The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-14
OKLAHOMA.

Mrs. w. F.. Dyer is the first woman
10 be admitted to the Thousand Dollar
War Savings Club in Chickasha. Mrs.
Dwyer, whose home is in Chickasha, is
now the owner OF $1,000 worth Of baby
bonds maturity value, the requited
amount for membership. Her husband |
became a member Of the club the same
day, by purchasing the required amount
Of war savings stamps.
Service flags have been unfurled IN !
three Okmulgee churches, the Baptist |
Presbyterian and Trinity NJ. f. Pa
triotic services were held in connection |
with the unfurling of the flags.
Labor shortage is threatening the |
coal production in the Henryetta fields,
which are short 400 hands. Many of
the laborers have been taken in the
draft.
4 branch Of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association has been organized
at Sugler. A campaign will be con
Quoted to organize the entire county.
The Busby Hotel at McAlester is the
first one to sierve popcorn in place OF
crackers. This substitute has proven
acceptable to the hotel patrons who are
so patriotic that they are willing TO
have only one meal each day to win
the war.
A Muskogee youth has hit upon the
novel idea of shining shoes to raise
money with which to purchase thrift
and war savings stamps. He arises
early every morning and shines his IA
theirs shoes. receiving five cents for
each shine, an dat the end of every
fve.day period he buys thrift stamp.
Russell PhilbrocR eleven years of
age. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phil
brock Of Lawton, is being held at st
Louis pending the arrival of his par
ents. lie was arrested at the Union
Station by policeman who found him
towing with a small pistol. lie said he
intended getting on a ship and going to
France to help the Americans.
A garden director is to be appointed
for each of the seventy-seven counties
in the state who will answer such In
quiries as are not provided for in the
farm bulletin issued by the Garden Bu-
reau Of the Oklahoma state Council OF
Defense. The state council points out
that the man who can grow garden
and don't. and who demands that his
/ ty, ont
side. is not a true patriot The owner
of vacant lots who allows them to MI
m with weeds instead Of placing them
at the disposal of boys and girls who
would raise gardens on them is regard
ed as n Stacker.
The CITY Federation Of Gutlirie will
cooperate in every way in the city war
graden campaign. IT is planned that
every backyard and va+aN lot " utlI'
lied and that every boy and girl in the
citv have his or her own garden plot
Mrs. Earl Anderson has been named
NV DIR. Stratton Brooks, federal FOOD
administrator for Oklahoma, as food ad
ministrator for Drumright and vicinity
capulpa has brought suit for damages
'aggreagting $1100000 against long
list of producers, allied corporations
and individuals because Of the pollution
Of the towns water supply by the salt
and other deleterious by-products Of OF
wells.
When the last Of the seasons cottor
has been shipped from Ringing th'
total will be about $500 bales. This i
approximatcly 1000 bales more than
was shipped last year and over LOO
bales more than the year before. l
rcnresents apnroximatelv 81 $4,000 il
lint value and about 100000 in see'
value,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Z. Stanley, Okmulge
AGENTS Of the Okmulgee Northern ran
road. have volunteered their ser
vices as instructors in telegraphy in tn
night school for women workers beini
conducted at that place by the woman
committed OF the council of defense.
Smallpox which has been raging TO
two months is said be under contrc
IN the eastern and northern portion o
tn state,
$ The Confederate Veterans reunion
( scheduled for Tulsa this year, has bee
- postponed until the year following tn
close Of the war.
$ Graduates of the Southwestern stat
y Normal at Weatherford must be Of III
S questioned loyalty and patriotism b'
fore they will be granted diploma
which entitle them to teach in publ
] school according to a letter sent to
0 B. Eskeridge president Of the schoc
S by Il. II. Wilson, state Superintendent.
Rotary Club Of Shawnee offered prize
for military drill in the high school.
silver loving cup is offered the bes
l. drilled company and an officers sabt
p fc. the commander OF the best con
: pany.
GRANDMOTHER WAS THE
L DRUGGIST.