The Cushing Citizen (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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ROXANA REFINERY REPORT Of CUSNIN6
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pairoWum product*. It bat long b*o*
to lk» front rank* a* a producer of
otL- TuUo World
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Tulao World of Toaaday give. prob
ably th» mot! accurate inform*iio
obtainable at this limt concerning
the plan* for the big r*fine>>
which it ia understood u to be bui.t
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the Roxana IMio'eum company.
The Roxana is aaid to be the iarg
rat oil company operating in thr
L'iuted Stair« excepting the Standard
It ia an Kngluh-Dut* h concern and a
branch of tho Dutch-Schell compan)
and tha Roxana ha* a big production
of oil in thia field
There are however, aome conflict
ii| rumor* concerning the uew tefin-
rry. It la said that the Roxana peo
pie have another deal pending and
xhouid thia be carried out, the new re-
finery would not be built. But, how-
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Good,
Fair. 16; Bad. 4.
Sanitary Condition-
35; Bad. 10
10 notices were given for cleaning
up.
Offirr ol Building Inspector
One building permit was issued am' J
r»0c collected as fee; the money wa
turned over to the City Clerk's of
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Sanitary Officer's Report.
There is no contagious disease in
a iV 7~T, 7 "T""" - the city at the present time. San
deal for Cushing and will ultimately itary conditions were looked afte,
ugh and I believe ron be
rippling the offtriwiry of
r mind a glmUi question
rr doing with tha money •
Arr wo getting value reenved for It? Are there any
leak* that can be presented* It is tha duty of the Coon,
ty Attorney to see that the funds of the county -re prop
rrly used and that the people get talu* rwoohad for tax**
paid W*.te «nd misoppi oprtaUon of pufabr fanda hov*
ruined mote gov.rnnienU than any otbrr one thing in th*
history of the world.
My knowledge of the affair* of the county and th*
method* of conducting county busine*. enables me to take
hold of thr work in the County Attorney's office effect-
ivejy from the first. If you see f,t lo elect me to that
office I Will do all in my power to keep your tax** reas-
onablr and *ee that you get value received for them.
<Whrn the county pay* . nu,,, for ..rvicee, material or
merchand.*e thr man should g»r the county the same qual-
ity. measure and "s.,uare deal" as if hr were de^mg w.th
an indnidua.) In short 1 pl.-dg* myself to do all within my
power ro protect your interests. Thanking you for pa,t
favors and hoping to merit your support in the coming
campaign, I am, *
Very respectfully.
W. R. JONES.
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*mmh ood 1* now 10 pnfiiM A see j «|
o<*4 te!l bo* bo*fi lorolad and lb* dnl '••W*. it 1. »sp*rl*d tbot --rrr of
?leg will t#fin «i one* Thu 1* au <ooipooios will oppow to* ro-
ih*Mo> 0* •• h*.r II dlrortly from, 'I'1**1 th* IHairt* and <Jwoher
woe of lb* firm* oho wdl pui down S cw"»booies
the »*ll TWs* partlse are I. || J
*"J * * Hawley who are wotofnOinrr r* 1 11 a ure»*
.ommoniy laow , R#1 oil ron |®"'0GE CLUB MEETS
P*•'«> Thu new «e|| |« lorated nn the U,r
I o bsoring
l« «ioo of ib* fart tbol th* m*tal-
U,»^ •* Um pomp* me, .llfc
b 1 or king, or to
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rc.mlt in a greatly enlarged produc
tion and the installation of plants to
handle all of the by-products.
EASTER SHOWING IN
THE ECONOMY WINDOW
The Economy cash store has their
windows attractively decorated for
Easter showing a late line of mil-
linery and a wide variety of brilliant
silks and summer fabrics. A num-
ber of tiny imitation chicks, that are . 'm
almost impossible to distinguish from Honorable Mayor and Co"nciln»en •-
th. live on. are cluttered about the , hercwith gul| , f '
floor of the window a bed of un- eratio„ a,. t of ^ cu.hing F re
tatron gra». A striking dftct in n.partm.nt for th. month of March
back grounds is produced with the igifi
use of black and white checkered dec- ' I)uring the month we had ^ ^
in connection with the Fire Mar
Marshal's office. On account of the
bad and cold weather in February Jhc
sanitary work has not been pushed^.™*™0"
very strong, but promises have been ' y
made by those who didn't comply
with, that as soon as the weather al-
lows it, to have it cleaned up.
Respctfully, submitted,
ALVIN GELBHAAR,
Chief of Fire Department
REPORT FOR MARCH
line permits were issued.
The money was turned over to the
Sanitary Officer's Report.
orations.
in the City limits and 1 fire outsid
at the Cushing Refining Co.
