The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 175, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 28, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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The Ardmoreite Is tl ; Only Newspaper in Southern Oklahoma Receiving the Associated Press News Service
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VOLUME XVI
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA Tl'liSDAY KVHNlNCi DECKM P.ER 28 W.)
NUMBER 17.')
MYSTERIOUS MR. RAFFLES ARRIVES IN THE CITY
Mysterious Stranger in the City
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their candidate
PHILLIP GRIFFITH WILL OPPOSE
DICKINSON FOR DEARMOND'S
PLACE
liutb r Mo. Deo. M. I'ill;lp S. (irif-
f 1th of ;r-nfleld Dade county was
nominate! by acclamation huro today
by the republicans ot the sixth Mis-
souri district as a candidate to suc-
ceed tht lato Congressman DeArmond.
Tho convention was in H'sslon but
on hour.
December 3rd the deiuocrats named
C. C. Dickinson as their candidate.
Miss Martina Sprekelinoyor who
has be'n suffering for three weeks
from a depe of rover Is recovering.
Tim It.ss a talkative person says
the more norious the proposition he
Is keeping silent on Is apt to be
For Sale or Exchange
FOR SALE $ Oo of unalloted filings. Will file on
i o acres or upwards wherever buyer desires. MUST
SELL AT ONCE.
FOR EXCHANGE o acres of land half mile
from Mannsville OUa. for Ardmore city property.
FOR SALE Some special bargains in city prop-
erty on easy terms.
City Building and Loan Money at 5 Per Cent
Interest Farm Lands S percent annual interest.
Prompt service.
O. L. CHANCELLOR
Ortlcu Ilandol rildg. over Ditiler
OM'e piiono HI- lies phono 513. Dry Cioods Co.
$100000
TO LOAN
on Farm and City Property
Must Reasonable Terms
GENERAL INSURANCE
GORMAN BOGiE & DOBBINS
Over City National hunk
Phone 50 ARDMORE OKLA.
Vl.KS IX TIIIC CITY TODAY.
of phone merger
PRESIDENT OF DELL COMPANY
IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI WILL
BE THE FIRST WITNESS.
Jerfenon City Mo.. Dee. 28. ('.has.
S. Weed of ToMku Kansas presltleiit
' f the Hell Telephono company ot
Missouri and tho Kansas Telephone
conip.iny was the first witness today
in tho Investigation ot the telephono
company before Special Kxainincr 1-M-;
win Silver. Cyrus 1'. Yalbridgo or
St. liuls chairman of the 'board ot
1 the Hell company will be a witness
later.
No use In waiting for something to
turn up. The turnpike Js lined with
pikers sitting on the fence for the
same purpose.
TAFT IS AT WORK
ON HIS MESSAGE
PRESIDENT BUSILY ENCAGED IN
PREPARING THE FIRST OF HIS
SPECIAL MESSAGES.
ABOUT NECESSARY AMENDMENTS
Piesident's Message Will Give His
Views and Recommendations on
Amending the Sherman Anti-Trust
Law and Commerce Commission.
WnnltiiiKtoii I). ('. Dee. L.. 1'iesi-
ih nt Tit ft toilay began tin pri'imrii-
tlon of the first of IiIk special mes-
sages t) COIlgrcSS.
Tlii iih'ks:ih will deal with amend-
ments which ho believes ar necess-.-ary
t tin interstate commerce anil
thi' Sherinnii nntltvust acts.
Recent reports to tin contrary not-
vithstutidliii; It Ik
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president will take ii 'flees
act ami ileal with It at ureac"
lie also will hrhiK forward his Idea
to Isnulnt; federal licenses to corpn-
ral ".ie proiKised license to be
Jjjlunt: nit' to be taken advan
tunc of by hiicli corporations as tie
she to place themselves uniler fed-
ei.tl jurisdiction.
RAIDED A JOINT.
Negro Broke Booze and Fled Leav-
ing Hat Behind.
Peput.v I.autlrum raided a Joint
tills afternoon In the Whlttlngtou
h- tel buKdliig. The Joint Is locafd
011 the ground floor In the center
ol tlie building and one must go
through a number of doors anil a
labyrinth of pasaae ways before en-
uring he room. The keeper toilay
was a negr;.. He saw the off leer
coming and broke several bottles ot
wh'skey uul led leaving his h it
behind. The oll'lcer coultl not open
tit" deer to the joint anil had to
Kick hU way through the glass.
He re.'-i'lved several cuts about the
handJ. 'IH- captured two buttles of
whiskey which the darkey railed
1 break bill found no one to ar-
te t.
Take care of your health and your
disposition will take care of yiil.
Ramsey & Ramsey
Farm and City Loans
We insppct our own loans
200 W Main St.
Ardmore Okla.
Money! Money!
.$100000 litis Keen .set aside
lor mo by tlc Union Central
Lifeln.suranco Co.toloaK uti
farms between now u n l
Muruh 1st. 1 have privatu
funds to loan Inspoet my
on loans. Always have
the money.
