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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
INDEPENDENT OIL MEMS NINTH
ANNUAL SESSION
tF'rom oil Trade Journal
of New York;.

The ninth annual general convention
OF the Independent OH Mems associa.
tion will take the form Of a national
petroleum congress and will bee held at
Hotel LaSalle, Chicago. on October g..
10, IL, and l2 1917. The grand ball
room OF the hotel, located on the nine.
teenth floor, viii be given entirely to
exhibits. which are expected to exceed
anything attempted heretofore. Sessions
will be held each day In the Red Room.
located on the same floor. Men eminent
In all branches OF the oil industry will
be asked 10 attend and take part in the
discussions, and in the present emergen.
cy this convention will likely do much
toward putting the industry on war
basis
All those interested are asked TO com.
municate with the secretary. II. +.
Grant. 6iO Westminster building. Chi
cago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

a comprehensive exhibit of farm pro-
ducts has been collected in New Wilson,
in connection with the annual chautau-
qua, and was the center Of attention of
large throngs of people who visited the
town yesterday. The display was ar
ranged by the New Wilson Chamber Of
Commerce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

terests and now owns the Producers Re
filming company at Gainesville, Texas.
1t is also quite active in drilling at
Goose Creek, Humble, Sour Lake and
in wildcat territory in Texas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
AHEAD or THE TIMES.

Washington Star; The trouble with
my boy Josh is that he's always ahead
Of the times" remarked Farmer Corn
tossel.
What has he done?"
Went to town to see about posi-
tion. He found a strike in progress
and Joined the strike before he got the
job"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The Empire Gas 4 Fuel company Of
Texas has been making survey Of
It's refinery site near the san Iacinto
battle grounds, on the Houston ship
channel There has been some dispute
over the ownership Of a small block of
land which the company thought was
included In the original purchase. j. G..
Mcdowell OF the New York offices was
In Houston July %, and 1t is understood
the matter was settled satisfactorily to
the company While the officials OF
the company would give out no definite
information. II was stated that work
would probably begin at once on grad
ing and getting the site ready for a
modern refinery OF more than the aver.
age capacity AZ the start II is planned
10 have the works run on Mexican
and Goose Creek crude petroleum. The
Empire Is controlled by the Doherty In.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
Healdton Gas Well.

Ohio Cities Gas company No. % Nc
Coy, in section l4-4-3 which made about
lO,OOOO0O feet Of gas, has been shut
in and will be used exclusively as a gas
well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
Northwest of Fox.

Prairie Oil & Gas company, which has
been shut down in section S.2.3 for sew
eral weeks, has resumed drilling The
drill Is in blue shale at 1850 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
Commission Orders Hearing.

The RoXana Petroleum company has
made application to the state corpora
ton commission for the privilege OF
installing vacuum pumps in the Heald.
ton field. The commission has ordered
hearing on the matter for August 10
and an order will be based upon the
evidence that develops at this hearing.
The state. heretofore, has declared
against the use of these pumps, and il
has become the policy of the state to
prohibit their use until the field is
older. What will be done in this case
will depend upon he evidence taken
and those Interested should be present.
Stephens Oil & Gas company is rig.
ging up on the Erwin farm, in section
I 3slw.
The Smith-Lee oil company is plug.
ging its well IN the Ada district located
a half mile east Of Mascho well No. l.
Desada Oil company, in section l6-
4-3 in the Healdton field, is plugging
its well No located in the northwest
corner Of the forty-acre lease.
c. T.. Brock. state conservation Of
ficer at Healdton, left here yesterday
for his home in Bartlesville. On Tues
day he will go to. the Ada district. He
viii be in Oklahoma City next Friday
at the hearing ordered on the use Of
vacuum pumps at Healdton
4. NJ. Rutis. who is scouting the
Healdton district for the Sinclair oil &
Gas company was In Ardmore yester.
day at the regular meeting OF the scouts.
Five Dee oil company on the Lough.
ridge farm In section 2 4slw, is drill.
ing at 200 feet The drill went out Of
the redbeds at $50 feet No water sand
has been encountered since the level Of
l79 feet. The well has had several gas
showings, and 1t is a promising looking
wildcat test.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM
co.'s CRUDE OIL RUNS

