The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-05-21

gas lease oateo July 10, leVo, executed oN
Swentsel and Dora 4 Swentzel, hi
wife, to the Lowther Oil Company for six
and I t6i) acres Of land in Sheridan Dis
trict Calhoun county, West Virginia, and
recorded in the aforesaid County clerks Of.
fee ia Deed Book No. 81, page l65.
Twenty-ninth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated October 8, 1900, executed 10y
Ophia Taylor and Susan NJ Taylor, to The
Lowther Oil Company, for thirty eighties
acres of land in Center District, Calhoun
county, West Virginia, and recorded in the
aforesaid County Clerks Office in Deed
Book No %, page p.
Thirtieth. A certain oil and gas lease
dated November 10. 1900, executed by Nary
F Taylor and James w Taylor, her hus-
band, to &. F.. Lowther for ninety-one (9l) )
acres OF land la Center District Calhoun
county West Virginia, and recorded.in the
aforesaid County clerks Office In Deed
Book No. 26, page 296 ct seq.
Thirty-frst. A certain oil and gas lease
dated November 16, 1903, executed by a.
G Mathews and Matte Mathews, his wife,
and l. + Norman and Phoeba A Norman,
his wife, to the Enterprise OIL Company,
for twenty-five (25) acies OF land in Center
district, Calhoun county, West Virginia and
recorded in the aforesaid County clerks Of
fee in need Book No 33, page 532.
Thirty second A certain oil and gas
lease dated November II, 1903, executed by
Emily j Smith and Mathew 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.
Thirty-third. A certain oil and gas
lease dated September l9, 1902, executed
by Mike Wilson and Rachel Wilson, his
wife, to the Enterprise Oil Company, for
twenty eve (25l 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 (l-l6) Of the oil and gas in
and under said twenty five (25) acres from
said Wilson TO the Enterprise Oil Compa-
by, and recorded in the Aforesaid County
Clerks office in Deed Book No. 80, page 1S7.
See also lease fIom A G. Mathews and Mat
tie NJ athews, his wife, and l. II Trippett
and Blanch Trippett, his wife, to The En-
terprise Oil Company, dated October IL,
1902, leasing one-half interest in the same
twenty-five (25) acres and recorded IN the
aforesaid County clerks Office in Deed
Book No 81, page IL.
Thirty fourth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated February II, 1902, executed by
Stallman, guardian of George F. Star
cher, Jos. Starcher, Clande A Starcher,
Robt. Starcher, Thos. Starcher, and Jennie
Basnett, infant children aud heirs at law
of A Slarcher deceased, to the Lowthei
Oil Company, for ore hundred and seven
Q07) 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.
Thiriy-f fifth. a certain oil and gas
lease dated January 9, 1900, executed by
James Metz and wife to G. f. Lowther,
for two hundred and fifty ESQ. acres of
land, more or less, and of record in the
aforesaid clerks "ffice in Deed Book No.
20, page l, to which reference is here made
for more particular descripti of the
premises included in said lease.
Tbirty-siIth. A certain oil and gas
lease dated February 90. 1901, executed by
F. VI. Depue TO William Devore, for eighty
six (s6) acres OF land, more or less in Cen
ter District, Calhoun county West Virginia,
and recorded in the aforesaid county clerks
Office in Deed Book No. 81, page 303.
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. u, page 304, and a seyen-six-
teenths intere st therein having been assigned
by the said William Deyore to the said
I.owther Oil company, by an agreement or
assignment dated the 10th day Of November
1903, by which the said Cevore assigns
seyen-sixteenths OF the working interest in
said lease, but describes the farm as being
situate in Sheridan District of said Calhoun
County, and IS containing one hundred
and twelve (l12) acres. Said last mention
ed assignment is Of record in said county
clerks Office, in Deed Book No. 80, page
1913 and 4.
The foregoing leases from Charles J.
Thomas, numbered eleven, and the leases
from A. G.. Mathews and wife, i. ]. Smith
and husband, and Mike Wilson an wife,
hereinabove, numbered respectively.
ihirty-one thirty-tvo and thirty-three, all
OF which we're executed to The Enter
prise Oil ompany, were conveyed and
signed by said The Enterprise Oil compa.
ny 10 the Lowther- Kaufman Oil and coal
Company by deed bearing date on the 2sth
day Of February, 1905, Of record in the
Aforesaid county clerks Office, in Deed
Book No. 80, page 464 snd 465.
The leases from Atwill Taylor, John
Hsyhurst, Frank Taylor, Joseph Richards,
J ohm W. Taylor, Tasriel Taylor, NJ
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