The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22

started out in September for the
market, but before they arrived
something went wrong with the hog
market. They found, after selling
out and returning to their home
Christmas day, that they had exactly
seven dollars and fifty cents in gold
each, for their trouble and labor.
In speaking of this event now he
states that this was the most anX-
ious period of his life. He had just
made the first payment on his farm,
and was anxious to be ont of debt
and independent although this ven
ture almost caused dire calamity.
Nothing daunted however, the next
season found the three partners again
buying hogs for the southern mar
ket, and this time, when they re-
turned, after disposing Of a herd OF
seven hundred head, they found that
! they were better off by about five
hundred dollars each. This was suf-
ficient to pay off the remaining debt
on his farm, and make him, in a
! manner. independent The avOcation
! of buying and selling hogs in the
south was followed by Mr.. West for
nearly forty years after this, with
varying success.
His first wife died in 1863, and
after remaining single for a time
he was married to Miss Amanda
Foutch. To this union six chldreu
were born, four of whom are living;
Felix K, Leverett and Miss Elma
of this city, and Mrs l.. l.. Lowe OF
Tullahoma, Tenn a daughter. Era,
and an infant child, being dead
In 1888 his second wife died and hc
married again, in 1887, to Miss Hattie
Sneed, his present wife, who is living
at the present time. TO this last
union one child was born, Miss Ce-
cele R. West of this city.
His father died while his first
wife was living and he was appointed
administrator of the estate, consist
ing of several hundred acres Of farm
land. He purchased the interest OF
the remaining heirs. and continued
actively in farming until he was well
past seventy wears of age. He tnen
concluded to retire, and moved to
the home of the family of his son,
in Warren county, near McMinn-
Vile. Tenn. where he remained until
coming to ArdmOre.
In 1907 Mr. West was persuaded
TO move to Ardmore by his children,
who had already preceded him, and
has lived here ever since Last Au-
gust he and his wife visited the old
home in Tennessee, making the jour
ney alone. and but recently returned
to this city. Upon this trip he
experienced his first ride in sleep
ing car, and laughingly refers to the
luxurious Inconvenience Of the jour
ney, together with the other joys
of travelling.
Mr.. West is a living example OF
what right living will accomplish.
He does not boast of the fact, but if
you ask him he will tell you that
be never uses liquor in any form and
never had tobacco in his mouth but
once in his life. He possesses an
even temper, and it is his proudest
boast that he never struck a man
nor was stricken by one in anger
in his life. He bears the weight of
his years well, and confidently ex-
poets to pass the century milestone
on the pathway of life. He is the
! father of seventeen children; the
grandchildren number fifty-seyen;
and the great grandchildren thirty
eight. He is never so happy as
when he has his children and grand
/ children around him. and in recount
/ ing to them the stirring times and
the privations when the name and
/ the generation was young.