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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1922
. W|LSOR-NELSON

a wedding of rare beauty and SIM
plicity was solemnSzed Wednesday
evening, December 9th in the Fork of
Black River at the home Of Mrs. Anne
Plowden Nelson, when her daugh-
ter, Claree, was given in marriage to
Mr.. William Reece Wilson. Exquisite
decorations of smilax and ferns ad-
orned the spacious living room, where,
before an improvised altar Of green
and white, the sacred rites were per-
formed. A few minutes before the
in-law, Mrs, Whitford Smith Nelson,
sang "Love's Coronation" "Sweet-
heart and "To You" AS the we'd
ding march sounded the bridal
party entered in the following or
der: Mr.. David w. DuRant and N.
L. DuRant, ushers; Mr.. George Mel
son, brother of the bride, and Miss
Cornelia Nelson, sister of the
groom; Mr.. Letcher McElveen and
Miss Lillian Plowden; Miss Irene
Plowden, maid of honor. The brides
maids wore becoming dresses Of pink
crepe taffeta, while the maid of honor
was exquisitely gowned in Nile green
satin and silver lace. All carried
companied by the best man, Mr.
Rembert Evans, then entered.
The lovely bride, her brunette
beauty charmngly enhanced by a
veil of tulle, caught by a becom-
ing coronet Of orange blossoms, and
gowned in shimmering satin, was
given in marriage by her brother.
Mr.. Edgar Nelson. Mr.. Workman,
who performed the ceremony, had
conducted the same rite for the
brides parents and the groom's.
The bride is young woman of
beauty and charm, and the groom
is prosperous business man. De-
lightful refreshments were served.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
GOOD ROADS BOND
ISSUE FAVORABLE
Continued from Page One)

A. II. Williams, Of Florence, read
a resolution that had been pre-
pared by some of the people of his
county calling for $60,000,000 bond
issue, the interest and sinking
fund to be provided from funds ac-
cruing from the gasoline and au-
tomobile licenses taxes, to be cx-
pended under the supervision of
the State Highway Commission and
committee Of business men, and,
preliminary to the election a blue
print showing the system all other
details be prepared for the infor-
nation Of the voter. He suggested
this as substitute to the McDavid-
Banks motion.
Claud N. Sapp of Columbia, was
fully in accord with the sentiment
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

real estate:
can that piece, parcel or Sract of
land lying, being and situate in Clar
endon County, South Carolina, con-
tanning eightyrive 1857 acres, more or
less, and bounded and butting as fol-
lows, to wit: North by lands of Mrs.
A: B. Hogan, East by land Of E. B..
Tindal and OF Willie Hodge, South by
Pocotaligo Swamp; West by lands of
tracts Of land conveyed to me by deed
of d. J. Bradham dated March 20,
1912 and recorded in the office Of the
Clerk of Court for Clarendon County,
s. c., in Book K-4 page 49,"
Purchaser to pay for papers.
j. E. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Of Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
COLLEGE PREPARATORY
SCHOOL

Mrs. f. G. Nettles Alsbrook, Principal
Manning, South Carolina
Fifteen standard units high school
English, French, Latin, mathematics,
history, science and penmanship.
thorough preparation for any college.
Students for Winthrop and Clemson
win honors. Individual instruction.
Thorough grounding. Rap.I progress.
Students accomplish more in one year
otherwise in two. Tuition, SO weeks,
$40. Terms, September II, 1922 to
May 81, 1923. Christmas holiday,
December % to Jan. 6. Daily session
0 n. m. to 1880 D. m.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
NOTICE

The books for the collection Of Dog
tax, will open the first day Of Jan
uary 1923 and close February !, l.G9.
payment of this tax Is a misde-
meanor and punishable by fine or i'm
prisOnment.
1t is the duty of the school Trus-
tees of each district to see that this
tax is collected
l.. l.. WELLS,
County Treasurer.
NOTICE
Books for collection Of paving tax
for 1922 will be open on December
1st and close December 31st These
taxes will have to be paid in Decem-
ber, as there is interest on Bonds and
one seven thousand dollar paving ccr-
tifcate to meet January 1st, 1928
II. l.. BAGNAL,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
NOTICE OTSALE
State of South Carolina
County of Clarendon.
Court of Common Pleas.

