The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

The Guaranty State Bank is the
new bank at Checotah. II opened
its doors for business last week.
Mrs. William Gates, sheriff of
stephens county. Oklahoma, is the
first woman sheriff of the south
west.
Robert S. Davis, OF Arden, near
label, died last week. He was Il
pioneer of southeastern Oklahoma and
was so years of age. He was an ex-
Confederate soldier.
A. Il. -Harshaw, vice president of
the Oklahoma Singing Convention.
states that the annual convention
of the singers will be held at Durant,
November 5-6-7.
The Oddfellows Lodge at Kiowa has
collected $1,000 in insurance for the
loss of their hall, recently destroyed
u new and more modern lodge build
ing.
The body of Silva Boswell, Hugo
boy who died in the army service
in France. was brought back and
buried with military honors at Hugo
last week
Henry Fondren garage owner OF
Kiowa, was severely burned few
days ago by an explosion of gasoline
and ether, while manufacturing cas-
ing head gas at his garage.
Everett Higgins, of Shawnee was
burned to death in an oil well eX-
plosion last week at Breckenridge.
Texas. He was 22 years old and was
engaged as truck driver in the oil
fields.
Another test we'll for oil and gas
is to be drilled in Haskell county
The we'll will be drilled near the
Haskell and Leflore county line. y.
d. Wheeler is manager Of the COM
pany.
City authorities of Shawnee are
determined to enforce the law that
prohibits persons under 16 years
OF age from driving automobiles on
the public streets and highways.
Bob Jones. former manager of the
Keystone Hotel, at Haileyville, an
nounces that he will erect new
modern hotel. in that city TO cost
about 100000, He was in Holden
vile last week trying to secure
proper location for the building.
A county courthouse bond PROPOSE
ton is being submitted To the voters
of Pontotoc county at the November
election and 1t is also proposed to
submit proposition to the voting
of bonds for a county hospital at the
same time.
Obija Prctor, an aged Indian, was,
run over and killed at Vernon one
day last week by a Ford car, He
was lying in the road at the time,
and the binding dust prevented the
driver from seeing him until his
body was struck.
A freight wreck on the TT. Smith
4 Western railway, near Dustin last
week resulted in the instant death
of Engineer Tom Renfro of TT.
Smith and the probably fatal injury
of Fireman Clarence Day Of We
leetka. \ spreading rail is thought
to have caused the wreck.
The result Of the county-seat cleo
ton In Seminole county last week
was In favor of retaining Wewoka
as the county seat. Seminole had
endeavored to secure the removal to
that town. The vote was 1900 to
$500, against removal
Fate Martin and W. r. Kelly. two
Wapanucka election officials, have
been held to district court on a charge
of tamperlng with ballots In the re-
cent primary election, They are
charged with mutllating 80 ballots IN
the Wapanucka box before delivering
II to the county election officials.
In their weekly letter to the trade,
Witherspoon-McMullen Livestock Com
mission Company, of oklahoma City,
express the belief that prices for
livestock will take an upward turn
following the election, on the theory
that all presidential years have II
depressing effect ON the market ON
the eve of election.
Mrs. William Allen Moore addressed
u large crowd of Republican voters