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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

farm ana got 20 leSI OF UlCe Sduu.
This we'll is between three and four
hundred feet deep, and is filled up
to within 125 feet Of the top of the
well.
In February, 1897, we drilled one
on the Sandusky farm, 43o feet
deep, through 20 feet of nice sand.
There is 800 feet of oil in it, and
bai1ing out IS barrels did not lower
it any. This we'll was drilled to the
top of the shale which is forty feet
thick and lays level. The top OF
the shale is so feet below the bot
tom of the sand where we got our
oil, and the oils are all "a 65'Ioo
gravity and are sweet oils.
The Bob's Bar we'll in Tennessee
is on this line-a As degree line
southwest from the Mcdonald oil
field. l am informed that it has
over IS, 900 barrels of oil in iron
tanks and is doing IS barrels a day.
1t is below the black shale.
There is oil and 1 believe big
field in Russell county, Ky. This
oil is about 900 feet below the shale
and is lighter in color and is al
gravity. This is the Ramsey well
on Butler creek and is full of oil to
within $50 feet of top of hole. 1t was
drilled in 1890 and tools were lost
in it. 1t had just reached the sand.
There were two wells started on
Kanny fork of Wolf creek, this
county, in sc and both blew the
tools out; first one was abandoned
and the second one burned, and
burned Davis, the man who drilled
IL. Au~y 4... $500.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

A we'll was drilled about the
same time on the Dunbar farm, fur
ther down the creek, and it pro-
duced for years.
In 1866 the great American we'll
was drilled at the mouth of Green's
creek and burned. 1t is claimed
by those best competent to Judge,
that it flowed 3 1000 barrels a day.
The Bob's Barr well also burned
and Miller No. 2 we'll. There is
still lighter oil in Adams county,
XIV. At Gradyville there is well
that was drilled in the sixties and
has stood there with the water on
it for years, and one can get oil out
of it; l have done so several times.
! Ihave given this field close in,
vestigation and there is abundant
proof of all / have written you.
NV work was done as test work and
done carefully. 1t was done with
one outfit and two men working
day times. I got one dry hole IN
eleven wells. A circle 100 miles
in diameter will not take all the
wells and places that I know OF
where there is oil and old wells IN
/ Kentucky. :,
Things are looking favorable now
Ito- q line in there It has been the
disposition of nearly all who have
been thete to acquire leases and
hold them for others to develop.
The ollinWayne county is in the
j McDewaid line and the Russell
Icounty oil is in the Bradford line;
the Adams county oil on theMacks-
burg line. The Russell county be-
ing the center line, the Cumberland
river affords transportation. The
Mississippi and its tributaries can
reach over 10000 places by boats
and the seaboard. There are thou
sands of acres of as nice oak forests
as ever grew in this section for bar.
rel material, and the Cumberland
river in my judgment is the place
for refining this oil. You also have
the advantage of all railroads IN
tersecting the rivers, who will com.
pete with the river. Any careful
man who will go and look this
, -...--''"n over carefully will be
convinced of these facts, ~ ~
not be looked over in a week Or
two. l was convinced it was an
} oil field seven years ago, and my
. subsequent work and investiga'
tons have confirmed it. There
have been mistakes made there,
and I believe that casing of the oil
has been the greatest one. Coal
for fuel and tool dressing are cheap,
and there is plenty of good, hard
wood at from $I.25 to $3.50 per
cord delivered at we'll. The want
ofpipe line is all that holds these
fields down. and prospects for the
line are good now. The owners of
the leases and wells will put it in,
with the assistance of Pennsylva
MIA parties, from Slickford, Wayne
county, to Somerset, Pulaski coun-
ty. Yours truly,
A. M. WILL JAMS.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13
One of the greatest discoveries,

One of the greatest discoveries,
judging from the permanent o'-. =.
made is San-Cura Ointment. II
relieves at once that itching, burn
ing pain caused by erysipelas, letter,
eczema and salt rheum. San-Cura
ON, went cures old soiree's, pimples,
cuts, bruises, hurns, corns, itching
piles and insect bites. IT draws out
all the poison. leaving a sound
healthy skin. Aids disnneventing
scars. Price 25c, For sale by I.
w. Grier, druggist, and Opera
House drug store. d-w-tf
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA,
July E, 1898.
EDITOR OIL REVIEW:

