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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
Walls Going UD

Stlnson and BickfOrd'S workmen be-
gan the construction Of the wall of
their new building last Monday and
1t is now going up rapidly. They use
the artificial stone which is prepared
by their own machine. Mr.. Stinson
states that a complete stone can be
turned out In three minutes and about
a week is required for the product to
cure, The stone makes fine looking
wall and as 1t is cast with air chamb-
ers, makes good warm building.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
r esolutioBs.

WHEREAs-aS it has pleased God in
bis kind and inscrutable providence,
to remove from our midst, by death
our beloved brother, Jacob Nipps;
therefore be it resolved, by this Coun-
Gil No. ll8, Of the Knights and Ladies
OF Security, that in, his death our
council has lost true and faithful
member, a contentious and faithful
officer; and be it resolved, that we his
brothers and sisters, recognize in the
death Of Jacob NippS, the great loss
Of one, who by his friendly disposition
kind words, absolute integrity and up
rightneSs through life had endeared
himself to the public in general,
and especially his brothers and sisters
in our order. He was liberal in his
charities and a willing helper in the
time of need, and In looSing him our
council has lost one Of its faithful
members whose life, character and
patience we would commend to all.
Be it further resolved, that as a to-
ken of the esteem in which we hold
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
Cards of Thanks.

Being strangers in this part and
losing our darling daughter, Alma,
while at the Sanitarium, we are very
thankful to all who assisted US during
the sickness and death OF our loved
one. We think every thing was con.
Quoted neatly and honorably. Our
daughter was given up by medical
doctors. Mr.. AND MRS. GARDEL.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
Hear Judge Webb.

Judge W. d. Webb of Atchison KaS.
will deliver his most excellent lecture
on The Trial of Jesus Christ next Sat-
urday October 5, 1T 5 p. m at the NJ.
Z. Church.
He has often delivered it at Chaut-
auquaS. He is unusual and unique.
Admission Csc. for adults and l5c. for
children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
Almost Correct

Karl Compton, a boy who worked in
The World Office this summer, got a
pretty good idea of government. He
was asked at school Monday, "Who
are prohibited from becoming preSi-
dentS?" He replied, Foreigners and
Democrats. y Hiawatha World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
ME-. Church Ise,vlces.

Sabbath school, 10 a. m. every Sunday
Preaching II a. m. every Sunday.
Glass meeting IL m. every Sunday.
Junior League 4 p. m. every Sunday
Praise service 1880 p. m. every Sunday
Preaching 500 p. m. every Sunday.
Young Peoples Bible Study class each
Tuesday night,
Prayer meeting Thursday night.
Teachers meeting Saturday nights.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
LoRIN W. KEMP, Pastor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06

The Lockes played to record break
business, packing the house to It's
capacity. The company is strong this
season and the scenery equipmentsur-
passes anything ever seen In Marys.
ville.-Advocate Democrat, Mays
willie, Kansas:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
HIS Careful Now.

An ardent swain, recently discover
ed that a physician was administering
nitro-glycerine tohis best girl for heart
trouble. No more squeezing occurs at
that place.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
A Conundrum Policy

Question; Why is it thatlJ Judge Park
or cannot get his life insured?
Answer Because nobody can make
cut his policy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
What is LHeas

WnAt is LVSF-
To the lawyer life's a trial,
To the poet life'Sa song:
To the doctor life'S a patient
That needs treatment right along.
To the soldier LIES battle,
To the teacher LIES school:
Life good thing" to the CRATER,
It's failure to the fool.
Life is but long vacation
To the man who loves his wo-k:
Life's an everlasting etlord
To shun duty to the Shirk.
To the heaven blest romancer
Life'S story ever new;
Life is what we try to make it.
Brother, what Is life to you?
IS. E. Kiser.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06
Baptist Church Services.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching services at IL a. m.
Junior meeting at p. m.
Preaching services at 8 p. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at =
}. m.
REV. CHAs. WALSH, Pastor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-06

solutely free from Rochelle Salts, Alum
Lime, Ammonia, or any injurious sub
stance.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16
Not a Sick Day Since.

