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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG.
Young Chicago Newspaper Man Who
q. Ii 60 Be an ssistant Secretary
.ss> of the Treasury.

Secretary Shaw has made the long
impending change in the list of assist
ant secretaries of the treasury, reiev-
ing Gen. O. L. Spaulding, the oldest
high official of the treasury and the as
sistant secretary, who acts as the head
of the department during the absence
of the secretary.
Gen. Spaulding will be succeeded by
Robert B. Armstrong, at present the
private secretary of Secretary Shaw.
He had been in the department only
since Gov. Shaw took charge last
spring. His promotion seems to con-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
Salt Good for Sheep.

Experiments on the value Of salt in
the food Of sheep have been recently
made in France. Of three lots Of
sheep one had no salt, second had
half an ounce daily and third had
three-fourths Of an ounce. The sheep
taking salt gained more flesh and had
better wool than those without it, ana
the sheep getting half an ounce did
better than those getting more
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
Windmill in Use AGAIN

In Germany electricity, among other
curious results, has rehabilitated tho
discarded windmill. At Neresheim a
windmill supplies power for thirty-six
incandescent lamps, that light large
paint factory. Another in Schleswig
Holstein keeps up steady current Of
thirty volts. At Dusseldorf a wind.
mill winds up heavy weight, of which
the descent works a powerful dynamo.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
MAGIC LANTERN VICTORY.
Nevada Stat sman's Novel Manner OF
Making Friends for His Irri-s -
cation Measure.

With photographs as his chief ally,
but using a magic lantern as supple
mentary aid, Francis G. Newlands,
representative in congress from Ne
vada, succeeded in causing his long
pending irrigation bill to become a
law. There are many ways of lobby
ing bills through congress, but it re-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
FRANCIS q. NEWIANDS. T"
Nevada Congressman Who Will Soor
.. Enter the Senate.)

NAMED for Mr. Newlands to discover
an entirely unique method.
Becoming desperate, he invited
members of the senate and house to
dine at his home. After dinner the
host announced to his guests that he
would give stereopticon show. Then
he threw on the screen pictures illus
trating the benefits of irrigation in
the west. His colleagues were con-
WINGED. He repeated the dinners and
the magic lantern shows until victory
was won.
Mr.. Newlands, who is a democrat,
will succeed John p. Jones as United
States senator from Nevada.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
A Question for Scientists.

Lord Kelvin concludes from observa.
tions of light waves, capillary attrac-
ton and the movement Of gaseous
molecules that the diameter of a mole.
Guile varies between one-millionth and
one-hundred-millio of a millimeter.
Lothar Mayer calculates that a quar-
ter of a million billions of hydrogen
atoms weigh about fifteen grains. How
minute, then, are the corpuscles of
which the atoms are formed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08
The Cars Bodyquard.

The Cars bodyguard consists of
fifteen Circassians noted for their
keenness and courage. They &C.
company the Emperor everv.
where, sometimes in disguise, some
times in uniform, and on occasions az
private gentlemen Of the court. Thew
keep a specie! watch On the kitchen.
and examine everything that is cooked
before it is placed on the imperial
table. The wine is tasted several
times a day Ey three persons, for fear
that it should be drugged.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08


Chlcagoan Who Is to: BE, Assistant SEQ.
rotary Of the Treasury =
firm q precedent inaugurated by Sec
rotary Gage, who brought down hers
as his private secretary Frank A. Van
derlip, who subsequently was made as
sistant secretary. y.
= Both Vanderlip and Armstrong were
Chicago newspaper men. il
Mr.. Armstrong, is probably the
youngest man ever appointed to sueh
an important position. Although az
has been in the department less than q
year he has: successfully = mastered
most of the details of the diversified
business Of this, the most important
branch of the government work. He
instituted personally many reforms
in the conduct of business in the de-
partment, and made himself so valu-
able to the secretary of the treasury
that Mr.. Shaw deemed it best in the in
terests of the service to put him in q
more responsible position, where his
manifest financial ability would be 81
still more service to the government.
Mr.. Armstrong: is an Iowa man and
is only ~ years of age. Gen. spaulding,
whose place he takes, has been in fall
ing health for long time. Ithas been
manifest that he was unable to per-
form all the duties of his position, but
as he was veteran in the Department.
and had made. a splendid record the
president and the-secretary of tie
treasury were unwilling to retire him
until it became absolutely necessary.
He will not leave the department, but
will be made special agentin the GUS
toms service, in which branch of work
he is an expert. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-08

