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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
rIERCE-FORDYCE PIPE LINE
,DlSCONTINuES HEWITT RUNS

The Pierce-Foriyce Pipe Line COM
p0ny has discontinued it's runs OF
crude oil from the Hewitt field ef-
fccuve january 9th. This company
has bene taking the production of
the Rockland Oh Company on the Dl-
Erd farm. in section 90, which IL re-
ported az producing 1875 barrels, and
the Baker and Strawn lease. on the
DilArd arm, in section 90. which IS
producing $50 barrels. Tn. reason
for The cessation OF the runs. "a stat
ed by an Official OF the Pierce com
pdny, is because the company has no
storage facilities. oil It's available
storage at It's 1T. Forth refinery being
fllN with fuel oil.
fhe Rockland OIL Oumpany has
thr,S $4,000 barrel tanks into which
to store It's production. ard will no
l0Ibt be able to store its production
until such time as the market rights
itself Baker 6nd Strawn have four
j0O-barrel tanks besides several flow
tanks in which to snre their proiuc-
tics,, Mr. Strawn n now at Tulsa.
where he is discussing the subject
wfib members of the oil fraternity
here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
MULTIMiI.LIONAIRE OKLAHOMA a
MAN DEAD IN NuSSOIHl

Okmulgee. okla, Jan. 2s.-Dr. L.
s. shelton. millionaire oil operator.
glass manufacturer and business man
of okmulgce, died in Kansas City,
hospital early today, according To
word received by relatives. DR..
Skelton was founder and president OF
local glass company which recently
loined the merger OF glass factories
Of five states into the Interstate
Glass Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

ed, the survey said. probably would
be increased when the amount OF oil
consumed on the lenses is known and
after allowance is made for net
changes In stocks held by producers
on the leases bu. as 1t stands, it rep
resents a gain Of II per cent, as COM
pared wth 1919, and rs. per cent,
as compared with 1913.
Imports of petroleum during 1920
amounted, to LOG, IT'S 900 barrels. more
~ double the imports. of 1919 and
almort five times greater than ghe
imports in 1913.
These impressive figures" the
survey comments, emphasize the
growing dependence of the United
States on foreign supplies"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

were ever dreamed of and ne knows
many OF the old timers in this coun.
try.
Mr.. Newburgh has studied Okla
homa closely and he has picked out
three cities which in his mind will be
winners. They are Enid, okmulgee
and Ardmore. He says that Ardmore
will be equal in size and in importance
to Tulsa. This growth may not be at
tained for twenty years yet but It is
certllinly coming, according to his
opinion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISSUES
PRELIMINARY FIGURES FOR l9e0

Washington. Jan. sS..-ol produc-
tion IN hhe United Steos In 1890 to-
allied +43,iOe,OoO barrels. white con.
sumption " oil In the United States
reached the unprecedented total OF
Gal, Use. 900 barrels. Despite the ex-
ccss AZ consumption over production.
the end "a the year showed IA not
increase In petroleum stocks OF moro
than 10000 600 barrels
Tho figures on oil for the year of
1920. were announced to-day by tho
geological survey In preliminary
survey. The total production estiinat-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
BELWORTH WE'LL IN McCURTAIN
COUNTY DRILLING AT zoo FEET

A. Artinger president OF the Bel
worth Oil Company, OF Haworth, was
IN Ardmore yesterday on a business
visit. While here, Mr.. Artlnger pur-
chased some 15h inch casing from
George s. Craven, for use in a well
which his company is drilling in sec
tl9n II. 9s-25w. in McCurulfn county,
and which is located about miles
northeast OF the Ptak well.
Mr.. Artinger is very enthusiastic
over the prospects OF striking the pay
sand in his we'll and states that the
formation found thus far is very s'mi-
lar to that found in the Ptak well.
The Belwor,h well is now at a depth
of 200 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
HOMA OKLA MINIMIZING
OPERATIONS HEWITT FIELD

