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ANOTHER SUR FILED
To Try Title to the Humphrles league
in Jefferson County.

To Try Title to the Humphries league
in Jefferson County.
Lufkln, Texas. June IA suit Of con
siderable magnitude has been instituted in
the district court Of this county by Messrs.
Duncan g. Jones Campbell & McMeans
and Young & Stlnchcomb, attorneys for
Emma r. Boring surviving wife and in
dependent executrlx OF the last will and
testament of Joseph w. Boring. deceased,
and her three children. all resident clti
zous Of Gregg county, Texas. The plant.
ins alege that they are the owners In
fee simple Of an undivided interest of 400
acres of land In what is known AZ the
william or Pelham Humphries league grant
OF land situated In jefferson county, Texas
whore there arc at present two of the
Beaumont ''oil gushersH located. The estl-
mated value OF the league Is Sl2UV1VO,
the two wells on said league, the plaintiffs
claim, produces not less than Jo,uoo par
reis of oil per day, and they sue Tor dam
ages against the hereinafter named de-
PENDANTS for partition OF said laha'
claiming damages OF $1,000 per day each,
aud a total damage NJ Ssj0,0OO, with a
prayer TO Issue an injunction ana appoint
receiver Of said land and oil produced
therefrom.
District Judge Tom c. Davis, sitting In
chambers at Rusk, issued all order for a
! hearing on said petition at center, Shelpy
\ county, on July II, next, at wllcn uine
| a hearing win be had 10 determine
whether or not an injunction wlll lie
| and the appointment OF a receiver neces
4 saly to project the interest OF said plant
4 MS. The defendants mentioned are as FOL
| lows, to.wlt. w r. H. McBaddin, V
| Wlcs w w. Kyle, X. VI. Hebert, Mrs
| Clara Chaison, William 6. Chaison, Glare
/ Elizabeth Chalson, Jennie Chaison, L. j
| Parmentcr Marvin Scurock Texas and
! New Orleans Railroad company, 4. +. Lu
| Gus j. NJ. Guffey. j. II Galley, d. w
/ 1 n Hs.NN ft.VI
! W. u. Brlce. Il. u. sccor, n n Eggel ]
! r. Kimhridge A. Harris, trustee, j. y
Tucker Joe Il. Baker, Z, G. DiBmick, +
Sieboid, c, II. Briggs. trustee; al OF Jef
| roc, La; II. j. Mantooth, ANGELINA county
| Texas; Orleans Beaumont Cll company
! Beaumont, Texas. the j. VI. Quincy Co. nnI
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Brcuham, Texas, June 10 The BRENNAN.
Elgm on company was organized yestcr.
day Mt Elgln by the election of II. 1omo
and NJ. r. Smith of Elgn and Messrs A..
d Mllroy, II, W. schuerenberg and f. w.
Wood Of this city us directors. II has
some Of the oil here taken from the wells
on their holdings, and In its crude state
It gives very good light In m ordinary
| lamp.
| Tde company is capitalized for StO0lO,
! most of which Is held IN Brenh0m, aud
| well 1900 feet NJ oncr
The. OH Indications on which they base
lhelr Ropes FOR gusher Is found In n four
barrel q duy we'll that was only bored 10
! u depth Of 100 feet on was nrst liacnv.
| erca he his section on MIR Rohn'S fnrm
while he was boring for water At very
shallow depth lie has rscd this oil for
| years and supplied his ucighhora who
needed it t3g lubricaHng purposes rhis
| company hold leases ON several adjacent
| farms MS we'll Ms the Bohn farm, on which
there are three 400 feet wells. Ia all Of
which oil was struck but mot In paving
quantities at this depth.
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corpus chrIati Ol Nomn.

