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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17
ENJOYABLE Occasion.

Mrs. O. H. Wells of GayandOtte,
w. Va, at her beautiful subur-
ban home entertained at luncheon
Monday evening in honor of her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Eskey's
eighty-second anniversary. After
a very pleasant day all present ex-
tended their best wishes to the
hostess. and to Mrs. Eskey for
many more happy birthdays. The
guests present were Mrs. j. n. Es-
key. Mrs. Harry L. Clark, Mrs.
Charles Hamilton, Mrs. c. K. Ok
ley, Mrs. Mary Eskey of Hunting
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Wells,
Misses Laura Wells. Belva Rod
gers and Mrs. O. H. Wells.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17
DEATH OF HARTLEY KING

different companies, but the drink
habit became so firmly fastened
upon him that he was finally inca
pacitated for his work. He was
then employed at different jobs
about town and for some time has
been employed at livery barn,
A purse of 800 was raised among
the oil men and others about town
to defray the expenses of the fu-
neral. which was held Sunday aft
ernoon, which was largely at
tended, Rev. J. H. Hawk conduct
ing the services.
Deceased was known to many
oil field workmen in the Sisters
vile field.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17
IN SOCIETY.
Misses Wells Entertain.

Misses NJ. II. and T. \. Wells en-
tertained quite a number of their
friends last evening at their
handsome home OF Main street, at
6 o'clock dinner The affair was
an exceedingly enjoyable one, and
the principal social event to occur
in the city for many months.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17

, The South Penn Oil company
drilled in No. 3 well at First Run
yesterday afternoon and it is
showing for a fine producer from
the Keener formation.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17
Two Thousand Dollar
Fire at AIVy

The residence, together with the household eff
fects of Bert Hadman, at Alvy destroyed by
fire last night The loss is estimated at $4,000, with
insurance.
Mr.. Haldman in this city at the time his
home burned, attending the funeral of the late
Patrick Conaway
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17

1t is interesting to note the con-
trast between present conditions
in the oil business and those
which existed this time year
ago, when crude prices generally
were mere than 800 higher than
now; when the demands for the
refined products were such that
it was less a question with the re-
fners of finding markets, either
abroad or at home, than of find
ing the goods for the markets, and
all were making money; when the
Standard Oil company, openly
confessing that it did not have
enough high grade crude to run
its own refneries in proportion to
the demands of consumption,
went to the extreme of cutting
down the quantity of crude of
such refineries as were dependent
upon its lines for supplies. and at
the same time it was in the mar
ket to buy refined products from
these and other refners to apply
on the demands it could not meet
its own resources. What caused
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-17

On the Ohio side, in the Jack
son Ridge field, Monroe county,
the Southern Oil company has
drilled it's test well on the Henry
Friday farm into the top Of the
Big Lime. The well developed a
strong gas pressure and is spray
ing some oil. 1t will be drilled
deeper and is expected to increase
it's oil production.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-15
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

A million feet of logs recently sold at Kasaan for S850.
 The Arctic Brotherhood at Haines will build a hall.
 Skagway is afflicted with both small pox and scarlet fever,
 Capt. William Moore, the father of Skagway, is 70 years old.
 The movement Tapanaward is one of the features of the 1904 travel.
 skagway will celebrate on Saturday, July ?, instead of Monday, July 4.
 A call for bids to carry the mail from Wraugell to Woedsky has been made.
 The steamers Oregon, Senator and Tacoma carried 1050 passengers for Nome.
 The Dawson cleanup this year will equal last. Nothing greater is pre- dicted.
 The estimate of the spring output of the Tanana has been raised to the mil lion mark.
 The Alaska Steamship Company has added the Jefferson to the list of steam ships advertised.
 Dalton, Hanly and Maloney have be- gun the construction of new, two story hotel at Haines.
 The ice has gone out of Lake Le Barge and there is an open waterway from Whitehorse to Dawson.
 Wm. Britt, Skagway druggist, has laid up enough of the filthy, to be able to make pleasure trip to Europe.
 The contract for building the new Valdez court house has been let to Charles Crawford for the sum of S7 ,327.
 Skagway will elect city officers June 21, in seeming defiance of the recently enacted amendment to the Alaska code.
 George Mitchell, the copper king of Mexico, will investigate the possibili- ties of the Prince William Sound country.
 In hazy water, off Point Reyes, the United States Revenue cutter Bear, was nearly sunk by the big four mast CT, Spokane. 2" tn
 James M. Shief claims to have dis covered gold at Great Slave lake, N. w. T.. and thus far no one has disputed the statement.
 The quarantine at Hoonah and Kill lisnoo has been declared off. The Georgia officers report the camps clear of any sickness.
 Atlin, June s-The ice of Atlin lake has at last given away and the Scotia arrived here at 10 o'clock last night, having successfully crossed the lake. There will be nothing to delay traffic between Atlin and Caribou now.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-15

