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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

the budget as herein set out shows all
of the proposed expenditures of the
City of keokuk for the fiscal year be
ginning April 1, 1920.
The said budget will be considered
by the City Council on the 9th day of
March, 1920, at which time it VIM be
considered for final adoption. On the
day thus fixed for final consideration
full opportunity will be given for hear
ing any objections or protests which
any taxpayer may desire to make to
any item or items in such budget as
to any omissions therefrom.
The Budget of Proposed Expendi-
lures of the City Of Keokuk for the
fiscal year beginning April l, 1920, is
as follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

Budget of Proposed Expenditures OF
the City of Keokuk for Fiscal Year
Beginning April /. 1920.
The City Council of the City OF
Keokuk, having made consolidated
levy of 29l mills under the provisions
of Section /, Chapter liz of the laws
of the Thirty-eighth General Assemb-
ly, of the State of Iowa, has made up
and prepared an annual budget on the
basis of estimates of the several de-
partments of the City Of Keokuk for
the fiscal year beginning April 1, 1920.
Such estimates show the purpose for
which the consolidated levy Is to be
used, and also the purpose for which
all other leyies authorized, and al
ready made, are to be used; so that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
jury Situation Is Serious.
Correspondent.l

Correspondent
TOMBSTONE, Ariz.. Feb. 23.-1 he
sheriffs office is making strenuous
efforts today to bring in a large pro-
portion of the talesmen drawn Satur-
day in the Bisbee deportation and
KIDNAPPING case 1t is realized by all
sides that the jury situation is seri-
Gus, and the jury list is being rapidly
exhausted.
Many prospective jurors were
served by deputies Saturday night.
when they visited out Of the way
places, prospectors, farmers and COW.
boys, gathered from the desert and
ranges Today every available depn.
ty sheriff is at work looking for men
who have been ..-----r11n for jury duty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
Cases are Dismissed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 23.-Fol-
lowing a short recess today all crimi-
nal cases against William J. oliver
and nine co.defendants, charged with
conspiracy and sabotage in connec.
ton with the manufacture and sale OF
defective artillery equipment TO the
United States government during the
war. were dismissed by Judge Mccall
in federal court.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
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ministered preceding both morning
and evening service, at which time
seven followed their Lord in baptism.
The solo rendered by Mr.. Clarke
at the evening service. almost Per
suaded," was very inspiring. His in
spring messages in the, words OF
song will never be forgotten, and his
work during the campaign has proven
him to be true man of God.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
New Job For Poincare.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Feb. 23.-Raymond Poin-
care, former president Of France, has
been appointed president of the inter
allied reparations commission, it was
learned officially. He succeeds
Charles c. A. Jonnart, who resigned
Wednesday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
Read This One Out Loud.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The SEN
ate took up the bill dealing with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
xide. tetramethyldiamino benophenone.
t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
and other things.
Translated out of tongue twisting
technicalities,t the bill is one increasing
the tariff rates on dyes, to protect the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
STOP ITCHING ECZEMA
Penetrating. Antiseptic Zemo
Will Help You

Never mind how often you have tried
ana tailed, you can stop burning. itching
ssszema quickly by applying Zemo.
furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
,arge bottle, Sl.00. Healing begins the
moment Zemo is applied. In short
tune usually every trace of eczema,
letter, pimples, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
FOR clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy. alwaysuse Zemo. the
penetrating. antiseptic liquid. It is not
agreasys alveanditd oesnot stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles Of all kinds.
The F. W. Rose 20. Cleveland, o.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
Kill the Cold
Stop the Flu

DO not fool with depressing, annoy
ing colds this year. A cold today
may lead to influenza tomorrow. Play
safe. Turpo will kill your cold now.
Turpo will also help relieve the con-
gestion caused by influenza and
pneumonia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
Y. N. C. A. LEAGUES.
Schedule for the week:


