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S!jc gailij arPmorcjic. BIDNEY SUOQ3, Proprietor. tercd at the Postofflc at Ardmore ls Second-class Mall Matter. NoTember 2, 1892. Published every afternoon (except Mtnrdaj-i and Sunday morning. Offlce of publication, North Wash- teuton street. SubscrlpUon Rates: week..... J Ob sontb " Oa-t year s 00 Any erroneous-reflection upon tb .rtrtT or repuUtlon of any person which may be printed In the Ardmore it, or any article based on reports that are false will be gladly corrected IX brought to the attention of the pub JUher. The OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER of the United State Court for 'ne Southern DUtrict, Indian Territory; also for the Chickasaw Stock Association of ihe Indian Territory, and the official organ of the city. TIME TABLE. Golf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. (Southbound.) QsJreston & Chicago Exp. . .3:40 a. m. C'eburno & K. C. Exp 4:40 p. ni. (Northbound.) Preston & Chicago Exp. .12:35 a. m. letunm k K. C Exp 11 50 p. m. Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. Arrive at Ardmore 1:35 p. m. Leavo Ardmore 3:00 p. m. Local freight carrying passengers also. No trains on Sundays. Arkansas and Chcctaw Railway. Leave Ardmore dally 8:30 n. in. Ait. Ardmoro daily 12:10 p. m. Leave Ardmoro dally 2:35 p. in. Ait. Ardmoro dally 5:25 p. m. Mixed Train Lv. Ardmoro. .0:00 a. m. Mixed Train Arr Ardmoro. .0:00 p. in. All United States malls close 3' minutes prior to train time. Hereafter the mails will bo closod t 9 p. m. Instead of 8 p. m. an form erly. D. RBDF1ELD. P. M. TERMS OF U. S. COURT. At Ada Regius September 28. 1903 holds two weeks, and February 15, 1904, holds throe weeks. At Tishomingo Uoglns October 10, 1903, and holds two weeks, and Feb ruary 29, 1904, and holds three weeks. At Chlckasha IIcbIiih Novembor 2, 1903, and Mnrch 21, 1901, ench torm wo weeks. At Ryan lloglns November 10, 1903, und April 4, 1901, ono week onch term. At Purcell HogltiB November 23, 1903. and April 11, 1901, each term ono week. At Pauls Valley Heglns Novembor SO, 1903, nnd April 18, 1904, three weeks at each term. At Ardmore Ilcglns Decombor 21, 1903, nnd May 9, 1904, seven weoks each torm. If you turn In :i flro nlarm by tolo phono, don't call for the flro depart ment, but tell "Centrnl" where r l. L. C. SLAUGHTER, Chlof Use tho lng Dlstnnco Tolcphono and call up 'Phono No. 6, If you want tho Ardmorolte. TWELVE PAGES. Ardmore, Tuesday, December 8. Mrn. Elijah lXwl wife of tho prophet. Is enjoying llfo in Paris. There Is ii ui! plrlon In sorcc r arters that Mrs. Dowlo carried the strong box with her. There aro millions tin accounted for and Mrs. Dowlo Is said ta bo a woman of sound Judgment nnd excellent bnsinoRH Ideas. Perhaps him faneled she Haw a storm cloud coming nnd prevailed uton the tioiy man of 'Mm to place hU tronuuro bo yund Uio reach of creditors nnd court. Tlwro aro Umg-tlmo tradition and moswovcred traditions which have JustlfM tho apostlo In feathering his own newt at tho iwpcitHo of hi fol-'"m-ps anil frhiidt). An Old-Timer. I)r I T. ) Hryan .if.o. 78 yo.ir, has arrived In Ardmoro from Waco, Tc-um, to make this his homo and en- pngq In tho practice of medicine. The doctor l remarkably active for a man of his age. Ho Iiiik a nor I II. O'llryan, at Tishomingo. lr. O'Hryan Is a native of North Carolina, but cano west In an early day! Ho tuught fehool near oid Fort Washita In 1S11 ami during th.' fol lowing year went wlUi old Zacbary Taylor (Rough and Heady) as a United States soldier Into Old Mexix.. Ho Is on Intoitlng