GEORGE R. FISH
Koom !1 Noble Jl'd-'.
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a 113 North Washington St. a
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DEAD MAN WAS
BROTHER-IN-LAW
KANSAS CITY KANSAS CARPEN-
TEH WHO FOUND DEAD MAN.
LATER IDENTIFIES UODY.
KNEW IT FROM PHOTOGRAPH
Although He Had Never Seen the "III Vessel on Fire Lat Wednesday
Dead Man Before He Was Sure Pour Days Out of New York Dis-
That Body Found In Pile of Brush charging Cargo to Fight flames.
Was That of Relative.
Kansas City. .Mo. Dec. Tre-
I ll'H llenilli.'kf. a cnrpeliter who
! found the body of a murdered man
In a pile of brush on the outskirts
)i.r KaiiH-ts City Kansas Sunday to-
1 day identified the body as that of
I Mm brothtirdn-law Joint Whitehead
ol ('urlhnge Mo.
I lieiulrlcld' said lie had never heeii
Vitt lirmher-'n-law but that lie had
'loto.m-aph of him at home and
a: lie saw the lflseinb.nnce bo-
ra ten the tit ail man and the picture
lonn alt-'f he lotiliil the body.
The authorities t-day announced
'that they would make an arrest in
count ctloii w It li the killing within
tutlve hours.
FIRE DESTROYED HOME.
Burning Grass on West Main Street
Caused Alaram Today.
The home or H. II. Ford on C
street southeast was destroyed by
lite last evening. The loss was
small hut it means much to .Mr.
J'" rtl as it was all he had In the
way ot a home and unfortunately
he iiatl 110 Insurance. It Is not known
how th' tin; orlKiiiiitetl as the fam-
ily win absent when the blaze start-
(tl. The department was called to the
usMeiiee of .Mrs. Mays on West
Main strict tills atteriioou. (irass
uns burning In (he yard ami no
damage wa.s done.
.Messrs. Carlt n llutler Walter
Thompson ami An.il K.irp will en-
lirtain a iiitmber of their Mends
tonight at the hnme of .Mr and
Mrs. John It. Whayne
Good Things to Eat
Kish
Oysters
Krosh meats of all kinds
Koshur meats
(Ailifornin fruits
Evci thiny fiosh and
clean Prompt doll very
J. A. CLARK'S
Mmi. HiK unj OytUr I'url.ir
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Your Kt'iierous patronage
has enabled lis to operato
the luiKi'St candy factory In
the state ami we appreciate
your kindness.
Accept cur Kteetlnus and
continue tit call foi Crown
t anilieit.
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THE UllOWN DOTTLING
AND M'F'G WORKS
M. J. HAYS.
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Farm Loans
Bttrwell & Dexter arc
inakiii" farm loans as
heretofore without any
delay. They inspect all
lands and pay cash down.
Office o y c r Guaranty
State Bank.
VESSEL ON FIRE
FOR SEVEN DAYS
OIG WHITE STAR LINER CELTIC
REACHES LIVERPOOL WITH
MOLD STILL UURNING
PASSENGERS WERE UNAWARE
I.IMTPOOI IMC. Mil! WllH ills-
covered III the hold of tile White
Star liner Celtic l.tMt WetlucMtlaj
when this vuscol was tour ilnyn out
' from New York. The liner arrived
here s.ife'y ytwfertlay.
I The tire was fctlll buriliiK but its
pretieui'i. was unkiiow to the tour linn-
'tired li.iKPenifers on txiartl.
' linnii'tlhitely upon arrHal liei-e the
wo.k if dlHcli:ir4lng the cargo. In an
effoii to rcaih the origin of Hie
. blaze whi begun Tin work contin-
ue I titlay
STEVENS IS HELD
FOR THE MURDER
HIS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
WAS HELD TODAY AT ABER-
DEEN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Aberdeen S. D.. Dec. At the
preliminary examination Boday Hu-
I fortl Stevens was held ror trial for
! hi nun dei of Divltl C. .McKenzle a
1 son ot Murde McKlnzle wealthy
1 cattleman of Colorado at l.ebeau 'wo
weeks ago.
HOGS HIGHEST IN
THIRTY YEARS
I IN KANSAS CITY MARKET TO-
' DAY HOGS BROUGHT UNUSU.
1 AL PRICE OF EIGHT-EIGHTY.
' Kansas City Mo. Iter I'K. -Hogs
1 briught the unusual prl f .WJ
. I't the local market tod.ty the high-
I -st price sliK'c l.svj. The r.eelpts '
were heavy .
TOLSTOI IS ILL
HAS HIGH FEVER
RUSSIAN AUTHOR DANGEROUS-
LY ILL OF BRONCHITIS AND
INFLAMMATION OF LIVER.
Yaa.m.y.i Itussia Dei. -'. A ih
ajMiesIs by h s physicians tlevelops 1
that t'o int l.co Tolst .1 U sulTerlllK J
fioiu bn nchltis and luf. animation or'
the liver. HU fever It very IiIkIi.
