Show n Initenmitent A CONSOLIDATION 4G VOLUME MOAB THE O GRAND GRAND COUNTY VALLEY UTAH TIMES AND THURSDAY THE EBRUARY INDEPENDENT 19 N 1920 DEATH LIE CLAIMS O MAN BE i SENATOR LEADVILLE OIL O'BRIEN O MEN WATCH DRILLING TO HAVE CHARGE O LN ERATIONS IELDS O DRILLING OPERATIONS NORTHERN NEW MA' IN GRAND COUNTY ICO AND SOUTHEAST IELD UTAH ! Pay Soon will Show- ISH (' IS VICTIM O NEWS SHOCK TO MANY THROUGHOUT SEVERE RIENDS CO UNI' nc 1 j I i' ive company 1 I ne state ebruary : elected States its capitol 12 Two Senator 0:1 Developme Development (Salt Lake Tribune) regular meeting at I'he world-wide search which is being building Denver made by the great corporations of for oil has nation new directors Mere every extended to ‘Y'w Mexico to nmj southeastern Utah Walter O'Brienwith the L XI result that drilling 'll 1 - 4 I held ONJONDAY Y It - L I J people were severly it was announced well known Castleton had died at that man morning as a result of influenza-pneumonia Although Mr ish had been critically ill for several days the news of his death came as a great blow to the many friends of the family throughout this section uneral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Castleton cemetery and were attended by practicallyevery resident in Castle valley On account of the fact that the services were held out of doors they were very brief Howard W Balsley of Moab was the and he told of his principal speaker acquaintance with the deceased young and of spoke words comfort to man Several musical those left to mourn selections were renderd ish is Lewis C survived by his wife and two young children and his ish parents Mr and Mrs Mart R well known and highly respected of Castleton Be hail hundreds of friends throughout the county and his death is sincerely mourned by all The sympathy of the entirecounty bereaved wife and goes out to the parents who are inconsolable by reason of their great loss That they comfort from the knowledge may derive that he lived an honorable and upright life is the hope of the many friends of the mourning family that is Much Improved county Sunday when Lewis young place Sunday C ish Many Volunteer During Services Epidemic j 1 7 4 v II 1 campaigns Lcadvile Colo and J N Adams about to be boinm in those i Stockton California were chosen fields will be watched by oil of the OVV IIVM XJ Li men 1V4 the as additional directors Both country with the keenest interest VV is That the drill of the Western Allies nearing a second Although there have been many company to Dr S Senator O'Brien and Mr W Bennett who be Adams have sand that will a most prolific producer is indicated today in prove to to Sait Lake yesterday after cases of influenza-pneumonia recently visited the Moab field and The making an of the oil and as goes to press After passing through a bed extended tour Moab during the past week a both the gave of fields of in thickness company view what Texas of salt practically75 feet a Oklahoma Louisiana of patients are still in very strong flow of gas was number they in and found and Senator this morning around Moab New Mexico Examinations and brought in and every haling that is brought up shows a serious condition it is the opinion of O'Brien urged his company to begin ri ports made of the structure of the of oil that The fact of oil has the in of large quantity another body been tap )hysicinnsand nurses charge drilling New Mexico fields by several experts operations at once in the for the the the situationthat the crest of the epidemic ped added to the fact that gas governmentand for large pressure is now stronger than ever local field and suggested that a comthe well is have been favorable to the before in believed to be conclusive evidence that the bit is has passed and that within a mittee be appointed to select a drilling opinion that a continuation of the big oil sand nearing The oilmen who are observing the operations or so the will have rig week contagion driller and the necessary casing great pools so productive in the southern the at the well are confident that sand will be drilled into by tomorrow to finish the well fields will be been This stamped out Three deaths have found to extend into was done and strong the indications of the close as soon as ive so are proximity of the permissiblethe New Mexico and southeastern Utah occurred in Moab and surrounding States will be on the ground ready for said Dr Bennett who is a vicinities si rata guest at during the past week as a action J N Adams was authorized (he Hotel Utah result of the epidemic All of the by the to close a The How of gas was encountered early this morning and the baler proposed company Dr Bennett with Ruth C Steigerwald resulted from pneumonia for drilling on the sent down contract of Yonkers by after The balings