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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

e. J. Bradford is loading a Parkers-
burg drilling machine at Wilson to
be shipped to ]. G. Hamnell contractor,
for the Texas & Pacific Coal Company,
which is operating in the Strawn, Tex
as, fields. Reese Bradford shop fore
man for the Parkersburg Rig & Reel
company at Tulsa, is loading the ma
chine and f. J. Bradford returned last
night to Tulsa headquarters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Hugh l.. Sturm is drilling wildcat
well for the Resurrection Oil Company
at Goree, in Knox county, Texas, about
20 miles west of Wichita Falls. At a
depth of 1850 feet an oil showing was
found, and at 1925 feet a nice showing
of gas and some salt water were
found. The well is now at a total
depth of 1875 feet, and will be drilled
to 2500 feet, if necessary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

upon their plan of action, it is pro
posed to have MONDAY lunch to
which every merchant and business
man will be invited, and the plan un-
folded. If any business man fails to
be there and tender his hearty sup
port, an investigation will be started
to see what good reasons he harbors
why he should not get in with the live
bunch. and do something for his city
and community. This plan is getting
excellent results in many of the cities
not half as large as Ardmore, in the
southwest. and the promoters OF the
Ad club propose to make it sue
cess here. After the meeting last
night several young business men OF
the city, when they had the plan un-
folded to them, requested to have their
names taken as members, stating that
they were willing to put up their share
of the necessary funds to make 1t a
success. A membership committee
will be selected Wednesday night to
receive members and collect funds
TO launch this work, and as the pro
moters of the club have made eX-
haustive Investigations, they assure
the business men that the cost Will
not be heavy.
In speaking of rural trade eXcur'
sions, the secretary of the chamber oil
commerce who is also secretary of the
retail credit mems association, stated
last night that the question had been
up before the meetings for some time
but no action taken. Tonight is the
regular meeting night of the associa
ton, and they will be informed by the
secretary of the action taken last
night, the members of the Ad clul
were invited to be present and talk
matters over in order that an eXcur'
sion might be taken this month be
fore the busy season begins.
Col. Suggs, and Col. Gregory of the
Statesman were present and assured
the committee that they were with
them in every particular.
Neosho, Mo, town of 1000 inhabit
ants has had live ad club in success
full operation for five years, starting
with membership of ten, It has in
creased until practically every busi
ness and professional man in the city
is a member, brought about through
, the medium of the MONDAY lunches
In speaking of the club as social
center, A. C. McGinty concludes an
article in the Boot and Shoe Recorder
of July 31st, as follows:
mot every member of the club Is
vitally interested in advertising, but
the majority are interested in the
work, and those not interested are in
no wise a detriment. In fact, we con
slider the social features of the club
especially in the small town, sufficient
reason for being a member. In the
ad club we met men who are interest
ed in the same things in which we are
interested we talk over matters that
we would not care to discuss in .
paatin n1oda IN of mon from every
walk of life; we meet our fellow mer-
chants and come to know one another
better; we find our competitor is not
a bad kind. and we work together for
the good of the community instead Of
working against one another Our
club is the business social center OF
the town. The attendance at our reg
ular meetings averages seVenty-five
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Gypsy Oil company in 1928 on the
w. b. johnson farm is drilling at a
depth of 14O0 feet, according to tele-
phone reports which reached here to-
day from Fox. The formations are
said to be of pinkish color and re-
semble those found in the Wildcat
Jim WELL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
OIL and GAS NEWS

Hugh l.. Sturm is loading a string
of tools to be shipped TO point 100
miles west of San Antonio, Texas,
where he is under contract to drill
wildcat well for the j. M. Guffey
Petroleum Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

The winners met this morning at
ten o'clock and again drew lots for
opponents. The following is the new
lineup:
Dibrell VS.. Ward.
Champion VS.. Hall.
Echols VS.. McCollum VS. Tietgens.
These games will be played this
week and the finals will probably be
staged next Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
PREL MlNARIES PLAYED
IN GOLF TOURNAMENT

