Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05
GIRL is DEPUTY
MAYOR OF TOWN
Handles Reins of Government
at FL Dorado, Ark.

Ell DORADO. Ark, Aug. 5.-A stout,
rod focod and smiling Young chan from
-. 80. - ~ ore,ao
Out " est somewhere 0ie" ii1'o INC OiA'ee
of Mayor Frank H. Smith of Ell Dorado
Ark. recently and requisitioned an early
oont,o+ wifi, tho commander-in-chier Of
| the '-tF government Ht oiuei as
| livered, in the absence of the mayor, to
Miss Ruby STOW, the mayors sec
retarv.
Perhaps l can be of service to you,@
said tho smiIinr voung secretary Talk,
to me about YOUR matter"
"N ell" replied the visitor. 1--WE looked
this village over pretty thoroughiy ana
! have concluded it's ABOUT time the Whole
kit ana hilin to get on a jag. l want
| a permit from the city to set hogs
| head Of beer Of the corner OF the puOhc
square and invite all the thirsty to par
take.
".N ACT
OE UERCYn
..,
nese people are THIRSTY. Auey ale
ing loI "ouiu a"
0c, oi mere TO give mem soou Tag
ne deputy mayor tolu tue permit ap-
picant 'hat ne was ASKING the I'M
PoSSi'if. Hue s"iu the city autuo[ltles'
were eHIolc-ng tne Ia" ana naIntalhs
!hs oIeel. ina cAagHued applicant re-
treated IN u-soruer as II ne had MADE
the request In all seriousness
nat was the most unusual request
we have had here said Miss Stow, but
/ We have had thousands secretly en-
/ COUGHING plans to violate the law"
Ruby Stowe. native of Arkansas.f
graduate Of the Ell Dorado High School.
and assistant 10 the busiest small civ
! mayor in the United States, says she has
an income of "a million a week. but she
/ hastily added thar it consisted of cues
lions and not dollars.
/ KNOWS CITY,s
! STATIqt.. ,IFTr
81 - -.-
''He nO"S 'Ae sta'uteS OF III Doraao'
a. I'll d. an? d-ueInan' ana can ols=
- a' tuilNI! as any Juuge between
-! - O. O. "a" use inc dnu IL" Wo-
loeioH, sue writes nearly an permits
aIsHeo d! 'ne mayor ana the number
Las Las un mo ne thousands ior II must
Oe remembered II Dofaoo IS the 1927
! oeII"tIoH Ia Oh auu 1t mas Deen a4nost
W. i1-1 ~ oiLpe'i'Iou' uL@"ng tne ldie
uuu 'He CuIIouS rom Ine eHus OF the
ed4tH, one re44eFes the mayor OF many
t1iue AillIns anu per1ecLy useless CON
versa Mons by lntercepung and answering
questions OF callers
DISAPPOINTMENT VIII loon be due to
. uodDIe- track midway that extends SOUTH
"afd from the pubnc S lare to the new
lnousIrlai olstrlct' MISS stow said, Tor
ne city IS forced 10 demand space occue
pieu DE 'Ie mdJor4'y OF mem IN ordef
u eA'enu us WAFER system
VI ~ ne TEN poIaIy pulIa
tborong,bfera ond oon]+i+',+a ~ Dooa. 80
s.ragfoTrn, arc ins+eTIad he+1raoT la
walk and curb in parking and from,
sidewalk into private property. facing
each other from opposite sides of th}s~
narrow concrete walk. 1t is the only
paved midway in an oil field town. Also
t1sssos 10 h1,sJ,,ass 49,, - ~ 800 a. :
bura,a- stands "a hasu+, ,o-1ore -
A block ~ +bot soc+io 20 - ~ -.
east side ~ the stroet nera11a1s a. sbsn
doned old cemetery. and gravestones
marking the resting place of founders -
the CITY are within twelve feet OF the
open fronts Of drink stands and eating
places and doll racks that front them,
/ with open face
COncessiOnares have short-term lease
contracts embodying brief notice Of re-
movaL The breaking up Of this noisy
little colony Of barkers, spielers and
nondescript raPid-hre bidders for busi-i
ness from thousands of daily trekkers
viii constitute a spectacular innovation in
Ell Dorado almost equalng in interest
the arrival of a new oil gusher.
Where are the outcasts TO go? They
are barred from the public square Every
other street leading from that center OF
commerce is damned to the curb, and in
spots beyond the curb, with all manner
Of officers and shops and business places,
some Of them even nearly surrounding
the county jail, out of the upstairs win
dows Of which through iron bars peep
the eyes Of prisoners enamored Of the
festival that constantly goGs on without.
NONE OF ITS
CHARM LOST.