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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

n Greek castle on It in the Aegean
lille colored memories for me 10
hiring away TO dream over but al,
wavs come back here TO Damory
court For this ls-homel"
They walked beneath the persola
70 the lake, where Shirley gave q cry
~ delight at sight OF it's feathereu
nonulation. where did you get them
FROM" she asked.
washington In crates" =,
THAT explains H." she exclaimed
zone day last week the little darkleS
in the village all insisted circus was
lining =" They must have seen these
So,ng hauled here. They watched inc
ahois afternoon for the elephants,
poor youngsters" he said. e i
shame 10 fool them But rye , naa
all The circus ! want getting the i've
stock Installed" $3.50, .,,r
They won't suffer" said the h l,Jo,
oRickey snyderTl get them up a lnIeo
rtneed show at the drop OF nat al.
dror q herself Besides there's tourn
ament day coming, and they can h.'
On that see you've dredsed 0u
some OF the lilies"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. rich society favort,a
soddenly discovers that the VaIIan, coT'
poration, which his father founded ana
shlCh was the principal source OF bis
sealth, has failed lie voluntarily turns
over MS private fortune to the receiver
the corporation. His entire remaining
p<sessions consist OF an old motor car a
white bull dog and Demory court. a neg
rcteo estate in virginia. On the way 10
Damory court he meets Shiyley Dand.
Iluge. an authenticated beauty and de-
clues mat no is going TO like Virginia i'm.
mehsely. shirley's mother. Mrs Dand-
uuge' ana Major Bristow exchange rem
Ulscences during which Il Is revealed
mat the major. Valiants father, and A
man named Sasson were rivals for the
band OF Mrs. cambridge in her youth
basson and Valiant fought duel on her
account In which tho former was killed
valiant finds Damory court oVergrown
win weeds and Creepers and the build
.ngs In very much neglected condition
tie decides to rehablitnte the place and
make the land produce living for him
valiant saves Shirley from the bite OF a
make. which bites him Knowing the
Readiness OF the bite, Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves hts life
Shirley tells her mother Of the incident
and the latter II strangely moved AT
gearing that Valiant Is again living at
.Damory court Valiant learns for the
srst time that his father left Virginia on
lccount OF duel In which Doctor
southall and Major Bristow acted rs his
fathers seconds Valiant and Shirley
become good friends Mrs. cambridge
'aints when she first meets Valiant
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

Judge Miller. manual LABOR, am
we'll and hearty and weigh about
100 pounds. | feel very grateful that
! found podds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter II you wish. I
ON serving my third term as Probate
Judge OF Gray Co. Yours truly.
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
eipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

Noy ny lub uTlNo I'LL Iney
stood before the porch.
Cad" chuckled the major. who
would think It. had been unoccupied
Tor three decades? At this rate, you'll
soon be giving dances, sab"
All, said Valiant That's the very
Thing ] want to suggest. The tourna-
ment comes of next week. | under.
stand. and It's been the custom to
nave ball that night. The tourney
ground Is on this estate, and Damory
Court Is handler than the Country
Club. Why wouldn't It be appropriate
70 hold the dance here? The ground.
moor rooms are In order. and II the
young people would put up with 1t. 1t
would be a great pleasure to me, as
sure you"
OH" breathed Shirley. THAT
would be too wonderful"
The major seized his hand and
shook II heartily. Il can answer for
the committee" he said. They'll
Jump at It. Why, sab, the new gener.
alton has never set eyes inside the
house. It's golden legend to them"
Then I'll go ahead with arrange
ments."
He led them around the house and
down the terraces OF the formal gar
den, and here the majors encomiums
broke forth again. You are going to
take us old folks back. sab" he said
with real feeling. This garden In
Its original lines was unique II had a
piquancy and a pcturesquenes that.
thank God, are to be restored! One
can understand the owner OF an es-
tate like this having no desire to
spend his life philandering abroad. We
all hope, sab, that you will recur to
the habit OF your ancestors and count
Damory Court home"
Valiant smiled slowly. 81 don't
dream Of anything else" he said MY
life, as | map 1t out seems to begin
here. The rest doesn't count-only
the years when | was little and had
my father"
The major carefully adjusted his
eyeglasses. His head was turned
| away. An, yes, ne SAID.
The last twenty years." continued
the other, from my present view
point, are valuable mainly for con
trast."
AS consistent regimen OF pate
de foie gras," said Shirley quizzlcally.
makes one value bread and butter?"
He shook his head at her. "As star
walton makes one appreciate plenty.
The next twenty years are to be here.
But they hold side-trips. too. Now
and then there's a jaunt back to the
city"
Contrast AGAIN." she asked inter
esttdly.
Yes and no. Yes. because no one
VINO has ever known that blazing
changing life can really understand the
peace and blessedness of place like
this. No, because there are something's
which are to be found only there
There are the galleries and the opera.
| need breath OF them both"
And semi-occasional longer flights,
too" the major reflected. "A look-see
abroad once In blue moon. why
not7"
Yes. For mental photographs-im-
pressions one can't get from between
book-coyers. There's an old cloister
garden | know in Italy and particu'
lar river.bank in Japan In the cherry
blossom season, and tiny Island Win
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

