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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
MEN
Cd To OIL FIELD

Peter Otis. former FL Pasoan aua
now a resident OF Los Angeles, vii
leave Monday for the Reeves and Cul
berson county oil fields FOR the pur-
pose OF arranging accommodation
for representatives. Of California syn
dicates who expect TO begin opera
tons on a large scale as soon as ma
terial can be placed on the grount
and arrangements made for drilling
q large number OF Califorulans arr
displaying much interest in the Of
fields near Fl Paso.' said sir. Otis
-Californians look with much taFol
on these fields and many operation
are preparing 80 'eave the fields o.
that state 10 come here and help Dc
velop the new fields in this section
Of Texas
The geologists' reports 20 the Call
foruia oil men are pleasing and mil
lions OF dollars from that state WI
80 70 the production OF OIL In thi
Pecos and Toyah fields.
Practical oil men from that sec
ton have already looked over thesi
fields and express much faith IN this
future OF these holdings They lool
upon FL Paso as the oil center OF thu
southwest. soon 70 rival Tulsa. Okla
Fort Worth and Dallas as oil towns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Boys Life SaOed BY
Remarkable Operation

Springfield. April 1o.-Five years
old John Warren Wilson is alive and
well today. after having his skull
fractured BY the kick OF a horse. and
lying for almost four months at the
point Of death He owes his Ire to
scientific advancement OF surgery.
Physicians found two large pieces OF
bone driven into the brain. The bones
were removed and placed in the boys
flesh near his ribs, so they would be
kept alive for an operation TO replace
them in the skull after the skull
wound had healed. The experiment
proved a success. and the case IS at
tracing surgeons from all parts OF
the country. Dr. G. n. Kreider per
formed the operation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
SUNSHINE COMPANY To PUT down
NEW WELL At PEGlS; FIELD ACTIVE

DECOS, Texas, April ia big
I standard derrick with an electric
light on top. IN plain sight Of
Pecos and which may be seen by
passengers as they speed into Pecos
on the Texas s. Pacific, viii be
Pecos's next oil we'll The well is to
be drilled by the Sunshine Oil cor
poratiou in section So. block g. It
was stated today that the machinery
is on the ground for this well and
also for another deep test well. The
wen in section 90 is to be known as
the laura wen No. ?. and the other
win be known as the finally well
No. J. The drill viii drop as soon
as FASTENED labor can assemble the
machinery and raise the derrick" It
IS announced
The rigs 10 be used for the two
new Sunshine wells are known as
the extra California standard rigs
having been developed IN the oil
fields OF California They are de-
scribed as having little or no wood
about the rigging. the "bulf wheel
calf wheel and all-the rigging being
Of metal They viii also be supplied
with the finest type Of return tube
boilers
The Sunshine. whose operations
were recently disturbed because Of
boiler troubles. now has drilling
again all its four Wells-the Laura
No I. Victory. Grogan and Leeman
wells Excellent progress within the
last few days is reported. The Laura,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

'THE Bell well. % miles northwest
Of Pecos has a proved capacity Of
50 barrels an hour on the pump.
according to its owner. Ira J. Bell
who spent Friday in Fl Paso- Mr.
Bell said at The Herald office Friday
afternoon that he had made pump
ing test Thursday and that the
amount Of oil in his well had not been
diminished after the pump had worked
for an hour.
Mr.. Bell was accompanied to Fl Paso
by r. c. Andre, his driiler. Mr.. An
DIRE is even more enthusiastic about
the future Of the Pecos filed than Mr..
Bell.
I am having some trouble with gas.
which interferes with the flow at
times, but that viii be taken care OF
with the right sort OF q valve Mr.
Bell said
The object OF Mr.. Bells visit to
Fl PasO was to purchase a topping
machine. otherwise known as a stiIl
This equipment he purchased from the
FL Paso Foundry & Machine com
pany. ". n. Small. president OF the
company, told Mr.. Bel the still would
be on the ground at Isabel, Texas,
and set up ready for use in a week.
The still has a capacity OF 100 bar
rels daily and Il IS expected that Il
VIII be worked to capacity regularly.
FL PasO Equipment Center.
-1Tr. Bell said that in his opinion
Fl Paso was the logical place to come
for all OF the equipment that could
be procured here.
The reason the need for the still Is
so imperative IS that the oil IN the
Bell wei is highly volatile. evaporat-
ing at IS degrees Mr. Bell says hs
finds there is a loss OF more than 10
barrels daily in gasoline from the
storage tanks on the ground near the
wen.
Another deep test has been started
by Mr.. Ben near the. present well.
Alr. Bell said that u shallow test
wells in the vicinity had been con-
tracted for and that Is other wells
had been contracted for on a $3.50
basis. These wells are all TO be
drilled to depths ranging from $50
70 1000 feet. Mr.. Bell and n F. Chap
man are to put down two wells, one
OF them half q mile north and an
other mile southwest OF the present
well
II have $4,000 acres OF land IN that
mart OF the country" said Mr. Be1l,
Hand, while am selling some OF Il,
an in the game for production ]
have unbounded faith in the results
to be had there. I discovered the
structures there before anybody else
got IN and people laughed at ne when
I first predicted oil in paying guam
titles. But I think most people are
satisfied now Of the presence Ct oil
and I an sure the future VIII make
a still better showing"
NJ. Bell returned TO Pecoa 1t
o'clock Friday afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