~ was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. l tried all sorts
of medicines, none of which re-
lieved me. One day 1 saw an ad
of your Electric Bitters and deter.
mined to try that. After taking
a few doses I felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cured
and have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been
cured of rheumatism, neuralgia,
liver and kidney troubles and
general debility This is what
B. F. Bass Of Fremont, n. G.
writes. Only SOC, at D. A. Hen
dershot, druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16
Horrible

It is horrible to think Of:the
PAIN and suffering which SO
many people endure, all because
they don't know of, or fail to
try, HAMLINS WIZARD OIL.
Suffering and pain wears out
the brain and nervous system,
and soon wrecks your physical
and mental powers.
No need to suffer if you will
only use this great, modern cure
for pain, absolutely safe, soOth'
ing, curative and healing.
Used internally or externally,
itgoes like lightning to the seat
Of trouble, and, by allaying the
Inflammation, it drives out the
real cause Ofall painful sickness
and quickly makes you perfectly
we'll. Price so cents and $1.00.
Fully guaranteed.
For sale and recommended by
For Sale by All Druggists.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on
the leg of J. B. Ormer, Franklin
Grove, Ill. 1t developed stub
born ulcer unyielding to doctors
and remedies for four years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured. It's just as good for
burns, scalds, skin eruptions and
piles. 25c at D. A. Henderson,,
druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16

May ~, 1905.
Noble-Delemater abandoned,
February, 1865.
Wells were drilled around Wal
nut Bend and at Tidioute in 1860.
Heydrick Bros. leased the Nellls
farm, two miles northeast of the
mouth of Pithole creek, in the fall
of 1869. Jesse Heydrick organ
lied the Wolverine Oil company,
the second ever formed to bore
for petroleum, with 80 shares of
stock capitalized at 10000. The
first we'll, 100 feet deep, pumped
only 10 barrels day, giving the
Wolverine a violent chill. The
second also put down, 300 feet,
in the spring of 1860, started flow
ing at a 150O-barrel gait. Beside
this Goliath the others wells in
the neighborhood were midgets.
1t was impossible to tank the oil,
which was turned into piece OF
low ground and soon filled a ponl
so that about about half the out
put could be saved. At last the
tubing had to be drawn, which
decreased the production and
rendered pumping necessary. The
well flowed and pumpe' 100000
barrels, doing so a day in 1861
IS, when the oldest producer in
the county and nearly ready to
pass in it's checks. 1t is singular
that the Heyrick well, located at
random Al years ago, should be
the largest ever drilled on the
banks of the crooked, zig-zagged
ox-bowed Allegheny. A good deal
of it's oil sold at $40 to $13 bar
rel, netting the owners an enor-
nous profit. Wolverine shares
climbed out of sight. Mr.. Hey
drick bought the whole bunch,
the lowest costing him $4,000 and
the highest $4,000. He sold part
of his holdings at the rate of ST.
100000 for the we'll and farm of
200 acres, $4,000 times the origi-
nal value of the land. The VOL
VERNE promoter experienced his
ups and downs in the course of
events, but that is another story
for another time.
A spouter at Pithole changed
hands at a steep price one day,
ceased flowing through the night
and could not thereafter be coax
ed into anything better than a
small pumper. A good well pur-
chased on Saturday was not
giving a drop of oil the next
Tuesday morning. The Great Re-
public Oil company was sold out
for 100000 cash, it being COM
posed of a couple of good wells.
The best well declined too quickly
to suit the purchaser, and work
men were ordered to clean out the
well. The tools stuck fast, the
derrick was moved three feet and
another hole drilled, but the own
ers never got back one-half their
original investment.-By John j.
McLaurin.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16

