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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

right decided to pay $500 for l2O
acres of land in the deserted wild, is
miles east of Cushing He paid cash
for the land, which as it happened,
lay very close to a lease where b. b.
Jones was drilling a well which was
to determine whether there was any
oil in the ground. The day after
Drumright closed the deal for the
farm, the well was drilled in and the
oil was there. 1t was not i'm paying
quantities i'm the Layton sand, hut it
boosted real estate Notwithstanding.
Mr. Drumright did not plunge
recklessly into the oil game as more
cratic persons might have done, but he
waited and watched and raised cows
on his 40 acres while prospective
buyers made daily raises on the bids
for his property. In a few months f.
NJ. Wheeler struck it rich. Drumright
was furnishing the wood for the drill
ing outfit at Sl.75 a cord, paying for
the cutting and hauling himself Then
at the place where his land joined j..
w. FulkeTsOnS, $, the two men began
to lay out a tOwnsite, on and around
Fulkersun's camp. The town was still
called Fulkerson' $ Camp until 1913.
How Town Was Named.
A busy little town sprang up three
miles northeast of the Fulkerson
camp and was named "Tiger" for the
creek on which it stood. 1t remained
busy town for some time and had
a postoffice, but when Fulkerson's
camp grew To be bigger than Tiger,
the postoffice was moved to a point a
few Yards across the boundary of
Drumrghts farm. After a hard po-
litical fight the postoffice was dis
continued. Moving the postofficc
killed old Tiger and disseminating it
was the end of new Tiger. Then the
postoffice was installed in one of the
stores in Fulkerson's camp and given
the name of Drumright The name
stuck and the town assumed II or
rather inherited it,
Today Drumrights habituaI smile
may be seen as far. as his tall frame
is disCernable. He sits at his desk his
feet on it most of the time, in his Of
flee behind the bank that also wears
his name, as he engineers the finances
of the bank the Commercial club and
the townsite. The one marked char
acteristic of the man is poise. He is
one of the boys and one of the leading
citizens and the color of the two
cloaks blend well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Onton Votes to incorporate.

OILTON, May 22.-Oilton will in
corporate at once. This was decided
at a special election held yesterday on
order of the county commissioners
Only a small vote was polled for the
reason that 95 per cent OF the citizens
have not lived I'm Creek county long
enough to have "a voting right All
persons participated in the cleo
tioneering, however, and great inter
est was manifest. The election board
was composed Of William Murdoch,
Frank Terrill and Harry Anderson.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

tionalities and races are represented
Occasionally Chinaman is found,
once in a while a Jap, engaged in
some work about the camps, but never
u negro.
1T is an unwritten rule in the oil
game not to employ a negro" was
the naswer given by Jack London, a
teamster boss, when asked why a
negro is never employed "In my
opinion you could not find negro at
work in any oil field in the United
States The oil man has found that
1t is not an easy matter TO keep white
men and Indians on the pay roll if
negroes are employed, and this has
been the custom so long that it now
stands as an unbreakablc rule"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Oil Fire PrcCantiOn.

PEMETA, May 22.-Trenches, the
length Of which would total more than
mile, were dug by oil field workers
yesterday while the big 1000 barrel
steel tank Of the Twin State company
was burning, one mile north Of Penn
eta The tank was struck by light
ming early in the day and boiled over
during the afternoon The distress
whistle was blown, bringing in the
oil field workers from all directions.
They formed a small army at their
work. digging trenches that would act
as fire guards and prevent the fire
from spreading The trenches and
the earthworks thrown up would cas-
lily protect men from an attack by an
army.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

