The State Democrat. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 75, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1896 Page: 4 of 4
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\v irii 110 npprooinnon of my Imiuor,
[ tho cowaufi.-
thoy IjoIIi iMad'o n nlranw iT minting I Tl".'t 11111'* h" oonjootmoi bat, tiuoo
" ■) i.f tli-ii-owupotoiitntus atliomo mid ! "10 "B1'' 1: ! plainly from the
Ktiiieiiilji'r 'hat you caugettbel
__ Wwkl) State Dkmocuat ui
v' '-"l";! I.m-anl ti", main road. ! DroMhLmv^ti'-''k Z"'ii:'fnf' 1,™w~ltoy'irpi.i >™t.s Mnnpl, Coniiiwroiiil Ajjpral, |
It. v nil 1 servo you right," I mnt- ({ . ^ *r \ 1,1 ' ^eiuod like- i tion and permits food to ferment and putrlfy la
1 I m Ui flmire.s dissolved in tin; , Y it would bo favorably noticed by the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache. «ee Hi.vcr piiper, lor oius doll t. js
or "Tnr '' r
copyright, i89s, by AMERICAN PRfS«S association.
ili t figures jlissulved in tho
gloom, "to test my markninnHliip upon
you.''
But why do that? They lmd apolo-
f'l/ d for their mistake and mado all
tho r paration possible. Then, too, they
i n:-' I") armed, and their return shots
might prove uncomfortable for mo.
. i ition of the incident na<
Hear. The two wore prowling around
tho houso in quest of Darius Howard.
Nothing could bo moro natural than tho
explaining mat ir i lotunf it nee -sary \ cigar turn walks up and down tiio porch, j ' n' r tlioy ha«l mado. Doubtless they /
to remain longer 1 would sniid fa-i-;>
luggage. They expre.-'.st <1 a inoi! i. 1 •
that their aceominodations wero not
good enough for me, but tho bargain
Was quickly mado.
My friend Air. Brown had omitted
from his narrative a fact which mu-t
now bo given. Thero was a idrong ■
seinblan between tho appi r.*iu > of:
Mr. Darius C. Howard and m> If. Wo
were of similar height and build and
wore our braids in tho flame style—pe-
culiarities which I noticed whon I fir. t
saw him.
My hair, however, is auburn and my
eyes hazel in color, tho difference being
so marked that no ono cunlil mistake
either of us for tho other by daylight
or in tho glare of gas or electric light.
At night, however, such mi-lako would
be natural.
Evi r since 1 took hold of tlii busim
tho fancy laid been flick ring in my
brain that perhaps it was posiblo to
turn this per- •rial r snibla > to;-,
count If I could make Mrs. Howard
think I wiw ho, even for a brief tiui
alio might reveal somo intei ting j«•
crets.
But tho schoino was a quixotic ic. I
could not imitato his •
closely enough It) dem noro
than likely when tho wife
talked they employ
guago instead of ESngli h I in
what possible way could I gain the
chance to make the te-1.
ibly noticed by j the stomach. Then follow dlzzlnes
tlio two figures prowling among tho
trees. If such should prove tho fact, no
position could bo better than mine. Sol
decided to await developments.
A soft rustling reached mo. Tho Rtill-
was profound, and my acute hearing Insomlna, nervousness, and,"
told me it caiuo from tho other sido of " ,,ot relieved, bilious fever
tho houso.
"They are working at tho front; they
have found a better mode of entrauco
there."
But whilo tlio thought was framing
itself tho rustling ceased. I waited for additional local.
Try the Sight Draft Cigar at, Nay-
Holds.
You get vour money's worth, or
your inom-y buck. Dr. Simmons'
.•r 1.1 , ,,l puis V—|9|S
rills stimulate tin* stomach H "Hi** iiiol money ret uri -.lit not .. t i.s|.«< I.
rouse the liver, cure headache.dizziness, con- manufactured l y A. C. .Simmons Jr.,
?{! ;•& ML',Uciue Cu 'I'- Slu-rman.Tex-
the n semblance will bo complete. " t '11U' co,i;r '1 t Ho way from India to Bet , .
