The Fort Stockton Pioneer (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fort Stockton Pioneer
volume IX
FORT STOCKTON, PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS. JUNE 9. 1916
NUMBER 10
nm Stockton'S interesting ORIENTand BOARD OF EDUCATION LET CONTRACT
on reosncis «omm house nous r#R 343353 qqi SCHOOL BUILDING
That every effort is going to be
made to develop Fort Stockton’s
oil held was made apparent this
week by the visit of Wm. A.
Wing, of Los Angeles. Calif.,
and T. F. Denman, of Houston.
Texas, and other parties.
It is known that Wm. A. Wing
and associates have extensive oil
leases around Fort Stockton,
some of which require drilling to
Mrs. N. H. Griffin, left Sun-
day for Shawnee. Okla.
Second Trick Operator H. T.
Hrazier, of Alpine, visited friends
in our city Sunday.
At a meeting of the Board of Crete building faced with brick
Education called Monday, to con- and interlocking tile, the con-
sider bids and let the contract tract was awarded to them, their
for the erection of Fort Stock- last bid being $43,350.00.
INTERESTING NOTES
OF THE GREAT RANGE
E. W. McKenzie shipped 500
yearlings to Fort Sumner. New
Mexico this week via Pecos.
H. F. Stetephenson bought,
“GO TO CHURCH”
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
Sunday. June 18, has been set
as “Go to Church” Sunday. An
effort will be made to have every
man, woman, boy and girl in
town attend at least one church
. ........ 0 „ . , .. „,the first of the week. 900 head service that day. There are
tor, s splendid H,Kh School County Superintendent Howell of 8h from the B Canyon enough ohurch bui|dinKS t0 boId
building, the contract was let to Johnson, informs the Pioneer ^attje (-0
Mrs. W. S. Douglas left Wed-| Ed H, Harrell & Co., of Hous- that work is to begin June 20th.
neaday for a visit with relative., ton Texas as jt wi„ rc,|Uire from now unti)
in wisvi e. Texas. The bids before the Buard for th#t date for the contractors to | for"^ Caubie."o7san" Angelo! to7ii'everyone.
consideration, for ----— * * ’ L— * - —
W.
every one in town. There are
enough different denominations
T. Jones sold, this week, and different styles of preachers
,___ ____....Bv.v, ___w Will you be
Freight Conductor W S Doug-1’* 7'7er*‘c’j-mK a get things in shape for building 955 yearling ewes to Hines and there?
. ^ * stone building were as follows: operations. He also says the « . n , mon . * , . * , ^
need of the new High School 1 '“ .S Cons,derat,on Mimst.n.l Association Or|.ni»d
Houston .....843,800.00 building is so pressing that ev- ( ... ... ^ie ^our si dent pastors of
Jones T. Taylor, Fort i erything possible will be done to . T • • t . T the city met at the Presbyterian
Worth........ 45,000.00 have the building completed at n.'Li?' *Th. church We.lnesday morning and
L. B. Westermann, Ft. ! the earliest possible date. 7, 'f M.heen\w!h orKanized ,he Minigterial Ass°-
Stockton . 48,000,00 If the contractors have no trou- /b/ d! h,ph ciation of Fort Stockton. Revs.
ciates intend to return to begin I "T**''Oates* Sullivan. Dublin 62,009.00 ble in securing supplies and bad - . „ '• N. Burnett, of the Baptist
operations, has not been given husband, w ho fires bet een I ort The Board of Education after weather does not interfere, it is T t' 0 Lon^f1 lou • church, C. H. Lang. Presbyter-
considering the above bids, de- expected that Fort Stockton’s
cided not to award the contract commodious building will be
begin by the 20th of this month, ______________n
but we are unable to state the *as* the hill run, left Tuesday gj jj Harrell & Co.,
intentions of Mr. Wing and as-
sociates as to active drilling op-
erations, but understand they
expect to return next week.
Whether Mr. Wing and asso-
for Memphis, Texas, to attend
court.
Mrs. R. B. Gray, returned to
her home in San Angelo last
Friday, after a short visit to her
out. but there is H rumor they iStockton «nd Mpine.
have a Standard rig on the K. .. n „ J*’ .
