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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Wildcat Fox Acreage
Bringing High Prices

The record price paid for acreage
IN the recent Usage sale have nothing
on us" according TO a local oil man
who bases his statements on the high
prices for which wildcat acreage in
the north Fox area has been selling
during the past few weeks. Thus fur
the highest price paid, according 70
reports, was leo per acre for q 20
acre tract located three fourths mile
west OF the location, acreage was sold
for sie5 per acre; one mile southwest,
100 per acre; one and one.half miles
south, 500 per acre and one and one
half mile east, .75 to 100 per acre.
AS far as two miles north acreage
has brought prices Of $50 per acre.
The location OF the test is in the
northeast corner " the southeast
quarter OF section 10, 2s.Sw, on tho
Morris farm. II Is two and one hal'
miles north OF production in the Fox
area two and one half miles west
of production In the Coline 2s.2w dis
trict
Royalties In the area are also re
ported to have gone sky high.
The owner of che truct three.fourths
mile from the well has turned down
an offer OF $3.50 per acre according tc
reports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Monroe, La, Gas Field
Extended 80 Square Miles

MONROE, La.,-Extension of the
proven area OF the Monroe gas field
by approximately 3S square miles is
announced by the Louisiana depart
ment of conservation. This field was
recently pronounced by the United
States bureau Of mines TO be the larg-
est known natural gas district in the
world.
The extension increases the size OF
the Monroe gas belt from 2l2 square
miles, when the lase survey was made
by engineers OF the bureau of mines.
10 250 square miles.
Broadening OF the field was done
through drilling operations by intereS
represented by II. ID. Waldridge oil
New York and II. c. Morris Of Dalls,
Texas These interests drilled 10 weln
in the northeastern section OF the
field
Out OF this number six were brought
in us gassers and four were dry holes
The next gassers increased the nun
ber OF producing well. in the dig
trict from ~ TO IL. The six new
wells show al open Now capacity
ranging from 2,coQ, 900 subie :ee'
TO u, 900 900 cubic feet per day each
Drilling operations by the wldridgs
and Morris interests extended th'
northeastern boundary Of the gas field
to within a few miles OF the louisiana
Arkansas line. The limits Of the field
in that territory we're determined by
the presence or absence Of gas in the
wells
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

time itw as penetrated at this depth
The Consumers Light and Power Com
pany OF this city had originally intend
ed TO hook on TO the well, but in
vestigation revealed the presence g
oil i'm the gas and it was deemed mad
yisable TO take the production on ac-
cout of the dangers involved should
the oil get into the gas lines. The ga
at the present time is being used b,
operators in the field TO carry on
new development. AS soon rs the
pressure is sufficiently diminished L"
permit IT, the gas sand will be drill
cd through it in an effort to find an oil
sand below it. which present indica-
tions practically assure exists. The of
sets to this gasser did not encounter
the gas sand. The deepest offset, the
Wolverine we'll on the cast, is produc'
ing SEQ barrels from sand at 2OS0
feet. Other offsets are producing oil
from the shallower Hewitt sands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Structure in 2s-6w Area
MAY Run North and South

Local oil men who have visited the
9s.Gw country in southeastern Srarb'
ems county believe that the structure
yhtre will run other than as is vs.
uai.. Tie case in fields Of southern
Oklahoma. They express their opinion
that indications are mat ii will run
north and south instead Of nortl west
and southeast. This belief is based on
indications apparent in wells now
drilling in the area.
Latest reports on the Magnolia Pc
roleum company well on the Pruitt
arm, in section %, 2s-6w, is drilling
depth OF 1900 feet, having passed
trough . dry sand encountered al
l05 feet At the depth at w'ich the
sand was expected, 1650-l70O feet,
le drill in this test passed through
ok formation.
The McWood Oil Company's test
iilling in the same section is now
,orkine on fishing job. The well,
which blew out oil gas and water from
and which was topped at 1913 feet
and penetrated two feet, has been
mudded in.
The Magnolia Petroleum compsny's
No. on the FarriS farm, in sec
lion 20, 2s.6w which was brought in
sumo time ago, is still producing 2+O
barrels from sand topped at a depth
Of 1888 feet and which was found 10
he 80 feet thick This well is located
three fourths file northwest Of the
Magnolia.P Pruitt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Operations Started on Two
Wells in Graham Territory