The first games in the golf tourna-
ment being staged at Dornick Hills
Country club have all been played.
with the following results:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Walking along the sands at Black
pool the other day. writes wv. H.
saw corked bottle which had been
washed up by the tide. With some
curiosity drew the cork, and found
a note in the bottle which read as fol-
lows: Whoever finds this bottle will
find all the beer gone"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Samoset Petroleum company No. A.,
on the Horton lease in section 6-4,3,
offsetting the Humble Company, is
rigging up. L. Teatsorth will have
charge of the drilling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

ID. C. Stewart returned from the
field yesterday afternoon in time to
catch the o'clock train south back
to Dallas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Awirco Oil Company in section 25-5'
3, east of Ardmore, is drilling in red
rock at a depth of 800 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Writ Franklin of the Crystal OIL
Company has returned from vaca'
tion trip to California.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

The well which Hugh L. Sturm Ia
drilling at Paradise, in Wise county
Texas, is at depth of 1475 feet, and
has showing of gas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Drink pure distilled water delivered
anywhere in city. Phone orders to Ola.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Ardworth Oil Company is moving
in a rig for location No. in 10-4-3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Art l.. Walker, Healdton conserva.
ton officer is in Oklahoma City today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

Tank cars are scarce, and the Thel-
ma Oil company has not been able to
ship from Ringing more than three
cars of oil week, from its lease.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

E. H. Roger, representing the Samo
set and Dundee companies in the
Healdton field, was an Ardmore Wis
itor yesterday.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Compiled by . Substitute While the
Regular Man Was Away From
His Desk.

good way to save money on your
gas and electric light bills Is to spend
your evenings at theaters and restau-
rants where the management pays for
the lights.
II your husbands hair shows signs
Of falling out. try pulling his ears In.
stead They very seldom come loose.
lnstallmcnt collectors and other un.
desirable callers can be mado To keep
their distance by means OF ripe toma.
toes served at long range.
A society matron, whose position de.
mands that she entertain a great deal
more than she can really AFFORD has
discovered that by serving few birt
shot with each portion OF guinea hen
the guests cen be made to think they
are eating game.
A young wife OF our acquaintance
tried for years to break her husband
OF the habit OF bringing home ulex-
pected guests to dinner At last she
took the advice of a friend and fiirted
with the very next man
her husband invited to the house. After
that there was no more trouble.-Nsw
York World
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
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'1hNeIWS'W
PRUNING FOR CHERRY TREES
Work Tsnds 70 Improve Color Of
Fruit and Adds to Appearance Of
Trss-rrin Every Year.

Many people hold to the theory that
cherry tree should never be touched
while the other extremists say they
should be pruned as vigorously az ap-
pie trees. The NEST sensible course
lies between the two.
Pruning the cherry tree does not
have so marked an effect in enlarging
Its fruit as 1t does on apple or the
pear. but II does tend both to enhance
the color Of the crop as well as to i'm.
prove the trees appearance. The
bright. full.sized, well.colored cherries
are the ones that sell and the cherries
that are not too thick on the tree and
not shut out OF sunlight by too dense
foliage are those which attain the nee
essary color and size.
Did you never notice that the big,
line, highly colored cherries are those
on the topmost branches or away out
on the trds Of long limbs. or some
where where the air and the sunshine
get to them? Well. in this there is
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
SHOULD COOL OFF GRADUALLY
Mistake to Turn the Hose on Per.
spring Team, 10 the Assertion
Of Veterinarian.

I'm the hot weather there are al.
ways a number Of fools who think
they are kind to their horses when
they turn hose on them and drench
them with cold water to thoroughly
cool them ofY." said . veterinarian as
he stopped . driver from throwing
water over h!s rerspiring team. III
the horse Is ov.rheated.' he cnntin.
ued. the shock Of such bath on
the region where tho kidneys are sit
uated Is enough to kill II, and even II
II does no apparent harm the horse
Will succumb much more readily to
the heat afterward. After horse has
been working In the broiling sun II
should be cooled off as gradually as
possible. The first thing to do is to
take a sponge and wash out its mouth.
This removes the saliva, which is poi
sonous. and refreshes the animal
greatly. before 1t can be allowed to
have a drink. After this the horse
should have its four legs bathed-the
hind ones as far as It's launches, the
front ones up to the chest. Then It
is safe to wet Its head, neck and the
part of its neck Immediately behind
the neck. Care should be taken. how.
ever. to keep the region OF the kid
neys perfectly dry. This habit OF
driving a team up before a fire en-.
gine house and playing a hose indis.
over their bodies Is &C.
countable for the death OF many good
horses every summer.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30

