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, 1921-09-29
OIL FIELD NOTES.
Ingenious Tool Used in Fishing
Hob

Ingenious Tool Used in Fishing
job.
A fishing job OF unusual interest
was successfully concluded a few
days ago in the oil fields near Gren-
ola, Kan. While bailing in a 15A-
inch open hole, the bail pulled off
the l4-inch bailer. Almost with the
pulling Of the bail the hole began to
cave and the accident had all the
earmarks OF a long fishing lob.
hi driller called in the services
of an expert in the fishing tool de-
partment Of the Bridgeport Machine
company Of Augusta. Kan, who sug-
gested the following plan, which
proved successful. and undoubtedly
prevented an expensive fishing job,
besides originating a new use for a
fishing tool.
A l2-inch pipe was run to the top
Of the bailer, the hole being cleared
out as the casing was run. With the
l2-inch pipe down to the top Of the
bailer. a Pinch Bulldog spear was
run. Before the spear was run, how
ever. the slips were cut in half, the
large half being used. This allowed
the spear to go down the casing and
after entering the 14-inch casing the
large half Of the slips fell down the
wedge OF the spear and thus expand
I'd enough to take a bulldog grip on
the bailer. The spear was run on the
stem in the ordinary
A 12-inch kleiwer casing hitch
was then run and it took hold of the
top OF the stem and at the same time
took hold OF the inside Of the 12-
inch casing. The cable was then cut.
With the Kliewer casing hitch
gripping the casing and the tools
and the Bulldog spear gripping the
last bailer. 1t was a simple manner to
pull the casing and the bailer, with
out the necessity of an expensive
stripping job.-The Oil journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. McPoland of
Kansas City. Mo-. accompanied by
Mr.. Geo. E. Brimmer Of Cheyenne
and Rawlins. arrived in the city last
Monday and have been spending the
time motoring over the oil fields
hereabouts. Mr.. McPoland is gener-
al manager of the Prairie Pipe Line
Company. which is understood to be
considering the matter of entering
Wyoming fields with its oil carriers.
The community will welcome them
here with their first venture. which
1t is hoped will be brought about.
Mr.. McPoland visited this section
three years ago and no doubt is
greatly impressed with develop
ments since hat time.
Rumors of big deals are flying
thick and fast and The Republican
hopes to be able to make other
SCOOP announcements hereafter and
CONTINUED on Page Six
, 1921-09-29
PROMISING
OIL OUTLOOK
J. B. Valentine Of the
Columbia Oil Co. writes
From New York That
All is Well with the
Oil Goddess

! "A great many western people in
terested in oil and its development.
who, like myself. have not been in
close touch with eastern industrial
and financial centers, are inclined to
view the oil industry in a yer pessi-
mistic way" writes Mr.. J. b. VAL
entine Of the Columbia Oil Co. who
left Rawlins the 14th inst. on a
business trip to Chicago. Washington
and New York. Continuing, Mr.. Val
entine says tina he has met business
congressman. senators and
heads of big oil concerns and all
agree that the oil industry is just
taking a breathing spell: that prices
paid for crude are already on the up
grade: that the reported tankage re-
Gently constructed is not filled: that
consumption Is steadily increasing
over production due to recovery from
depression in many sections and last
but not least, the financiers of the
world have set up a new Idol of Oil
which wealth is and will continue to
worship until the last drop of oil is
consumed. Mr.. Valentine says that
eastern people have Scads of money
for oil investment but that they are
making it buy full measure at pres
ent depressed prices. fully realizing
that with the generally expected
early return to near normal times
that immense profits will result.
At Washington Mr.. Valentine Wis
tied the Interior Department on be-
half of his company and writes that
he was shown every courtesy ana
consideration. Permits for all In"
lands claimed by his company under
Preferential Rights were issued
without delay. He expresses tn"
opinion that the Department is hold
ing permits subject to call rather
issue same to all applicants
whose papers are in order. hut who
may not want to begin drilling unit!
better prices for oil obtain.
, 1921-09-29

