The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-09
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Stratford township is strong for
good roads, as is shown by the re-
suit of the recent election for the
purpose of voting an $S5,000 bond
issue, which carried by a margin OF
u per cent.
Lieut.. Robin Knight OF Wynne-
wood has become a first lieutenant
and has been made assistant to the
quartermSater general of the expe-
dictionary force. He has been in
Jacksonville, Fla. receiving intensive
training in the quartermaster' di-
vision, but is now stationed at New
port News, where he may remain
until after the war.
Forty-eight days from Hastings
to the battle-scarred republic of
the old world is going some. Has
tings has the distinction Of being
the home of soldier who made the
trip from home to the shores of
France in the shortest time from
enlistment. Jesse /. Schooley left
Hastings and enlisted December 8
at FL Reno. On the fifth day OF
February, the Tuscania, the ship
on which he embarked, was sunk
off the boast of Ireland and l3l were
lost. Jesse was rescued and landed
on French soil February y, and
is now in the service.
". B. Breed of Hydro, Okla,
breeder OF pure blood hogs, bought
the prize Duroc Jersey at a recent
sale held at Dayton, Ohio, paying
$l,700 for it. This was the highest
price paid for a single hog at the
sale.
Blazing oil on creek south OF
Okmulgee caused a wagon bridge
to take fire and be destroyed.
Garvin County is having a serv-
ice flag, l6x20 feet, made at the
factory and when completed every
boy Of Garvin County who is in the
service will be represented by a
star. The raising of the flag with
appropriate ceremonies will be
agreed on today in Pauls Valley.
!. f. Zimmerman, VIII resides east
OF Yukon, has received from the
county clerk of Canadian County
the sum of $3.50, or a bounty OF
five cents a pair for sos pairs OF
gophers' ears. The rodents are do
ing considerable damage in the al
falfa fields in Mr.. Zimmerman
neighborhood, and he has invented
trap that is proving very success
full in catching the gophers.
Mrs. Henry Sarot of Bristow is
believed to be the champion knitter
for the Red Cross. She makes a
sweater in seven hours.
A long standing difference be-
tween Creek and Okfuskee coun-
ties over a bridge across Big Deep
Fork on the county line has been
settled by the county commission
ers of Okfuskee County agreeing
to pay Creek County 1850 for its
share of the bridge. The bridge
was built three years ago, but Ok
fuskee County refused to pay its
part because the county was not
advised that the contract had been
let.
]. w. LeMorris of Steedman has
4 curiosity in the way OF rabbit
hide. 1t has the appearance of be-
ing that of an ordinary cottontail
except that it is a solid brownish
black with not a gray or white hair
on it. The rabbit was Killed two
miles south OF Steedman.
Members of the Elk's lodge at
Miami presented Earl Kurtz, chief
of the fire department, $500 Vic
trola, as an expression of their APP
probation of the efficient work
done by the fire fighters recently in
eXtinguishing a blaze at the Elks'
clubroom. The machine, with a
large number of records, has been
installed in the living quarters OF
the firemen.