The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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The Wildcat Offers More Than Twice the Circulation in Big Lake Trade Territory of Any Other Newspaper—How Does that Appeal to the Advertiser?
VOLUME I.
BIO LAKE. TEXAS. SATURDAY. JULY 24. 1020
NUMBER 46
CONTRACT LET ON EIGHT BLOCKS OF PAVING
MUINS REPORT
C'miti|> well, section 3-1, block II.
University lumls, Reagan- county, is
down below 2650 feet in lime and i
Tunning high; shut down at present.
Simon well, section 3, G. ('.. & S.
F. Ry. survey, south of Rift Lake
Wolters No. 1. is shut down at 2000
feet for a few days.
Shaffer, section 9. block 17, Uni-
versity lands. Crockett county, i-;
fishing for casing, well having been j
shot with 220 quarts nitro-glycerine, j
casing shot in two was fishing. This
well had considerable oil and has I
earmarks of making a well.
Texon-Marlund Co., section 1 >1.
block 1, Texas Pacific Ry. survey,
about ten miles northeast of Bist
Lake, is driling by tools depth
2300 feet.
Texon No. 2 group, section 19,,
block 9 l Diversity lands, Reagan j
county, drilling below 2700 tect.
California Company, section 31.
block 7, University lands, Reagan,
north Powell field, fishing for casing.
J. K. Hughes in Powell field, got a
nice well Wednesday.
Anchor Oil Company, Crockett j
county. Couch ranch, section 18, j
shut down at 820 feet.
Wilcox et al., section 20, block
30, l Diversity lands, Crockett county, j
is driling below 1700 feet.
Young-Cromwell et al., section >1.
block U. V., Crockett, i* drilling be-
low 1500 feel.
Shannon No. 2 plugging.
Yacht Yankton Has Had Diversified Career
Thurber Construction Co.
of Ft. Worth, Secure JoB
Big Lake Citizens Fake a Step Forward in the Line
Paving Movement Will Place
I own in Forefront of \\ estern (.lilies.
of Prognw
Miui>
Retm-
GOV, INSPECTOR WAS
IN BIG LAKE THIS WEEK
BOOSTOGRAPHS
~"j HOTEL DORAN TO OPEN
J BY FIRST OF AUGUST
One good "paving” deserves an-
tools at 1300 feet. ; dav in Ibg Lake and Rest making j a "Jut I ’" 1 ” . ren.lv i„ ......i*.- I.. f„, i
• -• - ■ > Aovv that one progressive mm
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Crane Company, Texas Company tliorougii inspection of
making
offices.
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d sliajx*. II. R ... ......., ............i rv .v AukUsl 1 -r»t.
vey, is down 3011 feet and hob- full two offices in good ... ,
of oil. Looks like a real well; two Kdens, postmastec at Rig Lake, and 1 , ’ 11 . ,r,i
miles southwest of Ind.-Crane well. Mrs. Kdens are giving us good ser- n< *' *°
vice. I hey are efficient and accom-
modating and always meet the public
in a pleasant and business like way.
J. Wiley Taylor, postmaster at Rest,
in new' deep territory.
Gulf Company on McElroy ranch,
north of Ind. Company well, 12
miles, is flowing 190 barrels daily.
Winkler county lias a new pro-
ducer at 2525 feet—made one flow
And speaking of a band wagon.