y DGCTGG. TT
Ida Levi, Plaintiff,
VS..
Martha Hodge, Annette Marley
Hodge, Alonzo Hodge and Lucille
Hodge, the last named being an in
FAINT over the age of fourteen years,
Defendants.
Pursuant to a Decree Of the Court
Of Common Pleas for said County and
State made in above entitled action
dated December 11th, 1922, 7, j. E.
Gamble, Sheriff of Clarendon County
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash, in front of the
Court House door at Manning, S. c.,
on Monday, January 1, 1928, boing
salesday, within the legal hours for
judicial sales, the following described
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

WAN,TED--Hardwood Logs-we pay
highest cash price for choice Ash,
Poplar, Cypress and White Ooak
logs of standard specification, de-
liyered to Sumter by rail or truck.
We buy logs twelve months in the
year and give preference to loggers
equipped to bring in a steady sup
ply. What have you to offer? Sum-
ter Hardwood Co. Sumter S. c..
Jan 1-c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
NOTICE

Most positively no hunting allowed
on my Jordan plantation. Any one
whom seen violating this notice will
be dealt with to the fullest extent Of
the law.
48-4t-p Mrs. S. r. Colclouph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

Minneapolis man was awarded $100
for time lost getting wrong phone
numbers. Most Of us seem to get
them right away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT

ORDER YOUR PIANO now and got
it delivered Christmas. 8. I. fill,
Sumter.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

WILL BUY YOUR COTTON SEED
See me at the Manning Oil Mill Of
t1ce. A. M. Holiday, Jr. 1t-p
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

DON'T BE FOOLED, S. I. Till is still
selling Pianos at factory prices, fine
ones for $295.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

A FEW PIANO $295 on terms. Sec
S,cI 3, l. Till Of Sumter, phone COL or
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

SIX PERCENT M Y-Under
Bankers Reserve System 6 per cent
loans may be secured on city or
farm property to buy, build, i'm
prove, or pay indebtedness. Bank
ers Reserve Deposit Company, 1648
California Street, Denver, Colora-
do. 47-8t
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

The honeymoon WAS over when the
ex-kaiser's bride fired his servants.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-13

PAY 1886 for q fine Piano and save
the difference. See S. I. Till, Sum-
ter.
PAY MORE THAN $295 for fine
Piano and you throw away the diff
ference. See S. /. Till Of Sumter.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

estimated at about 100000 feet n
day. This gas is being used IN the
steam plant to provide power for
pumping.
The wal is located on the north
west of the northeast Of 9-35-2 W about
one and a half miles south Of the Sun
burst discovery well and was brought
in at a depth of 1868 feet. It was
drilled By the Mid northern under an
| arrangement with John T.. Dawson of
| Great Falls and George ". Merkle of
Belt who hold q lease upon 80 acres.
So far this is the only well IN this
lease although the owners are now
putting up a national rig on IL loca-
ton 44O feet distant from the produc-
er which will be put to work as o o
as a water supply is provided, A wa
ter pipe line is now being laid from the
Ohio supply, u distance Of about W
miles.
Four offset wells to the Dawson
| Merkle are now being drilled, II each
by the Homestake. the Ohio, the West
ern Petroleum and the Sunburst Oil
& Gas, while n fifth off set rig is up,
This group is about four miles distant
from the tank farm of the Illinois
Pipe Line company.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

For more than two weeks the Daw-
on-Merkle-M Mid -northern well, which
came in with a good flow September
&c, has been on the pump and has
been producing 220 barrels Il day, with
an additional 25 barrels brought out
by gas pressure.
The Dawson-MerkIe is provided
with a reasonably large storage at the
well. having Is tanks of go barrels
capacity, or a total storage Of $3.50
barrels. Much Of this production is
being disposed of through the med
ium of the Illinois Pipe Line company,
one of the collecting lines of that COM
pany being attached to the Dawson
Merkle storage.
Before the well was put on the
pump it produced from the natural
flow and by %swabbing approximately
1000 barrels. The well is being
pumped on the beam, the pump hav-
ing been started November s and is
being operated the full q hours of the
day. Besides the average of 220
barrels brought out in this tanner
about 25 barrels of oil are being
brofght up daily between the castings
with the flow of natural gas which is
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
NOT READY FOR SUBSCRIBERS.

