The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 56, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 13, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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f SIDNKY SUHOB.t
AJimiOlUS. 1ND. TER.. WKDNKSDAY EVENING JANrAUY 13. 1904. SOBSCRIPIIOI. HI TUR. NUMBER 50
n
AND WAIT FOR EXPIRATION OF
INDIAN TREATY IN 1906.
Plans for the Future Indian Territory
Which Will Consist of Chickasaw
Choctaw and Cherokee Na-
tions Officers Affected.
To the Ardmoroito.
Washington Jan. 12. At .1 meet-
ing hold last week In th eommitti.o
on appropriations of the nale
which was attended by Hading re-
publican niumbcrs of :ho house and
Hunatc It was do'luildv decided b:i(
legislation should 1)9 unicrod nt this
session of congress prov t-.i? for the
admission to two sLates Into the
Union. The two state to ho ?htu a.!-
inlttod are to ho Arizo u and New
Moxlco whU h will c.iiitIM'.o (.in;
stato and Oklahoma and Kii'uii Ttr-
rtorles which will constitute tne
oiiei stato. Only the CroW an I Sim
Inch.' nation as foriuori pn. I'.rted In
correspondence aro t.) ho lddcl
lj iho stato of Oklahoma mmidi:iuiy
Tie' Choctaw Chlcknivw Mid I'noro
kc rations are to bj added nt !Iio
expiration of the treaty ngroements.
Till will ho some time In 1000.
A. thn people of ths fo'ir lenltcri'.s
nr not satisfied with U.-y prevent
rlun then they can rela'a t heir pres-
ent conditions end wait until tho
noxt congress In hope of hocurlng con-
croifional rolief. Th.? u iho 'jvt
proposition tho loaders of the prosent
congress nro willing to inako to the
people of the territories and ir ihuy
decllno It they must suffer the conse-
quences of tholr own ilemMon.
Tho present plan will not interfere
with tho admission of a dolomite
fiom tho Choctaw dil t inv .itnl
CKrokoo nations. On :ho '"ontrary
trngress will authorlio ihe cfVtlMi
of n delegate by thniv nations wulch
' :il later composo lndlin I orrl'.ory.
Tlio Western judicial district which
now comprises th C'lMit find Semi-
nole nations will bo wiped out of ex-
istence by tho now leghluUnn. The
portions of the Chernkt.e and Choc-
taw nntlotiR which .!! now nifl'iHd
in tho Western Judical linnet v !!
be added to tho Sout'icri and Cc-t.tral
districts. Tho North '-n Cen'ril and
Southern judicial districts will he con-
tinued aB at present and th-1 indi-
cations point to the creations of a
ucw Judicial district In o.'cr '.hat the
court work in the Indian Territory
may be brought up to date by IU )C
when tho other nations will bo added
to Oklahoma. All of the ofdctit's or
Uio Western district will go out or
office and their offices will become
ailncl.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Evening Dresses Inexpensive Mate-
rials Styles In Making Jewelry.
Kvenlng dresses of net made with
gathered skirts and worn over Liberty
ratln aro very pretty and If tho not
lo washablo oxpenso Is reduced con-
siderable iih tho material can bo utii-
lzezd nftcr bolng soiled and In a fam-
ily of girls perhaps mado Into some
othor garment or nccessory. Some-
times theso not skirts aro trimmed
L. P. ANDERSON
President.
O. F. FRENSLEY.
Vice-President.
FIRST
Ardmorc Indian Tcrrl'ory.
Designated Depositoiy in Bankrupt Funds of Gickasaw Nation
Capital paid in $ 60.C00 OO
Surplus Funds lSO.OOO OO
Total - .$2400067oT)
The oldus bank In Indian Territory Afc unti uf ln-ms and Incll .'IdiisH
solicit il upon tho most liberal terms cotiBtaimi; with K'O'id baiiklui;.
W. S WOLVERTON & SON
Insurance Bonds ileal Estate
ARia ABSTRACTS.
TIto Loi-frest and SLroricet Agency
in tlio Two Terrltoriew.
F'ianagcrs Ardniorc Ahstfact Co.
tktS TllilU'
iMSl Unite
Illinois Life IiiFiintnee C.
