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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

be a thriving little city OF over
three thousand live and progress
i've citizens. Madill has the ad-
vantage OF two lines of railroad,
the north and south and east and
west lines OF the Frisco system,
has water and sewerage system,
light, ice and power plant, two gin
plants tone of them, the Madill
Gin Company, being the largest in
the county,, cottonseed oil mill,
and two elevators. There are
three banks in the city, two ma
tional banks and one state bank.
Madill has one Of the best high
school buildings in the state and a
splendid school with a corps Of
eighteen teachers. There are five
churches in MadiIl: Methodist,
Presbyterian, Christian, Baptist
and Nazarcne. The county's seat
of justice and the city hall of Ma
dill are magnificent buildings and
would be a credit to any commun-
ity. Her commercial institutions
are housed in substantial brick and
stone business houses, some blocks
of which are as fine as you may
see in any city.
Agriculturally, the country trib-
utary to Madill is unsurpassed in
its production Of cotton, corn,
potatoes, grains, grasses and
fruits. And the live progressive
farmers on this land can always
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

and vegetable country, the ten
acre Elberta orchard of NJ. u.
Ayres being one of the largest
bearing orchards in tie country.
In 1916 fruit from this orchard
was shipped in carlots. Some of
the finest cotton of the country is
raised in this section, and several
farmers in this community are
breeding seed for sale. The Wash
ita and Red River bottoms, of this
section seem to be the natural
habitat for corn, and there is no
finer corn grown anywhere than
here. One breeder, r. A. Owen,
has made the reputation in Okla
homa and Texas of growing more
pure bred corn than any other
breeder in the state. He has fur
nished state and federal demon
stration agents for several coun-
ties in Oklahoma and Grayson
County, Texas, seed corn for boys
clubs and demonstration work.
The progressive farmers of this
section have made for themselves
an enviablc reputation, and any
section of southern Oklahoma may
do as much by exerting the proper
effort.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
PROSPEROUS MARSHALL COUNTY

There is no fairer land under the
sunny skies of southern Oklahoma
than the section comprising Mar
shall County, though small in area
as compared with other counties
OF the state, she nestles in the delta
of the Red and Washita rivers, a
favored spot in a land especially
favored of the Gods. Her rich
black prairie and sandy uplands
produce splendid crops of cereals
and feed and furnish the meadows
for abundant hay crops These
lands are especially adapted to and
raise immense crops of oats. The
sandy wooded sections are adapted
to the cultivation of vegetables,
fruits and melons. Peanuts on
these lands have the past year
made more than SlOO per acre for
many farmers. The county is
bounded on the east by the Wash
ita River and on the south and
west by Red River and the rich
alluyial bottoms OF these streams
are as rich and productive as any
in the western hemisphere. These
lands are natures garden for cot
ton, one of the worlds staples,
and immense crops OF corn are
grown in these valleys, and it has
been demonstrated that these bot
toms will grow alfalfa, the great
hay crop, to perfection.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
WILLIS.

Whe, tLn CLicl,,7vv triLc M
Indians rcmovcd from tbcir east
crn bomcs to thc western land
coded Them nv thc T,n;ted States
goyerrnent to ho ,bo,rs ,e lono
o. gr,ss Should oro,y and w,tcr
now one of thc tr;bo lanes
Hamn WHIis his vile and their
neoroes MIGRATED with them and
after snving ont fine land selected
for tbnir new homo , .ito in tbc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

Frisco railroad came through, a
postotdce and trading point for the
settlers OF that section. In the
summer of 1900, the town was
moved from the old to the new
site, and a town laid out and
building started.
The Woodyille country is one
Of the best farming sections in the
county being especially adapted
ior corn and cotton. The great
stretches of bottom lands of the
Red and Washita Rivers are as
fertile as any in the world. In this
section alfalfa has been grown to
perfection and there are thou
sands Of acres suitable to its
growth, This is also a fine fruit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
LUBRICATING OIL
REFINERY PLANNED
FOR HEALDTON FELL