Just how far London is from the
skyscraper stage will be seen when it
is stated that the highest building in
London is Whitehall Court, the home
of the National Liberal club, which is
ITO feet high. hut the London
county council has made some con
cessions to the demand of West End
business firms that they be allowed to
erect loftier stores, but the eonces-
sions fall far short Of permitting the
modelled after American skyscrapers.
Confessediy the concession as to
height asked for was I20 feet maxi
mum on favorable sites. Builders
have been authorized to put up build
ings 50 feet high. and on favorable
sites the municipality may even per
NIT buildings Of 100 or even 40 feet
high.-Scientific American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Finds Real Pleasure
in Adopting Family
for Christmas Day

A week before Christmas n man
well known in his community, teie
phoned to the office of a family vel
fare association, according to the De
%lineator, asking if !. would be pos
sible for him to borrow one Of the'i
families for Christmas day. His owi
children had grown up and left nome
and he and bis wife wanted children
in the house for the holiday. He ex-
blamed that they would have a tree
and presents prepared for their guests
for whom they would call in their auto,
mobile on Christmas morning. I'M
district secretary arranged to lei
him entertain for the day a widow
with two small children. !,
The host and hostess look back
upon that Christmas as one of rare
privilege for them, and among the
guests cherished memories of the day
IS the recollection of their first auto
mobile ride.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Mid-States Oil Co.
Down 1850 Fl. on
McNaughton Dome

The McNaughton dome near Geral-
| dine is one of the structures in that
| district that is being developed by a
| Great Falls company.
The structure was first mapped by
| David B. Roger, g%eologist, whose re-
port attracted the interest of the Mid
| States Oil company, which in turn had
the field rechecked and mapped by ia
| mieson & Howard, and later took over
leases for the Development of the field.
This deal was made through the
| Standard syndicate and embraced more
than 5000 acres of land held by three
different companies, the Arrow Greek
| Square Butte Oil company, the Arrow
Creek Oil 6 Gas company and the
Standard Syndicate. w. w. Carley,
cashier of the First National bank,
acted as trustee for all parties coh-
cerned.
Work was started about the middle
of August with the Mid-States Oil CON-
pany well No. / being spudded in on
September 10 on NW14 section 29-2l-
14E. Active management OF the WORK
is under the direct supervision OF Al
s0tud pro- tDI IiEIIS VI IA'AiiAhF' DHf
ing is in charge Of Frank Grape, O vet
eran at the work and considered by
oil men to be one of the best.
The Mid-States Oil company Is a
Great Falls concern, being headed BY
II. T. Senay, president; J. /; Williams
Of Hibbing, MINI, vice president, and
DIR. W. NJ. Scott of Great Falls. sec
rotary and treasurer. The company
has a rig on its property and indica-
tons are favorable.
The well is now down to a depth Of
about 1.450 feet, a 12-inch hole being
carried more than 1000 feet and casing
is being run Mt the present time. The
first oil sands are expected at l.st9
feet and from there on until the Nladl.
son limo is encountered there are Il half
dozen possible producing sands.
McNaughton dome has since been
looked we by some Of the best known
biologists and oil men in the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Three Test Locations
Have Been Spotted
ON Antelope Butte

Antelope Butte dome is located
around the town of Square Butte and
is about eight miles long and covers
more than 10000 acres, owned by two
companies, the Arrow Creek Oil &
Gas company and the Antelope Butte
Oil company. Antelope Butte was
examined and mapped by David B.
Roger of the geological survey of
West Virginia, who reported favorably
and has recommended drilling, nam
ing as his first location of a test
well in the south half of section
2-2O-12 e. He also has located the sec
ond and third tests. 1t is an ideal
structure and n that is easy to
develop, both as TO nearness to the
railroad and with an abundant supply
of water.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
Taylor Owens Dome
Is Midway Between
Cat ~Creek-Sunburst