Inc Minnesota Michigan football
game was worth s6,757.75 to the Min.
snesota University Athletic Associa1|
tion. $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
D0WELL ROBBERY CASE
BEFORE THE CIRCUIT COURT

William Dowell. who is accused of
robbing AlOis Crombeecke of $4.75 at
the corner of Fifteenth street and
Second avenue in Moline last Decem-
Der, and against whom the grand
jury returned a true bill, was placed
on trial in the circuit court immedi-
ately following the acquittal of Will
liam Dudley yesterday afternoon.
DoweH was found guilty at the Jan
nary term of court, but motion for
new trial was granted by Judge
Bigelow On the ground that the iden-
LITIGATION of the offender had not been
sufficiently established. Peter Ingle-
son, of Moline, appears for the de-
Tense. while States Attorney Weld is
conducting the prosecution.
William Dudley, indicted for the
theft of 500 gold watch belonging
to Charles Hume, of Moline. was found
not guilty in the circuit court yester-
day afternoon. He was defended by
w. j. Sweeney, while States Attorney
Weld prosecuted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12

Invitations are out for the next
dance in the Emanon's summer series.
1t will be held at the Watch Tower
the evening of Thursday, June Is.
The next dance following will be held
Thursday evening, July 1G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
SHOOTERS IN BAND
Longview Gun Club Organized at
Meeting Held Yesterday
Afternoon
AT RANGE ON HARPER FARM
Will Provide Apparatus and Hold
Meetings Alternate
Thursdays.

Yesterday afternoon at a meeting
held at the range on the farm of Rob
ert Harper on Aiken street in South
Rock Island the Longview Gun club
was brought into existence. the adj
vent of which marks an epoch in trap
shooting in this vicinity. For several
seasons a number of shooters have
been accustomed to meet occasion
ally on the Harper farm to test their
skill, but only recently was a move
ment to organize into regular club
begun.
Gentlemen who have some skill
with the gun were interviewed on the
proposition and uniformly pronounce
ed themselves favorable to il. The re-
suit is that the Longview Gun club
starts out with a membership Of 30,
including most of the good trap shoot
ers in the city.
The Omcers.
The following officers have been
elected:
Observation-Disclosures McHugh.
Vice President-Robert Harper
ry-Treasurer-W. 6. John
ston.
The club will meet alternate Thurs
days at the range, which will be fitted
up with all modern appliances. The
necessary buildings will be provided
and motor trap installed. The lat
ter will enable events to be pulled off
with much greater facility than with
the Old-fashioned hand machines. 1t
is the intention of the gentlemen in
terested not only to meet as club,
but to foster at least one event each
season that will bring here good shots
from abroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
Personal POINTS.

