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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-24
A meeting of the Parent-leacners

A meeting of the Parent-Teachers
Association was held Friday afternoon
at $50 in School building
The Girls's Reserve was lndeed 1or-
tunata in havinn Mrs Fina Eatman,
If t,,n University with item ON last
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Eatman
gaye us most instructive and inter-
estinp talk on how we. as girls, can
heant;fv our homes. She said that
this week. Holv Week. was a yerV
suitable time to think about beaut',
fnl things and to do all that we could
to make our homes delightful. ore
Of the things which we can do is t.
keen ourselves healthy and hit 81
that we will be help, not a hlnd,
rance in Dur homes. We all enloved
the talk and appreciated Mrs. Eat
mans kindness in being with u.s.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-24
How Would You Like to See What
Irwin Nerhood Pa.) Saw?

Zone customer told me that after using one large
package Of Rat-Snap. he got FORTY-EIGHTd dead
rats. How many more dead he couldn't see. he
doesn't know. Remember rats breed fast and de-
stroy dollars worth of property. 35c, Csc, $l.2S
Sold and guaranteed by
WILEY BROS. AND
A. H. KENDEL, OXFORD. MISS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-24
WATER VALLEY MOB
LYNCH DOLPHUS ROSS

Mob Enters Jail-DestrOys Lock On
Cell And Takes Negro Four Miles
East OF City Where Body Riddled
With Bullets Was Found The Next
Morning.
, 1921-06-04
EMPLOYE
STOCKHOLDERS
Standard Workers jump at OPP
portunity Which Means
Increased Savings

During h first month OF the opera
ton Of the employees stock purchas-
ing plan. 800 members of the orgnn-
ization of the Standard OIL Company
OF Indiana took advantage OF the op.
p%ortunity TO become stockholders in
the company. which is rated as the
largest marketer of gasoline in the
world. Under tho terms OF this plan.
which was carefully worked out to
give employees the best conditions pos.
sihle. h stock is valued at SIS per
share. the average market price for
the six months preceding the initial.
ing of the plan. Employees may elect
to set aside up to 20 per cenf Of their
salary for stock premiums. and the
company win add so cents to every
dollar SO reserved. AT the end Of five
years. the stock cnn be obtained. to-
gether with accumulated dividends II
an empioye should leave before the
end Of the ~nve-year period. he money
which he has had reclaimed out OF his
salary is returned to him. plus inter
est at 6 per cent. In order to par
ticipate in the plan. an employe must
have been In the service Of the com
, 1921-06-04
MAKES RECORD
in TANK CONSTRUCTION

What is probably a record In tank
construction WINS mad by the Stand
ard OIL Company of Indiana in the
building of a g .oo0-barrcl tank at the
whiting. Ind. tank farm. This tank
was constructed complete in seven
days time, with q gang of 70 men. us.
ing 30 air guns simultaneously. A
tank OF this size is about 100 feet in
diameter and 30 feet high. The weight
of the materials is approximately 1870
tons This particular tank was to be
used for the storage Of crude from the
Sinclair pipeline.
, 1921-06-04
STOCK LIST IS
WEAKER AGAIN
Firmness Displayed by Some Is
srss, but Selling Depresses
Many Stocks

NEW YORK. June Shedding
stocks were under further Pressure at
the dun opening OF today session.
yesterdays money FURRY provoking
renewed selling for both accounts.
Equipments. shipping. food. tobacco
and motor speciaities were lower by
fractions TO a fun point. Firmness
was shown by Crucihle Steel, HAr-
vester and Cuba Cane Sugar. Rails
and the more popular industrials and
oils were neglected In the early deal.
Exchange on London was slight.
ly over yesterdays hnai quotation.
Tho absence OF supporting orders en-
abled shorts to bring about further de-
preston among shippings. motor sub
salaries and food speciaities during
the morning. Mercantile Marine
preferred: Bosch Magnetic. stromberg
Carburetor. United States Rubber.
American Sugar preferred. Beet
Sugar. National Biscuit. United Drug.
Remington Typewriter and American
Snuff lost IN to 81 points. Among
speculative favorites. Baldwin Loco
motive and Mexican Petroleum reflect
cd pronounced hcaviness. Buying Of
iower,priced rails. American Wooden.
Endicott-Johnson and Famous Play
ers was attributed TO pools Call
money opened and renewed into next
week at III per cent.
, 1921-06-04

