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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
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Honor Keys Memory.

Frederick, Nd, Aug. 10. = Francis
Scott Key, the author of "The Star
Spangled Banner" was honored Tues
day in this, his native city, by the dedi-
cation of q handsome monument erect
ed to his memory.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20

Washington, Aug. 1o.-Gen. Greedy
is advised that 100 miles of military tel
egraph are now in operation in Puert o
Rico, connecting the points occupied
by the United States troops with the
cable alton at Ponce.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20

In London, men are wearing thick
suede and glace glove in medium gray
and toast color. Pnrisians at resorts
are DOMINIC white. light gray and the
palest biscuit shades for gloves.
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i Jealous Husbands Revenge.

Omaha. Neb.. Aug 12. = A special
from Deadwood. S. d., to the Bee says:
Three men dead and woman dying is
the net result of shooting affray at
Central City Thursday morning. Judge
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
ScnIe Adopfed.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 13.-The win
dow glass scale was unexpectedly set
tied Friday night and 10000 workmen
throughout the country will return to
work next month, 6,0OO Of them at an
advance i'll wages. Both the mnnufac-
furers and workmen have made con-
cessions in the matter of wages and
time of starting the factories.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
Tnpuery 0urned.

Stroudsburg, Pa, Aug. 10.-The large
tannery of w. II. Bennett & Co. was
completely destroyed by fire Tuesday.
The loss is estimated at $50. ZOO: insur-
auce, about 1900.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20

Always In Front.-Buskin-"That
old crowbait tells me she was leading
lady OF your company last year."
Woody Boothe-"So she was. Awful
fast walker TINT woman!"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20

A hemlock tree recently cut down in
Appleton. Me-, showed 300 grains, and
this was taken as an Indication that
the tree was nearly four centuries old.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
pi.m.rck,. Heavy Ina.

Bismarck, N. d., Aug. 1o.-The total
loss from Monday nights fire will be
from 100000 to $75o,OOO. with insurance
not to exceed $250,000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20
for Sale.

Athens, Aug. 1.-THE Greek govern
ment has declined an offer from the
government of Nicaragua to purchas.
three of the largest ironclads of the
Creek fleet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-20

Naples, Aug. 13.-Mount Vesuvius Is
now in state of eruption from new
crater. The eruption is supposed to
be connected with the seismic disturb
.ance felt at Messina and in southern
Italy
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24

In IL" Circuit Court. Filth Judicial Circuit
Mlri"m County. Fla.-in Chauc~ry.
Ada L-ui- complainant. ~. I. II. Anderson,
"t- H.l-. d'-f'-gdtE'=--F
u Appearing ~ affidavit apis-ndrd To- the
bill ...t in 13r. srlsys stated cause. that Ismrs
II. Hli N"!li. r Andersen. fhr defendant.
therein named. ar nuu-T"-idrnt- 81 the state
- ] lDTida. and re- residents 81 the State Of
JrE.-HId over BE. axe, 80 rwruty-one yesrs
if q lu" r''Ur- s-l'sr"u that said non resident
defendants - and they ar" hereby required To-
apIa-ar To- fil" hill 81 complaint fled IN said
caE.-s. on or i-.fnn. Monday. the
-.rI DAY OF OCTOBER. 8. d. l-ss.
otherwise ta' allegation II said bill will Ice
taken rUui'--'-rl iy said dsfrndanfr.
u i- f.rrl.-r Drd.!-d that this order - pub
li-a'i "Ir- wrsk Tor eight consecutive
w'-'-s- iu 90" brHla Evening star newspaper
published Zoo sad county aud state.
This. tiI- Tli. day 81 August. lsss--
= I. ~I-TEUSE.
Clerk Circuit Court. Marion Co. Fla.
BY CHE- y MILLER. -. &
J&D- q. EEkEJD>. solicitor for Com plainant.
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yellow Jaundic0 Cured

