The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-21
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
ANOTHER GOOD PRODUCER
Southern OIL company's Hartung No.
Making About 400 Barrels
Day.

The Southern Oil company's No. /,
Hartung farm in Butler county, came
In at 20 barrels an hour, and declined
a little below that figure. The well Is
500 feet southwest of the Mcbride
gusher. The new well makes little
gas and flows steadily, thus differing
from the two big Waldron wells which
are each flowing 500 barrels day.
The Freehold Oil company, of Fits
burg, has started a we'll on the Eber-
hart farm at White church, milo
west of the Waldron.
The case regarding the annexation
OF Monessen and Wireton came to a
sudden termination. 1t developed
that a majority of the citizens OF
Wireton had not become parties to
the petition asking to be annexed.
That being a legal requirement to the
petition, the case was dismissed by
the court for want of Jurisdiction.
This means that Wireton will not be
annexed to Monessen unless by some
future proceeding.
Remonstrances against every ap-
picant for wholesale, brewers and
dstilers' liquor licenses in Butler
county were circulated and signed In
the Protestant churches throughout
the county. The remonstrances were
prepared and sent out by the Minis
terial association of Butler county.
License court will be held next week.
Coroner w. P. Knox was summon
ed to Aleppo township, Green coun.
ty to investigate the death of Harry
Yates, the 15-year-old son of Joseph
Yates. He was killed by a shot from
a revolver in the hands OF another
boy, Orville Hewitt. 1t Is alleged they
were scuffling, each trying to secure
possession of the weapon.
A two-horse wagon containing
Henry M. Conklin, 70 years old and
his son, Grover Conklin, IL years old,
was struck by Panhandle express
train at Washington and both occu-
pants were seriously injured, the
elder probably fatally. The wagon
was demolished and both horses were
killed
A serious freight wreck occurred
on the Erie and Pittsburg railroad
near Wheatland. The breaking Of
wheel derailed and wrecked IL cars.
No one was injured The track was
torn up for half mile and passenger
trains were run around the wreck
over the Erie.
A bolt Of lightning from clear sky
struck the barn on the George Paint
er farm, three miles south Of Irwin.
John Gongaware, a farm hand, was.fn-
the building and was burned about
the arms and hands. The building
was destroyed. The loss Is about
10000.
Immigrant Inspector Thomas
Thomas, who has nearly completed
census of the Chinese of the two
cities, finds that there are 300 China
men in Pittsburg and 30 in Allegheny.
He will submit his report to Frank P.
Sargent, commissioner general Of i'm
migration at Washington.
Caught in the Carney tunnel, three
Italians, of Donohoe, were run down
by freight train, two being in
stantly killed, the other dying later.
The victims we're: Antonio Marelli,
Pietro Martini and Albert Pich-
narzgh
Gustave Albright, young man just
past his majority, committed suicide
a this home in Altoona by blowing
out his brains. The act was commit
ted at the home of his parents. AL
bright had been sick and out of work.
Thomas Burkholder, 21 years old,
s.s
shooting himself. Burkholder for a
number of years was one of the choir
boys in the Protestant Episcopal
church at McKeesport.
Peter Cont, an S-year-old boy, was
terribly injured, having stepped on
the cables operating merry-go-
round at a street carnival at New
Castle, and being drawn into the ma
ehinery.
, Michael Garrity, IS years old, of
Conemaugh, died from a fractured
skull. He attempted to climb a tele-
graph pole, came in contact with a
live wire and was hurled to the
ground.
Thieves secured about $500 from
the home of D. H. Colestock, farm
er living near Connellsville. Mr..
Colestock resides alone and was away
from the house when the robbery was
committed.
Thomas Davis, A years old, roll
er in the New Castle tin mill, dropped
dead on the street, from heart trouble.
He had been working and was appar-
emily in good health.
J. NJ. Arman, of Markle, a black.
smith, had his eyes blown out while
blasting. Mr.. Arman is rs years old
and his recovery is doubtful.
While bathing in the Youghiogheny
rfver at Connellsville, Michael Re-
mick, IL years old was drowned. His
body was recovered.
George Smith, of Bradford, was
electrocuted while changing feed
wires on pole for the Bradford
Electric Light company.
John P. Elkin, justice of the State
supreme court is about to make a
long European trip with his wife and
daughter