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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

The Sioux Indians baseball team
went down to defeat before the
Marions last night before one of the
largest crowds that ever attended a
baseball game in this city. The large
number of people was drawn there
both by the reports of the good work
the Indian team have been doing OF
late and also largely by the novelty
of game's being played at night.
The diamond, as marked off by for
last nights game is only thTee-
quarters the size of that ordinarily
used and the felders pl; y in different
relative positions. That is to say, the
short. stop and second baseman play
about half way from the basellnes to
home plate and the outfilders play
about On the regular baselines. Thus
the center fielder plays on second
base as we'll as his own position.
The ball used is about an inch
larger in circumference than the
league ball and is soft and In color
white, so as to be easily seen. A bat
much thinner than the regular one is
used.
The diamond is lighted by about
thirty gasolene lamps strung on wires
Just outside of the baselines.
The visitors had two wigwams
pitched, INST back of first base which
lent a novel effect to the lighted field.
One. of the redskins had a long
feather in his cap which, however,
did not scare the locals.
The game itself was close and exclt-
ing, the good playing and experience
in handling the ball of the redskins
being pitted against the better playing
and inexperience Of the local team
In the first inning the Marions
fell all over the sphere and the
indians scored run. In their half
the locals piled up four tallies by ex-
cellent craftsmanship. Neither side
scored again until the fifth inning,
when the Indians added another run
to their score.
In the seventh-lucky seventh-the
Marions made two more runs by
means of two hits. The Indians
!. braced themselves ill the windup and
made two more tallies, the final score
being GA. While putting the last
Siuox out of play, Moorehead and
the redskin collided in some way and
the popular ,cond baseman suffered
q severe nose bleed.
The attendance was remarkably
large, there being over l, 100 paid ad-
missions at the gate. Estimates OF
the crowd present have been made as
high as 5000.
The features of the game were Nc
Phillips pitching, Moorehead's con-
versation, Galvin's batting and the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
HIT WITH CUE. -
One Man in Jail and the Other in Bed
Hearing Later.

Andrew Rusko was arrested last
night on charge of atrocious assault.
The complaint was made by Frank
Magic who charged Rusko with hit
ting him in the head with billiard
cue.
The case was to have come up this
morning, but Magic was unable to
leave his bed. He is said to be quite
badly hurt. This is not Rusko's first
offence, he having been up before on
a somewhat similar charge. The
hearing will be held as soon as Magic
is able to appear, Rusko in the mean
time, being kept in Jail
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
M. & S. Traction Company Said
TO Have the Right of Way
from Metuchen.
MATTERS ARE QUIET
Suggestion is Made that the New Bruins
wick Company May Enter into Deal
with Ahe Public Service Corporation to
Make Connections Between their Lines
-PlainfieId is Interested.

In the midst of the trolley activities
in South Amboy and Woodbridge in
which the Central Jersey Traction
Company and the ElizabethpoIt, Am
boy and Long Branch Railway Com
pany are concerned, the Plainfield
Courier-New prints the following
concerning the proposed line to Plain
field:
"Checkmate has been worked on
the Raritan Traction Company in its
effort to run its line into Plainfield
from Perth Amboy. The Middlesex
and Somerset Traction Company,
Radel's line, which was recently
credited with a desire to get into
Plainfield, also through Metuchen,
holds the key to the situation.
Both lines have been anxious to
run into this city from Metuchen and
each has been working hard to make
the way for an extension smooth.
'When it became known that the
Raritan line, which comes into Me.
tuchen from Perth Amboy, was
working TO get into Plainfield, the
New Brunswick men, whose line runs
into Metuehen at right angles to the
Raritan road, grew exceedingly anxious
in a subterranean wav. When the
Raritan men went hunting rights of
way ont of Metuchen they found the
only desirable ones over a consider
able stretch signed over 10 the New
Brunswick line. The latter had
options covering about four blocks
right in line with the only good route
out of Metuchen.
"Since the discovery the Raritan
line hns remained quiesceDt. 1t is not
likely that it will do anything
further. for the only other plan for
reaching this city involves the run
ming back of the track about a mile.
Active steps have been suspended by
the New Brunwsick traction men for
the time being, but they are supposed
to be watching their chance to push
on into the city.
lone of the things that is holding
them back is the expected opposition
of the local line. There is no doubt
that the Public Service Corporation
would object very much to a direct
line from New Brunswick right into
the city under the control of the
Middlesex traction men. On the
other hand a connection between the
two roads would be decidedly ad-
vantageous TO the local line, and
some agreement regarding the exten-
sion and connection of trackage is ex-
pected between them.
lone of the men interested in the
expected deal said to a reporter YES
terday afternoon that the New Bruins
wick and local lines would shortly
get together and decide on. some
agreement. II is expected that the
two lines will meet at Oak Tree.
The Arlington avenue line would OILY
need about two miles of extension to
run right to that point. From there
the New Brunswick people would
construct to Metuchen. Under agree
ment, with this line running the fare
from here to Oak Tree would be five
cents. Round trips from here to New
Brunswick might be offered for a
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
.HUNCARIANS HONOR
THEIR PATRON SAINT

Yesterday was a great day for the
Hungarians. In every city a special
mass was said, it being the feast Of
St Stephen, favorite patron saint
in the old country.
The mass was celebrated in the
local Holy Trinity Catholic church
at O'Clock in the morning and the
church was crowded. After mass the
people departed for their homes
where a great feast was served.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
CAMPERS RETURN.

: Several young men who have been
camping at Cheesequakes, returned to
\this city yesterday after very enjoy
<ble week. They arelRamsay Crowell,
Edward Keasbey, Alvin Fox and
Harry Wight.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
WAS FINE0 So.

Gilbert johnson was arrested last
night at the enclosed grounds by
Patrolman Tunnyson and was arraign-
ed before the recorder this morning
on a charge of dlsorderly conduct. He
was fined So.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
NO MARION SCALPS
FOR 4 THE INDIANS.
Baseball Game BY Lamp Watched by One oft Largest
Crowds that Ever the Enclosed Grounds at One Time
Red Men had their WIgwamS with Them.

short stopping of Little Horse. Pop
Flynn, armed with a tomahawk and
with a translator in his pocket, um
pired the contest.
The score in detail follows:
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
SExTON'S PUZZLE.

This picture represents the name OF a
Neurological deity.
Can you guess it? The solution to yesterday
puZzle was Diana"
The winner of Yesterdays prize was l.
Owens ~ jefferson ST., Perth AmboY.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

The PearsaIIs have been playing
fine ball this year and have won big
percentage of their games. They de-
feated the Equitables early in the
season 2 to and have stacked mp
against some of the best teams here
abouts.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

The Clam Bake of the season will
be given by the Elks at Sea Breeze
Tuesday, Sept. lst, 10 p. m.
Tickets sl.50
S2-l-7t-e. o. d
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

Score by Innings.
Marions 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6
Sioux 1000 0 90 2 A
Two base hits-Gavlin, Bird, LYONS.
Bases on balls-off McPhillips 3, off
Pone- wack 2. Struck out-by Nc
Phillips II, by Pone-w wack IL. Stolen
bases-Beaver, Big-horn, Pone- wack,
Moorehead, Kiernan, Mitchell, Lyons.
Time of game hr. 35 min. Umpire
Mr.. Flynn.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

Real Estate advertising in the Even
ing News brings results.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
CARNIVAL FUND HAS
PASSED $500. MARK

= AS announced in the News yester-
ay, there will be a meeting OF the
general committee in charge of the
water carnival tonight, at which
time il is desired to have as mrch
money as possible on hand in order
that the committee may know what
they have, to count on.
Today's addition to the fund are
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

Real estate Real estate! Read
he bargains in special column on
page 2.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21

NEWSBOYS WANTED-to sell Even
ing News. S-1S-tf
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-21
PEARSALLS
TOMORROW.
Hudson County Players to Cross
Bats with The MariOnS on
Enclosed Grounds.

Tomorrow afternoon the Pearsalls,
champions of Hudson county, will
oppose the Marions. The team will
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
THE REGULATOR.

The term Regulator in cold type
does not mean much to the stranger
in Kansas, but others know just what
it means. Garvin & Co., which con-
sists of c. p. Garvin and ]. M. Mas
Sey have served the people of this
community so long in gents furnish
ing goods, and their place is so well
known as The Regulltor" that they
are looked upon as the regulator OF
prices and fashions in their line.
When Garvin & Co, advertise bar
gains the people have learned that
they mean jut what they say, and a
statement of this kind from them
usually brings string of customers
who want bargains. From the time
Mr.. Garvin came to Neosho county
sixteen years ago, he has been ident-
lied with the strong business men of
his home and is known far and near
as a "rustler.' Mr.. Massey has had
the advantage of an early training in
the gents furnishing business. While
yet boy in his teens he launched out
in it and Gas he declares) expects 10
play the string out" The dealings OF
this firm with the public have been
fair and honorable and by such meth
DDS they find themselves today in
possession of large, substantial
trade.
Both the gentlemen own their
homes and are interested in oil and
gas lands. They are sprinkling their
profits among their neighbors and by
so doing, are making great Chanute
greater place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
Oil In S.rar ge Places.

In the ain ost universal search for
prises. Oil will be discovered in most
unsupported loc7,itics. Places now
barren and desertel will become pros
porous and populous through the rev.
Citations of the drill if we may judge
the future by the past. Nature is no
respector of localities. She is quite
as likely to underlay the desert with
rich stores OF oil as to plant them
under the most fertile tieiis
When the oil excitement was at its
height there were predictions of oil
wells in ireland, and even reports that
oil had been struck near Dublin
Nothing would be more surprising
to the generality of man'.nd than to
hear that Irish hogs had become an
oil field bonanza. Yet stranger things
have happened. An expert has said
that the decomposition of vegetable
matter under favorable conditions
does undoubtedly produce both gas
eous and liquid hydrocarbons, and
that traces of OIL in the neighbo hood
of peat deposits are not unknown,
but he thinks it futile to expect TO
find oil in quantity in the free state
in the neiChtorhood Of peat Dogs. 1t
has, however, been demonstrated that
by di5tiilat:on OIL can be obtained,
commercially, from peat exactly as
it is obtained at the present time
from the dis.illat.ol of bituminous
shcle.-Paciic Oil Reporter
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
AS TO DRY HOLES.

Several of the operators in this
field who have its interest at heart,
have recently made complaint that
there has been a lack of proper plug
ging of dry holes in the field and are
now looking about for a remedy for
this evil 1t is claimed that in many
instances dry holes are abandoned
without being plugged and that salt
water holes are left open in the same
manner.
The laws of the state require that
such holes should be properly plug
ged off, and the operators should in
every instance be perfectly willing TO
do this of their own free will.
1t is suggested that an association
for mutual protection be formed and
that an inspector be appointed for
lool ing after this branch of the bust
ness and other matters which may
come up for the mutual benefit and
protection of all parties. Such an as
sociaton would doubtless accomplish
great deal of good for the field in
many ways, and among other things
the party acting as secretary of an as
ISOLATION of this kind could prepare
some very valuable statistics on the
| field which could be used for adver-
Using purposes and the general infor-
nation of the public. With the large
number of companies operating, the
expense if pro-rated among them
would be very light, not amounting
to probably more than ten or fifteen
dollars year, each.
A meeting will probably be called
of the oil men at Chanute in the near
future to talk this matter up in the
local field and it appears to us that
it would be a good idea for the diff
ferent fields to join in an association
of the character named and cooper
ate with the Chanute operators.-The
Kansas Derrick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
THAYER.

fThayer is situated upon a high
prairie and claims to be the healthest
place in the county, Thayer became
town in 1870, and during that year
Thayer was a typical western hair
oil-pete burg. 1t was the terminus for
the l.. L. & G railroad people for
several months, and many of the
"hoaters" who seek work and strong
drink, made headquarters at the thrv-
ing. little city After the work of ex-
tending the road began, the town set
tied down to a normal condition and
substantial business thrived.
Ten years ago the Standard OIL
Company struck oil in that vicinity
and has been pumping the same in
paying quantities ever since.
Many responsible companies are at
work drilling in the oil field adjacent
to Thayer and has given new life
to Thayer and have given new life
of eastern oil fields interested n
Thayer is ]. F, Holt, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Holt is young man thirty-three
years of age, but well primed with
oil lore and ever since he was able to
work he has been connected with
the industry in his native state. He
came to Thayer last November and
al once took charge of the drilling
and perfecting of the oil industry up
on the Lowrance place for the Sham
rock Oil Co., He has done much
work upon the Ogg and FRASER prop
critics. The firm of Holt & Green
control the Ogg wells and, the Gar
den City Oil and Mineral Co. In
corporated. They have much
valuable oil and gas lands.
Mr.. Holt has the confidence
of Kansas City firms who are spend
ing much money in developing the
country adjacent to Thayer. Mr..
Holt is not an enthusiast, but in a
plain business-lile way declares that
"Thaver is destined to become 4
great manufacturing center, owing to
the gas and oil which lies hidden in
the mother earth"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
The Market.

Their can be no danger from over
production o. lack of market, for
he Standard Oil Co. is spending
hon ,snds of dollars and working
night cnd day to string this whole
territory with pipe lines. Its REIN
ery at Neoiesha has been doubled
line has been laid from their 10000
barrel storage tank at Chanute to
the refinery at Neodesha, and the
company is now erecting more and
larger tanks at both Chanute and
Neoiesha. A pipe line has also been
surveyed and started from Neodesha
to the Indian Territory fields which
rltin- 7tcly, so report says, will extend
to the gulf. The STANDARD is buying
I'll the oil its capacity will allow and
is increasing the capacity as rapidly
IS r1orey and men will do it. They
oro- &c to reach every corner OF tn:
ccld whenever proiuc' ion warrants
re evre-5e OF piping to it, and pay
he mari ct pic, les tran 7portation
,i7rrcs, in cash. for every barrel OF
oil turned i..to their lines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11

One of the bright, young business
men of Chanute is the subject OF
this sketch. In the year 1874 he was
born in the state of Iowa. After grad
uating from the high school OF his
district he at once launched out IN
the stock raising business. He was
4 pronounced success in this under
taking and in the year 1908 was look
ing for larger field to conque~.
Chanute, the busy metropolis OF the
oil belt. took his fancy and ne located
here, going into the meat market
business. The young man is a
hustler" and has had much expert
ence in the few years of his life. He
served with the SYST, company L,
Iowa volunteers in Cuba, and later
the company went to the Philippines.
This trip came near resulting fatally
for the youth as he was taken down
with the tropical fever which has
killed more of our young soldiers
than has the insurgents bullets. Mr..
Curtis was we'll cared for and does
not look like a man who was given
up for death in the far off islands of
the sea. Mr.. Curtis is doing COOL
bushes and, if work goes for any
thing, his business will increase. His
cut appears in this publication.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
Deep Drilling ADDS to Yield.

The rapidity of the pulsations APP
pear to depend, among other things,
upon the depth to which the well is
drilled into the oil rock. Their ra-
pidity, and, consequently, the yield OF
the well is generally increased by
deeper boring. In addition to the ex-
pansive force of the gas, there is also
probably some hydrostatic pressure
in this field, but its influence in pro-
ducing the phez omena of gusher
must be relatively magnificent. II
he pressure producing the gushing
in an oil pool is chiefly due to the ex-
pansive force of gas, it follows that
this force will expel only part Of
the oil. and the remainder will neces-
sarily be won by pumping or by sup
plying the place of the natural gas
by compressed air. 1t is evident,
therefore, that the gas should never
be allowed to escape freely from an
oil pool. for, aside from the waste ct
a valuable fuel, the force needed to
-~el the oil is at the same time
being lost
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11

The Lowrance family came to
Thayer from Illinois in the year 1893.
Geo. W., who is the father of the
subject of this sketch, is an old bust
ness man Of many years experience,
and at present is doing thriving
bu-iness in Thayer in company with
his son.
H. G. Lowrance is the postmaster
of Thayer and Geo. c., is his assist
ant. The po tmast"r is thorough
business man and the postofice is
conducted along those lines. He Is a
man of middle age, having first set
sail upon this river Of time in the
year 1856 He had the advantage Of
a good common school education and
embibed much of the business ability
of the Senior member of the business.
Mr.. Lowrance is chairman of the
Republican County Central Commit
tee and to use the words of the
head of the family: "Republicanism
was born and bred in him" He is
the companion of and provider for a
wife and five children. Three girls
and two boys. They are proud Of
their father and he of them. He is a
large property owner, and is interest
ed in oil and gas lands in his district.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11
NIELS ESPERSON.

The Chicago Crude Oil & Gas com
pany Union Gas & Crude Oil Com
pany, Central Gil & Gas Company
and National Oil q Gas Company, all
paying propositions with hea quart
ers at Chanute, are managed by one
man. Mr.. Esperson who fills the po-
sition is (to all appearances a PLAIN
ordinary man, but few moments
conversation with him and one learns
that this same plain-looNing individ-
ual is an intellectual giant in the mat
ter of doing things, Mr.. Esperson
may be seen upon the streets OF Cha
mute on his way to the different prop
critics of which he is manager in the
garb of driiler or ,shoveler, for he
makes a point of doing as much work
IS any of the men who work for him
The gentleman is a native of Den
mark and possesses all the traits of
thrift of which the Danes are heir
to. Mr.. Es~erson is a married man
and Kansao is his home. He is work
ing hard and at this Writing his pop
critics consist Of fifty flowing wells
md bright prospects Tor as many
more.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-11

The work of the architect is close
ly connected with that OF the builder,
We frequently see one man trying
TO do both. Not so with the sub
ject of this $ e:ch. He is an architect
and is master of the art. People
have come to tie point of realizing
that it does not pay to throw a hou,e
together, and that il pays to have al
architect draw the plans.
This successful architect possesses
scientific knowledge of carpenterinv,
joinery, masonery and all the details
connected with building, and has Il
practical knowledge OF the fitness,
strength, durability and resistance OF
all kinds of material His Office is up
stairs in the Yockey building on ives;
Main.