The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-25

! George Erichsen contractor ol
this city. has been awarded a con
tract to build a $4,000 school house
at Buckholts, few miles north oi
Madill.
A. NJ. McClcndon will cave Mon
dav for Oklahoma City where he
will receive an appointment as rail
way postal clerk He was formerly
an cmploye Of the fire department
hero and recently has been acting
as mail carrier
/ r. W. Hale former proprietor OF
/ the Keep You Neat parlors on west
| Main street. has sold ont to L. +.
/ Goldsby Mr.. Goldsby has practically
| been reared I'm Ardmoro and has
many friends here who will hel1
him make this business venture q
success.
The temperature dropped as low
as 80 Friday night and Saturday
morning big Jack Frost covered
the earth Walter Colbert and Char
ley Thomas. both farmers, stated
yesterday that the frost would help
to open cotton earlier and IN,
plan would not be injured any.
The Confederate Veterans will
meet this afternoon The historical
committee will make report and
special invitation Is extended to-
the Sons and daughters to be pres
ent. The veterans extend a cordial
welcome to all to attend. The meet.
ing will be held at $3.50 at the
Broadway BAPTIST church
c. l.. Byrme Of this city received
yesterday an urgent call from the
democratic national committee ask
ing for more funds to finish the
campaign for the supremacy of dem.
ocracy. Mr.. Byrne and other friends
of the party put in n few hours
work and sent 10 the committee
sl20 from here yesterday morning.
Ardmore is full of good democrats
who are willing to do their part
toward the success of the party,
The time Is ripe for cigar fac.
tory in Ardmore. The Ardmoreite
feels safe in predicting that January
will find one here. Mr. Dewitt
is practical cigar man and may
put in a factory Friends of II. d.
Hardie who formerly operated a fac
tory here. want him To return and
reopen. The commercial club has
some inquiries along this line that
will be answered favorably This
town will support a good factory.
w. s. Wolverton received a pc
can yesterday from his old home
i'm Tennessee. Not much interes,
was attached 10 It until he learn
ed that the nut grew from some
pecans he took 10 that state fifteen
years ago when he visited there
Some of the pecans he took 10 the
home folks We're planted and grew
fifteen years before they bore any
fruit. Pecans are not indigenous to
that country and Mr.. Wolverton said
the nut possessed the flavor of the
Tennessee hickory nut.
T. J. Dorrah and his son. J. ".
Dorrah, have purchased a half In.
terest with p B. Tarver, the Jew-
eler. This store has space with the
Ardmore Pharmacy and has secured
additional room The stock has al
ready been doubled and an order
has been sent out for a shipment
of more iewelry and watches. MI.
Dorrah and son were formerly in
this town and know the conditions
here They recently moved here from
Tennessee and will make Ardmore
their home. They believe in Ard
more and will make other invest
ments In the town.
J. Boyer, one of Ardmore's best
known jewelers.. left here yesterday
on a prospecting trip TO Marietta,
and from there he will go to Wau
rika. He stated he would locate in
one of these towns and embark in
the jewery business. Mr.. Boyer re-
Gently sold his stors here and was
with p. f. Tarver until the latter
sold half interest In his business
which threw Mr.. Boyer out Of en-
ployment He is watch maker OF
very rare ability and the town
which captures him will be fortu-
nate. His friends hope that he will
have no occasio TO leave Ardmore
Charles b. Keys, living in south
west Ardmore, brought 10 the Ard
Office yesterday a specimen