Crude oil runs for the month Of June
by the Magnolia Petroleum company
totaled 1.141 92O.91 barrels, as follows:
From Healdton, Okla, 591 ,S35.77 bar.
rels; from Gushing, Okla. 125.46O.29 bar
rels; from Yale, Okla. 26,929.6s barrels;
from Electra. Texas. 365.49965 barrels;
from Henrietta, S.O1S.29 barrels; from
Corsicana, 15,743.94 barrels Of heavy and
S.43329 barrels Of light oil. The daily
average for June was 3S,O64 barrels,
compared with 3S.l69 barrels in May
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Ralph Ramsey has returned from the
state university, where he was a mem.
her Of the first summer class oi that
institution In oil geology He was there
two months. There were twenty-five
in the class and the interest manifested
was unusual and very encouraging The
university viii in all probability riake
the summer class In geology an insti'
tuition that win survive as long as there
is oil activity In the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Joe Cannon, aged twenty-five, whose
home is az Graham In Carter county.
lost his life in the Healdton field in "a
rather unusual manner. While AZ work
about drilling we'll a wire line formed
a loop. The loop fell about his neck
and the burns were so severe that as
soon as the injury had time to swell the
young man choked to death. The re.
mains were taken to his home for bur.
ial
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Smoke Charles the Fourth 1Oc Cigar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Fred y. Tucker. state senator. has re.
turned from trip TO Colorado and Wyo-
ming. He spent several days In Casper,
Wvo.. looking into the oil situation In
that state. lie is Of the opinion that
wyoming win produce vast amount
OF oh OF high grade within the next
few Years on his trip home he met
his sister. Mrs WIN stewart accom-.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

=. +. Yoakum has purchased a half
interest in the invention Of Louis En-
right Of Farmingdale, l.. L. according
to his statement. Enright claims to
have invented process for making a
substitute for gasoline at a cost Of only
two cents gallon. The Maxim NUM-.
tions Corporation held an option for
year and let II lapse Enright says his
price was sl,OOOO 900 cash and an an
nual payment Of 100000 FOR II years
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Gypsy oil company No. l Bowers, in
1924, northwest of Fox, has not been
completed and Is not on the pump.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05
Personals.

W. d. Hume. Of the Dundee Petrol.
cum company, is here from Tulsa spend.
ing a few days with T.. H. Royer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Because of a shortage Of natural gas
Cosden a company have been burning
300 tons a day Of coal at their Tulsa
oil refinery. BY 1918, 1900 tons day
will likely be consumed, all OF it han.
died By automatic machinery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Hickman OH 4 Gas company No.
Hickman. In 1928, is drilling at 1850
feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The Dalmore OH 4 Refining company
of Oklahoma City, is represented here
by It's special agent, W. j. Newsom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Gypsy oil company in the southwest
corner OF 1929, on the Williams farm
is drilling at 244O. 1t is probable that
the we'll will be shut down at $500 feet
unless the formations are favorable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Local producers are of the opinion
that Healdton is due for a hfteen-cent
advance within short time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

W T.. Higgins, who has large holdings
i'm the Graham district, has returned
from visit to Baker, Oregon. His
brother resides there and is entering
the medical corps OF the United States
army as surgeon, and MIR Higgins
went TO visit with him before he left
for the firing line. En- route he visited
several places OF interest. including the
wyoming fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

\. NJ. Ruts, who is scouting the
Healdton district for the Sinclair oil &
Gas company, was In Ardmore yester.
day at the regular meeting OF the scouts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

