The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
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Special Correspondence

special correspondence.
Dougherty, |. r., Aug. 12.-The fin.
est cotton weather imaginable. The
latter part of the week the thermom-l
eter stood at 80 in the shade for sew.
eral days, and Sunday 1t reached 100.
wouldn't 1t be nice II we enjoyed the
hot weather as cotton plants do
Cotton IN this valley is exceedingly
fine. Farmer Watson counted 20 new
ly ripened bolls, one day las; week.
on one plant The greatly needed
rain OF Aug. Z and assured the
farmers Of splendid corn crop, and
If this weather holds the yield of cot
ton will repay the farmers for all the
trouble and anxieties of the spring.
Can any other part of Indian Terri.
tory excel the beautiful Dougherty
valley. We never have terrific storms
and the crops never fail Fruits of
all kinds can be raised. Stock pros
pers, alfalfa does we'll Everything
to eat can be raised here and that
can soon be turned into something to
wear Long ago 1t was known as
Strawberry valley.
Rev MIR. Bailey of the Christian de-
nomination spoke here Sunday morn
ing and evening
Rev Mr. Malloy Of the Baptist
church preached to large congrc ga
ton out on Rock creek Sunday. A
number of Dougherty people went out
to these services.
With the temperature at 9S, over
so attended the Bible reading ser
vices ut Mrs Wades' on saturday at.
ternoon. She spoke on The Sins Cf
Nabab and Abihu" giving it the tenn
perance twist.
Farmer Watson and his family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Huston Fredericks, at
tended the large revival meetings IN
progress out on Buckhorn Saturday
and Sunday.
To the great regret of their many
friends. Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Breed
love will leave us this week for West
Texas. Having sold their property
to Mrs. Tilda Coll. They will drive
overland and take their vacation IN
this way.
MIR. and Mrs. George Kirtley are
rejoicing over the safe arrival at
their home of beautiful little
daughter.
Jesse Freeman has secured his APP
pointment as census enumerator and
is pretty busy asking people how old
they are.
Colonel Sidney Suggs of the Ard
moreite, was most welcome and
pleasant caller upon the Dougherty
people last week, and added a num-
ber of subscribers to his rapidly
growing list.
b. b. Dael has leased so acres OF
his rich farming land lying this side
of the Washita river, to Tom Ayerit,
consideration four dollars per year
per acre. Mr.. AVERT and family will
occupy the Deel residence.
Mr. Clifton, who taught the Berwyn
school last year, has been secured for
the Dougherty school this year. He
comes well recommended and we are
anticipating a good years work here.
Miss Ethel Ford and Miss Cora
Morgan visited Tishomingo Saturday.
j. w. Breedlove spent several days
at sulphur last week, a guest at the
Deel house.
Mr. and Mrs Robert New visited
Mr. and Mrs. Bose Johnson at Sui
phur last week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Woods, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adee, Mrs. Patty Deel, Sam and
Ollie Deel are visiting the family OF
John Martin at Wanette, Okla.
NJ Hughes and George Martin
caught a fish that weighed 36 pounds
this morning.
Miss Woody from near Ada, is Wis.
iting the families of James Fowler
and Charles Barker
Robert Calls and family of Okla