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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-13
Nacoodoches Here for two car..

The Nacogdoches club VIII uisv tho
Cawthons here on Saturday and sunday
next. In SATURDAYS game Wells will nt,ch
ana Edmondson will play behind the hnt
IN sundays game Edmondson win pitch.
Two corking games are looked for
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BuRow is TO RUN.
He viii Be the Republican Candidate
Against Burgess.

Cuero, Texas, August ~ Mr.. h r.. Bu-
row, commissioner from precinct No. 3,
has rendered his resignation as commits.
sioner for the unfxpired term. Mr.. Bur5w
has been commissioner for the pass twelve
years and has been one of the most Ell.
Client commissioners the county has ever
had
Mr.. Burow resigns for the purpose of
making the race for congress a. the repub-
lcan nominee from the Ninth district.
Mr.. william Theum Of Yorktown has
been appointed for the uuexpired term.
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Houston Gun Club.

The regular weekly medal shoot Of the
ladies of the Houston Gun club will take
place this afternoon on the club grounds.
The shoot for the Gallagher medal takes
place tomorrow between the male mem
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o ,awSu BY rcstauc. Time a:sss wax
Races al saratooa.


Saratoga. y. y, August i2-Roxane to
day ran a mile In the fast time or 1:ss 3-5,
establishing new track record for the
distance. Roxane was an even money IA.
vorite and after the giraffe King Hanover
had showed the way for six frrlongs. stro lc
to the front and. stating OF Cameron
vigorous challenge, won by a length Della
goa won the Seneca stakes for 3-ycar-olds,
leading from start to finish, winning all
out by length from Clonmei The ia.
vonte. Lady Hollywood, was outrun FROM
the start. Lady Sterling was favorite for
the mile selling, but uil not figure in the
contest at ALL Loone and tonso.uca hgut.
Ing Ii out to the finish
he Western marcs llorlta. made an OK
hlhition q the hcld tnat opposed her in the
handicap AT SIX turiougs. winning 10y hve
lengths from Sister Jcanie. Mtalner clear
aud Pheasant; track last
Five and half furlongs. selling, for 2
Sear-olus- John a. scott. Athu.ana, Allan.
Time 1.UT 30
Mile. handicap RoNane, Cameron, The
AmRzon Time 4 ;aS 80.
he Seneca stakes, six turlongs, selling
Delagoa. Clonmel Anak. Time 1913 3.5.
Mie seliing--Looue, Fonsouca Five Ma
( lions. lime / 40.
Six furlongs, handicap ciorlta, Sister
Jeanle. DAILY. Time i:lS 40.
Mile--I Know, Valley Forge, Titian. Time
l;41 40.
SARATOGA ENTRIES
Five and a half furlongs, maiden. 2-year.
olds-East Indian 100, Boutonniegc liz.
Girdle 100 Mount Iiisco. Mchacmas, Mr..
/ Dingle, Snowman H. Medal 100. Grants
dale, Catechlse, Guy Park, Elliott, Sentl-
mel 10, Figaro, Mansard 100, Fullback
short course, steepleehase-Rowdy 159,
| Ientore l51, Clasher 1853, Lankard 146,
| Glenvarloch 154. Victor t45.
| Five and half furlongs, selling, the
| Troy-Bl and orange 100 wild Thyme
| l02, Ring Dove 107, ARABIC 100, Bell Gardo
! los, Grey Friar Pan Longin 10I Tioga 1872.
! Forward 1906 Daisy Green 102 Minotour
! l08, Mannakee, zadok ~, River Pirate
! los, flying Jib 100, Scoffer los Louise
/ Elston. Red knight 100.
Seven furlongs selling, apprenticeship
! Andres 30, Anecdote o. Cassyille 80, Flirt.
ineer s4, May J. 30, Lee King los, Golden
| Cottage a. Midnight Chimes 9s.
| Mile and three.sixteenths, handicap, ali
! ages-Par Excellence lis, Andy williams
1i2. Himself 115, Barouche 100, The Rival
1lS, Charlie Granger los, Wild Pirate. la
one mile. mares and geldings--LuN Casta
90 Stevedore 10l, Pearl Finder, Huntressa
80 Maud Come 100, Carbuncle lis, Duorc
Ill, Janice ia Port Royal lol.
Clear and fast
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Hare. Dies OF sunstroke.

horse hltched to one Of j. e. Fosters
moving aud storage wagons was overcome
with heat near the corner Of Congress ana
Main about ~ m. yesterday ana expired
in few minutes.
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LANHAM AT WACO.
He Is Studying the Industrial Condition
OF the State.

