The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-29

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The fire department was called to
7th avenue northwest, yesterday af
ternoon to eNtinguish a slight blaze
that started in the chicken house be-
longing to Theo. Torgerson.
The question of fifteen cent cotton
was being freely discussed upon the
streets OF the city yesterday after
noon.
New attractions are being secured |
for the Fourth of July picnic to boi
held at LOrena Park. Several races
have been arranged and goat roping
contest will be pulled off with suit
able prizes for the winners.
The Knights of Pythias are obserV-
ing memorial services at the Broad
way Methodist church today. The
sermon will be preached by the pas
/ tor. Rev. c. h. Gray, at II o'clock
The Knights will march in body
to the church from their hall forI
this service.
Dyer Bros. transported n boiler and
engine for the Red River Oil Co. to
their lease near Healdton yesterday.
As soon as the machine can be in"
stalled drilling will begin in that
section.
Yesterday the county attorney filed
six more cases in the county court
against alleged gamblers, bootleggers
and keeners of improper places. This
brings the total number up to II
within the past three days. 1t is
thought all these cases will be dis
posed of at the coming term of the
county court.
The hoard of county commission
ers adjourned yesterday at noon as .
board of equalization. All the work
has been gone over by the commls-
sioners and all who have appeared be-
fore them have been given hear
ing and their individual cases acted
upon.
judge Freeman has been getting in
behind guardians and compelling them
to file their annual reports. Some OF
them were far in arrears and over
200 citations were issued by the
clerk.
Prof. and Mrs. T. r. Dunlap, ac-
companied by their daughter are III
the city from Virginia, the guests of
their son, Errett Dunlap and family.
Prof. Dunlap formerly taught school
in this city and was very successful IN
his work. The building III which he
taught was located on the site OF the
present Elks' building.
II. w. Critchfie!d, who for more
tthan five years has been electrician
and operator for the Thanhouser
, Theater, has sevred his connection
with that institution.
J William Pritchard, who lives al
Wilson, this county, is reported very
sick His daughter, Mrs. James II
Smith, is at his bedside
T. r. Thompson was here Saturday
from Durwood. He says his portion
J. of the county has the finest crops he
has ever seen and many potatoes are
being grown out Durwood way.
f Grover Chase, who was here Sat
- urday from Healdton, is delighted
1 with the oil prospects there. Drills
= are all around his farm and espe-
o cially is drilling active in the vicinity
n of Loco, where much oil and gas
e have already been found.
s Sam G. Wood, accompanied by Mrs
= Wood and her sister, Miss RoXit
;, Mayo. have returned from motoring
Y trip through Carter, Johnston, Ponto
f toe, Murray and Garvin counties. He
r eports the country in the finest shape
= it has ever been in.
r VIII Spencer, who resides at Reck
e in this county, is in st. Joseph's
e hospital, Fort Worth, where he un-
r derwent an operation. Word received
= from him Yesterday states that he is
:, getting along fine and will be home
0 in a few days.
= f. w. Skillern was here yesterda.
from Marietta. He said the Mariett;
e oil fields will surprise these peopl
e before many days. 1--WE are certail
s to find some big wells as quickly a
= the drill reaches deep enough am
5. active drilling is now going on da.
= and right You just take this as
r cue that Marietta will have the big
% gest oil field in the state"
S A. 3. (Sis) Hopkins of Marietti
was here yesterday en- route Il
s Healdton where he will be engaged
5 with the Imperial Drilling Company Il
II sinking an oil well there. Accom-
n panying him were G.. a. Algeo o
~ Wichita Falls, Texas, and Chas. Nc
!, Coy of Pennsylvania. They purchased
e months supply of groceries, have
r their living tents and their dynamo
a that will furnish electric lights fol
S their tented home in the oil fields.