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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
hT..'. AIN cor MY

We a.v. * splendid business estab-
shed in this county which makes
arta.0 a big income for the sales
lan We supply all goods needed with
ut cost to salesman and take all the
lsk and responsibility. We also send
General Agent to travel with you
nlto teach you how to sell our pro-
ucts. Write today for our propos-
ion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
Attention, american Legion.

Regular meeting Thursday evening
Oct, Nth, at 8 o'clock sharp, Com
mGnity Room.
JOHN BARCLAY, P. C.
2i8-25 wi ROY GREASY. P. A.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

E7FOR SALE:-Barn "a by 20,
with solid 6 by 8 stills, IA feet to
square; floor over entire loft. See G..
T. ELLIOTT, sos N. Calhoun street.
242-6t WHIP
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
ORDER PUBLICATION

ORDER PUBLICATION.
State of Missouri,
County of Audrain.
In the Circuit Court, the Nov
ember Term, 1920.
John H. Lane .........J.. Plaintiff
VS. &aSNE
Benjamin Ely, Joshua Ely, Charles H.
Hardin, Elizabeth j. Guthrie, Susan
F.. Butler, Charles W. Baker, and
BENJAMIN F, Bergen, if living, and
if dead, then their unknown heirs,
coasorts, devisees, donees, ~alienees
and immediate, mesne, remote, vol
untary and Involuntary grantees,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

HTFoR SALE:-White Rocks eggs;
sremium stock; S1.00 a setting, or 2
5etttngs for $l.50. Phone 1853. 51t-p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14

HWANTED: - Salesman for
Mexico and vicinity. Commission con-
tract only, for spare time or full
tmie. We will teach you to sell in
come protection through our free
school of instruction and help you
build a business of your own. Mas
sachusetts Bonding and Insurance
Company, Accident and Health Dept /,
Saginaw, Michigan, Capital $780,
goo. 33-2t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
FARMERS


RATES-10 cents a line ar inser-
non. A line consists Of 5 words.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
IS to POO Reduction FALL and
WINTER Underwear

$3.50 Mems Ribbed Unions. Bleach
81 Special g. 1s sui, ............ Sl.95
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
ARCHER COUNTY
POOL EXTENDED

Holiday. Tex. March 51.-Opera-
tors in Archer county say that Texas
next big oil discovery wiz be along
the northern side OF that county. The
Panther pool. In this section. has nine
producing wells. some OF which have
been producing for more than three
years. The wells OF this district are
long lived Every acre in the pool has
produced at least $500 barrels OF high
grade oil
The oil IN this district is obtained
from a sand encountered around 1880
feet Biologists say that the forma-
tons in the district Indicate that oil
producing sends viii be found at $50,
1920, 1880 and 1880 feet In the sur
rounding territories production has
been found at the 200 foot level But
the Panther pool operator IS warned
OF salt water conditions, such as were
met with IN the original producer OF
the KEMP ungsr-Allen district
Many Of the major companies are
entering the field and making ar
rangemeuts TO sink deep tests at once
Already the Gilliland Oil company OF
Wichita Falls IS drilling a test well
two miles northeast OF the Panther
pool Northeast OF this site the Union
OH company Is drilling and farther 20
the northeast IS the Lawhead Oil and
Refining company's test we'll
The Texas company has already
completed a pipe line into the field.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
OIL SANDS
IN HOG CREEK

Jakehamon. Tex. March 51-OP-
orators in the Hog creek field. espe-
clally that part Of the field north and
east OF Jakehamon. are finding a
good producing horizon about 800 feet
lower than the original prolific sand
OF the oil pool here
A number Of wells have been get
ting good production at levels 200 10
800 feet below the first sand
The Jackson OIL and Refining cor
pany has drilled its No. Hogg 20 a
depth greater than 500 feet, and a
number OF others have secured oil At
from $500 70 800 feet Skelley and
Sankey have just drilled their No.
HoEg, one OF the oldest wells IN the
field. 70 29S0 feet, where they have a
second production that promises TO
equal the first. that has been pro-
ducing FOR a year and was on the
pump when the well was deepened
This well is Just southwest OF Jake
hamon-
The Craven OIL and Refining COM
pany has let a contract for q well on
It's No I state lease on the s. i.
snod grass tract. with a total depth
specified Of $500 feet. IA order %
reach the lower producing horizon
North OF Jakehamon 70 Edhobby
the drilling IS active and the deeper
sand IS found 70 be productive In a
manner that indicates that the deeper
producing horizon here Is from the
same formation that the Ranger deep
wells find most profitable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
TULSA BRINGS
IN GOOD WELL

