El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-01
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TEXAS.
OIL EXCITEMENT GROWING

OIL EXCITEMENT GROWING.
The oil excitement is increasing
throughout Texas. 1t is conservatiyely
estimated by those who have been
keeping in close touch with the move
ment that fully 100000 of acres of
prospective oil lands have been leased
in different parts of the state since
the great gusher near Beaumont was
discovered several days ago. The de-
mand for well-drilling rigs is unprece-
dented- Scores of these outfits are be-
ing shipped into the state from Penn
syIvania and Indiana. There has been
a big jump in land values in the num-
erous prospective oil districts. Thorn
as Harpley. wealthy rice grower of
Louisiana, has been in Austin in con-
nection with the organization of a
company which proposes to put down
oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico about
forty-five miles distance from Calves
ton The proposed site of these wells
is known to mariners as "oil pool"
from the fact that the surface OF the
gulf at that point is covered with oil.
This oil pool covers several hundred
acres of water. and is a favorite bar-
Dor of refuge for coast craft in time of
storm. 1t is the accepted theory that
the oil comes from the bed of the gulf,
and the company now being organized
proposes to put down wells on the spot
if any anchorage can be secured for
the well-drilling machinery. The COM
pany will have a capital stock of $780,
600. A number of Cleveland, Ohio,
capitalists are associated with Mr..
Harpley in the enterprise.
AN AGED DIvORCEE
The West Texas Stockman, printed
at Colorado, acknowledges a pleasant
call from A NJ. K. Sowell, who is well
along in the eighties, but whose matri-
monial experiences have recently been
quite a bed of thornS to him. He re-
Gently took unto himself the fourth
partner to share his joys and sorrows
and in his own language, Instead of
proving a joy and a comfort that wo-
man was a fraud" Before the mar
riage of Mr. Sewell to his fourth spouse
he decided to his fourth joy and COM
forter a half interest in his little farm.
Later when a dark cloud arose and
spread itself across the honeymoon and
Daddy Sowell wanted the knot united
this deed was somewhat of an impe-
diment to the separation and his
troublee multiplied. However he final
ly induced his fourth better-half to
take $500 for her interest in the farm
and allow him to get a divorce. He
then sold the farm and moved to
Kaufman county where he will make
his future home. He says he may run
for representative to the legislature
from Kaufman county the next time
one is to be elected from that place
and if some good woman does not cap
ture his youthful affections before that
time he is liable to be heard from in
Kaufman county politics.
AFTER FOUR YEARS.
About four years ago the silver COM
munion service was taken from the
Methodist church, South, in Terrell and
it has just been found, T. c. Ward,
who lives fourteen miles east of Ter
rell. discovered on his place under
some bushes what he thought to be two
pewter goblets and two tin plates. He
took them to his house and on polish
ing them discovered them to be silver
with Terrell NJ. E. Church, South"
engraved on them. He took them to
Terrell and they were identified as the
ones the church lost about four ears
ago
KILLED BY HIS SON.
At Courtney. a small town near Va
vaSOta, r. Fl. Jones, a constable, was
shot and instantly killed by his son.
1t is alleged that Jones was whipping
his wife with blacksnake whip when
his son interfered. Jones turned on
him with his whip and the boy shot
him. The son was arrested and re-
leased on his own recognizance. Jones
was about As years of age and his son
is 10. Mrs. Jones is in a precarious con-
1ition.
NIMRODS.
The report comes from Deaf Smith |
county that two school ma ANS of that |
county went wolf hunting in the KIT |
pasture and succeeded in shooting a |
wolf which has become famous as the |
lone lobo wolf, and which has without |
ioubt killed 500 calves in the past five |
years. The VOLTS hide measured six |
feet from tip to tip.
TO DELIVERY.
E. S. Newman, of the live stock firm |
IF Newman Bros. & Nations, H NJ. |
Patterson and Attorney Harvey, all |
Of Ell Paso, were down last week at
ending to the details of the final de-
livery of the Clabber Hill outfit sold to
crowley Bros.-Colorado Stockman.