Moving down 1000 feer on h Lost
Soldier field structure in order to miss
the heavy gas fow and at the same
time stay as LEI the crest OF the
structure as possible. the Producers
and Rofiners company started a well
this spring which Il now nearing the
7.5oo-foot mark. The well is known
as No. ?. II Is expected that the pay
sand will be encountered in the next
200 feet. The well Is located at approx
imateiy tho same position relative to
the axis that wertz we'll No. 1 Is be-
ing drilled. These wells will be the
first W. completed high on the struc-
ture.
, 1921-06-04
Livestock Mart

CHICAGO. June 3-U. s. Bureau
OF MarkstsEcAtti-RsceipE. 5000:
beef steers and butcher she stock.
steady; top steers. ts-es: bulk. tT.s59
$50 fat eows and heifers. s5..s9s.75;
bulls and calves. s.rong to CSC higher.
amer and cutters. s2so63.75: bulls
h-so9s: cal calves. largely $3.50
$50. s;oeksrs and feeder steers. weak
TO CSC lower.
Hogs Receipts. $4,000: active.
steady to loo lower. lights off mostly.
top. ssio. bulk. t7.s5es; pigs. 10000
lower: bulk desirable. s..
Sheep-Receipts. 5000: sheep steady:
lambs stesdy TO 35c higher; advance
chiefly on springs: top native springs
s13-25 to packers; bulk. tizbo9i5.
culis. largely Ha1so: California
springs figure sSc higher at si5.s5.
, 1921-06-04
Southern wyoming Dcrelopment.

The Hughes Oil company, drilling
on section 1860 in the Lost Soldier
district Is down 1856 feet and is now
setting casing after understanding for
the past throo weeks As soon as the
casing is set drilling viii DO re-
sumcd.
The Fremont Petroleum
has resumed drilling near Crooks
Mountain after being closed down
for the winter and the work Is pro-
crossing very nicely.
Mr.. High OF the Columbia Oil com
pany arrived In Wyoming from ore
Eon a couple OF weeks ago and is max
ing arrangements to start drilling op-
erafions on the company well in the
Ferris field. The company closed
Town a Isl winter at a depth of 100
feet. -
The Washington OIL and Refining
'ompapy. which purchased the land
leases and all equipment of the Rob
erts syndicate in the Ferris field n
who 10 now drilling on section o..
10 down 1900 feet and progress is very
satisfactory. Mr.. Mclean, Of Port.
lind. president of this feels
confident that they will discover a
good well on this section ana Is rush
Ing the operations as fast as possible,
The Midwest Refining company last
week pulled the casing and moved its
rig from section s. on Separation Flats
to the Mahoncy dome structure. where
II and another rig will be erected ana
drilling operations begun az soon as
possible. This company has put down
several wells on the Fits. but none
hnve been producers.
The Dillon OH company In the Fer
MS Held has finished setting
ehinch casing at 1900 feet and drill
Ing operations have been resumed.
, 1921-06-04

pany for at least one year. Due to
the fact that the company contributes
90 cents for every dollar of the en-
ploye. this means that the stock will
actually cost the empioyc only s4s.67,
instead OF s73. and have the added ad.
vantage OF being obtainabie on the
partial payment plan.
, 1921-06-04

CHICAGO. June 3.-Butter-Markct
higher: creamery extns. 2sc: firsts.
2s127c: seconds. 17@22c; standards.
zoe.
Egss-Unchnnged: receipts 11.ss7
cases.
Live Poultry-Market higher; fowls.
zee; broIlers. 40@50c.
, 1921-06-04

