Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1921, Page 11

Ou GAEEK P HUCTION-OOUBLED Few Weeks’ fined Sees Encettynis Jncieecin’Run As Result of Swabbing’ Wells to Stimulate “Production; 40,000 Barrels in Week The Cat Creek Gracias are making wonderful strides in the matter of actual This field: has mane saey every week of. la: the operators there started to see if this would help the field ‘The results -were astounding and for the last Week’of February the Cat’ Creek fields “has shipped nearly 40,000 barrels of crude.out of Winnett. Some of this oil is-from-new wells that™have just come ‘fn? but in the main this increase in the fleld production is due to the efficieht Handling of the wells already drilled. In each and evety new oil field that is. discovered, the oll men generally, find some little peculiarity that makes me worl ia eta ‘Mifferent from any other. instante, when the Morgan ‘tounty fields back in Qhio were first found, the early operators did not consider they. had anything. worth much as the wells only showed’ for a half barrel per day, but when some experifnenter tried shooting the figld, the wells started off at better than 200 barrels per day. In the old Sisterville field or Virginia, the oil men*at first gave good territory because showed for great water holes, but” it was found that if these water wells were pumped for six months or so on water they would then suddenly start off on a heavy oil production that eventually became one of the greatest fields of the world, : Ferris Line Pumping Oil. ‘The new line from the Ferris field to the railroad at Fort Steele, built by the Illinois Pipe Line company, is pumping ofl and making excellent time with shipments from the Ferris dome. Whe line is sending about, fiye °: day from Fort Steele, and Feris ofl is a much lighter padetoan the Lost Soldier, the effect of mixing en th oils is to clear out:the Ine fr@m the junction, to Fort Steele“and ble shipments to be made from oth fields in the near future. he old lire from the Lost’ Soldier to|Fort Steele was a fourinch pipe; but the Illinois is now relaying @ new six-inch line from the: junction to: Wort Steele and when this is done the com; pany does not expect any more trou- ble’ from the clogging of-the pipé”line| "°smiar in,that part of the state. The General Petroleum was» the} fitst shipper of crude from the Ferris, figld andthis marks’ tho entryof's| n@w oil field in this state into the pro- dueing column,. The. Ferris field. is ndw being operated by two companies’ in the main, the Producer & Refiners the General Bags (e394 Elk Basin Gets Arenas The Elk Basin Consolidated Oii company has received a government ledsé upon’ the north half of section 8-39-78 in the southeastern part oe the Salt Creek fleld. Aso thru. s holdings in the Frantz corpo rea thé Elk Basin also controls the» south half of this same section and thereby hag a full section in a/solid block: This gives the’Elk\Basin a holfing in a good ‘part’ of th Creok area and adds mate the worth of that firm’s desi k., The territory is practi producer when wells are..d there: it has. been estimated Jand waterfall could 1 60,000 horsepower and: paid to a railroad of infu United States was $80,000... which’ was the amount received by/ithe president of tlie Reading road. 5 sisi Toe Tas Have you anything ‘to sell: Try o Tribune For Sale Ad. ty COMMON WITCHAZEL ~~ FINE FOR SORE EYES It is surprising how quickly eye’ in- flamation is helped ‘by comnion witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis, ete. as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash- Ore elderly lady, who had’ been. troubled with chronic eye inflammation ~ for| many years, was greatly helped in: two days. We guarantee a small hot- tlé of Lavoptik to heip ANY CASE_of Weak, strained or inflamed eyes, Aluminum eye cup FREE. ‘Casper Pharmacy.