The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-07
Parker City's Big OIL Well.
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PARKER CITY. Ind, July 6.-For the
past five months this part of Indiana has
been known as the new oil field of Indi-
ana. and the newspapers have been eager
ly scanned for any news of new oil wells
in this district, but nave been disappoint-
ed until now. For four months the Stand
ard Oil Company has endeavored to find
oil here and last Monday the drillers COM
pleted what was supposed to be one of the
largest gasers in this section and which
showed some traces OF oil. The we'll had
developed some three hundred pounds rock
pressure with a capacity of nearly 10.0 COO
cubic feet of gas. The company ordered a
nitroglycerin shot Of two hundred quarts,
and IL there was any oil within a hundred
feet of the gas well the shot would get it.
The shot was made at 5 O'Clock yesterday
evening. and at 4 O'Clock this morning a
low rumbling was heard in the vicinity of
the we'll, and a heavy cloud of dark vapors
enveloped the derrick and rigging. On in
v~estisation it was found that the gas was
throwing out petroleum at the rate of near
ly thirty barrels per hour. The well was
half packed this evening to await the
proper case heads and pumps. tanks. etc.
TO take care of the oil. The surrounding
fields have been completely covered by the
oil spray, which was blown into the air
by the strong gas pressure. The bitches and
low lands are small rivers and lakes OF
petroleum. The flow has increased 60 per
cent ssince this morning and will pump
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rels per hour on the start. Experts say the
well will do one thousand barrels per day
easily. for the first two or three weeks.
and II IT gets stronger Will no doubt Keep
IL up for a longer time.
The Parker Oil Company has two der
ricks up this evening and will be at work
ordered twenty-five derricks to be built as
fast as material arrives. The prospects
are good for a very rapid development OF
1.-The Parker City oil field"
Cox Will Follow Hires to Prison.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, July Cat l1:30 o'clock
this morning the jury in the case against
William Cox. charged with being accessory
to the murder Of William Foust, at Elwood,
a year ago, gave Cox two years in the pen
ite>tiary. the minimum limit for manslaugh-
ter. Cox will. therefore. accompany Hires
to the Prison North, the latter TO serve
the State thirteen years for shooting Foust
at Mr.. Bottoms house, July s. 1894. Accord
ing TO the testimony of Mrs. Bolton, her
two sons and other witnesses, several others
were present at the time and place than the
four indicted for the murder. and prosecutor
Seaman will present the matter to the next
grand jury, which meets in September. Ac-
cording to the testimony on which Cox was
convicted, Eiwood's chief of police, Frank
Toler. Lon Hadley, Ed Cregmire, Pete Star
two others were there that night. The at
torneys for the defense gave notice OF q mo-
ton for a new trial for Cox, which is ex-
pectea 10 be over-uled-
Tramp Murdered ON the Ohio Line.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE. Ind, July Cat noon to-
day, in the middle of a wheat field fifteen
miles east Of the city on the Indiana and
Ohio State line, the remains of an unknown
man were found by harvesters. The odor
was SO intense that only one member of the
party approached the body. Just before he
on a club. one end Of Which was besnat'
tered with blood. The head mad been pound
ed to a pulp. and al about the body were
is that OF a middle aged man, fairly well
dressed No one in this vicinity can iden-
tramp. He was seen Thursday morning
two miles from Baldwin. When size saw
him alive she says that she did not think
he was a tramp. He was alone when seen,
md sI the farmers noticed no nc one n,oo foiiowIn nS
| club near the body has startled the neigh,
borhood. and a search is being instituted
by the farmers
The Thirty-First Regiment Monument
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. July 6.-At a meet
ing Of members OF the Tnirty-first Indiana
| Regiment an inscription for the regimental
monument at ~Chickamauga Park was pre-
scented by Capt. A. c. Ford and adopted.
L Is as follows: ."rhirty-hrst Indiana In
fantrys Cruft's Brigade. Division.
| Twenty-frst Army Corps. Army OF the
| Cumberland Organized at Terre Haute.
Indiana; mustered into service Sept. s. 1861;
| mustered out Jan. 10. 1856. Sept. 10 and %,
~is63-1s9s. To the Living and the Dead
BLOW ye south winds softly
Ger our fallen comrades
On this Battlefield"
John Money Fatally Cut.
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