The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-19
THE NEW TOWN OF "ILLARD

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To add TO the already numerous
fouriSIing oil towns in southern Ok
lahoma, there has come into exist
encc a new one, which will be known
as Dillard, Oklahoma.
Nesting in little valley IN the
center OF the new Hewitt field, this
little town has appeared almost rs
II II had sprung up out Of the ground.
Indeed, il is Il second Writ or IIeald-
ton, and in all probability some ori-
Sinal and witty oil worker will give
Il the nom de plume of "Ja2L City"
or "DcviI's Dem But thi, pro.
arcssiye little town is entitled TO the
denily of being called by its own,
original ramc and in all Justice 1t
sholld be referred TO as Dillard, Ok
lahOma.
When n weary oil man or fired
traveller enters the gate, of DilIlrd
the first sign that gree's hi, eager
eye is "Nurry'S Lunch Room" In
0eeh lis eye does get eager and his
stomach too, when he has eaten one
pIecr of the delicious pie manuiactur-
ga III ms house OF eats. This lunch
room is confectionery too and
there is another one further down
the street, and cold drinI, dispen-
sHry just across from il. There is
IN ali-daY, all-uight restaurant where
excellent meals are served Three
grocery stores have becu established,
ihere are two barber shops. and an
auto supply house. Two comfortable
ioobirg establishments advertise
beds on sign in front and there
ARE numbers of buulIhouscs and tents.
and tents. and tents.
Only one general merchandise house
has been installed as yet. II is own
ed by Banta \ McCuloh. and a com
plete stoci, of Gry.goods, anl ready
TO wcar has been placed and time
surely does NOT hang heavy on this
busy merchants hands.
All these business houses arc now
IN operation. and al this time ihpr0
are as many as ten or twelve esfab-
lishmen's in progress Of building and
III each Of these some cnterpr.,iug
lnoney-cettcr viii open up his par,
'icular line Of business. Amour these
is c. \. tZau) Williams. of Ardmore,
who las plans urdar way 'or a gen.
Srai merchandise store and will have
II IN oncra'ion within a very short
time. within radius of mile OF
Dilard there are many, many new
ho' 7c9. homes for the drii.crs oil
workcrs. aud other rooplc who. en-
gagged In the old. but always ncccs.
sarS, and fascinating ART of making
"a living" have taken up their abode .
there.
There are teams and wagons. au-
'omobiles, and people swarming the
place AT all times and even though
one had lived in city ali his life .
hc could nor fail Ia feel the excite.
,ient and adventure in This teeming
i't'ie oil town. Situated in the heart .
~ ihe mos, promising oil field in ok.
'nhoma, II cannot inii TO flourish
ana grow, and within short iime
one 0t The most widely known of
oities Will bo DlIlard, Ol,Iahoma.
Carter oil Company, 40. .. r. A.
Helner, is making something Ike T..
500 barrels ot oil day, Tho br.duc.
tion has increased steadily since the
well was brought IN and the well bqg
been flowing continuously. At this
time the drill has penetrated the
sand ss feet ana the we'll ia shut
down for two or three days. IIcfner
80 weh is drillint and Is produc-
ing poo barrels of oil,
O. 4, tZan- Williams and his as.
soclates, who have secured numbe,
OF lots at pilard, the new town in
ihe Hewitt field, have begun construo.
iioG work on their general mercban.
"lse store. This store will he locat-
"a on the half section line in section
p2, fs-2w, opposite the Noble farm
Mr., Williams has abundant capitaI
10 put in mammoth stock Of goods
ard he ought to be ready fo~ busi.
Tess within from three weeks to a
month Mr. Williams is a practical
Fla liant, he has a wiio ac1uaint
ance in the fields, ard will do an act.
ive business from the very day the
stocb is opened,
The lohia Neustadt well, in section
i2, sn-7e, in Pontotoc county. has
reached depth of 8,O65 feet and The
drill at this depth is in n hard sand.
The report carried yesterday on
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