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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
BRECKENRIDOE. STEPHENS COUNTY. TEXAS. THURSDAY OCTOBER II 19.J0.
TOM I BAXTER. OmMT-EdlKkr
VOU I No. 82.
LOADING RACKS AND CHECKING OF DRILLING IN OF WELLS
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SOLUTIONS READY FORHANDLiNG OF PIPE LINE SHERIFF SAYS RANGERS NOT NEEDED AS YET
SHORTAGE WHICH MAY BECOME FACTOR IN FIELD;
MEETING OF OPERATORS CALLED TOMORROW NIGHT
OX TOWER
"The on!'" master of the wa. more
cruel than the sea. thin which iict I
none - cruel except oil." mused fhr
driller phtlosnper. I
"The Imu. a flue boy; UN iathe- a
veteran f the game who readily
would lnu walked tn death him-Il
Su;.siri! by Cn)l"'r A. I! ii-'.eit'l'
anil of'n' operators a meet I s pi '!
men I- crdled tor tomoirow .ils.lt 11' j
th end' louse to consider th oil pro. t
ditetion ditd pipe lln. sittintion n th"
flelit. I
I'rrpuretlnros !ie
Ocensinii for th" call N not beeiin-c
of an immediately grave situation hut
n a inat.Hr of pjepre.-liies Mer
I ILL :Sl El) FOR
OIL MEVj MEETING
'In preference. Hoth knowing "" ta tH..vl t-an Ih worted out and
I taken vhleh will nhilale wh t might
Treachery always lurking; In pas and
oil: lit- lor trained to it trom .. lt. rvl. ...-. kiri . .(rlo 1- situ.-i
cradle"; yet It pot him. lan wltl( re)Ut. ro M ffaiHl niter
"Ami hi father live to so .1 iy -.ol nrrvw lMoad (.foIv.
day with the constant menace of Itjt Moffk t)( ...-
In a hmiilml ways crowdinp tboiit Como)er(v t()l)Nr r rrai-.rs with
blm. from rip to rip .ind tank to tank. (aI (f lip. .
and yet with the Inre of It inlillns antvlWH l!It oril..miTMUm. Tle
him Jnsl us It doe- the re-t of Us N n nmtamUs w tlKg(.s.
"It tuhei stnullna. Iiy stamina. 1 nm(li . .tllm agf :. fh. Am.
-makes niRKhnrt-L. whether or pi. !! n(U .! H gathering for ills.
they stiv with the same and P llf eteiluly cre;-ir..r ll
through; men of action .strcnsia. . . .....
i .-.....' -
Not m New Decliipneitr
sourcrfntie.. ever ready for
thin arui afraid of none.
'That ! the oil man and it" il'e-
a he live naafraid taklns tuv
a they eunse mlqdlnK his own buA-
nevj .11 far as he euti a man every
Inch of him. winnine hU yencennee
upon his Keaillh-st enemy the idi li
pnrnf hy making It yield Mm
llvlns and perclwnce a fortune ind t'i
others ntdshicly Rlv Income h.i r
t r alert lor It coll and sprint:.
-Do yon wonder they siy he lm
lemperrtmetit and i hard lo iMinlli''
Handling ot hlniself In hi- owti vny
4'1 his ony ont. and that Is too nfwti
short nt the- nil. no matt'-r hl.v hlu
be hu 1 1 fit or can he In the eunr?'it-
"Brln it home with the tliP'f tii"ii
who died hut week and the lati thr
aWcn fluid took toll of Tuesday a"1'
vlth tV others who may po todti '.
"Thla: It over and ak the -offeri'
f tor le-rj of sa-ilns and mnr1 ot
tbousht For that thoy tike imin
i Nature 'hty hliall pay the price at wo
psiy for everythlntf we pet.
' "It nny he today tomorrow or year
to com. but we piy. and throncn the
J noe mostly.
i "Tho-e who scoff here and I00U
lUscn-sloii of the -dtiiutlnn -a e-
'Ive more than a month uro. when 1
number of wells broupht In o'i vll
town-Iie and immediately ahoiit the
city sent the ilnlly production .if ti
Held Jnmpitii: up-vard. It wa ren w-
i'i In activity by rumor'' which palnou
clreuUtbin Ttifxda.v and toiitiuiiol
yesterday tU:l tlw pitv Hue -..mpaiileH 1
were J-ir.lii': onlurs ciirtiilllim Mie pFO-'
I'.uctioii ccceptable to them twin pro-!
ductus vi ells already connived with
their pipe line. Denial of this rumor j
va. mi'de (wterday in the Abierlrnn
t.o iije'i e'der haviiiB been .viuen. j
However it !. patent thar with well1
being broc.shf In eMily there U llkt-
ly to be more oil offeiel liunijt hniK
than prr--j ipo line "capacity ca
taLe car" of. It I to consider this
W'n a. the ciiinblned p: e 'h'.r
capaejf uf t)i' Humble I'll l.tn-
l-ompiit.v. the 'IVxsi i'jp J.tne j !lnt p.in.
