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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
IOWA
COAT GIVES CLUE
TO FOUL MURDER.
IOWA MANS CLOTHES FOUND,
81, BUT BODY rs MISSING.
Letter In Coat Points to the Fact that
the Man Had Money and a Gang of
Toughs Was Seen Near Where the
Coat Was Found.
Special to The Journal.

special to Tho Journal.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 1.-The police of
this city are trying to unravel the mystery sur
rounding the finding Of a coat and vest supposed
to belong to ]. H. Smith Of Stanley Iowa. There
IL evidence that he was murdered for money.
One letter addressed to Miss Stella Hall Oelwein
Iowa, evidently written by Smith himself, was
found in the coat. It said that the writer had
received the money he was expecting, that he
would start at once for Marshalltown, Iowa
and would from that point 60 to Dakota to in
vest In land 1t told Miss Hall not to write
again until she heard from him. The letter was
signed J. H. Smith, was written at Stanley
and dated July g. HEa
The creek has been dragged and the woods
secured for traces of the man, but without avail
The police are endeavoring to get into commu.
nication with Miss Hall at Oelwein or friends
Of Smith ut Stanley. .- sa -. =
few evenings ago a young farmer from Mel
bourne who had come to VISIT relatives was as
saulted and robbed in that part Of town leading
toward the spot wher. Smiths coat was found
The men told the young man whom they followed
from restaurant up town they were from Chi
cago. It 10 believed here that Smith may have
been victim Of the same men.
Sudden Death Mystery. @a
y An Investigation win be made into the sud.
den death OF L. s. Mccoy, who died in a room
OF house on South First street. Mccoy was
an inmate Of the Soldiers Home and came here
from Written. He had been in the house. ac-
cording to the inmates of the place. only q
short time when he suddenly expired. The coro-
ner has taken charge Of the remains.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Stock May All Be Sold in Less
Than a Week.

The company has nearly eight thousand {s,ooo)
stockholders, the majority Of whom are rapidly
increasing their holdings and now that a big
advance In the stock is certain to occur In q
few days nine out Of ten OF these stockholders
are almost sure to buy more stock. Ii addition
to this the company is In touch BY telegraph
and by mail with nearly SIX thousand (e.ooo)
other investors. all Of whom have ct different
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
ANOTHER BIG DIVIDEND Deem
BIER 20, 1906.

stock Almost Selling IS Cents to 90 Per
Share by Christmas Has Two Great Refneries
Built Building the ThirdAo Parofne Plant at Refinery
No. 2, and Lubrcating Plant at Refinery No. 3-l3S
Miles Of Main Trunk Pipe Line Nearly Ready to Pump Oil
Through and Establishing the Balance of IS Main Dis
trbutng Stations in the Central West-Nearly Million
Dollars Cash Ten Thousand Men Back Of This Great
Independent Enterprise and Growing Stronger Every Day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Another Dividend Dec. 20, 1906.

Dividend No. will be declared December 20,
1905 Dividends win be paid semi annually, and
increased as fast as the earning capacity of the
reflneries will permit, and there is no reason
why In two or three years time the company
cannot be built up to capacity Of Is, 600 bar
rels daily. The quicker you get your name
on this dividend payroll the better for you.
81 800 check or draft will now purchase $4,000
shares, with par value of $4,000. In ten
days from now the same stock will cost you
$500 to 1920. Better secure part of this
stock and derive the benefit OF this advance
and be- in opposition to secure other advances
that are certain to come in the end.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Will Have $50 Miles Main Trunk
Pine Line.