The first lubricating oil refo-
cry to be built at HealG' on, Okla.
WILL be erected by the Am-l-Oil
| & Refining Company OF Oklaho-
ma City, according 20 a statement
made by George r. Mesker, gen.
eral manager of the company.
Work will be started in about
thiTty days and the plant rushed
to completion as fast as material
can be secured. Mr.. Meskcr, in
speaking of the refinery, said; at
is our intention to manufacture
gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oil
and a full line of by-products
which will include asphalt, roof
paints and cements, cup grease
and axle grease.
After the plant is in operation
we will take up the question OF
making everything that can be
manufactured from Healdton
crude OIL said Mr.. Mesker, COW
ing to the shortage Of materials
and the delay in transportation we
will start with a 500-barrel unit,
but the plans call for a plant OF
1000 barrels caDaCitV."
The company owns a 70-acre
lease on the edge of the town OF
IIcaldton, with two producing
wells. The balance Of the lease
will be drilled out during the COM
ing year if they are able to secure
the casing, but, according to the
officers of the company, a refinery
able to take care of 1000 barrels
per day will be finished as soon as
possible and the balance of the
crude oil needed will be purchased
from other producers.
Their refinery site, being from
twelve to sixteen feet higher than
the roadbed of the Ringing rail
road, will enable them to gravity
all refined products from tankage
into tank cars, eliminating big
expense.
The company has put on the
market 25,000 shares Of stock at
81 per share (par value) which is
the last stock to be offered for
sale at that price. The officers of
the company, which is one OF the
newest in Oklahoma, having been
incorporated Dec. 9, 1917, are Nj.
A. Kunkel, president; George X.
Mesker, vice-president and gen
eral manager; II. Norlin, secre-
tary and treasurer.
The board of directors consists
OF the officers and O. K. McComb
and George Morris.
Anyone interested in buying a
block of this stock can communi-
cate with the company at 307-S-9
Campbell building, Oklahoma City
Okla. The company reserves the
right to advance the price of this
stock without notice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
KINGSTON.

When The Frisco built south
through this county the site at
Kingston was selected for town.
and forthwith town was started.
At first it was known as HELEN.
but later the name was changed
to that of Kingston. Kingston is
one of the real live little cities of
the Frisco system. Its citizens be-
lieve in and live ND to co-opera-
ton. they are live wires and when
they want ANYTHING thew go after
it. They have made it one of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

ncnt families of the county am
Oklahoma in early days had their
homes and ranches in this section
of the county. One of the old
timers, Jerome Whitscl, who now
lives in Madill, put out on his
farm a few miles frorl Lebanon
one Of the largest orchards in Ok
lahoma. This orchard for years
produced thousands of bushels OF
prime fruit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
OAKLAND

About the year 1884 Ed Sacra
erected the first store at Oakland.
Later the county seat of Pickens
County, Indian Territory, was
moved from over on Briar Creek.
and it remained there until tribal
county affairs were closed. In
its palmy days Oakland was
counted the best inland town in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
WOODVILLE.

Years ago a settlement a short
distance from Thompson's ferry,
on Red River, and just 2 few miles
above the mouth of the Washita,
was christcned Woodville, and
was for long time and until the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
HOTEL KINGKADE
Oklahoma CITY
Management Of John S. Sweet
Prices $500, $3.50, $2.OO---No More

quiet refined place when Capitol Conveniently
located the heart of the within
stations European plan Room Dining lunch room
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

Durwood and Simpson are heal
thy and growing little towns in
the sandy timbcrcd sections of the
northwest part OF the county.
They are in the section especially
adapted to the growth of melons,
vegetables, peanuts and sweet po-
tatoes. There are many farmers
in this section who are producing
every year, more per acre OF these
products than the value of the
land on which they are grown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14

find a market, and comuar
very highest prices for his
ucts in Madill. The city !
steady, healthy growth and th
ture promises much fOr the
and all this section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-14
MADILL.