DlOScOflQeS IOlu OIL Oil Ill lamps
A. D. It's.
Oil lighted Genoa and Parma,
A. d. 1910.
Charleroix heard of oil at
Cuba, N. Y, 1912.
David Leisberger saw oil at
Tionesta, 1767.
Gen. VIM. Irvine noticed oil on
Oil Creek, 1885.
First Oil Creek crude in Pitts
burg, 1877.
First oil salt wells in West
Virginia 1903.
First oil salt wells at Taren-
tum, Pa, 1909.
J. Mckee, Marietta, o., found
oil, Ats feet, 1914.
Beatty, Wayne county, Ky,
first spouter, 1918.
American, Cumberland county,
KY, flowed 1929.
S. M. Kier, Pittsburg, distilled
crude 1916.
Adolph Schriener refined earth
oil, 1858.
Col. Drake tapped the mine Au-
gust %, 1859.
Evans, Franklin's first well,
November, 1859.
The final abandonment last
June of the Gealy No. l well, IN
Clinton township, Venango coun-
ty, recalls the interesting fact
that the departed veteran foated
the Bullion field on it's dizzy voy-
age. This notable venture, loca-
ted on the George w. Gealy farm,
two miles from Kennerdell sta
ton, tapped the jugular on Au-
gust 9, 1876, to the tune of 10
barrels per day. John Taylor
and Robert Cundle, who had Sc
cured a lease from Gealy and
drilled the well, at once disposed
of their holdings to Phillips broth
ers, whose confidence in the dis
trict numerous busters failed to
shake. Forthwith the current set
in toward the new spouter, which
surprised nobody more than the
lucky owners. Paying wells
were found at the mouth OF
Scrubgrass creek, three miles
away, in 1867; but Jonathan Wat
sons two dry holes on the Ken
nerdell lands in 1871, followed by
the Phillips busters on adjacent
farms, had given the neighbor-
hood a severe wrench. II Il.
Taylor and John Satterfield, the
biggest operators in Butler,
drove up from Petrolia, inspect
ed the gusher and promptly Of
fered 100000 for the Phillips in
terests. Scores of oil men stood
watching the flow that August
morning. The principals consult
ed briefly, after which Isaac Phil
lips invited me to walk with him
a short distance. He said: "Tay-
lor & Satterfeld wish to take our
property at half million dol.
lars. This is a great deal of
money, but we have declined it.
We believe there will be twice
that for us if we develop the field
ourselves. They carried out this
resolution and the estimate was
approximately closely.
The initial strike kept above
the 100-barrel mark for weeks.
Adjoining farms were operated
in short metre, the Sutton, Sim
cox, Taylor, Henderson, Davis,
Newton and Berringer panning
out handsomely. Phillips No. 3,
near Gealy No. l, set off at 400
barrels. Emerson e. Brownson s
No. l, Taylor farm, gagged 700
barrels at the outset. In Janu-
airy. 1877, Frank Nesbit's No. 2,
Henderson farm, tipped the beam
at 500 barrels. Big Medicine,
Newton farm, put into the tank
1000 barrels on June 7. Mitchell
e. Lees Big Injun flowed $500
barrels on June Is, the largest in
the diggings. Ten rods away a
galaxy of Franklinites bored the
driest kind of a dry hole. The
spouters exhausted speedily. Oil
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16

a skeleton, Harms City a reminis-
cence and Edenburg an echo of
the past. "Sic transit" true to-
day as when issued by Horace at
Rome's zenith, is emphasized con-
tinually in the changeful world
of Oildom. Petroleum itself is
ancient as the hills, but the wells
play out, and eternal drilling is
the price of holding the produc-
ton up to bridge whist pitch.
Shakespeare's Calls well that
ends well" cannot be applied to
the oil well of the period.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16

Allison, South Oil City's first,
May, 1860.
Fountain, first Oil Creek gush-
er, May, 1860.
Fred Croker gusher, August,
1861.
Bennett-Hatch, Empire, $500
barrels, September Is, 1861.
Buckeye, Espy farm, 1000 bar
rels, September, 1861.
Phillips, Tarr farm, 1000 bar
rels, October 20, 1861.
Woodford, Tarr farm, 5000 bar
rels, December, 1861.
Sherman gusher, 1000 barrels,
March 16, 1862.
Noble-Delemater, 5000 barrels,
May 81, 1868.
Noble-Delemater abandoned,
February, 1865.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-16

