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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
INDIAN WOMAN FOLLOWS
THE LONESOME TRAIL

Mcalester. Okla. July 1T.-No clue
has been found as to the whereabouts
ofs Lillian Keller. Indian woman, pris-
oner, who escaped from the state peni-
tentiary late Thursday evening. Pris-
on officials at the record office have
sent pictures to police Of various
cities in Oklahoma to aid in her cap
ture. Close watch is being kept at
Tulsa and Fort Worth, where she
has relatives and where it was
thought she might go Myrtle Taylor,
the woman who has been in company
with the Indian woman, was confined
in a cell at the woman's ward. She
mas made no statement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
STATE COM N M|SS|ON Err.
Of CHAR|T|ES PARTLY.
RET RA CTS STATEMENT.
RELATIVE TO HOSPITAL

Oklahoma City, July 17-W. d.
Matthews, state commissioner of char.
tiles and corrections, reported today
that charges that former soldiers and
others were quartered in poorly ven.
ulated roms in the basement Of the
Wesley hospital here were not well
founded. He investigated conditions
yesterday and made public his report
today.
Mrs. w. F. Quay and other members
of the war mothers had complained
to Mr.. Matthews that soldiers being
treated at the hospital were receiv-
ing insufficient care.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Roxana Petroleum Company

Roxana Petroleum Company, after
completing well No on the West
heimer & Daube farm in section 25-
4s-3w, in the southeast extension to
Healdton, has not done any more
drilling on this property. The well
is pumping about 25 barrels. The
company is cleaning out its old wei's
in the field and keeping production
up to the maximum. Its No 13 OH
the Horton farm in section 6-4s-3w
was drilled to the level of the sands
without finding oil and has been shut
down. 1t will probably be drilled deep.
er in search Of a new sand in that
portion of the field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
On lhe Poland Farm

Carter Oil Company on the Poland
farm in section 23-4s-2w which is
north and east of the same company's
we'll on the Hamilton farm is re.
pairing the rig at 2,175 feet and
will not be ready to resume drilling
before probably tomorrow. The rotary
was stopped at 2,l24 feet and stand
ard tools are being used now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Keaton VIII Complete Well

j. r. Keaton on the Miller farm in
section 24-2s-3w in the Fox district
has bought new string of tools and
will complete the well. George w.
Chaffee and his son George W. Char.
fee, Jr., will have charge of the
drilling operations. The we'll has new
tools and plenty of pipe and all
equipments necessary and ought TO
make good time, The total depth
of the hole is 2,24O feet, the forrna.
ton is blue shale, the 8 1-2.inch pipe
is being carried. This well loks good
in every way and it is at depth
that entities it to close watching on
the part of the fraternity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
WANTED TO HIRE-AT ONCE
AN 8h-INCH REAMER. TEL. M4
RURAL. ASK FOR HUGHES.-Adv.
16e
Exchange Of Prisoners Effected

Oklahoma City July 1.-THE state
board of affairs today received re-
ports from both the state peniten-
tiary at McAlester and the reforma-
tory at Granite that in the recent
exchange Of prisoners none were left
in transit and all have assumed their
new duties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
!.ld Hard Luck

T ont.ictor on Ward No . for
tAe 9 IT, )ii Company in section 81
e.9w + opened 10 some hard
lnoh a. aolc was drilled to 1850
feet an. vas lost and the rig
skidded nc second hole reached a
depth q, almost 1900 feet and it was
los anG ,he rig is being sliidded to
III ;...rd location
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Completion in Fifteen

Garter Oil Company has completed
well No 8 on the Woodruff farm in
section 15-4s.2w. A sand was found
from 1850 to 1880 and is making
about 80 barrels. We'll No l on this
farm was brought In three or four
months ago and is making 100
barrels and is about the best well that
has ever been drilled in this section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
OIL NEW
(From Local and South Oklahoma Helds)
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS

sands in this well were not very
prolific and the company drilled deep
er. The drill is now in a hard limo
and the well looks favorable for a
deeper sand. The 5-16-inch casing is
being carried and unless extra good
luck prevails the hole cannot be
drilled much deeper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
On The MCCI,Irc