1 had turn d into tho lane and b gan 11,10 di adly dispute with tho man j lts rcn^va, 1 uf heard it not. Thoy had
walking toward thodwelling My steps ! w,u) had brought with him the ruby of \ 5
wero noiseless, tho soft earth making Nium J-'ahih. It may havo been to com- [
.... , i Notice For rulincntlu
stopped working or possibly had effect- ' Keep " arri ve certificates for onice m oklahoma, Okla Mar.*; M-fl.
ed au entranc. In that event a licht sa,e :it tlie Statk Democrat office.' irt hereby riven thut the toiiowiiiK
wnnlrl i. ,.• 1 named settler has tiled notice or his lnten-
wou I (I soon snow. Little (ilant rill.1 tlon to Illlike tlnnl proof in tuippoM of li irs
It becauio . videiit this time that a Trv n. ;r i . . , : claim, and thut said proof will be mud* he-
;j.r ....., , „ ir> mem if you have a sick head- toru >. Wilkins, Prohitto Judge, at
llrJit w.lf. bill lilllg 111 to.) nppcr room, ! (ll. ;r , , Norman (IT, on Mav lMt,, viz:
from which inv view had been shut off! ".'V' ' ^ " °U ,,re con8^Pa,e(1 01 i ' Jason' l'. Lit dull,
It was dim. however, and only the out- j ,uI,ol,H- Guaranteed by Hlalcc * ^the lots a, a ..mU',.. w i i,eca.tP8,nr
line of tho window showed a littlo moro Scott. He names the following witnesses to prove
oloarly. The lump ou tho othur Sidu of I If you are a candidate you will | """" "",Un'
pel him to restore it to them, from
whom not unlikely ho had stolen it.
If this were tho truth, tho alertness
of Howard and his wife was not that
they feared shadowing and pursuit by
any of our oftbv.N, but. the enmity of
their own countrymen. It may be said
that tho path was open for me, though
it was by no means a path of roses.
It might bo addod that I had met
from tlio liighv, y to the horn wli n I enough adventure for tho evening,
received my se ond shock. There was ^ut no real progress had been made. Tho
no mistako this time. A man was in roa* problem still confronted me.
front of m . landing as motionless asl. Believed of all fear from them, I re-
Tho poplars at tho sides of tho avenue my approach to the buildiug,
throw hi i into snoh (loop shadow that lrom which still glowed tho light that
I con'! n ,i ma!;" out tho fi,;uro until was my guide from tho first.
within a
mi(!t'! • i
out of th
such precaution easy. There was no rea-
son Fei mingly for this extreme care, but
I was unmistakably nervous.
I look, d behind mo as often as to tho
]■ a 'I never took a dosen steps
wi'I.out stopping to listen. Tho deep
stilli)' s was nnbroken. If any ono was
shadowing me, ho could bo as noiseless
as myself.
I h • i pa '• about, half tho di stance
<d of it. There it was in tho
the r :••. 1 liko a ; .atuo ea. ved
night itself.
A < ;, (•• ■. I'n linj; cauio fiver me, and I
lid joy hand to my hip. My weapon
vaa at in. taut command.
