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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
HUFFMAN.

Huffman, March Mice weather
has come our way again after week
of snow.
Several boys from Meadowville
have been attending the meeting at
Lambert Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Coontz and
Miss Cora Wilson were calling at
T. w. Godwin's Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary, Mrs. Nettie and Mrs.
Ruby Coontz were the guests of Geo.
Coontz and wife Friday.
Mrs. Fife Goodwin was calling on
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Coontz Friday.
T. w. Goodwin was business Wis
itor at Belington Saturday.
John Cross Of Lookout Ridge was
calling on Miss Cora Wilson Sunday
evening.
Lafayette Right and wife were Wis
.As~ ~ II Panscss'1 Saturday
night.
=. W. Keller and wife and Lafay-
cite Right and wife took dinner at
G. B Trimble's Sunday.
Williamson Delauder says he got
fourteen nittens last Friday night at
church. But how could that happen
when there were only nine girls
there?
Marcir- Elliott and family Of Mead
owville We're attending the meeting
Saturday right.
Dolph Coontz was called to Elkins
Saturday on account of his brothers
little boy being operated on for an
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
LOOKOUT RIDGE.

Lookout Ridge, March 2.-We have
been reading some of the work of the
recent Legislators and we think one
of the best bills passer was bill
gotten up by Hon. r. E. Talbot, rel
ative to gambling and horse-r racing
when there is anything at stake.
The meeting has been going ON at
Lambert Chapel for nearly two weeks
and we have been having an excep-
tionally good meeting.
We are sad to hear of the removal
of Mr.. Stephen Cross's removal from
our neighborhood. Mr.. Cross has sold
his farm to MIR. Claude Coontz, we
learn and will take possession some
time this spring.
John Cross helped Samuel Moran
vaccinate some young stock the other
evening
Lee Biller was pleasant caller at
the home Of S. B. Phillips last week.
Mr.. Wayne Phillips, who is teach
ing at Mud Run lost his coat while
playing base at school and when he
went to look for it one of the girls
told him he had it on--and then he
rang the bell.
| David Digman went to Belington
today to help move Everett Harris to
his farm.
The Jonesboro Lodge was present
ed with very beautiful bible by
\ Sears, Roebuck 4 Co. of Chicago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
BELINGToN ROUTE 1.

Belington, Mar. melvin Golden
who is working for Mrs. G. s. Bolton
near Stringtown spent Sunday 1T his
home near Clements.
Mrs. Dovey Fordyce and family Of
near hlAhie are spending this week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Ryan Of this place and from here
they will go to their future homo
near Littleton, w. Va.
Holly, Dottie and Ralph Ryan at
tended the pie supper at Weaver Sat-
urday night.
Miss Bessie bolton was visiting the
Laurel Hill school Monday evening,
and shaking hands with her old school
mates
C. R. Jones was at town Monday
on business.
Women should have no right to
vote. Their place is in the home, and
not at the polls voting and helping to
make the laws. The laws are mixed
up enough now, and if woman had
the ballot it might be a great deal
worse. Let the men make our laws.
Ralph Ryan was calling on Martin
McCloud Monday evening.
The health Of this community is
very poor at this writing; there are
two or more persons sick in every
family around here, which makes our
school very slim these days. We think
the sickness is due to the changeable
weather, and hope to see them all
recover soon.
Robert Cade passed through here
Monday evening en- route to mis- home
on Stringtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Boudman and
son Hayes of Weaver were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Ryan Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCloud were
visiting the sick at G. w. Hillyard's
Sunday evening.
Dame Martin of Weaver was call
imp on Miss Holly Ryan Saturday
night.
Roy Hillyard was visiting his
father-in-law, George Digman, near
Kerens Sunday last.
Arthur Jones is hauling dye wood
from the top of Laurel Hill to Be-
lington.
Miss Sylvia Jones was at Be1ington
one day last week having some den
tai work done.-D. r.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
BUCKNECK.

