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I 1 1 1 ho iM.I- Dallas News i"lior"il at j i. Fashion Boolis All of t hem hi Boyd's Plimi" Boyd , VOLUME XI. (SIDNKT SUOHB, I I'ROrtllBTOK, j AUDMOM. JNI). TKR., JIOXDAY KVIfiXIKG. AIMill, 1 I. 190-1. SSBSCRIPflOM 50G M MONTH N I M BE 11 1 mm NEW ORLEANS BIG RAILROAD DEAL BY THE FRISCO PEOPLE. The Frisco and Queen and Crescent Have Perfected a Deal Giving the Frisco an Outlet to the Gulf. Jackson. Mine.. April in. A furcior liivctlnilm today of the piopoaed i.comphlH. Indlunohi ami (inlf roatl ha revealed the fact that the great l'rla- 00 tiynteni ami not the Southern Is be hind the enterprise, though there are loinc railroad men who an- acquaint ed with tli altuiitlon who lioM tint the Southern is Intoi-eated in the move. An Investigation lo.lay threw hew light on the enterprise. The KrUco unl tho Queen ami Croocnt havo r-er-fected a ileal giving tho Frisco an out lot to the gulf, and to Now Orleans. The Frisco is to liuild tliu road 1 rum MomphiB and Imllanola to Jack aon, ami then to run from here he Mating tho unfile made by ho Onlf ami Ship Island and Alabama and Vlekwburg. and lap tho Sow Oilians nnd Northeastern at a point above aurcl. than getting Into Now O.-'oam: anil tho gulf over tho Northeastern tracks. Some time ago President Harvey of tho Queen and (.'.-went system wired tho secretary of the stato I'c.r tho chart- grunted to the proposed roads In Smith and (V. ins ton coitntlen. At the tlmo no reason lor desiring those charter colli ' be learned, but it is believed now Hint it Is a part of the scheme tor .he i-i eel Ion of the now road. NATURAL PETROLEUM. Oklahoma Will Probably Be P!.ii.ed on the List of Producers. Special to tho Ardinnrelle. Wa.shlliKtr.il. April 10. -Th.ru are a number of stute and torrlMiles In the 1'nlon which are Hum far .-rcdlicd with u usldcnible output ut petio leiini hut which are not, unlikely to develop oil Holds of notable iioducl lvity. Among HiiMi Ik Ohlulioiim. Many natural putroluuiu soups are. l-.-iiul In Oklahoma Territory, but tin i was no production repot tod In lUit:: (itith rie, Ijiwtou. Fort Sill, Itlchartih and (iruulto have all more or Ion, iiatiir.il vents. Minwing both petroleum and natural gas. ami in a few years this territory will probably he placed on tho list of regular producers. Knights of Pythias, Duraiil. I. T.. April .i. The gratnl lodge Knights of Pythias of Indian Territory will meet in annual session at Durant on Tuesday, May :;. The lluraul lodge, assisted liy the oltl.cns. are making oxtenslCc tirojini'Hlloutt to entertain tho large crowds of kuiKhts and distinguished visitors. The meeting will take iluce In tlie Klks now hall. A part of the enter tainment will be the greMt drama. 'Damon and Pythias. "' hi the opera house Tin- clly will In- (Jecoraled for the oi'caHion L. P. ANDERSON, President. B. F. FRENSLEY, Vlce-Pres, C. L. ANDERSON, Cashier. C S. MAUPIN, Ass't Cashier. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Ardmorc, Indian Territory. Designated Depository for Bankrupt Funds of Chickasaw Nation Capital paid in $ 60,000.00 Surplus Funds 1S0.0O0.00 Total .$240,000.00 The oldest bank In Indian Territory. Accounts of firms and Individual! solicited upon the most liberal term, consisting with Rood banking W. S. WOLYERTON & SON, Insurance, Bonds, Real Estate1 AND ABSTRACTS. Tlie Larues" and Strontresst Agency In the Two Territories. Managers, Ardmore Abstract Co. . f Illiuois Life In.surn.nce Co Gk.neiul Agknt ? '.Tui Suited State'' WORLD'S FAIR Items of Interest to Women by t;ie Countess de fOontalgu. At the World's Fair an liigenin'i. Missouri man ha a 'print hop niiilt of honey of whici he li .iicin led and t'.n. be -k tho build?! II" reproduce! his olllce building l.i imii liture u i- i.M mil . btes 1o-. It i iu mouth every facaile ,e.