Wo must havo scon each ether at tho i
"Doj-s are not tho only animals to bo
dreaded," I reflected, "butsince I have
encountered both tho way ought now to
bo eh
Tho ii seinblanco to tho dwolliug of
tho night before struck mo when I
pail? d at the head of tho lano. Thoro
instant, no that tho halt w.v; si- ; w:,s 1,0< man, however, pacing up and
multaue . Ho wasasRuspieiop;, as j. , ''°wn with his lighted cigar and hum-
But why ('lis mutual distru.-i'.' Wo ! '"'"K thoair of an opera, nor during tho
wero in a civilized country and simply I <l«wlorof an hour that I waited did any
nn (.'ting la tho lano of a country farm- • OJ,° appear.
h W' ot.iht to pass with a friend- j ■At 1,10 ou^ of that ti mo 1 mado a
ly i i• in ' p': at b ,. ; | guarded circuit of the house, but could
out mob ting each other. ■ not gain a glimpse of tho interior. It
It will be understood that with my | ^vaH as ^ the dwelling was hermetically
Another quest ion presented it,- If— ;.lt«-nti«,n ai.-.rbod by the si^ht of tho [' "alt;l1 against all interlopers.
wero this strange couplo in f« >r of n:i figure I, f« r mo I f orgot that shadowy l]nl vhich inter, ted mo was tho
form which I fancied had appeared in j burning in an upper room. There
the other direction. , tho shade was partly raised, and it
It was idle to stand thus, and I took [ would so.-m interesting dovolopments
fives of their own country or of Am. i i
can ofTicors?
These and a multitude of similar
queries ran through my brain on tho
starlit night when 1 l«my temp
homo at Nathan Brio m l M l. 1
along the highway in the dirtetion of
the dwell ii1 j whei th iut
plo spent a portion of their time.
Tho bluff which I had in mind was
to go to tho house during th i;iy, rep-
resenting to tl'.o i Id lady that I v. i
county officer who had called to n - :
the prnpeity, and it was m ary lor
me to examine the premist - It was a
simple artifice, but 1 did n ; don' t I
could make it work. Perhaps I would
try it on the morrow
Careful inquiries of my landlord gavo
the gratifying information that his
brother wa not th of a dog
That disogi ablo faet<r was olimiiia: i
from tho problem.
It itemed to me, th< rofor<. that no
harm but considerable good v.as li • i v
t) come from a little in\estimation ' ir-
iag tho favoring darkness. Perhaps
something might bo seen through m •
or ino lovv'er . . ■ •• \. m,
would throw lig. . i. a t i; - ti r; .
If I failed, ii 'voul 1 i
an interesting way of fipemlii ; a 1 w
hours.
At tho entrnn -o to tho Ian - I v. ed
to look and listen. Par in the d .anoe
I heard tho faint I of a ! urn tivo
whistle. Some one caHod to at' r, an
odd eddy in tho air bringing t>: voice
so mar that I instinctively glanced to
my right to mo the spoakor, though I
kuow he was a milo away. The it
a st; p forward, meaning tomaVo a hi
front of ft.
At thai liiomeni tho faint •;percepti-
ble n -'ling b hind caused me t i tarn
Iny head. ; I did i^o the figure of a
man 1 aped out of the gloom and boro
mo resisth .-sly to tho ground. It was
tn •' w ho had leaped upon mo J among tho limbs at a hoightof 15 or 20
with tho st < dthy fury of a jungle tiger, j < t from tho earth. Then I turned and
| looked at tho window.
CHAPTER XIII. It was a night of disappointment.
1 havo h ( u in more than ono despcr- While in tho act of climbing tho trunk
i ciu'ouiitar, but nevor was I caught j somo ono within tho room lowered tho
' ho: 1 -ly than on that autumn I shad >, shutting off my view as offectual-
wero awaiting me
But they would never appear so long
1 remained on tho ground. Treeswero
thick all around nio, and my course was
obvious.
Tho climbing of ono of these trees
was an easy task, and I was speedily
ni i n the forgotten man leaped
up .11 my back with tlio deadly stealth
of a b a-1 of tho jungle.
Hi; momentum throw : :o forward on
my fa , and at tho moment of falling
he flung hi.; sinewy arms about my
own and pinned them to my sido, so
that, alih : ,ii my right hand was on
tnv re vol v i r, 1 could iKiiher draw it
; r turn tiio mm !o toward him. I
Was a lielple.-'s as a:: Infant in Lis grasp.
