By Butch BridgesLone Grove, OklahomaOnline August 2008Updated July 9, 2017 Ever since Jill and I moved south of Lone Grove February 2, 2008 I have wanted a water well on our property.  I wanted another source of water besides our SOWC meter.  Harold Newman lives about 4 miles on southwest of us and is in…

December 4, 1908Ardmore, OklahomaBloody Tragedy At Fire HeadquartersTerrible pistol duel in which Earnest Plyler is shot to death and Joseph Roberson wounded Ernest Plyler, driver for the fire department, lies dead at Bridgman’s undertaking rooms with a bullet hole through his right breast and Joseph Roberson, also a member of the fire department is in…

I was glad some turned out to see the procession bringing Seaman First Class Billy Turner home after 80 years. Billy was killed in WWII during the bombing of the U.S.S. Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor and just recently, through DNA tests, was his remains identified. The escort started at DFW and continued to Ardmore, then…

The Whittington Hotel, SW corner of East Main and Caddo Street. When the Whittington hotel, with 72 rooms was built in 1896 it eclipsed the Wisnor in elegance and size and was said to be the finest hotel between Kansas City and Fort Worth. Even closer to the railroad station, just a block away, it…

Nephew of the President of Mexico Dies The Daily ArdmoreiteArdmore, OklahomaMonday, June 8, 1931 OFFICER KILLS TWO MEXICAN YOUTHSBill Guess Fires as StudentsGet Out of Motorcar With Guns Youths, Who Were Members of ProminentMexican Families, Mistook DeputySheriffs for Bandits, It DevelopedFollowing Shooting Here Emilio Cortes Rubio, 20, nephew of the president of Mexico and son…

A History Lesson in Computers In the summer of 1980 I had been hearing and reading about all this computer stuff, and decided I would get a little taste of it myself. There was a company in town, which was owned by a friend of mine, which had a computer. He and his borther went…

When I was in the 8th grade, there wasn’t a lot to do, so we came up with several games. One was playing football at my best friend Jerry Holmes’ house. The word would go out, “..game on at Jerry’s at 5.” Right on time, about 6-8 of us would gather; Jerry would furnish a…

last updated 09/08/05 The week of November 10, 2003 I had a visitor with an interesting story. His name is Jeddie Harrison here in Ardmore and he had quite a story to tell. It all started nearly two years ago when Jeddie went to a garage sale here in town and bought a painting. He…

A Reader in Woodward, Oklahoma sent in 3 sketches from their family’s art collection. The sketches were drawn by Ardmoreite Alta Wells. I did some googling and did not find much on the lady. I did find her name mentioned in the obituary column of Jayson Wells as Jayson’s grandmother. Maybe someone remembers this artist…