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PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ARDMORtlTI. Ardmore, Monday, May 30, 1910 BaU Hubmovdte.j:;V By the ARDMOREITE PUBLISHING CO Sidney scons preaWonL Kntcred at the IVwtofflre at Ardmore m Second-Claw Matter. ; OFFICIAL PAPER CARTER CO.' AND THE CITY OF ARDMORb. if i t in 'i n AMltnnrnitn It 1 Intnl. - ' ' TES SfV.SUAB5CR,P.T,0N- The Dally Ardmorelte. I Ono Year - U.001 Ono Month .40! Ono Week 15; The Weekly Ardmorelte. Ilf Vn- . Mf.H . ti no, Six Months .' JO Three Month .!6A Phonet. j lfuslness Managers orfles US' City Editor's Office Ii Ixing Distance l Any erroneous reflection on tho .. V. ......... nln H.I InH ..B. ....U.t n I In .. , f nny person, nrm or corporation whlfli mnv ntimwr In thn mliimna in .... . . .. . ... . ' ino Arumorono w. no Kinuiy cor-, rcciea upon lis noing urouKUi w ihoi attention of the tnanageiiienL E.ittern Representative. Win I). Ward. Tribune Ilulldlng. Western Representative. Itoht. K Douzlas, 70C Maniuetto IIIiIk. f'hlcnRO. Ardmore, Monday. May 30, 1910 Html " SOME SOUND ADVICE. Henry Watterson, the talented edi tor of the IxilKvllle Courier Journal i whose experlenuce as a Journalist en- tlllos him to tho respectful consldeni-j t Ion of every man In the profession and whoso advice may be taken as i -non. .,.i,t..ri ,.Hi.,l.itf in tluj province of a noWHjaMr, at ii din nrr given In his honor by the prex-i Iub of New York Saturday night nvo a review of his career In Journalism In which ho stated hoi oral pertinent facts that might well be observed by every ono engaged In tho IiuhIiioss. Ills retnurks In relation to the avoid ing the privacy of the home, the low orlug of the profession by making tho paper tho dumping ground for scandal, Its workers a speclcH of eavesdroppers and scavengers, who Invade tho mine tlty of affairs that have no pluc In public print ani the general defama tion of character that too frequently have no. foundation In fact, simply nerving as a panderer to Idle curiosity which accomplishes no good but on the contrary creates humiliation and sor row, disgrace and unnecessary pain, might well bo followed by nil who ndopt tho profession of Journalism and by papers that seek to Rive the public tho news In nil honorable, clean and buslncssllko manner. Tho closing paragraph of his address Which Is particularly potrlncnt Is ns followB: "In short, my dear young friends, I stand for the mnnhood, for tho gen tlenianbooil, of our guild, u profession and not a trade, and I believe that In the long "in the owners of newspaper 1iropertlon will learn that Integrity and cleanliness pay tho best dividends and that good faith and good humor are positive nssets. "I hope there Is no one of you here tonight who will not be one day a iiiiinaglup editor, at least city editor, and whenever one of you llntn him Hclf In a position of authority, let htm curry these few procopu In his mind mid m his heart, to print nothing of a man In malice, to look well and think twlro before cotislgnllic u suspect to the liiln of prlnter'H Ink. to reupect the old and defend tbo weak, and last'y. at work and at play, daytime and night-time, to bo good to the itirU and H(iiaro with tho boyn. for hath It not been written, "Of such U the kliiK dom of heaven." If all newspaper would follow tills ndUce, would avo'ii for tho sake of scn alioii, the thing that he enumer ates newspapers would soon elevate not only their own standard but the standard of public tastoH, which Is really the province of n paper, a !rt o' the dutlea It owes Itself and the public PREJUDICE AGAINST RAILROADS CHy K. It.) Let's net this thing dowi right CMost hniist folks are poor folks and iiio)t poor folks, are honest. 