The Depew Independent November 12, 1920 Mayor Wynn informs the Independent that the waterworks contractors informed him that they had purchased a water tower and tank for Depew’s waterworks. We trust that this is so, as there are a good many folks saying things about the waterworks that wouldn’t sound good in print. ----- Among the recent marriages we note: Hobart Richardson eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Richardson and Miss Ester Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cooper; Dave Lige Hamon son of J. F. Hamon, and Miss Maude Ailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ailey; Butch Poston son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Poston and Juanita Bounds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bounds; Ross Ewing son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ewing and Rachel Ailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Ailey. ----- Born Wednesday November 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Snyder, a boy baby. ----- Real estate is picking up in Depew. Many strangers are dropping in and asking the price of town lots. To those who live in Depew and do not "own their own home" now is a mighty good time to buy a piece of property before the well north of town comes in good. After that the price will advance to such an extent that folks will know this is an oil town. By early and avoid the rush. ----- M. E. Greer and L.H. Garriott of Atoka, Oklahoma were here Wednesday looking over a good town. Mr. Greer and Garriott are President and Vice-President respectively of the Greer Oil and Gas Company, in which several of our citizens are interested. Mr. Garriott is also interested in the Kinch Oil and Gas Company. ----- Oil Notes There is a rig going up in the NE 1-4 of section 3, Township 15, Range 7 east, across the road and about a quarter of a mile west of the Wilcox well in Section 34-16-8. We understand that the Wilcox Oil Company are putting down this well.

A new rig is also up in the north part of section 2, Township 15, Range 7 East near the big well in Section 34-16-8. The Wilcox test in Section 31-16-8 are down about 2700 feet and expected to get the pay within the next hundred feet. ----- To build Residence J. W. Davidson, a painter from Bristow bought a couple of lots of Harvey Schiller the first of the week and will build a residence thereon and move his family here. ----- The men were here from Oklahoma City Wednesday to put the plate glass in the Donaldson brick building that was blown out last April. They returned to Oklahoma City promising to be back Friday. They told Mr. Donaldson that they would have to get other settlings for the glass as the ones he had contracted for were made by an establishment that was unfair to "union labor". Other than that we guess the settlings were all right. ----- E. R. Kaser had his sale Tuesday. W. H. Walker and Clyde Thompson will hold a sale next Monday November 15. Chas. Rosson and Sam Hamon will have a sale on Friday November 19th. The Independent made their sale bills for them. ----- The price of cotton is lower this week than at any other period for the past three or four years. There is an embargo placed on cars for transporting the cotton to the sea-board and a claim is made that the compresses are overcrowded with the fleecy staple. ----- Mr. Hobbs, the gentleman who purchased a lot on east Main street last week, has let the contract for a building 20 x 30. The building will be of iron and set back far enough off the street so that a stone building can be built around it in the spring. Utter & Schwemely have the contract. ----- Depew has the best school in the county. The patrons are all proud of our Principal and his corps of assistants. O. D. Lutz is clerking in the Werrell and Taylor store this week.