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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25

BEST -Redeemer," Houseley; ofrertory. Come,
Holy Holy Ghost" cortada; response, pray Tho the
At Plymouth church, Sunday at p m, will
nnaer 5s eads SoS Of
the People Praise Thee, 9. Cod" Gaul; duet,
sell; solo, 1.-THE Lord Is My Light" Allitsen,
Mi net It bv
ley; postlude, grand chorus dialogue. Gigout.
Another Of those delightful services Of song
fessor ' ober Hotter Carl Riedeisberger assisting
Ta sb5 i the oE
tenor solo; NY Hope Is II he Everlssting.
soprano and tenor, 'Jesus only" Berwald, Mrs.
Maud Umer Jones and Mr. Davies violin solo
soprano solo, THE Lost Chord" Sullivan, Mrs.
Maud Ulmer Jones; organ post1ude. "Grand
Choeur," Guilmant.
Sunday School Union was held at All Souls Uni
versalist church Tuesday evening. Over $50
members representing the nine churches in the
ladies of the church, and at the succeeding bust
ness meeting. J. C. Haynes, who presided, made
ly the practical and beneficial work of the union
in unifying liberal church work in the twin cit
les. The principal address was made by Profess
sor L. N. McWhorter of the Central high school,
whose topic was 1.-THE Young People and the
Sunday School,. Following the address was a
practical discussion of the subject from their
standpoint by several Of the young people Of the
various churches The next meeting of the union
will be held at Unity church, st. Paul, Tuesday,
Dec. 2.
At the communion service at Highland Park
Presby terrain church last Sunday ten new mem
bers were received, four by letter and six on
confession. The musical program for tomorrow.
under the direction Of Professor Crosby Hops,
will be fine. The choir will sing. Il WIN LIT
sing a, solo, .'Mizpah," BY Gilbert; Mr.. Engel
Brags; Miss Charlotte Little will sing q soprano
solo, There Is a Land Mine Eyes Hath Seen. .
The anthem for the evening is Praise Ye the
Lord" by DR.. Jackson; duet Misses Bertha and
Charlotte Little, 1.-THE Man Of Galilee." r. Bill
Lsyback; and in the evening 7 YIN Give
Cross, organist. The morning service is the first
anniversary of the pastor. The. subject is 1.-THE
Joys of Pastors Life; evening, "Who Is on
the Lords Side" All are invited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-25
g. E. SOCIETY NOTES.

The Plymouth Congregational Juniors are hold
ing social this afternoon in the Sunday
school room.
The senior G. f. society of the Park Avenue
Congregational church will hold its regular semi
annual business meeting and election of officers
next Tuesday evening in the chapel of the
church. Supper will be served at $3.50, immedi.
ately followed by the business session.
The officers Of the Westminster G. E. for the
present term are: President, George l.. Hemp
stead; vice president, Violet M. Roberts: treas.
urer, Fred w. Warner: recording secretary, Louis
Wommer; corresponding secretary. Katherine
Torrance. At the business meeting Tuesday
evening the semi-annual reports of the commit
tee chairmen were read, and plans for the win
ter were discussed, after which social was
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
COLORADOS GRAND SCENERY IS WORTH
MORE THAN ALL HER SILVER AND GOLD

do not get all Of the money left in the
country by the tourists. Millions are
spent every year for souvenirs and
other articles of local manufacture.
Colorado and the other mountain
states would be, just as greatly. fa-
vored IL the same facilities for reaching
their points of interest were offered.
And not only the mountain resorts
would profit thereby, but the dfstribut-
ing cities as well. Denver would be
overrun with visitors every summer.
If 3OO0,OO0 tourists were to invade
Colorado each year, as in Switzerland,
with an average expenditure OF $50
each you can readily compute what an
enormous income that would mean,
wholly apart from the money that
would be spent for souvenirs and other
things. Moreover, this money remains
in the country and is not shipped away
to fatten tile bank accounts Of foreign
capitalists, as is the case of mine prod
ucts. And all this can be brought
about by the simple means of good
roads.
"There is another side of the argu-
ment, too, that appeals directly to the
enterprises already established. The
United States to-day spends a billion
dollars annually to transport its prod
ucts to water or rail. This is more than
twice as much rs all Europe pays. be-
cause of the difference in roads. Poor
roads mean high freight rates and de-
lay in deliveries, besides wear and
tear on stock. In fact, transportation
over poor wagon roads Is the most dis
astrous of profit destroyers, while
good roads have made countries inhab-
liable where everything else has failed.
A good road will pay for itself in five
years and comes nearest Of anything
know of solving the old problem of eat
ing your cake and having it, too.
1.-The tremendous saving Of profits in
volved in the building Of good roads in
this country, plus the stimulus to de-
velopment, would pay off the national
debt in few years. The people are
only beginning to appreciate this fact
now. The East has already demon
strated the possibilities of good roads.
and the South is waking up under the
influence of the government prod, but
the West is asleep.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
OIL STRIKE is CONFIRMED.
Republic Well Preparing to Put In
Pumps.