Suffering humanity should be
supplied with every means posi-
bic for its relief. 1t is with plea 5
ure we publish The following
"This is to certify that | WAS d
terrible sufferer from yellow jaun-
dice for over six months, and was
treated by some Of the best ply
sicians in our city and all to no
avail. Dr.. Bell, our druggist
recommended Electric BltterS:
and after taking two bottles
was entirely cured. | now take
great pleasure IN recommending
them to any person suffering
from this terrible malady. | ana
gratefully yours, II. a. Hogarty
Lexington, Ky. Sold by Garrett
& Get'ig, druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24
Standard

STANDARD, Sept. 3I.-Thc Nor
ristOn Phosphate mines nav"
started up again, after having
been closed down for repairs.
The president, w. a. TuIlis, now
owns the commlssary, having
bought out &. j. Polk Of Nor
riSton.
Miss Pa.vnec Mathews Of Ocala
is visiting Mss Lille Burke.
A large force Of hands IS busy
laying track on the Florida Cen
trail and PtninsuIar railroad to
enable the Morriston Phosphate
Company to ship their first in
voice Of phosphate by the 2oth.
They expect to ship some five
or SIX hundred tons.
DR.. j. 6. BooZer, vice p"esi-
dent and general manager Of tht
Standard mines, has recovered
from his recent severe spell O
sickness.
Mrs. H ID. Mason has joined
her husband at this place.
Times Union and Citizen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24
Z. 5. MARsMAL.s SALE

Under ani by virtue 81 an execution issued
out ~ the District Court 80 the United states
for thr southern District 81 Florida in "A Ger
tain cause wherein ia" United States j. plain
til and Dick Curry. alias Richard Curry. l.
defendant. haN" levied upon and will sell at
public oGtCry fer cash {" the highest bidder on
Monday. Jug .. 4. y Isss.
bs.ipr. tM'. cont mouse. doc. II Marion county
Stale 81 Florida dIr3u-, tire legal hours Of n
tn" follow In-. described property. situated in
said county rg.WIt To" west half - the
H"TtEw' quarter - SECTION twenty four,
township thirteen. south 20 TAugr twenty,
east. according 10 a map % the United states
survey. ON file IU the land Office at gainesville.
Florida. Purchaser tu pas for title.
JuHN r. HoRH.
United States Marshal for the southern Dis
trIrt 81 Florida.
Tie aiuvr ale D. continued until Monday
October 3. l-.s- X. 4. A. TEEB.
Deputy O. = Marshal.
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N9snAT. OcTDEEE ;. 100.
cIrAT.py OF ADMINISTRATIONS

D. I----r Court. Nar-rn County. Florida
% 's." 'u---v judy ~ -iId County:
W.ar.-s-. Is. 2. Ea.ia-r has applied % this
court FIR ..t'ar- - decentralization ON the 81
rs... us 'ir- Annie Butler wife 81 t.rUrge But
..r L--r-au sod formerly - England. lately 81
>-E G"-k '.ty. gwnin- property in Marion
rsr..r--. Fla.
Tics. ar. therefore. 20 cite and adrnnni-h
Hl. .taH singular :sl kindred and creditors ut
aid E.n.t-..l. 20 - and appear tefOre this
court. ur. uI H...os.. zoe.
i-rh DAY or OCTOBER. a. j .Isss.
ard ILL CO., gar..an-. j. any they have. % the
rrHur.n, q ...--ar- Aforesaid otherwise the
same wall b. -~4rt-H E- prayed.
HIrls-- TaE GaEu- county Judge 81 tlte
county Aforesaid. -i.-- 1t dav - ~epteml@ :.
.-..-. T. BTLLOCK.
l-EEIl County Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24
CARLOS L. SISTRUNK
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW
Office in Masonic Temple
OCALA, FLA.

