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Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10
BY DICK COLLINS
OH Ea;+nr nf tha Enr4 Mnrth Recnrd-


PECOS, Tex. March 20-Ira j. Bell who
drilled in the first producing oil well in Pecos,
served as deputy insurance commissioner Of Hi
nois before he located in Pecos ten years ago.
The Bell well was financed by Springfield, ILL.,;
Chicago and Mississippi people The Dixieland
syndicate operating name of the company that
brought in the Bel well controls all of section
80 and the southwest quarter of section 20, where
the Bell was drilled
Bell sold shares in the DiXeland syndicate for
$50 which called for onetenth OF an acre in sec
ton 80 and a shareholders pro rata in the syndi-
Gates well and holdings in section 20
Eightyfour locations have been made around
the Bell we'll The new town of Irabell, on the
Santa Fe line, has been established. Chester R.
Bunker Of Fort Worth Will sub-dyide 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 located at the
slope of a great chain OF hills.
Bell and his associates have made fifty drilling
contracts with operators Goodoe and Sallaska
of Wichita Falls, q. p. Howard of Fort Worth
Campbell Burris & Sims of Fort Worth T. r.
Palmer OF Dallas and Henry Hutchings of Fort
Worth plan extensive operations in the field.
ABNER DAVIS BUSY
Abner Davis Of Fort Worth will drill forty
acres adjoining the Bell well. Davis has star
rig en- route to the field. He also closed fol
twenty acres on the Santa Fe, where he will
erect a refinery
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10
BY DICK COLLINS
Oil Editor Of the Fort Worth Record.

Abner Davis eorralled the best acreage
around the Ira ]. Bell or Dixieland Syndi
cate we'll this week. He seems to have got
ten about everything good marketed during
the week. Davis beat the Dutch Shell and
other big companies to the field. | saw
wire from one big company asking for
acreage up against land that Davis leased.
l believe that the field will get tre-
mendous play if the Bell well becomes a
consistent producer on the pump. This fact
viii be definitely ascertained as soon as
the machinery to pump the well can be
moved into the Pecos field and installed.
Many rigs are being rushed to the field
The Abner Davis Refinery al 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.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10
FORT WORTH, DALLAS AND Ell PASO
OPERATORS LOOK OVER PECOS

PECOS March 2O.-Pecos tomorrow will be
host to $50 business men of Fort Worth and Dali
las, headed by J. S. Bonner, and a party of fifty
from Ell Paso, who made the trip here in special
cars to visit the new Pecos valley oil fields
Abner Davis, Fort Worth and Wichita Falls
refiner has announced two new locations. One
is in section of block So and the other is in
section of block 81, being located five and four
miles respectively south of the Bell well.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

was on the ground when the famous we'll
have the big and the rich properties to make many
millions but it takes handle these big opportunities even
though get in the ground floor.
picked plums from the Tree FOrtunewl
you enjoy the fruits with me?
1t promoters officers companies
receive large bonus valuable leases other fat graft bbs but
decidedly unusual and fact unheard Of for the
promoter to turn the bonus over to has associates who unsh the
money.
much wonderful property should be brought together and exceptional
IN its splendid quck action possPes put a9oVe an II IS
worth dollar all of which
where few dollars into a real competency.
When started in the Texas oil fields in 1918 announce
by the wise professional grating promoters When became ev
i u d & ~ Inir oor o0o Teonle ;nto my nv or9aa
You put your money share the
results
Here are some OF he big things you share in
Half interest in 20ace Drilling Contract nearest the
wells from the 50fOot Bell sand This lease occupies the rea
position the ancne the Bell WELL The oil from this lease
alone should easily return all the invested and also good
the Refinery and the that being
built adjoining the rabe townste near the Bell well The
santa F RAILWAY runs through TINS Inc hrs unit OF TINS
refinery al complete ana ready 70 SET up Tor operation under
contract to begin making gasoline within 30 days The profits from
% 5 fb m % f M g @ f " fbi @ viii % I tb e n % fn Uuo f pu b
premium because OF saving freight both on the crude and
This refinery will operated System
making standard Pyramid brands 0neha interest going
in another drilling Bell
Half interest in 80 in fee simple carrying the Oil
sure sure shot from m I the tandpon Of location on the known % structure rst
Half interest in 100 acres in fee simple also carrying the oil
cation for big deep wells.
interest 1000 acres also near drilling
operations in Pe9s County regarded immensely valuable for its
potential oil possibilities.
details about which cannot be made public this time
Half interest the line and oil gathering facilities
n field.
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

