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The Rusk Cherokeean
VOL. 3
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 10,
FIND CHEROKEE OIL
Giant Oil & Gas Company Strike
Oil in Buck Pierce Well
At Tecula, northeast of Jack-
son* ille eight miles, they have
found oil in the Lackawptina No.
1. well at a depth of 2540 feet.
This is also known as the Buck
Pierce well as it is located on his
farm. The well is being drilled
by the Giant Oil & Gas Co. of
which Thomas Taylor is Presi-
dent. Many people have visited
the well this week since the sand
has been struck and many sam-
ples of the black oil are in evi
dence to prove that it really has
been found. Just at present the
drilling has ceased as they de-
sire to set casing before going
any further int" the sands.
When the casing arrives and is
set then the drillers will go down
into the oil bearing sands and see
what they have found at this lo-
cation.
This oil sand was encountered
after drilling thru about seven
feet of limerock. The oil came
up in such quantities that it cov-
ered the water in the slush pit
and then operations stopped to
await casing as before stated.
Quite a number of people from
Rusk have been to the well and
Mr. Mack Priest brot home a
sample of the oil which has been
inspected by numerous persons.
Jacksonville has been agog with
excitement and oil men from
over Liie state have been (locking
there to see what has been found.
This Giant Oil & Gas Co. havej
numerous leases near Dialville1
and were prosecuting a well near
that place. If their find at Te-
cula proves valuable we may con-
fidently expect to see the territo-
ry near Dialville tried out.
Wili Raise Broilers.
A company has been formed in
Rusk with F. M. Priest and Theo
Miller as prime movers to raise
broilers for the commercial mar-
ket. A ten acre tract of land south
of town lias been secured and i he
necessary buildings for the man-
ager and for the handling of the
crop will be erected and the com-
pany will get into active produc-
tion of chickens for the trade to
to be disposed of in the broiler
stage.
They will not at present at
least hatch their own stock but
will depend upon another compa-
ny to hatch the little chix for
them. This part will at this
time be done by Beall & Priest
who will operate as a company
to hatch chickens to sell to this
company and to others who de-
sire to buy their chickens ready-
hatched.
There is a big market open for I
the products of both companies
and the surprise is that more \
have not before this gotten into
the business as it offers such won-
derful possibilities. We hope to
see these companies make such a
success that they will have to en-
large their capacities many times
and others seeing their success
will go and do likewise and bring
this section into its own as a
poultry section.
Improve Health Conditions.
At the meeting held in Rusk
Monday at which time the prop-
osition to have a County Health
organization was proposed to the
Commissioners there was a lot of
valuable information to all the
people of the county brot out.
There has been in the county
in the past couple of years a cam-
paign waged for the eradication
of the mosquito. Opinions may
differ as to the efficacy of that
campaign in all the places waged
but the figures placed before the
meeting by several of the speak-
ers, and especially by Dr. Sory of
Jacksonville, seem to prove that
the county is losing health, wealth
and prosperity because of a failure
to properly care for the people
we now have here.
The figures showed that in 1919,
865 cases of malaria were reported
in Jacksonville; that in 1920, the
first year of the campaign, 175
cases were reported; and that in
1921, only 63 cases were reported.
They were well repaid for their
campaign in the matter of health,
but when you toke into consider-
ation the earning capacity of the
people who would otherwise be
sick if the mosquito were not
hindered in his nefarious work
you cannot but see that it was a
paying investment should you
only care to consider such things
in terms of dollars and cents.
Dr. Sory had made a survey of
the county, going to almost every
school and making investigation
and his figures are very interest-
ing and instructive. Tiiey show
conclusively that in districts
where efforts are put forth to im-
prove conditions the per cent of
malarial subjects can be greatly
reduced. In the Jacksonville dis
trict; where the campaign was
waged it showed an 8 per cent
malarial affection, and in outly-
ing portions where no campaign
was waged 24 per cent infection.
Portions of the county showed as
high as 38 per cent infection.
North and northeast of Ponta in
the Lone Star and Ernmaus dis-
tricts it only showed 17 per cent
infection, but that district has a
good natural drainage which aids
them greatly. Some portions
would require more effort than
others, naturally, but all the
county would greatly ben e fi t
from improved conditions thru-
out it.
We hope to be able at some
later date to give our readers a
more comprehensive outline of
this work and its possibilities.