Tho Mer..ck Oh company IS starting
operations on TWO wells in the era.
nam distr,c; today. on $3.50 contract
basis wiiG the Kirk OIL and Gas
company.
No. on the KirE lease, in the
northeast Of the northwest quarter OF
lie northwest quarter OF the northeast
quarter Of section 81, 2s-2w is start.
ing with the rotary tools.
The other operation is also on the
Kirk lease In The northeast of the
outhwest quarter OF Bne northwest
quarter o. the northeast quar-
'sr or The same section, which is an
o.j sasser, and viii be deepened with
The cable tools IN an effort to reach
The oil sand. This well was brought
IN about four years ago and found
'he gas sand at depth OF li7l feet
Since 70 was brought in. IL has pro.
luced more than $500 900 worth o'
gas ~ me three cent rate. II s. stin
making some gas. although Ia re.
duced gravity, The initial production
o The gas sand was 20 1000 600 cubic
feet.
The Sparks well In the southwest
oi the southeast quarter OF the south.
vest quarter Of the southeast quarter
" section 30, 2s.2w, is underreaming
he G&.inoh casing at a depth OF 1875
iecj This well is drilling with uhe
cable tools.
The Kirk well In the southeast Of
the southeast quarter Of the north.
east quarter OF the northwest quarter
OF section 81, 2s-sw which was brought
In some time ago. is producing about
~ barrels from sand topped at q
depth OF sleo feet and IS feet In
thickness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

those two or three shades darker than
females of exhibition color. in which
the barring is as distinct and as mar
row as possible. This mating is
known as the cockerel mating because
it produces greater percentage OF
standard-colored males. while the fe-
males produced are too dark, but are
suitable for continuing this line OF
breeding. In mating for females OF
standard color. females of about the
desired color are used with "A medium
light male or one that is two or three
shades lighter than standard and with
good barring. This is known as the
pullet mating. because ii produces u
greater percentage of females of the
proper color. while the males are too
light but good for carrying on this
line of breeding.
Those who produce standard Barred
Plymouth Rocks, therefore, must have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Hewitt Freak Gasser is
Drilling Into Oil Sand

The gas pressure in the Baker
Strawn No. GA on the Dilard farm,
In the northwest quarter Of the north.
east quarter ~ the northeast quar-.
ter OF the northwest quarter OF section
22. 4s.2w Is becoming diminished
and all Indications are that the well
is drilling itself into an oil sand. At
the present time Il Is making about
1920 barrels OF oil daily and about 10.
100000 feet OF gas. The operators ar.
blowing the well several times a
day. II will be remembered that this
is the freak well which found gas
eand with initial production of 49,.
100000 cubic feet al depth OF
2is4 feet, In the heart OF the proven
oil area OF the Hewitt territory. II
was the first time sand II such
great production was encountered IN
the Hewitt neld. and alao the first
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
RumOr of AddingtOn Test
Proves to Be UnfOunded

Much ado about nothing" is the ex-
PLANTATION OF the excitement which was
apparent q little while Tuesday when
q report reached here from Addngton
stating that a well there had gone
yer the TOP" Later investigation
proved that the rumor bore no weight,
rut that il might have been started
on n gas showing which was had in
he Bennedum.T test about a week
ago from an S.foot sand AT a depth
If about 936 feet. Some reports have
u that ulc operators had drilled
through and below this sand and
hen attempted to plug back, but
The cement failed 10 hold while max.
ing effort 10 set the casing. and drill.
ing was continued with the rotary
'ools. The well IS drilling on the Keith
farm in section %, Ss-1w, four miles
northeast OF Addnston.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
HEWITT OPERATIONS