Mrs. Roll Goodrich
C. M. & O. cars near here, and
and
ian; M. O. Williams, Methodist;
R. I). Nicholson, who has been I; g_ vjetterville, Christian: and
” ----- ------ . returned Friday from Hamlin ",......... vwmpictcu m aw «u.mnK ua'yaI buvincr mules shinned a car of V*
it is said they have three other whm. they had six-nt several those bidding to submit bids for from the time of beginning the .V . . , u i Present and a permanent organ-
La iiti/v.i «m gi.rv _______.*a.l _______ ii___ i ___• i?_____i ____l m i* i • ■ these iiiniTiciIs to the t * H. 1 e<in «*#Qfinn lAfTiAAf/i/i pm? t \t Unw
amlin until la,pr in the llav »»<! asked completed in 150 working days !" 1 Rev' Pippon of Brownwood were
rigs in transit, to he used in de- weeks with relatives. Mrs a reinforced concrete building actual construction work,
veloping their lease holdings in < Goodrich was accompanied home faced with brick and interlock- Our efficient BoardofKduca-
West Texas, which extends over her s,ster- Mlss Gladys
ization effected. Rev. I. N. Bur-
Mule Go., ot Port Worth, Thurs- nett 0f ^e Baptist church was
Brooks.
quite an area.
T. K Denman, as most of our q jj Ater. Orient baggage ton’ submitted a bid for the con- the best building possible for
readers know, is promoting the clerk, enjoyed a visit, Thursday, struction of such a building, the available amount of money,
local association, known as the from his father, A. J. Ater, a I hey being the lowest bidder on and they are to be congratulated
Fort Stockton Oil &
ing tile, but only one of the firms, tion has been untiring in its ef- Kay’ rheV wer« flne larKe spec- chosen chairman of the associa-
Ed. H. Harrell & Co., of Hous- forts to secure for Fort Stockton l",e"sand spokp w'el‘ f‘>Iri the tion and Rev. Cecil H. Lang,
stock farming industry of Pecos Secretary. Regular meetings
county. . are ^ hej(j each Monday af-
ternoon at 5:00 o’clock. All
sra? ss«.r - *
by the Pioneer man. before leav- C CAter op
ing fur Houston, Mr. Denman erator for the Santa Fe at Lome-
stat€»d that he was feeling good ta.
over the success of his under-
cars of calves and nine cars of
stock cattle for their ranch west
of Fort Stckton. This firm also
taking and was certain that the panies who have pinned their appear as real or imaginary. And lege of N. M. ...... ............
-V"y ,"T. Wh7.h! P^S.“ k.^ H retimes their appearance upon tut,on of learning he had just
JUST CAME TO LIGHT RETURNS WITH HONORS
There are spooks, goblins and Homer Powers arrived home received. Wednesday, from Al-
hob-gohlins galore. They may Sunday from the A. & M. ( ol- piri€^ seven cars of calves and
^om which insti-! five cars of cows.
would put a big drill to work in Cie^ds aro.l.ind J1 ort Stockton.
j is tn0 that th(*s6 cornpflnics
to graduated with honors, being the
fatal, either
to the party or 1916 Valedictorian,
they appear.
The need for an accurate re-
ligious census was discussed and
it was decided that such should
be taken. Friday morning the
four pastors are to start out on
this work and expect to visit
each home in Fort Stockton and
The Midland Reporter has the j surrounding community within
following to sav of the Martin ithe next few days. They ask
proves
thoroughly understand the char- themselves or
Mr. Denman further stated acter of our field and are fully parties to whom they appear. After visiting in Fort Stock- Bros deal which was chronicled! ^ T” ,Z" T’"'
that if parties who were expect- awake to the possibilities of this Not 80 always ton a few davs Homer left Thurs-' • J i V u that the ladies do not wait to
ed in Fort Stockton this week *reat action and that they will /* n(yn t . f \°" a ^w days Homer left Ihurs- in the Ploneer la8t week. dres8 when they see them com.
ea in rori rMocKvon mis weex r. .., . . Several days ago a trio of our day for a short visit with a sister iast week Martin Bros of • l * . .
arrived and took the acre share. 3uVhur are found in large nuan >o«"g Americans hied them-jin Hope, N. M.. after which he1 Ector Cou“y slld to cur vingi ^ ^ Z ,he,p ')rpmpt1^ ,at
on which they have an option, it S ^ ' I selves away to the Pecos and in- J will return to his alma mater for i “„ i w W Brunson theTr ’ f "nd E*.
would practically close the sale While the promoters of our termediate points to do business summer work. townsman, w. w. Brunson, formation. Their desire ,s to
of the first 600 acre shares belong, mineral interest are very reticent with the finny tribe in the lim-
to the Development Association. - whtn "h^wnu^'pid wa‘ers of the *>e«*tiful j days in the A. & M., Mr.
streams in the lower end of the Powers was elected Assistant
We are informed that other ually begin drilling in the Fort
parties who have oil leases ad- Stockton field, the Pioneer be-
jacent to our city are arranging lieves that where there is so much ___________ _______^____________
to come on to the ground and go there must be fire that jn}f from t^e they had for ening of the fall term.
will burst into actual develop-1
county.