The Abner Davis Refinery at Fort Worth
viii also ship every available barrel OF fuel
and gasoline to the Peeos field
To further take care OF the unheard of
activities in the new Pecos Valley oil coun-
try, another Abner Davis Refinery = al
ready being assembled on the cars for
shipment 10 Irabell, the new town on the
Santa Fe, in the heart OF The field
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

large block checkrboarded leases of
the greatest oil fields judgment that will be found
This what be cassed wildcat terri
tory properties be held await development by other
companies
Half interest the contract supply of crude oil and the
marketing arrangement This contract should prove immensely
profitable without any outlay whatever to
addition all these extremely valuable and large properties
prepared lease outright direct each investor for
$0 furnished five for each $4,000 This
will be addition to all the other
interests which each Syndicate member shares
You take because have protected myself from
angle the knowledge gained from experience
Getting right the hedging the cinch
there
buy whole any part every
lease of interest that working In
the proportion for and forfeit part of money
We simply other fellow take whatever portion
for before contracts expire.
FORTUNE FROM ACRES OF OIL
Suppose ortyacre lease all paid for and all that
drilled
Suppose other wells drilled that helps prove up your
and the values begin to jump.
Then suppose you simply sit steady the boat
low who comes along and wants to drill well on $3.50 basis work
for you and pay you the royalty
You simply let the other fellow the of drilling and
take half the OIL Now this thing being
will be done thousand times
going to be in close touch with all operations and will
look after interests and handle these
to have else
self
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

what have forty-acre producing oil
Well here a conservative estimate
territory where medium shallow wells known to be
producers and where the deeper sands big gshers there
should be at least 20 wells drilled 40 the first sand
We suppose bbs. per day, that
would 1000 bb of oil half would be 500 at the
price, $3.50 per bb This would income of $1750
per day.
basis if 10 wells drilled and they produced
proportion might easily become SIT 500 day.
fact there limit to place nthe from good
certainly the opportunity when he get
good dollars cash and only dollar year
rental and then simply wait until yfty drilling contract
which individual will the
expense drilling divide the oil because the
This the last deal of this kind will have opportunity
with the shall
shoulders handle 1t gives all my
plenty for drilling operations and plenty
Abner reneres these reneres
and time shall again undertake
ther promotion drilling campaign.
have been enabled to bring together the most choice
ment of properties big ve wildcats big drilling
deep tests to be finished down proven
offsets be drilled at right down to actual oil
and tank to handle the oil game the ground floor and in big
quick results at the smallest initial with potential
profits certainly big enough to satisfy anybody earth
membership certificate in the Consolidated Syndicate will be
promptly showing the from
will be posted time time developments
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10

WITH the most hated individual in Texas
these sock-seling promoters.
When oil wells really proved producers and when my ren
after refined the
m with crude and crowned
every effort knocking changed and the
feeling respect confidence today when the
promotion Texas is at sands those who have good
unable finance them the
where ready be raised for legitimate property and
progressive development.
remarkable Inside Syndicate raising
like When known that ad
the five great cities of
York. Angeles San Francisco,
brought money from hundred and fifty people, and that
enabling $4,000 to protect leases held
within established basis
respect confidence of the public but also brings
only the oil fields of
louisiana Mexico Oklahoma and Kentucky.
There has hardly been day since the Inside Syndicate
received from 800 $1000 and
mail from my friends begging that deal have in
possession money letters and kilograms pedging half of
the money complete this Consolidated Syndicate offer
Phoenix tribune., 1920-04-10
PL UNGE WITH


