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Ardmore, Wednesday August 8, 1906, THE DAILY ' RDMOREITE FIVE The Finest JEWELRY IN THE CITY AT WALTER C. DEAN'S, 108 W. Main No Trouble to Show Good Eyes Tested Free Fine Wntdi Rcpnirinjr Htt Aunnct "Haic You should dross comfort iVle, Aioi August uays Soe our ylw of woolens. SPECIAL PRICES THIS MONTH. ARDMORE TAILORING COMPANY Hi Washing-ton Clennlnv, Pressing itnd Repairing TrlmMm t Frank Berryiiill MAJESTIC The "LESTERS" High Clas Sinking and Dancing. Prof, Nathaniel B ossom The Greatest Blaclt Face Artist on the Vaudeville Stage. Motion Pictures and Songs for Monday, Tuesday fc Wednesday "Babies' Day" "Coney Island at Night" "Jane's Birthday" and the great feature picture "Weaiy Willie and the Motor Car" Illustrated Songs "BacK Among the Clover and the Bees" "Little Dolly Driftwood" Open Promptly 8:30 and 9:30 Admission, 10 c BROWN ft. DRIDGMAN funircl Directors and Llcsnsvd Cmbalmsrs- o n and NioV PJ. m. it Buggies, Buggies, nivens, Corhn & Freniluy bvo In a line of now buggies. Fly paper the kind that tangles Dies' feet or the poison variety. Wo huve the betit tunde. C F. J. RAMSEY. Druggist. J SPECIAL -on- LOW CUT SHOES To our ninny friends and patrons who could not attend our Gigantic Sale, will snyjthat everything advertised WILL HOLD GOOD THIS ENTIRE WEEK With many new bargains added. Look on Bargain Counter. LYNN, The Shoe Man. T. N. COLEMAN The City Druggist Phono 4 WHEN Your Life Depends On It DON'T TRUST P INSCRIPTIONS R0PERLY REPARED We Deliver Your Purchase Line of For Everything That Is Made of TIN. Tin Roofing a Specialty New Buggies. We have In u very IJne line of new buggies ami are making the prices anil terms attractive Cult in, look through our stock nnil get our prices before you buy. noiilk imos. Notice. Notice. To my friends anil customers: I nm no longer In any manner connect ed with tiio market 1 formerly owned on West Main streot but am with Mr. Heath at the Cold Storage Market. l'hoe 5!. J. W. DAVIS. 7-3 Pure apple vlnognr at J. A. Skip worm's, phono td. 2-1 in Notice, Rebekahs. All members nro requested to be present at our meeting Thursday night. Candidate1 wi.l be Initiated, nisei refreshments served. NANNA MA IIP. N. 1 T. A. FA1SON. Secy. Attention, Eagles. Your presence Is enrnostly reerno?t eil Wednesday night. HuhIiipsh of Im- Itortance. T. C. URIDfiMAN. Secretarr. Original lnxn.lxo coug'i syrup. Km- nedy'. Laxative Honey and Tar. Nc Opinion. Sold by HoITmnn Drug Co. Gold Storage Market HEATH a DAVIS, Prop. The Finest Fresh and Cured Meats, Fruits. Vegetable, and Melons on Ice. Quick Delivery to any part of city. PHONE OO PRICES 109 West Main TO LUCK ) K Red Cross ( ttx urug oiore Phone 15 r PERSONAL NOTES 1 H CI. (laws 1- in the ci'v . Pai' Ik. J H. Mctnlla of Muskugsc, is In the clt. William Kmett of llerwyn, U In the city. J. W. Smith of Oklahoma City H among the business 1fitoM to Ard more. W. W. Clenk returned yesterday atternovu from a business trip ije points in Tttns. C. P. Franklin, father of our towns man. Hen Franklin, Is a rlsitor to Ardmore from Marietta. Miss Addle Watson of Nashville. Tenn.. ami Mrs. Pearl Canlen of Clare-more, are In the city the guests of Mr. ami Mrs. J. T. Jones and fam It.v, In the southeast part ot the cltv. Mrs. II. J. Henley. Mrs. S. M. Henrou and Mrs. W. P. Daden mother and sisters of Mrs. II. H. Penning Ion. and O. M. Henley of this city are visiting here from Paris, Texas. F. n. Henshaw of lona, I. T., but recently of Illinois, la In our city pros' pectin. He Is very favorably Im pressed with Ardmore and soys It is the best town he naa visited since lib arrival In the Territory. Andy Onrdonhlru formerly of Ard moio but now with the Dawes Com mission nt Muskogee, Is spending n few days In the city with his ind ents, Mr. and Mrs. Duck (liirdenhlro. Mr. ('nrdouhlro has Just returned from a trip to iwlnts In Arknuws unl Is enroute to Musrfogee. Miss Kloy Wntklns of Long View, Texas, formerly a teacher of elocu tion In Hargrove College, was In the city yesterday. Miss Wntklns was en route to Oklahoma City to visit and was duiaved here on account of washouts on the Santa Fe north of here. Judge Frank Koblnwm of W,nno wood, a prominent lawye of that city, was here yesterdav. Th lulus naa lMeu down In Texa iti a 'ns' ness trip and was d.