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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
WICHITA leases
BRING BIGPRIGE
Many Transactions Follow
Bringing In Of Burk-
W2ggoner Well.

Wichita Falls. Texas May For
approximately a quarter million doll
lars each. tracts have been sold here
in the past five days.
The American oil and Refining
company. Of wichita Falls. within the
last Few days paid s225,000 for. leases,
five tracts being around the Burk-
Waggoner well This company viii
drin as soon as possible on the tract
adjoining the -waggoner on the
north Il IS block 81. The wen viii
be exceedingly interesting 20 every
OH man, as no one knows where the
-WaEgoner pool extends and this
we'll VIII show something.
A. ]. Van Cleave ct al. sold 70 the
vano on company 1s 10 acres cut Of
block 1o5s Red river valley land, for
S225,0o0. The van Cleave people
bought It for s25 an acre.
Other deals recorded in the past ten
days follow:
B. W. Parker TO E. ". Lancaster
% acres Holtzen survey, $4,000.
L r Munger to e. n Harner- 10
$4,000.
Fred Andree ct al. TO J. L. Art. 10
acres, block 81. Red river valley lands.
$4,000.
j B. Evans ct TX to Mrs. F. C.
Scth.enck, five acres, Stanley survey
". F. Naber ct al to ". L Man ct
al. lots z, s and g. block Il, Burk-
burnett townsite, s15,543.
r ". Greenwood 70 Mrs. r c.
Selh.esncks three acres Stanley survey,
R. a. King to Black Canyon OIL
company 1-32 interest in block s.
Wigham addition to Burkburnett,
". A Turner ct al to C. II. Langs-
den, five acres. block 76, S13.250.
Vaughn OIL company to j. j. Nc
Cook ct al, five acres, block &c.
A. L Benson TO J. L. GuIiland. so
acres. Day Land and Cattle company
survey. $3.50.
H S. Griffin TO American Refining
company. 10 acres block Sc. Red river
valley lands. $4,000.
n n Harper to n o. Powell ct al
10 acres, block 76, Red river valley
lands, 5000.
3Irs. Classy Fowler et al 70 r G.
Frye, 10 acres. block 81, Red river
valley lands. $4,000.
Cooley OIL and Gas company 70
Fred Andrea, 10 acres. block 81, Red
river valley lands. $4,000.
J. " Ferguson TO S. L Fowler, so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
REPORT BRADLEY PLANS
TO BUY UNITED OIL co.

It IS reported that the Bradley com
pany Is negotiating for the United OIL
company IN thu Burkburnstt field The
report is that the purchasing com
pany IS 10 pay the stockholders OF the
United company two and one-half FOR
one for the latter's stock and issue 20
the Iatter's stockholders an equal
amount OF Bradley stock
The United oil company has ten
acres near the Wsggoner well IN
wichita county which created such
sensation by big production teW
DAYS aEO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
TUCUMCARI HAS NEW
$4,000 OIL COMPANY

Santa Fe. y. II. Nay The state
corporation combustion has passed
the Iowa Southern OIL and Gas com
pany OF Tucumcari. P A Prentice,
statutory agent. capitalization 81
authorized at $500. 900. Issuance $500.
with eight Tucumcsri residents as
stoctyholdera
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
BARKERPRAISES
RANGER FIELD
Southwestern Oil Official
Paints Permanently Of
Texas Treasure Land.