July E, 1898. J
EDITOR OIL REVIEW:
This place has been truly calle'
"the pulse of the war" as It is her
Tor the immediate vicinity where thu
warships come for repairs, ane
--v bit of information LODI
Isv-..
here, going or coming
The trip from Washing. w % . ~
|licious relief after the hot, stitllD.
cars, but as the boat neared Fort
Washington, we began to realize
we were not in Sistersville.
From a trio of nervous ladies
seated near us, we heard that the
boat coming up from Old Point
the evening before, failed, for some
reason, to answer the signals from
the Fort, and without further acts
they treated tle impudent steamer
to a volley of shot that "just missed
u.s." one of the ladies remarked, not
appearing to realize that the shot
was intended Ito miss" You may
be sure that will be the last river
ship that will pass in the night
without saluting Fort Washington
with all due Difference.
There are one hundred mines in
the entrance to this harbor and it
gives one creepy feeling when you
think that by simply touching a
key, you would take journey for
which you are wholly unprepared.
But we arrived safely to find Old
Point crowded as it has not been
for years in the summer season.
News of the destruction of the
Spanish fleet was received with
great rejoicing.
Sunday morning the hospital
ship Relief from New York
dropped anchor here on he, way to
Santiago. Gen. Sterberg and a
Red Cross corps of Fifty surgeons,
that came down on the boat from
Washington with us, boarded her
at this point.
On board the Relief was Hamil-
ton Fish, ST. going to bring home
the body of his son, young Ham"
Fish, who seems to have been a
universal favorite. Mr.. Fish was
accompanied by we'll known I'M
from New York and they
had with them a magnificent casket
destined for the remains Of the
brilliant young man who died at
the front.
Tomorrow morning,at the latest,
FIVE hundred wounded soldiers are
here from Santiago.
Tents have been erected on the
reservation and every
appliance known to human ingen-
uity will be tried to save these
brave men, who though wounded
must combat with seasickness.
Monday we visited the warship
Minneapolis, and the various guns
for the destruction of the enemy,
and their killing power was ex-
patiated upon by the young cadet,
detailed for that purpose.
One of them struck me as a mar
vel, it was a Colts Automatic firing
gun. The cartridges are fastened
to strip of canvas like cartridge
belt. The end OF the canvas is
threaded into the side IF the gun.
The gunner simply pulls the trig-
ger, which could be operated by a
child and this wonderful gun fires
FIVE hundred shots a minute and
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

A Berlin paper declares, on medical
authority, that not one of Germany's
professional bicyclists has normal,
sound heart, and that most Of them be-
come unfit ut 25 for great bodily exer
ton.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

Broadly speaking, the essential differ.
ence between merchant ships and war
ships is that she former are designed to
carry their loads or principal portions
thereof low down in the hold, whereas
warships have to carry their heavy bur
dens of armor and armament high up
on their sides.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13
TUFTS Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
Perfect Health.

Keep the system in perfect or
der by the occasional use of
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill
iousness, constipation and kim
dred diseases, anabsolute cure
TUFTS Liver PILLS
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

Is william Rutter Charged-Sent TO
Jail In Default Of Bail.
William Rutter was arrested on a
warrant this morning, sworn out
by w. L. Armstrong, charging him
with stealing brass fittings and
other articles of value from Captain
Jones leases north of town. He
was arraigned before Squire His
sam and waived examination. In
default of hail he was sent 20 the
county Jail to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13
Rnchlsn . Arn,ca salye.

The best salve In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheun, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns.
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price IS cents per box.
For sale by Hill & McCoach.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13
WOMAN AND FASHION.
GUNNER Gown For Young Woman.
Headwear From London-Pa-
triotic Parasols.