—Adv. Edwin Barrett Late Deputy for - This District ‘of the .-Internal Revenue Dept. Income Tax Divi- sion “Has Become Associated / Until March 15 ~ With . Reimerth’& Van Denberg” ~~ Public’ Accountants® INCOME TAX SERVICE .' 4th Floor, O-S Bldg. oil production in the past. few weeks. an average of 1,600 barrels for almost inter, and about. the first of February use the swab on the wells to production Production any, BIG GUSHER IN 5, C.UNGORKED Midwest Completion on Section 36 One of the Largest Wells in Field The Midwest Refining company brought in one of the largest gushers in the history of Salt Creek yesterday afternoon, the big well is located on Section 36-40-79 and it was intended sto drill it only, to the top of the sand and ther “shut down, but the cap was ‘thinner than was expected and the well broke through. ‘The hole started to fill Ummediately and the drillers shut down at once, as| the wel was not wanted in at, this time, hdWever, before the hole could be capped,, the gas pressure started to spray -oiland in a few moments the well was roaring out a, great column of foaming crude that struck the walk- ing beam and then forked there to spray itself over the surrounding land- scape. ‘The hyrry call for help to shut in the big gusher brought crews from nearby wells and. the field superintend: ent from Salt Creek on’ the rufi, and after a wet and greasy trial the well was turned into the tanks througit. iis gun barrel. It was then found that the:gun,! rel would not hold the flow, and) the ‘oil sprayed,out of this smallttin® faster|’ than the pipes could carry‘it into the larger ones. ‘The gun barrel)is a small -tanic’ used: to separate the gas and oil/as it comes from the well and connections from Apeigus gun nee carries the ojl into the LL STUDIES INTERIOR WORK ‘Announcement of Policies to Be Made in Few Days by New Secretary .WASHINGTON, March 11.—Secre- tary of the Interior Fall, although his gftice- has been besieged by patronage ers.since March 4, has found time “go ‘over some of the matters that st be given his consideration soon ud announced today he will be ready in a few days tO outline some of the policies the department hopes to carry out:~* The mineral leasing act passed, last ear has increased the work of the Gepartment, especially that of the meral land office id the reciam: lon service and incidentally has re- LOCAL OFL STOCKS Amalgamated Royalty ....$ 09 $ 00% 01 Black Tail. . Cavitol. Pete: .. Chappelle . Capitol Pete s—-----_-- Columbine . . Consolidated BE. T, Williams Elkhorn .. 4 Frantz... Gates... Great Western Petroleum. Hutton Lake Jupiter... ‘Kinney Lanice Creek Royalty. Lusk Royalty -2-_-. Lusk’ Petroleum Mike Henry. . Mountain & Gulf . New York Oil . Northwest . Outwest .. Picardy . Riverton Refs. Royalty & Prodicers ”. Sunset Torchlight EIk Basin Greybull ~.. i Today’s Markets by Wire. Furnished by Taylor, & (alll Ground Floor Oil,Exchange Bidg., Phones zeae oe a Daily | Cribune PAGE ELEVEN STILL DECLINE ‘Wing River Refining -.-- a = Bulls Unable to Check -Slump ~~ 702 04| Started by Reports of Big aes Reserves on Farms CIA: «+ +$185.00 $137.00 CHICAGO, March 11.—Prices de- Midwest Com. . 1.00 1.69,| lined in the wheat market today as a Midwest Pret. 3.00] Tesult of general ‘commission nouse Merritt. . 