J. ". Barker. assistant manager 81
the Sheldon hotel and secretary Of the
Southwestern oil and Development
company. a corporation formed locally
but which has spread with rapidity via
numerous stockholders all through
the southwest. has just returned from
Ranger field. where he and associates
purchased about 100000 worth OF
acreage for the company In the opin-
ion Of Mr.. Barker. a view OF Ranger
field is the only adequate manner In
which knowledge Of the great posi-
hilities Of this potential treasure
house is obtainable.
Limits Unknown
The size OF Ranger field is IN
k Town at present" said Mr.. Barker,
Thursday morning. ct will be a year
or g year and a half until the con
fines Of this potential treasure house
are defined Many prospect wells are
being drilled in Eastland. Stevens and
Comanche counties and few doubt but
there viii be many wells brought IN
in the territory OF these counties not
now known as oil land.
IN Eastland and Stevens counties
there is hardly an acre that has not
considerable value as potential OIL
land In that country 900 barrel
wen is about the average.
Dry Holes Few.
In proven areas the percentage OF
dry holes Is very small and % would
undoubtedly take several years to drill
out the area now proven IN many
cases tracts Of 500 or 400 acres are en-
countered with only one or two wells
on them
When you stop 20 contemplate that
IN the future years eventually viii be
found a well on every five acres. 70
means the field will have long life
Besides. they are continually bringing
in wells which daily extend the pres
ent limitations OF the field
100000 Of Land.
with my associates we have PUT
chased considerable acreage in prove
ferritory, amounting to 100000 worth
As soon as the legal formalities Of
transfer are accomplished We viii
start 10 drill
In the towns Of Eastlaud and Ran
ger the character and magnitude OF
improvements contemplated and under
way show the faith in the future and
Derrnanency Of the field Eastland IS
preparing TO build a 100000 hotel en-
iarging the water works and perfect
ing the sanitary system Ranger Is
improving Its water system and pre-
pairing 20 nave the streets Railroad
congestion has DELAYED the movement
Of Improvement materials"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

Charleston. ". Va. Nay I'm front
OF the county courthouse recently
there was a public whipping OF two
negro boys who had pleaded guilty %
a charge OF theft The mothers made
a plea that the boys be kept from the
reform school and the beating was ar
ranged by the Judge. The prosecuting
attorney applied the switch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
CHARrFRED NEW COMPANY.

The Iowa Southern OIL company
composed Of people OF Tucumcarl, n.
n. and with a capitalization OF $500
600 has been chartered by the New
Mexico state corporation commission
The sum OF $500 has been paid n
and the office viii be IN Tucumcari.
The statutory agent and other stock
holders are J. N. Harvey, g. A Brown,
Elizabeth X Winters. s NJ wharton
a. Vorenberg and ". A. FoylL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
CALTFoRVIA N FIELD.

The California Petroleum company
has entered the Texas oil fields. It has
procured holdings in MontaEue, Cole
man and Concho counties. The leases
are the Hill and Ledbetter tracts IN
lfontagus county and the Padget u
Coleman and the Pickell IN Concho- Il
also has 1900 acres in the Tamplco
fields in the state Of Neracruz and
said TO be very near the big produc-
ing wei Of the Island OIL and Trans
0nrt cOrrnauv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
rrr RIG - N MRIGHT NO..

The Gladstone OIL and Refining com
pany is rugged up FOR its first wen on
the Wright tract in Eastland county,
Texas. near the Texas and Pacltic Coal
md ON conpanv's Norwood well. The
Gladstone now has seven wells drill
ing IN Eastland county. according 10
statements given out by the company
officials.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

Strawn. Tex. has one new well In
and another expected IN the next ten
Gays. The first the Gibson wen south
OF Strawn was shot and the result re-
ported is that the hole was fun Of oil
and a producer seems certain The
second is the sun company's No. 2.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
lcyo sHEEPsKIys. THIS Wan.

the university Of Missouri vii re
ceivs no sheepslSin diplomas at the
graduation exercises this year. Plain
paper camoufiaged 70 resemble parch-
uent viii be issued instead Inability
20 receive supplies from Europe is the
reason for the substitute.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

The Duke Dome OIL company's No
Z well IN the Desdemons district was
reported this week as drilling az zoo
feet and the black lime will proba bly,
be reached the last OF this week The
six and five-eighths casing viii then
lie set and the expectation is that the
OIL sand viii be struck next week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
PREDICTION INCREASED.

The Gulf Production company's No.
Taylor IN the Ranger. Tex. field.
has been increased from ITS 800 bar
reIs which 10 had been yielding for
some time 10 1900 barrels as a result
Of having been drilled in five feet
more.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

acres, block S, Red river valley lands,
$4,000.
Sol Eimbro 10 Abe Lefbson. 40 by
.15O fee out Of the 7. J. Fedman sur
vey. $4,000.
Ben F. Schultz TO J. ". StaIey. Z IL
acres block 60. Red river valley lands,
S37.500.
a half acre in the Hardin tract ad-
joining the Burkburnett townsite on
the west was sold for $1,000 or at the
rate Of $4,000 an acre.
Brown and Jones paid $4,000 an
acre for q % acre block out OF block
s.. the same block in which the Burz-
WagEoner is located. The deal was
closed last week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
"GetS-It PeelS
My COrns Off!
Any Corn OF Callus Comcs Of Peace
fully. Painlsssly. Never Fails.

