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The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Ben Burt Of Southam was caller
in Devils Lake Monday, Il,
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Elsie stenson and Charlotte Lake
were callers in Lawton Monday.
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E. A. Breidert Of cando was in
Devils Lake Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shand were in
the city shopping Tuesday.
Geo. Belgard Of Morris township
was in Devils Lake Thursday.
Arne A. Baye of Norway, township
was in Devils Lake Friday
Nels Mikkelson of De Groat was
in the city on business Monday.
Chas. Frank of Lake township was
IN Devils Lake on business Monday.
j. J. McCauley of Lake township
was in the city attending to business,
Monday. :,
DR.. w. C. Fawcett of Starkweather
was in Devils Lake on business Mon
DAY.
John Linklater of Grand Harbor
was in Devils Lake Thursday on busi-
ness. "a
Chris Halderson Of Minnewaukan
was business caller in Devils Lake
Friday. SG
A. j. Mitchell of Penn was in Dew
lis Lake attending to business Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bastion of Crary
were in Devils Lake on business
Tuesday.
County Judge O.. D. Comstock Of
Benson county was in Devils Lake at
tending court Tuesday.
For Sale = 1921 Ford car with
starter, good as new. Ole Hagen,
Edmore, N. Oak. 9-29 1872.
Tommy" Gagen, who graduated
from the local high school the past
year, has left for the state agricul-
tural college. He expects to study
pharmacy.
Mrs. Anna Kanz, who recently re-
turned from an eastern hospital
where she was operated on for goi-
ter, is reported as rapidly recovering
from the ordeal. ','' -
Sheriff Ed. Elliott, who was forced
to abondon his automobile a week
ago at Rollette, has brot the machine
home after trough and rugged
road" travelled on the mud hardened
highways between there and here.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Stewart of Min
newaukan were visitors and shoppers
in Devils Lake Monday.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Miss Velma PanFossen is teaching
near Crary this year. She spent the
week end visiting her parents.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

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Miss Genevieve Goodman spent the M
week end in Minot. in
Miss Helen. Crouture of Perth is M
i'll at the Mercy hospital. + was
Miss Hazel Mckay visited the M
schools at Penn Friday. Dew
Thomas Lennon CT southan was A
in Devils Lake Thursday. busi
- tday.
Bill Powell left Saturday for the. T.
University at Grand Forks. D
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Mrs. F. Lunda OF Oklahoma City day.
is visiting at the ]. Jelik home.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Graz
Ray Sailor Thursday evening. Tue!
Mrs. Baker of Lawton was a busi- M
ness caller in the city Thursday. wee,
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Oluf Gunderson of Southam was
in Devils Lake on business Friday. M
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sessions of Tolna Frid
spent Thursday shopping in the city.
Sam Larson attended the Shrine was
Circus at Grand Forks last week. mess
George Halverson of Tolna was in M
the city on business Friday. FriG
visit
Herman Naugle left Thursday for
Grand Forks to attend the University. A
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WIS. "eostef VI WepsCef Vls'eo vers
in Devils Lake few days last week.
Mrs. James Doyle of Penn was in Ste1
Devils Lake shopping Saturday. Sat,
Miss Olson of Lakota was in Devils R
Lake Monday on business. Was
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James Balman of Rolla was in Dev-
ils Lake on business Friday. M
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Mrs. E. A. Lunde of Lawton was frie
in Devils Lake shopping Friday.
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DR.. McMurtry of Wolford was in new
the city ON business Saturday. IN
Ellen Mikkelson cf Webster was M
in Devils Lake shopping Friday ia ,
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1of% Cot,
for the University at Grand Forks. N
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Joseph Malvln OF Southam trans the
acted business in Devils Lake Thurs
day. N
W. P. Miller of Brocket was among som
the business callers in the city Fri
day. n
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F. P. Lippert of Neville was in wee
Devils Lake attending the Elk's dance
Friday. v
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Adm Mann went to Grand Forks Ora
Friday morning to attend the Uni i
vcrsity \
ste
Francis and Lucille Ohnstad left min
Saturday to attend the University
this winter.
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Ole Hoystad of Churchs Ferry was wef
among recent visitors at The World
office. n
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Tom Schiels of Tolna was in the Tn
city attending to business matters
Thursday. \
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Ed. .Oium, John Brynne and Inge- ant
bret .Brynn, were among business cal we
lers in the city from Grand Harbor
township last week.
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SALE AT ]
DEVILS LAKE wa wa
am offering my large, modern No
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The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Rowe of Lako-
ia were in Devils Lake shopping and
visiting friends Monday.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ganger of South
am were in Devils Lake attending to
some business matters Friday.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-09-28