SOLICITORS WANTED-LADIES OR GEN
- tlcm"n. for our com pete sets 80 Juvenile
Books Tor III" holidays Zach set has four
hooks. graded for little ones To- grown up folks
Esch book charming. delightful. captivating
Prices range from 49,. To- 50 -. Larry. hooks
each overflow n-s with happy illustrations
Tremendous sellers Nothing like them
Four months golden harvest for energetic
WORKERS Credit given Freight paid. Big
-"-t commissions Outfit with samples 81 all
i"HT books free send twelve 2-c-nt stamps
Tor paying part only 30 the postage alone
Drop all trash an1 clear S5bp a month with our
"sclu~iy" Juveniles. THE NATIONAL ROCK
CONCERN. JUVENILE DEBT. CHICAGO
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+. G. 4 Z. Special Rates

Lexington, ky.-On account
Kentucky TrOtting Horse Breed
erS Association, tickets will be
sold October let to 9Th incluslV"
at one fare round trip: limited to
Oct. l., '9S.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-On ac-
count annual convention Chris
tian church. tickets will be SOLO
Oct. 12Jh to l,th inclusive at one
fare round trip, limited to Oct
II. IS.
Omaha, Neb.-On account OF
the Trans-Mississlppi and Inter
national Exposition, tickets will
be on sale, daily, until October
l5, limited to November -, II
SOL. for the round trip.
Kansas City, No.-On account
of the TranS-NISSjSsippi and Int en-
national Exposition, tickets vii
be on sale, daily, until October
-, limited to November Is, al
$3.50 for the round trip.
WV. CONDOR, Il. Z. CURRY.
Ticket Agent. Agent.
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Asst G. PA, Cen. Pass. Agent.
jacksonville. Florida.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

T" the sheriff Of Marion County. Of the
State 81 Florida:
Know ". That I. John L. Crawford Secre-
tary Of state of the State 30 Florida. do hereby
"'iv" notice that General Election will be
held in Marion County. state ~ Florida. ON
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday in
November. \. i. lsss. the said Tuesday
being the
EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER.
For one Representative 81 the second Con
-,r">>i"nal District 81 the state 81 Florida in
th'. -sith Congress ~ the United states.
For "n" justice. ~ ihr supreme Court 81 the
state 80 Florida. for full term.
For one Justice - the Supreme Court OF the
Stat" 81 Florida. f"r uncxpircd term ~ b. =
Liddun. resigned.
For Treasurer 81 the State ~ Florida.
For TWO Railroad Commissioners for the
term 81 four years.
For one Railroad Commissioner for the term
- TWO years
For senator for the Twentieth Senatorial
District 81 the state 81 Florida.
For two Members ~ the Hn,lSe 81 Rcpresen-
tativ-~ 81 the STATE. 81 Florida.
For County JudE".
For Tax Assessor.
For Tax Collector.
For County Treasurer.
Tor County Surveyor.
For three Memi-rs ~ tho County Board or
Public instruction.
For Justice 81 the Peace in and for the fol-
lowing Justice Districts. viz: No. ;. No =,
No. = No. II. No. l., No. Il. No Il. 40 20,
No. -. M. -. No ~.
For Constable in and for the following Jus
tic" Districts. viz: No. J.. No. ;. No. 3. M. o.
No. :. No. :. M. 9. No. II. No l.. No. "a.
N". =. Ne. I6. M. Il. y" ~. No. -. No -
No. -. NJ. -. Nn. -. Ma. -
~ The attention 90 the sheriff j. called
20 IN" law requiring him To- cause a Notice Of
said Election {" L. published ia a Newspaper
printed in the county. IL there u a paper i'm
III" county. and 4 there be- No paper published
in the county. D." shall cause a; least five
copies 30 this Notice To- d. posted in the most
public places ia lhn county.
IN testimony whereof. I have hercunto set
my hand and affixed the tIr"at seal 81 the
Stat" 90 Fl"riGa. at Tallahassee. the Capital,
this Ia" 9Th day 81 August. Uses.
JOHN J. CRAWFORD.
J.. = Secretary 81 State
To Il. DTPEEE HODGE,.
sheriff. Marion County.
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permanent cure Of all blood dis
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per large bottle. Send for book.
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Ga.
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To Il. DTPEEE HODGE,.
sheriff. Marion County.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24
.nWINI.TgATOR., NoTICE

