The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 262, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 9, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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ARDMORE INI). TKR.. THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER ) l)05. ia8M(3!WI0l 50C PR AOMTB NUMI3ER 202
HE FAVORS
ONE STATE
PRESIDENT ROOlicVELT
PRESSES HIMSELF
EX-
And in His Messag. .Will A-vlj. Con-
gross to Kass ouwi --
Earliest Moment Is Handed.
Sequoyah Constitution.
It has been
well Known for n long t Hue. j.r eo t.
that the president Is favorab c to Joint
statehood for UKiamm ...
Trrrllory. but If there Imvo been .. .
. Hi... In. roil 1(1 lm
Wild llll vt" lim. vi. - -
persuaded to modify hW views In this
nancct nil hope of It u l "l
todny by a siaionieni ;
. a delegation of Oklahoma eltU om
who raited on h'.n to urge that Cap .
Fronts bo appointed governor of Ok-
lahoma. After the president n.id
promised to appoint Capt. VranU.
these gentlemen brought up the si u-
ject of statehood. They h
president that a large majority of tno
people of both torrlorles favor Jo m
stutdUood. and they expressed the
hope that he would urge that cour.;
or congress. .
The preslden replied with that
promptness ami cmr'uiMs '"airi"r("
Islir of him. that ho believed Joint
statehood to be 'v more d.ifdr.i 1-
lilng for both U'trltori.x and tt'ivc
ihem to understand. ;b.ii he v tid ii-i-vIscUiRroHKtopawablll
of UiUklnd
at the oarlloM po.nl'ilo -i...iien 1 n-
ihermore the president Is under ood
to have expressed the opinion that
not only will confess pass a Joint
statehood bill but that It will do it so
early In the session as to preclude the
possibility of embarraKSinent as a re-
sult or the dissolution of the tribal
governments.
Another of the presidents enlbiis
ibis morning was Judge John '
Thomas or Muskogee who wns nom-
inated by the Muskogee convontloi
as one of tlu "congressmen at larje
of the proponed state of Sequoya .
Judge Thomas delievered to the prov-
ident a copy of the constitution mlo.w-
ed by that congvess and told the pres-
ident that ho hnd received private .ul-
vlces Irom Indian Territory assorting
that tho constitution had been atlopi-
ed by a majority or 75000 in the else-
tlon held there yesterday. There Is
excellent reason for stating that the
president did not eucouragn .TmUe
Thomas to believe that soparu'o
statehood Is iH)sslble.
JudRo Thomas was seen after his
visit to the president but he declined
fo make any statement concerning it.
Ho remarked however that ho had
been advised of (he adoption of the
Sequoyah constitution and of the elec-
tion of himself and throo associates
as "congressmen at larRe." He left
this afternoon for home but said he
would bo back December 1.
Delegate McGuire Mr. Cade Mr.
KlUon and A r. Whiting will leave
for homo tomorrow. Mr. McOulro
says thero will ho a largo crowd of
boomers In Washington by the time
congress meets and that he Is confi-
dent that they will not have to wait
lonR- for an opportunity to celebrate
the creation of a now' state made up
or the two territories. Mr. McOulro
thinks tho election held In tho terri-
tory yescrday will not have any in-
fluence whatever.
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE.
Five Trainmen Kllld and Ten Other
Persons Injured.
Wllkosbarro. Pa. Nov. 8. Fivo per-
Hons wero killed ten seriously Injured
and a score slightly hurt In a head-
on collision between a passenger
train and a coal train on the Dela-
ware. 1ickawanna and Western
nonr Hunlock's croek a short distance
from tills city this nfternoon. All of
tho killed wero trainmen. Tho Injur-
ies to the passengers were caused by
ihe terrific forco of tho trains coming
together the engine on the pn.en-
gor train bolng roreod almost through
the baggage car.
PREPARING FOR START.
One Hundred Operatives Will Work in
Denlson Cotton Mill.