-iy anil corner wan thickly covered wnh Kohlen honey. Tills odd exhibit Ik placed In the palace or ngrlnHutc. A number of great family re.ti.iun-. will be reatuiex of the World" Fair There will be a gulherlng of de Ty lers, the Kninseya, IXIIIh, the Itath bun ami others of whom have nuver met before. The Smiths are tacking. If the management with wi.t.- lore' thought had Hlmililed that u vmlil be well lor the Smith to uwii.ttle to (Hthor It would have lioeu a m.uicr Ktroko and no do. lb' the n.lini-; I'iih -.vnuld have been Ini; tniet mutiy fold A remarkable piece of mpesli v v.-.l-red at $100,01)0 In iNl.lhlied tit the WorldN I'nlr. It wn -.nailu liy hand by A. M. do LyusUI, who oiiiiimel iixteeu years In tti-s wcrx. Tilt- tap ertry ineagureH by 1J feci, and h.lo that space t'i" nitit 1i:ib cruwilt-d a .oniplote illiifitralvl ln-.ioi y ol tie United States. The picture are exe cuted in Milk and the work was donn partly In Mill ope ami paitly 111 Amer ica. The plctuie of the laudlui; of ('oluuihitM Is very cllectlve aw Is also that of Napoleon rolling the territory ot IjoulHlana to the United States. The St. Kilmondsbury Weaving Works of liasleniere. KiiKhiuil has has sent some most exquisite produc tlons of their Iimhus to the World's Fair. Thofco fabrics of silk and satin, include a challco veil of crimson satin I'locndod In ohl threiul with a sym bolic ileslmi. There are priestly vest ;. cuts ami hangings of silk and hand t. tiled rugs. Also an altar front of l.reen satin with woven devices In cold thread. Queen Alexandria re cently ordered an altar cloth of sim ilar design, red and gold being the combination selected. Ceylon sends many fascinating ar ticles to the World's fair for wo man's adornment. There are splendid pigeon-blood rubles, opals, moon stones and cabochon emeralds embed .'ed in barbaric settings of red and . ellow gold. There Is much oil' ions 'ink In ivory, fans and small pieces in' brio a brae executed with lmt qiialutuess of design for which orien tal artisans are renowned. Tlwruuru queer Slngalese coins cunning work in silver, sculptured pillars ami Jirass Inlays, fju-o and aromatic oils are al so displayed. Crop Prospects. The prospects for big crops in the Wapanucka section of country were never brighter. Tim acreage has been Increased fully 7.i per cent over that of last year, and farmers weie never before more hopeful with the llatterlug and prosperous outlook. Old "lU-ek" and old ".lune" have been rushoil frt.ni Uie stnbli- early In tno morning and kept walking down the cotton mid corn rows until sundown in l he evening during all this three riionllib' lino weather and the result is all the corn crop Is plant'M and up. mid growing, anil return lands are n ady - Wapanucka Press Subscribe for the Ardmorelte. Fidelity and Gimrantv Co RESTRICTION PLACED UPON SALE AND LEASE OF LANDS BEING REMOVED. ordlncj of Indian Appropriation Dill Bearing on Tills Important Point. Great Power Placed In Hands Secretary of Interior. Wttklilimtoii, April lu. The ludlflu iilll iiKieeat to In wmfereneo eiiiilHliiK ihe rollowlni? iH'ovlKttm with referoneo to the nunonil of llie reBtrietloni on ttii- Mile mill leualiiK of luiiimi luiuh.: All the penlrli'tloiiH upon the iillemitlou or liillilii or all nlluUe.n t( llie live clvlllretl tribes of Inilliins who ure not ol' Imlliiti blooil eseept minors, nre, except lis to homesteutts. hereby re uiuvivl. ami all