The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 14, 1926 Page: 6 of 8
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THK BIO LAKR WILDCAT
AUGUST 14. IOCS
ECTOR TESTS BEIN6
CLOSELY WATCHED
HERE IS ELKS’
“MISS FIDELITY"
i’rwllmlnarjr to tho couvontlun of
tho Elk* In <Yilea««> a “twautjr darby"
wai belli and this young lady. Mlaa
Jam Mar re, won drat plift. Ill* till#
of "kllaa Fidelity" and a film contract.
She ralrt»*Hl aa quean of lha <-<>nv#U-
tlon
Interest hum been high in thr ( he*-
apeake-Jnhiison No. 1, section 12,
block 13, twp. I-S, Eilor county, this
week .uhI the hole had been penHrat-
ed below 2,955 feet yoterdya, 'till
drilling in the anhydrite. Hie sur-
face elevation of that well is 3,0*16
and the salt was struck at I.(»I5 or
1,1.11 above sea level.
The Exploration l-Kloh rt ul.
.No. I, section 39, hbwk l.». strui k the
salt vesterday at 1,528 !<*ei, or 1,70.»
feet above sea level, as the surface
elvation at that point is 1,233 fret.
Tfie surface elevation ot the K.i-t-
land Oil Co., Buchanan No. 1. sec
lion 20, block It, twp. 2-S., L.ctoi
county, i* 3,041 and the salt was
struck at 1,330, or 1,711 feet above
the level of the sea. Hus well was
fishing at 2,325 tec!
Broderick ami Calvert, Cow den No.
1, section 12, block A, Iwp. 1-N l.c* i
tor county, is another location.
The Goodrn Connell No. 1 V set
tion 13, block B-1f>, was drilling ini
salt at 870 feet.
The Cosden-l onnell No. I-B, sei
lion 16, block B-lfi. was setting tool'
at 2,030 feet in the anhydrite.
The Independent (hi ami (#as Co.,
S’harbauer ami Kidaon, section 17,
block B-15, Ector county, is a new
location.
Ilie Llano Oil ( o., t owden, section
5, block B-lt. Kctor county, spudded
in this week sit? No. S', section 3k block .30. was
A lot ation foi the I’attrrson-Sla drilling in walrr and «an<l at 560
torn was matle on section 21, block *eet.
-15, fitter countv, Magnolia’s O'Keefe, l Diversity No.
The Richardson Henderson 1 'tate 1, seition .38. block 3(1, was tlrillmg
No. 1 on section 3, blot k t.’. twp. Is in the anhvdritr at 2,450 feet,
was drilling at <>‘>5 leet From July 22 to Julv 28, the Mag-
In Andrews court tv lot at ions havr | nolia itburch ami fields! I mvrr-
l>fs*ri rnatir but no wells starter! vet »uv No. 1, produced a dailv average
The Zwiefel-Vlran* No. I is to In* lo of I 18 1-3 barrels of oil; and the
catetl on set lion 8, block A-35, and Gulf McElroy No. I made a tlailv
the Zweifel and Carter-t owden i« to average of 517 5-0 barrel*,
be on section 18, block A-.52. In Caines county the Mt Mahon i
The Westbrook well in W uiklei Johnson-1 indsey No. 1, section 17,
county made a pump test one duv this block (1-30, wa» setimg O-trtch casing
week, ami it i* said that 18 barrels ot at 1,-168 feet.
oil flowed in eight bouts, fiut tfie j Both Midland countv tests are 'hut
water was agitated bv the pump and down at present. The /.immerman
this test was not continued Kook Hill ranch No. 1, section 8,
A new location was reported to; block 37, twp. i-S., at 3,1715 feet,
have been made bv the Independent and the National Exploration Go., uatlor, a wife, if neglected by ,her
Oil Company t U) tret from live S 1 Jones No. 1. section <). block II, twp husband, often feeds bitn a yiecUHar
* 1 ** - ' ** j»--j #(e-1 concoction which turns him into a
DISTRICT COURT
IU .llUlL<Lg«'.!!a.?!'Jra!L J
I
BREWSTER CO. OIL NEWS
This week in district court has liceti
engaged principally in the trial of
a murder case. The State of Trias vs.