Denlson Texas Nov. 8. If no trou-
ble. Is encountered In setlng up tho
machinery the Denlson cotton mill
will ho started noxt week and 100 op-
eratives will bo put to work. Throe
additional carloads of machinery hnve
arrived and nro being Installed Ev-
erything Is being got In readiness rap-
Idly and tho first cotton may bo put
through Vy tho latter part of tho week.
Over Governor's Signature.
Both houses of tho Chickasaw legis-
lature passed a bill last Wednesday
allowing each member 1.00 per day
additional for cxpenao money. Each
member formerly rocelvod $G.f)0 per
'day a raise of $2.00 per day having
been mado' about two years ago and
with tho additional $4.00 each mem-
ber now receives $10.00 per day. Gov.
ernor Johnston vetoed tho bill but It
was against passed over veto and Is
now a law. Tishomingo News.
Corruaated Iron.
Wo' carry la stock corrugated Iron
In all lengths.
DIVENS. COIUrN & FHENBLY.
TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS.
Work of Taking Off Restrictions on
Indian Lands Goes On
Indian Agent Kelsey has issued a '
order setting the dates and place for
bearings for the removal of restrl
ticr.s. In order to facilitate this worl..
the Indian agent scuds a man to eiul.
locality to Investigate applies' in.'
The following Is the lis- ef owns and
Hates: Supulpu Novemli'f il: IJ.V.
i'envllli. Novemb-r II; AI" Njvoiii-
her ft; Ardmore Nnvoin'.-cr I'.- Pauh
Valley November 21 hr-.l .2. o.vith
MpAlostor. Novemler 23 :in.I .v.: Via-
fti. November 2r: .lcC'ut ill". Novein
her 27: Poteau November ".'S nnd 29:
Tiillhlna. December 1 and 2: Tuskaho-
nia. December I: Antlers. December
and i): I'ort Towson December 7 S
anil Si; C.nrvln December 11 and 12;
Hugo. December l.t and' 14; Durant
December 15 nnd lfi: Atoka. Decem-
ber IS and 10.
Fighters Are Matched.
New York. Nov. 8. Hob Fit .Sim-
mons who lias been matched to
light "Philadelphia Jack" O'llrlen In
Snn Krnncli'co soim- time before Do-
ceinb"r 31. will leave with his malin-
ger. I.eon Friedman for Snn Francis-
co tomorrow. Bob will probably pick
up a sparring partner In Chicago and
establish training quarters at Skaggs
Springs or at San Jose.
The fight Is for twenty rounds or
more and tho nrtlcles state h "for rhe
world- heavyweight championship."
A forfeit of $2500 will bo posted
.with H. llaggerly of San Francis-
en on or before Nov. 25.
Mutinied Then Surrendered.
Itlo Janeiro. Nov. 0 Tho garrison
of the I'ortrcKH of Santa Cruz at the
entrance of the bay mutinied yes-
terday but surrendered tills morning.
RAILROAD TROUBLES
SANTA FE MAIL TRAIN COMPELL
ED TO DETOUR.
To Reach Destination Rock Island
and Santa Fe Have Trouble Over
Joint Trackage Matter Will
Be Reported to Government.
(iathrie. O. V. Nov. S. The Santa
Fo mall train W-'st from Outhrio tr.
Kingfisher was stopped at Cashlo).
midway to Klngflaher at noon today
and rerused the uso or the Hock Is-
land track Into Kingfisher thus de-
laying the mall at Cushion for three
and ono-hiilf lnvsrs before tho train
returned to Guthrie. The mnll was
then sent south over the Santa Fo and
via the Choctaw and Hock Island to
Kingfisher. The track betwen here
and KingfUher Is owned Jointly by
the Santa Fo and Hock Islanil and
for several years has been operated
jointly by tho two roads each operat-
ing it for six mouths alternately. It
being now the Santa Fes turn. Re-
cently the Hock Island secured con-
trol of the Frisco branch from Guth-
rie east to Chandler and It announced
It would operate through trains from
Kingfisher to Chandler thus making
use of the Suntn Fo from Guthrie to
Cashlon. To this announsement tho
Santa Fo objected and for two days
the ofllcials of the fwo roads have
boon trying to reach an agreement.
