The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-12

Yes York. May l2.-The hlzges,
slip 10 She American navy sid OF
The waves today ~ tle NeF lork
navy ytlrd. when the batilsship
Florida dropped into the water. Later
on shea the Arkansas ard the Wyo-
ming. roE under construction. a7e
arost they viii exceed the FLORIDA
.n size by three thousand tons dif-
ference sufficient 90 make q pretty
good little liner ia itself The florida
herself ls by no means finished
f-r e. shs went or the ways today
she was only a5-uty sixty per ce-t
advanced towards completion. sh'ch
means that she va not much more
than a vast empty hull and sJill
axaits all of the thousand boilers
and mam and secondary engines and
armor and equipment that 20 20
make up the ship ready for commis-
I sion.
. Probably there is no; q bs,tlcship
ahoa, that could iack.e the Florida
on even terms. when her command.
ers nag flies from the ungraceful .
but formidable skeleton masts which .
will be placed upon her, that Is.
provided the naval designers do not
change their minds. as 10 the utility
OF this novel feature of marine arch.-
lecture within the next eighteen
months. by which time the Florida
should be In commission.
The ship Is the first OF any real
importance 20 Be constructed In a
: government navy yard for a number
OF years and naturally her perform.
ance will be watched with a keen IN.
teEest BY the private shipbuilders,
!. who are nov building her sister ship,
:. the Utah. Ia Camden. " J. As a
matter Of fact. the North Dakota
built By the Fore River Ship Build
G ing company. and the Delaware. con
structed az Newport News with the
i Florida and Utah vii. make what IS
meaning that these vessels are prac.
:. tically Il the same type and may
, b. expected TO operate together in
naval warfare. The North Dakota
and the Delaware are nearly TWO
, thousand tons smaller than the othe-
two vessels though the armament
e. Is practically the same and the small
er vessels indeed are rated at about
a quarter OF knot faster.
The Florida is 52l feet six inches
7 long. nearly as long as city block;
her beam IS IS feet l-2 inches
she draws 2S IL feet . water and
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, John H. Wyatt vs.. J. Mat Moore.
josephine Cu.lis et al vs.. Julia Cul
p. Us ct al
. Sarah E. worshsm VS.. J. F. Nor
20 sham.
W W. Emmery vs.. Linnle Emmery
4. Sarah Z. Worsham IS. Ben Mobley
ct al.
Z. "Wednesday, May 25, 1910.
Sophy Jackson vs.. J. B Aksrs.
., Bankers National Bank vs.. l.. y
Turman et al.
Mary Byers vs.. J. T. Byers
Il Mary Burton rs. Jesse Burton
., Ada Beeler VS.. o. 5. Bailey.
Maude Harrison vs. G. W. Harrison
T. VI. LoweTy et al VS.. The Union
Gin Co et al.
Bee jackson vs.. Wiley Jackson.
Thursday, May 2e, 1910.
o William ;. Beard VS.. Ell r. Ratliff,
% et al.
Cornelia Gazaway VS.. s. c. GAIA
" way.
". C. Chancellor VS. Frank Homedy
ei Edna Summers vs.. Lee Summers
r. +. Holmes & Son VS.. Joseph NJ
o. Arnold.
r. +. Holmes & Son VS.. Joseph NJ
l. Arnold ct al
r. +. Holmes & Son vs.. Joseph VI
ia Arnold et al
Ed W Roe et al vs.. Union savinl
Association.
Friday. May 27, 1910.
r. Dreeben Us. Albert F. McKenne!
"a ct al.
Aline Thompson vs.. Harry Thomp
no son.
In re application OF Amos Brown bl
ey his next friend d. p Mcdowell 10 con
fer majority.
Royal Insurance Co. ys. Ardmor,
% Heat & Light Co.
Mrs. j. W Stewart VS. Ardmor,
Heat & Light Co.
Ardmore Loan & Trust Co, VS.. c. VI
~ Joiner and +. G. Wolverton.
Beatrice Ross VS.. ]. c. Ross
nj /. l.. Pear vs.. Peter Schmal et al
Saturday, May %, 1910.
Okla. Electric Power Co. VS.. W T
Warren.
10. Willis Thomas VS. Leila Thomas.
et Susie Boyes vs.. william Boyles
-, Ardmore Wholesale Gro. Co VS.. J
IN T. Rlgsdale.
J.. j. Field VS.. " Field.
se The Jennings Co. VS.. Sam G. Woo,
et al.
J. s. Mullen vs.. National Surety CO
J. In re application OF Hick Souse b,
and through his next friend A. G. Tan
ner 10 confer majority.