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ENDORSED BY
THE BAR
THE MADILL
1WICE-A-WEEK NEWS
■^tiMUned Every Tuesday and Friday Mornings
PELL & HART, Publishers
sintered a the Postomce in Madill, ludain Ter-
ritory. as second-class mail matter
$u icription One Dollar A Year
In Advance.
Advertising rates furnished upon
application.
Phone No. 76.
MADILL, I. T., MABCH. 15, 1907.
It is thougt that the Texas leg-
islaiu « will adjourn about April
6th.
VI Cassimer-Perier, a former
president of the Republic of
France is dead.
Tho constitutional convention,
?eports, will adjourn today noon
•Jiitil April the 5th.
It is remarkable how many peo-
ple seem to think you enjoy lis-
tening to a tale of woe. Savey?
Remember Candidates' day at
Madill March the 23rd. Every-
body invited. Box supper at
night.
On March 12th, the powder
Magazines on board the French
bat ledhip Iena blew up and as a
about 80 bluejackets are dead and
hundreds of others suffering from
injuries.
The Western Oklahoma (Santa
Fe ) Railway Company has cal-
ted off all construction work on
the Seiling extension southward
tbrongh Mutual to Soiling and
Taloga until the proposed Stati
Constitution ia finally passed np-
on by the people and President
Roosevelt.
The last number of the Indian-
ola Enierprise, a weekly news-
paper, of McAlester, was issued
last week. The editor announced
that the paper suspended publi-
cation for want of support. The
plant will he moved to
Canadian and a paper called the
the Enlerpise will be establishec
there.
It in said there are at present
over 23,000 bales of ootton in the
hands of the carriers at Memphis
awaiting cars in which to load.
From the statememis made and
the evidence produced the situa-
tion in Memphis with respeot to
cotton was shown to be as seriouf
as that respecting wheat in some
of the Northwestern States.
THAT GRAVE CHARGE
AGAINST CORTELYOU
The New York American pre-
sents against Mr. Cortelyou an
indictment of the most serious
nature, and if there has ever
been a word of explanation or
defense the News has overlooked
same. The American does not
stop with the charge, but cites
the reading public to the record-
ed evidence.
Geoge W. Perkins was recent-
ly acquitted of the charge of
theft in oennection with the con-
tribution of about $50,000 of the
policy-holders' money to the
Republican campaign fund. The
money was contributed, but the
court holds that evidence of in
tent to steal was insufficent
There is certainly not wanting
evidence of intent to "trade."
The American notes that the
sworn testimony in the Arm-
strong insurance investigation
shows that in 1904 Perkins paid
from the funds of the New York
Life to the Republican National
Committee the sum of 848,702-50.
The reoords of the Postoffice De-
partment disclose that in 1905
Cortelyou, as Postmaster Gen-
eral, made a ten-year contract
with the International Mercantile
Marine, of which Perkins was
and is American manager, giv
ing that company, for carrying
the mails, $762,638.40 per year,
or $7,626,384 for the entire time.
The records also disclose that
when he made this contract Mr.
Cortelyou had before him reports
from his own superintendent of
foreign mails that this service
could have been obtained for one-
third the money. Records of the
amounts paid other companies
show that for similar services
they received less than two-thirds
of what was given the Perkins
company. For the ten years this
would make a clear gift to Per-
kins and his associates of about
five million dollars. By a trick
similar to that of .he seven-day-
six-day fraud in the weighing of
the railway mail, the Perkins
company is presented with $100,-
000 a year. The act of Congress
provides that the marine mail
services shall be paid for by the
mile, meaning, of course, nautj-
oal mile. But the payment is
made by the land mile, which is
about one-eight shorter, thus
making more miles and more
money. The American gathers
that the International Mercantile
Marine mail graft reveals Mr.
Perkins' motive.
Whether it does or not, it
places Mr. Cortelyou in a decid-
edly unenviable attitude; in the
position of one who utilized in a
most scandalous manner even the
high powers of government as a
means of securing rich contribu-
tions to the Republican campaign
fund. The News has not examin-
ed the records alluded to by the
American, and can not be sure
To the Democracy of the Sixth
Judicial District of Oklahoma:
We the democratic members
of the bar of Bryan County, Ok-
lahoma, individually and collect-
ively, present to the derrooraoy
of the Sixth Judicial District of
Oklahoma, for District Judge
of said district, Honorable D. A.
Richardson of Bryan county.
Mr. Richardson is a son of the
south, being a native of Arkan-
sas. He is an hanorable, up-
right, christian gentleman, and
a sterling democrat. He is an
able and eioerienced lawyer and
possesses all the qualities of mind
and heart necessary to fill with
honor and credit the high judicial
position for which we present
him. We unreservedly endorse
him as worthy and in every re-
spect qualified for the judgeship.