(ir.NKHAl. Aflli
ted ijtatts
with laco laid In meJalllcns or In-
deed In any way dictated by toato.
Another qiilttv showy method of mak- J
lng a net dross is in sun my kiiih
and wllh tills stylo rows of satin rib-
bon can bo used effectively tholr
soft glimmer harmonizing with tho
brilliant sun ray Ulltlngs. After all.
however thoro Is no material In qulto
such domnnd for evening n chiffon
velvet tho name Indicating In part
Ua toxturo slnco with hc famlllfr
surfaco of velvet tho hcnvlnoss i.fton
found objectionable In velvet of the
usual quality Is dono nway wltli ani
Uio new variety lends Itself readily
to present Ideas In soft draping or
shlrrlngs. Taffeta silk should bv no
monns Ik? omitted from tho list of fn-
vorlto materials tho moro so ?s It
Is ofton picked up on bargain coun-
ters to much advantngo and may bn
utilized In some way when on ts
tired of It ns a gown. Cllaco Is an-
other and not very oxpenslve mate-
ilnl for evening and as tho name
would Indicate It has a shiny sur-
faco. For neighborhood gatherings
where young people usually meet for
enjoyment rather than show wool
canvas In whlto or evening colors Is
qultes tyllsh and Is suitably trlmmol
with yak lace. Voile Is also to bo
commended as comparatively inexp r
slve nnd stylish and may 1h trimmed
with wool laco.
MousFolIno voile Is also quite hand-
some nnd n gown recently worn by
a blondn beauty Is In pale blue shlrroil
below the hips and again so as lq
form a deep flounce. Tho shlrrlngs
meet inserliouB of Irish point lace
with fnggntings In silk. The sleeves
reach to the elbows and tho full waist
Is almost concealed by a deep bertha
of laco to match that on tho skirt.
Sepnrato waists for ovenlni? havo not
the prostlgo accordod tho entlro dross
but nevertheless they appear as an
indispensable) part of tho outfit and
tho fancy for all laco waists amounts
almost to a furor. Whlto over white
la tho caprlco of the hour though
less calculated to show off tho pat-
torn of lace than when worn over
colore.
In Jowolry many now anil Interest-
ing features nro prosontod but deal-
ers In precious stones find to tholr
chagrin that their best doslgns aro so
skillfully Imltatod that their trade suf-
fers not a llttlo Injury. Soverat stores
on Broadway qulto handsorao In np
ptwanco aro dovoted to Imitation
gooda and ladles enter thorn unblush-
Ingly. Oold net work Is vory much In
C. t. ANDERSON.
Caahler.
Fidelity ttud Uuuiaiity Co.
NATIONAL BANK
demand for necklaces and n p-Intel
front Is finished by pendants of tur-
nuolses ponrls nnd other stones. Flln-
grco collars showing a largo flguru
at the center are now and lllagroo
collars straight around with stones
set In and a slnglo pendnnt In tho
middle- of ft contrasting stone are
among novelties. Ioops of small
pearls nro also pendant Iron those
collars. Small enamelled leaves tip-
ped by a mlnuto "pearl nro beautifully
refined and these may altornato with
pear shaped pendnnta nnd leaves.
Much In favor for ncklaces aro small
Btoncs sot very near oach other with
flvo larger Btono in tho center and a
bracelet to match. Is stylish. In
brooches (lags or birds somollmos sin-
gle or In pairs In dull finish aro pro-
sented. mid shaded sroen loaves tip-
pod by stunll dlanvnids aro lovely.
Ono dlnmoml I usually at tho center
Then thoro are crescents with a sin-
irlo bird tlnv llowora especially roses
or In null" opposite style a gold wish
Ikiiib In plain gold shows n single
prarl or diamond on one sldo.
hUCY CAUTKIl
Postmaster Reslflncd.
Coalgatc I. T... .Ian. 12. Walters.
Mollor has loslgned as postmaster
of Coalguto nnd has accepted a r
sponsible and romunerntlve iiosltlon
with a mining company at South Mc-
Aloster. V. 1j. Mclnnls Is an appli-
cant for the vacancy with good pros-
pects of belli;; appointed. No other
asplr nta havo mado themaolves
kiiown. Sir. Mclnnls Is now In tentK-
rary chnrgo of the olllce with Mrs.
