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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
OIL FIELD NEAR
CAPITOL Is CLAIM

Especial 10 The Christian Science Mon.
itor from its Washington News Of
iiCel
Washington, District Of Columbia
For a week, aluring advertisements
have been appearing in local news
papers here picturing the discovery o,
4 wonderful oil field within 10 miles
Of the Capitol, and the offering ''of
limited number OF shares at 81 par,
the only public Offering Of stock" Ret.
crcnce is made to huge sums OF mon
ey made in Texas oil fields, with the
inference that oil so much nearer tho
big markets viii bring proportionately
greater wealth to those who invest in
the oil possibilities Of Prince Georges
County, Maryland.
columbus was ridiculcd, but he had
faith and courage. SO have We runs
one advertisement heading. Ii is adj
mittcd that some geolosists say there
/. no oil in Prince Georges County,
/ Maryland hut the Potomac Oil AMI
Gas Company has found some who say
.
region.
The United states Supreme Court
oftentimcs is not Of unanimous
opinion. 50 the opinion OF one geoloGist
is as good as another the promoters
calmly remark.
They also quote the United Sta.o-
Ceolocist Survey as urging the i'm
mediate development of new Oh! fields,
and s.. mplaccntly, That Is just
what Wc are proposing 20 do" To pros
pective investors they announce: "All
YOU invest with us viii help bring
about what may prove an oil boom
that will startlc the world
While elevator boys and messenger
girls are reading these glowing words,
along comes the United states Geo
logical Survey with a few officially
cold words Of fact as follows:
The peak OF an industrial boom IS
invariably accompanied by wild spec
ulation in mining securities. The pres
ont period Of initiation in oil produc-
tlon is no exception TO the rule.
rs there oil in commercial guam
titles near Washington? Almost GER
tainly not If the kind Of natural sci
ence that the big oil companies EN-
ploy is to be believed by the general
public. Hardly u single geological
condition is favorable for the accumu
la,ion Of oil near Washington. The
usual requisites for an oil pool ara
lacking, and no reputable geologist
would advise the expenditure Of money
under these conditions.
Much Of the unwarrantcd booming
throughout the United States relates
70 areas in which there may at best
De only a small chance of finding
oil and in which the local business
men and citizens are aroused to be-
lieve that drilling viii lead to the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
VIII Ieasn River Bod I.nnd.

Oklahoma City, Okla. March 2o.--
Leases on all tho land in the bcd of
the Red river between the mcandor
lines OF the river, located in 1illmW
and Cotton counties. Nvyill DE offered
for sale by the commissioners Of the
state land office of Oklahoma at the
state capital on the afternoon OF
April t, according TO am advertise
mrnt being published by the land
Cl1lce.
This includes all That property in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Hefncr Farm Operations.

Carter Oil Company, in section %,
is-2w, No. 3 Il. \. uefner farm, is
trying TO -traighten a crooked hole
Mt a depth Of / $50 feet. The well is
making 200 barrels OF oil. No. on
this farm is drilling at depth Of
l,71O feet and is making 237 barrels
of oil from sand found at 1864 feet.
The sand had thickness of only one
foot, and drilling viii be continued
until the second sand is found. No.
3 Is rigging up standard tools at T.
642 feet. Nos is drilling at 260 feet
No. Z is drilling at 200 feet. Nos. 3
and are building rigs. 40. 10 has
the rig finished. No. II is building
a rig.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
OKLAHOMA CITY
LIVESTOCK MARKET
lspecial TO The ArdmOreite)

Oklahoma City. March 2o.-Cattle:
Receipts 100. Market steady for week.
steers twenty-five cents lower. Corn
fed steers slO,75 to $3.50 srasser,
$500 10 sl1.25; butcher cattle steady.
Cows $3.50 to $3.50; Gamers and cut
ters $3.50 to $3.50; bulls $500 to $500;
voalers, So higher. Best $1,000 to sl4,Vo
heavies $500 to $1,000.
Hogs. Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Best hesvies and butchers sl5.1o to
$3.50; bulk sl4.60 10 $l5.2o; stockers
ST 90 to $500.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Artistic Window.

The Sneed Furniture Company have
a couple of very attractive windows
that are causing considerable com
mont among shoppers. In one Of the
show windows is displayed a magnii'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
EORT WORTH LIVE STOCK.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 20.--Cattle:
Receipts 25; unchanged. Beeves $3.50
n$l2.50.
Hogs Receipts 800. 10 cents adj
vance. Heavy sl4.50Msi4,S5.
Sheep: Receipts none. INFESTED.
Lambs, st700ms1s.5o.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Outcome of suit on Hamilton.