Ohio OIL company's well No. 6. in
the Rock River field. came in a good
producer. making 1900 barrels during
the first ~ hours, This production
can probably be maintained for some
time. wells in this field holding up
production consistently. No 6 Is 10
Gated on the Diamond Cattle company
lease on the northwest quarter OF sec
ton 35-s0-7s.
, 1921-06-04

r.s are so numerous that there are
~r cases where IL Is not preferable
"a any other form OF fuel Many peo-
~ are making preparations for the
installation Of Ens 10 replace coal or
roke as fuel IN the steam heating Of
homes and apartments. planning TO
raj, the change during the summer
r,onths. and looking forward to a win
,er with no trouble with ashes or solid
fuel.
: TIE gas obtained from the Poison
sp.der. South Casper Greek and Iron
Creek fields is particularly clean as
compared with natural gas in other
parts OF the United States Much OF
,hs gas ob.ained from eastern fields
contains sulphur In such quantity as
20 create an extremely bad oder in
burning.
! The number Of consumers at the end
Of each month since gas was turned
into tho supply mains Is tabuiated
below, also the percentage OF increase
IN consumers each month over the
preceding month is shown
No. OF Increase
, 1921-06-04

The Frantz Corporation. subsidiary
Of the Elk Basin Consolidated Petro.
loum company, has acquired holdings
In the Debeque fold. Garfield county,
Colorado, five miles southwest OF the
town Of Debequc and three miles west
OF the well being drilled Jointly by the
Carter oil company nj the Inland
on & Refining company.
, 1921-06-04
PAGE NINE

observation-disclosures. nterlinE. de-
mand. Ss-S77s. cables. s3-ssz-
Francz-Demand. s-2ss cables. $50.
Belgian Francs - Demand. s-25:
cabler. s-e7.
Gunders- Demand. s4..s; cables
ss.35.
Lire-Demand. $50: cables. sea.
Aarks-Demand. Isl: cables. lss-
Creece-Dcmand. $40.
sweden-Demand. 22.ss.
= Norway-Demand. l2-22.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. s1.Ts.
Braziiian-Dcmand. 11-T5.
Montreal-lo1 per sent discount
Time loans. firm; 80 days. % days
and six months. I per sent
Call money. firm; high ~. low IN:
ruling rate THh; closing bid Z. Of
fered at IA; last loan ~.
, 1921-06-04

The library If the General Thco
logical seminary in New York con
tains more than 100 different edi
tons of the bible. .
, 1921-06-04
Metals

NEW YORK. June a. Copper -
Steady: electroiytic. spot and near By.
l3k9i3hc; futures. 1sH G15ze.
Tfn-Easier. spot and near by.
s5o.5o6 5o.75: futures. t3o.2sesf.oo.
Iron-SominaIiy. unchanged.
Lead-Stesdy; spot. IS.
zinc-Steady: East ST. Louis spot
s4.so94.75.
Anumony-spot. s5..s.
, 1921-06-04

DENVER Colo June s.-cArtie-
Receipts 1900 head: market weak:
beef steers. ts.5o@1.se: cors s4.eoG
$50; calves. ss.ooo1o.oo: stockers and
feeders. H.oo9sso. heifers. $500
$50.
Hogs-Reeeipts 400 head: market
steady: tops. $3.50: bulk. T.i50T.5o.
sheepNReceipts 800 head; market
steady: lambs. sio.oo0ii.75; ewes.
s4.7595.oo.
, 1921-06-04

when King George concludes a stay
with ono OF his subjects his equerry
leaves with the house steward tho sum
of five hundred dollars for distrihu-
ton among the servants
, 1921-06-04

CHICAGO. June Sine quarterly
dividend on the 10000 900 seven per
cent cumulative preferred stock due
July 1. will be passed by the Armour
Leather company. It was announced
today.
, 1921-06-04
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD news
CONSUMPTION Grows HERE