Mrs. Frank Traynor of Manson
was operated on for appendicitis at
the Mercy hospital Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
ADVERTISERS OUGHT
 TO STUDY RESULTS
Convention Speaker Urges Business Men to Check Up and See v
 For Themselves.

New Hayes, Oct. 14.-"The trouble with advertising is that the business is not yet developed to a point where one can forecast definitely what re- suits an outlay of money will get the advertiser" said George w.. Hopkins of New York at last nights session of the New England advertising club conven4 lon here. Nr. Hopkins urged the Keeping of records in order to as- certain just what results do accrue. MT. Hopkiss also declared that prob ably salesmanship explains half the sales, advertising to be credited with the balance
 'The sullen or indifferent attitude of the public of ones employees or of dealers can be dissipated by knowl- edge" was the message of Bert Barnes of New York is 8 talk on house or ga.ns.'
 Frank A. Black of Boston, vice. president of the New England district clubs in an opening address instructed the members ito study their speciality read about it, and talk about it.
 Today's session of the convention opened with several "ad'' talks, to con- tinue through the day. This evening the members will partake in a ban quet and entertainment with talks by Don Seitz of New York and Richard Lee, counsel for the associated ad. club of the world.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
DOUBT SUSPECTS SANITY.
Prosecutor Says There Is No Evidenc
 Against Ruke.

Madison, N. J., Oct. 14.-Morris county authorities and the Madison police spent yesterday in running down clues, many of them telephoned in to police headquarters in Madison, in their search for the murderer of 12 year old Janette Lawrence.
 County Detective Brennan went to Newark with handkerchief marked with letter "L'' found in possession of Frank Ruke, tramp arrested by Newark detectives on Thursday. The handkerchief will be examined for blood spots by pr. Albert Edell. Ruke is being held in Morris county jail on a charge of vagrancy for further investigation. County Prosecutor John Mills said yesterday that there was no evidence yet tending to show that Ruke was guilty of the murder of the girl, and said that Ruke appeared to be mentally unbalanced.
 Albert T. Crane, carpenter and netghbor of the Lawrence's in Madi- son, whose son Theodore with the Griswold boy found the girls body, has been committed to the state hos pital for the insane at Morris Plains. According to his wife the excitement of the hunt for the slayer, in which Crane took an active part, has at- fected his mind.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14

with the work left off by the old board and their first duties will be those of having a highway built leading to the new Plainville Casting company. An attempt was made to have the road lead from Whiting street, over the railroad tracks to Washington street but the statute laws killed this as no road could be built crossing a track unless it went over or under. The commission will investigate the conditions existing and make a report as to what plans to pursue.
 Plafnville Briefs.
 A new flag has been purchased for the Plainville Grammar school, meas uring eight by 10 feet. The select men have also bought a new filing case for the Town Hall, where maps of the territory surrounding the town will be placed.
 Tickets for the I'D Veterans as- sociation for the showing of the pie ture, "The Tanks in Action are
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
SAYS UNIVERSE IS FENCED IN.
Dr. Curtis in Smithsonian Report Holds Ring of Matter Surrounds It.