1 havo never aeon Mr. Doraot Car ter, the head of tho Oklahoma Cen tral railroad, and whoso nnme Is Ik rue by this prupoted amendment to tho cocotltutlon of the state, I have never, directly or Indirectly, had any conimuulcatlon with him, nor be with inc. I do not say this to clear up my name, but beouuso I want my remarks on Section 0, Ar tlc'o IX, of the Constitution, to be considered without projudlco. I kuow that In my heart and life, 1 am one of tho people. 1 was bom and raised far out In tin conn try whero people live, and I havo, every day 1 havo lived, stayed right along with them. I strive hard to live without prejudice, religious, jki lltlcal, or otherwise, and If 1 havo any prejudice at nil, It Is nil In favor of petpio who till tho soil all otacra who work for nagos ftalary. IIllrM4 kar never done ate any fa fori r aay htm. t have howht a f tlHHiMBd mllrwitl ticket aftd have b-en tnaaltetl or offvnd4 by tnr, or f Mt lmau agnu wo told those, ticket to rm. 1 have bad flu etalma tot 41 gat aalnat the railroad ami the ttiQ fcr lh rail- . , . ' Tbey ranged. In iHnotmt, from fifty coiiU tlea Umr cants) U) two hundred dollars, lb I ant ono bnrlng been settled two week hko. We csniu to Oklahxtna last Aagttat. j hnK tloien pi ecus of fnniHwre IhI ahiitped, won; Imdly tlaaiiaged en route. I flleil my claim with the Uwk iniM4, Granger to m. awl , .,.. t II. II. Oray, th clover representative lur mi - n rbi-rk for the ntnount of my nvaMMt t - a m. : On nftrHHrti laat Jnnuary. I wna I ' cn the SHntn Yv, xolnc to tho town of Xormnn. .Meetlm; aoine frlendd on ' the train, I derided to ko on to Ok- lahoiim with them. Whon tho train , atopixKl at Normau. I niahod out to Ret mo tloliHt to Oklahoimi City. I put down my money Mil plrked 1 up tho r-hiuixe, but In the Imste failed to got the ticket (ha train stnrtod off and I rufihed out to . catch It. Of course. I paid the con ' doctor tin fr- -frty-tilx rotiU. I wrote tho Roneral p.iAieiiKpr Mpoiit of the Santa It, tollltiK blni . ,,ifU. ,., nU!t. i.(n,,M ,. I ,1 not write apiln. That wan In January. I-V1niury, Man-h ami April passed. About .May fir1- 1 tbouKht aaln of my forty-six 1 i' t tit tl T rttfii'iri.tl (ii tn fn tilt K tlifit t ' i liiltl Pilll il v j n; Hint, lllj 11 Mf h-j nwui'i ,a, j.,.,,,, for M not wanl tn(. Kood record broken. About two weeks ago there camo In my mall tho light yellow envelope, onerally used by railroads. In the upper left hand lorner was written Santa I'e, anJ Inside of It was a Santa Kit check for f rty-slx cents. All my claims on railroads have Ik'cii nettled, three In the south anil two In Oklahoma nil settled in full, without ipiarrellng, without any threats and 'Without delay. The pleciM of furnltutc lost or damaged were not Itemized as "Jersey" furniture In my claim, and when years ago I filed my largest claim for damage for Injury to my family, I didn't itemize the children as "Jerseys." I mention these things merely to explain why 1 am not "cussing" the rallroadp. I believe railroads are the most maligned and most stlandered class of people on earth. I believe that the prejudice against railroads today 1 Is almost groundless and exeuseless. 1 I believe It Is likely true that htato railroad commissions are doing more harm than good. Commissions i are necessary, but they should be couiMMed, not of politicians, t but of biiHluoKM men, mid of whom should lie "experienced In the railroad bus iness." The wisest railroad men of the cont.try experience reat diffi culty In making rates anil fixing schedules and running trnltm, yet In some of the Mtntoa three men whose only experience In running anything much, has been ncipiltcd by running for the office they hold, are under taking to run several grmit systems of railroads. Human nature Is human nature, and I believe mlltvml commissions, by passing and trying to enforce radiosl and iiureavouable orders, put railroad on the defensive- and then the olTlcijrw of railroad corporations, belnic human like other folks, feel Indisposed t obey any order of such a commlMilou. It Is in my mind a iiuealloii whether the railroads would not give the public more sot- Isfaetory service. If left entirely alone, than they do (rive whun "reg- Hinted" by a commission composed of men who krow tho political game fairly well, but who havo no appro- elation of tho difficulties railroads encounter, and who are aenerally ai-I Unit od by iwdltlcul clamor, rather than by legal rlitlit. Never bmltato about giving Cham borlnln's Cough Itomody to children. It contains no opium or other nnr- cotlrs and can be given with In.