They fnlled and today tho Hock Is-
land refused the uso of Its tracks into
Klugflsher to the Santa Fo. The two
companies jointly had sighed a con-
tract with the government to carry
the mails over this lino and Santa Fe
Fn officials will Immediately tako up
with the postal department tho delay
and non-performnnco of duty occas-
ioned by tho Rock Island.
BAD IN HONG KONG.
Americans Arc Badly Treated In
Canton.
Hong Kong Nov. 8. Advices from
Canton say that tho anti-American
feeling there Is growing moro Intense
A lady hag been spat upon Inthostreot
nnd tho Amoricau consul Julius (!.
Lay ling received an anonymous let-
ter threatening his life ir tho Impris-
oned boycottors or Amerlcnn goods
are not released. Tho consul has
written to tho viceroy asking him to
prohibit an anti-American mass meet-
ing which It is proposed to hold In
Canton but the viceroy apparently Is
Indifferent.
Tho American consul today proceed-
ed to l.Ienchow In order to mnke ai
offlclnl investigation of Uie recent
massacre of American missionaries
there. The Chinese authorities will
be represented by tho Tno Tal.
CITIZENS CRY ALOUD.
Madlll People Want Speakers to Or-
ganize Single Statehood Clubs.
Tho following telegram to Sldnoy
Suggs wua received hero Uils after-
noon; "We polled 1100 and carried Mad'.1
for county coat. Wo aro ready to or-
ganlzo a slnglo statehood club an'l
will give It strong support. Send us
some speakers. Signed
"CITIZENS OF MADIIJj I. T."
Another Advance By Standard
Clovolnnd. Nov. .0. Tho Standard
oil company advanced tho price of
nil grades of refined oil cunt per
gallon.
Dally ArdtnoreKe GO cts. per month
ELECTION
AFTERMATH
CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT TAMMANY
IS NOW ON.
Inaugurated By Contest of William
Randolph Hearst Wholesale Elec-
tion Frauds Alleged Will Go
to the Supreme Court.
New York. Nov. S. A eampatgn
to defent Tammany Hall In the su-
premo court and to declare William
H. Hearst the rightfully elected mny-
or of New York yesterday In place of
George I). McClellun. was Inaugurat-
ed at a crowded meeting of .Municipal
Owonsblp Iyoague leaders today.
At the oloplr. Hearst said:
'We are going to light today to-nior-ow.
next month and next year to
make It possible for a man to ens'
an honest vote and to prevent In tho
future conditions as disgraceful an
those of yesterday especially In Sul-
livan's and .Murphy's dlstVlcts and w"
will invoke every legal means to have
every ballot honestly counted. Wo
are receiving voluntary offers or
money from business men to aid us
In this appeal."
Mr. Hearst's lleutonnuts then an-
nounced that with evidence that 30.
000 Hearst men wero defrauden of
the right to vote yesterday and that
I 000 election Inspectors wero guilty
of Illegal acts the contests would be
carried Immediately over the lieuus
of the board or county canvassers to
the supremo court. They said tho
object or this plan was to secure a
speedy and final answer and that
money wtis not to bo spared In engag-
ing special counsel in all parts of the
Fnlted States to make this plan ef-
fective. In less than twenty-four hours af-
ter tho polls closed the .Municipal
Ownership League had secured over
1.000 affidavit charging illegnl ac!s
within about 1000 election district
These affidavits state that the in-
spectors In question were Tammany
men.
.Mr. Hearst himself said that with-
in n year " a chain of these men" will
be sent to Sing Sing. It was also
sated that In the East Side Assembly
districts. Including the Elghtoenli.
Charles F. Murphy's homo district af-
tldavlls havo been secured to show
! that at least 30000 votes were Illegal-
! ly cast yesterday on tho names of vof-
i crs who went to the polls to vote Tor
Mr. Hearst and the Municipal Owner-
ship League ticket but who when
: they arrived round their nnmes voted
upon nl ready.
Now -iork. Nov. 9. Hearst who
last night secured an order from Jus-
llee Gaynor directing the police to
turn over all ballot boxes to tho
board of election nt onco sent out af
ter midnight fifty automobiles to col-
lee receptacles.
