Henryetta Daily Free-Lance – 1922 (George Riley Hall, Editor & Publisher)

June 18, 1922

IN TURKEY PEN HOLLOW MANY NEW WELLS IN

Section 3-11-12 appears to be the Coming Ground

The past week has made rather a better showing in the Henryetta field, both in the increase in production over the previous week and in the bringing in of new wells.

The remarkable ground now appears to be in Turkey Pen Hollow, section 3-11-12, the nearest production to the city, being just over the rim of hills to the northwest.

Here no less than three new wells in the past two days have been announced, running from 500 to over 1,000 barrels.

There is noticeable increased activity in the Lyons-Quinn pool, section 25-11-11, the first producer in that section, having two or three good wells to show. There is also to be noted increased traffic between the field and the city. There is also increased business with the lumber yards and the supply houses.

The depression brought on by several weeks of rain rendering the roads impassable, has disappeared and the field is taking on its old time busy appearance. The pipe line being extended from Beggs to Henryetta is making progress at the rate of a mile a day. This will add much to the product. Although the outlook is better than it has been for several weeks. The increase in the Lyons-Quinn pool last week was 3,300 barrels over the previous week and 7,330 barrels over the week before that.

Turkey Pen Hollow is rapidly becoming the most promising point in the Henryetta field.

The Kingwood Oil Company, No. 3 Warden on their six acre strip, center of the north line of the NW NW of 3-11-12, has been drilled deeper and is now flowing 38 barrels an hour. Top of the sand is 2,325 feet and it has been drilled to 2,370.

The same company Friday drilled their No. 1 Warden deeper in the NW corner of the NW NW of 3-11-12, and it is flowing at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day. Top of the sand in this well was 2,316 feet and it has been drilled to 2,381 feet.

The same company’s No. 2, in the NE corner NW NW of 3-11-12 is drilling at 2,115 feet, and should be by today.

The Lyons Petroleum Company and the Indiahoma Refining Company have a good producer on the McNac farm in the SW corner of the SE quarter of 25-11-11. Top of the sand was found at 2,606 feet and it was drilled one foot in and is flowing at the rate of 700 barrels a day. This was originally a shallow has well that was drilled down to the deep sand.

In the Lyons pool the Phillips Petroleum Company has completed its number 14 on the Fields farm, center east line of the southwest of the northeast of 24-11-11. It is making 500 barrels of oil and 1,000,000 feet of gas at two feet in sand found at 2,740 feet.

The Producers and Refiners Corporation is extending its four-inch line from the Beggs fields to Henryetta, where it will make connections with its properties recently taken over from the Lyons Petroleum Company.

The line is making good progress, something like a mile a day, and should be completed in 10 days. This is one company that has, by owning its own production been able to operate on the right side of the ledger.

EDITOR’S NOTES

Not often do we have opportunity to hear a speaker who can tell us first-hand about the Dark Continent. Miss Ruth Musgrave, who will speak at the First Christian Church at eleven today, comes directly from the Congo region in Africa where she is doing missionary work under the board of the Christian Church in the United States. Anything she may say will be of interest, and that interest will be intensified by her familiarity with that far-off region where we picture tribes and wild animals.

The controversy over the dance hall at Spelter City may culminate at nine o’clock tomorrow morning in the Superior Court. Prosecutor L.D. Williams informs Free-Lance that he secured an agreement with defendant’s counsel to call the case up at nine tomorrow, and if the Henryetta public wants firsthand information as to the nature of the charges on which the state will ask the court to perpetuate the injunction, then attend the hearing tomorrow, and hear the sworn statements of the witnesses who testify in the matter. This will doubtless satisfy any person as to the merits in the case.

It is noteworthy that John T. Hefley, superintendent of schools in this city, leaves today for Ada where he will deliver a series of lectures in the teachers normal. The work assigned Mr. Hefley is methods of administration and the relations of superintendent and boards of education. This honor reflects favorably on Henryetta in as much as our superintendent is thus accorded a high place in the ranks of educators.

A temperature of ninety-five Friday afternoon dropped to ninety yesterday afternoon, but the humidity of the air made that ninety feel like a hundred. And it may be possible that old Mars had something to do with it, too, for they say that warrior planet is closer to earth today than he has dared approach for many years. Goodness knows our people are mean enough now, without getting any further war-like inspiration from Mars. Let the red star pass on his way just as soon as our scientific gentlemen have studied him fully, and have made the best possible photos through their great lenses. We are curious about the angry star, but really need no further inciting to war.

