Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex), Vol. 1, No. 78, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 28, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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HIGH-JACK DEPOT FOR $3000; RANSACK
HARDING WELL COMES IN WITH 3200 BBL-TANKS FIRED
QTDAWT f AQ PttPKUDP EYfEI?IK 'a'r n r wk wh 1 " l UEU7 ronun ditt "tandintnw.ingthewHr
BEST PREVIOUSLY HAD IN VICINITY
-0PENCUT-0UTPUTTANKSABLAZE
H N TOWER
- All experienced rtamnnf operator
jiH today that the high rent are
An nperietieed restaurant put tun '
mM today that the high restaurant
'price are proMMtWe.. J
The rratanraM nperafor mIiI that!
.! way rU U trt etahllfc niec. nrd
HmU Hwtt U precisely what he U .ye '
AhtmC thirty regibir. ami feed
tkew reiHy good thing cnrefnlly pre-
pared. TM operator talkci( jhunt.
pcwpcrly broth 4w ami rhleVtn1
ad Hw-r thlmrr
A rnl hi restaurant's now 1 1
' Httmm are -Mow well prepared. .io.il J
. "w .w.- !- t ITIIIIHT II 1 III77II
. iiijh Mm prpf- variety U Hr.ir.
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Knr 3L the character of meal In
-dm! Mm-4 to he secnred In the best of
.pfcve. The ct. of bHrredfent. L not
ivWe. W U pftsetMy 2B per
higher rak-en aK the- wa
(rK(li. And this U Id Hreckeiirid"
. Tfce BeeckenrMge rent rate for jes-
tatmat. however. wonM rger
..'. jKt aar Mc cky Ih the country So
wlH Ifce rentamraut pHce
T1m latter ainl other prlee In llie
fkjr ftw mvtf tMat ant rernoaalble
Mr Ifce (m rt of fnmmmt an InnitMliix
- fafweiwi r rabert a Ucfe with on tLe
- tHl rntif; 1 few day a?i. wheti
a Hmifiiiii pANeavr expreH cmiii
'War? tftt fear almt It." runn tet
ilpf pawencvr "Jitt mute up
jranr atlml tw are auluc to xrt It It
Way imC he hy (HKh-Jarker wltli ni
. hnt Hm remriU will he Juxt the itamc.
Vr aMey wtH a". hHler me. ftH'eri
tfcaa yH erer any other town'
-v aike tr aw."
Troulili) fc4 tWre N wore truth tkin ?
wf7 ar haatwaton Ui the- ronim-ur
' Th Jaet that It h m oalce It hin!
Jkr M whw are here ami banter -tlK l
tat get Hk ifc'trahle TkHrs tu cow i
hak a4tr the fte trial.
' AaoMir tronhle i tlwt iHrreanlur
flwaa.l benWtt wHl ataltr k. bjmhi'vh-
Hr Hm: nmr fMHW yi4i' (u re-
MR here ar oKWgnl f remaki
f fiMMt awl svrrtce will make Ir worth
wMle 'a tny away from the nuln
mrtinwwriife a few wnts. allheih j
0W Mmm k I aMed it may Is rather '
TW mum party talks about a SJA)
;wr rtay ervW a4omc with the economy
MtHHM ntM far the sane service
HM4C b cfceap eAaK hue tkere are!
I4.M 9 week whi fnnafalereil "eaNyl
WA hack In New Iburfand wtn
frr noanl far the schod fmcher I.
And rfce exnerlenred retnrant iw V
IM wW rend tWs and Mr MrrfHC
MiaprdHMl wonder t k.-n aM he 3HI
wMr ii la gotng t get uX. anjrfe.e.
e- re enoiHrt way In J do his own
walilnit. vl tbt. he will A tb.it
mRrrW wt I nHWxwr Wt pTOP" iiwt
Mlt Mirt the Ufeer vekh (tie !.
WPB MMn IM( w CtWwvt'Hi HI
n4 Jjfc. eeaC of and water and the
mmnrnt" rik ryis that Ih imt tm a
tf H BC be m f Van H 7S er
eent'iHt tW rvwtanniK at that
JUMmoHi tkstfr are mMe reranrants
that fca? raw- idwi Wi their ferW
4we tlu Ani'rican Rnt raited atten-
Mmi M Hw kiMl hist Wfet It hi
mM tfcetw are hi fact we very ntl-
Birtarr Ue.s miw eervlnc fss4s at
9tbr ev wi.eh an Rfry per rent !
Mr awtew M t-wwh wk fmy moe
hc terw n hetter fol.
Alaa) Mww ee fnH Meal houses.
wfc nhf nakr fnH meal of well
fwli.l rMMB" am4 that hare not rate-
erf mrtr wttee m aereral wonths. ami
Ir frxw W to 73 renfji hi an entire
Mtf-tWI t H4e-snd. rirkiete
nv rwriK wur ahh nHBHram iiiriin-xiL
- W S. .Cte-..re .ijl per cent The Ifardliig w nam- .y Hr7. An ' 5' fftT FIT CIIALUSNBB:
. iJliifftW''1rtrWWMHMtr Wing Men l-iil.lcltyiiH-.n-U. . I1W Arf t lSC Clover ti V K ci!tleT'"fita -.waiting tnmsts.r .
J W.efVenrWire. tlon. wh concelve. the Idea. that ti.... u .- . .....-..-? ' 'over. Tulsa . . K. Clover. St. .. . ... .- - ....
