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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
ARDMoRE STATE BANK.

This Is a young bank with phe-
nomenal record. II is Just one year
old, still II has deposits amounting
to ten times It's capital. Every de-
positor il guaranteed safety under
the Oklahoma guarantee law.
The Ardmorc State Bank was open
ed June |. 1908. with capital OF
$4,000, and the following officers:
G. r Rarringe' president; r. \
Walker, vice president, Harold Wal.
lace. cashier, and j. w. Hannah,
teller The institution Immediately
met with the approval OF depositors
In all walks OF life and every month
witnessed nm increase in business.
The banks motto, Safety, courtesy
and prompiness,' has ben strictly
lived mp to.
Mr. c. T. Barringer. the president
Is Cattleman who has been In
Carter county about 22 years. l.. 4
Walker is one of the best known
members Of the Ardmore bar. Harold
Wallace, the cashier, is well known
In banking circles. having been with
the Ardmore National Bank befor,
fo ming this new connection. He ha.
made many friends during his tel
years residence In Ardmore and tt
his efforts much of the banks sue
cess can be attributed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
Aaomoae WHOLESALE GROCERY

In a commercial way Ardmorc has
many advantages. and in no line is
this more marked than In its whole
sale grocery business OF which fact
the Ardmore Wholesale Grocery is a
pleasing example. This commcnda-
BILE enterprise was established "a
1905. and has since enjoyed a large
and ever increasing trade This can
be no better shown than 10y the fact
that the company found u necessary
to practically double its capital to
meet the demands of It's business.
The original company was mcurpor
atcd with capital of 100000 and
this has been increased to $3S.O0U
This company has large store.
well suited for their purposes cen.
irally located on Main St. and they
carry all the staples and many spc.
cialtics. placing them n position
TO fll all orders promptly. fu'y
maintain liberal policy i'm dealing
with the trade and enjoy the highest
esteem of many pleased customers.
They are distributors Of Jules
Verne Havana cigars aud many 9th.
cr brands that are standards of Qual.
ity
The officers are. Nc u Campbell.
president: w H. Potter. vice prcsi.
dent. and J. w Stouum. secretary.
treasurer The directors are Nc. r.
Campbell. w. u. Potter. W \
Tweed. G. NJ Campbell. j. \. Rodo.
wiz and w NJ. Hutchinson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
CROWN BoTTLiNG AND MANU-.
EACTuRING MORkS.

tn" new company opened it's doors
on May Is. 1902 The stockholders
elected Officers under their charter
for one year aS follows. Morgan j.
Hays, president and general man.
age. j. W. Harrcld. vice president.
ed Byrd, secrctary-trcasnrcr
The Now company is incorporated
Tor $4,000. and are already doing a
thriving business I'm the manufacture
Of all kinds Of candy from highest
quality Of chocolates and carmels to
common stick and mixed The candy
factory occupies the whole floor
space of the upper story and one
half of the lower floor aud IL un-
der the supervision OF Mr. !. l..
Osborne. an expert candy maker.
who Is well known to he 'radc
throughout the southwest The plant
Is well equipped for high grade work
and nothing hut the best materials
are being used In any of their prod.
ucts. The factory In operation pre-.
sents an interesting spectacle and is
quite instructive to lay visitor
the boiling aud moulding In corn
starch moulds. the chocolate dipping.
the stick making and drying process
all have their special features
The bottling department * well
equipped with modern machinery and
In this department they manufacture
the following well known drinks:
Coco cola, merry widow high ball.
blackberry punch. claret punch.
ginger ale. dam-y-ana and all flavors
In soda waters.
Mr.. Morgan j. Hays. the president
and general manager tx nm eX- Ken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
Y. Q. LYNN. TIE SHOE MAN.

