The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-30


Work on the garage being erected
on West Main street for the Patter-
son Motor company is progressing
rapidly and the building will soon be
ready for its tenants
Excavation for the foundation for
the Simpson building is nearly com
pleted and within a few days forms
for the concrete foundation will be
set and the mixers started.
Clarence Roberts, representing the
Oklahoma FarmerStockman and Carl
Russell, county demonstration agent,
have been touring the county for the
past three days for the purpose of
gathering data
Kelly Brown Of Muskogee was in
ArdmOre today attending to legal bus
mess. MIR Brown was formerly asso-
ciated with his two brothers here in
the practice Of law, and represented
Carter county in the state legislature
The county probation officer is hav-
ing trouble with an :ncorrigibe girl,
Ella st. John, fifteen years of age,
whose parents seem to have lost all
control over her. Mrs. Curtis stated
that she would probably send her to
the state girls industrial school.
The new addition 70 the Hardy san
itarum is rapidly nearing completion
and within a few weeks the contrac-
tors will be ready to Jurn the build
ing over to the owners when finish
ed the sanitarium viii be the most
completely equipped in Oklahoma.
The Pioneer Telephone company is
rapidly getting It's cable in the con
dults on Main and Washington streets
ANA soon the unsigh'ly poles Ull be
removed When completed the gen
erai manager states that Ardmore viii
have one of the most complete tele-
pApnc plants In the southwest
The two Hinklo buildings east of
the Santa Zee railorad tracks are
nearly finished One will be used as
q transfer and tsOrlgo warehouse. a
rooming house 20 occupy the upper
stories. The other has been divided
into two store buildings which are
already rented
Or Dow Taylor of Woodford was
transacting business in the city yes.
terday Or. Taylor in addition to his
large practice is breeding and raising
fancy stock and owns q herd Of fine
Jerseys He said last night that rain
Is badly needed in this section and
its lack is seriously handicapping the
farmers.
The criminal term Of county court
win come To- close today with 70 clean
docket The majority of cases We're
Tor violating the liquor laws and the
jury was rarely calleG upon TO cNer.
else It's function, as the most of .ho
accused entered pleas of guilty and
asked the mercy of the court The
next regular term win convene in
June.
\ horse attached to the delivery
wagon ot the KecpU.Nplt Pressing
company became frightened ON Broad.
way yesterday afternoon and dashed
down the street When near the Pal.
ace Garage the wagon collidod with a
heavy truck and was reduced To scrap.
The horse was captured near the Rock
Island depot.
The lowering clouds this morning
caused many farmers who had ordered
cotton seed through the Ardmnre
Chamber OF Commerce to hurry 10 the
city and take II out, but the rain
failed 10 appear. Cotton land is all
prepared and the farmers are only
waiting for a rainfall 10 begin plant.
ing.
United States deputy marshal Dick
llignight left today for Muskogec with
four prisoners who are charged with
violating the liquor laws and who will
appear before the grand jury for in.
iictment The four are John vii.
llams. NJ Il. Franks. Mrs. l.. b. Arm.
strong and Gregory Hernandez. AN of
Wapanucka and Bromide. The next
regular term OF federal court for this
district conyenes at Tulsa on the first
Monday IN April
Recruiting at the army and navy
recruiting offices IS progressing brisk.
IT, The army has been strengthened
from Carter county by twenty nine
men during the current month and tho
navy has sent five men away with
many applicants still 10 be examined
4 telephone has been installed In the
navy recruiting office, tho number be-.
ing $50 Both offices VIII remain
open Sundays and every week day
from q 20 p. m.
G + Wantland returned Yesterday
from Noble. Okla, where he attended
the funeral Of his grandfather Charles
F Wantlani. who died at his home
there Monday afternoon Mr. Want.
land was one Of the oldest residents
Of Oklahoma. having moved IN pauls