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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
WORK ON MOVING CITY BARN
TO BEGIN AT EARLY DATE

Dyer brothers, who have the con
tract for moving the city barn from
its present location, corner of A and
First Ave, southwest to the site re-
Gently purchased by the city near
the inclnerating plant. will begin work
at once.
II will take about a week to remove
the structure from its present loca-
tion and re-erect it on the new site.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

tions IN the sw, sw. sw of section
! 34.ls.Sw.
James X. Talaferro is absent on q
business trip to Muskogee, Denison,
Hugo and Talihina.
Joe Reynolds and Jimmie Taliaferro
have recently closed deal by which
test well viii he drilled on acreage
near this city and Mr.. Reynolds LEFT
here today on a business trip 70
Kansas City.
| The Texas Company on the Hor-
ton On. ID. SMITH farm, in section
2l4s-2w, has well No l on the sand
and it is showing nicely The out
side pipe is being pulled before :he
well is drilled in
Ed Duncan accompanied by his
/ father, Mark Duncan, who lives at
Loco, are in Oklahoma City where
they went on account of Ed Duncan,
/ WIN 10 lIOll dH dlldth VI
appendicitis. 1t is probable that lie
will undergo an operation before re
turning home.
NJ. NJ. Hightower is here today from
Loco en- route to Sulphur where he
will take the baths and remain sew.
eral days.
]. S. Armor, production superin-
tendent for the Gypsy Oil Company
was IN the city this morning from the
Hewitt field.
Bill Roger, who has been visiting
home folks in Pennsylvania, will ar
rive home tomorrow.
Magma Oil and Refining Company
on the j. b. Champion farm, in 27-
4s-2w, has No. 2 well in and it is
making 500 barrels
Empire No. 4, Davis farm. in sec
tion 34-2s-3w. in the Fox district
is waiting for standard drillers. The
hole is brdged over and the gas IS
shut off. This report means that the
big gasser which produced at the rate
of from so to 20 million feet has
probably caved and the well is not
producing.
The roads to the fields are getting
choppy and rough and following the
next rains they should be thoroughly
dragged and this dragging process
should be kept up after each rain.
Gypsy Oil Company has spent a vast
sum of money in the Fox area, bur
the company seems willing to spend
more. 1t has purchased from John
r. Dexter 40 acres in the northeast.
southeast Of section 2S-2s.3w The price
paid was $4,000 with the privilege of
paying one-half in OIL This tract lies
almost between the Johnson farm that
is producing and the Davis farm that
is also producing and if there is any
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

such thing as proven territory "a
the Fox district this lease might -
said to be proven.
When the 6-inch pipe is pulled from
the Savage well in section 16-5s-2S.
Hugh l.. Sturm has agreed to move
in tools and complete the test Before
sailing for Europe Mr.. Westhemer
became interested in raising enough
funds locally to complete the test
but he did not quite complete his
work and there should be something
like $1,000 raised for this well. The
towns of Ardmore and Wilson ought n
see that this well is drilled on down
to at least 5000 feet. its abandon
ment would oondemn a large area with
a well too shallow to be considered I
fair test.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
OIL NEWS
From Local and South Oklahoma Eields)
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS

Templeman Oil Corporation is rigging
up on the Troop farm in section 25
4s-2w, and the well may be ready
to spud today.
Harry Beeler, who is making Ard
more his business headquarters. has
gone to Tulsa on a brief trip.
j. p. Grimes with the Ohio Cities
Gas Company, is spending the remain.
der of the week here. He is now with
the offices OF the company in Tulsa.
Ernest Hendon with the Roxana
Petroleum Company, is here from
Lawton, where he is making his
headquarters at this time.
Roxana Petroleum Company, in its
Comanche test in section l6-3s.Sw. 3
drilling at 600 feet.
Jack Sankey on the Hefner farm,
in section 24-4s.2w, has drilled to a
depth of 100 feet and the well is
shut down waiting for drillers.
B. A. Simpson, in the southeast
corner of 9-4s-2w, is drilling below
700 feet.
Hewitt-Caddo Mineral Trust in II
4s-2w, has drilled to total depth of
1875 feet. The 10-inch is being ce-
mented and standard tools will oe
moved in.
Carter Oil Company on the Hamilton
farm, in section 23-4s.2w. is drilling
in sandy shale at 2l50 feet.
Magnolia in 30-4s-1w is underreamine
e.inch at 22lO feet.
Westheimer & Daube on the Mul.
len tract of IA acres in section l6-4s-
2w, are putting in three rigs.
Humble Oil and Refining Company
has ordered in a rig for No. 6
on the Stroman farm, in section %.
4s.2w.
Gilmer Oil Company has a rig un-
der construction on the NJ. d. Smith
10 acres in section 23.4s-2w.
Humble No. Stroman set the pipe
at about 1000 feet, the rig has been
standardized and drilling resumed.
Writ Franklin has rigs up for Nos.
s, and Z on the Shelenberger farm
In 16-4s-2w.
Humble No. l Walker, in 21-4s-2w,
reached the top of the sand at 2,346
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17