The Homaokla oil Company In the
Hewitt field has reduced It's forco
TO the minimum. Il has stopped drill
ing ali wells except those that are
required 60 be drilled to hold lease
contracts. The company will drill
only offset wells according to a
statement by W. J. Milburn OF tina,
company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

started to take Or. Pierce's Favosite
Prescription and that medicine re-
stored her to perfect health. The
babies are iine and healthy and she
had practically no suffering. Best OF
all she is in better health today than
ever before. MRS. SARAH WHIT.
LEY, 307 Sharer st.
Favorite Prescription contains no
alcohol or narcotic. All druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
With the Oil NJ

a. II. McLennan who is looking
after the railroad interests of the
Hainon estate at Ranger and Breck-
inridge was here yesterday on brief
visit TO the offices Of Halnon interests.
Dale Snced who does scout duty in
ehe Duncan area is an Arimore visi-
tor.
". ]. Milburn of the Honaokla Oil
Company whose home Is now at Abb
lene. Texas, was here yesterday en-
route TO Kansas where his company
has oil interests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
CADDO CRUDE PRODUCERS GET.
TING FULL PIPE LINE RUNS

Caddo heavy crude IL now selling
at $3.50 but the producers are se;-
ting 100 per cent pipe line runs. This
oil contains no gasoline and Is sold
for fuel oil. Caddo light ls selling
for 50 and Homer crude Is selling for
t2.75.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
Seciion q

Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. |, on the Strcman farm. in sec
ton %, is rigging up TO clean out the
hole.
No. is cleaning out the hole.
No, is pulling the rods.
No 10 is pumping.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
Political Announcements

Tho Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nouncc c. G.. sims as a candidate fof
the office OF Chief OF Police OF Ard
more. His announcement is maCr sub
jcct to the choice OF the democratic
voters at the city primary election 10
be held in March.
The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce Jake Williams as a candidate
for the office Of Chief of Police Of
the city of Ardmore. His announce
ment is made subject to the choice
OF the Democratic voters al the city
primary election which viii be held
In March.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
Brown Farm
TEAMING HAS BEEN
REDUCED IN ALLEN FIELD

In the Allen field In Ponto;oc coun-
ty teeminR has been reduced from
tl2 TO $40 a day. Tho teamstcrs
agreed upon this reduction OF wages
on account Of the reduction in the
price of crude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
ROTARY DERRICKs IN LOUIS
lana FIELD CUT IN PRICE

In the Pine Island district Of Louis
lima rotary derricks have been re-
duced from $3.50 TO $3.50. The lat
ter price Is what was charged for
these same derrlcks before tho war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
OIL NEWS
(FrOm Local and South Oklahoma Fields)

BILL KROIiN

No. !, on the Hewitt-Walker farm
in section 9, has been shut down al
2440 feet.
No. is drilling in sandy shale a,
1910 feet.
No. is drilling at 63O feet.
No. is drilling in blue shale at
9s5 feet.
No. is drilling in blue shale at
700 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
TT. RING.DUNCAN REPORT
Spencer Farm

IT. Ring oil Company. on the
Spencer farm, in section so. ls-sw:
No. Is producing 10 barrels.
No. 2 is producing 25 barrels.
No, is on top OF tho sand at q
depth OF el23 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
CINCINNATI SALESMAN SAYS
ARDM0RE WILL EQUAL TULSA

Leo Il. Newburgh OF Cincinnati wlIo
s the livest travelling salesman who
visits this city is now 81 years Of age.
lie lived in Muskogee 40 ycirs ago
befpre Arimore or Oklahoma City
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR
OLD FURNITURE, OR WILL
TRADE YOU NEW FURNITURE
FOR YOUR OLD. PHONE I28.-Ady.

Osceola, Ark.-Henry Lowry, charg-
ed with murder OF o. r. Craig and
his daughter at Nodena, Christmas
DAY burned at stake by mob near
Levee Creek plantation. Before death
he implicated three other negroes
reports state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
A MOTHERS TESTIMONY
San Antonio Texas.--"One OF my
daughters has two 'Favorite Pre-

scription babfes
Of whom she is
very proud. She
was in very poor
health for eight
ars-could d
arc ly &c t
around and was
not able to do
er housework.
Doctoring did not
seem to help her.
Lsl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
Section Is