It's almost g picnic % get I'D OF s.
corn or callus the "Gets-It' way. You
spend or 9 seconds putting on or 3
drops Of ~Gets-It," about as simple as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

The stock OF the Little Wonder Oil
company VIII be advanced TO 50 next
week. according to ". c. BurHe. direc-
tor ana local agent OF the company.
and not TO So q share as was err
roneously reported recently. though
Mr.. Burke states he believes the stock
viii reach this mark in a reasonable
length Of time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

business Institution continue operate indefinitely
if its inadequate operating expenses
- This precisely the situation conrons the telephone
business today condition brought about by increased
costs and increased living costs employees necesstang sub
stantal wage increases and very large taxes which
has affected the telephone industry the every other
industry
In the last three years commodity have advanced
average Of 10 per cent The average of wire cables poles
and all Other materials has increased proporonatey. Freight
charges have been advanced to point where they add materially
to maintenance and construction costs Meanwhile telephone
rates have remained practically stationary.
In ORDER therefore to sufficient to the
cost Of rendering telephone service has been necessary make
changes Of the rates charged for service These
authorized and approved by the Postmaster-General
Under the revision effective May 1915 the class of
which you receiving billed in accordance with the
closed statement you desire information with respect to rates
other classes Of service it will be gladly furnished upon request
and you desire any other class of service proper adjustment will
be made upon your application.
hoped that you viii continue the helpful coopera
ton you have rendered the past to the end that reliable and
satisfactory service may be rendered you
This Company operating its telephone property under the
direction of the POsmasterenera for the United States Gov
and all of the belong to the government and
must sufficient to the cost Of rendering the
service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

Use "Geis-If," peel of corn this way.
putting on your hat. "Gets-It' does
away forever with "contraptions.'
wrap1y" plasters. greasy Ointments
that rub off. blood-letting knives. and
scissors that snip into the quick
"Gets-It' eases pain Your '1umpy"
corn EEriuks. dies, loosens from the
toe. You peel the corn painiessly from
your toe in one complete piece. That's
where the picnic comes in-ynu peel
it of as you would a banana peel.
Nothing else but "Gets-It" can DO II.
Get peaceful. commou-senss ''Gets-It"
"Gets-IL" the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover. the only sure way,
costs but a trifls at any drug store.
Mfd By z Lawrence & Co, Chi
cago. Ill--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01
List Bra&OS As
Week SBig Well
ArOnndStebhenS
Property Is Producing 200
Barrels an Hour Accord
ing To Word Here.

The weeks stellar well IN Stephens
county is the Brazos, according to
word received here Thursday morning
by Dunbar and company. their wire
creditng the gusher, which is in the
II H Hagaman-L C. Denison tract
with a flow Of practically 200 barrels
an hour. which indicates a 5000 barrel
we'll according TO oil men. The ar
rival Of the Brazos among producers
has created a furore among Arizona.
New Mexico ard Fl -Paso stockholders
OF Leon River Royalty. which COM
pany has an eighth royalty 221z acres
OF this tract.
Has Steady Flow.
Official reports as to the depth of
the BraZos and depth OF the sand have
not been given out but il is known
that the wen has kept up a steady
flow since being shot" April %. A
well IN the same tract, a little 70 the
northwest came in natural with a 500
barrel flow, the well being down about
1900 feet and the pay sand being bare
" scratched.
M0Orhead Wen In.
According TO Wednesdays report
from the De Leon field, the Moorhead
wei, In the same part Of the field as
Leon River Royalty's No. tract, is in
and making 80 barrels an hour on top
OF the sand IN the opinion Of oil men
this well. first reported a gusher. VIII
be an unusually big producer when
drilled IN and will be accompanied by
other big producers in the near future
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-01