lotup.it tty i-rairie i-ip.- 1.1111
I'niiifrny. the Olllf 11 pi. l.iin
I'limn-i'i- 11 ud thi' Sinclair Uliie
Line ('lapnity. Uld the .Micmilla
I'lpe 1 lite l)tnpaiiy opi'tnllns 'll
ind ervfiip the ltrecki nrldjre Krld
U ktKUvjf It) he S-..000 harr-N per
day. end
Whereas' the preet iiitput of
oJ In this lle'nl has reaclwil llf!
flijl enptuitf fi ! the pip. Hlle-i
combined nud
Wlieiea. there l a lurg" num-
ber lit welN now ready to ll"
br'oiiKhl in which will lardilr ll
create the dally prodncth.n bi-
yond tint i".iMCify of the iireNcuf
pipe r.ues.
Therefore at the request of a
ntn.a.'C ;t the producers In thU
Held I. t.-i president of the l!).im-
her ot I'ouimeree reallr.lns the
very prent Importance of'conilnR
topetiter and illM.nsstni; to prob-
lem cinfiontlns the producer
hereby cull a mass meetlns of all
the prebicer representative of
th pipe line comtauIes and ell
operator-. In this field to meet at
1 lip Cjiiii Utilise ill I!recknrnU
at .'Jshr o'citH'U. Friday for th
litiruis of taklns Mich actlou a 4
may ne nece-sary In the prcnttei
'I'lil th.it Hth day of October.
Ilia 1.
l O HAMLIN-.
President fUiamlx-r of Commcne.
CURTIS IlANPOfK. Seeretirv.
NEW INTERESTS
It. K. Stewart and J. II. Jackson
the former of TuLa and Mrs. Jack-
son or I'.abersllebl. Oil. nre here with
regard to lease Interests In the nvth-
eru taii r.f the county on which th"y '
lldejid the beslunlni; of early devel-
opment TUey tiro lmirneudett opurt-
tors wh.) lave each scored mtiitMs III
their fields of operation and In coirliu
REPORT MADE BY WALKER IN BEHALF OF SELF
AND OIL WORKERS CAUSED STATE ACTIVITY AND
CONFIRMATION OF MUCH THAT HAD BEEN TOLD
into local oil actlviies brim; Import- sdsn on the desk every tilglr nr I for lb In ibe bisi week
the inoit part reervattqiis bo ileil To ussi- the public the railroad nt
... : m: aleml ''li- a accqmmodatlitu for I week has bad material hauled luto
I Sl'l'lHUNf. ON NEW lU.OCK days ah-ul. The three hotel now In the cree; h.d below the Walker H'reet
j W. D. 11(11 has derrick on Hloe.'t CS operatlict In the towu have more th;tn j bridge aid made that crossing 1 the
I .akpvpw addition anil Is expei tins IfMl ro)t:i J( pUir hotel under creek mm h better for tuiltte nt the
! to snud In on Tuesday. Mr. Hill Is contructlcn will add mo.p to the 1 sum tln.i sreatly vednetiis tli.- cou-
eesoii on tie street to the north luo' ri ?0IU "'''"'H oil workers have
brldite. lie latter wholly n!HUtii:itf ' "a"IT'f-"l "t only the loss of their
lo luiud'ltii. nil of tlu tmllli-. money but personal violence and that
until tic otllcers slve up and call rr
!cate. owtiliis a -lil-aore tract about ' HOXKRS ARE Ill'SY AT m'U'. the ltanser.. sh uld not come
. - ---
I'ommei. tiwlay by both the orttje
or the shciilf and city ofTtcers has ben
that In their opinion the need of Tex
as ranscr In llreckenrldse Is not ex-
tant: that tho resources here have not
yet liee-t trl'-d to the full limit tha- is
possible to the end of abatlnp hlshw-i..
placlps interest In this block beriK'! Ilw"' anqmuiodtitions
j the public fr Investment. Its loci
tjpn utfVets Ul tdff l-iibt'vlnjv Well
The
iti(!t;i.(j lit
itfecUntidg'! KUasvllle
Syiidl-
OAIJL WELLS
flal) N.i 2. wh'ch drilled In for be-
tvepfj ::iM aqd 0) barrels wa shot
yestenlsy anil Is belnp cleaned today.