A very pretty conceit for the summer
season l. shown in the illustration
The man, -'sal is kuvr- 90 ' :"
hoppero It is covered With sna..
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-13

Well record books can be had at
the Review Office. If.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
McLoney's Prize Numbers.
The following numbers draw the
prizes at W, ], McLoney,s:
The New Railroad. Y

The committee, composed of @. F.
Clark, Lewis Phillip, A. g. Barnes, Or
lando Hit and W. W. Harper, ap-
pointed at a meeting of our citi-
zens to receive communications from
the Eldon & st. Louis Railway Co.,
relative to the construction of rail-
road through Audrain county, state to
me that they are ready to make a re-
port of the proposition submitted by
said railway company for the consid-
Grafton of the people OF this county.
In this proposition the company
states the conditions upon which the
railroad will be constructed through
Audrain county and around house and
repair shops located at Mexico. AS /
was chairman pro tenn of the meeting
at which said committee was appoint
ed ! have been asked to call another
meeting for the purpose of consider
ing said report and proposition.
I therefore, request that all citizens
of Audrain county, who feel an inter-
est in the prosperity of the county,
meet in the Circuit Court room at two
O'Clock p. m. Saturday, March 5.
1t is important that said meeting be
largely attended, both from the sur
rounding country and Mexico, as the
matter to be submitted and considered
is of 10 small moment and greatly
concerns the whole county.
W. H. KEENAN,,
Pres. pro tenn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD.

A fact often overlooked, or not al
ways understood, is that women suf-
fer as much from distressing kidney
and bladder troubles a the men. The
womb is situated back of and very
close to the bladder, and for that
reason any distress, disease or 1ncon
venience manifested in the kidneys,
back, bladder or urinary passage is
often, by mistake, attributed to fe-
male weakness or womb trouble of
some sort.
The error is easily made and may
be as easily avoided by setting urine
aside for twenty-four hours; a sedi-
ment or settling is evidence that your
kidneys and bladder need doctoring.
If you have pain or dull aching in the
back, pass water too frequently, or
scanty supply, with smarting or burn
ing-these are also convincing proofs,
of kidney trouble. If you have doc
tored without beneit, try DIR. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney
remedy. The mild and the extraor-
binary effect will surprise you. 1t
stands the highest for ita wonderful
cures. If you take a medicine you
should take the best. AT druggists, fifty
cents and one dollar. You may. have
a sample bottle and pamphlet both
sent free by mail upon receipt of three
two-cent stamps to cover cost of pos
tage on the bottle. Mention theMexi-
co LEDGER and send your address to
DIR. Kilmer & Co, Binghampton, N. Y.
The proprietor Of this paper guaran-
tees the g~enuineness of this offer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03

When women are afflicted with
nervousness ,irritability nervous pros
tration or exhaustion and sleepless-
ness, in nine cases out of ten the
source of the trouble is some displace-
ment, irregularity or arrangement Of
the distinctly feminine organs. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
permanently such cases as well as
that distressing internal discharge
from the mucous membrane, infam-
nation and liberation. One of the
principal uses of DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription is the preparation of
prospective mothers for the time of
trial and danger that comes when a
child is born. The "Prescription" Is
strengthening and invigorating and
lessons pain and danger. It insures
the perfect well-being and the perfect
health of both mother and child.
Every woman should know these
things before che really needs to know
them. There are many things in DR..
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser that every woman ought to know.
This celebrated work has reached a
sale OF 6so,Uoo copies at s1.oo each.
The expense of production having
thus been covered, SOC, 900 copies are
now being given away. A copy will
be sent to any address or receipt Of
twenty-one (21) one-cent stamps to
cover cost of mailing only. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
A w0RD WITH BR,ER Coox

To 8. B. COOK: SIR-As to your =.
sertion in yesterdays Intelligencerths IN
I am actuated, in the matter Of dolne
away with the fee system and adyo.
eating salaries instead, by a desire q
injure Mr.. John d. Orear, l viii stase
that I do not believe the City After.
ney-elect himself 80 thinks, neither
will / believe 1t until Mr.. Orear tello
me 30, for 1 reiterate that he and MP
self have always been friends and q
yet, &c far "a I know or am concerned.
You know you are 'talking throush
your hat" when you say I want y
create the Office of City Counselor ii
benefit q friend and to detract fron
Mr.. Orear any emoluments or honora
that may come to him through d.
Office Of City Attorney.
You do not think this, Mr.. Orsas
does not think it, neither do the pe0-
pie believe it, nor can you make them
believe 1t.
am conscious of the fact that / Do
not bear the reputation Of allowing
prejudice to lead me to an act auch Y
you charge, which is based purely Up.
on your own imagination, for thsrs
are at least four Councilmen bsside1
myself who hold similar views to M
own in this matter.
I will notice your article Of MONDAY
at greater length il, upon q second
reading and applying magniiyinl
glasses, I can find anything therein 4
merit mention. B. B. RUNKIA.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03