The rig is in for No. 3, two locations
west of No. l.
Writ Franklin No. Shellenbergef
in l6-4s-2w, is reported TO be making
200 barrels day.
Carter Oil Company has made To-.
cation for Shellenberger No ? in sec
tion 16-4s-2w. Timbers are ordered
in.
Carter Oil on the Shellenberger. and
the Humble on the Gazzaway, and
Coe x Simpson on the Gazaway all in
section 164s-2w, will develop their
properties by drilling one well to the
ten acres and the locations are being
made In the centers OF the 1O-acre
tracts.
Skelley Oil Company had a sand
from 1,460 to l,tSj in the south half
of the northeast quarter of section
5'2s-Sw, at Duncan. The well is
6ailing and is making Oil.
Margay Oil Company in the south
half of the northwest of section a..
2s-Sw had sand from 1896 to l.7lo
and the well is flowing by heads.
Tige Thompson, on the gin lot 10.
cation, in the southwest corner of 2S-
ls-Sw, has skidded the rig and is
drilling in the new location at 1880
feet The rig will be ready to stand.
ardize by Friday night. John Fossett
the rotary driller who helped to de.
velop the Fox field, is the contrac.
tor on this well and he owns an in.
terest in it.
North American Refining Company
in the east half of the northwest of
S4-ls-Sw, has set the 10.inch on gas
sand at 900 feet to test out the sand
North American Refining Company
in SW, SW, NV of S4-1s-Sw. has
cemented at l 800 feet and is waiting
for standard tools.
North American has made loca-
ton in 22-ls-Sw, and the rig is going
up.
Cosden has begun drilling in the
NV, NV Of l7-1s.Sw
North American ct al, in the Sc,
NE of 17-1s-Sw, are shut down for
water.
The lands ircluded in sections Is, II
and 22 in township 1s-Sw, have oeen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

feet and the hole stands 500 feet
in oil. The sand will be drilled into
The rig is in for No. 3, two locations
west of No. l.
Writ Franklin No. 2 Shellenbergef
in l6-4s-2w, is reported TO be making
200 barrels day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

Carter Oil Company has made To-.
cation for Shellenberger No. in sec
ton 16-4s2w. Timbers are ordered
in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
sTATE OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY OF CARTER
70 the County Excice Of said County and State
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA CARTER
70 the County Of said County State.
aentlenen
o. Laws
WIN the legal
noma Tor the remainder
order canceling
nid In
he public welfare
remainder Of said
preparations listed in
and 'B hereto attached a
SECOND Exhibit
rue and correct fiscal condition of the County
or and out of which make additional
That the
slS52OS5
honal
WHEREFORE
mng the appropriations;
NSS2oS5 applied
WE
posed additional supplemental Of
and
IN WITNESS
The seal Of said County of
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JOE 7.
Chairman Board mn
G. l.. EVANS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

Magnolia has begun drilling opera.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
SUCCESS IN UKRAINIA.

From all indications the Polish forces nooperating with the Ukraine troops who rperesent that state are in control of the important city of Kiev of very close to it. The operations are directed against the boishevfki for the restoration of the Uk- raine to the Ukrainians and there is of rnurse reason for elation on the part of the Poles as well as the Ukrainians at the success that Is attending their ef- forts.
 That there will continue to be com. bind efforts until the bolsheviki are driven out of the Ukraine entirely and a substantial Ukrainian government es. tablished is to be expected. Poland will then have secured victory for itself but what is next important the elimination of the Ukraine from the grip of the red forces which not only strengthens it's owr positions but makes it easier to carry on negotiations for peace.
 It is possible, of course, and there may be some who will advocate it, to sent this successful army into bolshevik ter rftory beyond the recognized boundaries cf Poland and Ulrainia but 1t is ques toned whether such VIII be regarded a! advisable. There is the danger of under taking to bite of more than can b, ehewed. From the success which seemi ts bs indicated these countries are goinl 's. hs p1t ~ . snMAisn where they car
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
FIGHTING DRUG EVIL.