rivtrletlniiH upon (tie nlleuiitlou of all other allottee of said tribes, except minors anil except us to homentcnili). may, with tho ap proval ol" the secretary of the luteilor," be reinoveil under such rules and res tihitloiis as the seeietary of the In terior may presorilMj upon application to the United State ludlitii anelt at the I'ulon Agency in charwe of the live clvlll.eil tribes If sold uguut is satislieil iisin a lull lnvestlKHtli.li of t-itdi Inillvldmil c;iim, that such remov al of restrictions Is for the best In ten8t of wilil allottee 'Hie tlmllni; of the United Stales asnt ami t!ie ap proval of the iK-cretary or tho interior shall In- In wiltliiK and shall be record ed iu the same manlier as patents for lands an recorded; provided, how ever, thai mithlii? herein contained shall opeiale to remove the restric tions upon the homesteads, which will not bo .nffected thereby. I'rovileo, that the secretary of the Interior Is hereby authorized and directed to make rule and regulations governing the rent lilt; of .the 'homesteads anil surplus lands nllotted to the full-blood Indians belonging U the live civilized tribes of Indians, and no rental con tracts of the lauds allotted to such Indians or their minor children shall be valid or binding until approved by tiic I'liiti-d .Slates Indian agent at the Union Agency Iu charge of wild ilvo civilized til lies of Indians, and the sec retary or tho Interior, under the rules and regiihuilons above referred to; provided, further, that If any full blood adult members or the wil.l trllx-s believes himself or herself com petent to malio lease and trauwict his or her affairs, such inemberH may llie an application with the United Slates Indian agent for permit to lease tho lamln whiih have been al lotted to him or her ami the minor (hllilreu of such member, and If upon consideration and examination of the application the United Stales Indian agent shall lluil Mild allMtee to he fully lompetent anil capable of man aging and caring for hl or her own In livlilual affair, he may. with the approval of (lie secretary of Uie ill terior. Issue a cettlflcate to such R. A. JONES FURNITURE - CARPETS ARDMORE NATIONAL BANK, ARDMORE, IND. TER. Capital Stock and Additional Liability. : : : : : We Conduct i (IcMiernl Hnnkin; Business for You and Accept Siiuill and Lare Accounts. DIRECTORS. C. K. SAliril, President. C. M. CAni'HI-l.l., Vice I'res l.I-I- CRIJCI:. Cashier. (I. VOUNO, Parmer J. C, THOni'SON, Lawyer. 'i" iilti i uiithoi l.ing him or her to ii i . lental entrails for the lands a!1. I to sin Ii member ami his ol ii i minor children. And siH'h cOIUpai'l --lii" Ih reioiilcd In the swino manner a-- n i h tor lands nre rcn-onlo.!. WYNNEWOOD NOTES. (Krotn the New lira. I Mis W. H. ('hiiHtalH of Anliuore Is Ihe miest of her pan-tits, Mr, ami Mrs II. l Hartley. Mr I'M Itlngcr of Ardmore Is here till-- week rlaltliiR her liiisband, who In barge of th V. O. IhiKlen atwo. iShe is aci-oiiipHiiletl by her little daughter. .Mian .toy. Tlie Democratic club at Urady has Unanimously emh rsed the ea-.d'dHpy of It W. Dick of Ariluiori' for minim al committeeman, and will do all In Its mi wvr In a'uri his Hwtlon. The WynnewiKxl Democwtlc i-lul met in rejculiir aeaslt n last Urlday nlgiu The ele'tlon of a elt.v Deiilocriltlc executive committee resulted its fol lows. ,1. T. WheoJer, chairman; Uirsl ward. William IUls; Second ward, 1' V Itahh; Third ward. (!. (i. Cuth rle Kiidny night waa ret as the, dale for tho .election of delegaten which iiMS'ta at I'huIm Valley on May 10. I.m st Sttturilay night waa a big night tor Demiu'iiiey in Wynnewood. Some thing