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Kou do and always will. Every article brought into your
town has had the freight on it paid by somebody so if you
don't pay it who does? Goods sent "prepaid'' or sold in your
home town have the freight charges and a profit on the
same included in the price to you. When you buy your sup-
plies from us you pay but one small profit. We save you
the profits of the agent, jobber and dealer. You pay the
freight and get the lowest rates.
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lit right and sand ta as today.
Watch this spec# next month and see
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(From Friday's Daily)
Mu*ic in the Air.
Watch the smoke upon the battle
field for suppremacy between the
Rock Island and the new railway.
It is liable to begin rising southeast
of El Rono tomorrow morning and
spread out, as the time passes, until
its black pall envelopes the whole
country hereabouts. The right of
way agent of the Rock Island, Mr.
Cline, will be here tonight or to-
morrow morning and the St. Louis,
El Reno and Western are already
hurrying work southeast and south A special from Ainarillo, Texas
of the city to get a grade established states that the Panhandle country
there ahead of the Rock Island, j was visited by a severe storm last
which is also making haste to run J night. The home of M. R. Wilson,
their spur around in that dirrection! near Hersford was blown to pieces,
in time to head off the new project, j killing Mrs. Wilson and child and
There will be fun galore as the race fatally injuring Wilson. Consider-
advances unless they combine in able damage was done to property in
age to crops.
Ashland, Kansas, May 22.—This
place and a large portion of the
country were laid waste yesterday
evening at 5 o'clock by a cyclone.
reality, while in appearance they are
decidedly angry and viciously antag-
onistic, for the present, however,
there is an absolute antagonism of
interest in view of the fact that the
M. K. & T„ may get possession of
the new road, which, if successful,
would be a strong competitor of the
Rock Island and of invaluable bene-
fit to El Reno. At all events we will I
watch the game and see how the
men are moved upon the railway
checker board during the next two
weeks. The Rock Island for the
fortieth time is talking about a union
depot, this time it is to be south of
the city and heretofore it has been
Cyclone's Destroying Work. | (From Friday's Daily) Come Off.
Special to the Democrat. Cyclone in Sight. It is no use getting hot at the
Hobart. Okla., May 22.—A cyclone | Capital Hill looked lijie a gopher Democrat for printing the news and
three miles west of this city yester- | mound or a prarie dog town last it makes no difference about the size
day evening destroyed several build- | night about eleven o'clock. There of the individuals touched. Railroad
ings, killed seven horses and fifteen was hurrying and scurrying hither news, social news, court news and
cattle. Heavy rain in town. Dam- ' and thither about the houses, lamp in rellgous news will be given and ex
hand waking up the children and act justice done all parties, but, there
getting ready for an exodus. Then will be no cut and dried jobs put up.
there was a great rush for caves, | notices will not be written by any
through the rain floods, or down the railroad, promoters, social white
cellar stairs and this was all because | washes or criminal apologists. If
of that black cloud north of the j the railroad fellows don't want their
North Canadian that went rolling in plans given away let them stop play
mist and ever changing mountains
toward the earth. In their excite-
ment many transformed this black
mass into a funnel shaped monster
that tears up forests, demolishes
homes and desolate cities and the
reports we hear this morning would
fill a seven hundred page volumn.
That a terrible storm raged is cer-
tain but we have not been able to
discover any substantial evidenceof a
cylone. Adjoining the city on the
north the bottom lands were cover-
ed with water and all was a great
lake in appearance, at the Choctaw
depot the tracks were covered and
the saloon floors flooded.
All trains were delayed many hours
  ! the Lawton train was four hours late,
Blaine, Kan., May 22.—A cyclone! caused by a washout near Cereal and
passed through here at G o'clock last; all morning trains from the north ! from the depots to the postoftice, was
night. The Commercial hotel was were six hours late on account of the mired down in the sewer hack of the
the vacinity of Amarillo.
Saline, Kansas, May 22.—The third
cyclone in Saline county within the
past twenty-four hours struck As-
siria tonight. Two were killed and
a dozen or more injured.
The dead:
WM. A. OLSON, 13 years old.