W. S. Mellor om assistant. Mr. Mol-
lor having gone to South McAlester
to assume his new position
STRUCK WILD GUSHER.
The Rushing Oil Wrecks the Derrick.
The Flow Not Yet Controlled.
Corslcnna Tox. Jan. 12. Witht"'
spoon & Oarner struck a wild well on
the llovur tract six miles cast of
hero last night and tho crown piece
of tho derrick was blown off. The
workmen have not yet been able to
control tho well and tho output Is un-
known. There nro many rumors con
cerning It some declaring the output
will bo 28000 barrels dally wnllc oth-
ers cstlmnto It at n much stnn:ior
figure stating that a gas pocket has
boen struck ami that the oil Is not In
such quantities. At this hour It Is
Impossible to give an accurate state-
ment as to tho production but It
seems to be conredod that this Is tho
biggest well yet found in this field.
To Pay the Choctavvs.
Washington Jan. 12. Senator Tell
er Introduced a bill to authorise the
-ecrotary of the treasury to pay out
of the funds duo to the Choctaw Nn
Ion $220098 to tho nttoruev and rep-
esen'fltlv of this nation.
McGulre's Pipe Bill.
Washington Jan. 12. Delegate Me
Outre Introduced bill today nutnor-
izlng tho secretary of the Interior to
fjniut it right of way for plpo linos
for the convcnlonco of oil nnd gas
through nny Indian resorption or
lands held by tribes of tho Indian Tor-
rltory. Son Marston'a cemotory curbing at
Artificial 8tonowork8. J-m.
Tell me not in mournful numbers
JONES is but an empty name.
For the man (or woman) is dead or slumbers
Who hasn't heard of The Furniture Man.
-After Longfellow wifh apologies to Shakespeare.
CONDENSED STATEMENT.
THE ARDMORE NATIONAL BANK
At the Close of Uiislncss Dec. 30 1903.
RI2SOURCHS.
$180791 54
Lonne on
IjOUIIB ...
Doronuil
Ootton -
U.S. Donila
Fix Mires.
Cash
1-1719.27
20 !)08 75
!.()()() 00
'8959.y
$38o..i.56
Tho nbove
I fl FREE
THE NOW FAMOUS DOODLER RE-
- LEASED UNDER $-10000 DOND.
He Jumped a $20000 Dond In Marth
1902 and Went to Mexico His
Former Bondsmen Sinn the
New One Met Folk.
St. i oiiIh. Jan. 12. Charles Krnt.
former member of tho city council In-
dicted 'n a chnrgo of bribery who
Jumpe.l a bond of $20000 In March
1!)02 and wont to Mexico returnod to
St. Louis today In charge of Chief of
Detectives William lX'sinond nnd
Sheriff llornnrd Dickmuun.
Krai- wns Indicted In the latter
part in IBM for the alleged accept-
ance i a bribe whllo a member of
Ilia citv- council. Ho had sorvod In
tho elf council since ISO. It Is al-
leged that ho held one of tho two
keys to a safo deposit vnult of tho
Mississippi Valloy Trust company
where It Is ald $00000 hnd boon de
tioslted by tho Suburban Street Rail-
way compnny for alleged distribution
nmong Mm combined members of tho
council to securo tho pnssnge of a
bill granting tho surhurban company
tho right to oxtend Its traces over
certain streets of tho city. After
Kintz went to Mexico whore he on-
gagod in business In Cimdnlnjnra
various attempts were nindo to se-
cure his leturu to this country for
trial. It was not however until re
ccntly when tho efforts of Circuit At-
torney Polk woro supplemented :
l'tosldi'iit Roosevelt and tho national
government that Kratz's return on
a ieiUisIt1ou wns secured.
After arriving at tho Four courts
Kratz was booked as a pr'smter In
tho Central pcllco station flo later
met Circuit Attorney Folk with whom
he shojk hand and was then taken
Into Judge Taylor's branch of the cir-
cuit court. Tho matter of bond for
the prisoner ennio up after tho docket
had bcon cleared. Circuit Attorney
KUk argued In favor or fixing tho
amount at $100000 In view of the
prisoner's former escape. Judge Tay-
lor however decldod that $10000
would bo sufficient nnd Kratz's attor-
TO EXCHANGE
Five-room cottage corner lot 70x
3t'l barn chicken house orchard?