mangand this Syndicate will be the biggest accumulation OF
assembled with little
money. reaching because embraces all of
money making big scale the oil bus
This ten million dollar deal cent cash basis
furnish for their
the hundred holdings that promoter usually takes
up and charges public values given
sharing cOnemplates
using hundred thousand dollars acquire 10 millions in values and
distributing millions those who furnish the
furnish $1OO $1,000 they receive the
share
In Syndicate of onethrd to the
Davis useeshp for the profit of those and not
this Consolidated Syndicate DEAL because of
gigantic proportions $3.50 will for investors
1870 will go those who and form this Syndicate
your money the Consolidated Syndicate direct
the First National Bank Peco Texas the National Bank Of
Wichita Falls Texas the National Bank of Com
merce WORTH Texas direct Abner Davis Trustee Con-
soldated Syndicate, Fort Worth, Texas.
buying stock, becoming Syndicate
owning all the big which stock
formed be operated syndicate under pan
if you prefer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24

Rev. coombe was over from Iron
River last Tuesday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
cARL CARLSTR0M nEAp.

Word was received from Marquette
last Tuesday that Carl Carlstrom, son
OF Mrs. Oscar Carlstrom OF this city.
had died that morlng at hos
pital from the effects OF sleeping sick
ness with which he bad been afflicted
for two weeks.
Carts FIRST intimation OF the malady
came IN blindness that came 70 him
about three weeks ago and which he
attributed to poor eye sight. He was
taken TO Marquette by Axel Axelson
in an effort to get relief by treat
ment from Or Hornbogan. The case
was not thought to be very serious
at hrst DR.. Hornbogan requested
that he be left in one OF the hospitals
IN Marquette for treatment and OBJ
servation. 1t was commonly under
stood that he would be back TO Crystal
Falls in short time.
An attack OF sleeping sickness, the
first ever reported in Crystal Falls,
followed and from this malady he
never recovered. He simply slept his
life away, the end coming during the
night Monday.
His mother started to go TO Mar
quette to see him Tuesday morning
and had gotten as far as Claiming
when the word OF his death arrived.
The deceased was 2S years OF age.
He was born and raised In Crystal
Falls and was also recognized as one
OF the very best young men OF the
place. He was industrious and act
i've. AT the time OF his death he was
book keeper for the Iron County Lum-
Der & Fuel Co, a position that he had
held for many years and in which he
had endeared himself 10 his employ
ers and to the patrons as well
His father died early last year and
his mothers health has been poor OF
late SO it seemed that multitude OF
anilctions came to this estimable fam
ily all at once.
lie was q member OF the knights
OF Pythias. the Order OF Vasa and OF
the i O. O. +. lie held Insurance IN
couple OF the old line companies a.
The time OF his death.
The funeral viii be held tomorrow
afternoon and viii be largely attend
ed by the friends OF The deceased and
tho several organizations which viii
be present IN large numbers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
INFLUENZA COMING AGAIN
Chicago aud Other Lower Point Citie'
Badly Affected

The Spanish Influenza Is coming a
gain. 1t IS OF milder nature than
that OF last year but II Is sufficiently
severe TO cause a great deal OF suffer
ing and quite a few deaths. The
death rate, however. is not anywhere
near as great as Il was last year
In Chicago the cdidemic OF "nue"
that has affected The city has been or
the increase this week and nurses are
being enrolled and other precauiion
taken to handle the disease efficient
by
The disease hasn't gotten to ta"
point whore it has become a serioyf
epidemic and SO no quarantine have
been made set bet II Il keops on ealr
iae in lorcn ae So has lately The day e
nst fr aistant when IL win he neres
sary to quarantine against it
An inquiry made Of DR. Messal'
heallh officer Of Crystal Fails brire7
out tho information that there hasn't
been the least suspicious case here so
fur and ho doubts that a wlll reach
here However be is on abe alert
and ii & makes any showing any,
where about here stringent regula-
lions viii be adopted this year as was
done last year.
Crystal Falls escaped severe
attack Of flue last year because Of the
very prompt action Of tho health de-
parment and the city cnuncil Tho
authorities deserve a great deal Of
praise for the work that they did at
that time and they can be relied mp
on 20 protect The people OF the city
again II the disease threatens. -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
NEW BRIDGE INFORMATION
State Highway Department Asked For
Figures on Location ana Elevation