brought out company's influenza Those who was soon New York who were strongly 100-acre in McCuloch tract Texas died are: oil and since then county interests and G have Martin ith has eastern Mrs Allred w every balerful made an equally good also to select the drilling site and McGann by purchase and New Mexico Moab Lewis C ish Castleton an) showing An evidence of the amount of gas flow was had when proceed with the work of drilling on Mrs R C Ashby state Rases have secured control Cane Springs the lighted match the mouth of the well company's tract in the of 3880 acres in Socorro county and in It is was held Instantly a estimated that in all there have of shot the of the field the field lies in been close to 200 of sheet flame was to top derrick and it was with some uesaemonia lexas Seven Lakes which influenza in cases While in Texas Mr Adams will complete the fire McKinley county about forty-seven Moab No less than twenty-five cases difficulty that was extinguished details for driller a and a rig miles northeast of of pneumonia Gallup About have developed which for the Moab field It is by two and half the proposed a have aggravated situation considerably years ago a cow man the company to have Mr Adams look in drilling for water struck oil in the Although there has been a encountered of oil sufficientfor fuel purposes for That the first oil sand after the Texas field and Senator Seven Lakes field shortage of nurses the local Red Cross in the Moab field will produce at least the drillingof further wells or whether O'Brien will be in charge of the Moab total of eighteen Since that time a under the leadership of Mrs R J well will be bored to the lower and Salt valley field 12 or 15 barrels of oil per day was No shallow wells have been put down to Thomson chairman has done splendid sands has not been definitelydecided This company has the push and the oil MOAB MAN IS On the property acquired by Dr ORMER work with the result that the situation proven at the Western Allies Oil & by the Oil to and Western Allies company integrity "go ahead" has been handled we can expect Bennett there are three wells all of efficiently Gas well the Maxwell AT PIOCHE NEVADA very No ou DEAD company However operations arejieing to see them among the companies which it is said have been pumped for Many people have volunteered their lease Monday when the hole will go was carried on and forward for several early upon the local ground drilling a little over a year and have averaged A telegram was received by Moab services as nurses and this spirit has cased and the shut off The days and it is likely that drilling for oil water Before the rig arrives it is from fifteen to twenty barrels daily relatives yesterday stating that Martin undoubtedly resulted in the saving of string of will proceed until the casing was dropped of D A second sand is expected that a prominent geologist The of these wells Empey son Empey of many lives and the prompt control of product valuable well and by into the Sunday Monday struck The bit after penetrating the from Denver will accompany Senator for its lubricating qualities has a 59 this place and a former Moab man the epidemic The Moab hospital hr oil sand entered a bed of rock salt and morning the water O'Brien to the local field to guide him Baurne bad died at Pioche Nevada of influenza laj was completely gravity Sufficient gas for a blessing during the proven to shut on lhe in the selection of a drilling site baler was then sent is fuel for now in that formation It is believ beating domestic and Empey bad been seriously emergency power ill for Mr B down and a very gopd showing of oU ed that the second sand lies immedi Garnett for the company is also had has the R attorney derived from these some 'time and a telegram So favorable situation purposes hrAiicrhfup - it woo to atcly v below the salt?"'""''-w by the companyto that the "flu" ban will be lifted was Woe brougnt nw was decided was directed been received before stating drill further into the sand and drilling According to the reports of several draw up the necessary papers to the Deep drilling in the Seven Lakes that he was not expected to live His next Monday morning according to went forward all day Monday Owing state of by the geologists the most prolific sand in California and other states field which has three sands one at a brother 'William Empey and his sister the anouncement health board to the exceptional hardness of the the Moab field will be struck in the asking authority to sell stock of said depth of 350 feet the at 500 Mrs Andrew A Taylor left today School will and it is second Monday sand rather slow G Bur-ritt for neighborhood of 1800 feet A under the provisions of the K li KAA CAA j4 Pioche to attend the funeral progress was attained