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THE DAILY ARDMOREITE
Ardmore, Sunday, January 23, 1010.
Our Great
White Sale
Still continues, many arc taking
advantage of the wonderful values
especially:
Early Spring Wash Fabrics
Colored Dress Linens
IMAIiO.VAl. WHAVH New shade, (if blue ami raisin, 11 yd 49c
Very fine lino 4f phlti rough liuish LINKS at a .v;iril 30:
dood line of tin' now CUVSII. plain linens, :i ynrd 37c
Fino lino I'ltASII In plain nlirn 50c
80I8HTTKS In it good line of i olors. u y.nd 25c
PONGINETTE8- A nice Mill l.tbrlc, n yard 17c
MKHCKItrKD I'OI'LLN'H In n wry Inrgo Una if colors this
spring, ii yard 20c and 30c
HA Ml I'! OIXITII, In iiilnrs. n nnl 17c
INDIAN IIKAI) HIJUMN'CS in strlptw 16c
CNNVASS WHAVH (M.OTII. In color, ti yurd ...,10e
,;o null IMI'KltlAI, CIIA..MIIUA V. In n good line or patterns.
at a yard 18c
FRHNC.II ;IN(!1IAM In (he new diet ku. a yard 25c
JXJONOMY LINHN Tho best Irish Llmm Finish Fahilo made. For
Hulls, Separate .Skirts, Children' DroMtioH, etc.. KUartintced to wnsli
and Iron.
FRW.VOII MNHN 'Hie iinlj If. Inch French Linen Finish Fabric
made. Till' now Fabric lnr Linen Suits. I Mesne, etc Clan bo washed
and ironed.
FIIF.NUH SILSH -U'ho latest Fabrl.' lor I. limn Ku.Un. Tin- weave In
new. !uaruutccd to wash and Iron.
Other ipinlltlci (on unmet nil.' lit llli'litioii. See them.
New Silks -New Weaves
Soft finish Irrldoseonl Satin I'ougce. In ,i good line of ('010114
21 Inches wide, nt u yard $1.00
27 Inch Uooliih Silk in colois, a yard $1.00
Natural Shantung. 27 Inch, a ynnl $1.00
llenntlful patterns In Matin Foulard, a Mttutn. $12.93
27 Inrli lllarli mid White (ViccK Sill;, a ynrd $1.00
27 inch all Will Rough Pongee, in color, a yard B3c
?i Inrli Satin FoulatdH, n yard 75c
.lapulal I'ViiIiiiiIn, 27 iiu.1i, a yard 50s
Si'rrah SHU Jaupi.mls, ul a yard 50e
2-1 inch HI1L Shantung, hervy weight, wry largo lino of similes,
a rough LvhrJc. a yard 50c
27 llioh Silk Crepe in htripos 50c
27 inch Hnndlooin Hllk in plain aid Irrldmwit shades, u yard. 39e
J. O. FISHER. Mmuuji-r
HI III'
Do oa c i-au niiiei nin- .ul .1 c noiiu- nl. iiaw -.old some nice
t of land Ibis hint week, and me In position to fell you more on
-a liberal term. Cull and gt intornieo out this very Important
iti-r.
We mv uffHln in iiiwiliim to ufl'tsr ou wuno City bargain 101 u -u
nee purpoiw, miiihII payment (town, eay monthly payment with a
u. iiiUm! tit lahp lrk property, talk with tu nut thin mutter
Two very flue rwuleneo piorliiims fur tout the bent in town.
J.r no per month Heiit iielnhisiriiood. every romenlenre. and on n
l I'e
Wb ch lonit ywt unmey on property simmI famw or flt I'rop
i"-. mli a luw on auy u.
120. SSO, 120, nnil DO acre of line Imnl o.wn .M you rlnht now
ry miwHwIiiti pi lee. 1-1 cah. Ini'huop In ihtve mpial p.i.vmentN
1 ' I earll i.ir, K per uellt llltlirekl.
Oklafwma Loan & Investment Co.