This company has secured 135) one hundred
and thirty five miles of main trunk pipe line
during the past fourteen months and in due
time will secure the balance of $50 miles neces-
sary to reach the banks Of navigation when the
company barge the oil to the markets of
the world free from oil trust. railroad rate con-
spiracies the double burden heretofore heaped
on independent organizations by the world known
and despised criminal trust. In other words
this company will be independent and free and
when you join our band. now nearly eight
thousand strong, with nearly million dollars
cash back OF 1t, you secure interest in A
great enterprseone capable to protect the III.
terest Of the smallest stakeholder. A chain OF
three great refneries and a main trunk pipe
line $50 miles long with barges on the Mis-
souri, river and TWO HUNDRED main sdistrib-
uting stations in the Central Western states
is the coming enterprise you are casting your
lot with when you join Uncle Sam. 1t takes
time to do all this great work, but you VIII
see this organization hammering along these
lines until the highest pinnacle Of success is
attained. We are in the tight to win and you
will win with us and place your Investment
where It will help worthy cause and secure
you great profits at the same time. 1900 will
buy one thousand shares. while the same stock
in very few days Will cost you $250 or $500.
Now Is certainly pretty good time for you
to get busy. * q. b IS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Accident to Lake Boat.

ANoKA, M1NN,Awork on the second wo-
mans building at the insane hospital has been
progressing rapidly and in another month the
building will be ready for occupancy. ~
wILMoT, 8. D.--II. v. Peck yesterday pur-
chased the bank stock owned by the late Will
liam McKusick, John A. Munro and A. Minder
in the First State bank Of Wimot This gives
him controlling interest At the same time
Mr.. Munro came into possession OF the stock
owned by the three others in the Wilmot Land
and Loan company. 80.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Will Continue to Pay Dividends.

refinery No. 1, at Cherryvale; and doesn't 1t
stand to reason, with the capacity Of that plant
doubled and one just twice as large at Atchison,
refinery, No. g. at Tulsa, which will be ready
to refine oil in about six weeks. and with the
help of pipeline that much larger dividends
can be paid? .... .=T-t d. ~
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Money Invested Is Safe, and Can 7
Help But Increase in Value,

h II you have money to invest and fail to
grasp this opportunity the future will prove that
you made. n big mistake. The facts are that
the Uncle Sam Oil company Of Kansas will
bear the closest investigation. It Is hammering
along well laid plans OF success, has slready
accomplished ten times more than was expected
on the start. The management IL the same
now q ct the beginning and are working with
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
From Corner to Corner Of Mont
gomery County.

Uncle Sam Company will soon have over forty
five miles of main trunk pipe lines and two
main trunk pipe line pumping stations in Mont
gomery county. Besides this, when fully COM
pleted will have over seyenty-hve miles Of
lateral pipe lines in Montgomery county alone
tauqua county and then with few miles Of
lateral lines either way as the main pipe line
comes north. can reach 80 per cent Of the Kan
nil Anlda E..I ~ ~ A sI.eatt h. li.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Will Start Pipe Gang No. q.

Il During the past week Uncle Sam pipe line
men have been scrowding work with ali possible
haste and coming through the bottoms on the
Caney river south Of Caney In the Cherokee
nation. This is difficult stretch OF country
to work through, men at timss working knee
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Main Headquarters at Kansas
CITY, Kas.. u, S. A.

handle the rapidly growing trade, the home Of
fee Of the company was moved few weeks
ago to 'Wyandotte building, Kansas City, Kas.
From the office you can secure permits to visit
any Of the different properties. You are re-
quested to come and investigate, but don't lose
too much time in doing so II you wish to Sc
cure advantage OF the present low prices
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
THIRD REGIMENT
LEAVES LAKEVIEW
ENcAMPMENT SEASON OF 1906 AT
AN END.
Company A of Duluth Won the Team
Shoot with q Score Of SO2- Score Of
843 Made by the Field and Staff
Gould Not Be Allowed in the Compe-
tition-Reunion Planned. &,#
Special to TIE Journal.

Special to TIE Journal.
The Third regiment spent yesterday on the rifle
ranges. The morning was spent In skirmish
running and the company team shoot. In the
afternoon the men who qualified on the short
ranges shot the. SO0-yard range. Nearly all
made the required 40 points out Of So thereby
qualifying to shoot the 1.0O0.yard range
Company Of Duluth won the team shoot with
score of SO2 - .-.f. '- '-sl = ...y+
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

ELLSWORTH, wIs.-The teachers institute.
which closed here today. was one Of the most
successful ever held here; 120 teachers, were
enrolled. Miss Agnes Donnelly one Of the
students. suddenly went insane and was taken
to the hospital for treatment yesterday &e,.
JACKSON, MNN.-one Of the largest and
most successful summer schools ever held in
the county closed today after being in session
four weeks Superintendent F.. e. Lurton of
Fergus Falls was the conductor and his popu-
larity Is shown BY the fine record in attendance
made by the school.
FARIBAULT MINN.-While George Talbot
and fireman were crossing bridge over Can
non river north of here with traction engine,
went into the river The men were not seriously
injured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Qualify as, Sharpsho oters.