Humble Oil and Refining Company
No. 3, on the Perkins farm in section
Is, is cleaning out the hole at 1880
feet.
No 4 is running the c SIS inch cas-
ing at 1850 feet.
No. is drilling in sand at 1860
feet.
No. is a location.
No Z is building a rig.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

much sincs theni But Dr. PierceS
medicines contain the sane depend.
able ingredients. They are standard
today just A. they we're over ihy
years ago. Nearly a million bottles
were sold last year. send Dr. P.eroes
Invalids' Hotel. Bstalo. n Y Ten
cents for trial package iaelsta
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
HtMBIE DRILLING REPORT


Humble oil and Refining Company
No. on the Bennett farm. ia section
lS. 4s-2w, Is cemented at so0l feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
Section 81

Section 81
Humble OIL and Refining Company
No. 4 on the Horton farm In section
n. is swabbing at 2S4O feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

Humble Oil and Refining Company
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28

Tell it through the Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-28
When
Grandmother
ri Was a Girl

Hoop skirts were worn
By those who iirst asked
the druggist for. aud in.
sisted on having the SEQ.
ulne Golden Medical Die
oovery put up by Dr.
Pierce over 80 years ago.
nfcas haa rhnnrpd rsrI
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16

at his home at 187 Pearl street, Tor rington after a brief illness. The funeral was held from the house, Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, with Rev. Dr. J. Chauncey Linsley off ciating. Burial was in Sharon.
 MT. Bryant went to Torrington about two years ago from Lakeville. He is survived by his widow; four sons, Philip E., Irving B., and Louis R. of Torrington, and Charles A. of San Francisco; a brother, Frank, of Pine Plains, N. Y; and five sisters, Mrs. Harriet Turbarg of Torrington, Mrs. Bertha Parsons of Goshen, Mrs. Julia Silvernail of Waterville, Mrs. Cora Beecher of Waterbury and Mrs. Clara Van Dyke of Salisbury.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
ASHLEY FALLS

The Ashley Falls Village Improve. ment Society will hold a lawn social on Monday night, July Fourth.
 MT. and Mrs. George Hall of Wa. terville, have been recent guests of his parents.
 P. N. Rood has rturned to Norfolk, Va, after spending several days at his home, where he was called by the sudden death of his father, Charles Rood.
 Mrs. Roxy Bailey has been caring for Mrs. Susan Horne, who has been on the sick list.
 Vernon Smith and party of Hart ford have been visiting at Maple wood Inn.
 The M. E. Sunday school will hold an ice cream and cake sale Satur- day night.
 Miss Susie Leffingwell was in charge of the P. o. Saturday, while Mrs. Roraback was in Pittsfeld.
 Miss Morris of Canaan spent Thursday with the Misses Morse.
 Mrs. Julia Joyner of Housatonic spent Saturday at R. P. Lees.
 Mrs. Allyn Fuller and family of Canaan spent Sunday with her par ents, Mir. and Mrs. George Hall.
 Mr and Mrs. R. Wake of Water bury have been recent guests of his sister, Mrs. Ira Manvel.
 Rev. L. D. Bliss conducted ser vices in the chapel Sunday evening for the first time in several months, owing to his recent illness.
 MT. and Mrs. John Wilcox of Wa terbury visited at Samuel Wilcox's Sunday.
 The annual Children's Day exer- cises were held at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Ralph Hurlburt has returned from a visit to Westfield, while her son, Walter Hurlburt was in Am herst.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
SHARON


 Percy R. Harris was granted a di- vorce from Helen M. H. Harris of Brooklyn, N. Y. last week, on the ground of desertion and given the custody of his 10-year-old son. They were married Dec. IS, 1904, and lived together in Sharon until Aug. IA, 1917, when she left. She de- clared that she never could live with a man she never loved when he wrote hr and asked her to come back to him. She took the furniture which he had stored to Brooklyn with her in 1915. Frank c. Harris and Will liam Pegeon of Sharon testified to the desertion. Lawyer L. J. Nick erson of West Cornwall appeared for the plaintiff.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