One started by boys playing with
matches and the other by burning
trash and setting oil on fire in a ditch
At the Cushing Refining Co. 10 of the
Volunteers went out in the Chief's
taking
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
W. E. Darden has severed his con- ""uuiccrs went out in tti
V nection with the Red Cross pharmacy and Assistant Chief's cars, taking
and in the future J. E. Kennedy will along the chemical and Pyrene Fire
have charge of the prescription de- extinguishers, and leaving the team
partinent and the management by Mr. an^ wagon besides 5 men behind for
Edge and son. Mr. Kennedy is a li- fche protection of the city, "and thr
censed pharmacist in Oklahoma and volunteer department appreciates the
Illinois and has had nineteen years donation of $25.00 which they receiv-
*u~ J u" For for theii services at the refinery.
I here is no contagious disease in
the city at the present time and the
sanitary work, besides being looked
after in connection with the Fire Mar-
shal's Office has been pushed as
strong as possible, and the Trash and
rubbish wagons have been kept more
than busy.
Respectfully submitted,
ALVIN GELBHAAR,
Chief of Fire Department.
STATE YEOMEN MEET
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Quite a number of Cushing people
are in attendance at the state con-
vention of Yeomen being held in Ok-
lahoma City this week. Mrs. Eckel-
berger and Mr. Knisley are among
those who went Tuesday. The Yeo-
men have been do?ng good work in
"ushing recently and several new
nembers have joined the order.
experience in the drug business.
several years he has been employed
in Guthrie and Newkirk and is a grad
10 practice runs were made. 1,250
feet of hose laid and 51 gallons of
Litnrie ana newKirK ana is a graa- uvjqxz miu a
uate of the Northwestern University chemicals were used
of Chicago
Fire Marshal and Building Inspector's
Report.
BOY SCOUTS HONORED
MR. B0WDLEAR RETURNS
FROM KANSAS CITY TRIP
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W. H. Bowdlear returned Tuesday as follows.
from Kansas City where he went Fire Hazard ConditionGood
nearly a week ago on a purchasing Fair, 15; Bad 2.
trip for the Bellis Furniture cora- Sanitary Condition
pany of which he is the manager. 7; Bad, 6.
He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Two written notices were given to
H. C. Vineyard who went to pur- remove Fire Hazards and six written
chase an entire outfit of furniture notices were served for poor sani-
for their home on South Highland and tary conditions, of which 5 were com-
he says that they will have one of plied with and 1 refused and the re-
the nicest furnished homes in the fuser was brought before the court
A total of 41 buildings were in-'
spected of which the conditions were
24;
-Good, 28; Fair
Wednesday night at the home of
Mr. Campbell, 504 E. Moses the W.
C. T. U. entertained the local troop
of Boy Scouts. About twenty five
of the scouts were present and all re
port having.a fine time. The hours
passed swiftly as the most popular
game was Rook. There was also a
contest to see which boy could name
the most prohibition states. James
Clare won first prize in this contest,
and received a nice collection of the
best literary work. The first of the
week the scouts received a visit from
Mr. Dunlap of the Curtis Publishing
Co. This was also
affair as M
city. Mr. and Mrs. Vineyard return
ed Monday.
Mr. Bowdlear says that furniture
like all other commodities had ad-
vance considerably in price and will
probably continue to further advance
and found guilty and
fined and locked up.
consequently
One case was handled on police
court this morning that of a drunk
who was given the usual fine and
..v.o .-UUW,„.K costs. Another man was being held
very enjoyable I by the police charged with theft He
I)Un'fP * a ver* P°P ^ sold a pair of new harness lines
?k": - «W« «<•»-'«. lo-
WORK ON WAX PLANT
NEARING COMPLETION
Hie work of constructing the big
addition to the Consumers refinery
that is to be used as a wax plant i*
rapidly n*aring completion and the
•nachintry and equipment will soor
be installed and the plant ready to
kegin operations. The wax will be h
>y-product of the refining process and
thia will be the first refinery here to
handle the by-products. When thu
plant is completed it will be one of the
biggest in the country and the refin
eiy and the bi-products plant will
employ a total of 250 to 300 men.
TULSA BOOSTERS ARE
COMING TO CUSHING SOON
The Tulsa boosters, numbering
upwards of two hundred, will visit
Cushing on Tuesday, April 25, 1916
rain or shine. They wil come in .
special traiu and will bring with then
-he Tulsa band, which will furnish
music during their stay in the city.
The boosters are made up of th
manufacturers and business men o
Tulsa and they come to us to bid _
the time of day, shake our hands
•*nd wish us well.
According to the schedule the trair
will arrive at 12:46 p. m., and remair
74 minutes. Numerous souvenirs wil
be distributed free by the mem ben
of the party to those who are present
to join in giving a welcome to our
enterprising neighbors.
farm of lh* U
■ more *\a< t,
•or, 14 1*6
Whllo the development in thu field
may not *e*m to prngrrsa m» rapid
!y a* tome might wt«h, it should
etneml>eted. that we have brrome mi
irruitomed to he*r of th* putting
lown and bringing in of oil and ga«
wall* in thm neighborhood that
•oild requiro * very large numbei
of rig* to he at work to attrart much
■ Mention. Four yenr» ago the bring
• ng in of one well created more ex
itement than the bringing in of for
y would create today. There is no
mibt hut that a great field will fin
• lly be opened in thi* immediate vl
•ioity.