It will lie (i surprise to nil men fiC-
niialnto'l wltl Its terrllqry and show-
ing extant tiiday If It does not so
TRININ; WITH CROWDS Meantime:
three mlUs iHirtipvflft ilf lnu and the
Mini iH-lapiv southeast ot FdtasvlUe. WAlCHlNfi THE WORKOltTS
nre this W'-eK rlsslns up preparatory
to drilling in the ilrd of poxt week Jliiiine Ulbb- ii nrrlveil fiom 1
The Pout-las mid lvd.m wells each ''hhiiLM i.tu' 1 at the Stephens hotel. I
pritduein; oer l.lKl barrels lit t)Ui ' mill Hldle Lewis. Ft. Wojrth boxer I
around n thousand harrels. Hall V... I neifioor-H u t!l tutu iMJen..-i noui-1
1 h. mw on top qf tle snl and 1-1 lnS- UH lrf- t"""W-iHon e-ii-ebtl-due
t be drilled into the pay very ly atr"rl-
shortly. . u
ACTIVITIES NORTH
Dr. r. A. WlHon left this movnliu
fur Hllusville In connection with de-
velopment and lease matters hi ha
underway In that pool. He will con-
tinue to iiraham from Ellasvllb' to
meet with Wichita Falls asoelates in
itl enterprises which they have i In
progress 4n the vicinity of rfotuli
Peml.
MAKING I'AST llOUIS
UreM:i'lridse Investment l.
1ji
who has teen bete nil of the weclc in
training 1 1 .lme-e hall and iiuarterj
In the South hotel are attractliu a
Siva t deil of Interest today.
Moos? hti'.l mis crowded at - it'eleeL- j abovw hl.i ankles ti stJind and te-
ihls aftei-i'eon to sv Lewis wort out
Uoy Sehorillns. an employee ot
the Xorvll! hardware was held up
lat nlsht by two masked men
while riming across the creek at
the altxcil Walker strict brtdg?
SchooUiis was compelled to set
out of his mnchlne and walk up.
the bed of the creek where he was
put In 11 pl of water reacMn?
and nt .V!) there was no less erow-l
to see ISlbbs so throush his work. Hot It
ben maklna u (treat drlllius iwurd j
since .Havllns In on the townslte with
operations a matter of several veeks
aso. Ueiii.ri today "lumi their N . I
well on I'.lock :) down 1M0O feet: No
m rtt.u.L-. .". .vi iiu'ii vi'jto Cih.- Vn.
" "" . f iheir biXlns bout Is Mt the new Al
it on U i.ehs. 6-U down 17HI feet. U
the No 2 they are settlns the six melt
liver The hijackers cot a Mnall
amoun' ot money.
Thre- tiutomohlles held up one af-
men are In sued condition and each 1 u'? t'i other in a line and their oc-
nch J r
liii-.1'
ihle to meet his Htie of action.
Appetinince uf lilbbs anil Lewis ie
SEND IN THREE STRINUS
Itoberc II. Wharton representative I drill lu.
I of prominent Kentucky oil prodnciu
caslni; tiiidsht nnd reasonably exixi't
the way thiuss nre runulns to 'je on
1 top the sad next week and pud to
---- w.i pool in the vicinity 01 ivan. .ir. 1
flmt-e of the matter and pre.re 1 em.- 1 Hint cle.nlng ..it could thecenlt.V l)e ' . . h
die 1 iidvanc of arrival or pos.lble U..iefiUl the wells probibl - meetS n f o
torcod .uitallmen. rt tom..rr.w et br;:v pn-mr on than I'l'' Jo 1mw !
nlphfV niei-tlns Is called for.
leading ILiik Relief.
One of the fon-most reme.ll- -Imfifdu-ami walt'.mtll pipeline f. nn.fcrwnr'wlthte the t
! vitins conshieration Is tha attordM v.cewa- ready before drll.lns lo. IheJjJ ZXVT
(by the p.c-ence of two llroau lu'wottb be no tlanr of shortase etl -
the city both with ynnl. nrovlilitu . pipe llu. rapaelty.
for the accommodation
Solution Will Ue Reached.
Interests is here with resard to lease J SLOAN RESIDENCE IS SOLD
acquirements they have made In th I I'OI'UIAR PEOPLE
north extension of the Breckenrldce GO TO MINERAL WELLS
1 pool In the vicinity of Ivan. Mr.