According to a celebrated anato-
mist there are upwards of 5,o0o,oo0
little glands in the human stomach.
These glands pour out the digestive
juices which dissolve or digest the
food. Indigestion is want of juice,
weakness of glands, need of help to
restore the health of these organs.
The best and most natural help is that
given by Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Natural, because it supplies the mater
ials needed by the glands to prepare
the digestive juices. Because it
strengthens and invigorates the glands
and the stomach, until they are able
to do their work alone. Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial cures Indigestion GER
tainly and permanently. II does SO
by natural means, and therein lies the
secret of its wonderful and UNMARRIED
H'~efrn ~ -s9~-1% f,
At druggists. 10 cents to S1.0o per
hnttte-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
THE MAINE.
The Name is at the Bottom and SO are
Our Prices.

One hundred piece decorated dinner
sets, manufactured by Haviland & Co.,
Limoges, France, reduced to $27.5 30.
100 piece decorated porcelain dinner
sets reduced from $3.50 to $15.
100 piece decorated porcelain dinner
sets reduced from $12.5 to $40.
Sc piece decorated porcelain tea
sets reduced from "a to So.
We also sell xxx coffee at 10c
per pound.
zoe coffee at 15c per pound.
Java and Mocha at 25c per pound.
6 pounds of soda for 25c.
z pounds rolled oats for 25c.
There has been a sharp advance in
price of china and queensware since
the LIST of January and we will have
no more at the above prices.
d&w2t TEMPLE OF ECONOMY,
J. P. Gibbs, Propr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
John Murphy Dead.

John Murphy, aged 81 years, died
at his home, 8 miles north of Tnomp-
son, at seven o'clock on Tuesday
morning, March 1, of vertigo. Mr..
Murphy was n of u Oldest settlers,
having come to Audrain county in
1857. He %emigrated to this country
from Ireland when quite a young
man and by his thrift and enterprise
had accumulated a very handsome es-
tate which he leaves his children, who
are: Mrs. Michael O'Brien, Mrs.
VIM. Burk and John Murphy, all of
this county.
Mr.. Murphy's wife has been dead a
number of years. The deceased was
one of the best known and most high
ly respected citizens of this county.
He was a man af integrity, ability and
character and was one of those who,
coming to this country in it's early
years, did much towards building it
up. The funeral services will be held
at st. Brenden's church to-day
conducted by Rev. Father Dempsey.
Burial takes place at the Catholic
Cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, az they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian tube. When
this tube gets Inflamed you have u
rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deaf
Bee is the result, and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine ase out OF ten are caused By
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any al Of deafness Caused by
catarrh)t that cannot be cured byHalps
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Ras-Sold by druggists, 75c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
THAT'S TIE TALK.
The Democratic Party Not to Cloud
Its Identity.


CIoA bhp bhthcA AnsS-t AAS s
The Populists, silver Republicans
and Democrats are national allies in
the great battle to be fought in 1900.
A common enemy confronts them. To
be successful they must fight together.
But this being true there is no reason
why the Democratic party, the Oldest
and strongest political party in the
world, should cloud it's identity by
entering into alliances with any party.
If our principles are right and what
the people want, then let the people
vote with US to the contamination of
the grand result.
We believe that every recruit that
comes into the party should be placed
on an equal footing with the older
members. That the members of our
party are Democrats from principle
and not for spoils and that in distrib-
uting the rewards of victory those
who come to us in that spirit should
not be Disseminated against.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
A WORTHY CITIZEN DEAD.
j. N. Riley Passed Away Tuesday
Morning After a Short illness
Deceased Had Many Virtues
and Was Greatly Res-
pected and Loved.

