The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-16
Company Pays $4,000 For
400 Acres Of Choice Ter
ritory Near Savonburg.
10 DEvELOPE THE PROPERTY
Men Are On the Ground to Drill 100
New Locatlons-Leases Are
in Demand.


onburg, for 100000 was given recent
ly Nick Seibert, contractor, and |
G. W. Churchill, both of Brentwood,
Tex, have arrived to take charge of |
the field work. Seibert has con-
tract to drill 100 new locations on
the new holdings Of the company.
The property taken'o over already has |
three unit power plants and ten pro-
ducing wells. Two of the wells will
pump over 100 barrels daily. Handi-
capped for direct pipe lire for the
present, at least until the Prairie Oil
d Gas Company's lateral from Hum
boldt is completed, the company has
taken over 4-inch pipe line to Saw
onburg and is marketing its produc-
ton by rail.
Production in the Elsmore field con-
tinues TO be satisfactory. The largest
operator in that field is James O'Neill
| Bruen, Of Chanute, who has group
Of ten producers on his 1000 acres.
Five of the best wells are in the Ard
pool. There are three good wells on
the John Ard farm and two steady
producers on the Ora Ard farm.
Leasing in the misunderstanding
field continues Frank Morrison, Cha
mute producer, announces the leasing
of 1,400 acres north of Elsmore.
Facts that are attracting the atten-
ton Of producers to this field are that
ten TO thirty-five feet OF producing oil
sand ore encountered at $50 feet while
the deepest wells, going TO only $40
feet show oil sands running in depth
from twenty to sixty-eight feet. With
such a showing, producers fear to
send the drill deeper for fear of spoil
ing production that is in sight but if
the field declines, all of the present
producers which are now 800 feet or
less will be drilled on through the
deep sands to 1000 feet or more.
X X
Wichita Mill Burned.-The Vim
mill, owned by j. E. Vilm, burned at
Wichita with a,loss OF 100000, covere
by insurance. Firemen fought the
flames in zero weather, saving nearby
warehouses and part of the plant.
Woman Federal clerk.-NIiss Mary
Jones, a former deputy probate Judge
of Saline county, has been appointed
clerk of the federal court for SaliLa
The first session of the federal dis
trict court will be held here in May
under the provisions OF recent act
of congress Judge Pollock will pre-
eide.
Oil Strike In Langley.-A report has
reached Ellsworth that q 60barrel oil
well has been struck on the Marquette
Oil G. Gas Company's lease, three
miles south of Langley Oil was found
at 100 feet
Blast Wrecks BuiIding.-An ammo
mia tank in a butcher shop located
in the residence district Of Wichita,
blew up the other day. wrecking a
two.story building and burying Miss
Edith Turner, bookkeeper in plumb
ing shop next door, under a wall. She
escaped and is but slightly injured.
The force Of the explosion was SO
great that windows two blocks away
were broken.
Engineer ki1Ied.-An engineer was
killed, four trainmen were severe
ly injured, two engines were de-
molished and forty cars were piled
up in a Santa Fe freight collision
two miles south of Douglass. The
injured were removed to company hos
pitfalls at Newton and Mulvane. The
body of the dead engineer was sent
to his home in Strong City.
X X
To unveii Statue July 4.--On July 4
the only memorial erected in Kansas
to Civil war hero will be dedicated
at Mcpherson. when the monument to
General Mcpherson will be unveiled
X X X
Light Plant Burned.-Fire destroy.
ed the engine room of the electric
light plant at Washington recently. |
Several adjoining buildings also were
damaged. The loss, about $4,000, Is |
covered by insurance.
< 4 X
Shot Sisters Suitor.-Objectin to |
his attentions to her sister, Lena
Kinderknecht shot Frederick Richard.
son at Hays as the couple returned
from a motor ride. Richardson is not
expected to recover.
X X X !
OIL Fever Strikes BaIdwln.-The |
oil fever has struck Baldwin and |
the southern half Of Douglas county.
Most Of the land In the Worden dis
trict has been leased and drilling out |
fits are being moved into the county.
A high price for land and leases pre-
walls.
Jail Delivery Thwarted.--A prob |
able jail delivery was prevented u
Atchison when three small saws were
found in the prisoners quarters IN ths
Atchison county Jail by sherift Roy !
Trimble.