The Franklin we'll on the Mcclure
farm in section 14-4s2w has reached
showings of oil. This well is almost
to the level Of where the Garter
found the sand on the Hefner farm in
the same portion of the field
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
OIL NEWS NOTES

(By Special Reporter)
Johnson well No. /. on the Lamb
ling farm in section %, 1s-Sw is
making 100000 cubic feet OF gas
and % barrels of oil from sand
63S.57 feet.
Gordon ct al we'll Nc. on the
Moor farm, in section 2S, 1s-Sw Is
dry.
Halbrook ct al well No. /, on the
Nelson farm , in section 30, 1s-Sw Is
rebuilding the rig that blew down.
Lone Star Gas Company well No.
Q, on the Clarkson farm In section 80,
1s-Sw struck sand at 1880 feet and Is
making 10000 900 cubic feet Of gas.
Wright ct al on the Hartley farm,
in section 80, ls.sw is being abandoned
at 224S feet.
Wright ct al on the Shelton fa<m,
in section 32. 1s.Sw, missed the pay
sand at 1900 feet. and it looks as
though they will not get a well.
Gaunt ct al No. 1 on the SheltC
farm. in section 80. lSSw Is rebuild.
ing a rig. 1t is making 80 barrels
from a sand 1645-s4 feet.
Crump and Beard on the Thmuson
farm, In section 80, 1sSw, missed the
pay sand at 1735 feet.
Shamrock Oil Company well No.
on the Mahoney farm, in section 4, 2s-
Sw. missed the pay sand They are
drilling at 1905 feet.
Shamrock Oil Company we'll on the
Burkes farm in section 4, 2s-sw Is
making 800 barrels from sand 1880
% feet.
Empire Gas and Fuel Company,
well No. in section s. 5s1w Is spud'
ding in today They have been rig
ring up for several days on this well,
This will be very interesting test
and as il Is in new territory, acre
age is changing hands constantly as
the well has progressed from loca'
ton to the present operation.
Cole ct al well No. l. in section
II. 5s-2e is drilling at S65 feet. This
well has had a slight showing.
Gypsy Oil Company we'll No. 10 on
the Ward farm in section 21, 4s2w,
is cementing the casing at 1870 feet.
Gypsy Oil Company well No. on
the Black farm, in section 80. 4s-1w,
is drilling at 146o feet.
Baker and Strawn we'll No. s, on
the billiard farm in section p, 4s-2w.
is drilling at 2s0 feet.
Magma Oil and Refining Company
we'll No. d. on the Champion farm
in section 81, 4s-2w. is underreaming
the 8 Ia inch casing at 1875 feet;
No. 5 is drilling in blue mud at ,l740
feet
Templeton Oil Corporation well NO,
/. on the Troope farm in section 20,
Is wv, is drilling at 400 feet
Magnolia Petroleum Company well
No. /, ON the Hutchinson farm In Sec
ton 30, 4sIw has been abandoned at
a depth of 1854 feet. This test has
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

the drills have been very active. The
Empire. the discovery company In
the new field, and which has been
very active in development work, shut
down 16 rigs Friday and let number
Of men out Of employment. The En-
pire has few rigs still running. The
town Of Empire is said not to be
sudden drop in production and the
nearly so lively as it was and the
encouragement that has followed has
affected the commercial life OF Dun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
The COmanche Test

Roxana Petroleum Company in Sec
ton 16-3s-Sw, south of the Duncan
field in what the company calls it's
"Comanche test" is drilling in red
shale at a depth of 1915 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
From McCurfain Comfy

Sheriff Dewitt of McCurtain county
in the southeast corner of the state,
is here visiting with Edwin B. Cox
who is spending the summer here from
Mena, Ark These gentlemen are
playing the oil game in Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

been quite disappointment to many
operators In all parts Of this terri
tory. Acreage SCARED higher for this
well than any wildcat well that has
been drilled near that field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
In Section Fifteen

Carter oil Company on the Am.
bristel farm in section l54s.2w has
reached q Gepth of 1876 feet and has
had no oil showings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Rapid Production Decline

The Duncan field has received a
very severe blow recently. The pro-
duction in that field at its highest
point was about 10000 barrels while
at this time the production is about
4,c00 barrels and during this decline
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
From Oklahoma City

