* . Experience in
.. Oil Boom Town
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FRIDAY, JAN. 20. 1922
HEXIA, Texas, Jan. 20 (By the As-
2. Mted Press).——Overnight a. tented
city arose. From an apparently sleepy
little town of 3,000 population in Oc-
ufier. 1921. where. old settlers farmed
(at a. living and eked out a. bare ex-
istence from their lands; where they
rule cow horses to ”town"-and hitch—
ed them to a hitching post. and where
even the Town Hall bcll had not tolled
fear years bccaum- oi‘ the cobwebs and
bird nests——to a. bustling city of 30.-
000 people. and all in a few months.
this is the recent record of Mercia, an
old time Texas town. which is feeling
the effects (it one of the numerous oil
developments Ill the Southwest...
The population now consists of an
assortment of oil field followers and
thousands of nit-n and womcn seeking
cmplm'ment. lcaxing an Old field for
the new. coming.' on trains from all.
parts of the l nitcd State-s. or in wa-~
guns. trucks or "lmrschack." some
bringing their assortmcnt of house—I
Bald goods nnvi camping outfits and
finding from tcn to a'hundrcd men for.
every job. and no place available for‘
unending the night. i
Consequently. because Of the exor-
b‘flant prices (harged for a room. if
(the were lucky enough to secure Ohm;
‘t hundreds of tilt-ll. favored by the long— .
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,i
take is to consult with your dentist sol
“by function better in their. own pan.
menu under the circumstances.
'mr teeth will last at least as long as
“you do.
continued mild winter. are sleeping on f
the grass along railroad tracks. public
marking: plan-s, and. in fact. anywhere
they could. lhcriiight a bed in a
to-nt marked "A place to flop." soared
from 50 ccnts a night to $3. A night
In a crude plank structure. where one
didn’t know his bed—fellow or the
I‘nindreds of others in the single room.
(-ost :5. Prices charged the few who
were lucky enough to get in one of
t be few privatc dwellings vary. but all
were high enough to satisfy the most
‘t'astidious millionaire. llut men are
Vlad to act a led at any price. and
mny could not find shelter except
that providcd h} naturc.
Hail traffic jumpr-d hundreds of per
(‘c-nt. There arc two trunk lincs. the
Illoustou & 'l‘cxas (‘entral and the
'l‘rinity and Brazos Valley. leading
through here. and passenger traffic is
"fry heavy. “hilt frcight trains are
t requently s: ~n running thrcc abreast.
so heavy is thr- demand for oil ma-
chinery. (luv road is Said to haw‘
spent $600,000 in enlarging its facili-
ties.
The watcr situation is not altogclh-
q-r what could l'w dcsircd. The water
was procured from a spring a short
distant-c from town. and although
azood water. it “as ncarly as high in
price as gaSOImc. Sonn oil man. how~
l“\(3|". came alonLr and drillcd an oil
w-r-ll right sldv in sidc with thr- spring.
“tapping" tln- nail-r supply so badly
that late-1y it has lawn entirely slop—.
pt‘d. \\':il(-r “JIL’t'liS lia\c lH-cn rcqlli- '
saztionr‘d, and, although tho-y are busy
at!) day and night hauling: watrr to
‘lvnmcs. restaurants and iinprrnisvd
"banking" houses. they arc not sulfi- .
«.xI-nt to con-r ti -- ln-ld i
Consequently thc luvrll has been dc- i
4 Jared “\cry unsanitary" ivy citizens
in heated Ill'irllllll'llls at the mcetings
of thc City "Ulllu ll. \\ hich is making}
va-ry «vi‘i'ort i» ll i.i~-«i_\ tho situationl
Rinyor iiidrilv- lllll‘l'liltli lln- irate ('ili-i
27.0178 that this "i Ulliil not lu- donc rm r-l
iagfhl." :
thting a lmih iii'lt‘ is quilc an v \.1
in-ricncc. if. 1141‘ «:1, not a task. 'rllt’:
old saying. "if y..-n “ant to do smur-
111mm: hi1: wash 2m cl- pliant." cv-rtainly
has found paralltl in .\lc.\iu. This luv
’4le may be found, nutsidc the “"000-
kind creeks. only in a downtown bar—
hm shop, ’l‘hc hatinlmusc is a stall
its a womicn tin-H‘I'Il, plankml-in o-n.
i‘Wllrt‘. Just plain pinc planks arc
Sfippery. hut ilw proprictors of thr-’
house liznc l"‘liltl that it is not ncm-s-
gar}, to maintain first aid kits lwcausc
The board llhlil‘h .iri- \varpcd (‘IIOHL'll to
IPJYOW the hallni a foothold. “(‘lcan»
“mess. after all. is ncxt to godlinr-ss,”
M I. bath in Mcxla is next to impOs-
Me.