Denver. April 2O.-A Boulder dis
patch of yesterday to the Republican
says:
All doubt here Of the genuineness OF
the strike made yesterday in the Re
public well has been dispelled by the
developments of the last twenty-four
hours. 1t was thought that the wen
was far too shallow to have encoun-
tered the true oil sand, and that the
oil which had been found was only
seepage. After a careful examination
to-day the owners report that there is
only one conclusion to be reached
that the Republic is not only in oil,
but that it is the greatest strike yet
made in this field.
Last night ten barrels were filed
with oil before the drill was stopped
for the night. This morning five more
We're filled and then, for lack of bar
rels, and in sheer waste, the oil was
emptied from the bailer into the sump
as fast as it was brought up. 1t is q
thick oil and evidently has not been
filtered through shale. This is taken
to indicate that it has free channel
to the well, and that its course is not
impeded by anything less porous than
the oil sand.
II should estimate that not less than
fifty barrels of oil We're brought up by
the bailer and thrown away on the
sump," said Manager Teagarden. I'VE
were trying to exhaust the oil in the
well in order to drill deeper. 1t was Of
no use, however. The hole filed up
again as fast as we could bail it."
At noon to-day the well was measur-
ed and was found to be just 961 feet
deep. The oil sand had been penetrat
ed for n distance of 21. feet. The man.
ager decided that the drilling had gone
far enough, and rather than run the
risk of losing his well by entering n
crevice. he ordered the drilling tools
withdrawn. He has placed an order
for pumps and machinery and will in
stall them as soon as possible.
Estimates of the output of the well
vary from fifty to 200 barrels a day.
1t is stated that the well produced six.
ty-five barrels In eight hours to-day.
but whether 1t can maintain that out
put is, of course, question. There Is
not sign OF gas in the well. while 9TH
er wells that have struck this stratum
have found gas In quantity, but no oil.
They are all higher than the Republic
and the owners think that the lower
part of the stratum win prove as pro-
ductive as the one found by the Nc
Kenzie and Arnold almost 5000 feet
down.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
coLoRAoo's OIL BOOM.
Large Railroad Land Sales In Eastern
Colorado.

Denver, April 21.-The rain belt'
Is again coming to the front and de-
serted lands of western Kansas and
Nebraska and eastern Colorado are at.
tracing the attention of eastern farm
ers and investors. The change in the
railway land business began feebly a
year or two ago. 1t has grown stead
lily and this spring is under full head.
way.
The Union Pacific land department
of Denver has closed deal for Il tract
of land in the vicinity of Limon and
Hugo. this state. to go into possession
of John Lieber. n prominent land man
of South Dakota. Mr.. Lieber had great
success in South Dakota in sinking
deep wells on arid lands. and he pro-
poses to try the same experiment In
Colorado. The land Is to be used for
stock grazing purposes, but the abb
sence of water has heretofore inter-
fered with its sale.
a total of $4,000 acres of land In Chey-
enne county has been disposed of to In
vestors of Illinois and South Dakota.
This land is In the extreme northeast
ern part of Colorado.
More than 25.000 acres In the region
of Hugo and Limon goes to farmers Of
Iowa. Minnesota and Kansas.
Over the line In the state of Kansas
n total OF 10000 acres has been dis
posed of at S1.25 an acre, one-tenth Of
the purchase price down and balance
In yearly payments.
A syndicate Of Chicago people has
purchased 10000 acres of land out on
the plains, thirty miles east of Den
yer This purchase was made rs u
speculation. the investors believing
that the land Is worth more than 81 an
acre, and ultimately 1t will be re.
claimed. A party ~ Iowa investors
has bought $4,000 acres Of land In
western Kansas. 1t is claimed that
within four weeks the land has ad.
vanced 75 cents mn acre.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24

