The Chelsea Commercial. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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•TOtTgOMMERGIAL jihiuga is the itcmal wav in
Tittij 1 which her citizens pound
j. w gui n. Bd.w ad Pitiuw- j awav. Thcv always take
chelsea,
. . . ind- tew, i their naps on foot, and when
you wake one of them from
his slumber, you have to take
after him.
#I.OO a Ysar 1m Advance.
ON THE WAY.
Thk above is one of the
happiest expressions in the
English language, and brings
more hope to the soul and
mixes more real joy with life
than most any thing that
can be conceived of. It is
the first ingredient in the
inspiration of hope ; the great
tonic that makes the blood
leap and the body exert
The Commekcial congratu-
lates the Bartlesville Enter-
prise upon its enterprise in
starting a daily. It has been
a wonder on the part of this
paper why it was not done
long ago.
enjoy them. Come
vou are welcome.
Chelsea is a town that
has good things without end
on the way, and we want
leap ami tnc reali-l people to come and help us
itself; the beginning of reah I^ ^
zation, and the first glimpse
of attainment. By it. we
know that "there's some-
thing doing"; without it,
the universe would stand
still, and time would never
change; no human soul
could come to earth, and
none depart for heaven, no
happy smile would adorn the
countenance and no frown
leave, had we not this
faculty of being "on the
way.', There are millions
of things" on the way" to
town. Don't kick about it
but pull hard and all
together.
A
Muskogee may feel proud
of the fact that the Pelmar
crowd are going there with
their race track gambling,
but the good people of Indi-
an Territory don't feel that it
is much honor to a common
wealth that is knocking at
the doors of congress for ad-
mission into the Union.
star in the flag with
smutlge of Delmar on it
would not shine with the
lustre that it should other-
wise have.
The Mellons have at last
decided not to put their mon-
ey into the Gulf pip*' ^ne
venture, and some say that
the Standard has bluffed
them out, others say that
there was not production
enough to justify the invest-
ment. Be that as it may, it
seems that the Standard will
have things all its own way
for quite a while yet.
Fouk new camps are report-
ed on the O. &C. c. this
week, and now work will be
pushed on the construction.
There are some few pessimists
that don't think the line will
be built, but in the judge-
11 jnt of the Commercial they
are wrong. There will be
the whistle sound all the way
from Pryor ('reek to Bartles-
ville, inside of another year.
Governor Folk has made
history that will endure for-
ever and his influence for
good will remain long after
his ashes have .been for-
gotten.
Behold the weeds, and
what is greater than they?
They envelop the town, and
make it a jungle full of ma-
laria and trouble.
Chelsea will soon see a
magnificent school building
rearing its head and point-
ing to a higher life. It is
on the way.
The town will have to cut
its weeds if it wants to im-
prove the health of the
people.
Watch us spread out in a
few more months.
Natural gas is on the way
to town.
The day has come when
the American voter will l>e
more independent than ever
in history. The day of
partisanship has passed, and
all because the masses are
growing too intelligent to
tolerate the rule of the boss.
There is no room for a boss
in this free land.
Owe secret of the lueeess
with which Chelsea does
Oil Men not Surprised.
The announcement of the
collapse of the plans for a pipe
line from this field to the Gulf of
Mexico, while not surprising,
caused a great deal of disappoint-
ment among oil men who had
bankeU upon the success of the
project. It has been quietly pre-
dicted here for several days that
the deal would fall through. Sev-
eral causes are assigned for the
failure, the most important of
which js that too much production
was claimed by the owners of
properties. A11 the tests were un-
der the most favorable conditions
and on what is known as "heart '
production. The failure is now
being pointed to as an illustration
of how difficult it is to enter the
field with real competition. To
take care of the product of an oil
field like this requires vast sums
of money and friends of the
Standard Oil Company, who claim
the independents here had the op
portunity of their lives, are sig
nificantly asking what the field
would have done had not the
Standard, with unlimited capital
and knowledge of the market, come
in and opened an outlet. It
said some of those who were en
gineering the deal have lost heav
ily by the collapse, but it is yet
possible some one will be found to
finance the company.-K. C. Jour
No. 1, St. Louis-Alluwe Oil Co.,
in 9-24-17 drilling.
The well on the Drake farm 2
miles west of town is reported as a
dry hole.
No. 5, A. T. McDonald, on the
Bozarth farm, was shot on the
9th and is an average well.
No. 13, on the Adams farm for
Stubbs & Low was shot Monday
by Paulger. It is a nice well.
No. 2, for A. T. McDonald, 011
the Waggoner farm was shot this
week and is a nice producer in
24^4-lti.
