth. Iluln In Cruiitil I.rn. "Uncross your legs," said a doctor. "Oh. no!" snld his son. "What's the use of being so polite nil tho time?" "My boy," the fnther answered, "It Is not on account of a mere rule of eti quette thnt I tell you to uncross your legs, but It Is because leg crossing is nn injurious thing, n tlilng ns bnleful to tho health as kissing or ns microbes. "When you cross your legs, you fit tho knee cap of the upper limb into the cavity under the knee or tho lower one. In tho cavity that you thus compress there arc the two Important exterior and Interior popliteal nerves nnd n number of glands and blood vessels. Compression does not net well on these orgnns. It benumim tnem nnu wen li ons and emaciates them. You feel tho Injury In n numbness of the whole leg. The log goes to sleep. "Keen on with tho habit, and your legs weaken. They become thin; they lose their shniiellness. It is only such mou and women nnd chlldron ns never cross their legs who havo strong nnd eupplo nnd beautiful limbs." Philadel phia Record. UU I'ortrnlt. Ono of tho inumburs of n cortaiirsub- urban photographic society recently de livered n lecture, Illustrated by lantern vlows. Another member, thinking to have a Joko ut tho expense of tho lecturer, slipped In among tho slides n lantern portrait of himself. Tho Joko would come Jn, of course, uy tho portrait appearing on the screen Immediately nfter tho lecturer had an nounced tho npptarlng of something ciulte different. Fato nnd chance wero unluckily against the humorist, for when his por trait was presented the lecturer, with out knowing what was on the screen, gravely rend from his list: "The next slide, ladles nnd gentle men, Is the picture of a refractory don key!" Cotton Market Tho cotton markot opened firm this morning and fluctuated a little during thn ilnv. plnslnir Rtonilv. l.lnt rnttnn Tom Loo. larceny; ono year and ono I oW f(Jr MQ tQ . wh0 good cotton was worth from 1.50 to 2 cents. Cot ton seed is worth from $10 to $15 per office at Francis. Snm Driver, larcony; two years. Will Poff, selling liquor; one year L Th r.IntH u.rn ,,. ,,, i i -- . . . i litim mx inunins. The first seven nbovc wero stint up from Adn. Whon the mothor of marriageable ilanchlnra' rmrnrdn a man' as n. irnnil Rufus Hensley. embezzlement; flvo matoh t8 to to brn Mm t0 years John Kyle, larceny; ono year and one day, Reuben lying, larceny; three years. . - 'f mo scraicn. ton appointed as ono of his doputloa n tlittrt'o li nil n u TTur liu iml mi Inn . ... . - .,..-1.1 i.ni.iinn. ui iiiu acuv nanus uuwii n uwiiwii iiiuuiu..it BuJcido statuto requiring Insurance companies to pay regardless of how tho policy holder died. This throws tho field open now to all who fool In clined to take advantage of tho sul- cldo mania. gamblnn ho will go. Another man of somo promlnonco, whoso olfnotorlos aro probably outlined with stool, Is nn applicant lor tho plnce mndo vacant by tho Bolf-respoctlng whlto man. Gnlncsvlllo Register. Aro our peoplo looking about for Anything you want In ladles' and proper material for school trustees, the ""uro 8 um,urweal nl cosl' election for which occurs Saturday, December 20. Ono now man will have to bo elected anyway, to fill tho va 9-3t. J. A. LEATIIERWOOD. Local Holiday Excursion Rates On rWwnmhnv i On nm 01 nn.1 Tnn cancy caused by tho retirement of II. " ' " r tj . , . ,1 nniinnJ"11 1 tno Ci 0' & Q' railway will sell C. Potterf, who can not longer continue in tho work. Tho time is short now, and a cnpablo man must bo secured to All this very Important position. round trip tickets for ono faro within 200 mllos of selling station. Limited January 2. W. A. DASHIELL. Agent Closing Out Sale. Bulnrd Is preparing to rctlro from business by selling out his stock of chlua at 40 cents on tho dollar. 10-lm Senator Bovorldgo declares the In dlan Territory shall havo statehood with Oklahoma, Senator Halo says Indian Territory Is entitled to and will havo statehood with Oklahoma, Sena wr wuuy uy uu Kuu uu uuuui ui- . Chi0f of Plro TVmnrtinont T dlan Territory, and whllo his hobby is siauchtorhaS donned a now enn-with fighting for New Mexico, ho declares L bonuU(u, wrcath 0Il ,ti ,nsldo of inaian lermory nas no truer inena whleh u thn Wnr,i Phiof man no is now, or will be. President .Roosevelt says ho favors strongly tho if you want anything in tho fur lino Bevorldgo substltuto bill ono stato of Ij. A. Lentherwood Is soiling them at Indian Territory and Oklahoma. That cost. 9-3. all sounds mighty flno and is what thousands of us want. But will wo BANNER 8ALVE If you want to buy a dross of any kind see J. A. Loathorwood and buy Barney Blovong. larcony; flvo years, (t at cost. 9-3. Thoso four wore convicted and sen tenced at Purcell. You can buv tho now Wheolor & Wll Ed Adams, forgery; ntencd to re- Mll sowing machines nt E. B. Luke' form school nt noonevlllo. 