was n small lake of inflammable liquid.
There was plenty of evidence that the
Republic had oil in abundance.
Manager Teagarden does not intend
to lose any time getting another well
down near by. The company owns
forty acres and originally set aside ten
of them for the first well. There is no
doubt that the field will stand one
well to the acre at least, and acting on
this theory many of the companies in
the field are already arranging to erect
more derricks.
There was no drilling at the Republic
to-day. but the men were at work put
ting In the casing. A complete pump
ing plant has been ordered. but it will
not be here for a week or more.
"This field is just like the Florence
field" said n driller on the Republic.
II worked there for ten years and be-
came thoroughly familiar with 1t, and
this field is certainly acting just as
that one did. In one place down there
they have to drill 5000 feet before they
come into oil. In others they strike it
ut 1000 feet. Yet the higher veins are
just as productive and as permanent
as the lower ones, and better in some
instances. because 1t is so much easier
to pump from the shallower wells"
A column Of oil standing In the Re-
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24

Denver. April 22--A Boulder dis
patch to the Republican Sunday night
says:
People came up to-day from Denver
by scores to take look at the latest
and most wonderful strike Of the
Boulder field. 1t was the
greatest day for visitors that
Boulder has experienced since oil was
first found in the Arnold well last
january. All the trains from Denver
were crowded to the platforms with oil
men who wanted to satisfy themselves
rs to the truth of the reports sent out
concerning the Republic.
Vehicles were not to be had at any
price and many had to walk the three
miles from the depot to the well. They
were well repaid for their trouble, how
ever. There was oil everywhere and
in quantities sufficient to satisfy even
the most skepticaL The odor Of oil
was apparent at n distance OF 100
yards and the site Of the immediate
neighborhood of the well was con-
vincing spectacle. Fifty barrels of the
LIQUID had been scattered about the
ground, and 1t covered everything with
a greenish ooze that stuck to the feet
and clothing Of the visitors The sump
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
IMPURE, BAKING POWDER SEIZED
The New York Board of Health Find 1t
Contains Alum and Rock, Declare 1t
Dangerous to Health and Dump
1t Into the River.

The New York Board of Health Find 1t
Contains Alum and Rock, Declare 1t
Dangerous to Health and Dump
1t Into the River.
The New York papers report that
the Health Department of that city
has seized as dangerous to health
nearly two tons Of cheap mixtures sold
for baking powder and dumped them
into the offal scow to be destroyed.
More Of the powder was found in a
Sixth ave. department store. The re-
port of the analysis of the Health
Department stated that it was "an
alum baking powder" containing alum
and pulverized rock.
The different Health Authorities
seem to have different ways Of re-
pressing the sale of bad baking pow
ders. In England they have prosecut-
ed the grocers under the general law
and broken up the traffic. In Missouri
the sale of alum baking powder is
actually prohibited by law. In New
York they seize the unwholesome stun
and cast it into the river without any
discussion. The latter way Is certain
ly effective.
The alum baking powders are usu-
ally offered at a low price. ten to
twenty cents a pound, or with some
prize, as a temptation to the house
wife.
Consumers can protect themselves
by buying only high-grade baking
powder of established name ana
reputation. Do not be tempted by the
grocer to take something else as lust
as good" or "our own brand" for the
trials show that the grocer himself Is
often deceived by unscrupulous max
ers. and is selling an alum powder
without knowing 1t.
There are several good powders on
the market; let the housekeeper insist
on having what she knows is right.
and not be induced to risk the life o:
the family for an imaginary saving Of
q few cents.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
T. J. TARsNEY DEAD
FORMER ADJuTANr GENERAL.

