THE ALLIANCE IIKRALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920.
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REVIVAL SPIRIT
CROWING AND .
RESULTS SEEN
The store meetings are well at
tended and the business talks by
Rer. Charles Gray are practical and
helpful.
The three prayer meetings each
day at 10 o'clock are really worth
while and Indicate a deep Interest.
The evangelist's sermon next Sun
day morning will be on the subject,
'Married." Come and hear It.
Men's Meeting Sunday Afternoon
There will be a big men's meeting
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Cvery man in sight or coming dis
tance should be there. Only one
meeting of this nature will be held.
Why not two or three carloads from
Alliance? You are welcome. Don't
forget the day and the hour 3 p. m.
Sunday.
There will be services every night
next week, 7:30; afternoon, 2:30;
store meetings, 10 a. m.; also prayer
meeting In the various homes.
There will not be a store meeting
or cottage prayer meeting on Monday.
has the sympathy of the entire com
munity. ,
On account of a little fire in the
primary school building last Friday
afternoon, there was no school until
Thursday of this week.
Mr. Boil of Omaha . arrived In
Hemingford Wednesday on No. 41
and is doing the barber stunts at the
first chair In the Butler and Grimes
shop. ' .
- Vern Hucke and Mr. Rohrbaugh
are loading spuds this week. The
quality In good.
Rev. Charles Gray, who is hold
ing services at the Methodist church,
spoke at the high school last
Wednesday morning. '
Alliance visitors Thursday were
Mr. and Mrs. Wray, Miss Helen An
drews and Miss Frances Potter, Mr.
Pruden, Rev. A. J. May and Joe Red
xnon. The funeral of Mrs. C. N. Burlew
was conducted from the Catholic
church Wednesday at 10 a. in. A
large attendance indicated the num
ber of friends she had. The family
CiOOD RKSPOXSK TO
HVANGKLISrS CALL
In the two calls Tuesday and
Wednesday nights there were five
conversions, which is encouraging.
Evangelist Gray Is a man among
men and Is a friend to men. His
sermons are convincing and although
he speaks forcefully the plain unpol
ished truth his thought Is of keen
interest for the people who do not
realize the danger of delaying.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I hereby announce that I will 'be a
candidate for the democratic nom
ination for county commissioner
from the First district, subject to the
will of the voters at the April pri
mary. I have been a resident of Box
Butte county for thirty-four years,
and believe I am fitted for the posi
tion. If chosen, I will serve the
people of the county to the best of
my ability.
32 JOSEPH DUHON.
Gents' Furnishings
Notions Jewelry
Fine Candies and Cigars
W. H. Cory
Hemingford Nebraska
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Hart-Parr Tractor
Brick-and Reo
Automobiles
Reo and G. M. C.
Trucks
Distributors for Kelly-Springfield
Cord and Fabric Tires
G. F. Hedgecock
Hemingford Nebraska
OIL DEVELOPMENT IN
MULE CREEK FIELD
Alllanro and Hemingford Men Are
''Interested In Prilling Now (Jo- -Ing
on Frenpecta flood
The development of oil fields In
Wyoming, not far from the Nebraska
line and Alliance, continues at a
rapid pace. Nineteen twenty prom
ises to be the banner year An drilling
and production witn the proDRDimy
of drilling in several points In west
ern Nebraska.
One field, close to the northwest
ern corner of Nebraska, which has
developed greatly during the past
year is the Mule Creek, oil field,
eighteen miles west of Edgemont.
The Wyoming-Northeastern Oil com
pany, organized . by Alliance and
Hemingford men, Is one company
active in this field. The following
report of operations In the field,
taken frond the Edgemont Express of
February 20, tells of their activities
and of prospects for oil development
in other locations:
One Year's Oil Development
- February 17 one year ago saw the
first big -trucks arriving In town to
open up the oil fields that were lo
cated In Mule creek, January 23,
1919. On February 0 the rig left
here to put In the test well on sec
tion 23-39-61.
A year before this the Norbeck
and Nicholson holdings In Old
Woman creek had struck oil, then
going deeper had encountered water
and shut down. Everything in the
oil business had fallen flat.
Aa the crowds began arriving In
town In February hope glowed anew,
but not one of the optimists had the
faintest Idea as to what a volume of
business the oil excitement would
bring Into 'town. Orders for eigh
teen cabins, eighteen stoves with
dishes and cutlery for each, were
placed with our merchants. The rail
road and the express companies were
worked for material as never before
and the pessimists had to own that
the country was on the verge of a
business era unprecedented in the
history of Edgemont.
The Allen company, for two years
had been prospecting on Sage creek
and had spent thosands of dollars
in the work. A close corporation In
more ways than one, they did the
work in a most unostentatious man
ner. No one could find out a thing
about what they were doing. To in
qulries, Mr. Allen, the manager,
would change the subject and every
one was in the dark, but continuous
rumors of oil strikes would not
down. i x
The Ohio company and the Mid
west, with the Glenrock Oil com
pany, agreed to put down a commun
ity well on section 25 of the Mule
Creek field, something over a mile
from the south end of the Allen hold
ings, and while this was being done
a swarm of men and autos were In
the - field locating and Jumping
claims, causing quite a lot of excite
ment In town. .