12.00 selling based largely on disturbed in- Gleni k Oil. 2.09 | Gustrial conditions. Bears put some 20.00] Stress also on official figures show- 87| ins that the total stocks of wheat 471 in the United States March 1 were 10,- 6.00] 900,000 bushels in excess of private 8.62 estimates. ‘ Okmulgee . 37 Bulls failed to make much head- Allen. . 1.25\] Way with assertions that the most Cities Service Com... 234.00 236.00] Critical. period of ‘the. growing wheat S. O. Indiana .. . 68.50 69.00] Crop wasttcoming om.» Initlal prices NEW YORK STOCKS. which ranged from 3c to. 1%c lower Mexican Petroleum ~.§155.00 $144.25| With “March $1.65: (6° $1/65%5 “ant "May. Sinclair Oil . 21.25 21.00 | $1.56 to "$1.56% were {ollowed| by a Texas Oil - 89.87 38.87] Moderate’ further #etbagiet and then Pan America %2.00 67.87 something: wpfeay rally, ay U.S. Steel .:ihsis-218.00 78. Forthar-breakelehautasbue libéral Union Pacific RY ‘19487 114.24 export yuying sfinally checked the Fr ORBYGN "EXCHANGE dowrtwind aeingsotthe markersrcices Sterling . . .$3.90% | Closed nervous, 3%elto 4140! net low: Francs. . . t.. 0718] er with March $1.62% to $1.6) na Marks . . + 0168 | May $1.55%5 to 31.68%. Lire Et {oss} © Corn descended with..wheat. After Call Money °f per cent |Ppenins, % to tke off including May LIBERTY BONDS Tom Bell Royalty Si 4th 44s . Western Exploration } Victory 4%s WYOMING CRUDE OIL MARKED: the Salt Creek --------. Big Muddy -.-.-.--- Pilot Butte Hamilton Dome Lance, Creek -. ‘WASHINGTON, March 11—For- mer Reprejentative John J. Esch of | Wisconsin and Mark W. Potter of New’ York {were nominated today by Presi- dent Harding to be members of the interstate commerce commission. iam, H, Joyce of Los Angeles, Gal. was renominated for membership on the federal farm losh board. Medical Director Edward R.’ Stitt was hominated to be surgeon-general of the navy. At the same time the president named Capt. Charles B. McVay, Jr., to be chief of the bureau of ordnance with the rank of rear admiral, Thomas O. Marvin of Massachu- setts was nominated to be a member of the. tariff commission and William S. Culbertson of Kansas was’ renom- sulted in bolstéring up the yearly in- come, bf the department which was running low as the result of the re- duced number of the sales of public lands. It is estimated that the department will receive some $5,00,00 from back royalties on mineral leases. Besides the back royalties there will be an increasing sum each year received from oil, gas, coal and “phosphate leases. A dig percentage ‘this money will go to the _ reclamation service to be used in further . pro- jects. The government owns 40,000,000 acres of coal lands which are being filed upon “under the leasing act and the problem of railroad construction to serve new mines probably’. soon will require consideration by Secre- tary Fall. 5 | Mule. Crecic NOMINATIONS POURIRG INTO SENATE FROM PRES. HARDING sion. state. Clarence C. for “district No. 24. Axton to be chief of chaplains of army with the rank of colonel; survey. “Threbd" brigadjer generals in the ter. Jones. WASHINGTON, March nomination of D. R. Marion, Ohio, the ‘senatey ase ER BE W. W. SPROUL Contractor.and’ Bullder for Sale home, see mé first. 141, We 10th. Sty inated as a member of that commis-] Fred. “Morris Dearing of Missouri was nominated today by President Harding to be assistant secretary of Chase’ of. New Mexico was nominated collector of customs Other’ nomina- tions included Chaplain John ‘Thomas Col. Gustave Lukosh, to be a member of the Mississippi river commission, and Ernest Lester Jones of Virginia, to be director of the coast arid geodetic rine corps were renominated to their present rank. They are Smedley D. Butler, Logan Feland and Harry Lee. ‘The senate later confirmed the nom- inations of Mr. Dearing, Mr. Culbert- son, Captain McVay and Ernest Les- It also confirmed the re- nomination of Elmer D. Ball, to be ‘assistant secretary of agriculture. 