Washington, Oct. 14.-Subjects ranging from astronomy to the 'enor- nous fertility of the Hop aphis" are included in the annual report of the Smithsonian Institution, issued here today.
 Dr. Heber D. Curtis, discussing spiral nebulae as distinct universes similar to the earth, advances tho theory that there is/a ring of matter around our universe through which we cannot see."
 The domestic life of the aphis fam lily is touched upon in an article de- lending the protection of wild bird life. The aphis, the author says, pro- duce annually thirteen generations av- eraging 100 each, which simple multi plication shows to mean a potential annual offspring of total of ten sex tillion individuals"
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
BERLIN NEWS BOYS BOUND OVER TO HIGHER COURT
  John Sunday of Kensington Has Long Police Record GET-TOGETHER" DINNER .y-A--- AUA
Plans Complete For Big Event to bo Held at Community Grounds To- nlorrow-New Bus Successful-Ber- lin News Items of Interest.

John Sunday, aged 22, resident of Remington for the past three months and Charles Dronzyk of New Britain. were bound oyer to the next term of the superior court by Judge George G. Griswold last evening in tho local court. Both boys pleaded guilty to a charge of entering a lunch room in Kensington as we'll as the Anderson & Christanson store. Judge Griswold stated this morning that. because of the long police record of the two lads he did not think that they would re- ceive sufficient penalty by being sent to the reformatory.
 John Sunday has an especially bad record for youth his age In court last night, he stated that he had de- serted from the- naval base at New London. On July 8, 1912, young Sum- day was committed ro the County home. He was later allowed to go but was returned and then committed to the Meriden school for boys. He was paroled from the Meriden school on May 2, 1916, but was returned on November 9, 1916 on theft charge. On July 5, 1919, he was again arrested. On June 19, 1921Judge Joseph Maltby of the superior court, sentenced him, under the name of John Cominsky, to the state reformatory. but later sus- pended sentence and let the boy out on probation under, the care of the New Britain authorities.
 Two years ago Sunday was found asleep on the trolley tracks in Berlin and narrowly escaped death. He was arrested in Plainville for robbing a store in that town and October 12, 1912 was arrested again in this town for gaining an entrance to the Ander- son store and robbing the lunch room near the Globe cafe. Charles Dronzyk of Washington street, also has a police record.
 Sunday admitted to the New Britain authorities yesterday that he had en- tered the Rackliffe brothers store June 29 of this year.
 Autoist in Court.
 R. D. Harson of Boston, Mass, ap- peared before Judge Griswold last evening in the town court on g charge of reckless driving. It is claimed that he passed the white lint on the Beckley road at a rate of 4; miles an hour. He was fined $2E and costs which amounted to SIS.
 Mrs. Linda Paganetti.
 Mrs. Linda Paganetti. aged 50 years died at her home on Christian Ian, yesterday afternoon. She is survived by her husband and six children. Tn, funeral will be held from her homo Saturday morning at S:30 o'clock anc from St. PauFs church in Kensing ton at o'clock. Burial will be il St. Mary's new cemetery, New Brit ain.
 Community "Get-Together."
 Plans have been completed fo the second annual "Get-Together" o the Worthington Community Cente
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
s. A. CHARTERS SHIP.

London, Oct. 1.-The Salvation Army has chartered special vessel to convey its next party of mission aries to India. The party will be the largest the army has ever sent to that country, it is announced. The vessel will sail under the British Salvation Arr,s, fac
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14

