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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST. WANTHD- Family waih lng Ge per pound, flat work Included. Arilmoro Sk'iim Laundry iKi.r.rnovr. o 10 Grenni liukery Bread Try tho Now Prooss l renin Lonf. JOHN N. IMR1K I'lmfl! 2oh VOLUM KXV AllDMOUK. OKLAHOMA 'H'KSDA KYUNINCi AlM'sl s llM)s NTMBKK 70 Qtamovtilt wmm TROOPS BUSY AT SPRINGFIELD KILLED IN BRAWL HARRY MINSON SHOT TO DEATH AT A DAM SON SATURDAY NIGHT ARRESTS. SHERMAN IS NOTIFIED HARGROVE COLLEGE PAVING IS hoard of trustees WILL he ORGANIZE AUGUST PLAN TO OUILl) I t ATTACKS ON PICKETS AND NE CROES THIS MORNING. NO ONE WAS INJURED Trouble of Today Followed the At tempt of a Negro to Set Fire to a Building Fired at by Soldiers, But Escaped. Sptiligfield, 111". Aug. IS. -An at tnck iioih t!h' pickets anil the forced lieglm of on.- liiiiulrtMl ami fifty ne groes fioin tin cornfields on the out sklrtu of the city tt tli state ar senal, kept tin- militia busy just be ton; daylight tills iinjrnltm. Tlio firing upon the sentries and tholr returning of 1 1 1 shots occurr vd for more than two blocks from the headquarter of (Icnural Young to tliu county lull. No one was Injured hut tho flying hullets from the nillltla caused con sternation. The trouble of thlH morn ing followed an attempt by a negio to set file to a building on Klghth street. A Boldter ordered the suspi cious negro to move on. 1 tin reply iva a shot from a revolver. The sol dier then fired an Ineffectual shot ul the negro hut he cftcaped, Ivorly thin morning the soldier begun clearing out tlie cornfields southwest of thtt city where many negro refugees are camped. All of last night many companies of the militia were kept on the run from one part of the city to another. Fins alarms came In from different points and a concerted nttack was made, upon the home of n negto named Whitley, hut the rioters wen- driven away. Troops were fired upon In different parts of the city till i through tin- nlgnt. The death of J. W. Scott, a horn- j trader. late yesterday afternoon 1 brought the total number of fitall-i ties up to six lie was idiot through the lung li negtoes last Frldav i Mi l.-st.-r Okla . Auk 1 H.if- Mi ii oti. ;i loinns man alwiut ;n yenis of age. was l.illi'd In a drunken lira a at AilauiMin Saturdii night. Jes Duncan, V. .M. Illntoii. tieorgo Halt, .1. (' Wilro and ('has Adams are under nrieM. Young Miiisnii while iiitosleitcil 1. sald in have engaged In a fight at ,i pool hall with Clyde Doimghe. In tlli scuttle (hit I'llnlli d. DdiiiikIic's gnu was i ploded. tin- kill MtlUIng MitiMin in the .iliiliimeu canting hi ili'.lth Doiiuuho leeelwd a severe liluw ,n IM- the small nf his b.icl. Ilnlli a inr! cti r alid Is culif i f t t to hi- 'ie.l t.niii h' nmrlis inEhWcollege REPUBLICAN NOMlNtE FOR VICE PRESIDENT HfSPONDS SENATOR BURROW'S ADDRESS Sherman Cist Aside the Campaign Slogan of Bryan An to Whrthei "the Pecpl Shall Rule" Large Crod at the Cersmonies. I I linaul of ti itslees w i' Meet on the i tor th i pose i ,g .itel at thin meeting t pmii.iidt adopt phtim f ii u ul Mi.- i olli go. The lioarit has mure -iih.ci IIhmI Ii) Aritmore ! : mote than $."..ooi in old ciillcH" Kite Which hi!" DELAY PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL WILL OPEN WITH LARGE ATTENDANCE. Prof V. C. l-'ieni-h. piecldeui ot Inilianoln college of Wyntiewood was In the city last night iitnl this morn ing. Prof. French was Institirtnr In history during the mimmtr normal lien- and made many tiiemls among the tnehers and Ardmore people In general He says the edlego build lugs have bet n overhauled (luting the vacation and the Indiaiiola v III nin this year with three linn ns many pupils us on any foiinr enr of the hli-tory of the school. The school win open September S. Mrs .Mattle Hays of this city will he matron of tin- col lege again this vmr James II Mathers, Smith Matsoti, .f. II. Champion, John K. Whayno nnu V. F. (Illmer left at noon today for Durwi d to attend the picnic at that plac- Some and isissibly all of them will make speichcs there tbla after uomi BREAK NEWS TO CHAFIN THIRTY CENT LEAGUE NOVEL OUTCOME OF A CAM PAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM REPUBLICAN SOURCE. tillthlie. Okla., Aug. Haskell, treasurci oi democratic part. will U few dllNS or so. a but Ion qulli- llllliple. lf.