OF the State.
Waco. Texas. August II. -Governor-to-be
s. W. T. Lanham spent a short time in
the city yesterday on his way to Bryan,
where he speaks today. Colonel Lanham
stated he was travelling over the State for
the purpose Of studying the conditions OF
the different parts OF the State and n see
what was needed most In It's LATERAL de.
velopment He will be a strong advocate Of
material prosperity and will adopt a liberal
policy relative 70 ths commercial interests
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..,, Rack Ark. August 12.-Memph!s
{Ia,d IA play at the last moment and
srbiur shut Little Rock out with but
bl,s both made IN the last two In
ia skopec retired in the third inning
!, ,our runs had been made and Allie
4, kept down further scoring. The
sekosass in Uniform Witnessed the game
n box and were ready to play an ex-
<ion game with Little Rock had Mem
\. refused % play. Acting Manager
ke,teu,teln said he was acting on mis- own
possibility In playing today. There VIII
doubleheader tomorrow, TO play or
tauc postponed from the last series. st.
~ was In the grand stand today in ciu-
kim President W NJ, Kavanagh wit
ksed the game. Attendance 1000. UNI
/ Kelly.
NJ ls Rock 600 600 ooo- 8 : z
Snphis ........... 106 600 0Ox-7 8 j
&kopec Allemang and Lynch; Weighing
Armstrong.
fhrveport, August 12.-Shreveport and
w Orleans broke even in a double-header
ig Stanley was taken out in the fourth
was succeeded by voltz, who was hit
b French was too much for the locals
tie second.
\ Orleans .ool o2l 600 / I a
Ftreport ..,.,,. .OO5 200 01x-1o 10 5
ansy, voltz and Abbott; Childs and
fGulre
orleans s'nG COS 600 oSo- ) IS J
EeTfport ,..,...1 100 O10 010-- 3 8 4
'uch and Abbott ClauSen and Mcclure.
@hvile, August II There was no argu-
fa'iothe game today, Birmingham trail
2 far behind that interest dragged.
adance 500
fufe- u n n
,eyils ...".,...O 600 042 Ok o u 0
lAssom ,..:......0 0l coo 900 / s \
ION and Fisher; Campbell and Brown.
fuanta' Ga, August 12.-Chattanooga
Atlanta played double-header today.
'Ae Inst game Chattanooga won at the
x !rl Innings. The second game was
s y INC END Of the fifth inning on ac-
S,e ~ FIrfkn ne with the score lied. :,
a,ta ......,.,.. 300 ia 600 o. 0 10 q
n.oofa ,.. l02 0O3 102 Ito II q
ms. ,n hacniey and Hurlburt; Hopkins,
Second game r II Il
rala a........,.......... 0o1 90 2 q
I ,ul.v ........... 100 90 1 I )
4''' anu Huilburt; Bruner and Roth.
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Of the State. While here ne was call d
upon ny a number II lea ling politicilGs in
the city and assured them that he would
deliver an address In Waco before the no
Vemhcr election
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National Leaaue.

iorS' August 12-.New York scored
so aiming run in the ninth.
yess ''..,.... 900 OH 600 ? s .
'cole sna 900 200 COL 8 s D
u BERGEN Cronia and Bresnahan.
4. ~, August p, Doheny's errors with
|, luihg gave the hone team seven
Iss, = 'ne fourth inning.
t6ut,c, ''''''......lO0 700 sOx-1i 7 2
1iilsps,' . -, 900 600 COO 6 3
" ana Moran; Doheny and Smith.
u, I pI1, August l2.-st. Louis de-
"a ID Philadelphia today in a ten.innlng
'ose--
IlsssIasi., ''.',. .o2s 100 oos s-is 10 j
FtssssS urrly' o'Neil and Ryan; Duggle-
ana Douglass, Dooin.
o,,-" august 12.-The first game II
d, go srooklyn series resulted in a
Neayo r H f
IeEiJs "'''.'.... 900 OBJ 600 4 S /
llnefea 49,: Oh 600 ok 8 IL 4
u Ming Kltson and Farrell
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Americ an League.

M august l2.-Cleveland defeated
on - ,asls today, making ten vic
Z sine me last twelve games. Moore
: game and was finely sup
~
md r II %
apfe "''.... .lo2 oeo lox- Q u /
y ana r.. 900 20i 600 3 9 1
oenlisi Butler and Rnlinsnn
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l,s,a s Tor Consolidation.
sss ust l2.-consolidation OF the
s ~ American leagues into
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
DR.. Hills Breaks Down.

