Willoughby No 2 Well Change Hands in Reeves County
Omaha capitalist Mr. J. W. O’Connel arrives in Toyah with zoologist T. W. Rodebaugh to take over the Willoughby No. 2 oil well. He secures 3,520 acres of leases, aids speed in drilling, and anticipates oil within shallow depths. Sen. Harrison obituary remarks on Congress as a disappointment with taxes and broken promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. O’connel
Omaha
Nebraska
Toyah
C. H. Willoughby
R. G. Ferguson
O'Connell
T. W. Rodebaugh
Bavage
Willoughby Petroleum Company
R G. Ferguson
O’connell
P. S. L. Reeves County
Casey Ranch
Mr. Willoughby
Rodebaugh
Willoughby No. 1
No. 2
Frank A. O’connell
C. Allison
J. H. Atkinson
O*‘Connell
Willoughby
Texas
Reeves County
United States
Harrison
Pat Harrison
Congress
Republican Party
Aldrich
Roosevelt
Car Load of Material Arrives for S. W. Bell
Mr Sparks of the Pecos and Northwestern Telephone Company reports sixty five barrels of insulators and a carload of copper wire received at Pecos depot for the long distance line. A construction gang is expected soon between Pecos and Barstow and east to bring the line in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Bell
Pecos
Sparks
Northwestern Telephone Company
Barstow
Deer Hunters Return With The Evidence
B. H. Palmer and Oscar Buchholz returned early this week from a mountain hunting trip. Palmer touts the biggest buck he ever saw. Claude Elkins and Herbert Hollaway of Pecos Mercantile arrived Thursday from a few days in the mountains with a fine buck. They showed the animal to a large Pecos crowd in front of the Pecos Mercantile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Palmer
Oscar Buchholz
Mr. Palmer
Claude ‘Elkins
Pecos Mercantile Oil
Herbert Hollaway
Pecos Mercantile
Pecos
Civil Docket Opened by Pecos District Court
District court convenes Monday November 20. Civil docket lists Pecos Mercantile Co. against R G Hargreaves and McKnight on notes, several lease cancellations with Sunshine Oil Co, multiple labor and note cases, foreclosure by Pecos Valley State Bank, and divorce filings including Lena Brown v George Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Enterprise
Pecos Mercantile Co
R. G. Hargreaves
R. L. McKnight
Young Bell
Sunshine Oil Co
P. C. Chapman
C.F .Moris
L. M. White
First National Bank
Max Ritz
S. M. Daniel
R. C. Warn
W. B. Oates
W. L
P. T. Hammond
Stella Levy
H. T. Levy
Leon Gonzales
M. Gonzales
Lena Lee
Ernest Lee
H. Assord
J. Assord
First Real Freeze Of Season Hits Sunday Night
Cold Sunday filled with frost as ice formed on standing water and vegetation blackened by the frost. A heavy frost followed on Monday night. Pecos matrons make mince meat from green tomatoes and peppers still on the vines after the cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Sol
Smoke Eaters Frolic Delights Rialto Crowd
A large audience enjoyed the Smoke Eaters Frolic at the Rialto theatre last Saturday night. Mrs. Lucy Mitchell led the musical accompaniment on piano while I J Sims hosted the minstrel interludes and the entire cast performed lively numbers with strong support from M N Erlenbach H B Prickett N F Chapman and others. The program included choruses solos vaudeville songs and animated sketches culminating in a final chorus as the orchestra under Mrs Mitchell contributed several pleasing selections.
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Rialto Theatre
Lucy Mitchell
M. N. Erlenbach
W. E. Bell
H. B. Prickett
N. F. Chapman
Sam Johnston
Frank Cavett
Evelyn Stack
Donald S. Bell
N F. Chapman
Stella Levy
Warren Collings
Aileen Love
Jane Looby
Mable Smith
Jessie Seay
Corrine Miller
Amanda Bean
Ralph Sparks
Chas. Young
Chas. Bell
Reuben Johnson
M. W. Collie
Ralph Williams
Chas. F. Bell
M. N. Erlenback
Andy Gump
Miss Collings
Misses Love
Collings
W. E
Mrs. Mattie Harbert Joins Home Bakery Career
Mrs. Mattie Harbert of Saragosa has accepted a permanent position in the Home Bakery, signaling a stable staffing change. The move places Harbert in a key baking role within the local business community.
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Mattie Harbert
Saragosa
Home Bakery
Midland Banker McElroy Visit Sparks Pecos Business Talk
Jno T McElroy president of the First National Bank of Midland was in Pecos on business Friday meeting local merchants and discussing prospects for finance and development in the region.
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Jno. T
Jesse Williams replenishes stock in Pecos for holidays
Merchant Jesse Williams from Brogado visits Pecos on Tuesday to restock his shop for upcoming holidays, highlighting local shopping activity and seasonal demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Williams
Brogado
Pecos
Pecos Second Trades Day Set for November 25th
Pecos merchants announce a second Trades Day on Saturday November 25th with special sales and full stock. Tickets offer a chance at $75 store credit and a $75 phonograph, available from local shops. Businesses encourage shoppers to stock up and enjoy bargains across town through the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Sarday
County Commissioners Meeting Notes and Rodeo News
Regular county commissioners meeting held November 13 reported no public road bids. Sealed bids for publishing the treasurer's quarterly report were authorized. Clerk and treasurer reports approved. Carlsbad boys Richard Merchant and Buford Pope excel in a Madison Square Garden rodeo under Tex Austin with Pope winning calf roping twice and Merchant placing eighth. Farmers Independent Canal Trusting Company plan to ratify alliance with other canals to build Red Bluff Reservoir with officers present.