Buckneck, Mar. 2.-We are having
some fine weather.
The protracted meeting is still 60
ing on at Lambert Chapel. They have
had six or eight conversions.
Perry Keller and John Biller start
ed around the world last Monday and
got as far as Belington.
John Biller took supper with w. r.
Keller Monday evening.
Arley Keller was visiting his uncle,
w. r. Keller last Saturday night and
Sunday on Sugar Creek.
Mrs. IVY Keller paid Rachel Eng
land visit Monday
Rebecca Goodwin and little niece,
Evelyn Keller, spent Saturday night
ard Sunday at Will Keller's.
Porter Sturms and ODDS Coontz of
Mud Gut paid Shawkey school visit
Tuesday
T. w. Keller was in town Friday
G. h-siness
Howard Bennett was IN town on
business Monday.
T. W. Keller and wife ok dinne 4
With G. 3. Trinb'e Sunday.
Mr.. G. G. Keller was ia town
day last week.. s.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
abcess on the lungs.

abcess on the lungs.
The meeting ut Lambert is still in
progress. Several have been converted
and big interest is shown by others.
Kernel Kade has been very sick
but is better at this writing.
In reply to the Wolf Run letter of
last week, want to say that firmly
believe that woman ought to vote, and
would like to see the amendment carry
in this state.-T. w. G.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
MEADOWvILLE.

| .Meadowville, March Mrs. Ar
gthnr Hudkins spent Sunday here, the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Marcine Ell
lott
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Moore were
business visitors at Philippi last Sat
urday.
Hoy Harsh and family spent Sat-
urday and Sunday near Kerens, where
Mr.. Harsh is teaching class in vocal
music.
Granville Schopnover of Parsons
was the guest of his sister Mrs. John
y. Holsberry last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Golden of Be
lington were visiting at Thomas Bar
rett's Saturday and Sunday.
On account of the revival at Lam
bert Chapel Rev. Golf had Rev. Floyd
Bennett fill his regular appointment
at Tacy Sunday afternoon.
r. G. Boyles OF near Sand Run was
"a business visitor here last Saturday.
Elam Polling and family, who for
some time have been living on A. T.
Crim's farm are preparing to move
back near Mr.. Poling's father.
Reed Elliott, who is employed at
Belingtop, spent Sunday at home.
The meeting at White Oak Chapel
closed Sunday night, with several con-
versions as the result The pastor,
Rev. Chas. Nestor, was assisted in the
revival by Rev. Will Bennett, of
lacy.
Johnson Thorn spent last week the
guest Of Rayburn Elliott.
An attendance Of about forty-five
was reported at the Sunday School at
Central last Sunday morning.
When Rev. Golf came home from
Lambert Chapel on Monday night,
where he wa engaged in revival, he
found about orty persons assembled
in the parsonage, evidently awaiting
his arrival. But no duobt ere he
reached his destination, the sound of
singing from the direction of his home
was borne to him on the moonlit air.
However, when he arrived, he found
the waiting crowd and beheld the
loaded table, and surrounding floor
space heaped with sacks and baskets,
which were well filed But the sur
prise was of the pleasant sort, as was
shown by his address of appreciation.
most of those present or participating
were Of the Central Chapel nember-
ship
On Woman Suffrage:
Oh, yes, there's more than one man
said:
tho, not man, but just a "thing.") |
When comes the talk of Noman's
Rights:
Il low there's some that could bring
That amt got sense or larnin' fit
To know just how to vote 'er right -
They never read bout politics
All they could do would be sight, |
l,cw 1oesn't that send nice ~ 70
you,
But why offense from such gourcc
Just mind, when heard the above
named talk,
That persons life and daily course
Lies the rut of self-conceit,
Now this is meant for all who say
That women lack in intellect,
To cope with issues Of the day.
Come, Woman S, @rage, ma u yldei
Oh, haste the day when equal Ri ats
Are, given, so that lren nay know
IT'S not fake, -tnis tt ING he fights.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

hocnesIer, ~. X, writes: was
troubled with eatarrh Of the head for
many years before I paid much at
ter sicn e L bit fs months a@o
SAa 50 asiiio9e r. Lsa,a c1es ana
difficulty in breathing through my
nose, and my eyes smarted and looked
. infiamed that ] felt must do
something to relieve this state Of af-
fairs.
Il noticed one of your ads. in the
paper. and tsss and there decided to
try ERIN ar pleased te say
that can up tc all my expecta-
ions, for in six weeks driven
the casarrh out Of my II 4 and
1 have not been oubled since.''
Mrs. A ]. Tier ,4@2 Wyoming
ST., San Anton' s. writes: X
suffered over u years vii catarrsa
OF the head, i and ears. Five %
Ties Of Pet''n have restore me M
health"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