Jfayfee wkh JalHiK off I restanrant there on xht to he a HanMng ami f i.' h ': rttZ.n!tiTm l T-uh.7i . Z?' .:lo; A' G: " t'onwiicV; fKhiwe.l hv tle rfatemeur fr m liVt. 1 ."r;'r "'" - f" nck In f .wu
V rflr. ntaHnt r renM will Cox ..H well raee ami that It be- h hi?Vcwta ""' """l PUnM f
cmh .w. r mavbe the restaurants Ing staged down lu Texas wonM L.I ' . "L"""4 .' . ..fl."...i? "'i "' Kansas .Cl'y: "!!? ""...PT..."" J!L"?-...I" i tw " "..meet Frank Starr
. -jr: "js-rt .ar 2lrs:E-:2s I ' vs .. ;.";ror" ar
. T" . . r "" - "" - ' . . L" . "-.. nn itcveHipmeut. ... 1 roao a wm m ir 1 reatiy: to oisr- ...i. .. . i .. : "
" Mh tenwvl and le-a cotIy er for the Cox. althn-igh start.st it rrn i-nTCv rBAn.n 1 .. v CeJontaL ' wno w'" "r" "" rrt0' fbr the F.irm-
1 t- h Mbe n fr hK-atton attrac the same hour as tRVHanHm- ami MKX. MMfclC CKOVvD Hal t Niirtleer. V. D. Ilyne. r.i" ... Pj.stbinil renreseor '"r.
' HUmJ ruanmsl by a -sitrtotVally Jeffor- AKI-on. m the Jtin.r.U Oll.b".: Duulap Wakerteld. ru!svIH. Kr L.ullt mis made bv the Tex 11.-k TN B"T '" """'' or e 0nvk "
. AjhI the -wrtr who fcniire tlwt the .nl;in crew Is still under Mm ?" f. " Washington and Pitts- Mr.. J. L Smith. V. W. IJnarlw Krt !eTs0.W nh tat it nJ Pvl T" l"'""' '"" "?rC 95?"" wh"
- twr mk the Hcll I to establish I rr-f itt ami rar behind the Bag. "iirg. was among arnvaw fouay Mr .. - - . r- MH.rIinr i. ..... Ts P "lt' ""-" ' "mug. Lne-e win
"i hmsa. k tntec .m back street pos- notwithstanding an early bHrtt of AttKisson ami his associate In the rw (wwHereW. " . 'ivLsable ti. mike Vrfslo.? of ' H' lr.rnIr r'" '"''wMr mr nru
' Mr hK a tent where the excellence 1 fd that put It at one time wu.-h WW Virginia and Peniwylvanfa . Jlr. .T. L (Jee. Mr. ami Vrv V P. VZ.Txl !.. Z T.i Z '.w' K.. I orwl ' "'"' -" "n Uli)r .toy
Hinagte M wmy I'.f. th prlrt of thei NEW HMLK vSWXC WKLL
m1 jt wa m rewta and now lunner-CaMwHl OH Jk Gas Co. xe-
J5L?". 4 t- BL..V i Ul.!P't t! of .W fret ami iMHtiiC
jLZ??.i"V ' I2?I . h TT If Tnffactorilr In tlHr new hoh
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wt twf"y-ijfcO 'of t eli''.w . ' ..? i. - u
WHtartfcw -C w i-r iMntnc A
MHktr if. the inea-Aets & ft- rtjrert
te pti-Ml 1 frwn O fa J r eerrt
of t-Hv toiiw OTh HMtrefc. tj t halt
wholl UHst-rn 1'vtcturv wolMdyfr.in1IU;ige-r yelHe ! Ier.ts afc
( hilcfc af w'.u V-
erwiet u 'U
KepaLllraiK all Ter the I.inl-
lt up ami take nMti-e.
The Warren tt. Ihtrw1nr welt
l In foi- .tan) harreW xtnnic .imf
only Ut fret ilown In the -tnL
It further ilNtlniil.-li.-H Itelf
hy being the Iilcu-.t well brnuziit
Ih on the north !e ren rta 10
town where the pnnlnrtloa hn
leen amunil law tmrrvN an the
top. The Ilnnldig somewhat more
thiin ihmUW the average
The HanMw; Iwoin to INIn-
CTNIi ItM-tf yetenlay erenlnit.
when at r.n feet In the wiml I:
maklnie rfninnr fa than .my
preTlottM well Oxier Hem4ern.
It owBfr. had prerloaMy tlrllliil
In that area where they hare ner-
eral on pnxtucflon It gn w.n
al ixmnienteil upon an ureufer
tha hail xhowa in Mnowden & Mc-
iwney WfU on the IIIbkIIhKU-
am. r on other Ien-e In tliof pr-Itrti-
ll pnxltti'lne area
A few umr later when they
pot Mif drill tlown t ilxteen feet
In the mt. th welt tarted flow-
ing at the race of Urt luirret per
hour It L milt at It.
At nliout IhU time the Harding
evidently thotlKht It wa time o
really iflebrate In honor of Its
dlntlnenblied presidential cnnill-
itate Hsixalif. and tamed on the
Mr IlKhf liy -ttInic Hre to three
flow tankx. An autolxt loow with-
out enilentlaN for hi upper ntory
t'tel In doing thU ly ninnlntr
pei-r I he tank wllh hi rtitiiut
open. The tire lhat followed In 4
wood of eontnet with the sis
whleh Iiuiir low anil Hi Irk I jr In 'he
rh-e air pre-oire of the nlnht.
wt extiiiciii.-dieil hy the ctmihin-tl
effort of the well erew and half
a hundred or more pretntori.
