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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
TRACTOR TIPS OVER,
DRIVER IS INJURED

Artesian, S. D., July 26.--J.. E.
Dunn, while trying to pull an auto out
zof the mud Withska tractor. had the.
misfortune to have the tractor tip
over with him. breaking his leg at the
knee. He. had the same limb broken
earlier in the year and was laid UP
for about two months.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29

A new monthly publication is ''The
Commercial Bribery and Tsrr.rs
view. and incidentally, it IL pub
iished in Washington b. c. II you
have disagreeable experience with
tipping. you are invited to write the
periodical about It.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
COW JUMPED FROM TRAIN
WHILE IN TRANSIT

Aberdeen, S. D.. July 23.-Charles
Mackey. manager Of the Bath Equity
believes he has the prize SLOW train"
story. It all happened while he was
moving his family belongings from
Elrod to Bath. He had his household
goods and a cow in box car, as is
the customary method Of moving.
While the train was between Lily
and Bradley. Mr.. Mackey noticed
COW alongside the track that looked
like his own.
The conductor did not agree with
him, believing the train was NOV
ing too fast to allow q COW to escape.
The train was stopped, however,
and Mr.. Mackey looked in his car,
and sure enough. his COW had es
capped.
With the help Of farmers nearby
the COW was caught and again placed
IN the car.
Mr.. Mackey believes this story has
the "slow train through Arkansas"
beaten in every way.
ABERDEEN-James Hanson, an en-
: ply i;s,s.szs iziiwaukoe stock yards
: here, was instantly killed when he fen
under the wheels OF rapidly MOVING
freight train. While Hanson gave =
evidence beforehand Of being despond.
emit, the theory il advanced that he
J committed suicide.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
HOLT COUNTY DoARD
WILL NOT OBEY oRDEF

Lincoln. Neb. July 29.-The Holt
county board q equalization vim mot
obey the state hoard order. to order
its assessors to restore real estate
valuations reduced by the assessors
after the assessments were made. The
s=-ss. - s6-issssssf7sszEiiCVoT OIIlCl-
ally ordered 3 reduction In the valu-
xtions and Il has mo- authority to or
DER the increaae nor hAs the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
A New Rich,

A New Rich.
Prom the Icuisysl,e nrt-Ier-as.
Landlord. there are always . lot q
strange people In bathing axuunA her.
Yes, madam. I'm sorry, but
Your rates do not include src,usp
use OF the ocean.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-29
To Some Folks.

r WilHs--What IS Il when you're married
twice 1t the same tirne2 <. b; 80
q Gillis--Hoiygamy. . sr..
Ana when you're only married once =.
'.<onotcn!y,. rs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

boarded leases the that will Texas wildcat These held development by other companies Half the contract for supply of crude oil and the market This contract should immensely profitable without outlay whatever to
 addition all of these extremely valuable and large properties
 
 $10000 This will addition all the other which each Syndicate member shares rata.
 take because have protected myself from due to the knowledge gained from experience.
 Getting right the and hedging gives the cnch there
 
 contracts buy the whole of each and that working forfeit let the other fellow whatever portion can't expire.
 FORTUNE FROM ACRES
 all do $1 each until it drilled Suppose other wells drilled that helps and the values begin to jump.
 Then simply sit steady the boat let the fellow who along and wants to drill well 500 basis work for you and the royalty simply let the other fellow the drilling half the oil Now this thing being done day and will be a thousand times
 going be in all operations handle these have else represent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