The buying of shoes from an ex-
elusive shoe dealer has many ad.
vantages. The exclusive dealer cen
tralizes all OF his ability and capi.
tai upon securing and supplying the
shoes that will give his patrons the
most service and the greatest sat
isfactIon as to style and comfort
Y Il. Lynn Is an exclusive boot
and shoe dealer located at l27 East
Main St, and has for the last II
years pleased a large and increas
ing patronage.
Mr. Lynn has been resident OF
Ardmore for Is years. arriving IN
this city, then In its infancy, In
April. 1891. For four years h,
taught school and he then engaged In
the drug business, but this not suit
ing him he opened an exclusiy,
shoe store and he has been success
ful from the very beginning.
Leaders in this store are the
Stacy.Adams shoe for men. and tn,
La France for ladies'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

its track connections with the Santa
Fc. Rock Island and Frisco railroads,
giving Il shipping facilities enjoyed
by few mills. and offering its custo-
mers a service that In point OF
promptnoss. can not be cNcelled.
These three lines of railroads carry
the mills products into a territory
covering largely the states of Okla.
homa. Arkansas and Texas, where
they are meeting with large and
growing demand.
The officers of the company are:
President. MIR. J. G. Whaloy. of Gain.
esville. Texas: vice president, Mr.. +.
q. Rail. of Fort Worth. Texas; secre-
tary and treasurer. MIR. W. NJ. Gwyn,
of Ardmore. The management Is In
the hands of Mr.. Gwyn, who has been
connected with the company In this
capacity since its founding about ten
years ago. These gentlemen are
thoroughly acquainted with the re-
quirements of their business. having
a high conception of what is due
their customers. this being attested
by the careful attention given the
different manufacturing processes
and the quality of the finished prod
uctc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
STEVENS. kENNERLY G. SPRA-
GINS COMPANY.

That Ardmore is the distributing
point for Southern Oklahoma In sew.
cral lines is denoted by the firms
engaged in business in the city such
as the Stevens. kennerly 4 Spra-
gins Co This firm deals in shelf
and heavy hardware, tinware. stoves,
machinery and implements and CON
ducts a plumbing and steam heating
department.
They also have store at Gaines
vile. Texas. The active members
Of the company are j. B. Spragins,
who has charge of the Ardmore
store, and $. J. Kennerly. who de-
votes his time to the Gainesville
store. II is the oldest as well as
largest hardware firm In this sec
tion Mr.. Spragins coming to this
city from Gainesville Is years ago
and opened the business that has
grown with the city.
The company does wholesale
and retail business and buy in car
load lots, taking advantage of price ;
and railroad rates. They handle
Parln & Orendorff implements and
nave full line of plumbing sup
plies. pipe and fittings. For thread
ing pipe they nave an electric ma
chine that will cut any size from
IL to IL inches. This Instance
Is given to show the manner in
which they are prepared to take
care of their patrons.
\ feature to which considerable
attention is given is the steam heat
ing of buildings. They have at pres
ent three large contracts on hand
for this class of work.
They handle the justly celebrated
Garland gas stove and gas stove
supplies.
In the way of builders hardware
this concern has the largest and
most complete stock in Southern
Oklahoma
Owing TO their straightforward
manner of dealing this concern ha.
many Customers who give them the
most liberal support.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
AROMoRE ICE, LIGHT & POWER
COMPANY

II Is n large task that the Ardmorc
Ice, Light a Power Co, has To per.
form daily for the citizens of Ard.
more and vicinity. II supplies eiec.
tricity To light the city, to run the
street cars and furnishes light ana
power to newspapers, planning mills,
wood yards, manufacturing plants
and To private consumers.
After satisfactorily performing all
this service not over one-third of its
capacity Is taxed.
When the electric plant was in.
stalled in 1905 the equipment was
based on a population of 10000. show.
ing that the company had an abid.
ing faith in the growth of Ar,umoro.
The ice plant was installed in 1895
and the capacity at the present time
Is 30 tons when operations are con.
Quoted during the - hours and the
company is ready To enlarge it's ca
pacity 10 meet the demand
An investment of $2i0, 900 Is repre-
sented by this company and 60 per
cent of this amount is owned by
ArdmOre people
This enterprise In all departments
gives employment to 30 well paid
white workers
The officers Of this company are
VIM. Lemp, Jr., president. l.. =. An
derson, vice president. and II. r.. Fos-
ter. secretary-treasurer and general
manager.
1t IS largely through Mr. Fosters
able management and high concep-
tion of the wants and needs of the
citizens Of Ardmore that today this
excellent enterprise Is supplying
their needs in such a satisfactory
manner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
c. p. HALL.