to be held at the grounds on Berlin street tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. The report on the sale of tickets in- dicates that a large crowd will be in attendance.' A chicken dinner will be served under the apple trees. The chickens for the dinner have been given by the various members of the association. The women of the organization are furnishing the pies. cakes, vegetables and other articles. The proceeds win go to the com munity fund.
 Following the dinner an athletic program has been arranged. Great interest has been shown in regards to the baseball game to be played be- tween the married and the single men of the town. Representatives from both sides have been practicing for the mast week. and A lively contest Is expected. Games for the women and children have also been arranged with various prizes to be awarded. Anyone in the Town of Berlin is cor dially invited to attend this outing.
 Church Annual.
 The annual meeting of the Berlin Congregational church will be held this evening at o'clock. The women's Aid society of the. church will pro- vide supper at 6:30 o'clock in the church dining room.
 Berlin Items.
 meeting of the American Legion waa held at the T. A. B. hall last night.
 Several people of Berlin were disap- pointed last night when they went to the town hall and found that the mov- ing pictures would not be shown. Tho situation was explained by Mr., Carter who stated that the men in charge telephoned late this afternoon and stated that they could not secure the desired films.
 The new school bus which recently started operation in Berlin has prov en satisfactory and a few changes. have been made in it's running schedule. | It now leaves the South street cross l ing at. 8 o'clock, Selden school SIS, 1 East Berlin at S:25 and Berlin at 8:45 o'clock. In the afternoon the trip is made from the Selden school at 3:30, the first load from the Ken sington grammar to Berlin goes at 4:05 o'clock and to East Berlin at 4:1 5 | o'clock.
 Benevolent sewing society was held | liAS hiloLAOoH dl lue heLSiHB Ioll ! church.
 East Berlin Items.
 Mrs. Edward Cody and daughter Miss Sarah Cody of Wethersf1eld were visiting friends in town Wednesday Mrs. Cody formerly resided on Main street.
 The first meeting of the Parent Teachers association will be held al the Hubbard school. Wednesday eve. ming, October 18th. There will be e business meeting and a reception fol the teachers. All parents and those interested are cordially invited to at. l tend.
 There will be a large crowd attend the old fashioned dance at Woike'! barn in West Cromwell this evening. A number from this place will at tend the supper at the Berlin Congre gational church this evening. The an, nual meeting will follow the supper
 Mrs Harvey Brown of Towacco, N J., has been the guest of MT. and Mrs H. l.. Honiss of this place.
 The next whist and social to b. given by the Ladies' of the Sacred Heart church will be held at the home ! of Miss McInerney next Tuesday eve ming
 Mrs. Mary Mence of Glastonbury il the guest of Mrs. w. L. Philips of Pen field avenue.
 Tn rent-5-room teneuent mar Tn
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14

being sold at Byingtons drug store by John Pettinato, Carl Nilsson and Ran dall Stewart. The film will be pre- scented at the Bristol theater on Oct.
 24 for the benefit of the American Legion. Captain Cooper of the air
New Britain herald., 1921-10-14

\ To rent-5-ro room tenement, near Up- son corner, Kensington. Running water, electric and gas. Tel 667-13. D. s. Negri.--advt.
 AMUSE
, 1921-12-20
LAND RENTALS
INSTRUCTIONS
Commissioners Spry Sends Out
Explanation for Admins
tration of Rulings.

Regarding tho czsh rental OF e1.oD
an acre annually IN the event OF dis
covery OF oil IN commercial quantities
on a government lease. Commissioners
William spry Of tho general land Of
nee nj Washington. D. c.. has sen
out the following letter OF instructions
to tho registers and receivers Of the
various land offices On this District.
Section II. OF the Act Of February
20. 1890. relative TO oil and ~ leases.
provides for the payment IN advance
OF an annual rental Of sf-oo Per acre
In cash on the acreage covered by
the lease. the rental paid for any one
year to be credited against the royal
ties as they accrue for that year.
For the purpose OF establishing a
uniform practice OF handling this
rental problem the following rules
are prescribed:
/ On tho first day OF each year
Of the lease. reckoned from the date
stated In the first paragraph thereof.
he annual rental becomes due an
payable in cash. This must be pail
directly to tho receiver of publ
moneys of tho land district in which
tho land in situated.
IL ~ Az -
be paid in cash. the lessee shall de
duct from royalty payments e the
local receiver the amount of the rent
al paid for hat year from the frst
royalty due. until tho accrued royalty
equals the annual rental paid.
3. II tho royalty Is to DO paid part
iy In crude oil and partly In cash
the entire deduction necessary to off
set tho rental paid shall be taker
from the first accrued cash royalty
only.
4. II the royalty Is TO be paid in
kind oniy. the lessee shall deducs
from tho first accrued royalty product
such quantity thereof as VIII. at the
approved selling price on the date
OF deduction. equal in value the cash
rental paid for hat year.
5. The date. amount. and character
of deduction made to offset rental
payments must be shown In the
itemized statement required In the
leases covering the month when the
deduction Is made
, 1921-12-20