Cotton belt Petroleum Company No.
/, on the Phoebe Rexroat farm, in
section 10. 4s-2w, is drilling at lSli
feet.
Safne companys No. Z, on the
Phoebe Rexroat Il farm in section
10, 4s-2w is drilling al 1860 feet.
Same company's No Z, on the Opal
Rexroat A fran, in section -, is-2w,
is drilling at $40 feet.
Sam company's No. ., on the Phoebe
Rexroat farm in section 10, 4s'2w
is spudding at 90 feet.
Baker-Strawn No. S-B on the C. +.
Dillard farm. in section %, 4s-2w, is
spudding
Same company is building the stand
ara rig for its No. IA On tne same
farm in the center OF the southeast
10 acres of the 40-acre tract.
Same company is cleaning and swab-
bing it's No. ! on the same farm,
which is producing 100 barrels, and is
at total depth Of 2lS7 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Galt-HudsOn Test Pulling
Tubing Stuck at 224O Feet

The operators OF the Galt-Hudson
test on the Frazier farm. in the north
east corner of the southeast quarter
Of the southwest quarter OF section
Sc, 4s-2w. AIRED rilling out the cement
around the 2-inch tubing at a depth
of 2240 feet. Combination rig is be-
ing used 10 carry on the opera tons,
The tubing became stuck while the
& 5.S inch casing was being cemented
in an effort to shut out water which
had broken in from behind the cas-
ing. Al bur three joints of the rub.
ing have been pulled and the remain.
der will be extracted after the cement
around 1t is drilled out. Originally
there were 107 joints of the tubing
stuck. The 5.S inch casing has been
cemented at depth Of 1906 feet. To
tai depth of this test is 26s2 feet in
an oil sand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

making flows every three hours Of
about % barrels each flow, conserva-
lively estimated. The oil is reported
as 3S.j gravity, from sand at a depth
OF 1882 feet and % feet thick with
the total depuh of The hole at $500
feet. Acreage about the test is report
ed as selling at a high figure. The
Maude well is is miles distant from
production a Ada. Those who have
been in the territory describe the
sand at Ada and that found in the
Maud test as similar in many respects,
but according to Geologists who have
worked in both areas, the fields bear
no relation. The sands are sandy
lime formation. Sand in the Ada wells
has been found at 2307 feet, while
that in the Maud was reached at S732
feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Ramsey's Get 1000 Barrel
Well in California

A wire received here from W. Il.
Ramsey, of Oklahoma City, and ad-
dressed to his brother, w. E. Ram
sey of Ardmore, bore the information
that the first of the Ramsey Brothers
wells drilling in Kern county between
the Bakersfield and Taft fileds, has
reached the oil sand at a depth OF
$500 feet and started off with an init
ial production OF 1000 barrels. GRAVITY
of the oil is 26. The Ramseys are drill
ing three more wells on the 100 acre
tract which is located 200 miles
north Of their Long Beach property
". H. Ramsey will return TO this
section within the next few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Cooperative Resumes
Following Shutdown

Cooperative Oil and Gas Company
in section 20, ASIDE, north Of the
town Of Mannsville in Johnston coun
ty, is reported as having reached a
depth Of 40 feet, in blue shale form
alton. The si< inch casing is being
carried. The reports state that fol-
lowing a temporary shutdown drilling
is to he resumed today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Operators to Shoot
COline-Pierce No.

The operators OF the Coline Oil Com
pany No. 4, on the Pierce farm, in
the southwest quarter of section I,
2s.9w, will shoot the sand in an ef-
fort 10 increase the production. the
sand in this well was found AT
depth of 2420-2550 feet and is broken
Formation. Gravity of the oil is %.
The well has been making periodic
flows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Prominent oil Man Dead

MUSKoGEE. okla, Dec. l4.--Phil-
lip g. Hopkins, pioneer OF the old In
dian country, formerly associated with
the Dawes commission, attorney. form
er newspaper man and well known In
the oil fraternity In the southwest
died here today. aged 81, after a lin
gering illness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

what amounts to two separate iloc1
i'm order to keep their exhibition D"1
uniform. The average farmer howevj
does not usually exhibit or sell
breeding stock aud will still contihY
to make a single mating as he hs
always done
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
Maud Well Continues to
Make Flows Every 3 Hours

