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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19
PLEASANT RIDGE.

Inc nealCn OF our cOHllIluHlIy
is good with but few exceptions.
Miss Pearl Keller was visiting
Alfred Chapman, on First Run
Saturday.
Mr.. Ice and two daughters,
Mrs. Marion Evans and Mrs. Dan
lei Bowers were visiting at Ever
EFT Archer's Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Stephens returned
home Sunday from her brothers,
STAGE Stephens, of near Sisters
vile.
There is talk of a children
day here in June. 1t would be a
nice thing for the little folks if
this would 60 on.
A crowd of our boys were in
Sistersville on business Sunday
afternoon.
Isadore Starkey spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. P. n. HissOm, OF Next.
Harley Folger and Berry Star
key attended church at Chestnut
Grove Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ada Mccoy, Of Pursley,
was here Sunday the guest Of
friends.
Thirteen fine large chickens
were stolen from A. j. Starkey
Thursday night.
We would have good spring
weather if it wasn't so cold.
Miss Marchie and James Fetty
have just returned from an ex-
tended visit in the South. They
are very much pleased with the
country.
John Roome was at Sistersville
on business one day last week.
Miss Ina Ankrom is slowly re-
covering from an attack Of the
grip.
Abner Headley is convalescent
at this writing.
Mrs. Julia Hester was visiting
Inez Ankrom one day last week.
The occupation of the day is
hunting trouble.
Misses Lydia Ankrom and
Pearl Keller were at Chestnut
Grove attending church recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stackpole and lit
tie neice, Blanche, were visiting
Mrs. Stackpole's sister, Mrs. AL
len. last Sunday.
Mrs. Ada Mccoy was calling on
Mrs. M. C. Evans recently.
Miss Ella Starkey was calling
on Mrs. Archer one day recent
ly.
There was a good crowd at
Sunday-school last Sunday.
A. G. Merritt has resigned his
office at the G. E. We are sorry
to lose such a good president, but
as he chose to leave we will say
90 where duty calls you. The
Endeavor gives him it's best wish
es.
Mr.. Keller is slowly recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow made
their usual visit to Mr.. Fetty's
Sunday evening.
Miss Bertha Folger has gone
~ q ,,;e,t 70 Ohio
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19
This VIII Interest Many Men.

B. J. Longwell, the Wheeling
publisher, says that if anyone af-
flicted with varicocele or are
weak where perfect men are
strong will send their address to
him at Wheeling, w. Va, (ssnd
no money! he will direct them to
q perfect cure. He will tell you
how he was cured after years Of
search for relief. Hundreds have
tested this with success. Write
today. 21d&w,tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19
Unclaimed Letters.

E. G. Beatty, Blaine Brewster,
Miss Anna Brownfield, G. III. Cole,
Mrs. Sarah Craige, j. E. Dunn,
E. w. Erlewine, J. M. Folger,
Miss Alice Foster, Mrs. Mamie
Goodwin, Mrs. S. R. Henderson,
U. S. James, A. B. johnson, John
Jones, w. E. Kinkle, l.. E. Kurz-
halls, Linn Lee, Jacob Lehman.
Bert Miller, Thos. Oliver, S. Ed
Stewart, Miss Ada Tallman, Miss
Ada Tallman, Miss Ora Jones.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

An announcements for State,
County and City Offices must be
paid strictly cash in advance. We
viii make no deviation from this
rule in favor of any candidate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

Not how cheap, but how good,
our constant aim. E. Stewart L
company. Read our ad for par
ticularS.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

In the Middlebourne district,
Tyler county, the test well on the
j. R. Maloy farm, drilled by A.
Bruner & company, has been put
through all sands and is a dus-
ter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

In the 'Ben's Run district,
Peasants county, Schlaegel &
Field have completed their No. 5
on the j. S. Wells farm, and have
a 4 or 5-barrel pumper in the Big
Injun sand.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

The river continues to fall at
all points, and a stage of 10 feet
is reported at the dam this. after
noon.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