The field and staff was the highest score but
their score is not allowed in the competition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
May Raise Over 100000 During
Next Ten Days. t......

You may think that you have all summer to
secure part Of this stock. or that Uncle Sam
stock is not in demand. However; few min
utes at the home office, in the Wyandotte build
Ing Kansas City, Kas., would soon convince You
otherwise Inquiries have been coming in by
the hundreds Of late. and now that day is set
that all must buyy or there may be a great ad,
vance, the orders for stock will come thick and
fast and, Judging from the past, all Of the ball
ance OF the stock is almost sure to be sold
while the remittances will run at least to $780,
OOo during the next ten days, and give the
company sufficient funds to put all the rehneries
and the pipeline to where big profits will be
made. $4,000 check or draft now will secure
10000, with par valve Of $4,000 while In ten
days time this same stock will cost you 81, 500
or So 000 Better consider well before you let
this opportunity pass out Of your reach.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
and Pictures.

The company has about eighty pictures taken
from real life IN the different depar tments, show
ing part OF the great work; also more com
plete rspogts. We will be glad to mali them
to any investor in the United States Or any
foreign country, and any other information de-
sired. We stand ready to prove any statement
made herein, and solicit your investment ia this
stock IN good faith and Ne will see that you
will get square deal IN fact az well as in
words. The company viii not; sell over 30 600
shares 70 anx eps MAJ. and zsssEIss the right
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
BALCOM GETS OFF

HUDSON. WIS.-Clarence Balloon. accused of
robbing the safe in the meat market of johnson
Bros. and taking over $3.50 in money and Omaha
railroad paychecks. released by Justice c.
A. Disney yesterday afternoon. The hearing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Price of Stock.
Special Offers.
Monthly Payment Offer.

From the start Uncle Sam Company has
made 1t possible for men Of limited means &
to join the company. and in addition to
offering treasury stock at the above mem
toned cash price, will sell on monthly pay.
ments as follows: lss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
In Conclusion.

Charter name of the company is THE Uncle
Sam Oil company" authorized capitalization 10
ten million shares, par value 81 each. The
stock is worcestershire and there is no personal
liability ana each share of this stock draws the
same amount Of dividends any other share.
James Ingersoll is president. J. II. Richie vice
president and H. Fl. Tucker, Jr.. secretary and
treasurer. These officers constitute the board
of directors. References, Mr.. Walker. presi-
dent Atchison Savings bank oldest state bank
in Kansas, Atchison, KAN; T. R. Clendenin.
president committee of forty, Atchison, Kan;
William Stryker, editor Tulsa Democrat. Tulsa,
l. T.; Montgomery County National bank, Peo-
Piles National bank Cherryvale State bank, all
OF Cherryvale. Kan; State bank, of Kansas City.
Kan; the Home State bank. the Wyandotte
State bank and the Commercial National bank.
all Of Kansas City, Kan. Also you find
the company rated in the Bradstreet and Dun
commercial agencies.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
REGIMENT Leaves Camp.

Regiment Leaves Camp.
Company of zumbrota went home in spe-
cal car at $3.50 this morning. and the rest Of
the regiment this afternoon. Company D, went
early in order to make connections at Red
Wing. - 49,
The batteries left at 1o:40 am. The men
embarked at the campgrounds, but the horses
and guns were loaded ut Lake City.
-" Accident to Lake Boat. - :
The steamer on which Brigadier General Bob
letter arrived In camp Sunday sank In Lake
City harbor. but was raised today without much
difficulty. The boat was sunk by running into
some obstruction near the pier.
It started to rain shortly before o'clock last
evening and the regular dress parade was dis
pensed with. -
The men of the Fourteenth regiment of volun-
teers in the Spanish American war were mostly
members 4of the Third regiment, NJ. NJ G., and
reunion was planned to take place while the
regiment was in camp; but, owing ITO the lack
Of time, it, had to he abandoned. ,.
There will however, be a reunion Of the,
Fourteenth regiment at st. Paul In August. :,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Crowding Work on Main Trunk
:, Pipe Line. 49,.