York operator, has just started another exchange that will house uozeh Shreveport, Fort Worth and New aorh brokers who are headed for the scene The New York Brokerage Company handled over $5,000,000 worth of trades in the North Louisiana fields and ranks with the great oil leasing organlza- tions of the Mid Continent, Texas ana Louisiana fields Stewart is an expert ir tbe business and promises to build up a tremendous trade in the fecos field.
 .aThe Bell is an oil well; how much if will make on the pump is something I wouldn't care to estimate beyond venturing an opinion that it looks like a good bet at $50 feet"
 The Sunshine Oil Corporation, one of the pioneer drillers of the field, %lil build an office building at Cedar and Oak streets, Pecos, and lay out sun shine City on spur from the, santa Fe railroad to the corporations Laura well.
 Alfred Finally is president of the Sunshine Oil Corporation. and the flrst man to initiate a deep test in the Fec os field proper Finally cut his eye teeth in the oil game in the Rumanian field where some great gushers were drilled He prospected Mexico for oil and came to Pecos to mine sulphur; found sur face indications of oil and shifted | from sulphur to the oil business. Ti- | nally went over the Ranger field be- | fore it was brought in and reported | favorably on the field. He was an chored in Reeves county at the time and has stuck to his knitting here ever since.
 l Finally predicts that large gushers will be drilled in Pecos at 1000 feet i He and his associates have 170,000 acres | in the field Finally showed the writer | a letter from the Dutch Shell company the Standards competitor, asking for
 an option on acreage in the Pecos field at $10 an acre.
 That letter came too late" said Iii
 nally. T am now holding the acreage
 at $100.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
Ry DICK COLLINS, OIL EDITOR OF
 FORT WORTH RECORD

PECOS. March 20.-Ira J. Bell, who drilled in the first producing oii Wei in Pecos. served as deputy insurance commissioner of Illinois before he io- cated in Pecos ten years ago ne Rell well was financed oy Sprlngfielo' 1ll Chicago and Mississippi people. The Dixieland Syndicate, operating name of the company that brought Tn the Bell we'll controls all of Section So ana the southwest quarter or sectioh -o' where the Bell was drilled.
 Bell sold shares in the Dixleiaho Syndicate for $50, which called Tor one tenth of an acre in Section 50 ana a shareholders pro-rata in the synal- cate's well and holdings in Section 70
 Eighty four locations have been made around the Bell well. The new town of Irabeu, on the santa Fe line. has baen established Chester R. Bunker of Fort Worth will subdivide the town for Bell and associates.
 The new oil field is situated near the Pecos river the base of slope collection that reminds oil men of the Tampico field.
 The great oil field of Mexico is To- cated at the slope of a great chain oi hills.
 Bell and his associates have made fifty drilling contracts with operators Goodloe X Sallaska of Wichita Falls E. P. Howard of Fort Worth, Camp bell, Burris & Sims of Fort Worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

through a close friend. Some of this property I am buying at s1.00 per acre can, in thirty days. jump to the price of $1.000 per acre, just the same as did some other acreage I am buying Ptoday.
 f I am buying leases now at $50, s10o, $200 and $1,000 per acre. The $1,000 ago at dollar. This is the reason ] -tell you this is thousand to one shot, because values have jumped from s1.00 to thousand and even to ten thousand. They can do it again, and I am confident the leases am giving you as a. bonus on this property will do this for you and for me.
 I have waited long time to get in at the right time and in way big enough to make us all rich. Now. when the time is at hand. I am able to do the big things we all want by gaining some assistance from my friends
 SOME SECRETS NECESSARY
 If I could tell you exactly what ] am preparing to do, or if l could go into the details of the great and far reaching inside information I have. you would be amazed, and I know I could get ten times the money.I need from this one advertisement
 There are some things that cannot afford to make public at this time for the reason might never be able to hold the great opportunity I have be- fore me now, long enough to raise the money Unfortunately for me, there are some people who have all the ready cash they need to work with, while have to go out and raise the money !. use-this gives you the real opportu- nity to get in and profit with me.
 YOU AND MUST WORK TOGETHER
 You cannot win alone--I could not win alone. We need each other to ge, the best results. am at your service as partner, as your trustee, man ts man. I can win with my knowledgf and experience-with your dollars ant I your support. 1 You can. I feel sure. sell one-hali 1 interest in the lease give you now for five or ten. or even a hundred. time, what you invest. little later if de velopments show the fabulous result. 1 we look for-and still you hold thu other sure interest to bring you prof
 it's from the entire combination offered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