Government Aid Ceased.
Two important changes in the
government policy toward the
nation's railroads became effect-
ive March 1. The section of the
transportation act fixing 6 per
cent as the return oh properties
which the railroads are entitled
to earn under • the Interstate
Commerce Commission regula
tions expired on that date; also
with that date expires the period
in which railroads controlled by
the government during the war
are entitled to ask government
loans to aid them in continuing
operations after their return to
private management.
A fire alarm late Sunday even-
ing from the Tom Guinn home
brot out a large delegation of fire
fighters. The blaze was in a bed
room and is thot to have caught
from a fireplace. The wallpaper
was badly burned but the fire
was extinguished before a heavy
damage resulted. A huge amount
of smoke came from the house
and indications were that a mam-
moth fire was located somewhere.
A. Ford spent a portion of
Wednesday in Jacksonville.
Mayor Tom Acker, Banker Gus
Blankenship, Dr. Will Sory, Dr.
McDougal, Dr. Beasley, Chas.
Wiley, Prof. H. T. Brown, O. D.
Jones, J. C. Beard were among
the Jacksonville delegation here
last Monday.
Iioss-Ector Camp No. 513 Con-
federate Veterans will meet in
Rusk, Texas, March 11th, 1922,
in regular session.
JOHN B. LONG,
Commander.
Have Busy Session.
Commissioners Court has been
an active place the first part of
this week. Dipping season is
right upon us and contracts for
dipping fluid were to be let.
Monday four contracts were let
and 4000 gallons of dip bot. The
price to be pai is $1.15 per gal-
lon delivered and stored, and
four companies were given orders
for 1000 gallons each. Next
week the dipping season opens
and the goods will have to be
here by that time as there are no
supplies now on hand.
A large delegation of represent-
ative citizens from Jacksonville,
Alto, and Rusk were on hand
Monday evening to meet with
the commissioners to ask for an
appropriation of $5000 to be giv-
en to start a competent Health
department. A like sum was
promised from the Red Cross of
the three towns, the State, and
the Rockefeller Foundation and
with this sum it was thot a cam-
paign could be put on that would
inure to the benefit of all the peo-
ple of the county in ways o f
health. Gus Blankenship o f
Jacksonville acted as chairman
of the delegation and in turn in-
troduced a i number of speakers
who told of the plan of work,
cost of operation,'benefits to be
derived therefrom, work done in
the past and its results, what was
to be expected from a campaign
such as proposed, how the people
generally felt, about the proposi-
tion. Such speakers as'Dr. Har-
rison from the State Bird of
Health, Dr. Beasley and Dr. Sory
of Jacksonville, Dr. M.-Clure of
Alto, J. C. Beard of the .Jackson-
ville Rotarians, Mayor Tom Ack-
er of Jacksonville, Mayor Palmer
of Alto, Rev. A. A. Wagnon and
W. L. Martin of Rnsk, a repre-
sentative of the Cotton Belt, and
others whom we did not know,
gave inf rmation on the several
lines with which they were vers-
ed. Judge John B. Guinn then
told the delegation how he felt
about the proposition and Com-
missioner Frederick likewise gave
some information about county
finances and ability to meet de-
mands made upon its resources,
as did the other commissioners,
and the meeting took up the
question of raising the needed
$5000 should the commissioners
act favorably on the proposition
of extending the aid.
In explainiug to the delegation
the obstacles in the way of mak-
ing the desired appropriation
Commissioner Frederick pointed
out that there was but the one
fund from which they could draw
money to use as was desired by
the Health Department. That
fund was at the present time
about depleted owing to the
heavy expense incurred in main-
taining the dipping campaign.
It was mandatory on them to
continue the dipping and the tax-
able limit had been reached so
that the fund could not readily
be increased. Suggestions were
asked as to how to finance the
matter if the Court acted favora-
bly on the proposition of making
the $5000 appropriation.
J. H. Meador one of the com-
missioners for the Special Road
District No. 2 tendered his resig-
nation and the Court appointed
Eugene Roach of Maydelle as his
successor.
Sam R. Smith tendered his res-
ignation as Constable for Pet.
No. 1 and J. M. Clark was ap-
pointed in his stead to fill the un-
expired term.