No. 3, A,T. McDonald, in 24-
24-16, on the Langley farm, was
shot Wednesday by Taulger.
Good well.
No. 6, Barnsdall & Seep, in 17-
24-17. was shot this week, and is
a nice well. The tirm feels good
over their holdings.
No. 3, Blackhawk Oil Co., ou
Dannenburg farm in 12-23-lfi,
is a good well, and is the second
producer in this lease.
No. f>, Verdigris Oil & Gas Co
of Vinita, on the Stokes farm, in
8-33-16, was brough in this week,
and the usual well for that
territory.
John Jefferies, shooter for the
Kansas Torpedo Co. has been 011
the sick list with a billious attack,
this week, but will be around at
his accustomed post soon.
There is a kind of "I-told-jou-
so" expression on the faces of
some of the producers here, be-
cause of the Mellon failure to
finance the gulf pipe line proposi
tion.
No. 1, Mason & Co, on Bard
farm, still drilling. Is about 800
feet, and two stratas of coal
passed through. One 5 foot vein
close to surface and one 8 foot
vein 666 down.
Production has been light in
the Chelsea-AUuwe field this
week, but there are numerous
drills running, and in the next
weekly report quite a lot will be
reportad as going on.
Hy Snider has leased a part of
his farm east of Chelsea, and a
drill will soon be at work over
there. A test hole was put down
near there, and proved dry,
Another trial may result as it did
on the Dannenburg farm. If so
Chelsea will be in the swim sure
enough.
Three new drills have been un-
loaded at Chelsea and carried out
to the field in the laat few deys,
and the Commercial is reliably
imformed that many more will
follow shortly. This is the test
field for quick returns upon your
investment known to the oil
world to-day.
He Who Dines Well is Happy
Purity is health and strength.
Johnson sells only Pure Groceries and
they give health and strength to the body and
prolong your life.
Johnson buys your produce and pays the
market price' for same.
If you want the latest Books embodying the
productions of the best writers of the age,
JOHNSON can supply your demand.
j. H. JOHNSON
S. A. McSPADDEN & SON.
We have just received one of the most and com-
plete and beautiful stocks of Queensware that has
ever been displayed on any set of shelves in Chel-
sea, or any other place.
Queensware,
Glassware,
Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets,
Odd Pieces,
Single Sets,
Pitchers,
Bowls,
Cream Pitchers,
Water Pitchers,
Cups and Saucers,
Plates,
Fruit Dishes,
Pickle Dishes,
Vegetable Dishes,
Butter Dishes,
Gravy Boats,
All Kinds of Dishes.
We also have a stock of Groceries that when
you see them, they look so good that you want to
eat them. We have prices that are the most
reasonable that the town has seen for many
moons, and when you come to see us we can
surely do business.
S. A. McSPADDEN & SON.
James 8. Davenport, twice
mayor 6t Vinita, and Democratic
politician of renown, was a visitor
in Chelsea Tuesday. Just now hs
is enthusiastic for the two state
convention. He is the represents-
tivs of Chief Sogers in this part
of ths moral vineyard of the Lord.
He did not tarry long here.
THE CHELSEA PHARMACY
Carries a complete stock of Drugs, Chemicals
and Patent Medicines^ Nothing sold that is
not* first-class. All the latest Summer Bever- 1
ages and Jackson Lithia Water. See our Big
New Soda Eountain. Prescriptions .Careful-
ly Compounded. : ::
B. F. CULLEY, Prop.
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Bishop, the Jeweler
A New Grift
South McAlester News: A
form of graft is being worked on
the Mississippi Indians. Yester- ]
day an Indian arrived in the city
from Mississippi with a bundle of j
papers and said he wanted to see
Colonel Needles uf the Dawes com-
mission. He said that a certain
individual representing himself as
an official of the Dawes commision
had visited a large number of the
Indians in Mississippi ,and told
them that for $5.00 he would pre-
pare their papers and have them
placed on the rolls, so that they
oould take an allotment in the
Indian Territory. The grafter
told the Indian who arrived here
iterday to go to South McAlester
nrf meet Colonel Needles and
show him the papers and there]
would be no trouble in getting on
the rolls. The poor old Indian |
had giran the grafter his last dol-
lar, bat managed to get enough I
change to buy a ticket for Muako-I
gee, where he said he would lay
the matter before the Indian agent.
Depends Upon
I have a first-class and up-to-date
stock of Optical Goods and com-
plete apparatus for fitting the
same. Call on me, in Postoffice
Building.
BISHOP THE JEWELER >
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Quinn, J. W. The Chelsea Commercial. (Chelsea, Indian Terr.), Vol. 11, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1905, newspaper, August 11, 1905; Chelsea, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc175183/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.