The Taylor-Owens district is about
l. miles northwest Of Geraldine and
lies between Thorne dome and Ne
Naughton dome. 1t has been leased
up by the Standard syndicate and will
he developed by the Hager-Steven-
son interests. Geologist Dorsey
Hager has passed on this structure
and his company has agreed to have
work started before July /. Work
of plane tabling and mapping will be
done as soon as their field men are
available.
Taylor-Owens dome is one of a
chain of domes about midway between
the Sunburst ard Cat Creek fields. 1t
has a better closure than any Of the
structures in either of these fields,
and it. with the Thorne dome directly
to the northwest, will be developed
by the llager-Steyenson companies.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
DO YOU RECEIVE YOUR ouoTA7

Did you receive H. letters last
year: If you didn't, you failed to get
your pro-rata share. According TO
estimates just completed at the post
office department, about 1885, O,O0O
letters are now going through the
United States mails every year. Fig
ured on the basis of the last census
Of the population Of the country, each
citizen should have received an aver
age Of IL letters. Upon these figures
post office officials claim that the
United States leads the world in the
Interchange of letters between its
people 1t is estimated that the Der
capita number of letters exchanged in
Great Britain is 81 annually. of
other important countries Germany
has a per capita exchange Of %. while
each Italian received nearly rs many.
the rate being ~ per person. These
estimates are all based on first class
matter alone.-Scientific American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
CHOUTEAU COUNTY
TOWN IS Center Of
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Oil ShOwings Found ON Arrow
Creek in 1874 by Eastern
Biologists.

lnere are five distinct oil fields Ia
the Geraldine district, two of which
are now being actively drilled and the
others are under way for drilling
These fields are McNaughton dome
located IA miels east, Thorne dome 1O
miles north, Arrow Greek field Ii miles
southeast, Antelope Butte structure
six miles south, and the Taylor-Owens
district, now being mapped, II miles
northeast. In event of production in
any OF the fields north or east Of the
town the crude can be brought to the
railway by a gravity line.
There are several companies with
headquarters at Geraldine, all of them
being heavily interested in the oil lands
That lay adjacent Among these are the
Standard Syndicate, a leasing. explora-
ton and royalty company, the Arrow
Creek Oil & Gas company, a holding
company with acreage on AnteIope
Butte structure and McNaughton dome,
and the Antelope Butte Oil
who has its principal holdings on Ante
lope Butte structure near the town of
Square Butte. The Arrow Greek De-
yelopment company, although having
Lewistown as its head office, holds
most Of its directors meetings at
Geraldine. This is the first and pioneer
company to be organized in the dis
trict and was one of the first in the
state. Credit for starting this company
is due to William G. Melton, an ex-
perienced oil man.
Although virtually all a the oil de-
velopment has taken place In the last
year or so, it has long been expected
that somewhere and perhaps in sew
eral places in this country oil would
be found. As far back as 1874 when
the Smithsonian Institute was sending
men into the west in search of speci-
mems for their museum, it was re-
ported by these men that the Arrow
Greek country looked like an oil Il
try TO them. This was before oil had
been discovered west of PENNSYLVANIA.
When the Milwaukee was building the
road through here, a deep water well
was drilled near the station of Pownal
and it was reported at the time that
the showings of oil were good and gas
was also struck.
The next step was when Bill Melton
launched the Arrmow Greek Develop
ment company. The first we'll was
AZ W UC IoLulSu ioH Oih iIle
structure, the second we'll is now on
what is considered the cap-rock above
the producing sands at a depth of 1920
feet. There is good showings of both
oil and gas and as soon as the water
can be controlled the eight inch hole
will be drilled through this zap rock
of solid lime where production is
really expected.
In the event that this underlying
sand does not carry oil, the hole will
at least be continued down 10 the Ellis
formation. Melton is also getting
things shaped up to start another well
on one of the sharp folds close to the
Arrow Creek fault line where he ex-
poets to hit the producing sands at
a shallow depth, This will be on gov
eminent permit leases and the holders
have entered into a deal with Melton
to have this test made.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

South Africa, one of the worlds
greatest gold producing regions, has
never had A mint.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
GERALDINE HAS FIVE DISTINCT FIELDS.
ager-S~tevens Co.
to Drill on Thorne
Dome at Early Date

