The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-08
TRUTHS FRon TUssY.

russy, I. T., July 6.-The eTpSdays,
barbecue and picnic was &9Eest sue
cess, financially and other More /
than 1900 people wereeaIsent and .
large number on satHFday. - n
Judge Furman, Judge West ana
Colonel Suggs, of the ARDMoREITE,
all Of Ardmore furnished the. oratory |
forithe occasion.
Judge B6rman's address on the
subject Sof ,lEducaGon," Friday,
DEMONSTRATED d'coDclusively that he lie
one among. the best orators of the
west. ts,..
Judge Furman introduced his
friend Judge West, and in his intro
ductory speech censured him severe
ly for being an old bachelor and hav-
ing bncH big mouth. We believe
the excuses made by Judge West for
both, the big mouth and being an old
bachelor, we're highly satisfactory
and we know his eulogy of woman
in his Grafton won for him place in
every old maids heart, who was so
fortunate as to hear him speak.
The next speaker to the front was
Colonel Suggs the editor of the ARD
MoREITE, who was introduced to the
public ms Little Johnnie" and who
was now to make his first speech in
public. His recital of Twinkle,
: Twinkle Little STAR" and MARY had
a Little Lamb" threw the whole
crowd into convulsions of laughter.
The little children cried from fear
. and l must say l am not at all sur
prised. He made many friends for
: the ARDMoREITE and convinced all
that he 10 q humorist and editor of
no ordinary ability.
AT the voting contest for the most
e popular young lady on the grounds,
: 1886 votes were cast. The following
: are the names of the young ladies
who were put in nomination: Misses
Mary Tussy, Serelda Smith, Myrtle
Gibson, Ella Riddle and Aggie Threl-
q keld. Miss ThreIkeld received the
greatest number of otes, 500. James
. Riley won the prize for being best II
n the Academy in arithmetic; Mis-
" Myrtle Gibson for the best spelling
n There were nineteen places of bust
:. Ness on the picnic grounds and near
all did good business
About twenty animals were barbe
eued, including hogs, goats an
10 cattle.
as Although the crowd was large bot
~ days, the order was good and no ar
rests for lad conduct on the ground
was made.
BE Marshals McFall and Lilly wer
S. present, and if the bad men wer
or there they knew too we'll the coul
n age of these officers.
Money received at the picnic &c
IS the benefit of the 'Tussy AccademJ
5n From voting contest STA, from rel
be OF grounds 500, from stands SIS.
rs G. @. Stennett of Fox gave $40 Il
Vi the Academy.
Prof Fowler has cleared the lar
for a boarding hall for pupils WI
ne attend the academy.
all Mr., Jackson has sold his stock
groceries to Mr.. Miller and opened
store of dry goods and groceries.
~, Mr.. Powell of Marlow, has lumb
his on the ground for a store building.
Sc John Oappenborger has just col
on, pleted q commodious residence
IN Since the success of the Acsder
has been assured, Tussy has col
menced a building boom. Sever
men have selected locations and "
len build and move their families be
eet for the advantage of school.
orv DIR. Gray from Texas is here W
of a view of locating.
Columbus Meldon and Misc Liz
set. Campbell were married June 80.
ard Rev. Wilkerson, a Christian m
lister from the Territory has j
AN closed a series of night meetings.
Mr.. Austin of White Bead Is p
i've .ard;no h,s cbildren to schooI.
James Thomson has selected
nen place for building and will mi
the with his family IN time for the op
ing of the fall term of school.
John O'Neil is buying fat cows
Is shipment.
TO- There is the best opening in Tu
for q drug store of any town in
country.
sites for beautiful homes will
'lor- given free of charge to anyone W
ago, ing to build here for the purpos
'oad sending to school or doing busin
day The prospec. ior an aDunuAn' -, y
You will hear from Tussy agai