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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
Winter patents, 49s Cd.
Grain Gossip.
IBy special wire to Z. Myers. Columbian
Bunding.l

A cable from Liverpool said the demand
for oats is becoming very urgent.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
IT'S 600 bushels thus far this week.
Shipments of wheat from Australia this
week are estimated at Liverpool at 100000
bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 47,410 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased $500
bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1872. 900 bushels of
wheat 1900 barrels of flour, $4,000 bush
els of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats
Estimated Argentina shipments of wheat
this week are & million million. bushels, som som
ped last week and Lac, 900 bushels year
ago. Estimated corn shipments are 2.125,-
600 bushels
The ex~ortable surplus of the new
Argentina corn crop will be about 80
million bushels. according to report from
Liverpool, and much of this has already
been contracted for. The surplus from
last wears phenomenal crop was about 200
million bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

New Orleans. Feb. 11.-COTTON-Spo
quiet and unchanged. Middhng, 1162.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Butter and Eggs.
Furnis ed by the Reatrtte Creamery ca
Topeka. Kan.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

New York, Feb. 1.-MONEY-Mercantile
b BihRsr4 III dema Rs s4s 15-is: cables. 27s
Francs. demand. 5.S7A cables. 5.S612.
Marks. demand, 7512 cables. 75%. Kronen,
demand, II cables, 14A. Guilders. demand,
42A cables, 4219 Lires. demand. 6.75;
cables ga. Rubles. demand. BIZ: cables,
321k Bar silver. 56ss Mexican dollars.
43Ac Government bonds. strong; railroad
bonds irregui5arr o Time loans easier; 90
Cal money. steady; high, 2; low, 10
ruling rate, 13 last loan, 2; closing bid
~ offered at 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Feb. 11.-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market strong. Bulk of sales. $3.50
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,o,.o-> Topeka. Kan, Feb. II.
CHICAGO EGGS-2eI5c
NEW YORK EGGS-2915d3OE
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 3015c:
peka Wholesale. 32c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
Chicago Grain Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
= The Chicago Board of Trade reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

sJaTS-3nff32f
WHEAT-9OcQS1.O co.
CoRN-6Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

Topeka tsrnin Market
Rushed BY J q. Billiard corner Kar.
sas Ave and Curtis st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11

WHEAT Market
rrrnsbeG Dy Shaw nee Milling Co.. hird
and Kansas Ave.l
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Topeka, Kan. Feb. IL.
wHEAT-No g. g5c
WHEAT-No 100
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Topeka Has Market
T. sruIsueu b. to-
Topeka, Kan, Feb. n
PRAIRIE HA1-ss.O0 -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
FOXY GRANDPA story Sunday.
Palace.

"The Innocent Lie" by Lois Zell-
ner, the latest of the Famous Players
Paramount productions, was directed
by Sidney Olcott on th6 picturesque
scenes are unsurpassably beautiful
and with the spacious interior settings
made, an elaborate background for
this appealing drama, appearing at the
Palace tomorrow.
Miss Valentine Grant, who has won
distinction in several previous, photo
dramas, appears as Nora O'Brien, a
poor Irish lass. Her troubles com
mence upon her arrival in America
when she is struck by thug. For
tunately, however, she is picked up
and cared for by the Winters family,
who find note, addressed to them,
on her person. Believing she is their
cousin, the Winters discredit her
truthful story that she was intrusted
with the note by the genuine cousin.
In short time Nora becomes accus-
toned to her luxurious surroundings,
and is happy to think that her right
full identity remains unknown. AL
ways bearing in mind the fate that
might befall her should the discovery
of her usurped position occur, Nora
strives to please the family; this she
accomplishes with but little effort.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Studying Good Roads.

John c. Mulkey of Ardmore, Okla,
left yesterday for his home after
spending a week here studying our
system of roads He gathered a lot
of data as to material, cost and con
struction while here. He rode over
every foot of recently completed roads
and has the details of their construc-
ton at his fingers ends.
Mr.. Mulkey is deeply interested in
the subject and is gathering this data
in the hope of making it useful in
Carter county, Oklahoma. He is q can
didate for commissioner in his county
and his platform, at least the strong
est plank in his platform, is good
roads. Here's hoping he wins, for
good roads advocates are in the saddle
these days, and as a rule the taxpay-
ers are backing them up.-Mineral
Wells Index
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
PROMINENT CITIZEN SHOT
ON CROWDED STREET.