Mih of these were Interested In
the well atvl did Are HchllnK with
admixture of pT"oml Interest
The Hanllns will prohahly le
drllleil eome deeper In the wind
within tlo next few days and Is
likely U. then add further to he
tipMiuitlnii it now iius. it may
jiiake a Ave thoHsaL Iwrrel h-4i
; er ' on the north shle beftni
aliead of the Hurtling In drill-si
depth.
T)i Ibinlliig has further lis-ul
interesf In th' fact that local tu-
vestmanr was Invited In Its flnanc-
lagaivl a nnwcr of trtend of the
company allowed to participate-In
the allotted hhs-k of stock. Every
employee of the company Is among
thfse. The Offer Included Interest
in tlie No. I well on the same
tract. Ihe Ooodwln. which will
drill In the end of tWs week. The1
No. 1 I an orTsrt to Ihe million
ami half tfiiHar Walker Perkins;
THCKE SYNDICATES GSING CIMH)
Mrk : SjrmHcattt of the Si.tt-
Cfccdey Interest U reported down !.-
HM feet Hshiy Mwx tM Syud4cate
ki at W. mock IT hi rtarfnc ny and
Mock 7? SiHctc wHl fMMl 1 wttMn
.TM days. The iHreitkHi of these .-fn.H-rate
eterpiee haa been attended by
spwsly aiel excel-len. work. OwoH work
U brlag bad bt art tt the ilrwttnc.
TO mtlU. SAflX
S. A. Martin real estate and oil
operafo'. U hark from ElUsvlile rind
Month Bend. In whirh vicinity be ac-
.liilred IH acres of oil land last week
Lfor Jllmmlf and asso.tteM and wl'l
pr.M-ee.1 to -fart drllllmc alwrtly. By
error the transaction wu report-si
last weelt as that of J. O Martin.
when It should have hcea H. A. M.iniil.
KLAX IN S.Tt'R-Y
Sloan. No. 1 of Coopcr-Wendermi
is expectnl In Saturday T1U well la
west fn.ot the Ha riling brought In
last nlgut. and Is lKked to for rnl-
I Jr ' pnid.utU.11.
aereraf weeks ft go "upon abamlonnient
t)f their I'r-t lde ar around 2.ftW feet
hecunse of caslog and tod tru'tl.h.
Tfct h.itlon U near the echcot b.u-n J
h.u-H
nw cwMf'XNY emmm
r TfW '1. D. OH Co. In a-BWHic new ar
i rivah. froru Ike HMrhlMfmrtt and .rfber
..-Ilawm J - r. "mi.ii imt la alV.-i
".--. o nr. ra'iris pi s- iWl
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Derrick- extwvlencerf and Mcees.ifnl
oM num. t- In rhare of the tvctivttlc
of thiy eciMjpany ' He has too on Hie
way nt expe;f to spd In wltWni
'M wajp .a t
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Lnefcy Wa'Mlvr reporM 4own 17
tff torfny wkh- ten hk canine et
. m. ta jlui nptu l. w. a r....k
'-j . rcT" "
ivrWMr n 1 timmi'iiji
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Mr. f H Fewcfc. ! kr tttAir
'niijiii dHIIuig T.-i. - j It fhe nVI.f. la
tfr aiiiwHI Aira.
later in the week with rocird to lu
vestment In wirue new drlltlnz enter-
prises foi which capital Is in reuill-
ness j
SYMirCATE OTEKATOK E.r.NrS
R H" Hi-ott oil oirutloiw on ihvi
Bns'kenrld)te townslte are to tx n 1
tendel n owe to the northern exren
iiIob of the Itrevkenrldg? pml in up
per tepnens ami ounz tsiuntles. Jlr
Scott hns City HtoeK .TJ. Hlm-k
IUoek 17 and Block TZ Ienies. all ..p-
eratltiit under .jimte Syndicate or
Cinlzatlous in which John I. Cliestey.
ashler of the tlnnrantee State hunk.
' ami other strong Imitl Interest. are
assm-infiMi with hint. These Interest
are also asMH-lateit In the northern
'op'ratlon to he undertaken ami which
will l-jrt-i m a .") acre lease aciiilrsl
out of I hi Kdw.tnN tract mldw.tr !
tweeu South Ilend and Kliasville. In
an Immediate Wt that I aUra-tlnc
a gnnit oeiil of attention and aleiot
which there U much enthusiasm. Wlitf
It I not so announced there li op-
portunity In the northern operation
for the possible mercer of the mnmuc-
ment.s of the rtreckentiilKe ronipanli
(with th Kymllcate that win oporite
. the . acre lease a course that would
I hare attractive advantages In brl 12
lac alsnit as unusually strone nneiu-
fixation. ! rOCAHO.NTAS DKILUNG IX O.VE
I W. (. Kreeauin. who wa here for
fsmne weeks Rivlnic personal directUs
) to the development of 1'ociihonUs Oil
1 Corporation properties. In which he
1 Is one of the principal owners has
reuirnei to Mt. I'etersliurs. la to
Iixik after his husinesM interests thre
and in coal oH-ratlons in West Vr-
zinta. Before leaving. Mr. Fre-m.itt
appolnte-l A. F Muter general niun-
nger of the i'is-nlhoitiis I'orporati.iu.
with headiuarters on the priiprty 1
mile and a half north of the elty
where the Pocahontas l L now In
production and the I'iMiihontas 2 Irlll-
I Ui at I.IMM1 fe.-t on the Acker lease.
; At Vceesslty Mr Muter has the l'o-.i-
hont.iN 1 In the lime and expect to
urui in iietore the end of the wk.
Imvlnif ahonr HI) t.r rf f m.lr. n.
i..ii.i ;.:....: v.. .....