Nome operators and prospectors are focking to Seattle, on their way to the fields. Claims are being worked out in remarkably short time about hotel lob bies. and were it possible to "pan" the atmosphere, some amazing results would follow.-Seattle Post-[ntelligen- cer.
 Alex Jamieson and brother Bob have driven their shaft on Hunter creek to 22O feet. Jamieson believes he is near bedrock, as peculiar deposit called "pudding stones" is beginning to show in bottom of shaft. This is the deep- est shaft ever sunk in the Yukon valley. Rampant Forum.
 The Haines drug store property, real estate and stock of drugs, was sold at auction by c. E. Hooker, the receiver. The sale took place at Haines and k. w. Jennings of Skagway, purchased the real estate, and J.B. Caro, of Juneau, the stock of drugs. The lot brought s45O. and the stock, S400.
 Jack McLaggan, mining recor der for Duncan district, in the Klondike, ar rested on charge of embedding sl,000, is in jail at Dawson pending prelimi- nary hearing. His father was founder and owner of the Vancouver World, formerly of Victoria and Guelph, and one of Canada's foremost editors. The supreme court of the United States has affirmed the decision of Judge Brown in 0. E. Wynn-Johnson vs. James M. Shoup, marshal, and Joseph R. Binns vs. United States. The cases involved the Alaska license law. The lower court held the law to be constitutional, and it has been af- firmed
 Seth Bullock, who was cavalryman in Grigsby's trough riders" of Dead wood, s. D., has been appointed to suc- ceed Frank H. Richards as United States marshal at Nome, according to the Seattle Times. According to the same authority, Richards has been transferred to the Eagle district to suc- ceed George G. Perry. w4.
 The question as to whether the city councilmen and school directors, elected before the passage of the new municipal incorporation act, will hold until an election held under it's terms will be tested at Juneau. The old city officers there will refuse to vacate and mandamus proceedings will be begun by those recently elected.
 Seventeen enlisted men of the Eighth and Thirteenth infantry regiments, whose organizations are about to leave Alaska, have been transferred to the signal corps for further duty in the district. An unusual amount of work will be required this year in laying two Alaska cables and installing wireless system between St. Michael and Nome.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-15
5 GONE FOR GOOD.

"You don't mean to say you've left old Krusty's employ?"
 aYes, he made certain remark in my hearing that made it simply impos- sible for me to remain there any longer" m
 "Really? What did he say?"
 "He said: Get your pay and get out of here.' Philadelphia Press.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-15

NIL. Smith, a Nome mail carrier, subsisted for two days on what he could extract from an ice foe, and was then rescued by Indians.
 The boats bound from Dawson to Tanana are still leaving Dawson with all accommo odations sold out. The trek seems to have only begun.
 Mrs. Morrison, wife of the pilot ot the lost steamer Discovery is to re- ceive sl8O00 as soon as the death of her husband is confirmed.
 Martin Conway, Skagway dry goods dealer, will present one of his patrons with first-class ticket from Skagway to the worlds fair and return.
 W. D. Atem, a professional killer of big game, is bound for Kodiak, to be- gin the slaughter of any poor innocent creature that comes in his way.
 The people of Eagle have raised $500, to be given as a prize in d baseball contest, and it will be an inducement to the boys to spread themselves.
 A new Northwest mounted police post will be established next winter at Wounded Moose, on the overland trail between Dawson and Whitehorse.
 Howard Franklin, a native of New York, who first discovered the diggings in the Yukon basin, died at Dawson from the effects of falling into creek.
 We judge that Atlin must be won derful country. The Atlin claim ad- vertises a set of gold teeth, which the owner can have by simply calling at the office.
 E. M. N. Woods, who for the past five years has filled the office of Stipendiary Magistrate at Atlin, has resigned that position and has opened law office in that town.
 The Alaska liner City of Seattle ran into the Union wharf at Port Townsend on June 9th and plowed her way forty feet through the structure, demolishing a portion of the warehouse.
 Prince Luigi, of Savoy, is said to be sliding around on the Muir Glacier It is to be hoped that the frigid atmos- phere in that neighborhood will enable him to retain his princely dignity, with out spelling.
 Charles Johnson and Perry Merwin, Wrangell loggers, got into a dispute over raft of logs. Merwin seized a rifle and fired five shots at Johnson. Johnson escaped with flesh wound over the eye.
 A nugget weighing 126 ounces was found on the hillside of No. 9 below upper discovery, on Dominion Creek. The nugget is about six inches long, four inches wide and two inches thick. It is the largest ever found inthe Klon- dike. ar
 According. to all indications Fair banks and Chenoa will not want for op- portunities to scatter the gold dust on the wheels of chance. Several gam6l- ing outfits are among the freight going on the first steamers, says the Dawson News. It is well known that number of old-time Dawson gamblers and a number from Seattle and other coast points have been assembling here pre- paratory to descending on Fairbanks.
Douglas Island news., 1904-06-15