11,—The Crissinger of to be comptroller of the currency, was confirmed today. by Two and Three. Rogin’ Modern Houses If you want to-buy “or°bulld a Phono. 376-W. 2-7-t£ eee SUBSCRIBE FOR THE "TRIBUNE: at 69% to 70c, the market continued to sag. No important rally took placé though export demand was evt¢ The market closed unsettled, 1%c net lower with) May 69%c 69% c@oor al nt > to to Oats were goveriied- bythe action of other. grain, starting 1% @ic. to 1%c slower, May 44%. fo 44%: and then weakening still smore. Provisions lacked support. Closing Quotations. CHICAGO, March °11.—Close: ‘Wheat—March $1.62% Corn—May 69%c, July Oats—May 23%c, July 44% fay. $21.50. Lard—May $11.90, July $12.20. CHICAGO, March 11.—Butter, low: er; creamery extras 46c; - standards 43%, Eggs—Higher,. receipts 13,557 cases firsts 30%@3ic; ordinary firsts 29c; at mark, cases included 294 Poultry — Alive, higher; fowls 32c; springs 32c. Potatoes CHICAGO, March 1 Lower; receipts, 47 cars white sacked, $1.35@1.40 c $1.35@1.45. cwt, dl * K, C. Provisions. KANSAS CITY, one cent lower, Creamery but er, packing unchanged, Poultry—U ‘nel the 16 pee tage Silver. NEW YORK, March 11.— domestic 99 foreign, 5 Mexican dollars 41%c ma- D. A; MatQueen *has returned city for several days on business. during his absence. GRAIN PRICES | Livestock Mart —Potuioes— to Casper after being absent from the He visited in Riverton, Lysite and Doug- BAILS LEAD IN | s. eau of Markets)—Cattle, receipts 5,-| CHICAGO; Marct®*11.—(U. Bar- 000; all classes generally steady; beef steers $10.50; bulk $8.75 butcher cows and heifers large $6. @8.00; bulle eanners’ and cntters, $3. 90 | First Hour’s Dealings’ Heaviest of top| 10. oe | G4.50; bulk bulls) “$5.25@ A betty 12s Sah olarey | Year; Oils Share i in General | 12.00; bulk stockers and feeders $7.75 Decline @9.00. | Hogs—Reeeipts 9,000 lights weak| NEW YORK, March 11—The sore to 15c lower; heavies slow;.mostly | Uisturbing character of tho industrial 15>\to 25c lower; spots off mgres.top ation provoked neavy liquidation $11.60. Bulk 200 pounds down” $11.09 | 2nd short selling tn t ock mar. t today. Every varicty of repre- sentative and speculative issue was @11.50; bulk 220 pounds up $9.80@ 10.75; pigs weal to 25c lower. Sheep— Receipts. 14,000; opening | involved in the sevaro depression. very slow, about steady; lamb top| Sales approximated 1,100,900 snares. carly 10.50; shorn’ lambs top. $9.60;|The closing was wea averaging around) 77, wooled lambs!"@aily’ $10.00@10.50; 90| NEW YORK, March 11—Trading to.95 pound shrn/yearlings $7.50; no|during the, morning on today's atock fat ‘shoop’ sold~esrly. |market was onthe most comprehen- sive scale of amyssession so far this year, the first hour's déalines approxi mating 250,000 shares. An unusual feature was the) frequent, sale of low- priced rails, coppers, mo‘drs and spe- DENVER, March: 11\—Cattle —/Re- ceipts,~300;\market steady; beet St; Tp calyes, cows and: heifers, $10@12;" bulls, $4 sivbkers and? feeders, /$5@8.6 Claltios “rts of 1,000 ¢hares’or more. | ;market steady; | Qils: madé,extreme” losses of 1 .to 2 *9.65@10.25. points, steéld,... coppers. and., ¢quip- 7,400; market slow;| ments’ felt. '1,to 3 » and Secondary or 6@7; * lambs, $450@9.75;| cheap rails’ Were*\1/ to 11s, points| 9.50;) feeder lambs, $ lower. 