Wichita Weekly Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907 Page: 4 of 12
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MILK COWS?
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Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
that kept them going constantly, day
Offiice on 7th Street be-
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Nina Riga are Working Day and Night
Putting Down New Hole*.
' To fidlowing write-up of the situa-
tion in the Petrolia ell field la reprint-
ed from the Henrietta Review:
“There are 130 producing well* in
the field, capable of yielding from 5 to
76 barrels of oil pep day respectively—
For Anything in the Marble Line
We are now shipping Monuments to Jacksboro, Graham, Ft. Worth
and surrounding towns and tountry.1
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We are constantly adding new
goods in our optical department.
Just now we are showing some
very neat new styles of rimless
eye glass mounts, made of solid 1
gold, elegant but not expensive.
OUR BIFOCALS
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then on Tuesday morning a charming
little daughter arrived at his home and
Frank had to drop everything and get
acquainted with her. With the two
fine boys which Mr. and Mrs. Hansell
possess, the?’ now have a trio of bright
PETROLIA OIL FIELD
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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PRO-
DUCINO WELLS.
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ular income by milk.,
ing a few cows and
The Telephones touched up pitcher
White pretty lively in the firht two in-
nings, making four run* in the first
and two in the second. In the third
inning Netherley was put on the slab
and the Telephones didn’t get any
more runs. At the proper moment
Lucid instructed his men to bunt the
ball and when the dust had settled
the man’s knife . red with his own
blood lying near the body, told the
story of his death. Every evidence
: Eiil Holman the old porter for the
St. James Hotel has established
a shoe shining parlor on Seventh
Street opposite the St. James
Hotel, where he will shine your
shoes in first-class style at
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The dead man waa about twe
year* old and bad lived in this
munity about a year and a half.
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three trata of oil sand, reached at ap-
proximately 273. 425 and 750 feet
depth. The trik of penetrating to ua
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Byer*, Tex.. Aug. 10.—Grading cone week, and getting hl* big department
tinues on the Street*. We are surely
trak of the man was discovered until
his body was found this morning.
For several days previous to his dfsy
appearance, George had complained
much of the-intense beat and it is be-
lieved that this caused him to become
temporarily insane and that while in
that condition he committed suicide.
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De Laval Separators
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Fain & Reed,
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and night. Two, of these are good for
2,000 feet if necessary. The greatest
depth attained in this field i/ perhaps,
1,200 feet; but as‘drillers are prone to
be either close mouthed or unreliable
in their statements, none but the "in-
ner circle*” know of depth*. It will be
easily understood that after a depth
of 600 feet the work , is tedious, and
costly; and as good profits are reaped
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from shallow wells the tendency - is
to stop them rather than pile up ex-j ,, ■ ,
. _ ,1. b 1 little is known concerning the man
penses on uncertainties.
At Oli City there is abua mile
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1 He will shine ladies’ shoes at 10c
and send a messenger boy to
their residences to get them. Bill
respectfully solicits the patronage
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down on the diamond at the end of
according to dept ir and the thickness the sixth inning, the 1ocals had ight
there are DEAD DODY FOUND.
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date has been but lightly touched, as ously for Wichita Falls,
also that perhaps the more abundant
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abou19 o’colc this morning thebodly
of W. B. George, a farm hand who mys-
teriously disappeared on last Friday
morning, was found on the banks of
the Wichita near this place ..
"nc body was beginning to dedom-
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and Scott
The body isbeing held to await the .
arrival of the sherim and coronet of
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The following from the Leon (la.)
Reporter of August 1st will be of inter-
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Mr*. Faak N. Hansell in this city.
“Frank N. Hansell is about the bus-
iest man in Leon this week. In the
first place it has kept him on the
jump preparing copy for a'full page
advertisement in the Reporter this
of the oil-sand stratum at the point
penetrated. The pumped oil goes to
a great central steel reservoir, which
is located on the high ground Just
north of the Lockridge place, -whence
it is piped to the shipping station at
Petrolia. This tank “looms up.” hav-
ing a capacity of 137,500 barrel*. As
to the permanency of this field, there
has been to date no diminution of the
yield of any well—those bored and put
in operation six years ago still giving
up the same quantity as at first; This
and other related facts induces the
copviction that^the locality contains
a vast petrollum reservoir which to'
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producers at a-fery moderate cost.
And with the crude product at 81 a
barrel, it is seen that a nice income
of “clean money” is had on a sma.
investment.
square of ground on whleh practically
every effort prove* successful—on
which there I* not one "duster." And
this is a distinction as oil fields go.
Oil hu* been obtained at distance*
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from this center, but there is much
less of certainty. In a southeastward
direction good pying wells have been
found for two or three miles.
to bdan up-to-date people soon.