Tulsa. Okla. March S1.-One good
oil well and one good gasser have
just been completed in the Walters
field There are around 105 drilling
wells In the field Many Of these are
on top Of the sand and should be
completed al an early date Several
new rigs are up and a number Of
new locations have been made.
The Gladstone Oil compauy's 40. 9
in the southeast quarter of section
1-2S-10W Is the late oil well II is
pronounced good producer although
no estimate Of its production has yet
been made
The fields new gasser is the sand
ers No. I. in the northwest quarter
OF 32S-l0W- This well IS making
100000 feet Of gas at 2250 feet.
'she production has been connected
with the Walters gas system
There Is considerable activity IN
the district east of Lawton- The field
is making only around 100 barrels
daily. Within the last 10 days five
new rigs have gone up. Numerous
locations have been made and it Is
the common belief that 80 operations
viii be underway by summer
IN this new field the Junction City
test is attracting the attention Of
operators everywhere a strong gas
pressure and considerable oil has
been found around 400 feet The
well is now drilling near the 1000
foot level Il is expected TO stand
ardize around 21G0 feet and will. II
Il proves a producer. extend the
northwest Walters and Keys field a
distance OF seven miles northwest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Moonshine Otfends
Officials Nostrils

Denver. Colo. March s1.-Depart-
mental heads and employees in the
offices Of the state treasurer. indus
trial commission and state auditor
are back on the job. and their threat
to stage a '-walkout" has been with
drawn, following the removal by Col
Clifton II. Wilder. OF the state con-
stabulary, OF large quantities OF
home brew -moonshine" and other
Illicit liquors. from the basement OF
the state capitol
For several weeks the office force
OF the three state departments. whose
rooms are located directly above the
big vault in the basement where the
coufiscated booze was cached, had
been bombed" and "gassed" by the
'moonshine battery" until, fearing an
epidemic Of ID. rs" an appeal was
made 10 governor Oliver n. Shoup
for the removal OF the offensive
booze.
The air in the basement vault IS
extremely warm. The conElomerate
concoctions continuously fermented,
with the result that corks popped
from bottles and bungs burst from
barrels, sounding. like the rattle OF
light artillery Air ducts carried the
ward TO the offices. imparting 10 that
portion Of the state capitol occupied
by the treasury department. the
state industrial commission and the
auditor, an aroma similar 10 that OF
the old fashioned EroE shop.
the barrage was lifted after an In
Nestigation by the governors office,
and the state board OF capitol man
ayers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Neglected Coughs and
CeIds Are Dangerous
LADY IN BROOKLYN. y. y
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH

Il people would only learn tho folly
OF neglecting a cough or cold. much
suffering could be aVerted and the de-
velopment OF many fatal dlseases pre-
me experience OF Mr. p s. Peer
sen. 129 Putnam avenue. Brooklyn
\. y merely emphasizes the neces-
sfty OF having the proper medicine on
hand for such emergencies she
writes
zone winter I had q sewers cold. I
doctored myself for several weeks
with various pills Finally. ] was
forced to 90 to bed with heavy cold in
chest and head ] had a good attack
OF Lagripps with large Jumps In NY
neck Ny father persuaded me TO
take Ps-ru-ua and was out Of bed IN
two weeks I continued the remedy
for several weeks and feel better than
ever Pe-ru-na has also relieved me
OF pains IN the back and sides. al
ways recommend Pe-ru-na and my
father IS a constant user
Pe-ru-na- being q tonic Laxative.
regulates the digestion, enrichss the
blood tones Up the nerves and carries
its soothing, healing influence 10 the
irrltatedr cOnEested. mucous mem
branes IN all parts OF the body It Is
very beneficial after protracted III
ness OF an attack Of Grip OF Spanish
influenza TO restore strength and
v1Eor 70 the wasted body.
Do not fool with a cold OF any ether
eatarrhsl disease 1t IS dangerous
Get the right remedy IN the first
place, the remedy that for fifty years
mas been known as a successful treat
ment for catarrh-
Your dealer handles Ps-ru-ua fr
both tablet and liquid form-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31