the pioneer well In the Pecos field.
was shut down because Of boiler
trouble. which has been remedied-
Many Rigs Brought In.
Drilling rigs from the older oil
fields Of east ana central Texas are
being rushed to Pecos in response to
the hurried messages sent out after
the Bell vel had been put on the
The Abner Davis well was spudded
in Friday II is half a mile east Of the
Bell Wen. Mr.. Davis intends to erect
a rafinerv here, too.
The Bell wells showing has made
for increased activity IN the area i'm
mediately surrounding Il. and five
wells are now racing 10 the depth at
which the discovery well struck oil.
while the liner Davis well on the
same section with the Bell is ex-
pected to spud in on Monday.
Drilling East Of Peeos.
East Of the river in Ward and
Loving counties there IS activity
among the deep tests projected The
Trans-Pecos company is assembling
rigging and a gasoline engine for
a test in section 206. block "a. h. &
G. n railway survey The Toyah
Valley on company is daily expect
ing the arrival Of machinery that viii
permit il TO start on its two deep
tests, one to be on section II, OF
block C-26. Loving county, and the
other in the territory, 25 miles 70
the east
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
FL Paso Men Lease 3
Sections in left Davis
County; to Drill at Once

J. G.. Brewster and several asso-
ciates at the court house have leased
80 sections Of land in the west end
OF jeff Davis county. south Of Van
Horn and along the Southern Pacific,
and have contracted for the drilling
Of two wells for OIL Mr. Brewster
announced saturday IN a telephone
conversation with a Herald reporter.
AIr. Brewster saws the wells are
each TO be drilled $500 feet deep un-
less oil in paving quantities IS en-
countered before that depth Is
reached The drill Is 70 start within
60 days The company that has the
drilling contracts ls the Palom1s
Basin oil company OF Hot Spring.
New Mexico.
These operations viii bring deVel-
opments 50 miles nearer TO FL Paso
than the FecOs-T0vah opera tons.
The structure is excellent, AR Brew
ster declares. and in his opinion more
nearly resembles the formation Of the
Iampico field than the more east
erly structures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
WELL IS HOLDING UP
ON A DAILY PUMPING

Pecos. Texas. April 1o-From three
strokes OF the pump to four hours
steady pumping per day has been the
record Of the Bell Val on pump this
week. Each day the pumping has
been for a longer time and yet the
flowing By heads has always followed
and the strength OF flow afterwards
has been 1t the same rate a. before
the pump was used. there being
steady flow from the well at all
times.
After 4 two-hour pumping Thurs
day afternoon there was a low by
heads for about 20 minutes, after
which the flow continued from the
top at the rate that has continued
for the last two weeks. Thursdays
pumping brought forth more gas than
heretofore. It is the opinion OF oil
men that gas shall have been dis
posed OF when the pumping has IN
creased TO double the present rate and
that steady flow OF pure oil will be
the result
Maj. ". E. Bell stated today that
the construction OF a standard rig was
begun Thursday 800 feet south OF the
Bell well. The drill from this well
viii 90 through the sand from which
oil Is being obtained in the Bell well
and on down for a deep test. we
have everything on the ground neces-
sary for completion Of an 50 foot
standard rig" stated Mai Bell "Ths
work should not take more than two
weeks We hope to spud IN in about
rs days.
I'VE are playing for the big pro-
duction which we are confident lies
deeper" stated Maj. Bell. That Is
the really big thing. We believe that
at from 500 TO 200 feet we viii get
q whizzer."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
FRANKELL IS LATEST BOOM
TOWN IN TEXAS OIL FIELD

Frankell, Texas, April 10.-Com-
pletion OF the Wichita Falls. Ranger
and Fort Worth railroad into
Fraukeu and the regular operation
OF trains TO this place over the new
line this week has given this town
the distinction Of being the latest
boon town n the Texas oil fields.
The second day OF the train service
saw the passenger equipment taxed
TO its capacity by people destined for
the new town and the oil fields
hereabouts- A dozen new buildings
are under construction here and the
movement Of freight in the form Of
oil field supplies has been diverted
TO Frankeu from a number OF other
towns that IN the past supplied the
field from q greater distance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
COMPANY SIGNS CONTRACT
TO DRILL NEAR ROSWELL

Roswell. n II. April -10-The
Mescalero oil company has signed a
contract with the Blackdom OIL COM
pany for a test well. u miles south
OF this city. on what is known as the
Blackdom Dome. Under the terms OF
this contract the Mescalsro company
has secured $500 acres for which they
paid a bonus Of 81 an acre and has
contracted 20 drill q test TO a depth
of $500 feet Actual drilling is to
start within so dayr and the ma
chinery is already In transit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Pecos May Stop the
Cmbsfone Oil Brokers

Pecos. Texas, April 1o.-An early
settlement OF the building restric-
when the new council takes office
Tuesday night. Permission to erect
tents within the fire limits. which Is
now prohibited BY ordinance. is being
asked, while the brokers holding Of
fee space are requesting that the
council refuse permission 10 other
brokers to operate black board eL-
changes on she public streets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Good PR0DUGING
WELL COMES IN

Shreveport. La, April 10.-The Keen
Wolfe interests have brought in q
1000 barrel well on lot Il, block % OF
the Wichita valley farm subdivision,
3 miles west OF Iowa Park. The wei
The Continental Asphalt and Petrol
cum company has completed a 5000
barrel well. the Robinson No. BIZ. It
is in section 32-13-10, Bull Bayou
district 1t found production at 5000
feet.
The Gulf Production company has
completed its Jernigen wen al a depth
OF 1000 feet 1t is making 10000, 900
feet OF gas The Wen is on the ". H.
Lacey survey in Pamela county.
The Shreveport Producing and Re
filming company has purchased SIS per
cent Of the stock Of the Keen Wolfe
Oil company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
SINCLAIR REFINING co. TO
ESTABLISH AGENCY HERE

establish an agency in FL Paso. ac-
cording to Lloyd P. Lochridge. as
sistant division manager Of the com
pany, who is IN FL Paso from his
Headquarters at Houston. This
branch viii cover the territory as
far west as California Mr.. Lock
ridge viii leave tonight for Arizona
to look over the field there. The
division OF which he IS assistant
manager extends from Florida to
Yuma, ARK
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
PRODUCTION NOT ESTIMATED.

Vernon. Texas. april 10.-The Burk
Cameron well. % miles northeast OF
here has been brought IN Vernon
people own most Of the stock Of the
Burk Cameron company, which owns
the well. Its production has not been
estimated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
PIPE OBTAINED
FOR ZONE WELL

Pecos, Tex. april 1o.-Unless field
manager c. Frank Savage IS absent
trouble stands a poor show 20 make
much Roadway at Zone wen No. 4. now
being drilled IN the Pecos field When
the drill unexpectedly hit water at
lis feet. more I51s inch casing be-
came necessary before the water
could be shut off and drilling proceed
There was no pipe OF that kind
available in PecOs. none at Ioyan and
none at the various wells going down
IN the Pecos field Hearing that some
casing Of that kind might possibly
be had at the Menzie well near Fort
Stockton. manager Savage, with an
assistant, made the run Immediately
In a big truck. In 19 hours he had
made the go mile run and was back
at the Zone well with six joints Of the
required pipe
Drilling Resumed.
Drilling was resumed at the zone
well Friday morning after 1lue
troubles had further prevented drill
ing for several days The big casing
viii be carried down 200 feet further
II more water is encountered or in
case water from the present vein
follows the drill down.
After the second vein OF water was
struck the gyp water in the water
well was cased off and the water well
drilled down 20 the second vein which
seems 70 be pure
Win Be Deep Test.
There Is a report that We win stop
II oil IS found in Zone well No. ] at
a shallow depth. but this report Is IN
true" stated manager Savage Satur-
day. This wen was started for q
deep test and viii so continue despite
any oil which may be found at shall
low depth We don't intend 10 pass
up any shallow oil but win handle 70
by erecting four Star rigs all IN a
semlcircle within a few hundred feet
OF the well now being drilled and
taking the shallow oil on pump We
viii 20 down 1900 feet in well No. /. II
necessary. to reach the big pool which
we believe lies far beneath the sand
in which shallow oil has been found"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Tulsa. Okla, April 1o.-On May IS.
II tracts viii be put Up at auction
for oil and gas leasing at PaWhuska
The land Is Usage land
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
WE'LL Extends
Field At GAlDQ