Will sell ct exchange for vacant lots
Ir southwest or northwest part 'or
clt.
$P.OO will buy two-room house woll
three large lots In West Ardmore.
Block 25 For Sale.
Whole of block 20 (300x100 feet)
improved with vineyard blackberries
and orchard of 250 fruit trees 2 and 3
years old. Ivots nro levol and this Is
a flrst-clnss opportunity for somo ono
wanting a Rood ploco of land
The Rodfield Agenoy
Real Estate Rents Loans
Phone iai. ARDflORB I. T
LIAIIILITII-S.
Unpitul Stock paid in..$100000.0()
Surplus and I'rollr
(uet) 20.247:17
Circulation 25000.00
('ity r'tmds nonk.
Due In Hnik". 413 70
Individual Deposits 23.(78o..io
38o.mi.s6
stHtifent is rorreet
L12U CUUCIi Cashier
neys offered to go surety for that
amount
Tho suretlos wero accepted nnd
February 23 was set as the dntn foi
tho trail of Kratz.
A nEMARKADLE CASE.
Woman Swallowed a Needle Six
Years Ago Now Comes to Surface.
Joplln Mo. Jan. 12. Physicians
nre puzxled over the peculiar case of
Mrs. (Ireen Scott of Cnrthngo. Mrs.
Scott swallowed a neodln ix years
nto. and has Jufct extrartiM It n few
Inches above her unklo. Ono iiay
while sewing in the sit miner of 1S07
Mrs. Scott placed a ihhkIIo between
her front tooth. She was suddenly
called Horn the room ami in her haste
she swallowed the needle. It rrlghl-
ened here for a while but she did aot
suffer any imin or lncnvtnleiiop. Kin-
nlly hhe forgot nil nbout the occur
rence. For svvernl days pant slie nas
nolle wl a lod spot Just above le r
right ankle and when she eximiirvl
I' carefully she saw the Klnt ti the
neeiile plainly protruding. The neodle
was pulled out without any dilllciilty.
II was exhibited lo a number of phy-
sicians and they nro gonernlly sur-
prised that such a thing could happen.
The neeiile was well pioscrv'ed and
was almost two Inches long. As fur
ns outward Indications aro concernnd
the woman hns never suffered In con-
sequence of her strange experience.
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Nearly a Thousand Cases Reported
in Kansas Sudden Outbreak.
Toiieka Kan. Jan. 12. HeporU re-
ceive. 1 by Dr. Chnrlos lxwry seero
tary of the state board of hoalth from
the county health o Ulcers nro to the
effect Hint thero Is an epidemic ot
scarlet fovor In tho atnte. A month
ago no eases of this disease wero re-
ported by Iho hoalth officer and Dr
l.owry is nimble to account for the
suddono outbreak. Ilo says there
are now between 800 and 1000 ensos
of tho disease In tho state. In ono
county in the central part of tho state
thero nro scventy-fWo cases In tho
earo ot one physician.
THOUSAND MEN KILLED.
ricrce Battle Founht By British
Forces and Troops of Mnd Mullah.
Adon Arabia Jan. 12. An engage
ment In Somnllland between tho llrlt
Ish fcrce nnd tho foios of tho Mad
Mullah has resulted In a severe de
feat for tho latter who lost 1 000 men
killed. Tho Ilritlsh had two ol!lcrs
killed ami eight o Ulcers severely
wounded.
Official Report
London Jan. 12. The wnr olllco to
night ftave out tho following dispatch
which bad been received from Mnjor
(efteral Kgorton commanding tho
Somalihtnd expedition and which Is
(luted from Jldballl. Somalllnud Jan.