We oommend him to the demo-
crate of this Judicial district with-
the statement that should he be
elected, we stand sponsor for the
fact that the 8ixth Judicial Dis-
trict of Oklahoma will have an
able, just and upright judge.
G. F. Deck, C. H. Marshall.
M. D. Deck, J. M. Crook,
V. B. Hayes, S. H. Kyle,
C. C. Hatchett, C. C. Phillips,
T. B. Wilkins, L. D. Horton,
J. T. McIntosh. W E Utterback
J Q A Harrod, J. M. Johnson,
E. B. Griffin, W. C. Caudill,
L Rappaloo, A. H. Furguson,
Lewis Paullin, H. H. Loden,
W. T, Sprowls, L. T. Martin,
W. C. Gower, T. J. Vaughan,
W. H. Ritchey. W. D. Gibbs,
V. Connell, J. W. Kenton,
B. A. McKinney, T. M. Hinsley,
W, L. Boner, W. L, Poole,
C. P. Abbott. E. Schlegel,
G. W. Goodwin. E. F. Nichols,
William F. Sample.
Chamberlain'* C'oujrli Remedy la
Both Agreeable ami
Kffective.
Chamberlain's Cough Remeday has
no superior for coughs, colds and croup
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way inju-
rious has made it a favorite with moth-
ers- Mr. W- S- Pelham, a merchant
of Kirksville, Iowa, says: "For more
than twenty years Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has been my leading
remedy for all throat troubles. It is
especially successful in cases of croup.
Children like it and my customers who
have used it will not take any other "
For sale by all druggist.
All announcements in this col-
umn are subject to the action of
the Democratic Party unless oth
erwise specified.
State Oflices.
For United States Sanator—
M. L. TURNER.
Of Oklahoma City.
For State Treasurer-
J. A. MENEFEE.
Of Carne£ie, Okla.
^THE TWICE-fl-CUEEK NEWS SHORT
a marriageTlottery
District Offices.
For Congress 4th Congressional
District—
F. W. SKILLERN.
Of Milburn, I T.
D. H. LINEBAUGH,
Of Atok . I.T.
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Of Ardmore, I. T.
CHAS. E. McPHERREN,
Ol Caddo, I. T.
E. P. HILL,
Of South McAlester, I. T.
Fo' State Senator 21st Senatorial
District—
Wm. M. FRANKLIN.
Ol Madill Ind. Ter.
For District Judge Sixth Judicial
District—
D. A. RICHARDSON,
Of Durant, I. T.
County Offices.
For Representative—
W. G. DRAPER.
C. H. THOMES.
For County Judge—
I. O. LEWIS.
J. W. FALKNER.
For Sheriff—
D. L. (Dave) FAULK.
JACK COLBY.
JIM BOUNDS, JR.
CHARLIE BROWN.
W. H. EVANS.
JNO, I. WEBB.
For County Clerk—
BOB THOMPSON.
W C. CAMPkELL.
J. C. LINDSEY.
M B. LAMING.
CHAS. B. McMAHAN.
For Tax Assessor—
V. GAYLE.
R. L. STIFF.
W. F. GRIMES.
EDMOND G. BEAM.
For County Commissioner—
geo. w. McMillan.
Of McMillan. Ind. Ter.
Fir Constable of Holford Town-
ship—
G. W. scribner,
Of Powell, Marshall Co.
It behooves the citizens of Ma-
dill to entertain well, the visiting
8unday School delegates who
Will be here from March, 30 to
April 1 inclusive, thereby sowing
feeds to bring returns an hun- that the testimony referred to has
dredfold. No courtesy should be not been give i an unfair or par-
too great.no kindness left un. isan twist or coloring, but if this
done no means of information is true, the fact should certainly
cutoff from those who will be be given to the public by the man
ourgueats on that date, for the accused; and it is not easy to see
gat hering well cared for, meane just how any mistake as tc plain
Others s-eeking hospitality at our figures could have been made,
han^s, a .id many of these gath- If the record discloses all that
the American presents, then it
certainly evidences a grave of-
fense on the part of Mr. Cortel-
you that will refleot more and
more upon the administration
which has depended upon him
and adhered to him in spite of
the high-handed trading of which
he stands for.—Dallas News.
erings mean a
growing town,
well known and
For Mayor.
John L. Carter offers for May-
or of Madill. He has served two
terms, giving general satisfac-
tion. This in itself shows him to
be a capable man and one, whe
if elected will be a credit to s
growing town.
