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are attracting widespread attention. At
Loco, in Stephens county, the Lone
Star Gas company has about l5O,0OOOO
cubic feet of gas shut in and is now
building a l6-inoh gas line to that field
from the town of Gainesville. When
that line is completed the cities OF
Dallas, Fort Worth. Sherman, Gaines
vile, Denton, Mckinney, Bowie and
Alvord will be supplied with Oklahoma
gas. In the Fox district. in Carter
county there is an enormous gas pro-
ductios Wells there are capable Of
making 700O0,00O cubic feet and there
arc half dozen of these wells and
more drilling. The Lone Star Gas
company will build its line from Loco
to Fox and the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company in all probability will build a
line from Fort Worth TO Fox. Towns
that ere now being supplied with gas
from Fox are Ardmore, Healdton, Writ
Ringing and Wilson The Fox dis
trict has the thickcst producing gas
sands that have been discovered in the
United States and that indicates that
the area will produce gas for many
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
CARRIER PIONEERS
WERE HOME FOLKS
Local Men Spent Thousands
Of Dollars Prospecting
for Oil.
BIG MEN GET VELVET"
Acreage Held by a Few
While Outsiders Do Wild
cat Development.

CARRIER, Okla, Sept q. - (Spe-
cial In 1905 and 1906 CARRIER people,
bankers. farmers, and stock
raisers, spent more than $4,000 pros
pecting for oil. This home talent
company put down one of the deepest
wells in Oklahoma at that date reach
ing depth of 4 ,923 feet in one Of their
test wells The machinery was crude
compared to the big outfits now drill
ing here The last couple Of hundred
feet of hole were made by home drill
ers--men who picked up their knowl-
edge of drilling by working about The
rig as tool dressers or firemen The
we'll was abandoned when the company
ran out OF money and not because the
hole was in bad shape
In both the tests drilled by local peo-
pie, twelve years ago, gas was found
but not in commercial quantities. This
finding of gas had much to do with
attracting oil companies to this part
of the state when the big search for =
new oil field began two years ago. IL
is now claimed by manv geolosists that
had the old test wells been drilled a
mile east OF where they were located
they would have found the oil
The experience gained by CARRIER bus
mess men in drilling these old test
wells was useful to them in interesting
big \ oil companies to drill here and
finally open up the CARRIER oil field.
The people never gave up their faith
that oil existed here, but this faith ex-
lists in every community
"Too Par West;T They Said.
For many years the oil talent claimed
that Garfield county was too far west
to be in the oil belt and that the red
beds were too deep But a new oil belt
has been defined Its trend is to the
southwest from Augusta and Eldoradc.
through Blackwell and CARRIER to
Wichita Falls, Texas Every place
along this trend where there is any
structure oil companies are willing
to risk thousands of dollars in pros
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This Section.
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is building a J-inch line to its plant at
Wilson. the Ardmore Refinery aud the
Coline Oil company each own 4-lneh
line from the field to Oil City where
connection is made with a 6-inch line
into Ardmore, the Texas company has
an 8-inch line in operation to Sherman.
Texas, where II makes connection with
the company's main line from Oklaho-
ma to Port Arthur. Texas. the Empir-
Pipe line company has an 8-inch pipe
line In operation TO its refinery at
Gainesville, Texas the Magnolia has
three o-inch lines in operation to Ad-
dington, where they make connection
with the company's lines to Fort Worth
Corsieana and Beaumont and the
Pierce Pipe Line company has line
under construction from Fort Worth to
Healdton. The new line is OF 3 inch
and will be ready to make runs OF oil
during the month of October The Var
hoIa Pipe Line company has a o-inch
line in operation TO Cushing. and the
Sinclair Gulf Oil company has made a
survey for an 8.inch line from the field
to Beaumont, Texas, and the right Of
way on the Oklahoma side has been
purchased and some material has been
unloaded at the southern end Of the
line. The Magnolia has small lines in
operation from Loco to Healdton and
from Fox to Hcaldton
Big Profits In Refining.
Statements compiled by practical re-
finers show that better profits arc made
from refining Hcaldton crude than
Cushing crude at the different prices
that these oils bring and there has re-
Gently been revival of refining inter
est here. The following rcfincries are
either handling llcaldton crude or arc
building for that purpose, AT Ardmore,
the Ardmore Refining company, the
Imperial Refining company, the Chicka-
saw Refining company, the Great West
ern Refining company and the Cameron
Refining company; at Wilson. the Viii
son Refining company, the Termlna
Refining company and the Nyanza Re.
, filming company; at Healdton, the For
. tv.Sixth Star Refining company and th'
! Healdton Refining company; at Gaines
, vile, the Producers Refining combany
The Peoples Refining company is W
ing organized for the purpose of build
, ing a plant at Ringing These plant
do not include those OF the Magnolii
! and the Pierce Fordyce in Fort Worth
d which have been handling Healdtol
crude since the field was first opened
I and neither do they include the plan
= of the Roxana Petroleum company a
' Cushing which gets Heafdton crud
through the Yarhola pipe line.
The Healdton refinery mentione
j. above is the newest organization a
| Healdton. II will be owned by Jak
IS l.. Hamon, John Ringing and'a ie'
a other parties and no stock will he oi
o iered on the market although the capl
y talization is $2,0000O0. The compan
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years. Another very rich gas area is
being developed in Cotton county, fif-
teen miles southeast OF Lawton. Pipe
has been purchased for a gas line from
that area into Lawton and the pros
poets are that field equal almost to
Fox in gas production will be devel-
oped. The production there is not quite
so heavy as at Fox but it promises to
be richer in gasoline properties
Other small gas fields are the Cruce
field near Duncan, the Killgore field
near NARROW and the Oil City field
west OF Ardmore
The deep sanh at Healdton, the
building of refineries and casinghead
gasoline plants and the starting OF new
wells to be drilled to the deeper sands
make Hcaldton more interesting now
than At any other time since the field
vas opened four years ago,
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I'D Only -Four Years
HIT Has Production
1900 Barrels q Day
||) ||)n l,720 Wells
nooo BARRELS
& OIL IN STORAGE
y New Rigs in Field;
Nv Sand Found; Depos-
y Of Gas Important; Big
oi1ts in Refining. !
- JOHN =. EASLIY.

