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TOURS IN THE OIL FIELD. He Visits the Northern Por tion of Jay County, Includ ing Eden Valley. The Commercial representative visited the Jay county oil fields the past week and did considerable business in the interest of the of fice. At Bryant Tom Imel and Henry Able were at work taking up the gas mains for the Citizens Gas company at Portland, which will be used in connection with the Comp wells. Straley Bros, the popular meat market firm, I. N. Butcher, Eph raim Overmeyer and Frank Wil lams remembered the Commercial in a substantial way. Aeron Baker has leased the Haviland livery barn at Geneva and taken charge of the same. The store at Mills Corners is owned by J. W. Edgerton, who carries a good stock of general merchandise .His name was added to the Commercial’s growing list. Farmers along the route were very busy looking after their crops and report a large average and good crops of hay, wheat and corn. At Poling come improvements have been made since our last vis it. W. A. Coggeshall has built a house and blacksmith shop, and Mr. Lehman will soon build a new residence and store, and the room now occupied by him will be occu pied by Mrs. Coon of Bryant. At Albert Brunson’s Alvin Ben nett with his new thresher and Huber straw stacker was at work threshing out the golden grain The turnout of wheat was about 20 bushels to the acres. Here we received favors from William Gardner and Samuel Brunson, At Wall which is in the heart of the oi] felde, found William Hart zal Son and A. J. Graves plas tering the new store room which will be occupied by Henry Wilson, who will put in a large stock of groceries Aaron Lefts, Son., who has 180 acres of fine farming land, has a large number of good paying oil wells The McNutt well is lolding up at 60 to 75 barrels per day. Ehi Poling, who called here to see about threshing, renewed with its (used oi] well) are reported on the Isaac Rupel, Henry Shot and Geo Swaney farm. Aaron Latts reports 10 tone of hay from 11 acres which is certain ly a good yield. Geo. Brighton is operating the power house east of Wall, which controlls 20 wells on the Letts and Swaney farms. East of this station is Frank Blick operating three wells for Linkhauer, LaFollette and others of Portland, W.H. Horner is pumping wells for the Standard on Mary Letto’ farm, Jacob Rupel owns a fine and well improved farm with a number of good oil wells and the Lith one is being drilled. His proceeds are about $7 per month. The Northern Indiana operates 30 wells on the Anderson Coon, Sherm Clendenning and Jacob Rupel farms. Mr. Rupel renewed his subscrip tion and favored us with an order for bookbinding. Sherman Clendenning has pur chased his brother, C. A. Clenden ning’s farm. The latter will move to Allen county, Ohio. William Letts, who lives west of Oakland church on a farm of ‘5 acres, is a prosperous farmer, but has been less favored than some of his neighbors, having no oil wells on his farm. On the Warner Hunt farm is located the Bimel, Bergman Hood oil wells. Eli Poling is teaming for the Superior Oil Company, J. E. Paxson and his brother, M. E. Paxson, of Balbec were build ing a fine barn for Lon Hunt. The former favored us with renewal of subscription. Isaac Rupel has a well improved farm east of Wall, with one of the finest barns in the section, with a self supporting roof. He has good oil wells and crops and favored us with renewal. At William Strate’s, Joseph Anker was at work upon a summer kitchen. James Rupel was at work in the hay field and renews and Isaac Hampshire enrolls with us. James Rupel, since our last visit, has built a new residence and barn and will make additional improve ments this season. Clark Chamness ie operating the “Bong Drive” pumping station, pumping wells on James Haffner’s and rank Pi ‘s farms. J. L. Bisk, ‘Trustes of Jackson township, and his brother M. M. Sisk, who is operating the pumping station on his farm, remembered the Commercial. Trustee Sisk had over 800 bushels of last year’s crop of corn, and showed us two very fine yearling Norman colts. One weighs $50 and the other 980 pounds. Andrew Vandorn, who lives on the Sisk farm, will accept thanks for favors. Joseph Brown and Isaac Lutes enrolls at Mills Corners. Oil well No. 2 on the McNutt farm is reported making 90 barrels per day. Lewis Stout reports 156 bushels of wheat from a little less than four acres Trustee Silk is building a new school house in district No S$. S. A. Poling is whitewashing the school house in his township. W.C. Williams renews his sub scription, and reports 20 bushels of wheat to the acre on his farm. On the John Williams farm the aver age was 31 bushel. The thresh ing was done by Lut Straley. J. W. Chenoweth, who is assist ing Jacob Mott threshing and do ing business for the QOhia Oil company, assures us of favors S000. John M. Tucker lives a mile north of Poling and at the time of our visit was stacking hay. E. J. Haines, who enrolls with us, lives on a good farm north of J. EK. Lewis An oil well is being drilled up the Leonhard farm east of the Haines farm. There are seven oil wells on the J.N. Backtell farm, controlled by the Standard Oil company, John Karney owns over 400 acres of land and controls a large number of good paying oil wells. The post office on the Macy farm will be named Welch, and as soon as the commission arrives Mr. Macy will commence doing work for Uncle Sam. Charles Downing owns 100 acres of choice land north of the Lob and 27 acres where he lives, south of the Macy store. His oil produc tion and farm crops are quite good Frank Williams who owns a farm of 60 acres near Sryant, thrashed 185 bushels of wheat from 7 acres. The Milligan brothers did the work, , G. W. Brewster of near New Corydon, who is building a school house just across the line, renews its subscription At Antiville, J. G. Schupp of Greenville, Ohio, and John Conkle and Ed Burke of Portland were just completing the laying of brick upon the new school house. Jesse Strausburg is doing a good business blacksmithing, and since our last visit has made addi tional improvements to his place of business. T.G Straley runs a small store and is the courteous postmaster for Uode Sam. C. A. Buckoven is the proprietor of the “spot cash” general store and is he keeps on hands a full stock is doing a good business He remembered the Commercial. ‘On the Jacob Delong farm was Rev. D. D. Smith assisting Mr. elon in putting up his crop of hay, which is good and a quite large Mr. Delong has a fine farm, some nice short horn cattle and is a prosperous farmer. The last place visited was Henry SKarnes, west of Antiville. Mr. Karnes has a good farm of 80 acres and since our last trip through here has built a new residence and otherwise improved his farm. He favored us with renewed of sub scription, as did also Mrs. Tucker, his sister, for Ottis Tucker of Pol ing and Alvin Downing of Balbec. Eugene Hutchens and Tom Phillips were here posting adver tisements for M. J. Phillips, the jeweler, and favored us with trans portation to the city. A new house is being built on Tom Stephenson’s farm and a new barn on the Polly farm.
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Portland Weekly Commercial
Portland, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 29, 1897
Page 6
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