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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
McCaskep-Wentz Hare
Good Well at Poncd City

poNCA CITY, oct lT--MoCas-
h.y ana wentz OF ponca City. have
,ns, brought In n well on the J. l.
Welsh farm, southwest OF li-2s-l
.ar near Dllworth. from the sand nj
.seO f.et. According TO 7. w, Prem
lice Of the MeCaskey- Vents company
iho well look, good for about 20
barrels natural.
Wentz and McCaskey Ca separate
company from McCnAkey ana Wcntl
OF Tonca City. although II In made
up OF practically the same princi-
palsl are turning out Approximately
AsO6 barreh OF caslnEhead gasoline
az their plant, located on the A, )
Olin farm. southwest OF is-N,i east
OH from the various McCaSkey-
Wentr leases is being refine ydat the
plant
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
WIN the oil Men

John % mitchell aud ussociutes in
! the Tex ia. lIumu DU corporation
are leaving for Kansas CITY where
| meeting viii Dee hold r1ufNing the
purrua-r of The strange tIt company
/ properties. iu LuuiHituu u VIII Ic
held an ma office % J II S1'hcrIn
/ a co
u J. Buchanan of the Magma OH
! ~ Refining 60 iS back from Ne"
Yui, ana chicago and reports huI-
ness re exceptionally good Mr. liuch-
uuau IL exceedingly popular with the
murkptcrv ana iobhcry and deserves
! his popularity II anyone over did
| tIis company will aoon be listed on
| th. New York exchanges and VIII
start uff with good buckinE from
men who know the situation here
aud II s thought will swell as high
as So white 3 W par II may even
40 better than that
George T. UaCk believes that the
present he us good a time AZ ever Tor
"A young man 10 get n start IN the OH
I business and proves Il hY saying thh'
right now many ~ the big companies
| in Texas have acreage that thcy are
willing to let anyone drill on driU-
! ing contract. and Gays further mar
H. y Haley formerly his private sec
Iretary. who went 60 Texas, iH a qunr-
ter owner In It. least 1000 or 1000.
| Ibarrcls daily production which ne
lgot by taking drilling contracts. u
| take a great deal Of pleasure said
! Mr. Rack, from the fact that while
| ! was In law school In ~, Louis, tax -
| ing a post graduate course | made
the acquaintance Of three young men
whom | picked out aH being eNcop-
tionally bright ana was tho means
Iuf bringing Ehcm all to Tulsa. one
was Harry Smith. now secretary or
the Mid Continent on g. Gas nSso b
citation and one of the best auihori-
ties on taxation in the country; an
other was "Rlh" Adams, of Adams n
walker. and the third was Harry
Dlack. attorney for the Prairie on
& Gas Co, In Independence, kan.
Certainly the opportunity down thlS
way was great.
| Donald 4. Curry, sales manager OF
the Commerce Petroleum company
Is on HIS vacation, and left Yesterday
for a hunt on the Grand river driving
in hy team from Locust grove on IN"
M a. A. q. Ms no motor car can
make the roads Curry spent his flrs'
week scouting for ducks and has ais
covered some flats on the Grand
which look like a home coming Tor
Ian wehfootcd fowls Curry got his
Training under "pintail" Rob Rob
blns a famous hunter. IN the Kas-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18