Plume 7L I'ott.Tf 151h
SHERIFF MAXWELL
WAS VINDICATED
JliRY IN MUflf AY JOL'NTY RE
FUSES TO DEI03E THE
jHEHIFr
'WANT OF PROPER EVINCE
Sheriff Well Known In rtiii Ccurt
I Senator Little Wai LeJlii Cojr
1 sel for Defenie Verdict Greeted
, With General Rejoicing.
IteJolrlliK was general In thlx city
' Friday evening whun the iu-wh of
the Indication of Sheriff Maxwell of
Murray county leached here. The
Hhiiilf had been uudur chawa for
failure to properly enforce the liq
uor Iiuh and wan forced to underKO
trial before a Jury. .Indue McMillan
is to be congratulated oil Ills kxm1
Judgment in declining; to uuHpend the
1 hIi. riff before IiIh trial was had.
The .oinplete vindication ol Slier
Ift Mavweil Ktandrt to Hie i-redlt of
tli sturdy and honent citizenship of
Murray county It hIiowr those peo
, 1 up th"r.' are not willing to rob
: a man of hW reputation and liU
1 official po.iltlou on the evidence of
the men whom tin .sheriff ha.H had
1110H to do In prosecuting- the boot
'cpf . .
Sheriff Maxwell resided at Heald
ton In this county for many yearn,
he enjoy a wide personal acquaint
ance In this county and the people
lu-i'.- are n.u to learn of his exoner
ation He has always .stood for the
r 1 L and enjoys the full confidence
of tli people who know him.
Senator J. C Mttle of this city,
ulio was leadltiK counsel In tin
iase, deserves special credit for the
manner In which he conducted the
defense. Hven the republican papers
whose fdltors would have rejoiced
t a different decision In tho case,
wave Little credit for lilu strong de
ft use.
History of the Trial.
The case of the State or Okla
homa against T. A. .Maxwell, sheriff
of Murray county, was closed Fri
day at ll;:!0 wheat the Jury returned
.1 xerdict of "not Rullty." Tha trial
v, a.t had uikiu an accusation broiiKlit
bj a Bramt Jury In Murray county,
to remove the sheriff from office.
District Judge .Malcolm H. Kosser,
of I'ot au, wan tient to Sulphur to
try the rase by the chief Justice of
the supremecourt. The ease was
1 3prccf;cn sic J?ufsc$
1 smmiiEmih 1
HI
miju 1
1 r
SILVERWARE COUPONS IN EVERY SACK.
made at That Dutch Mill,
hutchinson kans..equalle0
noyhere else inthe united-
states. sold by:
Use Ardmoreit Want Ads L
T HE AFCMCFE WHOLESALE
?3 GROCERY COMPANY
1
I Ukon up on Wednesday, tho 12th, on
' motions to quash tho accusation on
1 tho ground that Mr. Henry S. John
I ston of Perry, was In tho grand
, Jury during Its dellb -ratlotiH and the
1 det'eiisec aimed he wis 'here without
authority. Ha wan sent to Sulphur
as spi'-lal assistant attorney gen
eral Judge Ro.mr stated that Inas
much as Judge McMillan had made
an order authorizing Mr. Johnston
! to appear In the grand Jury room
he had a rlshl there as such action
1 constituted him county attorney,
chaws then being tnado against
tho regular county attorney, Mr. II.
I P. Cotry. After tho motion to quash
1 was overruled the defendant flld
a demurrer which was nlso over
ruled by tiit) court
1 Tli'' court then made an ordir that
I seventy-five name should Ik1 drawn
I from tho Jury box. which number
of Jurors were summoned to nppc
on Friday. Friday morning, the It'll
Inst., thu trial of the enso proper
bugan with the selection ot tli"
i Jurj. The entire, day was eonsutned
i In selecting ,t Jury and on Satur
day. folloA-lnj,, the state began la'it
I lug testimony.
This case - has been one of tli'-'
I most noted In this section of the
late. Many questions anno for which
J no preced 'lit could be found. 'Nil
! inerous charges were mailo against
the sheriff, the most serious of
these being that Deputies White
and .Mills had hud an unlawfu' agrce
' incut with liootleggoiM, under which
agi cement various bootleggors were
palug a sum of money each mouth
for such protection as the deputies
were ablo to give them against
raids, seizures and arrests, and also
that thu deputies and bootleggers
1 stole largo quantities of contraband
! whiskey which were stored In tho
sheriff's olTlce. Other charges were
made, th'-'ro being seeu In all.
