The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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The Shamrock Texan
FORMERLY WHEELER C0UNW TEXAN
“A PIONEER IN THE PANHANDLE"
VOL. XXIV.
SHAMROCK, WHHBLHR OOUMTV. TEXAS. AUGUST 4. 1**7
NO. 14
TEXAS COMPANY'S
GIDEON BELL NO. I
. SWABBING 40 BBLS.
CLEANING HOLE TO
GO 20 FEET DEEPER
Findings Hiere and In Angus
And Others No. 1 Vermillion
May Open New Pool Here
The Texas Company's No. 1 Gid
Bell, four miles northeast of Sham-
rock, was reported Wednesday to
have swabbed 40 barrels in eight
hours and predictions of oil men were
that it would be good for between
60 and 75 barrels daily production.
After cleaning out the hole at 2,147
feet drillers Thursday were preparing
to go 20 feet deeper. The flow line
was connected with the tanks Mon-
day, as indications were bright for
fair production.
The Bell test is expected to result
In a heavy drilling campaign in the
area bo the north and east of Sham-
rock even if the Texas Company’s
test does not live up to its present
indications of paying production. The
location is NW 1-4, section 71, block
IS, being 10 miles east and 7 miles
south of the good production in the
Magic City pool.
The well's performance is being
eagerly watched in oil circles, par-
ticularly at Shamrock for a paying
well at this location would result In
much drilling in the immediate vicini-
ty of this city. Shamrock being
near to this pool as well as Magic
City and the East Gray County area
would in all probability be selected
by supply houses and oil men as the
logical headquarters for all Eastern
Panhandle territory.
Findings in the Angus and others
No. 1 Vermillion, section 80, block
^17,v three miles northeast of Sham-
rock, strengthen the belief that there
Is oil in that area. This test is one
mile west of the Bell property. The
Vermillion test hit 10 million feet
of gas at 2,040 and the boiler is be-
ing moved back to go deeper. Indica-
tions are good.
Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Hatcher have
made a new location on SW 1-4, sec-
tion 80, block 23, in the Close ranch.
Edgar Wischkaemper and B. Johnson
will drill the teat.
STREET MARKERS
ARE BEING BUILT
SHAMROCK HAS APPEARANCE
OK REAL CITY AS WORK
GETS UNDER WAY
REVIVAL WILL
CLOSE SUNDAY
Keen Interest Continues With 38
New Members Taken Into Church
and General Awakening Sees
Keen interest continues as the
Estes-Alien revival nears its close at
the First Baptist church, packed
houses having greeted the evangelis-
tic party at most of the evening
services during the past week. The
meeting will end Sunday night, Rev.
R. L. Estes, evangelist, and Mr. E.
C. Allen, singer, going to Olustee,
Okla., for their next meeting.
One hundred and thirty-five per-
sons attended the special Young Peo-
ple’s service Wednesday night and
there has been a good attendance of
young folks at all of the services.
Thiity-eight new , members have
been received into the church since
the revival was begun ten duys ago
and there has been a great revival
of interest among the entire mem-
bership, Rev. C. A. Baxter, pastor,
said.
MRS. WISCHKAEMPER
TO DISCUSS TRIP
KARM WOMEN OK COUNTY ARE
INVITED TO HEAR HER AT
WHEELER SATURDAY
LOCAL MAN KILLED
BY LIGHTNING AT
LOVEL, OKLAHOMA
FOY EARL WRIGHT DEAD;
GEORGE DUNCAN BURNED
Bridegroom of Three Weeks Is
Victim of Tragedy in Town
Where He Hoped to Work
Foy Karl Wright, 19 years old, who
was instantly killed when struck by
lightning- at Lovell, Okla., Sunday
night, was buried in the Shamrock
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Wright, the Rev. Gervias
K. Wallace of Abilene, Texas, being
in charge.
Wright was struck down by light-
ning as he stood in the doorway of
a rooming house at Lovell, watching
a rainstorm. George Duncan of
Shamrock was standing by his side
and had his arm on Wright’s shoulder.
Duncan was knocked unconscious and
his arm badly burned by the charge
of lightning. Wright died instantly.
Duncan regained consciousness five
hours later.
Wright and Duncan had been in
Ixjvell only two days. W. T. White,
Shamrock carpenter, had offered them
jobs and they were to have gone to
work Monday morning.