H. A. Calvert, charged with the mur-
»ler of “Monte” Ragsdale at Rest.
Trias, on or about the 7th day of
tKtolier, 1925. The first trial was
at Big latke, countv seat of Reagan
rountv. when same rrsultcd in a bung
jur v. standing eight lot acquittal and
four for conviction. On motion of
the court the \enu-* w.js changed lo
Presidio county
Thr stale was represented this week
bv District Attorney J.n- Montague,
and assisted l>v ( . D. Spann; tfie de-
fendant by lion. Robert Neill and
Judge K. C. Miller. There were
nearly fifty witnesses summoned in
the case.
The following constituted the jury;
U rn. Metier, f. V Mitchell, H. S.
\vunt, Orr Kerr, (ho. Rnndolph, R.
L. Stevenson, Joe Bishop, (’.. R. Nor-
man, II. A. Anderson, r. J. Martha
ami Milton Cillrtt.
On Wednesday evening after hear-
ing the testimony of the witnesses the
charge of the court and the argument
of the attorneys, the jury retired and
after an absence of about twenty-five
minutes brought in n verdict of guilty
ami assessing the penalty at five
years < onfinement in the penitentiary.
Motion for new trial was refused ami
defendant appealed.
Friday the trial of Juan (Shine)
;Galindo, charged with having on or
about the 7th day of May murdered
his wife, was terminated. Defendant
was convicted and given thirty years.
\lnrfn \eu Fra.
Newsstands in Montreal, under a joining glass howls where they can
recent ruling, may sell only news- see one another. The one displaying
papers. Magaxines and periodicals; the most brilliant colors wins the
are barred. t initial honors. They are then placed
- I in the same bowl where they fight
Natives of Siam and Cochin, Chi-1 to the death.
na, breed and train fish a* gamr ------
rocks are trained in other countries, i The government of the Dutch Hast
When a match is scheduled, the con- Indie* is considering mining certain
testing fish are first placed in ad-! sea bottom areas for tin.
Big Lake Market
/. E. CARROLL, proprietor
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Fresh and Cured
Home Killed Meats
I llfmie Industrial 5ru»l
five c.ir* of geologist* and helpci*
crossed \\ edncsday into Mexico,
where they will begin preparations
for resuming ojier ation* on the land'
heretofore owned by llie Hcarsts in-
terest* the present program is bv
the Empire Oil Company.
All of the party are Mexican citi-
zen* with the exception of two Amer-
icans and they *tatr all arrangemenl*
have Instm made ami that a* Modi'
they determine upon certain locations
that drilling will begin.
Among tlie Jivaro Indian* of Ke-
ltic opal i* now otic of the most
popular grin*, the obi superstition
surrounding it having largely dis-
appeared.
Wildcat ud* get results.
cornet ot thr S. 3k quarter at lhe!4-!S., at
E. L quarter of set lion 42, block j porter.
R 5, who li is 1.320 <eel weal of the:
Wsitkrnok well ami in the same *r«
turn
of the VS., at 2,113 (ret Midland
1 driveling imbecile. Custom permits
l her to marry another man if her hus-
band become* a lunitic. The former
Wtr James I'antlie. (hr well known |IUIl|Mim| becomes a -*-nant of the
Egyptians lo-lievr the < rocodile
brings lurk, and one of the first lev
sons taught children is to gate in- turners,
tent I y upon ever v crorcxlile that tbev
are fortunate enough to come across.