The following is copy of which was en-
closed with all May LIST Bills for telephone service
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-31

Bn0rn

Dave Noel. a boy Of the New York
sion Of the Bruces, the while q very, we'll
talked in 70 Sfny Re Her way e s1ss ssna 81. ~ n nee
ticed that his feet were poorly covered.
80 she took of her satin shoes and
thrust them into his hands. Before he
a carriage and, with two women. wa
whisked away. A man saw the little
draraa and gave Pave ten dollars for
rant. ate and slept and woke with a very
DEFINITE plan in mind.
She boy: remembering a sailor he
on NC helped. hired out on the Msys GIT
J%aneiro. He determined to settle in
Brazil and make a record. A Brazilian
baron. Who taught him the Portusuese
g. Sne a s day se ae, .1n = great It 'n r.g.;a m
Brazil and set out for himself, but he
started on one more voyage to Boston,
whence he is to &c to New York.
mediately began his search for the Eirl
of the shoes. He did not wait long be-
fore her home. He stopped her as she
was climbing the steps. and, with boy
what he had done and hat he was com
ing back for her when she grew up. He
THRUST a package in her hands and ned.
xe eoFe }or B myrasr sentenced zen ;n TO- afteen =
the prison of Rio Nabucco. resorting to
many things to keep from going mad.
Presently. an old trusty sits down oppo.
site his cell to tell him Of an adventure
with the Candillo, Dom David Noel.
David Noel was the hero Of the story
and to Bruce's surprise Noel appeared
before him shortly after the tale ended
Noel promised to parole him and hire
him as an engineer. Later. Benito. an
Indian, came to the prison for Bruce,
and the man was released. When Bruce
asked where they were going. theNIndian
replied, home, TO the house Of the Lit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-31
Bruce gaxed, feeding his sight with
beauty, the Indian beside him uttered
a sound to attract his attention and
pointed across the height on which

Bruce gaxed, feeding his sight with
beauty, the indian beside him uttered
a sound to attract his attention and
pointed across the height on which
they were,
1T is there" he uttered in his gut
tural speech. 1T ia home, Senior; 1t
is the Great House Of the Little
Shoes"
Bruce followed the pointing hand
With his lgaxe. On . slope, perhaps
hve miles from him. one white an
sion cleaned out, Of the setting Of vio-
lent tropical colors. Even at that dis
stateliness Of design, in contrast to
the. usual fiorid Italian architecture
prevalent in South America.
Bruce stared at it.
why do you call it that?" he
hually queried, land whose is it,"
when We reach it, the Senior will
see why that is its name. It belongs
to the master. Who else could it be-
long to? Who else Is great enough to
build the house which is his?/ Years
ago were its first stones laid, when
the master could come but seldom to
view the building Of it; yet he order
ed all. All day for W days has he
ridden. only that he might pass an
AS0L SASAo "ASEo IL AoSC WI u |AAO
ground; speaking to the overseers
who directed all as the master COM
manded. Yes, between battles. be-
tween talking in the cities, from the
forests and from the sertaon. has the
master turned to visit the great
house. And 1t is his"
He urged his horse forward with
the last word. and Bruce's mount fol-
lowed. But the engineer continued to
1AAIr k~~~@.A kh~k AA-k >,> -l>.
ever the road permitted. He recall
ed now things he had heard Of David
Noel before his arrest. His imagina-
ton was seized by the idea of the
man who had fought his way up to
such influence in the country, plan
ming at the same time this house to
match The success he meant to at
tain. He glimpsed across the In
dams speech the figure Of the ex-
piorer, the commander in wild coun-
tries, the statesman Of the capital.
house as to a recreation and a design
formed in some moments Of dream
ing and held through all the turmoil
Of his work. He must have stood
within the rising walls Of that house,
in the dusty travelworn garments of
a man from the forest jungle, in the
uniform Of a soldier on campaign,
ana lattery, IN the f1ne linen OF q
statesman from the adjoining capital.
sultation with his architects, bending
over blueprints and plans. Benito had
called the builder of the house an
overseer, but Bruce knew only an ac-
complished architect could have de-
veloped that white building with its
exquisite proportions. its stateliness
that was not stiff, and its >m~assiveness
that vas not clumsy. He grouped
these things, and the things 1.-THE Lit
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-31