As. wo went down ho uttered several
cxciied "• litem-, s in a Ion ign tongue.
1 knew liko a fla-'n that ho ami his com-
panion wero Asiatics. TJ: . oeond man
bounded f. 'v.vard and leaned over mo
whilo I struggh -i fi( :o( ly to I ring my
weapon into play. ITo added his voice
to tint of tho other. Ono sentence, no
word i f which I could under-land, was
repeal.d am'in and again with increas-
ing anger.
The rising inflection ;• thee. ! show- :
ly as if tho light had been extinguish-
ed. It was exasperating, for but for
that interruption in tho 'ano and my
own lagging tho coveted sight would
havo been gained.
Tlio faint hope that somo whim
would lead to tho raising of tho curtain
again kept mo among tho limbs until
my body was cramped. 1 must havo
staid there, for fully an hour when,
presto! all bec-amo blank darkness. Tho
light had cither been taken from tho
room or put out. No uao of waiting
longer.
I drew my foot from under mo, mean-
ing to descend tho tree, when tho faint-
est possible whistle sounded sonnr.vhero
near me. Supporting myself with great
care, I leaned downward and poercd
into tho gloom. Although littlo vegeta-
tion was left on tho branches, tte shad-
ow was -a denso that tho keenes". vision
was of little help, but whilo staring at
tho curtains was at a low point.
"They have effected an entrance and
are moving around in that apartment."
Tho light became a littlo stronger.
Tho outlines of tho sash wero moro
marked, but the illumination remained
indistinct
1'rom between me aud tho houso camo
tho faiutest j ssible noise, as if a ser-
p nt w.'.s iag over tho withered
grass Then . nbbuice was deepened by
several almost inaudible hisses.
OUSTERHAUS&VVILMUS.
• ••••• •• - - • -# g « «
Wlfch to call your attention to tbulr
latent |.aterns uiut styles In Hummer
SllilX.
Merchant Tailors,
They are doing u flrst-class tailoring
I ut incus ami invite you to come and see
them befi.ro plaeliiB your orders elsj
where. There la no nee sending your
orders away from
Norman, Oklahoma,
I «'i tailor mndo clothIdk. hh we
gU wuitc- suti>>faction in prices, goods
und workmanship. Call and t
ct them at the statu Demo-I0, t*
j i wat oflice on short notice.
Iteggri' Hnir Keucwnr.
No preparation ever put on the |
market has given such universal I
satisfaction. It is not only a hair '
renewernnd vigforator, but cleanses
the svalp of nil daiulrufT, leaving j
the hair soft, glossy and luxuriant.
1-13-95
y,.I.ones (i. Kvans. Andre.,
and Iverson M. LltUn.allof Norman,
Notice for ruhlieailon.
IT. 8.
erpmts, lu-wover, bur, Hlakcdj Scott.
1j\NI OPFICK, AT
Ok La Ilo.M v. O. T., Mar.il, IS'JU.,
Notice is; hereby «iven that the following
named settler has tiled notice of his intention
to make liual proof in 8U| portef his claim,a.id
that said proof will be made before S .). W li-
i'robate Jud^e%nt N irman, O. T., on May.
"IH'JJ.vi::
tho two men had stolen to the rear of tho
but! iiug and were standing between it
and me If th y had contemplated on-
ti ring !:o froai^ th«*y hv! ehaiur. their
mil. h
' onl. , leant to uso
I had fixed my
Willi un M. dribble,
uponw i i
tho wi
attention.
Tho low scraping sound which was
next heard was mado by ono of them
climbing t!:u tree which grew so close
to the stono wall that somo of its
branches must havo touched it. Tho
Aniatio intended to nsccnd to tlio win-
dow and enter tho houso through it,
oven though tho light showed that somo
ono was on tho other side of tho curtain.