The suit of ". J Cassidy against
\. Mitchell aud the Carter Oil Com.
pany which has Just been tried in the
district court involved 40 acres Of
land in section %, 4s.2w, adjacent to
where the well is being drilled in what
is known as the Hamilton farm. Plain.
ulI was represented by II. A. Led
better, and defendant, \. Mitchell. bv
Johnson 4 McGu. and defendant.
Carter oil Company By Il a. Hofnor
ana g. A. Oakes.
Art Mitchell bought this land dur
ing The year 1913 from IL full blood
Indian heir. The deed was regularly
approved 10y the County Judge Of Cart
er county az that time and was ro.
corded in the county clerks office.
hut tho order approving the deed.
while it was duly recorded in the
county judges office, was not record
cd in the county clerks office. TIL,
plaintiff Cassidy took second deed
from the full-blood heir. which dee
was approved hy the county Judge
OF Garter county, Oklahoma. on the
10th day Of June, 1919. few days
after the discovery well was driuc
in ih" Hewitt pool. The plaintiff ca
>idy contnnded that as the order
approving the deed was not recorded
in the office OF the county clerk, he
was an innocent purchaser and also
that Art Mitchell was not in posi
session of the land
After hearing the evidence the
court held that no title passed by the
decd executed i'm 1919 III favor Of Cas-.
sdy, aud held the title passed TO Art
Mitchell in 1919. and that it was
not necessary for the order approv.
ing the deed to be recorded in the
office of the county clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Rockland Oil Company well 40.
on the Dillard farm in section o.
4s-2w, is having little water trou
bic. The water broke in and they
are going to cement the lO-inch pipe
again. Tho well is not flowing very
much at present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21


.''uoe ''5 orl'"hE "t Il oepin oi I''o
l''' IN 81 DUO aAaIe formation
Sa"ra Oh and Gas Company in
casing They expect TO have this cas-
ing in within a few days ana drill-
inS operations Will start Immediate
Yellow Hills well in section :, 5s4e.
between Ardmore ana Madi'l is stll
fishing for lost bits. New tools have
been installed in the well and the
owners expect work to begin prob
ably today.
Pro'Ratio Oil Company, drilling near
Aylesworth, is cleaning out the hole
ana no drilling has been done since
the last report
Magnolia Petroleum Company in sec
tion Ii. ln.3w, ON thr Maiden farm,
is drilling at depth of 1S5 feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Company No. !
Apple farm, in section 10, 2s-+w, IS
drilling IN % blue Shalc formation AZ
depth Of goo feet.
Magnolia Petroleum Company, Z. NJ.
Hutchinson In ST 'tion 80. 4s-iw, is
drilling at 1000 lect
The britannia OIL and Gas Com
pany in section 81, 2s2w, is rGGed
up and will bc spudd"d in immedi'
ately. This company also has some
holdings in the Hurkburnett country
which will be visited hy members
The sutherland Petroleum Company
has ordered in six rigs ON its acreage
in section IT, 4S2W' iocateo pet"ee.
both Of which are producing OIL. The
company will put two strings OF TOOLS
at work ON this farm and their hrs'
we'll was Spudd'd III SeS'''u'y'
Daisy Belle Petroleum company on
the Suoman 20 acres III Inc sou'h'
cast quarter Of section ~ tS,ZW' at
the la't report was urlIl'uE "''' N"'''o
tools at depth of 62o feet y rig
has been ordered IN Tor well NO. -
located in the northwest corner ot Inc
Stroman ~ acres.
Humole-Simpsoh no. H''o'il'n I''' - -
section %, 4s'2w' mas uhderreanieu 'hr
well to the bottom oil the hoie ano
has lowered the 6,ihch casing ana ID
ready to begin dr'lIins operations
Humble OIL Company well 40 ! ."
the Stroman farm IN section -"' as"
is running the '-N casing at -VIi
icet'
Humble company Wen No. J ol' Wv
voorhees, larin Ih S''''" - 49," "
smut down 10 !gpa" 'o'''' '' ''''
Humble On company wen No. y"
the Ward farm I'm section - 'S-N 80
pulling the ~ men c'S"aS az A0'-
N'Il ~" wv '",
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Magnolia Petroleum Company well
40 i ON the Hutchinson farm in
section 30-4s.1w is drilling around
1000 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Daisy Hell Petroleum Company well
40. on the Stroman farm in sec
tion 22, 4s.2w is drilling at 300 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Two COMPETITIONS at Cement