Three weeks ago Wright was mar
ried to Miss Vivian Davis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Z. D. Davis of
Shamrock. His wife, intending to
join him at Ixivell later, was with
Mr. and Mrs. Wright at Shamrock
when notified of her husband’s death.
Wright was formerly employed in a
restaurant hen* and had many friends.
His father, J. W. Wright, is night
watchman.
Mrs. Richard Wischkaemper of
Shamrock, who represented the farm
women of Wheeler and Collingsworth
counties on a recent tour of Western
States for the purpose of studying
co-operatii'e farm organizations, will
discuss the high-lights of her trip
at a meeting of farm women to be
held in the courthouse at Wheeler at
2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
The Wheeler County Poultry Asso-
ciation has a meeting scheduled at
that time and after routine business
has been disposed of. they will turn
the meeting over to Mrs. Wisch-
kaemper.
Fifty farm women of Texas com-
prised the party of Which Mrs.
Wischkaemper was a member. They
studied the co-operative marketing
of wheat, potatoes, beans and beets
in Colorado, ways and means of ban- j The four proposed amendments to
dUnir egg*, poultry, eherjies, milk the Texas constitution were defeated
and butter in Utah and then to Cali-
ROOK TO TEST
LOWER SAND
No. I Porter To Be Deepened To
Soo What Underlines Present
Horizon, Says Oil Man
While the shutdown agreement in
the Shamrock field of Wheeler Coun-
ty, the most easterly producing area
of the Panhandle, is still in effect
the Rook Petroleum Company is
planning to go ahead and test the
lower sands at its No. 1 Porter in
the southeast corner of the north-
west of section 41,*block 24, of H.
& G. N. survey, according to the
Amarillo News-Globe. It has been
shut down at 2,303 feet, and will be
deepened to see what underlines the
present horizon.
Major L. W. Rook, the head of the
Rook Company, says that he will im
mediately shut the well in. J. J.
Rook, his cousin, is directly in charge
of the field work.
The Rook Company No. 1 Mertel,
in the northeast of section 4, is mak-
ing 60,000,000 feet of gas, 6,000,000
feet from tho upper pay and 55,000,-
000 feet from the lower sand. No.
1 Jones, in the southwest of the
northeast of section 1, had 20,000,000
feet in the upper pay at 1,805 feet,
and 50,000,000 feet'at 1,820 feet.
Both gassers have been shut in for
a better gas market.
City Will Receive Bids
On 27 Blocks of Paving
GOLF HANDS FIT
HOE HANDLE TOO
Gripe and Swings Better Suited To
Chopping Weed* Than Playing
Game, Spectators Declare
FOUR AMENDMENTS
FAIL OF ADOPTION
INCOMPLETE REPORTS SHOW
VOTE IS THREE TO ONE
AGAINST CHANGES
fomia where various co-operative
marketing associations have been in
existence for years. The women
gathered much interesting datu and
Mrs. Wischkuemper’s talk promises to
be a good one. The publie is invited
to attend the meeting.
latter the county farm women ho|as
to bring Miss Susan [.andon here
to discuss the trip. Miss l-andon was
in charge of the Texas Special,
which made the western tour.
LARGE CROWD AT
KOONS FUNERAL
by an overwhelming vote at the polls
Monday, according to incomplete re-
turns from 170 of the 253 counties,
tabulated by the Associated Press.
Reports Tuesday showed that in 91,-
000 votes all the amendments had
been defeated by three or more to
The erection of markers at street
intersections within the city limits
has been started under the supervision
of the chamber of commerce.
The markers are of stamped steel,
the letters being black on a yellow
background. The signs are oa a .
wooden base and are being erected on I RK,,™ln* fro,n. T'*“ A-
wooden posts about six feet in height.
The street signs were manufactured
by the Oklahoma State penitentiary
at McAlester and were sold to the
chamber of commerce at coat.
All residences within the city limits
have been numbered and with the
completion of the atreet marking |
12 FROM COUNTY
ATTEND COURSE
and M. College are Pleased at
Instruction They Received
The twelve persons from this
county who attended the Short Course
at College Station returned Sutur
day, well pleased with the benefits
they received in the five days study
Shamrock will have the appearance discussion at Texas A. anil M.
of a real city. | College.