-l-ve! Iw in connection with the ottier furtle who were on the iiohiiinl passen ger trains on ncrouu'. : lie wash out north of here. FOURTH AVENUE VIADUCT. Committee to Communicate with Rail ..roads Regarding its Construction. Aldermen I. It. I test and J. M. Shol ton of the second ward, who were tip-l-oliited by the muyor at a recent meet ing of the city council, as a commit tee to Investigate why the vladuut on Fourth nvenue, northeast, In the second ward, has not been coiiHtmUod us was promised by the railroads, will lake Immediate stoM to Investigate the matter. The council understood that the rail roads would build the viaduct ami had some contract to that effect, but the roads have failed to do anything so far. Thu committee will Investi gate and report at thu next incui'.ig of the council. In speaking of tho building of thu viaduct the mayor stated thut It w.u his understanding thut It was to I uvt been built kouio mouths ago end the matter had nearly ecnpcd Mrt 'locu tion, lie Instructed tho co.Din.ttco to urge thu necoHslty of Immo-ll.-U? -ic Hon on the part of thu ntllrcn U for Its building, and to got tho.ii 1 1 be gin work on it boon. Thu lU'lu.-t. Is to be built Jointly by tho different roads and this has necessitated Bonn-1 delay, as one road tnkos tho posltl'm that It Is ready and waiting on the other, whllu the other takes thu same 1 stand. Mayor Dick stated thai It w-m ' his opinion that tho roads do not ii. tend to try to gut out of bulldld the 1 viaduct, but that it has been ing'oc-1 ed, and tho committee Is to jog ihe-lr memory. . Washington Street to the Dad. There nre several placeB on North Washington street which need Uie atentlon of tho streot commissioner and u forco of men. It la a fact that there nre many such In the city, but there Is no sitroot in the city which has beeu cut up and left In the condi tion that North Washington has. Af ter it heavy rain It Is very dlllloult to ! drive a buggy up thu stroot. This Is ono of the principal residence streets In the city nud these places should be attended to. Imorovemcnti In Noble Block. Tho two-story brick which Is being erected by Judge Sims next to the Noble block Is causing somo Improve ments to bo made In that block. Sky lights aru being put In on the eas: side of that building for the conveni ence of tho professional mon occupy ing that bulldng. Other ImprovomoniH are to be mndo. ' Initiated Into Kn'ghts Templar. At the regular mooting of the Knights Tomplnr hold last night J. C. Thompson wns Inltlatod Into tho se crols of that order, dubbod and creat ed a Knight Tomplnr. Fish nnd celery ovory day at the rV.1.1 1 -... . . T 1. . . r- . - . THE RAILROADS HAVE TROUBLE HIGH WATER IS CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE TO ROADBEDS. The Santa Fe Is the Greatest Sufferer LocallyAll Traffic at a Stand still far the Past Two Days. Muh Track Under Water. Information concerning the wash outs on the rhllroads leading Into the (tit) N still being received. Ilach re port places the damage as greater than in first estimated. There has been no trains through here on the Santa Ke since Monday night, and thu operator here has received no udvlri' concerning south Ixnind trains silica isirrday afternoon. Th Santa Fe made up a train this afternon at this place and run It south. It run on the M'Kular schedule time, leaving hore nl 1:20 o'clock. Many itasaensiert who have been delayed In the city for the tit two days took advantage of this train and went to Oalneavllle and Ft Worth, where they were trans ferred lo othur roods, thence to their destinations north. The Santit