\ business enterprise that meets
with much favor at the hands OF
the purchasing public is conducted
by G. p. Hall AZ 2l9-2l-23-25 North
Caddo street. Among the many dif-
ferent lines handled In this store
Is hardware, guns. bicycles, tents.
furniture and all kinds OF new and
secondhand household goods. All
kinds OF repair work is done and
a grocery store is conducted in con
nectiOn. For the benefit of his
out of town farmer friends Mr.. Hall
also maintains free wagon yard.
In the seven years OF his resi-
dence in Ardmore Mr.. Hall has
built up large and growing busi-
ness through liberal business meth
DDS and courteous treatment OF
customers.
Mr. Hall Is a native of Tennessee.
having been reared near Hunting
ton in the Big Bend state. lie was
located at Russellyille, Ark, be-
fore coming to Ardmore seven years
ago. His business success has been
the result OF push and persever-
ences as he started life endowed
with strong arm and willing
disposition as his capital. Today
he ranks high among Ardmore sue
cessful business men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
THE NEW STATE REALTY CO.

One of the most infalliblc evil
dences of the rapid growth of Ard
more Is the favor with which the
lots in the several new additions
TO the city Is meeting at the hands
of the purchasing public. This Is
particularly true in the case of the
Santa Fe Heights of which the New
State Realty Co, Is the sole agen,S.
No better argument can be made
in favor OF the work this company
is doing than TO say that they are
men well known I'm Ardmorc for
their strict integrity and enterpris-
Ing spirit which makes douhiy stcons
their attractive proposition which
Lacy have put before the public in
this manner
we want this to be the most
beautiful addition to Ardmore. Seize
this opportunity TO lay the founda-
tiCn for home or to make a prof
table investment. Ninety per cent
of the wealth of Ardmore has been
made in buying cheap property, and
Ardmore cant help but make a
city OF least 10000 in the next ten
years.
The merit of this property is
proven when about one hundred and
fifty of these lots have been sold
to Ardmore people in the last 30
DAYS. What we claim. Perfect To-
cation. close in, fine soil, lowest
price. easy terms, no interest, no
mortgages. no taxes, perfect title
permanent improvements, sure prof
its, shade trees, fruit trees, graded
streets, largest and best city in
Southwestern Oklahoma, all for the
small sum of s75 per lot, $40 down
and s. per month.
When II is also considered the
drilling for oil Is progressing on all
sides of the city and that more
than 20 wells have been brought IN
and that hundreds of derricks viii
rear their heads within an hour
ride of the city, the prospects fol
the coming season look roseate.
Streets all graded and trees Sc
out on every lot. There will alsS
be given away $4,000 as follows L
persons holding certain lots: On'
prize OF $1,000 and two prizes o
$500 for building purposes"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
THE WEE X s-SPREkELMEYER
PLUMBING AND SHEET
METAL COMPANY,

The company under consideration
has several distinctions for which
II has every reason to feel proud.
II is the largest concern of its kind
in Southern Oklahoma and Is in the
first rank with the leaders in the
southwest.
Weeks Bros. the original firm,
composed of Sam \. Weeks and Burt
II. Weeks, were not only the first
plumbers in business in ArdmOre, but
for number of years were the only
plumbing concern in the city. They
did the first job of plumbing in the
city and the largest job that has been
done up to the present time, they
having been awarded the contract on
the federal jail one of the largest
and most modern OF It's kind in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

