Hollis Post-Herald (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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X FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING
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Ue best equipped Undertaking establishment in Southwest Okla-
homa is at the service of the public.
COFFINS, CASKETS, ROBES, ETC.
CAMPBELL
The Price Has Been Boiled
Down Here.
..HOLLIS,..
the misfortune that Geological Survey
„f the strata are usualy deter- Favorable Places for Test Wens| map ot the urea covered, show-
to some extent ir a<J-1 In his preliminary statement ■ ing the fact* upon wtnch the
to some extent 11. «u . *- , ..v.,.™ nunna am based.
minable
Hoiiu Po«4i«aa-, ..
Uvcd. and offer such characters as to
===== j enable the geologist to pick out
Legislature Still Exposing j places that might seem fayora-
• I fole for the occurrence of oJ and
LUKE ROBERTS, Prop, and Fab
Subscription $ 1.00 A Year
■tcred t I be l'o*i Office at Hollis i/Uako
a. «% second iva mail matter.
THURSDAY FEB. 13 Wi
<■¥
jabove conclusions arc based.
The report will be for free dis-
serving anu yiuyenj tribution and when issued, nu
ing these factors the chance> of Munn re^or^^J aD^np.vor in 1 tices wifl be sent to tbe news
papers.
vance of drilling, and that by ob- . to tte Survey of the main
ing these factors xne cnancr> «.i - _
failure may be very greatly de-j appears to Red Riverain
L,ctll Hit uuaj ^ J © _ nn. , .
-reased with corresponding pre- or near the SW 1-
vention of money waste in pro-
I gas pools. Also the attempt was fitless wildcatting. The region
The further the i n vest iga- Lade to cover in a rapid recon- exanyd is u^°"bt®dl>
,tion before the legislature goes naisance survey as much of the tmed tobes the' - . wfn
_ I . thp more offensive becomes, territorv in southern Oklahoma erable exploraton t-stmg
An interesting communication the more ' ierilLU1-> 1,1 . ... _ a.v.„ A-in i
mun.caiicn; «« that arises from the
fromC. H. Wolf , on silage and j m^ss they are unCovering.
its value as a food for stock, i ^ hearing last Saturday
is crowded out this week but will; c s. Glenn of Sentinel tes-
appear in our next issue. I tiffed that when he w*?ted*°
W : make a bid for furnishing the
. .state with goods E. B. How-
The bill to abo.ish tb- oll«ce • ^ thg chairman 0f the Board
of £tite Highwayman, SwlKt.y Lf Affairs, sent him to John H.
Suggs, which passed ti-.c house' Whayne cf the Oklahoma
rtoMy came up f<n coiu-do'-j Brokerage Company and that
, ., o ... when he proposed to furnisn
at,on in the s';na-£ *"•" ''y (the state certain garments at
and was killed by tnai I j*\y . fi2 gac^ ^ was promised
Wr ari glad to r" that Sen- jthe contract provided h; would
adjacent to the" EhjctraP=trolia the drill . "wildcatting" j which
and Burkburnett oil fields of will probably bnnssomc
northern Texas as the available cesses and certainly mil imeet
time and funds would permit, .many failures. «i part of vmch
Experience in mony rreiponsjare avoidable. The purpose of
of thrcountrry shows that it is the Survey work «' •
often possible to select areas in iconomically and immediately
atorJ. L.
fr.r onolishi
Sblishing ts
xeiievi
i rcr
tiific
vorsd
i.r.d
advance of drilling that will con-
sistently furnish better chances
of finding pools of oil and gas
than if the test walls were locat-
ed without taking into consider-
ation the geologic factors which
dre largely responsible for these
accumulations. Nevertheless, it
tne conixacw - ---- <tn.uM.uiov.—.
bill them at $4.00 and senc| the ki^ only the fate or
a t( u Tt T V* n trn 1 _ 1 V*
clogist",
_ - ■ . . balance to Mr. Whayne% icwgisi
.f.r relieving the people of this, w;tness sayS he refused majnly
unn«de|sar>' burden. I to be a partv to such a trans-
" T — action and was informed by
the Credit of Oklahoma ! Mr. Whayne "that I have spent
Merc ha its
$800 on the Action and by
I . am going to .get rhine"
He failed to land the contract.