should
reiub to receive guests. In fact. Mi
Doran -tiled to I lie \\ ilib-.il dial In-
lhi» modern hosi -l-
je bad been
be open for
husine-s more than a month ago but
band w«on and r' *' ’ r'' il'4
riih'rtiiiiiArd thill it would
I he cil\ council this week let the more ow ing to the fact that the abult-
contruct to the HiurU-t ( oust ruction mg propetiy runs lengthwise of the
< ompanv for the construction of lot* and in caw of first street it will
ciglit lil'K k» of paving in Rig Lake. aUu include an allcv whiifi the own-
Ihe price to be paid is <2.77 per cr* of property will have to stand
square yard and i* to be surfaced f,,r. Iliis <ml\ refers to the vn'.t end
with two and a half in. h brick with of the paving on first,
asphalt filler on -i\ inch capacity lhe-rc is no gainsaying but that it
base. will look hard for some of the prop*
I lie c ontract calls for the pav ing c-rlv owners hut the fac t of the matter
of Main street from the railroad to is that sortie one will have to pay the
the corner of I bird street. first price if Rig Lake is evrr to amount
street will be paved a block each wm to more than a common cross-roads
from Main as will also Second ami town. Rut scattering the payment*
Third streets. I luis will the side o\.-r u period of nine years will make
streets be paved as follows: first it easy to pav and enable those who
street to the corner we-t of the Civ* have heavy payments to make to meet
tal theatre and ca«t l<> the citv-eoun- them w ith little more than would be
tv jail. Second street to the leva* taxed against them ior the upkeep of
Hotel east ,>n.| to the Hotel Doran the street .i - they have heretofore
on the west. I bird street will l»e been handled. Besides this, it will
paved around the I'iekrell block to greatly enhance the value of property
the ea*t and to the San Angelo I ,-!• affected, and it will put Rig Lake »n
rphone t ompany <»11 i. • on the west |He* map -i- one of the really pro-
Rids were made for paving ol -rc**ivc towns when people will
brick on -tone base, brie k on < a:- want to local,* and far'd home*,
tone and \
•nerete bus.*. \ftei due consider 1
lion the council decided that rock
hose with in asphalt tiller and brick
surface wa» the cheaper and mo*’
de iiable ol tile pavement- and tbat
the Thurber Construction t ompanv
bid was the liest, I his is it>«- -mu
tv |x* of paving that the V astland
TEXAS COMPANY WELL
FLOWS SIXTY BARRELS
Die
l nior
I rv.it t .ornpioiv's
Land ten in < r?nr
were o.k. at that office.
and is now running rasing Ibis well business. Mr. Kdens accompanied
i* located on section 42, bloc k 4 >, 1 Mr. Gain to Stiles Friday, where lie
miles northwest of Kennit. went over the work with Mrs. ||. II
Texon Oil Company made l«‘l new Helavan, postmaster at that offic-
locations. Rig Lake also made many and q goes without saving things
new locations thi* week.
West Texas will in tin* next few
months, as indicated l>> major and
independent companies, hav e n • many
a* one hundred wells in wildcat In
ritory. Reagan and < loekett conn*
tics are a little low on account of
nanny new producers in l pton and
Crnn.....mnties and other places. !>n
will in a short time i- tain her pla
and indications cue that main new
wells will be drilled in in ten ton
heretofore looked upon as < oodeni
but with eliminations and \
shows that it would be fooli-li l
why not a band? Riu Lake should *a,,‘ " ,tot permit. One del.iv ’M* u,“l ^ '"i'T" * "'"i Land I i < rein county
SmeJeri'Jt: .«;:S *,«» - *ps
J. w.iry iuyior.poMnuiM.ru, oesi, , - - , ," . ahead more than once. I •" " ®Ip. , feet. I he ir.dv t nmsn from
“ • thorough business man and i* ‘ J" ™ 'f n W„Tl . ' •»'*' «ver* *« 'T™""-1 Uf’ t.aigh. - • < il, I ,de . hove that
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e aflrmooit. II,™- l„..inu in- Jlht mon,|,_ u. „..e ScconJ altrrl to llu. IV-tu II.J.I
up to the minute with l i-cle c;t'
BIG LAKE TERRITORY
GETS GOOD SOAKING
at the- Wildcat of I ice make it 1:3(1
in the
strumeiits bring them along, if
a -tiffi. lent number show an inlere*:
in the matter, then we can go
ward with arrangement* to *ccui-
othei instruments needed, and lav
out a course of study. N hool Im.vs,
between the age* ol twelve and eigh-
teen, are e-peci.dlv invited to come;
older men not barred by an\ means
so be here everyone of you who pos-
sess musical t dent, or thi.sk you do.
stated
Moore vc-tetdav morn in
111- Wildcat edit..i that no p
would be done where il would w
I he parched and dry rtli around Mult >n *t* *v. lamb i hop* and
Rig Lake wa* a .vain treated to a good ro n . t,: it t < ■' ‘ b .ve b<. . i-. ■ «-d ofl
rain Wednesday fight when the rain .tin a;.an «.f the Biitisli him i •
,i came down in torrent- until the medium of economy. Roast
streets were flooded. Ibis down* I oil. I b -I and saus.u c- are J.eiur
pour was preceded and accompanied [ offered a* ub*titut .
...ill nml wfll. will I , .i.iiici l»- ].rn very -nw fl-clri. «l ,lorn, and
S. a., I...K- ... in,,..... ........... . f . , vhssionvbv vii.i.riv;
Crockett counties 1 Wlli 1k' ol -rrat b.-uefn to I (|,. „v , ,,| cemn ..dim,
considerable amount of, lh'*. ^^kinen as well a* being of tnu j,om,. tl| Mr. and Mr*. II L. I'm k-
ie ha» beeir»Mm57hv~h«de^ terial good to the town since the'fU ,|„. Woman'* Missionary >..c ie‘v <’"r I''.'1' *T' j'!'!'1 a‘ T!