Petrolea (Ont.) $3.50. 2.15
In the Middlebourne district,
Tyler county, the test well on the
j. R. Maloy farm, drilled by A..
Bruner & company, has been put
through all sands and is a dus-
ter.
In the 'Ben's Run district,
Peasants county, Schlaegel &
Field have completed their No. 5
on the j. S. Wells farm, and have
a 4 or 5-barrel pumper in the Big
Injun sand.
In the Bonds Creek district,
in Richie county, the Carter Oil
company has drilled it's second
well on the w. A. Douglass farm
into the Keener sand, and has a
show for a 25-barrel producer.
In the Clear Fork. district, in
Monroe county, the New York
Petroleum company has complet-
ed it's Nos. 7 and 8 on the Nancy
| Lindemood farm, and has 6 and
9-barrel bumpers in the Keener
sand.
In the Muddy creek district, in
this county, the Tri-State Gas
company has drilled it's test on
the Lewis Anderson farm through
the Gordon and has a gasser in
that formation. In the same dis
trict the South Penn Oil COM
pany has drilled its test well on
the M. H. Staley farm into the
sand and has show for a 5-bar-
rel pumper.
In the Matamoras district, in
Washington county, Ohio, the
Melrose Oil company has COM
pleted it's test well on the L. c..
Bradfeld farm, and has a 5-bar-
rel pumper in the Keener sand.
Shaffer & Kane have completed
their test on the L. G. Heddles-
ton farm, and have a 5-barrel pro-
Queer in the same formation. Or
cult & Myers have completed a
second test on the Jasper Lisk
farm, and have a 10-barrel pump
er in the Big Injun sand.
In an interview with the man
ager' of a large independent oil
company in this city, we were in
formed that his company, as we'll
as many others, especially the
Pure Oil company, were going to
drill this summer as much as 1t
was possible to get drilling done.
1t appears that last winter and in
the early spring the Standard Oil
company had the oil market ap-
parently in a condition to cut the
price of oil to a very low figure.
| The Standard was to get its oil
from the Batson, Tex, oil field
and from the, Kern river pool IN
California. This oil had been
tested from Texas, and was found
to be an oil of 81 gravity. What
this pool would produce, together
with the Kern river, Kansas and
Indian Territory, it looked for a
time as if the Standard was going
to be in a position to reduce the
price. of our oil to a very low fig
ure. The independent producers
were very much depressed over
the outlook, and ordered all drill
ing to be stopped, or practically
so. They employed an expert TO
visit the Texas field and they soon
Learned Batson field wells were
drowned out with salt water, and
the production would soon be
practically nothing. The Kern
river pool is also being drowned
out with salt water, and the Kan
sas field has evidently reached its
climax of production. The indie
Ipendents have therefore ordered
the drill to be started up. Our in
formant told us his company had
I1.0OO acres Of land under lease at
Reas Run, O., and that they had
made seventy locations on the
lease and would have the wells
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

In the Bonds Creek district,
in Richie county, the Carter Oil
company has drilled it's second
well on the w. A. Douglass farm
into the Keener sand, and has a
show for a 25-barrel producer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-19

In the Clear Fork district, in
Monroe county, the New York
Petroleum company has complet-
ed it's Nos. 7 and 8 on the Nancy
Lindemood farm, and has 6 and
S-barrel bumpers in the Keener
sand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
III Never Bought Toys for Little Money Hnemann Asking 81

The hauling of wood and hay by the
farmers has not been as brisk the past
few days on account of the roads, which
are said to be in very bad condition.
The loose snow and sand makes wheel
ing very bad, and it has been next to
impossible to haul a load of any size.
No appreciate effect has been noticed
in the wood Market: however, and
prices continue about where they have
been all fail, although demands are
made for last winters prices. Several
times during the past week some have
hauled their loads home at night after
standing on the marketsquare all after
noon without getting buyer.
Miss Martha Otto, aged fifteen years
and six months, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs August Otto, residing at 522 Lin
coin Ave-, died Saturday. She been
ailing for year past with a complicat
ton of cardiac dropsy and anemia, but
had only been confined to her bed for
week. AS last resort an operation
was decided upon but she was in such a
weakeaed condition that the operation
only resulted in temporary relief. Fun
eral was held this afternoon from st
Stephens church. a. 49, 81,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