O. H. Thompson. representing the
Carroll OH Marketing company OF
Tulsa. Is here visiting with Dan Muir
ply. Of the Arimore Refining company.
Mr.. Thompson is purchaser of re
fined products OF petroleum.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Stephens Oil 4 Gas company is rig.
ging up on the Erwin farm, in section
! 3slw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Gypsy oil company No. l Pierce. in
section 1929, in the Fox district, has
casing trouble at 2O90 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The annual meeting of the Union
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Plains oil K Gas company. No.
McCown in section 2O-2-3. has recovered
the tools and is drilling at 1855. The
well is in good condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Charles j. Wrightsman. in section ?
4s7w east of Addington, has been shut
down for a week at 1860 feet Drilling
is to be resumed tomorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Lecinda oil company and Franklin
No2 Dougherty. in 1928, is drilling
in redbeds at 1915. The - 1.2-inch
casing is set on the bottom. No 4 on
the same farm is drilling at 500 feet in
the same formation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Gypsy oil company No. / Warren
Martin farm, in section 1923, has a
salt water sand az 2O35.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The Critchlow-Marcum well in sec
ton 5s2w, south Of Wilson, is drilling
at $50 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The Smith.Lee Oil company is plug.
a half mile east Of Mascho well No. l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

John A. Heenan, c. Il. Sykes and
w. +. Daiber are in the west and the
last'time heard from they We're in Den
YER
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

The deepest test at Healdton is being
drilled by the Bull Head OIL company
on the Dana farm in section 4.4.3. The
depth now is below 34OO feet A show.
ing Of oil was had at 27OO and the well
has. showing at its present depth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Plains OIL & Gas company No. Bent
ley in section 1929, has reached a
total depth of 2774 feet. The tools are
stuck in the pipe $50 feet of Of bottom
The owners do not know whether the
casing has collapsed or not The form.
alton is badly broken and is not con.
sidered as favorable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Moore and Mrs.
Maine Barrow and daughter Lucille,
of Springer, were in the city yesterday.
With them was w. f. Moore, who was
en- route to his home in Lehigh. after
several weeks visit with his children
in Springer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-05

Sam b. Raitman. Of the Raitman Oi
company, is In Sulphur today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

twelve months, about $7,OOOOOO of the citys 4
per cent bonds have been sold to buyers, either
through the window Of that cage in City Hall, or,
by mail to customers in widely separated parts
of the country.
Chicago's need for borrowed money is limited,
and of late its bond store has found it necessary
to restrict the amount of bonds sold to one GUS
toner to $1,000.
All sorts and conditions of men and women
come to the bond counter, hand over their money
and 60 out with the engraved paper, which is the
city's promise to pay interest on the face amount
of the bond at per cent, and to return the mon
ey at specified time. Money that smells of the
earth in which it has long been buried; mouse
nibbled money; strange collections of bills and
coins; certified checks-all these come through
that window.
Chicago's people have learned to appreciate
the city's bonds-have learned that they are safe,
that they pay good rate of interest. They have
learned that bond investment is the second wise
step in the programme of thrift which begins
with saving
The bonds are sold in denominations Of $500,
$500 and $1,000. They are serial in character
that is, buyer may choose one due in one
year, due in two, three five or ten years. accord
ing to his desire. At any time the city will buy
back bonds at par-the price paid by the Gus
toner.
Chicago runs its bond store at no additional
cost to the city. There is simplicity and direct
ness in this method of financing the citys need
for money. It is attractive to buyers, and exper-
fence shows that it is economical for the city
In the opinion of this bond stores proprietor
the Controller of the city of Chicago-it is
there to stay. Why every city hasn't such a
store. he fails to understand Isn't it the logical
plan to borrow money to run a city directly from
the city's people?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
Apprentice Continues "reminiscences of Early Days
in Newspaper Activities of City and County