New Fo-k-Dr. Connor. formerly Of
Johns Hopkins hospital, says: Hum
1reds OF thousands OF men who smoke
and chew and who believe themselves
healthy are suffering from progress
sive organic ailments. They would
never have been afflicted had II not
been .or the use OF tobacco ana most
Of them would soon get well II they
would only stop the use OF tobacco.
The best known habit forming prin-
cipal Of tobacco is nicotine. but the
most deadly and demoralizfng Is fur
rural Both are deadly poison. which
when absorbed BY the system sl6Ely.
put surely, affect the nerves, mem
francs, tissues. vital organs and vital
lily Of the body.
The harmful effect OF tobacco va
ries and depends on circumstances and
the individual In some il causes gen
erai de1illly. others cararrh Of the
throat indigestion. constipation. ex-
IRENE nervousness. sleeplessness loss
OF memory, lack OF viii power, cow
ardice and fear. mental confusion
ETC. in others Il causes heart disease
bronchial troubles, hardening Of the
arteries, palpitatiou OF the heart.
tuberculosis. blindness, cancer and the
common affliction known as tobacco
heart
II you use tobacco IN any form you
easily detect its harmful effects BY
making the following simple tests:
Read aloud a fun page from a book II
your voice becomes mufled, hoarse
and indlstinct and you must frequent
by clear your throat. the chances are
that your threat IS affected by catarrh
and II may be the beginning OF very
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31

serious catarrhal trouble. Next. in
the morning. before taking your usual
smoke walk up three flights OF stairs
at regular pace, then stop. II you
find that you are out OF breath. II your
heart beat is forced. trembling or r.
regular You may be the victim OF a
functional or organic heart trouble.
II you feel that you must smoke or
chew to quiet your nerves, you are a
slave 70 the tobacco habit and are
slowly poisoning yourself with the in
sidious deadly drugs. nicotine md fur
rural In either case, you have Just
two alternatit es-keep on with your
self poisoning process. regardless Of
the dangers. and suffer the conse-
quences, or i'd yourself OF the habit
and escape the dangers
You can overcome the craving and
stop the tobacco habit in a very short
time by using the following mex
pensive formula: GO TO any drug store
and ask for NicotoL Take one tablet
after each meal and in q comparative
~ short time you will have no desire
for tobacco The craving will have
left you With the nicotine poisoning
out OF your system your general
health viii quickly improve
N0tes when asked about NicotoI. one or
our leading druggists said; Sicotnl Is
Lr1ly q wonderful remedy Tor TIE tobacco
habit Il Is way ahead Of anything We
have ever sold before. We are author
lied by the manufa cturers 70 refund the
money 20 every dissatisfied customer ana
we would not permit the use Of our name
merit" Nicotol IS sold In this city under
an iron-clad money-back guarantee by all
up-to-date druggists. including Kelly q
Pollard and Scott, White & Co.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31

Natures remedy for the treatment
Of Catarrh. IS S. S. S, which has
been so successfully used for this all
ment for the past fifty years. Made
from the roots and herbs Of reoog-
MED medicinal value, gathered d.
rect from the forests. this fine old
remedy stands unique IN the annals
Of medicine. because Its therapeutic
value Is IN such strict accord with
the laws of nature.
You should lose no time, there
fore. IN taking advantage of this
excellent season TO get natures as
sistanoe IN cleansing your system Of
Catarrh. Begin at once to take a
thorough course Of S. S. s., which
viii act directly upon the millions
Of tiny Catarrh germs that infest
your blood. and give direct, "a
donal results BY eliminating them
from your system. S. S. S. is sold
at all drugstores.
For free expert medical advice
your own case. write fully
to Chief Medical Adviser, Us Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta, Ga.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
EaStLand Field
Well Produces
1900 Barrels

Eastland. Texas. March sI-The
States oil corporations 10. ! on the
Sumrau well is making 1900 bar
rels OF oil from the Caddo lime be-
tween S19S and 1865 feet after being
given a 400 quart shot OF nitroEly-
Germ This well is located seven
miles north OF Eastland.
a 200 barrel we'll has been brought
in on the Hawk tract by the Plateau
oil company. This is the company's
No. on the tract Another good
well recently brought in by this con-
Germ is its 10. on the Thorp tract.
in the Gunsight district The Thorp
No. has encountered an excellent
showing OF oil and gas around 1900
feet Il has not been completed
A 300 barrel well has been brought
in on the Brooks Heirs tract by
smith and associates. This is the
No. j.
Offsetting the Brooks Heirs tract
the Mcdonald Oil company has en-
countered a paying sand at $500 feet
In its Barnes No. .. Tho production
has not yet been estimated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Pumping Bell
WeUAtPeCOS
SHUDeLayed

