The Citizen=times, 1919-05-01

Western Knfiscfcy Firld Coming Into Its Own at A Rapid Gate "More deals 'in oil leases and production are being made in Kentucky at this time than any other field in the country ex excepting - cepting excepting the neW fields of North Terns" says the latest issue of the Oil City Derrick an oil news newspaper - paper newspaper published in Oil City l'a and rccogniscd'as thc loading oil puplication of the country "Many 'new companies are being formed from day to day 1 mean meaning - ing meaning more drilling activity" the article -on the Kentucky fields continues "Thcfreare now close to-600 drilling wells and rigs in Ken Ken-tuck - tuck Ken-tuck v scattered over more thari 50 counties ' Lee County in the Eastern division of the state leads with 165 drilling wells with Allen iii second place hav hav-124 - 124 hav-124 wells drilling and Estill County is in third place wilh 43 drilling wells These three counties have more new' work underway than 'all the- balance of the Central West which in- eludes the fields of Illinois Indr - ana Northwester and Central Ohio "During thepast three years or since the Irvfne field Jn Estill County came to light little at attention - tention attention was giveir to Western Kentucky a majority of the oil men having very little faith -in the territory ' But times have changed and old Irvine oil men are now getting into the' western division of the state ' Numer Numerous - ous Numerous concerns have disposed of their holdings in the eastern sec section - tion section and appear fo be well p!casod with the change Bowling Green has become the Jieadquartcrs for the western division the same as Louisville 'and Winchester are the main epokfes of the east eastern - ern eastern divisions of the state But the facVnust not be overlooked that Scottsville the first real oil tOWn in' Western Kentucky is still in the ring and had the thriving county seat been located on a main line railroad would have given any of the towns a run for their money As it is Scottsville has been unable to take care of the oil -trade and neither has Bowling Green hud grea improvements are -being made in both towns ' "With the coming of summer and a betterment in road condi conditions - tions conditions an impetus will be given the oil business in the counties of Allen Warreh and Barren as well os thd adjoising counties There are now about 164 drilling wells in the three counties men mentioned - tioned mentioned and during the next few jnonths nearly as' many more drilling machines will lie brought in: Almost weekly there ' are from 10 to 15 drilling machines arriving in the three counties and they are closing contracts as fast as they arrive Only a few days ago a sp icinl traiiiof twelve cars arrived at Scottsville with drilling machines from -Tulsa Okla and Joplin Mo Th-se machines were unloaded and sent to various partis of the oil fields of Allen Warren and Bar Barren - ren Barren counties With these and other driliihg' machines which will soon arrive some active "Tie velopments in the oil fields of the three counties may be ex expected - pected expected in the near future It is announced that E 6 Henderson of Winchester a prominent contractor and opera operator - tor operator associated with Dean Eggart is moving thirty-eight drilling machines into the Gainesville field and will begin drilling a large number of wells on leases t iere and in other sections 'of the three counties - T C Curry of Joplin Mo is also in the field and is moving four drilling rigs for the Sinking Springs Oil Com Company - pany Company in the Gainesville field"

war was going on we would hike all night and bust before day we would dig in about four feet in the ground and sleep together I used to think that I never could sleep that way Down' behind the barn where old Charlie slept was a good place to where I slept We would sure come outof then in the morning after we had hiked about thirty jnilcs and had not had anything to eat for three days and nights we would get so hungery we would not pay any attention to the Roche's shells I was so tired I dug in one night and slept right beside two dead Dutchmen who had been dead two or three days but that n't make any difference to me Will close for Ibis' time ! ' Your loving son ' Virgil Long did - Franca March 30 1919 ' Dear father and all: I will en endeavor - deavor endeavor to write you again 'llope 'llope-you - you 'llope-you are all well I am well only I would like to be at home Father I will be there' before king I hope Wish J could hear from home I haven't got s' let letter - ter letter from home for so long Father I hope I can get there by the middle of the summer 4 Tell mother not to get out of heart looking forVne -1 will be there some old day I would give any anything - thing anything -to see my dear mother for she is so dear to me It rains here most every day and I don't like the rain 4 have beerf expecting my name to be called fora month to come home but they haven't called me yet Hope hay will start me home some time soon Tell Hattie Lee and Bessie I still love them and would give anything to see them today Tell Arthur and Walter their old brother will be with them some of these days ' I guess all of the girls' back there will be married when I get back but that won't worrji me any I am still os fat as a' pig and weigh 185 pounds Don't guess you would hardly know me When 'did you see Love? I would like -to be there to walk over the old hills with him again Will close atid write-more next time ' Your own' son Rector Yates Feb 16 1919 Dear friend Susie: llow pre you by pow? I am fine Guess you will have a good time today as it is Sunday but Sunday in the army is no more than any other day 1 I will sure be glad when I get back in the states anyway I guess the young people are having a good time again Susie dp they ever' hear from Arthur Starks? Wish I knew where he was guess he will beat me back to the states - There is no one with me now from- back there but still it is not eo bad to be here now since thp war ended but I say I have seen all the war I want to see - " £u ie is Jessie Buchanon at home or over here? When we all get home I know we will have soma time ' Hope all : of my friends that-were ip the great battles over here come out - al alright - right alright Arthur and 1 were to together - gether together through the battles and were lucky neither of us got hurt - ' -I will tell you all about it when I 4come" home - You ought to have seen Arthur and ' myself digging holes when they began to shell us you would think we were great workers But that is all over now I remember one