"Home Run" Baker has retired
from baseball to go to farming. :
notable recruit for the "back-to-the
soil" movement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Postal revenues are picking up,
which is another sign Of business ia
provement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04

Mr.. Tom r.
ID a d y, No. g
NJ anhattan St,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
Dundee-samoset Deal Completed.


companies to buy their properties.
Dundee-Samoset Deal Completed.
THE negotiations to buy the Dun
dee and Samoset properties are now
being concluded in New York. The
deal has gone to the point that the
Magnolia Pipe Line company is un-
derstood to have been notified to take
no more oil from the Lmndee leases at
Healdton. There was some uncertain
ty a few days ago, and it looked for
a time like Robert Watchorn, one OF
the leading factors in the two COM
| panies, might block the trade. There
was even an ntimation that the RoX-
ana was preparing to file suit at
! Tulsa to compel a consummation OF
the contract to sell Within the last
couple of days, however, it is said
that Mr.. Watchorn's opposition has
been overcome, and that the deal is
practically a certainty
According to a recent gauge OF
the production of the Healdton pool
! the two companies about to sell have
the following: Dundee Petroleum
company, seven properties $50 acres;
As wells; gauge of 10,373 barrels
| Samoset Petroleum company, two
properties; so acres; five wells, gauge
of ZIG barrels This includes only
acreage on which are wells. Each
company has additional stuff which
probably would be included.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

very active seeker after what ii con
sidered good wildcat leases, and there
is other evidence of a change in its
old slow policy which t,ould some
times take six months to buy 100.
acre lease. The local officials do not
seem to have to depend so much on
Europe for instructions. 1t is said
the failure of the Roxand, with its
unlimited resources, to Pet into the
great Gushing pool, with its own leas
es. was due to the inability of loca'
officials to act quickly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
Owners Of Dundee and Sunset.

Owners OF Dundee and sunset
THE CHIEF stockholder of the Dun
dee Petroleum company is understood
to be Alexander Mackay of Dundee,
Scotland officers, Rev. John M.
Critchlow, of Titusville, Pa, presi-
dent; Robert Watchorn, Los Angeles,
Cal, and Alexander Mackay, OF Dun
dee Scotland, vice-presidents; Frank
Harper, New York, secretary.
THE Dundee company is a sue
cessor to the Red River Oil & Gas
company, which opened up the Head
ton pool. The Samoset company is
a later incorporation, Of which Mr
Watchorn is president, and perhaps
chief stockholder. It was organized
last fall. The Samoset company also
has some production in the Gushing
pool.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
The Dundee Company.

Dundee Petroleum company has hve
strings of tools busy in the field. A
weekend report of this company's
activities follows:
No. 10, on the Keck lease in sec
ton 5, is drilling at 100 feet; No. l6
on the Apple & Franklin lease in sec
ton s is rigging up. No. II on the
same lease, is drilling at 73O feet
No. 4 on the Richards in section
is drilling at a depth Of 954 feet
In the northeast, northeast of the
northwest of section 1913 a rig il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

being built and an offset well will
be drilled to the DuArd company's
only producing well on the south side
Of its lease in section 9-4-3. A rig
is under construction for Apple e
Franklin No. in section 9-4-3,
which will be an Offset to the same
company's No. 3 on the Richards
lease. Hapgood No. in section 3-4,3
is drilling at 900 feet. l.. Teatsorth
has charge of all the drilling of the
Dundee company, except on the Hap
good lease.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

In our waist department we have
now a complete assortment of
waists that were especially de-
signed and made up in colors
and models to match the new
suits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

Dutch Shell people to build a pipe
line from Gushing. via Healdton to
Port Arthur Tex, and Il is said that
the White & Sinclair proposed pipe
line was the one in mind In other
words, that the Dutch Shell was con-
templating a gigantic combination OF
its own Roxana Petroleum company
with the great White & Sinclair com.
panies at Gushing and the Dundee
and Samoset in the Healdtcn. A mag,
nificent plan that was killed by the
failure to get the 4,S00-acre regulation
on Indian acreage changed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
Roxana Storing Petroleum.