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Reeves County News
W. C. Edmondson
Butcher
Richard Merchant
Buford Pope
Carlsbad
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Tex Austin
Carlsbad Friends
United States
Canada
Richard
Bramah
Farmers Independent Canal Trusting Company
Red Bluff
C. K. McKnight
M.S. Hudson
Jim Camp
R. N. Couch
John DeRacy
Oram Green
A. J. Curtis
R. N. Sewel
Oil boom forecast as rail traffic climbs in 1922 outlook
The article reports Kansas City Southern vice president J K Stoine in Shreveport claiming October railroad traffic signals a coming prosperity in the United States. He notes a car shortage will ease within 30 days, with over a million cars loaded weekly, indicating stronger fall 1922 activity than 1921. The Bell well near Pecos shows progress with Delaware sand drilling and gas usage, hinting at promising oil and gas prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
J. K. Stoinen
Kansas City Southern Railway
Shreveport
United States
Arkansas
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Oil World
Bell
Omaha oil men visit as Reeves county deal expands
Dr. J. H. Atkisson and T. W. Rodebaugh of Omaha Nebraska, oil representatives holding Reeves county interests, met the Enterprise staff. They planned to secure a rig for Willoughby No. 2 and begin work early next week, with two shifts, plus anticipated operations on other wells in the Toyah Shallow basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Atkisson
T. W. Rodebaugh
Omaha
Nebraska
Enterprise Office
Reeves County
Mr. Willoughby
Willoughby No. 2
Toyah
Robbery at Home Bakery Sees Ring and Cash Stolen
Mrs Holmes employed at Home Bakery was robbed of 7 to 8 dollars and a diamond ring worth 100 after leaving her purse on a bread table. Two women and two men were seen near the scene and two men denied the charge after being apprehended.
Mrs. M. E. Ray Dies. Fort Worth Area Notice
Mrs. M. E. Ray passes away as reported by Mrs. A. J. Curtis who relays the news. Curtis is too ill to attend the funeral. the service will be held in Fort Worth and many local friends plan to attend in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ray
A. J. Curtis
Fort Worth
Damp weather slows cotton intake at Pecos gin
The damp weather in the forepart of the week has reduced cotton arrivals at the Pecos gin, signaling a slack period for growers and millers reliant on the facility.
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Pecos
Hershenson Well Drilling Continues Unabated
The Hershenson well drilling operation shows no new developments with continued activity and no changes reported. No updates on milestones, crews, or results have been provided.
Wheat Well Drilling Efforts Set for New Gas Well
Jim Wheat and Shorty Monce push ahead with piping gas from the Bell well to the site and arrange to start drilling. They hope to spud in the new well by year’s start or sooner.
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Jim
Burchard No 1 Well Delayed by Freeze Repair
The Burchard No 1 well was halted after a freeze burst the engine. Repairs are complete and drilling resumes as the Enterprise goes to press. William M Hopper and his sons Gus and Joe drill at their own expense to test C H Willoughby’s oil locating magnet and aim to reach oil by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burchard No. 1
Wm. M. Hopper
Gus
Joe
C. H. Willoughby
Willoughby Petroleum seals major deal for No 2 well
Willoughby Petroleum Company president C H Willoughby and secretary R G Ferguson secured a large financial connection with J W O Connell of Omaha who now develops the Willoughby No 2 well. The company keeps all acreage and the No 1 well, and drilling will resume once the test on Mr Burchard’s ranch concludes. Willoughby plans to reveal a map from Rosse once testing is finished at the bank in Toyah Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby Petroleum Company
C. H. Willoughby
R. G. Ferguson
J. W. O'Connell
Omaha
Nebraska
Willoughby No. 2
Hopper
Burchard
Willoughby
Rosse
Citizens State Bank
Toyah
Texas
Dazed Laura well drills after casing hurdle and sand fills
Sunshine Federal interests drillers report at 2390 feet with the last casing joint reached. The dynamite shot loosened a shoulder blocking the hole and reduced casing force from 125 to 80 pounds. A new obstruction at 2390 to 2400 feet may require lowering and re-shooting the casing after sand fills stop operations. awaiting headquarters guidance.
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Laura Well
Sunshine Federal
Heller
Toyah Bell Waits as Rig Moves to Ramsey No. 2
The Enterprise reports no new activity at the Toyah-Bell well site. Ramsey interests anticipate Granger and Green finishing the Laura well and relocating their rig to Ramsey No. 2, then likely attempting to bring in the Toyah Bell.
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Toyah-Bell
Ramsey
Granger & Green
Toyah Bell
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General Pershing
John Pershing
France
Lower
Mississippi
Gov. Parker
Bernard Baruch
Hershenson
Willoughby Well
Laura
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