PETER OLSON.
ing hot and cold with newspaper men
and be honest in their expressions.
We don't propose to be imposed upon
and be made the medium through
which the public is imposed upon
and, if these fellows don't care to
come out fairly and give us the news
we propose to move around and find
it out ourselves, and, again, if, in
the finding out we catch on to a sly
yeal and expose it the brethern will
have to grin and bear it and
amount of cursing or raving will avail
There is only one way to deal with
the public through yie Democrat and
that openly, fairly and justly.
(From Friday s Daily)
Horse in it.
The horse used to haul the mails
Memorial Sarwlaaa.
HI Reno was clearly alive to the
fact,, yesterday, that the men who
were boys in the sixties and who fac-
d each other during four long years
in bloody contlct upon a hundred bat-
tle fields are now one brotherhood
in love with a common country and
loyal to one grand and glorious Rag.
Uy invitation of the Grand Army
Veterans, Rev. Rippey, pastor of the
M. E. Church South, a southern man
by birth and education, delivered the
memorial sermon and by the same
invitation the Nnited Confederate Vet-
erans attended the services, at least,
those who are not now at the reunion
at New Orl*- rs.
The Male Chorus and Methodist
choirs rendered delightful music and
Commander Wattson introduced the
speake-.
Rev. Rippey was in excellent voice,
and inspired by the occasion to
flights of oratory that were magnifi-
cent in beauty and filled the mind and
soul of his hearers with lofty aspira-
tions.
"The Conquest of Pence," was his
theme and in its discussion he gave
a word painting of crue' war. its
nighty results fcud compared them
with the achievements o' peace the
g-;> and gltrlo"s cou-,nests coming
through the practice of brotherly love,
eh ■stian forebeai usee, devotion to
God and humanity in the service of
righteousness.
Pev. Rippey w mid not be hl-nself
if he failed to get in plenty of Irish
wit and original suggestions and in
reviewing the situation during the
sixties he said that he had plenty of
war and his antagonists in those days
who occupied the front seats said
Amen.
Peace, glorious peace: its achieve-
ments passeth understanding and it
hath no attendant desolation. May
the white winged dove of ^Universal
peace reign supreme upon the earth
and our beloved republic. May the
sort zephers from its gently moving
pinions fan the cheek of American
manhood and womanhood and its
blessings continue its abiding de-
lights and civilizing conquests roll
onward lo the end of time.
STOPS PAIN
Athens, TennM Jan. 37,1901*
Brer since the first appearance of mr
menses they wore rery irregular and I
suffered with great pain in mT WM,
back, stomach and lefa, with terrible
hearing down pains in the abdomen.
During the past month I have been
taking Wine of Cardui and Thedford'a
Black-Dranirht, and I passed the month-
ly period without pain lor the firat time
in years. Naicfia Dana.
What It lift worth It a woman tirftar-
Ing like Naanio Davis aufforodT Y«t
there are woman In thousands o! hornet
to-day who are boarlnf thoso terrlfcle
menstrual pains In sllonca. II yt« art
oao of theso wa want to say that tkte
tamo
WINE«CARDUI
•III bring you permanent rellet Caa-
sols yourself with tka knowledge Ikal
1,000,000 women h  e boon completely
cured by Wins ol CarduL Thssa wo«-
M (altered Iron leuoorrhasa. Irregular
atonies, headacho, backache, and
bearing down paint. Wlna ol Cardui
will stop all thssa aches and paint
lor you. Purchase a 91.00 bottla
Wins ol Cardui lo-day and Ukt It
the privacy of your komSb
demolished and many houses damag- j terrific storm
ed. Nobody injured. The storm
formed a mile south of here and was
talked of west of the city and we I more severe in the farming district
shall be happily disappointed if it j than in town.
gets any where.
Wright, Kan., May 22.—A cyclone
| visited this place about 6 o'clock, last
: night, demolishing a number of
Oklahoma Statehood.
Special to the Democrat.
Washington, May 22,-Secretary | houses and unroofing some^ others.
Hitchcock has returned from his
southwestern tour, speaking of Ok-
lahoma today he said.
