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VOLUME XV
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA TUESDAY KVKNINU ,Il'LY2l l'.IDS
NUMBER 1(5
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NOT ADMIRAL
ROJESTVENSKY
RUSSIAN NAVAL OFFICER VERY
MUCH ALIVE.
RUSSIAN OF SAME NAME
Died at Bad Njuhelm, Germany, and
Was Supposed to be the Former
Commander of the Ill-Fated
Russian Fleet.
Berlin, (formally, July 21. The an
nouncement made, yesterday from Had
Nauhelm, (formally, that Vice Admi
ral llojestvensky, who commanded
the l!l-fatil Uusslnn fleet, had died
there July l'.'th, was Incorrect.
A Itushin. named Uojestvonsky,
died there on that date, hut he was
not the admiral.
A Russian, named Hojestvotisky.
ed himself in the Uusso-Turklsh war
of iS77 and was promoted to com
mander a few years later. He gained
much prominence in the war with Ja
pan In 190 1.
ONE FARMERS CROP
PLANTS COTTON IN HILLS AND
ELIMINATES THE CHOPPING.
AN IMMENSE CROP.
Apache, Okla., Jul 20. Hy entirely
eliminating the chopping of his cot
ton, through, the process of hill plant
ing and scientific methods of work,
.1. A. Kltchlngs lias thus far In the
season heeu enabled to cultivate with
out assistance 210 acres of corn and
in acres of cotton. So far us Is known
this Is Hornet hilt); that his not been
accomplished by any other farmer In
this state.
Mr. Kltchlngs arranged the iiincliin
ory of his planter so that the weed
are dropped regularly ami In hills, as
corn was formerly planted hy hand.
He has u double planter and puts In
'-' acres in a day. This eliminates
the long and tedious process of chop
plug and enables him hy cross-plowing
to cultivate the plant from all
sides. He Is careful In the selection
of his aecd and seldom falls of a good
stand.
MARSDEN.
Marsden. Okla., July 20. Wo had
another good rain Saturday night
which was appreciated hy moat far
mers. This will about finish making
old corn. Young corn is doing flue.
Cotton is growing fast and fruiting
well, hut there is unite a boll weevil
scare us many of the forms aro fall
lug off because of being punctured.
Fanners aro about through working
their crops and are going fishing and
attending picnics.
W. H. Pit (man of Wood county,
Texas, was heie last week visiting rcl
at Ives.
Miss Maggie Ilutt and Miss Joanna
itlco of Marietta visited relatives hero
lust week. Miss ilutt has applied for
a position as assistant teacher In
our school for the coming term.
'Mrs. Pearl Hodges of Simon Is here
visiting Mrs, Dr. Jackson.
W. M. lleaufbrd ami wife of Mill
Creek are visiting their daughter, Mrs
W. C. Clifton Mr. Ilenuford, prior to
his moving to Mill Creek last Jan
nary, had long been a resident of
this place.
K. K. Forbes, clork of our school
hoard, went to Marietta today to as
certain the amount of taxable prop
erty In this district that we may know
about what rate of school tax to vote
in order to run as long term of
school as desired.
The annual school meeting will bo
lield at the school house Tuesday
All voters should he present and
vote for tho best Interest of the
school,
r
W wn mt ma-U .it1l
bo glad you gave It to us.
Excelsior Steam Laundry
FRUGAL HETTY GREEN
HOTEL PLAZA TOO EXPENSIVE.
HAVE TO KEEP DRESSED UP
ALL THE TIME SHE SAID.
New York, July 20 . Chhpiltous hut
frugal Hetty Oreen was found today
In a boarding house at 075 .Madison
:tveiiue, comer of Sixty-first street,
living with her daughter, S.vlvla, and
her pet dog, Dewey, In two very or-
llnary rooms.
Her newly made friends In fashion
tide circlet believed that she would
go to Newxrt for the summer, after
her surprising debut In the Hotel
laza, and they are greatly amazed
to learn that ho ha returned to a
life almost us simple as that In Mu
red brick Hobokeil Hat where she
lived last spring.
It's too expensive," she explained
to an acquaintance. 'You have to keep
dressed up all the time. It's utter non
sense. Hobokeu should have suited
mo well enough.'"
At alt events she seemed happier
In her new home. There she pays ap
proximated $10 a weuk for a plainly
furnished . lttlng room and a bedroom,
with slm.de board for herself. Miss
Sylvia and Dewey. Her saving Is at
least $C00 a mouth.
It Is said that her daughter Is not
pleased with the change.