Chclasha, OKLA, March 1.-TWO
new competitions in the Cement field
fifteen miles southwest Of ChickaSha,
the Ramsey No. Hedlund and the
Inyinciblc No. Zig Whip, have
ouickened activity in the east end
of the field. Many new rigs are go
ing up and indications arc that in Il
short time the development will bo
doubled.
The Ramsey No. 1 Hodlund, in the
northwest OF the northeast Of soc
ton 11.J-9, which marks the eastern
limit OF production. shows that the
sand Is as good at this location as
anywhere in the field. The Well is
practically clean and is bailing out
without pcrceptiby lowering the oil.
All water and gas is shut off and the
fluid IS standing in tho holc 10 a
depth Of 200 feet. They had nineteen
feet Of sand and the bottom Of the
hole is 2,370 fcct. The well is esti'
mated as u producer of $50 barrels.
with the completion Of the Ram
sey No. ! comes the announcement
that the 40 acre tract offsotting tho
well on tho cast, being the northeast
Of the northeast of section 1l-5-9. has
been purchased by tho Ramsey inter
csts from the Belle Hedlund at a
figure Of $1,000 per acre, or $4,000
for the lease.
The Lone Star Company is also
getting its feet wet In section IL.
This company has purchased from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

cent bed room suit in Ivory Ehane'
tbat is an artistic creation. The other
window contains collection OF rugs
and draperies that appeal TO the shop'
per.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

is completed and is making barrels
Of oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

er Of the southwest quarter of section
/ 20, 4s.2w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Plains OH and Gas Company well
No. 1 on the Dillard farm in see.
ton 22. 4s-2w is flowing about $50
barrels.
Wen No. on the same farm is
waiting for tools
We'll No. is drilling at 400 feet.
Well No. is a rig.
Well No. has the RIG tlmbcrs
moved on the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Magnolia Petroleum Company No. J
Elizabeth Wilson in section /, 2s.5w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

WHO Is WHO IN ARDMOREg-si'a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Homa Okla Oil Company well No.
on the Griffin farm in section 26'
4s.2w is drilling at about 200 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Humble Oil Company well No.
on the billiard farm in section 22.4s'2W
is drilling IN sand and shale at 73C
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

The American Industrial Oil Com
pany, are skidding their rig fror,
their location in section 10. 4s.2w TO
a new location in the southeast quart
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Pro.Ratio Oil Company, drilling near
Aylesworth, is cleaning out the hole
ana no drilling has been done since
the last report
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

Humble oil Company well No. ! on
the Okla Dnard farm in section ~
4s2w is drilling UP conductor ana
cleaning out at 1i0 feet.
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Under Secretary
 of State Polk
 Resigns Position