Maud, Okla, June 25-M. s.. Bal
lard was shot and instantly killed
here Saturday afternoon by w. l..
Harding. Harding surrendered and
has been taken to Tecumseh. the
county seat The killing occurred Cd
the main street here and at the time
Ballard was shot he was pushing his
way through a crowd of men. A
large caliber bullet penetrated Bal
lards back and emerged from his
right breast. Harding refused to dis
close the motive that prompted him
to kill Ballard. The two men had
come to town from their farm homes.
only a half mile apart, where they
had lived as neighbors for several
years. Ballard was So years Old.
married, and owned 400 acres of land.
Harding is widower and has sew
eral children. Ballard was very
prominent and influential in this
community.
Several years ago he was released
from federal prison where he had
been sent for having refused to testi-
fly concerning the burning of two
indians, alleged to have assaulted a
white woman. Ballard served his SEN
tence, which was reduced for good
behavior and returned to his home
near here where he was very popular.
The Indians were burned to death
by mob, and Ballard was charged
with concealing information concern
ing the identity of those who were
in the mob.
Saturday night officers arrived
here from Tecumseh and began an in
vestgation hoping to establish the
motive that prompted Harding to kill
Ballard '"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
J. n. JOHNSTON ENDORSED.
BY Oklahoma City Retailers Associa-
ton for Corporation Candidate.

BY Oklahoma City Retailers Associa
ton for Corporation Candidate.
The following resolution has been
heartily endorsed by the Retailers
Association of Oklahoma City:
Whereas, Mr.. ]. H. Johnston, mem.
ber of our executive committee and
retailer in this city since 1901, is
candidate for Corporation Commits.
sioner on the Democratic, ticket to
succeed the Hon. Geo A. Henshaw,
and
Whereas, Mr.. Johnston is, without
question, the best qualified man in
the state for this position, having had
the following training and experience,
viz; Fourteen years through all phas-
es of work; Fourteen years as traffic
manager on the peoples side of the
question representing the producers,
shippers and consumers of freight
before the Texas-Oklahoma and Inter
state Commerce Commissioners, and
Whereas, in addition to the above,
Mr. Johnston is an expert accountant
and a splendid organizer, having
taught the practical bookkeeping de-
partments in business colleges in
Davenport, Ia, and Baltimare, Md;
reorganized the traffic departments
of the Santa Fe railway, in Topeka,
Kas. Chicago, Ill.,, Galveston and Dal-
las, Tex; acted as manager of our
Tax Efficiency League in Oklahoma
County which during the years of
1913 and 1914, by cutting of useless
employees, trimming budgets, insisting
on rigid economy in purchase and use
of materials, and preventing tax dodg
ing, saved to the honest taxpayers
of this county in those two years,
alone, 1852, 2,301CO and,
Whereas, Mr.. Johnton realizes the
greatest importance of reasonable
freight rates in the development of
the state, knows when they are rea-
sonable and fair and how to enforce
them, both on state and interstate
traffic, therefore be it
Resolved, by the Oklahoma City
Retailers Association that we heartily
endorse the candidacy of j. II. John
ston for Corporation Commissioner of
and pledge him our sup
port.
have novxu
Resolved further, that we recon-
mend him to the retail merchants
Of the state as a man who is one OF
US, and whose every aim and inspira-
ton is in accord with our own.
Resolved further, that you need
have no hesitancy in recommending
Mr.. Johnston to your farmer friends,
as he is himself farmer, owning and
operating large farm and pure bred
stock ranch in Grady county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

