The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-02

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Uncle Spencer Mitchell who has
been quite sick at the home OF MI
and Mrs. Frank Petit was reported
somewhat improved Saturday.
Prof. C. w. Richards moved yester-
| day from the southwest portion OF
the city to the new Fraley flat which
has just been completed on North
Washington street, opposite the new
High School building.
Lee Mccoy, who las been very SICK
for several weeks from an attack OF
pneumonia was reported improved
Saturday and his physician says he
will recover.
Mrs. w. w. Powers, wife of the
deputy sheriff, W. w. Powers, under
went an operation in the Hardy san
itarium Friday. She was reported
to be in a precarous condition Fri
day night but was reported better
Saturday.
J. S. Bowman, travelling man, has
returned from a trip east of here.
lie reports that Hugo and vicinity
have many cases of smallpox and
many deaths are occurring. He was
also informed that Durant Lad two
cases.
John Ackln OF Oklahoma City and
o. w. Kennedy of Lubbock, Texas,
have been Ardmore visitors the lat
ter part of the week These men are
railroad contractors and each of them
expected to see Mr.. Ringing here but
he was detained. These men have
teams ready to begin work on the
road to Lawton.
Henry Dreyfus, wholesale produce
merchant of Tulsa was the latter
part of the week visiting with his
| sisters, Mrs. Joe Weiss and Mrs.
| Mike Goldman. He visited the high
| school building and In commenting
upon the grade of work done said
that not one building in hundred
| was as well constructed as the high
school structure. He was glad to see
the spirit of optimism which prevails
| here.
w. A. Wolverton who was formerly
with the City National Bank of this
city, but who has made his headquar-
ters in Oklahoma City for number
Of years has returned to Ardmore
to make this place his home. MIR.
WIolverton is in the farm land loan
business and has offices with w. S.
Wolverton and Sons on North Wash
ir gton street. Mr.. Wolverton is
thorough business man and he Will
push his business to success here.
C.. A. McCharen, twin brother of
= S. McCharen of this city, is here
from oxford, Miss, on brief visit.
He has been to west Texas where
lie has real estate interests. Mr..
McCharen was "a great friend to Gov
ernor Vardaman in his race for the
United States senate and is still ju-
ton. He wields a forceful pen and
v-as in the thick of the political bat
tie in old Mississippi.
Mrs. l.. ]. Welch of Madill who was
injured in the Frisco wreck Friday af-
te,rnoon has been removed to the
Hardy sanitarium and was reported
to be suffering rather severely Sat
urday She was injured in the hip
ard back in the wreck. No other vic
Tins of the wreck were sufficiently
Injured to justify their removal to
the hospital.
No revenue was raised from taxa.
ton the past year for the support
Of the street and bridges department
o, the city apd the department is
now out Of funds practically. Only
three men have been left on the work
and Commissioner Burnitt is unable
TO keep up with all the calls he has
fer street work. -.
W. A. Taliaferro. formerly of Wood
ford and L. A. Byrum Of this city
have purchased the business of w.