"I am delighted with all that I
saw," said the secretary, refering to
his tour, "and greatly pleased that
I went. I found both territories pop-
ulated by an intelligent and progress-
ive people and the population rapid-
ly growing in both instances. Set-
tlers are going in Indian Territory
from all H,o .ho at.
traded by the exceptional richness
of the soil, the fine climate and many
advantages otherwise presented. The
Dawes commission is giving especial
attention to the enrollment of the
Indians, and the allotment of land
to them, with an honest determina-
tion to complete its labors by 1906,
the time fixed by congress."
Secretary Hitchcock took positive
ground against the consolidation of
the two territories and their admis-
sion as one state. "Such a union
at this time and before the status
of the Indians is fixed as contem-
plated by law," he said, "would be
unfair to the Indians should not be
attempted—certainly not at this
time if at any time. On the other
hand, the people of Oklahoma are
entitled to immediate statehood, and
there should be no delay in the ad-
mission of that territory with its
present boundaries. The territory
has the population and the wealth to
make it a first class state from the
outset. The growth of the territory
is marvelous. Towns like Anadarko
Lawton and Hobart, which in 1901
consisted of only a few tents each,
now have populations ranging from
6,000 to 10,000 and the development
of the surrounding country is not
less marked.
As far as can be ascertained at this
time nobody was fatally injured.
Crops were damaged greatly and
stock killed.
Christian Workers.
Special to the Democrat.
Enid, Okla., May 22—The territor-
ial Sunday school convention which
closed here last night was the most
successful and enthusiastic in the
history of the Sunday school work.
Over three hundred delegates were
present, and, from every part of the
territory they came with enthusias-
tic zeal in the noble cause of chris-
tian work among the children and
the establishment, in youth, of prac-
tical christian character.
Prominent Sunday school workers
from many states were present and
gave valuable assistance and enter-
tainment during the three days ses-
sion, prominent among these grand
people were, Mrs. Mary Foster Bry-
ner of Illinois. J. H. Engle of Kan-
sas, Prof. E. O. Excell of Chicago.
There were twenty-two delegates
reported from Canadian county all
of whom took an active part in the
exercises, prominent among which
was that of Hon. Dick T. Morgan in
a splendid address during the mem-
orial services of I. M. Little and in
several practical discussions during
the convention.
The primary session of the con-
vention was also conducted by Mrs.
Ora Morgan of El Reno in an able
and interesting manner.
The Sunday school men and wom-
en of the territory, present, were
equal to the best of foreign workers
and the great program was resplen-
dent with matchless oratory and
frequent zeal and the large opera
house was entirely inadequate
for the accomodation of the multi-
tude that crowded for attendance of
every evening session.
' Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat-
 eut by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree-
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses find heals the whole sur-
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement.
To accommodate those who ftro partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal jmssuges for c itarrhal trou-
Mtt, the pr ; r; tors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, wl ■ hwj.ll'O known as Lly s
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
apraving tube h 7"> cents. Druggists or by
mail' '1 e I . ,1 form embodies the med-
icinal prip 11 tic. jf the solid preparation.
J. J. Hooper of Hillsborough, Texas
is in the city for a few days while
touring the territory and looking for
profitable investment. He is an
old time acquaintance of Mr. Labry-
er of the First National bank and
they are enjoying a pleasant social
time.
(From Friday's Daily)
Another View
Delighted with their Treatment.
Four hours late the train bearing
the veterans and releif corps from
the reunion at Norman arrived at
noon today and they give expression
of glad praise to the people of Nor-
man. "Nothing too good for us and
every thing free," said one, horses
and carriages of the city for our use
free, and everything there was for
our comfort and entertainment.
If it was left to the people, the tax
payers to say, which they would rath-
er have $260 a month spent for alley
pavement or for extra police to lay
around police headpuarters and look
wise, they would not be long in
speaking.
(From Friday's Daily)
Automobiling.
R. S. Trulock, accompanied by H.
C. Bradford, E. Graham and Dr.
Lauck took an automobile ride to
Yukon last evening and enjoyed it
immensly.