.The field was taken up almost en
tirely by" outside people. In fact a
party of Edgemont people visited the
field in January and although stak
ing out claims was In full blast with
a large amount of land vacant where
production is now assured, they re
turned to town without drlnvlng a
stake. This was the situation In
February when the oil business
started In full blast. The well drilled
by the Stanley Oreen company was
spoiled, at leaat it was given out as
a water well and for a time the field
locked blue; but the Ohio rompany,
whose manager, Mr. Hotelllng, was
thoroughly convinced that the field
was a winner, put In the rig and
drilled away unconcernedly, and In a
short time It was announced that
iiir u a u sirucK on. a rusn w ine
fields occurred and our people who,
went there saw for themselves that,
oil had been encountered and In pay
ing quantities. That made thefleld. '
Tha nhl n11n.il In 1.a I
fashion by the Midwest and drills
began to run Into the field from
Edgemont and from Buck Creek,
where these two companies had
large stores to draw from. The next
order In the workings of the field
was the withdrawing of the Duck
Creek from their holdings in An
telope flats, district south of Mule
Creek. This put a damper on some
of the weaker men and gave the pes
simists a chance to say, "I told you
so." Their plaints were short lived,
as the Ohio company brought In an
other well, also the Midwest.
Then the report came out that the
Ohio company had purchased at a
fabulous price the holdings of the
Allen or Argentine Oil company and
the deal was certified to directly
after. Then began the race for pro
duction by these two companies.
Meanwhile several Independent com
panies bad rigs in the field, such as
the Traders, Sterling. Elk River, De
Dolt, Van Dusen, Slocum, and the
Mount Interests. Some were located
close to production and some south
of it, but they are all on the right
track, and the field is growing in ex
tent. With the drilling of eleven
paying wells and the completion of
the pipe line to Dakomlng other
companies started drilling. The Wyoming-Northeastern
on section 20-39-60
put In a rig and it is being
followed by several others.
The Dewey structure Borne twelve
miles north of Mule Creek was tested
and fome wells drilled, but the pro
duction in Mule Creek delayed their
completion, the field being spolcen oi
n a wildcat, not causing mucu ex
citement. ' But this has changed, for
the Midwest company is drilling a
well on section 36-41-62 and Is get
ting down to what is considered a
rirh nil denoait. This has caused
most, neonle to look over the field
and there are now six rigs looking!
for ground in this field and there wi.l
soon be tome Important news re
ceived from Dewey.
The Antelope flats country re-
rnivd a. net-back when the Buck
Creek company turned back their
leases and for a time remained a
otnanii hook. Then some enterpris
ing man started the Black Tail Oil
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CAES AND TRACTORS
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Rockey & Son
HEMmOFORD NEBRASKA
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' Several Things To
Think About
In selecting a bank you should consider: Its financial
strength; the care with which it is managed; the courtesy
and spirit of accommodation displayed by the officers
and employes; the banking experience of its officers; the
ability of the bank to properly and promptly handle all
your business.
We will soon be in our new building which will give
Hemingford depositors all the conveniences of a modern
banking house.
Farmer's State Bank
Capital Stock $35,000.00. V
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Same Consideration
v The child with her penny savings
The small boy with his small change
The lady with her pin money, savings
The small man with his small roll
The big man with his big roll
If Yon Are Bothered Making Out Your Income Tax Report
We Invite You to Call on Us for Help
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Hemingford Nebraska
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Take in the Movie
Hemingford
Opera House
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Mm. Humphrey Ward's
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"MISSING"
Quality Furniture
Rugs, Linoleum, Trunks, Moulding, ,
Picture Frames, Window Shades, ' "
Wall Paper
Harry O. Wildy
Furniture & Undertaking
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Hemingford Nebraska
Box Butte County, Nebraska
"The County That Has Been Overlooked" '
Box Butte County has good railroad facilities, thriving towns,
excellent schools, churche and homes, a progressive and con
genial people and a thrift that is especially attractice to the
ambitious homesceker. .
Rich Farming Lands Very Cheap
Improved and Unimproved Farms and Ranches
Hutton & Clark
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Things To Wear
The Finest in Ladies' Ready-to-Wear
and Millinery
Anything You May Desire in
Men's Furnishings
We expect to be in our fine, new building by March 1st. You
are cordially invited to visit us.
C. W. Lockwood
Hemingford Nebraska
It Was a Success
In keeping with our regular business policy of thoroughly
cleaning our stock of merchandise every season, so that NO
ARTICLE is CARRIED OVER, our clearance asle has been
placed before the people of Hemingford and the community.
Our sale this year has been a great success.
' Just a Few Pieces Left
We want to clean up our stock COMPLETELY and will sell
the few remaining goods at the same SALE PRICE." We will
close out a f e wcases of California Goods.
The No aVry line and the Yellowstone brand will be carried
in regular stock.
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Money Back If Not Satisfied
Geo W. Wiltsey j i
HEnNQTORD ... NEBRASKA
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Hemingford " Nebraska