Fo Is feeding all who have bought tickets and nre kept In this city on account of the washouts. Tickets are Issued to them for ovary menl at nre tickets for Iteds. They nre malntiilued at tho bust lintels the city arfords, and the road Is making every effort to care for Its passengers. It Is estimated that be tween two hundred and lift)' and three hundred people were fed heiu yester day and given beds last night. Thlu was also done again today and will be done every day while they nre de layed hi re. The road Is offering all an opiMirtunlty lo return to Oalneavllle or Fort Worth and take reseda out of then- for their destination. Quit a number took advantage of this and left tnis afternoon. The mall Is idling up m the depot ami Is lielng closely guarded. Orders were given the rail way mall carrier today not to bring the mall for trains No. 17 and IS down this afternoon, hut leave It at the iKjatolllce until the trains could re- nine their regular schedule. Information received from Pauls Valley la lo the effect that the water Is still rising on the track Just noith of that city, and the roadbed for mllea Is under water. Akio at Dougherty tlie road Is washed out and In a Iwd condition. From these reports ll will h tomorrow night bofore trains can again be run on the road north of here. The damage on tho mnlu lino of the Frisco Is nlso groat. Tho agent hero has received information that soveu bents on tho Canadian river bridge on tho Red river division have been washed out near Frnnc! on the main line. The Frisco's travel to St. Uttls and Kansas Clt- will bo taken care of via Hugo nud Monett, Mo. Tho train leaving here nt C u. m. will make connections with the train out of Hugo duo at St. Louis and Kans'is Cltv the fillowlng morning. Considerable trouble Is being oxo rlenced by thu Rock Island In thu South Canadian bottom between Cal vin and Wtwol.il, whore about ten miles of track was washed out sov oral yonrs ngo. At thlB placn posti had to ho Hunk during tho big wash out, and tho track chained tn thorn. Tho company experiences trouble -with this stretch of road ovory yonr. This trouble Is causod by back water from the Canadian river, which completely covens tho trnok for a stretch of ml Ion. Thu trains on this road nre being dotourod via South MoAloier, and over the M. K. & T. into Okla homa City. FLOOD CONDITIONS DISASTROUS. Hauls Valley, Wynnewood and all Other Valley Points Cut Off. New of high water come frn-n every direction. Positions more grave ly threatened nre joints alout the Washita, of which. Pauls Valley la perhaps In tho mont Imluent dangor. ItMllrond connection has beeu cut o'l from this point for more than lortv eight hours and th Rush crude le vee Is apparontlv 'i l.c ve ge w breaking. Witter which baa coir up through thu llool sates I' Handing In somo of tho lower rouble neo d's trlct, hut tho main itoitlj-s .f thj rity Is frco from wntr !"nt. s' '.ic le veo hoids, whloh some of thoae cipa tile of Judging tsnv It will do, vlnee thu Wushltn Is not so high bi' 'but Rush creek can empty Into it before tho weight of wator can brea'e the dyke. Reports from Wy unowned are to tho effect t,hat tho SnnU Fe is endeavoring- to get trains through to Pauls Valley, and hopo to rio so to day or tomorrow If It does not con tlnuo to rain. A tralnload or nnssencers sre lie lng held Jioro at this place alo. on account of bad conditions south of . li-'u 't K tin- txpi-rttd Ihnr n train will l run north of this plnre befo- oni" ilnie timorrow. From Pauls Volley. Ardmorelte Special. PauN alley. I. T.. Aug. S. The condition of Rush creek remain Hbout the same here. The llotsl gates which are need Ih time of high w.i ter. were not closed before the rain and after the rtln It was l.iiuossible to do so. and as a coneen.'icnc: a por tion cf the south part of town Is In undated, but comparatively no dam age is done. A Santa Fe train Is report 1 tied up between Washita river bridge, above here. and lloln. About