We have today, perhaps the Board Of
Trade can impress upon the Rawlins
people the necessity of good roads.
Casper has built good roads right up
to our oil fields and a telephone line
as well. and are bidding for business
that by right belongs to Rawlins.
What does this pipe line mean to
Rawlins?
Everything. In the matter of cost
of construction practically one third
of the amount will be spent here. A
market for our products will be pro-
vided which in turn will require
maintenance camps and additional
development of the oil and gas fields.
Rawlins is and shall remain the sup
ply point for tools. supplies and the
thousand and n little things that
are required by employees who draw
big wages. GaS in Such tremendous
quantity and with such terrific pres
sure no doubt means oil not far away
and 1t is thought by many oil men
that when the pressure Is reduced by
continuous use that it will be follow
ed by oil. This has proven true in
many cases. Consequently this mar
ket provided by the pipe line will
stimulate and energize development.
or course, this is a fitting occasion
for rejoicing, for l say thai Rawlins
is coming into its own Increased
prosperity will date from this day. Ii
means better school facilities for
these dear children who have passed
in review before you today.
Now what is your part in all this.
fellow citizens of Rawlins? Boost!
Boost! Have faith in your commun-
ity. Stand by your local Board of
Trade and by all development that
will ten to make Rawlins the real
oil center of the state"
, 1921-09-29
Fleet of White Trucks Loaded with Pipe for New Pipe Line

Directed by Mayor kell. headed by
Rawlins Silver Band. followed by
Bankers, Merchants. Professional
men. and more children than anyone
in Rawlins ever dreamed were here,
a dozen White Trucks loaded with
the first arrival Of pipe for the new
85 mile line were escorted through
the main streets lined with cheering
crowds and footing autos. All Of this
was literally impromptu. A Lion
talked to a Rotarian and they both
talked to the Mayor and the Mayor
talked to the printer at 10:45 A. NJ.
and at moo messengers were dis
tributing hand bills reading: big
Parade. 2 P. NJ. Today. Everybody
Come to Fifth and Lincoln Highway
Streets and Fall in Line. The Rawlins
Band Will Furnish Music"
Everyone and the kids and Riddles
came. Where they came from is still
a mystery to many. The crowds
were happy and satisfied with the
show of sweet-faced and well dressed
children. 1t seems that they all
played hockey long enough to join
the parade and hear the music. The
parade was halted between the Elks
Temple and Hotel Ferris, where
Mayor Kell mounted one of the
White Trucks and balancing himself
on top of a ten-inch gas pipe. thank
ed the assemblage for turning out
and then introduced Banker H..
B~reitenstein. who delivered a brief
address on behalf of the Rawlins
Board of Trade "a summary Of which
is as follows:
This spontaneous outpouring of
Rawlins citizens without knowing
what they were called for. clearly
demonstrates the unity Of spirit that
EXISTS here and what a wonderful
, 1921-09-29

force this may prove to be when the
interests of the community are at
stake. No better time than the
present to call attention to the pas
Sive way in which we have treated
the wonderful oil that are
being developed at our very doors.
We read the papers and take the
Jews as a matter of course. But
when we see a practical demonstra-
ton Of what is going on around us
such as We have here today in these
great trucks loaded with pipe. which
will be used to construct a gas line
to convey oil or gas or possibly both
from our fields to the markets IS
miles away and that the cost of this
pipe line will be we'll owe two mil
lions of dollars, probably a quarter
of a million of which will find it's
way into the business channels Of
this city. then We begin to wake up.
Just remember that during the
past seven years millions of money
have been expended in the develop
ment OF our oil fields, a large per,
centage Of which has been paid fOI
labor. supplies and material which
RaWlins has benefited by. Rewlins
has been the supply point for an oil
empire. Merchants, banks, labor and
every line of business has profited
But we have been passive and there.
fore other parts of the state and
some of the adjoining states have
treated us a joke in oil. We have all
known that we have oil and gas and
yet we have permitted outsiders to
bid for and capture some of the pro-
ducts as well as some Of the bust
ness. Today is the first time that
citizens not engaged in business have
had the matter brought to their al
tention. With such a display us
, 1921-09-29
CARBON COUNTY MATRON DIES

Monday afternoon last Mrs. Fred
Roberts passed away at the home of
her sister. Mrs. II. l.. kuykendall.
following an illness of several weeks.
Death was due to heart failure.
The deceased has been in poor
health for some time past and about
a month & vas brought to this
city from the Roberts ranch north
Of this city and has been receiving
treatment at the home of her sister
here since that time.
The deceased leaves to mourn her
death in addition to hundreds Of
friends two sons. Isaac Russell
ClemmOnS and Charles Powell
ClemmOns by a former marriage and
four children by this marriage. Fred,
Louise, Ruth and an infant son.
John. She also leaves three sisters.
Mrs. II. l.. kuykendall, Mrs. X. II.
Hadsell and Mrs. ID. J. Wren. and
two brothers. Norman Miller and
Kirk Miller.
Mrs. Roberts has been an active
member of The Eastern Star and of
the Episcopal church for many years
past. She was born in Angel. In
diana on August u. 1876. When
but a child she vas brought to this
city by her parents and has made her
residence here practically all her life.
The funeral was held from the
home of MIR. and Mrs. II. l.. kuyken-
dali yesterday afternoon at $50, the
being conducted by Dean r.
F.. Philbrook and being under the di-
~rection of Undertaken II. Rasmussen.
The pallbearers We're w. w.
II. A, France. n. l.. France.
w. r. .Junguuist, W. Il. Stookey and
Paulsen.
The Republican joins with the
many other friends of the family in
SINGER" sympathy to the
bcreaved relatives.
, 1921-09-29