Uite j estevday evening 11 deal
consiimuiaial whereby the beautiful
corner home property of Ira A Sloan
was transferred to the po.ssiioi or
C. Mr Caldwell. "
The I'roperty Is located on the cor- I
r.er of Ureekenrldse- avenue and lilm 1
street i 100x1." feet lu extent .ml!
the retvu-ted consideration for th" real '
state. Jmlldlnss and furniture N s-l.-
hamliRt theatre at the Moose smoker
which I on the canls for Siitiirdny
eveulus at S:i'.0. and which will also
be the uiHMiiis of the Alhnmhr.i as ao
amitsem-ut place. It Is Indicated that
I r-catilis i-.tp.iclty will be taxed lo tne
limit md the S. K. O. sisu out on tlu
...-...til. I..I . ..!.. t sll.Il rl.n.l"'K " v.l Vn;.y
' I liiitr.. .1. ttitanclvi pornTifit.n tf ilnrplnn-
bi tii;rHiunur to Mop on top ut tlul ' "
the Smtt'i Ilend vicinity. Ills tim-
bers hr.v be'n put on four locations
oad north oC towu. a fourth auto-
uoblle (.icuplcd by I'.reck Walker and
.titers escaping 'iy a dash of upeed
mil a run throush a pasture fence
md annum the holdups wus said bv
he sherlif to have been the immediate
auu o-' ItivctlsatIou here by the ad-
luttiut S' urrtil. his otlice bavins been
wired of the attempted holdup by Mr
Walke- last week and the attention
tlrst nlsbi the doors ()f the beautiful ! "' tlu mil u taut seneral called to the
new t hut ire. the larsest In the city. )s epidemic of that sort of thing report-
r.pelied 'O the ptlllllc.
of loidltu:
Kll'K.. iU 1 lilt? I ilf Al IUL IVl II loil.l' 1 llMtl. . I. . i r. ... . . I ..... -. lt.n bIi.ih.-i . .. .. .. a . I
idly at the oil -nthercd In th? water 1 t ' Mrl'" J""IU """ "ctiiid three strinss 01 toots ate enroui 1 WM).
wuys it -be pas lllmlns the air ibo' " " "" i tf - L v ' " lrH li": It U not felt tint Ui-re to ptnPerty. I ! .1. it now Mands
Sow and Morape tanks will pi for "c" '".'c V '.. 7.N lohf 1ut I"' u"'1'1-' tomorrow j for ot)(l. sm .
Ule ImMfTerence and contemp! h"w"' """" u"1 "' """. " " 1 nlslit will reach diirUlon and pur. UN Till-. I.I.M . or statr0. llUt lt u lv
-nu-y do not know the trMcuwyl;1 mounn.m tu ...u cars a lity rhw n wl Wltr(.ly . ; Dpklfr . w lVMwel (utlMIUiates
r.f oil and pas; they are -tranrs t- '" "Je tWsln "r ls jnr" .''V' "P th" wtl..n and make the fufiiw porfPd nIl . UmP wth thowlns ?er a of :l llll5 RIHl modern
... . . .1 ..11 .. 1. 1 '"' "'" - -" - - - - wholly .ifo trnni emoarrassmeuts as .i ..n Thiu ic t hti u-oli trrtirc-. r u... iu r. .f
ti.l lll. II '17 ..I'.' ..... ' ..-..- .-.. .
CISCO RAILROAD
TRAINS ARRAIVE
ON EXACT TIME
Whether the property will be 1 The tlrst pa.ssctiser ti-nlu run over
or remodeled the t'lcu aud Northeastern railroad
e pitrise '.sjeatne Into Iircckeiirtdsi this moruliv
irted tint Air. it T.:." u'eli. el; 01. ilnii to the tniiutte
I caption of how ipilekly It can happeo
und b nil over with except the henrf
uconles puli'p on and on forever.
"They Iwve never wen a lead pencil
sukke of oil lire wrlssle a few feet
and burst Into name enveloplnp 'lltli1
tumllles !n death embrace. Most o
uVof the oil same have and kmvr am'
Mclten MlMi the thoupht of the J.uw
;' "Tn:.
"Ke-p Ihc American nt the t:- o
I warnlu nml swourslns nd dentin:!
Ins corrections until they are mal- It-
such m.ai're us man can make them
and which Is all too little of a safe
guard."
tho erectlo l
true! llf".
Ill ulitnr s.it-
was ready to handle this huslneis l n siuirtn.. r triiii.niirr.iilnn faelll- ...... .. ...... .........i.i- 1... .i.m.i w. .. 1 .. ' .. " .. . s.
.... 11 " l ' ue o "v.i i'iuiuiii. mi.- uuiini in - ii(v.s 111 i.recKeiicniKe nil" .s.i-i.m-iis
any time boMlus itself in iradliie t. i.ni. ....1. few iiionihs to . . . . ....
'lis i.Mihiui. iiui.t ii lew iiiiinius " ninrrow wiimtr. hnvini' reslilisl here f.v the
to lram.sllately un.lert.tl;e such 1-111- j h) flli0. u iH certain that abtind t -
strnctloii as reiittlred and to st.m.t tet ( in ratM!il fai.uiPS Nviu e av.ill
nlije. suiiplcmentiil by much nldltloit
al retlulns capacity at home
.Mtirh Field Tiuihuse.
ot the cost of this that houhl fall up
on the ra"'road.