5 w Délaware, Lackiwanna and} tern was weakest of the invest-| ment transportation, losing 5% points. Shippings, tobaccos. and: miscellaneous specialties also suffered moderately in the wider movement.. Call money opened and renewed into. next week| at-7 per jecent, but the derhand was/ | light. x Liquidation of railroad shares made further perceptible progress at the! NIGHT RAID ON active and heavy opening of today's} stock market. Atehison and Southern| 4 Railway preferred forfeited point or more. in the first - few - tra’ ‘tions, | while Northern’ Pacific, Southern Pa- | cific Jana and Missouri Pacific, common ‘ ; preferred, lost large fractions. Three Games Going Full Blast} Leading industrials also continued When Sheriff's Officers Enter Den in Mills and Baker to react, especially steels and equip- ments. Shippings, motors and their! | accessories. and food and leather spe | Mills and Baker addition last: night on London showed no material change| by the sheriff's force twelve men and| from yesterday's; final quotation. a complete gambling outfit were seiz + ed. Metals. The paraphernalia consisting. of] Nisw YORK, March 11.—Coprer— 144 decks of cards, three gambling}Market dull; electrolytic spot and tables, an enormous quantity of pok+|) 12@12%c; second quarter, er chips and several pairs of dice we! taken to the court house where they: STOCK TRADING : Additi ‘ | cialties were moderately —heavy.| ition. + | Royal Dutch was again’ the only — marked exception: to the lower trend,| In a-raid on a gambling house. in| gaining a Uberal fraction. Exchange Lead—Dull; spot, $4. Zinc—-Dull; Hast St. Louis svt $4.75@ 4.87. Money and Exchange $ NEW YORK, March 11.— Prime mercantile, paper 7%@7% pen. cent. oxchange—Heavy; sterlingy di id cables $3.90%. nes, demand 7.10; cables 7.12. Belgatn francs, demand 7.42;.cables 44. ry Guilders, demand 34.33; cables 34.43. Lire, demand 3.68; cables 3.70, ~ Marks, demand 1.58; cables 1.59. demand 7.53. WOMAN OF SALT LAKE PRAISES TT Was Dreadfully Run Down’ When She Began Taking Tanlac— Health Restored. “Two years ago Tanlac built me up, and I enjoyed the best of health uf-, til recently when I became run down again, and this grand medicine has helped me just like it did before; said Mrs, William Youn 0 Puen Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah, whose. husband is a well known and popular’ | employe of the Freed Furniture co She added: “The first time Tanluc built me up I was in a dreadfully weak and run~ down condition. It was just before our little’ girl came two years aga," and I seemed to be on the verge of an utter collapse. I believe I was the most nervous person alive. J, could get no rest either by day or night. I had no appetite and became, so weak and nervous my husband and friends were very much alarmed! about me ‘ “Tanilac improved my _ appetite, toned up my stomach andy gave me! the strength I needed. It benefited, me in every way. My nervousne: disappeared and I was able to get th restful sleep of which I stood so mugh} in need. On account of the way Tan ¢ built me up at that critical time the neighbors call our little girl the \Tanlac baby as they believe she owes |her splendid health and eyen her life to the way this medicine strength- ened me. “Recently when I bece=< run downt again, I naturally turned to Temiwe and it did not fail me. T agpgm the best of health again, It aly is ‘a wonderful medicine. I call it my stand-by.” Tanlac is‘ sold in Casper my Cas- will later be produced as evidence. Under state laws the property will be confiscated by the sheriff*if it is as. 50 per Pharmacy, in Alcova by Aleova | Mercantile Co., in Salt Creek.by Salt. Creek drug store.