......- Mc i irjiiiir- liar n Uiem
. nrixliicer lr this well whleh Is on the
1 N'ecessltr tuwnst. Water has been
deHnltely and smivssfully disposed of
ml other troithU overcome which de-
layed the hot? smile weeks but the
eorns-tlon of which enable St fo go
Into the -ami In excellent slutpr. Mr.
Muter came to the Held several nioufh
'ago fro.n Artaotto In aociat!on wth
I (1ami-Im. I ImIii1m. I 1... UHA..
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.m.s l .'mii-iiy ami norm 01 me
lease drilling was practically certain
Ir is ul. learned that a mslng ti.iid
aollw plant Is among their plans.
OROCXD TANKS RL'RX
Two ground tanks of ihe M.igrotta
oh the Hrown lease sonth of the elty
rauchtr t're In sonM- manner this t.f -
"" ie remttant tiae Iooksl
'fraw th rky as If a Mk well was on
r awl attracted hundreds of Ss-
ph fo tantage points In a sud len
nih from the street to see wlwt wa
going on.
OIL EXC1L1NGE
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C H. R. C. 1I0JN.
i.auoway .
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'Guarantee O i O
HT.m 1IS0O
Hem. irv now inreresting thcniele """ .uiiiger j. fi. iiuen. -vsiv . r t H . - ". rtf - "" "" '-u. n e.iuiiium or " life which si... .. 1.. 1 '. .7
in Srephen rutv apd h - nwler ' T Perryman. Kastl.twl IL Ik. Xt. . T .h 1 1 t T "Prr l"1 """ -' "i ' tlmt ther- "t Zlr r.i T? ': ' lnK anw'''
.dtob.O.e.re'o'rlL'lvV U11"?;n;f'T-l"Mh Kll'tXtmMtlt Mto&nh L r ' ' """" hU "
I have been under i-ouslderatlon In fer- w'"- M RItter. CLi. J. P. In-!"" 'l ".Ij"3; ' . l" a'"t"-" "'IS' t bitllenge rhnr rte.-n..wsL ... 1
' rltory north and east of the city 1 he ' nb. W. P JL-Cteskey IC T. Ho; lttu '" '"I7?nm .r .i Hot "'" F ' " "-f I '" Tin. ' ta". an tLn?u !' "" '"r V""'"
wa. stale! today tlmt a refinery pro- '"' 'orth : C W. Bnlrv F. M.l otl "Jf"-"? nn'1 wae P1"" fnim Log.... wiure Then h.j went .11 L" ii d mlnilrLL Z t-rJr't f'1
i i.. 1... t . .... .... ....' Itiink Pr v.ini- v t rr.. -.... commenting today on the great amount .. ii.iwr. .. .1 i.wflivir....:.! v-tt-l1 -' """.numireii society said she
.1 . . . . . .. . - t.. . r n . -. .- ' luairruiis uu.i iry 10 icei wrvinr in.o ..... cti.i.. .. ;- ..
i. .i.i. .. .. t . (.. 1 . ii.h... wy wit rt . .. a k.. w' -. . . j - i n 1. t: i-r rt... ... . .11 ..ui 11. i .... jl m .
k j.x.1 tn-iv an 1 iintm 111111 wini itii-ir ---.- ' . . cr biiiua k '- " mf - --r. ..! (-.- v.fiTn.iiaK
Graham OIJ Sm l.Tft.01) JfslOO"1 '"-'"H and the iiiistlus which
Mis.lt Texa .. lliOJM) I7.1.rd ' ""front It are to lie fought out.
SethoM.tt Church Hf.0rt 1V).C0 1 Although Jfarsluil Fwh. wh. wa
Rex OH 101)0 X.A Invlteit a au honor gnef with Ad-
Scott O. & G fioni) I00M) nIn Heutty. commander of 'the allW
V M. I. A 120r)tmrM t "- "l-e of the war. will.
Walker Caldwell VIM 4"5t j nt le able to attend he will have as
Texas' Motors a.0O 2TJiO n-presentatlve General Fayplle.
Meth.Mst clmnli and Central lu.-el Admlrtl Grant of the Hrktslr itramt
licen the only alve sfm-ks. Tliesc j " "1 M the personal reprcs.nt.i-
have len steadily bid up and are lv "r Admiral Reutty Bascoin Llrtte.
very strong both In demand on the rtwlrman of the distinguish visl'or"
streets anil on the exchange parti 01- pmniltfe of the legioi. wa. Informal
hrly tlur church Mock. '" u rmintinleatlon from England.
DRILLING fttTHKIRTS W CISC. tn' ot varloun ass.5rfatIoa f
isw&Tt: is! i.i 2?
JJeiTy of the Continental Supply Com-
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eonan shh otners nave rorme.1 a com-
XvlTICE TU THK P11MJ
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w -nrwimivit w: IC
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mit ft rnKete kavt mM
hilert.it.1 U Mter prtte
A tewtm af Mw? Trlnwuff Mark
4MI C I wtX ar tM rtpnrt H
afcaahitehf tmhe. We hwrn pt
'M wr iw4wnt nr 4s t ever
t THMMda mK la mtmr ikn
W fH. aj-4 I aM Mnr Mgr test
MdwiiMHtt MMM4 m
r fee to tiny f Nmmr.
Wt. IM. -rtfr.
GKpiwat xniae.
;rroMe Trti ok mwk
NbW U(0WDPuTsi;3rlscnyriip'.r h
Ainnn TatnmTr" ftmT1 ts Innwds upon auto point and Uil 1 VfliULJ V i
IIVHC KM.IlNl-Lt I wml-ih. And. It Is further fact that . I
VT I AJA.1. ASA VI VriliLIn JMJM.