day we were in the same hole to together - gether together and they were throwing shells all around us seemed like every body was going to get killed Arthur said tome "One of us ought to get' out and get in another hole and maybe we won't both get killed' 1 told Mm we had fought'togethcr and we just as well die together I do wish I knew where he is now Still I am glad I came over hiVe I felt it my djy I -wouldn't take anything for my trip I have gone through a lot and I would hate to take chances and go th'rough it again I heard so much talk of this place I wanted jto'see it but I have seen all 1 ' care to and now I want to come home Be a good girl until I see you ' Your friend Pvt William M Tabor ' Camp Merritt Nl J 1 Mr Roy "May hew - 1 ear friend- I have arrived at last in the good old U 8 A and glad to get back for I had almost become a Frenchman I did not get back to "my outfit but got as far ai Toul where we stayed a few weeks then they gave us a chance to- go to the M P's army of -occupation or come home Almost all took tho home route We started from Bordeaux Our engine broke down and we thot we would never get across But vf are having a good time The Rocky Mountain Club is going to show us around N J and take us to The Hippodrome and give us a banquet This life has got it on $t Aignan or that big mud hole where 1 left you Hasn't it? We go to Denver and thence to Fort Russel Wyo 'where we will be discharged 'Then I'm coming back to Ky to look uu my old friends - We landed in full marching order with three blankets and everything You ' could hear the people say "what a load" I could hardly realizeT was in the U S A until a lady put some oranges in my hand as soon as I hit the first sidewalk ' Then I said to myself "We are not in the Old World now" Some of the boys were so glad to get back that they cried for joy There is a boy wilh us that has five wound stripes He is having a good time There is nothing that he can't have lie is white of the 1st division IIow ' is everything around Scottsville? Have you seen an of then) that we talked about? Remember me to them all ifoping this will find you wel and happy Herman C -Fisk i The above Allen County boy was one of-the first boys ir Frahce He was with the 2nd pioneer Engineers He is quite familiar with tactics of No Man'§ Land as he has gone before the infantry cutting barb wire and opening roads Scottsville will be happy to welcome him home alive and number him among her heroes R M OIL LEASES WANTED Would like some well ' located Oil Leases or Royalty in Allen county Kentucky: Location and price must' be right Prefer to deal direct with owners 1 Box 416 Woodsficld" Ohio 22pd WdNTED-Will buy produc tion or good drilling proposition Give full description in first let letter - ter letter Address Box CHS Wheeling W Va 18pd

2nd and 3rd detachments and it seems now like we might be held here for some time though I can -not tell Do notfail to write me often for there is nothing pleas pleases - es pleases any of us better than to get a letter from home So I will close hoping to hear from you again soon Your loving boy Oscar Foster Germany March 251919 ' Defir father: Just received a letter from you dated Nov 25th and that news was a little stale but was glad to hear from you - Tliis leaves me well and hope this" few lines will find you the same Was sorry to bear that Will cut his leg but guess he is alright by this time Tell Jasper hpdocsn't know anything about hard drilling If he had been with me he wouUl have seen some drill' If 1 you had been with me and do squads right and - left with mo with a full pack on - his back he would know some some-thing - thing some-thing about drill Tell Jasper I went out on a three-day para and an M P caught me and I had to report to the doctor to -' sweet he Will know whaP that means There is about four inches of snow on the ground hejre now - atiftliscold We didn't have anjjpmiskcybut had plenty of wipe and deer meat for Christ- mis I helped carry' in Xmas deers are as thick over here as raubito are over there Rabbits jjver here are all jack rabbits ' - 1 noticed in your letter that - you had sold five opossum hides ' for $50 If I had been there we 'would have had some time trap ' iping Charlie and I slept to- 'gether jots of nights out in No Man's tkind and the shells- were ' passing'-over all the time We : had been sleeping out a month together when we heard the &r &r-: - : &r-: mistice was signed While the