E. c. Patton, an attorney of Okla
homa Oty, and who was formerly
with Bill Murray in his political cam
paigns, is here. visiting with f. ].
Woodruff.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

days there attending 10 various busi-
ness matters in conjunction with his
oil interests and expects to return
to Ardmore about the first Of August.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

The r. A. Hefner farm in section
o2-4s-2w has been developed except
well No 4 which is now at depth
OF 2,S20 feet and is the deepest wei,
in this portion Of the field. The upper
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
I'm Ton of A Sand

Carter Oil Company Ward No 10
In section 21-4s-2w offsetting the
Simpson property has reached the top
of q sand at 22lS feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Cemented Pipe

Carter Oil Company the past week
has drilled the following wells as far
us the rotary tools will be used and
has cemented the pipe: No. 20 on the
Noble farm in 21, 4s-9w. depth 1850
feet Nos. 8, 6 and IL on the Ward
farm in section q. 4s-2w.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Shutting Off Water

The mpson-Humble well in section
8, 4s-2w Is being watched with much
interest. The well has pay sand
but just how much it will make Is
not known. The S-inch Is being CO
mented now to shut off the water.
This we'll gives the field nice ex-
tension to the north.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Nice Gas Showing

Gypsy Oil Company No. 10 on the
L. Sims farm in section IS, 2s-4w, Is
at a depth Of 1908 feet and is on top
of sand that is showing for two or
three million feet of gas The water
is being shut off.
Bill Roger has gone on a brief bust
ness trip to Houston and Galveston.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
In Hard Lime

Gypsy Oil Company No. II Bowers
in section 10, 2s4w Is at a depth
Of 65s feet and drilling in a hard
lime. The sand is due at about 100
feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

couHIdhy pusiueoo.
w. T.. Hassett OF the Imperial Re
filming Company is here from Fort
Worth, on business.
Judge L. S. Dolman and Mrs. Dol
man have just returned from an ex.
tended trip east.
B. f.. Horrigan arrived last night
from Tulsa to look after his interests
here.
Il. B. Cox returned from a business
trip to Duncan.
Freeman Gait has returned to Ard
more from Lawton. He is scouting
for the Roxana Petroleum Company.
w. f. Ramsey left for Madill on a
business trip.
Harold Wallace left yesterday at
noon for a trip east. He will meet
Jake l.. Hamon in St. Louis and they
will go together to Marion. Ohio, to
take part in the official ceremony of
notifying Senator Harding OF his nomi-
nation for Republican candidate for
the presidency. Mr.. Wallace intends
to leave directly after the ceremony
for New York City and spend a few
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
Oil Personals

j. p. Grimes Of the Pure Oil Com
pany has stopped off in Ardmore for
a few days on his way to Houston,
Texas where he will attend to some
company business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

WANTED TO HIRE-AT ONCE
AN 8h.INCH REAMER TEL. Ma
RURAL. ASK FOR HUGHES.-Adv.
1872
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

w. T.. Hassett OF the Imperial Re
filming Company is here from Fort
Worth, on business
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

Judge l.. S. Dolman and Mrs. Dol
man have just returned from an ex.
tended trip east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

W. f. Ramsey left for Madil on a
business trip.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18

B. f. Horrigan arrived last night
from Tulsa to look after his interests
here
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
MARTIN-REGNER NUPTIALS.

At the f. L. Barkee home Just out
side the city last Saturday evening at
six the marriage of Mr.. David Byron
Martin to Miss Winnie Regner was
solemnized, the Rev. VIM. Hoskins of
floating, in the presence of few
close friends.
The bride and groom are both well
known to those from Cooperstown
North Dakota, residing in and about
Leavenworth. Mr. Martin came
out from there this spring to accept
the position of cashier of the Dryden
State Bank, having been a resident
of Cooperstown, North Dakota, for
several years, and going from there
to serve his country in the great war.
He is young man of exceptional
personality and qualifications. The
bride but recently arrived from
North Dakota. She is a young
woman of charming qualities, great
ly esteemed by all who know her and
unusually we'll fitted as a home
maker.
All who know them join the Echo
in congratulations and good wishes
for long and happy matrimonial
journey.
They are fitting up their rooms at
Dryden where they will soon be at
home to their friends and acquaint-
ances.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
AGAINST REFERENDUM NO. l.