Disturbing are the reports which are made from time to time to the effect that the existing laws against the sale of narcotics in this country are proving ineffective. that enforcement seems i'm possible and that an extensive illegal traffic is being carried on. This is most unfortunate because of the evident fail ure to bring about the restriction in the use of drugs for the. good of the country and the protection of future generations.
 That much of this illegal traffic is at- tributable to those who are willing to en- courage this demoralizing habit because of the large financial returns they can get out of it is unquestioned Those who smuggle it into the country, those who peddle it, those who make illegal sales and those who are responsible for the spread of the dope habit are prompted by the chance that is offered to get biz profits s
 How careful must be the search of the custom officials against the smuggling 1T of habit forming drugs on large steam ships even is indicated by the locatinf ! of 65 pounds of cocaine which a member | of the crew of a vessel from Italy hat i slowed away back of partition in hi | bunk It is not known that there wa.
 any special reason for suspecting thi i particular ship of carrying any sucl | goods or this particular man of being | smuggler but there is no telling whe1 l violations are going to be disclosed. Thi
 member of the crew in trying to get i
 dope valued at s150,OOO was not only in tent upon getting rich but he was will
 ing to do so at the expense of man
 whose existence would have been mad
 more miserable by his act
 | This indicates the determined method
 that are used to defeat the laws of tn
 country and the difficulties which are CT countered in trying to enforce them. Pei
 sistent and thorough combing of vesse as well as the careful guarding of tl borders is the duty of the custom of cials and yet despite their efforts u country finds itself flooded with one ,
 it's worst dangers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
TRANSFORMATIONS rIEuPs-

When New England isn't being both sred in getting it's coal supply for one reason something else bobs up which causes quite as much of an enbarrass- ment We had not gotten strengthened put from the effects of the coal strike before the outlaw strike of railroad men interrupted the movement of freight trains and when freights are stopped or ,urtaiied the effect is bound to be seri- pus The situation is steadily improving but not as fast as might be desired, but with each day showing the improvement lf more cars the outlook is for the full restoration of service if we can be pa hent long enough.
 New England ought not, however, to be dependent upon the railroads for it's toal There is much that must be han He'd in that way but the opportunity of retting coal by water cannot be disre- yarded This is the method that has )een relied upon in the past along its ntire coast line and would be now were k possible. transportation by water i. ts uncertain as transportation by rail ln efforts i'd have New England's need. AAAHIA Nt-AN VI eEhNeaA1 nave bTNu IIldut lC the Pennsylvania railroad by Connecti sut manufacturers to have coal move nents expedited with the result that it il ksrned that this road is now in a posi- ton to place large quantities of coal a South Amboy. \. J., for Connection ports fl those desiring it will furnisl barges and tugs. Tugboat crews jus now are at a premium but this is o course the time when Long Island soun should be alive with fleets of barges des tined to New England points with coa and yet in spite of this means Of reliev ing the railroads and getting coal in tn customary way by water it is month since dealers have received pound o coal that way.
 What this is going to mean som months hence can be readily understoo Tor this is the time of year when coa should DC moving in order to permit c a steady distribution and prevent COT gested conditions later on. New Englan is looking for relief by improved raj road conditions but it also should gt h by means of water transportation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08