Within the last year the city
A young lady went into a dry
goods store the other day and
blushingly asked the clerk if he
"had any of those elastic bands
capable of being elongated and
adjusted at pleasure, and used
by the feminine portion of man-
kind for putting around the lower
extremities of their locomotive
members to keep in the proper
poeition and the required attitude
habilimentr of their libias. This
clerk has gone fishing out on the
Washita,
Siivcd Her Son's
The happiest mother in the
I'ttle
has voted water works bonds ano town of Ava, Mo., is Mrs. S. Rup-
« putting down a deep wall and pee. She writes: "One year ago to-
a great many think Mr. Carter day ,my 8011 was down with such seri-
should be kept at the helm until
the system is in working order.
Mr. Carter promises if elected
to do in the future as in the past,
the very boat he can for the |
city's interests.
ous lung trouble that our physician
was unable to help him; when, by our
druggist's advice I began giving him
Dr • King's New Discovery, and I
soon noticed improvement. 1 kept
j '.his treatment up for a few weeks
_ when he was perfectly well. He has
Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczema. n°rk$ st^ad'y S1"£f.at c'arl)ent*'r
Dr. King s New Discovery saved his
These are diseases for which Cham- life." Guaranteed best cough and
Ledum's Salve is especially valuable- cold cure- For sale by all druggists
It quickly allays the itching and, 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
smarting and soon effects a cure.
Price, 25 cents. For sale by All A man may walic right up wi h-
DruggiBts. !out walking upright.
Rheumatic sufferers can have a Iree
sample of Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic
Remedy with book on Rheumatism by
simply writing Dr. Shoop, Racine,
Wis. This book will explain how
Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy suc-
cessfully drives Rheumatism out of
the blood. This remedy is not a re-
lief only. It aims to clear the blood
entirely of Rheumatic poisons, and
then Rheumatism must die a natural
death. Sold by all dealers*
One of the times to (jet busy it,
when you are discouraged and
think there is no use trying any
more.
Municipal Offices.
For Mayor—
JOHN L. CARTER.
For City Marshal—
J. S. BLALOCK.
For Treasurer—
R. C. FRAME.
DUGAN WHITING.
For Assessor and Collector—
W. B. HANCOCK,
JOE KIRK.
For Alderman —
J. W. MOON.
H. E. FITCH.
For City Scavenger—
T. B. ASHLEY
C- D. HARRISON.
Independent Candidates.
For City Scavenger—
M. K. MEAGHER
[Original.]
In Smolensk, Russia, marriage Is
really a lottery. Four times a year a
prize Is drawn tliere in the matrimo-
nial mar^t. Five thousand tickets are
Bold at a ruble a ticket. The winner of
the 5,000 rubles is bound to marry a
certain girl. Should the girl decline to
marry him they may divide the money
between them. In case the man Is al-
ready married he may turn over the
money and the matrimonial prize to
any friend he inny select.
Oue day a traveler stopped In the
town and, hearing of the lottery, gave
a servant 10 rubles and told him to
buy ten tickets. The drawing was to
take place that wening, and after sup-
per the stranger strolled around to the
building appointed for the purpose.
The wheel was turned and a paper
drawn. lie who drew It held it up,
looked at It and said:
"The winner is Dmitri Warouivlcb."
The stranger started. Every one
looked at every one else. No one
seemed to know who Dmitri Waroni-
vich was.
"If Dmitri Waronlvlch is here, let
him come forward."
The stranger advnneed and after
some questioning was credited with
the money and conducted to the borne
of the girl he had drawn.
Mlrza Dovlenlefl! was of a station far
beyond those who would usually put
themselves up to be raffled Jor. A
fancy for sucli a role had taken pos-
session of her, though she had no Idea
of marrying the man who should draw
the prize of which she was a part.
Nevertheless there Is a tyisclnation lu
meeting one never before seen who Is
to be something more to us than n
stranger and maybe of Immense Impor-
tance. Naturally Mlrza had dreamed
of many different kinds of men and
that at their meeting he who had won
her would be mad to wed her. These,
of course, were merely dreams, for she
knew the class that bought tickets In
the lottery nnd had no doubt she would
divide the money prize with the win-
ner and remain a spinster—at least for
iilm.
It was certainly an exhilarating mo-
ment for these two when the door sep-
arating them opened and they stood
face to face, Mlrza's heart beating like
a trip hammer.
"You are a stranger here," she said.
"I am. I arrived this afternoon. 1
bought some tickets to the lottery and.
singularly enough, won."
"I suppose you know the conditions."
"The only condition I know Is that I
have won a wife."
"You are mistaken. I have the privl
lege of dividing the money prize with
you and remaining single."
"May I ask why one of your class
entered for this lottery?"
"For a new sensation. And you—
why did you buy tickets?"
"For a new sensation."
"Are you quite sure the hope of win-
ning the money was no Inducement?"
"I shall resign my share of the mon-
ey to you."
"And I have resolved to give my
share to the poor."
"Singular," said the man wonderlng-
ly, "that two people among 5,000 should
have been captivated by a whim and
the man in the case should have won."