- pllclt eontldeine. As a quirk cure for ro.mhs and colds to which children are stiareptllile, It Sold by nil dealers. Is utisurpnsiod Snecl.ll Term of Distrle .opt I A spec ial term of the district court has been called by Judgn Stllwell II. llllriatftll ti PillVOflA rttt Itmn : , " " " ' '" 13th at Iflo clock a. m. . ,,, . , A Man Wants to Die only when a buy liver and sliuglsh boweU cnuse frlchtfu) despondency. Hut Dr. King's New Llfo Pills expel poisons from the system; bring hope i.mii iMiini,r, i iii.i iiii i.i.i-i. oiiriiiiiro nnd Kidney troubles: Impart health inn coiiiimf; nun an i.iver. aiomucii 1 and vigor to the weak, nervous nnd ailing. 'Jlic at Ardmore Pharmacy. I ilcVnpVK IIOlUll ktlCp uiT dl,a" tic. rUI him ihiwi'in wen npt'ii. i ry wi'H'h fyron J'i iikIii At -It'll.. iiV ilu ii a, liottl nannasBHuaa NEWSPAPER CHAFF. : 11 it ii it b :i :: There tai a man in Henderson Who had a tall and alentlornn, A hnman nil, Wbo ul a nail To fasten bto sRPfottdofViii. Pxrlraage. EnrW Cameo, at a Mippor at the Ofo de ltpm In Now York. said ( of tho reuM attempt to bhiokminll ' him: n n Q "The emips want sonioUiliig for t chapter In a fetidly fervent nothing. THoy remit im of Glor- j I""oblom romance. Just as the prob sr.nl Nero. ' '0,n novelist would not have It, tho "Oiovann Nero sought out nil 1 frtond Paolo, who had a drinking Imr on the Corao In Home. " 'Paolo, my nwd friend," sold Gl- j 'I am In rfore need. Not a v " - unip oi i.ihhii ihis jiaewru uiusu all day. Can you not help me, xood friend Paolo?' " "Indeed I can herp yon,' said lno! heartily. 'I need an oxtrn i waiter for carnival wttok, and you, Olovnnnla, are tbo vor' man.' " 'What will you iy tne for the , Knsllsh navy for tich Is the Idon work?' aalil tho nwiiy Olomnnl iitv f thP wr, hal crBWn tirml of frowiilnK. ' 'Well,' ennaaed a llro -three a friend, novo (ho i reply, 'I half for twenty-one wna the tffi tiger lire u day. Hut you are Santn Mat la, you shall lire a day, my honest Clovum.!.' '"See here, ho said, 'give ino four teen lire down and let tho stranger lino his J-b. It comos to tho same I thing in tho end." Wellington Star. I Kraneis Wilson, tne comedian mi Id , at a dinner In New York apropos of the law that forbade the per formance of his play, "The llachol ore Ilaby": "The law against child labor is an excellent one, but It is an abuse of this law to forbid children, nron- erlv i.piteeted. to ai.near on the I stage. The best of things are open 1 to abuse, you know. Kven prayer i meetings! William Spargus rose in prner meeting one night, and said he desired to tell tho dear friends present of the great change of heart that had come over him, so that ho now forgave fully and freely, Di-ncou Jones for the homo he had sold him. Deacon Jones was too shocked at first to reply. He suoii recovered himself, however, and he rose In his pow and said: "I'm In deed glad, dear Christian friends, to havo gained Brother William Spar gus' forgiveness, but all the same he ain't paid for tho hum yet." Mrs. C S. C.rant wan upending one summer In the New Kugland hills and she happened to bo at bund when a native woman walked In to the yard to deliver some eggs. "It's a long walk to tolwn," the wom an volunteered. "Don't you own a horse?" asked Mrs. (Irani. The woman sniveled. "Wo had a colt but It died last week." She suddenly began to weep. Mrs. (Jntnt