The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-30
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS

CITY NEWS AND VIEWS
NJ. C. Graham of Marietta was in
the city today.
H. b. Roach of Ada was transacting
business here today.
Col. c. r. Smith left here today on
a business trip to Paul's Valley.
Miss Lois Easley of Sulphur is here
visiting with her aunt, Mrs S. E. Wal.
lace, at 207 Second avenue northwest.
L. S. Dolman and Earl @. Gray left
here today for Paul's Valley, where they
will represent litigants in case in the
district court.
Eb Evans, agent of the Santa Fe,
stated this morning that the new Union
station would be ready for occupancy
by July l.
! G.. H. Bruce, clerk of the school
board, who has been seriously i'll for
the past three months, Is able TO be
down town.
Tom Smith, who is working for the
p. P. Kearney Auto company of Mem.
phis, Tenn, is in the city for few
days with his family.
Robert L. Steiner and j. Robert Gil.
! lam Of the Interstate Oil & Refining
company, left here today for Oklahoma
City, Gushing and Tulsa.
f. ]. Reynolds, who for the past
year has conducted a most successful
school at Springer, was in the city 20
day. Professor Reyonlds is preparing
TO spend his vacation at his old home
in Winchester, Tenn.
j. S. Alverson, pioneer grain grower
of this county, today began to cut his
barley crop on his farm near Glenn.
Next Monday he will commence cutting
wheat on his 5OO-acre tract and expects
to harvest his largest crop.
| John j. Trip, who is in the real
estate and insurance business at Heald-
ton, arrived here today en- route to
Shawnee to visit with his family. He
will move to Healdton as soon as school
is out and he gets home built.
Two men were arraigned in police
court this morning to answer to charges
of speeding. Shelton Tyer, president
OF the Ardmore Baseball association.
and county clerk. and Sam Talkington
were each fined S5.
Funeral services were held at the
Confederate home at 10 o'clock this
morning for w. II. Earle, eighty.two
years old. who died last night. The
Rev. ]. W. Burns officiated. Inter.
ment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
A number Of local Shriners are at.
tending the conclave at Idabel today
and tomorrow. Judge Thomas Cham
pion was a prominent candidate for the
ring to be awarded TO the most popular
Shriner, but, owing TO the fact that
court is in session here, he has with.
drawn his name In favor OF j. Paul
Stewart and the local Shriners have
been instructed TO cast their votes in
favor Of the McCurtain county man.
Purchase Of the buildings erected for
the use OF the free fair at Wilmington
park by the Carter County Free Fair
association. will be considered at spe-
cial meetingg Of the city park board,
J TO be held at s o'clock tonight at the
city hall. Whether the park board will
pay expenses OF housing the two stall
lions Of the horsebreeding plant az
Wilmington park also will be consid.
cred and other matters Of routine bust
ness will be before the board.
Fire OF unknown origin, occurring
about $50 last night. did about 800
damage to a house at the corner of
G. street and Twelfth avenue north
west Three members OF the Dornlck
Hills Country club-Joe Echols, Oscar
Deveny and John Edwards-returniny
home from the club. and Percy Bal
bington, motorman Of the street car
they were riding. checked the flames
with a bucket line until the fire do
partment arrived. The house was an
unfinished cottage, being built by Dick
Lee.
A change In the date for the first
band concert In Central Park was
agreed upon this morning. and the
initial appearance Of the band for the
summer season will be on Thursday
night, June Z.
There will be a rehearsal Of the
band tomorrow night at the court.
house. at which time the program for