Tho old pipeline TO Fort Steele Is be
ing buried Ave feet to -facfitats win
ter delivery OF crude to b loading
racks
Completion OF Wertz well No. 2 on
section 1852 n pending following
the delivery of a new string OF cas-
ing for the s.5oo-foot hole. Oh is held
possible IN this test although wertz
No. 1 was completed with = 1o.eoo.-
000-foot fow OF gas
Good on showings are reported by
Lester C. seaweIi at 1.70s feet in a
well on tho southwest OF 1850 where
production Is expected within q few
hundred feet
The Bair oil company IS stifi fsh-
ing for tools in It's well No. ~ on the
southwest OF 5000. Well No. 20.
recently completed. is still flowing but
production has not beon gusged- All
but three or four wells out OF 20 or
mor ar on the pump or flowing by
heads while h remainder are being
ywabbed for larger production
The wyo-Iu well operated by the
General Petroleum company on the
northwest OF section 1850 wiII/o of.
set Bair No. 81 and is nearing pro.
duction-
, 1921-12-20
MEXICAN Oil
DUTIES FIXED

MEXICO CITY. Dec 2o.-By The
Associated Pressl-The ministry OF
finance has fixed oil export duties for
December as follows:
Crude petroleum OF 90 gravity, %
pesos ca centavos per cubic meter;
crude petroleum of 80 gravity and
over. u pesos 81 centavos; combusti.
BILE oil .s5 gravity. 81 pesos 20 cen.
tavos; gasoline. per iitre ia centavos;
kerosene per litre AZ centavos.
, 1921-12-20
NOTICE TO BURKE on COM
PANY STOCKHOLDERS.

The Chappell Oil Company,
which holds stock control Of the
Burke Oil Company, will exchange
ChappelI stock for Burke Oil Com
pany stock upon a basis of three
shares Of Burke for one share of
Chnppell.
This offer is open until Decem-
Der 20, 1921. Mail stock to Chap
pell Oil Company, 702 U. S. Ma
tional Bank Building, Denver, Colo
RADIO.
, 1921-12-20
Gas Completion. speedcd Up.

Assurance OF a pro-rata market for
gas production with the completion
OF h big gas line from the Mahoney
dome In Carbon county TO Casper by
tho Producers & Renners' corporation
and the Midwest Refining company
a resulted In plans for increased
development N that region. The
Utah on & Refining company. which
rad suspended work on its well on
the northwest OF 6-25-S7 has an.
nouneed that st VIII complete the test
at once.
, 1921-12-20
Metals.

NEW YORK. Dec 20.-Crpper
Market steady: ~ciectroiytic. spot and
near by. 13& 014c: later. 14c.
Tin-Flrmer; spot and near by
ss3-25433.37s futures. <33.250s3-s7. {
Iron-stoadys unchanged
Lead-Stcady: spot. s4.7o94s0.
, 1921-12-20
NeU Pipelines
Scion Charges
Are Attacked

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 2o.-me gov
ernment has ordered an attachment
placed upon pipeline properties of the
Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Petrol
sum corporation. estimated to be
worth $3.50. o00.~ The ministry of II
nance alleges that the company owes
$500. 900 pesos for import duty on
pipeline material. Tho company
Iclaims to owe a much smaller amount
and has asked for n writ OF amparo,
, 1921-12-20

