Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1921 Page: 1 of 10
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DECATUR, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921.
$1.50 Per Year
NUMBER 21.
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the state of Texas;
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Henry Askey
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When there is money to loan, we
have it. We represent a number of
loan companies and can now make
loans on approved securities at cur-
rent rates. See us or write us if you
want a loan on improved farm lands.
We can handle applications quickly
and at the lowest rates and best
rowing them in
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enslaved
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Kead from h’s own fields
Krom his own pastures;
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When Near Big Pay Sand
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dollars and the only hard thousand to accu- 5
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county citizens’ estimation of
A NEWSPAPER WITH AN OPINION OF ITS OWN
college, and we have cause to be:
so, let’s make our feelings speak
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ognized throughout the south as a
ranking institution. In Decatur Bap-
tist College we have one of the big-
gest and best, and every man, woman
and child in Wise county has cause
to be proud of it, and they should
loyally support it.
C. 1. A. and the state normal are
great institutions of learning, but
we must remember Decatur Baptist
College is a great institution of learn-
ing, and the Messenger agrees with
Just take a certain sum, ever so small, and |
put it in the bank each pay day, and soon f
put some
of it in
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first claim in his affections. He sug-
gests that the people of Wise county,
following the recent visit of several
hundred of our citizens to the Den-
ton schools. should show their ap-
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college should be made; something
similar to the demonstration made
by our people in visiting the Denton
schools.
Mr. Julian Stepp of Graham. and
Miss Blanche Gooch of the Boyd com-
munity, were married at the home of
the bride’s parents. Sunday after-
noon, May 15. Mr. Stepp is a former
Decatur boy, and he has many friends
here. He is a son of Mr. Ira Stepp
of this city. The bride is beautiful
and winsome, and is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gooch, prom-
inent citizens of the Boyd commun-
ity.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple left for Graham,
where they will live.
preciation and loyalty to the great in- _
stitution we have in Wise county. ■
Mr. Patterson says with the co-oper- —
great educational institutions in our
neighbor town. But, this visit of De-
catur and Wise county people should
not be taken to mean that we were
compelled to go so far from home to
see one of the really great institu-
tions of learning in this sectton. Far
from it. Right here in Decat ur„we
have one of the greatest colleges in
Much good will, no doubt, result
from the visit of the Wise county
delegation to the state schools in
Denton. The visit was proper, dem-
onstrating in no uncertain terms the
esteem in which the schools in that
city are held by our people. It gave
a substantial expression of Wise
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Cottondale site. The new hole will
be put down across the road west of
the first well.
It is reported that a contract is in
the making for the driling of a well
on the Hoyl land southeast of town.
A. E. Ketchum and C. W. Whisler
of Los Angeles, were here this week
looking after their interests in the
Wise county oil field. These gentle-
men, after looking over the situa-
tion here, expressed great confidence
in the bringing in of some big wells
In Wonderful Wise.
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■ ling last Monday morning after :
5 shut-down of several weeks, arrant
The remains of Robert A. Hard-
ing, son of Mrs. J. W. Young, arriv-
ed here Tuesday, and Wednesday al-
ternoon were interred in the family
burying grounds in the Sand Hill
cemetery in the presence of a large
number of sorrowing friends and rel-
atives.
Deceased was a member of one ol
the oldest and most substantial fam-
ilies in Wise county, and he number-
ed his friends by the scores.
Several years ago he went west,
seeking to restore his health, and tor
some time he had been in a sanita-
rium in Nogales, Arizona. After a
long battle, he passed away Sunday
morning. Ed Young, a brother, was
at the bedside, and accompanied the
remains to Decatur.
Bob Harding was a good man. and
his death will bring sorrow to all
who knew him.
due.” One day last week the offi-
cials of the Keystone Petroleum Com-
pany held an interesting meeting in
the law offices of Frank J. Ford, and
all arrangements were completed to
put the well deeper. After a visit
to the well, the visitors, experienced
men from some of the biggest fields
in the state, said the Keystone was
the best looking proposition in this
part of the state. The Milton broth-
ers, who are superintending the drill-
ing of the well, are confident a good
well will be brought in. They are
saying little. but they are absolutely
confident. The Keystone Petroleum
Company officials who were at the
meeting held in Attorney Ford’s o -
flees were: A. C. Smith of the Impe-
rial Refining Company. Fort Worth;
brough of Electra: Mr. Tarwick of
An election of Chico Independent
Road District No. 2 of Wise county,
was held Saturday, May 21, to de-
termine if bonds should be issued in
the amount of $150,000 for the con-
struction of roads aggregating twen-
ty miles. The district voted for the
bond issue overwhelmingly—495 for
and 92 against.
About one-half of this road is des-
ignated as the thirty-ninth highway
and will receive federal and state
aid; the other half connects with
the thirty-ninth highway at Chico,
running through Park Springs to the
Montague county line and connecting
with the Colorado to the Gulf high-
way at Sunset.
The thirty-ninth highway is desig-
nated from Decatur to Bridgeport,
thence to Chico and to the Jack coun-
ty line.