Tho police obeyed the order as far
as they could but when they proceed-
ed to the election board office thoro
was no one to take cu.itody or tho
boxes nnd tho policemen wero com-
pelled to remain on the streets for
jo BO.ioisodnp oil Huipaunii tunoii
the people" votes. Later John K.
Voorhles president of tho election
board. Democrat and Charles W.
J'age. Republican member or the
board declined to uccept the custody
or tho boxtw ror the board.
I New Yorlc. Nov. . Mayor McClol
i Ian today retained legal counsel to
protect his Interests In proceedings
! brought by Hearst contesting the
I mnyoralty.
REPORTS CONFLICT.
Two Reports From Muskogee on the
Recent Election
Muskogee I. T. Nov. 9. Returns
from 270 precincts received by the
election board show a total voto or
10.312. There ar.i 331 precincts ytj'.
fo hoar rrom. Possibly 2& or the;'
did not hold an election.
The campaign committee Issued n
statement declaring' tho total voto will
be more than 7i"000 averaging sixty
votes Tor tho .. constitution to one
against. They say tho remaining
343 precincts will average 100' votes
each.
Tho Muskogee l'hocnix says;
"Tho result or tho Sequoyah elec-
tion Is conceded to bo a great victory
on tho part or Ui Joint staters. The
result was obtained by tho Joint state-
hood men staying away rrom tho polls
arter a vigorous campaign on thu part
or the separate staters." And add
that loss than 13.000 votes wero poll-
ed In favor of Sequoyah out of ISO-
000 voters.
TREPPOFF IS REMOVED.
Wltte and the Emperor Agree to Im-
mediate Universal .Suffrage.
St. rofersburg Nov. ft. Roth Wiil-
amr the' emporor have mndo another
surrender. General Trepoff ban been
removed from tho powerful position
of governor-general of St. Iotorburg
and assistant minister of Interior
nnd Russia's premier has agrcvd to
ImmedlAte universal sutfragos.
There Is tin cough medicine ao popu-
lar as Foley's Ilonoy nnd Tar. It con-
tains no opiates or poisons nnd never
falls to euro. Sold by City Drug Store.
CONFUSION
IN CHINA
RUMOR OF REVOLUTION AGAINST
THE EMPRESS.
The Emperor a Lunatic Confined in
a Hall Where No One Can Reach
Him Has Food Thrust Through
a Window.
Victoria. H. C Nov S. Telegrams
rrom l'ekln to Japanese papers sav
liiovunn-ntH to overthrow the pr.'s.'i:
Chinese dynasty are proceeding wltn
Incredible rapidity. On October It! a
portion or Pokln was closed. For-
eigners wore allowed to puss the
guarded gates but natives were close-
ly sciiitluixed. Grout activity of rev-
olutionaries Ik report ml from several
suctions. A bhaiighal paper wiys
that n great panic exists at Tointslii
among native servants many of
whom aro lenving foreign employ
owing to the trouble that Is expected.
Advices rrom Pokln published In
Japanese vernacular papers received
by the Empress or China state that
when the dowager empress ir China
returned hantlly finm her summer
palace because of bomb out rages at
l'ekln. she summoned the ompornr
and asked him whnt ho knew about
l'ekln. she summoned the emperor
showed coslderable eonruslon. At a
slgnnl from the empress a party of
guards appeared and led tho emperor
to a hnll. where ho hns since been con-
fined; no one having nccess to him
and rood being thrust to tilm through
a window. Tho Hochl Shimbiin says
thu emperor occasionally raises
shrieks like those or a lunntlc.
CRUISER DENVER SAILS
To Scene of Trouble at San Domingo.
Quiet Reported Now.
Washington Nov. 0. The navy de-
partment has been advised that .tho
cruiser Denver left Guantnuamo yes-
terday for San I'edro Maroona San
Domingo to which place Hear Admir-
al Uradcnford was order-il to send
a warship beeatuo or reported troivhl".