The increasing popularity of gas as a fuel in Casper Il
indicated by the rapid increase in the number of consnnsrs
Figures made up BY. the gas department of the New YorE
Oil company, which has the franchise for the gas supply of
and the list Is growing rapidly. The advantares of natnrsi
, 1921-06-04

The third well on tho Big Indian
on & Gas company leases in Salt
Creek has spuddcd In on the Nwx
Of NwL OF section ~1I-3g-fs. and Il
now drilling. This well is an offset
TO the Big Indian well on section .,
which recently anne IN for 500 bar
rels a day and also an offset to the
Boston Wyoming well which recently
blew in Unexpectedly and made 1000
barrels in the first few hours. The
new Big Indian well is. expected TO
strike the fault from which the Bos-
on.wyomins wen Is obtaining its
big production.
The oil Is now being taken by the
pipeline from the Big Indian well on
section }. The well in the center Of
the NwH OF section II. which made
$50 barrels a dhy recently when opened
'Np. Is hut in as the low price OF crude
makes It advisable to store this on
In the ground awaiting better prices.
1t is not affected by any offsets. Ths
new well now drilling will be operated
As soon as Il IS completed. It being an
offset to two producers.
Preparations arc under way for the
resumption Of drilling on the joint well
Of the Big Indian and Wyoming Chief
OIL a Refining company. west Of Doug
las, which was shut down for the
winter at 1900 feet. This hole has
only a short distance to 60 TO reach
the sand in which production ID ex-
pected. Operations on the Poison
Spider are again opening up following
The disposition OF the lease applica-
tons. Big Indian has in excess OF
1000 acres on this structure.
The Miles City Oil Refinery com
pany. which is building . 1.0oolhArrel
plant at Miles City. Mont. expects to
have it in operation in July. 1t viii
run on Cat Greek crude. severn Of
It's principal stockholders being identi.
lied with small companies having
production In that field. The new In.
dependent pipeline from Cat CreAk to
Winnett Is expected to be in operation
BY that time.
A a.
, 1921-06-04

Mrs. Kate Wilder is police commits
sioner OF Fargo. N. d.
, 1921-06-04
Silver.

NEW YORK. June s.-Bar silver.
domestic ssAc; foreign ssSc.
Mexican dollars. 44hc.
, 1921-06-04

The Ohio on company well on MEX
Of SEA Of s:-ss-e5. lance Creek field,
on a to-acre lease held by the Cow
Gulch Oil company. when put On the
pump made so barrels a DAY and Is
expected to settle to 80 barrels. It
y barely in the sand, the same sand
, 1921-06-04
WHEAT PRICES
BREAK IN MART
Crop Damage Discounted and
General Selling Resumed
When Trading Opens

CHICAGO. June 5.-Generai selling
on the part Of houses with eastern
connections led to a sharp break N
wheat prices today after values had
again touched a new high record for
n season II was said the continued
upturn in quotations had made export.
ers hesitant. Besides. weather condi.
tons appeared to give some ADVANTAGE
10 the bears. and there was considerable
disposition TO regard recent estimates
Of the 1891 yield as too small Open.
ing prices. which varied from un.
changed figures TO IAc higher. July.
sl-aoA to Si.4i&. were followed by a
quick setback to si.3S.
Some eastern buying on the decline
rallied the market but greate weak
mess then ensued. Probability that
trading would start tomorrow in the
September delivery here had a dis.
tinet bearish influence. The close was
heavy. axe to 3Ac net lower: July.
sl-S7 to Ns5H.
Corn wa depressed by a renewal
of large receipts. the arrivals here
being estimated at 700 cars. After
opening unchanged TO sc lower. in.
Guiding July at ssxc to SIC. the mar
ket underwent a material sag oil
around.
The market displayed but little
power TO recover. Prices closed weak.
~ to &c net lower with July, ssE to
s5ac.
Oats declined In sympathy with 9TH
er grain, starting &c to &c up. July.
&c TO 42lsc and then dropping to
well below yesterdays finish.
Lower quotations on hogs pulled
down provisions.
CHICAGO. June 5.-Ciose wheat
July. s1.37.
Corn,July. s5Sc; September. ss5s.
oats-July. Ale; September. 4e%c.
Pork@Juiy. si7.10.
Lard@Iuly. 1857: September. $3.50.
Rfhs-Juiy, ss.77; September. s1o.o5.
, 1921-06-04