There are two big rock crushing
plants located on the Chico unit of
this highway, which will afford the
best of road material at a very nom-
inal price. The other portion of the
highway has gravel pits well distrib-
uted along it, and the entire roa.I
will be built of a standard type.
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“ Frank J.
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Rising Star: Mr. Davis of Electra
Mr. J. V. Patterson when he states a
that a showing of appreciation of the =
Kansas City Monday. The long de-
lay in the arrival of this casing has
caused interest in the well to lag.
_It will be remembered that the Ro-
minger created a sensation in Wise
county oil circles some weeks ago,
when the drill went into a rich oil-
bearing sand. Owing to an open
hole of about four hundred feet, the
well was not brought in, and when
the necessary casing was so long in
arriving the people “cooled" their en-
thusiasm about the Rominger. With
the arrival of the casing this well
should be brought in in a short time.
It is the opinion of many the Romin-
ger will be a big one.
General Manager Guinn of the
Hale-Todd, near Chico, reports the
well producing a heavy flow of gas.
Fort Worth parties are closing
■ Mr. Flickenger, one of the most
m successful oil men in the state, has,
= taken charge of drilling operations
■ । on the Carey well, west of town. and ■
m : the progress being made is most sat- l
— isfactory. Several weeks ago this
• I well looked like a big producer, and
e those Interested in it now state this
- promises to be the best find in the
5, county'.
• Messenger is informed that the
E casing for the Rominger, west or
= Bridgeport, will be received this
• week. Contract for the casing has
E been made and it was shipped out of
All reports from the Keystone well,
southeast of Decatur, are of the most
encouraging nature, and those in a
position to know, state that if in-
dications are running true to form,
a well will be brought in within the
next two weeks. Aereage in that ter-
ritory has taken a boost and almost
daily strangers are coming Into the
city, seeking information concerning
the progress of the work. It is stat-
ed that the Keystone has been mak-
ing "showings" for the past ten days,
and it is the opinion of all who have
visited the site, the Keystone “is
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ing financial affairs. It is said that
when drilling was resumed the hole
was 3,060 feet deep. The showing
of this well has been kept secret,
but it has leaked that no better indi-
cations for a well have been seen
in the county. It is said that a sand
about 180 feet in thickness was hit
several weeks ago, but it did not car-
ry any great amount of oil.
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Mr. Crawford of' Electra; and the
Decatur gentlemen were: Attorney
VEDTHIS WEEK, AND WE
SUFFERING A
er cent Reduction
■THEM. THEY ARE FROM
E 'CELEBRATED FISK AND
ODRICH FACTORIES
Judge Woods of Electra: E. Yar
KEYSTONE WELL IS PATTERSON WANES
BIG MU LOYALTY KINDLED
ed word that his brother. Rinaldo,
died recently In Canada. No partic-
ulars of the death were sent with
the notification, but it is believed
that Rinaldo’s wounds, received at
the great battle of Vimy Ridge weie
the cause.
Old-time Decatur citizens will re-
member Rinaldo Dunn. He was born
here, but at an early age left home
to see the world. He traveled ex-
tensively and finally located in Can-
ada, and when the war broke out
between Germany and England he
joined the famous Princess Pat reg-
iment of Canadians and went over-
seas. The story of the Princess Pats
heroic stand at Vimy Ridge is known
the wide world over, and it was in
this furious engagement, In whicn
the Germans were beaten to a stand-
still, the Decatur boy was wounded.
He was returned to Canada and for
several months he was in a hospital
• B R. loyd.
E1 The Burk-Waggoner, one mde
5 southwest of Decatur, resumed drill
Denton, backed by the College of
Industrial Arts and the North Texas
State Normal College, will present
an invitation to the McAllen meet-
ing of the Texas Press Association
which occurs June 8, 9, and 10, to
hold the 1922 annual meeting of the
association at Denton. A commita
tee composed of H. F. Browder, sd
rectary chamber of commerce; W.
C. Edwards, editor the Record-
Cironicle; President W. H. Bruce
of the North Texas State Normal
College; J. H. Lowry, editor the
Honey Grove Signal, and president
of the board of regents of the Col-
lege of Industrial Arts; together
with Dr. F. M. Bralley, president of
the College of Industrial Arts, will
present the invitation at the McAl-
len meeting.
Arrangements have been made
for lodging and meals at most rea-
sonable prices at the dormitories of
the College of Industrial Arts, and
it is believed that the members of
the Texas Press Association will re-
ceive with favor the invitation.
the m
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dec-
Mr. Patterson is a friend of the a
great state schools in Denton, but =
he says his home town school has the =
ation of the friends of D. B. C. thie
college would soon be among the
leading institutions in the United
States. “And this co-operation is
here,” said Mr. Patterson, “all that
is necessary is for someone to kindle
the loyalty of our citizens and start
the movement. We are proud oi the
but does not restore his freedom-
then shall be breaking the fullness
of our day.” :r : : : : : :
Tom Dunn of this city, has receiv- The chamber of commerce of
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Collins, Dick & Smith, Marvin B. Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 27, 1921, newspaper, May 27, 1921; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1583673/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .