The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918 Page: 1 of 8
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TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS. FRIDAY. AUG. 30, 1918 No. 35
FORT WORTH-BROWNWOOD
ROAD ASSOCIATION FORMED.
At a meeting held in Stephen-
ville last Thursday a permanent
organization for the building of a
hard-surfaced highway from Fort
Worth to Brownwood was perfect-
ed.
Delegates from the following
towns along the highway were
present: Stephenville, Dublin,
Comanche, Bluff Dale, Tolar and
Granbury, besides the state high-
way committee.»
An organization for the high-
way was perfected, of which H.
Burks of Comanche was elected
president and R. E. Doyle of Gran-
bury secretary and the following
executive committee: E. J. Her-
nan, Fort Worth; I). W. Fidler,
Cresson; E. B. Crites, Granbury;
Paul B. Chandler, Bluff Dale; 0.
F. Denton, Tolar; Chas. Neblett,
Stephenville; J. M. Smith, Dublin;
T. Whitfield, Green Creek; Chas.
Guyger, Proctor; W. P. Long,
Hasse, and E. W. Harris, Coman-
che.
Finance for part of this high-
• way has been provided for, and as
we understand it, the state and
federal government together will
pay half of the expense all the
way, provided the -property own"
ers along the route pay the other
half.
An effort is likely to be made
to bond a given district along the
proposed route in Erath county to
get this road, and the success of
the project means quite a lot to
the entire county at this time be-
cause of the oil development that
is now under way as well as con-
templated. If you live where this
highway will serve you, it will be
wise to inform yourself fully * as
to the proposition, get behind it,
and help the boosters push. Let’s
make her go.
Concerning this meeting the
Dublin Progress has the following
to say:
A general meeting of citizens
from towns between Fort Worth
and Brownwood on the Fort
Worth and Fort Stockton high-
way, was held in Stephenville, on
Thursday and a good attendance
from all points was had and a dis-
cussion as well of the road prob-
lems and the relation of road work
at this time to the general condi-
tions of this territory.
Hon. Curtis Hancock, chairman
of the Highway Commission of
Texas, was present at the meeting
and delivered an address of in-
terest to all delegations and vis-
itors.
Mr. Hancock came to Dublin
that evening and spent the night
In the city. To the Progress re-
porter he said:
“We have more money in the
highways fund of Texas than we
know what properly to do with in
spite of the fact that there is in
round numbers $10.000.000 of road
improvement under contract in
Texas at this time, and the state
is doing its share in supplying
funds for this enormous road ac-
tivity. All of this money has come
to the state highways commission
through the tax on automobiles,
and we will in January next re-
ceive another very large sum to
cover the auto taxes for next year
on the cars in service. The fed-
eral government has granted aid
for road purposes to one hundred
counties in Texas, and the state
government has done the same
thing by ninety counties. Every
county or locality which has met
the requirements of the highway
commissions of the state and fed-
eral governments in the matter of
interesting themselves earnestly
in road biulding has received both
state and federal aid, the state
having furnished around $3,000,-.
000 as her part in this work to
date. The federal, state and local
money spent in the state this year
will aggregate $25,000,000.
“The highways commissions of
Texas and the United States can
grant an equal amount for roads
that may be spent in the county or
• community, but the policy of the
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Delicious and Refreshing Sodas, Ice Cream, etc.
made from the purest of fruit juices and syrups.
Clean and perfect sanitary.
Your Patronage will be Appreciated
PERRY BROTHERS
flDRUGS AND JEWELRY
The Fulfer well at Exray had
a fishing job this week when the
cable broke and left the drill in
the well. The delay was very
short lived.
At the Davis well east of Ste-
phenville a cave-in .caught the
drill, and a serious fishing job re-
sulted. Messages were sent out
to Ranger and to Oklahoma for
special tools, and little trouble
will be experienced in recovering
the drill when these tools arrive.
Tools were lost in the Cage well
east of Stephenville, and it is re-
ported this well will be abandon-
ed. It was being drilled for the
purpose of securing gas with
which to operate other wells in
the vicinity. This well was 300
feet deep and gas was expected at
a depth of about 700 feet.
