The Madison News from Madison, Kansas • 1

NEWS MADI SON FOIlMKIthY TIIK MVK STOCK BKliT NUAUiKJl 87 MADISON, (MKKNWOOJ) COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY. AUGUST 3. IU22 VOLUMK XII three Good Oil Wells In This Week Madison Field Given Big Boost by Producers on Seeley, Harlan and Ott Leases Madison Opera House Saturday, Aug. 5th "Virtuous Vamp" A First National Production Toonerville Fire Brigade 10 and 25 Cents Three good wells in one week have again centered the interest of oil men on the Madison field. A.

M. Lan-don has a well in his Harlan No. 2 good for 50 barrels Vickers Petroleum Co. and Johnson struck the pay in their Seeley No. 1, southwest 5-23-11, offset to the south of the Fisher, Lauck Moore No.

1 Seeley, at 1903 feet, and the well filled up with oil with the sand just scratched. Scouts say it is better than the discovery well. The Min- Tuesday, August 8th A Chas. Chaplin Picture Toonerville Trolley Comedy 10 and 25c Coming: Ruth Roland in "White Eagle." School Teachers Are You Prepared? Have you a dependable watch? If not, come in now and make your selection. ELGIN, HAMILTON, WALT HAM $18.00 to $42.00 Cash, or terms to suit.

Also a good line of Euersharp Pencils, Conhlin Fountain Pens J. W. Duvall Quality First and Last, and an Honest Price for it. nehoma Company has what looks like a big producer in their Jacob Ott well. 7-22-18.

Estimates as hiirh as 800 barrels are placed on this well. The oil is higher gravity than the showing found at 1100 feet. American Legion Notes The sand in the becoml. break was found at 2240 feet. With th bit scratching the sand the oil Sav Buddy! Do you all know that we are going to have rose up through 2000 feet of salt Returns from Lamont, on the contests, give McNeal 17, Morgan 2 and Stubbs 10.

Hopkins 15 and Porter 15. Miley 5, Seaman 10 and Wooster 14. Moore 12 and Fuller 20. Beal 10 and Whipple 18. Clogston 14 and Darby 13.

Booth 7, Boone 8 and Phillips 14. Woods 27 and Samuels 4. Crebo 19 and Bell 8. watermelon feed next Monday Election Results The morning papers indicate that Morgan is nominated for governor, Hopkins for Justice, Miley for State Superintendent. Latest advices from Eureka say that Moore has defeated Fuller for the Republican nomination for Representative.

Other water. The water was cased on and the well is being drilled in. night, Aug. Ytlw Also that the The Landon No. 2 Harlau, in Post Commander and Adjutant of the Emporia Post will our guests? Make your plans to be the west half northwest quarter section 32 21-12, came in a good commercial producer Monday.

upon deck at 8:00 p. m. Shorty Republican nominees for county Foster will be Chf K. P. and This is an offset to the west of offices appear to be Whipple, he says there will be seconds on Darby.

Phillips. Woods, and watermelon, so come out and get Landon 's Jeck No. 1. It is rated at 40 or 50 barrels. The well was shot yesterday afternoon and is Crebo.

Legions Wallop Hamilton The return ball game be your share. Plans are under way for pur The vote in Madison township tween the Madison Legion and was light, there being 229 voters being cleaned out today. Two more wells on the Seeley chafing a memorial monument Hamilton was played on the registered. In the east precinct to be put in the flower bed in Hamilton diamond last Sun lease in the northwest quarter of 76 Republicans and 10 Democrats front of the schoolhou-e. Ways day afternoon.

The Legions 5-23-11 are on the sand Jind both should drill in today. They are and means will be further dis were on their toes in field work voted; in the west precinct there were 92 Republican votes and 27 Democratic; at Dist. 100 the vote cussed at the meeting Monday with the exception ot one in Fisher, Lauck Moore No. 2 and White Eagle 1, offsets to the ning, when a couple of errors was 14 Republican and 10 Demo night. Before the watermelon fee we have a candidate to initiate.

and a hit let two scores tor Seeley discovery. cratic. Hamilton. Our boys were there Syndicate Oil Davis on the with the big stick also, and Clark, southeast quarter 28-22-11 The hoys trom hmporia are going to explain lhe workings of pounded Werley for several are rigged up and ready to spud hits, which with several er- the 40 aud 8 Society. in this week.