company hoped that there will be a good attendance aiiu but by evening the sands had Salt Lake geologist in his mt viiihi at uvu ui iuuvtn jvvu been laws has Dr report blue sky Parents who npvnr bpon triad Drrnrdino may be reluctant penetrated to a first depth of approximately stated that the D J Penley who has spent several Bennett in sand would be However an oil sending their children to school company twelve feet The showing of oil at brought in at 1200 feet but months in and about Moab will leave which is controlled by the R C school around Santa ASHBY VICTIM are given nssurarce by the MRS this depth in the sand that this sand would not to be shortly for the Bull Bayou oil field in railroad will begin drillingto tiie and that Very deep board faculty was prove every precaution this Monday evening several a prolific produced His report states Louisiana in the interest of his com sands immediately possible will be exercised to prevent or barrels of oil purpose out the that the will be it is INLUENZA-PNEUMONIA of the disease in the baled and profitable sand fifteen rigs said to be shipped O spread were pany are any oilmen on the ground feet the at around 1800 into the field A schools Moreover health and were highly elat lirge Los Ange-i ed les over the showing school officials are confident that there In the event that water is struck in company also plans extensive activity urther drilling however is proved the local well it will be necessary to TEO HARPER DIES AT Transportation difficultieswhich absolutely no danger in reopening wife of R C that the sand is Mrs Adell Ashby not pull out the and put the have held the of the and as thick as had casing back development schools public gatherings at died been estimated by Ashby Tuesday morning at the the field will be this time for the geologists as the nn dnwn with th airl nf an nnovercome this summer Cane Springs road camp as a reason that drill passed out result it is believed that further of the strata of It is the sand believed that the DENVER SUDDENLY S the building of a pipeline if pro epidemic has when of influenza-pneumonia ell be feet if Mrs Ashby its work was resumed Tuesdayiw can put down to 2000 duction warrants run course will be able for morning It is that had been suffering from influenza stated this The theaters to reopen sand necessary While awaiting the results of the several days and pneumonia set in is approximately twelve feet in thick-1 next week and all kinds of public The stockholders of the Western Al aeep urining acuvuyoi trie largercor-Word Monday quickly ending in death The gatherings and will ness in operators are of the opinion lies company are in no ways discouraged porations Dr Bennett and associates body again be permitted Moab yester-1 to that was received Moab Tuesday the outlook in fact they the will put was brought second sand estimated to be are that Ted in down several shallow wells The situationhas been handled very over day Harper formerly took the and burial place yesterday at some 200 feet below the first will be shipped from Wyoming in sand elated over the showing that has been cattle Moab due to the whole business in the Book mountains A star rig local will Brief funeral services efficiently prove to be the cemetery most prolificproducer made The discovery of oil in quantities and well known in Moab had died suddenly to the Seven Lakes field as soon hearted efforts of the many volunteers held at the that grave conducted by who donated their efforts Moab structure and the Red at Denver of heart trouble He as the 300 feet of drilling have been were proves belies the A Bishop C Hammond That the first sand although it is is intact the statement that had place for the past at a well near Cody Cross and other agencies assisting are and resided at that completed and to not as thick Mr Mrs Ashby came Moab be for will the is contention He the of the to congratulated op the showing as looked formation faulty The son of Smith Harper The part holdings acquired was year was months Montrose Prove to be a of the ago from made profitable producer if Western Allies people as passed away last year of by Dr Bennett and associates which several who shot is the Colo their home Mr Ashby had well as other oilmen here to the effect lies in opinion of the oilmen who Socorro county just south of been heart trouble time the employed for on are °n the ground and is some who have that the enclosure was perfect has at McKinley county situated adjacent Ted Harper married Moab road the : was post work and family were made careful examination of the Miss sand been borne out in every respect This two Dahling of to holdings uponH which life ago to resiilingat Cane springs Mrs Ashby as well as the the next should Greenyears General rank Hitchcock is