Washington, June 4-Frank L. Poll, today resigned as under secretary of state and his resignation was accented by President Wilson.
 MT Folks resignation will tako effect on June 15 when he will Iaavo Washington to take rest before re- turning to the practice of law in New York City. His successor has not yet been selected, but the name of Herman H. Davis, of Tulahoma Tenn, now an assistant secretary of the treasury, has been prominentlv mentioned. The under secretarv;s letter of resignation was not made public, but the presidents reply was given out at the white house. It said /. My Dear Polk:
 The argument of necessity on ac- count of your health in the matter of your retirement is one which I am esopped from answering or combat ing. l feel that have in conscience and warm friendship no choice but to accept your resignation, though I do so With the utmost reluctance and wish again to express the administra- : ton has felt the devoted and intel. ligent way in which you have perform ed your duties in the department We shall all miss you very sadly, and the public service will be poorer on account of your loss. With the warm est good wishes, cordially and faith fully yours,
 "WOODROW WILSON" <. MT. Polk is the third high official
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wili be accompanied by their hus- bands, children or other relatives. The party will be augmented by dele gates from other states at various points on route to Chicago and after the convention, the members will visit Plke's Peak, Colorado Springs. the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, River side, Hollywood and Los Angeles and the Catalina Islands. The return home will be by way of the Canadian rock les, reaching New York on the even ing of July II.
 The delegates large from New York are Elizabeth Marbury and Nar- riet May Mills and the nltcrnntrs- large are Mrs. Maurice Connolly of Corona. l.. l.. and Mrs. Nellie Hewitt of Carthage, N. '.
 Mrs. Crosby organized the first Woman's Demcratic club in the United States in 1904. 1t was located here and subsequently in 1912, she found ed the Woman's National Democratic league. Two years later she estab- lished a New York state branch of the national body. Mrs. Crosby says she cherishes on illusions as to what wo- i'Nh, LII tHtil lliSl NtlNdi na1llClpI- ton in national political convention. will be able to accomplish. She said, however, she and most of the other women delegates they will consti- ute more than 300 of the POS in the gathering have certain ideas which will be discussed at caucus before the convention assemblies and that they will be submitted to the platform committee in the form of resolutions
 Some of these ideas, Mrs. Crosby said, were government ownership of oil wells, and coal mines, railroads and other public utilities; modifi- cation of the prohibition enforcement act to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer; plank to make it a felony to uprofitccr in necessities; higher pay for postal employees; advocacy of the Sheppard Towner "maternity bill," providing for government care for every expect ant mother and her child and making unlawful for anyone to employ a wo- man in that conditions; more rigid child labor laws; shorter hours for working women, l2,0O0,0 ,000 of whom, are now said to be in industries and prfossions more equitable taxation and the stimulation of building and
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of the state department to resicn this year.
 secretary Lansing and William fhllllps resigned as first assistant secretary to become American minis ter to The Netherlands. Assistant Secretary Breckenridge Long is ex- peeted to retire in August to make the race for senator from Missouri
 Because of the condition of his health, MT. Polk desired to retira rom public life some months ago but alter the resignation of Secretary Lansing he felt it his duty to remain Tn the department until Secretary Colby thoroughly familiarized himself with departmental affairs.
 MT. Polk entered the royernmant serVlce on September 16, 1915. as counsellor for the state departmenf Later he was made an assistant see retary of the treasury and last wear when the office was created by spectal act of congress ''''
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Budapest Riots
 Result of Treat, :,

Budapest, June 2--The public is much excited because of the signing of the peace treaty and some dis orders have occurred. There were few attacks tonight on peaceful citizens by rowdies who cried "down with the Jews
 Count Albert Apponyi former head of the Hungarian peace delegation today took an optimistic view, how ever, he said:
 "l am sure conditions will i'm prove. All necessary precautions have been taken to prevent the hot heads from rcvolting and disavowing the signing of the peace.'
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Deny Rolsheviki
 Occupy Teheran

London, June 4.-Persian officials in London announced today that there was no truth in the reports that the Bolsheviki had occupied Iehran. the Persian capital. An ot flcial telegram dated Thursday. wac received this morning of Teheran and no mention was made in it of any Bolsheviki advance from the Caspian sea coast.
 Prince Firou Mirza, the Persian foreign minister who is now in Lon den, later offered further evidence that the reports were untrue by an nouncing that the Shahs of Persia had arrived in Teheran yesterday from his visit to Europe and has been welcomed by 3oO,ooo people there.
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Wheat in British
 India is Greater

Washington. June A dispatch to the department of agriculture to- day from the International Institute ef Aglicultures from Italy, said the 1920 production of wheat in British India would be 36i 100000 bushels. or 1901 per cent of the 1919 pro duction, and 1o3.d per cent of five year average 19l4-191S.
 The 1920 production of corn in Argentina was estimated at 25S, ,692,- 900 bushels, or tl5.t per cent of the 1919 production, and 1921 per cent of five year average l9l4-191S.
 The condition of cereals on May first was average in Great Britain Ireland, France, Hungaryq, Portugal. Egypt. Morocco. There was drought in South Italy and Algeria.
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Paper Resolution
 to the President

Washington. June 3.-The Under wood resolution requesting the pres ldcnt to appoint commission to con fer with the Canadian government in regard to the cancellation of certain restrictive orders on the exporthtion of pulp wood. ncwspiint and other pulp print paper from Canada to the United states was passed tonight by the house and senate and now goes td th" president.
 Under the resolution the commis- sicn would be required to report to the president before next December what action should be taken by con- gress that would aid in obtaining the cancellation of the orders.
 We are proud of the confidence doctors, druggists and the public have in 6Gd Chill and Fever Tonic.
 Adv,
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Four New Cases
 of BubOnic Plague <

