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Show CITY SELLS WELL-DRILLING WELL-DRILLING MACHINE When tho city commissioners sold tho well digging machine used in driving driv-ing the city's wells, they drove a good bargain, according to Commissioner Commis-sioner Miles L. Jones. Thoy sold the outfit for between $500 and $GO0 more than it cost. This. Includes the pipe that was purchased and later found too light for the purpose for which It was intended. Commissioner Jones stated that, if at any time the city needs another drilling outfit, tho rig can be purchased considerably under tho figure at which the old machine was sold. The outfit was sold to Thomas J. Steed, of Clearfield, who will uso it for driving oil wells. Tho price for the machine and tho pipe was $3,18-1.21. |