KymMth()trtlly re marked that the family must have been very fond of the colt, where upon the woman dried her eyes. "Pond of liliu? Well. I nhould say. It was like seeln' one of the family too. t see that colt go as he did Wo all loved every Inch of him." Mrs. drum Inquired how tin y came to love the colt so dearly. Why." indignantly cobbed the woman, "we've heil thet cult now for Kolu' on twenty-two years." Circle. District Court Business. The following cases wero subject! ',,r consideration before tho district j l'0"r, ''rldny and Saturday. r,aU ""I"" Surety Invostinent c) lllll" Mod. c- K- K'O'or vs. J II Adams, et nl "Hl'iilatlon of dismissal tiled, J- & McCnrty vs II. Adams, et nl ' " W- "' vs Cnlon Security In vestment Co., motion of defendant caU "'" Joephlno Coultles vs. Julia A. Coul - tloa. petition and offer of acceptance ( in partition orJored. Allno Thompson vs. Hnrry ThoniD - . mm, cause continued until illst. , Ardmore Loan and Trust Co., vs. Joel T. Taylor, et. al., demurrer to amended I complaint men. J. T. Orr vs. City of Ardmore. order eYtollillnir tlmn , j,,,l)K vg ' M. J Plolds. con i tinned to 31st. ,,ro mlnuu C() ( vf cly of Ardmore, demurrer to petition (lied. , ., ,P . ., ' . , , ! U R ra,u,n - J- K lirrl' vl "' I Judgment Med. Boo Jackson vs Wiley Ju lKment nnd decree Jaekson,1 ' ., i II-.J,. . ... , I Maml I,nrr'80 v- W. Harrison. ,'orrt0 Med. lJinr Son who has been quite 111 Bpv,,ra, ,1:,-VR wlt" "nc o - ' wl n',I10,""r'tl8 roiwted this moniln? ! to be very much bettor. LORD BERESFORD AND LADY FLO' A BIT OF ROMANCE FROM SALE OF RANCH. EKES OUT MEXICAN Snn Antonio, Texas. May 20. The -"-ale of the 11,000 acre OJltus ranch In northern Chihuahua, Mexico, for tl'j'J.000 may he looked iion as the hero is dead and the heroine now llvm In comparative splendor In a fine brick house on South Campbell itreet, Kl Paso, Toxas. little over twenty years aco put in a:pearnnco In Chlhu- thorn htta a youni; Kit ail Julian who seem ed anxious to pet away from some thing. This Koniethlntc ultimately proved to bo ncrhlnj; less than Lon don's drarlng-rM)iu attnosphere. IxirJ Lhdaval MeroHford, brother of Ad miral Lord Charles lloresford of tho sugar-coaod civilization and for this reason had gone Into the wilds. His own kind no longer app"aled to him. Mile away from any railroad then, there was tho OJItos ranch at fifty cents an itcro and plain Dclaval Il'-roaford, bb he was known, Iwupht It and stocked It with cattle. No- body know who he was. He received o nmll that might havo given the game away nnd wrote only business letters as far an his Intimates know. That he was Kngllsh he could not ny. but unlike the typical ICngllsh ; remittance man he was a rough-und-rendy fellow one who knew a Joke when he saw it and could endear himself to tho vamiero and oven, his fi'inlly. Lord Horesford was democrat ' Ic If anything nnd very fond of the I small saloon and tho low dive. Al tl,0,,h ,,ls "roth-r cattlemen In those ,,n' "oro fl"'tors only of tho classy gambling hoiisco nnd flashy booze emporiums, such as Kl Paso ther. Ileresford had u tasto only for the lower variety of Joy parlor. Hint the nobleman "Incog" camp to understand the cattle business from A to . and did woll financially. Socially ho would have been as great a success had he willed It. Hut society was the thing ho wan tired of. and to make himself so cially impossible Iird Ileresford fell In lovo and lived with a very comely degress, who nfterwanls became known as "Lady Plo." At first "I-ady Plo" was only the cook, but when Ileresford went as far as to apply for u room at one of the leading hotels In PI P.iso for "Mr. and Mrs. Dela val llercriford" things renched the breaking point. It was during a typical Horesford baccanal that tho Identity of tho lord became known. The uegresR had been Imbibing heavily during tho revelry and began to prattle. "Sho." she said, "I'm