Admiral Dradenrord sailed with his
tlagsHlp rrom Guantiinamo ror Snn
Domingo City.
A cablegram Troiii San Domingo
tinted yesterday received today
stales everything quiet. ''
It Is almost a certainty that Judgo
Ho.ca Townsend will bo reappointed
as Judgo or the Southern DIstrlcT.
Thero Is not a Judgo in tho Indian
Territory better liked than Judge
Townsond: ho stands well with Un-
bar and the people; you can hear noth-
ing tmt praises for him. Tho judge
has mndo a good record and Is well
qualified ror tho place and above all
the people want him reappointed.
Tishomingo News.
RUSSIAN TROOPS MUTINY.
Trouble at Cronstadt People Are
Panic Stricken and Flee the City.
Cronstadt Russia Nov. 9. The
troops hero have mutinied nnd are
pillaging tho city firing Is going on
In the streets and tho Inhabitants aro
panic stricken and Hoeing rrom town.
St. Petersburg. Nov. !. It is re-
ported that during the massacre at
Cmnstnilt Inst night tho Infantry used
machine guns and fired on the peo-
ple. Tho city Is reported In llamcs.
Tho British embassy bore has re-
quested Tropoff to protect British
subjects nt Cronstadt.
Si. Petersburg Nov. 8. l:.'tli p. in.
Intense excitement prevails hero
owing to the alarming news from
fr.mstnilt.
According to reports recei-. -:l
mutiny of tailors occurred during
t!ie night and was rollowi'd by a rogu-
ular bcttlo with troops during w.ilqh
machlno guns were used. The worK
nu n sided with the fallors and hun-
dreds wore killed or wounded.
It Is reported the llnro or Ilamos can
be seen rrom the windows or the em-
por.ir'H palace at Poteraor.
SHOOTING AT DOUGHERTY.
Town Marshal Deel Seriously Shoots
G. W. Holder.
Doughorty I. T. Nov. 9. (Special)
Dougherty was today tho scone of
a serious shooting nffra. which oc-
curred at G. W. Holder's store about
11.30 o'clock. It seems that Jim
Woods nnd G. W. Holder engaged In
a fight and Holder struck WoodH
across Uio head with a pistol when
Town Marshal II. II. Dool ran Into
the store nnd pulled his gun to stop
tho participants. Holder opened fire
on IKel who Immediately returned
tho flro. Dool received a slight wound
on tho hoad whore a bullet cut Hie
"vilp arid Holder wa hot onco In the
Up ami cut on tho hoad. He has
bi'cn romovod to his .home and It Is
believed ho will die. United State
otllcers will arrive this evening to
InwHtJgnto the trouble.
Tennessee Miners' Trouble.
Chattanooga Nov. . Two compan-
ies f military wro ordered this
morning to White M'lla. Tenn. whoro
trouble botwern striking anil noih
union mtncr.t Is ruportod.
THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM
Declared By Inspector Moore to Be in
Good Condition Insurance.
In tho opinion or Inspector Moore
of Oklolioma City representing tho
Hnrtford Insurance company Anl-
more's system of waterworks Is llrst-
class In every respect. The necessity
or this Inspection was due to tho fact
that the city had applied for lusur
nneo to the extent or $10000 and Mr
.Iooio was sent here to Investigate
comliUons.
After n thorough iinestlKtilloii In
spector Mooro declared that with
some repairs tho system could not be
excelled. The repairs will be made
by tho city Immediately. By replacing
three tubes tho plant will be allowed
to carry IfiO pound of steam. Iu an
Inspection of the boilers Mr. Mooro
found that the tiling belonging orf'thc
tubcH was missing and because of tills
tho plant did not get the benefit of
the pressure Jiy ai least 50 per cent.
Hccmmo of this condition it was un-
able to run Hie plant with one boiler.
The boilers were clogged and needed
cleaning badly. When the tiling Is
put back one pump can bo haudlad
with ease. Since the boilers wero
clonned no trouble has been experi-
enced. Mr. liroadnnx claims that
new hollers aro nooosiwry and that
Ardmore has a duplex system that It
can point to with pride.