Meanwhile operations are being
arried on to the northwest of the
ity, that is, in the vicinity of the
Iroylex wel and it is probable that
hi" «lso will become a very profit-
ible territory.
Real news concerning operations
outhwest of the city is very diffi
ult to obtain.
WITH MRS. ALLISON
The Auction Bridge club met Tues-
day with Mrs. Allison Hub mem-
bers present were the Mmes. Tony
Higgins. Small. Ric*. Rig-.by, Rob
-rta. Curtly. Stewart, Freiday, Kin-
ney and the hostess Guests of tho
afternoon were Mrs. Bert Wheeler,
Mrs C. C. Human and Mrs. Charles
Finrher.
Mr*. Rigsby won honrs of the club
rixe and was awarded a beautiful
handpainted piece of Chinaware. Mrs.
C. C. Suman was given the guest
prue, a box of stationery.
The table wan decorated for Eaater
h-ing adoiied with dainty little Ras-
ter chicks, ducks and rabbits; the"
house was also decorated for Easter
lillies and other appropriate flowers.
A two course luncheon was served.
IN POLICE COURT
homa and is interested in the Scout
Work in the United States. Mr
Dunlap is expected back in July to
take a hike with the boys. The Cush
cal party for a dollar. The man
rlaimed however that he had found the
lines and having no use for them had
c°*d {bera for what was offered not
EASTERN TANK BUILDER
IN CUSHING WEDNESDAY
Peter Holman representing the
Varren City Tank Hhd Boiler com
>any is in thp city looking after »ev-
ral business matters for his com
any. It was his company that erec-
ed a great many of the tanks near
Cushing at the beginning of the oil
00m. He said when he was here
.efore the wagons would sink to the
r)ub in mud in front of tha Thomp-
oti hotel and that it was a common
ight to see big heavily loaded wag-
>ns stuck. The Warren City com-
any is going to build a large re-
inery at Barton.
WELL FILLED WITH OIL
The first test by the Hill Oil A
Gas company on the Oakland Mor-
ton form in section 26-17-8, in the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of the section, has been drill-
ed 5 feet in the sand and the oil is
standing up in the hole 1,000 feet.
The same company's No. .'! well, on
the Bettie Wesley farm, in section
;l4-17-7, is only good for 200 barrels
of oil from the Bartlesville sand.
In endeavoring to pull casing from
the second test on the William Lew-
is farm in section 27-17-7 the Hill
Company has pulled its rig in twice.
The hole is 1,700 feet deep.
CHILDREN HAVE BIG TIME
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Tuesday evening a number of lit
e friends of Marie Walker were
•athered together at the Walker home
>n North Depot Avenue and a party
'•a;< given in honor of Miss Marie's
wehth birthday. The evening was
pent in all kinds of games and frol-
-S that children lova and at 9:30
efreshments were afcrved.
MODERN WOODMEN HOLD
ANOTHER BIG MEETING
W. A. Prater, of Tulsa, was a bus-
ness visitor in Cushing Wednesday.
At the meeting Wednesday night
of the Modern Woodman in their hall
over the Cushing State Bank, twen-
ty two applications for membership
were passed on while a class of fif-
teen new members was initiated.
The order has outgrown its present
quarters and hereafter meetings will
be held every Tuesday night in the
Moose hall. About fifty new mem-
bers have been taken in the order
since State Deputy M. A. Cobb has
been here and the Woodmen now have
one of the largest memberships of
any order in the city.
Mies Estella Ely, of Drumright,
'Vas in Cushing Wednesday, shopping.
John Bellis left Wednesday night
for a short business trip to Oklahoma
City.
h. A. Way land of Shawnee was
aliirg on his maity friends here on
Wednesday.
E. O. Williams, Tulsa oil man, was
Cushing Wednesday looking after
-ome of his oil interests here.
Of«„ Building j I k!^» " "'<<■»
I *11 *L. «:
1 all the time.
- , Twenty eight (28) building permits
unless a termination of the big war were issued and the charges for th* f u
—'»*• —■«-» eli
growing vestigation among the local harness
j lealers could not find any of them
KNIGHTS AND LADIES
j OF SECURITY MEET
I The Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity held a regular meeting in the
Eagles hall Wednesday evening at
which several new members were tak-
en into this growing fraternal order.
Following the regular lodge work a
banquet was given after which there
was dancing and a general good time
for all. The members are working
hard to increase the membership and
the new ones joining the order aie
he result of their activities.
CARD OF THANKS
J. P. Bartlett. with the Gypsy Oil
-ompany was through Cush.ng Wed- We wish to thank our friends, th.
eaday on hi.s way to Drumright. J members of the Yeomen and Dr. Mar-
W.
D v . [ *'n ,rho so kindly assisted us durinr
suii««t«r... ' ITT <SS, TELT' m°*"uT
W»5
and Mrs. J. R. BaU
Mr. and Mrs. Cfcaoej.
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