Corpus Christi, Texas, June 15.-Mr. J.
Q. IIardwicke, who came here recently
from Missouri 60 make his home has pur
chased I'VE acres Of land In tho northern
portion Of the city and proposes TO bore
Tor oil on the Promises. an OUTFIT for which
VIII soon he ordered
The wellboring machines for Guffey a
CO., who have several large leases on some
o. the most extensive ranch property In
thlh iNuccesl county, are arriving at Alice
daily for distribution to the various fields
OF operation. There are already six com,
pleie outfts there, one Of which has been
erected aud Is almost ready to begin work
IN the Moth Media. twenty miles from
Corpus Christi, The others win be erected
us soon aR practicable.
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Fort Worth, Texas, June lJ.-G. &. Taft,
superintendent Of the Southern division OF
the Wells Fargo Express company, is here
from Houston and with Assistant G. L..
Mackenzie aud Route Agents Seleck and
NcMullens established offices along the
Rio Grlndc road, inauguratlng business
over that line today.
Superintendent faft said that by In
stilctlohs VI John !, Valentine, president
~ the company he would IN few DAYS
pay over to l.. c. BRENT, sheriff of Sutton
county, $1,000 as reward for the killing
recently At Sonora " WIN Carver, one o.
the notorious Blackjack gang. Carver
was one Of the gang which robbed South
ern Pacific train two years ago ut STEMS
Puss In AriZonu
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FleHr ON LIE SOIL MEevIL.


Brenham, Texas, June IA. There was a
meeting Of the citizens at schmld Rros
hau Friday morning TO hear the report
or the thirty citizens appointed at re.
cent meeting OF the hoh weevll mass meet.
Ing to go out In the country and invest.
gate the injury being Indicted by these
pests,
Captain Ben schmid presided at the
meeting and while all OF the committee
were not ready TO report. enough OF them
had been out TO cover almost the entire
territory surrounding Brenham.
A summing up of all the reports shows
VII In the prairie land. That there are a
good many In the woodland part OF the
county and that they are doing some dam
age, hut the farmers In these sections,
with a few exceptions, are dghtlng them,
some by poisoning and picking the wee,vil
and picking up squares. and 1t Is believed
that where they are doing this they will
a crop. The exceptions 10 the rule to
tght them to nnish are TO be found out
tow ards Gay Hin,
County Cerk Seward who has been
acting as purchasing agent for this com.
mittee, paying 10 cents per 100 for live
boz weevil reported that he hal purchased
next Monday.
La Grange, Texas, June l5,-rhe con
tlnusd hot and dry weather is playing
havoc with the late corn aud unless rain
comes IN a few days the crop win be GU,
very sAsyt Tia boil wssvn are daiag .
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Indications Near Moody.

Moody Texas, June ia Waco com.
pSny Is drilling near Moody, In close prox.
Unity to an oil sipc, and at the present
depth GOO feet the hailer wastes as much
as barrel a day OF light oil II is con
ndently expected to reach a large body OF
oil az depth OF less than 1000 feet The
expert who has the enterprise In hand ra-
ports the indications very promising as the
oil has Increased from the surface down
The Geld as indicated by the Slpes of oil
at the surface, eXtends over q length OF
more than ave miles Temple aud Moody
company Is preparing to drill for OH three
miles west Of Moody aud seven miles from
the other we'll
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AnEle,on, Texas, June I'D. r. Beatty
of Beaumont, o. 5, Cumming, B. S. os
good and Judge u. S. Atkinson OF Alvlu
Ecre here today TO attend meeting ct
The directors OF the Damon Mound oil
company OF which Mr, Beatty Is president.
and Is now rigging their first derrick and
viii commence boring IN the next thirty
days at fartheSt.
The Rra2os Valley OH company's derrick
and other buildings are going mp RnM the
oil fever Is going higher every day
MIR. ID. b. Cain discovered an OH escape
In Bastrop bayou, near Angleton. where a.
was putting In an irrigatlng plant for his
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ALABAMA OH STRIKE.

FNe-Hundred- Barrel Well Said to Have
Developed Near Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala, Juno 15A special to
the Age Herald from New Decatur, Ala,
says: Reliable information was received
here that oil had been struck in Lawrence
county, twelve miles distant from this
place. The well is lowing 500 barrels
per day Striking oil there was an acct
dent, as the drlllers were boring for ar
tcslan water. A vein of fine coal was
tracts for machinery and expert drilers
Work Is TO be rapidly pushed in sinking
eight wells. The company Is capitalized al
$4,000,
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MASONIC ELECTIONS.