From my p . ition behind tho oak I saw
tho figurn of tho man rising slowly to
sight as ho climbed tho trunk until his
head and shoulders wero above tho win-
dow lodge. Then ho braced himself
among tho limbs and stood still. It wa-
oasy for him to stop across tho intorven
ing space, but ho was waiting for his
companion to join him.
Tho second head and shoulders roso
on tho hori. :i of my eight, and after
somo shifting about tho second securod
a position beside tho other. Then, steady
ing himself by grasping a projecting
limb abovo him, ho placed his foot on
tho window led go.
His whole figure was now stamped
with ink against tho dimly lit window
bado, his Ik ad reaching to tho top, and
his arms, body and legs clearly showing
as if painted against tho yellow back
ground. Ilis companion waited for him
[TO BE CONTINUED. 1
The latest in calling cards at the j fotr,1,10 • . •• ■ ■ ■ ■ ... . >.
Statu Democrat oflice. You can't ; ins c<*!tinu,'.usfup"rand^M^'tiv,.
buy them at „„y other prl„.i,ltr j ,„,AduJ
ribiiie, all of Hieo, (>. T.
Howard.
'
on mv t
wind moved mournfully threi. . tho
DOplaw, and the lights from houses
hero and there twinkled Mhos! ip-
ing landscape.
Kvorything invited tlio v- y 1 had in
mind. There was no dog aud ph o of
shadow. No one could bo aw.e. • nf my
purposa I.ooking up tho long avenue,
nil was glot m, with tho fah
of lights at t'io upper cud. 'i ,was
no round of carriage wheel in cither
dir. tion and—
Whon I tamed my he;. I a: ' !;ed
into the darkness toward n ;;• rary
home, 1 fainied I saw ! ef a
man, silent and motion1 Heaj; ared
to bo in tho middle of tho highway, and
if a living person ho must havo ob-
served me.
1 gazed intently aud snspec; 1 I was
mistaken.
Wo all know that when our j ./a,
wandering t vi r tho heavens, llrst i ts
on tho Pleiades the i -.mi how !
distinctly, but surveying them el ly
mut them thero are %,
ed that he w; ; :. Icing :
inakii:;.; it deinaiid of i.<-\ 'i'i, y had j a trunl; it moved slightly to ono side,
mistaken mo f. ; Darius How . d and J Another misty objoot advanced to meet
meant to mako mo ans%ver them. I | it and then tho two bc.cnian stationnrv.
oompit'lie:a!.'d tho error, und knowing j "My fiicnds from tho old world are
my lib- hung on tho passing seoonds 1 i holding a council of war," was my con-
replicd: j elusion, for thero was no doubt that
I am not Mr. 1 they wero tho two whom I had cncoun-
| ten d in tho lane. "They are not likely
American.
t h ' i;iug his grasp the man
inalder.i wrench, d mo partly
I peered into my face. His
was so olo o that, despito
• b.i : .m i ; ve noted my l'ca-
Boutti Gaio Ite
Well Mr. Kditorall is tjuiet in our
little village; all of our crops are
looking very promising. The pops
arc snoring iu their ships, in this
neighborhood; it may be that tliey
are lying on their faces in shame.
I must tell you a dream I had the
other night; I thought I attended a
large convention of animals repre-
senting the three political parties;
the Possum was a democrat; the
e 'on a republican and the liillv
j (*oat a pop. The Coon h iving a
( beautiful tail made a motion that
j they \\>te by raising their tail; the
j Possum objected us he said that
j the Goat had been voting that way
J all day. The coon said that this
. . -.1... .. ■ ' was true aud he did not care bow
to acquaint mo with their decision. ! i ...
I had been in the tree so long that II , l. '"N
was quite suro they wero unawaro of ' under.-1a nil that the pops will
my presence. Their action could not 1o • ''IH'M llP iu full blast at Abbot
que;-:tion or / what st eincd to bo tho dim outiines of
stly withdraws from
and attempting ti
but six. Ono mo.
viow.
