The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-13
OIL DRILLING TO BEGIN
OPERATIONS IN RICH FIELDS OF
STATE WILL COMMENCE
SOON.

The south Dakota Oil and Rein
ing company, q corporation of Huron,
8. D., has made leases with the own
ers Of yer $4,000 acres of Jones
county land north OF MurdO, under
the terms OF which they acquire the
rights to all oil and gas found there
In, giving to the lessor one-eighth of
all oil or gas produced. The leases
run for an indefinite period in the
event that a paying production OF oil
is found. It is the intention OF this
company to commence the drilling OF
wells on several Of these tracts at
once. Most Of the land leased lies In
the artesian belt in the north tier OF
Townships OF Jones county. Gas has
been found in abundance In this ter
ritory, one ranch being equipped with
gas for both lights and heating OF
the ranch house; and there are also
many indications of oil in the arte-
sian wells drilled for watering pur.
poses. At the time the city well at
Murdo was drilled considerable oil
was found in the deposits taken out
Of it. Gas also was found in the mud
as 1t was taken out OF the hole with
the slush bucket. A lighted match ap-
piled to the top Of the bucket would
often cause a considerable explosion
and the escaping gas would burn for
several minutes. Reports indicate
that the first actual drilling in any Of
the proposed oil projects in the state
outside of that in the Black Hills
region will be on the Perkins county
deal, as they have a drilling rig on the
way to the proposed location. The
question OF whether or nOt Oil q be
found in this state will be put to the
actual test of the drill at several
places before the coming OF q new
year.
Butte county is to stage a double
head county division fight at the cleo
ton this fall. The people Of the east
ern part of the county ~petitioned for
division into two counties, n to &C.
cupy the eastern part Of what is now
Butte county, with the name OF Lib
erty. This would give Newell a chance
at the county seat hOnors, and boost
ers from that town are back Of the
move. Another petition was filed for
a division of the county on an east
and west line, cutting the northern
half Of Butte county off into a new
county to be known as Castle Rock
county and the residents in the vicini-
ty Of Castle Rock are back Of that
move.
That boys and girls livestock clubs
in South Dakota have been the means
Of interesting many communities in
good livestock, is shown by recent re-
ports on hand at the state club lead
er's office at State college. More than
$500 purebred brood sows were far
rowing filters for junior farmers dur
ing the past spring. Last year 1.1O9
boys and girls made a profit of $685.
618 on pigs. Sixty-five juniors are
raising sheep; 80 have purchased
purebred cows and calves.
The owners of the electric light
plants at White Lake, Stickney and
Mt. Vernon held a conference for the
purpose OF discussing the organiza-
ton Of a stock company, the chief OBJ
ject of which will be to establish a
central lighting plant to supply cleo
tricity for all three towns, thus do
ing away with two Of the plants and
thereby saving thousands OF dollars
each year.
The boundaries of White lake, a
fine body OF water near the town of
White Lake, from which it receives
its name, are being surveyed pre-
liminary to the people Of White Lake
commencing work on the project of
developing the lake into an ideal
summer and fishing resort.
Einar Carlson, a prominent farmer
of the Beresford territory, who re-
Gently disappeared under mysterious
circumstances, leaving a bride Of
seven months, has returned to his
home and the reunion with his wife
is complete.
Aaron Dunn, gnown in the Black
Hills as Buffalo" Dunn, an Indian
and n time guide and hunt
ing companion Of Theodore Roose-
welt, died in Spruce Gulch near Dead
wood, at the age of II.
NJ. ]. Smiley, Of Belle Fourche, re-
ports completion OF the shearing of
20, 900 head of sheep, and the wool
clip showing an average Of six pounds
Tor each fleece.
The state livestock department re-
ports dipping for scabbies practically
in Stanley county, and the
work being pushed in adjoining Sec
lions Of Hakkon and Lyman counties.
One Of the most notable buildings
70 be erected in Violin this summer
will be q permanent home for the
Farmers Guaranty State bank.
Fall river crops are in excellent con-
lition and there is every prospect that
.ho Weld will he Of the hummer char.