Late reports from the Maud oil
and Gas company test No. in
section IS. 5n.se In Pottawa,omie
county. have It that all but GO feet
at the bottom OF tho hole has been
cleaned out. and the work in this
respect Ia continuing. The well is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

Hudson.Gillam Coline No. 3, on the
Harts farm, in the center OF the west
line of the southwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter Of section %. 4s-2w,
one eighth mile north Of extension
production, has reached the top of an
oil sand at a depth of 2279 feet and
has cemented the casing at that depth.
The Beau.Ard Oil Company No l.,
on the NJ. ID. Smith farm. in the north
OF the southwest quarter OF the north.
west quarter Of section &c. 4s-9w. is
setting the casing today at q depth
q about 2975 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

q. L. Thomas and wife spent the
day Sunday with Mr.. w F. Whitson
and family.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
PLEASANT HILL

PLEASANT HILL, Dec. 14.-tDis-
trict No. 1s).-Any mention Of this
community must necessarily include
some news of the school work, for
this is very vital part Of the com
munity life. Interest continues in all
lines Of this work The trustees paid
us 4 call Friday and made some very
necessary repairs on the building with
the assurance that there would be
more in tine immediate future. Messrs.
Ernest Virgins and Wiley Burns
were the two who came and did the
work, Mr.. VIII Bussell being engaged
in strenuous work at home at the
time
Thomas Mcmillan was out of school
last Tuesday afternoon on account Of
illness.
Health Of PUpils Good
The health Of the pupils is very fine
as is their department. We are work
! ing on our program for Christmas
and it promises TO be one OF the best
We have ever had at Pleasant Hill.
Watch nhe columns of the Ardmoreite
for the program as We wish to have
il printed before the end OF the week
before Christmas. There will be a
Christmas tree with presents for all
the children who attend.
Farmers Ut Work
The farmers are taking advantage
VI the moist condition OF the soil 10
do some much needed breaking of the
land for spring seeding.
Pleasant Hill Locals
W. +. Watson and Il. +. Thomas,
who are doing bridge work in Jeffer-
son county, returned to their work
Sunday afternoon. They will move
their camp from Waurika TO Ryan on
Wednesday OF this week. They report
their work moving along nicely
| f. o. Virgins reports the sunday
school work at Pleasant Hill as being
9S per cent perfect in attendance Sun
day, 11th. There We're many visitors
from the Plain View community pre-.
sent at Sunday school Sunday, among
them being Miss Many Wrsy.
Jesse Kirby and family OF Ardmore
We're visitors at the home of Mr..
Kirby's mother Sunday all day. Mr.
Kirbys mother has been in feeble
health for some time.
MT. and Mrs. L. i. Heron Of this
community spent part of Sunday with
Mrs. Grounds, Mrs. Heron's mother
Mrs. Grounds lives near Shady Grove
school and is seriously III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Heron Of this
community spent part of Sunday with
Mrs. Grounds, Mrs. Heron's mother,
Mrs. Grounds lives near Shady Grove
school and is seriously III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14
AUCTION SALE

High grade jewelry, trunks 4
leather goods. Sales daily I"''V,
700 u. ~. Icvy's Loan OFFICE. il'3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

Palm oil is being used as steamer
fuel tn the Congo with good results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-14

Jesse Kirby and family Of ATdmore
were visitors at the home of Mr.,
Kirby's mother Sunday all day. Mr..
Kirby's mother has been in feeble
health for some time.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-14
PART III.
Maids Adventure.