--(iOVenior the National r cclve wi'h'n cam,iiiiK'i c:utii A'l -ilitori.il r ip taken by a Chicago newspaper, at tho democratic presidential nominee iiml hli- methods of securing campaign funds lias proven a small booat Instead nud may lesult in tie contribution of many dollars toward the expenses of (he campaign. The editorial !ar.v graph asked "Will some one please contrlhut' thirty cents to the llran campaign fund?." Heading this (ieo. It. Hales of Hartford City. Ind., con elved the liU-a of oiganizing a thirty cent league. He did so and on the day of Its organisation received the sum of $'ju. This money has been for warded to Oownor Haskell with the suggestion that similar leagues be established throughout the Uriltod States. Weather Forecast. Chicago, Ills., Auk. IS. The woath er forecast for Kansas and Oklaho ma Is generally fair tonight and Wednesday. PRESIDENTIAL DIDATE PROHIBITION CAN-NOTIFIED. OF HIS CHOICE BY THE PARTY Professon Charles Scanlon Imparts the Information and the Candidate Responds in Fitting Address Pre dicting Triumph. I'tica. S Y . Auk is In mie of lie idiot tent specchiis ever delleieil b a e.imlldate for mi high an otflce, James Schoolcraft sMicrnmu at noon today accepted the nomination of tie' republican party for vie- piosldont lie spoke ltoui a flag deck, ctiunl lug in front of his home and surround ed b Nirij b .idei from dlfli-r -nt s i lions of the country ami b an in I lliusj.ihi ic iionpartlsyi ciowd ot friends and fellow cltlnelis The iiomitiutiou was tendered h a I coinmittee appointed at tin- ( blcago convention. Senator Julius 0. llurrow of Michigan Ii lug chairman ami sMikeiiimu. Ilrlef addresses were al so nmile by President M. W. Striker of Hamilton college from which Mr. Sherman graduated, by Mayor Thomas Wheeler of t'tica ami by Chariot. S Symomls. chairman of the local ic (option ommlttee. Sherman In his address of uccep lance followed the example of Tit It 111 pledging the allegiance of the admin istration with which he may havo to do, to the .mllcles of President Hikisc- Vi'lt. He declares there is no Issue as to whether or tint "The people slmll rule.' Said Sherman: "Surely the peo ple have ruled, surely the people do rule.' casting thus ailde. a campaign -li-san h Hryan. ' The republican vice presidential iiomlliee asserted that tilt ovel shadow j I nig l-sile ot the campaign Is "shall I the administration of President Konse I elt lie improved?" I The ceremonies at the Sherman ! In ii I. were nreciiled by band con certs In the down town squares and a parade of the city lire ileimrttuent. The vice presidential salute of nine teen guns ami tin line of parade, of tie gaily uniformed Conkllng Nncon illtlnniiU In escort ot the members of t ti miration committee from lUggs .niiiii r,. lo (leneM'e streets and from the railroad track to th- Sherman home and beyond was lined with thousands ot people. As many as oilld get within hearing or seeing distance of the latter gathered about the Sherman lawn I I.I HUM' ' !i of tin ,' ' ginl. 1 Will bllll.l in ti;nou . h i-1 and the to the iiontd can be sold for $!. oo The main building will he two to riot In iieight with it basement aul with ten clas- looms. All tin inoti 'lie IkmhI has 'Will not he put In1" tie' mailt building bin u music IihII and dnrmi totIe will lie built. I-'m-iv aero of land that litis been gheli the col lege will bo Dyed am a campus and liilllilktiu