Miss, the local post of the American Legion asked for volunteers from it's membership. Within a few hours twelve Legionnaires had responded and the transfusion was completed. The veteran will recover
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 "Your presence is desired at Po- lice Headquarters"
 Former soldiers of Tampa, Fla, who received this notice signed by the chief of police lost no time in reporting. The chief, an enthusias- tic member of the local post of the American Legion, employed this un- usual method to impress upon the ex-service men the needs of their post. More than 200 veterans were locked up in an office before the chief explained himself.
 *&*#
 Citizens of Robinson, III. are rally ing to the support of the American Legion post there which is endeavor- ing to rescue a deserted cemetery near the city. The Legion men found that three soldiers of the War of 1912 were buried in the aban- doned plot. Markers will be placed over the graves of the long-forgotten veterans and the cemetery reclaim ed from the wilderness surrounding it for many years.
 Rows of white wooden crosses, re- plicas of those which mark the soil of France where American soldiers sleep, used in Madison, Wis. to ad- vertise a Chinese relief drive, were removed upon the representations of the local American Legion post. The Legion members demonstrated their sympathy for the starving Chinese by subscribing to fund, but they remonstrated against cheapening the sentiment attached to their bud dies graves.
 The only wearer of the Congress sional Medal of Honor in Oklahoma
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16

is Harold L. Turner, adjutant of Porter post of the American Legion in Seminole. MT. Turner captured fifty Germans and four machine guns by charging the nest single handed when his platoon had been reduced to four men near St. Etienne on October 8, 1918, according to his official citation. He will be a guest of honor at the third annual national convention of the Legion at Kansas City next fall.
 The American flag is henceforth to be draped about the caskets of all ex-service men dying in hospitals in this country, as a result of con- ferences between members of the American Legion's national legisla- tive committee and the Surgeon Gen. eral of the U. s. Public Health Ser vice and Director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. A Treasury Department ruling has now been ob- tained whereby the purchase of a flag for this purpose will be per mitted as a part of the funeral ex- penses defrayed by the Government.
 ****
 "The Spirit of the American Doughboy" has been selected from a display of 147 statues by the Ma tional Memorial Committee of the American Legion for use in the Le- gion's memorial to the victims of the Armistice Day attack by I. w. WIS in Centralia, Wash, as we'll as in the Legion's National Memorial. The statue is that of doughboy break ing through barb wire. In one hand is a hand grenade and in the other rifle with bayonet affixed. Fifty two ex-service men posed for the sculptor, E. M. Viquesney, of Amer icus, Ga. After the statue had been partially completed it was subjected to an examinations of hundreds of former infantrymen with view of making the artists conception an accurate reproduction of an Ame1i- can soldier in action.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16

''For Sale---My body and soul for a chance to work. was wounded in France".
 The advertisement in a local news paper brought the population of Louisville, Ky, face to face with the plight of disabled and unemploy- ed veterans. The soldier, Fred c. Rainer, of Birmingham, Ala, twice wounded while serving the Rainbow Division, was taken in eharge by his comrades in Louisville posts of the American Legion. He was formerly deputy skeriff in Birmingham.
 #a#&
 The American Legion will assist in obtaining recruits for the Citizens Military Training Camps, to be op- erated this summer by the war De- partment, according to a resolution adopted by the Military Policy Committee of the ex-service mems organization.
 Creation of sentiment to cause the holding of the annual motor speed way race on July instead of on Me morial Day has been started by posts of the American Legion in Indianapolis, Ind, where the inter- national automobile classic was staged on May 30. More than 13O,- 900 persons from all parrs of the United States attended the race on a day, which the Legion sets forth, should be observed in a Teverent and decorous manner.
 Seventeen posts oe the American Legion and thirty-thrcc units cf its Women's Auxiliary were chartered during the week ended June I, Le- zion national headquarters has an- nounced.
 Learning that blood transtusion was necessary to save the life of Vel ton A. Crawford, veteran of the World War, struck and seriously wounded by street car in Jackson,
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
SALISBURY
Funeral of George A. sslleek

