The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-03

FWrriilTN FALLS. Texas, Feb. ?.
nut tbe prospect OF the Curtis
Wonrds win being n gusher comes
~ nrospecf OF the drilling of the
,nsr.,i,e ~. at Grandfield. Okla. The
Cn,ts Mounds is about n mile and a
Ssi, southwest Of the town. which Is
located on the Oklahoma side OF
Red river. - .-., ,1
since the excitement started toI-
lowtng the reported oil strikes In the
curtis Mounds, two new rigs nave
been started between the well ana
tho town. also three more locations
have been made, according 10 re
ports received here from Grand
field. nm. -
farm adjoining the original town
elte. composed " 240 acres, sold OH
"a acres Of the tract Friday to w.
A Robbins of Wichita Falls, G. s.
Glenn. c. W Huff and Jack Nc
Clearn all Of Hobart. They an.
nounced following the purchase, that
the land will be plated into an ad-
diuon 70 the town.
For the last two weeks the above
,amed parties have invested heavily
4 town lots. The land which they
rave purchased for the addition IS
between the original town and the
Grandtield bridge, 1t Is on the
main road to the northwest field To-
Gated on the Texas side. Whether or
not the townslte promoters will re-
serve the oil rights as has been the
custom in other oil towns, has not
yet been announced.
Grandfield has been booming at a
rapid rate for the last few days. a
large amount OF property has
changed hands at fabulous prices
While Tillman county acreage has
slowed up in selling to some extent
in the last week owing to pessimis-
tic reports about the Sheegog well
the real estate prices in the town OF
Grandfield have continued to soar,
Many persons have doubled and
.hribbled their money on property
and the high mark will not be
reached until it is learned IA 10
whether or not there Is oil IN TIL
man.
Single lots in the town of Burk-
burnett are selling today for from
1880 TO $4,000 without the OF
rights. Single lots in Iowa Park are
prio'N all the way from $3.50 to $3.50
Tor residence purposes, Iowa Park
Is located west OF wichita Falls n
The biggest shallow well district OF
Wichita county A two-room shack
IN Iowa Park rents for s25 PEI
month. -
q. j.. & II. VS.. Ohio Cities,
Basketball fans in Tulsa witnessed
the most bitterly contested gam,
ever played In this vicinity on Fri
gay evening, January 80, at the Y
~ = A. gymnasium, when the un
0ea'en Ohio Cities Gas company fivi
mnel the oklahoma Producing a. Re
ping corporations team, which ais,
nu no defeats marked against il
me TWO companies were etrongl,
oaCHins their respective teams, botl
noraily and ancially-rathe
neaVy on the financial bart. TIL
amount "agered by employees o
s4ch company would have purchase,
5000 medium priced automobile
me o. ?. q X, team "loaded up'
olt Tor the contest, having t,y
payers from New York who did no
SlW NOV anything of the wonders O.
r,,Ha uisa TWO weeks ago. The Obi
.s s,ses Gas company played thel
oi1 i1uior I team participating I'm tn
pn,.. vague games excepting l.. A
,nr o regular employee from OIL
s,S,,. , .oAla,, VINO was put in as a sub
,hs al'er Jolly was removed b
~, neiree' The o. =, r. team ha,
nlar uoped out to win. havint
s,sr ea n' system and imported
piayer TO take care of BE,
'"'ser whom they all fear. The