Mr,. Howard waff present
and called the witness a liar
and tor a time a scrapping
match seemed eminent.
Confess Swats the Liquor
Business
, editor of a large whole-
mm—^house was in Hollis last
' FVi^Uy and informed us that
IfWtern Oklahoma is being in-
jured by an unscruplous methods
of making commercial reports
thatifc being practiced in some
of the towns in this section
It is reported that several mer-
chants will enter into an agie<; j yhe \vebb bill to prohibit the
raent when by each of them will; interstate shipment of liquor
give in bihalf of the other a ^ -n^0 (jrv states was passed by |
favorable report to the coram n*-] t^c ^ouc._ Saturday by a vote
cial agencies regadless of the i ( f 24q to 65.
truthfullness of the report or | has been one Qf hard-
the commercial standing of the ( . ^ f0Ught congression battles
person upon whom the repor: is | r recent year.s. While the vote
made. | show-d an overwhelmning ma
It is said that in several ,r}" | joritv for the bill many votes
stances with very limited "?P'-j'were cast for it because the law
tal have been reported as woril | maker was afraid to vote other-
fram $25,000 to $50,000 and that; Thjs measure has been be- \
after buying goods to the exfent; • CQ r:ss for vears and there
of their credit have failed oe-: neyer has been a day during I
caiise of the goods. So many .n- tjme when it would not have
stances of this nature have o< -, d ld it ^ave been
.earr^d that the credit o^ me.- | ^ht ^ a vot£. But the
fc chants all over this part of OkKi- y traffic have
horrta has been injured. . been able to kill it in
. „ | coirfvnittee heretofore.
Risinf Above Envirorments The bill came up in the Sen-
ui.,. , ' j ate Monday and was passed by a
Vhere died at 01 anbury, Tex- j vivft voca vcte th .re not even
■aa.T t wetk a truly remarkab e | bei surt icient opposition to
man'".' #J. J. (Uncle Jessej Nutt. demand a roll ^n. it will now
although blind, was one of the j ^ fn the pr sjdent and will no
principal merchants of ^hat iJoubt receive bis
city. He and his brother, both ,
Wind,, went to Texas more than
GO.years ago and engaged in UnJ|eJ States and
the mercantile business. Theirs ,
was'the first business house in
Gratibury and in spite of his
blindness, Uncle Jesse had ac-
tive management of the busi-
nes for more than 50 year^ , u; ■. : d;_
No Tnl*«man in .ho house.knew Part,.I Report of W.r- .. *.f
mo'* 'ijbout the stf>ck than he' Pasture—Prospects or Oil
flIAae could - :11 more goods.
Bv.ei'|i man, woman and child in
the town knew him and every
ly in promoting either him-
?elf or some wildcat proposition
who "knows" beyond question
where the oil and gas pools. car.
be found, Real geologists* who
have given years-of work and
study to a scientific explanation
of th* causes of oil and gas ac-
cumulations. approach the pro
blem of the location of test wells
with much caution. No one
realizes better than they the
to promote the success, but
also to prevent as far as possible
the drilling of ';d*y" holes with
their losses and''disappOintmer.ts
The area covered by the re-
connaissance embraces 360
square miles in the south-
:rn corner of Tiltnan
Countv and the South-
VeSWW part of Cotton County,
Oklahoma. It includes '.he v.bole
parts of Tps. 3, 4. and > s-
Rs. \%, 13, 14, and 15 W and
portions of Tps 4 and 5 S., v., ;1I
W and the east part of Tps.
3, 4, and 5 S/R. 16 W ; The re-
port of the work which was car-
ried on by M. J. Mutih, geolo-
gist of the U. S. Geological
Survey, in charge, assisted for a
part of the time by J. B. New-
by, for the State,, will call at-
factors indetermiable in ad- \ tention to certair' P rt'ons of
vance of actual tests may cn- the area h.eh. r " ,
tir^lv alter the prospects for oil ture stand)>oint. app-«,r t i
Ind ga' On the oTher hand a , more or les favorable for
study of the oil fields of '.he occurrence of oil anu gas.