(leorgo Wheatley, the negro waiter.
bellhop nnd door attendant, vouches
for the fact that .Mrs. Hetty has tic-
liilred the tlplng Jtubit.
Why," said he, "I always clears
two plunks or more of her a week.
She gives mo a dollar now, fifty
cents then. It counts up. .Mis. Oreen
iln't grouchy or particular; takes the
dishes Just as 'em comes. She ain't
stingy, like some folks say. She hand
ed Caroline, the maid, $2 the other
morning, just for nothing. I can't say
that she wastes it, though."
There Is other evidence, too, that
her brief stay at the l'Uua has left
an Ineffaceable impression on her. She
actually sits through a course dinner.
Stays clear of the fish though,"
luterixdated George. "And ain't stuck
much on desserts. Hut she eats 'em."
BIG CROWD
OUT TODAY
OLYMPIC GAMES DREW A GOOD
ATTENDANCE TODAY.
PORTER WAS HIGH JUMPER
American Cleared Six Feet and
Three Inches, Beating the Best
Record of Cteahy, England's
Crack Jumper.
London, Kngland, July 21. A big
crowd was out today to witness the
American sprinters and juinpe-s liii
the Olympic 'games.
The spectators were given n sur
prise when Hurry F. Porter of the
Irish-American Athletic club cleared
six feet and three Inches In the third
suet Ion of the running high Jump,
I'hls beat the Jump made hy Cleahy
of the I'ultcd Kingdom.
The 800-metre Mat race was won hy
Melvln W. Sheppnrd of tho Irish
American club.
AMERICANS AT FRANKFORT
FIELD SPORTS THERE RESULT IN
NUMEROUS VICTORIES FOR
AMERICAN CONTESTANTS.
Frnnkfort-on tiie-Maln, July 21. A
number of American victories were
recorded aguln today In tho field
sports of tho International Gymnastic
tournament.
The events today Included the hlg
ami broad jump, putting the shot, tho
triple Jump, long throw, running nud
free exercises.
KOll HUM l-urnisneil House o
rooms, close In. G0t5 West Main
BRYAN IS
INTERESTED
IN ACTION AGAINST FEDERATION
OF LABOR OFFICIALS.
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT
Democratic Nominee Believes Case Is
One Directly Within the Purview
of the Injunction Pl.ink of the
Denver Platform.
Fair view. Lincoln. Neb., July 21 -W.
J. Hryan Is taking an Interest In
the action of Justice Anderson of tne
supreme court In citing Samuel Com
pels, o.lhn Mitchell and Frank .Morri
son to show causo why they should
not be punished for contempt in th
an' of the American l-'ederatlon of
Uilxir and officers of the Buck Siov
ic Range Company of St. Louts.
The case Is one directly within the
purview of i lie Injunction plunk of the
Denver plattorm anil It Is believed
will be seized upon by llryan as an
Illustration of t'he le-ed of a law.
which will accord to accused a trial
by Jury.
Part of the forenoon today wiw oc
cupied hy Mr. llryan In making three-
minute speeches Into np iioiiograph
on tile Itmllug Isues of .the day.
The records will be reproduced and
distributed throughout tho country.
WILL BRING STATE CONVICTS
WARDEN COLES GOES TO LAN
SING PEi.lTENJIARY TO STUDY
THE PRISON RECORDS.
Guthrie. Okla., July 20. The Mate
board of control today authorized the
transfer of 17 convicts from the Kan
sas penitentiary at Lansing, where
they are now kept under contract,
to Oklahoma, under supervision of
Warden Coles, About 75 of the con
victs will he held in the old fedeial
Jail at McAlester and used In build
ing temporary penitentiary buildings,
while the others will be worked on
the roads In Muskogee, Mcintosh and
Wagoner counties.
Warden Coles will go to linslng
tomorrow to become familiar with the
prison records of the Oklahoma con
vlcts and arrange the details of the
transfer, which probably will be made
In about three weeks. The minor de
tails wilt not be decided upon until
the warden makes his reixirl to the
board.
TWO MEN IN RUNAWAY.
Horse Took Fright at Auto and
In
jured Lee Cathey,
What came near being a serious
accident occurred yesterday evening
letween here ami the Chickasaw
I.'ake club house. While Lee Cathey
and Duncan Tallaferio were return
Ing from the lake, where they are
building the club house. The horse
driven by Mr. Cathey took fright and
ran away. The occupants were
thrown out and Mr. Cathey received
a very severe bruise between, the
knee and ankle. While the leg Is mot
believed to be broken. It Is seriously
bruised nud Mr. Cathey will ha con
lined to his room for some days.
