The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-21

nave organized INTO uFe patrols. ne
scouts have sold more than $4,000
worth OF war savings stamps.
Alter attacking his wife, daughter
and son, y. NJ. Pointer, 45 years old
a carpenter OF Tcxarkana. shot him
self twice, the bullets entering his
brain and killing him instantly. Mr.
and Mrs. Pointer had been sepa-
rated.
The governor Of Texas is prcpar-
ing a proclamation to place Mavcr-
ick. Kinney and Val Verde counties
in the restricted zones of cotton
raising. This proclamation is being
issued as result of investigation
which shows that the boil worm has
infested cotton in Mexico, II miles
from Eagle Pass. These counties
border Mexico. A proclamation
which would also prohibit the plant
ing OF cotton for this season in the
south Texas zone, in the vicinity OF
Beaumont and Houston, i, also un-
der consideration.
Whale meat had made its appear
ance in Houston hotels, as the re-
suit OF the capture, in Corpus Pass
OF a young sperm whale, meat from
which is being marketed in Hous-
ton. Dealers say many customers
are using it as food conservation
experiment.
Motion picture films will be used
by the extension service OF the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College
at College Station, to encourage an
increase in food production this
year. Films depicting improved
methods OF agriculture and live
stock production will be shown at
each OF the 25 community centers
in the county. In connection with
the pictures addresses by an agri-
cultural expert will be made. The
movement is financed by the Uous-
ton Chamber OF Commerce.
twenty-five pay checks recently
paid employees OF the Grayson Tcle-
phone Company at Denison were
each supplemented with a S. thrift
card with one stamp attached. The
holder is to fill in all other stamps
excep: the last, which the company
agrees to supply. This movement
was originated by the Grayson com
pany to encourage its employees to
save their earnings by loaning a
small part to the government.
Members Of the pig and corn
clubs and canning clubs of Texas
are foremost in the work in the con
servaton and production campaign.
This is especially true of Celtic.
This community took first prize at
the state fair and almost every one
in the community belongs to the
Red Cross. They recently raised SIS
to purchase material for Red Cross
work.
Wichita County school district
No. 10 is entirely self-Supporting,
having one oil we'll on the school
property that brings in a daily in
come Of $50 and crops that will now
have no effect on the length OF the
school term. The school is in the
center of the new Sunshine Hill o:I
district and the first well, brought
in last week, is good producer
A religious census of Camp
Bowie, exclusive OF the aviation
camps, gives the following list OF
churches represented in the camp:
Apostolic 10, Baptist $50, affiliated
church 78S, Roman Catholic 2l90,
preferring Roman Catholic 40,
Greek Catholic l3, Christian Sciene
6S, preferring Christian Science 33,
Church OF God |, Congregational
90, preferring Congregational 10,
Episcopal 478, preferring Episcopal
3. Evangelical I, Friends 10, pre-
ierring Friends !, Hebrew l45, pre-
ferring Hebrew 4, Holiness "a, pre-
ferring Holiness 9, Holy Ghost 5,
Holy Rollers 4, Lutheran 468, pre-
ferring Lutheran p, Methodist T.
92S. preferring Methodist 90, Nor
mon 9, preferring Mormon 2, Naza-
rens 10, Presbyterian l,295, prefer
ring Presbyterian ll2, Reform Tenn
pie ?, regular Church OF Jesus
Christ |, Seventh Day Adventists 8,
preferring Seventh Day Adyentists
2, Salvation Army 10, preferring
Salvation Army /, Theosophists |,
Unitarians 6, United Brethren y,
Universalist Church 10, Christians
10, prelerring Christian rs.
DR.. Laird can be consulted at his
private railroad car at the Frisco
depot. Practice limited to chronic
diseases. Over 80 years expert
ence. 1916
Fresh country eggs, Friday and
Saturday, cash and carry, 40 cents
dozen Stewards Cash Store. l07