The testimony was long drawn
out, there being more than two linn
I died and sixty thousand words. It
was claimed that Mr. Maxwell had
been Informed nnd l;n'w about these
j arrang"inents or could have known
'by proper dlllgen.M 011 his part.
This testimony was given by men
who have been In the whiskey bus
iness and the state had to rely large
ly on the evlden.-o of gamblers and
bootlegg'-rs to make out Its c;ise. It
1 was also shown that largo quanti
ties of whiskey were shipped into
Sulphur consigned to liootleggers dur
ing the year I'JO'.i and thnt various
persons had tlie tepiitatloii of run
ning Joints openly.
The state closed Its case on Wed
nesday morning, the l'Jtli. and the
defense had Its Inning. The deputy
sheriff, White, was put on the stai
and testified thnt he had made no
such unlawful agreements. It was
also .shown by the county judge and
the county attorney that thu sheriff's
ortlce had been prompt in the per
formance of Its duties. Tin defense
also showed thnt no complaint had
ever been inndo to the sheriff's
olTlce concerning violations of law
that had not been promptly Inves
tigated and acted upon by all mom-b.u-s
of the sheriff's force and fi
nally asa climax IMr. .Maxwell Arose
fiom a sick bed and tcok the testi
mony In his own behalf. His testi
mony was R.iltIve. direct and con
vincing. Pntil till; accusations were
made not a word of suspicion was
ever beard against the good name
of Sheriff .Maxwell, and when he
stat -d to the Jury: "I have done
j e .irything In my iowor to enforce
th. law," It carried conviction to nil
who he.ud It. The dofonso closed Its
case Wt-diU'sday pfternoon. Th-M-e
t.ts no rebuttal testimony and Judg.?
It03ser prepared his rharge which
was deliwrcd to the Ju-y Thursday
morning, Alter this the rntlro day
was spent In th. argument made by
counsel for the prosecution tiuil tho
defense. Special assistant atl'irney
I general Henry S. Johnston op-mod
for the prosecution In a two hoi'ra'
speech. Ho was followed by J. ('.
Little In n speech of two houn r
the defense, after which John Ca
teel, W. M. Lattlmor and C. II. Hmaii
uel made lengthy speeches. At night
Mr I". (!. M -Adams of Oklahoma City
closed for tho prosecution In a speech
of more than two hours and the cas
went to the Jury.
s the defense had proved and the
r.tate had admitted Mr. Maxwell hail
i always borne a good reputation, and
a the prosecution had failed to con
nect him nlth any Irregularities, It
i was generally believed that Mr.
Maxwell would be vindicated. Specu
lation was rife and those who had
been Interested In the prosec.it Ion
went freely predicting that he would
, be removed from office.
j Finally, after having spent tho
eiiiiru morning 111 men uuiiueraiiouH
the Jury returned Into court a verdict
of "not guilty." The court house h.id
bcin crowded at every stage of the
Itilal. Hvery available Inch of stand
, lug room was occupied until It was
finally submitted to the Jury. When
1 the Jury filed in Friday the great
'cioud sat breathless to hear what
1 the decision was, Finally as the vr
diet was read: '"We, the Jury, find
the defendant. T. A. .Maxwell, not
guilty upon the accusation as ch?rg
tl." a deaf.'tiliu shout went up
fiom the crowd. The little town f
, Sulphur b.'itan to celebrate. The dem
onstration was one given by people
lKiuse of the vindication of a man
In whom they had the utmost coufl
di lice Judge Itosiier remarked h't
It was usules to try to stop it, un
j less careful preparations had b i"i
I made and everybody excluded from
MINERS' STRIKE
COMES IN APRIL
RAILROADS ARE PREPARING FO". 1
IT BY STORING COAL NOW TO ,
LAST DURING TIME.
