Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-01-18 | Page 3 | Church Refuses Million for Oil Wells in Graves

CHURCH REFUSES MILLION T r FOR OIL WELLS TELLS IN GRAVES Frt Fort Worth orth Tex lan Jan l 17 JIme Th Merriman Baptist church of or Rangel Ran- Ran tier ser which already dy has hns acquired an nn in income ome of oC a a. year ear through h oil wells sunk in its church yard ar has hns refused for Cor the rIght to develop clop wells in the c graveyard ard which adjoins tho the church It be became be- be camo came caine known n here today The graveyard now Is 18 surrounded surround surround- ed b by oil wells and numerous companies companies companies com com- have o mado made the congregation which has only Vent t twenty nine members mem- mem bers berg fabulous offers offer for the bury burr ing ground