ORGANIZE
No. a Southern
Wyoming Bankers, Or
gained in This City
Last Evening

At 7:45 o'clock last evening many
of the most prominent men in the
state of Wyoming gathered at the
Ferris Hotel as the guests of the
Rawlins National Bank. the First
National Bank and the Stock Crow
ers National Bank of this city at a
banquet.
The management of the Ferris
Hotel served to the 48 persons pres
II one of the finest dinners that
thai institution has ever served.
during the course of the dinner ex-
cellent music was furnished by the
Rawlins Orchestra.
At the conclusion of the dinner.
Hon. John f. Osborne OF this city.
acting as postmaster, called upon
many of those present for talks. Mr..
Osborne first stated the object Of the
meeting, which vas to get better
acquainted and to organize the
Southern Wyoming Bankers Associa-
ton. He spoke of the need of such
an organization and stated that
there is no class Of business men
who have been so slow to realize the
benefits of organization and CO.
operation as the smaller bankers.
POSTMASTER Osborne called upon
Senator w. w. Daley OF this city to
give the address OF welcome to the
visitors.
Senator Daley In behalf Of the
three Rawlins banking institutions
cordially welcomed the visiting bank
ers to this city and thanked them
for their presence.
Toastmaster Osborne then intro
| duced Mr.. DUNN of the Citizens
| National Bank OF Cheyenne. who re-
sponded to the address OF welcome.
! Mr.. DUNN delivered one Of the best
talks Of the meeting. During the
course Of his talk Mr.. Dunn stated
that right now the bankers must
Continued on Page Six
, 1921-09-29
ROAD ACTIVITIES IN
CARBON COUNTY

Tuesday night there was under
construction on the Rawlins-Lander
road north Of this city 20 miles, one
elevating grader being at work.
The local department Of the High
way Commission reports that they
have now assembled at this location
north Of Rawlins two ten ton trac-
tors, one elevteing grader and 3 H.
foot graders. A of five men
will be kept busy on this road with
this machinery until the road is
completed.
The location work on this road
has been completed and the location
crew has left for the Basin country
where they will remain for some
time.
, 1921-09-29
ANOTHER ~ MILE
stat: Historical ''sii:'rrE LINE
Balr Camp in the Lost Soldier Field to
Have Another Oil Carrier with Three
Times the Capacity of the Present
Pipe Line--To be Built at Once

Another welcome surprise in con-
nection with our oil comes
III the announcement that a new six
inch pipe line is to be constructed
at once to carry oil from the Lost
Soldier field to the Fort Steele load
ing racks. 1t will be constructed on
the original survey line.
The Republican is authorized to
announce this good news as a settled
fact and to state further thai work
will begin in the near future and
finished as quickly as possible in
order to provide sufficient pipe line
capacity to handle greater quantities
of oil than the present line can pos
sibly carry.
Lost Soldier oil is a heavy para
fine base, having a remarkably large
content of high grade lubricant. Last
Sunday five thousand barrels were
shipped out In tank cars from Fort
Steele and only 2,7OO barrels could
be run through the present pipe line,
the remainder having to be drawn
from storage at the loading racks.
This method is Improbable for the
reason that it costs money to place
the oil in storage so that it may be
drawn on when a rush order is need
ed or while the line may be under
going repairs. When oil is once
stored in tanks it becomes seasoned
In the course Of time and thereafter
deterioration takes place slowly as
compared with the first few weeks.
Therefore it Is more profitable from
every standpoint to ship oil as quick
ly after production as possible and
before 1t loses those gases which re-
fineries 30 much desire and are will
ing to pay for. The Bair Oil Com
pany 1t will be remembered recently
sold 100000 barrels of oil to the
Utah Oil & Refining Co, of Salt Lake
and shipments are going ahead as
rapidly as possible.
The present line Is a. miles in
length and the new 6-inch line will
be approximately the same length,
although 1t may swing more nOrther-
~ than the first line in order to
more readily accommodate the Ma
honey Dome structure when 1t comes
in. The third line serving the
eastern end OF the field. which is
six inch, parallels the route of the
other two as far as Separation Lake
booster station. a distance OF about
"a miles. and hen swings to the
Northeast to the General Petroleum
home camp on l6-25-86 and from
there a branch line extends north to
the Producers & Refners camp on
2~6-26-S7.
Mr.. c. NJ. McPolaAd, general sup
e%rintendent of the Prairie Pipe Line
Co., and Jess T. English its chief
engineer, whose headquarters are in
Kansas City, Mo-. have spent several
days here this week looking owe the
routes and making arrangements for
the construction Of the line. How
ever, The Republican has 1t on the
best authority that the pipe line will
be built. and that work will proceed
without unnecessary delay.
, 1921-09-29
HAVE SUCCESSFUL HUNT