!. ~. 7. Henderson. administrator 81 the
s.--a-.. rt r. " Henderson. deceased. hereby
give n....r 20 creditors. .r-atrs- distributes
s!4 ... other E--r-pI- having claims de-
:4af- a-a Mt said estate 20 pr~-f y the same
duly aurl' IA .cut@d. within two years from
thl- DAT. "r the same viii l. barred. This
the sth day " September. A. D. Is1s
". 7. HENDERSON.
Esd sw Administrator.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-09-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

G. +. Herrlck Of Crystal River
is in town on business.
Pineapple ice cream today at
the PostolIicc drug store.
Brazil cocoanut, sc. Guar,
anteed, at Gerig & Co.'S.
Lawyer L. S. Beck is still con-
fined to his room with fever.
-Limeade, the greatest of all |
summer drinks, sc at Troxler's.
At J. j. Fuller's you can buy
a shirt that is beauty for a
wheel.
Fine fall furnishings for fas
tidiouS fancics. Davidson and
VanEChOp.
Mrs. w. G. EagIeton of Lake
Weir came up yesterday to visit
his daughter, Mrs. Dunn, for a
short time.
-Boratcd TaIcum Powder, 10
cents, at the Autobiography
drug store.
Mr.. Hunnicut, the detective,
has returned from d business trip
to Jacksonville.
-Elgin Creamery butter and
cheese. Fresh and sweet at the
Mccarthy store.
Five cent package oat meal and
new Graham flour just received
at Gerig & Co.'S.
The leading brands of five
cent cigars and a chance at the
wheel at Trox.cr's.
Fresh and new garden seed
for fall planting received. Also
onion sets. TydingS & Co.
The annexation question set
tied by buying a pair Of 13c. to
25c. carriers at j. j. Fuller'o.
Blocks fancy crackers al
ways in stock. Guaranteed
fresh at the Mccarthy store.
Henry Stevens, A. z. Burnetl's
able assistant, is catching the fes-
7
tive shecPShead at HomosaSsa'
Persons desiring to preserve
eggs for winter or spring use can
get Pcr-Algretta at TydiDgs &
Go
A1;1.>,., ,,,,ia, -, ,,o4,,,4
you from little drops CT rain.
Umbrellas for all at j. J. Full
Ier's.
~, r,rtu of ,,o,,u foIl,c with
+boir oh ,,iroo. who h,vo boon
con,oi,,,. ,,,,, - ralo Hvoir for+bo
past two weeks, have returned
homo, Sun-burnCd, healthy and
happy.
En,-nD 4 ,oi. of nvc oIacooc
ou,,o,, o,, ,,o,,o tlo 60 mo h,- nov
irr for his advertisement and
,ro,in,. ,.,,ort,, Nathan
NTouo 49, ia, A,+i-Nfooonol,
1aa,4oa
MI C,oho.,. -at,oo7 ,.;I1 o,,on
1rond,v O.t 2,.a r.,,,, vow
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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
l9'[l|'e||'|

It is true wisdom for every
body to take thorough course of
Swift's Specific just at this season
of the year. The blood is sluggish
and impoverished, and the system
is full of impurities which should
be eliminated. In addition to
thoroughly cleansing the blood,
and toning up the system SO as to
avoid loss of appetite and gen.
eral rundown feeling in the
spring, S. S. S. SO strengthens and
builds up as to fortify against the
many forms of dangerous illness
that abound during the hot sum-
mer season. 1t is a very small
matter to take this precaution but
it insures health and strength all
summer. Swift's Specific
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
S, S, s. TSs Blood

is far ahead of all other remedies
for this purpose. 1t is a real
blood remedy which promptly
purifes the blood and thoroughly
renovates the entire system, tones
and strengthens the stomach, and
renews the appetite. 1t is the
only safe tonic, being purely vege-
table, and the only blood remedy
guaranteed to contain no arsenic,
sulphur, mercury, potash or other
mineral substance, which is of so
much Importance to all who know
the injurious effects of these drugs.
Nature should be assisted by ma
lures remedy, S. S. S. Take
S. S. S. and be we'll all summer.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
Stamp Your Bank Checks.

