The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-27
CITY BRIEFS

Tom Cooper is making some extern
sive changes on the building he now
occupies on West Main street. and
when completed will be one Of the
most modern garages and sales rooms
in the state. The work viii be fin
ishod in the next week or ten days.
No blowing has been done in the
vicinity of Glenn i'm quite "a while aC-
cording to j.. $. Alverson who was in
The city Saturday. The wheat crop is
also suffering and unless rains come
very soon the chances are that next
year'a crop win be short, he says.
Joe y. Fontaine of Oklahoma City
formerly of this city was here vest.
erday on business. Mr.. Fontaine was
agent Tor the Prudential Insurance
Company here for six years but was
transferred to the larger field at Okla
homa City last ear.
Don Cochran was called to Gaines.
vile, Texas. Friday on business.
o. X. Darden OF Lone Grove was
in the city Saturday, talking pecaus
with many prospective growers and
advocating proper budding and care
of trees to insure a good annual crop.
uhRy tsrmer~ who made a failure
q the cotton crop are now hauling
wood to the city and find u ready
market for it in anticipation of com.
ing cold weather when the gas sup.
ply may prove to be inadequate. The
Consumers Light and Power Company
have advised that people be prepared,
although the company does not anti
cipate a shortage Of gas this winter.
The contractor who has the job Of
repairing the Randol building that
was recently damaged by fire states
that the second story of the building
will be constructed of brick instead Of
stone. The lower story will be left as
it is ut present as that part of the
building was not seriously injured.
Farmers throughout the county are
cutting cotton stalks in anticipation
Of rains when they win be able 10
pillow them under. Some are burn
ing the stalks and stubble to get rid of
the boil weevil menace that complete
~ ruined the crop in this section last
season.
In the event that the Ardmore High
foot ball team plays Sapulpa at Okla.
homa City in the near future. many
foot ball fans Of this city are talking
Of chartering a special train TO at
tend the affair provided they can sell
enough tickets to warrant the ex
pense.
81 have been a resident Of what is
now Carter county for over thirty
years remarked one prominent citi-
zen Saturday, "and this is the first
time that / ever saw the country as
dry as it is at present and farmers
practically al a standstill because
they are unable to plow." This man
made less than five bales Of cotton on
four hundred acres last season but
says he believes that the bon weevil
IAN be overcome and hat cotton
should not be abandoned altogether by
farmers in this section.
Truck growers OF this locality are
going TO get an early start toward
an association another season ac-
cording to ]. r. Crosby who lives east
of the city. Last season they began
100 late TO be OF much benefit to the
grower and they do not propose to re-
peat that mistake another year.
The hoard Of county commissioners
are making preliminary plans TO 90
TO work on the highways Of the coun-
" as o as the money from the re-
cent bond issue is available. County
Engineer McCulley says that he anti.
cipates work being under way within
n very short time and is making his
plans accordingly.
D. c. Sampley. contractor Of this
city is doing some road work IN the
vicinity Of Duncan in stephens county.
and according n the county commits.
sioners OF that county is making a
first class lob Of his contract.
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The ban has been put on duck hunt
ers nv "Uncle BUD Young. who has
been permitting shooters 10 take ad.
vantage Of his lake. Recently a long
string OF fence was DESTROYED hv some
Of them and for that reason he has
put the "no entrance" sign up
Notwithstanding extreme dry wealth
or The board ot county commissioner
have started road drag and surflccrs
in several sections of th' county which
are doinp "a great deal toward smooth
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