Purchneca "Model" Stock.
J. I.lpstatl of Tyler, Texas, pur
chased today fiom M. Topllt. the
stock of merchandise known hh tho
Model Dry Goods company. Ho did
not buy the lease or fixtures.
Mr. I.lpstatl will not take the goods
from here and has not fully decided
whether or not he will reside In Ard
more.
Bishop Potter Still Low.
C'ooperstown, N. Y., July 21. Dish
op Potter, who has been critically HI
hero for several weeks, Is still In a
very serious condition.
List your cltv proporty, for rent or
for sale, with Leo Sims, Slum build
MESSAGE REACHED CHICAGO
Message reached phis;, .
RUNNERS CARRY MESSAGE ONC
THOUSAND MILES IN 199 HOURS
AND 22 MINUTES.
Chicago, III.. July :i The Y I
C. A. .Messengers, be trim the word
from Major .McClellon of New York
m Mayor llusso of ( Inc.igo. reache I
the city hall here at '. IS 'his morn
lug.
The distance of inoie than one rhnti
sand tulles was covci.it ,u one hun
dred and nineteen hoc.!- and tvveut.v
two minutes.
In the absence of Mnor Itmso the
message was repel veil 'u eriior I.
Ite.in. secretary of ti . cm service
commission
CONVICT CRIMINALS ESCAPE
SIX GAIN FREEDOM BY SLAYING
GUARD ARMED POSSE OF A
HUNDRED MEN PURSUE.
Houston, 'lexas, Jul J'i Si negro
criminals, armed una guns and
knives escaped fiom the hi.it convict
farm late .vesterday nttei n. Roper
Ware ami Will Howard killed Cn-
vici liuaru .losepn union vvitii i nop
and made their escape Meeting Ceo.
lohtison, a negro, and fe.irlng he
would Inform other negi s, the shut
uid mortally wounded him ami he
lied last night. About the Mini" ! nin
th e negroes escaped from the Ch Hi
nts plantation, pursued by blood
hounds. One of tho negroes was e.ip
tared. Armed posses numbering aboil
hundred men are scorning the
woods.
An unverified rumor states thai
six moie negroes have escaped from
Dews plautatlon.ll! tulles from Klcn
mond. It Is believed that there bid
been a concerted elfoit to break nw.tv
from all the convict farms at one
time.
WILL PUMP CITY WATER
POLL LINE BEING BUILT TO CITY
LAKE TODAY WILL BE PUMP
ING IN THIRTY DAYS.
In ease no unavoidable delay oc
curs, the Ardmote lc Light ami Pow
er company will he ready to carry out
Its contract made with, the city co-in
cil to pump the city- water within
thirty days, Men w.-ro put to work
today to ktrctching the poll llnu or
cable to the city lain . ..Inehlnery has
been purchased and will soon he
placed In Msltioii to do the pumping.
Tho city council t llnves the water
will be pumped more cheaply than it
Is now ami that to.- service will be
much inoro efflclen'
ELECTRIC CARS IN COLLISION
FORTY PERSONS INJURED NEAR
AURORA, ILL., TODAY.
Chicago, 111., JuU J 1. Nearly forty
persons were Injure,! some perhaps fa
tally today In a lu-ad-on collision he
twoeu two Aurora. Illgtti & Chlcag
Kleetrlc railroad cars at Uivedale Stu
Hon, four tulles north of Aurora.
Tho coaches weie running at the
rate of forty tulles per hour and IhuIi
cars were telescoped for more than
half their length.
Among the pusscimers were fifty
women.
DILL POSTERS' MTETING.
Through the lt-i'lueiioe of Klllot Al
ton of Oklahoma CP and W. It. Ilur
ultt of Ardmore the January uieoilu
of tho board of directors of the Na
tloual Hill Posters' association will
be held lu Oklahoma City.
TJio members of this hoard repre
sent most of the hiatus ami money
of the outdoor a.lveritsltw business of
the I'nltcd States and Canada
Representatives fiom .'ill of the
larger cities of the I lilted States will
ho present This move Is the llrst
sup toward getting the national u
social leu to meet itu Oklahoma in
1910 The 1303 meeting will he held
MODERN
METHODS!
i
OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH
GRADED SCHOOLS IN COUNTY.
MRSNIBLACKS FAITHFUL WORK
Two or More Districts Will Br Con
solidatedFree Wagon-, Running
in All Directions To Trans
port Pupils Each Way.