Y aDllORE, Okla, Sept. 0-(Spe-
1As sosthern fields Of Okla
y ysvdvee esoash oil to supply the
~ gsvsrnment with its needs in
soeeeution Of the war and the gas
n are capable Of producing enough
b supply every city in the state
gas for fuel purposes
Ey1s first we'll was drilled in the
n)6toa field four years ago las,
- There are now 1870 wells pro
80 oil. the daily production IL
- WO00 barrels. The field hal
Doobo0 barrels ia storage, although
ssivity has been feverish for fou'
- sili the field 10 not drilled ur
y & tAis time fifty rigs are running
~ night on drilling new wells.
n oil is selling for 81 20 barrel.
osns 0aaAs 80 Pest Thiek.
II sands at Healdton have a thick
~ IN many instances Of $50 feet
lDide Of the deep areas OF California
- ere no other such oil sands il
world and Healdton will produc'
IT forty years or longer Tn
y euvtss about thirty square mile
e1ri1ssy and Il is safe to say tha
G1kor sinilsS area in the state vii
= oive up % msrh oil ~ Healdtor
~ tamoas Cushing district the o.
llghkeT. the sands were more proli
- field was = wonderful one bu
uo61ea viii give up TO commerc
ge oll than Cushing ever will tn
1o are heavier here, the oil is NJ
ne4ive. the production OF wells ne
M kigh Immediately after drilling b,
- Aold their production better an
lAe'Doag run no other area will CIV
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yI 5 Oil Needs
u Could Be Supplied
N Southern Field Alone