Hearne. Texas, June i4.-At meeting
OF Golden Rule lodge No. 3el. A. F. and
A. M, the following officers were elected
A. Wilkerson, worshipful master: n
~ Weyl, senior warden; ]. l.. Hazlett
svn'or warden; p. Palms, secretary; T.
senior deacon: C. W, Duncan, Junior dea,
con- }. y. oliver tiler: w. III DaviSon
senior steward; r, A. Alien. junior stew
haufman. Texas. June l0.-The Mason,
have elected Joseph HuRmaster worshipful
master, w. 4. Myers senior Warden. 2 a
Saea ,snies warden. 4. l. 6aif freasursr
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STRIKE m sMlTA COUNTY.
oil Vein Reached by a We'll Eighteen
Miles from Tyler.

Cli VEN heaCned by wen ClqntSc0
Miles from Tyler
Tyler Texas June 15.-Thls morning Mr..
Joe Ogburn Of Llndale, Smith county, pres.
ident OF the Western Union OIL company
phoned II. Marsh, large stakeholder,
that oil had been struck IN the well being
bored by the company on the county farm
eighteen miles north Of here, and to with
draw the stock OF the company from the
market. which has been done several
atoclsholders left on the afternoon train
for the well and have not YET returned.
Parties W tonight from the well state
that oil has upquesuouahly been found;
hut IN what quantity is rot known. on
vns struck at q dcpth OF 452 feet. Gen.
eial Manager Rhuyle has just returned
from the Held and yerltes the above, 10
states that 900 people visited the Wen TINS
afternoon and that great excitement pre-
walls ia that vicinity. Out Of the county
ptocl;hulders have been notified ny wire OF
| the strike. The company Is capitalized at
| 5000 coo.
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ing, chancellor commander; +, L vi
vice chancellor; VIII Wood, prelslt, !
Taylor, master OF exchequer; B , "
keeper OF records and seal; N. 7 hx
master of work: W. W. Alexanttf. q
at arms; j. H. Wood, inner guard J
Wheatiey, outer guard; NJ. c, Gsdfg
W. Harrison, A. J. Poulter, trustee,
S. z. Kennon, b. b, Moody, 4. ! r
and w. R. Wood, past chaneellcn
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Wnrk prnnreseinn at Oranue.

Orange. Texas, June lb,The we'll of the
Chicago Orange on company just north
of town has reached a depth of 600 feet,
passing through strata OF auckland this
afternoon. They will now withdraw the
slx-ipch plpe which they have been using
and sink the ten-tuch casing TO the depth
that has heen reached by the drill. Every.
thing Is working smoothly NJ this well and
since they secured an ample watcr supply
have had no trouble.
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strike in Grimes County.

Anderson. Texas. June 15.-word came
TO Anderson yesterday from a reliable man
living near Keith that the Grimes County
oil companys well was down e37 feet
and they had struck me strata supposed
excitement here over the report. .
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Thn Hemnstead Comnanv.

Hampstead, Texas. June ia meeting
Of the directors OF the oil company organ
Iced here some weeks ago was held at
the court house Yesterday. Fifty per cent
Ia. The directors hope TO have everything
ready to begin work in the next few
weeks.
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Burned 10 Death.

Gainesville, Texas June To- Mrs. George
Gaynon, the wife OF conductor on the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway, re-
siding In this city, was burned TO death
this morning. she was working over a
gasoline stove when Il exploded aud before
help arrived she sustained injuries, which
CAUSED her deRth I'm short while.
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Found Dead.

Derls,n Texas, June Is Early Richard
son, prominent young farmer died four
miles west OF here today under peculiar
circumstances Ills wife. WIN returned
from a visit found her husband on the
bod with IN open Bible covering his face.
He was dead. In his pocket was found q
butte Of rough on rats. partly enlpty.
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NEGRO MAsoNs,
Annual Session concluded with 4
Installation.

Annual Session Conclu5ed win =
installation.
Victoria. Texas, June lS,-lf y
Lodge Colored Masons concluded l' &,
days session here with a pablo ~
tlon of officers at the opera a'. b
night. There was large pafe'' v. y,
the principal streets YESTERDAY ss y. h
The next place Of meeting was ~
selection of the grand master el'
mittee The meeting here was : W. ~
cessful one, and the yisllyls NM
lighted With their hospltp1pass XII. M
The various officers reports lnl'Sssts, II
flourlshlng condition tnrousnOu
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prnsldent LIad Callera.