BreckenrIdEe, Texas, April l0.-Ihe
lIfd-Eansas OIL and Gas company has
completed its Walter Naming No. I,
extending the Caddo field one nile
north. The wei is making 500 bar
rels and IS three miles north Of Caddo-
Three hundred thousand dollars for
1O4 acres was the price Walter &
Caldwell paid Mrs. Idea Veale- The
land adjoins Breckenridge on the
eaet Il viii be subdivided and re-
sold
The sun compauy's z. Y. Jennings
No. 2 in the southern part OF stephens
county has increased its production
from 1000 to 5000 barrels a day. The
wcll is five miles north Of Ranger and
IS 1920 feet deep. the shalloWest depth
ct which production has been found in
Stephens county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
Shooting Of Oil
Causes Interest
About COnanche

Comanche. Texas. April 10.-The
Sturkie No. wen Of the Comanche
on association is showing oil and gas
at 1900 feet and is causing intense
excitement IN this vicinity Il IS pos
sible to dip buckets Of oil out Of the
slush. The driu has gone through
100 feet Of rich black lime and Il is
now in a gray lime. The well is shut
down awaiting q sand line.
Operators and the entire populace
Of Comauche have visited the well
confident it viii be a large producer.
II the well does not produce freely
it viii be plugged back and shot at
q lesser depth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

relieve Colds, Headache. Toothache.
Earache. Neuralgia. Lumbago. Rheu-
matism. Neuritiss Joint Pains. and
Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes OF twelve tablets
cost but a few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer" packages Aspirin
is the trade mark Of Bayer Manufac-
ture OF Nonoaceticacidester OF Salicy-
lfcacid.-AdH.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
ANOTHER TEST TO BE SUNK
IN HOWARD COUNTY F.

Big Spring, Texas, April 10
Another test wen viii be sunk IN
Howard county on the W F. Cush-
ing ranch. 20 miles southeast Of here
by H H Euders and company. OF
Boston, Mass The company viii
spare no expense to sink the wen
quickly and properly, its officials
say.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Gordon. Texas. april ia 50,00O.-
600 foot gas flow has been encoun-
tered in the wei on the Barton place.
six miles south OF here. The wen IS
across the road from the Garner well.
As a result Of the discovery excite
ment IS high in German
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

'Rsyer Tablets OF Aspirin" to be
Benu ne must be marked with the
safety eBayer Cross" Then you are
getting the true. world-famous As
pirin, prescribed BY physicians for
over IS years.
an unbroken package
Of ~Bayer Tablets OF Aspirin" which
contains proper directions 10 safely
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Anniversary silk sale starts Non
day at Brandt's silk Emporium, eos
Texas St See big Ad- in this paper
tonight for prices--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10

Chicken Feed that makes the hen
lay. FL Paso seed Co. $40 East san
Antonio St--Adv.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
Death of Hugh Mcdonald.

One of the we'll known citizens of
the vicinity of Polk in Number Six,
Mr.. HugfI Mcdonald, who has been
sick for five o? six months, died at
his hcme last Sabbath morning, Dec.
10, 1920, at o'clock.
Mr.. Mcdonald was native of the
county and a valued member of one
of tho most highly respected families
of that community. He leaves a
wife and a daughter, and is survived
by a number of brothers as follows:
Polk, Jack. James, Davy and Banks.
He was twice married. His first wife
was Miss Kitchelb who was the
mother of his daugE Ter, Mrs. Eliza
beth Anderson. His last wife was
Miss Dickey.
Mr.. Mcdonald was member of
Northumberland Presbyterian Church.
He was man of exceptionally fine
character, universally esteemed as a
neighbor and citizen, broad, gener-
Gus, big-hearted, and leaves after a
useful life for the ranks of Gods
Kingdom
The remains were taken to Pleas
ant Hill for burial.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
Pounded by League.