Meyer Resenfield, of Des Moines, is
in the city.
Willie, Loyal and John Robb have
gone to Nebraska for visit.
Miss Elizabeth McHugh is back from
st. Katharine's, where she has been
school during the year.
George Schafer, former retail
salesman in Rock Island and now To-
Gated at Evans, Iowa, is calling on
friends here.
William d. Snively, formerly of this
city. graduates from the medical de-
partment of the University of Penn
sylvania June II.
President Gustav Andreen. of Au-
gustana college. went to Paxton. H.,
today to attend conference of the
Augustana synod, which is now in
session at that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
AT THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-M w. Rooms, Wash
ington. Ohio; =. II. Donnellv. Chicago;
c. l.. Metzger. South Bend; H. "
Tcmpkins, Galesburg; George L. Bow
man, Kingiisher. Okla; W. q. Hitch
cock. Peoria; p. H. Leonard. Mime
apOliS; Charles f. Ditzel. Chicago: l.
l.. Bell. ST. Louis; James l.. Ferguson
Chicago; II. II. Gordon. Rochester:
y. W. HCtfmaSter, Chicago: Edward
HautI, Chicago; I'll. q. Davis. Chicago;
George w. White. Peoria; h. H. Mil
Ter. Peoria; r. l.. Stewart, Carmi: F.
ID. Tompson. Cedar Rapids: +. T. Me
Cord. Chicago; Il. f. Dubay. Minneap-
oils: y. q. Medlander. indianapolis:
K. j. Nillar. Chicago: II. Dunberger.
Joliet; j. T.. Pearce. Chicago; b. H.
McWilliams. Mattoon; W. H. Tabor,
New York; W. NJ. McCutchen. Chica-
go; William Palmer. Chicago: II. J.
Phelps. Peoria: Il. II. Carney. Pitts
burg. Pa; c. II. Heath. South Bend;
II. Whitsitt, Presumption; w. II. Ret
ter. Chicago; Il. NJ. Corbett. Corsica.
Pa; f. w. Akers. Laurel. Iowa: j. \.
Hopes. Muscatine; Tom Davis.
keithsburg; F. Hagemanu. Minneapo-
lis; F. ID. Blake, Clay Center; {. G..
Saunders. Council Bluffs: c. J. Piper.
Pueblo. Col; NJ. II. Taylor. Iowa CITY;
George II. Halst. Chicago; Harry L.
WeiSbaum. Chicago; ID. W. GRAY. Sar-
atoga. " "
At the Harms (European)-R. II.
Hayward. Chicago; J. &. Robb. Min
neapolis; j. L. Quirk, Minneapolis: !.
{. Moore. Chicago; s. Young. New
York; j. Brafman. Baltimore; c. f.
johnson. Boston; q. w. Schultz. Chi
cage; c. L. Harmon, La Porte. Ind:
F. Westgard, Chicago; +. II. Thomas.
city; \. Burt, Waterloo: Cecil J.
Smith. Chicago; John \. Gregg. Bur-
lington; J. Keinehr, savanna; George
f. Martin, Galesburg: {. NJ. Grape.
Burlington; j. j. Wannamaker, Bloom
ingtOn. ILL.,: F.. j. Hammond, Council
Bluffs; =. Rothschild. Chicago; NJ. y.
Gee. Chicago; j. {. Lewis. Chicago;
j. NJ. Mitchell, Chicago; l.. F. Brown
ell Chicago; II. S. Hazen, La Sale: G.
w. Bull, Troy. \. Y; a. w. Downs.
Troy, y. Y; George Mickle. Cleveland.
Ohio; Henry V. Blum, San Francisco;
George r. Martin. Cedar Rapids: J. {.
Mulligan, Chicago; NJ. L. Conway. Chi
cago.
At the Rock Island-D. T. Little.
Milan; \. e. Elliott. Buffalo Prairie;
y. l.. Wellman, Chicago; Frank Hale.
Oswego. n. Y; Albert Ed. Moline; T.
+. Van SAINT. Kansas City; II. j. Gripp,
Moline; w. F. Garnett. Port Byron;
Frank p. Gillet, Drury; j. II. Holmes.
Galesburg; w. Wilmerton, Preemp-
ton; G. w. Schultz, Chicago; w. s. Nc
Kay. Alexis, ILL.,; F. d. Harlow. New
York; y. H. Dorman. city: r. II. Me-
Williams, Nation. ILL.,; II. w. Lee.
Peoria; F. +. DuChaume. Chicago; w.
Il. Carey, Carbon Cliff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
Police Points.

The police station is being repaper-
ed, the hangers having started to
work on the walls today. All the
woodwork has been reprinted. the
cells back of the office cleaned. paint
ed and renovated. and a general over
hauling instituted which is effectine
a transformation from the surdid
gloomy appearance of old.
a family affair was aired before
Magistrate johnson at the police sta
ton this morning, the result being
that Conrad Zewcher was fined So and
costs on information filed by Karl
Iewcher, having technically violated
city ordinances in regard to peace
disturbances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
IN SOCIAL REALM.

The juniors of the Davenport high
school. will give reception and hop
To the graduating class this evening
at Black Hawk Watch Tower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12

Chamberlain's Stomach and LiveE
Tablets are just what you need when
you have no appetite, fell dull after
eating and wake up with bad taste
in your mouth. They will improve
your appetite, cleanse and invigorate
your stomach and give you a relish
for your food. For sale by all drug
gists.
81 have been troubled for some time
with Indigestion and sour stomach, -
says Mrs. Sarah w. Curtis. of Lee,
Mass, land have been taking Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
which have helped me very much, so
that now ] can eat many things that
before | could not" If you have any
trouble with your stomach. why not
take these tablets and get we'll? For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
CHANGE OF LOCATION.

Notice given to public s9s
Phone 5O6a Repairing and recovering umbrellas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
River Bulletin.

