The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-19

ply Company is an Ardmore business
visitor. Mr.. Rouse will be here a
week.
W. NJ. Robertson. of Dallas, with the
sales department of the Vacuum OIL
Company, was an Ardmore business
visitor Yesterday. Mr.. Robertson is
very optimistic regarding the future
OF the oil market and is firm in his
belief that the quotation will rise TO
$3.50 and perhaps 50 per barrel by the
first OF next year.
NJ. T. Carpenter. geologist with
the Roxana Petroleum Company. he's
been transferred from Lawton 10 Ard
more. and will maintain headquarters
in this city. Mr.. Carpenter has been
with the Roxana Company since 1916
AT which timc he graduated from Okla
homa University. lie has worked in
the Desdemona, Ranger, Breckenridge,
Burkburnett, Duncan and local fields
during the time he has been in the
Roxana employment. Mrs. Carpenter,
and daughter, Ellen. win join Mr..
Carpenter in this city within the
next few weeks.
Reports of the first big duck hunt
of the season have been made public
end authorized for publication in this
column. Harry Kesslor, well known
among the members OF the local oil
fratrnity. was The pioneer who guild
ed. or rather misguided, himself ana
three other residents of Ardmore.
namely NJ. NJ. Wasson. and Il. l..
Lane. both officials OF the Hudson
Drilling Company and other interests,
and Frank Lane. through the wiids
of Love county, and 10 limIown,
where the scene of the cunning was
To have occurred kessler had guaran'
tced that there would be sufficient
number of the coveted fowls. TO sup
ply each man with the % per day
limit. and then some, ii the game
warden was not around. With ,heir
hearts full of that we'll known enthu'
siasm which exists In all huntsmen on
the eve OF departure TO place where
prey exists in bountiful supply. the
party OF four left Ardmore at 200
q. m. Monday equipped with all the
necessary accoOterrJents, and two
Fcrd roadsters. The early morning
Oklahoma sun was casting its soft
beams upon Kessler and his compan
ions az the Fords ratlled their wear!
way along the holy trail. The scent ol
the fowl was Kesslers incentive as re
garded The guiding of the party, ac
cording 10 his statement, and when
check.up was made. ii was found thai
the men were 80 miles off the righ
road. When the mistake was dis
covered. one Of the Fords could keel
awake no longer, and il lights wen
out. Leave IL to me-" said Kessler
and III show you how TO go with
out lights" and Is seconds later th'
car in which he was riding crashed
into post while Harry's head punch
ed hole through the windshield
damaging the windshield 10 q erea
extent. The Ford refused to place II
self under Kesslers supervision an,
longer and refused to bulge.
DESTROYS of coming upon the duek'
M Jimtown while they were still
asleep. and before the daylight woul'
wake them, Harry and the other oecu
PANT Of the stubborn Ford, piled int
ihe car In which Wasson and LAM
were seated and continued on thei
journey. Some more guiding by Kes
sler. and the party found itself stucl
IN sand four feet deep. The men dis
mounted, and for a distance OF thre
hu,,s pushed the Lizzie through, man
aging To successfully keep its hea'
above the sand
Finally the party arrived at jim
town. where they viewed most beau
t,ful cxpanse of glistening water, SUI
rounded 10y the expansive prairie wit
I ts flowing wheat and other crop
7 And to the tune Of the sweeping wind
/ pronounced long u, swoying the tree
the men paged, and gazed, and the
some more gazing--but no, not gazin
al the scenery. for their artistic ten
peraments had been left along IN
route. 10 reveal the secret would D
to inform the kind readers that IN
men were gazing into space In scare
of the ducks, of which here Ser
none. Kessler was called upon 10 "a
psin the why ~ The isn'i, The
ray that the alibls which he attempte
To- furnish cannot he put into prin
nut np he WINS snpn King and geetiplllni