A party of hunters comprising
Sheriff Sanders, P. J. Johnson, Cliff
ford Sundin, J. e. Bangs, Roy Lam
bert. Steve Harl and Oscar Taylor re-
turned the latter part Of last week
from the Gros Ventre and Big Piney
section where they spent ten days
on IN elk hunt. They were success
full In bAggiug several fine elk.
, 1921-09-29

Ira Clark was a visitor here yester-
day evening from Hanna attending
to matters OF business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
IS THAT WHAT YOU SPENDp
X. u. Home Economics Students
Prepare Budgets

In the scientifically prepared
family budget, as much should be
allowed for the clothing Of the head
Of the family as for his wife, ac-
cording to home economics sturents
of the University Of Kansas work.
ing under the direction of Miss Eliz-
abeth Megiur. The proper amount
to be- spent for clothing for family
of five Of which the father is pro-
fessienal man whose appearance
must be good is about 10 per cent
Of the yearly family income, it is
declared.
The clothing budget worked out
by the X. U. students for a family
Of five whose income is $4,000 a
year is 10 2-3 per cent or $500. The
yearly allowance as worked out for
each member is: man, $179.87; wo-
man, $1s0.71; boy, 8, $3.50; girl,
9, $40.21; girl, 8, $41.01. These
figures total $497.I3 and allow
$2.S7 for incidentals.
The budget for a similar family
with an income Of $2,40O allows 10
per cent, or 1884, divided as fol-
lows: man, $118.40; woman,
$1O2.3O; boy, 8, $51.O6; girl, 6,
$3S.7S; girl, 8, 1922. These fig
ures leave $41.74 for, incidentals.
Both budgets are figured out to al
low for every necessity including
raincoat, umbrella and sweater.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
MORE SCHOOLS sTANDARDIzE
Dickinson County viii Now Have
Is Standard Rural Schools

Dickinson county VIII NOW naV<
Is Standard Rural Schools
Three more rural schools in Dick
inson county are ready to standard
lie, according Miss Mary q.
Woolverton, county superintendent.
District IA, taught by Miss Alma
Blom; district Is, taught by Miss
Korin Peterson and district 124,
taught by Viola Page will receive
their plates, attesting standardized
ton in a few days. Including
these the county has now IS stan
dard rural schools and will rank
about second in the state in that re-
gard.
District IA and 124 have base
ment and furnace and IA has equip
ment for kindergarten work, includ-
ing sand tables. There is hot lunch
equipment in IA and 10.
District IA has 10 pupils. The
members Of the school board are
August Hummel. F. o. Schmidt,
Edwin Gugler. District Is has %
students and the members Of the
school board there are A. ]. Ander-
son, G.. A. Peterson and Henry
Killian. District 124 has % pupils
and the school board members are
o. N. Sheets, Bert Crum and A. 7.
Hoover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
WHY THE USELESS CRUELTY
State Game Warden Can't Under
stand Wearing Summer Furs