The county engineers Office receiv~
ed request this week for information
as TO the new bridge over the Paint
river at the foot OF Superior avenue.
When In Lansing recently A. L. Bur-
ridge was asked about the bridge and
ne informed the department that the
people OF Iron county expect a new
bridge over the Paint this year in
CONJUNCTION with the new piece OF
road that was built east Of the river
last fall
Engineer Larson was absent on the
Baraga survey when the request for
information came so Leo Leonard got
busy at once and supplied the depart
ment with the information desired.
II is understood that the type OF
bridge being considered Is a double
arch concrete structure, each span 10
be about 20 feet, and the bridge TO be
about 30 feet In width, just wide e.
nough for two sidewalks and a nice
wide road way sufficient for two ma
chimes to pass without danger.
The erection OF such structure
the coming summer would be fine
thing for the community and would
greatly beautify that section of the
city. 1t is understood the city COM
mission has held up the side walk
construction near the present steel
bridge waiting TO learn OF the states
intention. When the new bridge is in
the city will undoubtedly continue the
cement walk to the Great Western To-
cation.
The grade OF the new structure will
be such that with slight cutting OF
the hill east OF the river very easy
grade will be had sir
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
Yours truly
w T. RICHARDS.
4 eMYsTERI0rs mOUsE" STONY

swYsTER0rS HOUSE" STORY
A gentleman from the west side
teils Of a great sensation THAT is be-
Ing talked Of over thore just now,
III is nooat house near Wakefield
which Nssa d q gambling joint and
which oao caunnt approach II Chs
proprietor 80 Wills The story has
greatly facinsted the Italian residents
OF the westxIde and many ofthem ere
making piigrlmages 70 Wakefield 81
witness The thing.
The story Is that when one attempts
to pass closer tlian a certain distance
20 this house hls muscles contract
and he shakes and shiyers all over
bis body
The report further says that pilg-
rims are coming from al over the
CoFebic range to visit the place.
That's the story; you may give Il
whatever credence you wish.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
STRIKE ~ orr.


The strike Of the timber workers at
Menominee was ended Last THURSDAY
when an agreement was reached he-
tween the strikers and the min opera.
tors by which the demands Of the
strikers were IN the main aeeeeded
10.
The strikers get an advance q p
cents per day al once and % cents
February /. In addition q committee
81 flyc viii be appointed 10 consider
all questions at issue and IN case Of Q
disagreement In tho future tnc men
viii give four weeks nosice before
going out
II Is understood that Mayor Doyle
az Menomlnee has done much 70 bring
both sides together.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
VIII Make improvement.

Several important improvements In
the line OF equipment will be put In
as quickly as possible Among them
will be different hoIsting and pump
ing machinery.
One thing that may hold up the in
stallation for time is the question of
the extension OF the lines OF the Twin
Falls Power Co to the property II
the concern will run wires to Amasa
the mine will be electrically equip
ped
This is biz expense however. and
with the present restricted outlook at
Amasa. It may not materialize In that
case new steam machinery viii be in
stalled
The stockpilo grounds arc dllcd and
for that reason mining work will not
resume until ore can be loaded in
cars. Air. Lawrence assures us that
just as soon us the railroad company
viii furnish cars for The ore active
mining operations Will be started
In The meantime onlya few men are
being kept at the property. among
them Captain Bengry who has the dir.
ectIon al affairs and the men that
have been working under the Hanna
regime. When the new machinery
Intended for the property arrives more
mon viii be added.
The properly lies close by the War
per mine Of the same concern and Il Il
likely that the two properties win be
worked In conjunction.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
STORMS DELAY TRAFFIC
Snow That Has Been Falling For Past
Two Weeks Bad For LoggerS.