Tuesday, Sis D. m.-Christian
VS.. Baptist: 900, St Paul VS..
Presbyterian.
Friday, Sis p. m.--St. Peters
VS.. Congregational; 300, Baptist
VS.. Methodist.
Commercial basketball
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.-Odells
VS.. Red Tops; S:15, Ford VS.. kei.
logg's; 900, Lagomarcinos VS..
American Cement.
Older boys church indoor base
ball
Tuesday, 7:45 p. m.-Spartans
VS.. Three NJ.
Wednesday, 4;30 p. m.-Giants
VS.. Horseshoes; Sis, Midgets VS..
Invincibles.
Friday, 7:45 p. m.--Maroons VS..
Mummy Hugs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
Washinaton,s Birthday.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Wash-
ington's birthday was observed in
congress today. Several addresses
lauding the life and character Of the
first president were delivered in the
house. His farewell address was
read in the senate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

A baby is like crop of wheat-it
is first Graded, then thrashed and
finally it becomes the flower of the
family. ...
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
YOUNGER BOYS CHURCH IN
DOOR BASEBALL LEAGUE.

KeSuICS OF games spIdyeU SdlUr-
day:
Indians, IL; Porcupines, 2.
Wyandottes, 5; Bull Dogs, 2.
Cardinals, 10; Tigers. 4.
Bob Cats, %; White Sox, 2.
Schedule FOR Saturday, Febru-
airy %:
9 a. m.-Bob Cats VS.. Wyan-
dottes.
9:45-Cardinals VS.. Porcupines.
1O:30-Rull Dogs VS.. White Sox.
11:15-Indians VS.. Tigers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

Every man should know something
about law, and if he knows enough to
keep out of it he is pretty good
lawyer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23

There are less extremes Of wealth
and poverty in France than N any
other country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04

ure in what Is known as No IL Ia
34-25-9 which Is some Of the high
priced acreage sold at the last sac.
johnson and others No. / In the
southwest corner of the southeast OF
the southwest of the northeast uf
33-2G-3 Is now making 3 , 30 - bar
reis after a second shot ths last time
being hit with 200 quarts The sand
was found between 2,23l-46 feet
Total depth 2,315 feet. e.. j. Wrights-
man has a 5000, ,OO0-foot gas we'll
In the northwest of the northeast Of
30-26-l0 at 80 feet In the lime the
top of which was found AZ 1905 feet
The 5-S-inch casing was set AZ
2,30l feet and there * 250 feet Of
caving ia the hole. IT would ap-
pear from the log OF the Celestinc
on company well offsctting it to
he west that the Wrightsman test
has 3 feet to go before getting the
big oil TIE Celestine got little gas
Ia the lin in It's we'll and Is get
ding little u. at the present time.
The kaLdpp no. az the center
of the east line of 3-24-9 northwest
quarter is now pumping 20 barrels
and will be drilled to the Bartles-
Vile. No. 10. which IS south Of the
No. has a rig up and is drilling to
the Barucsyille.
The Minnehoma No. in the
nor Invest Of the northeast Of tho
northwest OF 3-24-9 Is swabbing Ga
barrels II VIII be cleaned out and
| drilled 20 feet deeper.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
Might BE Something Doing.

In southern Arkansas northeast
OF the Louisiana big gas which runs
northeast from Monroe, the Trinity
OiNcompany drilling in 2l-iS-l8 APP
pear to have something worth while
and this is the well reported in
yesterdays oil column as rumored
az showing oil. The only dope that
looks reliable comes from ShreYe-
port where it was reported Friday
that the owners have ordered out
a string of 5-S-inch casing and
high pressure competitions. TINS
would look as though they were
expecting gas but there has been nc
gas visible and the scouts that have
been on the Job report that the well
is apparently 2,100 feet in depth .
This is Judging by the cable and
tools only and the we'll is being made
a mystery which Of course ought 70
Kill II II anything else doesn't II
looks like an oil country around Eli
Dorado at that. But SO daes a LOT
more of Arkansas.
The town of ElDorado Is in q
fairly good farming country that Is
rolling tust enough to look like an
oil country and is about the siIe
of the town of ElDorado. Kan.
when oil was first discovered there
There may be something IN nam
and ElDorado, KAN Is mighty
good oil town. There was poor
hotel at ElDorado. Ark, when the
writer was there and most or the
travelling men who knew the ropes
were patronizing a hotel kept by
private family in the north end oi
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
The Passing of A. w. Nickle