On August 8th, when the clock was
striking twelve, Judge'S. A. Denny
said the words that united the desti-
nies of Grover Dunlap and Miss Ma-
mie Lents.. M/. Dunlap is one of our
enterprising farmers. While Miss Lents
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was one of our most attractive young
ladies. May suceess attend them
through life. . F
Everybody is invited to attend the
picnic at Bridge Park August' 18th.
Dinner on the grounds. Music and
speaking will be the attractions of the
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or double glasses enable the
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glasses for both near and
far vision
Hours for free sight testing: 9:00
*- m to 6:00 p. ^m^
... A. S. Fonville,
parafine a* distinguished from the
asphalt base. ‘This quality difference
is shown in the price on the market
of thje respective product*, that from ,
.. . Points to suicide,
the Clay count field fetches almost I <
.... . , , George had started out to get a load
double the price per barrel as com - ?
of water and had never returned. His
pared to the asphalt-base, coarser pro- -t
, .... team was found Saturday afternoon,
ducts of the Beaumont field. •
. ...... . wandering in a field about a quarter
A* we visited the oil field, nine 1 L-
. . ‘ . । of a mile from the place where the
rigs were at work with double crew* a, 1
body i was found. Although the sur-
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rounding territory was searched, no
scores. In the succeeding innnings
they added two more.
Wichita Falls left thia morning for I
Denison, where they play a seires of j
three games. Ables, Randall and Long,
three slabmen who are hard to beat,
will do the pitching for the locals. The
latter part of the week Lawton is to |
come for a series' of three games, and j
it Is thought probable that either Law-
ton or Abilene will play here next I
Sunday, i‘ \ L i-
Yesterday's game was enlvened by ]
the presence of over a hundred fang
who came on a special train from By-
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the middle stratum and perforating
the casing at the upper is making good 1 Special to the Times.
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Hot and Cold Baths—Competent Workmen. Polite Attention —Prompt Se7
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continne the business at the old stand. - muw wiLnana, -roprttor.
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SEVENTH STREET. } Wichita Falls. T9
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We will furnish to responsible people caws'
to be paid for with cream produced. Its the
best chance you ever had. ( Come and see us.
THE WICHITA FALLS DAIRY AND ICE CREAN CO. 1
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WICHITA WEEKLY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AUGUST 16, 1907.
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W. A. McClellan,
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It must always be borne in mind also
in connection with this field that aits
product I. or'high quaikty. being on a pose, bu " Eash across his throat I
' cutting deep into the jugular vein, and
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Stands at the N. C.
mcintyre farm.
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3 miles from Wichita Falls, on
road to lake. *. -
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is a beautiful brown colt, stands
15 hands, will be three years old
in July; is standard and regis-
tered. : Papers can be seen at
the farm. Will be-in service for
a limited number of choice mares
at $25.00 to insure. Fee due
when mare proves in foal or
moved from the county.
N. C. McIntyre.
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residence if you want to
BUY or RENT a MACHINE
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Machine Needles, or oil.
REPAIRS ON HAND.
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The boys and girls we, cannot. i:2
2 neglect at any time. The greats.sii
y mn and women of the future aro NGa
I the boys aud girls of today and ,%e
) they deserve to be properly shod N
। in good -hoe.
«H you by j ill-fitting an un- A D RPAWfi.lM
gomfortabe she 1 • • our ( hil-g IAKMAEe
F «ren, yon may ruin kiieir’fecfand S . ART PL I iff
2 make tronble for thom the rest of their lives. If yon get
I i lines for them that are not well made, that allow their feet
| to get cold and wet. yon may be doing something to make 2
) them rich, pos sply invalids for the rest of their lives. You 5
। would not malicivusly ruin their feet or meke them sick,of fl
t course.
2. Why, then, do yon not buy “Eternity” school shoes for 1
themE The shioes that jit and feel gqod from the minute J
1 they first put ihem on, wetr well and please, and cost no |
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) "Fternity" sciaool shoes have two full soles from bed I
k to ton taat are put on with screw fasteners. That’s why .
> they keep the feet always warm and dry and the sole* can’t
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Ashthey have a neat dressy appearance, these shoes can J
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> P. H. PENNINGTON CO.
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. THREE STRAIGHTGAMES.
Local* Won Again From Fort Worth
Team—Score 10 to 8.
From Monday’s Danis. -
The Fort Worth Telephone* were
defeated in the third game of the
serie* at the ball park yesterday af-
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Wichita Weekly Times. (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1907, newspaper, August 16, 1907; Wichita Falls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1565731/m1/4/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.