owe-half mile f the San' a Fe track between here and Wynnewood Is cov ered with water. Unwilling Visiters Here. The city Is full of unwilling visi tors. Tbey are delayed here on ac count of washout on nil mad. Mai v of them have been delayed here for the past two days. One passenger who has a through ticket and has been Hed up here since ine waslionl. said that Ardmore was a good town unit at any other time he would be satis fied to live here, but Just h present he wanted to leave and lunvo soon ,Tho imesenger who aru delayed nore are speaking In the highest tornis of Hie mnnner In whlchthe rallroed com 'pMtiy Is taking enru of them and cou trlhutlng to tliolr comfo-t The washouts have Interfered with several iMirtlus of traveler who were suing lo leave yesterday fin points north to spend the remainder of the summer. On account of tho washouts at baggage and mall Is tied up here and the hoggnge room at the Union depot Is crowded lo the roof with bnggnge awaiting an opportunity to be sVp peil (Mil. Tho contents of the express cir were transferred today and as much xprcss as ptsslble shipped to points south on the 1:20 I rain. Quite a number of pasf -imets who have been here theiwtat two days took advantage of the t.nltt run south to ilny and left for Fort Worth and Gainesville whore they will take oth er routes to lots north. NEW MUSIC STORE. Armstrong Dyrd Piano Co. Put In House Here. The Armstrong. Hvrd Piano c-omim uy of Oklahoma City nre here and will establish a music store In this city. T. J. Clark nud J. F. Phlllliw are hero as Joint managers for the present. It Is expected that D. Arm strong of Sherman, Texns, will n.-rlvi horo on tho first of September to tako chnrgo of tho houso. For tin present tho company Is occupying the brick on West .Main streut re cently vnentod by J. A. Shlpworth. The coming of this house to Aid more Is only one among mat.y lni. noHS eiilorprlsua that will eomu (o Ardmore since tho nnssage of the statehood hill. Thoro is a groat move ment on now toward thU piriiet:. lar seotlon of the oountn" nud Anl more will get a very liberal share of tho now enterprises and now peo ple PAVING BOND ACCEPTED By Council Bond Given for $22,700 Vice-President McQuatters Here, A. J. McQuatters, vlcoprenldcnt of tho McQuatters Plumbing nud Man ufacturing coiniwny of Hlllshoro. Tex ns, which company secured the con tract for laying the paving on tho streets Included In Improvement dis trict No. , as stipulated In n con tract held by the city council, was In the city yesterday for the purpose of presenting hl-i bonds to the city council and getting their approval of It. The bond was for $22,700 and was signed by the McQuatters Plumbing A Machinery Com may and by the Fidelity and Deposit comptny ot Ma ryland. The bond Is required aa a guaranteed the compRiiy .vill main tain al Improvements necessary which may be needed to keep the pavement In good condition. This guarantee Is for w period of live years. The bond wns ncceptod by th council. Arrange ments fur getting the machinery nec essary to begin the imvlng on the grounds Immediately s In progress. At the time the' contract was let to the McQuatters Plumbing & Ma chinery coin puny Mr. McQuatters us representative of that company state to the council that the actual work of IMvlug would he In progress within thirty days, and he Is still ooulldout his company will have begun work within less than that time. Express Appreciation. We tako this inothod of expressing our appreciation of tho loyalty of our friends who so generously supported us In the Ardmurulte contest. We also greatly appreciate the liberal offer of this iKipur, and wish It many years.) of uninterrupted succom. LILLIAN McNKKS. THADIK JAM ICS. HELD TO GRAND JURY. Washmood Held Without Bond in Ben Collins Murder Case. A. WashmiMMl. charged With leins Implicated In the asak1mttleti of llui Collins, wno was arrested nevcral days a go nt Intrant toy federal e Hi rers, was given a preliminary hear ing before the commlaeloner at that place yesterday. There wore several government wltneaees examined In connection with the mse, bur not nil that were called. The commissioner hold Washmood without ball fo await i.ie action of the grand jny at Tishomingo In Oelober. 