friend. I'll be his friend" he said as he stopped the shooting of soldier, under sentence of courtmartial.
 :. My poor girl" he said to a woman who pleaded for the life of her soldier brother, you have come here with no governor or senator or member of con- gross to speak in your cause; you seem honest and truthful and you don't wear hoops, and I'll be whipped if I don't par don him.
 He hated Friday-'butcher's day" as he called it-because that was the usual time appointed for carrying out death sentences in the army. ''They are shoot done wrong to allow it." There are all ready too nnnv wen,,i-'er widows; don't ing a boy today. I hope I have not ask me to add one to tne number" On one pardon he wrote T think this boy can do us more good above ground than
 under it." And here is another charac- teristic message If you have not shot 1 Denis Mccarthy, don't"
 Even coward had a friend in this 1 brave man. "If God Almighty gives a man a cowardly pair of legs, how can he
 help their running away with him?" l A pigeon-hole in his desk was stuffed
 with these "leg cases" as he labeled l them
 ! A soldier whom he had spared a dis. | honorable death before the firing squad i was found dead on a battlefield. and 1T his pocket was photograph of his deliv erer, inscribed God bless President Lin coln." Like this is the oft-told story O the sleeping sentinel. Lincoln went per i sonally to see and to pardon that Yer
 mont boy, who repaid him in his frs battle by swimming a river under fir,
 again and again to carry the wounded t,
 safety until he had given his life for hi
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MAY 1st, 1920 1O,619
FIGHT THE PESTS.

Announcement to the effect that re- striction upon the movement of all for est products by a federal quarantine to include Norwich. Preston and Bozrah creates more than the usual amount of interest and concern hereabouts for it in dlcates that the gypsy and browntail moths are present in such numbers in these towns as to make it unwise to ship certain products to other towns and it makes it evident that greater efforts than ever to subdue these pests must be undertaken for self protection.
 The territory where these moths have got a foothold has increased each year despite the efforts to check them. It is not to be inferred that the work of fight ing their progress has been valueless but that In spite Of all that has been done they have multiplied greatly in number and extended over a much greater area, though towns in states to the north ap- pear to have keen infested much worse than in Connecticut.
 That the department of agriculture is prepared 10 act in accord with the re- ports that have been made to it regard ing conditions and the need of quaran- tines to check further trouble is indicated by the notification. Action can be ex. pccted to follow the hearing given yes terday and the interruption of business In products where the pests would be likely 10 be concealed in one form or an other will call for the devotion of sucl increased attention 10 the plotting out O the pests that the restrictions can b, quickly lifted.
 Pests of one kind or another hay, done extensive damage and caused m and of trouble. There are 1ocalitie where only slight attention has beel given to their eradication and the resul is that such breeding places and distrib nting points have increased the hard ships of others. Combined and persisten tfrorts on the part Of those affected o those who can lend a helping hand wi ao much to remove the pest or at leas keep the effects at the minimum. Tn probable quarantine calls for immediat acton rather than further negligence.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
----------11---7-7-7---=--7--- -7---7-s-----7--------- FOR THOSE IN FRANCE.

Memorial day is almost upon us, be- ing a matter of three weeks away Prep arations for the proper observance of the day in this country are of course underway with the veterans of the Civil war getting the assistance of the veter- ans of other wars in making the ar engagements
 But Memorial day henceforth is going to include great deal more than 1t ever has before and great many more are necessarily brought closer in touch with it because of the great war through which we have just passed. Thus while we are decorating the graves and keep. ing green the memories of those who fell on American soil years ago we mus remember to do the same for those who lie in the cemeteries in France. It is therefore a pertinent move tha has been made by the American Legion and undertaken not bit too soon, ir urging upon the 5000 posts throughou | the country the raising of funds for tn, carrying out of memorial services, in Flu rope on May 30 even as they are helt in this country.
 There can be no question but what tn people of France, as we'll as the Arneri cans over there, will do all in their powe to give Memorial day the same signifi canoe over there that it gets here, bu we cannot leave 1t all to France. W cannot overlook our duties to those wh gave up their lives fighting for thei country and us just because they happe to lie in another country.
 That the American Legion should UT dertake the direction of the work ( properly observing Memorial day i France is quite proper. They will UT occasionally enter into the raising ( the needed funds with a will and the 2 can of course count upon the generor
 assistance of those outside the rank There will be desire on the part of a
 to see that the needed means are prt
 vided for the holding of exercises in eac
 of the cemeteries and the decoration
 the individual graves
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08

