Rachel Whitney
Curator, Sapulpa Historical Museum
Thursday, March 8, 1906, Sapulpa Democrat: Smith Gassers
“The well on the Brunner place, of the John Smith Gas Company was turned into the pipeline Friday and now the John Smith gas consumers have a goodly supply of gas. The well on the Cooper place had reached a depth of 1900 feet Saturday, and will be put down to a depth of 2200 feet, when they expect to strike a good oil or gas well. It is this well that made such a good showing of excellent oil at the 750 foot sand, and it is believed that it is necessary to go deep in this section. Sapulpa people are hoping that Smith will strike a regular Caney gasser on this place. In the meantime preparations are being made to put down more shallow wells on the Bruner place and it is expected to bring in a couple more gassers in the next two weeks on this tract of land.”
Friday, March 8, 1912, Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer: The Concrete Face at Dam
“The city authorities have directed the engineers of the water plant, in connection with City Engineer Howard to prepare plans and specifications for the concrete coating for the inside of the big dam, so that bids for the work can be advertised for at a date as early as possible. This concrete facing will be approximately 1000 feet long, 27 feet up and down hill and 44 inches in thickness. The rainy season of the past few weeks has sufficiently settled the earthwork so that the concreting can be done without fear of further shrinkage after the work has been completed.”
Friday, March 8, 1918, Creek County Republican: Sapulpa Girl to City of Washington
“Miss Virginia Cobb, eldest daughter of Commissioner J. H. N. Cobb will leave Monday for Washington, D. C., to take a position as stenographer in a government office there. Miss Cobb is a popular society girl of the city and one of the many girls of the country to fit themselves to enter the commercial world to take the places of men who must go to the front.”
Friday, March 8, 1935, Sapulpa Free Press: First County Cotton Meeting Set Friday…Cattle Checks Here
“First meeting for the cotton committeemen for this year will be held at the Tulsa county agent’s office Friday morning, according to the county agent. The agent, his assistant, and the county cotton committee are to attend the meeting…Checks amounting to $4,351 for cattle purchased by the government in this county for a special quota in January, arrived this week at the county agent’s office, and letters notifying the sellers were mailed out Wednesday afternoon. A total of 369 cattle were bought in this quota, 114 of them condemned and 255 accepted.”