In the District Court for Carter Coun-
ty. State of Oklahoma.
B. c. Ricketts,, Plaintiff, VS.. o. c. Ray
burn, ct al, Defendants. No. 2930.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of an order of sale is
sued to me out OF the District Court of
Carter County, Oklahoma, | will on
the 9Th day of July, 1916, at o'clock
p. m, of said day, at the front door
of the court house in Ardmore, Okla
homa, offer at Sheriff's sale, to the
highest and best bidder for cash in
hand, without appraisement, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
South half of southeast quarter of
northwest quarter, and east half of
southwest quarter of section "a, town
ship one south, range three west less
2 acres beginning at the southeast
corner OF the above described land:
thence west 420 feet; thence north
21O feet; thence east 420 feet; thence
south 210 feet to the place of begin
ming, in Carter County, State of Ok
lahoma.
The above described property is
sold as the property of defendants
o. c. Rayburn, ct al. and is directed
by said order of sale to be sold as
upon execution without appraisement,
according to law, to satisfy Iudg-
ment in favor of plaintiff for S1.Ol4.5O.
together with interest from the End
day of December, 1916, at per cent.
per annum and all costs.
BUCK GARRETT.
5, II. 10. &c. 80. g Sheriff.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
A NEW INDUSTRY
HeaIdton Gas Being Tested for Gaso-
line Properties


A Tulsa concern which is engaged
in the manufacture of gasoline from
casing head gas has been at Head
ton recently and has made tests of
the gas to show whether it will make
gasoline or not. These tests show
that from one-half to two and half
gallons of gasoline can be manufac-
tured from every Thousand feet Of
gas. Several parties are keeping up
with the gas at Healdton and as soon
as the gas is rich enough to justify
the construction of a gasoline plant
it will be built. Some wonderful for
tunes have been maze in Glenn Pool
out of casing head gas, and the Nc
Man people have made their first
venture in the business at Electra.
Orders have been recently placed for
machinery for score of plants to be
built in the northern portion of the
state and it is just a question of
short time when every thousand feet
of Healdton gas production will be
treated in one of these plants to re
cover these gasoline properties. Gas
from the new fields will not make
casing head gas. A field must be
several years old before the gas is
rich enough for this purpose. Elec-
ira was discovered in 1911 and it's
plants are being built now. Healdton
was discovered in 1913 and it will be
but short time before plants will be
built here. The following informa-
tion on casing head gasoline from the
Fuel Oil Journal will be of interest to
every owner of an oil well:
The Gypsy Oil Company, Oklahoma
producing subsidiary of the Gulf Oil
Corporation, operates probably the lar
gest single casing head gasoline plant
in the United States-therefore in the
world,-in the Glenn pool, Oklahoma
The plant condenses about 5000 900
cubic feet of casing head gas daily and
turns out $4,000 gallons of gasoline of
high gravity that is reduced to motor
gravity by blending with naphtha pro
duced in the Gulf Refining company's
refineries. The average obtained is
gallons per 1000 cubic feet of gas,
equaled in only few fields. Reduced
to barrels of so gallons (the gasoline
unit the output is 500 barrels day.
The next largest plant in Oklahoma
Is that of the Henderson Gasoline com
pany located at Delaware, in the shall
low sand field, Nowata county This
plant congresses about 100000 Gu
bic feet of casing head gas daily, the |
average being gallons per 1000 |
cubic feet, or approximately 5000 |
gallons.
Each of these plants pipes the gas
distances from the wells
o the compressing station, the Hen
ierson plant buying practically all the
,as used. The Gypsy company buys
iome gas, but produces most of it
rom its own leases, Glenn pool gas
s the richest in Oklahoma, except
Iuskogee, and is only excelled by
Vest Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Chestnut & Smith, operating Is
,lants in the Glenn pool and other
have the largest output in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Better Field Than Expected.

e. H. Short of Tulsa is here and
went to the fields rhfs morning with
Chas. B. Goddard of the Humble Oil
company. Mr.. Short is with the Mar
gay Oil company in which he holds
a substantial interest He was at
Healdton in the early days and made
some investments there with which
he is pleased. The company also has
a nice production in the Gushing field.
Mr.. Short states that Headton is a
much bigger field than he expected
it to make, and the sands are much
more prolific than he expected when
he was here about two years ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26

