The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

county.
J. S. Skaggs, age 70, an old resident
of Lone Grove, died yesterday AFTER
noon, and will be buried at the Lone
Grove Cemetery this afternoon.
There are a number of out of town
buvers here today to attend the sale OF
the segregated lands in this county
offered at government sale today.
There was short session of the
CITY commissioners last night, aside
from allowing bills against the city, !
and other routine matters, nothing
else was done.
District court convened this morning
Judge Eddleman came up from MARI
etta last night and is hearing some
civil cases. The regular December
term of court convenes next Monday
Col. Sidney Suggs, state highway
commissioner left for Oklahoma Clty
Yesterday afternoon. He is billed to
make several speeches on the goou
roads question in several places in
the northern part of the state.
Several loads of good hogs were
sold on the streets today, and found
ready market. Better and more
hogs are being grown in the county
every year, according to the statement
of local buyers and shippers.
In the city court this morning the
mavor had a bunch of Individuals be-
fore him for being drunk, among them
several old offenders. First offenders
got off with the minimum, the others
got the limit.
The crack of the shot gun could be
distinctly heard at the various lakes
about the city early this morning, huht
ers took advantage of the weather, and
many good bags of ducks have been
reported.
The remains of Mrs John 7. Spears
who died yesterday morning, were Ia
ken to Legate, this county, yesterday
afternoon where the funeral services
will be conducted today, with inter
ment in the Legate cemetery.
According to statement OF super
intendent Thurston, the schools of the
county are starting later this years
than ever before, owing to the unset
tied condition of the cotton markets.
He says that they will continue long
er in the spring however, in order to
make up the usual term.
The finance committee of the Okla
homa confederate home, consisting of
Gen. d. NJ. HALEY of McAlester, Col.
r. A. Sneed of Sulphur, DIR. John
Threadgill of Oklahoma City and G.
II. Bruce of this city, are auditing
the books of the institution today and
making an annual report.
The total rainfall for December
which is now two days old, has been
2OS inches Yesterday morning at
Z o'clock the gauge registered los
inches, this morning at the same hour
one more inch was added to that. The
rain has been of great value to wheat
growers throughout this section.
Hunter A. Craycroft of Oklahoma is
in the city today on business and will
probably mix a little pleasure in with
it as he progresses, in the nature OF
a duck hunt at the Chickasaw lake
Mr.. Craycroft formerly resided in this
city and his many friends are always
glad to welcome him.
jim McCharen is the pecan king of
this city. He has shipped up to date
two car loads, and has another nearly
ready to load He has paid out ap.
proximately $4,000 for pecans this sea
son. The quality of the nuts is eX-
ceptionally good. He ships to st.
Louis parties.
Estelle Gray will be at the high
school auditorium tonight She is a
yiolinist equal to Maude Powell. Her
mother who is a reader, is with her on
her tour, and also Florence Crawford
a pianist, is with the party. Estelle
Gray has a violin made 200 years
ago. Those who fail to hear her to