Finn vGs moFr than surpriH" "a
the size and beauty ~ tho tlty tH'
Ibnt ui. men every where are TlEN'
noN approaching mis- town W'''
tHun ever - am sorry 90 l'h.'
Tuba go suun." said Sir Waite
There vi.l be- some lmp"rlunl o. ft
lhurty Tor publication. Ihr i'.
fuat Gn appropfiu uvun Of I1looV.""'
a. announced lu ycst"rday.a W" lA
had bsou made rur tii" ouihig'li'".
Of the -IuriNIr reflurrlrs 100 tui'a-''
kau~us tlV and toii"} tiI". i''
been the subject Of much d.srur7'''
,roYud ln, lobby and where uii %"
.ougrrgu.r. tul the ron7vlHir 'i
aplnIuu BE- that tury arc Euink I"
make the Sinclair he largest 10 pr"
ductIuu aud refining iu ne "a"
aud do II quick
Operations West of Beggs
The Duplry Du COMPANY l7 uI't''
lnE Al .asu feet Iu So. ] WVHr 10
the F1uthousr quarJor of 2-lo-lO
The IRON Mountain pil company 81
drilling at 1850 feet ia 40. J -.
pos,ne farm iu the southwest corner
..ar the northwest OF th" southwest ui
g-l6-lO Same company No. I'
uu top OF Rnnd at -,tlS feet an"
shut down 80. J ls ils lh Nh,
southeast corner OF me southwest ~
the southwest ~ the section.
Carter Du company 80. Iiop" i'
the Huuthtust corner ui the MORT"
west ~ tIg .,.
Morrison n Jackson No 2 Golden
lu the southwest punrier ot .I'-i'
ls drihnH al 900 f"rl
lIOud a Murrlsun Na. ramos l'
IA A.. q the IuTIIl
ravt ~ the southeast ~ 3-lHrlu l7
fishing al istb feet Ma. 3 on INV
same farm lH a ftg.
The oklahoma syndlcnt" ON com
p,n, has No. Pnuusch" I'M a.l'. 10
on ton Of sand ul q. hij '"rI No. %
on the sam. farm ls drilling At Iuo
feet No. Z is drilling a. $40 rect
80 is - rig up. d.,
Atlantic Petroleum company No. !
yorse In tho southeast corner ui '"'
northwest Of a-l6-IO In q rig
Bakor aud associates No. 1 ROD
,rts in the northeast corner OF lh'
southeast quarter Of 9.lo-lO II arm
ing at 500 feet 49,
knwficld on company has flk
in the northeast corner or the nor'h
west Of the northeast on the bThS
son farm ,..,t,.
selby OH & Gas co. No. Robbins
In the southeast corner of the hnl'n
east " the southwest ~ lu-l' 10 u
a riu ip. No. 2 Thomas in the north
on,T corner OF the same section got
sand from 2.s29 to 2.G8o feet WIN
good show and are going deeper
Sow drilling at 1850 feet
skeIly A. Russell No 2 iltle IN INC
lnorthwcst quarter Of il-lh.io u
ldrinlng at 500 feet No. hitllr u
ldrilllng st 1000 feet No. hi''I'
~ a rig
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18

The Pritle- Pittman OIL company
has drilled In a 10000 feet Eas
well on i6-2s-s east. on the Hanna
farm, about three miles northeast ot
Newkirk The gas from this well
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
OIL AND GAS
Leases. supplies. Production, Etc,

Small amount OF IL 2A-lb cas-
ing at Avant for sale. Phone lt'f.-
Advt
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kasEiB river bottoms in Illinois.
where be learned 90 paint his Qwn
d"DuyH Ih" color design for The
piumage b. handed down from the
original Audubon paintings. A flock
~ CuTry4 rrdhcudr teal. blu"
wings. mHliard- and p.nails ON th"
LAX" in owen park would make the
keeper feed them corn, and his goose
call sounded through q m"gtphonc
viii make n flock Of lahrtdofs circle
down from u great height and light
/ ll wuHhtub Look oYi Tor the big
feed when curry starts shipping
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18

wnl drill well for Interest Usage
lease preferred. Address N--s. care
World. --Adyt
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Young lady of executive ability 70.
iereated in the oil business. desires
position as private secretary Would
20 20 Texas or iouiSiaeh. Address
n zoo World Advt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18

Wanted DrillinE contractor
Broken Arrow district MIN
Minot, sos Mayo --Advt
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VIII make drilling contracts on
acreage In ReGgs district II inter
es,cd, address N-25. World. --AdNt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
MAX KEMPER RETURNS
I HOME FROM BOSTON
Prominent Minot Wireless Operator
Has Been Instructor in Wireless
Telephone in Aircraft School

Max kemper, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Kemper, returned Satur.
day from Boston, where he has been
Instructor in the Aircraft school for
the past year. He has received his
release from government service.
Mr.. kemper, who had won some
considerable fame as a wireless tel
egraphy operator, before going into
the service, specialized in the art of
operating the wireless telephone. This
will take the place of wireless teleg-
raphy largely between ships and the
shore, and will be used extensively for
long distance telephoning on land, es-
pecially between isolated logging
camps, army camps and places where
it. might not be practicable to con-
struct lines. The Instruments ard
too expensive for wireless telephones
to come into general use about cities.
Mr.. Kemper has talked 70 miles
from a bombing plane. The voice is
much clearer through wireless tele-
phone and the modulation is more
perfect than with the ordinary instru-
nlents. He has operated some of the
German wireless telephone instru-
mentS Whlch were captured, Dut says
that the American-made instruments
are far superior.
Each bombing plane equipped with
a wireless telephone carries crew Of
six men, including two pilots, two me-
chancs an observer and radio gun
ner. Mr.. Kemper operated from a
plane having a 97-foot wing spread,
equipped with two 500-horsepower
liberty motors. Plans had been made
to use these bombing planes for oper-
ating off the coast of Germany in the
spring offensive which had been plan
ned, but which will not be carried out
owing to the armistice.
Mr. Kemper was required to learn
to operate Lewis machine gun and
was taught map-drawing from plane.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
w. JONES, LONE TREE
FARMER, is DEAD
Pioneer Settler Succumbs to Influenza
After Weeks Illness-Wife Died
Two Years AgO-Seven Children
Are Left to Mourn