talker and knows mueh of Uo early htstor. of the territory and Tox.is Mutual Dissolution. The wholesale commUwlon llrm of Doak & Kent lias l'en mutually ijts solvod, Mr. I lent having purchnsod Mr. " Doak's interest and will continue tho business. Since Mr. Doak'ti wul be reavement In Uio lorn of his wlfo ho has not devoted any time to tho busi ness nnd preferred to rutlro altogeth er Mr. Rout In one of tho oldast cit izens of Ardmore and Is doing n proa porous Imslnwm. He regret th re tirement of Mr. Doak but will put forth 3i1k Lent efforts to glvo his cus tomors tho .ame tv-rvlu thry hnd from tho old Ann Stibscn'j'1 f Ur rJmroi MR. ROOSEVELT SCARED. Mueh vt Uh news wo get from Washington tbee days la devoted to the hopafa! and eatlimlaatic manner in whk the prmMent ic looking for ward to the (inilgi of the coming year. H- nut only considers ulnttelf nomhialpd but elected, according to many of th faithful jnviJodtmL. H would Ilk- to have New York date In hl column, of course, but feels that ho could very well et along without it, to say nothing of a few other states which have been coMldercd essJiiUal to Republican suc cess in tho paaL In other words, most of the men who write about tho president wouW hiivo us bellevo that ho entertains little or no doubt of hie ability to succeed btawjlf. Rut an editorial In a recent numbor of Collier's Wookly, a Journal which enjoys unusual facil ities for goUIng at tho truth ot thins, gives us an entirely new Impruuion. A'icr reciting that tho November ec- ilona wero not only pleasing, but re insuring to the pre(dent, anj that alien in the iiat ha has been de- prewod by the fear ot futur-! defeat, tho '.Veehly goea on to si: "H son.eiitiea lH"n 'JcpreMed again thta fall over hla proepecta next year. Hutlncwt ha been going from bad to wow. Dejiartmont frauJ yet worry him. for ho knows Iwtter than the publle yet guesa how far and deep that ulter runs. The unions are sippod 1 1 tend decidedly nalnst him. In lllliiom hey mlgh. roncelva- t'ly ttirn t:;c scale. The N ? Yor?. ennklna; i uel; el uont. 1 1 whlcl h: naturally hoars much, disapprove) of him for spoiling tho market ror trust securities. Of course the South It: solldcr than over." This Is news Inded. Coming from such a source, we cannot doubt that there Is Komethlng In It, and although Collier's follows up Its tnle of the president's moods with a statement tr tho effect that whatever fears he entertains aro probably groundless, we nie Inclined to tho opinion thnt to Mr. Roosevelt the forebodings thnt oppress him are very, very real. Ho realize better than 'inyono else perhaps, that If he wins next year It will Im after one of tho hnrdest and most vigorously fought campaigns In the hltttory of the country- In ad dition to all Uio unfavorable signs mentioned by our metropolitan con toniKrnry. there are the unnilHtak able ovldcticiw of general hnrmony In the Democratic ranks, a thing which has been lacking for sonic years past nnd the absence of which did more toward electing McKlnlcy hntii times tli'in did tho strength of tho Itepub i:.nn poitltlon per . The mhiority patty hnH caimble and conservative Ii nders In both houses of congnsH i'i I many things have been done by t'.i-m. even during the sho't scmifIoii. to fIiow that theru will bo no more i. Hinders of tho kind whhh has leen i.ioio or lews In evidence In the past. The Hsltlvo announcement of irnicr President Cleveland that he will not accept tho Democratic nomination han greatly simplified matters and his more or lw eonslderablo following will lotibtle.s now bo found In the ranks of Uiose