The ship Balclutha, under charter to the Alaska Packers Association is a total wreck on Geese island strait, Kodiak island.
 Speaking of the new incorporation act, the Juneau Record-Miner says leach new law complicates matters just that much worse"
 A sweeping cut in official salaries at Dawson has raised a hornets nest. It is said there will be wholesale resigna- tions from the service.
 The baseball fever is epidemic at Valdez. The "fats and the leans," the "longs and the shorts," etc., are all lined up, class against class.
 Frank and John Clancy, saloon men and gamblers, have given Seattle up as bad job and are preparing to leave for the Panama. They will probably locate at Fairbanks.
 The Tanana Construction Company, which is building the Alaska Central Railroad, has completed six miles of grade and had laid one mile of new track at the time the steamer James Dollar left Seward for Seattle on May 31.
 The Associated Press reports that the totem poles at the Worlds Fair are npside down. The flock of Indian wood butchers sent by Brady must have crossed brew of A. B. c. beer with the Christian Endeavor.-Valdez News.
 The total value of the mineral pro- duction of British Columbia for the year 1903 is given in the report of MT. w. F. Robertson, the provincial min eralogist, which has just been issued, as ST ,495,954, showing an increase over 1902 of S9404. g
 Andrew Jackson Stone, the we'll known New York explorer who has made probably more exhaustive study of geological matters in Alaska and the Northwest than any other man in the country, plans spending the summer on the Yukon.
 A Teslin Indian boy was killed at Atlin May 30. He was playing with a number of children near the Atlin sawmill, and falling while on boom of logs, his head was damned between the timbers, crushing in his skull. Death was instantaneous.
 The "Victoria Colonist," in an article on hydraulic mining, says: "Atlin is, perhaps, the most important hydraulic field in British Columbia, as regards the number of enterprises of that character in one locality" It reports that the prospects are favorable for the largest output of gold this year of any season since the discovery of the gold deposits in 1898. -Il aak
 Ex7Gov. swineford, of Ketchikan, delegate to the National Democratic Convention at St. Louis, announces his coming as follows in recent is- sue of the Journal: Some of the eastern papers say that the Philippines will be the most interesting feature of the Worlds Fair. Those papers are advised to wait till the delegation of wild, unwashed and unassimilated AL askans get there"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-09-05

Could Scarcely Walk.-Mr. G. S. Pur-
ton, a resident of Kyneton, Victoria,
Australia, says: Some time ago I was
attacked with severe pains and stiffness
in my legs, which affected me so that
could scarcely walk, when I was rec
commended TO try a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm by our local chemist
Mr.. Stredwick. 1 have used it once a
day since. and have experienced won
derful relief. 1 am indeed grateful for
the good it has done me and shall be
happy to recommend Chamberlain's
Pain Balm to anyone suffering from a
similar complaint" For sale by ALI
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-09-05
Tuesdnv. Sentemher 6.
PASSENGERS.
Arriving.

Per stmr. Claudine, September l. from
Maui ports-J. A Gilman, Miss N. Dan
iels, Miss Alexander, Miss Davis, w.
f. Desha, d. l.. Desha, Miss Peplow-
ski, Miss n. Hannested, John Ching. f..
Meyers, H. Meyers, Mrs. j. Noble and
child, Miss N. Hala, *. Keoho Miss A.
keanu, G. Kahakauila, wife and child.
Miss H Kalino, Mrs. r. K. Pa, Miss
Bernice -, Mrs. A. Vieira and daugh-
ter, Master H. Lake, H. Punihele and
wife, Miss X. Punihele, Miss H. Lo-
kalia, LeOng Kong Moon, William
Scholtz, Masters Robinson (2), Master
l.. Ferguson, ]. V. Fernandez, F. Lar
sen, Kanoa Sabura, Mrs. M. H. Kau-
we, Miss H. Opo, Rev. S. X. Kaauilua,
Miss M. Kaailua, Mrs. Cum Sun, NJ. d.
Monsarratt, j. M. Vivas, c. H. G.
Brown, Miss Dunn (2), Masters Nc
Kenzie, II. Shibate, Mr.. Urata, Mr..
Kinoshita, Miss Hanamaikai Miss A.
On Tai, Miss AchOy Ahu, Miss ]. Han
sen, Mrs. Won Segern and children,
Masters Morton (3), Mrs. j. Aea and
children, Mrs Mary Richards, Misses
KamanOulu (2), Mrs. Kauhimahu, S.
Hooking and children, M. Faiteira,
j. Feiteira, E. Kahokuoluna, B. Kama
kau, Masters Henning (2), Master Dav-
id Pail, +. Sumida, Miss E. Buchanan,
Miss Chov, Master Choy, Mrs. NJ. K
KeOhokalole, c. b. Wells, L. Barkhau-
sen, r. NJ. Isenberg, F. E. Steere, Miss
NJ. Mossman, w. Haywood, r. D.
Mead.
Per S S. Korea, Sept. 5, from the
Orient for Honolulu. Lum Foo Chin,
Mr.. and Mrs Craig Heberton, Miss He
bertOn, r. Ichida, I. Iwakami and SER
want, Mrs. l. Iwakami, NJ. Kawahara,
wife and son, Miss X. Kondo, Y. Taxa
kuwa, r. Shimamoto, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Storm. Through for San Francis
co: Mrs. j. B. Adams, L. Bassenge, M. |
A. Bassity, Dr. r. S. Beebe, E. C. Bel |
lows and servant, H. Blum, II. J. Brad
ley w. M. Chadbourne, J. H. Derby
shire, Miss c. Doods, ]. A. Due, e. |
p w. Gavin, p. X. Glabe-
brook, Rev. S. L. Gulick, Mrs. S. L. |
Gulick and infant, Master L. Gulick, |
Master Leels Gulick, Miss Ethel Gulick, |
COmdr. H. l.. Gully r. N, H. j. Har-
dy, F, Hedde, Capt. Hjousbery, Comdr |
F, H. Homes, U.S.N., X. Homma, c. |
K. Kishi, r. Kitaiima, b. Ko-
bayashi S. KObayashi, Leroy Leonard, |
r. Lee Roy Liberge, e. r. Lindsay, A. |
de l.. Long, M. f. LowenstCin, Miss |
Lee NOng Lum, ID. Macdonald, Mrs. d. !
G. c. McLain, Mrs c. c. |
Master Charles McLain, Mas |
ter James McLain, Master Harry Nc |
Lain, r. f. Willard, X. Mitsukuri, |
Miss ing MOy Mrs. n. Nishigawa, |
Miss X. Nishigawa, V. Nishigawa, Mrs |
II. C. Perry, DR.. j. A. Rebenack, NJ. |
Mrs. NJ. Reltch-Seyd DR.. |
Max Saelmans, Mrs. Lee zee Shee, NJ. |
Tanaka, X. UnnO, r. Brandon Watts, |
f. II. Ziegfield, L. Van Rensselaer,.
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general information
II. HackfeId & Co.
iICAN HAWAIIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

DIRECT MONTHLY SERVICE BETWEEN NEW
YORK AND HONOLULU, VIA PACIFIC COAST.
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ARRIVING.

Sunday, September 4.
Am. schr Robert Levers, Underwood
% days from Laysan Island at 8 a. m
Monday, September 5.
>. ). Korea, Seabury from the Orient
at a. m
S. S. Manchuria, Saunders, from San
Francisco, due in afternoon.
Tuesday, September 6.
U. S. A. T. Sherman, Brugierre. from
Manila and Nagasaki, due in morning
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-09-05

We are pleased to see signs already
of better feeling between Russians
and Japanese. The "Svet" a Russian
organ which has not hitherto been re-
markable for the kindness of it's at
titude toward the enemy, last week
went out of it's way to point out in
the most courteous Ia. suage that siege
OF Port Arthur could only prove harm
full to the apanese.-Punch.
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DEPARTING.