sites OPENING OF BIDS PJSTPONtD DC FINITELY N THERE ARE DEFECTS IN LAW City Council Lirteneit T EiOituent Speeehuti on Anti Dog O'dinnice Colsoit Appointed tj Wage War on Canines DR. HENRY HOPKINS DEAD FAMOUS ARMY CHAPLAIN PASS- ES AWAY AT ROTTERDAM That Ardiuore must g. i along with out paving for the preM nt i a cer taiuty Itlds wen- to b.ive be u open ed lit the meeting of the coum ii -totd iv aid I'lioon im: one led wi "II tile II till aillllhei bid Iiolli Sam Weeks Hinl Arthur l. llwle w is if.nl ami would h.Ue been mi'h.,i!' d l .i l l tie colli nietH been Mi Wei Il ium, er was figuring on receiving his la In funding lunula winch he had ar ranged to dlsMWi of He barmd ih.i: OF PNEUMONIA. Willlamstowii. .Mass., Aug IS. Dr. Henry Hopkins, former president of Williams College, died ot pneumonia at Rotterdam. Holland todav. Ho was a famous army chaplain for the imst twenty yours. Ho was th" lirst pastor of the First Congregation al church of KatisaH City, .Mo. J. W. Johnson was In the city today ftom Mllo. He says he pent esiei day and the day before In going over the cotton and i "ports ti. irotct as vi ry gloomy on account of tho ravages, of the worm. Hani Is badly in eileil. Mr .lolm-oii came here to iiiirchasc lumber to build a new home fot In C W Aiinf-on and a new More bouse tor himself. ANOTHER RAILROAD PROPOSE TO BUiLD FROM CHARLES TO DENVER. ST. CALIFORNIA FEELS SHAKE Marriage License, A. S. Snider, aged "9, and Miss Myrtle A. Wntklim, aged is. both of Fo-, 'wero granted a marriage licens today In the county judge's otllce m I We want your work and you'll bo glad you gave It to us, Excelsior Steam Laundry I Chicago, Aug. is Cincinnati. Lin coln and pent-up I'llca are not the only cities to have tin- honor of a notification meeting. Chicago was the scene of such a ceremony today, and while the enthusiasm was largely confltK'd to the Flue Arts building, where the news was broken to lCu gene W. Chafln, the prohibition pres idential candidate. the assembled temperanco folk were unite enthusi astic enough to atone for the Indif ference of the rest of the city. Professor Charles Scanlon, perma nent chairman of the Columbus con vention. Informed Mr. Chafln of the honor which has been accorded him Drlof speeches were mnde by other members of the notification commit tee. The cnndldnte responded with an address In which he pointed out tho great gains In prohibition sontltnetiit throughout tho country in tho last few years and tho future triumph of the prohibition cause. The campaign program mapped out by the prohibition national executive commit tee Is the most nntbltlous In ; sears It Is declared that the party will hive sulllclent funds to carry on an eMiiihlvi) wnifaro against the liquor clement and that many men or wrnl'h have contributed liberally to t'ie camp.vgn fund Mr Chaf'n will shortly begin nr r.Uenslve stumplns tour SOME OLD DAMAGE TO WALLS OF BUILDINGS AT EUREKA PEOPLE AWAKENED. F.tireka. Cal.. Aug. IS. Two sharp earthquake shocks were felt here ear ly this morning. Somo damage to the walls of old buildings Is reported, hut no one was Injured. The crock ery in many or tno nouses was urn- ken. Sleeping Inhabitants all over the city were awakoned. Sues for Insurance. Mif. A. C Adiluigton, b.iH filed suit for 11,000 against the Springfield Flro and Marine Insurance Co. Plain tiff alleeoa that sho had a policy with the company for 11,000. and that her homo north of Mllburn burned last .March. She states that the ac tual value of hor home was ffj.il.io. Try our delicious loo cream onco and ou will come often. Ardmore Pharmacy. 