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

look in the theater while the fight
was in progress. He took the boys
to the chief. One was released, as
he was not the aggressor. Young
Henry was turned over to the
county.
Gertrude Lamb has filed suit i'll
the district court against her hus-
band, Roy Lamb, for divorce. She
alleges in her petition that they
were married at Ardmore June 30
1917 and that recently the defend
ant was convicted in the Carter
County district court on a charge
of forgery and sentenced to serve
a term in the state penitentiary. She
asks tor the restoration of her
maiden name, Gertrude McElfreSh.
The colonial tea to be given to-
morrow afternoon and evening by
Circle No ) of the Broadway Meth
odiSt Church, promises to be an un-
usually pleasant affair Patriotism
will be suggested in all the appoint
ments. and the officers and their as
sistants will be in colonial costume.
Mrs. Granville Hodges will imper-
senate Martha Washington. \ sill
yer offering will be taken for the
benefit of the circle. During the
evening hours the young people will
be received.
Delmar Finley, IS years old, died
yesterday afternoon at 4 30 o'clock
at his home, SIS Fourth avenue
northeast. Funeral services were
held this afternoon at o'clock in
the chapel at Brown & Bridgman S,
conducted by the Pew. X II. J..
Morgan of the Broadway Methodist
Church, with interment at Rose Hill
Cemetery. Mr. Finley is survived
by four sisters and three brothers,
Mrs. Minnie Waidner, Mrs. Holly
Arnold, Mrs. Demon Finchcr, all OF
whom live here, and Mrs. Beulah
Tankersley of Fort Worth, Texas :
Oscar Finley, Doc Finley and Elmer
Finley, who also live here.
w. d. Witcher, an investigator
connected with the state highway
department, is in Ardmorc. Mr.
Witcher came to Ardmore intending
to place a penalty on Carter County
automobile owners who have not
paid their licenses. He found, how
ever, that the application blanks
reached here later than had been
intended and he has extended the
period fiftee ndays, beginning today
after which the penalty will be put
into effect. Ninety per cent of the
receipts from automobile licenses
will be turned into the treasury OF
Carter County for good roads work
Eight more young men, regis
trants from Marshall County. have
been arrested on charges of making
false answers to their question
naires. They have made bond and
will have hearings before United
States Commissioner William
Hutchinson. This makes, altogeth-
er, II or IS young men brought
from Marshall County on like
charges. One Of those formerly ap.
pretended, Walter GAY Creswell
has enlisted and the case agains
him will be dismissed. The cast
against one of the others will prob
ably be dismissed as the man is al
most blind and physically unfit t.
be soldier. The first of the case,
is set for hearing Feb. Is.
Joe Duane, who claims to be ar
Austrian and who has heretofor,
been arrested by both the city anC
the federal authorities, was agar
before United States COMMISSIONS
Hutchinson today on the charge o
having failed to register as an alier
enemy. lie said he was guilty anC
was held in bail of $1,000 to tn,
United States court. He said h,
had been working for a farmer be
yond the fair grounds and that h,
had been informed the time for reg
istration had been extended to Apri
IS; that the man he worked for haC
told him he had better make inqmr,
about it; that he saddled a hors,
and come to town only to find h,
was too late. Duane has been un
der suspicion by the authorities 10
some time, but when formerly ar
rested no evidence was obtainabl
against him. Failing to make bond
he will be sent to the federal Jail a
! Muskogee.
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