The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-04
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS


ness visitor today
Ed Meagher of Ringing was in the
| city today on bgusiness.
Charles Thomas of the Niblack dis
I trict was in the city today.
J. j. Harrison of Henrietta was
transacting business here today.
John r. Cogle of Oklahoma City
was transacting business here today
j. c. Parks of Oklahoma City was
among the out of town visitors to.
day
Ben Colbert of TishOmingo is in the
city, the guest of his brother, Walter
Colbert, and family.
r. L. Ream Of Wapanucka who has
been in the city for a few days with
friends returned to his home today.
Warren Richie, negro cook employ.
ed at the Main cafe, is the first res
taurant empIoye in the city to apply
for and receive a health certificate
from DR.. Robel, 5. Willard city ph +
sician.
Yesterday morning gave promise
that sumner had arrived, the mercury
in the morning hours registering so
degrees, which is ideal weather, but
it took a tumble to A. which made
fires last night and this morning very
acceptable.
Privately owned dipping watts are be-
ing constructed all over the county
and the number estimated sufficient
to take care of cattle in this section
will soon be completed 1t was de-.
cided that seyenty-five are necessary
and Of that number the greater por-
tion have been built.
Notwithstanding the weather has
been rather cool and the pesky fly
has not put in its appearance in great
numbers, screen doors and windows
are being installed in every section
Of the city and the campaign to ex-
terminate the fly can be said to be
fairly on.
A. L. Thomas and f. c. Million of
McAlester are here today. The first
big well in the Healdton field was
drilled in on the Million and Thomas
property leased by the Apple & Frank.
lin company and was the real start
of the immense field that has been
developed since
Following reports that restaurants
in Ardmore were serving poultry af.
flicted with various and sundry dis.
eases, DR.. Robert S. Willard, city
physician, has just completed an in
spection of chicken coOps in the city.
He reports that he was unable to
find any chickens or other poultry
suffering with diseases.
Nv ihi hA AblliNNNth Win Nllf A#Oll.
federate Soldiers home is in hign
state of cultivation, and the institu.
tion likewise boasts of the largest and
finest gardens in this vicinity. The
garden, Superintendent Harris says.
solves the perplexiRg question of the
high cost of living at the home. Most
OF the work is done by inmates who
enjoy the labor and exercise.
The show window in the Bass furni.
ture store is attracting many sight.
seers. The novelty of the display
makes it one Of the most attractive in
the city. A field emergency hospital
is shown with two Red Cross nurses
III attendance upon a wounded sol.
dier, who is shown on field stretch.
err The idea is one calculated to in.
spire many to aid in the Red Cross
work already begun here
County Commissioner VIII Whitson
is building fine piece of road he.
tween New Healdton and the bayou,
and when finished this section of the
highway will be such that weather
will have little effect upon traffic
Mr.. Whitson will continue road work
In his district as long as possible, and
says that he is intending to make
every mile of II permanent. The work
will also be prosecuted upon like
scale by the other two commissioners
in their respective districts.
"Ardmore and Carter county are
less liable to feel the rigors ui war.
fare, other than the departure of a
few OF her sons for the front. than
many cities, and that also is true II
the oil fields" says large producer.
"Oil is demanded in successful war.
fare. The demand for II will increase
with the increased intensity of The
war, but in order to get the crude
product, high salaried men will have
to be employed, and as a rule these
men believe in keeping money in cir.
culation 1t will naturally drift to
Ardmore and all will be benefited to
a greater or less extent"
Some confusion was encountered
yesterday afternoon when the ques.
tion OF closing the stores was brought
forward All the merchants were will.
ing to close provided they all did so.
hut no one seemed to know whether
this was the gpnprnl undarstapd,,e