Crowding Work on Main Trunk
Pipe Line. ....
In a very few days Uncle Sam Company will
be able to pump oil towards navigation
(140) one hundred and forty miles.
This will deliver the oil from eleven
hundred acre lot 4s north to the Kansas
state line by Capey, Kas., then to Tyro, Way
side, Bolton, then east by Independence and on
east to within six miles Of the Coffeyville field
and then to the Cherryvale refinery, Uncle Sam
No. 1 Then straight north through Cherryvale
field, by Thayer, Chanute, Humboldt, Neosho
Falls and Leroy, and then straight east to Col
ony, on the main line of the Santa Fee and Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads From Colony Uncle Sam
will temporarily tank car the oil to the big
river refinery and under the protection Of the
just Kansas maximum freight rate law we can
deliver this oil to the, -Atchison refinery, Uncle
Sam No e. for "a cents per barrel
Saving of 81 Cents Per Barrel.
Over this pipe line the company will not
only save q cents per barrel, but will insure
prompt delivery of their oil. A train load Of
oil be run from Colony in about half the
time that it could be from Bartlesville. Fur
thermore, start like this on the main trunk
pipe line insures its final completion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Great Strength Of This Company.

When you buy Uncle Sam stock you secure
valuable property, safeguarded by gigantic
strength on every side. Nearly million dol
lars cash and eight Thousand stockholders back
up the company. The company has thousands
Of acres Of oil rights, controls or owns over one
hundred oil wells, owns or operates four COM
plete drilling rigs, has nineteen main distribut.
ing stations in that many important trade CEN
tiers in Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma with
tank cars, tank wagons, etc., necessary to de-
liver Uncle Sam OIL to the growing trade.
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Resigned to Fight Buchanan.

careful reading of this statement leaves no
doubt that the arht for the republican CON
gressional nomination in the sixth district be-
tween Congressman Buchanan and F. A. Lind
berg Is back of the resignation. 1t ID we'll
man were never political associates, and 1t ID
known that the offer of the position of post
master at st. Cloud was made by Senator Nell
son. As friend of Mr.. Martin expressed 1t,
he accepted 1t with the understanding that there
were mo strings to the appointment. 49,.
Tue only conclusion to be drawn is that Con-
gressman Buchanan, now that he has a fight on
his hands, has brought pressure to bear to get
the friends Of Martin actively into his tight.
To this Mr.. Martin evidently refused to assent
In fact he could not we'll do it, for all his
political associates always trained with the
crowd that has been fighting the Buchanan ad-
herents. They are naturally for Lindberg. 2
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
May Strike Main Oil Pool Before
Time Limit.

Now this company Is not stock selling
scheme but in good faith has solicited and re-
celyed heavy. subscriptions from the common
people from all over the United States and Can
ada and has pushed the work as far and as
stock should have been bringing at least So
to 40 cents per share for the past three months,
has let the old price remain in order to make
the investment attractive and to secure large
sums of money necessary to push the great work
rapidly. However. the old price will not re-
main much longer and you will notice from
the headline Of this announcement at midnight
saturday, August II. 1905, this stock viii adj
vance from rs to 90 per cent. We do not prom
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Stearns County Mixup.

