Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-29
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the well at the root of Market street. has
given the croakerS a theme for the exercise
of their peculiar talents. We are not dis
couraged yet" said one of the capitalists
interested in the we'll Il for one feel very
sure that we shall eventually strike gas. Ii
is stated that the well sunk at Massillon was
completed to depth off 900 feet this week;
that there are no signs of gas as yet, and that
the well has been abandoned. This does
not prove that Springfield will have SINH
lar experience. We are now boring in
very hard rock and the process is extremely
slow-only q few feet per day. Then the
| hard rock breaks the drills and there are no
end of hndrarces. Springfield capitalists
are game however. II the present well is
failure. others will be sunk, and the ques-
tion whether supply of natural gas under
lies this city will be settled once for all. The
matter is entirely too important to leave
any means OF settling II untried. Even at
Findlay, o.. one of the wells sunk was a
failure, and all the rest successful. Findlay
is experiencing a wonderful boom; several
glass manufacturers are about To locate
there and the manufacturing industries of
the place will receive a wonder
| full impetus. l know property owners here
/ in Springfield who were about to sell out
when the report was circulated that natural
gas had been found. They Immediately
discontinued all efforts to sell. and con-
cluded to hold on until it Was definitely
settled whether there Is gas here or not. and
TO tell the truth good permanent flow of
gas would cause real estate of all deScrip-
tons in Springfield, to rise rapidly II is
amusing to see the fabulous figures which
owners of property in or near Bnck Greek
bottoms are holding 1t at; from the prices.
you would suppose there were rich diamond
mines in the property or oil wells at least.
Many will not offer their property for sale
at any price"
THANKSGIVING DAY
always has its jokes.
Did you have a good dinner asked one
man Of another, on Limestone street.
Did I?-Well should Turk
Another:
Did you hear about the United States
I
lawyer to another, Thanksgiving morning.
No" said the latter with an immense
show Of interest, You don't say So.
Yes do: President Cleveland has issued
proclamation to that effect: and what i
more. there is a prospect that Greece will he
pulled into the squabble''
so Uncle Sam has drawn the sword
YES, and knife and fork
Then there was a cry. a dull thud and
silence, in the order named
The hoarders at the St James have
named Head Waiter John Wilborn the
King of Turkey, in honor of the magnifi-
cent dinner at that popular hotel Thanks
giving Day.
From present Indications. the audience at
the
VOCAL SOCIETY CONCERT
Monday evening, will be- one Of
the largest and most fashionable OF
the season. The event will he OF
special interest as the first concert of
the society under the direction of Prof.
Blumenschein. Then the program is of
great interest. The choruseS from the
Elijah are new to Springfield concert goers.
as the composition has never been per
formed here. The piano solo by Miss
Marie Miller will also he of special interest
Miss Miller was the soloist al the Sanger
fest two years ago, and achieved a great
success on that occasion. The piece she
has selected for tomorrow evening is the
wonderful fantasie by List on themes from
the opera Rigoletto. The composition is OF
great difficulty, and is popular concert
piece with the great pianists of the day.
Taken as whole. the concert will be re-
markably fine one.
MR.. ALI CowAN,
The well-known colored politician. has in
circulation a petition to Governor-elect
Foraker urging his appointment as tran
scribing clerk. The peculiar fitness on
which his claims for an office are founded il
the fact that he acted as president of the
Union Foraker and Kennedy Club during
the campaign, Mr. Cowan has received a
large number Of names TO his petition.
No figure Is more familiar in the realms
of poetry and romance than that of the
DOUGHTY SPANISH CAVALIER
With . mandolin at his back and q dagger
cSst,nued on f,fth P,ee.