Lady Plo. My husband Is the brother of Lawd Hp resfonl of the ICuglUh navy, an' we'se gwlne back to olo Pngland an' 1'so g.vlne to see de queen: she has to see me "cause l'se the wlfo of a lawd." Ileresford had reached a level where he did not mind mich triries and the fact that he and tho negresi were spoken of as "Iird nnd Lady Plo" did not concern him much. He showed a singular nffoc tiou for the woman and at all the stroes In PI Paso and Chihuahua she had charge accounts which wero al ways promptly met by Ileresford Por years the lordly cattleman had been In the habit of selling his steers In Canada, and while return Ing from a trip there In tho oprlng of r.H)7, his train run Into the ditch near Medicine Hat. Among thine that were M'.li-d was his name. The news had no sooner reached Lady Plo than she assumed mourning and proceeded to claim the property of her "husband." All went well until a will was found In which lrd j Ileresford Ml his property to his 1 wi i,ir" v. tr. ono u1.im u- I to go to "my faithful housekeeper Kcra." Tho genuineness of thb doc l ,... i,n !.,. ,ii,t,.,i i,v .ntf 'although the courts do not seem to havo questioned It. I.nly Plo began to show spirit and promised to drag , the case thrnueh ovorv court In Mexico nnd thp United States, when a personal visit from Admiral Ileres ford set tho matter right. How much tho iiegress received for re llnit'.ilshmiMit of her claim is not known, but at all ovonts nho lives today In a flue brick house in PI Paso and on her carrlago step appear the words "Lady Plo." Morcovor, she Is quite n landlord. Chamborlaln's Stomach and Liver Tablets will clear tho sour stomach. i sweeten tho breath and creato a 1 healthy appetite. They promote the , "v ' ,, . ..v. mux. I'I""IVIU UICI flow of gastric Julro, thereby Inducing ( yood dlgostlon. Sold by all dealers. i BLUES WIN IN A NO HIT GAME SHERMAN ATHLETICS COULD DO NOTHING WITH LON MATHIS' SLANTS AND WERE SHUT OUT. Tho best game of the leason wni Played at Lorena Park yesterday af ternoon. when the fans wero treated to the first no-hit game played here Through tho effective pitching of Capt. ljon Mathls, the Sherman Ath letics were shut out by a score of 2 to 0. In tho nine Innings, but twonty-elght men faced Mathls, tin lone man to roach first gcttl' g there when Ilaum in center stopped Into a low place and dropped dunn's hit to centcrfleld. Ilaum more than made up for this mlsplay however b handling five hat'' chances nnd and hitting fiGG. K. Mathls in left also handled two hard cliai.ces with out the semblance of an error Keel and Weller at short and third, rr spectlvely, phiyod a fnt game and showed up strong In tho hit column. DeUmg behind the bat and Drown ar second, both now men, showed up woll. Tho visitors played gocd ball and dardner tried hard for a victory His deceptive drops caused eleve. of the Illues to fan the air. The Illues will have the llloomer dirls for opiKinents next Sunday and a fast game may be expected. The girls (?) havo been winning games all over the state and sny they will surely break the beaks' winning streak. Following Is tho score of yester day's gamo: Sherman. All It II PO A K Douglassen. rf .". 0 0 1 1 0 Caldwell. ::b n n o o l o Hutchison, lb .1 (1 0 D deary, ss " 0 0 0 llomar. cf .1 0 o o Plllman, 2b :: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 dunter. If 3 0 0 ;t o l dardner, p .1 0 0 0 0 0 Rich, e II 0 0 11 ( 0 Totals 'J7 0 0 21 1 I Ardmore. All It II PO A 1" Weller. ill) I 0 2 2 1 0 Delong. c I 0 0 S 1 0 llrown. 2b I 0 () 2 l (I L. .Mathls. lb I 1 0 S 0 l Keel, ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 P. Mathls, If I 0 1 i! ft II Ilaum, cf :t ft 2 I ft 1 Price, rf '! ft 0 ft 0 0 Lou Mathls. p il 0 0 -ft r. 0 Totals 33 11 1 Summary: Plrnt bapo on errors, Ardmore 3, &.hcrmnii 1; stolen bases, Weller 2, Keel 1. K. .Mathls 1. L. iMathls 1; sacrlflco hits. R. Mathls 1. DcLong 1, I. on Mathls 1; struck out liy dardner It. Mathls 9. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpire, Jodie Adams. Attendance 700. Revival at the Christian Church Growing In Interest. (Jrent crowds thronged tho First Christian church last night to hear Pvaugollst Jno. T. llrown, and many were unnblo to find standing room. Mr. dardner was at his best anil tho music was all that cculd bo desired. Miss Joo Mason sang tho "Holy City," and while she was Ringing, n number of beautiful scenes Illus trating the song was thrown on the canvas. It was a very Impressive service. After the servico this even ing there will be fifty beautiful col ored alldos used to Illustrate the lecture on China, which wan given Saturday evening. "Nino Reasons Why I am Not n Campbolllte," will bo the subject for this evening. 'Mr. Brown's thonio last night waa "Religious reformations, their origin, purposo and progress," He gave n very concise statement of tho orlglm of the church and told of tho splen did work done until It became di vided into tho Pastern (dreek) and Western (Catholic) churches, Ho n.ild that ho 'believes dod raised up Mar tin Luther for tho great work which he did, that Calvin had a work to do and that tho Wcsloys camo upon tho srono of action at tho proper time. Theso all did their work veil and pnved the vvny for anothor movo ment a restoration movement which has had a mighty Influoneo in bringing the church closor togeth er. Mr. llrown gnvo a graphic descrip tion of tho niovemont started by tho Campbells, Stono nnd others who were dovout preachers In tho Pros bytcrlan church, Wlillo ho holds to oortaln doctrine peculiar to tho Christian church and preaches thorn, still ho is not offensive. Ho deals sledgo hammer blows at slrr whether it Is in the hovel or the palaco. than TRAGEDY AT A SULPHUR HOTEL H. L. NELSON KILLED MRS. ANNA ! EAST AND COMMITED SUICIDE YESTERDAY. Pew tragedies have occurred In this region that havo been nttended by more sensational circumstances, st ed in more graphic uccuca and as ter rible In effect as the one that occur red at Sulphur yeorday inornliig wherein H. L. Nelson a retired busi ness man of Apache, this state, aged forty-nine years, dramatically and de termlnledly put an end to his own llfo nnd killed a woman whom ho elnlmed had been systematically blackmailing him. The sensational killing occurred In the lobby of the drnliam hotel at Sul pnur at which place both tho suicide nnd his victim had been stopping for somo time, both gucr.ts at tho house. Parly In tho morning Nelson came out into the offlco and spent some time wrlt'ng two letters which were found on his person after his death. After finishing tho letters ho was seen to go out on tho porch of tho houso nnd later enter tho lobgy, short ly after ho entered tho lobby two shots were heard and persons who rushed to the scene met Nelson, who sternly ordered them back under pen- I nlty of death at tho point of a revolver. Theso two shots had ended tho life of Mrs. Anna Past who at tho time of tho attempted entrance of tho parties lay In her death throes on tho floor and expired beforo succor could reach her. After forcing tho persons back, Nelson then entered tho lobby nnd two moro shots were heard which upon In vostlgatlon wero found to havo been tho su'cldnl ones with which Nelson took his own life. His death was al most Instant nndi ho lay within a few feet of his victim, who It wns found had evidontly been sitting In a rock ing chair when sho met her death, one shot had taken effect in hor cheek and tho other In her forhead and sho ovldontly died without suffering or realizing probably the full purport of tho attack which proved fatal to her life. Nelson was found with n wound In his head which was tho ono that fin ished his llfo nnd thero was no further disorder than tho sllont nnd rapidly congealing streams of blood ns they trickled