S., R. 12 W. The dip within
I 1-2 miles along the western
limb of this fold is probably be-
tween 50 and 75 feet ithe char-
acter of the rocks exposed ren-
dering an exact measurement im-
possible.) The trend of this
fold is uncertain but it may be
stated that 'almost any portion
of sec 32 T. 5 S. R. I^W. ap-
pears favoraple, structurally,
for oil and gas. The northwest
quarter of the section seems
most favorable. If an oil and
gas pool is present in this vicin-
ity it very probably extends to
adjacent portions of sec. 33,
28, 29, and 37.
In T. 4 S R. 12 W, some good
exposurers of Permian sand-
stone and clay-lime conglomer-
ate suggest strongly that a
1 structural "high" exists a short
distance north of the town of
Randlett. It is not posiibb at
this time defininely to ontlin*
this anticline or structural dome.
but it seems likely tha1: the]
crest is 4ftu«Ud so^v/herc. ^in
the SW 1-4 of sec. 31,.the fcE
• \ of sec. 20, the NG 1-4 ot sec
29, or the NW 1-4 of sec 26, I.
4 S.,R 12 W. Th3 "high
may be a dome of artttil extent,:
o«- it may be a part of a fairly
'definite anticline trending *ast-
the township m
world has shown . that of the 1
geologic factors involved In oil
and gas accumulation ceitain
very important ones, such as the
character and age of the rniex-
cosed rocks within reach tli^
drill and the structure or "lav"
,vard leaving
th; either sec 24 or 25. There may
nbi;, be a secondary structural do:n>
, . ^1 in sec 24 T. 4 S.. R 12 W. be-
•tudies are not yet o .mi>leted. | ^ the beds dip about 50 fe«t
so that even the more salient of, ^ top thg large butte
fhe preliminary concluswns are | nrrtheast uuarter of this
subject to revision as the mater- i ^ ^ small butte about
ial collected during the field, ^ ^ )K)rth of H in ssc
v-rk is
ed.
very thoroughly studi-
Oklahoma Make
Geological Survey
TO THE FARMERS.
NOW 1STHE TIME
AND
ROUNDS & PORTERS IS THE
PLACE
To buy fence post and fencing
material. We have a large stock
everything that should be
in an up-to-the-minute
of
and Gas.
one of them was hi.s triend.
• While • ther people suffering
under afflictions have been con-
tent to bewail their misfortunes
and were willing to lie supported
by relatives and friends or even
become a charge upon society or
the state, this brave man rose
During the autumn of 19121
a brief and somewhat cursory j
geological cxpJoJjition in Till-
man and Cotton counties of j
southern Oklahoma was made
:n siccoro >nce with ;< rooneration |
between the United States theo-
logical Survey and the Oklahoma
found
yard.
DON'T FORGET
We are to stay and we invite you
to give us an opportunity to quote
you on your bill.
Rounds & Porter Lbr. Co
F. W. SPRAGUE, Mgr.
13,
uiu; - - -- -
and also at about the same rate
towards the north-east. The
structure of the rocks south of
h- large butte for almost two
wiles c*)t.not .b ,determined,
the NW T:4.Sec ^ the beds
ro several feet lower. . The
trend of this anticlines proba-
bly south 50 degrees or 60 de-
I <rrees E. The position of this
! fohl was not sec 32 and 33, but
it is nrobably becoming lower
and flatter toward the south-
east. The shallow test well
drilled in the southeast corner
of s'.c 30 probably lies half a
mile s^nth of the axis of this
| fifId. This location seems on the
j whole a favorable one for test-
1 ing but a still better one would
. be about 1 1-4 miles northwest
j ~f -t ;>«: tv rocks there are pro-
i b^blv 30 fee* higher structurally.
I Tf a test well is sunk near Rand-
. l'tt it should be located near th
I renter of either ser 11 o* 27, T
«4 S., R. 12 W.