j. w. Jones, prominent Lone Tree
faqner, died Sunday morning at six
o'clock at his home one and half
miles east of Lone Tree. He had been
ill week from influenza.
The death of Mr.. Jones removes one
Of the pioneers in that section and
one Of the county's most highly re-
spected citizens.
Mr.. Jones filed on his homestead 10
years ago where he had resided ever
since. He.came to North Dakota from
st. Cloud, MINI.
Mr.. Jones was 81 years Of age and
leaves seven children. The oldest
daughter, who is eighteen, has cared
for the other members of the family
since the death of the mother, Novem-
Der %, 1916.
The death of Mr.. Jones is particu-
larly sad inasmuch as the children
are now without either father or moth
err. They have the sincere sympathy
of all. The funeral was held at Des
Lacs Wednesday morning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
PVT. VERN0lD uFBERC
WR|1ES''ABoUT WAR
Well Known Minct Soldier Tells Some
Thrilling Tales-.Praise for the
Salvation Army

John Sawyer received the tol.oWing
very interesting letter from Vernold
Iceberg, a Minot soldier, which will
be read with much interest by his
many friends:
Houdelain Court, France.
January /, 1919.
Mr.. John Sawyer.
Minot, N. D.
Dear Friend and Bro. K. P
Your most interesting letter Of
November 28th received a few days
ago and sure was glad to heaH from
YOU. Yes, there are things one can
write about to bring on blues, out
nothing you could write abou- home,
etc, could give one the blues more
than this rainy country. What little
hardships we have gone through were
taken good naturedly, "but now.
Having to stay here is very tedious.
Anyway we can consider ourselves
darn lucky in not getting to go thru
more than we did Yes, the flu has
sure raised havoc over the world. We
lost two men from our company,
about sixty per cent of them had 1t
in our company. Was very lucky
not to have been taken down with
same. Yes, I wish I had been there
in the good old U. S. A., Mlnot, III
stead Of here when the message was
received of armistice being signed
Can lust imagine the H raised.
John Gamble, if you remember him,
that little Jew that played cornet, and
was to Williston with us. He is IN
this company or 351st Reg. Band.
He's the same talkative John, with a
little more B. s., if anything
Is Rich. Torgerson still there? Give
him my best regards. Should nave
written to him but I'm not much Oh
a hand at writing. Yes, | wish |
had your violin here. Presume mine
has fallen to pieces by this time.
Well, it can't be so very long now
till we can get our little orchestra to
gether again and happy will be those
days. Will try and give you brief
account of our travels since we lett
N. Y. But first I. must say am
sitting by nice large fire place with
Beau Coup (lots) fire in it, making it
warm and comfortable. An old lady
and her granddaughter hive here in
this billet. And she's a real old
grandma, believe me. She has a
sort of ladies' aid party this p. m.
Just helped them drink cup of cof-
fee. There's several Of them here all
jabbering at once. Sounds like
you know if you ever attended lad
les aid. This old lady and grand
daughter are refugees from the Yer
dun front and they sure are poverty
stricken. The girls mother and sis
ter were taken by the boche. They
have heard nothing of them since the
Verdun drive, 19l6-all they succeed
ed in taking with them was a few
clothes and very old crucifix .(cross)
which has been in the family a couple
Of hundred years. Well, I'll start in
giving you little account of our ex-
petitions, keeping along the line OF
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resistance. There are some subjects
one can't write about so will confine
my letter to the things the censor
thinks are possible and swear like
h at the things which are not
passable, which are numerous but at
present reserved for future use, sort
of barrage held in reserve. We left
N. Y. on Aug. Is, arrived in Liver
pool, England, Aug. 2Sth. March
ed through main district to the sta
ton and there boarded one Of those
funny little trains which has about
eight compartments and eight men
to the compartment, open on the side.
We rode about ten hours, arrived at
one of those English crest camps.
called Stony Castle, which before the
war used to be the Kings hunting
grounds. The scenery along the yad
was beautiful, everything appeared
we'll kept. The railroads were sure
numerous, you could see trains run
ming in every direction, except
straight up and down. The one thing
that impressed me most, was the alb
sence of men in England. They were
very few, but oh, the women, they
+,
They We're working at all occupations
from shoveling coal to driving ain
ships and they are not the least bit
shy, except in the mouth, can't re-
member of seeing but one good set
of teeth, while in England. In Stony
Castle we were fed on lamb, ram.
sheep and mutton, mostly mutton and
tea for little better than week. From
there we took the train to Southamp-
ton, to another rest camp "a sort Of
stomach rest). Across the road was
a park and in this park in the eve
nings many queer things happened.
! might state right here that in this
park was unusual activity along the
line of "no resistance" and the aver
age American soldier did heroic work
for the propagation of Greater Eng
land. Here we stayed few days,
then we marched down to the docks
and boarded the transport for France.
We crossed the channel at night and
landed at Cherborg in the morning, a
few shots were fired, supposedly at
subs, but never knew for sure. The
channel was very rough and the fish
Jared well from there. We marched
to another rest camp, rested our
stomachs few days, then marched
back to Cherborg and boarded train
a Ia box cars, 40 men or horses to
the car. We had plenty Of room,
standing up, but oh, you should have
seen us when we tried to lay down,
talk about billinsgate or ribaldry. 1t
was something awful. Nothing like
it was ever seen among men. You've
seen cattle loaded, I'm sure, well
that's US We rode southwest past
Paris and after thirty-six hours of
such comfort riding, we landed in a
town near Dejon. and some relief
when we unloaded we marched up a
big mountain to village, called
Flavingy, very old and very dirty, but
quite historical place, for it was
here whore Oeasar made his last
stand against the Gauls. This village
sets right on top of mountain, well
fortified with thick stone~ wall ell
around it. There's one old church
there. they say was built eighteen
Continued on page g
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
Former Minot Jeweler Awarded
DAMAGES