Washington, June 15.-The president saw
more people today than since his return
from California Among them was General
Fitzhugh Lee, Representative Richardson Of
Tennessee, the leader Of the minority in the
house, and Pension Commissioners Evans.
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The following suits anecting OIL lam

The following suits Affecting oil lano
were filed today:
Mrs. John c. Ward ct al vs.. w. w.
sealy ct al, 10 Try title TO one-hfth Of a
one-halt Individual interest in the John c.
Lawhorn league and $4,000 damages.
William llcaly and wife VS.. the Ira q.
wyse Beaumont oil company, 10 try title
containing 1911 less 45A acres, and S20,0Oj
damages
George w Craig ct al VS.. Port Arthur
Land aud Townste Company for SPECIFIC
performance Of contract and S63,OS0.0l.
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Brands Of Victoria. An idea ~ the nun.
Der or leases so far secured may be had
from the fact that the notnrla fees for
these leases have already reached the sum
Of $40. Mr.. Brands Is Of the opinion that
his company will soon begin operations In
fhis scrtion.
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VeIasco Oil Notes.

velasco. Texas, June 15,--The big der
rick for the Bryan Heights oil and Pipe
Line company has been erected and the
company Is now boring fer water. to be
used IN boring for OIL
Mr.. A. r. Lucas has just written parties
here that he viii soon he on the Ground
and begin his Well on Bryan Heights. An
ITO necessary machinery Is now on the
ground and Il will not take long 20 get
ltadN Tor active operations.
Five acres OF the Bryan Heights land
was sold yesterday 10 Galveston and uous-
ION parties, Names and consideration not
given.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAs ELECTIONS.

Kaufman, Texas, June l9.-The knights
OF Pythias officers are w. F. Borgess.,
chancellor commander; b. S. Stout, vice
chancellor; Temp Nash, keeper of records
and seal; b ]. Hubbard. master of finance;
T. W Hotter, master of exchequer; u G.
SHAW prelate; II, Durham, master at arms
!; ), Burlington, inner guard, and Gus
Wilfong, outer guard
Waxahachie Texas, June l4-At the or.
ganizatlon of the new lodge of knights of
Pythias at Howard Monday night the fol-
loving officers were elected: j. p. Fiem-
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greot deal OF damage In the fields 1910 y
ing the timber though 50 far tly az
not seem 10 be botherlng thq upland co.,
Of the weeyi this year and great increase
IN number Il Is feared with all nrecnu
uone aud lighting that the COTTON croP
~ the bottom fields will be ruined. ols
farmer living a few miles .odt gatherehh
fourteen pounds Of punctured squares anu
put them IN a sack and brought them y
town On opening up the sack at or, n.c
arrival great many young weevli weIs
discovered crawling around the inside o'
the sack over the squares.
fsnrado. Texas June l4.-The boil seeylls
have put In their appearance In this sec
tion Of the county and are now beginning
to play havoc with the cotton crop w
A. Heard. b prosperous farmer, states that
they are In his field by tho thousands. and
u he don't soon get them externlnated
MS cotton crop will he almost total fait
IRE Ihey are attacking other farmers ~
like manner. The corn crop looks prom
islng.
Bryan. Texas, juno u The farmers 10
this county have begun picking MP the
squares that have been hored by the wee
vii and are falling on Mr. ] R Smith
OF Reliance and Mr. w u. Yardley of
stated they were picking them M Mt
Smith said his boys had picked m 1851
nlmu,TN nu u ~ lnfh were "o'gl -" tbe
SQUARES had Two and three vonng weevil
In them
urn+sy,,,o -. a r,o.tlng
Of the Business club was called this morn.
ing at 10 a. m. TO discuss the most direct
method of lighting the boil weevil. which
| has made its appearance in this county
! After discussions on the subject from all
| stnndponts the merchants decided to en-
courage the farmers In every possible way
committee o. three was appointed an ~, ma I've ge
all hon weerii hpropght tn flIm for he
next twenty DAYS The farmers are also
| requested 70 gatner ana bnFn Au Iai,ru
sauares; second cpIlnl.t NaS taP ppd tn
| "a lo urnil resolutions 70 ee prlnlcu ~
ssrrpInr lerm und mstlouteu among 1ne
turner's ht once
Hearne' Texas June l3'-severai brhzos
notion Planters came IN ths morning gu
INC HeaFne ana brazos 'alieF a'"ay'
Az nave neen nusy the past week p''son'
rig the boll Weevll' "n some Of 'ne pan
tntlons the weevil Is doing great deal
Of damage, but a majority Of them report
Them to be doing only slight damage. Sey.
week for the planters.
r,or,,s.ood res r,,o - Great
t,aIdweli Texas Irne X 4 GOOD mauv
peonle from the couutrv ave in town TO-
day some renort tbe hou wcevll as doing
great damage and others renort the dam
age ms small A majority Of the farmers
arc noisoning their cotton with good ro.
- 80, -.
using nIlitnrPun hnHs ~ Sosr ni
are picking up and burning the squares
tnt ia n% rcnnrtnd ne 9rniting wei, The ont
look for cotton crop barring the boil
Wccvil, is the hest Tor years. weather
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Z. +. Douglass secretary Mont Tynes,
senior deacon, B, II Powell junior deacon,
T. D. Neatch senior steward; &. G. Shaw
junior steward, and j. Bayres tiler
Brentwood, Texas June 12-The Ma
sonic lodge at its regular monthly meeting
elected officers as follows: Worshlpfu
master, r. X. Hawkins; senior warden
Jesse Scott; Junior warden, Edgar Martin !;
secretary j. r.. Taylor tiler, A. May.
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Break in a Pipe Line Permitted the
Oil to Escape.
THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUED ALL DAY
VERY Little News from the Beaumont
oil Field During the Past Week
Stock Quotations.