Mrs. Earl Anderson of Drumright,
a woman active in civic affairs and
admired by all the oil field workers.
summons help from her friends and
gets it, and negotiates affairs of bus
mess with remarkable tact. The
park for children Of the town to play
in, the public library in the Moose
home, and numerous other civic nee
essities are sure to come to this tOwr
through the efforts Of the Woman's
Civic league of Drumrght, every
member of which is glad to accept
the services Of Mrs. Anderson as their
mutual agent and active agitator.
Somehow Mrs. Anderson is placed at
the steering wheel by a vote Of ac-
clamation, whether it is missionary
society, or dancing club which needs
lively director.
Been There Two Years.
Earl Anderson came to the Gushing
oil field more than two years ago
and stretched his tent in what was
then known as Tiger He had worked
in the mines in Galena, Kan, until
he had contracted a disease common
to the locality, miners Consump-
ticn." The doctors told him that the
air laden with kerosene gasses was
btSl 1AlltN " MN anu VIII t NNlll
which his wife made with her own
hands he came and settled down in
Tiger, to live a few lingering months.
Eventually he began TO feel better
and wrote for his wife to come. Earl
Anderson is living yet, apparently
there is nothing wrong with him
The Anderson home today is still
that tent. 1t is stretched over very
substantial frame the floor is high
above the ground and the frame has
been boxed up IN the outside and
rooted over, nut from the inside, the
tent is all That can be seen Partly
through sentiment and partly for con-
ycuieuCc the tent has been retained
and the house enlarged as the occa-
sion demand ed. Rag tops" as tent
residences are popularity called are
not unusual IN Drumright today. A
few weeks ago there were many
business houses with canvas covers,
but stone ana brick is rapidly replac-
ing them.
Kept the Boys Money.
When Andersen ran a store In
Tiger there was no bank here Mrs
Anderson kept the money for the
boys when they wanted to have d
stake left staging 4 big show or were
afraid to sleep in the bunkhOuse with
a large roll. With thousands Of dol
lars in her apron pocket, she has
walked about the village night and
day, a village the world called the
center of the roughest country on
eerth The boys, as Mrs. Anderson
calls them, the drillers. the toolies,
the tankies, and the pipe liners all
worshipped at her shrine and still do
though her acquaintance is not 50
general amOup them as IL was Whp
the town was smaller.
Mrs. Anderson has been loved and
protected in The oil field since before
there was a Drunnight and while the
two villages Of Drumright and Tiger
grew together and spread out into a
city. and she has proven large enough
to keep her standing as one Of the
foremost women Of the land and re-
tain her title The MIssus." In doing
the right thing in the Twentieth cen
tury and giving people their bouquets
before they die--Mrs. Anderson has
filled to overflowing, the sphere 10
which Fate assigned her.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
DRUMRIGHT'S FIRST
ALMA MATER JUNE a
Much Interest Taken in In
itiaI Graduating EX-
erClSeS.


.,,
special TO Ihe World
DRUMRIGHT, May 22.-On the
white stone arch over the main en-
trance to the local high school build
irs. "15' painted i'm crude Iampbllck
letters, indicates to the community
that there is senior class in the
Drumright school this year. The first
children of the alma mater viii re-
ccive their certificates of graduation
on the night of June Though the
school is two years old this is the
first senior class and the novelty of
it is attracting unusual attention TO
the schools this spring.
Miss Clara Spcllmau. Frank Tenne-
hill. Thomas WhaIen and Mack Siy-
adou will be this years graduates.
Tho last two young men are making
their ARRANGEMENTS to matriculate i'm
Oklahoma university at Norman THIS
fall A. G. Parsons. state high school
Inspector, win deliver the address To
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Pemeta--No Mushroom" or
Boomer--A Necessary
And Coming City

The founding of Pemcta simply had to happen.
Conditions demanded circumstances picked
the site. pcmcta is the new city in the very
heart of the worlds greatest oil field. The
great north pool is already producing three
fourhs Of all the Oklahoma output Formerly
supplies had to be hauled overland from Cush-
ing Norfolk and Yale. The Gushing Traction
Company built its line northward and Pemcta
was the only opening through the hills. So
Pcmcta became the supply depot at the front.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Come While Opportunity is
Young--Grow and
Prosper With Pemeta

Two weeks ago the great Santa Fe system
bought the road from Cushing to Pemcta. Also
the uncompIctcd roadbcd from OiIton to Pemeta
They are rushing it to completion. 1t will prob
ably be in operation by JuIy LIST. 1t will be
the long talked of cutoff to Kansas City. Pc
meta task is big one. She must measure
up to the work Of distributing and manufac
turing required of her by the surrounding ter
ritory, and commercial bigness must result.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
On the Main Line of the Santa Fe
Commands the Trade of
the Oil Fields

Pemeta MUST have men merchants, manu-
facturers, distributors and workers of every
sort to develop her opportunities quickly. 1t
is hard to recognize the rapidity Of her
development and the bigness of her fu-
twe She is in the whirlpool of prog
rcss. In weeks she is doing what other
towns have hoped to accomplish in years. To-
day the opportunity in Pemeta is young. Now
is the time to locate BE part of her dcycl-
opment She offers you the reward of pros
pcrity-good business good fortune without
dcIaN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Hears Sister Is kidnapped.