selves into luncheon. bootns-hampers
slowed away beneath the seats, dis
closing all manner OF picnic edibles--
the courthouse yard was an array OF
spread table cloths. and an air
OF plenty reigned.
Within Mrs Merryweather Mason's
brown house hospitality sat enthroned
and the generous dlning.room was
held by regiment Of feminine out-of-
town acQuaintances.
The yard an hour later. was an ac-
tive encampment OF rocking. chairs,
and din OF conversation foated out
over the pink oleanders whose tubs
had achieved fresh coat of bright
green paint for the occasion Mrs.
Poly Glfford-a guest OF tho day
here shone resplendent.
The young folks are counting
nightly on the dance tonight" OBJ
served Mrs. Livy Stowe OF Seven Oaks.
Even the Buckner girls have got new
ball dresses"
"Improvldent. call It," said Mrs.
Clifford They cant afford such
things. with Park Hin mortgaged up
to the roof the way II is."
Mrs. Mason's soft apologetic alto
interposed. They're sweet girls.
and we're never young but once.
think It was so fine OF Mr. Valiant
10 offer to give the ball. hear he's
motored TO Charlottesville three or
four times for fixings. though under
stand he's poor enough since he gave
up his money as he did. What n
princely act that vast"
"Y-e-e-es," agreed Mrs clifford. but
little--what shall call it?-pre-
cipitousl II were married to man
like that should always be In terror
OF his adopting an orphan asylum or
turning Republican or something
equally impossible"
The doctor shut his ONCE door with
vicious slam and from the vantage
OF the wire window. screen looked sour
ly across the beds OF marigold and
nasturtlum.
Il reckon II Mrs. Poly Clifford shut
her mouth more than ten minutes
handwriting" he said malevolently
the top OF her headd fly from here
to Charlottesville"
The major, ensconced with a cigar
/ In the easy chair behind him, -four
T. ished his palm-leaf fan and smote al
errant fly.
Speaking OF Damory Court" h'
said In his big voice. THE dance idei
was a happy thought OF young Va
liant's. I'll be surprised II he doesn'
do II to the queens taste"
The doctor nodded. This place
can't teach him much about such fol
derolings, | reckon. He's led mor'
cotilllons than I've got hairs on m,
head"
I'D hardly limit II TO that" sale
the major, chortling at the easy thrust
And after all. even folderolings hav'
their use"
\ who said they hadnt7 II peopl,
4 choose to make whirllng dervishes o
!, themselves. they at least can refiec
, that it's better for their lives thai
, cane-bottom chairs. Though that.
r about all you can say In favor o
n the modern ball"
:. "Pshaw" said the major. Il re
:. member q time when you used TO ri
+. out In a claw-hammer and
A "'Dance all night I'LL broad daylight
And go home with the gyrls In the morn
ing
d with the bravest OF US Used to Tx
Il. too"
J. (To BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
No,blno More to Be said.

travelling man tells OF his So
,,n,n at a "hotep' in a western town.
when on the evening Of his arrival.
y. entered the dining room and was
sSovn TO table by waiter, the lat
.ar asked, when he had brought the
customary glass OF water:
aWin you have some pork and
beans?"
oNo don't care for them" said
aha traveller. Il never eat pork and
beans"
"Then SIR" said the waiter. as he
moved away, dinner is over, sir"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

my breath was
short and I had
chills and back.
ache. | took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return of the
palpitations. Am
now GO years old,
able to do lots OF
manual labor. am
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
Money for Christmas.

