Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 195, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 10, 1927 Page: 2 of 8
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Humble, Oulf, Sun, Texas
i,. -Southern Crude, Vacuum,
llano, oil companies have geo-
t in Lubbock studying forma-
ins in the northern jj$rt of the
South Plains. Scents from these]
companies and several others are in
Lubbock visitn the tests in the
various South Plains counties.
.The Gulf, Southern Qrude, Pure
Llano oil companies and many in-
dividuals have been leasing i bon-
ds M acres in , Yoakum count:'
lis week. The Marts nd oil com-
TTnfiHi
1,000.
ther ri
ee tp CWcago, 0
ours, 38 minutes
without, a 'halt, bi
made ten years ago. We. is
old. ... - • M;
Until five years ago Tall Feather
«He ts
!«• at - .
A showing of
1,360 ¡waa l'ou^wag a marathon runner..
-' now, reader of water meters in
Bay.: i¡V>V. • i„
y feas-.recently took a 7,000 acre
lease ¡in óaría county and r""
brother* signed up a 3,G00
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CHAPTER XXXIV
Elise turned to Vilak. "A month?
, .. Two months? , , . •" She
repeated. Her words were dull, life-
lew. Drearily she resumed her
They continued working through-
out, the night. Shortly after -dawn
the puffing Schwartz, returned from
his quest. He sighed wearily as he
plodded up to Elise. "I haf -found
some men. Fraulein Marberry. But
vot, a night haf I had. Und vot
meft. Der good men vill cifae.
• . Tbjey haf their homes here now und
they do not wish to leave- So I
must take d$r rascals, der loafers,
der ones who do not work other
days and who oome not -only be-
£ cause yon pay them so much
moneys. ;
"Three, four, maybe, iss good In-
dians, fine Indians. Der rest is 1
&& know not vot Des. vorst off Porto
Verde. I haf 'get a guide too. An
Indian vot calls himself Atabapo- !
do not know him Veil. He liai *ust
come to Porto Verde. He iss- a In-
dian from the west, foWhrd Equa-
dpr, toward Peru, I thinks. A Boro-
ro, maybe, maybe- a Nhambiquara.
life say dat he know der country:
and fss not afraid. Maybe he knowsi
it, maybe he does not. But der isa
no others. So I can do nodding ;
. t>ut to take him. He and der oth-
ers who mit us go vill be liere ven
comes twelve o'clock tomorrow."
Elise thanked him. She gave him
some orders. In half an houf' fhe
fazenda was humming with activity
~ StrppHed were collected anu loaded
upon the backs of eight mules
Which werfe to accompany the men
until too great streches of water
made their use impossible.
Prom her fazenda at Villapa Elise
- . obtained a second canoe, also of
canvas, for the native boats were
little better than dugouts and so
í ¡6avy and cumbersome as to be al-
most impossible of transportation
over the land
.. About two o'clock in the after-
noon, two hours later than the time
■ which .had ben set for their ap-
pearance, the natives who were to
'* ^accompany the three Americans be-
■ gan to Btraggle in. Laziness\ was
■ evident in the sleepy, drooping
-•..«taces of some; callousness, brutality
In the visages of many.
. \.¡i. Two hart-breeds, almost alBfKOT,
'«ORE — ——MORE——
with thick mouths and snow-wWT*
hair covering their smáTÍ ailTTTat
beads. Nunnálly fhóught appeared
dangerous. Three Indians,
lawny., almost naked, towered over
their companions. The newcom
era began leisurely to asdT&t. In load
fug .the animals.
" ' -At thre o'clock Atabapo, the
guide arrived. Tall like die other
" Indians, h j had more of the Mon-
golian characteristics which have
led anthropologists to be certain
Chat the Indian is merely a deveiop-
of the Mongols who crosSTC
ng Straits and spread down the
rican coasts o r the Polynesians
r sailed in their staunch "out-
jew from the Pacific islands,
seyes were slanted only a de-
less -than Viiak's his che<^-
> very high, his nose straight,
broad. .Scarcely moving Ais
. thin month when he spoke, bM
gloom y ^ impassive, he an-
I that be was ready,
the gttide arid fhe three
at the bisad, the caravan set
together with the
lio hall come
the canoe
on accom-
ilon, followed.
with —
laden males
canoes, each
jungle. Goring on half a" mile far-
ther where the land was slightly
higher and the danger of fever and
and of insect plagues consequently
less, they cleared out a narrow
patch of underbrusR and pitched1
camp for the.night. They'ate: anj
hour or two later began to crawl:
into their hammocks. Vilak, sit-
ting at the fire to keep watch, Wasj
left alone.
