The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-08
D0UGHERTY news NOTES
INTERESTING COMPILATION OF
NEWsY READING FROM THE
HAMLET IN THE HILLS.

lSttring % IN the shade yesterday,
and rain is needed again. although
everything at present is growing
as fine as possible. and the valley
never looked more beautiful than
now. a solid wall Of green surround.
ing 1t. People have travelled hun.
dreds Of miles to see no more lovely
sight.
And It is now hoped that it will
not be long before our new railroad
from Doughcrty to Coalgatc. the old
ID. & N road which has - miles
of roadbed. culverts aud trestles all
ready for the laying Of ties will
be finished up. This road will tap
asphalt mines and coal fields and
bc direct feeder fov the Santa Fe
Dougherty will have the railroad of
fic's. yards. etc. and If our infor
nation is authcntit. Doughcrtv will
soon be In the midst of boom
II is bound 10 come sooner or later
with all its wonderful natural ad
vantages.
The per cent of cotton planted in
this valley this year is very small
For instance, l.. l.. Gibson, one OF
our best farmers and usually plant.
ing large acreage of cotton. has
in cultivation lj0 acres Of land this
year in the Washta valley with
not stalk of cotton. Italia. corn
and hogs will be the main feature
of his output this year
The sugar beets planted by W. W
Wade are making a splendid growth
Drouth. frosts. backward weather.
haven't seemed to hinder the growth
at all. What they would have done
with favorable weather can hardly
be imagined
And with all the other pleasant
things the Ardmoreite has made It's
appearance in a new summer dress
which is very attractive and bccom.
ing, and we wish to add our con
gratulations to the numbcrless ones
pouring in-wishing for our beloved
paper a great.r prosperity during
this coming year. great circulation
because of its intrinsic value In
the home. and scores more of friends
who will ever be saying kind word
for IT,
At the annual school meeting held
in this village June 2nd W. c. Nor.
gan was reelected treasurer. j. +.
Stephens, clerk. and c. 4. New, di.
rector. The meeting was adjourned
10 meet the End Of July Nine-tenths
Of the families are very anxious that
Miss Worrel shall be re-engaged
as principal of our school the com.
ing year. and it will make great
dissatisfaction if she is not Sc.
cured.
The school building is progressing
finely fine new 45O-pound bell, cab.
incts of maps and other useful
things have been purchased. and we
mean to have an up-to-date build.
ing and We surely want an up-to.
date teacher
DOugherty's Ladies' Aid Society
was organized at the home of Mrs.
Wade Thursday. June 3rd. and the
following officers elected: Mrs. John
4. Hunter, president; Mrs. Mary A.
Long. first or spiritual vice presi.
dent; Miss Anna Long. second or
social vice president; Mrs. NJ. Akers,
third or working vice president: Mrs.
G. a. New, fourth or relief vice
president: Mrs. Lenora Freeman. sec
retary; Miss Anna lIolleson. treasur.
er, The society will meet the second
Thursday afternoon in every month
20 sew from two until five p. m, and
the fourth Thursday night for an
enjoyable social time for young and
old. No pains will be spared by
Miss Long and her committee to
make the time pass merrily. Mrs.
John 7. Hunter viii hold the first
meeting at her home, Thursday. at
p. IN.
Rev. Mr.. Hudson and Rev. Henry
Pipkin of Thackerville came up to
Rock Creek last Thursday, June
3rd, TO hold several meetings at
the Rock Creek school house. and
while there Rev. Mr.. Pipkin re,
ceived news that his wife, whom
he had left in usual good health, was
dead. She leaves two little children
one a tiny infant. Surely, we know
not what a day may bring forth.
Mrs. John T. Hunter received word
this morning that her eldest sis
ter, Mrs. Matte Scroggins OF Ma
son, Kentucky, had died very sud
denly, aged AZ years She leaves q
husband and six children. and three
sisters, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. DR.. Sim