The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-24
OPTIMISM aired
AROUND MADILL
Business Stimulated by Easter
Trade; Farmers Start
Work Again After
Heavy Downpour

MADILL, Okla.-The city of Madill
and the surrounding country cannot be
.downed. Even the heavy rains of a
week ago with accompanying winds did
not stop the good people from promul.
eating forward moves.
The business men are confident that
better times have come; they report
larger sales and better cash payment.
Lower prices in many lines have stimu-
lated business and the Easter holiday
trade was better than the merchants
had expected.
Farmers have turned their attention
to the sol again and prospects are very
bright for one of the greatest crop years
in this section of the state. Cotton viii
be on the taboo list, however, because
there will be little Of 1t planted.
Mrs. Fred Blalock and Master Robert
| left Wednesday morning for Durant,
where they will make their home, Mr..
Blalock having accepted position with
a drug company of that city.
Mrs. George +. Rider visited Wednes-
day with friends in Ardmore
Mrs. l.. F. Green went TO Sulphur
Wednesday morning for a few days
visit with her mother, Mrs. l.. o.
league, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Green.
l.. b. Hobbs, Il one-time resident of
Marshall county, but who for the past
two years has resided In Foard county,
Texas, is in Madill visiting with rela.
tives and prospecting, having sold out
in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carter arrived
in Madill Tuesday morning from Deni-
son for an extended visit with Mr.. Car
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Car
ter Mr.. Carter was injured in AN auto
mobile smashup last fall. having just
had the cast he has been wearing for
months removed from his right leg.
His physician thinks that with care he
will soon be able to walk again.
Joe Hemphill and William Davis. who
spent the Easter vacation in Mddill Wis
itlng with home folk, returne dto Nor
man Tuesday morning.
Miss Mildred Colby returned to her
school work at Oklahoma university
Tuesday after spending the Easter sea
son in Alndill visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Colby.
Attorney C. A. Coakley of Ardmore
was a business visitor in Madill Tues
day.
Mrs. Henry Falkncr visited Tuesday
with relatives in Francis.
Master Walter Gillian, who had been
in Madill visiting with his mother, Mrs.
Bette Gillian, has returned to Tisho.
mingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Click Of Caney,
Okla, were in Madill Monday en- route
home from Kingston, whre they had
been visiting with relatives for some
time.
j. s. Dillingham; made business trip
to Ardmore Monday.
Mrs. Sam Vittitoe is in Holdenvillc
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Chestnut.
Miss Amelia Hay, who has been In
Madill for couple Of weeks visiting
with Miss Ruth Flynt, has returned
home at Ardmore.
Mrs. w. C. Rollins and Miss Winnie
Rollins returned Sunday from a few
days visit with friends at Dallas.
Misses Emma-Retta Wood, Virginia
Katherine Wright and Lorraine Smith
went TO Durant Monday to attend
school meet at Southeast normal, anc
were on the program in the reading
, contest.
Mrs. Lucy vandervort left Monda,
morning for visit with Mrs. Kelle,
Powell at Healdton.
Mrs. ]. Il. Crane. Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson and Miss Elsie Cruise of Wood
vile visited friends in Madill Saturday
Miss Alta Largent, of Enid, who ha'
; been in Madill visiting with her sister
Mrs. Robert Lewis, returned home.
Miss Dorothy o'Brien spent the East
er weekend in Madill visiting will
home folk, returning to her work In Du
rant high school Monday morning.
y Mrs. T. C. Rollins and Miss Winni
y Rollins visited Monday with friends II
Ardmore.
Miss Julia Kelley spent Easter II
: Madill visiting with her parents, Mr.
: and Mrs. A. A. Kelley, returning to ne
work in the university at Norman Mon
day.
Mrs. ]. X. Woodward visited Monda'
with her daughters. Mrs McCarty an
i Miss Minnie Pollock. in Ardmore Tor
= few DAYS the first OF the week.
Mrs. C. G. Martin and little daughter
l. who have been in Madill visiting at tn
home OF Mrs. Martins sister. Mrs
w. b. Sanders. and family, have r.
turned to their home ut Sapulpa.
n Mrs. p. l.. Howser Is visiting TN
\ week with relatives and friends In MI
burn.
Miss Carrie Lou Ritchie. who teache
e in Oklahoma City high school. sper
q the Easter vacation in Madill visitin
u with her mother. Mrs. J. X. Barrow.
e Miss Winnie Lynn Of Oklahoma Cit
"a arrived In Madill Sunday morning ft
20 vacation visit with her parents, NJ
'e and Mrs. +. B. Lynn, and other rel
tives.
s. Il. Miller made n business trip
q, Ardmore Thursday.
- Miss Neya Alsup, who has been VI
L.. s.slth In ac