About eight o'clock on Thursday
evening, Dec. 16, there was an alarm
at the door of the Methodist parson-
age and when we opened the door
the first to enter was our presiding
elder and his family, followed by
about twenty-five members of the
Epworth League, each bringing a
token of remembrance which was
greatly appreciated, not SO much for
it's material value, but for what it
meant. To be remembered by this
splendid body of young people is to
us more than we can express. The
social hour which followed, consist
ing of music, songs. games and the
opening of weird boxes was delight
fully spent. 1t will at any time be
delight to have the young people
in our home. And here let US ex-
press our appreciation for every to-
ken of remembrance from Others
since we have been in your city
e. M. Mathis and family. y
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
Burns Fatal to Child.
Kind wishes are extended.

Hickman, KY, Dec. 20.-The A.
year-old SON of Mrs. Ida Riggs was
so badly burned yesterday about
noon that he died last midnight.
While his mother was working and
the child was at homo with an older
sister his clothes ignited from the
kitchen stove, the child still wear
ing dresses. His sister, who is 8
years old, was taking care of him,
and another child stated she saw
him with some kindling at the stove,
it is supposed his clothing caught
with this. One side was burned from
his ear to his feet and almost
charred, the skin coming off with the
clothing. Mrs. Riggs is a widow and
supports her family while the oldest
daughter looks after the Children.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
COUNTY COURT LAND SALE.

Reese Alexander, Ex., vs.. Mrs. Lula
Vaughn ct al.
BY virtue of decree of the County
Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
rendered on the seventh day or
December, 1920,
I will on January 8, 1921, at or
about 2 o'clock pm. at the east door
of the Courthouse in the town or
Union City, Tennessee, sell to the
highest and best bidder the following
described lands, the first tract be-
ing about "a of an acre, in the TIN
Civil District of Obion County, adj
Joining the yard of tract OF land
formerly belonging to Mrs. Ann Al
exander, and which was sold, by de-
cree of the court, and purchased by
Meadow & Quinn, and is bounded
as follows: Beginning at q stake,
the 8. e. corner of said tract, ana
running thence east 6 and 2-15 poles
to q stake, thence north 10 poles 10
stake, thence west and Ala poles
to stake on the east boundary OF
the E. B. line of said tract, thence
south with said line to the begin
ming, containing " acre frsM which
small 6LTIp was COANSJVu, sSN'AAA0
about u of an acre.
The other tract or parcel is stu
ated in the 4th Civil District or
Obion County, Tennessee, in the
town of Rives, being 100 by 14O
feet, and bounded as follows: Front
ing south On said street, on the west,
by street 100 feet. On the east 100
feet by lot formerly owned by N.
Dickey, and on the north by lots for
merly belonging to the Wright heirs.
The east end of said lot, so by 100
feet, with a small Broom residence
thereon, will be sold as one lot and
the remainder of said lot 80 by 100
feet. upon which is livery barn
and small office building, will be sold
separately and then said lots will be
sold as a whole, and the sale bring
ing the best price will be adopted and
reported by me.
TERMS OF SALE-Ore-third cash
and the balance in two equal INSTALL
ments, to become due and payable
in eight and twelve months, respect
lively, for which notes will be re-
quired of the purchaser bearing in
torest from date, with good personal
security, and vendors lien to be
retained on said lanes, as further Sc
curity, for the payment of the same.
This December 7th, 1929.
Z. H. BOND, Clerk
A. ]. Harpole, Sol. for Petitioner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. Ina Mailing to c. G. Cloar
lot in Union City, $500.
C. T. Burnees ct al. to Charles
Greeson, lots and mil in No. 8
$500.
A. w. Wilson to ] G. Henry, lot
in No. Is, $1,000.
C. H. Lee to Gus Hamilton, 3 "
acres in No. 5, $500.
w. K Huey to Calhoun Huey Ell
al, 10 acres in No. 9, $500.
T. j. Easterwood to c. w. Miles
Jr., lot in Union City, $4,000.
F. ]. Smith and wife to w. D.
Houser, half interest in land in No
5, $3.50.
S. C. Wiley and wife to ]. M. Phe.
bus, half interest in land in No. IL,
$475.
Mary Craig to H. L. Hogan, 20 "
acres in No. 10, $4,000.
l.. T. Latham ct al. to Luther Bell,
lot in No. 16, $500.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-12-24
THE YELLOW KIDS.

We, the Yellow Kids, thank the
boys and girls who have saved us
and brought us home. Fifty thou
sand of us had reached home when
the contest closed on the goth. We
are working for best Hardware Store
business, and we want you girls and
and the one that appreciates your
boys to come and see us real often.
A Merry, Merry Christmas to you
all.
We are giving list of names
showing you the winners of the Vel
low Kid Doll and the Rifle.