Sunday, September T.
5. S. Hawaiian, Delano, for Delaware
Breakwater at a. m.
Am. bktn. Amelia, Willer. for Eureka
at $50 a. m.
Tuesday, September g.
). 5. Manchuria, Saunders, for the
Orient, probably sail in forenoon.
U. S. A. II. Sherman, Brugierre, for
San Francisco, probably sail in after
5. 5. Korea, Seabury, for San Fran
cisco, at II a. m.
noon.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-09-21
NOTICE OFLEASE OF SCHOOL LANDS FOE
COAL MINING PURPOSES.

The following described school lands. bearing
Ignite coal situated in the county OF Ward and
state of North Dakota, will be offered for lease
at public auction to the highest bidder, for coal
mining purposes. at the court house IN the clty
of MiDOt in said county. commencing at one
O'Clock p. NJ. oa Friday the 18th dry OF NoYan-
Der \. D. 1901.
No bid will be entertained for less than ten
cents per ton Of 224O pounds. for each ton o;
coal mined Curia;thc continuance Of any Ease.
The lessee viii be required to pay AZ ths. time
CT such leasing and each year thereafter III at-
:, amount equai to ten do! lars lor eacii
and every forty acre tract or traction thereof.
and at the expiration OF each year said lessee
will receive credit for such amount as may have
been paid in advance on the amount due under
the terms of such lease on tonnage.
The lessee will also be required to furnish at
such time or times as the Board of University
and School Lands may direct. a verified state
ment of the number OF tons of coal mined on
said land from time to time. and such other IN
formation as said board may require, and to
make full settlement at the eXpiratian OF each
year for the amount Of coal mined during such
year
All leases will be issued for a term OF len
years.
The state reserves the right to lease for pas
turage or meadow purposes the whole or any
part of the surface of any land Leased for coal
mining purposes. provided by law.
In addition to the advance payment above
the time OF leasing fee OF 800 for each lease
Issued.
The followowing is the list of lands to be Of
fered for lease and the same will be offered in
forty acre tracts according to the government
subdivisions:
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NOTICE WHEN TIME FOR REDEMPTION
WILL EXPIRE.

To EDWARD TAYLOR:
You are hereby notified that the following
described land and premises to-wit: Lot
numbered sixteen (16l in block numbered nine
90, Brooklyn addition to the city of Minot,
Ward county n. D.. were heretofore and on
the seventh day of December A. D. 1897. duly
sold for taxes for the sum of one dollar and two
cents. That the time when the redemption
period will expire for said land is the seventh
day of December \. D. 1900 and that the amount
required to redeem said land, exclusive of the
costs to accrue upon this notice, is the sum of
two dollars and twenty cents. All of said land
being situated in the county of Ward. state Of
North Dakota
If you fail to redeem the same within ninety
days from the GATE or thls notice a TAX deea Tor
to the holder of the tax certificate
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this 1th day
of September A. D. 1904.
[sEALl LOUIS A. LARSON
I4-5 Auditor of Ward county, n. D.
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NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of
County Commissioners of Ward county, N. D..
vi receive sealed bids for the erection of the
following bridges: One bridge between sec
tt ons and 5, hip l56 range 81 one bridge
o. section "A, township l59 range 80; one bridge
between sections and 5, township 16I, range
80; one bridge on section 20, township 1862. range
80: one bridge section q, township 163. range
81 !; one bridge on section 2, township 1853. range
80: one bridge on section 4, township 100, range
90; one bridge on section 3d. township l53. range
80; one bridge between sections % and 20, town
ship II, range 81: one bridge between sections
q and 80, township lH, range 80; one bridge
across Short creek, township 1914, range So; one
bridge north section line section ). township
1888 range %; also for the grading OF the White
Earth hill.
Bids will be received until 2 O'Clock p m. on
the 3D. day of October A. ID. 1901. and must be
in accordance with plans and specifications.
Certified check to accompany each bid. The
board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Given by order Of the Board OF County Com
missioners, and under my hand this 18th day OF
September A. d. 1904.
LoUIs A. LARSON
aeS Count Atdbor