up more oil according TO the acreage
in the producing area,
New Sand 10 Found.
Just recently the new Dunlap sand
has been found at q depth OF ZOO feet.
This sand gives up 4 high grade OF oil
that promises 10 bring the price OF
Healdton crude up to . level with the
price paid in the northern portion OF
the state. This new oil is OF ~
gravity and by actual test II makes
H.J per cent Of gasoline OF a gravity
OF 81 degrees What the new sand
will amount to finally cannot be told
except BY the drill but il makes big
promises and leases in and near the
field have advanced in price since its
discovery. Before many weeks there
will be a number OF drills started on
nearby properties for the same sand
and the prospects are that the entire
field will be drilled over again.
lanes r. Cottingham. attorney for th'
Santa Fe Railway company in Oklaho
ma. once said that Ardmore people
fished and II they had anv time LETT the'
attended 10 business. But at that {,
has paid to he a fisherman in Ardmore
There is a fellowship developed in fish
ing tina. seems no, to he found in an
other sport and i, was the men who ar
devoted to rod and reel who made th'
larger profits in the Hcaldton field. 81
alert have these men bcc, that one o
the big features Of the Healdton are
Is its ownership by local people NJ
other oil field in the world was eve
80 nearly controlled by local people, an
the fortunes Of the fields have bee'
brought to thi, city and are being use
to build q better city Men who hav
made fortunes in the local field ar
building handsome homes sky-,craper
are under construction in the busines
district, new residence additions are be
ing opened up, parks laid out, the stree
railway has been taken over by theI
and is being improved and extende,
oil wealth is also being used to bull
oil refineries, 10 develop asphalt an
lime deposits and stocks are being put
chased literally in new institutions {
merit, and Ardmore Is altogether di
ferent town from what il was = fe
months ago.
Liberal Pipe Line Facilities.
Healdton field is now literally SUI
nlied with pipe line facilities. The
Howard Pew Pipe Line company owl
a t'-rch line % Ringing, the Nyan
! Refining comnany owns a 3-inch line
, Wilson. the Wilson Refining compaI
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0KLAHOMA has the greatest
lead and zinc mining field N
~ the world around Miami
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Healdton field is now literally sup
nlied with pipe line facilities. The J.
Howard Pew Pipe Line company owns
a .,-inch line % Ringing, the Nyanza
Refining comnany owns 3-inch line to
Wilson, the Wilson Refining company
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
FAIR ATTRACTIONS.

The fair association has signed
up some of the best attractions
for the fair this year that have
ever appeared here. Many of the
attractions will be seen at the
larger fairs. Among the list
signed to date are The Society
Circus, half hour of trained
horses and one mule which isn't
trained; Leonard and Oliver,
comedy acrohats; Aerial LeRay,
one of the strongest aerial acts
before the public, and the Skating
Macks, carrying their own skat-
ing floor, introducing the latest
dances on roller skates. They
also do slide for life on roller
skates that will make your hair
stand on end. All this in addi-
ton to a base ball tournament,
automobile races, motorcycle
races, horse races, etc. Watch
for detailed announcement of the
biggest and best fair ever held in
western Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
MoDALE.

Clyde Dickinson Of Soldier
was calling in town Monday.
J.. q. Kelley was Missouri
Valley visitor Monday afternoon.
Mrs. r. s. Sassaman was a
California junction visitor Mon
day afternoon.
Misses Bertha and Lois Field
and Mildred Mcqueen were hav-
ing dental work done in Missouri
Valley Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. j. S. Lighted went to
Omaha Sunday afternoon for a
visit with her son Charlie.
Mrs Ct. w. Middleton and Miss
Nelma Kelley were Missouri VAL
ley visitors Saturday afternoon.
Misses Millie, Bertha, Florence
and Lois Field were Omaha visit
ors Saturday.
|. q. Hammer and Jonathan
Clifton were Missouri Valley call
ers Saturday afternoon.
Donald Mintun returned Sun
day afternoon after a few days
visit with relatives at Sioux City.
Mrs. E. E. McFerrin and
daughter Elga were Omaha visit
ors Monday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26

A. C. Weitzel drove up from
Omaha Saturday to visit the Os-
borne family Mrs. Wcitzel re-
turned home with him, after
spending week at the Osborne
home.
Mrs. w. M. Juinlan from near
the Junction, is spending a few
days in the city with the j. p.
Egan family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oviatt ex-
pect to leave Wednesday for
Powell, Wyo., to visit their son,
Percy. and family.
h j. E. Jones sold 500 bushels of
corn this morning for S2.O3 per
! bushel, f. o. b. Euclid.
M. Fanger is having quite a
run on the Borsalino mems hats
/ which he just received from
i Italy.
i Henry Mcintosh has purchased
a Studebaker of the West End
J garage.
Fred Mcdonald received notice
this morning to report at once to
the commander at Fort Omaha
He went down this afternoon.
/ Mr.. Mcdonald passed the exam
nation for the medical corps
/ some time ago and has been enx-
iously awaiting his call.
+. Ernest Atwood left for Council
Bluffs this afternoon to join his
company. He is sergeant in the
I, Council Bluffs company.
VIM. Nash of Omaha and Brv-
5,ant Mcbride of Columbia. S. c.,
We're here today calling on old
4 friends. Both We're i'm business
in this city some forty years ago.
Harrison Aulger was through
here today, returning to the show
from Omaha, where he enlisted
in the Sixth Nebraska, now being
formed at Omaha.
! Jerome Filkins has returned
home from a few weeks visit
with his brother Ben and other
relatives in Michigan.
Miss Agnes Young is spending
a few days down on the farm near
l Crescent.
| Mrs. Hugh O'Neal spent the day
in Loveland with her mother.
! Mrs. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hutchens
spent the day in the Bluffs on
/ business and pleasure.
] Miss Mary Moss arrived this
morning from an extended visit
in Hamilton and st. Joseph, Mo.
/ She stopped off on her way to
her home in McCook, Neb., to
spend a few days here with her
uncle, Charles Smith and friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
BUY YOUR COAL NOW!