The RoXana Petroleum company is
storing its production from the De-
vonian leases at Cushing for which
t recently paid $3.50, 900, and is so
careful on this point that the Texas
company was compelled a few weeks
ago TO pipe back into the Roxana
tanks about $4,000 barrels of crude
which had been turned into the pipe
lines about the time of the consumma-
tion of the trade.
"The Texas company had been run
ming crude for the Ievonian, and got
$4,000 too much. When the error was
discovered the Texas company sent
check over, but the payment was
emphatically rejected by n. G. NJ
Luykx, president and general manager
of the Roxana.
"The company has lately been build
ing a few big tanks at Cushing also
where it got with the Devonian pro.
ducton about 10 tanks Ot store oil,
100000 barrels.
said a Tulsan very t'ose to the
RoXana recently: 1T is my opinion,
in fact have information to this
end-that the Dundee and Samoset
deals are closed, construction plans
for a Dutch Shell pipe line to the
gulf will be under way in GO days
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

l.. w. Burrow, formerly with the
Producers Oil company in the Heald.
ton field. will sail from Galveston
next Tuesday for Tamp!co, Mexico,
where he will represent the company
in that field. Mrs Burrow and the
children will continue to reside in
Ardmore, and the children will be in
the Ardmore city schools
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
Roxana Producing Company.

THE Roxana Petroleum is only a
producing company 1t first became
one of the big factors in Oklahoma
several years ago, when |: purchased
the Bell properties in the Nowata
field for a big sum. The company has
developed some production of its own,
especially at Cleveland, hut the No
wata properties have afforded its
chief output until the purchase of the
Devonian property at Gushing this
summer The company has simply
produced oil, selling it TO the pipe
lines like any one else.
In 1914, the company's gross pro-
duction was 1885, 1872 barrels, according
to its statements to the state auditor
at Oklahoma City, divided as follows:
First quarter, 127,O54 barrels; second
quarter, 1882 barrels; third quarter
1871 1877 barrels; fourth quarter, 1872,
55g barrels. "A very even and con
seQuentiy settles production wnen the
short runs the latter part of 1914
are considered.
THE purchase of the Devonian
properties added about 7,0c0 barrels
daily production for a tine, but this
has gone down TO about 5000 barrels
THE company has lately been {
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

60 acres, 8 wells and a production OF
Liza barrels. The Crystal has 27S
acres, Is wells and a production OF
2,247 barrels. The properties in
cluded in the purchase, and which
passes into the control of the purchas-
ing company, is osmething like one
third of the field in acreage and in
production.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12


Liza barrels. The Crystal has 27S
acres, Is wells and a production OF
2,247 barrels. The properties in
cluded in the purchase, and which
passes into the control of the purchas.
ing company, is osmething like one.
third of the field in acreage and in
production.
Details Lac king.
Those who had the deal in hand
promised readers of The Ardmoreite
that the details should be wired to
this office as soon as the deal was
closed Through the kindness of Mr.
Dings, who was assistant treasurer
of the Samoset company, The Ard
moreite was notified by wire of the
deal, but the details were lacking.
Tank Farm and Pipe Line.
From the best information which
we have the deal will mean the inn
mediate building of tank farm some
where near Healdton, and will also
mean that another pipe line will be
built to the gulf, but that is not GER
tain.
Persons who have kept up with
the oil column will call TO mind that
while the deal was pending here be
tween the local companies, that the
local companies declined to make
sales OF thirty-cent oil, and their wells
were disconnected from the pipe line
1t was believed then that the deal
was near a close, and the disconnec
ton of the wells from the pipe line
was a policy of the Roxana company
which did not want to sell Healdtor
oil at a sacrifice price.
Offices in Ardmore.
The offices of the RoXana company
are to be in Ardmore, according tc
the telegram from Mr.. Dings, and il
is probable that the offices in the
Poland building, now occupied by
the companies which sold out, viii
be retained by the purchasing com
pany.
Frank Harper, secretary of the com
panies, who has been in New Yorl
for two weeks, is expected home mex
Tuesday.
The offices of the Dundee and Sam
oset here have no information con
cerning the deal which they can give
to the public, and as far as they arr
informed, the properties are deliver
ing oil to the Magnolia.
A Greater Activity.
The McMan- -Corsicana companies
and the RoXana company now own
very large proportion of the fields
production and these companies, it is
said, will begin at once to build tank!
and to store oil. This VIII lead othel
companies to begin building storage
1t will increase the drilling activity
When some of the big comranies quit
selling at thirty cents, which is prob
able, there will be larger runs made
from the properties of the smaller
companies and there is 4 reasonable
hope that the price will get bettel
now within a short time.
The crystal Company.
The Samoset Petroleum compan!
owned the operating rights of thu
Crystal Oil company, and when th'
Roxana people return to Ardmore /
is believed that negotiations will bt
begun looking to the purchase of th'
stock of the Crystal company.
Prentiss Moore, writing to the Fue
i 10, CT n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