As illustrating German oGacialism,
the following story is told OF recent
experience in Berlin: a well to do
gentleman was driving a rather skit-
fish horse before a Gogcart near the
town. SuddenE he noticed that he
was nearing a portion of the road
where the szphalt was under repairs
A broad. deep dixie had been cut for
the moment right across the road, and
only a small board had been put up 20
notify the public that repairs were be-
ing made. He succeeded In nearly stop
ping his horse as he came TO the place.
but the animal was still very fidgety.
Not having groom with him, he called
out 20 a policeman standing near and
asked him to hold his horse while be
got down and came to its head The
policeman, being one of the true Prus
sian type. never budged. Again the
gentleman called to him. Still the man
took no notice. Fortunately no acci-
dent occurred, and the driver succeed
ed in turning bis horse around and
drove home He wrote furious letter
to the head of the police and In due
time received a reply 10 the effect that
the said policeman. having served in
an infantry and not in cavalry regi-
ment before he joined the force, could
not be expected 10 come to the horses
head. as he was uascQuainted with the
WAYS and manners OF such animals
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

BARRING the fact it was commended
by some of the yellow journals the pres
ident's message has come in for a sur
prisingly small number of knocks. -
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Yes. Hearst and Bryan have said
more in praise of Rooseyelts message
than the average republican paper has
felt willing to say. So with other dem
ocratic papers. They generally know
the article democracy when they see it.
But the silence of the republican press
anent the democratic reforms sug-
gested in the message is ominous- And
outside of these recomm endations of
the message it contains little more than
an apology for republican wrong doing
and asuggestion that the silver dollar
should be made redeemable in gold.
The latter is republican enough to be
sure, but all the same it is such an un-
popular idea that the party in control
does not dare to adopt it. How pres
ident having some of the ideas put forth
in the message could harbor such a
financial heresy as this, seems strange.
But it simply means that the president
has thought deeply along some lines and
but slightly along others, and that he is
a man who must have positive convic
tons. So the message is strange com
pound of good and bad ideas,-in other
words. of democracy and republican
ism
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
Marie Antoinette,s Milliner.

Among those persons to whom Marie
Antoinette. queen of France, paid par
ticular attention was her milliner, Mile.
Berth. When the queen entered Par
is in 1712 the milliner placed herself In
a balcony with thirty of her work
women, and her majesty as she passed
waved her hand TO her. This public
distinction made her fortune. The
milliner acquired such importance
from her interviews with the queen
that she used In her shop the same
language the minister used concerning
the audiences he had with her royal
customer IN the cabinet. When a fas-
tidious woman could not be pleased
with the various caps presented to her
choice, Mile. Berth would observe,
"Show the lady some specimens Of my
last consultation with her majesty"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
ANOTHER COMBINE.

We are living in the age of trusts and
combinations of capital, the latest be-
ing a telephone combine with millions
of money at its disposal to wind up the
affairs of all independent concerns. If
the scheme carries through, it virtually
means the. death knell 10 anything
operating on the independent order, or
in other words the combine means to
put out of business everything of tele-
phone kind that refuses to sell or go
into the deal
The Marshfield exchange has been
notified to unload while the nav of
the telephone octopus is open to them
and in case of failure the days of their
existence would be numbered, and it
is no idle threat. With a capitalization
of 800, coo, 900 with which to buy up the
manufacturers of instruments and tele-
phone appliances and thereby control
the markets, the owners of independent
lines are at their mercy. Then, in add
ton to this, the next move to be made
on the part of the combine is to sever
all connection with the Independent
lines, thus reducing them TO strictly
local business.
At present in our local exchange
there is a long distance booth. If the
combine succeeds in its undertaking
and does not succeed in absorbing the
Marshfield system it simply withdraws
from the field hoping to wreck the
local by refusing to sell telephone APP
pliance which is most important item
in point of existence. 1t is supposed
that the Bell Telephone company is the
originator of the deal, which is backed
by eastern capitalists. A meeting of
the Interstate Independent Telephone
association has been called to meet in
Chicago from the 18th to 18th of this
month to devise plans to meet the
enemy. j. G. Marsh, owner of the
Marshfield exchange, will probably at
tend the meeting -Marshfeld Times,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

In the American Museum OF Natural
History Is a wonder of marine life in
the shape Of gigantic japanese crab
measuring twelve feet. making it the
largest crustacean in the world. The
specimen is a type of the spider crab
which inhabits the waters of the group
Of islands forming the empire Of ia
pan. The body portion Of this man
moth crustacean Is the size OF half
bushel measure. while its two great
arms. containing sawlike teeth, called
pinchers. could easily encircle the fig-
ure of man Its eight legs resemble
huge bamboo poles and are extremely
elastic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
Liked One leased wives.