-Pay the President-
OIL DERRICK ON THE
BRITTON LEASE FINISHED
commission is not to grant the
maximum except in most extra-
ordinary cases, the usual policy
is for the state and federal gov-
ernments to give half as much to-
gether as the county or communi-
ty will spend. We are anxious to
place this money on the roads
of Texas, but we cannot afford to
hand it out to communities that do
not indicate by*|heir actions that
they want roads. Texas was the
last state in the union to comply
with the federal requirements for
co-operation and help in road
building. The activity in this
state now is only exceeded by two
other states in the union.”
Ira Cliftt has been in France
eight months, his brother, Warren,
arrived there only a few weeks
ago, and a third boyr Herbert,
who works in the Ranger oil field
will likely be called to the colors
soon. He is now twenty-one, and
was here August 23 to register.
The family home is Lingleville.
Next Regular Session of the
John Tarleton Agricultural College
WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 18th
Tuition is Absolutely Free to Everybody, and expense
for board is as low as any town inTexas. * Good opportu-
nities are offered in all of the literary branches, Home
economics and Agriculture-
Unusual conditions and times calls for some
changes, and we are offering this year a complete com-
mercial course consisting of Shorthand, Typewriting,
Business English, Spelling, Bookkeeping, and Commer-
cial Law.
There is no reason why any one should go out of
Erath county to college unless he is advanced far enough
to enter the Junior year at the A. & M. college or the
state university.
The opportunities offered by John Tarleton cannot
be surpassed in any other state institution, and certain-
ly the cost of attendance will be lower than it would in
any institution farther away. There is a possibility that
all boys who are between the ages of eighteen and twen-
ty years inclusive will receive their guns, uniforms, and
equipment free during the coming year.
In the Military Department, uniforms, guns, .and
military instructions by an army officer will be Free.
. Everybody should do all they can to keep the boys
and girls in school, and especially should we remind
them to attend John Tarleton during the next session.
, Write for catalogue to L. C. Sellers, Registrar, or
to Jas. F. Cox, Dean.
__The eighty-four foot derrick on
the Sam Britton ranch eight miles
northwest of Lingleville, has
been finished. This derrick was
constructed of heavy material
throughout, and is pronounced un-
usually strong, and will enable
drillers to drill to any depth de-
sired. Otto Winter, who was in
charge of this work, was in Dal-
las last week making arrange-
ments for the shipment of such
supplies as will be needed for the
drilling of the well. He is a man
of wide experience in oil drilling,.
-—Pay the President-
TO DRILL FOR OIL
IN DUFFAU COUNTRY.
I
DRILL TROUBLES IN
EXKAY OIL WELLS.
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A big block of land has been
put under lease in the Duffau
country, and a contract has been
signed by one of the biggest oil
corporations in the state to drill
one and perhaps two wells in that
section, work to begin October 1.
Lands owned by L. F. Martin,
Will Koonsman, Tom Elkins, Cal.
Laney and many other land own-
ers of that section were anxious
to have their lands explored, and
all joined in a concert of action,
and succeeded in landing a drill-
ing contract. Geologists assert
that the Duffau country looks
good to them, and it is their opin-
ion that oil. pools exist there. In
q- few months oil speculators will
be down in that section investing
in oil royalties.
-Pay the President-
EXRAY WELLS ARE
SHOWING MORE OIL.
Small pockets of oil of extra
good quality were found in both
the Fulfer and Long wells at Ex-
ray this week, and there is hope
that when the sand is reached
both will be good wells. Drilling
in the Long is slow and tedious
because of the smallness of the
bit, and it may require weeks of
toil to reach the sand.
-Pay the President-
NINETEEN RECRUITS LEAVE
FOR CAMP TRAVIS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27.
The Erath county draft board
sent the following young men to
Camp Travis Tuesday morning:
Joe D. Ray, Morgan Mill.
Edward E. Phillips, Duffau.
John C. Surber, Hico.
Oily Thurmon, Dublin.
John M. Watts, Stephenville.
James Homesly, Huckabay.
M. A. George, Stephenville.
Kave B. King, Morgan Mill.
Henry Milburne, Dublin
E. L. Whitacre, Lingleville.
J. A. H. Armstrong, Bluff Dale.
Tait Mooring, Seymour, Texas.
John T. Lancaster, Stephenville
A. W. Sloan, Dublin.
J. A. LaBeaume, Dublin.
W. J. Patton, Dublin.
Sam. W. Chatham, Dublin.
Joe A. Hurley, Johnsville.
--P»y the President —
We want your drug store busi-
ness at The Cross Drug Store, ad
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The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, August 30, 1918, newspaper, August 30, 1918; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1016748/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.