Fuhcrst or Scor&0 "A. 5eHeck
 The funeral of George A. Selleck, was very largely attended from St. Johns Episcopal Church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. There was a profusion of flowers, among which were pieces from the Knights of Pythias, Montgomery Lodge, F. & A. M., Salisbury Grange, and an immense pillar and wreath from the classmates of Howard Selleck at Yale, besides other many beautiful pieces. Rev. c. M. Mcclellan off, ciated, and the Masons and Knights of Pythias had charge of services at the grave. Mir. Selleck who was very popular and we'll liked, will be sorely missed by everyone, especially by the different lodges, in which he was very active member. Among those who attended the funeral from out of town were: James Sullivan of New Milford; Mrs. Lima NJ. Hall of Middletown, N. Y; Mrs. Theodore Wachter, Winsted; MT. and Mrs. Nickerson, Torrington; Howard M. Whiting, New Haven; Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Perry, Waterbury; {; Walter Eggleston, Millerton, N. r.; Mrs. c. F. Roberts, Canaan; and the baseball coach and several class mates of Howard Selleck of Yale.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
WHAT CAUSES GAS
 ON THE STOMACH

It is caused by fermenting, sour waste matter in the intestines. This old, foul matter should be thorough ly cleaned out with simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Ad-ler-i-ka. This acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, removing old accumulated matter you never thought was in your system. Adler i-ka relieves ANY CASE gas on the stomach. EXCELLENT for sour stomach and chronic constipation Guards against appendicitis. Far num's drug store, dealers.--adv.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
"BraZilian Grass.n .n

This Is a name incorrectly applied to a substance used in the manufacture of cheap kind of hats known as Bra gillian grass hats. and also as chip hats. It consists of strips of leaves of q palm, which are imported to Great Britain and elsewhere for thls manufacture chiefly from Cuba.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
ChIldIs Idea of Raln.

Children are not naturally irrever- ent, though they sometimes say things that rather shock the grown-ups. A little Brookline girl of five was asked by her playmate what caused the rain and she replied in perfect innocence, Don't you know2 It's when God is taking a baff and splashes the water out over the tub."-Boston Transcript
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16

H. Roscoe Brinton, who sold a number of Studebaker cars, in Sal isbury vicinity for M. B. Dodd of Norfolk has now severed his con- nections with MT. Dodd and has talk en the direct agency for Litchfield county of the Chandler lines. In view of MT. Brinton's success in handling the local Studebaker sales it is very probable we shall soon see number of new Chandlers in this section.
 Miss Clara H. Stone is home from the Phoenix Insurance Go. in Hart ford for a two weeks vacation.
 J. R. Eggleston has been on the sick list the past week.
 J. Mortimer Bell has purchased a new special-six Studebaker.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Tanner, and son Grant, attended the wedding of Percy Tanner and Miss Elizabeth Balfour in Hartford on Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. F. D. Seeley and Mrs. George Belcher Jr. motored to Hartford on Saturday.
 Howard c. Selleck was called home from Yale College on Sunday, by the sudden death of his father, George A. Selleck Howard is one of the graduates at Yale this year.
 Mrs. Carrie Hendricks has moved into the house owned by Mrs. Knickerbocker. She is much im- proved in health.
 Mrs. Edgar Allen returned to her home in Cleaveland, Ohio, on Mon day, after spending a few weeks with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Goddard
 Mrs. H. A. LaHar of New Britain is visiting her mother, Mrs. c. A. Selleck
 H. Roscoe Brinton has delivered new seven-passenger Chandler to w. F. Heffernan of Lakeville.
 The children of the village schools gave an entertainment consisting of songs, recitations and folk dancing, in the town hall, on Monday evening. Much credit is due the teachers and Miss DeHart, for the manner in which the pupils took their parts.
 Children's Day was observed in the Congregational Church on Sun day, at which time several children were baptized, also prizes given to pupils of the Sunday School for reg ular attendance, a record of perfect attendance of twenty-one consecu- tive years was made by Grace Ball, beside several others of fewer years, among the smaller ones
 Richmond Landon and Howard Selleck graduated from Yale, and are at their homes; Howard being called home, on account of his fath- CTS sudden death. Richmond leaves Sunday for Portland, Oregon, where he is to jump" later going to Pasa- dena, Cal.
 Salisbury School has closed for the summer holidays, the commencement with Field Day sports were very sue cessful, bringing many friends of the boys into our village.
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
LAkEVILLE
D.I-I DL

Ralph Bryant The death of Ralph Bryant, age 72, occurred last Tuesday afternoon
Connecticut western news., 1921-06-16
Three days of Music Free

If New Edison mail bring and will gladly for experiment with will do for This experience make for
 quick, the number of which lend limited. Remember, expense obligation