V\r employ reliable repair men
and guarantee to please our run-
JACKS CARAGE
TEX0N, TEXAS
The Mar load V«l» Estate I.* a«,..n i f “Jh!. #‘!1 htc’n ^"weTr nr*,'WCtK
la fo have a well drilled hv /or h * *"r 4 * * , " 1 -
and George M.< *mrv m (he .enter h*,r *° *“ old A scale so delicate that it will
of the > W quarter of veciion 71 ,.*(**’ mg trap, e *ai . was a* ^ a dot over an eye wa* recently
block 4 necessary m a damp climate as cloth- ^ ^ ^ Marquette Univer.it,
The Brandon and M.< amev kloh ,,)tt N-hool of Medicine,
rt al.. sertion U. klmi B W», twp I-
N , was underrr-amiiig at 1,308 feet
Ihe t ook ’sealV 1 state No I, re-
tn»n 28, block \. wa* nggutx up
The rig i* up for thr laritl and
''imon Amf»erger No II. sertion 21.
block BIT
A road m Iwmg built to the Ice s i
tuny of ihe M ithew* ( owiirn Nrx, 1,1
section 7. bbw k 4 37
The ( ranftrid Bros. P J lee No :
1, ser tion 15, kiwi 32, ( rane count*.;
has spudrierf w.
The Davis Reall* t o,, l mversity j
No. 1, ha* made a lor ation on sertum
.V), block V) but has not begun op-
eration*
The Bill Duumng l.riet and Me* j
EJroyr on section !*JR, block 1, 330'
feet south west of line* of northwest
quarter, m rigging up
The Gulf Production toi, t rwr j
McElrov No I ser tion 1‘W, bl<» k I.
has apudtlesi and pawed 25*> feet
The (.ult ( tier and M< klfnr No 2
on the same section. » drilling be
low 625 feet.
The Gulf Frier and McFliur No.)
3, section 2(W, block K. is Spudritng
The Gulf McEJroy N*. 2, section,
203, block E spudded in and «•<
drilling below I'JO feet m sand
The Gulf Mr Elroy No 3, on the
same section as No 2, is said to have
topped the salt at l,'«nd a potash
showing has hem repotted in this
lest.
The (•oil's i assiter t ntversitT.
section 35, bbw k 30, ■* r igging up
The Humble (hi and Refining Co.
Urf )rov is spurbtinr on «e.1 son 30
block 42.
Magnolia Petroleum ta»., Umt
THE PROFESSIONS
J)R. G. B. MUTER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
OFFICE: BIG LAKE DRUG CO.
RF-SIDENCE: NORTH MAIN
BIG LAKE, TEXAS
BIG LAKE
HOTEL
W. J. CUTBIRTH
Proprietor
PRACTICALLY FIREPROOF
Nice, Comfortable Rooms
The place where comfort and service combine to make your
stay pleasant.
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M. & 0. SERVICE STATION
MAYO * OWINI PsoesiiToai
6ENERAL TIRE REPAIRIN6
GAS AND OIL. TIRES, TUBES
AND ACCESSORIES
CAM WMHINO
PHONE NO DO
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T. L.
BENSON
LAND AND LIVE
STOCK SEALER
SONORA I Sutton Cn».) 1TXAS
We make a apeeiahy m •ail-
ing Sheep and Cattle. Lie! your
Mock with ae *»d get melts.
Walk Right Inside the
'State s Open Door
-Jum like vou would the home of a friend
i
Every person who enter* our dour •» utu
guesf Our 9im & |o make you feel at
home in our home.
!ft *»der •« aes-rtwsnjwh lh» we place al
vour command every facilitv of this modern
hank, coupled with our personal help ui
the way of adviee, friendship and time.
Helping You to Help Yourself is Our
Business ami Our Pleasure
FIRST STATE BANK
BIG l*AKE, TKXAS
New Low Prices
F. O. B. BIG LAKE, TEXAS
Ford Cars and Trucks
Balloon Tire Equipment—Standard on All Models
c™8818 $380.00
R0AD8TER.......$447.00
ROADSTER with Commercial Body-—QQ
TOUR1NG $468.00
C0UPE........$581.00
TUDOR SEDAN $591.00
FORDOR SEDAN $643.00
TON TRUCK CHASSIS, less starter ^401 00
TON TRUCK CHASSIS with starter (j^J,c^ j ^
High Pressure Tire Equipment deduct $20 from above
Do not confuse these prices with
“F. 0. B. Somebody’s Factory.”
Joe II. Moore Motor Co.
(Incorporated)
Authorized Ford Sales and Service
♦grew
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 14, 1926, newspaper, August 14, 1926; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633674/m1/6/?q=%22~1~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.