Madill, the county seat Of Mar
shall County, was laid out in the
summer of 1900 and has grown to
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27

challenge in the Fourth Liberty Loan, and as great q test.
 The huge size of the loan-which is for six billion dollars, outstrip- ping all precedent-thrills our ina gination and rouses us to our most extreme efforts that it may be put over" in the short time set.
 A searching test-since 1t will re- veal ineXorably just how much in ear nest America at home is in its desire to crush autocracy into the mud of this winters battlefields.
 Germany will laugh if more than the allotted three weeks is required to raise the minimum sum called for.
 Germany will tremble at the news of an oversubscription in less time.
 The loan is not a large one when States -$25O 900, 900 0,OO0-ar consid- cred. The oversubscription of the Fourth Liberty Loan will require less than fifth of the annual income of the country, now estimated at $50,- 900 O0O. .O00
 Subscribe YOUR share of the Fourth Liberty Loan. which campaign opens tomorrow
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
THE NEW DRAFT.

The new draft law and the recently announced determination of the ad- ministration to place an army of five million men in the field are good we may have to make our sacrifices. There is nothing saved in halfway measures. We are fighting a cruel and bloodthirsty enemy. who has thrown his all into the ring. No bet ter news for us can filter into Ger many than the knowledge that we have placed our full man power. as well as our resources, in the fight.
 We waste time in speculating as to end when 1t ends, and it will end soon est when we have marshaled our full strength in the field. We will win the war, but 1t is not wise to prolOng 1t indefinitely Others fiddled with the Panama canal We built it; but we had to learn the lesson of ConCen- trating our resources and our finances in sufficient quantity. The war is only another Panama, but a bigger one The digging is there. but of a different kind. The engineering skill. the inventive genius, the powers of organization. the resources that ac- c0mplished the first great task, will build our ships. place our men and guns "Oycr there" and win the war. The administration now realizes this. Let us do our share.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
Unable Secure Loan Films for
 This Section

The government is furnishing spe- cial Liberty Loan films to the movie theaters, in order to stimulate inter eset in the drive which starts tomor- row. These films are from 300 to 1000 feet long and are enacted by the leading screen stars, to be used for tain Lathrop both wrote and wired the director of publicity for the Twelfth Federal Reserve for these films to be used on his Empress cir cult. In connection with his regular program, but thus far has been un- able to secure them
 Assistant Director II. C. Rosebaum of Seattle, advises that if possible he will send all or part of the films. AS the time is short for the drive unless they are now on their way from the States it will be impossible to show of any benefit in the loan campaign which starts tomorrow
 Why Alaska towns are not given the same consideration as other towns and cities in the states we are unable to understand. Practically every town in the territory went way lover the top" in the last drive and Is entitled to every consideration In it's iaudable effort to raise money to help Uncle Sam lick the Germ Hun"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.

America stands on the threshold of great adventure and a great test.
 Adventure abroad-where our ar my is poised for plunge into terri tory long held as German soil - a plunge through what must be the flower of Germany's troops if the kaaiser is not at once to concede defeat.
 A sCorChing test abroad since our First American army, released from the tutelage of French and British war experts must pit it's own newly acquired skill against the Boche past masters.
 Glorying in the valor revealed at Cantigny and Chateau Therry, secure in the strength of the millions of oth- CT Americans hurrying to the battle front. our army as impatiently as confidently awaits the issue
 America at home faces as great a
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
{ Paid AdyertisemenD

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The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
CLASSIFIED Advertising

FOR RENT-SingIe room, furnished $15. Phone 1855. 25tf
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-27
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Sept 27-The prices for fish at noon today were: Halibut, 16Ac; sablehsh. 5l2c; ling and red cod, 4C
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-16
captured of the Irish coast.