Oklahoma, approximately 10000 gal
Ions daily. This firm has Just com
pleted the purchase of all the gas
produced by w. c. Mcbride and the
Quaker Oil and Gas company in the
Gushing field, and will install sey-
eral other big compressor stations ca
pable of handling 25,0OO gallons daily.
The Mid-Co Gasoline company, op
Grated by the Travis brothers, Aron-
son and associates, recently bought
two gasoline plants at Bartlesville,
and in the Gushing field, expecting to
have an investment of 100000 when
the new plants and extensions are
completed, giving it an output of q, 900
gallons a day.
The present daily output of the
plants now operating in Oklahoma is
approximately 10000 gallons, or g.
500 barrels, and 13 plants are under
construction, or about to begin, capa
Bile of handling 100000 cubic feet
of gas daily. The McMan Oil com
pany and the Producers Oil company
are also moving to put in big central
plants in the Gushing field to handle
a large quantity of gas from their
properties. Oklahoma's
of easing head gasoline
will compare in quantity and with its
of crude oil produced, and
its equipment, in cost and efficiency
exceeds that of any other state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Roy M. johnson.

(From Oil and Gas JournaD
Roy M. Johnson, or Ardmore, Okla,
has been one of the most active and
successful men in the development of
the Healdton pool, in Carter county,
Oklahoma. He was born in Cashton,
Wis, in 1881, and at the age of IS
was graduated from Union College,
at Lincoln, Neb. He learned the print
er's trade and located in Beaumont,
Tex, in the days when that locality
was furnishing gusher wells that as
founded the most experienced men in
the business of producing oil.
Mr.. Johnson operated linotype ma
chine in Beaumont for a short time
and during that period became deeply
interested in the possibilities of the
oil business. In 1907 he purchased
the Ardmore (Okla.) Statesman,
weekly newspaper. Four years later
the plant had been placed on a paying
basis and was then mortgaged for
$4,000. With the money thus obtained,
Mr.. Johnson purchased acreage that
was considered rank wildcat terri
tory In 1911 the first productive we'll
was drilled in the Healdton pool and
it was located on one of Johnsons
leases. Development followed rapid
ly and within year the newspaper
man was ranked in the millionaire
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
In the Fox District.

Gypsy Oil company in 2S-2-3 on the
Matte Morris lease has landed the ten
inch casing and has started the eight
inch. The well is now 1850 feet deep
and the eight-inch will in all proba-
bllity be set on top of the first gas
sand which is expected at a depth of
1,796 feet. The first sand was found
in well No. l at 1875, but it was only
from two to three feet thick. The
largest and most prolific gas sand
was found in well No. 1 at 1897 feet.
The company plans to drill through
all the gas sands and to test below
them for an oil sand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Bowe, Complaints IN india.

In a lecture at one or the Des
Moines. Iowa, churches, missionary
from India told of going into the in.
terror of India, where he was taken
sick, that he had a bottle of Cham.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with him and believed that
it saved his life. This remedy is
used successfully in India both as
preventive and cure for cholera. You
may know from this that it can be de
pended upon for the milder forms O.
bowel complaint that occur in this
country. Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
New Well Starting.

Guy G. Fisher ana p. H. Van
Winkle are here from Oklahoma City.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle started to the fields
but abandoned the trip. These gentle
men have become interested in the
Wildcat Jim Oil company and will
prosecute some very interesting op-
erations in the Graham district. The
company has one well making a small
quantity of oil, and its second well,
which is located in section 1922, will
be spudded in today. This well will
be watched with much interest by a
portion of the oil fraternity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26

T.eething babies always nave hard
time of it when this process occurs
in hot weather. They not only have
to contend with painful gums but the
stomach is disordered. bowels loose
and the body uncomfortable. The best
help you can give the little sufferer
is McGEES BABY ELIXIR. 1t cor.
rects sour stomach, cools and quiets
the bowels and helps digestion. Price
25c and soc per bottle. Sold by Ringer
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26

class. He now owns 200 acres in fee
within the producing area, has inter
ests in different producing companies
and owns leases outside of the de
fined pool that may in the future
prove of enormous value. He recently
leased 5000 acres in Marshall county
and has large block of leases in
Jefferson county, where a test is now
drilling. He is a firm believer in geol-
ogy and makes his lease investments
on the advice of men skilled in that
profession.
MIR. Johnson was welded to Miss
Odessa Otey, in Dallas, Tex, April
27, 1913.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26