MIR. Nickle ncXt located at Piney
Fork. W. Va, and again in Marshall
county the same state, hut soon at
or visited the then active field nt
Marion. Indiana. whore he operated
what was widely known as the Boat
ty A. NiCklc oil company We fiud
him next at Casey M this In JUu-
uary 1906. Ills purchase In partner
ship with J. Hughes, Of one thousand
acres IN Crawford county proved a
master stroke. IL was one of the
greatest icascs when developed OF
that or any other date. and II was
here that he formed the Riddle on
Co. having taken In + l. Riddle
and T. W Bartlett
MIR. Nickle took the Initiative in
operating the Illinois Dn n Gas
Mems association and had "a most
hospitahlc home In Robinson, He
was a great hunter and fisherman as
any one can attest who has seen hts
great trophies OF deer ana game
captured In the northern woods.
Mr.. Nickle came to Tulsa I'm tho
spring of 1919. forming tho NicNc
oil a. Gas Co. only retiring FROM
active business In 1871. lie moved
with his wife To- California but be-
came restless and returned to Tulsa
in October 1913, alNo having busi'
ness interests IN Roswell, Ncw McNi-
co, at which place he was taken III
and died OF apoplcNy on bcccmb =
26th, after about ten days Illness
lie was married on December
25th. 1874 10 Miss Lorctto Mum Of
West Monterey Pa. who survives
him.
His widow and son clyde OF Glen
dora. California, accom- panied the
remains To Tulsa lie also leaves "A
son Edward r.. Nicklc. of Tuisi, and
IA daughter. Mis-. John Binder Of
| Battle Greek, Mich, four grandsons.
/ Harold, Nell and clyde OF Glendora,
/ CAM. cadet V. Davis and one grand
! daughter. Jane Davis, both of Battle
| Creek, Mich.
Among tho out OF town relatives
and friends who attended the fun
eral were. two sisters, Mrs, Anna
! Sutton Of Meadvillc, Pa. and Mrs
Jennie I.inginfellcr of Youngstown
| Ohio; Mrs. John Binder, a son In.
! law OF Battle Greek, Mich; MIR. and
| Mrs. W. Mum OF Yale, Okla; Nj
and Mrs. Lou Mum. Mr. and Mrs
| Jno. Abbott OF Robinson, Ill, Mrs i
I.awton OF Bartlesv!llc, Okla; Mr.
and Mrs. H. l.. Greculund of Wa"
ron, Pa; and MIR, and Mrs Jno. Del
trich OF Cluremore, Okla.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
Late NcMs from Arhmorc.

ARDMOKE. Jan. &c. y. Sher-
man. who Is an expert from the cali
fornia oil fields, has been employed
by the Vernon Collins OIL company
to shut out the water from the wells
on the leases OF thg company in
prU~uCers realize noHS hat in their
cagerness to do big things and to
do unusual things In the Helldton
field they drilled many of those we Is
too deep and that they also shot
charges OF nitroglycorine in them,
which were entirely too heavy for
the loose sands of that formation
and caused loss OF millions Of
dollars in that field. This lesson
ought 10 be worth q great deal to
the producers in the Hewitt dis
trict and If they do not control their
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04

