Oil Wildcat Locks Stone Bridge as Gas Blows Out at Vernon
A Vernon wildcat oil well bridged over by a cave failed to spout as crowds watched the Friday night event. Lloyd Sigler and Charles A. Burton announced the oil is high grade and paraffin based, identifying the Piper sand and Sigler sand as the same. Sigler officials say no more acreage is for sale. the field is described as fool-proff and promising, with a green oil turn from black. The well is expected to blow in within 36 hours or be swabbed and cleaned if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proff Sigler
Sigler
Vernon
Lloyd Sigler
Lutz Building
Harry Mason
Bailey Hotel
Charles A. Burton
Sigler Pool
Mr. Sigler
Authorize Sale of Farr Grounds for City Growth
Stockholders of the Wilbarger Park association voted 17 to 5 at City Hall to sell the Farr Grounds to the highest bidder. A special committee and the board will set terms to maximize price while considering future use. Debate divided on continuing the annual fair. property lies on the city edge, with hopes to develop a new residential district.
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Farr
Wilbarger Pair Association
Dodson Sues for Possession and 5 Million in Damages
Dr. J E Dodson Jr filed suit in Vernon 46th District Court against Lloyd Sigler and associates seeking possession of 4480 acres of oil and gas leases and 5 million dollars. He alleges wrongful surrender of leases in 1920, unpaid escrow, and a contract to drill a well, with multiple codefendants named and leases tied to Waggoner, Wharton, and Burton properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Dodson, JR
Sigler Oil Company
Wilbarger County
46Th District
Vernon
Lloyd Sigler and Associates
Dodson
Stripling
Carter
Fort Worth
C. E. Basham
R. M. Waggoner
40Th District Court
Four Prospectors Buy Burkburnett Land For 100000
J R Brewer W T Lincoln and A T McDonald of Electra and Dr Alden Coffee of Fort Worth purchase two 40 acre tracts from A G Carter and associates for 100000. land lies near the Sigler well. They plan to start a well within 80 days drilling to 2100 feet unless oil and gas are found in paying quantities. They are active Burkburnett operators with 14 wells drilled and recent sale of production for 600000 to Crystal White Refining.
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J. R. Brewer
W. T. Lincoln
A. T. McDonald
Electra
Dr. Alden Coffee
Fort Worth
A. G. Carter and Associates
Sigler
Messrs. Brewer
Lincoln, Et al
Burkburnett
Crystal White Refining Company
Large lumber yard planned by Wichita County Lumber in Vernon
W Anderson loses office on Fannin and Maiden as part of a trade with Wichita County Lumber. The deal envisions a large lumber yard on a 180 by 110 foot plot in Vernon.
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W. ©. Anderson
Fannin and
Maiden Streets
Wichita County Lumber Company
Burk-Waggoner Oil Company to Drill on Waggoner Lease
The Burk-Waggoner Oil company plans active drilling within 10 days at a site in section 36 block 14. Derrick and rig materials are being laid down. The lease is held by W H Huggins of the Waggoner National Bank and associates.
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Burk-Waggoner Oil Company
W. H. Huggins
Waggoner National Bank
Vernon Field Promises Major Oil Find, Vernon Texas
Star-Telegram reports three front page columns detail Vernon field findings. Fort Worth correspondent Silliman Evans visited Vernon to review the local field. The paper touts Vernon Wilbarger County as a strong discovery with authentic disclosures, highlighting oil in the Sigler well and promoting Northwest Texas.
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Star-Telegram
Vernon
Freld
Silliman Evans
Fort Worth
Texas
Wilbarger County
Sigler
Star- Telegram
Townsite Nearly Sold Out by Malloch Statement
The Matloch townsite addition has nearly sold out over three days, Malloch reports. Several sites sold for varied uses include close in lots bought to erect a moving picture theater on the ground.