Recently Returned From teh Philip.
pines-sunered From Injuries Re.
ceived at the Time Of the Cripple
Crock War.
Pueblo, Colp.. April .2O.-Former Ad-
tutant General Thomas J. Tarsney died
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his
late residence, No 307 Spring street,
this city. The immediate cause of his
death wds dropsy. He had been in Ill
health since his return from the Philip,
pines, two years ago, but his illness
was not considered serious until a few
days ago, when he began sinking rap
idly.
Thomas J. Tarsney, adjutant general
under Governor Waite's administra-
ton, figured conspicuously in one of
the most serious crises of the states
history, and bore the marks of that ex-
perience to the end Leading his
troops in the Bull hill war at Cripple
Greek, tarred and feathered by the an
cry participants in that fight and feel
ing the effects of that terrible
night all the rest OF his days, Tarsney
never could get the memory Of it out
of his mind, and his friends think that
the horror of that memory contributed
to break down his health. He came
to Pueblo in 1874, and was afterward
admitted to the bar He was appoint.
ed adjutant general by Governor Waite
in 1894.
When the war between the mine op.
orators and the miners broke out at
Cripple Creek, Tarsney, with the state
troops that the governor had called out
fastened to the seat of hostilities.
Tarsney was stopping at the Alta
Vista hotel in Colorado Springs. One
night a mob surrounded the hotel.
broke into the generals room, carried
him some distance from the city and
there applied coat of tar and feath.
ers. When the angry men left him he
made his way back to the city and was
cared for by his friends. Tarsney, af-
ter the trouble was ended, returned to
Denver and remained in office till the
end of Governor Waite's term, when
he went to Durango, where he was dis
trict attorney at one time. A few years
later he went to Pueblo.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
INVESTIGATING eAeRIN's DEATH
DR.. Tyler Says It Was Due to Arsen.
icaI Poisoning.

Denver, April 22.-Most of the per-
sons who had any connection with
Representative Albert Gabrin's death
were gathered in the office of Chief
of Police Armstrong last night to tell
what they might know about it. The
inquiry was in a way informal, al
though all the testimony was recorded
by a stenOgrapher. Only about half
the witnesses were examined, but the
inquiry will be continued this evening
after Which it is expected arrests will
be made.
The most important testimony was
given by DIR. G. E. Tyler. secretary Of
the state board of health, who was
called in by DIR. Kleiner on the night
of Gabrins death for consultation. DIR.
Tyler said:
Il was first called in for cOnsulta-
ton the night of January Sth. 1 re-
ceived a telephone message informing
me that DIR. Kleiner wanted me for
consultation and rode to the house on
my bicycle.
Questions answered by Gabrin
plainly indicated to me that he was in
his right mind.
"Gabrin told me that he had taken
something. 1 am quite confident that
he said that Mrs. Gabrin had given
Hliu glass OF VINE. am sure LndC
he said she had given him something
and 1 think it was wine. l turned to
Mrs. Gabrin and she said that her
husbands statement was true"
During the inquiry there was con-
fiict of testimony on this point. DIR.
Tyler testified positively as to the
statement made by Gabrin on his
deathbead-that Mrs. Gabrin had
either given him a glass of wine or
medicine. Mrs. Gabrin, when she was
called upon to testify. denied positive
ly that she had given her husband any
thing while the nurse was absent.
Il found Gabrin in a state of extreme
collapse" said DR.. Tyler, continuing
his testimony. II gave it as my
opinion that he would die within a
short time. 1 was told by Herman
Gabrin, the father, Mrs. Gabrin and
the nurse that he had been doing well
until that afternoon, when the nurse
had left him.
I'VE found fresh irritation at the
mouth of the stomach, such as would
have been caused by an irritant poison.
1t was not an irritation Of long stand
ing, but one which was fresh"
Before finishing his testimony DR..
Tyler was asked what he believed to-
be the cause of Albert Gabrin's death.
II think that it undoubtedly was due
to arsenical poisoning" he replied.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
Great Activity at Florence.

Denver, April 22.-A Florence dis
patch says:
The work of drilling Il well to a
depth of 5000 feet, almost 10 sea level.
near Williamsburg. by the United OIL
Company, is progressing as rapidly as
experienced drillers can do the work.
The hole is now about COO feet deep.
There are more producing wells In
the Florence fields and more wells be-
ing drilled than Mt any time during the
history Of the field. The United OIL
Company is foremost in development
work and at this time has four drills
going down. 1t Is expected that with
In two weeks three OF these will be In
oil. Other wells being drilled are near
ing oil. The New England CONSOLIDATE
ed Company has, started n drill In a
new location. The company mas made
three unsuccessful ventures. all of the
wells being so crooked that 1t became
necessary to abandon them. w. L.
Reiter has finished a derrick for the
Albright company and machinery il on
the ground.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
COLORADO FOREST RESERVE.
Created by the President on the sangre
de cristo Range.