followed with occasional similar
issues.
The temperance or prohibition qeus.
ton was coming to the front as a
leading issue CT the campaign through
out the State, and in no county with
more promin ence than in Old Wayne.
The "Old Line Democrats" were soon
forced to take stand against stump
tuary laws and this served to further
the breach already created by the
slavery question. The Know Nothing
organization, on the eastern side of
the state at least, readily joined the
movement for prohibition of the liquor
traffic.
Come 70 Parting Of Way.
In Richmond at this time were two
very nice men-celibrates-bo OF
whom had been strong temperance
men. Henry j. Shombre, an attorney,
had broken with the Democratic party
on the slavery question, while Charles
Clark, a merchant, statd with the
party. Although the two men had
been warm personal friends
they had now come to the parting of
the ways" and had joined in some
highly acrimonious discussions. in gen
eral talk and from the rostrum, in
which each was accused Of insincerity
on the temperance question, or play
ing to the galleries" William A.
Bickle was lawyer Of prominence,
who was at first a Wing. but owing
to some disappointment had abandon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

ed his first love few years previous,
and was now aligned with the Demo
Gratis, accorded the position of party
leader. He was & pleasant speaker,
full Of sophistry. He posed as a
temperance man, Dut opposed to re-
stricting mans manner CT living.
The state aud county elections were
held at that time on the second Tues
day in October. Wayne county was
strongly Wig, had some very pro-
aounced prohibitonists. also many
straight oat abolitionists, especially
among the Quakers. The two or
three numbers OF the Eagle which had
been printed took the popular side
Uses An Industrial Cut
The fusion ticket, under the head
ing "Anti-Nebraska Ticket" had been
printed with on industrial cut as its
heading. / conceived the idea of get
ting out a Democratic ticket as bur
lesque on a part Of its platform, and
with barrel underneath its heading
and buriesque on its resolution on
the temperance question, printed
number OF tickets with the Eagle i'm
print. The night before the election,
along with some political matter
number of these tickets were posted
about the city On dead walls, bulletin
boards, etc. They We're also to be
found at the polls ON election day and
one or two Of them were voted
The election was great triumph
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

Of goods every means possible Tor
fighting the fire was resOrted to.
There was town pump just across
| the street, and - bucket brigade" Of
ladies' was formed from this pump. IN
writing up an account OF the ire this
furnished an opportunity for . strand
display OF Wrigleys style Of writing.
The following little extract, which was
made the occasion for comment from
naighhorhood papers, would surely
find place today in Bert Lesion Tay.
lor's "Line-o'TyDe or Two" column OF
the Chicago Tribune:
"And, the ladies' (God bless them)
with lily white arms barred to the
scorching rays Of an August sun,
seized the pump handle, and made It
(the pump yield its aqueous fluid to
be applied to the flames thlch were
dancing from roof to roof thWart
heated sky"
Contain Little Local News
The papers Of that time contained
very little local news OF the charac-
ter that make the papers OF the pres
ent day sought after. The population
Of Richmond was about five thousand.
and the paper was delivered to city
subscribers by 4 carrier, who was
usually the youngest apprentice in the
Office. | was at this time the carrier,
and delivered about $50 papers each
Thursday. A New Year Address"
was presented to each OF these sub
scribers by the carrier on the hrst
day of the year, for which he received
a coin Of such denomination as the
generosity of the papers patrons
elected.
Early in 1865 there was slack In
work and two of the Palladium print
trs, Sewell r. Jamison and Calvin +.
Johnson, conceived the idea of getting
out live little local paper for
three months trial There was can
yass among the printers as to the
name 70 be given the new venture.
Johnson was nothing If not original,
and as it was desired to have name
that would attract attention he sug-
gested the Broad Ak of Freedom and
Crushing Hot of Truth" AS this was
deemed appropriate to the times the
suggestion was at once adopted. AS
the first issue was full of fresh and
taking matter Of a general local char
acter the circulation went up by leaps
and bounds in the city. far surpass-
ing the other two papers. Before the
close of the three months 1t had be-
come sufficient fixture to cause the
purchase of a plant for it's continual
ton. After few years Jamison and
Johnson retired The new proprietors
dropped the latter half of the name,
published daily for a year or more,
having installed the first steam press
in the city 1t was finally swallowed
up by another publication,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
MRS. CORDELL DIES
OF SLOW PARAL YSIS

