The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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The Carter Express.
VOL. 10. No. 40.
CARTER, BBCKHAM COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DEC. 26. 1919.
GEO. W. CAIN, EDITOR.
GOTO
Western Lumber Co.
For your next bill of Lumber.
They have it, in the best.
Why not stop drawing water with the old
bucket? We have WIND MILLS that will
save you that time and work, or if you had
a FAIR-BANKS MORSE ENGINE it will
save you lots of time shelling corn, grinding
feed and many other things you have to do.
We have them. Call and let us show you.
OIL WELL DRILLING
MACHINERY AR-
RIVED SUNDAY
Officials Of Oil Com-
pany Here to Push
Work of Drilling
nearly one mile east and a little
over a quarter south from the
main street crossing here in
town and is situate^ on the farm
of Mr. J. T. Copp.
As we have stated before many
of our citizens are firm in their
belief that this part of the coun-
will be spudded in and then the
already deep interest will natur-
ally grow greater as the big
drill drops deeper and deeper
down into the earth, for we all
will be anxious to know what
the final outcome will be.
Oil leases are already chang-
try is underlaid with a rich oil ing bands, as high as $10 pera-
fleld and this same view is 0f ere having been paid for some
course taken by the contracting | we are informed, and which was
oil company that is going to j not right close in to the well site
drill the well. Mr. Norton, sec- either.
retary-treasurer of the company,
states that while tho test will
The people of Carter were.......... ....... .... .....
made glad again Sunday when'certainly boost our town, still
the massive machinery that will j this is not the essential thing
be used in the drilling of the that thecompany and the citizens
first Carter oil well arrived in 0f this part of the county are
Western Lumber Co.
Carter, Okla.
He's a King Bee
The days when “Johnny got bis gun and bis
sword and his pistol’’ and went out to do things to
the hun, are all over now.
Johnny is back among us again, and he is
pretty much of a king bee, as he deserves to be.
Give him all the glory that is coming to him, you
stay-at-homes, who couldn’t or wouldn’t go. He
did things in true American style, while all we did
at home was to dig up the coin and rustle the
food and build the ships and a few other things.
We are proud of you, soldier boys. If we can
serve you in any way, just come in and tell us
what you need.
town. In a few minutes after
the machinery arrived a big
crowd had collected to “inspect"
same, and the unanimous senti-
ment of the people seemed to be
that the rig was up-to-date in
every particular and our citizens
are getting more and more en-
wanting-they want the real
oil-and as Mr. Norton states,
that ia what the drillers are go-
ing after. No one will deny but
that we have a good chance to
strike oil, so everybody here, as
well as meny people who are in-
terest ed in other parts of the
tbused all the time over the i country, are watching this test
bright prospects of getting a i ___
real oil well near our town in w,th much Interest. Soon thenell
the early future.
DR. ASBURY
DENTIST
SAYRE, OKLA.
Mrs. M. E. Spicer has purchas-
ed the Bill Aldredge farm out
south of old Poarch, and C. E.
Smith and family will reside on
same this coming year.
Dr. Margaret I. MacKenzie
CHIROPRACTOR
Carter, : ! : 5 Okla.
First State Bank
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The drill is a rotary rig and is
of sufficient size and capacity to
go to a depth of several thou-
sand feet it is stated. The tim-
ber for the derrick has not yet
■arrived up to this writing—
Monday—but it is expected in
most any day. Of course the
drilling machinery can be un-
loaded off of the cars ai$ par- .
ried out to the test site, and car- j .j
penters can go ahead building j
the bouses for the drillers, with- .j.
out waiting for Hie derrick lum- j
>er to come in. As this is being
written several men with wag-
ons and teams are busily engag-
ed unloading and hauling the
drilling equipment out to the
location for the well, which is
TO THE PUBLIC
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As a New Year’s greetings and as a
token of my appreciation of your co-
operation in the success which I have *r
chieved, I will give free to any family that £
/•alie fnr them. hfttween now and New £
CARTER, OKLA.
calls for them, between now and New
Year’s day, one box of fifty aspirin tab-
lets and one box of fifty laxative pills,—
Hinckle.
M. SHADID.
SPECIAL PRICES
ON BLANKETS
20 per cent off on Boys Suits.
20 percent off onLadies’ and Children's coats
Holiday Gift Suggestions Our stock of Dry Goods is complete. Dress Goods, Men’.
--------„ .11 and Boy’s Hats and Caps, Ladies’ Ready Made Skirts and
Georgette Waists. Men’s, Boys, Ladies’ Misses and chidren
shoes. We can fit you in quality and style.
You are no doubt already trying to decide
what you will select for your Holiday presents. &£££
Let us suggest a few of the many suitable articles ^
that we sell that would make excellent gifts. Why ^
not make it a
Box of Cigars Bottle of Perfume tfjd
Box of Choclates Toilet Water
Box of Stationery Box of Powder
Fountain Pen Manicure Set
Toilet Set Story Book ^
Purse Jewelry
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And many other things which we can show «||
i if you come to our store.
you if you come to our store.
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ROSS BROTHERS.
TIES! TIES!
We are fixed for Xmas Ties. Buy that tie now while you
have a big lot to select from. Come first and get your choice.
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THE DIXIE STORE
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Cain, George W. The Carter Express. (Carter, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1919, newspaper, December 26, 1919; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc956262/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.