The loggers and the railroads have
been hit hard by the SHOWS that have
been falling for two weeks and the
storms that have been raging since
last week Monday.
The snow has been piling up to such
q depth and has been falling SO con
tinuously and freely that the extra ex-
pense necessary 10 keep the roads
cleaned out 50 that hauling may be
carried on is very great. The burden
falls especially upon those having long
hauls
Another effect Of this bad weather
upon the logger is the inability OF the
railroads 10 give any adequate car SER
vice. The railroads have sufficient
trouble to keep their passenger trains
running. The possibility OF giving
any adequate freight service Is out Of
the question
Last week Tuesday the worst bliz-
zard OF the season ragged all over the
upper peninsula and the northern
part Of the lower peninsula. Trains
were showed in all over At one time
on Tuesday night the ST. Paul had
four trains showed In within radius
of few miles of Charming. The Iron
River-Channing train was in a big
i cuOu, drfft "A IN. uyatar taulx roa~ "a j.
Bristol mine where 1t remained for
five hours and was extricated only
after big freight engine had been
sent from Charming to help out. Pas
senger train No. 81 was showed in a
few miles south OF Sagola; passenger
train No. 9S was showed in few
miles south OF Sidnaw and the time
freight was snow bound south of
Randville.
The railroad officials at Claiming
worked all night long to relieve these
! trains and get traffic started. Train
No. 2 was held at Claiming until mid
night, partly because OF No, 81 block
ing The path and partly to get the pas
sengers of the Iron River branch and
from no. 9S on the o. & b. About
midnight train No. 81 arrived at Chan
ming, having been assisted out OF its
snow bed by the engine OF the stalled
freight. which had extrlcated itself
succeeded In getting its train on Rand
Vile siding and proceeded to the re-
lief OF No 81 The passengers were
kept al Claiming hotels for the night,
The Iron River train had been extri-
Gated and made Claiming with the as
sistance OF a double header Two en-
gines were put on No. 2 and she start
ed for Chicago six hours late. No. 10,
the Copper Country Special, arrived
at Charming at 100 o'clock the fol-
lowing day, just 12 hours late.
The Northwestern had its troubles
also but was not as hard hit as the
st. Paul. In the mean time the roads
are doing the best that they can for
the loggers and travellers. Cars are
distributed in small numbers to all
jobbers so far but the piling up OF
loads along the line sidings is running
the car supply very short.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24


was born q English mothers people settling the Copper
Country somewhere along is4s father settled there some time in shs
practically years County
Michigan the schools When was
school
Ing mills
tiled position
% ss w n eo0gsop ~R M e nsa Saps,sD IN 'ns n ae
old cns Mine eighteen hundred feet below
tee ~ @ roa around he country and anay went back to
Rond to hep do the FIRST exong on e ogbc Range
the first test that struck the ore the sandy Lake Nine In 1854 on
ship the first iron from the
Minnesota N his place got married
the eight worked as mine carpenter and
Minnesota Iron Company H. Bacon being
and houses built and took charge
Mining Captain and held that position during the year
After which took charge OF the spruce ana S
vesoa for coean Mckinney Company December
Superintendent Of all Of corrgn Mckinney y
for him get being but little mining
las the mines on round
education and training and whom & % work
considerable and while on the MeaDa @ T & @
with Minnesota Iron Company as Mining n aps m
am sure that am chiefly due TO my own am6
vigilance and hard knocks lnes not with the
mines copper have at some time @ na s nav " u ovr
%nen @ % and engines and there with mine
nld some time and ann wiling p 0 m wish that
leave school anxious to get to work senS a. m
present tried to DO or what nzus % @ 10 try
else trying DO Afer go a%s @ G"e @ 10 @ nervous
able nature nature am not sure nv sy man or
am neither hdany trouble with superior oneer a from ono
place another 40 90 % m % ef motto Is willing help those
humility integrity eternal vigilance with scarce 's ~
my position YsqEs S4gussfs trsly
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24

T. A. Henry was a business visitor
a. Amasa last Monday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-01-24
pRP.LENTES SOCIAL.

The Ladies' or the Guardian Angels
Church decided at their last meeting
sto hold two sociais At the City Hall
before lent. The FIRST will be on
wodnesday. January 2Sth ard the sec
ond on Wednesday February llth.
All cordially invited.