3lo.. for Music Store. Cnll and examine thorn, two years, was tried nnd sentenced atl r.gt. Ryan. One name we failed to get. The Santa. Fe has nut electric head Big line of shirts, shirt waists, ghu on a engJnell ,nd Jackets and wraps at cost, at J. A. ( LEATHERWOOD"S. they loom up immensely now. WANTED. WANTED Flvo young men from Ardmoro at onco to prepare for po sltfons in tho government service. Apply to Inter-Stato Corres. Inst., Cedar Rapids, la. tJan25. WANTED A smart youth to sell my Chinese Curios. If ho catch much business, he earn many cash. If somo American stamps send me for package postage. I send samples free. Znh Sah Moo, Shanghai, China. 31-tf. DISTRICT MANAGER In each district at salary of $15 per week and ex penses, payable weokly, to represeit large manufacturing establishment known to every bank In tho United States. A man of good habits and energy required. Experlenco not necessary. Apply, stating ago and qualifications, to Manager, Dept. A-4, P. O. box 824, Philadelphia, Pa. 3-W&S-4. WANTED Position In store as clerk by a lady of experience; Address LADY, enro Ardmorolto. S-Ct. hOR RENT. OlOffiNT I lavo a ntco room coiT- venlent to town which I dcslro to share with somo young man. Ap ply nt this office. 18-tf. FOR RENT Two frontofllco rooms In Randol building. Apply to W. S. Wolvorton. 10-tf. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnish ed rooms, suitable for light house keeping, close in. Apply to W. R. Yelldell. ni-im. Buy now and got a beautiful parlor stove for what you expected to pay for a plain ono. Prlcos cut In two. WILLIAMS, CORHN & CO. Will De Punished. Somo of our peoplo may not know. tlat a ponnlty attaches to any person who win uio n mall box post as a hltchtng-post. Arrests will follow in every cato whoro a violation Is in curred and the law Is no respecter of porsons. All officers in tho city have been notified to mako arrests In every Instance whoro a violation occurs nnd tho department deslros tho law to bo strictly onforcod, which It will bo. Get Your Trees Now. Now Is the Umo to plant fruit, shade and ornamental treos. Wo havo thorn at the nursery, ono block south of the oil mill at Ardmoro. Come and got them. Telqphono 69. l-12t. McCULLOUGH & TAYLOR. S. S. Cole for fine photographs. Her bert & Lewis building. 7tf THEY ARE HERE, Bake No Christmas Cakes. Tho Ladles Aid society of tho Chris tian church will provide you with all you want nt a reasonablo price on December 23. Also on December 18 they will glvo a grand bazaar. Tho placo will bo announced later. Webb Is making a specialty of cabi net pictures from now until Christmas, Como with your family and havo a 7-tf. Mlunta'.i McUnnnin. Minnesota hus been designated ns the group made. "North Star Stale," of which expres sion two or three explanations havo Tho "Rock Island Systom'Choctaw, 450 Cases of Fine Fruits. The Biggest shipment In town. It consists of goose berries, corn, tomatoes, asparagus tips, green gage plums, Whlto Swan Btrlng less beans and a full lino of Whlto been clven ono on account of Its geo- oklahnmn & nnif n. n win mnu n, graphical position, another that the usually low ratc3 th,8 Beason for tho Swan goods, whlto cherries, black holidays. A rato of ono faro, plus $2 cherries, wapso hominy and apricots. for tho round trip will bo In effect (Everything you need for fancy holiday from nil points to tho Southeast, and haklng, tickets win bo on salo December 13, north stnr appears In Its coat of nrms, If has also been called the "Lake Stnte," from the number of small lakes within its limits, nnd the "Gopher Stnte," because the early settlers found these nulmals In such abundanco that they proved n serious nulsnncc. Even a careful rider passing over a plain where gophers nbouuded was An danger of being thrown by his horse 17, 21, 22, 23 and 26, good returning 30 days from date of Bale. Every order delivered promptly. O. P. Drown wns put In Jail yestec? 3?,., ir: : ,zr. i,' w 1? D-ePuty IIutch1 arco.HUh n v t a - o -1 i -.., - , hole. forgery. J, B. SMART, FOR RENT Now Singer sewing ma- chinos. Also havo for salo second hand sewing machlnos from $2 up. Every machine guaranteed. J. N. MORGAN, At SIngor sewing machine office. lOdwlm FOR SALE. FOR SALE Storo house and stock of drugs at Robberson, I. T.; win In voice $900. Will glvo discount on Invoice for cash or part cash and ap proved security. Satisfactory rea sons for soiling. Building 20x36 ft. Addross No. 1, caro Ardmorolte. 