Marking of the streets and number-
ing of the residences is the result
of a i hamber of commerce campaign
which started Siam after C. S. Hunt,
manager of the Shamrock Ice and
Those making the trip front this
inunty were: Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Broun, Miss Viola Jonea, Miss Imo-
gene Wmxl of Wheeler, Mrs. I* L
McCombs. Mrs. Green and Miss
PIONEER RANCHMAN DIES OK
HEART FAILURE AT HIS
HOME IN SHAMROCK
J. Perry Koons, 43 years old. who
died very suddenly at his home here
on July 22nd, was a pioneer of this
section, having livid at Shamrock
for 22 years. He was a ranchman
during most of that time, having
extensive ranch holdings at the time
of his death.
Mr. Koons had not been in good
health for some time. He suffered
an attack of heart failure on July
21 and continued to grow weaker
until the end came at 5:45 o’clock
the next day. Mrs. Koons was in
Oklahoma City taking medical treat-
ment at the time.
Kuneral services were held at Me-
lanin, being in charge of Rev. O. C.
Evans of Wheeler, and Miss . Essie
Osborne of Lox Angeles. Rev. John
Crow of Shamrock had charge of the
music, assisted by singers from Wel-
lington and Kelly. The funeral pro-
cession was two miles long. A pro-
fusion of floral offerings bespoke
the sympathy of the many friends
of Mr. Koons and family. Burial
was made in the Mcl.ean cemetery.
Mr. Koons is survived by his wife,
his parents. Mr and Mrs. G. C. Koons
of Bridgeport. Texas, three children,
Golda Marie, Vernocia and Joyce,
two brothers. H. R. Koons of Huoy,
Texas, and George C. Koons of Good-
Members of Shamrock’H Golf club
swapped 'their mashies and niblicks
for hoes nad rakes Thursday morn-
ing and gave the Woodley course
a good working over. Grips and
swings that looked awkward with a
driving iron seemed to better suit
Thursday’s occasion and weeds and
grass fairly flew in the wake of the
crew.
Earlier in the week all greens were
oiled, fairways mowed and tees re-
built, and the course is now in tip-top
condition.
The boxen- unheard from in the 170
counties which had made reports
were in rural or small city precincts.
The counties which had not re|K>rted
early Tuesday were scattered and
none had a large vote strength.
The amendment which proposed a
change in the system of taxation
whereby state and county taxes were V”"’ .............
_ ...i . _ .. . . .. night, Texas, and one sister, Miss
separated apparently attracted the L,,. „ - „ ..
, .. Ilia Koons of Bridgeport,
most attention and was the most . ,
, : Among the close out-of-town
heartily opposed. In lit) counties the i, ■ . , .. ..
..... . __ j ....... | friends of Mr. Koons in attendance
vote on this amcnilmcnt tabulated to-. .... , , ,
, .... , ... at the funeral were: Judge B. Y.
taled 9L>4.i. of which 80.075 was ,, _ , . „ „ .. ..
........ ,, 11 umming* of Wichita Kails, M. M.
against and only 11,468 for it. ... , , „ . ... „
ra _______I . . .. ... 'Bales and family of Wichita Kails.
The proposed change In the Ju.li- (. (. ,m| (lin,||v „f Am„rt|ln,
■ mry s,,tem. ^hah IU advm-ate, de- ;im, „f
dared would permit speedier handling j \mnrilln
of rases in courts, received the most j
favorable ninaideration at the hands
of the voters, but was lost. The in-
Kuel Company, announced he would Edith Reneau of lleald, Mrs. New.
contribute $100 toward a fund for berry, Miss Maude Hicks. Miss
that purpose The Shamrock Gas • Kloranre Rankin. Miss Beta Grant and
Company also offered $100 toward Miss Ulllan Cook of the Disnn com
tha fund.
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J. C. KORD INSISTS
HE IS NOT DEAD
>
J. C. Kord. former Shamrock
grocer, protested over long dis-
tance telephone Thursday that he
waa not daad
Reports that Kord had been
found dead near Canadian Thurs-
day caused J. H. Jackson of
Shamrork to try and locate the
man. Ja.'Jaon telephoned him at
Amarillo and after talking srlth
Ford decided tha rumor was
falsa.
Amarillo newspapers had re-
porters working on the east Thurs-
day afternoon and algfct No one
seems to knew hew the report
gut started.
munity. *
Mesdemrs Mri omhs and Green en
rolled in the poultry course. Misses
Reneau, Rankin, Grant and Cnok took
the gtrls' club work. Mrs. Broun, Miss
Hicks and Mrs. Newberry enrolled
in the home-makers course and Mr.