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Matloch
Malloch
Sigler Honored In Change Made In Name Monday
In Wichita Falls a landmark oil meeting praised the Sigler well's impact. Prescott-Peoria stockholders renamed the company the Sigler Oil Company after voting 100 percent stock assessments in honor of M. Sigler. The new venture drew big buyers, with over 1 million dollars of acreage sold by noon. Charles E. Clark led the first purchase with 150 acres around $200,000, while Staley Langford Chenault acquired 50 more. The Sigler team includes M. Hazeltine, Lloyd Sigler, B. C. Keech, Langford, J. Rubenstein, and directors Wells and Frankel.
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Wichitt
Charles E. Clark
Staley-Langford
Phoenix Oil & Gas Company
B. C. Keech
Koch Investment Company
Peoria
PY. PY. Langford
Wichita Falls
City National Bank of
J. J. Rubenstein
St. Louis
Steel Broker of
Ed M. Wells
Bank of Arizona
Prescott
H. A. Frankel
Through Sleeper From Fort Worth Now In Service
Denver Line adds convenience as heavy traffic prompts new Pullman sleeper between Vernon and Fort Worth. Fore Worth and Denver officials monitor traffic, with the first car arriving in Vernon and trains 7 and 1 timing showing west and eastbound departures. Ticket sales soar as oil workers and travelers fill the route amid rising business activity.
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Fort Worth
Denver
City
Fore Worth
Vernon
100000 For 30 Acre Addition At West Wilbarger
Reported sale of 50 acres at the terminus of West Wilbarger for 100000. The addition is to be platted and offered for residential development. The boom in Vernon oil prospects revives earlier boomer era land ventures as the city expands.
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West Wilbarger
Vernon
Hawkins Heads Farmers and Drillers of Company Here
J. G. Hawkins serves as president of the Farmers and Drillers Oil Company, an unincorporated stock firm with a $1,000,000 capital. Davis is vice president, F T Smith is scout and field manager, H Lators is driller. Hawkins, F T Smith, Ho La- Coss and Frank Simpson are trustees. Cook and Cook are attorneys.
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Hawkins
J. G. Hawkins
Farmers & Drillers Oil Company
Davis
F. T. Smith
H. Lators
F.T Smith
Ho la- Coss
Frank Simpson
Cook
Oil development expands beyond Vernon area in Wilbarger county
E A Elliott of Robinson and Harrington Oil reports expansion beyond Vernon with Armstrong and Jacobs from Wichita Falls acquiring 1800 acres of the 5000 leased. They plan immediate drilling near Me Caleb No 1 as Robinson and Harrington push McCaleb No 1 past a tool string cave-in to 1475 feet. Elliott predicts several wells in the county may soon show strong results.
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Wilbarger County
E. A. @. Elliott
Robinson & Harrington Ol Company
MacCaleb
Red River
Vernon
Armstrong and Jacobs
Wichita Falls
Ty Robinson Aith Herrington
MeCaleb No. 1
Mr. Elliott
Elliott
B. ©. Armstrong
Statement on land purchase and creditors in Fort Worth
The speaker testified he bought his acreage from W. C. Stripling and A. Carter of Fort Worth and that Stripling issued a bond confirming the titling as legal. He also said he visited Dr. Dodson and was told Dodson was owed by Fort Worth parties for tools and rig materials, with no other claim presented.
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W. C. Stripling
A. ©. Carter
Fort Worth
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Wildcat
Well
City Hall
Lloyd Siglker
Pi. Langford
Wichita
Park
N. B. Habletine
Arizona
T. W. Wells
W. R. Reynolds
New York
Ben Koch
John Bkoeh
Woec
Smpling
A. G. Carter
Ho & T
Dr. Dodson
Vendees
Burkburnett Field
Large Lumber Company
Burk-Waggoner
Field
Prescott-Peoria
Moudsay
Ital
Mexico
Tool Shell
Creane
Wiehtty
of Sigler
OP. Lott
J. W. Mode
Port Worth
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