The following from the Guemes
Beachcomber is reprinted, not be-
cause we endorse what is said, but to
show how sentiment stands in other
quarters. The Beachcomber seems to
have well-grounded prejudice
against the measure; but whether
this well-grounded prejudice is we'll
founded we have no means of know
ing ,excepting by an examination of
the measure itself and it seems to be
straightforward proposition, hav-
ing the usual drawbacks, however,
incident to great undertakings. The
Beachcomber's fear that it will work
injury to certain districts is a feat
ure that each voter must decide for
himself. 1t is no light matter-this
bonding the state for thirty million
dollars. Good roads and how best to
obtain them is a subject worthy of
our consideration too. The fact that
roads have been building ever since
the country was first visited by the
whites and we still have poor roads
seems to indicate that wrong sys-
tenn has been employed and that per-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20

The man who says "You can't be-
lieve all you see in the papers" is
usually the one who believes he
knows which shell the little ball is
under.
1t is claimed that the constant use
of the ouija board in England is
causing insanity. We were always at
a loss to know whether insanity came
before or after the use of the board.
No wonder food is scarce. They
are making moonshine booze out #
macaroni, spaghetti, and vermicelli
potatoes, rice, raisins, rye and corn
and a few other foods.
An editor will be president of the
United States after March 4th next
but whichever editor he is, whole
lot of editors are going to find fault
with the way he runs the sheet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
Can You Beat 1t?

Where can man buy cap for his
knee?
Or key for lock of his hair?
Can your eyes be called an academy
Because there are pupils there?
In the crown of your head what jew
els are found?
Who travels the bridge of your nose ?
Could the crook in your elbow be
of your mouth
The nails on the end of your toes?
Could the croo kin your elbow be
sent to jail?
IF so, what did he do?
How can you sharpen your shoulder
blades?
I'll be dalned if I know, do you?
Could you sit in the shade of the
palm of your hand?
Or beat on the drum Of your ear?
Does the calf in your leg eat the corn
on your toe?
Then why grow corn on the car?
New York Central Magazine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
HERE AND THERE A LAUGH $
The Old Market Basket.

The Old Market Basket.
How clear to my mind are the prices
once ruling
When l was boy and could eat all
my fill
When, famished came from my
much-hated schooling
And sat down to dinner with Harry
and Bill.
A great plate of meat-duck or tur-
key in season
Corn, turnips, asparagus, peaches ga
lore,
With three or four pies-there was
no earthly reason
To stop except stomachs that would
not hold more
All came from the basket, the brown
wicker basket,
The old market basket that father
once bore.
Eggs then cost trfe-each fresh as
daisy,
No hated cold storage was known.
by the way,
And every one then would have
thought you were crazy
To ask for "nut butter" as folks do
today.
Twelve cents for pound of good
pork or of scrapple.
A little bit higher for chops at the
store,
Twas kept in the village by Marvin
and Chapple,
And no one delivered things then
at the door
They came in the basket, the brown
wicker basket,
The old market basket that father
once bore.
How oft in the present when worried
and harried
think with a sigh of those days
of delight,
And picture the basket that father
then carried
And brought home filled up to the
brim every night.
How fresh were its contents. as frag-
rant as honey,
The prices, all told. made a laugh
able score
How eagerly, gladly I'd PUNK down
my money
For three times their cost at that
time, even four.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
WANTS COURT TO
DISSOLVE HIS MARRIAGE

World, Aug. 16; Lee j. HoWerton,
through his attorney, Herman Howe,
of Leavenworth, has filed petition
in the superior court asking that his
marriage to Ella Morgan, alias Ella
Howerton, be annulled
1t is alleged in the complaint that
Ella Morgan was granted a divorce
from Ralph Morgan on Jan. II, 1920,
in Chelan county, and that on Feb
10, 1920, she and Howerton went to
Paul, Idaho and were married.
Under the laws of the state Of
Washington, no divorced person
may marry within six months
from the time of securing a divorce
Therefore Howerton seeks to have
his marriage to Ella Morgan annul-
led as it was illegally consummated
in violation of the laws of this state
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20