Selling guaranteed wearproof hosf
cry to friends, neighbors. Big Xmas
business. Wear-Proof Mills, 5000
Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.-Adv.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
ulpee CURED, HEART TROUBLE.

took about 6 boxes Of Dodds Kid.
usy Pills for Heart Trouble from
which | had suffered for years. !
had dizzy spells. my eyes pulled.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

In taking revenge, a man is bu,
even with his enemy; but In passing
over, he Is ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Book.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

A poor author is like a cheap print
Ing press; he wastes a lot of ink, but
never succeeds In making a good i'm,
preston.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
From Last Year.

Kathryn-Did she wear picture
bat!
Kittye-Yes, an old master.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
" years ago, They regula,e and invigorats
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
uny granules. Adv.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

NV Own DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
W. h Snae rye hemedy for Red, Weak watery
M, uana formulated byolids; No SmArtlng-
Ne Comfort, Write for book of the Eyo
" mail free Murine hyo Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24

once IN about seven thousand years
a man manages to hit the mark when
he shoots off his mouth.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-24
vou CAN SAVE MONEY BY
,,yrSpTNG w, L. DOUGLAS SHOES.
= r DOUGLAS

4, whn.ssW Nv. L. Douglas has guaranteed the
: FOR 81 year,s,,rg Ms name and the retail price
value " tho sole before the shoes leeye the fac
1S This sse o, Ysar MAKES bDass
ir iniero oii,ays worth what yon pay for them. IL
.G ma see carefully n Douglas 2 s sHss s are
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

be made through Mr.. Dings at the
Guaranty State Bank.
Mr.. Dings offered to do the book
keeping necessary to make the pay
ments.
]. w. Harreld moved that a COM
mittee be appointed from the pipe line
from the association and from the
non-members of the association. The
motion was accepted and the char
appointed the following committee 10
name an assistant to Mr.. Calvert;
Pine line. C. R. Stewart; Association,
J. w. Harreld, l.. H. Love and T. b
Dunn; Non-association, H. N. Cole, 5.
J. Hernstadt and Charley Goddard
The committee reported that 1t could
not agree and recommended that Com
missioner Henshaw select an eXperi
enced gauger from one of the othei
fields and send him here to take the
work.
M. w. Shriver suggested the name
of a man who had been employed by
the Roxana Petroleum Company as
gauger and who, was available at this
time. Mr.. Henshaw said he would see
about the matter on his Tulsa trip.
], r. Jackson, superintendent fol
the Mutual Benefit Company, madf
some timely suggestions with refer
ence to gauging. He said Mr.. Calverts
plan was the only one that was fair
That wells from 10 o'clock at night un
til 4 in the morning produced more oil
than they did in the day time and thai
a 24hour gauge was Indispensable t(
justice.
The meeting closed with every ont
in happy mood All the oil men seem
ed TO be of the opinion that the meet
ing would result in improving th'
conditions and they were pleased.
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these companies. When the company
wanted TO lay 4 water main recently
To furnish a station with water, the
land owners would not permit the
company to pass through their lands,
and they had to build several miles o.
additional line TO reach the water de
sired.
The pipe line people are putting oil
in the third tank. One tank is full
and the other is practically full, but
was not filed on account of the foun-
dation having given down. The com
pany is also putting the sixth boiler
in at the Healdton station and is
making it's equipments so thorough
that the line will carry its full ca
pacity.
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water will hold up, no one can tell
The machinery has been moved TO
q second location and another well
will be drilled
The company's present pumping ma
chinery cannot average 10000 bar
rels a day. Machinery has been or
dered for another station to be built
midway between Waurika and Heald-
ton. and the company is now waiting
only for a station lease. The site will
be Ii miles east of Addington. The
Magnolia people sometimes have trou
BILE in getting sites. So much val
has been made on the large compan
les that many farmers do not care tc
what trouble or expense they pu'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

