The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30

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Mrs. NJ B. Miner, who was for
merly engaged in the millinery bus
mess in this city, Is here for brief
stay. She was known here as Mrs.
Ora Short, but was married last
summer in st. Louis to Mr.. Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner will in all prob
ability move to Ardmore. lie is n
railroad man and will seek employ
ment here. Mrs. Miner will leave
here the first of next week on
business trip to Dallas.
| X. NJ. Conway, one of the largest
real estate dealers in the state. ar
rived here this morning from Oklaho-
ma City. He has shifted the air from
that distance and realizes that the
one bright spot on the Oklahoma
horizon at this time is Ardmore. Mr..
Conway has interests in the oil
fields and it is said chat he and the
men whom he represents will place
rig in the fields.
c. A. White was here yesterday
from Mill Creek. lie says there
have been twelve cases of smallpox
in that city and two deaths. One
of the deaths was that of DR. b.
X. Looney, who contracted the dis
ease while trying to save a patient,
Two other cases are reported to be
very bad, but the physicians are ex-
pecting recoveries. The state health
department has Co-operated with the
local officials and it is believed the
further spread of the disease will
be controlled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Swain are here
from Wagon Mound, New Mexico,
visiting with Mrs. Swain's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Jennings. Mr.
Swain has been away from here for
four years. He said today that his
visit here made him homesick for
Ardmore again. The town has made
many improvements in that length |
of time and scarcely resembles itself
Mr.. Swain is in the drug business in
town jC doing ha
he will continue to reside in that |
state.
Miss Fern Ryburn, who was for |
merly with the Burton-Peel Dry Goods |
Company, has returned to the city
and purchased the stock of millinery
on West Main street which formerly
belonged to Mrs. Ora Short. Miss
Ryburn since leaving here spent some
time on the Pacific coast, and has
recently been conducting busi.
ness ain Durant. She is skilled
millner and is very popular with
the Ardmore people. Miss Ryburn
will leave here about next Monday for
the markets to purchase a spring
stock of millinery.
b. A. Simpson pf the firm of Tyler
K Simpson company closed deal
yesterday for the purchase of Buick
automobile which he will turn over
to his travelling salesman, Victor
Williams, who makes the small towns
in the trade territory of Ardmore.
Peanuts Moorehead has been en-
gagged as chauffeur and Mr.. Williams(
will be able to cover about five
times the amount of territory he has
been covering.
Y. A. Niblack has sold his farm
on Caddo creek, north of Arlmore.
and has purchased a farm of 200
acres near the Mary Niblack school
house, a few miles southeast of Ard
more. Mr. and Mrs. Niblack will
move next summer to their farm and
Mr.. Niblack will take the active man.
agement of the farm. He bids fare
well to measuring lace in a dry goods
store and will get close to nature
on farm in the, most productive
section of the county.
George o. Garden OF Dallas and
Joseph M. Belts OF Muskogee left
here today for Dallas, Texas, after
two days spent in the oil fields near
this city. These gentlemen are on
a deal for the purchase of oil leases