over uu s-ople asitemlileil In the nperii houe to listen to tlie ex jtositlon of DeniiHiacy fioin lions, f. I'orier .lolinson of Oklahimia CHr and Henry Fniiimu of Anlmore. The Winiewimd cornet baud fui'MlwIied iiiiihIc for the occasion. .Indge (ieo. I Jordan liitrmlucoil the siieakeiik and fm an hour and h half each, the hear ers listened to these eloquent gentle men wllh marked attention and the applause they received was nlmosL fonllnuou. These, gentlemen made Some of the best speeches ever heard. IVMtiocrncy of the city was greatly benefited by their visit. MARIETTA NOTES. I (I'io i n the Monitor. i Willie Mun.eshelmer came down from Arilmr4- yeterday and will make this ids home In the future. He revslgned his position as traveJInn sales-man and will einharl. In bitslnesK at this place. .Miss 7m Hurry, one of the teachers iu tlie public school, has resigned on account of 111 health. I'tof. MeManus. who formerly tuughl school at Hob, has accepted the place and will he xlu work In a few days. Crop piospects In tho vicinity of Marietta were never better than lit present. Tho recent nilim hno put everything In line condition. Trull promises a gisxi )iehl. Cotton acie age will be lucieaseii 27 )ier cent. Wapanucka's Weatlb. The city assessor has alnut coni lileti'.l the properUv assessmetit. There will be when everything Is com pleted about-$:'Iii,uimi worth or prop erty subject to taxation, which will derive a III tie over JI.ihmi for school purpoM' and about $IOn for geneiai purposes - Wapanuckii l'res. $200,000.00 I. A. .I()NI:S, Rirnlture. SAM NOUM:, Hardware .Merchant. J. K. I'liNNI.NdTON, Wholesale Her chant H. W. RA.NUOL, Herchant. LOTS OF CONVENTIONS. Indian Tcrltory Meeting, to Ut Held Within Ninety Dnyi. Within thw next ninety days Iheic will be a number or Important ten I torlal convent lona held In Inllnn Ter ritory. April 12 to 11. Inclusive, then will be the annual im-Hlng if Indian Territory Odd 1-Vllows at Waguer. On the snine date there will he a lins'tlng of the Western District Medical Asso ciation at Okmulgee. April 11 there will lie h ineHlng of thu (Srand Com mandt'ry Knights TemplHr of Indian Territory held at Miiakogs-- two days' aesslon. April W ami W there will be a meeting of the Territory Rtockmen'H Aswocltllou held at Chlcka hn. Mny in ami II there will be a meeting of llie Territorial Hankers' Aasodat Ion. held at Sulphur Springs. May HI lhr will be DetiMKnitlc con vent Ions held In all the recording dis tricts In Uh territory for the purpiwe (f electing delegate to tlie Iwrltorlal csinveiitlon which will be held at Du rum on June May I" there will be a meeting of tho Indian Territory Press Association at South McAlester with an adjourned waloii at the In dian Territory building at the World's I'alr In St. I.ouIh on the ISth. .lune 7 mid S there will bo a meeting of tho Indian Territory Medical Association, the place yet to be ilecldtM upon. SENATE FAVORS THE BLIND. Cooks and Other Reading Matter May De Sent Free. Special to the Ardtuuruitu. Washington, April in T'i j.U" I. as passisl a bill to promote I lip cir culation or rendliiK matter arm i g the blind. The hill provides: That books, pamphlttta a-i-i other rending matter III raised e'laMctor-i for the ut-o of the blind, whelhe. pre liaiisl liy hand or printed, in (Ingle voluniet. or In packages, ami (Obtain ing no advertising or other .natter whatever, unsealed and not e euding four pounds Iu weight, when ont by public Institutions for the rili.,1 or by any public libraries, .is a lii.n to blind leaders, or when returr.ul to the latter or such Institutions v pub lic libraries, shall be