captured OF the Irish coast.
The books were sold at auction. and
bought by Salem citizens as the nu-
cleus Of a library. Young Bowditch
had access to them, read them eager
ly, and copied most of them for fu-
ture use.
When twenty-five. Bowditch made
his first voyage to sea. as captains
clerk on a Salem ship. He sailed nine
years in all, one voyage being on the
Astrea, the first American ship to vis-
it Manila harbor.
Every man in the Astrea's crew
soon learned they had n genius among
i them. Bowditch looked the scholar
and devoted many hours a day to
| study. He made every man aboard a
navigator, and it was said. each OF
them could work lunar observation
as well rs Sir Isaac Newton"
When not studying young Bowditch
paced the deck in deep thought. Al
such times nobody spoke to him,
knowing that in due course he would
dash into his cabin to set down the
results of his concentration. as he
rarely failed to do.
It Is related that one day the ship
was attacked by n privateer. and
Bowditch was assigned TO pass powder
from the magazine. The gun crews got
no powder, and investigation showed
Bowdtch seated on a powder keg'
working out n difficult problem on his
slate.
On arriving in Boston harbor from
voyage in 1902. Bowditch attended
the commencement at Harvard college
md was surprised to find himself
named for an honorary degree as
bachelor of arts. his work as an au-
thority on navigation having won him
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TURN TO soWDITcH
Book by Salem Man, Long Dead, Has
Become War Factor.

No American Of today is exercising
so potent an influence in tn" conh-
try's present extraordinary develop
mcnt in seagoing as Nathaniei BOW
ditch, who has been in his grave LOT
more than eighty years, and whose
name is unrecognized by millions ol
his fellow countrymcn.
Persons who follow the rise and de-
cline of the "best sellers" among
books may he surprised TO know that
Bowditch was the author OF one o'
the best selling books ever produced
which has run through hundreds oil
editions in all civilized languages. has
been selling steadily for more than a
hundred years. and since the great
war began has been in greater de-
mand than ever.
This book is known as the "Ameri-
can Practical Navigator" 1t is the
guide of every keel that sails the
Seven Seas, and is familiarly known
to sailors the world over as Bow
ditch" or "Bowditch's Epitome."
with Americas entry into the war,
the demand for Bowditchs "Naviga-
tor" became so great that special
edition of the book was published 10
meet 1t, by the United States hydro
graphic office, Notwithstanding that
editions had been as recently issued
1yn in n
time II was difficult to obtain copy
of the Navigator" Since the appear
ance of the 1917 edition, however, all
demands for the book can be met.
The increased demand for the book
was caused chiefly by the stimulus
given the study of navigation among
Young Americans by the training SER
vice OF the United States shipping
board, which Is schooling hundreds or
Young men to serve as officers on the
ships of the new merchant marine.
Bowditch was called by his contcm-
poraries IAN intellectual prodigy. He
has since been termed "thc Ocean
Pathfinder" On receipt Of the news
of his death in 1886. vessels in the
chief ports of the world half-masted
their flags. His book was then said
by one eulogist to be "n practical
utility second to no work OF man ever
published"
OF the personality of the man who
achieved this great distinction very
little is recalled today, in spite of the
vital influence Of his work in the pres
ent development of his country.
He was born In the old shipping
town Of Salem. Mass, in 1878. His
people were poor, and he was obliged
to leave school when but twelve. to
serve in a ship chambers shop.
There. while selling rope and mar
lin spikes. the youth fell in with men
from far voyages. One was an old
British sailor. who taught the lad
navigation. Algebra so fascinated
the boy he could not sleep after a
first glance at It,"
It chanced that about this time n
privateer came into Salem with the
booty OF q cruise that included a
library of philosophical works. the
property Of DR.. Richard Kirwan. an
Irish scientist, taken from a freighter
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6T A Canadian soldier in the region o.
Vimy Ridge met a swankins English
officer whom according to good Cana
dian custom, he did not salute. The
officer stopped him.
Look here. my man." he said. don't
you know I'm an officer? Why don't
you salute?"
oh" said the Canadian "are you
an officer?"
Yes replied the officer, and then
noticing for the first time that the man
was a Canadian. he added with annoy
ance: "Oh. you're Canadian, aren't
you? Well. do you know that you
Canadians give us more trouble than
the whole rest Of the English army
put together"
Yes" replied tho Canadian. with
slow smile. That's what Fritz thinks,
too"
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recognition.
Returning from the sea in 1904
Bowditch became president of fire
insurance company. He declined pro-
fessorships at Harvard, the military
academy at West Point and the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
His life was devoted largely TO per-
fecting his Navigator" and TO the
translation from the French and an
notation of La Places Celestial Me-
chanics." a colossal work on astron-
omy showing great erudition by the
translator. but now known only to a
few astronomers.
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How to Carry Water in Sieve