Total of 10O Curs.
The Cisco Northeastern railroad t
provided with facilities' for huni'lln?
. mneti oil at varil loadlus racks t.n
he eitv and on the south and cast t 'wnty thousand barrels of dully pru-
sWpk n Is the Hiunoii road and v.oubl 'l'"''I"' "' wells tit the city and .vi
. 1 .... (.. ....?.. ..!.. ..1. ...to rtii.A. . ..
l mim 1..t "ir nf I.Vl N M UIW. I"1 lim.:.iu:urii iiin.iii. n.r ir-
uccordln to the tlrst service chdtile
which w-nt Into effect at It! .01 last
nisht.
The 'rein consisted of two passeuj;
er coaches aii.l ..in. .'omhluatloli co.ich
past foi.v four years. He has exten-j 11P nf uhnh were well tilled with pas
t slve oil Interests locally pers-mally -etiS'-rs l.tissas and epress. Wheii
ownins ground 011 which are eishteei
wells six nf which are ntiw i.rodtt?-
Ile
HOTEL ARRIVALS
MlUcr.
J. B. Hickman Dublin; Ootpe I-
Perkln. Sapttlpa: W. A. Mllbnrn
Pueblo. Colo.: S. I Court Tho.i J
Summers J. K. Mason and wlte.
Wkhlu Falls: U. D. Boyd llinser:
J. H. Fniier. RaiiKer; J. T'uuuins
ham; W. R. Tandy Abilene; W. O.
Orant. D. P. lUrrlnston P. I- Milter.
IV. II. Ealy O. L. Burne. Ft. Worth.
I O. Welch. Dallas.
CommrrTtal.
H. I. Dure J. H. Lytic J. 1" Hints.
BaiiKer W. J I. ltltterbiish. O. H. P.Jr-
iow .1. I- Harrow. C. R. Stewart li
D. Morton. DalU; S. J. Taylor. It. U.
hnllcr l't. Worth; Mrs. laenlti;
Marchman. Waco; . IMer. falf
n. . .. .. l.t YVI..I.I... U-.itl
'e'l " ' . .l .. h H T.n. Itno on.l .11
r. Vnnuux. lionston; ."" ....ku . .- .......
vlth the btilance taken mre of itpnii
completion of Its line Into the city.
This mean: a total of Hi! cars the
railroads can fake care of dally upon
he erect ! n of loadlns racks. It would
I'preseet relief In extent Immcdlatel-
overcomlnp the erowilins of pipe lines
(he rullroud men say even thoiip'i
"they wew nuahle to set lu more lh.vi
a fourth of the cars they have eapnc'iy
for.
Pipe Ulie Relief.
The Texas Company Is bulbllus a
loop lln- ti Itanper terminus that up i
on completion will very much add i I
Its rtipn'l.y. Als this company wilt ;
have a bis refinery to supply nr Parks
within a tew month" nnd has ad-
ditional tuikase solus up on the farm
north of the city where there was re-
cently completed the first of t hat
tery of ."..OiHI barrel tanks'. The ItanK
er Retlnlns Co. has j)p Htu cotistric
tlou In prepanitlon which will take
i nf nn"vnriN of lfl.Oml Iwrrels now
PIlTINfi IN GAS LINE
The Supar Loaf's Tidwell No. 1 In
the Klli:vle poo' I" now down Ml)
feet. I.alnjt of two inch pas line is m;. nn(i other twelve drlllln;
It Is 'rue that clo'e ahetnl there! beltip d.i.i this week from the pro-1 exKH'ts to take his family to Mineral
is the promise of sain of upwards .if perty to the Texas gas line a distance! WelN. wVre they will make their
of abnm two miles. With thU line future ho'iie. havlus pttrchasul the J.
In the lompany will be relieved t the v'. Jones pinprrty at that place u do-
exietisoof oil fuel which has h"en car-1 Ushtful tcsldence lorntlon.
rlcd Ihu- tar. Afr. Sloan will alternate between
mt atnotiur of oil being carried In the
pipe lines i not up to the production
of the Held at this time Indccil al-
though It may represent the pipe line
capacity. However there l a sr"at
deal of Mn nice in the Held and more
bcinp iihh I every day Tank bull lers
have hud till they could do and hav
UAH.Y QUOTATIONS
i I'urtiishi d by Hreekenrluse Oil Hs.j
Rid Ahkeil
Bankers i Meri'liants. .I!."
Breck . O. WM
.ris-lcil .minimis of tanks within tlie'lrook 'l'" Co-
la-t few wiyks. Their work has be-n "otlv "
llmitisl only by the materials thy could I I1:k
..... 'Cl.. .. !.... V..u.... ?....- ..f l.ir. ' BlOI'k It)
-. t. .- 4. - ... -v.ri... ...VI .'. .