HAGERETOWN. Ind. March 49,
Mrs. Amanda Cordell. age ~. died at
her home here Saturday near p. M,
after suffering long time from creep
Ing paralysis. Mrs. Cordell lived for
many years at the present home Of the
Cordells and was quite well known.
She was member Of the Eastern Star
and Pocahontas lodges She was the
mother Of thirteen children. all now
living except two. Cora died when
she was twelve years old and Charley
died few months ago. The others
are Lewis living with his wife at the
Cordell home, Richard Cordell,
William Cordell. Mrs. Lizzie Schmidt.
Mrs. Jessie Jamison and Mrs. Della
Wadman, Of this place, Harry Cordell
and Fred Cordell, OF Richmond, Mrs.
Lille Christ. of Lawrenceburg and
Mrs. Jennie Bell, Dayton.
Funeral services will be held from
the latet residence of the deceased,
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

% II the science of war advances In the next
war as il has advanced in this over the last war
there will be no room for neutrals.-W. H. Taft
A City S Bond Store

w. ]. Peck describes Chicago's Bond Store in
an article that just has been released for pubca-
ton. It describes method used in Chicago to
sell city bonds direct to the people. The text of
the article follows:
In Chicago's City Hall, on the fifth floor,
hangs sign which is in plain view of every one
who gets out of the elevator Under hand
which points the way, it reads:
- City Bonds for Sale
Follow the hands direction and you enter a
large room containing wire cage, over the win
dow to which hangs notice that city bonds are
Tor sale there.
:. It is Chicago's bond store. For more than
Two years, Chicago has financed her needs in this
direct common-sense way. During the last
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
eY GEORGE w. HARPER

!. Ny ambition to become an editor and
publisher could not forego the re-
straints OF a three year apprentice
lehip, and as there was a couple Of
Eases OF long primer" type-the point
kystem was not then thought Of
which was not In use conceived the
Idea of getting out little sheet OF
local news and jokes. the work being
TAone by myself after work hours. In
Dune. 1854, few copies of little
Sheet under the title Of the Rich.
'mond Eagle" was issued. This was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
CLEAR AWAY THE WASTE

Bowel regularity is the secret Of
good health, bright eyes. clear com.
plexions, and DR.. Kings New Life Pills
are mild and gentle laxative that
regulates the bowels and relieves the
congested intestines by removing the
accumulated wastes without gripping.
Take pill before retiring and that
heavy head, that dull spring fever feel.
ing disappears. Get DR.. Kings New
Life Pills at your druggist, 25c.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

NOTE-This is the second article
by George w. Harper, an appren-
tice printer on the Palladium three
score years ago, in which the writer
recalls many interesting incidents
In connection with early life In
Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19

There were the three great Jewish
feasts which lasted seven days, and
between the first and second were
seven weeks. The levitical purifica-
ton lasted seven days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-19
Masonic Calendar

Monday. March 10, 1s17-Richmond
Commentary No. S, K. T. Special con-
clave. Will confer the Knights Of
Malta degree.
Tuesday, March 20-Richmond lodge
No. 1876 F. & A. NJ Called meeting.
Work in Fellow Craft degree.
Wednesday,, March 21-Webb lodge,
No. "a, F. & A. M. Stated meeting.
Friday, March 23-king Solomon's
chapter, No. 4. r. A. M. Called con-
vocation. Work in the Past and Most
Excellent Masters degrees.
Saturday, March 24-Loyal chapter,
No. 40, Q. Z. S. Will give social aid
dancing party for the members and
sojourning members of the Star.
Shallow streams and canals in one
part of Missouri are being navigated
by a local inventors boat that is both
driven and steered by an aeroplane
enpina and prOpelIer