The passing on OF a. w Nickie
whose funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon In this city, has cost
gloom over the entire community
and especially over the former
friends and associates Of MIR. Nicklc
among whom he was looked upon as
man OF sterling character and
great ability as an oil producer. 1t
was above all Mr. Nickle's kindly In
terest in the affairs OF his fellow men
and his broad Views of life and the
rights Of his fellow oil producers
mat endeared him to his friends and
associates.
\. W. Nickle was born at Bullion,
Nenango County, Penn, April 30th,
1851, lie began at the early age Of
ten TO make his own way In Hfe
aud was thus deprived OF the educa
ton that Is the heritage Of American
born boys, and only was he able to
attend school for two short terms
ard his first job was driving a horse
as delivery boy for which he received
as compensation, his board and
clothes.
la 1S62 he went TO Beaver. Pa,
and from his wages Of $50 u
month, as a teamster, he began say
ing and was able at the end of his
liISl SIX months service 10 TAKE 10
his mother 5000. that he had earned
and saved. Next he undertook the
stone cutting trade, and on finding
his employer was attending the
meeting Of the disloyal knights Ot
the Golden Circle, he refused to stay
with him and left for the OIL Creek
country ana Rousville. This was in
1865, and until 1873 he was engaged
In contracting OF various kinds and
then began his career as an oil man
under Andy Gartlan whose expert
knowledge was easily assimilated by
young Nickle This was in Butler
County, Pa, and from there he con-
tinued through Clarion, Armstrong
and ncighburing counties, and in
February 1880, he went to Warren
as a member OF the firm OF Mum
a. Nickle, general oil well contract
ors. In 1890, Mr. Nickle was In
Greene County, Pa, moving to
Woodsfiold, Ohio in 1894. lie had
gratifying success In that field. sell
ing out in year and half ana
then engaging In the oil business
in Mctzel County West Va. Here
| too, he was very successful, and II
was here that Mr.. Nickle first dis
played his wonderful hospitality and
! a clam bake that he gave to his
| hundreds OF friends will always be
remembered by those who attended
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
Mn THE OIL FIELDS
D Office. s24l W. H. PECK Residence 2442

was there when the gentleman
from Emporia" put through a bill
reducing the freight on fuel oil to
almost nothing and then kept the
refiners running back and forth for
The rest OF the session yelling for
the same rate on refined stuff.
Ii was a great session and the Kids,
who were pages in the house, who
could not even write their own
names without "wriggling their
toes" were all sending notes to
Mister" Billy Smith. Santa he
railroad, please send me By bearer
a pass to the edge of the state" and
got what they asked for every time
The refiners should turn the
tables by sending out question
naires to Attorney General Hopkins
and to Governor Henry Allen, and
last but not least TO the man who
runs the state and is the power be
hind the throne. william Allen
White Of Emporia,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
Big DOings at Duncan.
Special to The World

special to The World.
DUNCAN, okla, Jan. 2, 1920
The East Side stephens county oil
field is just now coming into its own
in the matter OF a thorough test OF its
possibilities. no less than SO addition
al wells being in prospect. Among
these the Texas OIL company has
made seven locations in the "a, IA
and is country and will soon begin
an intensive drilling campaign. In
addition, Shelley and Russell have
made five locations in the is COun-
try. Other companies are planning
extensive operations in that area AMI
the next few weeks will witness un-
usual activity
The Selby oil company has moved
a rig to 26-ls-5.
A rumor Is current that the 420
Oil company has a 200 barrel well
In 261s-5w. but the rumor has no:
been verified.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
has made several locations for both
deep and shallow tests in the 2s-
5w territory.
The Lone Star Gas company is
drilling at 400 feet in l3-2s-5w.
The Lone star Gas company Is re-
ported to have a showing of oil al
/ 100 in 5-2s-6w.
Brissey and others have set the
casing on producing sand at 1857
| feet in 2S2s-Gw
The Magnolia Petroleum company
Is drilling at 1850 feet on its deer
test in section l6-2s-5w.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
has completed a good well in 3-2-5
at 800 feet.
The Magnolia Petroleum company
| has made "A location in 34-lS-5. II
is expected this company will star
the biggest drilling campaign in tn,
| history of the county just as soon a'
additional pipeline facilities are pro
vided. 1t Is understood that ma
! terlal is ordered and the line vii
run to the 2s-4w country at an early
| day, making good the promise giver
| operators in that area sometime ago
| The Magnolia has well In 25-l-9
southwest of Duncan about miles
that is making a big flow of gas iron
| the top OF the sand at 1900 feet
| The location is between Magnohi
| discovery well that found the poo
two years ago and the well to cas-
of 1t drilled by the Fort Ring Oi
company. Cable tools are being in
stalled for deeper drilling.
The Roxana OIL company Is bulld
ing a rig in 16-3s-S southwest o
| Comanche. This location is in new
territory and is considered out o
the range of production.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
I,lr We'll SiIut In.