from tho wounds onto tho floor, saturating tho enrpet nnd tolling mutely tho story of tho crime, a story that wns full of mystery, to thoso who with horrified faces eagerly crowded around to get a view of tho bodies. Nelson wns not a drinking man, had been considered possessing good hah. its, had been careful In his buslncsB nn kliwas possessed of considerable property in tho neighborhood of his home, Apache. Upon an examination of tho body tho two lcttors mentioned woro found. Ono contained $91 with Instructions to pay his board, nnd fun. oral expenses from tho amount, and directions as to tho disposition of Ills body. Tho other letter wna as follows and Is explanatory of the dead man's actions, whether true or not Is to b3 dotorinlncli. "To tho Jury. dent. I think best to lot tho public know why I do this. Mrs. East and Mr. Oulletto havo been blackmailing me and I would ratho.' Figure It Out Wc sell more carbonated bev craac? in this section of the State has ever been sold before. L Wc think it is because we put out a superior line of goods, but want you to figure it out. If you have ever tried any of our goods you know they arc better. The best that can be had is what our cus tomers get. The Crown Brand on Candies or Carbonated bever ages is a guarantee of purity. CROWN BOTTLING AND MANUFACTURING WORKS MORGAN J. HAYS, Pres. and Mgr. be dead than let those thieves roii me, and reine.iiucr 1 wrlto HiW before I dli (Signed) H, L. NKLSON. The dead woman Is the divorced wlfo of a doctor at Chl"kasha and has been InvolvoJ, In severa' cpl.iodc.i tnat brought her notoriety in this section. The man named in the letter Is a law yer of Sulphur and a candidate for tho legislature. Ho states that ho has transacted business for both parties, but has never In any way been con nected with any scheme to extort money from Nelson or any other per son and that tho charge as far as ho is concerned is totally false. Tho woman leaves thrco children, one nt Omaha and two at LowUion, Idaho. Sho had a citizens right In tho Chlcknsha nation. Nelson was a bachelor and leaves brothers In Owcnsboro, Ky.( a practic ing physician, nnd also a brother-In-law, living nt Denlson, Tex. A cor oner's Jury was summoned nnd tho hearing will bo contlnuol- until nil tho factH can bo Investigated and tho shocking mystery, If possible, solved. RUFUS POST IS PLEASED. Says Hie Business Has Exceeded in Volume His Expectations. A number of persons wero at tho fountain this morning In Post's drug store when .Mr. Post became reminis cent and talked of his coming to Ardmore and of his short business career here. "Just, ono year ago," said Mr. Post, "I cast my lot with the Ardmore people. I purchased tho host comer drug storo in tho city and tho peoplo havo been very kind to me, 1 figured then wbnt amount of business I should bc ablo to do and my sales have gono boyond what I expected. To sny that I am piensed with my buslncus, is putting It rather mild and no man wan ever treated more hoopltably by any people than I havo been treated hero. I have made some friends that no matter where they or I should drift to In time. I can nover forgot them. My competitors in business havo shown mo every courtesy that I ."ould possibly show to them and I find Ardmore Is tho most plenn ant place In tho world to llvo nnd a prosperous place In which to do business,'' PERSONALS C. T. Bennett, candldnto for county Judge in Ixivo county, Is In tho city today from Marietta. H. H. Pennington of Stamford, Tex,, is a visitor In tho city on a brief visit with relatives and Is transacting bus Inoss here. He Is nn old Ardmoro clt en nnd wnllo.ho still loves Ardmoro ho says his west Texas homo is in a lino country. L. L. Tyor nnd family returned Inst night from San Antonio, Texas, whero they hnvo been visiting slnco Christ mas. Thoy sny Southern Texns is a great country but that Ardmoro Is Just a llttlo better.