0UIIIHT 10 7 ITT " NVTTII
OILTON, May 22.-Miss Ina My
ers, member Of the Blondln Theatri-
cal company here, was notified by
wire today by her mother Mrs Jes-
sic A. Myers, Of Hollywood, Cal, that
her youngest sister has been missing
for about 10 days with all indica-
tions pointing toward kidnapping. She
was cashier in a suburban telephone
office and disappeared very suddenly.
The authorities there are making a
search,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

NpttIAT 10 7 lie NOTIu
OILTON, Okla, May 1S.-The
route for the Sapulpa- -Oilton railroad,
to be built by foEmer Governor Has
kelI and associates, has been prac-
tically selected. The announcement is
not yet official The road will run
east out of Oilton along the line of
the oil field extension, thence south
east via Olive, an oil inland town, and
then up Polocat creek toward Sa-
pulpa Arrangements for the early
construction of the line are now being
made.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

Aaron Drumright, in honor Of
whom the town Of Drumright was
named, is the Father of His Coun-
try" prominent citizen ana near mill
lionare.
where the big red apples grow, but
upon the death of his mother Aarons
care fell upon his own shoulders at
about 3 years of age. He worked as
a day laborer at first one thing and
then another in Oklahoma, Kansas
and Colorado until he was about 20
years old. The first real event of his
life came about then. He was work
ing in and about Cushing, going with
The girls in the meantime, when he
persuaded Mary ID. Ryan to marry
him. She was born in the northern
part of Iowa and her people had
moved to this section of the country
The wedding was solemnized at Still
water.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
HOW DRUMRIGRT
GOT HIS Big FORTUNE
Lucky Strike in Oil Field
Made This Man More
Than S150,0OO.
He WooED AND WON
While Working as Day Lab
orcr He Married a Pret-
ty Iowa Lassic.
He WOOED AND WON

special to The World
DRUMRIGHT, May 22.-One Of the
several men on whom the discovery
of oil in the Gushing field bestowed
vast fortune and who have since that
time manipulated their money and
energy in an exceedingly profitable
manner is Aaron Drumright. The
finger Of fate, figuring with foresight
IN the part of the individual, has en-
abled Drumright to accomplish more
in five years than most men do in a
lifetime. Aside from accommodating
somewhere i'm the ncighborhood of
$l5O.OOO, he has had a city named
for him and established reputation
of being man of scrupulous honesty
and rare discretion.
He was born on a farm In the
Missouri Ozarks near West Plains,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
No Negroes BE Employed.

NpeciaT 10 The Womb
PEMETA, okla, May Scrutin-
ize the oil field closely, visit its ut
most limits and examine the features
of each and every man of the ten
thousand or more employed within
this field and 1t will be impossible to
find a negro at work, All other ma
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Gas Mains Laid at New Town.

Special to The World.
PEMETA, Okla, May 1S.-Under
the directionof Truman II. Dunn, who
also put in the natural gas system a.
Oilton. the gas mains have been laid
in Pemeta and the plant installed
over three miles Of mains have been
put in. The streets are now lighted
with gas. The supply is.secured from
one of the biggest gas wells in the
state, located within q mile of Pemeta
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
Oil is Found.

with not more than ordinary success
followed the marriage before Drum
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

While you are bagging the bag
worm and swatting the fly put IN
little time cultivating the flowers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
WATERWORKS FOR
DRUMRIGHT SOON
Problem of Fighting Fire
and Getting Insurance
Is Being Solved.