N0RTHRIYER BED
While the local fmternlty ib-
pnrviitly rept ftryunt; & Co.. ojt-
erators at Wfchlfn Kails and el-rt--where
In Texas have captured thck
Hnuos rlrer IhsI throiiKh aoiu'r:-
incut of a State lease permit i
Stephens coim'jt reaching from
the Vuunir cuunty line up thy
t'tenr r'ork of rhe Braa for ni-
proxinmtetr eleven miles. Itetaft
the territory within the bunk ot
the rlrer bed. .
The llryunt Co. tixlay made tW
announcement ' locally.. couph-d
with mwiilns of an otBce In tue
Xew Miller hotel which will op-
erate In conjunction with tlwlr
main f.tHre in Itnnzer
The pick up tif the river Nsfls
conslilereil a hfg coupe. It gtv
the owners of the state Ieuea
weilg. Int what Ls now conslder-
eil hy the uil fraternity almost
uiianlnwtMly as the scene of the
next big oil developuienl actlvhy
and pnxluctton in the north Cestral
Texas PehL
llrvuct & Co. an known a tn
aggressive and very successful
group of operator. It was stated
for them twlay that they were Jiv
lug Inro the Brazos river Issl vig-
orously and wonld make contract
Immediately to drill it. They state
that there is room for about 'U3
hol. Tile company j organljeii
for S'iKVH). If shares having pnr
vilue rt l. Drilling Is nov- in
progres. with prtslnction not
larking in mnch of thv ar-u ad-
jacent to flint part of the rlvr
heil acquired. j
' " . " '. """.... rr wirrv u-i -
htikn.l wsuis.-- !... !. t ... :
nuniw.uM' wia "" - tnwtees.
and will undertake the drilling of a j
t-t well immellately south of CI.sco
on the rue fa nn. All macUaecy.
fool and much material hJve already
lieen seeurcd Judge ringfonl snW to-'
Liy.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
.MiMer.
Tn. H J
. l
jr. 1
Camirmi T.
!oImra. S. UiioenH-eln. A. Fre.
m..n. ... r tu..!;!...- vrfi.- i'.f I
t ou ; Marker. Dallas; Fiwnli
1
Henderson. Saiu Francls.ii
.
AMERICAN' IJTOrOX IX
I SESSION AT CIJB-ELXU
HAS LOC.U. ATTENDANT.
' .
ri.;.rlw t V.r i ..- .
for Cleveland. Ohio where he gr?
to meet associate (n oil leasw In the
northern 9trx of SfepheH county and
10 auen.i me i.ist nay si-ssloR of tae
American legion conventioM whl h
j opened yestorday ami wiIt-(nRlnMe
'"H11 Thnn4.iy. The ronveitIon Is
nn International affair
Purl. Coiden Tlu- Cinal.Zone. the
ruiiiptuue inlands Hawaii and Alas
ka. when Ameri.ua spldlersjare stu -
I tinned wure repres-nteil In the nar.ide
wlc t'lMll the ciiuventlog and In
m eesHinn wnero the futur;olIcy of
s ;:i"zx
j - yi TtUlmt i -Tt Jf . r"
' "-" v...iin.luutyuiui laHk.IlIari T l
Senseh.il of ts rfmin.lM Ls ' Li. .-
bofh to ri.ni fn Parti.-
i.iinv-si mr DQ Njr
nr.nT-f ir ftE.AL HCSvTtER-
XwTWITHWAXftltVG N.Ml
nis m.uie I A. l:itlet.si.- i... r
neither iio-eseil of hospital letkirxr
latHwVththeMea'r'r
' - .J1" .V' In f"ct A- Ptlent la on
... ..... ...v-. in uTj wire aronn.l
t Rreckenrldge. and thar-U "JbS
methlng- utrong. H .iwioawr.Mi
It tt few itaya a. wlieB he prompt
connection with th Iprfreth Co
wafer nnd put oyr a atoi wkh no
tulnme- elar f hit hi SSliTIL .2
Hie salr water habit for ttfrv an.l'tnf.
nothlnic but th. sore frk wa-ie5
the; lak- for tfu '. ir -t .
inoMl!1 wntfT?"1 ?fe 'J
kind of an nrranm'raent promptly It
l)ecome issihle and hustle nrmind to
t itatiiM f It II I lir- -- j ii IT1I(V IIMh
toll It. desorves applause .somewliat
after the fashion of this.
J.UWXRsK ACQL'IRE OIL
CONCESSIONS IX MEXICO
SAS A MILITARY XEFOICT.
Japams- syndicates with a capital
of Sl.UtXl.OO have aciiutreil ImnortaMt
oil land on the Pacific ront Irt Mexhit
aBilwlH start oisration at once tin -
..rrt..i..i ..ii...u nui.i k n.nih. .
v-.xi !- ..-.i-nn i.j '"""uj
ft iin aIfv l.m unAvsr- .& iHntn !.
luixniriiii nvr sum u nnnoiinre. . lllStciTirgll ni7'
.Tlie. Information states that the Orl-1 Army ;i rrlr.il In f
enr.ils ftu re miiulntt' flrt nptloirs on coiidiict work In
U)0.iV)i urcre of innil In the rich Ilnua- 1 Itrecketiridge purti
tcca nglnn. of which Tamplco is thel!lrniy fund now hem
center. Alfhnngh the report Is not ' Ing of the Ixmnl 1
otflciatly vontirmeil. It I. known that the city to mmln. 1
the JaiMiiese hare bsn negntlarln he held romo.nw
for the concessions for several nionrlis. n .Tmlge Ilateman -Another
proof that I. taken to Indl-1 The funeral of i
rate th-it the report Is nil then tic I an who dliil In fRle !
trtfcle" pithMsheil In- "U RavLto tie morning oeet.rrrd r.
incntnn. .HerKIo. 1 ilea tan. under date
u wp i;. lures oi wnicn tiht
reacnei ucre in an eiuninai me new-
paper whk-h U oih of the leading
dailies of Mexico stated tlwt Japanese
igent.s had reached tlie west coast .ind
had been promi.sl hxryi grants of oil :
iiihLs uryr Tamplco by Prpshlent-ekvt
Obreglin.