. vantage. Profit from this source alone can guarantee through operating con tract with our refineries, Will pay handsome interest on every dollar
 SCOUT GETS FACTS
 I have telegram from very close, driller friend advising me to send a scout to investigate a certain wildcat well that is shut down at 1.S40 feet supposed to be waiting for a bit. If this is well which my friend believes it to be, and my scout can check up with the dril1er and learn for sure. block of acreage close by that can be had at $100 an acre will be worth from s5.e00 to $I0,000 an acre almost any day. If I find this to be a sure-shot well. we will take this acreage-if not. we will simply pass it up.
 A MILLION MAKER
 Proven lease with offset wells that must be drilled or present owner will forfeit. It takes not only cash money, but it takes drilling outfits and real oil we'll drillers to protect this prop erty. I can get half of this deal for a song, but the song must be sung now with dollars and action- I think this deal is good for cool million in prof its, and think we can commence talk ing these profits in thirty to forty QayS ITOHl tne tiIlOIHcHt W 2 Stdit sAi III : ing Proven leases are mighty good investments Offset wells are the only cinch drilling investment in the game When the other fellow drills. gets the 'oil and proves the adjoining lease. that is where the velvet or big easy profit comes in to the lease-holder. but the law and the rules require the adjoin- ing lease-holder to drill at once to protect the land owner or royalty-hold- :.--. te fF proposition now up to us-we profit by drilling for the people who own the offset locations. but have not the cash to work with quickly.
 si.ooo TO sI
 Options to take over 10000 acres of leases in great new oil field. where every dollar invested can easily return $1.000 to one. and these profits. if they materialize at all. will be cashable in very short time.
 PLAY WITH OIL MEN-LIKE OIL MEN PLAY
 You buy and pay for the syndicate | interest which shares in all the best surest money makers. and in addition and on top of, all of this. you become an absolute lease owner to do with a' !. 1 you please, and five or ten acres il enough to make you all the none, l you will ever want.
 ! One hundred dollars to $1,000 nov 1 will give you the greatest holdings eve offered, and you get holdings bis enough to put you in the oil business as oil men play it. Scattered interes 1 partly invested in oil wells. refiner. and productive lines with leases ac quired at the low figure to grow int the big fortune.
 sl.O0 Today. s1.ooO in Thirty Days, | the Way Leases Jump In Value l This is the secret: Oil and gas leases are in the banl | dated and put in escrow some month lago. The chance to buy came to m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

You must risk-you must move for- ward and take a chance. you must pio- neer if you want the big rich reward. BONUS OF ACRES WITH EACH e1Ooi
 This Consolidated Syndicate deal will give you five acres of oil, gas and min- eral rights for each hundred dollars you invest. This lease will be made in your name. properly assigned so you can place the sanie on record andl handle 1t in the future just, as you would any other property. The only expense to you hereafter will be $1.08, per acre per year for the life of the lease until oil is produced. then, of course, there will be no further rental to pay. :.
 | SHARE WITH YOU
 The owner of a large ranch, on which believe is located a great oil anti cline, has contracted with me whereby can select 10000 acres of his holdings to use as I sec proper. if I will CO operate in drilling a test well.
 can take this 10000 acres. keep it.. sell it, give it away, or do as I please with 1t. This is deal I know am, going to carry through, regardless of anything else, or anybody else, for | can furnish the money required, SO this deal is cinched and I am going to use it for the benefit of my friends, just as I have been doing.
 This deal will make the profit that enables me to carry out certain prom ises of mine that have been outstand-l ing some time and with the clearing of the decks on my obligations, will be free to devote all my time to the particular matters in hand.
 The leases and drilling to be fin- ished. now held by the Inside Syndicate. and the leases. oil and drilling bought under this Consolidated Syndicate. in sures all the oil and all the expansion I shall require for the Abner Davis Refineries for a long time. shall devote myself to this development and to this expansion entirely.
 The success of this mammoth Con- solidated Syndicate is assured It will go over and no doubt be largely over subscribed. just as was the Inside Sym dicate. If your money cannot be used it will be promptly returned. Wire me the amount to put you down for-senI the money by wire. draft or money order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