Denver, April 22.-W. L. s. May,
superintendent of forest reserves, has
received from the general land office
copy of the recent proclamation by
President Roosevelt setting aside and
establishing the San isabel forest re-
serve, which is located along the sum-
NIT of the range of the Sangre de
Cristo range. between Saguache and
prises about 10000 acres of timber
lands, lying north and east of the min
ing camp of Crestone. and bordering
in part upon the Baca land grant
No. 4.
The rights of the actual settlers upon
the tract are saved in the following
clause:
Excepting from the force and effect
Of this proclamation all lands which
may have been, prior to the date here
Of, embraced In any legal entry or
covered by any legal record by any
lawful filing duly Of record In the
proper United States land office, or
upon which any valid settlement has
been made. pursuant to law. and the
statutory period within which to make
entry or filing or record has not ex-
plred: Provided. that this exception
shall not continue to apply to any
particular tract of land unless the en-
tryman, settler or claimant continues
to comply with the law under which
the entry, filing or settlement was
made. Warning is hereby expressly
given to all persons not to make set.
tlement upon the tract Of land reserv-
ed by this proclamation"
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24
scrthoud OIL Operations.

Denver, April GA Berthoud spe-
cial to the Republican says:
Prominent oil operators from Los
Angeles. among whom are Captain
Elick Stephenson and Mr.. John Will
Jams, after looking over this field sew
eral days, have secured three differ
ent locations and 1t Is stated on good
authority that they will bring their
plants In from Los Angeles without de-
lay and commence the active develop
ment OF their properties. One well will
be located about two miles north of
this place. These gentlemen have had
years Of experience and have abund-
ant capital and being practical men are
going to do the development work
themselves.
Mr.. J. b. Swan is putting in place
the derrick for the Maggie Murphy Gil
and Gas Company on section thirty
five. which is directly two miles north
OF Berthoud. The machinery and tools
to complete the equipment We're ship
ped from Marietta, Ohio. about two
weeks ago and are expected every day,
and drilling will commence as soon as
they arrive.
The rig irons were received and to-
gether with the derrick are being put
up on section seventeen. for the Mer-
chants and Miners company.
The Alderman OIL Company have
completed their derrick and engine
house and the balance Of their machin-
cry should arrive early next week,
when drilling will commence on sec
tIon 20.
The Little Thompson company have
their derrick about completed on sec
tIon 20. The Ohio company are drill
ing steadily on section 32, and are
down. 1t is reported, between GOO and
700 feet. As all authorities concede,
the oil stratum will be reached In the
Berthoud oil basin at not to exceed
1900 feet, and very likely inside OF n
thousand; the interest Is intense and n
feeling Of il.y-conccaled excitement
prevails.
The well on the Williams ranch which
Is south of one of the large tracts con-
trolled by the Berthoud Land, Coal.
Gas 4 OIL Company, is pegging away
steadily.
Gilpin observer., 1902-04-24

{ "The Good Roads convention held at
Charlottesville, Virginia, April 2nd, 3rd
and 4th, was a brilliant success. The
lgovernment sent a fully equipped train
of engineers and road builders to lay a
modern road from Charlottesville to the
tomb of Thomas Jefferson at MOnticel-
10. The convention and Inauguration
of the. work were attended by sena-
tors, congressman, railroad presidents
and distinguished men from all parts
of the country. The results. as already
indicated, will be far reaching In the
Southland.
"These good roads trains are to be a
feature of the governments prOpa-
ganda henceforth. Martin Dodge, di-
rector of the bureau of public road
Inquiries, is now preparing to send out
another train of engineers, experts and
agitators next June. This train will
start from Minneapolis and cross the
great Northwest to the Pacific coast,
returning by the way of Oregon, Utah
and Colorado. Stops will be made
about every 500 miles. with cOnven-
| tions and sample road building in most
places.
"A joint resolution is also soon to be
introduced in Congress providing for
the appointment Of commission
whose duty it will be to secure the CO.
operation of the various states for the
construction of a grand national boule-
ward from ocean to ocean.
"You can see from this that the good
roads question is of vital Importance
to the entire nation. and / know of no
section that should feel a greater inter
est In it than Colorado. / lave just
completed a paper for the departments
year book for 1902 with especial re-
gard to the scenic features Of the
mountain district A half million cop
les of the book will be issued, to-
gether with another half million Of the
paper in pamphlet form. Good roads
are my hobby and l make it my busi-
ness to get everybody interested that
can, but l have found 1t rather uphill
work so far. However, these good
roads trains and conventions are doing
grand work, and l hope before long
to find county conventions and local
committees taking up the agitation in
every western state"