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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1919

Page

14

Comanche County Oil Company Offers West Texas Shares

Joe Duke, trustee and farm owner, promotes the Comanche County Oil Company. He claims to have never bought stock in prior oil ventures and guarantees a square deal. He states the company will drill at least four wells and promises dividends to all stockholders with shared land interests.

Joe Duke West Texas Comanche County Oil Company Comanche County Comanche County Oil Co

Thirty-One Tracts Offer in Comanche and Adjacent Counties

The Comanche County Oil Company lists 31 tracts totaling 1017 acres across Erath Comanche and Eastland counties with multiple wells at or near production. The trustees promise four wells on holdings, 75 percent of net production as monthly dividends to stockholders, and participation in earnings from all wells and leases. The first well is planned on tract No. 1 within thirty days.

Comanche County Roxana Fisher Starkie Comanche Oil Association Eastland County Allen Mangum Sabano McFadden Tippett Burns Well Brown County Wassen Hanch Duggan Well Darnell Well Comanche Downing Bender Middleton Cunningham Luster Crescent de Leon Leon Valley Beard and Linkwell Tate Comacnuhe County Woodward Union Oil

West Texas oil trustees announced for De Leon company

The board guarantees 75 percent of net production paid as monthly cash dividends to stockholders with 2 percent for development. All shareholders will participate in every well and lease owned, in proportion to their interest. Trustees include Joe N. Duke of Duke wells De Leon, Texas, W. Kenward director First National Bank De Leon, and Fr. El Carter assistant cashier and treasurer.

Comanche County Oil Company Comanche County O11 de Leon Texas West Texas Joe N. Duke W. Kenward First National Bank EL Carter Carter Treasrence Unis

Notable Texas and Arizona business and railroad nominees listed

A roster of regional figures includes I B E McG general superintendent, Hh O Johnston general chairman, B T Higginbotham merchant, C M Seley bank president, Br J Pittman cashier, Reuben Cook bank president, J El Linquist railroad engineer, K Collier wholesale manager, W Cox livestock dealer, Henderson oil association manager, J A Leidecker construction superintendent, M T Smith oil and gas superintendent, and A B Hampton attorney from De Leon. The list spans Dallas to Tucson and Ardmore to McKinney.

I. BE M. E. & T. Railroad Dallas Texas Hh. O. Johnston L. EF Denison B. T. Higginbotham Higginbotham West Texas Comanche C. M. Seley Waco State Bank Waco BR. J. Pittman J. A. Leidecker Hughes- Oo’ Rourke Construction Company de Leon M. T. Smith Kewanee Oi & Gas Company Ardmore Oklahoma A. EB. Hampton

Expert Field Supts Named for Comanche County Oil Co

The Comanche County Oil Company names M. T. Smith and J. A. Leidecker as field superintendents serving without pay until production begins. Leidecker leads Hughes-O'Rourke Construction in Dallas and Smith runs Sewanee Oil & Gas in Ardmore Oklahoma. both trustees praised by Owen Hughes and Charles Heath for their experience and integrity.

M. T. Smith J. A. Leidecker Comanche County Oil Company Leidecker Highes-O' Rourke Construction Comany Smith Sewanee OU & Gas Company Ardmore Oklahoma Sinclair Oll &&Senthtaoinxzgih Sinclair Gul Otl Company Chas. Heath Wirt Hughhso Rourke

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