9d2,wl LOST. LOST About Nov. 1, a brand now silk umbrella. Finder please leavo at Weeks Bros', store. 23-tf. FOUND. FOUND A black overcoat, almost or entirely now. Loser Inquire nt this office. 8-2t. :: Ardmoreite ij Want :: Ads III Kxnct .Ur, Asked his ago In n court of Justice, a Georgia darky replied; "Well, sub, I vi ole ez do big whlto onk tree on Mnrso Tom's plantation." "And how old mny thnt be J" Inquired n lnwyer. "Well, sub, ef I makes no mistakes, do white oak tree Is do same age cz de milt dam, en de mill dnm nln't n duy older dan de red bam, what como nigh ter bcln' burned up w'en do stars felled!" Atlantii Constitution. Call and got prlcos at Bulard's Chnla Hall before you buy. 10-lm" To the Aid Society People. Tho ladles Who contomplato baking hrh,, .ign.taro Is on every box of tbo cenalne cako for tho LadIos' Aid Society of tho Chrsltlan church can get them at Spiogels any kind they want at a I very smalL cost. 814t. J. H. SPIEGEL. Laxative Bromo-Quininc Tubieu I bo remedy that curra n coltl In one day i are I Business B ingers Moccdluir tli I'nrllnic. Mamma I was surprised uud shocked by the coldness with which you greet ed Miss Bocrsum when she called. Ethel Yes, mamma, but I made up for it Inter. Mnnunn Did you Ethel -Yes, Indeed. You should have seen how cordlnlly I bade her "good- by."-Phlludclphla Press. TrituaiuluVntlnli, "So dey convicted dnt feller dat was swinging n high society bluff so as to lift Jewelry," snld Plodding Pete. "Yes," answered Meandering Mike. "He's got his prison clothes on now. Dcy'vc changed htm from a social lion Into n zebra." Washington star. The Higher Allruluncu to Hymen. A.' St, Louis man disregarded a sum mons fo servo on a Jury because his marrlago to a St. Louis woman had been set for the samo hqur. He thought ho knew which court order to obey. Richmond Times. Our prlco cutting has created a sen sation in stovo selling. WILLIAMS, CORHN & CO. J. Wood Taliaferro, Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer. Offlco open day and night. First door east of A. F. Jones' grocory store, corner Main and C streots. Choice Property For Sale Somo cholco pieces of real cstato for sale. Small cash payment, balance on easy to'.ins. Also my home In tho McLIsh addition is for sale, Mrs. M. L. Garrett. An Obatiiolo lo 1'lrly. A story told by n western congress- man Is about two brothers, Ed and Jim, who dealt In wool at their home in Iown. Jim went to a revival meet lug (unthinkingly, tho congressman says) nnd "got religion." In his first burst of enthusiasm he told his brother of how much better ho felt slnco his conversion nnd urged Ed to como Into tho fold. The lntter pondered gravely for a tlino nnd then snld: "Ain't any doubt but what religion's n good thing, nnd I'm glad you've got it, Jim, but I guess you better let me nlono Just now," ho continued reflectively. "You sec, Jim, one of us has got to weigh the wool." Clinnc Thnt Frown. Learn to laugh. A pood laugh Is bet ter than medicine. Learn how to tell n story. A well told story Is as welcome as n sunbeam In n sickroom. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself. Tho world Is too busy to care for your Ills and sorrows. Lenrn to stop cronklng..If you can not sco any good In the world, keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your pains and aches under pleasant smiles. No one cares to bear whether- you have the earache, hendacbe or rheumatism. Nothing easier you can keep your friends back In tho states posted on all Territory affairs by sending thsra tho Ardmorolto. You know thoy will appreclato It, and' it will also savo you writing many a letter, besides It Is much cheaper. Ever think of that? Supposo you try It a year; It's tho pa per which reaches tho peoplo and they all want It. Do It now. Coughing Spell Caused Death. "Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years, choked to death early yesterday morn ing at his homo, In tho presonco of his wlfo and child. Ho contracted a slight cold a fow days ago and paid but llt tlo attention to It. Yesterday morn ing ho was solzod with a fit of cough ing which continued for somo tlmo. His wlfo sent for a physician but be fore ho could arrlvo anothor coughing spell camo on and Duckwell dlod from suffocation. SL Louis Globe-Democrat, Dec. 1, 1901." Ballard'B Hore hound Syrup would havo saved him. 25c, 50c and $1, at W. B. Frnmo's. Tho Ardmoro Ice Co. sells Ardmoro coal, 'Phono In your order. 2-tf