directing samples of oil taken indicates that sand producer River is survived by her husband and one trom the well for the sand is exceptionally to he a activities powder The certainly heavy Du Pont prove close-grained small child The bereaved husban and is and of the interests unusually as a result showing TAX RETURNS MUST BE has the hard and sincere sympathy of Moab O MRS MARTIN WIRED according to many oilmen made a numberof wells will Dr Bennett has operated in the oil would not be put ILED BY MARCH 15 fields of Wyoming for several years people permit the flow of oil unless down in the very it were shot to At he is president and up in the near future present general open up crevices ivcl lit V11V tax for strata The fact will Income returns 1919 must of the ROAD WORKER DIES fact that Allies Rainbow Petroleum me a considerable The Western company office manager be filed at the internal and °'l revenue in Refining company which has put proceed with its plans that have was baled out of the The first death to occur at Monti-celo when the on or before March 15 order down four shallow producing wells up LADY SUCCUMBS TO sands were drilled into ready been announced Three more at Price indicates as a result of the flu took place MOAB to avoid penalties for delinquency on its holdings of 4000 acres Miss LmS a good producer holes will be drilled on various leases according IN very to E when John Edwards who LU EN Z A lNEU M ON LA 'Mid be H Doherty deput' Tuesday in by the the well Steigerwald after attending to business brought shooting acthroughout valley second to dry east of town collector who returned yesterday will owned a farm sue oraing t0 the oinlen the here fur Phoenix LEAVES HUSBAND AND Snyder lease interests leave Kh0 are at Moab to be put down on days in cumbed Edwards bad been working osen-ing the Price after spending several M P Arizona for a rest operations at the well and Dominic Bergera of Price at the road THREE CHILDREN TO sand js Moab Mr Doherty stated that in the camp at Muleshoe and after left their home and very similarto the Good yesterday for contracting the disease was taken future revenue tax returnsof all kinds MOURN HER DEATH 'n ®an duan field which stated before leaving that operations from fail this county be sent to the IN to Monticello for medical attention ito must TO OPEN CABARET OLD Produce any oil until shot would be carried on without interrup-l he died after and district office Pneumonia set in and a Price soon Olmen say that the Drilling Contractor Kendrick DRUG STORE BUILDING He indications tion a native of Cambridge was of the well is in charge ux and wili MRS fL ujuvu Levi is THEODORE DALTON England coming to this country sev The serious nature of the influenza more ravoraoie tnac Levi m cnarge Dr Alex Ral'Tlms leased from ln an Juan fields when proceed with drilling brought forcibly to the tha the store build- eral Before moving tn epidemic was DIES AT MONTICELLO Copper Martin & Co years ago drilled into there making ar Wee Other Other companies are attention of Moab people this week xnnrt perts HOW recently vacated by the Williams Monticello he resided at Ephraim in Moab nnint to in n Iko Ar rangements rnnifAmpnts work u of when Mrs Rhea Allred wife of Martin COinn commence last night and will V11!'?11® best rigs are Word reached Moab within a few in Salt valley jjrup company died producer the Moab and Three Allred Munday afternoon hian San the at of the it drniJ‘ ds' Monticello yesterday SALT LAKE OIL MAN weeks open a cabaret in room brief illness When tbia well was first now at Thompsons awaiting transpor-Wa Mrs death following Death Harriet Dalton wife of Theodoie js announced 'J1' oniy Workmen are now overINVESTIGATES BRODER TY a slight from pneumonia which was trace of oil tationto the well siteslast The Big Six Dalton Influenza-pneumonia tne hauling the lceab'ewas building which will undergo It Oil which week con-ihp brought on by influenza Mrs Allred shnnf h decided to is P well was company of death Mrs Dalton survived Colonel Charles Tasker sandi well extensive repairs and improvements ill for this for the completion of the cause had been critically and done with tracted oil of Salt a couple of was by her husband and several oak floor is and mining man that An being known brLIT? now to her a well was in Salt Valley announces that its rig City Krot-ki days prior death and although laid A Lake accompaniedby Max children doorway will connect the u?ht Inwhich is at Thompsons will be at the everything possible was done to allav cabaret with the Ralston Cafe next a former businessmanof Marysvale the the that work °r n°t first sand will well within a few days and disease the efforts of doctors and shni and H P son of Col ARE YOU A WAR POET? door Tasker ln Allred an effort