11:
"Advanced tills morning twelve
inllea to Jldbnlll. First brigado com-
manded by Manning becond brlnndo
under FoakliiK and mounted troops
under Kennet. Total strength of Uio
rcgulara 2.200 Irregulara 1000. Jud-
ball! hold by 5000 DcrvlHhorE. Mount-
ed troopa envelopwl enomy'H right
nnd Infantry advanced within 700
ynrds of position. Dervlshcrs advanc-
ed but wero unnblo to face tho front-
al flro coupled with Hank attack. Ku-
emy broke nnd floil nnd pursued ton
miles. Dervlshers killed estimated at
J. A. DIVCNS PretldenL
M. PALMER Cssln
II CITY NATIONAL IA
Capital
Surplus Funds
Aocuunttof flrtci and IndUldualf
i'-.ir1el
Albatross
ALL GROCERS SELL IT
WHITEMAN BROS.
WHOLESALE
l.ouO. mostly In pursulL Many pris-
oner nnd 100 rifles taken."
Decision Affirmed.
Outhilo O. T. Jan. 12. Tho Okla
honia supreme court todny afflrined
tho decision of Iho Noblo county dis-
trict court In the caso ot Asa O.
Sharp former Indian agent of tho
Ponca Indian reservation convicted
May 8 1901 of accepting bribes In re-
gard o leasing of curtain lauds In tho
l'oncn reservation nnd who was sen-
tenced to a term of four years nt PL
l.oavonuorth Knn. Tho defendant
nppealod to Uio supremo court result'
lug In tho tho decision of tho lowor
(uurt being affirmed.
Pneumonia In New York.
New York Jan. 12. Deaths from
pneumonia In this city last week ag-
gregating 230 are causing the depart-
ment of health to adopt energetic
mean to cheek tho progross of live
dt wua
"In my opinion" said Commlstilou-
or lMrlliiRton of that department
"the habit of e.vHctomtlug in public
places linn much to do with bringing
(Mi the disease ljist week'a Increase
f deaths from that muse nearly 100
moro than for the corresponding week
last year la ixmltively alarming and
I have taken measures to try nnd
keep tho disease from spreading.''
Another Chicago Wonder.
Chicago Jnn. 12. Ilundrcda of paa-
seugern on Incoming trains horn to-
dny wero startled by a sudden plunge
Into midnight dnrknnB. Tho transi-
tion from broad daylight seemed Im-
mediate and comploto an If tho rush
was into n tunnel lllackncss extend-
ed Vn a circle from tho ccntor of Uio
city tho radius being a dlstanco ot
Severn! miles. Tho duration was
over mi hour. Unusual atmosphurtc
conditions aggravated by smoko were
generally accepted as tho cause
alley's Railway Bill.
Senator llalley of Texan has Intro-
duced n hill iKirmltllng tho Kiowa
Chit-kasha and Fort Smith Jtallway
company to sell and convoy Its rail-
way and othor proporty In tho Indian
Territory to tho Kiuuofn Oklahoma
Hnllwuy company nnd tho Uastom Ok-
lahoma Ilnllway compnny lo lease n'l
Its railroad and oUior properly In tho
Indlnn Territory lo tho Atchison To-
pekii and Santa Fo Hallway company
Siiul thereafter lo sell Itn ra lwny and
other porporty to said Atchison To-
peka and Santa Fo.
Territory Republican Convention.
Information was received yesterday
at tho United Statos attorney's odlco
In Ardmoro that the Republican terri-
tory convention will moot nt VlnlLa
on tho 23d of this month for the pur-
pose of fixing tho tlmo and placo ot
lirddlug tho noxt Ilopubllcan territor-
ial convention to elect dolegatos to
the national Hopuhllcaii convention
nt Chicago next June.
National Bank Elections.
Yesterday tho First National bank
tho Ardmoro National bnnk and tho
City National bnnk nil held elections
to select olllcera for tho ensuing yoar.
All tho banks elected tho hamo otfl-
coru except tho City National and In
thin ono Uio cliaugo only effected the
lward of directors Tho now board is
aa followu: II. 0. Pottcrf J. A. Iv-
ens O. W. Vornor C. D. Carter A.
II. Palmer Don Iacy. ArJmoro: D
T. I-ney. Oalnosvlllo.
DON LACY Vlee-Preildnt
V. A. WOLVERTON. At. Csihl.t
$100000.00
30000.00
auiloitbd Courteous trssttucnt
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