1C-3 Father Hlppolyto Topot, O. S. D.. from Wanotte, Is In tho city the guest of Father Wallrapp and others. The Town of Loco Has Offered The Company Twenty Miles of Right of Way and $10,000, Lawton Has Proposition. Still the i.iilrojdc are rumbling. Prospects for auoiiier line of road tiont'st. fharlo. Ii. to Denver jutu good W. S. Baldwin is now In the country west of here Ih'Iwikh hero and Co manche. He has A. C. lienuutt ot St. Louis as civil engineer The route troiu Ardmore to omauchc and troiu Ard moro to Duncan have boen gone over. Tho line will jia through loeo am' that town ha ottered tho builders 110,000 Id money and tweuty miles or right of way The projector have made a projiosttkm to Lawton. They ask tho white ciiv luO.OOO and ilv" miles of right ol wa. Those gentle men are expected to visit Ardtnoro shortly for the puriose of makiuK. this town h proposition The members of this company state that they have ftft'ti million dollai now on deiwslt In the Mississippi Vat ley Trust Co,, to be used in construc ting the lino of road. Not one cent Is nuked of any one until the lino Is In operation. Mr Haldwln Is now on his second visit to tho country west of heri . Kastmnn Kodak and supp jes tit the Ardmore Pharmacy, Henry Swain Mgr 1C-3, Subscribe for tno ArdmoreUe, Try our delicious lee croatn onco ami you will corns often. Ardmore Pharmacy. ,li --a Hobl-oii ' i cer m-rcliant and biink' r of I 'id .us here last night He F.AJ3 111! rn' -HI of tlit COUIl'ry would be sreatl bt-nelited b) rain iniMiicllt for the Work (animt be made in tuinlilig bonus bin in i m j.to v -ini ni net Ipt A member of the i.mt legit-intine ,ii-i paled a bill for pimug. he bad It NtiHil upon h the maims of ttie cities of the state and an aitornej of this cltv stated this morning that the hill was properly gotten up Im' wbeu It l cunic a law it continued Mine aliieiulemelil!. 1 1 hi t made it practic ally worthless. The sticets on which paving Is proisised have no se'rs no sanltaiy sewi rs In some Instances ami Iht'lc Is no provision made by which the Intersections can lie puv ed The town Is tied up fur the tlun lining as far as paving is coiiceriied The same attorney quoted above stated that the pallig done here he- fore was at a loss to the coiiimii . While the price was high nougli to make ;v good profit to the paving con certi yet the paving script was sold at a diicouiii of about lit tier cent which made n loss to tho paving com pany. Instances whore mortgages weie on liouiiH ami the mortgagee Mould not sign a waiver the amount r the mortgage was deducted from 1 1n. mi rely and tho script sold badly He said that the people who did not know would never appreciate the pu iii-iii ami Intelligent, work done on the paling by Mayor Dick. Not one man in a hundred he said hut what wou1!! ban: giieii up the matter rat Ii er 1 1 in i untangle the prubb ins that wen- presented In the paving. The town of Ijiwton it is said is now tli-it up in Injunction proceedings that grew out of the attempt of the city to do paving Tho work ot building sld walks is about the onlv kind ot htreet imploiement that can be mi' tied on at this time without inter 1 1 1 J 1 1 lull. Muskogee will let ninety miles nt sidewalks within the next mouth am Okmulgee is now building thirty iiiIIih of walks. lly a vote of the council Mel.ish place ami a part of the Highland Parle addition weie made a part ot the city limits. Joe Colsou. Upon the suggestion ' the police doparttiii lit. wa elected dog c.iti tier utid the oidliiance against dogs will b(. ohfowed to tint letter. When tho dot! ordinance was reach ed an effort was mail- in lower 1 1 tuv. Some long speeches were made Mileriniin Cruc thinks the dogs In his section have become o numerous and so bold that the) are a iiui-iiik Mr. I'unniilKtoii Tough! to lower tie tax but lost the light. The otdtiuinie renrfiimi as it wtu lat yeai Chief or Police lluck tiairett lb of tho opinion Unit the best way to nan die burglars is to keep the txiiglar from (Hit ring our hou.