The Muskogee papers are snapping at each other over the efforts made by a woman’s club to edit the Times Democrat. The Phoenix laughs like a gentleman at the job, but praises is at the same time. It calls attention to the fact that a four-deck head was given to Mrs. Jackson Barnett’s defense of the flapper, and then the Phoenix comes out with a first page space for the same woman. It was our opinion that this and kindred reasons constituted the underlying cause for her unrest here at Henryetta. She wanted to get somewhere where she could break into print and into society. She has apparently accomplished the first.

SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Carrie Kelley has filed suit in the superior court against her husband, William Kelley, for divorce. She alleges in her petition that they were married at Sulphur, March 20, 1906 and have four children aged 12, 11, 9 and 5 years respectively. She alleges that since April 15, 1915 the defendant has been guilty of gross neglect of duty in that he has failed and refused to provide for the support of herself and their children. She further alleges that on May 10, 1921, the defendant abandoned and deserted her. She asks for the care and custody of the children, $50 per month as alimony and $50 for attorney fees.

COZY THEATRE TODAY

After seeing “Gypsy Passion,” adapted from Jean Richepin’s story “Miarka,” the child of her Majesty Queen Alexandra sent a message to Louis Mercantor the producer, telling him how much she enjoyed his presentation of the famous novel, it was so wonderfully well filmed, acted and presented.

This picture is based on Jean Richepin’s classic “Miarka,” and was shown at Marlborough House Queen Alexandra, the Queen of Norway, the Princess Royal, and members of the Royal Household. At the close their Majesties expressed great admiration of Mme. Rejane’s acting and Louis Mereanton’s artistic production.

It is the first time that members of the Royal family had been present at a pre-release showing of a picture, which was shown by special demand.

Lady Tree gave a special showing at the Empire Theatre, London, at the request of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt.

“Gypsy Passion” will be shown at Cozy Theatre today and Monday.

“PRISONERS OF LOVE” AT THE MORGAN TODAY

We feel sure that you’ll be interest in hearing that a new star has dawned in the motion picture firmament. If you saw “The Miracle Man” you haven’t forgotten the wonderful work Betty Compson did in that picture, but in “Prisoners of Love,” which will be shown here today, you will see her as a fullfledged star for the first time. It’s an intensely interesting picture about a girl whose extraordinary beauty proved a drawback. We believe we can safely predict that after seeing Miss Compson in “Prisoners of Love” you will agree that you have seen one of the most charming and talented young actresses the screen has produced.

If for no other reason you will be captivated by Miss Compson’s distinctive beauty.

Also Mack Sennett comedy, Mutt and Jeff, Pathe Weekly and Movie Chats.

THINGS THAT SCOUTING WILL DO FOR YOUR BOY

1. It develops the power of initiative and resourcefulness

2. It insures good citizenship. 3. It teaches him to be brave and to be able to

3. It teaches him to be brave and to be able to save life.

4. It teaches the fundamentals of first aid.

5. It teaches a boy to swim.

6. It teaches him of the birds, animals and trees, which vines and plants are poisonous, etc.

7. It teaches him to be honest and hold his honor as his most precious possession.

8. It makes him reverent towards God, clean in speech, habits and to travel with a clean crowd.

9. It teaches him to cook and prepare edible food and to build a fire in the open.

10. It teaches him to help strangers, to distinguish right from wrong, to serve his fellow men, his country, and his GOD – always to “BE PREPARED.”

Can your boy get the above free training at any other place but at the scout meeting? Do you want to deprive him of the things that are justly his? Of course you do not, but you are doing this very thing when you permit your boy to be idle and not do his good turn daily in the Scout movement. Give him a chance, let him enjoy the benefits of Scouting along with his buddy who is a Scout. – A. M. F.

June 19, 1922

A SAD TRUTH

Chairman Lasker, of the shopping board, reluctantly admits the truth in the booze controversy. If liquor be not served on American vessels, then our own citizens would boycott our own vessels and seek passage on foreign-flag craft where liquor may be obtained. This proves how dire is the need for prohibition in order to rear a generation of people who do not possess this appetite that causes American citizens to turn their back on their own flag in order to get a drink of hootch. This is pretty strong language, but seems to be fully warranted by the fact.