110.M
O.00
107..-.0
j in I their ere more tank plateu nvili-
ible In tin- stijiply house yards md
lank osvert: van Is than at any time
lu Ihe 'tUtrry nf the Held. Prodt-.n'is
have b-vi. fni with the erwlli.ii of
innkH. loitimatply. nnd will now ro
jiIII fnrllmr luiiL'ths. Thi'r Is nlsn
opportunity for a sreat deal ot sn.nn I Onilwin Oil Synd. . 100.00
.ionise and now that wlner Is pwctlc Invaders or Texas J't.
illy h-r- ibis sort of stornse can h !'' wr l0'-0
.......I ..-III el... r.l..liin l..j nf it... KCX 1)11 .aS
kind iii'nijsinvlns nil op'u stora..
Bnnlley Oil
Central. Der. Co. .'
C. & N. E. It. R
(Viuiunehe Northern
O. H. .t Ii. C.
Clailstnue O. A lt
(Juanmty O. & O.
.:t."k
io-
2.00
1.10
.sfl
i"ri
O(.01
II.-. tW
nn.no
115 oo
.no
T'".or
t.oo
i to
ISO
l.V00
.10
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: lav.
ii.no
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Mineral Well nnd Breckenrldp" I i
i conduct of his l.uslnc-s Interests nnd
vslll very tt.r from divone his iiier-
est In the prosress of the city. whlcH
has always Iwen a matter of prido and
tarnest elTort on his part. Ills public
spirit has never been found la-kli:
nt tlmev. lic-n Its need was evident Ii
behalf tin; Interests of the niuiiuiiul-
rv. Possessed of meaas now with
which to gratify his wi-h to aid with
general advancement his Interest In
effective aid of Breckenrlilse Is lan:-
er than i'er. Mrs. Sliu who has
greatly ii'iieared herself to old iIiul-
as well Us cew residents who hav- had
the pleasure of comlns In contact ith
her. will be much missed III llreck-
euriilse iiome and s.K-hil cireliM. but
.KilAllerett. J.
G. M. Christian Eastland.
Andrrws.
Boh Karruff 11 A. Clayton Jr.
Ea.uland: D. II. McNalr. s. -i- aw
other big retintng concern is umli r-
storxl on excellent authority to be now
rloslnp uir insements for the IuHnll-i
tlon of plpr lines and the establishment
Verney W. T. Hobh. KL Worth; Mr. of a Lars' teliuery near ItrwfcenrUsr
knd Mrs. Klmer Burr. Gorman: Cht j Announcetrmt of completion of 0-
Hallen Altdna; Mabelle And ron. ' P"8 of till concern I expected. w-. i.
the tra'u pulled out ten minutes aftei
Its arrival returiilits to Cisco 't wu-
bi.anl.sl h a Inrse utitnber ot peoph
point: thill way over the lirst train to
be run .hi the new road.
Agent Mure .lenklns ammtmci'd ll.li-
morutus that close mlheronce to Mthed
nle tlui" every day of the week is to
be hiul. The rond bed has been wel
made .is tin mils were laid both I-
antlclpalleu of the cutulus sctison .y
rain and winter and the eeeediiilv
heavy tttilltc which mst iiecuss.irll
he carried oer the new line at once
The twe passenger trains men waj
billy will furnish niiiple accoiumoda
ions f.e- the present and more Oo-iche
ire nvHtiable for additional iiccuiuniii
latlnu when ueedisl. Besinnins No
.iinber 1 throush sleeper servhv will
'ie .st.tl.lNlu'i! Into Fort Worth.
Commem-ins today there will ! .i
ii'Siiliir irclsht ervln establijlfd
he fre'tth' I rain arrlvins In Bracken
rldwe ir U" -0.1 p. m and startlte; oi
.ts return trip at l:U p. in.
All 'sMiiser and freight train
vlll ..penit" seveu dajs of rile woe;
he piss"iicer nervki ruuniiig -ilr-s-t
no less than Mr. Sloan has the wjP
wishes ..no ls"t hopes of uiany frtenl ito Hm- uniou stall. m at l'lei.
tluit the hi w residence In Mineral
Wells wlh le abundant In pleasure-
nnd poo I leturus.
IT. WORTH RL'N rRElHHT IS
IN .MICH EASIER SHAPE
lUllen Alpine.
San Antaaln.
ii
SttrUstn.
m u lew oays.