River forecast for As hours ending $
n. m. Sunday. June Il. 1908: The Mis-
sissippi will continue TO fall rapidly
between Dubuque and Muscatine.
The Mac and Winona were down
and back and the Gypsy and Noun
tain Belle brought down logs. The
Park Bluff and Glenmont went north.
The Helen Blair was here from Bur
lington. The stage of water was 1920
al 6 a. III. and 1910 at noon. The tenn
perature at noon was 63.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
DO You Eniov what Ynn Eats

If you don't your food does not do
you much good. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is the remedy that everyone
should take when there is anything
wrong with the stomach. There is no
way to maintain the health and
strength of mind and body except by
nourishment. There is no way to
nourish except through the stomach.
The stomach must be kept healthy,
pure and sweet or the strength will
let down and disease will set up. No
appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad
breath, sour risings, rifting, indiges-
ton, dyspepsia and all stomach trou-
bles are quickly cured by the use of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
A. j. Riess drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12

The L. T. d. club pleasantly sur
pTised Mrs. Allen Pratt at her home.
sos Fourth avenue, hast evening and
spent several hours most enjoyably
with dancing and games. light re
freshments being served. Prizes for
those who eNcelled i'm contest were
awarded to the Misses Eta Melgren
and Hattie Pratt. and Roy Huntley
and Louis Rettig
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12
Largest Insurance Organization.

ours is the largest insurance or
ganization i'm the world. We have more
policy holders than the New York
Life. The society was organized in
1888. and now has membership of
over 100000. This membership is To-
Gated in all of the northern states
reaching from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. The governors in nearly every
state in our society's jurisdiction are
members, as also are the congress-
men. state officers, legislators, judges.
etc. But the great bulk of our mem
bership is made up Of laboring men
and farmers, the men who work for
a living and who are industrious. NOV
ing. influential factors in their com
munities.
THE citizens of Indianapolis have
made great preparations for the en-
tertainment of the head camp. | I'M
derstand. The governor. mayor, state
and city officials have combined to
give royal welcome to the men who
WELD the axes. The great parade of
Thursday afternoon. June IS. will be
one of the greatest civic demonstra-
tions the country has ever known.
I look for 10000 men to be in line if
the weather is good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12

Chronic bronchial troubles and SUM
mer coughs can be quickly relieved
and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-12

+ EdueasO Your Bowels VvIsn Casonrsek.
Candy Cathsrtic, cure constipation forever
Co., ~ 6.Nry g. fail, druggists refund gunnar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-06
Ladies' Shirt Waists.

We have an elegant line OF these goods in
silk, wool vesting, Oxford Crepe de Chine,
Liberty silk a madras but like many other
lines we have too many, and we will put the
knife IN to move them.
One lot Flannel Waists 81 grade .......-.. SOC
One lot Flannel Waists, 81 % and $50
grades entir- lot will go at. each ......... 75c
The entire line Shirt Waists in silk, wool
oxford, etc will go at % per cent off.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-06
Children's Wraps.

Chlldren's SO so 4 90, so, 90 and up tc
III w Jackets go at same rate nefourth off.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-06
Blankets and Comforts.

Any Comfort or Blanket in our house can
be bought during this sale at a reduc ion Of 25
per cent.
81 90 Blankets, now 90 at - 75c
81 80 Blankets, now 90 at .............. 81 Is
So 90 Blankets, now 90 mt ....... so
$3.50, 800, $50, 90, 800. 600, $50 and
1000 Blankets all 60 at | off.
Just see Onr $40 Califnrnin Rlnrke ex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-06

Ages TO l6 An elegant llne of nobb
little suits as well as wear'well kind Thes
include rhe patent extension waistband," th
"Burtor-Pre''' brand, and all the best makes
They will 90 at the same reduction,
IS per cent off
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-06

department IS UnIOaded.
o things by halves and we will put the knife
wing event ever Witnessed in ArdmOre. ne
OF old riff-raff of ten years accumulation.
\ the factory. Bought with the ready cash
ge merchant. These goods will be sold right
ever before heard of in the Indian Territory.
RS Worth OF nice, clean uptodae goods; by far the
hance, if you have but few dollars to srend il
Sale. Many goods will be on sale which are not
be the loser. Bring this paper with you we never
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-24
Found Them Hard to Raise.

A great gormand who had passion
for shellfsh inherited a fine estate and
a large sum of money. He had been
extravagant, ana his friends We're
greatly rejolced at his legacy. Mr.. IL.
Barry in "Ivan at Home" tells to what
use the money was devoted:
l went to town one day and soon
learned that the prince was in his usu-
al impecunious condition.
"Where has your legacy gonep l
asked.
"Why," he replied, you know that |
am very fond of Holsters, and, having a
river on my estate, | thought | would
try to acclimatize them there, but un-
fortunately have spent all the legacy
in the attempt without succeeding. |
quite forgot the water is not salt"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-24
WRONG MAN BURIED.
Masonic Honors Intended for One
Given 70 Catholic BY Mistake.