W. A. Gregg, a pioneer Minot
Jeweler, who has been residing at Pol
son, Mont. for years, recently col
lected 5000 from the Mayo Bros,
claiming that erroneous directions
We're given him by one of the nurses
at the Rochester hospital in regard
to the taking of a certain drug, which
came pretty near getting the best of
him. The attorney of the famous
surgeons made a special trip to Mis-
soula to meet Mr.. Gregg to effect a
settlement. Mr.. Gregg lived in Mi
not q years ago where he worked
for the G. n, later taking charge of
j. w. Rode's jewelry store while Mr..
Rode made trip to his old home in
Norway. Mr.. Gregg has lived at
Poison for the past nine years where
he has been very successful in the
real estate business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
.N|N0T WOMAN CAVE
TWO SONS FOR CAUSE
Mrs. r Larson Received Word That
Her Son, George, Died October 5
From Wounds-AnOther Son,
Walter, Killed June rs

Mrs. T. Larson, 500 Third street
northwest, received letter from Chas,
c. Pierce, Lieutenant Colonel, stating
that her son, Private George T. Lar
son, Co. B., 18th Inf, had died on
October 5, 1919, and was buried in
the American battle area, American
Cemetery No. 8, at Charpentry,
(Meuse) France.
Another son, Walter, who was with
the Canadian forces, met death in bat
tie June 25 last, an account of which
has been previously published in the
columns of the Independent.
Mrs. Larson, though heartbrollen
over the death of her two sons, real
ICES full we'll the great cause for
which they laid down their lives.
George Larson was born in Mime
apolis 33 years ago. In 1901 he ac-
companied the family to Ward county
and for several years lived on ranch
southwest of Minot, near Grelland.
Some years ago George went to Colo
RADIO and just prior to enlisting had
been teaching school in Utah. He re-
turned to Minot and enlisted in D
company, going to France with that
organization. He took part in num-
ber of the fiercest battles and in one
Of them secured some unusually in
teresting trophies which were sent to
his mother in Minot. They wire on
display for some time in the window
of the Shirley grocery store.
George wrote letters to his mother
frequently. The last letter he wrote
was dated September 26, just six days
before he died. In the letter he stat
ed that he was about to be assigned
to other work and that he had prob
ably been in the trenches for the last
time. However, the plans must have
been changed, for he was ordered back
to the front, taking part in the great
fight of the Argonne forest along the
Meuse.
When Captain Gross was here last
summer, he stated that he had seen
George shortly before the Captain re-
turned from France. George had been
gassed but was out of the hospital
ready for the trenches again.
Mrs. Larson, his mother, became
greatly worried when letters ceased
to come, for George had always bee!
very punctual about writing. How
ever. no information could be gotten
from the government until this week,
when the letter arrived nearly five
five months after George had met his
death.
George was fine, manly fellow,
very alert and with a most promising
future. His death is generally re-
GREETED by hundreds Of old friends.
He is survived by his mother, three
sisters, Miss Ruth Larson of the West
ern Grocery Co., Mrs. M. Selander and
Mrs. NJ. Thorsrud, all of this city, and
one brother, Arthur, who resides at
Wolf Point, Montana Arthur's wife
passed away on New Years Day.
Walter Larson, the brother who was
killed June 25 while fighting with the
Canadian forces, was 26 years Of age
He had enlisted while living in Can
ada.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
CLARENCE VANDfNOFV-
Err RETURNS TO M|N0T
After Eighteen Months in Military
Service, Deputy Sheriff Back to
Resume Former Position