the stumps on piece Of Deacon Win.
ter's plumb out of the dirt and actu.
ally piled 'em up In the far corner
Of the lot!
Mother thing that made some com.
ment at the time was Ike Drew's los.
gin chain. He had II made fast TO
granite post when they was movin'
the old schOolhouse. The wind would
ketch the free end Of that chain and
snap II same's q man would a lash
whip, and whing! away'd 20 q link
off'n the end-jest sail away down the
wind as light as a butterfly.
Then there was Eb Mason's wagon
body. He had body sixteen foot
long and four foot high, boxed up
tight, to haul stove-length wood in. Il
was built out of heavy stun and
weighed over fifteen hundred, and he
had II settin' on skids In the yard TIL
he got ready to put the wheels under
II. Well. sirs, the fust gust OF wind
that came took that heavy body same's
this wind yesterday'd take a dry leaf.
and switched It bout ten foot from the
ground. across two fields, till Il
fetched up agin that blum at the lower
end OF Eb's farm. and there II stayed.
spatted up high agin the face of that
blum. four foot higher'n mans head.
till the gale blowed itself out. Yes.
sirs. for four days the wind never
lulled 'nough to let that wagon drop!"
A little stir among the group caused
him to turn his head.
IL vum!" he said with mock con.
cern. III Jake and Wendell amt goin'
and ! amt told 'em moren half that
happened In that storm-if | remem.
ber rightly. Youths Companion.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Nlctlma Of fha prua Hahlt.

According to a recent estimate oil
the United States public health serv.
ice. the number Of persons In this
country who are victiEs OF the drug
habit is about 10000. and the number
Of doses Of narcotic drugs consumed
by them annually 10 about $4,000. 900.
This estimate Is based on figures col
lected In the state Of Tennessee where
under a recently enacted aAtinarcotic
law 1903 permits were issued in six
months to persons petitioning for the
privilege Of using narcotic drugs. and
the consumption Of such drugs amount.
cd 70 B.l9s. 200 average doses.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Resembled OinIno Car.

Jim Sullivan, typical American
tramp. carried kitchen cabinet under
his coat. and when arrested In Red
Wing. MINI, the following things were
found: Eight .crge, raw potatoes.
weighing seven ounds: one quart bot.
tie OF sweet mill, one ten-cent loaf Of
wheat bread. one-half dozen tea bis.
cults. one-half dozen rolls. fresh: two
one-pound packages Of ground coffee.
two aluminium salt and pepper shak.
ers. glass cruet filed with vinegar. one
raw onion and two japanese papcr
napkins.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30

something more than a mere aggra
waiting perversity of nature and a dis.
position to put the best fruit out Of
reach.
Fine cherries must have air circula.
ton ard sunlight. These better re.
suits are to be obtained to consider.
able extent by shaping the tree and
by properly trimming it every year.
Do not wait until there are great big
limbs to saw off. Cut out the smaller
branches growing where they are not
wanted. Clean out a lot OF the little
twigs and branches which will have
little II any fruit on them. anyway,
and which will only exclude the sun
and air.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
A Good Breakfast
Properly Selected
Means a running start toward the days work.
inning start toward the days work.
WISE WORDS
A Physician on Food.

A physician of Portland, Oregon, has
views about food. He says
Il have always believed that the duty
of the physician does not cease with
treating the sick. but that we owe II to
humanity to teach them how to protect
their health especially by hygienic and
dietetic laws.
with such feeling as to my duty I
take great pleasure in saying to the
public that In my own experience and
also from personal observation l have
found no food to equal Grape Nuts and
that ] find there ~ almost no limit to
the great benefit this food will bring
convalescence.
1T is my experience that no physical
condition forbids the use OF Graz ape.Nuts.
To persons In health there Is nothing
SO nourishing and acceptable to the
stomach especially at breakfast to
start the machinery OF the human sys-
tenn on the days work. In cases of
Indigestion l know that complete
breakfast can be made OF Grapefruit
and cream and I think II is necessary
not to overload the stomach ut the
morning meal. ! also know the great
value Of Grape-Nuts when the stomach
10 too weak to digest other food.
This 10 written after an experience
OF more than 20 years treating all man.
ner Of chronic and acute diseases, and
the letter Ii written voluntarily on my
part without any request for It." Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek,
Mich.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wsllvilio."
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Interesting Comparison,