But as for ml there are a solid siV
“miles of new dcrricks. drillers-1' outfits.
tents. woodcn buildings and people.
where Once thcrc was the open prair-
irv. A survey of all local lumber men
A WORD OF- WARNING. {with dancing girls are Open
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Unfortunately the human tendency
. . . .11 closing
‘8 to take rather too Rem] a (lellgut “1.11wm. The \Vintvr (lardt n is thc most
the spectacular. the fantastic, ”19 flourishing of these. Hcrc it is said
miraculous. fortunes have been lost overnight at
The average person is never con-
txnt to merely feel fit: he wants to
feel like Jumping a fence, eating a
whole mince pie and singing until the
wee. small hours.
He also enjoys going to the other
extreme and, when he has a little indi-
gest'on'to fancy himself an object of]!
tragic misery. |
This almost universal desire for
aises and climaxes has lead to a suc-
cession of fads even along the pro-
gressive path of science.
Just; now the lad is to get rid of the
teeth. If one has a boil he is sure to
have a friend who will assure him that
this comes from a bad tooth. If he
have a lame back or a sprained thumb
on- a Slight headache, on the morning
mer trying his latest experiment in
the manufacture of lemonade, from
hops, malt. raisins, brown sugar and
yeast. he gets exactly the same ad-
vice. 5
He gets so set in this groove thati
when the furnace does not draw well‘
he starts for the dentist to have a'
(moth pulled. -
This is all because a large number of
chronic diseases have been cured by-
Gfltting rid of a tooth which was in-:
acting the entire system, but this does.
not mean that the extraction of anyi
(Both will put the constitution of itsf
firmer owner in perfect repair. '
Teeth are natural: they are useful; '
l
H-m
r department than anything}
which man has invented; they stand a
mile amount of abuse and still?
nuke a generous return of toll and'
Mute; they always do the best they;!
Therefore the sensible course toi
an to arrange the circumstances thati
When the dentist advises the extrac. :
Oh] of a particular tooth, he will do;
an only because that particular toothl
is more dangerous inside. ~
“an outside and he Will in:
thick. , I .7.-.
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DON’T
SAY WE DIDN’T TELL
YOU ABOUT THIS SALE
You Can Now Buyma
12-14 North Man. St. . .
.. This Sale Is 4 iii
Gaining attention—also, every man who comes in, goes out» another booster. The ladies are mm”
their friends, too. , p 3
Why Shouldn’t they? It’S‘human nature to tell others when you get Values like these!
Sale
Suits
’3 But Not “Sale Merchandise”
Boys’ 2-Pant Suits
that were made to sell for $10.00 and $12.00.
Sizes 6 to 18 in mixtures and blue serge.
BOyS’ Corduroy Suits . . . . . $5.98
Prices—Yes !
and Overcoats
For Boys
Sale Price
$6.98
Kuppenheimer
Suit or Overcoat
Boys’ Mackinaws ......... $5.98
BoyS’ Sheep-lined Coats... $6.98
shows that building.
contracted for. since Oct. 1. totals be»-
tween $3.500,000 and 35.000.000.
manac for 1922
At less than the price of cheap clothes.
Suits, that'were $35 and $37.50
Now $29.50
Suits, that were 33
Now $34.50
Suits, that were $25 and $30
Now $19.50
Overcoats, that wer
Now $25.00
Overcoats, that were $40 and $45
Now $29.50
harp fur
40 and $50
e $30 and $35
‘ Overcoats
Ages 6 in 10.
collars.
$10.08 to $14.08.
$7.98 $8.98
January Sale of Trousers
$4.00 Trousers . . . . . Now $2.98
$35-86 Trousers ....... Now $3.98
For Boys
Made of extra fine quality. Some
Regular Selling: price was
Sale Price
At
K UPPENHEIMER
An Investment in Goo
CLOTHES
(1 Appearance
For Men and Boys
$1.98 to $6.98
That were soiling: up to $10.00
Sweaters
January Sale Prices
CLEARANCE OF
ALL STYLISH SUITS AT PAY-
‘No—PROFIT PRICES
$15 $25 -
“'e could not have thought of Offering these
Suits at double these prices two months ago.
Girls’ Coats
$4.98 to $14.98
Every girl 5 coat has been rcpriccd for January
Clearance. as we must dispose of all our winter
(‘nats this month.
You Can Take Home a
Ten Dollar Bill \Vith Any One of
These
. I)resses
$7.98 to $22.50
The prices at which these dresses arc marked
for our January Clearance will save you ten
dollars or more on cvvry one you buy. They
an- in snt-h excellent style. it will he wcll worth
your while to select two or more of them.
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The Home of Good Clothes for Men and Women
119 Allen i171]!
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South Nolli‘all
A
Startling Special Sale of Supe.
rior Style-d
., OATS
' $15 $25
A Wide rangc of silt's' in all pay .vl -1_,.,',..
and materials: and in “arm - 1r.
exceptional S13'lP\ at but a In. ; m. ..
actual worth.
