The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-05
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS

CITY NEWS AND VIEWS
Sam B. Raitman has gone to Dallas
on a business trip.
H. II. Deskins, of Springer, was in
the city today.
Andy Hutchins, of Berwyn, was in
the city today on business.
A. M. RENTS, Of Healdton, was in the
city today.
b. c. Ballard, of Pauls Valley, was in
the city today.
w. f. Carter, of Wapanucka, was
here yesterday.
w. c. Simpson, Of Gainesville, Texas
was here yesterday.
r. L. and A. d. Davis, of New Wilson
were here yesterday.
G. w. Chaffee and l.. H. Miller, of
Graham, were among the outof-town
visitors yesterday.
e. L. Barrett and X. Reynolds, of
Oklahoma City, were business visitors
here today
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Prater and daugh-
ter. of McAlester are In the city, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Prater.
The concert by the Chamber OF Com
merce band scheduled for tonight. viii
be played Friday night at Central Park.
Mrs. A. Jacoby, Of New Orleans. is
in the city the guest Of her sister
Mrs. A. w. Wallenstein, 321 c street
southwest.
The Mason-W1ls Construction Com
pany which is paving ID street north.
west has taken over the Ardmore Con-
struction Company and will be known
as the Ardmore Construction Company
| Charles NJ. Smith, OF Ardmore, Is the
latest army secruit at the Ardmore sta.
tion. The field artillery is now complete
but $4,000 men are needed for the in.
fantry, according to a communication
received by Sergeant Brandt.
| The maximum temperature registered
yesterday morning for July was IS
degrees, with a minimum of g. The
maximum registered this morning for
| the preceding twenty.four hours was
| SO degrees, with a minimu OF 81 degrees
X. +. Scivally spent yesterday at his
ranch near Springer. and said this
morning that the showers and cooler
weather have had a wonderfully bene-
fetal effect on the corn crop. Rain is
needed. however, to insure perfect
yield.
NJ. NJ. Hannah. a farmer of the Over.
brook section, was exhibiting the fret
cotton blossom of the season this morn
ing. Mr.. Hannah says there are few
stalks in bloom, but that the crop Is
in exceedingly fine condition in that To-
cality.
S. H. Harris and family and w H.
Brooks and family left Tuesday after
noon for Galveston. where they will
spend two weeks at the beach. They
made the trip by automobile and ar
rived at their destination without mis-.
hap. Mr.. Harris writes that the roads
In Texas are I'm excellent condition.
William Sterrett Wilson. Of the prep.
aratory school at Annapolis, Md. has
arrived here to visit his mother. Mrs
Mabel James Wilson, Of the Randol
hotel. Mr.. Wilson is direct from Wash.
/ ington. where he has been taking the
examination for entrance to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He will NOT
know for several weeks whether he
passed the examination.
Charles j. Gill was in the city today
from Wilson. Mr.. Gin states that Just
east OF that town there is larger area
than the producing area Of Healdton
that has never had an oil test drilled
This country has been passed upon IA
orably by skilled biologists, and there
Is no reason why some good tests should
not be started there before the end OF
the year. Walter critchow is now
drilling a good test near Wilson and
prospects that either oil or gas viii be-
found.
Elmer +. Engle who has been at the
Great Lakes naval training station
since April 5. and has completed his
course at the training camp il at home
for "A ten-day furlough before going 20
sea. THE more ! learn about the navy
the better like IT," young Engle said
this morning. Three Ardmore boys.
4 who are known on the streets because
OF their sailor uniforms. are now in
Ardmore on furloughs. The other boys
are: Gadls NJ. Williams and Leroy