Buchanan is certainly In bad mix-up In
Stearns county. His original political associates
were what is known as the big Four" crowd.
Former Postmaster Wire was one Of them When
he was forced to resign the big Four always
laid it up against Buckman. asserting that he
did not stick to Wire in his trouble. And
now the other faction refuses to get in line.
Mr.. Martins resignation followed a two days
visit Of Congressman Buchanan to St. Cloud,
during which they are known to have had sew
eral long conferences. ca. -, -
Mrs. Anna Karels, the divorced wife of Nicho-
las F. Karels, is distracted on account of the
disappearance of her 1o-year-old son. Freddie
and believes that he has been kidnapped by bis
father. She has appealed to the county authori-
ties. g..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

BY Which Time Two More Great Oil Wells VIII Be Com
pleted- Either Of Which May Discover the Main
Oil Pool OF the Usage Nation and Put
This Stock to Par at Once
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

CoKATo, MINN.-The ,Cokato Elevator CON-
pany, u farmers concern, has decided to 60
out of the elevator business. Harvesting Of
oats and rye is about done.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
81. Monthly Payments.
HOW TO SEND MONEY.

J Make all drafts, checks or money orders:
payable to ''The Uncle Sam OIL Compsuy. -
or H. H. Tucker, Jr., secretary, and yeufs
stock viii be sent promptly BY return resis-
tered mail.
81 For further particulars, write or wire
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

ANoKA, MINING. and Mrs. e. P. Wood
worth celebrated their fortieth wedding !anniver'
sary this week. '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

The big parafhne plant at Atchison will be
built before you realize 1t. Uncle Sans super
intendent Of construction arrived in Philadelphia
Sunday, July %. to look after part Of the ma
chinery. Thus it goes. Work is being crowded
all along the line. nr|.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

times written the home office for information
and interested and figuring stock. Be-
sides these 1900 investors this announcement
will appear In all the principal papers Of the
United States during the next three days and
will be read by millions Of people. -
AS before stated. remittances in the past
have been from six thousand ($6,00o) to eight
thousand ($s,000) in single day, besides at
this 2o.cent price offered to you over 1925, ooo)
three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
have been subscribed. SO don't it stand to reason
that with all the vast strength back OF this
Uncle Sam Company and the thousands of in
vestors already interested that the hours are
limited at which you can secure this stock at
any price?
Only Small Per Cent Of Stock
Left.
There is less than per cent of the stock
unsold. This 8 per cent, however, will bring
the company ($16o,oo0) one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars and complete the great work
to where '7 -"''.
The Troovoa ~, Nj coIac WIFI m
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01

For the past FIVE months Uncle Sam stock has
been selling at 20 cents per share. During that
time the big river refinery, Uncle Sam No. 2,
has been built at Atchison, Kas., on the bank
Of navigation. Also nearly 100 miles Of main
trunk and lateral pipe lines have been secured,
also numerous distributing stations have been
established and Tulso refinery, Uncle Sam No.
g. the banks of the Arkansas river at Tulsa,
l. T., nearly half constructed. also eight Of the
greatest oil producers yet discovered in the
West have been developed on 1.1Oo-acre Lot Az
and other important developments, including the
doubling the capacity of Cherryvale Refinery.
Uncle Sam No. /. During the past five months
the stock has grown in demand until during
the past six weeks remittances have totaled
for several different days over CSC, OO) six
thousand dollars daily i.s
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deep in mud, water and oil, but are making
Roadway every hour and another pipe line gang
will be started at Cherryvale in a few days and
the entire 135 miles Of main trunk line soon
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Your Remittance Must Be Mailed
by Midnight, Saturday,
Aug. IL. 1906

Aug. II, 1916.
No remittances will be accepted at prices
advertised below, unless In the mails by mid
possible mail yours early, as our clerks will
be covered up with mail the last few days.
Write or Wire for Particulars
d and Pictures.
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The Income on Oil Sales Will TO.
tai $4,000 Daily.

You must remember that this Uncle Sam
Company is strong manufacturing enterprise
right now. OIL is a necessity. Larger fortunes
have been made in refining oil than any other
two leading Industries in the world. Millions
Of dollars can be made honestly In the producing
and refining business. II you have money to
invest, and most everyone has, you better accept
this opportunity to invest in about the only real
live oil enterprise in the West by sending your
check or draft for from $40 for fifty shares to
S.. 600 for 900 shares by return mail. for In
10 days time you will either have to pay whole
lot more for the same stock, and may not be able
to get it at all, for when the stock once gets
into the hands of scattered investors 1t will
soon go to IS cents or $1.O0 per share.