Fur Coats
lii'\’ 1.x \,
Oi‘
- t ‘..
in \~\‘ l _' i\"‘i"
Regardless of the xaluc
have placed them on salc
lions.
completed or
Gambling and drinking halls filled
every
Tight. and one may buy Opcnly “red"
inf] "corn" whiskey at :10 cents a
lrink. There is no ci‘l‘nrt
h:- dice and roulettr- tables.
.‘llNl‘IRS SAFETY I‘ll-IAIN“
ALMANAC.
'l‘hc Miners' Safcty and Health Al-
has hccn issued by
he l‘nited States llureau of Mines. in
l‘nlted States
The Almahnu.
by R. C.
Assistant Surgeon.
Health Service. inn-sides
containing the usual fund of infor-
mation concerning sun. moon. wind
and weather. preaches crispily and
snappily the. doctrine Of Safety First.
The Armanac is freely illustrated and
contains many articles by experts in
safety, health and sanitation problems.
it is intended for circulation among
the million coal and inc-tai mint-rs and
quarry \vorkcrs in the l'nited States.
("opies may he Obtaincd from the
lureau of Mines. \Vashington. I). C.
cobpcrution with the
Public Health Scrx'ice.
which
\'\'illiams,
l'. S. l'ubiic
has been com pilcd
l’ussr-d
PHONE
527
-Gehebe’s
ITS HERE Ir ITS HOUSEWARE '
SAVE MONEY AND REPLENISH YOUR HOUSEWARES , - .
'AT THE SAME TIME '
.CflNBENlllAllllNS
ur mailman
MlilJlJA. Morocco. Jan. 19. (By
Associated I‘rcs.s).»—Spanish aviators
flying over the Hull district report
many groups of tribcsmen concentratnI
ing for the purpose of offering resistd
ancc to furthcr ad n'ces of the Span-l
ish troops. RepOrts from native
sources to the same ci‘fcct also have
been rccehcd by the Spanish generals.
who are preparing to deal swiftly with
such concentrations.
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PROMPT
DELlVERY
VACUUM BOTTLES
Keeps liquid hot or cold.
Pint size, Special ............ 98c
ECONOMY COBBLERS’ SET
Consists Of 1 last each for men’s,
ladies' and children's shoes. 1 shoe
hammer, 1 shoe knife, 1 peg owl
and needle, 1 stabbing needle, 1
sewing and 2 packages nails. '
$1.25 value at ................ 98c
SAFETY RAZORS I
with 3 Gillette blades
A Big Special ................ 98c
SNOW SHOVELS
Steel, with wooden handle
Special Saturday ............ 49c
nus-r FANS
Heavy white enameled
Saturday only .........39c
‘ . 25,,Washingon Street
--_..----.-----/a-----i~¢41/l--
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WINDOW SHADES
White, Green, Yellow
"Saturday .................. . . ‘29::
For §aturday only . . . . .
'ASH OANs‘.
GalvanIed, covered, large size.
' $1.49
POLISHING‘ OIL MOPS
Medium size—A wonderful value.
$1.00 at ..... . ‘ 49c
Gray enameled wtih long handle,
SAUCEPANS ‘
6»quart capacity
"""""""" 69c value at.........l........49c :
01L, OANs ROLLING PINS 3
Galvanized~1 gal. can Hardwbod .h :
49c value at . . ............... 34c 25:: value at L. '. ....._.-- ._ ........ 18c :
WILLOW BASKETS
The ideal laundry basketgught
and durable
98c value at ................. 69c
Washes clot-hes wtihout. rubbing.
$1.49 value at ......
VACUUM WASHERS .
especially useful for blankets ~ . "
and lace: curtains.
L’ADDiB‘ S'|_‘_OOLs
"' Oak finish—3 ”stepE,‘ toliim‘g“
53.50_: value at . . . . . . . . . 31.98%
75: Value at. - 59: 5 ,
.. l -THERMOMETERS r '
Very accurate. household size
THESE VICTOR DANCE HITS
NOW ONLY, 75c !
“Tuck Me to Sleep” ""15
“My Sunny Tennessee” 7-. — 4
“Ma” , , .. 1-5:. “‘
“No‘One's Fool” , .
“Dapper Dan" ‘ . w ; :
“Wabash Blues” - . ‘ 'f ‘3 _
“Home Again Blues”
"Leave MeVWith “a. Smile”
“yuan" ‘ ..
“Dangerous Blues’,’ 1 '
”Wang Wang Blues” .. .
“Stolen Kisses” ’
“Bring Back My Blushing Rose”
‘lThe Sheik” -
“Blossom Time”—Waltz ‘53
“I Love You Sunday”
“One Kiss”
“Honey Dew Waltz”
“Saturday”
“Oh Joy”
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