The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
WITH THE HOOSIERS.
William Nye Wanders in
the ,JinSOn Weeds.
KokomC, ,tle Celebrated Gas Galore,
rs the feller Says--The Fight Of
Daniel Vi. VOOrhus-- letter to
p. Wales Introducing
joan G. New.
Written for ihc Plain Dealer,

The past week we have been
,gaily ricocheting to and fro over
Indiana. Indiana is keenly alive
to the great possibilities in store
for our common country. Indiana
believes that good men should be
at the helm and she also has in
mind several Of them who would
be willing to attend to the helm
business If urged to do so.
Kokomo is the headquarters for
natural gas. Those who desire to
observe this phenomenon should
not forget to visit Kokomo.
'TwentyCre years ago an oil com
pany bored down 800 feet or is on
search of oil in what is now called
the gas belt. At that depth, the
drill broke Off and as no one in the
neighborhOOd was strong enough
in the front teeth to pull it out, ii
has remained there ever since.
The providentiul feature about it is,
that had the drill gone few feet
farther, gas in great quantities
would have been turned loose and
80 one would have known what to
do with it. Now it is regarded as
II blessing, while at that time il
might have scared the people out
of the country. Gas was discover
ed by u dentist at Findlay, o., first
J believe. He had cistern, through
the water of which he noticed lit
tie bubbles percolating from time to
time. This gas had II slight oder
resembling the tomb of the Capu-
lets. The doctor placed Il large in
verted sheet iron funnel over the
cistern and to the apex he attached
pipe leading to his kitchen stove.
By changing the CRATE Il little, he
was able to utilize this gas for
cooking and heating purposes for
many years before any great notice
,EaS taken of it. Being of an in
ventiye turn of mind, he arranged
scheme by which he was enable
to light the fire in the morning
,withoug getting out OF bed.
When a great man comes to
Kokomo, instead Of calling ont the
band, they take him TO the biggest
gas well and touch it off for him.
So far it has worked very well,
except in the case of the Hon. w.
Voorhus, who was thinking over
the late war at the time the well
was blown up, and he was so star
tied that he ran all the way to
indianapolis, il is said, surrender
ing to everybody to everybody he
met on his way. He was heard to
say as he pGulticed his immortal
soul with a flagon Of Matt Henn-
ing'S celebrated anodvne for man
and beast, that he would rather fill
a drunkards grave any day than
to be scared to death in Il foreign
strand.
Referring to politics in Indiana
| have taken the precaution 10
furnish the following letter Of in
PRODUCTION to Col. John &, New, so
that he Will hardly have II chance
to feel lonely while in London.
KoKoMO, Ind, March ~, 2SS0
Mr. A. Guelph, Room Is, MARI
borough House--Dear Prince: Yhis
will in troduce 10 your notice my
friend, Colonel John G. New, who
goes among y0u in IL kindly spirit
Fepre9enting our government in a /
commercial way. Show him the /
town and Introduce him 10 your
mother, Should the young queen /
ever play Old sIedge at eventide .
she viii fad Colpncl an excellent
partner, get always kecnlY alive /
10 the ilnportance or turning jack
Ht the proper tne.
Col. New j. scholarly man, yet
yitbaj, simple and upamusing 'inl