tie Bald One" had told him, about
the central figure Of the grey-clothed.
grey.eyed mai who had visited him q
few days before. Assembling his W
Impressions, he found his keenest sur.
prise vas that David Noel knew OF
him. His keenest anxiety was, what
did that man want with a convict
Sineer?
Bruce's mind had had time to clear
on the journey down the river and the
ride following 1t, which was, now
drawing to q conclusion. He knew, or
thought he knew, something OF the
southern disposition. 1t must be for
some purpose that Noel had taken
him from an interior prison and
brought him here. Was that purpose
one which could be best accomplisnsa
Bruce had heard Of such things;
everyone has heard Of such things In
every land. What use had Noel for a
man who was free. yet a prisoner.
The cool air Of approaching eve
ming was soothing his long.parched
lungs, and cleansing his long-poisoned
brain Of remembered foulness Of odor
and sound. His body luxuriated in
the contact Of clean linen. Just what
would he refuse to do. II confronted
with the alternative Of return to that
prison
Before he had ridden another mile.
it had fully penetrated Bruce's con-
| viction that he had been unbelievably
blind; that David Noel had tried to
convey to him the very understand
ing at which he now had painfully ar
rived. He recalled the frank and UNI
compromising statement that the
prisoner would be paroled in custody
Of his employer. Noel had made no
af~fectation of pity OF charity in the
matter, and his last remark gathered
new force: Il thought you under
stood. For me. Of course!"/ Well, it
was best to be prepared by realization
Of what lay before him, even. II
realization brought despair.
A turn in the road brought them
beneath a great tree wrapped from
bottom to summit with a mass of bril-
liant blue blossoms When he rode
beneath and as he passed, a gust blew
lightly a pendant branch against his
face: 1nvoluntariiy he raised his
from injury. And, touching them, he
touched a new collection. Noel had
sent to him his eyeglasses. He must
have gone or sent to the old camp
where Bruce's effects had lain aban-
doned for a year, to find the case con-
tanning those shell-rimmed spectacles.
That action was no born of self-in-
~terest, but Of pure kindness. AS long
as he lived. Corey Bruce was never to
touch or see his glasses without a re-
newal of the poignant gratitude he
had felt on opening the case at the
prison door. Touching them now, he
hated his own distrust Of Noel. Might
not his purpose be secret without be-
ing evil? Might not
The voice Of Benito summoned him
from his gloomy abstraction.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-31

aso threatened to plunge the peace conference Into q
most serious conflict. It now appears. that the frequent
solution Of difficult problems namely the compromise,
has been effectively applied. and that all parties con-
cerned emerge from the discussion satisfied With the re-
suit.
In the latter part Of April unusual tension developed
at Paris in consequence of Italy's insistence upon alleged
claims to the city and district Of Fiunne: Italian statesmen
maintained that the secret treaty Of London recognised
their rights. but in sharp opposition to this attitude
President Wilson asserted that the London treaty dtd not
been a rather heated debate behind closed doors was that
that this action be taken as a protest against the pros
ceedings at Paris.
During the many months of war and subsequent ne
gotiatfons there has never been any disposition on the
part Of the other Allies to question 1taly's right to Tren-
tino and Italia Irredenta which are overwhelmingly pop
ulated by Italians. But the case Of the lower Adr1atic
population is predominatinsly Slavic. President wilson's
view was to the effect that II italy had her aspirations
for Fiume gra6aed. the result would be that the new
small states created during the war would be, shut of
from direct access to the sea. -
The agreement which now has been reached, stipu.
lates that Fiume. with the exception of one of its suburbs
will form an Independent state under the League Of Ma
lions; the territory Immediately west of Fiume will be
included in this new state through which runs the rail.
road to Laibach. Italy obtains the sovereignty over the
Dalnatian capital and Sebenico and also over some small
strategic islands in the Adriatic, in addition to being ap-
pointed a mandatory for Albania.
1t thus appears that a middle ground has been found
and that d difference which in former times easily might
have resulted in war, has been adjusted by adroit tactics
Of the new school of diplomacy.