Referring to the concessions the
newspaper kivs -the oil fields of T.uu-
fplcinn luittlegrofimL of forei-afi nn-1
uons. jigjiitii. Italian. Japanese ntvi
Amerl(in 'awnt an nuartered
thnmghout the Hn.tsteni region. pro-
pectlBg these fields In an effort to se-
cure exclusive control for their various
r-orpornttun. and dovernffleuts.
Jlexlco 1 u pawn over the i-ontnl
of whlcii foreign nation may become
erabrollcl lBd Mttlct deprived of her
I iiii"M'uiitiire
300 MORE CABS
FREIGHTFORCITY
ARtaEASTLAND
of frrtght In the Jlreckenrldge rail-
frA it M wt ami tliii. iliuilul.tn n.9 . .w
'"..".. ..?-".:... r
.... . .... ............ ...
rfor persons or .Hra who-have freight
yet unloaileil lri'th yard were pretty
miii-ikiii v.. nni.7 nn mm-L iruivnr ill
1 much uiLinlmou la declaring the sit-
nation on that reiiuired some man-
iter ot orzanizeii enoru vnen ruey
ii.nstileretl the nddltlomil freig;
which will tie rolling In noon over
I new milrnnd ltn. they agreed
MteDH Ken. necessnrr luiiuetlhiteK
prorldtt reaming and trucking org.m -
tzatlon that should engage In system-
atit effort to clear tip the situatlm.
t... '.V. !!. .. n.u..nr k.. ..lK
. ..
. IIIIUIFM- - M ltV2It 1.4.1. ..
I.i.ml.iul .. .............. I ...... 1 .. l..k
tn lii'
.V1 ....".V
Rn.ireiB-r.i. .nnt n..nw ne..i.. .t
have freight ri)Wt ami which huld
. .-- .-- "-i-j .-"i v:i....i I'l... vi ;ri . TV i.
'1 hen"for-th.' linracilLite ue tney
have for It. cannot expect t.r get ile
livery nntll the congestion now con-
tended with U eiuhsL Two cam must
le unloaded In this yard in ortler to
let nue inw one In. The alniu'ioti
will be niitde much wdre If tlu-se car
are not unloaded and got buck over
the road "before the new line .11.11-
nienn piling their hnni.-tt of 'lira
Into town and tovmsfer mid tnick-
men nre called upon still further lor
Work 'he apparently lmve not the t
cnpnrltr to deliver. j
Lnmher cnnstlfuft a blc. part .f 1
tliei frelgh' now In tin
he railroad ynrd
and a huge purr also
I in the FListbin.l nnd f'lsen vunls
r. . r ...... 1
luinovr concerns 10 wiiniii ir in nuns
all have yjird which are ideitmle to1
hold the lumber r.u cirr for them ami
Mist of them have ilemamt from
biilliVry tor the materials that are u
fli.mr. Jiwt whr thiv un tint mov-
"rinif thefr mippIW more ntpUllr nor
i tinilifrwr.t'l tmlaiij ih (HTf1ni rtwlt ti'HI
iw- w. r .. f( .... a... . rMli
hrrak. U play hue .'a. part. In onl-rs
from headauarten. idlw-e.
c ... j ' .?. ... ..- ....- .....
gkitmiJMi mi iTiii-ni ti nmw iiuil tu
-- --.-- - -
.Visccv ro.o.i nnnhuflcemenw c.mnnne
r.minu-iii. fiaii it will' IK' "linn
Imfns- fnm the elty by the en-J of tbb
LWl'K.
PEN.VLv
Kuia. k VKmrt.& mmifl. mm9lttt V tf
the BreekenriihB Cook nnd Walt-.-
-...-. .. k. t mr. r.-.. .-.-
mk.4 in hen tmlry from Ranr
WW-nokrariit waiter walked out
"ami waiter walkcil out
rt.rwry nCghtuirtjirrlke for an eight
.immi iwani Jf rrix tor an emiii.
."!".! wl a .djir-.Ia wwrj
wrtich' in -tated
Rtnglfnic rouirwHl'fctnpera'Inu ato iV'.1...
the city within ten days more. Tl."y'
OIL OFFICE SAFE
'jatAWBgS ffiTAWAY
Willi BOOTY; "'MwStK.nLii i
1. .
"""" "
1 A'"n. '"
igreeincn Tit'
"f "Yn . ....
""'" ". 111 rn -
agreeinenr signed 1
here las; week. i
advance In prh-es 1
Ipillger. where tin
than ill llreckenrlil.
Pili-e here todnw I-
uection .ttth aiM. .
cut orsihlzattoH
Itanerr.
yiv --
I It. K. Knykendali ifre today tv-mi
Abilene representiii Uie lleirge A.
- - . .. " "
j rninT ijis-writer v Mfiige.
if the Salvitlon
city tixlity to
oiiis-tion with
(irtnn In the
nfessl. A irK"t-
nttr numeil in
Bl matter will
' Ins In the 111IW
met.