Hoover, first below Franklin,
December %, 1859.
First we'll at Cochran, March,
1860.
David Crossley, next Drake,
March 4, 1860.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

hOuSe, naturally concluded that she had made use of candle, as the curl had been noticeable under her veil" He had accounted for one candle ill the house. Could he account for the one found in the tumbler or for the one lying crushed and battered on the closet floor?
 He could not.
 And now we all observed change of direction in the inquiry Witnesses were summoned to corroborate Mr. Jeffrey's tatements-statemen which 1t seemed to be the coroner's present wish to establish. First came the gro- cer who had sold MT. Jeffrey the can dles. He acknowledged, much to Jin- ny's discomfort, that an hour after MT. Jeffrey had left the store he had found on the counter the package which that gentleman had forgotten to take. Poor Jinny had not stayed long enough to :! hear his story out. The grocer finished his testimony by saying that immedi- ately upon his discovery he had sent the candles to MT. Jeffrey's house. l This the coroner caused to be en- phasized to slch an extent that we were A11 COnV1nCGQ OI US 1mpOrCaQC0.
 But as yet his purpose was not evident save to those who were more in shis confidence than myself.
 The other witnesses were men from
 Raucher's, who had acted as walters A at the time of the marriage. One of them testified that immediately on
 Miss M0ores arrival he had been sent | for a cGAdle and a box of matches
 The other, that he had carried up to
 her room ltyYge candelabrum from the drawing room snantel. A pair of Gt1NS- ing tongs taken from the dressing tabla
 of this room was next produced, to. gether with other articles of toilet use which had been allowed to remain
 there uncared for, though they were of
 solid sifveS and of beautiful design.
 The next witness was a member of
 Mir. Jeffrey's own household Chloe
 was her name, and her good black face worked dolefully as she admitted that the package of candles which the gro. cer boy had left on the kitchen table
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13


 ribbon lying oil top anu diss -csel the pistol In d moment her hands were over her ears.
 "Why do you do that?' lie asked. Ibid you think I was going to dis- charge itI''
 She smiled pitifully as she let her hands fall again.
 Il have dread of firearms,' she ex- plained. Il always have had. Now they are simply terrible to me, and this One'-
 .I understand" said the coroner, with slight glance in the direction of Durbin. They had evidently planned this test together on the strength of an idea suggested to Durbin by her for mer action when the memory of this shot was recalled to her.
 "Your horror seems to lie in the di- rection of the noise they make" con tinued her memorable interlocutor. "One would say you had heard this pistol discharged"
 Instantly a complete breaking up of her hitherto well maintained compo- sure altered her whole aspect, and she vehemently cried:
 1T did, I did! I was on Waverley avenue that night, and heard the shot which in all probability ended my sis. >ter's life. walked farther than I in- tended. I strolled into the street which had such bitter memories for us, and I heard-no, | was not in search of my sister. I had not associated my sisters going out with any intention of visit ing this house. | was merely troubled in mind and anxious and-and"-
 "And so under similar impulse you. as we'll as MT. Jeffrey, chose this un- canny place to ramble in. To all ap- pearance that old hearth acted much more like loadstone upon members of your family than you were willing at one time to acknowledge"
 "You say 'ramble through Do you for moment think that entered that old house?"
 Miss Tuttle," was the grave, almost sad, reply, "did you not know that in some earth, dropped from a fowerpot overturned at the time when hundred guests flew in terror from this house. there Is to be seen the mark of foot step-a footstep which you are at lib erty to measure with your own?"
 "Ahw she murmured, her hands go ing up to her face.
 But in another moment she had dropped them and looked directly at the coroner.
 q walked there-I never said that } did not walk there-when went later to see my sister and in sight of a num- Der of detectives passed straight through the halls and into the library"
 And that this footstep," inexorably proceeded the coroner, lis not in line with the main thoroughfare extending from the front to the back of the house, but turned inward toward the wall, as if she who made 1t had stopped to lean her head against the partitiong' fro BR fCoNTINUED.l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