Squire James Milton Riley died at
ten minutes of twelve o'ciockTuesday,
after an illness of less than three
days. He was taken down last Satur-
day night with q complication Of
troubles and since then has been grow
ing steadily worse, despite the best
efforts of skilIful physicians. His
death that morning, while not wholly
unexpected, was nevertheless q heavy
blow to his family and friends.
James Milton Riley was born in
Nicholas county, KY, June "a, 1924,
and had he lived until June next would
have been "A years old. He came to
Fulton, Mo-, when quite a young man
and it was there he was married to
Miss Shootman on april 8, 1866. To
this union tour children were born,
three of whom, Laura, of st. Louis;
@. o., of Kansas City, and Thomas, of
this place, survive. One child, Mrs.
Julia Blanchard, was buried here
about two years ago. Mrs. Riley also
survives her husband.
Squire Riley first moved to Mexico
in 1858. He left here in 1859 and lived
in both Warrensburg and Concord
before returning here in 1870 to reside
permanently. He was ever an honored
and esteemed citizen Of whatever
place he resided in and was q man
upon whose character there rested
not the slightest stain OF imputation
of stain.
He was an honored member of the
Presbyterian church and his record
was in all respects above reproach.
He has frequently held positions OF
honor and trust, conferred upon him
by the SURFACES of his fellow citizens,
and was a Justice of the Peace at the
time of his death.
He has been a Mason for 35 years,
an Odd Fellow As years and a Knight
Templar 80 years.
The funeral will be held at the fam
lily residence at 2 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03
WAR NAY Be AvERrln
Peaceable Settlement With sp.,, ~.
be Brought About-Prspsr,tio.s !
for the Conflict still C~oat.ua
WASHINGTON pEyEIoprr,-

WASHINGTON DEvELorNErrz
War between the United s-tst.-.
Spain may be averted. Resultso,s.s
study OF preceder . in intern.ts.-ss
law.
While the President 10 anxioua -.
the trouble shall be settled peaoeah-.
he will not hesitate to act shou1 ~
emergency demand it.
Pending the investigation, prer..
tions for the conflict with Spain 80
tinue.
Mine float theory st-renethenaA !.
the minds Of those who have -
studying the Maine disaster.
Secret investigation of the h,,h..
of Havana made by Capt. Hlesbsa
about the buoy at which his ~
rode at anchor previous to the ~.
p~losion.
Hostiiities may be precipitatsd &
any time by some overt act.
Description of the probable mann
in which Lieut.. Jenkins met hiu ~
DEVELOPMENTS AT HAVANA.
Spaniards preparing defensss -
safeguard against invasion or blocha6,
upon the part Of the United Ssatse.
Starvation certain should the Unjtad
States feet occupy the harbor.
One months blockade would fors,
the SpanIards to terms, owing to T.
scarcity of the food supply.
Cubans in better condition to ~
. siege than the Spanish element
Country in the interior Q ham
waste, az the result of the applicAam
of the torch.
Spanish officers would suffer to sona
extent, but the rank and file OF 81
army would be the greatest suffsrel,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-03

A PROMINENT writer, referring to
some of the lingo war talk, says, in
referring especially to SenatorMason,
Republican, of Illinois:
San official of the United States
government, a postmaster in South
Carolina, was assassinated by a mob
on Tuesday last, his infant child was
murdered, and his entire family
MANNED by bullets. The details are as
sickening in cruelty as the most tiend-
ish crime ever committed by Spaniard
against Cuban. Masked men gath
cred around the ~postmaster's house
at midnight, poured oil upon the dwell
ing and applied the torch.
When escape for the sleeping fami-
ly seemed impossible they were
aroused by the shouts of the mob, and
rushed from the door to be shot down.
The mother, two daughters and q son
we're seriously wounded. The father
and an infant child were killed out
right, and their bodies thrown into
the burning building.
Neither you, Senator Mason, nor
any Of your colleagues whose hearts,
like yours, bleed for suffering Cubans,
have raised your voices against this
fiendish crime on your own soil. You
have asked Congress to investigate
atrocities In Cuba since this crime wal
committed, but You have not asked
for an investigation Of this South Oar
olina horror.
IL the life Of q foreigner dearer to
you and your fellows than the life of
q citizen and official of the United
States3 True, this official was black,
bot 90 are some Of the Cubens, whose
sufYsrings wiring your souls with an
guish.
Suppose you try to retrieve your
lost prestige by having this American
outrage investigated, and leave to the
ADMINISTRATION the work with which u
n intrnsted.u