McAlester, Okla., Jan. 22. From tho
p'nclng of large orders here toiiy by
the railroad companies It Is lo.trncd
that these corporations look upon tho
piobab'e coal miner.) strlko tho first of
April as an assured fact. Tho failure
of the recent conference In Chicago
to reach anything looking like an
afireemiitit and the action of the min
ers' representatives now In session
nt Indianapolis have created the
grtflti.U anxiety In mining circles in
this district.
Tho railroad companies are evident
ly satlslled that there will be at least
a suspension of work on the part of
tho miners for when they begin or
dering coal for storage against an
emergency they know they are buy
lug coal at a loss to themselves as
tho commodity deteriorates when ex
posed to the air. Large orders ate be
ing plactnl and alrenjy there are Indi
cations that these will reach such mas
nltudo an wl!l keep every mine In the
district running to full capacity until
tho llrst of April at which time the
present contract between the South
western Coal Ml no Operators associa
tion and the United Mine Workers of
America for this district, composed of
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, ex
pires. Last year was a dull one for the
miners. The failure of crops added
to the otherwise short demand and
the miners were In hard straits ror
Heveral months. The opening of tho
present winter brought plenty of work
for them nnd they havu paid up their
bills ai'il. hnvo sotne money ahead
now. With two and one-half months
full work they will be In good shnpe
by the first of April.
Many of tho miners will we'eome a
two months' lay-oh. Most of thos"1
employed In this district are Italians
and two years ago, pending the cd
Justnient of the new scale, huutlreh
of thorn made visits to the old rountrr
nnd many are now making p'o, in ra
tions for a like trip.
From tho largo orders being ptucen
by tho railroads It Is evident that
dealers and large consumers, such as
mills nnd factories, must do likewise
so there will bo full work from now
until the first of April. The only ob
stacle In tho way of tho miners mak
ing largo wages Muring the next two
months or so Is tho car famine, and
from present conditions of supply and
demand, this promises to be a repeti
tion of the old story of want of equip
ment by tho railroad companies In
tho southwest.
the court room beforo the Jury
brought In their verdict.
Thus ended tho most remarkable
trial tho county of Murray has ever
known, and thua ended a fight on
one of tho best men the southern
ortlou of the state has ever had
occasion to honor.
I Tho sheriff nt the time the Jury
brought In thu verdict was at home,
where hehad been during the great
J er part of tho trial, Illness pra
I venting his constant attendance. I'co
! plo from every portion of tho county
j called to extend their congratulations
and as he wou!d smlllnlngly tender
I them his thanks everyone felt more
1 confident that T. A. Maxwell wis
not guilty of thu charges made
j against him, and that thu Jury had
, done Its full duty In returning Its
! verdict of "not guilty."
j Judge Hosser immediately made an
ordor restoring lilm to the otrico of
I sheriff, from which he had been tern
' porarlly suspended during the trial.
As a sequel to the trial It may be
stated that tho Iwotleggers and gam
blers Immediately began to got their
effects together and leave the city.
Jim Isgregg, one of tho principal
i prosecuting witnesses, bought a tick
et for Corpus Chrlstl, Texas, and
. left on tho next train. W. 11. Fox
, was Immediately arrested by offi
cers who wero waiting, on a charge
of murder In tho stnto or Arkansas,
, and it 13 freely predicted that this
class who have made such a pe
! slHtent fight on T. A. Maxxwell will
'wholly disappear from tho city and
that Sulphur will soon be a clean
town.
i The accnsatloN against County At
I toruey Corry wnn dismissed. Ho had
I never been suspended from office.
1 Tho deputy sheriffs Involved in the
I various charges resigned and all ac
cusatloin and Charlies against ther.
were dismissed. This was done be
cause thu term of court was explr
I lug and the cases could not be trkl,
I the deputies preferring to resign to
having th matter hang on until nil
I other term of court,
j Thus peace and quiet Is restored
i In Murray county nnd II, P. Corry
j Is still county attorney and T. A
Mmwell Is htlll the sherllt.
, For Indigestion and till stomach
, troubles take Foley's Orlno Lnxu'lvr.
I It In the natural remedy for Indiges
tion, dyspiqwla, heartburn, bad breath,
sick headache, torpid liver, blllo.is
He and hnbltunl constipation. Fol
ey's Orlno Lavatlve sweetens th
I ttomarh and brrnth and tones up the
entire alimentary system. Sold by
1 pi H druggists,
'. C. DINGS.