New York. Feb. 23.-Shortly before
midnight on Saturday the body Of
Boatswain Andrew Hendricksen. one
Of the victims Of the gun turret explo-
gion on board the battleship Massa.
chusetts. was lowered into the grave
in the cemetery adjoining the naval
hospital At 2 o'clock on the afternoon
of the same day the supposed body of
Hendricksen, but in reality that of
Apprentice Walter Schert, a Catholic
who enlisted from Chicago, had been
buried with imposing military and Ma.
sonic ceremonies under the auspices
OF Cambride Lodge No. 662 The Ma.
sonic funeral service was read over
schert. the symbols Of the order plac.
ed upon the casket, three yolleys fired
over the grave and the bugler sound
ed taps.
Two hours after this ceremony O
man came running up out Of the hole
of the United States collier Ajax. the
ship that brought the bodies OF the
nine victims of the explosion to this
port, and reported to his commanding
seer that a mistake had been made
and the wrong man buried. The mat
ter was reported at once, and after a
consultation between the officers con
cerned, IT was decided TO keep the
matter secret and make the transfer
of bodies after nightfall. A detail o
men from the Columbia performed tn,
task, under the supervision of severa
officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-24
RHEUMATISM
CURED AT LAST
Good News For All Who Suffer
With Rheumatism Free.

To all who suffer with rheumatism
! will gladly send free the wonderful
story of how my mother was cured
after ten years OF suffering. together
with the most elaborate treatise on
rheumatism ever published.
No matter what your form OF rheu-
matism is, whether acute. chronic,
muscular, infammatory, deformant,
sciatic, neuralgia, gOut, lumbago, etc.
40 matter how many doctors have
failed in your case-no matter how
many so-called sure cures" you have
tried-I want you to write me and let
me tell you how mother was cured.
| am neither a doctor nor a profess
| sor-simply a plain man of business
but | have a CURE for rheumatism,
and | want to tell every one who sxf-
fers with rheumatism all about 1t.
wish to be very clearly understood,
and | trust that all who are suffessng
| with this terrible disease, however ap-
parently beyond the reach of cure, wfil
write TO me this day and | Will send
you by return mail this work of mine
| appeal especially to the "chronieany
III who are wearied and discouragsd
with "doctoring" and 10 those who
have been cast aside as 'incumtke." !"
All you have thought about rheuma-
tism may be wrong. Let me tell yea
our experience. Surely, IL you hays
rheumatism, or have a suffering friend
1t will pay you TO investigate my offsr
anyway. and prove for yourself these
claims / make.
Send me your address today-a pos
tai card will do-and | will mail You
this wonderful story. II you have any
friends suffering with rheumatism, no
matter where located, send me their
address, and will mail them a copy.
My address is VICTOR RAIN9OLr,
Bloomfield, Ind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-24

Sir Thomas Lawrence, IN eminent
English painter and president OF the
Royal academy, commended the pic
lures Of young artist and then said
TO him: "You have around your room
two or three rough, clever, but coarse
Flemish sketches. If | were you, |
would not allow my eye 70 become IA
miliarized with any but the high est
forms Of art. If you cannot afford 20
buy good oil paintings. buy good en-
cravings of great pictures, or have
nothing at all upon your walls.
"You allow, in intercourse with your
fellows, that EVIL communications cor
rupt good manners SO is it with pic
lures. II you allow your eye TO become
familiar with what is vulgar in COLI
ception, however free and dashing the
handling and however excellent the
feeling for color, your taste will insen-
sibly become depraved. Whereas, If
you habituate your eye to look ONLY
on what is pure and grand or refined
and lovely, your taste will insensibly
become elevated"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-24
OIL IN GARFIELD COUNTY.
Alleged Discovery Of oil Brings Forth
Great Excitement.

Enid. o. T.. Feb. 24.-Strong indi-
cations Of oil have been discovered in
Sheridan township. in the southwest
ern part Of Garfield county. One well
is down 16 feet, and the mass of oily
substance that is taken from II will
sizzle and burn when touched with
a match. There are no signs Of a
"gusher" but indications for findings
Of oil in paying quantities are favora-
BILE Almost half the township is said
to be already leased, and excitement
runs high. The oil was discovered
about eight or ten days ago. but no
further developments will be made
until the oil experts arrive who have
tbeen sent for