FORMER GOVERNOR DYING.
J H. Lickey Has Been Unconscious
For Twelve Hours at Osceola
Osceola Nidi. Dec. 1'S.--Kornicr
( (iovt-nior .1. II. I.lckey has been mi-j
i. melons for twelve hours. Ills death i
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it Kent-rally fair
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FAMOUS DECEIVER WHO HAS BAFFLED
THOUSANDS WILL SOON MOVE
AMONG
The Daily Ardmoreite Offers $50.00
in Gold for His Capture; Man of
Mystery Will Soon Make Initial
Appearance After WTich All Are
Invited to Enter the Chase.
It.if lli-s the man ot m.stery Is In
the city and wilt hooii make Ills flist ;
llitrodiictory appearimce. J
llafflos In appuarnncu Is In no man-1
iter out ot the ordinary In fact tpilct
utiil unassuiiiiiiK yet with an eye that I
takes In tho smallint detail at i
glance. Aleit Ih the word that seems
to most Hilly dencribo the Individuality
of this gieiu man of elusive fame.
In fact lit rein mviiih to lay the secret
of ills sue -t hh in his work of eluding
hose 011 IiIj trail the hope ot ulti-
mately winning tho prize .unl glory
by effecting his capture.
As explained In the Dally Ardnion.-
Ite yesterday the conditions of thU
wonderful Haftles engagement are
very simple ami within tho reach ot
all.
The Dally Ardmorolte will offer u
reward of MM lit gold for the cap-
ture of Karflcs after his disappear-
ance which will tako p'ace from some
local theatre the .'innoiiuceinoiit of
which will be given In our next Issue
of this paper.
Ilaffles will make JiIh dlRapikearanco
a' a given hour ami after that time
he Is open for capturo by all
The conditions are simply as fol-
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Have 011 your person In full
view of Hafflcrt the latest l.ssuo
of the Ardmoreite ami gle
him this salutation:
"You are the iiiys'eiioiu .Mr.
H.ttflcs of the Daily Ardmore-
ite the cleanest palter In the
state and the Itest advertising
mo Hum In Hut el'y.
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If the person you salute is Kaffh s
he will ackiiowlexlKe his Identity uul '
tlie !;oldcii reward Is yours.
Il.ifll-'s In no way st'cun to be 1111-
a-ty In reward to his ruture success 1
In I'liitltiii; thtiye Mhti will enter the
chase hu moves about with the calm
assurance nf tme perfectly toiifldeiit
lu his ability to protect the records
of hit pa.t CIIK.ti;eUlcllts.
Many cKiitlim Incidents occur In
the life or Itaffles and though hu Is
found to be ra'hor averse to rucount-
ItlK hi 4 past eMiBliencert to thosu who
havt the Rixul fortune V) listen to his
tales of hairbreadth escape anil the
I thrillliiK ailventur-s. they find them-
selves held spell IkJUIld with adlllll'.l-
tlon and wonder.
Truly In Hie wortU of "SkyOK ot
Mars llaffles Is an "oarth helm;"
with a wonderful development of
mind for the ipil k t one ptlon tf the
situation anil conditions
MANY
For vour f"
wish r
Yr
THE PEOPLE
'Huong of people in the dfforeilt
cl ten of this county hine gathered
to uncover the Identity of this fata-
01m deceiver ami It Is a matter of
some conjecture among thD3t closoly
coiiliectetl with HafMi-M how long hu
will bo able t perplex tho amateur
tilcuths in A rdi no re.
It Is a situation which cap only be
determined In the future .uevelop-
incut of the great man .hunt.
Watch tomorrow's Unite of the
Arilmorelte It will give the tlato of
Ruffle's Inl'lal appearance In Ardmorti
The most interehtng am' sensational
attraction ever presented to the pub-
Me will be featured by the Ardmore-
ite the mysterious Mr. Hafflen.
SEVEN CHILDREN
BURN' TO DEATH
FIRE. FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSION
IN A PENNSYLVANIA MINER'S
HOME FATAL TO MANY.
Dubois IJeiin. Dec. lis. Seven chil-
dren wen burned to death and three
adults fatally Injured early today
when tire followed by all explosion
destroyed the home of Stephen Rro-
noskl a miner here.
INVESTIGATE ROCK
SLAND CORNER'
STOCK EXCHANGE COMMITTEE
BEGINS WORK OF ASCERTAIN.
ING CAUSE OF ACTIVITY.
New York X Y Dec. 2S. The
utcitLr nvntinni'ii vni in 1 1 1 ii trunv lit.
j is t' I ttiuii v-4mvvv- vi -
Kan ti luvetttlKate Into the causes
of the heiikntUnnt movement of Hook
i Island common yesterday.
! Tho committee which has full
power to act will go over the trad-
Inir sheets.
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TO MEXICO CITY.
Santa Iu Crota Mex. Dec.
28. Zelayu and paity passed
through hero today on tholr
way north to .Mexico City.
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THANKS
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