Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1910 — OIL WELL WASN’T SHOT [ARTICLE]

OIL WELL WASN’T SHOT

At Thayer Thursday, as Intended—Shooter Didn’t Show Up— With the Do-good. Owing to the failure of the oil shooter to arrive with the explosives the oil well at Thayer was riot “shot” Thursday, as intended. C. G. Spitler, who was up there to see the “go-devil” sent down the 906, foot hole, said it was expected when he left the well would be shot either yester--day or to-day. / Mr. Spitler says they already have considerable gas in the well and its rumblings can be heard very plainly even though its flowis shut off. Some oil has also been struck and it is thought a paying oil well will be developed by the shooting. The well is down 906 feet. The drill went through a bed of marl 20 feet and is down in the Trenton rock ’about twice as far as they usually go. „ (