Broun and Miaa Jones took the
regular extension course offered for
farm and home demonstration agents.
-Q.--
MISS JOSEPHINE BRYAN
TO WRITE SOCIAL NRWS
Mias Josephine Rryan hat accepted
a position with The Shamrock Texan
aa book-keeper and reporter She
assumed her duties this weak.
Miss Rryan will write social news
and personals and aha will appreciate
your assistance In reporting those
items t# hsr.
tereat in the amendments which would
have nholiahrd payment of fees to
certain county officers and in lieu
liermit payment nf straight salaries
to them sm) that which would have
rTro™7,i"'n* th(''pernor's salary SHAMROCK WOMAN SEES
to $1 .000 a year and fixing the pay BROTHERS AND SISTER
of legislators at not exceeding 11,600 FIRST TIME iN 33 YEARS
a year, seemed to attract shout the; ____
same, amount of attention both for' Mr. snd Mrs. C. N. Dalrymple,
Perry Koons was born at Spring-
town. Parker County. Texas, on Feb-
ruary 4. 1884. On January 31. 1*111.
he was married to Mias Maude Roach.
They have made their home at Sham-
rock continuously except for two or
three intervals of a few months.
snd against
Shamrock voters opposed the
amendment* almost solidly. At one
of the boxes only one person voted
in favor of the Fourth amendment
while 69 opposed it. Two person*
voted for emend men! these, three per-
sons for amend two and flee person*
for amendment one. Nn report was
available from the other Shamrock
box.
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Dr. snd Mrs J. W. Gooch left
Wednesday for Wiley. Oa.. to visit
their son*. Joel and Ollvsr, who are
vacationing at Camp Dtxto. After
few weeks* (toy Mr*. Ooock will
return home and Dr. Oooeh wftl go
to Chicago, where ha will taka post-
graduate work.
403 North Nebraska, returned Sunday
from a ism weeks visit at Cleburne,
Texas, where Mrs Dalrymple was
reunited with two brothers and a
sister whom she had not seen In 33
years. The family had hern at
Cleburne where the Dalrymple* for-
merly Heed, moat of that time Mr.
and Mrs. Dalrymple formerly lived
In Colorado, moving to Shamrock
shout three yean ago.
Mr. and Mra. Dalrymple and chil-
dren also visited relatives at Corsi-
cana. Wichita Falla, Fort Worth and
other Texas points Mr. Dalrympla
had beaa away from tome of thcae
cities for 40 years and could hardly
recognise them With tha possible
exception ad Corsicana he aatd busi-
ness roadttions were better at Sham*
reek than any pines he visited.
SIMS FUNERAL TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
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WELL KNOWN LOCAL WOMAN
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS IN
FT. WORTH HOSPITAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry
ij. Sims who died in the Arlington
Heights Sanitarium at Fort Worth
Tuesday, will be conducted from the
First Baptist Church at 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Rev. C. A. Baxter,
Baptist pastor, will be in charge.
Burial will be made in the Shamrock
Cemetery.
Death came to Mrs. Sims Tuesday
and was not unexpected as her condi-
tion had been regarded as critical for
several days. Her health had not
been good for several months and she
had been confined to bed for several
weeks before being taken to Fort
Worth three weeks ago. Her hus-
band and his mother. Mrs.' L. B.
Sims, were at the bedside when the
end came.
Mrs. Mabel Butler Sims was born
July 30th, 18!l2, at Sardis, Mississippi.
Her mother died when the daughter
was a small child. L. A. Butler, her
father, moved to Texola in 1902. On
November 17, 1012, she was married
to Henry S. Sims and two years
later moved to a ranch near Sham-
rock. Mr. and Mrs. Sims moved to
Shamrock in 1919. Mr. Sims be-
came associated with his father in the
grocery business and a few months
ngn bought his father's interest in
the business. Mrs. Sim's father
died in July, 1925,
Mrs. Sims joined the Baptist church
at Texola several years ago and
was a member of the Baptist church
at Shamrork at the time of her
death.
Mrs. Sims is survived by her hus-
tmnd ami four children. Roy, Merl,
Jack and Hilly Don. She leaves a
sister, Mr*. John McMillen of Iowa
Falls, Iowa, her step-mother. Mr*.