rhe Minnchomu on company well
In the northwest uf lt-2G-S has been
shut IN since Friday. 2;3O y. IN. and
VIII not Doe opened up dEain unul
there Is ample tlukure .vailahlc,
j Carl smith who mas been IN
chatEc ~ the well. has thus per
formed most difficult feat az The
we'll was a bad one 90 handle and
Mr.. smith deserves great credit for
having succeeded In shutting 1t IN.
The big affect this we'll viii have
of course, will be the increase in
drilling for the sand found I'm the
first break In tho lime and already
there are several tests on the way
down that have been stopped in he
HlrilcsNille sand. II is said that
Gillespie and crimes have 200.
barrel wen Ia the lime ON the lease
west of Spcrry aud while nuthlnr
has hc,u said about 81 It Is hcing
used now as an illustration ot what
can hc done 10y deeper drilling. u
has doubled the value ~ lcaacs IN
many parts Of the Usage. Colonel
Getty 10 thus entitled tn considcrthI,
more credit than ho VIII ever set.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
Texas Holding Up
Remarkably We'll.

The report of production by pools,
showing the change from the pro-
vious week. follows:
Burkburnctt, 94.75o barrels daily;
gain of 5000 barrels.
Ranger. $3.50 barrels daily; gain
of $500 barrels.
stephens county, $500 barrels
daily; loss of 400 barrels.
Desdemona, 25,650 barrels daily
gain of nearly 500 barrels
Elactra, 9,640 barrels daily; gain
OF about 400 barrels.
The total for the past week was
224,S6O barrels daily.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
To Deal Direct.

Charles +. Noble. owner Of the
largest casinghead plants in the mid
continent field. has purchased the
Stanley filling station at Second and
Detroit which is one OF the largest
in point Of gallonRge handled in
Tulsa and will likely operate with
some mighty high class blended stuff
from his own plants. This is along
the line as suggested in this paper
as being the real solution of the
casinghead problem and it amidst
Of no argument as being the best
and only way OF getting in close
touch with the trade, II would seem
a thousand times better than max
ing a contract based on the tank
wagon price in Chicago over which
/ the ordinary casinghead man has
about as much control as he would
over the revolutions OF the planet
Uranus. He can, however, by giving
good service, and by this Is meant
exceptionally good service show the
real merits Of a high class blended
product and thus bring the output
OF his plant into a moro favorable
position in the markets Of the coun-
try.
There are systems OF vending now
on the market that prevent dis
honesty OF employees and that regis
ter exactly the amount OF gallonaRe
that IL handled at the station. This
also applies TO lubricating oil and
by proper checking Of coupon books
there should he no chance for loss
on account OF dishone7t employees
which has been heretofore the one
DRAWBACK pertaining 10 the business.
/ This and the credit system are the
two most discouraEing features Of
| the filling station idea Of market
! ing stuff and both can be easily
| abolished ------
In the Usage.
Ma,i,rl o,a otbprg bave a fail
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-04
The Largest Deal.

Now comes the report that the
largest deal in years has been con-
summated. 1t Is the taking over by
the Ohio cities Gas OF the oklahoma
Producing and Refining Corpoi alton
which is the holding company OF
the Oklahoma Producing and Rci.-
ing which Is so well known and 80
thoroughly established as one of the
great producing and refining con-
Germs In the continent field.
This will mean that while the con-
troll of the big property passes to
the Ohio cities Gas that there Will
be no change in the local manage
mcnt although. of course, there may
he some consolidation as to tho mar
kctinG and refining and perhaps ia
the production end in some local.
ties. II does not mean that we are
to lose James T.. Crawford and his
associates which OF course would be
calamity and an irreparable loss
on the other hand it is a source
OF qualification that the Ohio cities
under the leadership of eX-ConEress-
man DAVIS and his brother. Colonel
DAVIS who did such valiant service
during the war as purchasing aseh'
for the United states in Paris, nave
secured control of the stock of thls
great concern.
The Ohio Cities has demonstrated
It's great ability as producing re-
filming and marketing concern and
has made great strides during the
| last few years and especially sin "a
| 1t entered the mid-Continent field.
Its production department under
| the management Of vice president
! II. ~ Cole has made n great success
| and its refinery at ArdmOre is aISo
progressing nicely and its export de-
partment under the name OF th'
| Oceanic oil company Is bound 10
to cut a big figure in that line.
These are the days OF consolida-
! tiOn OF raDital