The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-24

he advertised that boring out clyin
cers Is like wheelbarrow work to us,
Well as he was here and seemed Ia
be familiar with cylinders. the owner
thought II might be- well TO enlist his
services In order to get the machine
In running order once more.
Oscar Ritter was also citizen OF
Ardmore NJ this historic period, and
Ike Jones was running little repair
shop where all manner of light arti
cles. such as sewing machines. type
writer's, bicycles, perambulators, shot
guns, rifles fiddles, Jews harps, and
other mechanical and musical articles
could undergo treatment. lie too, was
called upon TO do his bit toward restor
ing the peace OF mind OF the owner OF
the machine.
In due time Jones made his appear
ance At Catheys livery stable. where
the machine was housed, with a full
set of surgical instruments, and after
giving the thing the once over, pro
ceeded TO loosen and tighten every
nut and bolt In sight.
After hours of incessant labor he
pronounced the job finished, ana con,
cluded operations by tapping each
cylinder and part gently with a monkey
wrench, intoning the while the mystic
chant,
"Eeney mecny miney mo,
Fine and dandy, now she'll GO"
he swathed his tools in his work jacket
and forthwith took his departure.
In the meantime Oscar, wrapped in
gloom and greasy raiment, was busy
nj the defunct tire with what tools
he had to command, paying little at
tention to what his fellow mechanic
was doing or had done. IL would have
been better for him had he been more
alert as the history OF succeeding
events will show.
While the two mechanics We're busy
with their respective tasks, the owner
of the car arrived ana announced he
would get up steam preparatory to his
departure. He informed Jones and
Ritter just how much steam the old
kettle would carry, and instructed
them in the mystery of turning off the
fire when the danger point was reach
ed He incidentally said that the boiler
had "A few leaks but 1t did not matter
and for them to pay no attention to
escaping steam.
As the hand on the guage attached
to the boiler began to mount, it was
evident the owner had not overstated
facts when he said the boiler might
develop a few open seams, it was leak
ing all right. Like Marco Bo2zaris, it
was bleeding from every vein, and
before making his departure Jones
warned Oscar to look little out as
the "old thing might bust any min
ute"
In few chosen and classical re-
marks Ritter told Jones to get to
out of there and not bother him, he
had troubles of his own and could not
be worried thinking his pardner in
crime was "spoofing" him.
The warning issued by Deacon"
proved timely, for the old mill after
standing all the pressure the boilers
were ever intended by the builders,
to stand, blew up with a bang, kicked
the everlasting filling out of things
generally, scared toward the roof and
the only reason it did not continue its
aerial flight was because timbers used
in constructing the barn We're extra
ordinarily heavy and strong.
Oscar was considerably mussed up,
but aside from a forty-two centimeter
scare and soied wearing apparel, he
was all right, although the task that
he was engaged in came to an abrupt
halt
1t will be readily discerned why the
itinerary of this little pioneer machine
came to an end in Ardmore. The
wreckage lay around for a time and
finally disappeared
With the blast of the boiler in that
little Stanley steamer, many predicted
the end of some inventors folly, inso-
far as the motor car as a means Of
transportation in this section was
concerned.
How far wrong they were in their
demonstrations is attested by the
millions of cars in daily use today, a
goodly number of which are right
here.
The blow up of that boiler scattered
a few germs, germs as potent as the
golf germ, where it is said that once
n full grown man gets n swing at the
elusive white pellet with a well bal
anced Niblik, or Mashie or whatever
YOU call the working tools used in
playing the game, his wife is immedi-