transm'ii -d In the United Stale malls tree nf post age. That all acts or pal la of ac'n repug nant to this act aro hereby repealed, and the iHt mauler-genera I xh.H pre scribe such regulation aw ,tn may ilisun necesary to carry this ii'-l Into effect. Subscribe for tliu Ardinoroite. BUY A HOME. Here is an exceptional opportunity. i;-room frame dwelling (largo room) and hall, line orchard, vineyard, splen did water both cistern mid well, brick lined storm cellar, good ham, large southeast corner lot HOOx'JlO. 1'rlco $1,500. Will gives terms on part. Tour-room cottage, 'i closets, bull, bath room, orchurd, barn, good water. Price tl.ano, $300 cash, balance eauy payments. The Redfield Agency. Real Ustate, Rent, Loam. ARDilORB, I. T J. A. BIVENS, Pretldent. DON LACY. Vice-President. THE CITY NATIONAL BANK ARDMORE. I. Til Capital $100,000.00 Surplus Funds 30,000.00 Accouut.of Arms and IndMdualt solfclUd Court. om ireatmeDt Accorded all altk ASK FOR 'CHERRY" HAMS . AND . BREAKFAST . BACON They Will Please You. Whiteman Brothers Company, WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS J.3.WILLIAM8 DEMOCRATIC FLOOR LEADER T") BE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN DcnioernU Calling About for OnVe a for St. Louis Convention No O'j joctlon. to the MlMlstippi CongrcMmnn. Wastilngton, April lo.- -A. siu Hon by IteprflaetitntlVH Kehoe ot i i Ulghth Kentucky dlairlct today t.!i,i Heprewntatlvo John 8hrp Willi im of AllKHlsHippl. Uh Imorrallc n.n leader of (ho Iioiikc. he nAr the i. i Krary ehalrnmn of Uie national n m ocvntlc convent Ion' tU Wt. lul-. w,i eiitbusiaatlciilly received by li-nu cratlc memters of the house and i u ale. No objecllcn waa nmile lo Mr Wl Hams from tiny iptailer, ami the boom for his aelertlon by the eoiiventi'in lor this Important itosltlnn aeems well hiuncliH. Mr. William' admirers point to the splendid record lie li:t made In the Iioiiho alnce congress ion venmi last November. Tha seiial set speechea he delivered have be- 'i Doiiiocrntlc throughout ami have in- u warmly commended ovr the coin in bv Deniocnits or all ructions. Ho I a louservatlve iind able Democrat and Ilia nddrem lo the convention would It Ik expected, ho a complete reply to Mr. Hoot's eulogies or Hooscvdi at tho Chicago convention. Through .Mr. William' leuder.shlp the DomiH'ratle Hide of (ho house U In better shape today than It lias been lor years What waa thought to he an liiiMsslhlo degree or discipline has Imvii attained, ami Mr. Williams has voted his party solidly on every party qmmtlou that has come before Ihe body. The )enwM'ralt- congressmen all believe his selection would be an ailmhal one. Dr. J. Plenge, German' Savant. 1 Oklahoma City. April If). )r .1 Plenge of Leipslg, a Cerman baron iind pr lessor iu tho ('Diversity or l'lislK. waa a visitor In Oklahoma Clly yesterday. Dr. I'leiue Is a MivanL author and an educator of International fame Hi Is In the United Status studying Un bind tenure, system iu vogue here and will use the data obtained iu a seller of Iccturi-m which lie will deliver In the unlvei-Mlty. being a luxifomior Iu the department of xlltlcul economy and social ethics. Dr. Plonxo will re main Iu Oklahoma st-veral weeks The 1 1 rail y Democratic club nut I'iIiIiiv night and organised. M- Hrady being elected proshittnt. Hy uiiaiil tuous vote It. W. Dick of Ardmiie waa endorsed for national commlttee mati. We do Ihe kind of Htennqruphi'' woil; that gives satisfaction. fi lm AHDMOKK IICSINKSS COI.I.IUii: llaclne Itoad Wasons. Ituciue Hun a bouts. Vellle lluggles For sale only by Noble Hros A. H- PALMER, Cashier. FRED C. CARR, Asst. Cashier.