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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21
BIG WATER SNAKE.
Pulled Drowning Fisherman Into Boa
and Saved His Life.

Pulled drowning Fisherman Into Boat
and Saved His Life.
Some 20 years ago. says a writer
In the Chicago Inter-Ocean, when I
was youngster about 16 years Of
ago, was in the habit OF spending a
week or two every summer visiting
my brother-in-law, who had cottage
at Thousand Island Park. Thousand
Islands.
Every day was spent in fishing. If
we could not get a guide we went
alone, and 1t so happened that one day,
my brother-in-law being called to
Albany on Business, I had to go out
alone II I wanted any fishing that
day. got out the canoe. bait, tackle,
ETC.. and started for Eel bay. found
the "hole," as they called it. where
the winter is all the way from so
to 300 feet deep. dropped my trolling
spoon overheard and soon had fine
"muskie" In tow. After trolling
around three or four hours in the hot
sun became drowsy, rugged up my
line, with one end tied to my wrist,
and lay down in the bottom Of the boat
to take nap.
How long l slept l know not. but
awoke with a start and thought some
one was pulling my arm of. At length,
realizing the condition of things, l
made grab for the line and began
to haul. Whatever It was. it was a
whopper, and just as I'felt it coming
to the top Of the water It shot through
the water on the other side of the boat.
In turning quickly to see what had
hooked got entangled in the line, lost
my balance and over went. AS 1
felt myself going !. made grab for
the side of the boat, but instead Of
catching the side somehow grabbed
the 40 or so foot loose line lying in
the boat and got all tangled up with
1t, 50 much SO that ! could not use my
arms or legs and left myself slowly
going down without being able to help
myself.
After l had come to the top twice |
felt myself going down for the third
time. knew was a goner, and
struggled anew to free myself, but
without success. Just as l had about
given up all hope felt tugging and
n series of jerks on the line from
above, and realizing that someone was
pulling me up. Soon saw the bright
sun through the water. In another
few seconds was at the top and right
alongside of the boat, being drown
closer and closer. and not q soul in
sight. l. couldn't understand 1t. but
lost no time on that account. but man.
aged to raise one arm high enough t.
grasp the side of the boat, and finally
got my knife out OF my pocket and
set myself free.
There in the bottom OF the boat was
a huge water snake. all coiled with the
line wound about him like thread on
a spool. 1t seemed that it was the
snake had hooked which shot over
the boat, but it must have dropped in
when I rolled out, and in it's exertions
to free itself had rolled around in the
boat rolling itself up in the line and
hauling me to the top.
The snake was feet inches long
! still have its skin. which has been
stuffed, and is now in my den. Anyone
can see it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21
THE GREAT TOLSTOI.
Expresses Sympathy for Executioners,
Not for Executioned.

FRIENDS OF the TOisto1 family, who
recently visited the great philoso-
pher at his country seat in Jasnaja.
says an eastern exchange. "Tolstoi
must be in his dotage: his utterances
conclusively prove it," Referring to
the many cruel executions, Tolstoi ut
terly neglected to waste word of
sympathy on the victims of the gov
eminent, his heart, on the other hand
going out to the eXecutioners.
II cannot help sympathizing with
these poor devils" he said, with great
show of feeling. Particularly. feel for
the soldiers and officials condemned to
hang or shoot women. Now reflect
upon the future life of men CON-
manied to do their duty. The Little
Father says: Hang Maria or Olga or
Wanda They must obey orders. And
all through their future life they will
hate themselves for having done their
duty
Some little time ago my wife told
me that Madam DubassOw, wife of the
general who put such bloody end to
the Moscow riots. was coming on a
visit to .Jasnaja. asked the countess
to inform her ladyship at once that she
was not wanted; to tell her that SO
long as she lives with the bloodhound
under one roof. so long as she remains
his wife. Just so long must look upon
her as sympathizcr with his bloody
work. l will have nothing to do with
anyone who sheds human blood. To
my mind, he is without the pale of hut
man society and civilization.
81 do not think that Russia will
perish as a consequence of the present
disturbances. The trouble with Russia
is that the government lacks authority.
There Is neither material nor moral
authority to be found in our country
there has been none since some time
before the outbreak of the late war.
have my own notions about anarchy
and socialism, but tell you that nei-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21

Their would flourish in Russia. Talk
of an eight-hour work day! Suppose
want to work il hours today and
one hour tomorrow?
I'm Russia everything depends upon
the peasantry. The peasantry should
have just as much land as he needs for
the support of himself and family.
Secondly, We must introduce Henry
Georges single tax scheme. 1t will
satisfy the young element; it will de-
populate the factories. Remember
that out of every 100 Russians 80 are
peasants. In Great Britain only 10 out
of every 100 are peasants"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21

Capt Herman. the original and
only navigator of Devils Lake, was
seriously injured by being thrown
from buggy in runaway.
Crosby thinks it is on the map with
a red circle around it since the rail-
road came.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21
Eye Strain and Civilization.

