The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-25


Frank L. Ketch, who has been at
tending district court at Chickasha.
has returned home.
D. A. Bowe wanted by peace Of
fcers at Writ for alleged failure to
pay board bill, is being held by the
local police pending advice as to dis
position of the prisoner,
j. d. Grow. wanted on a charge at
Tishomingo, was arrested here today,
and is being held pending the arrival
.of Sheriff Ben Davis of Johnson Coun-
ty who will take the prisoner back
with him.
Eight loiterers appeared before
Mayor Roberts in police court this
morning All pleaded guilty and were
fined $500 each. In lieu of cash they
will spend several days aiding in i'm
proving Ardmore's streets
John Miller, twenty-nine years old.
OF Coalgate, who died at the Hardy
Sanitarium this morning, was buried
at Rose Hill cemetery at four o'clock
this afternoon. A father, E. S. Miller.
and two sister, all Of Glenn, survive.
J. w. Hoffman, has begun consuuc.
tion Of two new houses on ID street.
northwest, between Second and Third
avenues. Completion of these houses
will have added eight new homes to
that block within the past eight
months.
Improvement of Lorena Park. and
establishment there Of a pleasure re.
sort, is progressing rapidly. Two gas.
oline launches and twenty skiffs and
rowboats are included in the resorts
fleet Of water craft The resort prob
ably will be opened to the public
week from next Sunday.
Richard Fore, twenty.four years old.
son of Mrs. j. d. Fore of this city. was
instantly killed about Il o'clock today
at Dallas, Texas The nature of the
fatal accident has not been learned.
Besides his mother. he leaves two
brothers and one sister He was en-.
ployed by the Otis Elevator company,
of Dallas. His body will be brought
to Ardmore for burial
Drug addicts or dope fends, are
finding hard shedding in Ardmore lust
at present, and according to plans
which Chief of Police Les Segler has
in mind, they're going to find it much
harder unless they either mend their
ways or make themselves conspicuous
by their absence. We've rounded up
several Of these men during the past
few days, and unless they quit the
stuff they'll be sent to Norman for
treatment Chief Segler said today.
I Trenches are being cut along the
curbing on Main, Washington. and
Broadway that will carry wires for the
White Way. Material is on the ground
and the posts will be set as soon as
the wiring is finished
A. J. Harris, a farmer Of the Pro.
vence neighborhood, was in the city
today. Mr.. Harris reports that farming
conditions in that vicinity were never
better and that farmers are taking ad.
vantage OF the good weather
Chickens are scarce in this section
Of the state remarked a market man
today. He states that the outlying sub.
urban stores get about all that are of.
tered from the country and few get
down to Main street unless contracted
for in advance
You bet | am for conscription. said
Russell Brown this morning, "and /
hope that the bill endorsed by the
President will become a law at once
II is the only way to eliminate the
politician from the army and put
trained officers In command of the
men who must do the fighting" Capt
W. +. Wilmington submitted a similar
expression relative to the proposed Sc.
lectiye draft
Judge Thomas Champion and Deputy
Clerk Martin went to Wilson today
to inspect the building now under con.
struction as city hall and court house
in which county court will be held
Wilson was recently named as a court
town. and 1t is reported that the new
building will be ready for occupancy
by July |.
Recruiting for the army was quiet
yesterday according to statements of
those in charge. Several applications
are on file awaiting examination OF the
applicants and proof of parents con.
sent The Ardmore office has been no.
titled that all negro regiments are
filled and until further notice all ap.
plications Of this race will have to
be referred to the district office at Ok.
lahoma City.
Joseph W, Williamson. Of MIL Creek.
was accepted by the naval recruiting
office here and sent last night to-
Great Lakes lll Chief Electrician r..
D. Winans In charge OF the Ardmore
office, has several more men who are
waiting to take the examination and
says that his mail every day contains
inquiries from out Of town,
The navy department has issued
special cnll for rr1phipiste mud firo