' . ■ m 1 I I I w I A r.iin t iki, il i i - li i . ii in
Quite
territorT paying good prices there- the wind*, which keep us from Mtffo- tt „.t......t... .rJ...........M,. ^ «»kI»L
r -.i’ '. n i .........i . i... eating, were getting to be an imwel-
r,. , the very best hotels in the county U »<• noted that this pro,>c.v ,*
Z; when opened. I he furnishing* are ,,w1m ,ll h\x D'"' l’ ”1" , “n
‘ brand new and are not only *u!.stan* VV' a';,! *?? ,!'
tiul and beautiful but would do l,v I'rank J. I n krell Mayo,
eretlit to the equipage of any hostel-
ry. Raul Doran, the proprietor, i-
hoping to make thi* the ino-l pop-
ular place in \\ i‘>l li \a* «r.d the in-
dication* are tl . t f v> t'l *u> ■ !
file slim lure I iiq <*t hriek. makes
it practically ttrcjiroof. the* rooms
will he fttoam heat ‘d and a *\*t in of
connection between the of I ice an I
eadi room, of the pm h-button sivb*
t will enable a roomer or guot to get
, whatever lie want a without the
trouble of having to run down |»> U1'1
,the office. Everything is being put ! ' ( .
j in apple-pie order for the opening .
and when it tic opened it will not ‘ j-1 ’j' *
ly be an ornament to the town, but ,l ' |
point.
i lie test, which is located about
two miir* southwest of the Ind<’pc:ul-
ei.t (111 arid Ga* ( ciinpa \‘* No. 1
I,iv lor di coverv well, cauir in ln*l
iliur-ilav at a tut.-I depth of 301 1
|c t, with around 1(K) fc I ,>f oil and
water -landing in tfn hole*, fluid
r> • ei nlu.iliv until lb • |c-. wa*
' o<* f ■ ‘vrtur
vvc.uld *ii.
h an
im; t ovriMi: t be
r roiu i
u*»y, mon
side-red w
hero
one party or |
IT (t
would ha
.c- to
|i:iy where the* h
f j|
of such iri
i|ir..yc
•tni*nt would go
1 r >v r l
oilier that
i when
m had to |>ay.
it lliu
( ram-! '
people w«
ml th-
■ .-llrfi Wc I flo
1
Hotel
1 pax d to Out
Hotel, the
n in
ili.it event, unle
ro l
ihut
I i i<l.
Th
cb-
Many whoi'd* 1,1 ^
ate now stopping overnight in Sa
for. with some blocking and checker eating, were getting to be an unwrl
bo ir ling «*ome visitor. It was much cooler
Don't give up hopes for Reagan. Thursday and.rverybodv was feeling
r .she Will fool you in way of pro Our people would enjoy the
for she w ill
duction of oil.
John Nunn, prominent ram human
of the north part of tin- county, was
a visitor in Rig Like this week, lie i*
Standard's red rooster but we will
make out with tin- rain and allow that
splendid paper to keep bis cock.
\\ . R. Luc as and family, who ramc
one
readers
Of the great family of Wildcat
and stales that while
lie sees
whom he had not seen in alwut 20
? -7 r tsJ
hkes to read ,t. He stated that he ^ ^ ^ w H U no
has just about time to get m a good rtr in |hu ^jon Mncr hr
humor between triis,Is of I he Wdd* ^ ^ ma ihotM, ,hjs ^OM
raR One of these days John and Die bfMki 7 Lrofl,ho, nnd trailing the
W iIdeal Will get thoroughly .< * ^ WiM. editor h«* Lnov*„
qua in ted and then they wil, v, the |hr fafnily for # numbrr of y<.,r, a„d. .............. *......... ......
best frtem s tn eagan ccunif, am plad to welcome them to our city eellaneous gifts. A prettily decorated
everyone who now* tun wit '»>« • recommends them as being fir*t-J wagon, containing the gifts, drawn hv
for the fact that he I, no slouch of a , <v wfibmm Bishop, in fairy *ttira, wa-
friend at that. r *
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.;
Puckett and Mis. Ilihdon as hosteases . . . . . i , ,i .
m ... , i i i i business and knows iu*t wfjat the
live dc votional was led by the pres- . .
, , ,, * - ,, iienplc want and never spare* am ex-
id«*nl, Mrs. W. ( Kolhorsl, w ith Mrs. 11 , , , , ‘ ,
„ , * I, . .i r . peii-i* or troulile to give them ju*t
r. r. Bishop following with fervent jj
praver. The president also held a ,
business sessions in which plans for
future work were <lis< us*ed.