We believe that the sale of liquor on a vessel flying the American flag is in violation of the Volstead Act. We do not speak as one having authority or even legal learning; but if the deck of every American vessel is American territory, then it is obviously straining a point to fix a three mile limit for the operation of the prohibition law. Such limit is not deemed lawful under other conditions; then why should it be legal in this?

But Mr. Lasker declares that when he took office, he found that the crowd operating under former President Wilson did this, and he, Lasker, sought and obtained a legal opinion which seemed to permit it. He says he did not order it stopped.

Now it may be expedient – even necessary to do this, in order to save the merchant marine. But if this be accepted as an excuse, then a young soldier who was arrested here this week on a similar charge has a better excuse, for he sold whisky to support his wife and baby.

Free-Lance despises Adolphus Busch and his miserable attacks on the government. His German castle and his German tendencies are quite enough to put him out of consideration in the mind of any good American. But the trouble cannot be remedied by such means. It is no theory we are facing, but stubborn facts. The public appetite for booze seems stronger than even patriotism.

“THE KING KOAL KARNIVAL”

“This is Henryetta’s big week. For the first part of this week our neighboring city is celebrating the commercial and industrial mightiness of King Koal. Great preparations have been made for the event and the celebration has attracted widespread attention in the eastern part of the state.

The World congratulates its neighbor first of all on having this wonderful natural resource in such unexampled quantities. And it congratulates the city on possessing that splendid spirit of appreciation which is quick to seize on the most outstanding resources and make the most of it.

Coal, oil and zinc mining are sufficient to realize for northeastern Oklahoma the high destiny it has marked out for itself. But, fortunately, it has other resources of equal potency; no finer agricultural section can be found anywhere. As the mining interest are fostered, attracting greater population and wealth, agriculture is given the precise ministration it requires – a market at its door.

A line drawn from the coal measures which makes Henryetta one of the foremost industrial communities of the state due north, and another due east, would describe an area constituting only approximately one-fourth the area of Oklahoma. Yet within that area within the next decade will be discovered a preponderant majority of the citizenship of the state, an even greater preponderance of its wealth and natural resources, and an industrial section by all odds the greatest in the southwest.

Tulsa joys with Henryetta in its natural resources, its leadership in the coal industry, and, above everything else, in a citizenship which refused to stand still. It hopes the Koal Karnival will more than meet the highest expectations of Henryetta’s citizenship.” – Tulsa World.

THE CHAUTAUQUA

The opening of the 1922 Chautauqua yesterday proved a great success both in the afternoon and evening. Despite the inclement weather yesterday afternoon a large an appreciative audience attended, the entertainment being the Vierra’s Hawaiians. Each number was especially well rendered. In the evening the Vierra’s Hawaiians opened the program followed by a well-illustrated lecture by Dr. J. H. Dickson.

This evening program will be the Marion Quartet and Al Baker.

BURN STOLEN CAR TO DESTROY IDENTITY

Several days ago the police arrested Cotton Wilder and Harold Gibbons at the request of officers at Tahlequah. Officers came here and took them to that place. They were charged with the theft of a Ford roadster belonging to R.L. Cochran, a banker of Choteau, who came here yesterday and identified what was only the remains of his car.

The car, Chief Stormont had found on top of the hill north of Bryant. It had been badly burned, in fact to such an extent as to leave nothing but a junk pile. The spokes in the wheels had been hammered out with a stone and the numbers removed. There was every evidence of effort to so destroy it that it could not be identified.

Chief Stormont said a farmer identified the two prisoners as the young men who had tried to sell him the car.

SUIT FOR DAMAGES, TO CANCEL OIL LEASE

Lonie Barnett, C.J. Pharoah and J.B. Jameson have filed suit in the superior court against the Black Petroleum Corporation and A.E. Bendelard to cancel an oil lease on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 3, township 11, north range 12, east and for the recovery of a sum of money.

The plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of the said land and that the defendants have entered heron and have removed therefrom large quantities of oil, gas and other minerals. They ask for an accounting and that they be given judgment in the sum found to be due them therefor.

IN POLICE COURT

Fines paid in police court this morning totaled $125. Of this sum $75 had been posted by Charles Marion as a bond when he was arrested charged with having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and failing to appear in court when his case was called, the bond was forfeited. Three cases of drunkenness netted $30 and one

Three cases of drunkenness netted $30 and one case of disturbing the peace cost the man charged with the offense, $20.