Beginning July all bank checks
must bear a two cent revenue
stamp. The penalty for passing
an unstamped check is severe, the
fine being 500. The law also
provides that the person attaching
the stamp must cancel it by writ
ing across the same his own initials
and the date when the stamp was
attached. The failure to do this is
followed by penalty of not less
than $50 nor more than $500 or
Imprisonment. In order to avoid
confusion, customers of the banks
should purchase stamps in guam
titles suitable to their needs for
several months to come.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06


The Attorney General of Ohio a
short time ago fled a suit in the
Supreme court at Columbus to
Gust the Standard Oil Company
from business in the State Of Ohio
on the ground that it was trust.
The suit was answered in the usual
way. and in reply to that Attorney
General filed some interrogatories.
The Court ordered the Standard
Oil company to answer.
One of the inquiries was with re-
gard to the number of stockholders
and the shares they hold. Accord
ing to the report submitted, the fol
lowing are the stockholders in the
trust: John D. Rockefeller, e,244
shares; Martin Snider, 1; Frank
Rockefeller, I; F. B. Squire, I; L.
H. Severance, 1872; Charles w.
Hardness, 2,o76; William Rookie
Teller. 467; H. M. Flagler, 1907;
Benjamin Brewster, $50; H. II.
Rogers, ST.; John D. Archbold,
PSI; w. H. Tilford, S.; Walter
Jennings. Sc; Esther ]. Jennings,
S5; Emma B. Auchincloss, SIS; An
ME B. Jennings, IS; Oliver H.
Payne, 7I9; estate OF Charles Pratt,
1899; Helen J. Jacmes, IS; A. Nc
Gregor, I; Lamon H. Hardness, SO;
w. L. Hardness, PSI. Total num-
Der Of shares, 1875.
Another of the inquiries was with
reference to the number of compan-
les comprised in the Standard Oil
and the amount of money they have
on hand in cash ana other securi-
ties. At the time they went into
the trusts in 1892 the companies
had sums each as follows: Anglo
American Oil Refining company,
S6,913,639.49; Atlantic Refining
company, SS,631,376.67; Buckeye
Pipe Line company, S7,94I, o3S.15;
Eureka Pipe Line company,$I,54
OSLO: Forest Oil company, S3,'
528,SI3.1I; Indiana Pipe Line COM
pany, S2,oI4,o55.5I; National Tran
sit company, S25,796,7I2.e7; New
York Transit company, S4,999,3oo;
Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas
company, $1,386,76o; Ohio Oil COM
pany, $500 1854; Solar Refining
company, S7II,7S3.oT Southern
Pipe Line company. S5,o21,654.S7;
Standard Oil company, Indiana,
S1,o3S,51S. 81; same, Kentucky, S.
6o4, 8oo.7S; same, New Jersey, SD
o83, 943.3 80; same, New York, SI6,-
77e,186.29; same, Ohio, S3,426,-
Ola. u; Union Tank Line company,
$3o57,IS7.4I.
Another inquiry was as to the
dividends declared during theyears
they have been in operation. The
witness said he could not give the
dividends save as they were given
out last year. Ofall the companies
there is but one that did not de-
clare a dividend and that was the
Union Tank Line company. All
the others declared dividends run
ming from $4,000 to 81, 100000.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
The War Tax and the Oil Industry.Y