How to Carry Water IN Sieve
Patience and perseverance will ac-
complish all things was the favoritc
saying OF an old farmer.
He had just made this remark In n
train one day on the way to market
when pompous individual in the
next seat turned to him and said:
Nonsense. sir! can tell you many
things which neither patience nor per-
severance can accomplish"
perhaps you can." said the farmer,
but ! have never yet come across
one thing"
well. then, I'll tell you one. Will
patience and perseverance ever enable
you to carry water in sieve?"
Certainly"
81 would like to know how"
simply by waiting patiently for the
water to freeze"-Topeka State Jour
nal.
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Amusing Beginnins.-\ m

Amusing Besinnins-\ minister
home from the trenches has been
recounting his experiences among the
Scotch regiments. and one Of the in
teresting stories he tells Is of n
wounded Jock whom he found rather
depressed. and on being asked wheth-
er he would like to dictate n letter
home. he assented.
Thereupon the minister brought n
table with writing materials to his
bedside. However. he found Jock
tonguetied and unable to begin. so
much so that the parson said after n
while:
Come along now. I'm in n hurry.
We must make a start.
What will I say?"
No reply.
"Win I begin. MY dear wife|"
wye" said Jock. pit that doom.
That'll amuse her."-London Tit Bits.
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Why He Fired in the Air.-A man
came into the office to tell Of an Incl
dent he had just heard from a CORES
pondent with the A. E. F. in France.
1t related to an American officer who
had the misfortune to offend a French
civilian, and who was challenged to
fight duel. AS the challenged party,
the American had the choice Of weap-
ons. and he chose Colt automatics.
The parties met at the appointed
time" related the narrator. "and the
seconds placed their principals in po-
sition. But when the word was given,
TIE American fired in the air."
"Ah," We exclaimed enthusiastically.
That was masnanimous! Was 1t
not?"
LIT was not" disagreed our inform
ant. You see. his opponent was
climbing up a high tree at the time"
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8F"what do you think Of the army
as far as you have gomez" inquired q
sergeant Of a newly arrived recruit at
camp.
"I may like 1t after q while but just
now I think there is too much drilling
and fussing around between meals"
was the reply.
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The cat-A japanese schoolboy
was told to write q short composition
on the cat. After deep thought he
handed this in:
The cat In little cattle. When first
she sees q rat she illumiate her eye
Puck.
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The PIace.-Bounderby was a most
respected resident Of our suburb. and
made friends with everybody. As he
was putting up for the borough coun-
Gil he made tour OF the various mu-
nicipai establishments. including the
local police station. The supcrintcn-
dent had treated him with great cour-
tcsy and had shown him everything
OF interest, on which Boundcrby di-
lated when ne reached home.
Next day he was taking his little
son for a ride on the trolley car,
which was crowded with local resi-
dents. As the car was passing the
police station a shrill voice suddenly
cried:
600, dad! Is that the police sta =
ton where the policemen took you
last night"
Every person on the car turned to
stare at Bounderby-and he was not
elected to the council.-Chicago News.
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linz tn froJnla lare WI

mo. I can't" she replied: 81 can't
think OF anything I want very much"
well. I'll wish for you." he ex-
claimed.
"Will you. really?" she asked.
"Yes."
well. then, there's no use fooling
with the old wishbonc." she inter-
rupted with a glad smile: 'you can
have me."-Wisconsin State Journal.
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LADTES

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We have In our employ Dry Cleaner
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