Inspector Moore will recommend
that the city he allowed to carry the
amount of Insurance stated.
The new engineer Mr. Hogg who
enmo from Shrovnport is having no
trouble with the plant. Ho report
everything running smooth.
It Is more than probable Ardmore
will get 11 Insurance rates reduced
within a short period.
IN HONOR OF JEFF DAVIS
MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY AT
RICHMOND VA.
The Cornerstone Laid Yesterday By
the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy An Event of Great
Importance to Southerners.
Richmond Vu. Nov. S. An event
or great Importiuicer'Uiroughout the
southern states was tho laying or the
cornerstono or the Jerrerson Davis
monument he ro today under tho aus-
pices or tho United Daughters or tho
Conredoracy. Tho monument will bo
made or granite with ornamentations
of bronze. It will bo a colonnade or
thirteen Doric columns seventeen
root high edged with a Doric rrlezo
docornldd with Doric tryglphs and
bronze seals or all the states which
took part In tho secession. Tho col-
onnndo terminates nt ench end In n
massive pier Tour ffet square sur-
mounted by bronze liophles comiios
ed of Confederate flags shields
drums ennnon etc. Tho entire width
across tho cannonade Is forty-eight
feet. Tin.. Inscription of tho colon
undo describe tho Tacts connected
with the secession movement tho
Conrederato statcn and the part play
ed by Mr. Davis.
GRAND NAVAL DISPLAY.
American and British Ships Fire Sa-
lutes King Edward's Birthday.
Now York. Nov 9. Ia'A by Uio
flagship Drake with Prince IjouIs on
tlu artcr-brldgo tho Rrltlah squadron
arrived In North River today and
anchored.
Thousands gathered In RlversUlo
park to witness tho arrival.
Twelve nien-of-wnr or tho Ni'th
Atlantic llcut. the flower or tho Amer
ican navy welcomed tho British.
Now York seldom wltnossed a
grander display of fighting 'ahlps.
Drake fired a sajuto to Hen- Ad-
miral Evans and In 'nor of tho
king's birthday.
Ijiter calls wore uxelu 'ed liv he
prince and Admiral Evan and tho
prlncw called on tho mayor and Hoar
Admiral Coghlan of Nw York u.ivy
yard
Opera House.
"Ramonn" a play of Infinite oharm
and Intense realism comes to the op-
era hoiiho on November 10th. It Is n
dramatization of llolen Hunt Jack-
son's celobratud story "Hnmona"
known throughout the world. Miss
Virginia Calhoun assumes tho title
rolo and makes a native fascinating
"Ramona." Her production is elabo-
rate and truo In every detail; her
company composed of excellent people
and the costumes gorgooiiB to a de-
gree. Every detail has beon studied
with painstaking euro. In Its dramatic
climaxes "Ramona" Is strong; In Its
pathos touching and In Its delicious
delicate comedy Infectious. "Ramona"
depicts life and lovo as they existed
In tho old mission days or California
those days so full of romatico arid
chivalry. A fcaturo of tlio ironing will
hi tho Inlerpolated Spanish songs nnd
dancoi given In all their fervor and
abandon. So much Interest has been
awakened In the theatro' going public
that scarcely a seat will bo uvallabie.
9
Arrested on Serious .Charge.
Hutchinson Kan. Nov. 9. J.-ko
F.mmut was nrresfed' today charge!
with shooting Oeorgo Fllnn at Turnn
last ovenlhg. Fllnn was called to tho
door and shot by man who escaped.
ANOTHER GAS
FRANCHISE
GRANTED TO OHIOANS BY CITY
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
Much Discussion About the Passage
When Put to a Vote Passed With-
out a Dissenting Voice Work
Commence In 60 Days
I he city eomull niut it npa es
"Ion last night. Aldermen present
were Gilliam. Stuart Pennington. Mc
Charon. Mullen and Best. Mayor Dick
presided.
The object of the special meeting
was to take action on n gas finncliH..
that bad hwn Introduced at Uio meet-
ing previous and which had beon
passed to the second reading.
