The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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THEY WANT FRED CHANDLER
STEPHENVILLE MEN
OWN OIL WELL
LOVINQ COUNTY
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STEPHENVILLE, ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY,
April 23, 1920. Number 17
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THE GOODS WE OFFER ARE VERY
BEST THAT’S MADE—
Drugs, Stationery and Sundries, and we
are anxious for your trade
MAY WE SERVE YOU?
THE CROSS DRUG STORE
“REXALL STORE”
SCANTLINGS MAKE TROU-
RLE FOR JOHN CLARK
•About the noon hour on April
18 while John Clark was passing
a tailor shop opposite the Tribune
office his car wheel picked up the
end of a scantling which had been
left there after the side walk was
built. Evidently the wheel struck
two of the scantlings, causing one
to bounce, and catch in between
the spokes of a wheel, and in the
meantime his wind shield was
shattered, caused a piece of glass
to fall and wedge in the low gear,
and he could not cut it off. The
car swerved toward the awning
posts, the end of the scantling
knocking the from awn*
C. H. GENOWAY GETS
ANOTHER OIL WELl
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wr a few feiinutds business with
that car was of a most strenuous
character, but Mr. Clark finally
control!**! the machine and es-
caped with a few cuts on his arm.
At one time it looked as if a
serious wreck would result.
MATERIAL FOR
refinery
A car load of stuff for the Hogg
Cre6k Refinery at Stephenville in
some unaccountable manner slip-
ped through Fort Worth without
being delayed, and arrived here
April 20, while a number of other
cars of material badly needed^ar^
still held up.
Workmen at the plant are now
setting the boiler in place. The
strike, having detained shipment
of material has delayed completion
of the plant.
C. H. Genoway of Stephenvil
is an exceptionally well poised
man, and a streak of good luck
never causes him to lose his head
or to get arrogant or self import-
ant, therefore he makes a good
citizen and a good neighbor. He
owns a block of land at Desdemona
on which a big part of the new oil
town has been built. His first oil
well there was as fine a dry hole
as was ever drilled, but he was
not discouraged, and a second one
was drilled, which produced ten
barrels per day, and one day re-
cently he went up there and found
it had increased its yield to 75
barrels, which fact will give him
about all the pin money he needs.
Rut good luck continued to come
to him, as a third well on his hold-)
in'gs came in by heads on April 17
sending out 40 barrels at each
head/in an uncompleted conditio^
and /those who know something
about oil wells figure
barrel well, with good
(of becoming very much
The Continental Lease and Roy-
alty Co. is a Stephenville corpora-
tion, of which Dr. Naylor is presi-
dent, A. J. Thompson secretary,
and John Purves treasurer,’ with
offices in the Neblett building.
This g«Mpany has been drilling a
well two miles northwest of 'Desde-
mona on a five acre tract owned by
John Purves, Don and Bingham
King, Robt. Slaughter, Frank Hen-
son, and T. U. Little, the. land
costing them $1500 per acre. Un-
expectedly Monday night the well
blew in and flowed by heads, and
has all the appearances Of being
a good well. In its uncompleted
condition it flowed by heads, and
as yet no estimate can be made
as to its probable yield. Tuesday
after recipt of telegrams a num-
ber of the officials made trips to
the well, but nothing definite can
as yet be given until it is cage
and completed. The officials o
the company and those interested
with them are sanguine that this
well is going to make them a Jot/
of money. ^ |\
A large number of citizens sign-
ed a petition this week asking
^udge Fred Chandler to become a
Candidate for state senator of this
i enatorial district,, and all who
igned are sincere in their belief
hat this man has the courage and
ibility to be of inestimable bene-
t to this section and to all of
exas as a law maker. While it
ay be a sacrifice of personal in-
rests if he accedes to the peti-
ion it is a great* compliment to
Mr. Chandler to know that his
fellow citizens have a very high
regard for him, personally and
otherwise, and he should be wil-
ling to make a sacrifice.
Some day he will not be here,
but his work will live in the stat-
utes as he writes it into them, and
future generations will be the
beneficiaries of his sacrifices and
his wisdom as he uses it for their
benefit. He has reached the rip-
ened age in life to become an ex-
ceedingly useful man to his state.
He possesses the ability.
PROGRESS IN THE
GARNER GAS
FIELD
Result of county
r TRUSTEE ELECTION
The Garner is the discovery
well 20 miles northwest of Steph-
enville. When it came in as a
38,000,000 cubic foot gasser, rich
in gasoline, that entire section
was electrified, and much develop-
ment was started. —
The second well was located
600 feet southeast of the Garner
and was called the Barton. It was
drilled in record time and came
in at 3210 feet as a 41,000,000 cubic
fpot gasser, also rich in gasoline.
Tl\e Christian is one fourth of
a mile north of the Garner and is
now, April 19, 1000 feet deep.
The Latimar, three-eighths of a
mile southeast, has spudded in.
The Russell, two miles north-
east, material on ground.'
Mr. Kroll, an engineer of that
section, states that a four-inch
water main from the big Thurber
lake has been laid and completed.
It will furnish an abundance of
water for drilling purposes.
SINGING CONVENTION
A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
The commissioners’ court reports
the following results in the county
trustee election.
For trustee at large: M. L. Ash-
worth, 157; M. O. Cumbie, 141; G.
F. Young, 23.
For trustee from precihct one:
C. A. Hunt, 45; L. L. Roberts, 39;
R. E. Garrett, 5.
K. N. Baxley and others who are.
rich in singing lore data are un
animous in stating that the sing-
ing convention held here Satur-
day at the court house was the
best and biggest evejt in the en-
tire history of the organization.
The seating capacity of the court
house was ihadequate to seat all
who desired admittance and hund-
reds wereturned away. The con-
vention meets next April at Com-
anche.
WHO’LL PUT IN WITH ME?
I will drill five wells for oil on the land shown in this picture. It
is entirely surrounded by test wells and has good production on two
sides with a good showing on the third—CLOSE UP.
I own the land and will sell it in fee, at $50.00 a lot—20 lots per
acre,'each lot sharing equally in the undivided production of the en-
tire tract. If I hit a 1000-barrel well your $50 investment will bring
you $399.20 per annum. If the tract proves good I'll drill all the
wells it will stand—a few good ones will make the small investor an
independent fortune. f
There’s no royalty to pay, no agents to get big commissions, no
stock to be manipulated and mismanaged. If we hit oil you win big.
The location of about a hundred new wells surrounding mine--
close to it—one on the same section—indicates its a good place to try.
A good well southheast of my land, where there more than a dozen
locations, and several wells away down, will double my value, and I
reserve the right to raise the price without notice.
This little proposition is being offered to you in absolute fairness,
and is too small to last very long, so don’t put off what you intend doing
If you can afford to take a chance in this good a bet, send your
money, to me, care of Cage $ Crow bank, Stephenville, Texas,, and. a
deed will be made to you as soon as I can get to it. If you want more
information write,
C. R. COULTER, Stephenville, Texas.
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Sneer at it, despise it, squander it, yet money talks, and the whole world harkens. It whispers hope to
the despairing. It brings comfort to the starving. It is the friend of life. It is the piller of success. PUT
YOUR MONEY IN THIS BANK, where it will be “FRIEND IN NEED—A Friend Indeed.
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The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1920, newspaper, April 23, 1920; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881395/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.