The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-13

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Ben stevens and George Bennett
were also here yesterday from Ard
more.
NJ. T. Pierce is building an addition
to his business house.
w. F. Pruitt is here today selling
some Indian Tobacco.
Dr. Wilson has gone to Cornish to
reside.
comanehe.
oscar Morse. who was the Rock ISL
and agent at thic place at the time OF
his death, died Monday. His body
was shipped to his former home in Ne
braska for burial.
Loco
Jim Dribbrell of Duncan is seriously
III at the home OF his father-in-law. C..
f. Tucker. near this place Three
physicians were attending him last
night.
Mr. Stiene, Of the Fort Worth Live
stock Commission company has been
here for the past few days on bust.
ness.
Jim Tucker is here from Duncan.
r. II. Robertson went to Duncan to-.
day
Woolsey.
Nine cases of slow fever are report
ed here.
We have a cold rain from the north
today.
Duncan.
A heavy rain began falling here last
night and has continued today. This
is believed to be the heavies train
fallen in this section this fall. 1t is
feared that it win retard the picking
Of cotton, as there is much to open
~et. On account of the rains what
has not already opened win not like
Is cpen until frost strikes &C.
Walter c. Noylns and John Gibbons,
Insurance men from Topeka. were here
yesterday en- route to Waurika, where
they will establish agencies.
\ corps Of Rock Island surveyors
are busily at work on the survey
Of the line for that read from waurika
90 Ardmore.
About twenty miles OF steel has al
rap1.. Iaa,, I,gd On a., Dr,t- 1 -
line from Lawton to Waurika and
trains will soon be running over same.
Ben Rhoades and a man named
Humphreys have been arrested at
Lawton, charged with an attempt to
burn the courthouse at that place.
The wheat in the new country is
looking fine. Many have their entire
quarter section in wheat. II is esti-
mated that from the seed sold at this
place alone a yield of $4,000 bushels
will be produced.
The Robertson and Taliaferro brick
buildings have been completed. The
McCord-C Collins will establish branch
house in the Robertson building.
The X. c. company have sold out here
and the proprietors. Messrs. Stone &
Anderson, have moved to Chickasha.
Hess & Mintry have sold their gro
Gerry business to Lovelace Bros. &
Overstreet.
A bitter fight is on here between the
grocery and dry goods merchants and
several firms are selling at cost.
A large Wholesale and retail general
merchandise establishment will begin
business here in a few days. A stock
company capitalized at $4,000, with
$4,000 paid up, has been incorporated
under the laws of the Indian Terri.
tory. The corporation expects to
do large credit business. The stock.
holders are citizens of this place.
The sixty days given Mr.. Daube Of
the Rock Island in which to accept the
franchise submitted TO him by the
council of Duncan for putting in a
system Of waterworks having expired
and his acceptance not having been re-
ceiyed, a party from Farmersville,
Texas, submitted a proposition TO the
city council which was accepted by
them and we may expect a system Of
waterworks in the near future.
Tlshomlnso.
VIII Talley was here yesterday from
Greenville, Texas, representing the
Consumers Oil company.
X d Purdom and family went to
Ardmore Tuesday.
A case which is attracting much at
tention is being heard before Judge
Outlet. II is the outcome Of a bet
made on the race for governor of the
Chickasaw Nation at the last election.