NEW YORK, May 19-The Rev.
". D. Hills, pastor of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, surprised the
members of his congregation
Sunday by saying he was on the
verge of nervous prostration and
that he would sail for Europe on
Wednesday next.
His regular vacation was to
begin the latter part of June.
DR.. Hills said his nervous sys.
tenn was unstrung, ard trip to
Europe he was sure was the only
thing that would save him from
collapse. He had worked very
hard, and, besides deaths III his
own family, there had been
countless demands each day upon
his time and sympathy. He
could not preach another Sun
day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
Kept a Brothers Secret.

ELKHART, May 17.-Grover
Strine, eleven years old, son of
Joseph. Strine. disappeared on
Thursday morning, and the po-
lice are now searching the river
for his body. Young Strlne
went swimming in the river that
morning. With him were three
brothers, one eight, one six and
another three years old, Grover
did not want his parents to know
he had been in the river, and
cautioned his brothers not to re-
veal the secret. The three little
fellows were true to the trust.
They saw their oldest brother
sink beneath the waters with a
cry. and knew OF the worry his
absence caused the parents, but
they did not reveal the secret
until yesterday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
MINERS HAVE STRUCK
Long Struggle IN The Anthracite Region
Commenced.

HAzLEToN, Pa, May 16-By
vote of 4614 to 3494 the United
Mine Workers, in convention
yesterday. decided to call out the
145, 900 men employed in the ath-
racite region.
The step taken by the miners,
after practically considering the
matter for two months, has
wiped out the uncertainty of the
situation, and it is freely predict
ed that the most serious labor
struggle in the history of the
country, if not the world, is about
to begin. That is the view taken
by nearly every miner. While
the leaders are cautious and will
not forecast their actions, it is
not unlikely that the miners fight
will be carried into the bituminous
coal regions and into other fields
of industry.
Mine workers for eighteen
months have been looking for
ward to the strike that is now
upon them. They have saved
their money and are considered
to be in better shape today for a
fight than they were in the great
strike of 1900. That struggle
ended in the men getting a 10
per cent advance for six weeks
suspension.
The operators are on record as
being unalterably opposed to
granting the men any concessions
and they havepersonallyinforme
the mine workers leaders of that
fact. The workmen fear that
the present fight may mean the
destruction of their organization
because they believe that the
mine owners are bent more on
wrecking their union than they
are in opposing the demands for
higher wages and shorter work
days.
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paign committee he understood
that he was to be in control and
name from outside the congress
sional committee majority of
the campaign committee. That
order has been changed. The
congressional committee today
decided that the executive cam
paign committee should have
fourteen members, eight of
whom were to be members of
the congressional committee,
and six. including Chairman Ca
bic. from the outside.
This leaves Mr.. Cable in the
minority in his own campaign
committee, and subject to the
commands of the Bryan demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Cable is not enam-
ored of his prospects for harmo-
nv, and is said to be considering
the advisability OF again sufren.
dering political work for the
benefit of his health.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
vandalia Line Excursions.

Indianapolis and return 1855 on
account of Free and Accepted MaSOnS
Grand Lodge of Indiana May 26th and
9th and return the 29th.
ASheville n. C. and return 1886,
May 9th to 10th and return limit May
21st.
Terre Haute and return S4.7S
annual convention Sunday school as
sembly June 18th and 18th and return
May 21St.
Special excursions to San Francisco,
Denver and Portland.
Home Seekers excursion all points
west, northwest, south and southwest
May 9th and goth.
Culver excursion tickets on sale com.
mencing May 1st, All information
for rates, connection etc. Call on W.
Z. Smith, agent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
SCOtl'S
Emulsion

of Cod Liver Oil is the means
of life, and enjoyment of life to
thousands: men women and
children.
When appetite fails, it re-
stores it. When food is a
burden, it lifts the burden.
When youlose aesh,it brings
the plumpness of health.
When work is hard and
duty is heavy, it makes life
bright.
It is the thin edge of the
wedge; the thick end is food.
But what is the use of food,
when you hate it, and can't di-
gest it?
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil is thefood that makes
you forget your stomach.
free sample. its agreeable taste vii
ascoTf : BOVINE. Chemists.
o Soc. and $3.50; all dr HsT toFN'
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5000 Round Irlp to California

