The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-05
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS


Mr.. and Mrs. Roy M. Johnson
and son, Otey, have returned from
Oklahoma City, where they spent
couple of weeks and where they
have purchased a residence at 1908
Thirty-third street, which they will
occupy during their visits to that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wilmington,
Miss Jewell Wilmington and Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Morgan are in San
Antonio, Texas, to visit Willis
Wilmington, Peter Fonville and
John Gait, all of wnom are at Camp
Travis, The trip was made over
land.
Gahe Parker, superintendent of
the Five Civilized Tribes, has noti-
fed Judge Thoiuas w. Champion,
chairman for Carter County, that
during the past week he has bought
for restricted Indians in this county,
baby bonds to the amount of 1920.
A large G. NJ. c. truck, with a
trailer, driven by Jack Boggs, turn
ed over on the road about mile
and half west of the city last night.
Boggs was returning from the oil
fields, and having no lights on his
truck, could not see the road. He
was not hurt, and the truck was
only slightly damaged.
Shelton Graham, a young man
driving a Ford truck, during the
fire in the Odd Fellows building
this morning, ran over a line of
hose on Washington street. Of
hcers Parker and Day arrested him
and he was fined SIS in police court.
He said he did not know it was a
fnable offense to ran over fire hose.
Budd Ballew, deputy sheriff, re-
turned here yesterday afternoon
from Norman, bringing with him
VIII Pike, who he arrested on a
charge of statutory criminal as
sault. On Jan. 8 Charles II. Bigbie
filed complaint in the county court
against Pike, alleging that the crime
was committed Aug. |.
Mrs. Della Browrl SO years old,
wife Of w. +. Brown, died last
night at II o'clock at her home,
Fifth avenue and b street southeast.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her hus-
band and one child, Melba Brown.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock at the under
taking establishment of {. Boone
Taliaterro. Interment was in Rose
Hill cemetery.
When the case of Walter Stroud,
charged with the killing OF Pete Al
virez, a Mexican, Saturday night,
was called in the county court yes
terday, the defendant waived ar
raignment, entered a plea OF not
guilty and waived a preliminary
trial. He was held to the district
court for trial. Later the attor-
neys agreed upon bail at 81 ,000 The
defendant promptly made bond and
was released.
Samuel Waddle, negro, aged 100
years, died last night at the home
of his daughter, Hattie NJ. Mitchell
us ] street northwest. In addition
to his daughter, ne is survived by
three sons, Henry, Tom and An
drew Waddlc, all OF whom live here.
He was born in North Carolina and
came to this section many years
ago. He leaves, so far as his daugh-
ter was able to learn, rs descend
ants. The funeral will be tomor-
row afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Carpenter and
son, Warren Murray who were here
to attend the funeral of Mrs, Car
penter's sister-in-law, Mrs. B. NJ.
Newman, returned today to their
home in Ringing. /. w. Stouder,
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Newman,
who came for the funeral, returned
to his home in Oklahoma City to-
day. Mrs. Stouder will remain sew
eral days longer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Newman, AT d
street southeast.
Word has been received here OF
the death of Mrs. w. A. Tewks-
bury of Lawton, which occurred
Sunday morning. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at Chick
asha. Mr.. and Mrs. Tewksbury
formerly lived here. Mr.. Tewks-
bury was travelling freight agent for
the Rock Island Railway Company
TUBBY JURY TO BE
OUT A FULL WEEK
At HIS this forenoon it was six
days since the case OF the State VS.
William Tubby, charged with the
murder of Mat Hooper, went to tn,
jury in the district court and nc
verdict had been returned up to
o'clock this afternoon. The jury
was before Judge Freeman this fore
noon and reported they had moi
agreed. Judge Freeman at tha
time told the attorneys in the cast
he would not then discharge the