The milling industry in this city,
having it's beginning about fifteen
years ago. has been. for the last ten
years. under the control of the Ard.
more Milling Co. The milling and
storage plants owned by this com.
panw by the continual addition OF
improved machinery. have been kept
abreast the times. and they now
boast of the most modern machinery
and the latest milling methods. The
milling company Is one of Ardmore'a
beneficial enterprises. giving employ.
ment TO fifteen to twenty men
throughout the year, furnishing the
farmer ready market for grain
raised In this section. and supplying
the trade with the best grades of
flour and feed that selected grain.
approved methods of manufacture and
years OF milling experience can pro
duce The milling capacity OF the
plant Is 200 bbls. of flour and 100
bbls OF meal per cay. with an ele-
vator capacity of 100000 bushels, and
flour and feed storage rooms having
a floor space Of 1900 square feet.
From the shippers point of view.
this mill has an excellent location.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
NELSON BROTHERS.

That the citizens of Ardmoro and
vicinity are good dressers and are
particular I'm regard to their wearing
apparel in regard to quality and
style progressive clothiers and fur.
nishers such as Nelson Bros, VIII
attest
This firm has been in business in
ArdmCre two years and have met with
gratifying success. They We're
engaged in the clothing manufactur
ing business in Louisville KY be.
fore locating in Ardmore and are
thoroughly familiar with the bust
ness from making the cloth to the
retailing of the finished garment.
I'm their store which Is well ar.
ranged for the purpose they carry
such well known lines of demon.
strated merit as the Hirsh g. Wick.
wire Co, clothes and the Michael
q Stearn clothing They are show.
ing all the latest styles and pat
terms.
They also carry full line OF
hats, including the justly popular
CroWfutt Knapp hat. and all
styles and shapes of straws.
Their gents furnishings line IS
complete including negligee and
dress shirts. They feature the Col
umbus shirt which is known faI
and wide as a standard of quality
at a price that is right. Their line
of underwear. collars. ties and al
the sundry things that are indc
spensable to the well dressed mar
they have in plenty at a price thai
will compare favorably with an!
store regardless OF where located.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
COLD STORAGE.

An enterprise that is proving Of i'm
mense benefit TO the producer and
consumer OF meats and meat prod
ucts Is the Cold Storage of. which
Mr.. O. G. Warren is the proprietor.
II Is located at 6 East Main.
This establishment has a modern
equipment In every respect the latest
addition being a powerful motor 10
run all the machinery. II has a re-
frigerating plant for the manufacture
of all its meat products such as
sausage lard ham and breakfast ba,
con. Mr.. Warren gives his personal
supervision to the business, particu
larly in the buying department. He
pays the highest cash prices for COWS
calves and hogs and every animal
has his personal inspection before II
Is slaughtered. He deals directly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
ARDMoRE REALTY A GOOD IN
vESTMENT.

II geographical position coupled
with an inexhaustible supply OF gas
oil shale. limestone. granite, coal
with magnificent agricultural coun-
try where can be raised all the
cereals, fruits. vegetables, clover anu
alfalfa are 10 count for anything,
Ardmore should make a great city.
The country tributary to Ardmore
possesses all the above in great
abundance which, in the opinion OF
the writer, makes Ardmore realty.
at its present prices, one OF the
safest and most profitable invest.
ments. that can be be had in the
state of Oklahoma.
Ardmore is a city that never has,
but is soon to be doomed. and one
can safely figure on an advance in
Ardmore real estate from so TO 200
per cent. c. NJ. JOINER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

country. John NJ. Sprekelmeyer be-
came a member of the firm on April
l2 of this year through the consolida-
tion OF the John VI. Sprekelmeyer Co.
With Weeks Bros, under the new
firm name of Weeks.Sprekelmeyer.
Mr.. Sprekelmeyer was associated
with Weeks Bros, in the sheet
metal department five years before
going into business as the John NJ.
Sprekelmeyer Co., which business he
conducted as separate enterprise
for three years. He IL a practical
sheet meta man as well as plumb
er Burt H. Weeks is deceased
At the headquarters CT the firm
26 $. Washington St, the finest line
OF plumbing fixtures ard accessorie'
are shown TO be seen anywhere. II
Is the policy OF the firm to do the
very best work and their past record
is their best recommendation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

