Brookville Democrat, May 1920
Oil Boom Hits St. Charles
Down around the village of St. Charles, southwest of Oxford, there is a lot of excitement these days. Someone has conceived the idea that there is oil on the land, and he's going to find out whether his hunch is right.
Within the last week, leases have been secured on about 1,500 acres of land in the neighborhood of St. Charles, and the parties at the bottom of this scheme say if they can secure leases on 3,000 acres, they will drill four wells within a year.
Several Oxford people who own land in this section have been approached and it is understood that at least one man has leased his land. -- Liberty Herald (NOTE: South of Reilly.)
The meeting of the Fairfield Township Farmers' Association, which was to have been held April 27, was postponed on account of high water, and will be held on Tuesday evening, May 22, at the Red Men's Hall at Fairfield.
The cooperative buying of twine and the county wool pool will be considered. Mr. Beal, our wide-awake County Agent, will be with us with an ample supply of interesting facts which should be carried home to every farm in the township. -- Grover Anthony, Secretary
Lost
K.K.K. pin. Small gold skull above crossed keys. Finder please leave at this office. --19t1
An Unusual Occurrence
J.T. Buckley of Fairfield became the owner and possessor of a fine swarm of bees last Wednesday in a very unusual manner.
Last summer a fine swarm settled on a fence post near his home, and he placed them in a hive of the old type. They were a strong colony and bid fair to go through the winter, but with the return of spring no life was manifest. It was a dead colony.
On Wednesday, a fine swarm settled on a maple tree in L.B. Doyle's lawn and remained there several hours. Basil Naylor was going to devote the noon hour in taking care of them, when at 11:30 they took their departure and made a bee-line for Mr. Buckley's residence, and of their own "free will and accord" took possession of the aforementioned hive.
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