The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-19

James II. Mathers is in McAlester to-
day on legal business.
Miss Cecele West is visiting with
friends at Burkburnitt. Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Whiteman AMI
Gwyn Whiteman leave today for eas;-
ern points.
J. Robert Gillian leaves today for
New York City. He expects TO be gone
about two weeks.
b. A. Mathers, of Arlington, Texas,
is in the city, the guest Of his son,
James II. Mathers, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Butcher, Of Fort
Worth. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. w Butcher 9Ol A street, northwest.
Miss Pearl Whiteman. Of Memphis,
Tenn, is the guest Of Mrs. William
Gwyn at her home on West Main street.
Joseph s. Loury, of Ardmore. EN-.
ployed by the Western Union Telegraph
Company is the latest army recruit at
the Ardmore station.
Judge John Gait returned yesterday
from visit with his son, Freeman Gait,
who is al the officers training camp at
Fort Logan II. Roots.
Funeral services for Lester Tedder. Of
Brock, who died this morning will be
held this afternoon at o'clock with in
terment in the Cheek cemetery.
Structural steel for the Kress build
ing arrived today and is being put in
position. The building is well under
way and will be ready for occupancy In
the early fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wnliford. Of Wood.
ford. were in the city today Mr Will
ford. aside from his extensive farming
interests is also interested in oil de-
velopment and has drills operating on
his farm
Funeral services will be held this af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock FOR John G. Tucker,
%, who died early this morning the
Rev. C. f. Wagner Of the First Christian
Church. officiating Interment viii be
in Rose Hill cemetery.
a crew OF eighteen men now engaged
iu string.nc the new line OF the South
western Bell Telephone Co.. from shaw
rec To- Ardmore is camped az Dougher.
| ~. having completed the work up 20
that point.
J. Robert Gillian received notifica.
tion today that his brother. :. G.. Gil
liam. in military camp at Fort Caswell;
! North Carolina. has passed the oNamina.
tion and now is second lieutenant in
the regular army
w ). Martin. county tick Inspector,
with W. r. Whits0n. county commits
sioner left this afternoon 20 superin.
tend the building OF O. dipping vat on
the Westheimer q Daube ranch. near
Rock Spring. in the Criner mountain
section.
J. r. wills Of the Mason Wills Con.
struction Company who resides at Ft
Worth. was in the city yesterday. Mr
Wills with his partner Mr. Mason re-
/ Gently acquired the property of the
| Ardmore Construction Company and
will conduct a general paving and CON
tracing business n this city.
The rain of early this morning put
the roads in the western part ui the
| county. especially that leading 90 the OH
I field. in had condition and many oper-
ators who were in the city last night
remained over to-day 20 wait for them
20 dry before veuuring 20 negotiate
them with a car.
Gaddis Williams who has been home
On q sick leave. has returned 20 the
naval hospital at Portsmouth Va. FOR
medical examination After Williams
left here be suffered an attack of Ger.
shro-spinal meningitis and when he was
able 20 be up he was allowed 20 visit
his home here.
Commissioner Young announces that
he viii insist that drastic action be "a.
ken relative 10 allowing crude oil 10
enter the creeks In this county. II Is
menace 20 bridges. a. Il Is frequently
ignlted and is fatal to fish. He init.
mated that the state game and fish
warden would make an immediate IN.
ye-tigation and see what measures
could be adopted 10 prevent this
Perry Elliot has been awarded the
contract Tor painting an the iron
bridges IN Carter county and will be.
gin work az once There are 10 iron
and steel bridges that viii be recovered.
Each of the bridges VIII have 20 be-
wire.hrushei 90 remove scale and all
nuts and bolts are 90 boz tirhtcned 10
D. estimated that five months wll b.
fruuirgf 10 finish fhe tt.nrG