Robert j. Gillian, known to fame
as wildcat Bob who is largely in
terested in Healdton production, came
to Tulsa last week on a business trip.
He has been tempting fate in many
undeveloped sections of the map dur
ing his time, and has made some miss
es and some hits as a prospector. In
Healdton, he says, the opportunities
are large.-Oil and Gas Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
The Sinclair Well,

Reports state that the rig is up for
the Sinclair well in section 11-4-1w.
The tools have been moved in and
drilling will begin at once. Fox &
Lamb are the contractors, and these
gentlemen may be depended upon to
make thorough test. The contract
depth is 1000 feet, unless pay well
is brought in at shallower depth.
If oil is not found at this depth the
company will drill deeper if the pros
poets look favorable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
In Graham District.

William Sebastian was in the city
yesterday from the Graham district,
where he is drilling a well in section
1922. The well is between $500 and
2,7O0 feet, and is making a showing of
oil with fair prospects that a produc-
ing sand will be reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Will Visit Wa shinqton.

Miss Jewell Wilmington will leave
the cigar stand at the Randol on the
first of July. She will take two
months for rest and during the time
will visit with her sister, Mrs. Chas.
ID, Carter, wife of Congressman Carter
in Washington. On the first of Sep
tember she will take charge of the
cigar and news stand a. the new Whit
tington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
An Electrical Storm,

Persons who came in from the fields
Saturday night say that a fierce cleo
trical storm passed over the country
to the west of here during the night
AT about II O'Clock lightning set on
fire battery of 1600-barrel and $50
barrel tanks belonging to the Twin
State Oil company, located near the
town of Writ, on the Apple G. Frank
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Continental Officials Here.

William X. Hughes, vice president
of the Continental Supply Company, of
Saint Louis, and X. A. Griffith, dis
trict manager from Tulsa, were here
the latter part of the week They
visited with the boys at the Continen-
tai store at Ringing and returned
here Friday with Fred Coogan and left
for Wichita Falls, where they have
a house that supplies the Electra
field
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
COMPLETED New Well.

Geneva Pearl No. in section 4 3
which was drilled by Henry c. Smith
has been completed. The sand was
reached at S41 feet, and the we'll was
drilled to a total depth of 1896 feet.
The production is about 150 barrels.
The rig and tools will be moved two
locations east, where No. well will
be started by the same contractor
within a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26

Shelley & Sankey, oil and gas pro
ducers of Tulsa, on Friday last paid
the Oklahoma corporation commission
fine of 5000 for violating state reg
ulations for the conservation of oil
and gas. This is the first fine collect
ed by the commission for this of
fense. Not bad record for a state
in which it is claimed that waste of
gas and oil is notoriously prevalent
Oil and Cas- Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Will Open Sept. I.

The Wilmington hotel will be open
ed about the first of September and
this hostelry will give much relief to
the city in providing accommodation
for visitors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Returned from the East.

B. A Simpson, president of the
Gates Oil company has returned from
visit to New York and other cities
in the east. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Simpson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Dubois is Still Fishing.

Dubois Oil company in 19-4-1 IL
fishing at 2720 feet. Contractor j. f.
Fossett is making desperate efforts to
recover the lost tools
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
VIII Appreciate Hotel.

A member of the oil fraternity who
came to Ardmore last Friday night,
stated that he went to three different
places before he secured a room for
the night, and says that people who
come to Ardmore will appreciate the
fact that the city is to have a hotel
that will be commensurate with it's
needs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-26
Representing c. r. Colcord.

e. G. Bedford was in the city yes
terday from Oklahoma City. He is
Chas. F. Colcord, who has producing
wells at Healdton.