I'm the name Of common sense,
why should any woman care to wear
furs In the summer time?" asks Alva
G. Clapp, state fish and game war
den. He comedies that furs are beau
tiful and grants any lady who can
afford them the privilege Of wear
ing furs In season.
But, he asks, "Why all this fool
ishness? One sees ladies on the
street In the hottest weather with
gorgeous fufs about their shoulders.
Likewise the girl in the department
store who graciously found for me a
spool of No. @ white cotton thread
had couple of jack-rabbft pelts
(pOpularly known as blue fox care
fully draped across her shoulders,
though the thermometer stood at
ninety degrees.
II wonder If the ladies know that
by following the dictates Of such an
unreasonable and silly fashion they
are contributing to many thousand
individual deaths and to the COM
plete destruction and and extermfn-
alton Of many, in fact, all our little
fur bearing friends. Furthermore,
it is extremely doubtful II In our
latitude furs are ever healthful as
APPAREL, especially in warm
weather.
"Women are supposed to be the
gentler sex, but for the purposes OF
adornment they seem will
ing to go to almost any length"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
HAS MANY BIRDS
State Also fias Greater Varsity
Than Any Other In This Latitude

State Also mas ureater variety
Than Any Other In This Latitude
Kansas has greater variety and
larger number OF birds than any
other state In this latitude, accord
ing to a bulletin issued by Alva
Clapp, state fish and game warden.
The bulletin urges preservation and
encouragement Of bird life and advo-
Gates licensing Of all cats which are
declared to be the birds worst enc
mics.
"Over most of the state birds lit
orally swarm in countless thousands,
attracted, no doubt, by the insect
life, the vast fields Of grain and the
many seed bearing plants and
weeds" says the bulletin. ''In this
we are very fortunate. Kansas
people generally appreciate the great
economic value of birds and resent
their being killed or molested.
Scarcely a farmers home that has
not one or more bird houses, while
our parks are full of them and our
cities provide bird baths and
refugees. Most every community
still has a boy or two who thinks It
smart to rob birds nests, but their
is growing smaller each year
and altogether our birds are appre-
ciated and well protected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
WHEN DO YOU PLANT emp
Do You Study the Almanac and Then
Plant Your Garden Seeds

Do You Study the Almanac and Then
Plant Your Garden Seeds
The local stores have received
many requests for almanacs this
month. Potato planting time is here.
Now the wise old tillers Of the
soil will tell you that II you want
potatoes under ground the time to
plant them is in the dark Of the
moon. But II you want nice crop
of vines on top and few potatoes,
plant 'em IN the light Of the moon.
Contrary wise, say the garden sages
plant peas and beans and things
that grow above ground in the light
Of the moon and they will thrive.
All gardeners however do not
agree. for one who has just planted
his potatoes hooted ut the almanac
idea and declared that he was not
planting vegetables in the moon this
year but in the ground.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Obituary-Christian Meuli

Christian Meuli was born IN Nu-
fenen, Canton Graubaeuden, Swift
erland, June %, 1843 and died at
his home on Turkey Creek. In JEFF
erson township, Monday, March Z,
1891. being IT years, 8 months ana
IA days old. He was early brought
to the knowledge Of the saving
grace of his Christian parents, max
ing public confession Of his loyalty
to the Master, he united with the
Reformed church In Switzerland.
On Jan. 10, 1869 he was united IN
marriage to Miss Christina Mengelt,
of Spluegen, Switzerland. They
came to the United States on March
10 of the same year and after
spending one year at Lacrosse, WIS.,
they, with others, came to Uckin-
son county, Kansas, sharing their
low and sorrow through many trying
years. Mr.. Meuli lived 81 years on
his farm which became his through
faithful. honest work approaching
and acknowledging blessings, both
great and small as from his LORD on
high. Though being blessed apun-
dainty with the riches of this world,
he was not ashamed Of the gospel
of Christ. From the beginning ne
was AFFILIATED with the New Basel
Reformed church. He was a consrs-
tent Christian and reared a family
IN the fear of the Lord and couid
sing with the. poet Of old: u was
clad when they said unto me- iet
ns po into the house Of the Lord.
Mr. Meuli never allied until last 1ail
when heart and Bright's disease
made him bedfast, having extreme
main day and night for many weeks
however bore them patiently to the
end.
There remain to mourn his ioss
one brother, Leonard. living In
Switzerland, five sons, John OF Hope,
Kan. christian, Martin, Leonard
and Jacob of this vicinity; three
daughters, Mrs. Anna schwendener
~ Abilene. Mrs. Christina HOFFMAN
and Mrs. Mary Heldstab OF Eimo,
and twenty grandchildren and other
relatives and friends.
The funeral services were con,
ducted at the New Basel Reformed
church Wednesday afternoon, Marcn
o. by the pastor, Rev. o. Flueckinger
assisted by the neighborlng pastor,
Row Klitzing. The body was iaid
70 rest in the New Basel cemetery
hes,de his beloved wife who passed
ito her reward in 1901 to await
the call Of the great resurrect'oa
day.