Pecos. Tex March 3l--EumpinS OF
the Bell well is being delayed by a
Z casinghe cad. being fitted at Pecos- Ira
Bell said this morning that pumping
OF the well viii not begin before the
last Of the week. and that the vel
will be pumped only one hour. the
first day. the pumping time then TO
be increased one hour each day for
- days. According to Bell, the grad
usted increase IN the pumping time
has been decided upon as q precau-
ton against possible accidents 10 the
Contract For New Well.
Bell has let a drilling contract to
Burrows and Campbell for a 1000
foot wen 70 be drilled on subdivision
IS. in the northwest quarter OF sec
ton 20. block .. near the Bell well,
the discovery well in the Pecos val
ley field. The well Will be drilled
with an Armstrong rig which Is now
on the drilling site, and the hole is
sch eduled 10 be spudded in Saturday.
Ira J. Bell and company have spud-
ded in a wei in the southeast corner
OF section Is, block ., H & G. y sur
vey. The vel viii be drilled 10 the
Bell sand. The location is two miles
north OF the Bell discovery well
Drill With star Rig.
Flynn and Pope, with star rig are
preparing TO spud in a well in the
southeast corner Of section IS, block
= IL E O. n. survey The location Is
one mile northwest OF the Bell well.
The Citizens Oil and Gas COM
pany, Of Indianola, Miss. is down 100
feet in its well about a mile west Of
the Bell we'll
SuIly Gets Acreage
Daniel J. Sully, spectacular "bull'
on the cotton market. two decades
ago. arrived here today. SulIy has
control Of a huge block Of acreage in
the PecOs Valley oil field, and has
Just returned from the east where he
went 70 finance the Development OF
his acreage
Sidetraek For Laura Well
Steel for a sidetrack at the Laura
wei in section Il. block 4. H & G. y.
survey, has been unloaded By the
Santa Fe railroad company. The
Laura well is about Il miles south OF
4rabel, and about eight miles north
Of Pecos.
Two Armstrong rigs have been
moved TO the vicinity OF the Bel
wen, section 20, block ., H & G. \. I
railroad survey. The rigs were /
moved BIZ the Bel interests, but To- I
cations for the wells which viii be /.
drilled by the rigs have not been an I
nounced-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
NEW RAILROAD RELIEVES
OIL FIELD R. R. CONGESTION

ranger Texas. March 31.-Track
laying began at Dublin Saturda-- IN
me wichita Falls. Ranger and Fort
Worth railroad and this gang viii
meet the gang that is now LAYING
track from the north flTe miles south
OF Jakehamon- Il IS the intention Of
: axe L Hamon, president Of the road
70 have the track completed No.
tween Dublin and FrankeIl BY the
Ilrst week in April This will make
50 miles OF the new road ready Tor
operation and viii wholly relieve the
congestion in the oil fields at Ranger
anu slraWn by admitting two other
large trunk lines into the terrlforv
through the connection at Dublin
with the Missouri, Kansas & Teas
and the st. Louis & san Francisco
lines
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Past Ten Days
Sees Many Good
Wells Come In

Wichita Falls, Texas, March 81
The past 10 days saw the compile
ton Of more than 40 wells in the
Wichita county fields. The only dry
hole during this time was the Keene-
Wolf wen in the Kemp Nunger-Allen
field on the Logan farm. This we'll
was abandoned at 1900 feet
The Monarch Oil and Gas COM
pany's Nos ] and . on the Daniels
lease have been completed the wells
are making 800 70 $50 barrels re-
spectively- They are in the south
Burkburnett field
The Texas Ranger OIL company has
a $50 barrel well on the Brannon
tract. It is the company's No. Is,
IN the main pool
One of the largest wells completed
in this field for several weeks is the
1000 barrel No ] c. Birk OF the Texas
company. Danciger and Hull Texas
have a 1900 barrel Wen IN their No.
The P & P. OIL company's No. .
A. A. Morgan Is making 500 barrels.
Its no. 3 on the tract Is good for zoo
barrels The other compilations OF
the field average from 100 10 go
barrels
The Arkansas-Texas and the Tex
homa OIL companies have succeeded
in extinguishing the fire at their
wells on the W F. George tract in
the Burkburnett main pool The fire
burned for more than 80 hours
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Oil Scout Uses
PecOS Territory

Pecos. Texas. March s1-An air
plane is being employed by the Cen
eral oil company to explore the
Pecos oil field L. B. House. geolo-
gist OF the company, arrived yester-
day in a Curtis plane He said he
found 10 more convenient 70 cover
the field by airplane than b. auto
mobile.
The advent OF the General OIL
company in the Pecos field has stimu-
lated interest In operations Dir.
House expressed the opinion that
oil possibilities IN this section are
unlimited and that his company is
prepared to engage in an extensive
drilling campaign
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
UNITED PRODUCERS TO PUT
PIPE LINE IN STEPHENS co.