Vera Cruz, June 4.-Four new cases of bubonic plague were dis covered here today. Three of the victims were soldiers and the fourth was an aged laundress. The woman died after being taken to the de tention hospital. One of the plague patients who was taken to the hos pital fw days ago did today.
 BBuildings on tn municipal dock 2nd several structures nearby were burned today by the authorities in an effort to eliminate possible cen ters of infection there.
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penrose Home for fol. Convention

,.,i,. Pa, June 4.-Late to to- bsnen .he home of United
 rirs' " penrose in this city. E there th,ta, sr' or his representa- De Sena'Oil aa is accepted is mean Dis bis.ns,"r ness v will not attend the the kan .ass l'a'ltsl ttsslephonic touch with
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BREAKS PLANE RECORD,

Paris, June 4.-The airplane Col iath, pioleted by Lieutenants Bossoit- rot and Barnard, broke the worlds record for continuous flight today, being forced to discontinue only after it had remained in the air twenty hours, nineteen minutes and tance of 1915 1-5 kilometers.
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Special Train of
 Women to Attend
 Frisco Convention

New York, June fled by Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby, called "thc
 Mother of New York Women Demo- crats," d special train carrying 51 women delegates and alternatcs to the national democraatic convention in San Francisco, will depart from New York June lo This will be tho first expedition of it's kind in the United States. Many of the women
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S30,OO0 FOR COW.

St Paul, June IA worlds record price tor Holstein COW was paid to- day at the Minnesota Holstein sale. The price was paid by Gustav Pabst, Dousman, Wis, for Pabst Corndve. Cornflower, purchased from Fred Pabst. Oconowoc, Wis. The previous record price was $1S,4O0.
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HEAR BROWN CASE.

Mount Clements, Mich. June l. Final argument in the case of Lloyd Provost, accused of the murder of J. Stanley Brown. begun yesterday were resumed in circuit court today.
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DISCUSS LOWDEN FUND.

St Louis, Mo-, June 1.-The Mis- souri delegation to the Republican National Convention will meet in Chicago Monday and discuss the ex- penditures of $3s,00o of Lowden cam paien funds in the state, it was an nOunccd here today
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.,G.oo Goo cures malaria, chills and fever
 pii,ous fever, colds and lagrippe. It k1lls the parasite that causes the lever. It is a splendid laxative and se'ieial 'ohlc. Adv.
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Johnson to Stage
 His Fight on the
 League Question

Chicago, June 4. Senator Johnson of California marked his arrival on the republican convention battle ground today with prompt, emphatic declaration that he would demand an unequivocal plank in the republican platform against the league of na- tions
 Met by crowd of several thousaand enthusastics, Senator Johnson an- nounccd his intention to center his platform fight on the league question. He spoke from the hotel balcony of his headquarters to a large crowd and also defined his position in formal statements to the press.
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AND THAT'S TOO MUCH.

Washington, June 4.-Senator Shoot, Republican of Utah, chairman of the joint committee on printing, announced in the Senate today that because of the shortage of print paper the subscriptions of the Con grcssional Record for the present would be limited and onl yenough copies would be printed to supply members of the Senate and House.
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-MyTism is a powerful anti septic; it kills the poison caused from infected cuts, cures old sores, letter, etc. Adv.
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Es is Charged T;th i h Murder of wealthy Woman

l ,,+ La., June A ;A.:tt warrant m |po11'' DOT taday nhV by the district lis at at Pnsa PnIss-sing ,Ius, Annie B. Klein .a, with 1t l enslsaI Is.sr in connection with l the ne Cs',fr |Is Mrs. Caroline Crowley " y n1 5o B Ei1 ~l of f Benton, La: It IS al BIi,, Bli, 'i Klein, trained led o,,. nurse, tha |tsfsr t T rnsTsician to Mrs. Crow 91 E;1, pl, p,stient in a local hes ,;.d q few hours later. Miss M ass a,s' not vet been apprehended pr Ias Ii,srs believe she will appear ',et,, l;1a after learning of the war ,,,. .Tism is a great pain kill .sl;eves pain and soreness
 iSy'' by rheumatism neuralgia Ada
 etc,
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other industrial enterprises by the removal Of restrictive burdens.
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666 has more limitations than any other Chill and Fever Tonic on the market, but no one wants limitations. They 0re dangerous things in the medicine line. Adv