which has averaged IS barrels a day
toF IL months on n Converse sheep
lease on the same quarter. The sand
vas encountered at 1850 feet. 1t viii
stand At b present depth for q while
70 SO what II will do. Neither of
these wells were drilled to the horizon
ron which other wells In the field are
producing.
, 1921-06-04

Money ant Exchange.
NEW YORK. June 5.-Prime mer.
paper, 6E al per cent.
, 1921-06-04

CHICAGO. juno 3. - Potatoes -
Stronger; receipts SO cars: northern
white sacked and bulk. 75@s5c cwt:
Texas Triuinphs. St.25: Alabama
S%pauldings Rose. s2.75; Louisiana Ions
white. s2.5oH2.65 cwt.; South Caro-
lima. IS barrel; Virginia cobblors,
S5.75 barrel.
, 1921-06-04

The Alberta Block Coal Company.
Ltd. well on 2s-i1-2s. Devils Basin
Held Mont. swabbed 20 barrels in
seven our on a test with rs feet Of
open hole and a so-foot cave at the
bottom. The hole was barely dri1ed
into the sand and when cleaned ana
drilled deeper II is believed the wen
win make 400 barrels. Roundup. the
nearest rail point to the field, is All.
atm the question OF building a pipe
ine to the field There Is no market
Tor production at present except for
DRILLING purposes.
W. l. AcIaine. who has been mana
ger OF the Wyoming operations OF the
General Petroleum corporation for the
past tnree years. has been made dr.
rector or petroleum production for me
company In California. He has made
many friends in Wyoming during his
stay in the state
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

Here are two of many atlimali
that are due to arrive on Christ.
mas morning. A black kitty that will
stand any amount Of hard usage Is
very easy to make, requiring only .
pair Of silk stocking tops that have
survived the worn-out feet. Cut OF
the worn feet and trim out the ankles
In curved line to form the ears.
Sew a seam along this line. turn right
side out and stun with cotton to form
the body. Wind the remainder Of the
tops with small cord to form the tail
and tie gay bow OF ribbon at the
end. Two white bone buttons make
the eyes and heavy silk floss the
mouth and whiskers and Miss Kitty
Is dressed up with how at the neck.
The elephant Is made Of gray
duvetyn. plush or canton flannel and
cut by paper pattern. His eyes are
shoe buttons, his tusks white cloth.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01
His Little Pile,

Mr. Rust. the owner Of the snwmilI.
had his eye on every stick Of timber
In the country. and the owner Of every
poor little clump and grove had his
eye ON Mr.. Rust and the rising prices
Of lumber.
Bill Moore cut his thin squad Of
pines. trimmed the logs. and piled
them In his front lot by the rOad. Then
he waited for the time when he should
accidentally b. visible on the place
and Mr.. I.ust should drive by.
The encounter took place In due
time. Mr.. Rust ratified past In his
car. took u slielOng look at the pile 0f
logs. and called. "Say. BIN. don't you
know II nIn't polite to throw yous
toothpicks round the front yurdf''--
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01
Adds to
Milady's Frock