He drew a map of Brazil from
his .pocket and for a long .time
studied the great river valleys and
equatorial wastes that lay to the
westward, then returned the map to.
his pocket. At two-thirty be arose,
woke Schwartz, who took" his place
at the fire, and swung; into Wis haUT-
mock for a brief sleep. At five
o'clock (he caravan was -once- more
en route.
They reached the river winding
through the jungle blackness wiiere
Paulos, on fhe first expedition had
rebelled. The white man began to
inspect the mules' cargoes "iiid!
transfer anything which ittight be
injured by water to th'e' canoes.
The natives glaneéH appre-
hensively at the other sidé of the'
stream and began muttering.;
Paulos put a quick end to theTjos-
eibilfty of a mutiny by" plunging in
and swimming swiftly to the other
shore. The otliers; laughed, the
grumbling ceased.
The white men, Elise and fouT Of
canoe, the remaining nine blacks
the natives clambered Into of e
and Indians Into the other. They
started across the stream, some
paddling, some holding -the swim-
ming mules by the bridles. AS
they neared the land the huge alli-
gators basking in the mud crawled
off sluggishly . into the water,'
frightened at their numbers. YfWfr
unloaded the canoes, replaced the
burdens on the backs of the mules,
then set off once more. The traii
continued -uninterruptedly "throtfgfl
the forest.
As the caTavan pierced deeper
and deeper into the wlIdefffieBS,
Elise's spirits somewhat bright-
ened.
"You look better," Vilak said.
"I am. I've been thinking." She
foreed herself to smile. "If I let
myself gb, if -1 stopped to . . .re
member . . . I'D. , . break down
again . . . But I'm not going to
. . . I'm not . . . 1 realize it would
only hinder you. Only . . delay
us. You're doing everything you
can . . everything ■. v. .I'm not
going to make it harder for yon toy
looking mournful all day long."
"(lood scout," he answered and
pressed her hand.
(To Be -Continued)
Tlie adventurers encounter a
strnng*. tribe and are told of tei>
rible dangers ntiewl.
M #,y í v 5
Deal played therSanford boys
cleatv. game, of base bull.Sunday, The
score was 8 to il in favor of Deal.
W. O. Cambell ma4e a business;
trip to Amarillo- Thursday.
Miller
... „ acre
lease near Post recently.
■Floyd- county has two test just
rtting started toy the Exploration
'ttWiany. ,
lubbock a city of 17,500 people
adequate ■ rail and. highway
connections. with the South Plains
and..*ith Xtv* modern hotels is the
center of oil activity.
Spies number 1, Sec. 1, Block <!
in JUttlibook county is drilling at
960 feet in red bed and is making
rapid progress.
,, .Eflwood number 1, Labor 5, Lea-
•gae; ,/!,■ Wilbarger county school
lands in Hpckley county has jus:
been spudded in. Ell wood My
rick nnmber 1, sec. 65, Block A,
in Hockley county is down l, 410.
■QroWnfield number 1. section 7.
Block A, Terry county is drilling at
1,-850 feet makin good progress
The derrick is being skidded from,
a j-uivked hole down. 1,00 feet at
the Edwards number 1, sec. 5, block
2, Lynn cannty.-. A new test is to
begin immediately.
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Orphan Owl Rear
13 Chick Broods
MONMOUTH, 111. (AP)—Éverj^
rpring for 13 years Baby Hoot, a
horned oWl, has raised a brood of
chickens for the R. G. Walters fam^t
ily.
Each year when the owl's two
eggs are laid the Walters substitute :
three or four hen's eggs, which Ba-
by Hoot guards carefully. When
the chicks «re hatched she fondles^:
them with her bead and bill,: cluck-
ing to. them in low tctttes and pro-
tecting them from dags and «ats
With the warning sound of fowl-
dom.
