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ArcToiore, Thursday,, October 17, 107. THE, DAILY ARDMOREITL PAOE FIVt. ti DIAMONDS" Why send jour money out of Anhnoro to buy Diamonds when you can buy ns good quality at less money here, and every Diamond we sell we Kimr-tn-tee? If you don't boliovo it como In and we will show you. WALTER C. DEAN Jtwtlir Optician No truublt to thaw tfcodt ! PER80NAL MENTION' 4 tzr TUB QUEn.S" or MUSICAL IN STRUMENTS. Ig tho piano. The hiventlve genius of man has never produced anything thnt linn been less subject to chnnges. Beyond n few Improvements tho prin cipal In practically the name ns to the original design. THE BM1TH & BARNES PIANO haa been ImproTed from tlmo to Uma alneo Ita Introduetloa to the public In 1SS3 and It now ntands nt tha hrni of 1ta clawi. Many tptnk 1t worthy of occasylag a place with the higher priced Inatrumotata. . B. LUKE ItUbllikei 189S Hiimin I. T Fred K. Orrasby, night transfer clerk for the American Kxprcss to., Is In Ardmoro on a few days' visit mid 0. E. Lano Is holding down his position. Dentson Herald. Kcnnctt Hudson !B nt homo from n month's visit to the Jamestown exposition nnd the cltlos of the north and Hast. Mrs. Hudson ac- comnanled him and stopped off In Kansas City on tho return trip to nt Dallas, visit with her parent. Mrs. E. Strausg of Chicago, the mother of Sam A. StrniiBs, a mem ber of tho new firm of StraiiBS & Cohen, accompanied by Miss U Sil verman, nrrlved here last night nnd will reside In Ardmoro in tho fu ture. Tho family is located In Northeast Ardmore. Dr. A. Achcson, mayor of Dcnl son, wag here last night on busi ness. John Col son of Baldwin, Miss, ar rived In tho city today and will remain here some time. Miss Pearl Moore has returned from flatcsville, Texas, wnerc sho has been thn past five months. Miss Mooro will again matte Ardmoro her home Dr J. W. Moffett, tho first city physician of this city. Is In Ardmore to spend -ten days. Dr Moffett Is nt present located In the Arbuckle mountains, where he owns consider able land. He note with pleasuruc the Improvement which, has been made In this city. J. Hamp Willis of Kingston mine Inspector for the Chickasaw nation, is In Ardmoro today. Mr. Willis will remain hero until to morrow for the purpose of visiting thn numerous nsphalt nnd other mines around the city. Win, Burgess of Mnrletta Is an Ardmore visitor. Mrs, Valter Mullen left today for Kt. Worth nnd Weathorford, where Bhe will spend some tune. Sho will be Joined Saturday by Mr. Mullens and Miss Floy Mulllus. Mrs. Jim Stonum nnd little son nre spending several days In (Inlnes. vlllo with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. McQueen, who have been staying In Ardmoro for some time, have returned to their home Lace Curtain Opportunity 25 Is What You Save. Come To- MODEL DRY GOODS CO. PER UJ&UfiLaaal CENT Mrs. P. S .Mcfiulre, who has been in the city the guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur James, returned to her home nt Ouynion, Ok. The friends of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. White will regret to learn that- their little daughter, Mnxlno, aged five years, died on the 13th of this month at New Athena, -Ohio. Tho child suffered nn nttacit of acuto In digestion nnd wag sick only a few hours. BOTH TEAMS CONFIDENT OF WINNING THE GAME TOMOR ROW AFTERNOON FOOT BALL. Tomorrow afternoon promptly at 3:30 o'clock tho High School football team will meet tho Ardmoro Atlv lctlc team on tho Sass field In the rear of tho Cnrneglo library in tho first game of n series of three or flvo games for tho championship of the city. Both teams are confident of will' nlng. nnd although tho Athletes out' weigh tho school boys, they expect to win by their superior skill. Both te . LIVING WILL BE HIGH WORK ON GAS MAINS GROCERIES AND PRODUCE HAVE INCREASED TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT IN PRICE. If tho percentage, of Increase 111 the price of commodities continues at the came ratio as in the past nine mouths compared with tho In crease In the compensation mld wngo earners, the average table will diet Itself on boiled rice and homespun clothing may ngaln become the pre vailing mode. The Increase In the price of all food products has becomo nlnrmlng and unless the skyward flight la check ed, it will bo "after us the deluge. iocal product liao nlso Inhaled tho disposition and the market Is leaping upward with bounds. Butter that sold last spring at 20 cents nnd 25 cents now brings 3S cents pur pound, with tho supply unequal to the demand. Eggs, too, nro soaring, and now Instead of S 1-3 cents per dozen 25 cents Is required. "Will Christmas see 90 cents per pound butter nnd 75 cents per dozen eggs?' was arfked a local grocer. "It Is possible; I wouldn't bo at all surprised,' was tho reply. In canned goods especially Is there a notable Increase In tho price of the domestic market The best grndo of canned corn now sells nt 15 cents per ens or two for 25 cents. Tomatoes the same, onlv tho reduction on quantity Is not made. SEVEN MILES OF DITCH OPEN ' BETWEEN WHEELER AND CITY MAINS IN CITY. The gas company Is busily engag ed Just at this time In putting down ear load of pipe r"celcd In tho It y and by the time the line Is completed from the oil fields Into ell j. the gas company which has the franchise for the city will be ready to turn It on the momenr o line Is completed nnd the poo- ready. It will behoove nil ct le citizens who contemplate using gas to get busy and get their houses repared m as to bo ready to put tho gas when the tlmo la ripe. Tho engineering company thnt has tho contract for digging the ditches nd pulling down the gas mains be- ween the oil fields nnd the city ave completed digging seven tulles f ditch, nnd hope by tho middle of 'member to have tho entire line ompleted and tho pipe laid to town rovlded the weather docs not Inter fere. FEARS EXPRESSED BY A MEM. BER OF BOARD THAT ARD MORE WILL LOSE IT. PROGRESS AT WHEELER RECORD BREAKING TIME HOPE TO BE MADE ON WELL. HARD WORK ON. 3w i nnu ui Notice .. Thcro will bo a special meeting of tho stockholders of tho Ard moro Elks' association at tho Elks' club rooms at 3 o'clock p. in., on Monday, October 28, 1907. C. I). CARTER, Pres. 11, E. FOSTER, Secretnry. Charter Oak heaters glvo perfect satisfaction every wintry day. Sold by Blvens, Corhn & Frensley. IfVm. I. Taylor Formerly of Muskogee has purchased the VIENNA CAFE and same will be opened up at once. It will be a first- class place in every respect Payton Sisters Company. "Utah" was the bill presented by the Pnyton Sisters company last night to n light house. Tho play Is a Western drama simply told nnd well acted, nnd is without any melo dramatic effects. Tho characters were well read, and tho play well recelV' ed. Tho company deserves better patronage than It received last night This was one bill that was not nn old play under a new name, and tho company could well af rd to use It ns nn opening bill, i .stead of tho bill that was used In this city. Tho specialties were good and clover. Auxiliary 8oclety Meeting. A meeting of tho Auxiliary eocloty of tho high school has been called to be held at tho high school build Ins Friday afternoon, October 18. All parents are urged to be present. MRS. THOMPSON, President MISS MAE LOWDEN, Secretary. S. earns have been down to hard prac- tlco for tho past few wcckB, and tho school boys having Just defeat ed tho Tishomingo Indians by su perlor work will endeavor to win by tho same methods. Sylvester Mullen will act ns ref- ore,, nud E. Ixiwonsto n ns umpire flrk lion the occasion, while 1 T. Russell UCXj'e I will bo tho official tlmu keeper. C. Welch will be lineman. It Is tho Intention of tho High School boys nnd the Athletic Asso ciation will endeaor to arouse an athletic