There is no other country on the
face of the earth where an automo-
bile could make such a trip so soon
after a cloud burst and flood.
Capt. Mitts is home from the re-
union at Norman, and he is loaded
with news that is complimentary and
otherwise.
Will Cure Consumption.
A. A. Harren, Finch, Ark., writes,
"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
preparation for coughs, colds and
lung trouble. I know that It has
cured consumption in the first
stages." Sold by C. R. Miller.
Mayor Lincoln, factiously remarked
last night at the council meeting fhat
if his friend Hensley had been on
the council that he too would have
voted for the salary grab. The May-
or's friend Hensley had two oppor-
tunities while he was in office, to
get his salary raised and refused to
have it done.
postoflice last night and required all
the help of the police station to pull
It out. The recent heavy rains has
softened up the ground over the
sewers so that it is dangerous to
drive over them. The alleys In the
business part of town should be pav-
ed. It is of more importance to the
public and the health of the town
than the paving of the streets. All
the storm water from the business
part of town is poured into the al-
leys and the alleys never can be kept
in a sanitary condition until they are
paved and this water turned into the
storm sewers. The storm sewers
were constructed with a view to that
end and it was the purpose of the
last administration to push the alley
paving problem to an early comple
tion. If the present carpet bag ad-
ministration would use the $260 per
month they are throwing away on
unnecessary police and in paying
iheir salary grab, the alleys would be
be paved in less than a year. This
sum would pave an alley a month
and it would be money well spent;
but spent in a way that every citi-
zen would approve of.
A Farmer Straightened Out.
"A man living on a farm near here
ame in a short time ago completly
doubled up with rheumatism. I hand-
ed him a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and told liim to use It freely
and if not satisfied after using It
he need not pay a cent for it," says
C. P. Rayder, of Pattens Mills, N. Y.
"A few days later ie walked Into the
store as straight as a string and hand-
ed me a dollar saying," give me an-
other bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. I want it in the house all the
time for it cured me." For sale by
C. R. Miller.
They Have Arrived.
The Miller Brothers orchestra is
in the city again and will probably
remain here permanently. Our home
orchestra expect this addition to their
number and therewith we shall have
one of the largest orchestras in the
territory as we already have the best
within its borders. The Miller Bro-
thers are all fine musicians, evidence
of which our people had during their
sojourn here last summer and our
people extend to them a hearty wel-
come.
D. M. Talbot is still confined to his
home, held captive by an array of car-
buncles that would astonish Job. The
fact is,he can't stand, sit or lie down
and to walk is an impossibility, car-
buncles every where and none of
them in the right place for comfort.
(From Monday's Daily.)
Traffic is Stopped.
Trafic on the railways has practi
cally been at a stand still throughout
the southwest, and especially in Ok-
lahoma since last Saturday. The
south bound Rock Island passenger
train went in the ditch, a half mile
below Union at ten o'clock Saturday
night and is there yet. The entire
train was ditched, the engine stands
head toward the track, the lender
bottom side up, every car on its side
and some of them fifty feet from
where the track was originally.
No one is reported seriously hurt.
The fireman got some bad scratches
by being thrown into a barbed wire
fence, one woman got stepped upon
in the darkness and injured some and
others are slightly hurt.
The bridges over the South Cana-
dian and Cimmeron rivers are both
reported gone and on the Choctaw in
both directions there are many wash-
outs.
Between here and Yukon several
thousand feet of track is cracked and
spread and the road bed entirely gone.
In Oklahoma City the water was
waist deep in the business streets
and basements filled, lightning struck
the large barn belonging to the Brew-
ery company and it was burned down.
The damage will reach several
thousands and several weeks time re-
quired to repair it.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
Railway Racket.
As usual the Democrat comes to
the front with facts that mean some-
thing and not with mysterious
platttudesand disguised pleadings for
money without any dirrect, fair and
open assertion upon realities.