It may have bet n sonit v. hat t!
in this case. I i. I t.: . . ;1 uf
seeing any pi r un when i . : !; i lowy
outlines appeared, aud when I studied
th ■ sitaath n all 1
It was tayy to lvo ti q i. I
might make a sudden rush •! I up i
the stranger before ho \ .. .. . , but
if he were nn inn out j hat < x-
planation should I offer for mye induct?
Instead of that, I I an
slowly toward him. F' dd n>
hear mo until I mado t uro whe
plainly
iJing
and
Mian
■"hs
that my :
3ond man
almost
explained on any theory of my own.
Tiny must have known what they
wanted. \\ hy, then, not enter tho houso
and demand it, as they had demanded it
of mo when thoy had mo down?
Liut I had enough business of my own
wiihout meddling with theirs. Still it
would bo f.iolish to clash with them,
and I waited among tho branehos un-
til s iuo minutes after they had stolen
around the end of tho houso and vanish-
ed in ti:.- d ii kncs.s. When it see acdsafo
to <-o .k >, 1 dt uded to tho 1 nver limb.-i
and dropped softly to tlio earth.
\>!' n r y feet touched tho ground,
another f became appar-nt—thero
wi'i'o no lighfci o:t tlio lowt-r floor. Every
ono in the -..uso had retired for tho
night, following tho custom whi
orally prevails in tho country.
A new pprehensiou arose.
I Height this week; Judge. Wolf
| will I there; you remember that
j Christ no id that the wolf would
i come in sheeps clothing; we must
1 put them out of the temple this Fall
i .ind command tlieui not to look
I back.
OlgVKK I):; 1 f.NCT Sol
en.iin
I • Oi<1 inai
I 1.
Ho it ordained by tho President nud
onrd of T.-usteos ot tho town of .Normau,
(. oveland county, Oklahoma lerritory,
-hat ordinance No i I. i t* and the k.-iuio is
hereby umended to tcud as foliowh:
it shall ho unlawful for any perso i
within said town to sprinkle, eject or
throw wator from any private or public
n- ! sprinkler, washer or hydrant, upon any
| publicbtreet, lane or alley, or any yard,
Tho I Burdm or enclosure, or permit or cause
establishment in Oklahoma.
Tin i'ei feet Olntiiient.
The virtue of Peggs' Clerman
Salve is its quick healing power.
lClse it would not have earned its
world wide reputation. Your pop-
ular druggist JJlnkc tV: Scott has i(.
Notieo To Coi roflimiiidonts.
All comuiunications must reach
this oflice by Wednesday morning
to insure publication in the fol-
lowing issue.
Smoke the "Sandwich act. Cigar"
at Davis & Son.
Tail
I'.arly Risers just for the «:ood they
will do you. These little Pills are
good for indigestion' good for
headache, good for liver complaint,
good for constipation. They are
good. Blake dc Scott.
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AND BUILDER.
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. Made . .
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Main Stkkkt,
-\ ok max, okla.
CALViN W. BREWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I'niflloe in Frdi ral, Supreme nnd lowe
OFFICE OVER CITIZENS DANK.
Norman, - Oklahoma.
Notice fop I'dI 1 Icnliou.
iee at oklahoma o. T.. March 21
i - l "i<-: y viven that the follow
■iji'-r has tiled not ice of hi> i nlcn
filial proof in support ol hi.. ,-|
sail! proof will he made hefor<-
< Fro
' JudH
ROWIMTREE, & MARTIN,
Peed and Sale Stable
BRAN * NEW RIGS.
ible or •Single Hackn Hii^nioa, Carriages and Surrey*. Qood Saddle
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Drummcru Carried to all Parts of the. Country.
Charges Reasonable. Main Street, Near Depot, Norman,Ok.