IT beats all how luck does play ia.
vorites." remarked Farmer Corntossel.
u jes been to see Ezra Hankins."
'How's he gettin' along since he hurt
his foot?"
He's purity glum. The doctor
charged him hundred dollars fur cut.
tin his foot on. An when the rail.
road cut Uncle Jake's foot the CON-
pany paid him six hundred in cash.
Maybe these great corporations amt
as graspin as some people says"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
CARE IN MARKETING FRUITS
Plums and Apples Reach Market In
Bruised or Dirty Condition They
Bring Small Prices.

tBy w. q. BRIEFLY, Minnesota Expert
ment Station)
only little extra time and skill are
required to marlAt plums and apples
properly. II they reach the market
poorly graded and bruised or in dirty,
broken packages. they cannot com.
mand good prices. Every farm paper
advertises the clean. neat packages
necessary to show fruits advanta-
geously.
Pick with care. Don't wait for
blums to soften or apples to become
mealy They should be we'll colored
and large. but still firm. A soft plum
VIII not stay up In the market and
neither will the price. Fall apples may
be picked when full size is reached
Without regard to color, or the color
may be allowed to develop II desired,
but the fruit must not be allowed to
soften or drop IL II is to be handled
proftably.
Discard all bruised. stung or mis-
shapen plums and grade as No. those
OF good color, and as No. 2 those in
ferior in coloring. Sort according to
size, so that every package is uniform
throughout in size of plLms which 1t
contains. The same suggestions apply
to apples. especial care being taken 10
discard those that are wormy, scabby,
bruised. or stung. Uniformity In color
and size OF fruit AID size OF package,
with neatness and cieanli-
ness OF package. will add greatly to
he market price of the fruit.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30

In his Savannah camp Bill Doso.
van. baseball manager. had a dusky
hued waiter at the hotel by the name
Of Sutton. Bill had to reproach Sut.
ton more than once for lack OF agil.
ity In arriving with the food. Sutton
promised TO improve. One morning
he brought In a consignment of grid.
dlecakes that had gone cold.
What do you mean," said Bill. by
bringing me IN cold cakes7"
We'll. tell you. boss" said Sutton.
II brung them cakes In SC fast for you
that ! guess they hit a draft"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Shocking and inexcusable Waste.

THE plaintiff in a recent suit for d.
vorce," related the simp. declared
that he awoke In the night to find his
bed soaked with alcohol and his wife
hunting for match"
"Ar-r-r-r!" grumbled DeLeary NJ.
Trimmins, that was a heck of way
to waste alcohol, wasn't it?"-Kansas
City Star.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Can't Do Done.

"Mrs. Giddy has invited all the mem.
bers Of the sewing circle to luncheon
and matinee party"
Doesn't she know they have been
eossiping about her something aa-
fui?"
"Of course she does. That's the
reason she's trying to square the
circle"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
1lleaful Ideal.

II hope" said the applicant for sum.
mer board. that you have no mosqui.
toes. and that there will be chicken
and fresh vegetables always on the
table, and that the nights are invari.
ably cool"
Great Scott. Misterl" exclaimed
Farmer Corntossel. hat place are
you lUokin' fur? Heaven?"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
WAS A REAL STORM
Old Caleb PeasIee Remembered
the Event Well.
And the Idea Of Comparing u with
That Recent Little PUT Of Wind!-
They Didn't Know What
q Gale Waa