comrades.
 This native democrat never put on ! presidential manners. He did not need them. His ill-born dignity protected him. Good morning" he surprised a passerby at the White House gate at o'clock. T am looking for a news boy. When you get to the corner I wish you would send. one up this way" The hard muscles and steel nerves of the railsplitter enabled this president to bear responsibilities, labors and annoy ances such as would have broken perhaps any other man in the presidential line. | He still could grip and ax by the end of the handle and hold it out even with his shoulders.
 His sense of humor was his safety
 valve. If couldn't tell these stories I should die" he explained to a solemn congressman who impatiently protested
 that he had not come to the White House
 to hear jokes.
 I. The man who kept all great decisions to himself could not enjoy a little joke alone. See him stalking the White
 House corridor in night shirt and bare legs to read to young Nicolay and Hay. his secretaries. punning conceit from
 Theodore Hook, unconscious that he
 was infinitely funnier" said John
 Hay. Here's another snap shot from
 Hay He read Shakespeare to me, the . end of Henry WIT and the beginning of Richard H. till my heavy eyelids caught his eonsiderate notice and he sent i me to bed. Lincoln's office was almost his prison cell through four terrible years. The
 shouts oS his two litle boys at play al. 6 ways were welcome notes of joy to theil i care-weighted father. He never objected , to their noisily bursting in upon him and often he joined the children in thei
 boisterous games in the White Hous' f grounds.
 f In the dark days when the nation it n self was at deaths door, one of the boy . died. For weeks the grieving fathe |, 1 strove in vain to win a spirit spirit o = resignation, dropping his work for a da. f at time and surrendering to his sor
 row. Doubtless the fortitude he gaine
 at last in that wrestle with himself be 5 came part of the heroic faith which lift d ed him above the general despair whe U the fortunes of the Union sank lowest.
 After Willie's death, the other boy re ceived a double share of paternal affec tion. Tad was in the habit of going t
 his father in the evening and making > report of all that had happened sine J. morning, usually falling asleep in tn Il midst of his prattle. Laying the littl '- fellow on the floor by the side of hi T. desk, Lincoln returNed to his heav 'i tasks until his own long day was dom
 when he took his sleeping boy on hi T. shoulder and carried him off to bed. se Monday: Lincoln in Victory. -e
 to It doesn't take self-conceit long to pl is bashfulness out of business.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
Raeeoon Washes 1n Food.

The raccoon has a habit that Is not lndulged in by any other animal. if given a piece of meat, he will not touch a mouthful until he has washed 1t in as clear water as he can find, and he will allow no one to do this for him. writes Dr. R. w. Shufeldt in the Ann erican Forestry Magazine of Washing ton. So thoroughly does he perform this task, that he not only soaks all the blood out of the meat. but actually reduces the morsel to a very uninvit- ing, flabby piece of pale flesh. He will roll 1t over and over in the water with his fore paws, and give 1t occasional shakings by seizing 1t in his mouth Finally, when 1t Is semi-masceratec to his liking. he will devour it with ap- parent relish.
 The writer has tried raccoons witt pieces of raw meat; and, although thu animal will hold the piece in his mouth
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
Stories That Recall Others
Could Work Way Up.

How conditions have changedw re- marked man on the street the other day.
 Why I heard the other day, of a har- rassed college professor who in order to make ends meet decided to take up manual labor.
 So he visited a large building opera tion and said nervously to a red faced msn with a diamond horseshoe in his necktie:
 "I am-ahem-an ex-college professor and L would like to know if you could take me on here as bricklayer"
 ''The red faced man gave a derisiye snort.
 Bricklayer? I guess notr he said, We might start you as an architect though and let you work your way up J Rhubarb. The head of the family was getting rid of some dock weed in the backyard while the eight-year- son was watch ing engrossed in thought. Presently he
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08
And Baekaehe Stopped After . Short Treatment with sFRUIT.A.TIVESn

Moretown, Vermont, March27th 1918. .t'I am warranted in having the strongest faith in 'Fruit-a-tives' after receiving such wonderful benefits from them. Foryears, was sufferer with Kidney and Liver Complaints. My back ached; my liver was sluggish and my whole system seemed out of order.
 sFruit-a-tNes' was the only remedy to help me. They strengthened the kidneys, made my bowels move regularly and freed me of all the distress caused from the kidney trouble, constipation and indigestion. A few weeks' treatment with 'Fruit-a-tives' made me feel as if I had new lease on life, and I am glad to make known the great value of these Fruit Liver Tablets''.
 MOSES MURPHY,
 5oc. a box, for $2.5o, trial size 25c, Atdealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVEs Limited, OGDENSBURG, NY.