California & Northwestern R'y from
Chicago, May Plume s. The New
Overland Limited, the luxurious every
day train, leaves Chicago 500 p. m.
Only three days enroute. Unrivaled
scenery. Variable routes. New
drawing room sleeping cars and COM
partment cars, observations cars, with
telephone All meals in dining cars.
Buffet library cars, with barber.
Electric lighted throughout. Two
other fast trains 1000 a. M, and 11:3O
p. M, daily. The best of everything.
Daily and personally conducted tourist
car excursions to California. Oregon
and Washington. Apply to your
nearest ticket agent or address
A. II. Waggener, % Fifth avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in a new form. 1t is. prepared
for the particular benefit of sufferers
from nasal catarrh who are used to an
atomizer in spraying the diseased
membranes. All the healing and
soothing properties of Cream Balm
are retained in the new preparation.
1t does not dry up the secretions.
Price, including spraying tube, Is
cents. At yonr druggists or Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New
York, will mail it.
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i jlNO
Are
One

In marriage only when there il equality
Of health 60 well a. affection. Affection
may be the basis of unity in marriage,
but the superstructure depends largely
on the womanly health. When the wife
is tormented with backache, distressed
by headache, and racked by nervous
ness, she has no ambition for exercise or
pleasure.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women well. It cures headache, back
ache, and other womanly ills by curing
the diseases of the wonnanly organism
which cause them. 1t establishes regu-
larity, dries weakening drains, heals In
hammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. 1855
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DIR. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address Ir.
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The dealer who offers substitute for
uFavorite Prescription does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less u.eritorious medicines. His profit is
your loss, therefore accept no substitute
~My wife commenced to complain twenty
years ago. writes Lewis A. Miller, ex-Chief OF
Police, 50 Prospect Street. weissport, Pa awe
have tried the skill of twelve different doctors.
She took gallons of medicine during the time
she was III, until wrote to you and you told Us
what to do. She has taken eight bottles of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription and six of the
Golden Medical Discovery She can do her
own work now and can walk around again and
Is quite smart.
eYou can publish this letter if you wish. we
have received such benefit that we wish every
sufferer could derive the same amount of good.
My wife's complaint seemed to be a complica-
ton of diseases-so the doctors said We will
and your institutes
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are the most desir.
able laxative for delicate women.
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the air. Immense balls of COL
ored fire also issue from the era
ter.
Lightning is playing fiercely
in the upper sky, and the whole
northern part of the island is one
mass of travelling flame. 1t is
impossible to reach the burning
district by land or sea, and there
are no means of estimating the
destruction wrought to life and
property.
Kingston, the capital of st.
Vincent, is still safe, though
showers of ashes and pebbles are
continually falling down.
81 arrived here yesterday and
found the state of affairs much
worse than had been stated. The
administrators reports show that
the country on the east coast be-
tween Robin Rock and George
town was apparently struck and
devastated in a manner similar to
that which destroyed St. Pierre
and [ fear that practically all
living things in that radius were
killed.
Probably 1900 persons lost
their lives. The exact number
will never be known. Managers
ard owners of the estates, with
their families, and several of the
better class of people, have been
killed. A thousand bodies have
been found and buried"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
RECEPTION BY GOVERNOR
-Four Thousand People Greet Chief Exec.
utve at State House.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 15-Near-
ly four thousand people passed
through the executive parlors at
the state house last night and
grasped the hand and received a
word of greeting from Governor
WlnfelI T. Durbin. The recep-
ton was given by the governor
to the members Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the
ladies' auxiliaries of that organi-
cation and the public in general.
The main corridor of the capitol
building was at all times crowded
and not all had a chance to gain
entrance into the executive par
lors. From s until 10 o'clock a
constant stream of people poured
out of the receiving room and it
was estimated that the number
of visitors would exceed five
thousand. A more conservative
estimate, however, is four thou
sand.
The corridors of the state
house were decorated in lavish
manner with palms, ferns and
potted plants. Underneath the
dome flowers of all varieties had
been placed until it resembled a
garden. From the ratings of
the balconies the national colors
had been draped until on all
sides the red. white and blue
was predominant. Added to this,
on all the chandeliers had been
placed various colored incandes-
cents which brilliantly lighted
the corridors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
INDIANA GETS HER SHARE
Senate Committee Does the Handsome
Thing for the State.