tuckian. was born and raised near
Bowling Green, Ky. came TO Ard
more four years ago and has been
connected with the Ardmorc Grocery
Company. occupying the positions or
director. vice president and city sales
man up until May ~. 1903 He is an
aggressive and successful business
man and Is well known 10 the bust
ness world
Mr. j. W Harreld. vice president.
Is also an eN.Kentuckian. born and
reared al MorgantOwn, Ky, was for
years county attorney of Butler coun-
ty He came from Kentucky about
four years ago and like Mr.. Hays
after looking the field Of the now
new state over, decided to cast his
lot In ArdmOre. lie liz lawyer OF
great force and has built up a large
practice In the southern part of the
state and also holds a very promi-
nent federal appointment as referee
In bankruptcy in this district.
Mr.. I'D. Byrd, the secretary and
treasurer, is "A Mssourian by birth
aud located here when Ardmore was
little village. He is real estate
man and owns several ranches over
the state. He Is one of the wealth.
est citizens We have In the city and
Is ever ready to help to push the
state, county and city upward. He
IS "A Christian gentleman and gives
literally to charity
NJ the present time about 90 skill
ed workers are employed in the plant
and II is planned To double this force
In the next thirty or sixty days as
the indications are that this will be-
necessary to handle the increased de
mand for their product Located |
and Z = Naahinptnn 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

with the producer and sells direct to
the consumer. In this way he gives
both Interested parties full value.
The Cold Storage Market is cen
terally located on Main St. and "A
large force OF experienced market
men cater to the wishes of the
trade. most satisfactory delivery
system Is maintained to all parts OF
the city and the telephone number
Is 50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06

Oklahoma has magnificent
school fund and the best school
houses OF any state in the union
Would you not like TO live in such
country?
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18
Cause Of Car Sickness.

W. C. Wood attributes car sickness
to the nystagmus produced by looking
out of the car windows. Look out of
a car window and observe how
rapidly the telegraph poles fit by.
Each one is seen and involuntarily fol-
lowed by the eye until 1t is opposite,
when the eye shifts to the one follow
ing. This is true of near buildings
Objects farther away seem to move
slower, and those very far off seem to
be almost stationary until the whole
landscape appears to be revolving
round a common center. The un-
conscious effort to take In everything
produces rapid lateral oscillation of
the eyeballs, as any one can observe
by watching the eyes Of his fellow
passengers. The eye strain Is enor-
nous and is the chief factor in pro-
ducing car sickness. This can be
proved by asking patient who is
subject to car sickness to look steadily
at mirror which is moved rapidly
to and fro or tilted backward and
forward. He will Immediately COM
plain of nausea and vertigo. The
treatment consists Of advising the
patient to avoid looking out of the car
windows and in giving him grain of
citrated caffeine shortly before he
takes the cars and repeating it ever
hour as long as there is any tendenc
to be sick. The author has been en-
abled by this procedure to reliev
many sufferers from car sickness
New York Medical Journal.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18
Tho ship,s Bell Clock.

In its most ordinary form the ships
bell clock is stout, well made clock,
a good timekeeper, contained in a
round nickel plated case six or seven
on a board Jnat can be hung on or
screwed to wall or bulkhead. The
face of the clock, the dial, is Of finish
ed steel, and its pointers are Of blued
steel, so that with its nickeled case
the whole clock has a metallic. solid.
serviceable look.
Attached to projection Of the board
upon which the clock is placed, out
side the clock and Immediately below
1t, Is the clocks gong, with the ham,
mers-there are two Of them-brought
down into it on arms extending
through an opening in the clocks case
and striking on the gong's inner side.
1t Is sturdy gong two or three inches
In diameter, and it sounds with a
strong, clear, resOlute note when the
hammer strikes it. On this clocks
face you can tell the time in the usual
way, but the hours are struck as they
are at sea on ships bell.-New York
Sun