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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
7
Renshaw ponders Stanley and Campbell claims about Madame Hooesler and a fifty thousand world rights deal. Strange nocturnal noises, guarded staff, and a possible link to Tawnaver secrets steer him toward active surveillance as he receives a revealing batch of mail.
Woodward residents recount a 311 year old violin said to date from 1616 in Italy. James William Bryan claims the instrument crossed from North Carolina to Kentucky with Silas Bryan and Daniel Boone, passing through generations and friendships with Abraham Lincoln. The violin’s back comes from a single sugar maple, the top from balsam fir, and its deeply worn neck reflects long use.
At luncheon Madame Hooesler and Miss Campbell share the room with Morris and Renshaw as news from the sick room reassures about Mr Campbell. Morris praises Jenks and the house staff while Verity watches with evident fatigue after a night on duty.
The piece of family heritage a violin is to be handed from father to son and then willed to Marlin Bryan grandson of the current owner. The relic is deposited in a Woodward bank and each recipient vows not to sell it. The present owner is 61.
Mr Renshaw and Verity Campbell share a tense exchange on the staircase as she questions security and the safety of Madame Huyvesler's papers. He probes whether the enemies of Madame know the papers are safe, while she considers the risk of prowling foes and a hopeful, calmer tone settles between them.
The Citizens Military Training camp in Oklahoma runs from July 28 to August 26, 1925 at Firt Sill Military Reservation near the main post. Captain Kerr reports improved facilities and a shift to the parent organization system with two battalions of the 20th Infantry and one artillery battery, plus special ration allowances for cadets. Kerr will recruit in Pontotoc County, with a 25-cadet quota. the program aims to provide physical training and broader defense readiness for business and labor participants.
A section 3-4-6 oil prospect, OMOM seat Pshide ficadaay's Breco No. 1, drew attention as drilling showed initial oil at 1100 feet but later eased off. at 2300 feet a limestone layer yielded an estimated four million feet of sal and the well continued below 3000 feet.
The report details decisions to stop deeper drilling, pulling the casing, and placing a shot at 2300 feet in limestone with uncertain detonation. Perforating the casing allowed oil from the 1100 foot sand to mix with gas, causing the well to flow several times. The derrick and surrounding ground show heavy oil saturation.
Workers acknowledge doubt over whether the 1100 foot sand drill will prove commercially viable. The plan is to plug back and test the formation thoroughly to determine its potential.
Loyd No 1 in section 6-3-7 expected to produce about 20 barrels a day. Lloyd optimistic about field profitability. Second well under 400 feet, about 200 feet north. New location planned south of discovery well. Texas Pacific Coal and Oil and Pilgrim Petroleum drilling at 130 feet with ten inch hole. Floyd O Howarth moving 10 inch casing to resume testing in section 14-4-7 Norris farm.
The Hughes well in section 28 4 7 idle due to no water may become a commercial well after cleaning. Brinson and others in 32 5 5 drill below 2090 feet. Company drills at 1400 feet on Ray farm 34 5 6 as an offset to Bowles and Smith’s productive discovery in 32 5 6. Homackla Oil Company drills near 2700 feet on Shields 22 5 7 while Dixie reaches about 2200 feet in 28 5 8. Gillette and Kroeger drill below 100 feet in 25 5 7 near Francis.
Major H S Clarkson of the regular army inspected the First Battalion Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train at Roff. He credited the unit with the best armory in the state and the best equipment he had found in the 169th Field Artillery. Ninety six percent of personnel were present. quarantined absentees due to scarlet fever. Captain Ralph B Hamer received high commendation for officers and enlisted men.
In Adelaide the Waterside Workers Federation fined strikers five dollars each for disobeying union orders. The men refuse to pay and threaten to quit the federation unless the penalty is removed.
Governor M. E. Trapp signed the revocable permit bill allowing cancelation of municipal franchises for public service corporations and state issuance of intermediate permits by the corporation commission. No immediate statement was released. The law takes effect after 90 days due to a house removal of the necessary clause.
Quinton Okla March 21. Damage estimated around 100000 resulted from a morning fire at the Quinton Smelter company plant. The blaze began shortly after 6 o clock and destroyed about two thirds of the property while offices were spared. Over 175 men lose work. the plant will be rebuilt.
In London the surplus of women at most leading balls this season forces many to pair up and dance together.
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