The owlet was found by the Wal-
ters in 1907, dislodged from her
nest by crows, and .ever Since she
has lived in a screened ■ pen,
Stanford Credits
f Sport Instruction
STANFORD University, Cal. (A-
P)—Coaches of major sports at
Stanford will be required to give
regular academic courses in their
specialties next year as the result
of changes sponsored by Dr.
Thomas A. Story, new director of
physical education-
Glenn "Pop" Warner, footbáll
coach is to give two courses' next
fall quarter. One will bS in <>-
mentary theory and the other for
men with greater knowledge of
football, who nre interested in
learning the game from a coach's
standpoint. Regular academic cre-
dit vill be given.
For the first time physical tedu-
dThSrlllies *! £T-«$ie W £
end race meets after., leaving the
workshop or office. . Music and
Other entertainment wiU be pro-
vided as at Ascot. Newmarket or
Goodwood.
When the course is thoroughly
established courses may. be built
at Southend, Maidstone, Liverpool,
Manchester, Glasglow and Leeds;
Scratch pads for «ala at Herald nfflca.
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DENVER,' (AP)f^'
f rosen, as neta and .
does not Jrigh
2,400, residents
at Jackson and .Minei
^•■lido-for their are no^
la any of the eonnties. la
Gilpin, Lake, Pitkin, San Juan
Summit counties there is one hank
each. ••?.
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and
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Dixon Creek Branch Yard
AMATEX LUMBER CO.
North IVlain 'St.
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North of
TO BE DISCONTINUED
Johnson §t, ;
Lumber for all purposes at coat. Corae
and-get it before we mové tó main yáfd
in South Borger
2>.4's and 2x6'a to 20 ft. long— $3.00
1x4 Clear Flooring——______ $3.00
1x6 Cleár Drop Siding-—_— $3.00
Good Stíreeh Doors— $2.00
Other items priced accordingly
Phone 68 or 168
rything for the Builder
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Mrs. John Perkins left Thursday
for an extended visit in Memphis,
Texas, with home folks.
Mr. «nd Mrs. John curry and
children visited in Happy, Wednes-
day.-, .
C. R. Coursey of Erlck, Oklahome
visited friends here Thursday and
Frldáy.
Mrs. Leona Ontei1 and Mrs. Bob
Shannon,, were .Borger. sisitor Wed-
nesday. -r. ■ i r.
Gecrge Watts left Wednesday
for Weather ford/ Texas to: Attend
bed-«ide of bls foster father who is
ill will blood poison.
Mis. Panning and five'children of
Wichita Falls .¿re vistting her bro-
thers 1)111 Kilion.
Bill Mefford of Stinnet is visit-
ing. his parents, H. M. Mefford and
Wife, i, ...
Mr. and Mrs. 'C. M. VanPelt of
Amarillo were in Deal cm business
Friday. Mr. M. O. Fanning re-
turned to Amarillo with UEém for
the week-end. .i
The tourists
finished.
camps «Te almotft
Harold Mefford .Jr., and LeRoy
CuTry were Amarillo visitors Éhfls
week.
Several people Of Deal attended:
the dance at. Sanford Tuesda ntght-.
The chamber of «ommerce had a
biisinefü ^eetin nti «he . Caryer
croceiy Moitday night.
E, H. Wheat and son Ralph weré
business visiters in -Canyon fcMfl
week.. .- ■■:■.■'■■■ - ■■ •
C. S. Holland and S. L. Wheat aré
in Lubback this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hudson and
children left Monday for an extend-
ed visit o - Austin and other Texas
points.
b. J. Adkins was a business vis
it or In panhandle Monday.
, R. J. Suitor and son left Satur-
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^ w«nt to wreatle-
|% doeao't he wrestle met
boon in hiding from- me ainee he-
body Imowv where I con be-Attn* - J r,*.--
I would wrestle Tex Atdnson any time, anywhere,
winner take aH, and wil corer «H fho money he
to back himself wüh. • t
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Caufield, T. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 195, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 10, 1927, newspaper, July 10, 1927; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth167122/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.