The Connolly Land and OH com.
pany is fishing for a bit at about l..
700 feet in Its test well being drilled
north OF Rverton. Fremont county.
Wyo. The bit was lost 20 minute
after a fishing Job had been COM
pleted with the recovery of tools lost
two weeks previous. The drillers
have carried a 15-inch hole to. the
~f.oo0-foot level.
, 1921-12-20

The Grass Creek on 4 Gas syn.
dicate has been organized at Their
mopoiis. wyo.. to drin out $50 acres
OF recently acquired holdings in the
Grass Creek oil Held. IN sections 9
and 17-4e-es. Immediate worn IS
'~rned. r. II. Snyder is president
OF the syndicate: c. w. Ferguson. vice
resident; Il. C. Rothweil, treasurer.
Norman e. Lewis. secretary. Mr..
Ferguson will be general manager.
, 1921-12-20

OIL interests identified with the
Minnesota-western on company,
which is drilling near shoshoni. wyo..
have taken over the holdings of the
Mcgowan on company and other
lands on the Mcgowan dome. Ere
mont county. Wyoming. and are MAX
ing plans for early drilling OF a ties.
well.
, 1921-12-20
Peru Records
Violent Quake

LIMA. Peru. Dec 1s.-By Tho AS
ISOLATED Press).-The seismograph OF
the Lima Geographic society at 1880
.. m today Sunday registered a VIC
Isn't earthquake at q point estimated
to be about $40 kilometers from Lima,
possibly in Cajamarca, a northern de.
partment of Peru The agitation last
ed As minutes.
, 1921-12-20
WEATHER AIDS
GRAIN DEMAND
Lack of Moisture in South.
west and Zero Tempera-
lures Send Prices Up.

CHICAGO, Dec. c0.-Lack OF mois
ture IN the southwest together viii
n forecast OF zero temperatures al
far south as northern Kansas. had
tendency TO strengthen the wheal
market today during tho early trad
ing. Cpturns In price. however. Lex
10 selling on the part of houses will
northwestern connections Taken as
a whole. business was wanting IN vol
ume and the market was easily in
nuenced. Opening quotations which
varied from unchanged figures to 10
higher with May s1.l4& TO s1.i5 and
July s1.o4 to fi.o4 were followed by
slight gains all around and then some
thing OF n reaction.
Bullish estimates OF world import
requirements Jed to a new upturn. bu'
realizing sales brought about de
cllnes at the last Prices closed weak
&c to sc net lower. with May N.1i
10 s1.14x and July si.o3x TO s1.o3S
Corn and oats were easy in the alb
ssncs OF any special demand. After
opening unchanged 10 &c lower. May
BgZc TO 53Sc, the corn market ssggec
n little all around
No important rally took place. The
close was 10 TO &c net lower. with
May at Sac
Oats started 10 of to 40 advance
May ssSc and later showed n slight
general setback
Provisions reflected s~teadiness OF
the hog market.
, 1921-12-20

In olden times II a girl wore viii
ing to marry. and not engaged. It was
tho custom for her to wear a ring
on the first finger Of tho left hand.
II she wanted to remain single. then
sse wore the ring on tho little fin
ger.
, 1921-12-20
MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD news
LOST SOLDIER OIL RUNS HIGHER

Three thousand barrels of oil a day is being run through
the pipeline from the Lost Soldier field to Fort Steele in full
filling the contract of the BAR Oil company to supply the
Utah Oil & Refining company at Salt Lake City with all its
production until September l, 1922, at 81 60 a barrel. This
is 20 cents higher than the posted price of Salt Creek crude
, 1921-12-20

Drilling has been resumed in the
Centennial well on the Goshen dome.
Goshen county. Wyo.. after allowing
cement to set at 2.314 feet Ten-inch
'asing has beer set.
Work will also be resumed this
week on h Detroit-wyoming we'll in
which gas was cemented of at 100