T. R. Palmer of Dallas and Henry Hutchins of Fort Worth plan, exten- sive operations in the field.
 ABNER DAVIS BUSY
 Abner Davis of Fort Worth will drill forty acres adjoining the Bell well. Davis has a star rig en route to the field. He also closed for twenty acres on the Santa Fe, where he win erect refinery.
 Davis was the busiest operator in the field last week, securing approximately 4,000 acres. He leased all of Section 8, Block 54, Township 4. T. P. survey. con sisting of $40 acres; also 473 acres in Section 8, Block 55. Township 4, T. & P. survey. This total of 1.113 acres is To- cated south and west of the Bell well and takes in territory on both sides of the Citizens, well, now drilling. Davis it is said, paid an average of $200 an acre for this land.
 Davis also leased 5000 acres sur rounding the Zone well. which spudded in last week. This acreage is north east of Pecos. The Fort Worth oper- ator says he paid $50 to s150 for acre. age around the Zone.
 The Fort Worth plunger also bought a subdivision, consisting of sixty.on l lots north of town. located 200 yards I from the Orient hotel. the Waldorf
 Astoria of Pecos. Davis believes that 1 if the Bell field stands the acid test the town of Pecos will spread north. ward He intends to start one of his \ oneman refineries on this subdivision immediately.
 l Davis wound up his Pecos campaign by leasing the home of banker named fl Parker for three months, with an .op- tion to buy. Abner has great conf
 dence in the field and expects to make
 Pecos his operating headquarters. He
 informed the writer that he had in vested approximately $500,000 in Pecos
 realty and oil property during the week.
 If I had had that kind of money
 when Ranger and Burkburnett fields were discovered I would have mad' $10o 900, 000." said the optimistic Abner
 Pecos is bustling little town. full , of enterprising business men. mer- , chants. ranchers. etc. and she is packed to the roof now with oil operators | scouts, lease brokers and roaming traders who follow oil field booms Tn Itown has two good hotels and tw, good eating houses. floating popu : lation of 1.500 is now elbowing eacl , other there. Naturally conditions ar, : abnormal. The writer had to stand in line t, } get something to eat three times ! day. We were fortunate in having ac 5 cess to F. P Towards room in tn r Orient MT. Howard has this room T engaged for the year. He is now il
 New York exploiting the Pecos field r l didn't have to worry about a bed e1 which I shared with friend. Yo' e have to be accommodating in a boom
 ing oil field
 Pecos has one oil exchange, the Rex f where dozen brokers are buster thai
 bees. marketing leases. Probably 2 hundred other brokers are operatinl ;; up and down Oak street. the trading ;; thoroughfare of Pecos
 J. O. Stewart of the New York Brok l, terage Company. Shreveport a Nev
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

chased or optioned on which from 50 to 75 per cent has been paid--but who are unable to raise the balance in time to protect themselves.
 having the right to take up any one or these propositions, put them all into one consolidated syndicate l have protected ourselves against loss by havnig the right to take up any one or all of these propositions depending on the exact amount of money we have on hand at the time. There is only one of these deals that has to be closed this week, and that only requires $25, ~ 900. I will be glad to have my per sonal friends wire me stating the amount they will furnish me--but it is not necessary to send the money by telegraph. Just wire me what on by mail> Your pledge will be suf- ficient guarantee. I will put up the cash if your remittance does not reach me in time. but share with you just the same
 ACTION ALONE WINS The oil business is one of action It IS a business of today. and no man can play this game who must wait until tomorrow when opportunity knocks today. There have been many successes and very many failures My success is easily the most remark able because of its spectacular fea- lures due to the big things I have done with the help of big lot of loyal packers throughout every state in the Union. It is this success and the reputation I have gained for always going over the top big and quick. that has brought so many good looking snaps to my office in the past ten | days. | This is my biggest final and last great promotion. Hereafter no new proposition will be considered. If you want your share of the oil riches now is the time to join with me and helr to reap the harvest.
 REFINERY IN 30 DAYS A refinery is now assembled and will be in actual operation within thirty days from the exercise of the option contract I have for it's complteioR and 1 taking over the crude production on 1 which to operate it.
 I guarantee you fair square deal. I will submit all details for your final I approval You can authorize me to l act for you. or you can take charge and elect your own trustees or off cers to conduct the business in the future.
 l QUICK WINNER
 Chance to take half interest in drill ing well and good block of acreage This looks good and it is big if good at all. It takes but little money tc finish the well and it is quick action win or lose.
 4 READY MONEY-NAkERS
 Bunch of tankers about to be taken away from present owners by makers can be had so as to give us splendid profit and also enable us to market our products promptly Also contract on crude oil offered Abner Davis SRe i fineries, so we can refine and dispose \ of products in these carseto great ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