Many persons. when they see the
multiplication OF bespectacled school
children. are apt to conclude that the
eyes Of the race are degenerating Civ
ilization, 1t is said, is responsible for
the evil. We read too much, we use
our eyes in ways that are contrary
to the order of the nature" and we
suffer the penalty. Did not Andrew
Lang declare some time ago that
man was not born to read?"
1t is reassuring to learn from DR..
c. w. Saleby, the Spencerian inter-
prefer and popular English writer on
scientific and philosophical subjects,
that the talk of eye degeneration is
"undiluted nonsense" 1t is not, he
learnedly explained. a question Of de-
generation, but of a radical change of
function, is necessary adaptation to
the needs of different environment.
1t Is literally true that man was not
born to read" The eye of the nat
ural" or uncivilized man is focused
upon eternity"-let the symbolists
note this fact The original man is
long sighted. The eye which We
have inherited from our ancestors"
says DR.. Saleby, us one which is
used without effort at long range.
merely containing within it an appar-
atus enabling 1t, at the cost of nervous
and muscular effort, to be used at
short range" But every known CIV
ilization involves reading and writing
that is. the constant use of the eye
at short distances-hence the need of
appropriate glasses.
Dr. Saaleby admits that it would be
an advantage to humanity. as it now
is. to have an eye naturally focused
upon near objects: but. he adds, IF
one started to make list of the bod
lily characters OF man which the amaz-
ing development Of his intelligence
has rendered more or less appropriate
to his needs than originally one would
require a volume New York Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21

peded by the mere sight of the dent
lists tools, whereas men most fire.
quently are.
1T Is possible, Of course, that there
may be just a bit of vanity in the
woman's greater resignation in the
dentists chair. She has a keener idea
of the value of the looks of right teeth
than man. And II her teeth look
wrong she will stand almost anything
but the rack or the garrote to have
their looks corrected.
This may accountin some small de-
gree for the so-called obtuseness of
women in the dentists chair. But l
myself think that in the last analysis
the square and outright fact stands
out that women simply have more
nerve than men,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21
C|LASS|F|EDADS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Plumbing, Steam and Hot water Fit
ting. Pumps and Windmills. Sewer
and Water Works Contractor. Lead
and Iron Pipe and Fittings. Brass
Goods, Sewer Pipe, Hose, etc.
GRAND FORKS. N. OAK.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-21

Alfred Roham. who operates the
ferry four miles southeast OF Willis
ton was shot and killed yesterday
through the accidental discharge OF Il
gun belonging to some hunters whom
he was taking across. The man died
before he could be taken TO the hos
pltal.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
Carrie Nation Says She Will
Win Out Against Charges
Special to the World.

Special TO the World
Dallas, Texas, July l3.-Mrs Car
rie Nation arrived in Dallas last night
and registered at the st. George.
When asked about her troubles with
the federal authorities, Mrs. Nation
said:
The whole trouble has come up
over a mere technicallty. The maya
zine article that caused this stir was
sent to Washington and has resulted
in having the issue barred from thu
mails. ! am satisfied that an enemy
has done this. 1t will come out all
right l. = -
But | am going to speak in Dallas.
This old town needs to hear what |
have to say. am going to be here
next Sunday. | will leave it to others
to make the necessary arrangements:
for am going to be very busy during
the week.
Tomorrow | am to speak at Gov
ington. will be there two days.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

In the Chelsea district scarcely
anything is doing now,and the Aln-
wee district is almost as dull, several
wells being drilled to the southeast
of the store There is some work
being done in the Coody's Bluff dis
trict, but the pay sand seems to have
been lost on Biz creek to the north
and east of the store. +. =, Whit
comb, J. T. Furlong, Painter Il Fog,
W ), Mowris the Devonian Oil Co..,
Custer 4 Gordon, Gunsburg d HasSall
and one or two other operators are
still doing little work and getting
some excellent producers, but there
is SO much oil coming to the surface
that many operator, prefer to shut
down for a time
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
In the Cherokee.