Taking into consideration the shall
low depth of the well, the thickness OF
the sand and the daily production, the
Coline well in the NV, NV, Sc of
6-4-3 is probably the greatest oil well
in Oklahoma The sand was reached
at S7S feet, the total depth is 1853
feet, the drill passed into the sand for
2SO feet and never did pass through
the oil bearing sand. The production
is $500 barrels a day or 1879 bar
rels an hour This well is on the p.
C. Dings lease and is an offset to the
Dundee Of the Walton Davis lease.
Sands of this thickness are said to
be unknown in any other field in the
world This is undoubtedly the most
remarkable oil well today in the state
of Oklahoma. The wells in the Bar
tlesville sand in the Cushing field
average a thousand barrels a day, but
they are drilled to a much greater
depth than the Healdton Wells.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16
OIL MEMS NETTING


The producers of the Healdton field
met Corporation Commissioner George
A. Henshaw Wednesday afternoon at
the county court house. The meeting
had been called on account of charges
having been made that the oil had not
been fairly pro-rated in the Healdton
field.
Individual complaints were not made
and no investigation of specific
charges will result, but the producers
did agree to employ an assistant to
the umpire, Vern Calvert, and Commis-
sioner Henshaw stated that the oil
would be equalized. Harmony prevail
ed throughout the meeting and the
producers are of the opinion that good
will result. 1t was very noticeable
that the producers had confidence in
the integrity and in the skill of the
umpire, Mr.. Calvert, the only object
was to obtain help for him that his
WOTk nlBHl NC iOohOu "i'Si HiN'
thoroughly.
The oil men convened at o'clock,
Writ Franklin called the meeting to
order. Mr.. Franklin stated the object
of the meeting to be dissatisfaction
over the prorating of the oil. He said
Mr.. Calvert had in his opinion done
all that any other one man could have
done, that in the Cushing field where
there are 10 producing companies, the
umpire had two assistants and in Ard
more where there are 63 producing
leases and As producers, the umpire
was expected to do the work without
help. He urged the producers to be
calm in their statements and he be
ieved solution would be found tC
the problem In his remarks Mr.. Franz
in stated that the Crystal Company
which he is interested in, is 5000 bar
rels behind in the daily runs.
l.. s. Dolman as attorney for on'
or more companies said he wanted II
see the, posting of publication other
wise of all the runs made and III
'hought best to have the pipe line pee
1le to make the runs and have tilei
work inspected by Mr.. Calvert
Mr.. Franklin replied to this by stat
'nC that there had been no secrecy con
lected with the runs and that tn
Daily Ardmoreite was now publishing
hem so every producer would know
what is run each day.
Mr. Henshaw said if the commission
had anything to do with the field 'ha
t must have charge of the man vn
made the pipe line runs and he woul
not agree for the pipe line people t
take the business over.
Judge Henshaw said no one ha
ever challenged the integrity Of MI
Calvert although one or two CON
plants had been lodged with the con
mission. He said the oil men all eve
| tne state were CO-OptihtiHS Ntll ON
urged all of them not to deal in sus
picions, not to make charges unit
they could confirm them and the
to make charges in writing to the IN
pire and send copy to the commits
sion and not to talk on the streets {
show their dissatisfaction and try t
discredit. He took punch at the pea
yune man by saying that his lif
work was to stir up strife and urge
the producers to allay strife and wor'
together in harmony for period q
four months when he thought cond
tions would be better He said if tn
oil men had acted independently tina
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

The Magnolia Pipe Line company
is having a difficult time now in the
Uoaldton field. but it is meeting its
difficulties in a commendable man
ncr Water is very scarce and
mnless the wells drilling furnish a
supply of water the pump station will
be shut down. The company has bor-
rowed and purchased and begged
about all the water it can get, and is
now drilling wells. The supply on
hand will last one week more. One
well has been finished. 1t was drill
ed to a depth OF 200 feet, and the
pumping has not resulted in exhaust
ing it yet. How long the flow OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

Geo. c. Greer, attorney for the pipe
line company left here yesterday af-
ternoon following the meeting of the
oil producers at the court house. He
said he felt that the meeting had re
suited in good that it was matter
of prime Importance that the wells be
properly gagged, that Mr.. Calvert need
ed help in the field. The attorney said
he was in full sympathy with the
publicity plan of the pipe line runs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16
For Quick Sale.