IS SPREADING OYER THE SOUTH Fame of Merftooe Sweeps Over Wide Territory With Start Startling - ling Startling Rapidity Tn less than a year the fame of Mentone 'the new system medicine has spread until ltd name is now a household word over a territory occupied by mil millions - lions millions of people and thousands of peoble are taking it The demand for Meritone in this section as elsewhere t is wonderful In larger cities like Nashville Knoxville and Chat Chat-anooga - anooga Chat-anooga and the like the demand for Meritone reached a phenom phenom-epal - epal phenom-epal rate but the demand right here in this vicinity and in many similar localities has been almost as remarkable ' Meritone is now spreading all over the south - with wonderful rapidity Thousands of men and women in many states are tak taking - ing taking Meritone highly praise it Meritone was compounded b a trained chemist who put ' into it the vegetable ingredients that his experience had shown him were best for the ills of the hu human - man human system - for ailing condi conditions - tions conditions of the stomach liver or kidneys catarrh rheumatism aid the like or as a system strengthener Meritone is sold exclusively in Scottsville at B J Oliver's House and lot West Sec Herschel Smith Meredith & Smith Drug Store end When in need of an auto tire don't forget we have the Gordon It costs no more and the adjust adjustment - ment adjustment is very liberal ' Citizen-Times

F WELCH VKr-uiDnr $10G3 44937 a true statemeaL On 'April 29 quite a number of people assembled at the home of S W Wolfe and' surprised his step-son Walter Pennington with a bountiful dinner Mr' Pehnington has just returned from France Those present were S W Wolfe and wife William' Dyson and wife C W Sears and wife Dock Heath and wife Bill Wolfe and family Arvie Cherry and SURPRISE DINNER Every one left wishing Mr tPennington much happiness NEW OPERATOR Mr J B Bryan manager of the Dixie Theater has engaged (he services of Mr J) Boon of Chicago as operator of his-pie-turer machine ' Mr Boon is a union operator with much exper- ience and no doubt will prove of much worth to the presentation ' of the pictures at the Dixie Mr Bryan has changed the service entirely presenting the best pictures the market affords featuring some of themost noted -stare of the serene With the assistance of Mr Boon and the change of service The Dixie will give you the best of entertain-' ment - to serve and trade with us

' T Ret back hut I am glad you all are still alive I expect to bethcre some day but I can't tell just when J had a letter from Porter to to-1 - 1 to-1 day was surprised to hear from hinnfor I thought he had gone home lie is well but seemed to bo a little bit disappointed he didn't get my last letter and safelhe aid not know why I did '-not write him Said he would - be over here untill July or longer but f hope nob Well-mama I guess Hoy and - Hubert will soon be home if they ' are not there now 1 1 wak read- ingiii'the paper where the 59th v Inf sailed Marchf 5th and I hope they will land safely home t wrote' them but never did get an -wttaJLucian also I -CWdthey'nver got my letters 'irtfiey get home before I do tell them to write me I am sure i they will get there first I think " we are here for some time yet Jv s There are several thousand cas cas-uals - uals cas-uals her$ composed of the 1st ' " J- V

: (Camp Ie Sau (TP France March 28 1919 Mown dear mother: I will try and answer your letter I re received - ceived received at noon Was Rlad to h(jnr from you I am fine except "opiy arm is a little sore from a ishot- yesterday for flu' and gpisumonia and 1 think it is very gOodto prevent the disease there uo't'many cases of flu here now V nisll Kcpe it will remain this wnjy the world over for "it has ' - paused a lot of deaths I was surprised to hear of Miss Lafon jng dead 1 know she looked so pQjjl the last time I saw her jtnj srlad she was ready to die "theugh1 it seems there has been