Take Young girl of about twenty
who, in Der childhood, was pSmpered
of fortune In money, poisson. good
breeding, and pets, turn her loose
on the world at the age of ten
with no prop but a fai.nlul, sickiy
and destitute old nurse, XII eff the
nurse couple of years la.r", let the
gil fend for herself as scul.eI y-m6-
and what not through the unin errst-
ing stage that precedes the sudden
bloom OF unexpected beauty, give her
n long succession of Jobs secured son
her looks" and lost because she
wouldn't, lead her up 10 the crowded
portal OF dy~rGir ard the long-dIawn-
out surrender; then snatch her sudden
" back from destru ton, feed her,
give her the see freedom for a night
Of NJ. Robert Hervey Randolphs con.
fortGD'e apartment and-what will she
do? The answer Is easy. She will
find the beth aid turn on the hot
wafer.
Thet was the veyy first thug q at
Miss Imogene PGme'a Thornton d,d
after she had finished spying from the
window on the movenen,s OF what
Sic supposed was Mr.. Randolph and
what, in reality, was Mr.. Patrick
ORei'ly In Mr.. Rando!phs best top
hat, best suit Of evening clothes and
oyercoat, best eTay silk muffier, price
TWEEN y.two doisrs, and best patent
leather shoes-t1e .ast a vely tight
At which made the reys mped gentle
mans gait cross between tfat of
chicken on a hot stove AMI a drunk
on his reluctant va! home.
Even the uDsuspechog Ms ittSn-
ton was puEz'sd oy that hal ing loco
motion in connection with what she
knew of Mr.. Randolph, out she ADDED
1t, two and two, viii the mysterious
twenty mlnu es spert by tfst ger L.
man and the .-iTer r. the r0ces-ss OF
the cab, appa emily TO settle a d.'fer-
ence In ideas as TO The vb.ce " a
waiting taxi, and de- ded that poor
Mr.. Randolph mGst bkYe issued from
the interview in a sem!-crippled state,
She herself was too excited 10 let
pity altogether abso.b her. Without
waiting for either the toi turCd way.
tater or the taxi TO ger quite out of
sight, she dropped the winGOw curtain
and turned " possess herself OF her
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-14

like kitten chasing It's tail-does
herein affirm, by the collective man
hood Of the earth, that she was alto
ge.her lovable and beyond the reach
of sullying thought. Now let her
curl up In the bed and sleep.
Slumber meant nothing in Pamela's
life. That statement should be taken
not in the sense OF the common slang
Of the vulgar, but at its literal face
ya:de. What is meant is that when
;h's young lady slept, It was like TAX
ing chunk bodily out Of life and
putting II IN warm storage, As con-
sequence, when the old-fashioned clock
on the mantel buried warning that
II was thinking of striking the hour
OF nine In about two minutes, she
opened her eyes and wondered through
what magic night had been suddenly
replaced by broad and smiling day.
Not for long did that lifelong and
accustomed IN. racle hold her attention.
for scarcely had Il occurred, through
roroe of habit, to her awakening
thought than Ter startled eyes fell Up
on the tall, stopped, gray-headed hgare
Of man, clad I'm livery, and stand ,g
uns;ably poised in the doorway OF ire
room. His eyes, naturally ceepse
actually proruded from his face as
though they were determined to come
halfway to meet Pamela's wondering
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-14
Mr.. Henry C. Esplin Of orderville
is visiting relatives in Cedar City this
week.
One Among Them

The artist beamed. A visitor-a
wealthy-looking visitor, too--had paid
a visit TO his studio.
AS he showed the great man around
he fingered lovingly the products Of
his grain.
"This picture" he said, stopping be-
fore his masterpiece, "took me nine
teen months to paint. 1t was started
in q garrett"
"Well, WE'LL"
"And a hundred thousand wouldn't
buy it now"
"No," returned the visitor, eying
the masterpiece more closely. "And
Pm one of the hundred thousand"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-14
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

Liberty Leasing Association, Prin-
cipal place of business, Cedar City,
Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors of
the above named association, held in
Cedar City Utah, on the 18th day Of
December, A, d. 1920, an assessment
to be known as assessment No. 2 of
five cents per share was levied on al!
the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of the corporation pay
able on or before January 18th, 1921,
to Warren Cox, treasurer, at his Of
flee in Cedar City, Utah, and that any
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-14

shares upon which said assessment
shall remain unpaid at the close Of
business on January 21st, 1921, shall
be delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the cost Of
advertising and the expenses of sale,
in front of Don's Garage at 5 o'clock
p. m. Of said date,
DIR. J. w. BERGSTROM,
Secretary.
First, Dec. 3lst, 1920, last Janury
2lst, 1921,