L A. Butler, a half-brother, Adam
Butler, and a half-sister. Franrl*
Butler of Oklahoma City. The sister
arrived Thursday to attend the
funeral.
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
PLEASED AT DECISION
Main Will Be Pared From 12th
Street to Fifth Block South
of Rock Island Railroad
The City of Shamrock will move
out of the mud onto 27 block* of new
pavement next winter.
Following a city council meeting.
Mayor J. B. Clark announced thie
week the City would receive bids to
pave 27 business and residence blocks,
on August 11.
Main street will be paved from
12th street to the fifth block aonth
of the Rock Island railroad tracks.
Other streets included in the project
are Wail Street from First to Third,
Madden from First to Third, Third
from Wall to Texas, First from Mala
to Madden and Second from Madden
to outblock 26.
The property owners on the busi-
ness streets and two cvf the residence
streets presented petitions to the dty
council, asking for the pavement, and
a majority of property owners on
other streets are known to favor the
proposition.
Frank DuBose, city engineer, has
prepared plana and specifications of
the project and the City has adver-
tised for bids. The type of paving
will not be decided until the contrac-
tors' bids have been received.
While every effort will be mad*
to speed up the work it is unlikely
that actual construction can be start-
ed for several weeks owing to the
mass of preliminary work involved
after the contracts are let. City
iffk'ials are anxious to rush the work
as much as possible, consistent with
the satisfaction of every one involved.
Decision of the council to receive
bids on the paving is the culmina-
tion of several months effort. Be-
lieving the growth of the city de-
mands more paving, property owner*
have been active for several months
toward that end. The increased value
of real estate abutting on the pave-
ment will more than offset the pav-
ing cost and a large paving project
will be a decided boon to the city
in general, publie spirited eitixens
believe.
GOLF MATCH WILL
BE HELD SUNDAY
CLARENDON TO SEND BETWEEN
12 AND 26 TO COM I’BTE
WITH LOCAL PLAYERS
NEW CHURCH
TAKING FORM
Walls nf Methndisl Edifice Are Now
Completed slid Unnatrurtinn of
Roof Is Well Under Way
The walls nf the new Methodist
church are completed and the tlP'f-
ing work is proressing nicely Con-
struction has been rapid within the
past few weeks and Ihe edifice Is
rapidly taking form.
The new church la going to be
one of the finest in the Teas* Pan
bondle. It will have all the equip-
ment and furnishings of a modern
cttjr church and Its arrangement is
exrellent.
, Construction has progressed far
enough to permit service* being held
in the new building. Rev. C, W.
Foote, pnator. Invitee his members
and visitors to attend Sunday School
there Sunday morning.
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Mr. and Mis, 0. T. Olaaeroek. Mina
Adells Gins*ruck and Mr. and Mrs.
Jens Clay left Tuesday for Graham,
Taxes, to spend • few days wttk
relatives and frtends.
Between 12 and 20 of Clarendon's
crack golfers will pome to Shamrork
Sunday afternoon for a match srith
member* of the local club, O. T.
Nicholson, president, announced Thurs-
day.
laical players will be matched
against the visitors in the order in
whirh the locals appear in the ladder
tournament.
Shamrock players are aaked to be
on the grounds ready for play at
1:30 o'clock. The public I* invited
to attend.
FUNERAL CONDI CITED HERE
‘ WEDNESDAY FOR JOHN ROSS
Funeral service# were held on Wed-
neaday of laat week for John A. Rosa,
66 years old. who died at his home
in the Plymouth community Tuesday.
Rev, Mr. Riley had charge of the
funeral and burial was made In the
Shamrock cemetery.
Reside* his wife, Mr. Ross is sur-
vived by seven daughters and one
non. They are Miaee* Ruth, Loella
and Cormine, and Meadame* Owsth-
meny. Repass. Oarlett. Slaneker. and
Mr. Oswalt Roaa.
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FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY
FOR FARMER Of KHI.TON
J. M. Hlocker, about 66 years old,
died at his home in the Ration com-
munity Wednesday afternoon. Funer-
al service* war* rondocted at Koiteo
at I o'clock Thursday afternoon and
hartal waa mads la the Kelten came
tory.
Mr. IIlooker kad lived at Kattoa
tor many years and had many friend*
in
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