ground top.
 have the big the rich make millions handle get 0 the ground floor
 have picked Tree enjoy the fruits with me?
 promoters large bonus valuable leases other graft brbes ded and unhead f the furnish money
 This dof property should be brought together and exceptional its every money
 additional bonus worth dollar all of which has that exceptional into a real oil fields in 91s my of wise professional grating When became evident Y as @ became the object rdue bringing 5000 people into my organizations with
 You invited to money with the 4 Here are of the big things you shar ein
 Half interest in Drilling Thisis good the 65ofoo Bell This occupies position the aniclne the Bell oil easily return all the invested and dividends month to month.
 Half Refinery being joining the new EaRe bell owns near the Bell well The Santa F rail an ready & to set up for % operation under begin of the crude supply where there products at & prices 2 above % the market should big thing for all directions and our products will command premium because of freight both the crude and refined product
 This refinery will operated Davis Sysem making standard Pyramid brands going Syndicate
 simple carrying the oil and mineral rights in the section adjoining the Citizens well tract Half interest 160 carrying the rights in the Zone well district which regarded excellent Half interest another acres drilling opera ons in Peco county regarded as immensely valuable Half interest in certain other opon about winch cannot be made public at this time
 lshed in the Pecos field Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28

The Abner Davis Refinery at Wichita Falls has sold 100 cars of fuel oil, every barrel of which IS to be shipped to Pecos for drilling purposes in that new field.
 The Abner Davis Refinery at Fort Worth will also ship every avail able barrel of fuel and gasoline to the Pecos field.
 To further take care of the un- hoard of activities in the new Pecos Valley oil country, another Ahner Davis Refinery is already being as sembled on the cars for shipment to Irabell, the new town on the santa Fe. in the heart of the field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
Fort Worth, Dallas,
 Ell Paso Operators
 Look Over Pecos

PECOS. March 20-Pecos tomorrow will be, host to 150 business men of Fort Worth and Dallas. headed by J. S. Bonner. and party of fifty from Fl Paso. who made the trip here in. spe- cial cars to visit. the new Pecos Val ley oil fields.
 Abner Davis. Fort Worth and Wichi- ta Falls refiner. has announced two new locations. One is in Section of Block 55 and the other is in Section I of Block 54. being located five and four miles. respectively. south of the Bell well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
PLUNGE WITH ME
I'm the Great PecOS Valley--Win Millions
 Now I'm This Virgin Oil Field

this Syndicate will be the biggest possb arachng because embraces all of the essentials for quick making big scale in the oil business This is ten million furnish money get money the hundred hold ng s @ the s ons n sss T & ba pf % contempae hundred thousand dollars the and whether they furnish $10o $ooo they receive the rata share dduay In Consolidated Syndicate deal because its E per cent will go Syndicate
 Consolidated Syndicate direct the @ % ns % f of Fop Worth, Texas.
 owning all big formed syndicate under pan prefer
 you producing oil leasen We'll conservative estimate:
 the territory shallow wells known to be good and where the sands give big there should
 We will these wells make 50 barrels each day. that would 900 barrels oil half would be 5oo the pe1 er 1aS sS'0 per Se you proportion income might easily become $1750OOo day
 In fact there limit the returns good ease and
 certainly M the p0o mans % % %hn he can get sss simply fft drilling made by nd the o have the
 you opportunity get shoulders gives my these refneres are in operation and require time shall again undertake further promotion
 bring together properties from big live growing wildcats to big drilling to be drilled at right down to actual oil and tank handle very potential profits certainly big enough to satisfy anybody earth
 promptly showing the you will be kept posted from time to time developments