II was the morning after the gale
and Jack Piper. nursing his knee on
the platform OF Bassets store, was
taking to Wendell Cooper. Down the
street they watched the leisurely ap.
proach Of old Caleb PeasIee, and Jake
srinned mischievously.
We've got old Caleb treed and out
on limb for once" he began, as Ca
leb paused TO survey the wreckage
the wind had wrought. Everyone
agrees that the wind yesterday lays
over anything we ever had round
here. He cant study up anythin' to
beat IT,"
Wendell shook his head doubtfully.
"Mebbe So" he admitted, cautiously
what was you cal'latin' to do-prod
him up a little?" And Jake nodded
confidently.
Caleb approached the group, which
made way for him. Jake. with a sc.
nial nod at the old gentleman, took up
an apparently interrupted conversa-
tion with Wendell.
AS was sayin'." he began,
there's bettern six weeks work gone
for nothin'. I'd bulls that stone wall
the way wanted 1t to run, and 1t took
me the better part Uf two months to
do II, workin' of ard on when | didn't
have nothin' pressin' to do. And then
that wind last night got some kind OF
twist on it-ketched II kind of on
n slant iika-apd uhtla ,op,t axo,t,x
say 1t swapped ends OF 1t, II sort of
pivoted 1t in the middle, ara It GER
tainly made pile of work for me to
get 1t back where 1t belongs"
Mr.. Peaslee chewed contemplatively
on pine splinter. with his eyes upon
the distant hills. Wendell and Jake
watched him expectantly. At last the
old gentleman threw away the silver
and turned toward them.
You and Wendell, Jake" he began
slowly, "ain't old 'nough to remember
the big blow we had In the fall of ca
II you was. you'd be ashamed to speak
of this little gust of wind as bein' a
gale. Why, you couldn't rightly call
II more'n a Whit. of breeze"
Look at the limbs of them trees"
began Wendell; but Mr.. Peaslee
looked at him in such pity that Wen.
dell blushed and stopped.
"Nothin but punk" asserted Mr.
Peaslee. Hardly fittin' to hold up n
birds nest! Them branches would
broke with their own heft before long. |
anyway. That amt no sign of gale.
TO see rotten limbs faIl.,'. ! thought |
you had more sense, Woadell!" Wen. |
iell shifted his feet uncomfortably.
And you, too, Jake" Caleb contin.
led. "Jest because you sloven-buiJ, a
strip OF stone wall hardly solid 'nough
or a man to lean against and rest.
md little pun of wind comes along
md loosens few of the rocks YOU
ialf cobbleG up, you think you're
passed through gale.
lest to give you some idea of what
/ real windll do" he went on, "1emme
ell you some of the things that hap
,ened In 1864. What do you think.
of wind clearin' a felled
,iece of stumps? Yes sir. Il bloyed
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Sad Part Of the AIleaati

Every darn fool In this town thinks
he could run a newspaper better than
p. cam" grumbled the editor OF the
Torpidville Tocsin and Guardian Of the
Hearthstone. the price whereof wss
dollar a year and the time to g, =
scribe now.
"Ey-yah!" RI ed Mortimer Morose.
And the wors. If 1t is. a good many
OF 'em could!"-Kansas City Star.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Fighting Plant Lice.

The only way OF fighting the aphis
or plant lice is to cover them with
an oily substance which causes their
early death by clogging the pores OF
their bodies. therefore kerosene emul-
sion is often used as remedy for
plant lice. Nothing like heavy oils
could be used. as they would destroy
the foliage.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Looking Backward.

Madge-The present styles make
one look very girlsh.
Marjorie-Why shouldn't they? NJ,
skirts are about the same length as
the ones wore when | was twelve
Puck.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Estimating the Probabilities.

MY daughter is having her voice
trained" said Mr.. Cumrox
rs she a soprano or contralto?"
Il dunno ! suppose she'll decide to
be whichever costs the most"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Encore.

I'm glad we didn't get any dupli.
Gates" said the hide as they inspect.
ed the wedding gifts.
Il wouldn't mind II somebody would
duplicate that check your father gave
u.s." replied the bridegroom.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
etartlna Fruit Orchard.

Starting a new fruit orchard means
work from the start. Too many have
!oafed while PROFITS that were expect.
ed to come in never arrived. The
secret of making fruit growing q sue
cessful profitable venture. is found In
tie word work.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
Setting a Swift Pace.

"Bliggins discusses some very abb
struse topics. Is he a student?"
Not as much of student as he'd
have to be to understand most Of the
things he says
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-30
More lmportant

Fine feathers do not make fine
birds" said the ready-made philoso-
pher
No" replied Mr.. Growcher; their
responsibilities are greater. They are
depended on to make fine human be.
ings"