The Herald has been inyesti-
eating the coal problem. 1t has
studied the figures. These show
that between now and the 1st of
next April the bituminous mines
will have to produce $4,000, 900
tons more coal than they did last
year if the bigger demand is to be
satisfied.
This means that all the mines
in the nation will have to run
twenty three more days in the
next nine months than they were
able to run in the corresponding
period of last year. This means
further that they will have to get,
somewhere and somehow, the
added cars to carry the coal away.
The job seems almost hope
less.
Last year the mines ran 23O
days.
This year, to produce the addi-
tlonal 52,OOO,OOO tons, thirty
more working days are neces-
sary.
The best time of the year to
catch up is in April, May and
June-and in these three months
only seven more days were put in.
The big reason for this lost OPP
portunity to catch up was car
shortage. Because of this the
mines couldn't pull out.
There are no more cars today
than in the spring. The time is
coming fast when cold weather
will cripple engines and delay
transportation and war prepara-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
Weekly Bulletin of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service.

For the week ending July Il.
This has been the most favor
able week of the season fer the
rapid growth of corn and har-
vesting hay and small grain. The
temperature was nearly normal
and the rainfall was generally
deficient, yet there were copious
to heavy local showers in many
localities, which gave sufficient
moisture for present needs in
those sections. Corn made very
rapid growth. The earliest fields
are showing tassels in all parts
of the state and the late replanted
fields are being laid by. In the
southern and central districts
most of the early oats is in shock
and the harvest has begun in the
northern counties. Late oats and
spring wheat harvest has begun
ton during the coming week. The
conditions have been exceptions
ally favorable for small grain;
rather cool nights for checking
ripening and causing the heads to
fill we'll. All small grain will be
up to or above the average in
quality and yield, but the small
acreage of winter wheat will re-
duce the output of the crop. Rain
is needed in most districts for
corn, potatoes and pastures, and
is urgently needed in some sec
tions, but no serious damage has
yet been done. The apple crop is
much better in the southwestern
counties than in other parts of
the state. The indications are
favorable for 80 to 95 per cent of
the 1915 crop. The early apple
harvest will begin in the south
western counties during the COM
ing week. Grapes in Pottawat-
tamie county promise 80 to SO
per cent of normal crop.
Geo. NJ. Chapel. Director. /
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
CUT SHORT ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fitzpatrick of
Modale were calling on Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lilwall Sunday eve
Mrs. C. E. Newkirl and son
Frank of Sioux Falls visited with
E. w. Greene and family last
week.
Mr.. Dickinson of Soldier was
the guest of friends in Riverview
Sunday and Monday.
Mildred Olinger is visiting her
sister. Mrs. B. Scow, at Soldier.
G. ID. Losh and family attended
the M. E. services at Modale Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Greene and
daughters entertained at 4 O'Clock
dinner Sunday the Misses Ethel
Tenant and Lola Foreman and
Messrs. Harry Foreman and Chris
Ghristianson of Missouri Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
HOW TO ADDRESS LETTERS
TO SOLDIERS.
Office of the Postmaster General,
|,

Office of the Postmaster General,
Washington, June 18, 1917.
Postmasters are informed that
letters, post cards and printed
matter originating in the United
States or any of its possessions
for transmission to the United
States EXpeditionary Forces in
Europe are subject to the United
States domestic classification,
conditions and rates of postage,
and that letters, post cards and
printed matter originating with
such forces for transmission to
the United States or its posses
sions are likewise subject to do
nestle classification, conditions
and rates of postage, except as
modified by the provisions cover
ing letters indorsed soldiers
letter" and contained in Section
406, Postal Laws and Regula-
tions.
No other than United States
postage stamps are valid for the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
reads carried high, like I have