WASHINGTON. May 18th >
senate committee on public build
ings has done the handsome
thing by Indiana by retaining all
of the appropriations for Indiana
public buildings in the omnibus
public buildings bill just as the
bill passed the house and IN addi.
ton adding an appropriation of
S75, 600 for Anderson. This gives
Indiana eight buildings. as fol-
lows: Hammond, 1925, 900: Lo-
gansport, $4,000; Muncie, S75, :
900; Vincennes, $4,000; Craw-
louisville, $4,000; Richmond,
S75, 900; Elkhart, S75, 900; An
derson, s75, 1000.
1t is unusual to give two pub
lie buildings to one district at the
same session of congress as in
the case of Anderson and Nun
Gle There is practically no
doubt that all of these appropri-
ations will be allowed by the SEN
ate. The committee having tax
en- favorable action, Senator
Fairbanks felt free to attend the
soldiers monument dedication
and left for Indianapolis this aft
ternOOn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
Child Stuns to Death.

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, May 49,
The four teen months-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mallory
who resides at Fenns. four miles
southeast of this city, was fatal
ly stung by bees on Sunday. 1t
was playing near number OF
hives, and one of these was dis
turbed. In a second a swarm of
bees emerged alighting on the
child, singing it about the head
and face to such an extent that
it died, on Wednesday, from the
injuries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
CABLE MAY QUIT.
Illinois Democrat Snubbed on the Con.
Congressional Committee.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Ben
Cable is having his troubles with
the democratic congressional
committee before it Is organized,
and he is now deserted by Lewis
Nixon, who has resigned as the
Tammany boss. The committee
started out with big hopes and
bigger plans for the campaign.
They elected Congressman
Griggs of Georgia chairman be-
cause they could not get the pop
ulist wing of the party for him or
any one more acceptable to the
more progressive democrats.
The wild and woolly democrats
agreed to the creation of an ex-
ecutive campaign committee,
with Ben Cable of Illinois as
chairman and Lewis Nixon chair.
man of the finance committee.
Cable and Nixon agreed to accept
these responsible positions and
take charge of the campaign.
Nixon's resignation from the
leadership of Tamma..y makes
him less desirable now than he
appeared to be when elected.
The Bryan democrats do not care
to tie up too closely with Tam.
many, but neither do they desire
to offend Tammany by making
conspicuous in the campaign the
ex-boss of Tammany, who has
kicked himself out to maintain
his selt-respect. 1t is probable
that Mr.. Nixon will decline to
serve on the congressional COM
mittee, and that his declination
will be accepted.
Mr.. Cable is not to have his
own way in managing the cam
paign. When he accepted the
position as chairman of the CAM
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
They Put in Print What They
Think Of Critics of War
Policy.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Encampment Closes and Next Session
Will Be Held al Anderson.

INDIANAPOLIS, May ID
"Whereas, Certain citizens of
TIE United States are now criti
cising the conduct CT our COM
rades-in-arms who are defending
the American flag and American
institutions in the Philippine is
lands: and,
"Whereas, Such conduct brings
fresh to our memory like CT
cisms made by the copperheads
of 1850 and 1865; and.
Whereas, The veterans of the
war for the union abhor and de-
spise all citizens of the United
States who refuse to support our
government during war and cam
not see wherein the copperheads
of 1898 and 1902 are less veno-
nous than their ancestors;t there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the survivors
of the war for the union hearth
" approve the conduct of the
United States in the war with
Spain and the instruction in the
Philippine islands, and that we
hold in scorn and contempt all
citizens of the United States who
see fit to brand our soldiers and
their conduct as cruel and inhu-
man."
Such was the resolution adopt
ed Wednesday after a full and
fair discussion and the opinions
of veterans of all parties had been
given.
The afternoon session was
largely taken up with an election
of officers. Several hard fought
contests marked the election, the
principal contests being over the
selection of the department chap
LAIN and the senior vice
er. The officers chosen were as
follows:
Commander-Benjamin Starr,
Richmond.
Senior Vice-Comman der-Isa-
iah B. Mcdonald, Columbia City.
Junior Vice Communication
lei II. McAbee, Indianapolis.
Medical Director-Warren r.
King, of Greenfield.
Chaplain-The Rey. Isaiah P.
Watts, Winchester.
Council of Administration
William Warren, William B. Har-
ris, George L. Gegner, Henry G.
McMakin and John G. Gordon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-22
Old Gas Well Rejuvenated.

MUNCIE, May 17.-An old gas
well belonging to the city has
been cleaned out and drilled
deeper, with the result that the
flow of gas has been much in
creased. The roaring of the
well can be heard for a mile. 1t
is located five miles north Of
Mpncie, on the Shafer farm,
This territory was considered by
the gas companies as OF little
value.