The late Augustus Hare tells Of q
one legged woman who became the
third wife of a prosperous widower.
One day while searching the closets
she came upon two cork legs. each la
bele5 with toe name of different wo-
man. In fear and rage she went
among the relatives of her husband
asking questions But they pacified her
by saying that both his first and sec
ond wives had also been obliged to
wear an artificial limb and that the
husbands married life in each case had
been so happy that he had sworn new
er to marry any but one legged wo-
man
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
ELDRON.

ELDhON.
School will close Friday, Dec. 90, for
two weeks vacation.
thermometers registered 20 below
zero Wednesday morning.
Kittie Bowser and Earl Allard are
out of school on account of sickness.
Ole Solam, of lola, Waupaca county,
was business visitor b, re last week.
Miss Cora Allen and her mother took
aldrive to Wittenburg, on business, Sat
urday.
Mr.. Farral, of Kaukauna, shipped
car load of Christmas trees from here
last week. -
Maud Walrath has been elerking for
the past week in the store of Halverson
and Gullikson ~.
Harry Gullikson and Louise Ehristen-
son attended the wedding at Hatley
last Wednesday a
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Olson. Severn
Olson, Estella Bowser and Phil Sawyer
spent Sunday in theyiliage.
!. August Olson, having so much work
at present in the blacksmith shop, will
have, from now on, Arnt Swenson to
help him out.
+ A train load of pine logs passes
through here daily enroute for Scho-
field for Brooks & Ross Lumber Co.
Who would have thought that there is
still pine in this vicinitys
A grand ball viii be held on Dec. 81.
at Gosh's hail. 1t is useless to say
that good time is anticipated by all
who attend, for Eldron's reputation
as dance town is well known.
Loggers are now busily engaged in
iceing their roads and by the middle of
the week will be activity engaged in
drawing logs. All seem to feel that
few logs ought 10 be landed by Christ
mas in order to make il business like.
But with good weather and from two to
two and one half months of logging in
sight there is yet time TO land millions
of feet.
On Wednesday of last week occurred
the marriage of Carl Rustad of this
place to Miss Gertrude Hef, of Hatley.
The wedding took place at the home of
the brides parents. aud was witnessed
by circle of friends. The Rev. Lloyd
Smith. of Birnamwood, officiating. MIR.
and Mrs Rustad viii be at home in
THAR new cottage which is situsted on
Lake St, after Jan LIST, 1905.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
Christmas Gffts.

OAExSt1ndS 0l1LS.
If there is any day in the year when
the greed for gold should be stitied
and shut out and place made in the
heart for better, dearer, sweeter things,
that day is Christmas, and there are
many people in the world who can
derive more real happiness on that
morning from simple spray of holly
than from glittering spray of dia-
monds.
Down at the secret we,l-spring of
human nature is longing to have our
friends think of us thoroughly and
study our tastes, and if Christmas
gift can carry qualification in this it
will be complete success. No other
kind can be-
When King Cyrus gave cup of gold
to Artabazus, while to Chrysanthis, his
favorite, he gave only kiss, Artabazus
complained: "Sire, the cup you gave
me is not nearly so good gold as the
kiss you gave Chrysanthis.'
CHS was in the days of old, but hu-
man nature has not much changed,
and many an Artabazus still longs for
some simple token of love and is
Knocked with costly bauble that means
nothing; with the golden but empty
cup in her hand, her soul still goes
a-thirst
Indeed, the gifts that give most pleas
ure are often the simple work of ones
own hands or some trife worth little ex-
cept that it is especially eloquent of the
sentiment it is intended to express.
The right kind Of Christmas gift is
something that has direct and especial
meaning from the one who gives to the
one to whom it is given.
The cost should be no consideration
in the selection. except that the less it
represents money the better.
But what violence we do these simple
truthsl
The buying of Christmas gifts has be-
come the great financial strain of the
year. In the tumble and scramble OF
the shops we forget all the real, sweet
sacred meaning of the season.
1t is common idea that Christmas
gift, to express proper telling, must be
respectable" and that is regarded as
| synonymous with costly. 12'ffa '''3'
The average purchaser for christina
involves on expenditure that the givel
cannot well afford for the sake of some
thing that he1recipient does not want
A natural outgrowth of this folly i:
the idea that to receive fine present il
to become indebted to the giver for 6
gift in return of about equal cost.
So Christmas gifts, the tenderest
tokens of affection saved from Paradise
have come to be without meaning, ex
cept as cold barter and exchange, in
which both parties lose much and gain
little
To couple with a Christmas gift
thou@i- of an obligation to repay in
kind is not only vulgar, but it roas the
courtesy of all its sweetness.
To rate gift at its cost price is moi
only more vulgar, but it is to insult the
giver, whether the article will bravely
stand the test or not.
To put fixed amount of money in
ones pocket and start out 70 end some
thing that it will buy is even more
vulgar, for a gift thus selected car
have no meaning intended.
The two friends who regularly ex
change gold eagles every Christmas a;
presents have all the sentiment with
out the worries and disappointment;
of the silly and sacrilegious custom OF
barter and exchange.
Like Cyrus, we give the golden bau
BILE instead of the coveted kiss.-Mil
waukee Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
MASONIC PATRY.