to Mrs were fruitlessand - secure a flow-1 will then proceed Green River nursessteadily SO KINDLY STEP ORWARD Dr Ralston will either employ an Tasker came over from death relieved worse electrical Saturday afternoon in a car driven by grew orchestra or will install an her sufferings Monday afternoon historical The Utah State society is it is George ranz Colonel Taskr came piano stated took of the investigate Burial place yesterday after-noon collecting and compiling all to this section at this time On account of the quarantine available verses and poems written by a mining property located for influenza no Commissioner Heber Murphy left distance south of Moab but due tosome the indoor services were Utah people in connection with the yesterday for Salt Lake City He will held and brief obsequies took place D impossible condition of the roads the recent war W Parratt secretary return in a week or two accompanied at the The burial of IJrs of the society writes the Times-Independent trip to the grave property was postponed by his has the took the wife who been spending Ashby place at for the same time asking us to advise our readers time being Colonel Tasker and joint O'l at Salt Lake funeral services were held Company of Utah ped from Los Angeles about a week to send in any such remained here for a couple of days at the verses or winter A Hammond that have into the oil situation as well cemetery- Bishop C Jn a Wel1 on its holdings in ago been written looking Moah may poems had charge of the services by acquaintances The as making some investigations with them or their Grand river and west Mrs Allred is survived by her husband be sent to the Utah State OIL LEASLNGMEASURE AND GAS regard to local tiranium-vnnadiiim 'S alreadY °n its same should to the Martin Allred and three chihb 'allev C Goggle of Salt Lake City has society room 121 state cap IS properties The party returned Mon-daya way historical PUBLISHED all of moJiaCCOr'ns ren whom v'ereill of influenza William Schoppe an oil company which fternon to Green River day afternoon to Green River at the time of her death She was the tbe holdings in this county was The full text of the sectionof teen in comPany who has extensiveyesterday' eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs xr °al Mr Coggle states ‘ PARSON'' SIMPKIN" RESIGNS the leasing hill referring to oil URANIUM MANMHERE during the week making inthatMoab to Joseph I' Miller of Moab and was Srra hks intends and the public domain as company commence gas on f°r the tration6 of °P-Ueis drilling Moab Odd ellows will be interested H K Thurber of Denver rcpresiji-tative bcm and reared in Moab She leaves beinninK within a few weeks by last week is operations passed a1aGekOr&c11P congresof the rig en to the to learn tnat the Rev A Simpkin Tungsten Products company a host of friendsto mourn her untimely and has route of this Mulvey of Salt a published on now for 15 of page two is in this vicinity looking over fields himself yearshas grand secretaryEdward taking away 0 hcav'Iy interested in this Mr Coggle expressed edition of The Times-Independent coBipan O 0 resigned and claims in th with the oil prospects the some uranium-vanadium To the bereaved husband and relatives an The leasing bill is now in as well pleased the Was n Moab the last of of his named to Mr Thurber the sincere sympathyof the people Krehbiel has been the interest of his company wept this section and states that has hands of the president and deal of activityin the until a of Moab is Mulvey holds a is fully and permanent secretary can will into reports a great extended The Times-Independent acreage financed serve as signed go soon as His company be elected at the next grand industry joins ai " lodge in company is with the ln th® effect rare metals the county upon made all preparations to besink a well is in California of acquiring some property friends of the family in offeringmany sincere April Parson Simpkin desirous whirkdam will drill depth now r!? to whatever may necessary for his health here condolences ch will company be used its to holdups was shipprove - of Grand shocked RAISED INLUENZA-PNEUMONIA Situation Second Tapped that be LEWIS IS 1 Indicates Oil Sand Strong 1 of ing and 1 Heavy low 4 Gas O1‘ 11 TO BAN LU CASTLETON UMBER according returned 'I'iines-Independcnt a corporations ! a oil-lwaring critical fatalities superinduced residents saturated represents a 50-acre -alvove 1 1 5-inch become I - J 4-U A If- r -the-day re-open 1 1 4- 4- 1 4 n 1 j e encouraging encountered 5-inch fi-inrh a der-reamer ' a ' eX-Postmaster a 1 already mwIm un-ouestionably -V al-'ell - I I i -1 1 r 1 v v i u v I i --'xv n l s r 4 r ! resulted a j 1 1 ' 1 25-barrel 1 r I f-e I Oil Notes K-(' -'vii?e-iintar a representing a I largeMch ' j 1 1 |