In Loco-Healdton oil field, either 40
or so acres of northeast quarter of
section "a 2 south, west. Clear Of
oil lease. Land worth the price, $40 per
acre, cash, w. e. Cunningham, owner,
Duncan, Okla 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

Lincoln Mckinley, who has charge
of the Schermerhorn property IN the
Healdton field was here yesterday to
attend the oil hearing and spent the
night in the city. He is drilling no
wells at this time. Three wells on the
Schermerhorn property have a rating
of 7O5 barrels a day and the two
wells on the Merric lease adjoining 1t
have a rating of 375 barrels. Mr.. Nc
Kinley has one Offset to drill, but does
not know when the drilling will be
done. He has a very nice home on the
lease and stays close to his business.
His family from Wichita, Kansas VIII
| join him here in the fall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

D. w. Son with the Black Panther
Oil Company at Cushing, was mere
Yesterday en- route from Cushing to
his home at Milburn. Mr.. Son states
that his company has 100 acres in
that field, has seven derricks built and
will be drilling within a short time.
w. ]. Milburn of Milburn is also a
member Of this company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

His company is making good progress
now with the refinery at Fort Worth.
When the refinery is finished it will
have a capacity of 100000 barrels OF
storage and this plant is being built
for the purpose of caring for the
Healdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

The Hernstadt well in the northeast
of 6-4-9, an offset to Crosbie No. A, is
at depth of about 600 feet. Poor pro
gress is being made due to trouble
with the ten-inch casing. Both the
wells near this one are good produc-
ers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

HEAR JUDGE J. 8. A. ROBERT
SON. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR, AT THE COURT
HOUSE LAWN TONIGHT. DON'T
FAR TO HEAR HIM.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

HEAR JUDGE J. 3. A. ROBERT
SON. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR, AT THE COURT
HOUSE LAWN TONIGHT. DON'T
FAIL TO HEAR HIM.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

F. Martin of the Chelsea Refining
Company of Chelsea, Okla, and W. B
Hassett, superintendent of the rein
cry and II. d. Mason, legal representa-
tive of the same company of Tulsa
arrived here yesterday afternoon. They
will spend a few days here looking ov
er the field. They did not make any
statements except they were here tc
look over the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16
Notice

The public is hereby notified that
l will apply to the board of pardons
and thereafter to the governor on the
18th day of August, 1914, for a parole
on the grounds that am not guilty
of the crime for which I was con-
victed.
12-1m w. A. MERRIOTT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

HEAR JUDGE J. 3. A. ROBERT
SON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR, AT The COoHl
HOUSE LAWN TONIGHT. DON'T
FAIL TO HEAR HIM.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16
Big College to Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ca, July 16-This city
was today selected for the site of the
Southern Methodist university.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

Corsicana Petroleum Company No
8 Roy Chiffon in section 4-4-3 reached
the first sand at S12 feet and had rs
feet of sand, more than half of which
was rich sand. There was white
barren sand drilled through until
the we'll reached depth of $50 feet
where another rich sand was found.
The we'll had Is millions of cubic feet
of gas and was spraying oil last night.
1t will be drilled in as soon as the gas
is brought under control. 1t is an
offset to Geneva Pearl No. and prom
ises to be one of the big wells in the
field. The Corsicana people have four
feet of oil in their second tank and
the grade is made for the third tank.
The oil they are placing in storage IS
fresh oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

Charley Wrightsman who has been
III in California has returned to Okla
homa. He was due to arrive in Tulsa
last night and ]. B. Foster, his partner
here in the w. & F. Company, went
there to meet him upon his return.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-16

HEAR JUDGE ). 3. A. ROBERT
SON. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR, AT THE COURT
nousE LAWN TONIGHT. DON'T
FAIL TO HEAR HIM.