(i it Deawin.
...I nufllMl tV
. .1... '..-.... I
home of the famll. In Stenhenvllle.
... 1
jjr. Dea.-on 1 e -d to return tf
; the clfv the end ..! rhe wek. Tile
sympathy of the mmnnltr. L- very
df"plr with him .in 1 hN family in
their berciivemeiif
imuinr.inim.r niimur.
I MOVIXfi SI C( rSS ME.INS
ItlC Cl'T INI'R.XCE K.VTE
tYtrrr.-i.-xiffiir ..r... r.
l it was stated tii
! r - llree!.fiirli!" u
that affair pf
er C. were In
rly closing and
itat constniEtlnu
iii Clear Fork to
rtton. the sfate-
from the offices
excelleni way for
the beginning of 1
of the water line r
the city. In this .
1 men wu made t.!
of the Moore- Fi
ngenele that If rm 1
ertain that the mi
nan Insurajce
Ih accepted a
ite an njeittntc
rovldeit the lly
supply of wafer f-
from Clear Fork pr 1 ertr owner cjin
'Xts-t to ee theli tniirance- nti
tit iiiirplv In t" Thr statement
Is undersfoiMl to Is '.used' npon tnfir
miitlon from tire in-i'rancc headipvir
tor The hitter 1- continuing In-
surance at all In t' dry- it Is Inti-
mated onlv In th. beiref that tb
Clear Fork wafer win slum be brought
hen' by the new eoniiKinr.
FVKJIKIC IIKMONS CO.MES'
.Tills nmf.h -. -ui-l Inra draw.
1 - .. .. ...n m t
'.'""' "' ':h!'m "" '""riwith-wieu w-sitmiti .- k-.....;....;
M.. ... .
11;. - .
tlon
Ill-ltVltf-l... ..v.. Iil I
A J
. - i
THCI I ATP TOifJl AQQIPV
i k.. t..vj. a
l r
l - - ; - "pi'""" ''"jvaoepor. .unrcss
rv ff. .... .....(. . .niiiiiaMiK..i
I- It
Foil
iu. Hi
"
7H-Jtt
xvi f rightr Ford Tni.-k
''"P- " "'" 'tle- for oil stock
Has till ... 1 .i Hreckenridire At
I " "" ' nreckenridgi Ave.
!"""
. -' fl t HI-..
Full ll'W .(H) lease '1 tots
on Wesr lii 'i Uepofent rwild tttl
ifcroocr '" iu)'.i"i isir nionrii.
Apply '.r. iid 11. ir.
.11 . . . ..
TStt
m' l- r
"3?. ynit going to
t wljl grve jw U
"fli''-ntrij'tv' -n
78-rtt1
"iithmjTthrojighoiit
Imnillit any pmposl-
- IC ClfUinitsslotl tislsls
-m . .
ATT! M 1"N
bnilil ' - '
Nfa. tlon X' '
Allied. 111 II
H'K IUV I
the Sfni '. '
lfl.il ...1 ' ' '
Itrlng us 1 "in
glgXMleiil Km-
' "' - . M -.
uc 10. use With
ISreuk -n-
-7H-Si-jtU
H ItM'lll
eil. Adilr--Dodds
1 keeping n-iM.in wuur-
v nerlcat?.oinir m'. (
" 7S-.5t
r in . j.r t ni ffiviit !! .r.ttir .
.' ..... it:. 4 '"i"" Iwi
;""".. f ; wftT' nii-L-Sli iiS
" "..irTi t . "wT i DAi
""fc. m-u. ; ( .f-tf
v t.Hnif:ntv..
. r v tjvfJS ntKl J"'"
desire -.n "' 'Ji?WriAl5lIace Invesc-
... 11 rrjr.. --t . -
ni.i.il I i l-Iirnoe
corner.
ijtlker and
J 7d-.;i
FljR j. i n i Twpij0nr 111M
. . ii11iiiniuiaFi'" - .
ei"" '" '' VH6w Stand
77;t
t
yfH s.m 'I'lrwfiml
lyjvilgfin. In
lunlre ii Hi i f St. cLi
-.. jiir-i i
n-.ii
FfHt ' " of tx. rrn
.
age n. Jnrldge poor. Term..
Some - '- W'tive drilling ...
Some ' '- Taetive drlllln.
tracts V. Urare. CohJ l.
irai" "..' i'-J
Basemen l
tvkiH.l.
MX. W.'-NTLU 1 1 1 KOTUH.non.se wnr
Ihe. 5'or rainilv ' "n2w.J3iy -"t
IliutE - ..... evn. . m Tt
to FOR ItKNT l'A)nMn-lMs( clicir
rs-isT'
SAFE YIELD SMALL
Jl jmm wiimi-'
.
Tweu 01 me exertion luai w -
sarr tit the roWrfnic of citlaens who
" T; he venture out at nJWit iny of wh-.m
rstoiirani -n.n Iljzh.jiek.r! or stick-up men of the
"& nle i l"r -t nKht Pltal FPal Jof Dy
nZ Witeriuir the local nation of tiu
rZlt oft Whhlfa. falls. Rnhcer and Ft. Worth.
. II In cei- mlIro.nl and at the point of .several
' rf ih rt-'fonw fn reUevlnit S. IL fine. thtf
rts" i.A n1 local agent .imt an it.lfanN -of .V
(XX).