rors enabled the -boys to pile Where's that dude who said Empire on Arthur Hind, south up eight scores in the nine in Presbyterian Church Answer for yourself: "What kind of a church Would our church be If every member were Just like me?" These lines rhyme well, surely. They jingle like bells. Repeat them, sing them, whistle. Every one "just like Such a church ought to please me. Would it please the Master? What kind of a church should we haygj Every member "just like me." How about the Sunday School? And the Treasurer? How much money would he have? "Just like What would the unconverted say of such a church? How soon would God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven? "If every church member were just like me." This warm weather is a test of our loyalty to the church and Sunday School.

It is gratifying to know how well many are meeting this test. But let us not slack our endeavor. Rev. Fred Weertz, associate pastor of (he Koontz Memorial, Omaha, Nebraska, and a cousin of the Fellay family, is planning to be with us next Sunday morning. At that time we are to have the privilege of hearing him east quarter 3G-21-11, are drilling at about 1600 feet.

Expect to nings. The score was eight to the James Sill Brown Post was n't on the map? Boy Scout Notes The boys took their Tender- drill in first of next wet'k. two. Allen, the southpaw twirler, LOCAL NEWS I This item acknowledges receipt of renewal subscription from Ray Barney, of Canon City, Colorado. The News has another of those new Remington Portable Typewriters.

If you want a machine try this one out. A large number of young folks enjoyed a party at the T. H. Mc-Cloud home Tuesday night. All report a good time.

A good rain early Tuesday morning gave the corn crop a boost and made it cool enough to vote at the primary. Mr. and Mrs. M. P.

Davis and daughter Phena Pearl, and Miss Mary Turner drove to Emporia yesterday afternoon. Miss Grace Smith of the Newman Dry Good Company is visiting this week with reativesat Madison. Emporia Gazette. Mr. and Mrs.

Phil P. Pees left last week for Colorado to spend the balance of the Their first stop was Manitou. Melvin C. Wallace, formerly a student at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, came up from Eureka to spend Sunday at McDougall Mason on Frank who has been pitching for loot examinations Monday eve Madison, was in his best form, Elrod, southwest corner east half northeast quarter 36-21-11, drilling at 700 feet. ning.

As soon the troop charter comes the Scout in vesture and made the Hamilton batters lay it down with precision and regularity. When a Hamilton player managed to hit the ball will be held. At this service the Major Sidwell on Pixlee, southwest quarter 84-21-10, spudding in. there always was a Legion man there to take care of it. Wer A recent report of the U.

S. ley, Hamilton's young pitcher, also pitched good ball, but his support was rotten. He saw Geographical Survey says that in 1920 there were 300,000 oil wells in the United States, of which were in Pennsyl his team mates make error aft er error, but he was steady at vania and produced on the average of only three-tenths of a parents and friends of the boys are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs.

P. D. Fankhaus-er and children, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Esslinger, Charles Ess-linger and Mr.

'and Mrs. Will Fankhauser spent Sunday at the John Fankhauser home. Grover Yearout lust a good mare by lightning during the storm early Tuesday morning. The mare was in a lot and not near the fence. Another horse in the lot was uninjured.

Mrs. Geo. McCoy and baby came Friday, from Emporia, for a week's visit with hor mother, Mrs. T. H.

McCIoud, and her sister, Mrs. O. T. Smith at preach. Come and hear his barrel per day.

New York's 14,000 wells average one-fifth "On the Hillside with the Com of a barrel. The average production of Kansas wells is given at 7 barrels and Oklahoma at 8 barrels. The average production mon JPeopie is the subject ot the picture-service for Sunday evening. This is a good time to spend a quiet and pensive hour. Arrangements have been made to use electric fans.