Tho pomtvpte r.>oor* on tins
' vr.cion Heine pi*e\> r d hy ih«*
United States Geological Survey
and will \i° i««r4od as soon as
possible. It a 111 contain a largo
NO N82S.
Report of the cooditicn of ifce
City National Bank
a: Hollis in tie State of Oklahoirm. at the
eiu^eof t/Jbiocss. Feb. tth. WIS.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts JIT . -
Overdrafts, secure*! acd utsecurcd 55:: ci
V. S. lionds to secure circui.-'tion ~ SO' ",l
H.Usof Excliange "Cotton ' - IU «J1- "J)
Premiums onO. S. Hoods— - ' 1
Bonds. Securities, etc 4 fr Ij*4
BanUina house. Furniture. Fixtures — !.", ti? ,
Other Keal ^tateOwoed 2 .".2 ~.i
Lhie froai National liaiks r,ot reserve
axents " 11
Due from State and Private Banks and Bjn~-'
ers. Trust Ooni|i*nits. and Savings Hank
Livestock — — —
Dje from approved Reserve AxeutS' II W3 -• *
Checks and oilier Cash Hems- ~J.~ ti."
Notes of other National Banks l *c"j
Fractional Paper Currency. Nickeit.
and Cents—Jk. PO 6i ■
Lawful Money Reserve In Bank, vlza?
Specie - 1IW 13
Letrai-tendernoies—4 xu <x> -— ii
Kedempt.on hind with l". S. Treasuier
0 per cent of circulation..—
Total IM2 «Bi
LIABILITIES
Caintal stoeU twM in — _... J5 •* > •*>
I rudi vWed Pnmis.Je*! *ipenses,
acd Taxes paid..—— - 3 411
| National Bask Notes outstundii.K—T X*. uv
Dae" to Otttet National Banka 01 UM
Inditldual Deposit* subiect cheek ti .« vv
Time Ceitiflcatas of Deposit ...
Caakiar seStfolM ouMtaattitic — 7l>.«
Bon4* borrowed...,. u iv; *♦
BllM'|S y*We. ino! iSinifCertiBeaie*
of DeiKHrft for inun«T borrowed HOKE
Total 1113 634 71
: S late' of Oklatibmu. County of Harmon, sk
.1. W. I. (Jiles. Cashier of the abot-e
pained bank, do .solemnly swear ibai the aixne
siatemetit is true lo the Oest of my knowledge
uad belief.
W. I. Cir.ES. Cashier.
Subscribed ami sworn t;> WTfore me tills "'h
dav of Feb. 181 i. s
- J.L. I.amkin. Notary Public
My Comni'ssion Expires .luce :!. 1JI3
Correct Attcs;: *V. L. Hollis, Sam C. H.ill.
S. M. Kin.:. Directors.
CONDENSED STATF.ME
1HMOI- KCfcS
, l.oans and Discounts
IU. S. Bonds and Premiums
Securities
| Ban-inx House. Furn. & Fix
Real Estate r.,r. .....
Hills of Ex JUanxel Cot ton .
Jashmid-SiKht 'Exchange
TAt.il f...: ,.,n.
LUUH,lTlfcs-
Capital Stock v-—
Circulation
Undivided Profits
.Bonds Borrowed.....
Deposits ,.
' Total
£
-ti")
«0 l"(l
.",(1) «'
411 tl>
I
net
- i«'
A heavy cold in the luftgs
that was ^pxected to cure itself
has been the starting point in
many cases of disease that endv
ed fatally. The sensible course
is to take frequent doses of
BALLAWS HOSEHOUND
SYRUP. It checks the progress
of the disorder and assists na-
;ture to restore no«Tnal condi-
I tions. Price 25c, 50c and 1*00
! per bottle. Sold by Hollis Drug
Co. Adv.
Mrs. Henry Hauk returi-cd
yesterday from a visit w ith \*e"
latives at Davidson.
Cj DR. B. B. BELL ^ Q
....DENTIST....
Northwest Rooms over Hollis State Bank
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