Mrs. Nlhlack, supeiliiiendeut of
Carter county schools. Is milking an
effort to Introduce the most modern
tueihiMU of school work iu this coun
ty. The method Is to unite !nn or
more school district In one. In this
wax the trustees can have twice the
amouiiit of money to three times as
much to invest in school propel'.
A house can be built e.puil to ail
ward school In Ardmore. The schools
can be pioperly graded lor the rea
son that the attendance will be larger
Tne little folks can he graded and
given, u teacher and the lamllhtr com
plaint of the neglect of the Ills' ami
second graders will not be lie.ud. The
children will have farther to go but
when they are in school they will
have a much better opportunity to
advance than by the old liiel.hodH,
and hy grading the sellouts one teach
er can handle many more pupils and
fewer teac.heis will be needed. This
will make a saving In the tichuol fund
mil Hie amount saved on salaries.
arcotdltiK to the new method, will he
use) in transporting puplhi from their
homes to the schools. Free wagons
will he run In all direction:!. The
hildren can be comfortably and safe
taken to and from school. This
s.vstetu Iiiih be, m used In the north
Hid west and has proven to be an
Improvement over the old system.
In. old Oklahoma there Is a school
building, a one-room building, even
three miles. Tho schools are close
to the puplhi hut the lionise are
small. Ouu teacher munt teach all
i lie graiies ami tne work Is moie
poorly done than under the graded
system.
.Sliced and Wheeler are two and a
Imlf miles apart. They could he
easily Joined, and with the rich oil
lands In the school district they could
have as good a common school build
ing as Micro Is In tho state. Tlx
three districts of Young, Ilaiim and
Wyatt could bo easily consolidated
vnd they would have the same advan
tages as Sliced ami Wheelei There
are twenty cintial points In the
county wher magnificent houses
coul 1 he built mid graded schools es
tablished.
In the sparsely settled negro dis
tricts the hoard of commissioners Is
puzzling over the situation. It Is dif
ficult to maintain school where then
ire only a few pupils. In these dis
tricts a special school tnv will have
to he levied lit, order to support the
schools, on account of the low
scholastic itopiilatlou.
The Grain Crop.
Mr. und Mrs. Sam G. Wnixl have
returned homo from Cumberland
where they visited Mrs. Woods
father. Miss Anna Gardner reiuriiei
with Until and will r.'imiln bote a
their guest for wveral days.
While Mr. Wood won awiiy he vis
Ited his farm near Mudlll. Ho su)
the com crop Is very Hue uml cot
ton Is looking better. He Is now
threshing his grain crop. Oats ure
making from 20 to 25 hus-hels to the
icre aim wheat Is very tsKir, mak
ing ouJy ii to S bushels to the wore.
He will return tomorrow to finish
threshing.
NOTICEI NOTICEI
DOB'S PLACE WILL BE OPEN
AGAIN AUGUST THE FIRST AT
303 EAST MAIN STREET, WAS FOR
MERLY LOCATED WHERE THE
ALEXANDER LUNCH STAND NOW
IS, SHORT ORDER3 AND CHILI
ALEX POSEY'S BODY FOUND
FAMOUS INDIAN SCHOLAR AND
WRITER WAS DROWNED IN
CANADIAN RIVER MAY 27.
I a' ml.) okt.i . ,-ah .'it Tie- lio.lv
"i lex T I'oiej. the famous Greek
Aii'ei who 'aiis drowixd in the over
How waters itf tin. North Citnaditiu
i v i tn'sr l-'iilatiln on Miv JT. wan
teiimi in a lilft todiv at II o clock,
-iliein line,. mile down stream from
tin- seen,.' of the dmw uim(. The txwlv
was luoiiKht to Killiiuhi unit will lie
Ither hurled hen or At the old Po
sey lionieMenil nl Sthllmin. ten tulles
iwuy
l'iiey and tt negro iiiinied Joe
Scoll wen drowned vhile attempting
criMM Hie North C-uiiHill.i-ii In a
small boat. The negro's lsdv was
found Thlirwlu.v of the next week.
IV.se bodv was found bv a far
mer named .lud Newton while he was
hunting sipilrrels
STEEL RAILS ARRIVED
FOUR CAR LOADS FOR STREET
RAILWAY EXTENSION COM
PLETED TO PARK SITE.