The franchise was ugnln read la.it
night. It was moved Hint the fran-
chise bo placed upon Its final passage
I lie motion carried.
On m. Ion S. T. Bledsoe was given
permUHliia to address the counqll
He Hlnttu that h represented the
grantees or tho gas franchise which
the council bail pnssed some two
weeks ago. anil ho discussed to soma
oxteiit the pending franchise. Ho
thought that tho council should Ko
Blow n tho matter or granting fran-
chises that (his nrlvll el.. imMif i.
suit sometimes In dereatlng thu very
object for which It was Intended. Ho
was or the opinion that tho city
should be fully protected nnd under
the terms or the proved rrnnclilsn
Mi Bledsoe took occasion to slnto
that thero was no assurance that a
gas plant would be In operation It
appears that the parties seeking tho
rranclilse agree to deposit a certified
check for $1000 and that ns soon an
the pipe to that amount Is laid In the
streets the chock Is to bo withdrawn.
In fact this Is one or the provisions
or the franchise and this Mr. Bledsoe
discussed saying Unit t;s did not
mean a gas plant; that the work
could bo abandoned nitor tho plpn
was laid and yet the town Would not
own the pipe or have a gas plant.
Several other phases or the rranclilHO
wore discussed.
Mr. Bledsoe cnlled attonllon to Mip
fact that tho parties who wore nsk-
Ing ror the franchise had Been given
plenty of tlmb In .tho matter; that
Home twolvo months ago a franchlso
had been granted and becauso of tho
failure of tho parties to carry out tho
provisions tho council had revoked
tho rranclilse.
Aldermnn Pennington stnted that
ho had been opposed to tho granting
or tho rranchlso but arter tho matter
had beon presented to him ho was
rondy to voto for It. Ho stated that
ho hnd been Informed by Mr. Herring
who represented tho parties "asking
for It Hint some $1000 had been spent
In an effort to securo gas and that
this showed that .thu parties woro
making efforts to carry out tho pro.
visions.
Alderman Mullen proposed some
slight nmendomentR and nfter a short
discussion tho rranchlso passed with-
out a dissenting voto.
Tho parties who wero granted It re-
side In Unin Olilo and telegrams
woro read rrom bankers to tho ofTect
that their credit was unlimited.
It Is stated that work Is to com-
mence within tho noxt sixty days.
Under tho terms or tho franchlso tho
rate charged for gaR Is considered
very reasonable.
Has Good Words for Ardmore.
F. C. Reagan a representative of
tho American Light and Wator Co..
with oIIIcob In Kansas .City Mo. In-
dlannpolls Iml. and Columbus Ohio
which company Installed tho water
nnd sewerage nystom In this city Is
hero to extend tho regards of his com-
pany to tho city council. Mr. Reagan
In a very fluent talker nnd speaks
well of Ardmore naylng Hint In life
opinion It will In n short tlmo havo
a population of 30000 people. Mr.
Reagnn's company havo put In tho
waterworks for nil Uio principal
towns In Oklahoma and Indian terri-
tories and ho Is enthusiastic in
spoaklng of what ho considers what
will soon bo ono of tho brightest stars
In the Union. In speaking of tho wat-
or which Is used In Ardmoro he says
that It Is tho best that can bo used
and that Ardmoro Is very fortunate in
having so good a water supply. In
regard to the growth of the town ho
Raid that with an expenditure of $25-
000 or $30000 In tho next Ave yoara.
Ardmore will bo enabled to supply
water with her present system for a.
population or 30000 pooplo. Tho sow.
erago Bystum ho says will bo tho
greatest Droolem to confront Uio city
fathers nnd ho ndvlaes cremation as
that will be tho cheapest and health-
iest way.
Mr. Reagan will go from hero to
Coalgntft whero a bond Issue has been
mado for waterworks to Interview the
city council at that placo on thu sub-
ject of Vvalorworks.
Mr. neagan la well pleased with
Ardmoro and tho people hero and says-
that this Is not his last visit to this
place.
Whon a woman hasn't any other"
reasons for nagging o man boo' can do
It becauso aho feols'lt la her duty to
him ' . .V
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