Sussrst HoliH Itwk.
tin lo a' tend the public hearing !' : Rreckp.iru e sluires and units vrhlch
be held Prlibiy by the State Pile In-' iievelop-sl the first of the week va
siiraniv Commission relative to lia- nialntnineri with pressure of strons
I portin: matters to bt taken up by rhat kim on the tloor last nlsht. The ll.vir
ImhI.v. Th's mivtlng Is viewed vritb'wn crnwdrd and apparently most ev-
O T. iVooilward. Cisco; W. (S Mont-1 In idnlslnn to the railroad rpM-fja sreat ileal of Interest by the iusiir-i erjhody present wanted a chance in
'..r t-iktlnil 1 O Paxnn. O. M. i that is immedhitely obtainable. pro-ers and various iaterests of the Stae. I nji to or acquire holdings. However.
Beckett. Tula Okla.; J. D. Davliw. vlded a 'orklng plan 1 decided upon Mr. llirrvw was chief clerk of theipharp advances in price" kept many
Dallas; L- D. Kennedy. C It. n.wu land steps taken therewith to tlu end I State Pin- liisurance CommLssliM forjflom huv'ns. not a few llng prepar
Mrs it. J. Good. U. Iyben O. T. on-1 of loading nicies there has been mis- several ymrs ami is cotislderM oneWi to enler at around former level
"mlx f Wlnfrer Ft. Worth ;Eestlon that agreement Is- made r-wongi of Its lst authorities on ins.tniiu-e; nnr hes titinf); on the- premium whLt
Geo RnyiEOBd. AhUeae; W. B. Hen-'.J ope.nitors jo refrain from drillLu In rates a'ul tonus. One .if the things he . others felt Justified in paying. Tiie
. I1JJ.1
Scott O. ft R. 1.10
Stenhem Oil A. Gas 7.M
'Susar Loaf LOO
Al'IKi: IU-7TTKK RIG TKIUI lrlansl 117X1 lSfiW VNOTIIKU PILUMAN PIT ON
E. R. Burrow of Ihe In.-.uninci- tin i virslnu Co. (common) .-" &
of AlexBtr'er. Barrow it Collie Rener Wnlker Caidwell .'Vi.fi) iiVKI
ally know: as the "ABC" Insurance y jr. r. .v. . U7J50 V..m .
Apency. left Ibis uiomlns for An-' The burst of actlvltv In demaml tor .1. II. i nzier. assistant to the presl
Irtit of the W. r K. M. . raiinnu
-.tateil l..n hxlay that a third Piilhiiav
tir woul l lie added tonight as a per-
utnent r.ininimodatlou mi the nlpht
i rain to l't. Worth. Travel has in-
creased ito hiich an extent tliat both
'orntus into the city aud coins out
there Is iws-wslty for the third ear.
Mr. I'rarier further said today tliat
the road would have lt.s new tsptlie
men! In operation rinieklyar.d that
from that time on it would be In flmpe
ed prevalent with oil workers as th
orineipal victims.
The- sbfcrilt was not Inclined today
"o accept all reports of holdups that
inve been made. He said that In
-lime Instances there had pcwslbly
oeeti "aril games and Jake affairs In
I vlilch aier. had lost money which they
l.tf.. n.Tili.liiu.t ... I....... I.... I Km... .nl-
i.ivk v.i..iitt.. m tioiuv u.1 uni wii-
en from Them.
This may apply to some cases bnt
-here ha : nevertheless been many oil
veil dr.ilers and tool dressers held
lp in !.e riss and on their way to
ud from work in the early morning
lours and wli.we word soes as lt lay
Uhe hospitals also have some records
vlilch i erve as st roup verification uf
reports. The oil well workers are
nraetleulp unanimous with Mr Wain
er lit his enll for Investigation and ae-
"lon by the adjutant peneral and are
the Iars-'st part of the population of
he Held. Of tlielr unanimity lu the
lellcf that the hljacklns situation is
i bad one In the city and that they
have reason for so bellevinp because
it vurluu personal experiences. It U
indei-stood the adjutant general fully
titihtled nlinself during the two day
nvestlpatton he conducted here.
Sheriff Sear.r toilay stated that there
vere two ways under which the ranp-
ers coul 1 be broupht in and put in
barge o. policing the city one of
hese lieins call from the sheriff to
handle a t-ituatlou which he no lons-
r felt va being- coped with propsr-
ly for the protection of the public
i ml the other through a call from the
citizens upon the adjutant peneral ro
-end a force of nmpers In to tike
charge
It was statu! today by -au oil weil
lrlller Lar hljackinp had become so
iitumou and reports of the occurrences
to the aut'iorltles so uniformly with
mt results in arrest that reporting
if the crimes has practically ceased
the vlctbus taking their losses unl
beatiuss as part of the hazard of their
mployniint. It Is understood that a
similar Miitement was made to the
adjutant general .luring his visit and
several persons hronsht to pive per
sonal evidence that such was their
latitude followlup holdups they liar!