Special In The Word
DRJ MklGHI, May -, H"I tIic
states attorney has signed the pohaS
recently voted by the people OF Drum,
right raising money 10 proNde Eood
Watcrworks is the pest news fecelNeu
i'm town recently. IN. Ilft u'nai l.n
of the town Is something 10 De ilaue
fun OF but not a Joke. a leahIiR s3S
pipe, q cigar STUB ana SUN EdIc
could make the business portion OF
Drumright matter OF history In thIec
hours. Fire insurance is almost uh-
ubtainable
Sixty days Will solve the pIopltIn'
she present water tank, Whlch mas
little advantage over a wash tup, VIII
ue replaced 10y loO-tooI slahupipS;
the 3-inch tube along broadway VIII
oe surplanlcu ny an o-IHCh man " .''iI., 'ilu
water plugs VIII be stationed at CyeIy
corner along the man streets. Ihree
very costly fires last week Drousht lhS
need of protection 10 Jhe minus Oh
local business men with uhusuaI IoIce.
When pistol hots announce IRE
people have little nope 0i SAVING
property already IN flames IIeN Iush
to their own roof broom IN manu- 10
sweep or the tlylhs SPARKS t@HdL @ may
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

Jaw. it's the same old circus"
yawned the man who had seen them
all
Eyes, and patronlzed by the same
old deadheads' returned the press
agent meaniAgly.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23
A City of Both Business and
Beauty-Nature Gives
Her Both

600 barrels of oil day and the necessary
business connected with it as we'll as the in
dustry it makes possible, is nature s gift to the
business future Of Pcmcta. A natural scenic
beauty is the other Pemeta's residence and
business section overooks the valley of the
Cimarron from slightly elevation. An album
dance of pure water fresh air and picturesque
setting makes it ideal for your home. A nat
ural park and boulevard system is being
worked out. Electric lights, sewers, telephones
and all modern conveniences are under way,
Pemeta calls you. She offers everything you
hope for
The Press., 1915-04-21
Nina smeeninu In the Sea.


 Floating mines can be seen from the deck of a boat and are frequently de stroyed by rifle fire Submerged mines are a different proposition. They are from eight to twenty feet below the surface and attached to an anchor by a cable. They have to be located by trawling or sweeping-that is. drag ging cables through the water at the proper depth to engage the fastening that connect the mines with the an chors. After mine is located in this way it has to be handled with care ol it may explode prematurely.
 Sweeping for mines calls for good seamanship and plenty of endurance in addition to the courage to face ami hilation any moment.-Leslie's Weekly
The Press., 1915-04-21
Tie sx.e.nsh Century Carver.


 -!t t,l2 formal banquet of the six teenth century the man who carved the L2;' f v,.s Lound with the red tape of I':'e. ...tIit. When carving for distin- Eu:S4 q ,,->.t:s he had to remember that e;'::...:.il l.:::ts of the birds or meat mu:; L. St aside. In carving for his lord ;:li l:,dy he was expected to exer- else :,l f discretion il tlc size of the pieces he sent round, for ladies will be sool angry and their thoughts soon changed. and some lords are soon pleased and some It. ;:S they be of compeXion." Te y-;:'1 :.pacted to have the rules both of the kitchen and the peerage ;:t his l:llife':; cmd. X pike. for instance. mCSt G> dish, q up whole for lord and il slic> for coinmoner folk. The rank Cf his diners. too. determined whether Il pig waS~,to be served up whole. sliced. plain OF with gold leaf or whether new bread or bread three days old should be eaten.
The Press., 1915-04-21
MoNsoN.

Eugene s. Hewlett is out with a Ford automobile.
 John Cross has taken the position
 of superintendent at the H. w. Good
 man hat factory in North Dana. Col. 0. L. Young of Springfield
 has been recent guest of o. B. F.
 Leigh, who has recently moved frcm
 Hartford, Conn.,, into the Coburn
 house on Coburn Hill
 Miss Hazel Munsell has returned to
 her school duties at Stamford, N. Y,
 after passing brief vacation with
 her parents, MT. and Mrs. Kelly Mun- sell, on North Main street.
 Wm. King is moving his family
 from Monson to Palmer. MT. and
 Mrs. King have been living with MT.
 and Mrs. J. A. Chaffee since they lost
 their home by fire last January. Daniel Warburton, Chicopee, has
 leased the Monson house of Mrs. Mary
 Foley and has made application for an
 innholder's and first class license, in place of F. R. Foley & Co.,, who have
 withdrawn their application. Local friends of Capt. Amanda
 Mola, who married Miss Edith
 Holmes, formerly of Monson, will be
 interested and pleased to learn of his promotion to the rank of major in
 the Italian army Major Mola will
 be stationed at Florence
 The body of Mrs Frank Bailey, 67, of Wales, the mother of Edward
 Bailey of this town, was brought
 here for burial the 10th. The funer. al was in St. Patrick s church Satur- day morning, and the interment took place in the Pearl street cemetery. The selectmen received the follow ing applications for license at their last meeting: For first class, J. s.
 Dunn 6 Co.,, Century house; George T. Haggerty 6 Co.,. Gilmore hotel
 fourth class, J. J. Purcell & Co.,, Pur.
 cell block, Main street; William lO'Connell 6 Co.,, Bridge street; sixth class or druggists license, F. s. Chap. man and Bert P. Anderson.
 Washington S. Dunham, "A, at one time the owner of the Monson house | block, died at the soldiers home in Chelsea Saturday, 10th. He was for
 many years resident of Ware.
 When in Monson he conducted a plum bing establishment in the north
 store of Dunham's s block. He is sur.
 vived by two daughters, Mrs. Walter $. Miller of Monson, and Mrs. Nellie
 Bedding of Ware, and one son, George W. Durham, cashier of the Ware say. | ings bank iii Ware.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Care of the Ear.