spirit In tho city. A good foot ball team and base ball team are two of tho best advertisements n city enn have. Tho llno-up of tho two teams Is ns follows: High School Athletic Association West left end Wallace Tucker left tackle W. Whlttlngton left guard Poland centre Nelson right tacklo Cannon right guard Morris right end Prlco left half-back Jim Frnmo Brown right half-back M.Whlttlngton Isvlno full back Weeks Banks quarter back Tom Traniu What They Say: Captain Jim Frnmo of tho Ard moro A. A. says that his team will win an easy victory: although ho expects tho high school boys to put up a good game. Captain Levino of tho high school bays that his team will put up tho lii'Kt came they know how and might surprise tho A. A. A. team. Manager DeWItt expects his team to bo victorious by at least 20 jKilnts Ho says his team being so heavy will wear out tho Bchool boyB nnd they will win hands down Manager Brown of tho high school , ... .. .-I, ft., i n ftrhapta nvurv I LJ r. ill-inn " ---i" Tho East Sldo Presbyterian cnurcn, , be enougn will hold a congregational meeting QllarU,rljack Tom pramo of tho on Thursday night at 7:30 for theA A A tpnm a.8 ,hnt f ,,, tPnm imiuo ui uiraiiKius l'"w uiu . pg n()t w,n j0 wj, ,,,nv0 low Eaves Staples Walker Williams Woods Handol Tho Santa Ho company will In nil probability break all records for bringing In a well In tho Wheeler oil fields this week, nnd If things turn out ns planned, It Is hoped to have n well brought In within eighteen days ngnlnst twenty-one days, tho shortest tlmo thnt It hnB taken to bring a well In here tofore. Tho Wheeler field U considered one of tho toughest in tno wmin- west In which to manipulate, nnd tho best tlmo heretofore has been twenty-eight days, twenty-six days and twenty-ono days. It Is not known ns yet whether or not tho well will pan out, but In nil probability it will pan out Inasmuch ns it Is being bored In tried territory which to a certain ex tent Insures success in tho venture, Work on tho deep well commenc ed some tlmo ago Is progressing nlong very rapidly nnd will bo rush ed to completion as rapidly as pos. rlble. It Is tho hopo of tho company to bo able to secure light oil In this venture, nnd a thorough trial will be given tho field for that class of oil. Tho tests made for fuel In tho Wheeler field have prov en successful, and now since mo price of light oil has advanced Is hoped that n light grade may- bo secured. In nil probability tho officials of tho Santa Fo will know within tho next two or three days whthen or not tho record breaker well will prove a success. completing tho building. Do You Want to Help Advertise Ardmore? g beat selected line In the city. send Ardmoro local to your friend. bftvo the Uriceit and Hoffmann Drug Company I'hnne 6M T. N. COLEMAN THE CITY DRUGGIST TELEPHONE 104 109 W. MAIN ST. SECOND WARD SOCIAL Tho Mothers' Club and Civic League of the second ward will glv a social nt tho now school building Friday, October IS. Refreshments will bo served and a program of much Interest carried out. All aro cordial ly Invited to attend. 17' A Real Estate Deal. Mrs. Bessie M'. Smith, through tho real estate department of tho Ard more Ioan nnd Trust Co., has pur chased a houso located nt 227 street, northwest, by tho property of Mrs. Denning. Subscribe for the Ardmorclte. Ho expects tho scoro to bo 17 to 0, Quarterback Banks of the high school team says ho will run the high school boys so that they may bring a victory. Ho says tho score will be n close one. Coach Olll of tho high school team says his team will play for all they aro worth. Tho A. A. A. havo us handicapped on account of their weight. 