-e Instead ot Attempting to catch htm alter the mi chief 1ms been dote-. In ncciu dance with this jsiltcy he repnmuiend-d that the alleys near Main street In- lighted The Improvement coimnlttet wa ap pointed to Investigate the m.'incr of more lights. They will figure w'.th tin gas company and report at the next meeting, Mr. Pennington Hugg-ned that the arc lights on the stioei now be moved to the alleys and Mum street be lighted lite du . wuh tianir a pa- The 1 oo -li in 1 'ianR d ' (' east of the raiiro,id torn fucd Mia' 10 Yards for a Quarter TOMORROW From lasts) S 1 1 1 in 1 1 cidt'K (if ti K stO( ..f Wll s cm 1 t( Indies over i ' (n llft'l men v.'inls of c to 7 I -2( i'ILTI I .awns worth from vard limit at 10 yards lor Also liiirly ytnnl ICinliitntltM y. wortli up U) 7 i-jc( i ti yartl limi:) for iu yards for hil.l li-4iiri'(l IO 25c 25c 25c AIo pretty Yal nr Torchon Lace worth up to 7 i :c at io ards for zAgdden'd Si'i Our t'lotlnni; Ail on Atuitlior I'uo their streets were not being kept if lean us they ttkeil ami Comuiixsiouer Moon' will give heed to their wishes. I'ne cemetery was repo. ted to In In the lluest coiidltlou it has ever been in Thompson Re-elected PAULS VALLEY MAN FOR SEC OND TIME SELECTED AS DEM OCRATIC STATE CHAIRMAN. TEN-STORY HOTEL WILL ARISE FROM LEE HOTEL RUINS FINDING VALUABLE JEWELRY IN DEDRIS. Cut In Okla.. Aug. 17. Tho dem ocratic state central committee met hero today and re-eleated J. II. Tlinminuiu of Pauls Valley secrotary An eM'Ciitlie committee of two from each of Hie congressional districts Is to be appointed by tho chair man uhiii recommendation of tho congressional and state candidates. John (icrlnch of Woodward and O D. Halsell of Oklahoma City have been tunned for the second district The executive coilltnlttco will doslg' nute a town for the location of stnte headquarter for the campaign, elect only smoked a little, but no damage , a treasurer aim a manager oi me was done to them. (press biircmi. A tub full of gold watch cases, i The state convention to rntlfy noni- brooches und other trinkets were la ken from the hunted trunks which Oklahoma (Ml), Okla. Aug. 17. While digging in the ruins of the I.ee Hotel today, K. ii. Snow, trav eling salesman for Woodstok Hoofer Watch and Jewelry company, recov ered a tray of diamonds worth Iti.niM). and n pursi) containing $100 In bills. Tho stones and the money were were covered 'with brick and other substance. The trunk In which the di amonds ami money were located hap pened to fall under an immense pile of brick which smothered out the flames. ' Mr. Snow states that In all of Id trunks there was about $13,001) worth of Jewelry. Joseph HuckltH. propri etor of the hotel, said today that he ' would erect ii ten-story hotel, work i lo commence at once. The building will cost $100,000. Illations mado In tho primary election and for the adoption of a party plat form will bo held In Tulsa Septem ber 1. Kl Iteno was thn only other applicant for thn convention. Outli ne and Shawnee are aspirants for the stite hendquartcm. Caples Gives Oond. W. T. Caples who for some weeltn hu benii confined In the counJy jail. wa teleasid on bond icsterday evening REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE. County Committee Elects Officers and Select Campaign Committee. The Carter count.)' republican com mittee met this morning and reorgan ized electing Sum H Ilutler chair man; Col. D. lledtleld, vice cnalr man; It. H. Ramsey, secretary, and II F. Ward, treasurer .and appointed a campaign committee of Jas T. Hums, Chas Campbell and Mlko Oor i tnrtn Closing Out Sale con- Thc Great lewelry Sale at and below cost will be tinued a few days loner. Many are making holiday purchases while watt lies and jewelry are so cheap. My safe and show cases are foi sale, Watches, Elgin movements, 20-year gold-lilled cases as long as they last at from $7 to so. 50 and hundreds of other good bargain. Henry Behrens 1 1 1 West Main Ardmore. 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