ts,.rrnont. Texas. June 15.--The gusher
mvaterv that kept Beaumont newspaper
sorresnondents busy far into the night lasl
ripht IL an EFFORT TO run It down reinaineu
mystery until this morning, Plenty oi
renutable citizens Of Beaumont ana Jeler'
son county nnhestatngly declared thhe
mo, had seen n gusher; that It was not
yrhlrlwind nor cloud Of smoke, but
genuine gusher Some Of those who saw u
Grated that they watched It for thirty min'
mos and that they could not have been mis-
taken as to what they saw. Newspaper
men had chased across the prairie yester-
day afternoon and even into the night ID
n vain search for the gusher which so many
had seen, and many others also made Inc
search. There was plenty Of convincing
evidence that column Of some ilquid had
heon shooting into the air, but none on tDe
searchers found the gusher, This morn
ing there wns still much Interest tnbeh ~
The reports about the gushcr, nnu Bome tehl
estate deals were made ON ;ho strength Oh
II Tho report having come from three or
four localities simultaneously thl{ = SuSu-
or had been seen put reneWSu activity INFO
the real estate agents ana many OF tueHi
Joined la the search for the guaher
About 10 o'clock this morning the lhof-
nation was given out at the uiute Oh wv
, N. Guffey Petroleum company tn'l my
a known as n gHsket Bad blown out or
that companys pipe liuc . few niles htftn
Of Pott ~ A tnt gnu l" mr. The Held man
FOR mis- company stated that there was
ebgut 500 p0tnds pressure on he pipe ut
ihe limo and tho pipe gave an excellent
Imitation ~ genuine Sushet' iut on nutGG
ing mlil o Telephone mcss7ge tcgcueu tnc
pumping station, wheu The pumps we're
shut down.
~
The present week has passed without the
development OF anything or grca- interest
~ aa1t cvoonttbp she numerous sales
~ w .,t,,ie No
,m1 40 nan nrn,,ebt In. though the
Me'S -, .,...,.1 Ia fo.
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oil Leases in Lavaea and De Witt.
Yoakum Texas, June 14.-For the past
week the J. NJ Guffey Company have had
a representative in this section securing
leases with view Of prospecting for oil.
Tho company "a reprasanted ny Mr.. W y.