1 expect tho scoro will bo closo. Saturday wo will have n champion team. Tho high Bchool boys will do themselves JuBtlco, Ia T. Ilussell has been selected as official tlmo keeper and C. S. Wclsch official lineman. KITCHEN CABINETS! You will snvo hundreds of stops anil unaccounted wor ry If you uso onu of my La bor SaviiiK Kltchon Cabinets. You cannot really appreciate the many benoMts to bo de rived from tliem until you liavo tried one. :: :: Look over a complete, lino nt II V At t lit I UUUXVUl ing to Admire Is our handsome New Kail Styles of Ladies' Footwear from $2.50 to $3.50 Vici or Pat Kid, Goodyear Welt Extension Sole for st root, and Pat. Kid, plain toe, turn sole, Cuban or French heel for dress wear. LYNN, THE SHOE MAN HOW ABOUT HARGROVE ABSOLUTELY PURE ASPHALT PAINTS And Roof Coatinti for Tin ant! Corrugated Iron. Felt and Composition Roofs, Iron Sheds, Fences. Bridges. water lowers, amonesiacns, Doner r routs, etc. T IS NON-CORROSIVE AND ELASTIC Expands and contracts with iron under the influences of the weather and will not crack. Guranteed to he equal to the best roof and iron paint on the market. JOS. GOLDSMITH -MANUFACTURE R At tkt Him of ilia Downard Aiphalt Company, ARlMOREi IhD. TIM, ROCK ASPHALT FOR PAVING. Anlmore Is In danger of losing nrgrove college entirely, accord- nc to a statement mucin lv V. (1. so Dltzler. iireslilent of tno Dltzler Dry floods company, nnd a member of tho Hnrcrovo bonnl of trustees. KxpressliiR thn belief that there la movement on foot to cither elim inate Hargrove nllogcther ns n lr tiomlnatloiinl school and Invest tho funds already In tho )xissesslon of thn trustees nnd what would bo do rlvcd from tho salo of tho exten- Ivo KrouniU on Hargrove Heights; another Methodist Institution in the state or movo It to one of tho ciirocnl!y Inclined cities, ho tic clared that a movement should bo started by the business men nt once to prevent the consummation t such plans. I am confident that unless some. tiling Is ilnuu nt once we will loso Hargrove altogether," said Mr. D1U- ler this morning. "Ily a united ef fort, however, and digging, wo may be ablo to retain It," ho continued. For some tlmo there has been considerable discontent on the part of members of tho ennferenco nnd talk of moving tho school could bo heard before the fire It will require n great effort to keep Hurgrovo here, but I bellovo Ardmoro Is equal to tho occasion as sho always has been nnd will look out for her own Interest.' According to Mr, Dltzlor It will Y'ffqulre n bonus on tho part of thn city to assist In rebuilding tho charred walls of between 30,000 and $10,000. Aside from tho ground owned by tho collcgo thcro Is J9.D00 derived from the Insuranco In tho hands of tho treasurer, Three years ago Ardmoro donated sj;,500 to llnuldato an old debt thnt had been hanging over Hargrovo for several years. At various times donations of smaller sums have been made. It has been advanced that too much has already lcen spent on tho school to let It go now nnd In all probability a meeting of tho Com merclal Club will bo callrd to eon uliler what steps should bo taken, DR. BARNWELL INSANE FOUND THE JURY IN THE DI8TRICT COURT THIS MORNING. Ah tho result of n lengthy trl.il this morning In tho district court, In which his neighbors testified con cerning the condition of his irenlnlltj ftr tho past six mon;hh. Dr. J. Thom as Daruwell, a prominent pliyUelju of Overbrook, south of this cR, and tho leading practitioner in that community, was declared Insann by tho Jury nnd will bo sent to tho government asylum for the Insane nt b't. Louis. Dr. Ilarnwell was arrested Thurs day, ono week ago today, by neigh bors nud two deputy U. H. marshnls from Marietta. Several of his neighbors testified that he acted strangely and even vio lently nud that tho people lUIn;! near were afraid of him. Dr. Ilarnwell himself took tho stand and related tho clrcumstnnces lend ing to his nrrest In nn apparently Intelligent manner, explaining tho dif ferent actions related as proof of his unsoundness of mind by tho gov ernment, with clearness and evi dent renBOu. l'.u admitted that he had been using cocaine for medicinal purposes and that tho natural state of his mind re sulting from such use. was made worse by domestic trouble. 