3ont!iiiious ri . .
t ionof said land. \ iz :
J. II. ltoaito, Sr., .1 ii
I Auguat iloli'iii
Territory of Okluhotnn,
Linii'iii;
m si a. -i
i M PLv EMENT8,
In Probato
Court,
County of Cleveland. )
In the matter of the E.stuto of William L.
Lewis. Deceased.
in reading und flliug the p jtitioa of
Addie Lewis of Cleveland « ounty. setting
forth that \\ iliiatn L. Lewis died iutestato
r ahout the L'iith day of April, i80(5.
praying that letters of administration
of tho estuto of said deceased be issued to
1. Cummings of Norman, County of
('loveland.
It is ordered, that said application and
po ition he heard by tlio Judge of i'rohate
in and for Cleveland county, Oklahoma,
ut a special term to bo held at his oflice
tho town of Norman, iu said county of
Cleveland on the IGth day of A!ay, A. 1)
1896, at I 1 o'ch ok a. m, of i!i it day.
S I Wu.kin-. Probata fudgo.
Dated April 'JSth 1-0(1
FOR SALE ONLY CY
otle.i-
i'i
>1 le.ktlo
or ho
) inmgina*
in t hit
(USlent* !
i tlio
Id i
; for
)ui1(1
: I i
was a reality or figment of t
tion.
I took y. -ib'y livo hi j.
gnnrrlod manner, wlioii Ilaug
ly. Nop.r- iv. tbevi
"I shouldn't I II: . , " I
cd, "for there s not Inn:; ia th; I
to coniparo with tho ri-'.-i I l
many a time."
Novcrthelcss I r Main i
sevoral miiint*. >, p vinj:
and listi i ng. No n\
rt ached me, nor could 1
shadowy figure that Ii?.''
a start Common foi--
mistaken, bat nn odd ,!i> .• \
that I had n- \ . iu ■ i f |
my guard than at that ir n,.
Walking ftly l . k t ti,
of tho avenue, I again pan 1 \
fariHCMon th' alort. O . • ;
whistle of a p -iiig (
milo away fi ll upon iy . i
was all. From the tr. ;t:, un«
liotmo at the cud of the lane- • 1
light, thowholo being bo niniilai
which greeted mo tho night I ! rn that
it was hard to beli v ; \ .
ing on tho same ground that I had th n
stood on.
Oue of tho worst fail in ai in of my
profession can havo i • iuipationco. It
has brought, many a well laid heme !•.
naught.
So profound was tlio Ktillin s that I
heard tho door of tlio house open and
close.
"Now, if somo ono comos out with a
f his i
3d cai
Ah tho litt 1 IV. \n flick; ted
ir 1 oin.: M..\vn out in tho
•lirring ! !• It th" warmth
n< ;.,\ My 1!:u liad fallen on,
vlvw ho obtained w: - per-
. i. r i: Asiatics v!: i 1 had ruu t4l° 811,1,0 to 1,0 done, nor upon
again.-t 1:1 ti -an. \y .-M , m . ; m ap I "uy t,uUdfnK situated upon
ti. ■ buih'rr. , .;utiI all within v . snuk
in • linn!- . -n tii y >. !• . , and
mako th. ii- ih-mnnd t:; ,a Howard for
the secret, whatever it was, they had
song! t.i v,ti st lroni me. Hov.onld nut
would insist, nnd i dead-
add follow. Mur.ier was
ly simgglo w
in tlio air.