Breckenridge. Texas. March ST.
Work viii begin at once on the ex-
tension OF the United Producers Pipe
Line company's pipe line into Ste
phens county. All the necessary pipe
and materials for the extension.
which wiz be made northward out Of
Ranger. is on the ground Camps are
being established.
The United Producers Pipe Line
company is controlled By the Trans
continental OIL company. which is
operating one OF the largest refin-
cries at Fort Worth The oil for this
plant is piped from the Ranger and
DesdemOna fields
The Gulf Production company has
just completed its 10000 barrel
Boyer well and IS making arrange
ments 10 complete its Ward No. I.
north OF Necessity. and its Ward No.
3. north OF Breckenridge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Springtirne Very
Severe On Catarrh

seTvahOn. ever seen anything more
than temporary relief result from
tie use Of sprays. atomizers, jellies,
lotions. salves and other locally ap-
Piled treatment?
Take your own case. for instance.
Doubtless you have faithfully tired
all Of the local remedies ever recon-
mended Outside of possibly IN
stopping. for the time being. the
clogged up air passages. and afford
ing a little temporary relief from
difficult breathing. what real bene-
fit have you received from remedies,
locally applied?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Fdrman, Fifteen,
Seeks Air Pilots License

Paris, France. March s1.-Afadem-
oiselle Andree Farman. who has not
yet reached her fifteenth year. prob
ably viii be the youngest airplane
pilot ever registered in the world
She expects 10 take her pilots test
this summer.
Mademoiselle Farman is the dauEh-
ter OF Maurice Farman, pioneer
French aviator and one OF the foun-
ders OF the Farman aiprlane factory.
She made her first flight at the age
Of four and actually began plotting a
plane, with double control. seated by
her father. before she was fourteen.
She has made several flights OF more
than $50 miles in the company OF
her father
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
Tee-Pee Well
Extends Piper
Field 5 Miles

vernon, Texas. March 91.=The
Piper field, southwest Of Vernon. has
been extended to the northwest n dis
lance Of five miles by the bringing IN
Of the Tee-Pee well. u miles south
east OF Vernon The Piper sand was
picked up i'm this test at a depth Of
1928 feet According 70 the driller.
Ben Robe. who had a large amount OF
experience in the Burkburnett field.
the sand in the new well is as rich
and productive as that found in the
Thrift No. 1 AZ Burkburnett or any Of
the wells in the northwest extension
He says the well when completed viii
be good for 1000 barrels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
WHEELER WELL, In PAL0
PINTO, TO BE DEEPENED

Mineral Wells, Texas. March 81
The Wheeler well. which has been
creating so much excitement in Palo
Pinto county during the past two
weeks. will be deepened. Drilling
has already been resumed. The well
is 3S15 feet deep It flowed 60 bar
rels Of oil several days ago.
The Wheeler well is one OF Palo
Pinto county's deep tests II is sit
uated a short distance south OF Min
eral Wells, and has been making
around so barrels a day for more
than q week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED
ON WESTMINSTER TEST

Mckinney, Texas, March Sl.-Good
progress IS being made on the Vest
minister test in Collin county.
Biologists say that thus far fndica-
tons for oil are good. It Is a general
belief at the weu that production in
paying quantities will be found at
an early date. This deep test Is being
sunk by the Pilot Creek oil and Gas
company a concern which holds an
proximately 10000 acres in that sec
ton Adjoining the tract acreage is
selling for between $50 and 500.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
There's no Joy II the glad
season to those who
canhardly breathe.

Just as the happy spingtime IS
about to bud forth with all It's JOY
full message of natures wonderful
changes. there comes a discordant
note to those afflicted with Catarrh,
for Just at this season while the sys-
ten IS undergoing a thorough renova-
ton. any physical infirmity becomes
more aggravated and pronounced
Hence those who are victims Of
Catarrh. that most troublesome and
tenacious Of disorders-find that
with the approach Of spring there Is
a decided tendency for the air pas
sages to clog up. the throat and nos
irils become sore and mfamed so
that their breathing apparatus oPe-
rates only with the greatest pain and
difficulty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-31
JAKEHAMON GETS POSTOFFICE
RAILROAD SIDING COMPLETED

Jakehamon, Texas. March 81
Congressman Blanton has secured
the establishment Of a postoffice for
Jakehamon and the. business men or
this place have been notified that a
postmaster will be named within two
weeks. Since the completion OF the
Wichita Fails. Ranger and Fort
Worth railroad 10 this place there
has been great need for postoffice
facilities Construction OF 70 miles
Of siding and spur tracks and yards
for the railroad here is almost COM
pieted-