The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-28
BIC CELEBRATION
ON JULY 4 AND 5
GREATEST EVER ATTEMPTED IN
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA - TEX
AS PEOPLE ARE COMING.

The picnic committee held a meet
ing last night and made final arrange.
ments concerning the program. Capt.
Hutchinson was present and said he
had arranged for the sham battle aid
also for the dress parade. The battle
in which the military company and
twenty Woodmen teams in full uni
form will participate will be he'd at
10 o'clock on morning of the fourth.
The dress parade will be given late
in the evening of the fourth. THIS
drill is said to be the prettiest known
to military maneuyers and has ne"er
been witnessed here before.
o. NJ. Redfield reported having en-
ployed the Tishomingo and the Spring
er bands. His report was approved.
The Joiner City band will probably
not be able to take part on account OF
the absence of some OF its members
but those who are in the county Will
be here to take part with the Tishc-
mingo band
The Woodmen after holding thei"
meeting at the city hall, visited the
picnic committee in session and ar
rangements were entered into wGefe-
by the picnic committee will give so
and the Woodmen lodge an equal
amount-making prize money of 800
to be given to the competing drill
teams of the Woodmen. The WoOdmen
of the World will have their headquar'
ters on the ground where all Wood
men will register and rest in the Log
Cabin they will have built.
At the regular meeting of the Mod
ern Woodmen held last night the NJ,
W. A. decided to establish headqral-
ters on the picnic grounds where all
Modern Woodmen will find a cordial
welcome.
The fraternal societies have done
much toward the entertainment OF
/ the crowds.
Final arrangements were also made
last night for the purchase of the fire
works. This display will be the only
one of the kind ever witnessed in this
portion of the state
The Majestic theatre will give a free
show of moving pictures at intervals
during the fire works display Monday
night.
The speakers platform will provide
cool shade and abundant seats TO
accommodate the people The speak.
ers' stand will be located where il
will Overlook the meadow to the north
where the sham battle will take place
Mayor Cotner and James f.. Hum.
phries will have charge of speak.
ers' program. They report that some
of the ablest men of the state have
been secured for this occasion
There is no doubt but that the pic
mic will be the greatest ever held here
DR.. J. B. Dudley who was here yes.
terday from Marysville, Texas, says
the Ardmore picnic is being generally
discussed in Cooke county and that
many people from that portion of
Texas will be here.
Letters have been received from the
lOl ranch at Bliss, from Sulphur.
from Erick ana from Fort Worth
which indicate that the cowmen all
over the country are interested in the
great roping contest ami they will be-
here in great numbers.
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Mr.. Dolman said he did not feel justi-
fed in going into the press with de-
,aiied statement concerning a defect
in the title to the property Of any one
and did not do so.
The proposed hotel, however, is not
closed incident. Two other sites
have been discussed and it is said that
an option on one of the pieces of prop
erty hasc been secured. Mr. Fraley.
who proposes to build the hotel, is
quietly at work each day and it may
be that the hotel will still be built.
The owner of the Chickasaw Lumber
Yard property has stated that she
would rather contribute to bonus to
secure a hotel in some other section
OF the city, than to dispose of her
property for this purpose, or for any
other purpose for that matter. Mr..
Fraley is receiving considerable en-
couragement in his efforts and the
probabilities re that he will succeed.
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