I was still
> tiny twist of f la
ick, swarthy visa
00111 tenfold mci i
aw their i
it, ■
i'inocd
with all tin i
once—a hap r. ]iv
r which I ron hi
• advantage, if 1
ll l ie. I WOUld w:
nt tho consume;
siblv pv, vent
dark de •!.
lletwi nth
and the wind
ch * r, I did not uso it
■ : • I 1: > 1 ttrr, and
iat neither - f
uhtletv, kn W
pii • ■ t good
'I-1 laim no
Id keep
iid r-.H-
against
i street,
j lone or alley, except tor the extinguish-
ment of Mres and ordinary hon e cleaning
except between the hours of six and
eight o'clock p. in. during the mouths of
•May, June, July. August and .September
and lor the n mainder of the year between
th hours uf four and eight o'clock p. in:,
nnd that tho provisions of any ordinance
in conlli' t herewith nro hereby repealed
'•ee 'J. That owii g to the scarcity of
water an emergency is hero by d.-ular 1 t >
xist, an I t i it this ordinance l o in lull
orce an 1 cd'o.'t on and after its publica-
tion iu tho oil'iciul papers
Approved this -Jith day ef April, : >90.
Atte{t: D. L. Lvi; n,
C. 1'. Wood aid, President.
Clerk.
to make tiiihI proof in support < ' 1
th it itidd proof will be i!iii11 ti !)• i
iviiih, probate judtfe at Normal
May 'iti lH'.'li viz:
Norman Lumber Co.
' to the C.\kk\ I.OMHAIIJ) I.c.miiku Co,
MeCAI'd i, and Co.
Does a General
Transfer Busines3.8
Your Patronn^e Solicited.
W. EB. MOHTER,
treo which I hade
any (
my i
I
•a III:
JOHN.
dull
Vlaah,,,:,
till! t ! V
uiau for hi.«
1 hope you ai
good health.
i.l I t o nte.
d your friend;
: t all- .•
k fieiitle
j bo Ilia ' t t
lnot 11
of tho men ^
If tho two
ti) carry it
!;ou< •. Tho
through on<
tho I. wcr f!
bo Well a ed
tin in v, a l li
Nothing co
tlio Upper %
bo
from tii • s-.it
vliero
c tho oartli aud
rtood
ink, which I to
>k to
ItH sir J n'(
i an
i 1 I
• ii ; ■ ,i
circlo
was trying to w
atch.
■plated any evil
•-!• ed,
hoy must i ite
the
was
doors or windo
n
nt they \voru *t
•V to
'.vr r[ ?,' ^
" m '-'i
UV i
;e '.Is t w p h n raiiH*
iuu wltnexnoH !•
Successor to Dunn Bros
Dealer
rji-'
i IW<( \
t tin
f his
f Iiih cl*ini, i
CJiSft!6
sV-jft:*
thKid i
probate judK
an, will
:.l heir t.l J..hn
iid land
>, and an at to
to alarm tli
M bo moro ia.
well Kifitcned atn
Bachod by 1 u aim of th
n all nides c ' tho house
CHAPTER XIV.
Hut whioh wiudow Would bo nsml bv
John I- a ilap|i],« Rriiy KtalUon. < iplit
: t i uso ; vears old wtdgha 17'' ' i muds. isl7bmidi<
b |b ami is bred No/man nnd 11 rcl tron
• g than 1 Will mako the Reason at my placo, 51
lid : ot "dies west nnd a miles north of Norman. 1
, i i.Jy j , —Six dollars t( insttie a mare
i towing u i'h foal. Money due wlion fact is known.
j ''nre will ho taken to prevent a^ldents,
j but v\ ill not be responsible should any oc-
cur. w. A. Mai.i.mahk.
Chamber Suits, Book Cases, Safes, Tables,
Chairs, Rockers plain and fancy.
Iron and Wood Bedsteads.
Children's Carriages in many styles.
Sewing Machine:", and Supplies.
Carpetin/, hum best Wilton Velvet down to
Straw Matting-,
Undertaking in all its phases.
J. 11. KINS,
f*REAT SALES prove the great
merit of Hood's Sarsaparilia.
Hood's Sarsaparilia sells because it
accomplishes CREAT CURES.
W. • . MORTeR,
NORMAN. OK. TER.
CENTRAL BLOCK.
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Bixler, Mort L. The State Democrat. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 75, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1896, newspaper, April 30, 1896; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116839/m1/4/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.