11 I- nt lege.i that Washmood was anim Vi party of asusslns who kllcd f.iiiwj. He was arrested on simpleton. -"i ed from tho fact that he had i frequent rlsitor to Collins' lm,.,. ,.. rently, and was said to have tu-d to employ Collins to drive fu Mm, when be made trips selling lift In surance, which wns his pmf M-inn. The evidence produced against Mm was auttlcleut to hold him for tin nr. Item of the grand Jury. No other arrests huve leiit mado In connection with th cast-. aiUtour'i It Is said deputy maralwls are work ing on the case and will be verv dll llgeut until th perpetrators of tho deed are fenind. Wnshmood I not known hero by many people, nltlumgh it U said that he sold life Insurance throughout this country for months past. He hnd head quarters nt Diiriint, nt which placet he was arrested. The Ben Collins Case'. Ardmorolto Special. Durnnl. I. T.. Aug. S. The prelim inary trial at this place yesterday of A. Wnshmod. charged with the ns sasslnatlon of lien Collins at hid home near ISmet. on tho first day of the month, resulted In his In ln iiound over to the grand Jury without ball. Mortuary. Mrs. Dora Oornand, aged 21 at ., died yesterday at the family renl dence In the northeast part of tho city. The remains were Intern d M is afternoon nt Rose Hill cemetery. Fun eral services were ne.d al the family rosldonce nt 2 o'clock. Tho remains went followed to their Inst resting place by n number of sorrowing irlonda nud relative. To Locate at Ardmore. A telegram was received yeslc-ifny by Dr. J. M. Vaden from Dr C II. Ruff, n dentist of Kennett. Mo. slat Ing that he would bo hero with bin family this week nnd Instructing tho doctor to securo moms for him. Dr. Ruff. In company with his wife, visit ed this city somo weeks ngo nud wnn Impressed with Its commercial nil vnnlngos to such nn extent that ho will locnto hore. Band Boys Delayed. Tho Old settlors who nro attended tho picnic nud reunion at Oalne-nvillo today nro celebrating without tho nld of miselc. Tho First Regimental Rand of this city, which wns to furnish inn sic for tho occiibIoii, has been delayed Jioro for the past twelve houra on nc- count of wnshoutB on tho roadB nnd did not lonvo until this nfteruoon nt 4:20 o'clock when tho train was mndo up at this city nnd started to polnLi south. Thoy will piny nt Claliiesvlllo tomorrow nnd Frldny, LABOR DAY CELEBRATION. Ardmore Trades Council Cefs Busy. Committees Appointed. Ardmoru Trndws Council In regular session Friday night, Aug. 3, met uml transacted the buslnuss ot thu council and then sppolnted commltteeti on I.'i- bor Day celebration ns follow: On Privileges and Cirounds: (', C. Unlloway, W. W. Holt and llruce Hi dings. On Program anil PrlitUiig W. C. Reaves, J. F. Carter and W. II. Dlck- ersou. On Rarbecue and Dinner J. F. Car ter, L. It. Cowstoek and W. C lUuves. Financial Committee W. I Chirk, Ud. ThomiNton, W. P. Peed. John Sprekelmeyer, J. C. Dixon, Stone Web ster, O. II. Vaughau, Paul Phillips uml A. II. White. lSxecutlve Committee U 11. Horn, i. It. Comstock, L. B. Sholkowlts, Uuy Crenshaw, Paul Phillips, J. 11. DeAr mond, J. W. Oolledge. R. tl. Vagen C. Dlxou, J. F. Carter and D. N. Young. Outsldo Financial Committee John Onlt, A. S. PulllRin, A. U. Cruce hiii) Sam Wouks. Any nsslstance rond(irol nay and nil of thu above committees will be :ijh predated by tho united workmen of thu city, ns It Is tho intention of tho council to make Iebor Day the biggest thing of the kind ever soon in Ardmoru D. N. FliROUSON, Sec-Trooa. A woman has such it tlno vacation buying her clothes to go away f r tho fltimmor that she doesn't cure whothur she goes or not. Hot 'weather Is responsible for ni meruuj bhudy transactions