1 nm certain that somo man has been nt my home, every day when I am absent," ho said on tho wit ness stand. T. II. I fauna, a farmer living near, testified that Dr. Ilarnwell had been Insano fur months on tho subject of rocks, which ho picked up on tho roadside, wherever found, nnd piled In his yard. Tho Jury only remained out a short time, when a veruTct was rendered. Mrs. Dr. ilarnwell, wlfo of tho de fendant, snt In tho court room dur ing the progress of tho trial, crying plteously. Sho asked to bo permit ted to take fho witness stand and make a statement In defense of her The Old Reliable Jeweler, UNCLE TOM PARKER Is now with P. J. Hamsoy, cor ner Cnddo and Main Streets, lie solicits a sliaro of tho Watch and Jewelry work from his old friends nnd the genorul public. BARREL OF WE CAPTURED NEAR DOUGHERTY YESTERDAY AND TWO ARRESTS MADE. HACK CONFISCATED. Morrlion Waa Elected. J. S. Morrison of Heaver, n staunch democrat, and not J. R. Morris, Carthago was elected to tho senate. I clmracteri whch- th(. telitmony of inis gives tno rcpuoncans .our ...-,. husband assailed, hut by agree stead of five members in tho sen nto. Guthrgle Leader, Still at It. Iladly burnt, but not broke, yours still for Long Horn. JOE IU8TINK, 'Phono 359. City Fish Mnrkct Otf mciit of counsel tho permission was not given. Ilecauso they had a barrel of whisky In tho hack It Is possible that W. K. Hoyl and K. Walker, two men said to bo of Mill Creek, p. T will loso team nnd hack, a Blx shooter and shot gun. Tho two men wcro arrested at Dougherty yesterday by City Marshal Dick Deal of that place. Tho local marshal's office was notified of the arrest Deputy Marshal Jim Havens Imme diately went to Dougherty nnd re turned yesterday afternoon with the two prisoners. Tho hack and team they were driving wwro put In the stable nt Dougherty to await tho decision of tho local district attorney's otflco as to whether It will bo confiscated. Hoyl and Walker were placed un der $300 bond this morning by Commissioner Ilutler, which they hnvo so far failed to make. Walker, It Is said, Is at present under a suspended sentence, on a chnrgo of selling whisky, he having been convicted nt Ada Bome tlmo ngo nnd sentenced to tho penlten tlary . On the nppenl of tho citizens In Mill Creek tho sentence was sus pended and a ieaco bond Imposed, on him. Ily a recent ruling It Is snld Spec ial Whisky inspector W. B. John Kon hns tho authority to confiscate any team, wagon or oUicr property In tho possession of tho person ar rested, as a means or assisting him or her in selling whisky. On thl ruling the team and wagon and six shooter and shot gun found In the possession of the two men at the tlmo of their arrest can bo confis cated. No action has so far been taken In tho matter. R. A. JONES' Foley's Kidney Curo will euro any caseof kidney trouble that Is not beyond medical aid. Tor sale by all druggists. d-w A Coming Social Event. Invitations have been received by friends in this city to the marrlago of Mr. Davo Stovnll and Miss Norma j .aura l'urdue, which Is to tnko place in .Mcuinney, lexas, iimj iai:r part of tho present month, Mr. Storall is well known In Ardmoro, as ho has often visited In this city. He Is a promising young nttomoy. Tho brldo Is ono of tho most ac complished young ladles of Mc-Kln-noy. After an Illness of two weeks, during which tlmo ho has been con fined to his rooms, Ham P. lice was on tho streets today. ROBISON - OPERA - HOUSE MONDAY, OCT. 21 Freda Slemon's Beautiful Southern Drama "THE SWEETEST GIRL IN DIXIE." A Southern Story by a Southfrn Woman. As Pure and Sweet as a Magnolia Blossom, Beautiful Special Scenery, Magnificent Electrical Effects A PLAY THAT ALWAYS PLEASES Prices: I'irst 5 Rows, si. 00. Balance Lower Floor, 75 cents. Balcony 25 and 50 cents,