"Remarkable, especially since you do
not live here."
"I never was hero till a few hours
ago."
"You reside"—
"In Tula when I am at home, but I
am seldom at home."
During the dialogue the couple re-
mained standing, but suddenly It oc-
curred to the lady that she was treat-
ing the man who had won her very
coldly, and she asked him to be seated.
Then she rang for refreshments. It
was late when the fortunate man left
the house, and on reaching his Inn he
was besieged by a throng to know if
there would be a wedding or a division.
He angpunced that there would be nei-
ther. The u,W0 rubles were to be gi\>
en to the poor. This was- done the next
morning. ^
The curious people of Smolensk had
forgotten all about the singular out-
come of the drawing when It was re-
vived by the appearance of the winner
of the prize in the tow-n. He looked
somewhat thinner than before and
careworn. He came frequently after
that, always looking more distrait than"
before. Finally at oue of his visits he
departed looking radiantly happy. The
ueit day the townspeople were agog
at the announcement that the couple
who had won 5,000 rubles and given
them to the poor were to be married
after all. - ,
The groom prospective told his
fiancee that after their marriage they
would live in his home In Tula; that he
had held a government position, but his
marriage, for some reason he did not
explain, required him to resign It. She
was about to marry him for love, but
since he assured her he could support
her, was respectable and she had some
property of her own she did not in-
quire thoroughly Into his social or mon-
etary condition.
The wedding over, with Its peculiar
Russian customs, the couple were
about to depart for Tula when a tele-
gram addressed to Count OdemlofT was
handed to the groom to know If he
knew any such pel-son. He tore It
open, read It and handed it to the
bride. It was an order from the cm
peror to return to St. Petersburg at
once and ended, "l'our marrltge will
be recognized."
Then tlje recipient explained to his
bride that he was of blood royal, but
not of near kin, nnd in the service of
the emperor, who had doubtless found
he could not get on without his assist-
ant. NELLIE EDNA CURTIS.
Worked Like a Charm
Mr. I) N. Walker, editor of
that
spicy journal, flic Enterprise, Louisa, limits 0f said town six
\ h. , says: 1 ran a nail in my foot
last week and at once applied Buck-
len's Arnica Salve. No inflammation
followed; the salve simply healed the
wound " Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed hv all
druggists. '25c.
Notice.
Hearn and Williams have dissolved
their Insurance Co-partnership. Mr.
Hearn will still write you Fire, Life
and Live Stock Insurance- 42tf
Frankness makes people disa-
greeable, but all disagreeable
people are not frank.
Ekiction Proclamation.
By authority vested in me as Mayor
of the Incorporated Town of Madill, I.
T., I do hereby proclaim that the reg-
ular annual election for town officers to
be held Tuesday the 2nd day of April,
1907, in the Dillingham frame build-
ing on the south side of Lille Boule-
vard street in the said town of Madill,
I. T , for the following officers, to-wit:
One mayor, one recorder, five coun-
cilmen, one city attorney, one city as-
sessor and tax collector, one mar
shal, one scavenger andone treasurer.
All male inhabitants of said town
over the age of twenty-one years, who
have resided within the incorporate
months prior
to said date arequalified to vote at said
election. Pules to open at 9 o'clock
a. m., and close at sundown.
Given under my hand this the 8th
day of March, 1907.
('16) John L. Carter, Mayor.
TO THE PUBLIC!
..take notice..
I have just secured a first-class Horse-
shoer and blacksmith. You will find him at
Ehrig's Shop
He has charge of the shoeing floor. I invite
all my friends and customers, both old and
new to give us their work.
Shoeing All Round 75c
Klieuiiinttc Fains Relieved.
B. F. Crocker, Esq., now 84 years
of age, and for twenty years Justice of
the Peace at Martinsburg, Iowa, says:
"I am terribly afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism in my left arm and right
hip. I have used three bottles of
Chamberlain's I'ain Balm and it did
me lots of good." For sale by all
druggists.
The man who makes only pen-
ny contributions is usually a
cheerful giver.
For Sale.
E. J. Rollifi's home consisting of
1-4 block, well improved, good3-room
house, fine well and plenty of trees and
vines. Apply on premises. 40-tf
Occasionally you encounter a
man who actually believes every-
thing he says.
ECZEMA and PILE CURE
FREE Knowing what it; wa9
to suffer, I will give
FREF OF CHARGE, to any af-
flicted a positive cure for Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Erysipelas,
Piles and Skin Diseases.
Instant relief. Don't suffer long-
er, Write F. W. WILLAMS, 400
Manhattan Avenue, Ave. New
York. Enoloee Stamp,
for sale
OH LKASE.
Wood ynnl outfit consisting ot
Boiler, Engine, Saw and Horso
Power. See
D. DAVIES
at Alamo Hotel,
lud. Ter.
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