Some of the pecuilarities in the
new war tax, as regards the manner
in which it effects the pipe lines
and refining companies, are OF
special interest to every one con-
nected with the oil industry. In
the first place, our legislators were
particular to provide special tax
that should levy excise on persons,
firms, companies and corporations
engaged in refining petroleum
and sugar. These two great in
dustries were singled out from all
the others to provide a revenue
at the present time for war pur-
poses.
Section II, of the war revenue
law of 1898, declares that every
person, firm, corporation or COM
pany carrying on or doing the bus
mess of refining petroleum, or re-
fning sugar, or owning or CONTROL
ing any pipe line for transporting
oil or other products, whose gross
annual receipts exceed two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars,
shall be subject to pay annually a
special excise tax equivalent to
one-uuarter of one per centum on
the gross amount of all receipts OF
such persons, firms, corporations
and companies in their respective
business in excess of said sum Of
two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
And a true and accurate return
of the amount of gross receipts as
aforesaid shall be made and rend-
cred monthly by each of such as
sociations, corporations companies
or persons to the collector Of the
district il which any such associa-
ton corporation or company may
be located or in which such person
has his place of business. Such
return shall be verified under oath
by the person making the same, or,
in case of corporations, by the
president or chief officer thereof.
Any person or officer failing or re-
fusing to make false or fraudulent
return, shall be liable to penalty
of not less than one thousand dol
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06

WANrED-A good solicitor to can
vas Tyler county in the interest
of the West Virginia Farmer.
Good offer to right man. Ad-
dress, D. T. McWilliams & Co.,
Sistersville, w. Va.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
OIL NEWS.
From Wednesdays Daily

Wh1teh1ll O company nave GULL
pleted their No. J. c. Leasure on
Sancho creek in the Maxton sand
and have producer good for IS
barrels per day.
Seven miles west of Malta, O.. in
the Muskingum valley, Kennedy,
Lawrence and Wyvel have COM
pleted 10 barrel we'll in the first
Cow Run sand. The pay was
found at the depth of 100 feet.
At Lone Tree, Tyler county,
Thompson & company yesterday
got dose of salt water in the 8
inch hole at their No. Eastman,
which will delay its completion un-
til Friday or Saturday.
WHERE is THE NEXT POOL?
Where is the next pool of oil'
This is the paramount question that
is being discussed by every man
identified with the petroleum in
dustry. 1t is grave problem and
is one not so easily solved. All
we'll laid plans have been upset and
even biologists are at sea. When
the old Sistersville field was dis
covered during the present decade,
it was the universal belief that an
oil belt had been found which
would extend from the Lake to the
Gulf. This belief was founded
on speculation pure and simple
and the bright anticipations of the
fabulous fountains of wealth lying
dormant underneath the hills and
valleys to the south have been
wrecked and bright hopes and al
most unlimited fortunes have been
lost in the vain search for the new
FL Dorado. There has bee abso-
lutely no returns for the vast for
tunes expended save blighted hopes.
After point has been reached
near Volcano, W. Va, the
formations have been broken by
volcanic eruptions or other distur-
Dances, until it is impossible to To-
cate, with any degree of accuracy,
either the antic1inals or stratas. In
fact, we'll posted oil men declare
that neither exist.
When Mr.. McCalmont severed
his connections with the Producers
Pipe Line Co., more than a year
ago, he made the assertion that he
would come to West Virginia and
open al oil field of his own, lay
lines to Baltimore and handle his
own product. He and his agents
set out and leased up nearly the
whole of Roane county. He began
drilling, scoring buster after buster,
and at most has but one or two
wells that even have a slight gas
pressure. His venture has cost
him hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, with results before mentioned.
Other operators of less signih-
canoe have also tried to extend the
field south with like results.
The Carter Oil company, accord
ing to a statement made by its
president, has expended $4,000
during the past year searching for
southern outlet. Mr.. Carter
further stated that he would like to
see a mans production after having
invested like amount to the ex-
IRENE south.
The Whiskey run pool in Richie
county has already proven itself to
be freak. Only a few short
months ago it had tendency
! toward depressing the market. To-
day it has been shut off from fur
Ather possible extension and the
Eells which were drilled are located
close together that Gin" drilling
nut of the question.
he production of the famous
Fork pool has dropped off to
orr,irO DEGREE and there is