The Thorne dome, near Geraldine.
derives its name from the d~iscoyerer.
Geologist Fred w. Thorne of Geral-
dine, who located this structure from
water well logs, provided him. Thorne
dome would never be seer on account
Of the surface Of the land being coy
cred with glacial drift with no deem
coulees or outcrOps to check from.
Thorne dome lies high Topographic
caHy n Is also one of the largest oil
structures In the state covering an
area more than three miles wide by
eight miles long. This structure after
being worked out by Geologist Thorne
was brought to the attention of Dorsey
lager of the Hager-Stevenson COM
pany, and he advised that the area be
leased,
In the meantime. he sent his field
crew under the direction of Major J.
]. Howard to plane table and map the
field. Their findings were such that
the Hager-Stevenson entered
into a deal to drill the structure and
work is now under way. several large
reservoirs have been built and a cellar
has been dug on the first drilling To-
cation. NWA NEE 1-23-11E. Der
rick timbers and lumber is enroute
from the coast and as soon as it ar
rives it will be hauled to the field and
the work of construction commenced.
Thorne dome shows a closure of
more than 900 feet, with this size OF
the structure making it a good pros
pect for oil Or gas Or both.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
LIMITING HUNTING LICENSES.

The hunter population of our woods
and fields this past autumn probably
numbered 5.000,0O This points the
laws to protect our vanishing game.
The department of agriculture notes
the practice Of granting hunting
l~incenses 10 oil applicants with little
regard to local game supply. The de
partment advocates Il limited license
plan for big gam based on annual
estimates Of supply in each district;
This should result in the much needed
conservation Of wild lfe,-Scientltlc
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
MAJAGUA FOR BASEBALL BATS.

About two years ago experiments
proved that Cuban majagua was
ideally adapted for the manufacture of
baseball bats. This hardwood is OF
tough fiber and it can he used for any
purpose requiring material that viii
not break ensilv. Within the past
year a growing interest has developed
in the United States in the importa-
ton Of majagua for the manufacture
Of baseball bats. For this purpose II
is cut into pieces IS inches long and 3
inches square One firm exported to
the United States during the past year
1000 of these pieces. = Scientific
American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
GLASS roe "RUBBERNEcK" CAR.

berneck" bus company has installed
glass tops on its automobiles. For
merly they either had to stop at all
of the important high buildings to give
those whose seats were not or the
outer edge of the bus a chance to
see,. or else have them miss seeing
something. Now the glass top has the
advantage of being as good on rainy
as on clear days. They have found
these new buses just as popular on
stormy as on clear days.-Scientlflc
American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
FIGHTING BOIL WEEvIL

, A freight car fumigator house hav-
ing a capacity of II railway ca. cars at "a,
into operation by the United States de-
partment of agriculture: It is part
Of a chain of fumigation houses main
tanned to prevent the entry of the pink
bollworm of cotton into this country
Scientific American.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
TELEGRAPH TO LHASSA

The Forbidden City is now linked
to the outer world by the telegraph,
which is all the more remarkable when
it is remembered that visitors up TO a
few years age rarely escaped with
their liyes.-Scientific American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-02
SNOW REMOVAL COST CITY
ABOUT $1,000; MEN PAID OFF

The removal of the snow from the
streets OF The city cost the city about
$1,000, = special meeting of the al
decmen being held yesterday after
noon for the purpose of passing a
resolution authorizing the appropria-
ton of a sun not exceeding this
amount to b. usel in paying off the
extra help. Present at this special
meeting of the aldermen were Alder
man-at-La,ge Richard j. Calvin, AL
derinan Jckn f.. Sofeld, Albert G..
Waters, Thomas Patten and Robert
A. Mcclure.
The rain last night finished what
the men employed to remove the
worst of the snow from the street
had started and this morning the
extras were all paid off. City Comp
troiier @. J. Mursensen and City
Clerk Arthur Il. Graham assisted
by several city hall clerks paid off
the men, commencing at 1890
O'clock this morning. Chief Tonne
sen detailed officers to see that or
der prevailed at both city hall and
at the city stables where the men
aceived their pay slips and were
instructed to get their money at city
hall.