the attitude of others
The time .f arrival and ilenrtur-
f I mlii from Breckenridse Is u- fol
low-- leaving CIsi-i ::.15 p. m nr
IvilMj I'.ieekeuridi..- S p. ui. : Intvlnt
1 is ui. arriving B(vckeurits ( snff:ril and
7 oil ii. tu . leuvins Breckeuriils.- s I whom tlu-y knew to have been held
t. in. arriving Cisco It :4T. p. in. : tenv J p
Ins Breckenrlilse ft: 10 p. m.. arrivlns rt was jearneil today that definlt
Cl.sco (5 KI p. m. action from the otlice of the adjutant
This 1-ebeilule eiuilil Brisikenrldse ..pnpn (un w expected next week-
istsscngers outsolng ! make nMiim'- t snj(j tU!lt it lnaj. tajte t)le (rm
tlou w)th ihe Sinshlni! Miieuiui east j of rvHnmemiation or that the sov
bonnd( i the uiomlns aud with the ( ernor 3y jMVI. a part tn a and make
Sunsliin" west IhihiiiI in the eveniitp j a direct crder. It Is known that con-
Tlios who niiiii' over the road on j f.p.noe wltii the governor Is to be had
Ihe lirst train tmlr-y reported the .
I track lu epiiarently po.id condition TAKING BODY OF SON
and the ilde a pleasure. Tm. i(my of IJoyiI v jonefl rfmwn-
.ill Tuesilay In a storage tank on tho
P. L.'irned uf the Breckeurldse Yar)r !feu.. win t. slUpped .hU
Waterworks Co.. is lu Dallas toilay on twlnB by m. Rarrows ITndertaklni
... ...n.l..o i.urrlr. nf till. Villi! til ihci
Blair CamlinO. RosUw!. Httriiin.ni-i. j his eu-pi im-iiii' mm. mi u ii..j.-. -.. i.r mr v...u..-....u ......iai-t uuu t--i-rm w me iu.r M..u..." s --. tmslnusi. C4t t( Tnia Okli for interment It
' UK Fkuf. KteUter. care of Iht additlonnl proiluction. by Is the f..ti now used In imurius rigs t tovrnsite Lssnes are soon due In city and would certainly do . . " ' " . M .
W E MUUThlta FaUs I. W. reion of rormul decline occurr.n. i and -.-.K He has prepared some) Imlt;K !o:btWs much pi.rt in ih-! Frelpbr Is now cleamsl up hi ill! ATTKXri.iX PnODCCUUs- m will be . ..vupaa W hy he srle.
. cSo- W G mcom.rr. the seflct prodnctlon. ThLs plan Is changes m the form now In u. with .tlmnlatlon that has come about. . rontrlbutlns yards In Ft. Wort.. Dub rtudy r a pjwl Ion as field stricken parents Mr. and Mrs. I
! L... H WW DaH- " IirefewhUi to cIosIbk In wells rtter the Tlr rf pivinp the owner t.er1 Hn and Knnser and the mIlr.M.1 lu manage for a gornl reliable Lo. I . a Jones.
Wa-frt HfcrM).lto jr m(o Unn an1 nxrsitbKt ut m!(r tlKt Wr VBrIoiu! . ACt0MMODATIONS SHORT j position to .tore all receipt over the 30 year experience Am practical lu ;u''rb''r-h'u. time f tha
Mt Charts Kirkpatriclc. promln- the aWllty of the pipe Hues to lurull vaatten -ertaUUns to Bm-keurid lC so.g t0 Ellasville. put in your (line rapidly the only difficulty hem? drilllug wells or taklup care -o 'pr .u- T " " ZL JT
JlTSiU FalKLicltf-..nd the !L la the Z3rkenriUe forma- rates and risk conditions will come T0Qm CIvatIons several days In ad-1 In getUn-; unloadlns here nnd th yard tlon. Can do any part of he work trapedy to Joln Jer ban
"J J: Al- tto. th. iR of clo.InK I. ht r.P In he meetly which It ha been ' 3ce. mdvte comM tr(m m. . m nc.rs.ary for the new cars -r and can hnnil.e men . " to-eJJ her Krlet stria
hititrn; thntr arttr4 1 the ilry
tvUj to aataJiWah tJMr kMte.
ke coWeraWe harilshlp for some pro- a at kip ted will hsr importaat bear-1 rtnrBlu' from the northern pool who
kirtr-u akkaaaTi tho aaialon la WM tne here Luface eBfilttdd n I
1 report all ttoteU witk tie bo rooms
riving. This trouble has ben tmur.
Rbnted by tke -jarawt help of the yub-
9a 0t . tragedy was broken to her. Vc ts
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Baxter, Tom L. Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 92, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 14, 1920, newspaper, October 14, 1920; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth121959/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.