Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The story is one of the large collection of Marvin Crawford, 75, of Broken Bow, a southeastern Oklahoma backwoods storyteller."

Semiweekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Semi-weekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of Mr. C. F. Cornelius, member of the board of supervisors of the Little River Soil Conservation District, retired a few years back as a construction engineer for the Stanolind Oil Company, but he still likes to build. He constructed this fine water tank at the cost of only $14.26 in materials and labor. He gets water from a running spring. Lifting water 8 feet in 1 ¼ inch pipe using a 2 ½ horsepower motor (gasoline). The tank is of concrete, 8 ½ feet in diameter and 22 ½ inches deep. It holds 800 gallons of water. The cost is less than 2 cents a gallon to build the tank. It took 296 common bricks, and 4 sacks of cement with sand and gravel coming from a branch on the farm. 4-point barbed wire is placed around the top of the tank for reinforcement. It can pump the tank full in 10 minutes. This took only half a day to build. It is located where Mr. Cornelius can have water for two pastures. Fresh water pays off with better wattle. Earl Hayes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] at right. OK-10-464.

Weekly newspaper from Broken Bow, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Garvin, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Idabel, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.