heads carried high, like have
often seen in the states, and
wished they were mine. and at
coachman and groom sitting on
the box in clean white uniforms,
and also have a spring victoria,
last have them. We have a
built in London. we use with this
pair for afternoon drives, and two
ears, one English and one Am
erican. Now | guess have done
the best to explain it to you in
writing. Have a lot more to tell
you, but will be writing again
soon, as | don't want to try your
patience reading bad writing. I
don't have much time. There is
someone coming in all the time.
Talk about heat! We are having
it now; 119 in the shade. But we
have ceiling fans in every room,
including both rooms, so l don't
feel it much, and plenty goo. ice
water in pitchers all over the
house. We are going to Harjul-
ing, | think, but Mr.. Paul has SO
much business to settle here, be-
ing away SO long, that it will be
some little time before we get off.
Our house is ready and waiting
for us.
Well, will close now, with our
love to you both. Lovingly,
TESA.
please address your letters all
to this house.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
G. Y. NJ. CLUB OPEN SESSION.

The Il. u. NJ club held open
session last Saturday evening at
the X. p hall, chaperoned by Miss
Ruth Myers. Purple and white,
the clu bcolors were used pro-
fusely for the decorations. Flags
We're also i'm evidence. At 8
O'Clock the members and invited
guests arrived and from that time
until 1880 was a scene of mer-
rlment. Games, music and dane
ing formed the diversions of the
evening.
At 1880 Adm Brown took a
flashlight picture of the happy
crowd.
During the evening delicious
refreshments were served, at
which time numbers were drawn
for partners, the girls being sent
to the kitchen and the boys to the
outer waiting room. AS each
number was called they entered
the large room and found seats
around the room. A royal good
time was reported.
Miss Doris Smith of Boone was
the out of town guest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26
RivERvlEw FARMERS CLUB.

The Riverview Farmers club
met Saturday, July IL, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. f.
Thomson. The meeting was
called to order at 1880.
Song, by club.
Minutes of last meeting.
IAN Interview with the Secre-
tary of War; Oscar Doty.
Changed Viewpoint" Walter
Axtel.
Going to College," Mrs. B. R.
Atherton.
AT 1890 the hostess and as
sistants served a three course
dinner.
Afternoon program:
Piano solo, Irene Curry.
Reading, Fred Henderson.
Musical selection, Ethel Doty.
Musical selection, Blanch
Chambers.
Duet, Iva Thomson and Geneve
Axtel
Discussions:
Which is the more profitable,
to raise the lambs to feed or buy
them on the market?" Opened
by w. Axtel. 1t was thought more
profitable to buy them on the
market.
''Would we be healthier and
stronger to have sleeping porches
land sleep more i'm the fresh ARP"
IOpened by Mrs. j. +. McGavren.
We should get all the fresh air
possible.
! Question Box.
Roll call-Current events.
Program for August:
Song, club.
| Readings, b. r.. Atherton, Mrs.
kirkland, Mrs. S. X. McGavren,
Mrs. Axtel, Mr.. Henderson and
Mrs. Doty.
| Music, w. w. Reeser.
| Recitation, Lois Reel.
| Reading, Mildred Brothers.
Music, Mrs. w. w. Reeser.
| Recitation, Fern Axtel
| Reading, Ethel Doty.
Music. Mrs. Conrad Fuhr.
| Question committee: Mrs.
Curry, Oscar Doty and Frank
brothers.
/ Program committee: Mrs.
| Kirkland, Mrs. Dray and W..
IAxtel.
Discussions:
| Would the government con-
ltrol of the food supply be bene-
fetal to the farmer? Opened by
oscar Doty.
| What, if any, will it benefit the
farmer to cut out the speculation
land sell direct to mill or ele-
vator? Opened by r. I. Thorn
lsOn.
/ How can father arrange to let
|mother get out among her
friends? Referred to Mrs. j. A..
.|Curry.
Visitors present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas SHELTON and family; Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Bond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| l.. Mcintosh, Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad Fuhr, Mathe Forman, Inez
|Coyle and Blanch Chambers.
l C1,1b ,,,oo4 4lo
first Saturday in August with Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. ReeSer.
Samuel Dray, President.
Mrs. Frank Brothers, Secretary
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-26

tions will intensity the coal cars
rying problem.
There is no room in Chicago
to store the coal needed for win
ter supply. Coal storage is out
of the question.
Every man who burns coal
should fill his bins and his cellar
now. By doing so he is helping
to avoid coal famine next win
ter.
Buy your coal now.-Chicago
Herald, July II, 1917.