who stuck by the par ty during Uio dark dny of 1890 and 1900. AltogeUier there Is ample evl daieo Uiat the party is stronger and hi Iter prepared for a winning light than for years past. Mr. Roosevelt sees all these tMrgs and. heeltig them, lenll.eH that the task of getting himself elected will be by no means easy, even nssiiti'lng that lie will bo nn.nilnionely unr.nnnt id, which Ik by no means certain. Everything considered and liie opin ion of the iiteomod Collier's Weekly to tho contrary notwithstanding, we think 'he president has much i canon to lie apprehensive. Record. SHERMAN COMPRESS DESTROYED The Immense Structure in Ruins 500 Bales of Cotton Uurncd. SjKwIal to the Ardniorelte. Sherman. Tex., W'c. S A lire which had Its origin In the engine rooms spread rapidly at Uin plant of tl' Sherman I'oinpresK at 11:30 o'clock Uils forenoon, and Untpite thw fact that engines and apparatus fiom every flro station In tho city answered prompUy, wlUiln an hour tho lm inenso struouni was a hi'a.p of nilrw. Fully 1,500 bales of cotton were lost or so seriously damaged to bo so considered. Sovoral rur on sidings near by woro dostniyed. A uottro named Klain (ilbhs was perhnH fatally injured by being caught huneath a falling cotton bale. .The Umm will approximate S200.000; fnlrly well cnveritd by inaurnnee. St. Louis .. San Francisco Railway. Holiday excursion rates to vuu HouUiwest nnd went. On sale De 19. 20. 21 and M. lla'o ono larc rl i V" W V DASHIEI-L, T V l ubscribo for tho Ardmorelte iff BILLS ALLOWED SHOW VAST EX PENDITURE OF CITY MONEY. Mayor Dick Thinks the Time Has Now Arrived for Main Street to Be Paved With Asphaltum Ef fort to Secure Library. The city council met yonterday af ternoon at 2 o'clock, the mayor and al' thv aldermen being ptesenT except Mullen. Tho minutes of the last regular meeting was read and approved. Ahlerman McCharen objected to approving of the action taken In re gard to Uie pumpa, but he was declar ed out of order and tho minutes were approved. Report from committees being In order. Police Judge Onlt reportod hav Ing taken In during the mouth of No vember J527.G5. George Henry Uruce, clerk, report ed having taken in on Uie waterworks fund $109, soweroge fund J21, street and alley fund $17i."6; total $309.35. The naaeaaor nnd collector reported having collected during tho month $2. 4C5.83. Chief of iiollce on pound fund $5i. Tho finance committee reported fa vorablo on the following bills: Interest on bonds $1,375 Oo Rubber Hobo Co 1,050 00 Ardmoro Ice Co 9.35 D. N. Ferguson, putting In cross walks, 3d ward 152 35 W. G. Smith, putting in cross walks In 4Ui ward 175 00 H. F. Kolb, putting In cross walks In 1st wnrd 350 00 Frnley llrow., cross wnlks 2d ward 82 17 Waylnnd Maeh. Co I 25 P.lpctrlc Mgo Co.. lights 200 00 Frank llerryhlll 2 80 T M. Ilrown & Co 99 SI J. M. Wall 1 15 Ardmoro Coal & V. Co 07 OS A. V. Reefs, furnishing meals 12 20 Western Union Tel. Co 9 37 Commission cm bonds 10 95 Hilly Haldwln C 50 W. S. Wolvortoii & Son. In surance I 00 White & Crouoh. horse board 28 00 Conway & Son :t 25 W. A. Payne 2 70 Chickasaw Lumber Co 2 uO Ardmoro leo Co 13 15 It. E. McGheo 9 50 Downard Asphalt Co (gutter) 131 10 Electric- Light Co 11 90 T N. Coleman 41 17 (!. G. Glover 2 50 Alderman Fraley spoke of Uie as phalt gutter on Caddo street between Main nml Paradise alloy, nnd asked who authorized tho putting In or Uie gutter. Ho said that ho was chair man of tho street and alley committee and the matter had never been ro ll rrcd to him. Alderman Whlttlngton stated that tho Improvement committee had taken the matter