The annual dancing, card party and
supper, of Forest Lodge, No. 13G.F. A. M.
will be given at the Masonic Temple,
Friday evening, Dec~ Both. The annual
is usually given on St. Johns night.
Dec eth, but owing to parties given
on the evening of the Goth, it was not
deemed advisable to have it on that
date. The committees having the party
in charge are as follows:
On Entertainment-Karl Mathie,
w. w. Albers, Walter Curtis j. N.
Manson, A. A. Book and w G. John.
Reception-Frank Kelly, l.. NJ Will
lard, w b. Scholfield, ID. McNaughton
and A. V. Gearhart
Dancing at $50 o'clock. All Masons
are invited to this party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
A Certain Cure for Group.

When child shows symptoms OF
Group there is no time to experiment
with new remedies, no matter how
highly they may be recommended.
There is one preparation that can
always be depended upon. 1t has been
in use for many years and has never
been known to fail, viz: Champerlain's
Cough Remedy Mr. M. F. Compton,
Of Market, Texas, says of it, II have
used Chamberlain Cough Remedy in
severe cases of Group with my children,
and can truthfully say it always gives
prompt relief" For sale by all drug
Qists
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20
SONS OF VETERANS.

At last nights meeting of Cutler
Post the matter of organizing a branch
society in Wausau of the Sons of
Veterans was discussed At previ-
GUS meeting Carl H, Mueller, Casper
Fenhaus and JOS .Susor were appoint
ed committee to ascertain how many
sons of soldiers are living in the city
and find out how many wished to join
the organization. The committee ser
cured the signatures of twenty, or five
more than is required before a charter
will be issued. Mr.. Mueller notified,
the Wisconsin department headquarters
at Racine to send mastering officer
here for the purpose ofsorganizing, and
when he arrives it is thought the list of
charter members will have been greatly
increased. The time is fast approach
organizations will answer the final
bugle call. and the national organiza-
ton will pass out of existence. Every
Post has among its treasures a great
many papers containing valuable in
formation, and it is the desire of the old
soldiers that these shall pass into the
hands of such bodies as the Sons of
Veterans, that they may be preserved
and be of value to future generations.
There are great many sons of soldiers
and sailors of the civil war residing in
this community and there is 10 reason,
why such society as the above should
not start off with large membership
and flourish. For the small duesspaid,
the members would be re-imbursed1ten
fold in social way by irsternizing
with the old soldiers of '61'65. ri
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-20

Great Britain and America do more
deep sea measuring than al. the other
nations put together. More than one
half OF the sea tioOr> lies at a depth Of a
little less than three miles. Some OF
the deepest places are holes in the
ocean bed One OF these In the south
Atlantic covers 100000 square miles.
or per cent Of the surface Of the
globe. The Indian ocean is great
place for deep waters. twenty four out
or the known forty two holes lying AZ
the bottom Of that'bsdy Of water.