The girdle shares with the sleeve
the distinction of being the only strik.
ingly new feature Of this winters
clothes. HonOrs are about evenly divld-
ed between the two. according to Paris
fashion correspondent. Perhaps the
sleeve has been more talked Of than
the girtile because the majority OF the
new girtilcs are 30 elaborate and so
costly that the woman who Is averse
to plunging into heavy expenditure on
clothing feels that she can exist with.
| out one Of these girtlles, whereas
sleeves she must have.
But. us the season is still young, 1t
Is likely that less expensive copies Of
these costly affairs will be made and
that these will he seen on the less
| exclusive frOcks. At present all Of
the firms showing exclusive models
are putting great stress on girdles.
These are. without doubt. very Inn
pOrtant part Of the costume. and, ai-
though elaborate. they suggest many
simpler ways Of girtlling dresses. Tie
addition Of a new glrdle Ia an excel
lent means Of rejuvcnntlng a last
years fr,,ck.
1t may safely he said that girtlles
never have been more important than
they are In the present fashions. Paris
dressmakers have united on this fea-
t,fre. Every dress md every suit car-
ries some sort Of girtlle ornament or
trimming or Ia worn with belt, near
ly every one Of which Is placed at n
low waistline.
Models Of Ancient Inspiration.
As the new dresses are Renaissance
in style, so also are the g,rtlles. Many
Of them are developed In perforated
metal, and the Paris dressmaker gets
no less than $50 for one Of these
nickel or steel gir,iles. The former
nre sometimes silver washed. all beau.
tifully worked In perforated designs
after the style OF metal workers Of
that period.
about the Seventh century the gold.
smiths trade began to develop In an
interesting way and their work plays
an important part In the art history
Of both France and Italy. eliminating,
as II were. In the elaborate bronze
decorations Of tile Empire period.
A remarkable thing about the per.
forated metal girtlles In that they are
used on even the most dressy cos.
tunes. Lanvin uses them on white
satin dresses, on dresses Of cOlOreti
velvet and on tailored suits. In the
latter instance they arc straight
around the figure and Of even width
Those for evening dresses have the
ornaments across the front shaped
like breastplates. In fact. many Oi
the ideas are taken from the armOr Ot
tl,e Renaissance period. One might
wonder In looking at them n they
have been brought out to take the
place Of the corset.
On Day and Evening orsssss.
II will also be recalled that the
first cOrsets were worn on the out.
side Of the dress aud not underneath
These perforated Eirdles with broad
ornaments at the front take care OF
she natural fullness of the figure just
over the stomach.
Martial ct Armand make greni
feature ~ perforated metal gir'iies
using them on both dny md evening
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

dresses. Another novelty belt Al this
house In the Wide Egyptlnn girdle.
hand embroidered. the width Of the
girhle being from ~ 10 ~ inches
From II hsnx long fancy oriental tms.
snIx.
Such girtles nrc sold separately II
customer 81 desires. AZ the dresses
are - simple and the girdIcS ~ slsb.
"rnis. mn order Is often given for \
girdls alone. the intention being To
use Il on frocks which the purchaser
nlrcndy has.
Another iden borrowed from the
Renaissance period n the padded gir.
die ~ embroidered silk. These nTc
often In materials matching the dress
or IT handsome brorsde. The padsis'i
mart IA placed acrOss the front and
naturally rnlargeS the waistlIns.
A pNd'ieh beIt II sstonIshing. sspe.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

cially with the thickest part across
the stomach. 1t Is, indeed, the hour
OF the curveless figure. In some OF
the lAnvin models one sees 4 double
girdle In this padded style through
which the fullness Of the skirt drap.
cry In sometimes drawn In puff style
a Ia Jul!ette.
I.anvin has many beautiful Rlrtlle
effects. most OF them taken from the
Polish Renaissance styles. Some are
padded, and novel In both their com.
position and adjustment. On both
day and evening dresses Lanvin
makes use OF the apron effect and the
most interesting Of her now girdles
are worked out In connection with the
adjustment Of the apron drxpery.
In addition to pierced metal girdlea
many belts are made Of scales or
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

Anyone who knows how to handle
. paint brush and oil cOlOrs or under.
stands the new art Of painting with
colOred sealing wax can make the
book for telephone numbers pictured
here. It II merely a piece Of black
OilclOth folded over leaves Of white
paper. Small holes punched through
at each end allow Q black silk cord to
bind the book and provide for hang.
ing It up at the same time.
A powder box and a rouge box
shown below 1t are covered with black
lacquer and decorated with cOlOred
sealing wax that stimulates ribbon and
flowers.