The nonpartisan league in North
Dakota claims two more TRAITORS" in
J. w. Brinton, former handy man of
Townley and J. r. Waters, until
April last manager of the Bank of
North Dakota. On April Waters is
alleged to have mailed his resigna-
ton from hotel in Miami, Florida.
Waters and Brinton claim that the
resignation" is a forgery. From a
reading the case as set forth in
the Fargo Courier News, official or
gan of the league, one is lead to be
lieve that Brinton and Waters have
just little more of the common de
cency in their makeup than some of
the others and have stood for Town
leyism just as long as they could, and
this is not saying much for them.
They were on the inside and knew
for years what was going on. Had
they had the backbone shown by VIM.
LANCER they would have gotten out
years ago. Had they had less, they
would still have been cringing to the
Extraordinarily. and his tools
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1920.

haps some other system should be
tried out Let us all give the other
/ fellows the benefit of the doubt and
consider them honest, and not mere
grafters. The Echo is convinced that
the supporters of Referendum No.
are striving to do real service. No
better way can be found than estab-
fishing system of good roads. The
Romans two thousand years ago
built roads in Europe that are still
the wonder and admiration of civil
cation. But you may say they were
built by a system of slavery and we
do not want another such system
grated onto us. So here is the most
violent outburst we have found
| against the bonds:
Every Skagit County voter who
casts his or her ballot for Referen
dun Bill No. l, will cast vote to
ring the death knell of public high
way construction within the confine
of the the county for the next twenty
years. The bill looks and reads inno-
cent, but it is, in truth, a far-reach-
| ing octopus, whose wide spreading
tentacles creep, snake-like, into every
community and steal the substance
upon which the very life of our pub
lie highways depend. Outside of a
few miles of Pacific highway, the bill
actually shackles our hands, puts our
necks in the stocks, ties us to the
whipping post, holds us up and cruel
fles us on cross cunningly designed
and especially fashioned for the
King, Pierce, Thurston and Spokane
counties to the everlasting undoing
of all the county roads of the state
outside of the counties in which the
big cities are located. In plain
words, the Road Steal Bill, which is
Referendum Bill No. /, is cunning
| ly constructed device with which to
rob the different towns and counties
of the benefits of all automobile and
motor vehicle license for a term of
| ~ sSAi's vi CNCu ultO Tic luIIu anu
the fourth generations. As politi-
cal road agent its author is certainly
brazen, but the voters should see to
it that no S3O,OOO,OOO steal with in
| terest and tax attachments, be put
over by the political jOy-riders who
form the state regency and can see
no other roads than those leading d.
| rectly into their Golfers. A bond is
sue of S30,OO0,O0O, with interest and
tax attachments. will mean at the
end OF twenty years no less tnan $40
600, 900, for the tax attachment mean
that every taxpayer will be bled to a
finish and that our motor vehicle H.
cense will be tied up for 20 years and
that our county roads will lose thOus-
ands of dollars which Justly belongs
at home. Every taxpayer in the
state, living outside of the specially
benefited territory of the Political
Joy Riders Association, should swat
Referendum Bill No. squarely on
the head with a well seasoned club of
disapproval. The bill was bred, born
and sucked by political teredos who
are ever burrowing into the state
treasury for funds with which to
beautify their own dung hill, and are
now setting on this S30.OOO,OO
Trunk Line, Hard Surface Highway"
hoping to hatch Jimmy" with
which to pry into the pockets of the
taxpayers. The tax attachment IS
the "Nigger in the Melon Patch"
Vote No, on Referendum Bill No. L.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-20

POLITICAL dope comes to the Echo in
every mail. and we feel much like
other publishers: Why should we
publish the views or platforms of of
ficeseekers unless we are paid for the
service? The writer has been an of
flee seeker and never asked to have
something published for him without
arranging to pay for it and he always
paid. Politicians are not often so
brazen as to ask grocers to contribute
sacks of sugar or other commodity.
yet many of them seem to expect
newspaper publicity merely by mail
ing cuts and platforms to publishers.
Wake up gentlemen. Our rates are
reasonable, but if you do not want to
trust us, write for rates beforehand.