Tlie robliery. according to offlhil3
of thiv rwiiil. oTiirreil shortly after
midnight 'when the agent and a-ntat-
1 anf wen; chei-klng up the dy' re-
cclBtsand .sj finletly was the voric
done tint a number of clerkJCsTeepteu
In'nif inljoiirinicjrim. were not awik-
cneil. How many of the thieve entered
Into the Job I not known only two
doing the artunt work but o cleverly
wu tin robbery planned and the get-
away nrranged that Jlr Fine was
unable to see In wutt direction- the
pnrty went after leaving the .oration.
1lki nuai.mi. if.iujvrlnf l.in tlu WYjITVlit
men we-e able to give of tlie- hold-np.
wu turtieil over fo the officer and the
sheriff ha today n dragnet onr. The
belief prevails however that thi
bold-np wa an automobile gang's j"b
nnd th.it soon after the rnhln'ry the
men were on their way out of town.
They polbly attempted an earlier
roblierv In the city proper the office
of Cooper Henderson on llreckenrlvlge
avenue being entered sometime liefore
midnight nnd the safe ransacked. Mnlv
n small amount of ciirrimey wis In
It. This wa taken. The safe had not
been loeked. Evidence of the preenci
of hi 'thieve wti In paper Htri'wn
over the Itoor. where thrown over tlie
tloor a pnltiMl froni the safe.
That neither of these Jobs w'ete the
work of file garden run variety of
high lacker who carried on prevl hi
l-nhliorfiw In thi'.eifv Is Indicntisl hr
' Ml rn.l..J.ia ..!.. IMa. .!. it til.. f-lb llhl.S
of last night which are the first ulth
ambitious appearance atfempfcil In
the elf in ome time. Other recent
work ha been either of petty rlurae-
ter or -it the hold treet tyr' One
of these hitter Jobs on Sunday n!ht
resulted tu a man Wing hiidly hearii.
when lie atteiupfeil reltance to the
hold up.
Impression I that there ha recent
-eii incse iriln r i...! .... ."
oy IniliiT from Itanger. whre there
...-. ...s-u a raiintr nfT In opportuolfy
velt a a movement to sfop lnwlj-
"'7 ''J "' aptwdnfmenr of a r-w
hlef of pr.ll.-e whiM particular ns"..iu
tnendntlon is surreftt (r.rttou
against cnwiks In other localitie
PENXILESS I!ERT RREAKER
' . m txu LNniCTMEXT BY"
MARRYING MAX SUE LOVES
IhniiiMj -he .111111 not Induce her-
self t rnl.iv iH-tare her love lor
wealthy men. wttty called her a
'Iienrt breaker""' " '""'
lleeane she hail ton much pride to
.-.ii mi- lUMiionniiie- nrni
cragr."
Wu there ever a girl con fro. ! "it
.. etx!!! W .Vllltlle Tlinrn.llk. i..
0li. I r.i. . . - . ... .
...- ...... 1 j 4111 race. wni.'Ii Will I.e
shown nr the Sntlonal Ttictitre W. I-
liesduy. (ne day only
MI JfacDonatil's popuhirlty a th
world' most beautiful woman nn'-
"J '"iin'i.y aiiiiieneeA tor evry
rerformiiBcefoCirThe ReiiHfv- f.rVir-
ece--ilig t5 the management of th
ViitroiRlf-rlii'ntre. JV 1
or"bny fit feif Je-V rare.-American
. 77-it-
WANTED A good huslnes propiv-
"'npiH.imethiiK. Unit will make nou-cy-
;g.lJI.. cjtv American. ' 77 a-
SHKLTfiN DBTKCTIVB AGK.NCY
iyC--De p legitimate line of deree
tlve service Isitu civil ami crimlnn'
(nukes collections wm adjustni'ent un-
llec yearly cjmrncf. ' 77t
JVANTEIV P.islttlin IW r.l..lr ur...ll
Boimn of" to or V2 men. .Mr L
ahleldn. Colonial Hotel. Rreckenrldge
77-Jf
- p . .
POIC IH.VSR .".iltliNl Main tr. p'
hiplne it f cnudlii. ' hl.sk
nurth jirt Rreckenrldge Ave. ' 77 It'
U'.N'J.'r'D Production dln-ct trim
owner. tWevhare buyer. AIsi. we cim
Place your drilling contnir. W r
Grave Company Rueement First Nn-
tfoimr.Rank Riillding Rrcckenrl.lg.-.
Texas. 7(t -
" "
mviT.rL.
ED--iee us for Stepheiw t
1o- 1h'l(
e investment Co. V
nor-iHw TIrdlt..
ciirnfr Walker and Raylor Ave. 7-.".i
1 ' . ;
FOll SALE- Practically new ollt
oak drop head typewriter dt!k. Drt-v
f-ers each sil. 'Cheap. Sv Devaux
nn.j iiitckier. Anilrew Hofel. 7S-it
i i ... i i.
Lnjyc fi- casing and rim. fa di
reward Thus. Hister. Sljeltou Ho-
IJHTEN--.V. .Vroom house bath 2
closets buck porch. cre-nid In. nice
"timer front x)reh. southenxt corner
tor tar rt. wide. HW long with royalty
' mtiiii-ii ii.n r nun i.iuu rit.iti w.ii m v
......t. .. . .. ..r
nion.li iJoo t .rt. M .
.... .
non - eiierj nnd 2 piirehM. servn
VilZ '.pr.r lt " " no royiPy
"-""'" "-""' 'aii iwn are miHc
wrf J..Z.T . 'n..l!rpcfi?ir Vl.
! "" ".'.''"". f " '""- "t-oiie-r
i -inunwiur (UjFirir xatlonil
You can't he buying nft-r
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