The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-28
SURROUNDING TOWNS.
They Form an Important Adjunct to the
Her Prosperous Children.

Her Prosperous Children.
Ardmore is surrounded by many
Z tributary towns and trading points
that are doing much to further the
deVelopement of the country, thus
adding wealth and greatness to the
future. Lack of time to gather the
proper data precludes any extended
mention of these places, but for the
benefit of those seeking information
we will say, on the north situated on
the Santa Fe are Berwyn eight miles,
with a dozen or more stores; Dough
erty eighteen miles, with about an
equal number of people, and Davis,
twenty-eight miles, with a pOpula-
ton of from 800 to 500. The last
named place is the point from which
visitors go to the famous White Sui
phur Spring.
South on the Santa Fe are Over
brook, Marietta, Bob and Thacker-
vile, coming in the order named. OF
these, Marietta is the most impor-
tant, the principal bas of IS business
being grain and cattle. 1t is the
greatest shipping point in the Chick
asaw Nation.
East of US come DurwOod, Earl,
Mannsville, Oakland, Tishomingo,
Lebanon, Holder, Raysville and VIII
son, all of which are splendidly sit
uated and do a profitable business.
West, come Lone Grove, Cornish,
Healdton, Dixie and Velma, to which
the above cited conditions aptly ap-
ply. They are all tributary to Ard
more and from them is drawn a very
large trade. They are easily access
ible by rail and stage. Daily hack
lines run east and west, carrying
mail and passengers.
Bruce Hotel.
Good hotels for the accommodation
of the public are among the best ad-
vantages of which any community
can boast. Among the hotels in
Ardmore that offer special induce
ments, both for trans ent nd perma
nent patronage, we take pleasure in
naming the Bruce hotoi. situated two
blocks east of the Santa Fe depot.
This popular hotel is one of the best
conducted in ArdmOre, and reflects
no small amount of credit upon its
management. Everything in the way
of arrangements is comfortable and
convenient, the table is supplied with
everything the market affords, and
the rates are low. Those who enjoy
good living cannot fail to be pleased.
The genial proprietress, Mrs. Lou
Foley, conducted a first class hotel at
Abilene, Tex, for many years, from
which place she came to Ardmore,
and she has greatly improved the
table of the Bruce. She furnishes
good table board. Transient trade
especially desired.
d. W. Conway Son.
The first enterprise, or among the
first, to be established in any town is
the blacksmith shop. Go where you
will, in city, town or hamlet, and you
will find the blacksmith not only
there, but on investigation you will
learn that he was the first TO start in
business. This fact only emphasizes
his Importance and necessity. Some
one has asked, "What would this
world be without woman?" What
would it be without a blacksmith =?
A cOnglomeration of scrap iron,
wrecked farm machinery and old
wagon wheels. But so long as Ard
more has such blacksmiths as ID. w.
Conway & Son, there will be no ne
eessity for broken plows, wagons or
buggies and unshod horses. Mr.
Conway, senior, learned his trade in
the good old days when the black
smith made horse shoes and horse
shoe nails, and he was taught to
make every article of necessity that
can be hammered out of iron Their
shop is on South Springer street,
where they will be glad to see you.
ChIckasaw Marble Works.
Every city of Importance has its
marble yard but few towns can boast
of as complete a marble works as is
the Chickasaw, q. G. McLain, pro-
prietor. This yard is located corner
of Springer and Cumberland streets,
where monuments, slabs and tomb
stones of every description and de-
sign are made. The very best of
Italian and American marble are kept
on hand, and as Mr.. McLain employs
only first class workmen, he is pre-
pared to make monuments and tomb