The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-05-14

J. Z Swentzel and Dora + SSeu,zel hl.
wife, to the Lowther Oil Company for six
and t6}) acres of land in Sheridan Dis
trict, Calhoun county, West Virginia, and
recorded in the aforesaid County clerks Of
fee in Deed Book No. 81, page lG5.
Twenty-ninth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated October ., 1900, executed by
Ophia Taylor and Susan NJ Taylor, to The
Lowther Oil Company, for ihirty-eight(3S
acres of land in Center District, Calhoun
county, West Virginia, and recorded in the
aforesaid County Clerks office in Deed
Book No p, page p.
Thntieth. A certain oil and gas lease
dated November 10, 1900, executed by Nary
+ Taylor aud James W Taylor, her hus-
band, to- c. +. lowther for ninely-one (9l)
acres OF land in Center District Calhoun
county West ',irginia, and recorded in lLe
aforesaid County clerks office in Deed
Book No. 2G, page 20j e, seq.
Thitty-Grst. 4 certain oil and gas lease
dated November l6, 1903, executed 10y A.
g Mathews aud Matte Mathews, his wife,
and /. + Norman and Phoeba A Norman,
his wife, to the Enterprise Oh Company,
for twenty-five (25) acres OF land in Center
district, Calhoun county, West Virginia and
recorded in the aforesaid County clerks of
ice in Feed Book No 33, page 532.
Thirty. A certain oil and gas
lease dated November IL, 1903, executed by
Emily j Smith and Matthew j Smith,
her husband, to the Enterprise Oil
Company, for twenty-five (25) acres of
land in Center District, Calhoun county,
West Virginia, and recorded in the afore-
said County clerks office in Deed Book No.
33, page 533.
1hirty-third. certain oil and gas
lease dated September 10, 1902, executed
by Mike Wilson and Rachel Wilson, his
wife, to the Enterprise Oil Company, for
twenty FIVE (25) acres of land IN Center
district, Calhoun county, West Virginia,
and recorded in the aforesaid County clerks
office in Deed Book No. 81, page s. Also
deed or assignment of November Is, 1902,
of one-sixteenth 0-lG) of the oil and gas in
and under said twenty five PSI acres from
said Wilson to the Enterprise Oil Compa-
hy, and recorded in the aforesaid County
Clerks office in Decd Book No. 30, page lS7.
See also lease from \ G. Mathews and Mat
tie Mathews, his wife, and l. II Trippett
and Blanch Trippett, his wife, to The En-.
terprise Oil Company, dated October IL,
1902, leasing a one-half interest in the same
twenty-five (25) acres, and recorded IN the
aforesaid County clerks Office in Deed
Book No 81 page II.
Thirty fourth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated February fl, 1902, executed by
A J Stallman, guardian OF George f. Star
cher, Jos. Starcher, Clande A Starcher,
Rob-. Starcher, Thos Starcher, and Jennie
Basnett, infant children and heirs at law
of \ Starcher deceased, TO the Lowlhel
Oil Company, for ore hundred and seven
400 acres of land in Center District,
Calhoun County, West Virginia, and re-
corded in the aforesaid County clerks
Office in deed book No. %, page 277 and
following.
Thriy-ffth. y certain oil and gas
lease dated January 8, 1900 executed by
James Metz aud wife to G. f. Lowther,
for two hundred and fifty $3.50, acres Of
land, more or less, and of record in the
aforesaid clerks "fIice in Deed Book No
%, page /, to winch lelrience is here made
for more particular description of the
premises included i'm said lease.
Tbirty-siVth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated February %. 1901, executed by
+. NJ. Depue to William Devore, for eighty
six (SG) acres OF land, more OF less in Cen
ter District, Calhoun county West Virginia,
and recorded in the aforesaid county clerks
Office in Decd Book No. %, page 3O3.
A one-half interest IN said lease was as
signed by the said Devore to the Lowther
Oil Company, by assignment thereof dated
the 25th day of February, 1901, Of record
in the aforesaid County clerks office in Deed
Book No. -, page 3O4, and seven-six-
teenths nteres t therein having been assigned
by the said William Devore tn the said
Lowther Oil company, by an agreement or
dSSlEuiltllt hdteu tue lVll udN Oi November
1903, hy which the said Eovore assigns
even-sixteenths of the working interest in
said lease, but describes the farm as being
situate in Sheridan District of SAID Calhoun
County, and as containing one hundred
and twelve (ll2) acres. Said last mention
ed assignment is of record in said county
clerks Office, in Deed Book No 81, page
1913 and 4.
The foregoing leases from Charles J.
Thomas, numbered eleven, and the leases
from A. G.. Mathews and wife, r. j. Smith
and husband, and Mike Wilson an d wife,
hereinabove, numbered respectively
thirty one thirty-tvo and thirty-three, all
of which were executed to The Enter
prise Oil tompany, were conveyed and
assigned by said The Enterprise Oil compa-
ny to the Lowther-Kaufman Oil and coal
Company by deed b9auug date on the 2Slh
day Of February, 1905, Of record in the
aforesaid county clerks Office, in Deed
Book No. SO, page 4Gi aud 4G5.
The leases from Atwill Taylor, John
Hsyhurst, Frank Taylor Joseph Richards
J ohm w. Taylor, Tasriel Taylor, VI J
w Glib and ~ Webb, G.. A. Fling, }. T..
Richards, Robert Taylor, Thomss X.
F,rrcll Su-annah Taylor, +. Blair,
Bennett Saunders. $. X. Wolverton.