NO. 36
M. C. (Jake) Chiles (or Cherokee
County Attorney
Jake Chiles has entered the
race far the nomination to the of-
fice of County Attorney and as
he comes from that section of
the county near Troup what his
friends say about him makes
good campaign material and we
give herewith what the Troup
Banner has to say of Jake Chiles
and his candidacy.
The Banner has the authority
to announce M. C. (Jake) Chiles
for reelection to the office of
County Attorney of Cherokee
county. Our many Cherokee
readers who are personal and po-
litical friends of Jake Chiles, will,
we know, hail this announcement
with pleasure; and it is with no
less pleasure that this young
man's friends in Troup note his
aspirations. Somehow Troup
feels that it also has a kind of
"proprietary interest"in this can-
didate not only because he was
reared on a farm out in Cherokee
a few miles, but also because ail
Troup voters who reside on the
Cherokee county side of the cor-
porate limits voted, and expect to
vote again for him.
Mr. Chiles has taken his job as
! County Attorney seriously, and
'he has been on the job every
minute of the time night and day
I since he took the oath of office.
We do not think it an invidious
comparison to ?>tate that no offi-
! cer of Cherokee's efficient admin-
istration has been more zealous
j or more conscientious in if or -s to
; discharge the duties of his office
than Jake Chiles has been. It is
true thai Mr. Chiles has made
some enemies in the discharge of
' his duties, not enemies necessari-
ly of a personal kind, but ene-
j mies who, to use a common st reet
j expression, have found J ake
I Chiles always nervy enough to
|'"put the screws to them;" not of
: persecution for no officer would
be further from hat, but of pros-
ecution as prescribed by the stat-
utes which Mr. Chiles took an
oath to enforce, of prosecution
I regardless of rank or distinction,
j In these circumstances the ene-
j mies he made were enemies of the
j law and in that they do not like
Cherokee's able attorney, the law
I abiding citizens of the count\
will find his best recommenda-
j tion for the office. No law is a
j terror to the evil doers except as
I that law is enforced; and those
! of us who know Mr. Chiles' rec
j ord as County Attorney know
i that, with the law and his official
I oath as his guidj, he has made
: the law a terror to those who
have transgressed it. T h a t's
what the voters elected him for.
They have a right to repudiate
him indeed if he had been so soft
and easy and pussyfooted that
the law's violaters were standing
out as his friends, or as unoppos-
ed to him. His fidelity to his
oath of office, his unremitting
zeal and application in the dis
charge of his official duties and
the manifest ability which his
record thus far indicates are the
best campaign material that any
candidate can have amongst good
citizens.
School Election Saturday, April 1.
School election for Rusk Inde
pendent school district for the
purposeofjelecting three directors
for a term of two years will be
held in Rusk Saturday, April 1st.
The three directors whose terms
expire at that time are J. L. Bag-
ley, A. M.
Deckard.
,'ining, and W. K.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 15. Hough i
spent Sunday in Dialville with
friends.
J. L. Winder made a business
trip to Dallas the first of the
week.
ARVY MARTIN KILLED
Will Hainey of Alto Fires Two Bul-
lets into Local Garage Man
Arvy Martin was killed
Wednesday morning intheOdom
drug store, death resulting from
gun shots from a 32 calibre revol-
ver in the hands of his father-in-
law Will Hainey of Alto. Two
shots were fired, the first strik-
ing just below the heart and
doubtless being fatal, the other
struck a little lower and was also
a fatal shot. The cause of the
shooting was said to be family
affairs and said to be very provo-
cative. The shooting occurred
at 9.05 and death resulted within
thirty minutes.
Martin was standing in front
of the cigar case in the store and
was talking to J. H. Meeks when
Hainey came in the east door of
the store and advancing to with-
in a few feet of Martin fired.
Martin gave a few exclamations
and fell groaning to the floor.
He lay there for perhaps 15 or 20
minutes and was then taken to
the office of Dr. T. H. Cobble
where he expired almost imme-
diately. The body was then tak-
en to the Summers undertaking
establishment where J. B. Hough
prepared it for burial and then
it was taken to the home of John
Coleman from which place funer-
al was held Thursday afternoon.
No words were spoken on either
side and Martin said nothing af-
ter being shot; Mr. Haino.v and a
son accoropahving him were tak-
en into custody by < Jene Finley,
deputy sheriff, who was in the
rear of the store when the shoot-
ing occurred, and he and J. H.
Meeks to >k them to the jail. It
is said Mr. Harney's only com-
ment was that "You would have
done the same under the circum-
stances."