In hand, It being In their line. The nutter of llxlng tho street nlongslde of W. R. Roberts property In tho First ward was taken up nnd much talk indulged In. . The street nnd alley comniitteo was finally In structed to go ahead and fix It up some how or other. The mayor Uien asked for u few minutes of tho council's time, nnd lm-prossi-d upon tho council tho Impor tance of fixing the crossing over Wolf creek on East Main street. He snld the same should have railings on each sldo to keep any one from falling Into tho creek. Tho mayor said further that only 2S2 persons hail paid their street and alley tax of $3 and there woro 91S more subject to tho tax and he thought some ono should be ni Kjlnted to go around nnd summon theso people to work on Uie street. Thu mayor then brought up Uie sub ject of paving Main street. He said that If Uiore over was a time when wo needed this It was now and that In as much as the street car men were nearly ready to go to work, and an they had wild they would pave 16 feet wide, he thought It a very opportuno timo for our Main street property owners to pave the street, Tho mayor stated that J. S Howard, the iupha!t man, had made a very lib eral proMtitlon, in which he proposed to put In a sample of his work nt tho liitetvoctlou of nemo street, laying arplialt six Inche deep for a dollar per square yard, which sample would cost the city Hbout $285. lly doing this tlu city would eo what they thought of It, whether or tiot they would like It and the durabilin of It. M r. Downard made a fev re nut ku Hbout acpbaltura street. K wnkli he mid that asphaltum could :n "onger be called an experiment: th.it many fltle- Wi-li- n :l it mill 't v a nu ll". 1!u). .!)! i - .. i ttUa, 1 1 . a t'i wa I ' v., Inches of concrete and then spread two or three Inches of asphal "ti urer it That method, he suid, w.i a lit tle costly, and Inasmuch as the as phalt mines wore so eke to Adtn're h could furnish the avihalttttn and put It In six InctiHft dp cheater than thw old method. Mr. Dv-nar-1 said further that it was his opin on that the latter method would oe the most , luting street from the fact that !: asphaltum would naturally kund to gether and nothing could pene.tat.: St from below or from above. At any rate Uie street and alley committee was given Uie matter In hand to havo Uio empl laid, and wo believe that Uie property owners would do well to have Uie streets paved right along with the Installing of the street rail way. The mayor then read a letter from W. H. FHnL the water plio man, rep resenting tho United States Cast Iron and Pipe company, in which he oaks the city for $1,000, the city to issue her warrants for $S,000 more payable September 1, 190, and another warrant for $2,395 payable April 1. 1905. The city owes the company $14,395.51. A rt solution wa s Introduced thnt nc council accept these term, which was adopted. Four ordinaries were read by tic mayor which touched on various ma: ters as follow: , One to have nil sidewalks and build ing conform to the new grade es tablished as prepared by Engineer Shaw. Ono empowering the chief of llee to abate any nuisance Uint had pre viously been so decided. One by Alderman McCharen requiring tho city to accept her warrants In payment of debts to the city, 1-astly, one to put a stop to so much street peddling buslnese, 7y taxing all parties who offer for sale, prepared food, vegetable, meats, can (II 0.4, pop corn, fruits, any and all kinds of produce from any portable wagon or vehicle in the streets of this city, a sum of $25 rer month for such priviloge. , All the ordinances