The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-09-30
New Developments Encouraging Il
Oil Operations - Two New
Wells This Week

Two pay wells drilled IN tnlS
week. one by Gussler & Jones Bros,
and one by Hare, have served TO slim
ulate enthusiasm among the various
operators in that the location of the
wells indicate that the Cow Greek
field covers a greater scope OF ter
ritory by many square miles than
has been generally supposed.
The Gussler & Jones Bros. well
is located on the Stacy land, "a
of mile south, and the Hare well
nearly a mile northeast Of the main
field.
Marcum & Gaines are installing a
number Of large tanks and pumping
machinery and expect to have a
large quantity Of oil ready to ship
when the pipeline is completed.
Hills Bros. who already have a
number Of tanks full. are erecting
two more OF 100 barrels each. -
Estill Tribune.
Capture Still
Deputy Collector Jim Cornett and
posseman Estil Combs captured a
moonshine still on Cutshin, in Les
lie County. Monday of this week
The officers destroyed the equip
ment and about $50 gallons Of beer,
IS gallons of singlings and 10 gal
longs OF whisky. No arrests were
made. - Hazard Herald.
The County Sunday school
Convention
The Lee County Sunday-school
Convention which was held at the
Court House last Saturday and Sun
day was a great success in every
way. 10 is said that the attendance
was not as large as il has been on
other occasions, but the fact that
every one there was an actual del
egate and was there for a purpose
made il more than usually interest
ing. Very few We're attracted by
loaves and fishes this time. Rev.
George A. Joplin and w. J. Vaughn
representing the State Sunday
school association were present, and
their talks and the addresses BY our
own speakers were all helpful and
instructive. Nearly every Sunday
school in the County was represent
ed and gave a written report OF the
work Of the past year. The reports
Of the schools showed that the most
progressive work is going on in ev-
cry part of the County, that there
are more men and women every
where earnestly engaged in the work
and that better results are being
obtained than ever before. At the
close Of the Convention. Sunday
afternoon, the officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
II was voted TO have the convention
in Beattyvile again in September,
1916. - Beattyville Enterprise.
Extension of Railroad
The Kentucky and Virginia
Railroad, formerly Wasioto and
Black Mountain railroad, are now
rapidly locating a proposed line
from Benham, in the Harlan County
coal fields, up the Poor Fork of
the Cumberland river through a rich
coal section OF Letcher County, and
on into Wise County, Va, penetrat-
ing an undeveloped coal and timber
region OF Wise County, terminating
at Norton, where connection will
be made with Cumberland Gap di-
vision Of the l.. & N. and the Clinch
Valley division Of the Norfolk and
Western, a distance of about sixty
miles. - Eastern Kentucky News.
Big Civil Case - Wisconsin Steel
Co., VS.. Rhoda and H. C. Lewis
One of the biggest and most in
teresting land cases that has been
tried in Harlan County for years is
now on trial. The case is styled,
Wisconsin Steel Company, Plain
tiffs, VS.. Rhoda f. Lewis and II. C.
Lewis, Defendants.
The suit involves the question OF
title 10 about 200 acres Of land
located on Poor Fork. in Harlan
County. The case is a long, tedious
one for a jury and will consume the
entire week Of this present term OF
court. Eastern Kentuckv News