Four car loids of steel rails have
irrlved for the Ardmoie street rall-
wn.v nud work on the Hue going north
Is rapidly ucuilng the end. The tiol-
e.v to the park site has been com
pleted ami In a few da.vs the car
will he rumitiiK to the terminal. It
Ik iii uv up to I lie people or the town
to provide an tiiimseineiu park ol
some Mud for a summers evening
oil 1 1 eg. Aidmore claims the best
paved streets iu the state and all she
lacks Is more of them, atwl ore long
sbe will boast of a network of car
llni-ii over the city. With her splen
did watei svstcui, natural gas, elec
tric lights free delivery, asphalt
street- tin toil, lie foimdrv. and stieet
ar line i-'uioro will rank as the
mctiopollt.ui cl. of tin- southwest.
CHILDREN IN
A PANIC
FIRE FROM WASTE PAPER AT
PITTSDRUG CAUSES PANIC.
MANY TRAMPLED UPON
Hundred and Fifty Children Attend
ln(j a Vacation Term of School De
come Panic Stricken as Guild
Inn Filled With Smoke.
Pittsburg. Pa., July 21. Plre, which
Hturtisl In the Holmes public school
building from burning waste paper to
day lu a basement of tho building
eatiwd a panic among the 150 chUdien
attending : vacation term of school
The large building was rapidly fill
ed with smoke, and the children
screaming nnd almost suffocftr:g
rushed from the structure lu great ill"
order. Many were thrown down and
trampled ujion. The Injuries to umw
of them were slight.
TAFT TO SEE ROOSEVELT
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL
LEAVE HOT SPRINGS TOMOR
ROW FOR OYSTER BAY.
Hot Springs, Va July 21.--Vm. II
Tuft will leave hero tomorrow for
fUhter Hay, where he will take
luncheon with tho president on Thurs
day Ho will probably go to New York
Thursday night and lanve Now York
for Cincinnati Friday afternoon or
night
Wesley Mcxire, who wa? pined in
Jail Monday for disturbing the peace
was released today oa nu order from
tho Justice of the peace at Fox os
REPUB'S ON
PIKE'S PEAK
TAKE HIGHER ALTITUDE
PARTY SECRETS.
FOR
WILL FINISH TONIGHT
Hitchcock will Then Depart for East.
Leave Denver Tomorrow Cade and
Hunter Plead With Committee
For Assistance in Oklahoma.
Colorado Spring. Colo.. Julv 21 -The
conference of western- rcpii'd'
e.inn with NitthMHil Clialrtliau Hltile
cock was transferred from the An'lers
Hi let tixkiy to the top of Pikes Peak.
Shortly afler noun, however. In
ihirt returned to the hotel and 'he
confi icnce was resumed.
It is expis'ted t'lmt the confer, uce
will lie completed tonight ami Hit h
cock will start for the iiisi. Ic.ivin
Denver tomorrow.
The representatives fro-in California,
Colorado. Idaho, Kiumiis, Montana, Ne
braska, .North Dakota, Oicgon, South
Dakota. 1'Uih. Washington and )
tiling Kiive assurances that tin Ir
states can be curried for Taft and
Sherman, hut Insisted Unit the cam
p.ilgtm theie must he can led on with
much vigor.
National Committeeman Oade and
State Chairman Hunter of Oklahoma
Imiliitcil that the light lu that state
iniist not be Ignored. They assured
(hone at the cunfeicnce that It an
earliest effort la mudo iu Hh new
state that u close race could he rim
with tho dotuocr.ats, with some pros
pect of success, notwithstanding tho
democrats have the election tnnch n-
ry. The Nisltiveiiess of tho repre-
sentatlvtfl from Oklahoma Impressed
their colleagues uml It was agreed
tacitly tint strong work should bo
done lu Oklahoma.
CATTLE TRAIN WRECKED
FIRCMAN KILLED ENGINEER DY
ING CAUSED BY SPREADING
RAIL ON FRISCO.
Hickory, Okla., July -20, Fireman
W. B. Goodrich was killed outright
ami Engineer Thomas W. Myrno was
fatally Injured In u wreck hero this
afternoon at .1 o'clock-, when a spread.
lug rail dltelii-d a fast cattle train
on the Frisco going north from Sher
man. Texas.
Iloth the engineer and firemen live
st Francis. Okla., and were Immedi
ately removed to their homes, Tho
train was loaibsl with cattle nud a
large number were killed in th"
stna-h up.
To Keep
Cool
(Jet a ptM'fect lit in
it pair of
in Vici Kid, Tan or
HlatsU Oxford
Men's, Women's,
Hoys or Girls.
Prices $1.35 to $5.50
Watch our wiudows for
now styles,
J. W. KRL'EGEK
511 W Main
I'hone 375. 21
lug, Ardmore. I'hone 109. " if
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