Tin* lesson on condition* in (-hinaj
lirc'cllv benefilled to jnit up
tton <d the lund*. In fac t,
mg on *idc street* will be
property owners abutting
the paving. Ml of these will be given
I* ike iml i ** hearing on August Dull to sc-e ju*t
I how they feel about the matter and
Paul'was '^raised up” in the hotel I ^ ,hfv,,arr ",1'in^ “* *l0 ^
1 matter. Kach and every property
owner will lie given n just, fair and
impartial hearing and his claims giv-
en clue consideration.
The contracting company
agr*-ed to take payments from
properly owners m ten yearly in-
stalments. or in fact, in nine yeais.
YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
OP YOUR MONEY BACK
I.igr Cutbirth and J. (’. IVrn>‘k
sued the cast their lines in the waters of the
PALM I CAFF. < HANG! D H \ND>
......... ...... A- R- Holley, who with his family, _____________
among our missionaries was chmluet- recently came to Rig Iaiki- fioni Lie since the tir»l payment i» to Im- made
eel by Mrs. Ilihdon, superintendent,'eland, lex.i*. their home, hn* pur- )U, completion of the work and the
of the* study department, with Mrs. .chased the* I alace t ate and will con- M*cond payment wiilmi one year
L Jagers, Mrs. J. F. PaUison. Mrs. tmue to give the good eat* and sjo- ti,rrei»lter. It i* *tated that in most
Ray Hargis, Mr- V T. Johnson and tal servic e that hostelry has main- , the* property owners are given
Mrs. kolhor-t filling places the tniued under its former managements olljv Hhi<h to pay off
program in discussing tin* subject, af- Mr. Holbsy i* a pleasant and go-rii.cl th**ir paving lax. So it appear* that
ter which followed the soc ial hour gentleman and he and his family are ,j,c m-yor an<| , ,u c ounc il have duly
and during which Mi* lack A-'ttew. ( valuable a*«et» to our town. It i« considered the interesu of tire prop-
who is a faithful and lova! mcmbei »"*« h atne d what line of business Mr.
of the society, wa* honored bv ber Hanley, the retiring proprietor of the bv curing
friends with a dainty shower of cnis- I alace, will enter into. plan,
Tire ordinance containing the en
red I of
all
All who like good music are in-
vited to attend the services at the
ha- Mcthodi*! church Siiedav. Beside*
il,,, the usual good preaching bv the pas-
tor. which is always inspiring und
uplifting, preparation* tin- bmg made*
for a special ssong service which will
be n< r c.tnpanied bv both stringed and
wind instruments.
3 on Jiould attend church *er\i c*-
anvwav, but this gives all a double
erty owners in letting thi* contract
this nine year-payment
incentive to attend on this cKVOsinr.
Thi* is one place whrrc you enri go
Sunday and get your inori^y’s worth.
If you do not think so call at The
Wildcat office him! get your money
bac k if you think you ran.
Everett James has accepted a post-
will play the trumpet
orchestra.
in the Texon
NLULY-WLDS VISIT PARENTS gjn«.r» roll of asoessments against jtion with the Rig laikc Oil Com pony
Mr. and Mrs. Harry l ari* of Rig all property affec ted i» duly posted!at Texon, and among his other duties,
placed at the feet of the honoree. t Lake, Texas, were hrrr over thewerk-|«nd will l>e published in the News
The hostesses, assisted by Mr*. A end. visiting in the home of Mrs.'this week, it i* stated.
II, Corner and Mrs. J. IL La Rowe, Earl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W • D. The approximate cost to each lot
of Ice j Holcomb. Mr. and Mr*. Lari* were'Owner on Main street will l>e about
alleging lie was bitten by a spider brought home two eight pound cat Gre.-un and cake to the goodly number , wedded here a week ago Sunday. (I240- On the side streets the paxinptto bum off the hair by means of a
of the trolleys i fish as evidence of their success. fin attendance. i .'win Angelo Slumlord. | wiR
A Cincinnati a man ht_ — ..... ..............— ................ — —- (--- ------- -— ----- -
local street iar company for $5,000. Pecos the forepart of the week and served a refreshment cour
while riding on one
cost in
Tile Indian method of shaving wa*
, . j hum off the hair by mesm
ome instances much I greased stick, lighted in a fire.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT-EVERY CITIZEN INTERESTED IN BIG LAKE SHOULD ATTEND
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1926, newspaper, July 24, 1926; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633715/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.