A comfort of all wells is a fraction under 5 Congress: Hoch 11 02 80 157 Justice No. 1 Hopkins 9 33 47 89 Porter 3 27 25 55 Justice No. 2 Graham 5 21 25 51 Harvey 2 15 21 38 West 2 21 19 42 Governor: McNeal 7 28 33 68 Morgan 17 16 33 Mowry 111 3 Pettigrew 1 1 Stubbs 4 24 32 60 Knapp 0 3 3 1 4 5 Attorney General: Drenning 3 8 7 18 Griffith 11 16 27 Martin 4 19 18 41 Rooney 3 8 9 20 Smith 8 7 15 Clark 7 11 19 State Miley ,3 25 28 56 Seaman 1 20 20 41 Wooster 7 22 31 60 Representative: Moore 1 32 28 61 Fuller 13 40 58 111 Treasurer; Beal 7 20 15 42 Whipple 6 44 62 112 Co. Attorney: Clogston 3 19 32 55 Darby 8 45 49 102 Probate Judge: Phillips 9 33 49 91 Booth 1 7 11 19 Boone 3 20 20 40 Sheriff: Woods 7 56 61 124 Samuels 7 13 27 f7 Clerk of Court: Crebo 11 35 55 101 Bell 2 27 24 56 Democratic Governor: Davis 3 6 9 17 Hunt 2 0 4 6 Martin 2 5 14 21 Congress: Austin 6 4 20 30 Coffin 2 3 5 Mahurin 2 3 1 6 barrels. Such figures indicate how exceptional are the flush able building is assured.

productions of thousands of barrels a day and how short-lived. all times. This makes a game each for Madison and Hamilton, and fans from both places expect a rub game. The Madison Legion team goes to Elmdale next Sunday. Congressman Homer Hoch was in Madison a short time last Saturday morning on his tour of the Fourth District.

Mr. Hoch was unable to see as many of the people as he wished on account of the brief time his schedule allowed. He was accompanied by A. P. Myers, his private secretary.

W. S. Provo brought three big Ponderosa tomatoes to the News man yesterday afternoon. The three of them weighed three pounds and five ounces. Mr.

Provo says Mrs. Provo has more like them in his garden. All testified to an enjoyable time last -Wednesday evening. Edwin Armstrong, pastor. Local and Long Distance Telephone Main 0685 Reference: Inter-State National Bank Kansas City, Mo.

the John Far.khauser home. Mrs. Jeannette Galbreath, of Eureka, returned to her home Sunday after a visit at the N. McGilvray home. Mrs.

Galbreath is an old friend of the McGilvray family. Wilbur Derbyshire and family of near Sedan were here to spend the week end with relatives. Wilbur was on the election board there and had to return home Monday. We have a letter from Chas. E.

Richards of Manhattan, who says he expects to be here Saturday to look after his farm southwest of town. Mr. Richards wants to rent his farm. Courtney B. Myers left Sunday evening, for Ardmore, where he will assist Dr.

Williams, an Osteopathic physician, at that place, until his school begins in September. Mrs. Herman Vetten, who had been here the past month visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

R. Day, and other relatives, returned Tuesday to her home at Joplin, Mo. Mr. Vetten was here for the week end, goiug home Sunday evening. Church of the Brethren Regular services at the Madison House both Sunday morning and evening.

You are welcome. Jas. H. Elrod. The young Iadie3 class of the Methodist Sunday School entertained the young men's class with a picnic yesterday evening at the Fuller bridge west of town.

The picnic was the result of a membership and attendance contest between the two classes in which the boys were winners. The eats were more than plentiful and everyone had a jolly good time. George Ott and Winegar Crone took them out in their trucks. Mrs. A.

H. Taylor and children, of Eureka, is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Cyrus Colton. Attention Stockmen Consign Your Live Stock to a Live, Wide Awake Commission Firm The Cattle Raisers Live Stock Commission Company Kansas City Stock Yards Live stock consigned to the above firm meets with the same competition as that consigned to any other firm here. All live stock commissiou firms doing business at this market are operating under Government supervision in accordance with the Packers and Stockyards act of 1921.

Circular No. 156 containing general rule9 and regulations will be mailed free to anyone upon request. If You Wont Full Market Values, Prompt Returns, and Proper Handling of your shipments of live stock, bill them to Cattle Raisers Live Stock Commision Co. Jimmy Wertz Dick Held rick Budge DeNoya Reminder! Please remember to pay your Water and Light bills by the 10th of each month. 10 per (Sent penalty added if not paid by stated time.

Custave Fellay, City Clerk..