The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917 Page: 6 of 7
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THURBER HELDS
predation to Tb® supply from recently de-
e, Joe Pant, sloped wells has added fully
W. 0. W., 1®.000,000 cubic feet of gas to the
friends too id** supply already eavailable
n in Steph* in th Thurber gas and coal feilds
l“*w®T« • »». notified Mayor Lind.Iey y«-
, Mrs. Alice This aditional supply is
nd ready to Stained from three new well,
* by *** die of wBlc> was broughOn
he opportu-
cKinzey and It ^ been proposed that a
pipe line be constructed from Dal*
, V lap and Ft Worth to the Thurber
ow lives at ifeiidB. Mr. Gordon assured the
nts to keep Mayor that they already hare a
e town and Ripply sufficient to furnish the
us a dollar tWo cities without futher drilling.
f °* * Erath f However, Mr. Gorden advised,
\ ‘ • . the company will continue with
costing you % development work so that
; Livingston whenever a pipe line.is construct-
re maney.oad W bstweeu those fields and Dal
Ms and Ft Worth then will be
» ■ ahartaceof «ae..el.'--
LICENSED EMBALMER 'm
At your command at any hour of'tka 'day or night.
Da, Phone No. 29. Night Phone No. 91.
e Ribbon
lurber Company apd the Board
City Commissiioaeri of Dallas
Mp the pas supply situatiou
la uncertain some time ago.
The Texas ft Pacific CoalCom-
ny interest were given to un-
rstand that the city officials of
riles would be willing to grant
ch concessions as would be rea*
oable and necessary to get gas
mo the Thurber field whenever
had been demonstrated that
• field can provide a supply
equate to the needs of this com-
■>>. .. /IL <■ - :
Be Convinced
By^trymg a sack efi,
and you will use no
other.
A Rural Comedy-Drama
■ •'■*
Four Acti
:y--■■ -^ ' ' •
Will be Played by the Morgan Morgan Mill High
r l — School Students Friday Evening, -
Mr. Gordon iuvited Mr. Lihdo-
ley or some repilhsentativeof the
city to come to Thurber and in*
vSstigate the supply but Mr.
LmdMey said it would not be-ne-
cessary to make the trip now,
as with the production of the
new well he felt assured the
field would be adequate to the
needs of Dallas.
The chief dfftyulty fn the way
of taking advantage of the supply
For Good Things to
Eat, We Can’t Be
Beat
JANUARY 26th
6
The Proceed* will bo need to pay for Building m
Fire Escape, Lighting the School Building, and
for other expenses that may arise.
RHONE NO. 7
CAST OF CHARACTERS
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Manders Mofflt, a banker........ ........... Coy Killian
Dustin Barnet, a tramp who ‘‘made good” Dewey Davia
William Watson, or Old Bill- • •. .••••«• F. M. Stigler
Johnie Watson, his son, a politician../------ Orvin Gaither
iTburber would be the conetruc-
>n of a pipe Une, it iesaid.
A heavy shortage in pipe is re-
ported, manufactures claming to
have orders that will tax the ca-
pacity of their plahts for eleven
months.—Dallas News Jan. ’16.
“amok*^. ............ El
Rip Stokey, Bill’s hired boy.........
Mate Patton, the village school teacher.. 1
Virginia Moffit, Mender’s daughter.... Be
THlie Wataoi, Bill’s Old Maid Sitter......
y RIP IS A " CORKER *
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Hawkins, W. H. The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1917, newspaper, January 26, 1917; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016122/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.