passed to their second reading. Alderman Whlttlngton brought up tho Carnegie library site again, and said that ho had been in consultation with Retinoid In regard to tho Gold smith lot, corner Mill and First ave nue, southeast, nnd that this lot could be secured for $S75. and expressed a desire that Hie building either bo lo cated there or some oUier convenient plaeu close in. Mr. Whlttlngton had piopared a petition to raise money to secure a site and had bonded tho list with $25, and Mnyor Dick, Aldermen Hardy. Hyrne. Gilliam all subscribed $lu each toward securing a site. Tho following communication from It. Herz was read: To tho Honorable Mayor and Hoard of HiKilUi, Ardmoro, I. T. Gentlemen During the month or August last Mr. Julius Kahn placed waterworks In IiIk new house and also hail put in water closets which he has iued continually. There being no sewer connection provided by the city to cany off his sewerage he had an old cistern holo fixed up wIUi rocks nnd Into this hole ho ran his pipe from the water closets. Tho accumulation of filth underground has ruined my well of water, which had the best wat er on tho hill, and also Uie water of my neighbor, Messrs. Stltzler and Foster. Tho wnter Is unfit to drink, hnvlng a bad smell. I believe Uioro Is an ordinance against pollution of drinking wnter by such means. Com plaint hns been mado several times to thu healUi ameers but no relief Is granted. I have to get my drinking water from Mr. L. P. Andorsou and boll all the water I uso out. or the well. I rospecuully ask relief of. this unlawful and shameful proceedings by which I am greatly dauuged. Rospoctiully, R. HERZ. The alK)ve was read and referreil to tho sanltnry committee. The council then adjourned. Good Things to Eat. Finn homo mado chow chow. Plenty of butter. Potatoes. Cabbage, Full cream choose, Hanonas, other fruit and everything else good to eat at PORTER STAPIXS. C-3 Tho Red Headed Grocer. Phono 57. Holiday Suits. I will make eloo prices on holiday suiuj for the next 15 days. I will make It to your Interest to sue me be fore placing your order. C-3 I F. HURTON. Go to Hulard's for diamonds. 18-tf Hnby tw and children's hats at coat this week nt MIm Collins'. S-3 One of the most uintwlvo produeiioiib of the n -anon is Lorrlnier Stcddnr.l'a romantic (Tama, "In the Palace i" the, Ku.g "I:- - lit i ii Grant's :nd 1 i i, fomitany will iires- nt ( BLANT0N & Ger.crai - Insurance - Agents Office L'p stairs In new Ledbcttcr building, Second stairway west of the Whlttlngton. ARDMORE, : The Fatted Calf IS KILLED And the Pork and Fat Fowls are Ready for the Oven, As intuts are the lenders in sumptuous dinner?, go our market U the central mart for meats- Our specialties are: Tender Roasts, Juicy Steaks, Fat Veal, Fat Baking Hens and all Fowls and Meats for Holidays. GYRUS PYEATT, Manager. Cold Storage Meat Market NEWS OVER THE 'PHONE. Durwood. Thomas McUtughlln nas moved back to Durwood. Rv. D. L. Darnell l here from Clay county Ok. A S. Clarduer of new to, n dieJ Inst nlpht of. pneumonia. Our hehool has begna with Viof. Hopper as pt'nclpa. Provence. A lino hor.'o bolonm(.