The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

have drilled one well and got gas and
are preparing to drill more wells.
John S. Parks, who cleaned up
about $4,000 as state printer under
the Leedy administration, is in a close
corporation with f. p. MacLennan,
editor of the Topeka Journal, and
some other Topeka men, and the con-
| Germ has nine or ten good producing
wells.
Charlie Pattison. formerly treasur-
er of Dickinson county, is in with J.
$. Parks. Fred Freeman and some
other Topeka men on company
which owns 800 acres in fee, has
leases on IA 1000 acres and already has
twenty oil wells and six gassers. This
company also runs big brick plant
at Cherryvale. Pattison is one of the
big men of the Kansas field and is
making money fast.
J. Q. Fife, Ben SchnierIe and W. z.
Connolly, three Kansas City, Kan,
politicians who have been before the
lime light politically in Wyandotte
county ever since there was a Wyan-
dotte county, have six oil wells on an
eighty near Chanute and are still de-
veloping-
Frank Fockele, the Democratic edi-
tor of Leroy. is president of Leroy
comIfsny which has leases on 1000
acres in CoRey and Woodson counties,
and is just starting development.
Congressman J. NJ. Miller is con-
nected with one of the Isett companies
which has over 1000 acres under
two big gassers.
colonel Tom G. Fitch of Wichita
is vice president of a company which
has some valuable oil land near COf-
drilling five wells. They will be sunk
at once. This probably explains why
the colonel has served notice that II
Hearst is nominated for president he
will bolt and vote for Roosevelt
Albert Parker, ex-mayor of Topeka,
is interested in q Chanute company
which has four oilers and three gas
wells and is going afteh more
Representative j. B. Belts of To-
peka, who has been. nominated for the
state senate by the Republicans, and
H. B. Kelly, formerly state senator
from Mcpherson, are part owners of
the Klondyke Oil & Gas company,
which has some land in the proven
district at Chanute.
Senator Charles Branine, of Harvey;
Judge J. c. Nicholson and Colonel Per
into the BarrtlesvilIe district early and
corralled leases to oil land that prom
ises to make them all rich.
L. B. Keifer of Chanute, formerly
representative from Neosho county is
treasurer of a company which has 200
acres under lease and seven oil wells
and one gas well producing 1000 100
feet a day This company is drilling
more wells right along.
Tom McNeal, the we'll known editor
and orator of Topeka, got IN on the
ground floor of a Humboldt proposition
and is now clipping coupons.
Grant Hornaday, of Fort Scott; W.
J. Buchan and c F. Hutchings, OF
Kansas City, Kan, all well known
politicians, control the Wyandotte
Crude Oil company which has 5000
acres in Wilson and Greenwood couu-
ties under lease. They have just start
ed development.
Tom Kelly, state treasurer, and
number of his friends. have got hold
of some good oil land in the proven
district and are developing
Joseph B. F'ugate, who used to help
regulate Democratic affairs in the Sew
enth district while running a Demo-
cratic paper at Newton. is treasurer
of a petroleum and gas company with
headquarters here which has just
started to drill.
Sheriff H. A. Mendenhall, of Wyaa-
dotte county, has picked up some leases
in the Peru district and is now drill
ing. He is sure to make big strike.
Ex-Attorney General A A. GODDARD,
J. E. Brewer of Abilene, and T. u.
Fitzpatrick Of Salina, are directors of
the Capitol Oil and Gas company, with
valuable holdings in the Neodesha dis
trict.
George. E. Cole, ex-state auditor, and
Representative E. 3. Schermerhorn,s Of
Galena, also have some good oil hold
ings.