The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
OKLAHOMA.

Stephens and Bryan counties are
investing their sinking funds in baby
bonds. These securities will be held
and redeemed in 1923, thus earn
ing money for the counties.
A farm labor survey of Pottawat.
omie, three-fourths complete, show
that approximately 100 farm hand:
will be needed in that county the
present farm hands employed being
this number short OF the estimated
requirements. These figures repre-
sent reports from about 1000 farms
in the county and are accurate.
The schools at Maud have reg
istered 100 per cent perfect in Jun
ior Red Cross work. Every child
in the schools has a war garden at
home, in addition to being pledged
TO the Red Cross work.
In Pittsburg county the total
property assessment may reach SZo,-
100000 for 1918, according to re-
turns now being made. This means
an increase OF at least A,000,0OO over
the present assessment total for the
county, and will be far the largest
assessment in the history OF the
county.
William McKeand, a carpenter,
past sixty years old whose home is
in Guthrie, has enlisted for service
in the shipbuilding department Of
the government, and is on his way
to the shipyards at Portland, Ore.
War savings stamps will he
awarded instead of the usual mcd-
ais, to winners OF the eighth annual
track and field meet, to be held
April IL, l9 and 20 under the aus
pices OF the Southeastern State Nor
NAL School at Durant.
A bale OF cotton grown on one
acre of land by L. b. Josserand, who
lives east of Durant, has been sold
for the sum OF $327.85. The cot
ton, 900 pounds, was sold for 81
cents per pound, making total OF
$2l3.85. The seed, which are of a
high quality, have been sold for
STA, which makes the grand total
Of $327.S5 from one acre of cotton.
Mr.. Josserand could not only get
enough seed to plant one acre, anG
it was known as the accola va
riety OF cotton.
The annual state oratorical cor
test will be held at Kingiisher,
March N. Oklahoma University,
Phillips University, Kendall Col
ege, Methodist University, Baptist
University and A. NJ. will be rep
resented in this contest with win
lers of local contests who will COM
pete for the state championship,
which carries with it a price and a
rip to the national contest to be
leld later.
The biggest oil case that has de-
reloped in Oklahoma since the de-
of its mineral resources
began was decided in the United
States district court in Guthrie when
Judge John II, Cotteral ruled that
he Usage Indians are entitled to
al minerals in the bed OF the Ar
river. The state OF Okla
loma interviewed in the suit. The
United States contended that the
Arkansas river bed belonged to the
Usage Indians because the river
vas not navigable. During the trial
Of the case $l,000,000 royalty re-
,eipts from the river bed wells piled
up in the hands OF receiver.
Oklahoma has the lowest savings
bank deposits per capita of any
state in the United States accord
ng to fresh figures prepared by the
treasury department. Oklahoma's
per capita savings total $l.29. The
'verage savings deposit for the en-
ire United States is $6S.2l.
Oklahoma has scored again in
he national registered cattle arena.
1t was the Gillespie herd from Tulsa
md the place was Chicago last week
Turing the National Shorthorn Con-
yress. Competing againts 400 head
of the pick OF fine Shorthorns from
every large herd in the country the
Oklahomaans won, the champion
ship in the class for three best fe-
males in the congress and also for
the finest individual herd.
The board OF education of Nor
man has called an election for
March l9 to vote on a proposed
bond issue of $4,000 to erect
new school building. If the issue
carries the $4,000 will be added to
$4,000 insurance money and used
to replace the west side ward school
which was burned last fall.
WASTED TALENTS.
He was feelin' kind O happy
And a-singing' of song,
An dat kaiser man got scrappy