A AYR. JEFFREY'S examination W and its triumphant conclu-
 sion created a great furore In
 town. What might be ex- pected next7 Something equally bold and reprehensible, of course, but whatl It was question which at the next sitting completely filled the in quest room.
 To my great surprise MT. Jeffrey was recalled to the stand
 Miss Futile sat iD less conspicuous position than on the previous day, and Mr- Moore, her uncle. was not there at all.
 The testimony called for revived an old point which seemingly had not been settled to the coroner's satdsfac- ton.
 Had MT. Jeffrey placed the small stand holding the candelabrum on the spot where 1t had been foHnd2 No Mad he carried into the house at the lime Of his acknowledged visit the can dles which had been Rfterward discov- cred th0re? No. He had had time to think gince hi0 hesitating and un- satisfactory replies of the day before, and he wa~ now in position to say zhat while he distinctly remembered buying candles on his way to the Moore house, he had not found them in his pocket on getting there and had been obliged to make use of the matches he always carried on his person in order b ind his way to the upstairs room where he felt positive he would find a candle.
 This gave the coroner an opportunity to ask:
 "And why did you expect to find a candle there?"
 The answer astonished me and, have no doubt, many others:
 ''Tt was the room in which my wife had dressed for the ceremony. It had not been disturbed since that time. My wife had little ways of her own One was to couiplete her toilet by using cutting iron on a little lock she wore over her temple. When at home, she heated this curling iron in the gas ] let: but there being no gas in the Moore
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

the box containing the ribbon ana the pistol had been disclosed to the jury.
 As her fussy little figure came for waTd some nudged and some laughed, possibly because her bonnet was not of this years style, possibly because her manner was peculiar and as full of oddities as her attire. But they did not laugh long, for the little lady's look was appealing, if not distressed. The fact that she was generally known to possess one of the largest bank ac- counts in the District tnade any mark ed show Of disreepect toward her a matter of poor Judgment, if not of questionable taste.
 The box ii Inc ooroner's hand pre- pared us for what was before us. As he opened 1t and disclosed again the dainty white bow which, as have be fore said, was of rather a fantastic
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

A ARs JEFFREY'S examination M and its triumphant conclu- Ev sion created a great furore in 9-A - Ae.anrx, XEhnA s,nAs.laA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

antedate his attack, bowed in quiet ac- knowledgment of her request and then immediately proceeded to ignore it.
 II should be glad to snare you,'' ne said, 'but do not find it possible. You knew that MT. Jeffrey had pis- tol?'
 II did"
 "That it was kept in their apart ment?'
 'sYes."
 "In the upper drawer of a certain bureau2"
 teYes."
 Now, Miss Futile, will you tell us why you went. to that drawer-if you did go to that drawer Immediately after Mrs. Jeffrey left the house?"
 She had probably felt this question coming, not only since the coroner began to speak, but ever since the evil lence elicited from Loretta proved that her visit to this drawer had been se- cretiy observed Yet she had no am swer ready.
 T did not go for the pistol" she finally declared. But she did not say what she had gone for and the coroner did not press her.
 You had another errand in that room?''
 She let her head droop just trifle. "Alasw she murmured.
 ssYou went to the bookshelves and took out book with peculiar cover, cover which MT. Jeffrey has already recognized as that of the book in which he found a certain note."
 "You have said it." she faltered.
 "Did you take such a book out?"
 sI did.' "For what purpose, Miss Tuttle2"
 She had meant to answer quickly, but some consideration made her hesi- tate and the words were long in com Ing. When she did speak it was to say:
 My sister asked another favor of me after had tied the ribbon. Pausing in her passage to the door, she inform
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
copyrIsht. I0Oa. y the Bobbs.MerrlII company
CHAPTER Xv.
hOr of The Mystery of Agatha Webb." "Lost Mans Lane

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-13

} with the rest Of the groceries on the morning of that dreadful day when "missus" killed herself was not to be found when she came to put the things away. She had looked and looked for it, but 1t was not there.
 Further inquiry brought out the fact that but one other member of the household was in the kitchen when these groceries were delivered and that this person gave a great start when the boy shouted out, ''The candles there were bought by MT. Jeffreyl' and hur- ried over to the table and handled the packages, although Chloe did not see her carry any of them away. \
 "And who was this personw
 Miss Tuttle'
 When the murmur which had hailed this startling turn in the inquiry had subsided the coroner drew a deep. breath and, with an uneasy glance at the jury, who, to a man, seemed to wish themselves well out of this job, he dismissed the cook and summoned a fresh witness.
 Her name made the people stare.
 Miss Nixon" E
 Miss Nixon! That was a name well known in Washington; almost as we'll known as that of Uncle David or even of MT. Tallman. What could this quaint and characteristic little body have to do with this case of doubtful suicide3 A word will explain. She was the person who on the day before had made that loud exclamation when
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