Now that Guthrie has practically
threw up its hands at the demand
of the rail road brigands under the
idea of progress and advancement
and has consented to come down with
the cold cash just as El Reno and
every other place was forced to do,
since that hold up has been accom-
plished, It is now announced with a
flourish of trumpets that work will
bo resumed on the St. Louis, El Reno
and Western, and of course there is
money called for and there is great
hurry about it. They want to buy
the right of way quick through the
city but are silent about where It
goes. It is highly important that
the money be forthcoming, thats the
all important thing, and, if you don't
whack up ryiick work can't begin,
let's see, work did begin, then it
stopped and staid stopped until the
whole course of the road was chang-
ed to go where the biggest bag of
swag could be secured. Oh, well, we
are all in for it any way, and like
the Jew we might better consent to
part with our money than our busi-
ness life, so here goes.
The present plan is to establish
the depot grounds in the east part
of the city, just west of the electric
light plant and a little north, taking
blocks 89 and 90, the west half of
blocks 109 and 110 between Roberts
and Foster avenues. The depot
grounds and tracks would also oc-
cupy the city park plat or a large
portion oi u, ami vacate portions oi
Roberts and Foster avenues, crossing
Russel street near its intersection
with Foster avenue. This plan would
take the entire residence block of
Mr. Menger, a portion of the blocks
north and west and would certainly
be an excellent location and conven-
ient to the business of the city, and
yet, it would seem that railways
ought to endeavor to have their de-
pots as near each other as possible
and they would if they did not go on
the well established rule among
speculators or railway magnates
"the people be d—d."
Possibly and probably work will
again be resumed when the money
is paid in and work will continue
until the promoters conclude that
another hold up is plausable and then
they will again aver their need of
more cash in their business or they
must again suspend work.
Thus the good work proceed and
we continue to pray for the millin-
neum
The old Mctjrath building that has
stood in the street during the erec-
tion of the new structure is being
moved away.
The property
alleys paved.
owners want the
A steam saw mill blew up near
Taloga last Monday, killing Tom
Hardesty outright and injured two
other employes.
The Surest Remedy is
Allen s
Lung Balsam
It never fails to cure a N1M1M.I',
COLD, HEAVY COLD, and
all bronchial trou-
bles.
Large Bo'.'Jes $100. Medium Si.e S^c.
The pond of water just north of the
Gunn building on Rock Island avenue
is being pumped dry by order of
the sanitary*" committee.
Fred Harms of the Bonebrake
working force is on his farm in
Roger Mills county making improve
ments.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates and caa safely be given to
children. Sold by C. R. Miller
(From Tuesday's Daily )
POLICE FINDINGS
W-
Tistt or Trial Sue 25c
nil who have t
Father Isadore of Anadarko is in
| ! the city enjoying himself and inak-1
ing as many happy as possible.
j George W. Reid, a brother of our
j Silas, is here from Homer, Louisana. i
Mr. Reid Is the superintendent of
j the public schools of Homer, and
I will deliver the address at the grad-
uating exercises of the El Reno high j
i school.
Heiskell's
JlrukrAl't Ointment accomplishes aaton-
Ifliiliig cureaoi nkin (llBtrHHc-H, after tin- most
powerful Internal reuiedlet lia\e failed.
After bathing the part with lintkeU't
use Heiikrll i Diriment and It will qui* kly
rentovw ail Hlot' he*. J'ltnitles, Eruptions
and Nohh. 1'un-s 'letter. hir>mI|m*Iiu , Halt
Kheuin, HohM Head, Itch, Klngwornts,
VlcerH. PIU*, Harl er h ItCbj r -lM and
heals iiurnM nod i-culdn. Make* the Rklu
soft ami lieuutiful. l'reHcril-ed by phy-
BlrlanH for half a renturv. A t druggists 5uc.
bend fur free hook of testimonials. )
JOHNSTON, HOLLOW AY A CO., Phlltdrlphl*.
The Officers Make a Raid and Secure
Victims.
Last night the police raided a
house of questionable character in
the northwest part of the city and
j i he result was the conviction in
j fourt this morning of four colored
j women and two colored men for tiles*
1 :il cohabitation and the assessment
of the usual penalty.
Mr. Frank Cooper of Mason City,
Iowa, is here visiting his son-in-law
! Harry Killion.