- to V. M. Foster died last night vi' -. iilm '. sing ger. Springer. I Dr. Harbert has hold hi telleii(0 bero to Osca. Cotton and will leave soon for Wils-'n, Ark., tj rejnlc. Vi'e roRret to loso Dr. llarbo.t, bit ,ur loss Hhould be Wilson's gain. Miss Young's school Is rroBrcssIns nlcoly, with about forty sr-ho'ar? In at tendance. Tho farmers aro well up in cotton picking and all are in good spirits as wo hnvo good crops as rouip trc I with other sections. Dr. McCrackon of Ardmore Is here today. A fresh norther stmck towa this morning with wood scarce. Mllo. V. F. Ulshoo and J. N. Hrldi;es weut tc Ardmoro todny. Mr. Williams, representing Penning ton Grocery company, and Mr. Ezell, representing a Nashville tobacco house, aro hero today. Woodford. Ilev. 11. Y. Knight or Fox has bought tho residence of W. II. Mat thews and will move here about the first of tho year. Elk. An Indian medlclno company gave i good show hero last night. Wo aro to havo a ball and supper hero Thursday night. IClk Is very much In need of a school teacher. Graham. Dr. J. H. Wilson Is moving to El more. Several arc killing hogs. Fox. Dr. Conner has purchased the J. C. Pierce & Co. stock of goods. Licensed to Wed. J. N. Hunter and Lula Itlchordson, Uorwyn. II. Ii. Hogau and Addle Jones, Gni haru. Chas. Ki-nifi and Ina Sherman, Mar ietta. Joo Kmberlln and Claru Fletcher, Healdton. William llynn and IJllle Jennings, Herwyn. It. Frank Lyle and Ka Shelton, lixson, O. T. John B. I'rlc' and M. Honderson, Purcell. John 1-lng and Vollie Whitley, Purcell. W. II. llutchoson nnd Llddy Patton, Purcell. J. II. Norrls, Kaufman, Toxas, and Jtuby Klrby, Purcell. Samuel Hutchison nnd Minnie Scd urce, Purcoll. Ocsar Tultor and Tena Drown Wynnewood. J. C. Hays and Nancy L. 1 wjii, HowltL Frod OombB any Mabel Gifi'.ii. Oil fon'.te. 11. W. Cash niul VletrrW llnr i , I .'s. Henry lliot iu Ove.broik .in I Hena '.!.!, ("minorvllle. J A Skipworth Is sole agent for Hoadley'n celebrated chocolate can-t dies, C-3 BERKSHIRE, I x i : : IND. TER. r i Heportod by S. B. Donnelly Sc. Co.. commission merchants, Gainesville and Ardmore. COTTON MARKET. Liverpool Futures. OPEN. 2 p. St. CI.03K. Jan. Feb. (1.32 0.3D 6.43 Feb, Mcli. 0.26 U.29 it. 11 13 Mcb. Apl. 630 IS 23 0.40 Apl. May 0.25 0.21 0.39 May June 0.30 6.25 6.38 Juno July 0.2S 0.21 0.36 July Am,'. 0 24 0.21 0.31 Aug. Hp. (5.09 6.03 0.20 Sep. Oct, .... fi.73 Oct. Nov Nov. Doc. 6.40 0.33 0 51 D3C. Jan. G.09 6.33 0.17 Spots w.'sk. Mlas. 6.46. Salec 7,000 Receipt 3,000. Am, 20,000. New York Futures. MONTH OPKN CL08K Jan n.97 12 10-21 Feb 12.26-23 Mcll 12.13 12 33-38 April 12.36 39 May 12 22 12.38 39 June f 12 36 39 July 12 10 12-3H-3S Aug 12 s 12.08-11 Oct Nov " Deo 11.00 12.05 0 Spot quiet Mlds. 12.25. Sales. 1 350. f. o. b. 250. Ifl II REPORT New Orleans Futures. MONTH OPEN CL08K Jan 12o. 12 32 Feb 12.47.4H Moh 12.34 12.61-62 April 12.07-69 May 12.48 12.71-73 Jane 12.77-79 July 12.55 12.80-82 Aug 11.5 12.45-5r Oct Nov Deo 12 00 12,19-21 Chicago Grain fJlarket WHEAT. Sept Dc: 821 ... S2i May 62 ... 82V CORN. Sspt Dec lit ... 105 May 422 ... 421 OAT8. Sept Dec 34 ... 3U May 301 ... 30 Local Cotto.n Market. Tho market opened weak and down this morning, but prlcea soon went up und closed strong. Lint cotton sold for 11.25 to 11.50, whllo need cotton brought from 3.75 to 3.80. The re celptH today are about 75 bales. You will regret it if you fail to seo tunny beautiful pieces of embroidery and various oUicr useful nrUcles for salo at Uio MoUiodlst Hazanr Decem ber 12, at tho Randol building, Just completed. s-4 Half-Breed In Trouble. Yesterday as tho southbound train went down Harris J. Atchlnon, a mixed breed Indian, stopped oft tho train, having a bottlo or two of liquor lu IiIh pockots. City Marshnl Rurgos o Maunsvllle nnd who acts as posso tiwn for somo of our deputloe, was standing uoar, and seolng tho contra band goods In hie pockets took charge of Atchlnon und proceeded to jnll with him whero he was turned over to Di'P'i'y Wilkinson, charged with Intro duuns Hauor Subscribe for the- ArJmoreito,