—Adv. shown that the material was, used for gambling purposes. Wnen the officers broke poker games two “blackjack’” and one dice game were going full blast. A preliminary hearing will be given’ the men in potice court this afternoon. — a 1 in, two Jewolry and’ watch repairing bysex-iff 933 South Poplar. pert workmen. All work guaranteed, Casper Jewelry “Mfg. Co.) O-S.« Bldgs 3-5-tf} pull PEP aa SES = a CHARLES J. STONE i Petroleum Geologist Reports and Surveys WINNETT, MON'T. a BY, Saeeseai 7 “8 58 ZZ Ze because of its reputation. these, when quality is uncertain. Word of cAdvice THE MAK ERS 'MANHA TTAN. SHIRTS T is true that everywhere throughout the ‘country there are many men who are never -satisfied to wear other than a quality, custom-fitting shirt with a genuine reputation nes forserability., service and satisfaction. it you are one of these men, it will pay you in the end to pay the price of a Manhattan Shirt even though it seems higher than-you’ll pay for a shirt of less prestige. Buy a Manhattan It’s your safeguard in times like Come and See the Het Designs om. D. Barnett Outfitting A M. M. Petker, Mgr. 120 East Second OF OR i III] ridgepo: Ii Bradgepe WI jit Has opened for bus [ Simplicity of of Cx Construction Berlection {We ‘know that your PEASE Led can be done for less} iii with a Swan Underreamer than any other. hii can rent one from any one of our store: Manufactured and Distributed Exclusively ort Earth | som ANNOUNCEMENT The City Furniture Co ceived two carloads of household furniture. : Prices Are the Lowest . The City Furniture Co. 367 SOUTH ASH vNext: Door: to White: Motor(Go. - No. 2 can’Pineapple, Jello, all flavors, per Navy Beans, per Ib. PHONE 1290 Grocery 3-lbs: Navy Beans 3 Ibs. Lima Beans 3 Ibs. Fancy Rice —_- 3. cans No. 2 Iowa Co No. 2 can Tomatoes arts mn of Operation , DOERR by ca LR Machi juts No. 5 can Jam No. 2 can Red Pitted milky Gallon can Peaches Gallon can Apricots 3 bars P. & G. Soap_ ‘Fresh Eggs, per doz iness atid has just re~. Phone 705-J Service Grocery and Market EVERY ITEM LISTED HERE WILL SHOW A DISTINCT SAVING FOR YOU Gallon can Eagle Catsup, only_.-_-_---50e 4 bars Pearl White Lauridry Soap_----25¢ “Northwest Blend Coffee, reg. 50c, 1b.___38¢ No Vary Delicious Coffee, per Ib._----_50e - No:2‘can‘Sugar Corn) 3 cans for____-__50¢ No. 2 can No Vary-Tomatoes, 3 cans for.50¢ No. 2 can Pierce’s June Jeas, per can_--15¢ — No. 3 can Whole Beets, per can No. 2 can Pitted Black Cherries, per can.50e ~ No. 214 can Cling Peaches, per can Large pkg. Quaker Oats, per pkg._____37¢ Jersey Cream Pancake Flour, 4-lb. bag.40¢ No. 1 can No Vary Baking Powder, can.20e No. 5 can White Karo Syrup, per can___60c No. 5 can Bre’r Rabbit Molasses, can___60¢ Lux Soap Flakes, 2 pkg. for____-----__ 25¢ Lipton’s Instant Cocoa, per can______~_27e These Are Our Regular Prices. Your Orders. Saturday and Monday 2 Ibs. English Walnuts __---_-_-______35¢ 2 No. 24 cans Hominy_ 2 No. 2 cans Pink Salmon___ ‘OR! 1 |||| No. 2 can Blackberries pee 2-No. 24 cans Apricots______.__._-__75e 2 No. 214 cans Peaches__-_- ide te _-75¢ Nice, Sweet Oranges,.per doz.-.---.---35¢- ‘Faney Spuds,-per cwt. = HAWLEY’S GROCERY Corner H and N, Durbin PROMPT. DELIVERY Tenth and Poplar ete oe 25¢ -50¢ . broken slices, can_40c¢ DK iets eR SS 10c Let Us Have PHONE 1290 Specials or eehteotec ete 25¢ rm Cherries_________40e ag Me se ae eine 2 ee ae --25¢ ; j ‘ {