Martin is about 26 years of a _,e
and was born and raised near
Rusk. His mother was a daugh-
ter of John Coleman and she
died when Arvy Martin was a
babe. The grandfather a n d
grandmother Coleman raised him
and he has made this his home
all his life. For a number of
years he has been in the garage
business in this city, the firm
name being Ross & Martin. He
was a soldier in the late war and
saw service overseas.
Will Hainey is one of the most
highly respected men of the Abo
country. He is about 63 years
of age and he and his wife and
family reside on a farm about
four miles from that t o w n.
From what we are able to gather
about the case it appears that
some months ago Arvy Martin
married his daughter, a girl about
16 years of age, and they went to
Oklahoma where Martin secured
employment. They lived there
a number of months and then
Martin, it is said, left her. A
child was born and the mother
was alone among strangers. She
in some manner made her way
home, arriving last Thursday
with her child, but did not tell at
first what was the matter. Tues-
day evening of this week her sto-
ry was finally brot out and then
the father started out to find Ar-
vy Martin. His son accompanied
him and they came to Rusk but
did not find Martin that night.
It was Wednesday morning when
he was located and in a few min-
utes after seeing him the deed
was done. Martin was armed
but after the shooting the gun
was taken off his person, he had
no opportunity to use it. The
above seems to be as near a cor-
rect story of the deplorable af-
fair as we have been able to gath-
er and seems to be in the main
correct.
Soon after Hainey and his son
were taken into custody Judge
Hosmer and County Attorney
Chiles prepared bonds in the sum
of $3000 for the father and $1000
for the son and they were
promptly filled and the men went
to their home.
The funeral of Arvy Martin
was held Thursday afternoon
from the home of his grandfather.
John Coleman, and interment
made in Hendricks cemetery 11
miles southwest. He was buried
beside his mother who died when
he was born. A large concourse
of sorrowing relatives and friends
were present to pay the last sad
rites to a departed friend. The
Legion boys in large numbers
were present. Rev. U. E. Mon-
roe conducted the services. Mr.
Martin was a likable young man
and had a host of friends who
greatly deplore his tragic demise.
Freeze Damages Crops.
The freeze of last week did a
lot of damage to fruit and toma-
toes in this section of Texas.
Peaches in some places were al-
most totally killed while in others
the damage was slight; much de-
pended on the location of the
orchard. Tomatoes were mostly
in the cold f rames and the damage
was very heavy. The Tomato
exchange estimates that the dam-
age to their gro wers will be about
15 to 20 per cent. Some growers
lost all or nearly all their plants,
-others about half, and some were
fortunate in saving theirs by using
different methods which occurred
to them.
It was a very severe sp 11 and
not all the damage was done by
the freeze itself as many growers
saved their plants from the freeze
only to expose them too soon to
the hot sun which followed and
then lost them in that manner.
In the lower Rio Grande valley
the loss was very heavy and to-
matoes, onions, beans and other
vegetables, together with canta-
loupes and watermelons, were
greatly damaged. Some growers
were fortunate and saved their
fields while others were a total
loss.
In Cherokee county there are
plenty of plants to put out all the
acreage desired and it is thot that
a little delay in the crop will be
the result of the freeze here.
Mr. L. Mitchell, representing a
number of Dallas parties, was in
Rusk a couple of days last week
in an effort to purchase the elec-
tric light plant and franchise.
He stated the plan to be to se-
cure several plants in the county
and then at a central point estab-
lish a power station to supply the
entire group. Jacksonville, Dial-
ville, Rusk, Alto, and Nacogdo-
ches figured in the plans. With
the vast deposits of coal in this
section of the country it would
seem to be a feasible business
propositiou and one that would
make large dividends for the
men who would put thru such a
deal. At present nothing defi-
nite has been accomplished.
R. W. Waterman of Tyler and
Mr. Fitzgerald of Morrill were in
Rusk a short time Tuesday.
They were on a tour of the towns
seeing how the tomato business
was starting off for the season.
The Association has bright pros
pects for this year in spite of the
several seeming drawbacks which
it has encountered. Their oper-
ations last year were such that
they filter the field this year
with an established trade and
reputation and are quite likely to
make even better returns for
their members than heretofore.
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Martin, W. L. The Rusk Cherokeean (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1922, newspaper, March 10, 1922; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291244/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.