Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — USES NATURAL" GAS FROM THAYER WELL [ARTICLE]

USES NATURAL" GAS FROM THAYER WELL

Billy Grant Pipes Gas From Abandoned Well to His Dwelling— Prospectors Arrive. Roselawn Review. Billy Grant, a thoroughbred bachelor who located here last year and erected a unique bachelor home just north of the depot, has the only place probably in the Kankakee valley that is equipped with natural gas. The location is near the spot where the prospectors for oil and gas some years ago dug two wells which were abandoned as failures and which after being shot, did produce some il and considerable gas. Billy piped the gas into his bachelor home, which he uses for light, heat and cooking. Billy says he don’t care how cold the weather, he dan make his place hotter than any old place outsude of . Billy hails from Lowell, where he spent many a hot time and is now enjoying his old days in bachelordom here and says there is now enough gas coming from the abandoned wells to supply all the towns with light and heat for 20 mile® around and then some. Billy says the latch string is on the outside to all friends who want to visit his modem bachelor quarters. Parties are here earnestly soliciting leases on the lands in this vicinity for the purpose of prospecting for oil and gas, and it is reported that several land owners have signed leases. The writer has always believed thaUsbmwwhere Tn this vicinity will be located oil and gas in paying quantities, froan the fact that some of the wells dug did make a favorable shewing and also the fact that after each favorable looking well'was discovered there seemed to be something mysterious about the actions of the parties who were promoting the enterprise and the fact that promoters never let up-and at regular intervals appear and dig a few more wells and after shooting do the plug act and then disappear. The writer would like to see one honest test made by experienced oil men in this vicinity. Land owners should obtain sound legal advice on the wording of oil leases before signing what might be a good thing.