corning the companies involved in the
big DEAL which will be interesting to
readers of The Ardmoreite:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
OIL and GAS NEWS
THRIFT MILL |0N DOLLAR DEAL
IN NCARTERCOUNTY OIL LANDS

The Royal Dutch Shell, which is
said to be the most formidable COM
petitor of Standard Oil both in the
United States and in foreign markets,
has recently purchased a substantial
interest in the Healdton field. The
Roxana Petroleum company is the
Oklahoma producing subsidiary of the
foreign company. The Roxana re-
Gently paid something like a million
and a half for the interests of the
Devonian Oil company at Cushing,
and in it's purchase of the Dundee,
Samoset and Alma companies here,
which purchase carries with it the
operating rights OF the Crystal prop
critics, is a deal which probably in
wolves as much as three million dol
lars, and takes rank with the largest
deals ever made in oil in the state il
it is not the largest deal ever made
in Oklahoma petroleum lands.
Acreage and Production.
The Dundee had $50 acres of land,
As wells and production of 1O,973
barrels. The Samoset had so acres,
5 wells and a production of ZIG bar
rels. The Alma Oil company has
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12
part of White & Sinclair Plan?

THE deal has been pending for a
long time; or rather, the negotiations
for a deal. Even as far back as No
vember, 1914, il was reported that
the Watchorn-Mackay-C -Critchlow peo-
pie were in negotiations with the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-12

big deal, which will be interesting to
readers of The Ardmoreite:
Pipe Line Probable.
There has been much talk in Ok
lahoma the last year of a Dutch Shell
pipe line to the gulf, and undoubtedly
the Dutch Shell interests did come
near a pipe line in the White &
Sinclair negotiations. The great for
eign competitor of Standard Oil is
again in the limelight here. and from
authoritative sources it is known that
important negotiations are now on
which probably will result if success.
full, in a line from the gulf as far
north as the Healdton, OKLA, field
at least.
The Dutch Shells only Oklahoma
subsidiary, the RoXana Petrol
cum company of Oklahoma, a pro-
ducing company, has become rather
active in the last few months, with
the purchase of a big property at
Cushing and much buying of leases,
and is now engaged in trying to
close a deal for the Dundee Petroleum
company and Samoset Petroleum COM
pany properties in the Healdton pool,
with well gauge OF 1000 barrels
The company has also made offers
to several Of the other big Healdton
companies to buy their properties.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-19
poPE sENrs PRoTEsT.

The Pope has formally protested to
Vienna against the arrest of the Ital-
ian Bishop OF Trent. who has been
interned at Innsbruck.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-19
"M0TTLED BROWN"
INSTEAD OF THE
OLD "OLIVE DRAB"

AS one ct the results of the Euro
pean war the color and the character
of the uniform of the United States
army and organized militia may be
changed. The cloth under considera-
ton in the quartermaster corps as a
substitute for that which Is used in
the U. s. army at present is a mot
tied brown, which Is produced by the
blending of black and white wool with
out the use of any dye. 1t is natural
color and is therefore more durable
than any dyed material. In common
with the civilian clothes dealers, the
war department s. experiencing diff
Guilty in securing cloth for the uniform
of the army, because Of the stoppage
of imports of dyestuffs from Germany.
This is only temporary embarrass-
ment to commercial concerns, but it
is q serious matter to the war depart
ment. It shows the unwisdom of de-
pending upon q foreign country for
any of the essentials for the equip
ment Of the army
In looking around for substitute
for the German dyestuff Brig.gen Hen
~ @. Sharpe and Lieut.. col. r. M. Scho-
field. U. s. A., of the quartermaster
corps, have about daeided to dispense
entirely with tn use Of dyestuffs n