Never be alarmed if a living insect enters the ears. Pouring warm water into the canal will drown it, wheL fl will generally come to the surface and can easily be removed by the fingers A few puffs of tobacco smoke blown into the ear will stupefy the insect Never meddle with the ear if foreign body, such as a bead. button or seed enters 1t. Leave it absolutely alone but have a physician attend to it More damage has been done by injudi cious attempts at the extraction of q foreign body than could ever come from its presence in the ear.-Health
The Press., 1915-04-21
Attacked In Front and Rear.

A youngster of our acquaintance who has faculty for getting into scrapes recently expressed the wish that he was a postage stamp. When asked why. he answered, Because a postage stamp can only be licked once,' whereupon we pointed out that the stamp received. besides the licking. 8 severe punch in the face.-B Boston Transcript
The Press., 1915-04-21
Strong Paper.

A single United States treasury note measures three and one-eighth inches in width and seven and one-quarter inches in length. It will sustain with out breaking lengthwise a weight of forty-one pounds. crosswise weight of ninetyone pounds. The notes run four to q sheet. a sheet being eight and one-quarter inches wide by thirteen an.i one-half inches long. One of these sheets lengthwise will suspend 10s pounds and crosswise TIT pounds.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Pretty Thin.

"Thinr' replied the man who was talking about a mutual acquaintance Well. he's so thin that when he eats macaroni he can only swallow 1t one piece at a timew-Pittsburgh Press
The Press., 1915-04-21
Distinction.

What distinction do you make be tween entertainment and 'art?"
 Entertainment replied the thea ter manager. .'is what people want Art is what people want to make oth CT people think they want" ."-Washing ton Star.
The Press., 1915-04-21
sHUN ENVY.

It is a great mistake when we get the idea that the things that make life worth living belong to our neiehbors. If we cannot be happy with enough to make us comforta- ble we would not be contented with the wealth of the nation.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local aspirations. as they cannot reach the diseased portion Of the e. There is only one way to cure deafness, ana that is by cOnst1tu- tional remedies Deafness is caused by an in- famed condition of the mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. hen this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, ard when 1t is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restore to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever {; nine cases out or ten are caused by t'atarrh, which is nothing but an inf1amed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any cas e of Deafness (cauSed by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- lars free. F. J. CHENEY CO, Toledo, o.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Declined With Thanks.

Beggar- Won't you give me nickel for my starving wife, sir? Pedestrian Nothing doing. I'm married already Philadelphia Ledger.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Aliens Foot-Ease for the Troops

Aliens FOOt-EaSe for the rOopS
 Over 100 GOO packages of Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, are being used by the German and Allied troops at the Front. because 1t rests the feet and makes walking easy. Sold everywhere, 25c. For FREE sample, address Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The Press., 1915-04-21

Any skin itching is a temper tester The more you scratch he worse it itches Doan IS Oin ntment is for piles, eczema-any skin itching. soc at all drug stores.
The Press., 1915-04-21
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

LduI6S Odu WtdI OHOtS One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into tho shoes for tired, swollen, aching, tender feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy, Gives rest and comfort. Sold everywhere, 25c. Ask for ALIENS FooT- EASE Don't accept any substi-