Pr$idtnt
M. GORMAN.
Viet'Prttidtnt
J. W. HANNAH.
Guaranty State Bank
Deposits Guaranteed
Four per cent in
terest paid on
time deposits.
Ardmore State Bank
Ardmorc, Oklahoma
CAPITAL $25,000
Deposits guaranteed. Fastest growing bank in
Oklahoma. A home bank owned by home people.
Our Motto; Safety, Courtesy and Promptness.
BANK OPENED JUNE 1. 1908.
Deposits, Inillvitlnal, June I, llH,(j7r,.o:t
Deposits, Individual, July ir, S 10,251. M
Deposits, Individtml.Scpt. 23, $100.0'J8 Hi
Deposits, Individual, Nov. 27. $119,1)37.52
Deposits, Individual, Feb, 5, J 152,1 50. 20
Deposits, Individual, April 28, $162,035.63
Deposits, Individual, June 23, $190,356.05
Total Deposits, September 1, $216,263.44
Total Deposits, Nov. 16, $30,567.7
L. P. ANDEIISON, Pros. MORAN SCOTT, VJco-Pres.'
0. L. ANDKUSON, Cashier. ED HANDLIN, Asst. Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Ardmore, OKU.
Capital Paid In $60,000.00
Surplus Funds .165,000.00
Total $225,000.00
The oldest bank in Indian Territory. Accounts of firms
and individuals solicited upon the most liberal terms
consistent with good banking.
J. A. BIVENS, President.
A. H. PALMER, Cashier
DON LACY, Vice President.
O. II. WOLVERTON, Asst. Cashier.
The City National Bank
Ardmore, OUlahoma.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus Funds 100,000.00
Accounts of firms and individuals solicited. Courteous
treatment accorded to all alike.
DELEGATION FAVORS
THE M'CREAGER BILL
CARTER WILL ABANDON HIS PRO
POSED MEASURE CONGRES S
MAY OPPOSE PROPOSITION.
Washington. .Ian. 22.- Tno Oklaho
ma Congressional delegation met In
Senator Ooro's offlco toduy, and after
two hours' conference practically
agreed to support a bill on thu line ot
tho one Introduced by Representative
Creagcr providing for sottllua- or the
affahs of the Five Civilized Trlbej in
Oklahoma.
ltopre.'ntatlvo Carter announced
that ho would support tho Creager
bill mil not IntroJuce the bill which
he has prepared.
It Is practically certain, however,
that congress will not authorize tin
outright purchase of tho segregated
coal and asphalt lards in Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations as provided In tho
Creager bill, while the section provld-
lug for 1.500,000 acrea timber reserve
In thosti two nntbin will K.. .ii.inn,.
ed, as It Ih contended that It would
kill tho towns rontlnguous to tho pro
I posed reserve. It Is understood that
tl.K'l..i.. Ill .V I . -
I'lw.miuu win uu maun mr tno m ot
the surface of seirrc-ntrl lmww in
Representative .McOtilre In opposed to
tho sale of tho unallottdl I.uwIh. until
tho rolls have been finally adjusted.
Representative Ferris In opposed, to
, in-opening the rolls, but suggested
that those who could prove tholr rights
i to enrollment should be paid In money
j to offset the cJlotment.
The delegation Is united on the
i proposition that the affairs or th five
, tribes should be cWd up wlLhout
! further delay. Senator Ooro has In
I troduced a measuro similar to the
Creager bill In tho senate. Hu m au
thorlzed to call another movtlrtg or
the delegation next wev whon tho
Creager lilll wl!l be gone over section
by section, and alt the objectionable
features eliminated. Tho bill will then
1 bo submitted to tho secretary of the
. Interior and tho Indian commissioner
for approvn! before being reporttsl by
the committer on Indian nfralrH.
j All lalit aiul iKiimW music for lOe
'at
I I.OWKNSTKI.V.S 5, 10. 2mi. BTORK,
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211 WEST MAIN STREET, ARDMORE, OKLA.