The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-22

l.al manner has won him many friends /
socially as well as in a business way.
| He's worked up a nice business. sell /
ling last year over 500 machines in
town alone. besides having 500 month
/ lly accounts. and that's lot. you bet
Now" said Uncle josh. is there
Anything else that you need OF you
would like TO have2 Charley has new
suit etc. Polly. I am going to buy you
some new dresses and how would you
Ike 10 have a new jacket or cape?' 20.
I would like ii well enough" said Pol.
1 ly, but. Uncle you have bought so
many things for US now that l am
afraid you will think our wants never
can be supplied" Never mention it.
and did not promise to fix you up IL
you would come and settle down in
Ardmore? And my word ought TO be
good. Yes and never mind We will go
right into the Burton-Peel Dry Goods
Co." Upon entering this beautiful
store Polly vas almost dumfounded by
the great display OF fine things that
appeal so strongly to ladies Of taste
and breeding. but bought two tailor
made suits, a Jacket. waists that beat
anything she saw in the east, a beauti-
ful silk skirts and one Of those fash
ionable fall automobile coats. While
doing the purchasing Polly was heard
to exclaim: Don't Burton.Peel keep
a fine store for a town OF the size Of
Ardmore2 Your right. they DO said
Uncle Josh. "and that's why brought
you here
What do you think. Uncle I did the
other day said Polly On leaving Bur.
tons. Eating some canned peas on the
train the other day chewed on a piece
OF solder and broke one Of my filings.
Has Ardmore a good dentist? "One OF
the best in this part OF the country.
little sweetheart and we'll just call on
him now" Arriving at Dr. J. C. Alb
ernethy's fine dental narlors. over T,
y. Coleman's drug store. Polly soon
found relief. once in his skillful hands
and also determined 70 brave enough
to have an old root extracted.
Hope he didn't hurt You any. Polly"
remarked Uncle as they once more
reached the street II should say not
replied she "He was very careful and
I scarcely felt IT," "Dr. Abernethy Is
a very careful dentist remarked IN
Gle and has earned a very high name
around these parts for the superior
class Of work he does. and as soon
as you are ready Polly. to have those
two teeth bridged. you must let him do
it, as that is important work and wants
TO be done by a dentist who thorough
ly understands how"
Polly" remarked Josh. "the next
thing TO look after is some -four. for /
want you 70 begin housekeeping right.
Your aunt Jane was one OF the best
bread makers that ever Queened over
an oven, but she couldn't do anything
without good flour. Sac used TO declare
that the 'Plansifter' brand of -four
handled by the Ardmore Mil and Ele-
vator Co.. was the best she ever used
in her life and I guess she was right. |
She certainly made good bread and
her pies and cakes were hard TO beat"
continued the old man. reminiscently.
Their capacity here is $50 barrels per |
day and you can see very readily, that
Floyd, Gwyn and Griffin the managers
are onto all the kinks Of the milling
business as they have spent years in
the best mills in the country, and their !
machinery is all thoroughly up to-
date"
About this time, while driving down !
Main street, one OF the horses had the !
misfortune Of throwing a shoe. Now |
we're il, says Charley. "Oh, no" says
Uncle, well just drive down to Julian |
& Parkers, the expert blacksmiths OF |
Ardmore. 1 tell you they know all |
about shoeing a 1rst-class driving I
horse" Il hat so?' says Charley. "You !
are blamed right says Josh. What |
your uncle says is square-toed. And, |
Charley. II you want anything fixed or
nended don't fail to call on them. why. |
talk about mendin buggies and wag-
ons and your machinery-why they |
can fix them up so you can't tell where |
the break was. Didn't he put that shoe /
on slick remarked Charley. as they |
left the shop "Well, guess yes said |
Uncle Josh. 'ihere amt anyone |
aroCoi acre can shoe a horse and do |
all such work as good as Julian & Par
ker can"
They lad nearly finished their shop |
ping, when it was proposed by Uncle
Josh that they have their pictures ia
ken. Those cabinets made by S. S.
Cole are just the thing. said he. and
he's dandy on taking group pictures.