Carence Vandenoever, better known
as Pete Jr.' returned Friday from Port
Newark, N. j., where he was station
ed for more than year at the army
supply base. Although he was slated
to be sent across several times, the
orders were always changed just prior
to the time of sailing.
The big army supply base is sta
toned just nine miles from New York
City and Mr.. Vandenoever says he
was able to visit the city twice week
to enjoy the shows and the base ball
games in the summer. Pete say Ty
Cobb and other noted artists of the
horsehide sphere in action last sum-
mer.
The army supply base was built in
a great swamp, millions of piles be
ing driven. Mr.. Vandenoever wasl
first sergeant at this base and was in
charge of the gates. No one was ad-
mitted without pass and even then
he had to be searched thoroughly. No
pictures were taken of the place until
two months after the armistice was
signed. He says that no one ever at
tempted to pass through the gates
who had not perfect right to get in
side.
The government built the plant at a
cost Of $25 100000 and it is estimated
that $500, 1000 900 worth of clothing,
cannons, airplanes, trucks, etc., were
in the place continually, enroute to
France. The stuff arrived by the train
load and the heavy goods were hand
led by cranes. Negroes were employ
n *. ~. 1o1 1oo oJs~rs nnr0
the barges. Five hundred soldiers
we're on guard and $50 negroes were
employed. The darkies were splendid
workers. They'd peel down to pants
and undc.shirt on hot days and work
and sing.
The mess hall accommodates 500.
The mosquitoes were terrible. They
are three times the size of the biggest
ones grown in North Dakota and the
men had to work with mosquito net
ting over their heads.
At night they woull let down mos
quito netting over their beds. Men
would so around and squirt oil in the
low places and in the surrounding
swamps to keep the pests from beconl-
ing too numerous.
Although the people in the east died
like flies during the flu epidemic, not
man in Mr.. Vandenoevers' company
Of $50 contracted the disease. In the
east so many people died that the cof-
fin factories could not turn out coffins
fast enough and many were buried in
rough boxes. Long trenches would be
dug in the cemeteries and labor was
so scarce that sometimes the crude
coffins would stand for several days
besides the graves until they could be
buried.
Mr.. Vandenoever, who was deputy
sheriff before entering the service, will
resume his position with Sheriff SEQ
field the first of the week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27
N. T. SEVERANCE is
DEAD IN OREGON CITY
Former City Engineer of Minot Passed
Away at His Home in the West on
February is From General
Infrmities

The many friends of M. E.. Sever
ance, who resided in Minot for ten
years or more, will regret to learn of
his death which occurred at his home
in Pendleton, Ore, recently. Mr.. Sew
erance was engaged as city engineer
for the city of Minot for many years
and at one time was county surveyor
of Ward county. He was very capable
in this work He was regarded as
one of Minot's very best citizens and
hundreds Of old time friends will sin
cerely regret to learn of his death.
We publish the following clipping
from Stanfeld, Ore, newspaper:
The friends Of M. E. Severance
were grieved to hear of his death on
Sunday morning, February 16, at his
home, 200 Garden street, Pendleton,
Oregon. The deceased was in his 10th
year. He leaves besides his wife, one
daughter, Florence, wife of DR.. R. r.
Johnson Of Great Falls, Montana, and
two sons, DR.. r. H. Severance of Great
Falls and Edwin S. Severance of Stan
field, Oregon.
Short funeral services were held at
the Folsom undertaking parlors at 2
O'Clock on Tuesday. conducted by Rev.
Gornall Of the NJ. F.. church of which
church Mr.. Severance was member.
Only the immediate family were pres
ent.
The body was sent to Great Falls.
Montana, for burial, where funeral
services were conducted by Rev. White
Of the M. E. church of that city, on
Friday, February 81.
Mr.. Severance was born in Middle
bury, Vermont, where he lived the
early part of his life. After gradu-
aring from Middlebury College he
went to Minnesota and established
himself in his profession as civil en-
gineer. Later removing to Lisbon,
and from there to Minot, N. D., where
he continued in the practice Of his
profession. Three years ago, on ac-
count Of failing health, he removed to