It was a jolly party, and, judg-
to work before the close of the
ment work in the near future.
30-section ranch lying in Midland obtain accurate information as
As a fitting close to his school and Ector counties, together t0 the church and Sunday School
with 1000 head of cows. The relations of every individual in
deal aggregates about $100,000, ^is community. They do
and involves one of the best
known, or part of one of the
best known ranches in the coun-
try, the old
Professor of Chemistry and will
enter upon his duties at the op-
not
This worthy young man has
conveyance, consisting of a four
summer. j Yt’is an^fUbTished” fact from I wheeled chariot, drawn by a pair grown to man’s estate in Fort' that used to be owned by the
It is said that some of the de- previous drillings, that we have of true Mexican long-eared Stockton and has a host of jate j j Martin The cows
......
mean to be inquisitive but are
simply seeking for much needed
information, as several of the
(rosstie ranch pastors are new in the work
here.
parts of standard rigs are
in the east, where the manufac-
ture of war munitions is consum-
, sulphur, that a number of oil
made strata have been found in
GOOD BARLEY YIELD
J. G. Rooney completed the
each well, that produce enough ^ey prepared and ate a sump-
oil to make this a paying proposi- tuous repast and rested them-
ing the major part of the output tion a* a shallow oil field. The gas selves and their beautiful, faith-
of manufacturing concerns. escaping out of all wells put down fuj steeds they made ready for
From the information that it is Xfthat "a womlerfu? gas'and "Agencies. One of the boys,
possible for the Pioneer to gather
there are five different oil
After reaching Tunis, where for him honor and fame in the than which there is said to be no threshing of his barley crop a
field of original research.
BUYS LOTS
com-
oil field will be discovered when Philip by name, sat in the rear
properly drilled.
FIRST STATE BANK
FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
$50,000.00
BUSINESS
of the chariot, while the other
two occupied the front seat—in
order to see “a-coming and a-go-
ing.”
Now, they had provided them-
selves with firearms a-plenty
for, well, anything, and after
decamping and traveling several
miles after supper, night drew
on a pace and they were envelop-
ed in darkness. Whoa! Presto,
Change! There is a cigarette
with continuos scintillations
drifting along the road by their
side, and, not knowing what or
who might be behind that cigar-
ette Will reached for the double
barrel 9hot gun just as Phil
reached for the deadly repeating
rifle, to do business with the
owner of that cigarette, leaving
ing Burwick—poor fellow—to do
the best he could with a jack
knife. All were in a state of
preparedness, when just then
that cigarette did its best at
scintillating. But, alas and
alack—ask W. S. Martin, Philip
Rooney and Berwick Westermann
about it. The poor lightning
bug had had his say.
PASTOR ARRIVES
Rev. C. H. Lang, of Austin,
the recently called pastor for the
church, arrived last
Rev. Lang Is at home
llins place, near the
Government spring.
better in the country, as a beef few days ago and is very proud
type. We congratulate o u r of the result, which was fifty
young townsman upon acquiring three bushels per acre.
J. J. McGinnis bought two lots such splendid property,
this week on N. Front street,
YOUNGSTERS GO FISHING
just south of the residen?e now
occupied by J. E. Adair.
BUY 16,000 BUSHELS OF OATS
E. W. Bennett and son con-
tracted, this week, for 16,000
bushels of oats from farmers
whose lands lie adjacent to Fort
Stockton.
EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY
We are informed that W. T.
Griffith, father of Mrs. J. H.
Benson, recently traded his home
in Alpine for the Chadboume
Hotel, which is located near the
Orient depot in San Angelo.
ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF
CONSTRUCTION
At a recent meeting of the
School Board, Waldo Williams
was elected Superintendent of
Construction on the new High
School building which is soon
to grace our city.
The first of the week Philip
DOWNS APPOINTED TRUSTEE
At a meeting of the creditors
of T. F. Holbrook, held at the
Rooney chaperoned a party con- court house Monday, before W.
sisting of Don Rooney, Franklin K. Jones, Referee in Bankruptcy
Stephenson and Earl Livingston, for the Del Rio district, J. H.
of Brownsville, to Widows creek Downs was appointed trustee
where the youngsters had a and entered upon his duties the
great time flirting with the finny first of the w*eek by invoicing the
tribe. stock.
BUYS GARAGE
F. F. Hartman, a practical and
experienced machinist, bought
the Brown Garage this week
and will continue the business at
its present stand.
Mr. Hartman has been asso-
ciated with Mr. Brown for a
number of months and has made
many friends by his gentleman-
ly manner and careful and thor-
ough work.
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