The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-20


and the scar and yellow leaf is put.
Ting In its appearance. The golden
hue OF the autumn begins here earlier
than Ia the surrounding country. even
at distance of a mile or five miles
away on higher ground. This is du,
to the fact that Mont Ne is cooler in
spring and summer and fall by 10 de.
grees than in all this mountainous
country, cool and delightful as the
latter Is In the summer time The
topography. her, Is that of an amphi.
theater with large cold springs form
ing lake and this cold water spread.
ing out for han a mile acts on the at.
mosphere, In a way. ike piece of ice
affects the air In q refrigerator max.
ing it sublime climate In summer
time where one sleeps under cover
each night through the summer and
where mosquitoes cannot live.
rs the popularity Of this place
grows, as 1t will rapidly on b. com.
ing known. it will De- difficult for Us
accommodation to keep pace with its
increased patronage. II is the home
Of the club house hotel and cottage
company. already the greatest club
organization In the southwest and one
with a widely extending membership
II is semi-cluh and semi-hotel
company. open the year around and
makes a delightful rcsortlng place for
rest and health for It's members. 1t
cntertains others as its hotel gu Sis
and from this source an increased pa.
tronage is received This company is
constructing buildings ana improving
the spacious grounds in an original
way that gives It a distinction that
will class 1t with the most notable
/ resorts in the world. Coin" Harvey.
who lives here. is The president and
general manager, Oscar Halsell OF Ok
lahoma city is its first vice president
/ and its other vice presidents from
other states and its members is wide
! ~ scattered.
The summer season, Just closing
here. has been the most successful
in this panic year of any resort in the
Ozark mountains, due in part to the
superior advantages of the place and
partly to the influence of the mem.
bers of the Club company.
You meet here men of state craft,
experts in the profession, arts and
sciences and men of affairs who ar
making the growing southwest.
The club has trap shooting grounds,
and several clay pigeon tournaments
have been pulled off here. The wat,
ers are stocked with trout and bass
/ are plentiful in White river near by.
Mr.. j. ID. Proctor. umberman of
| Junction CITY La, proved himself,
this season, the best angler for game
| fish The shot OF the season Is \.
". Butler an oil man from Chanute,
Kansas. He is here yet ami says he
is reluctant 10 leave.
Miss Pearl Stegall, of Fort Smith,
painter ui rare atainments, cducat-
ed in both America and Europe
spent the summer here She paints
from nature without previous sketch
ing and is the most wonderful artist
in her line that have ever met. The
stone bridges, covered with ivy, the
big buildings and other scenes n.
all been reproduced by here on canvas
during the summer. | saw her the
other night in venetian gondola on
the lake here, with bright full moon
lighting mp the waters, painting tht
reflection of the trees and mountains
beneath the crystal waters of the lake
| called her attention 10 a scene un'
der the water that looked rs If tle
depths Were thousands of feet with
trees growing, seemingly, way down
in a seemingly hottomless abyss, Il
was wonderful scene reflections
D IN'hhAllE lUtlNN'lNfNt N'N IT, hbN II
and ON down, as % were, beneath the
mirrored surface of the waters, around
Ms above the water nature the mUst
beautiful and the scenc beneath us
grand and mysterious. II battled her
genius in art, and after looking at It
in rapt silence for awhile, she AK
claimed, 1T cauuu be put on canvas.
Mrs T. r. Johns OF Kansas, Mrs.
T.. NJ. Bacon of Ncosho Mo, and Mrs.
\ NJ Wagstau of Corpus Christi.
I. Nas, were among the lady swim
mers who could go Off the spring
board the most gracefully in the large
swimming pool At the bath house
they have ladies days and one of the
stener sex, who is so fortunate as
to see one of these graceful nymphs,