In the lower deep sand district of
the Cherokee division several good
wells have been completed in the last
week. Thompson 4 Collins, of Brad
ford, have just completed a test ON
the Bertha Wilson land, ll-2l-l2
near the Usage line, that is doing
- barrels, natural in the l,iOO-foot
formation Half mile east on the
Tia NJ. Phillips land. l-2l-l2, the
Stewart Oil Company's third test
had an initial production of $50 bar
rels, natural aud is one of the best
producers found in that section. just
to the north, in section 36-22-l2, the
Jones Oil Company's test is practi-
cally failure, while the test drill
ing across the line in section 80 by
the Prairie Oil & Gas Company is
very slow 10 develop into a producer.
On the Spybuck land, lS-2l-l3, in
the southwest quarter, the Elmen-
daro Oil Company's test is good for
A. barrels. The same company is
drilling test on the Williams Ellis
land, 1-2l-l3, on the east bank of
Bird creek and look for a gasscr, and
have a rig mp on the William Ellis
land in 7-2l-l3.
In the Dewey district No. 3 on the
Beulah Carr land, 30-27-l3, did $40
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

Garland is to have a big picnic on
Thursday. shall certainly 90 there.
Cisco has me engaged on July 13,
Eastland on July IA, and nothing is
to keep me away from Dallas on Sun
day. Later dates will be announced
in due time. My manager is making
dates all over the state. | am not
merely prohibitionist. | am an an
nihilationist.
1.-TWO days are to be spent at Min
eral Wells at Chautauqua. | am
told THAI it is a good lively place. I
guess they will need some of my
talk"
Her paper, "The Hatchet" was
barred from the mails by Postmaster
Mccoy at Guthrie last week, because
it contained some very sensational
and plain talk on the sex proposition
Her lecture to young boys and girls
contained all of the parlance of the
alleys and was absolutely the limit.
1t is understood that she has knife
up her sleeve for Postmaster Mccoy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
The june Report.

IN the Mid.Cwmcut oil field, 40
wells were completed u June; the
new production $40. ljIq9 barrel,
and there were 5i busters aud 80
gas wells, Compared with May this
was a decline of SS wells completed
and 137 barrel, production, accom-
panied by gain of two dry holes
and a los, of three gas,crs. OF the
total completed wells - were con-
fined to the Kansas districts, while
337 were credited to the new state
of Oklahoma Kansas supplied 76j
barrel, of the new production and
Oklahoma 1904 barrels
In the Kansas and Oklahoma oil
fields 4gS wells were completed IN
May, inclusive of - dry holes and
A. gas producers The new produc-
tiou amounted to 1896 barrels.
Compared with April there was al
gain of l7G we'll, completed and
2,j7S barrels production. The un-I
productive wells show a gain of %,
Only jS productive wells were com
plcted in Kansas during May and
their average yield was about l2i p
barrel, each. At the same time the
Oklahoma wells averaged i3ai bar
relS
There were 4j rigs and 2l0 wells |
drilling in the Nid-Contincnt oil |
fields at the close of June, which was
an increase of one rig and de !
crease of lOl wells drilling from the
figures on the last day of May, max
ing a net decline of 100. On May 81
the new operations were composed
of II rigs and 81 wells drilling,
which was a loss of four rigs and a
gain of - drilling, as compared with
the figures of April 30. In April,
322 wells were completed, including
81 dry holes aud gassers, and the /,
new production amounted to 1888
barrels This was an increase over
March of II wells completed. 4,G7j |
barrels new production and 10 dust
erS aud gasserS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
MANY MINERS NEEDED.
One Thousand Miners Can Find Jobs
in Territory Mines.
Snecial TO the World.

Special to the World.
McAlester, Okla, July 13.-One
thousand miners can find employment
in the Indian Territory immediately.
In thirty days there will be room
for five hundred more.
The demand for coal is growing
every day. The mines are running
with forces almost up to the stand
ard, yet they are behind with their
orders.
Bumper crops in Oklahoma and
Texas has stimulated the market. AT
the close of the strike there was no
storage coal in the entire southwest
ern country. The retail trade, manu-
facturers and railroads were in need.
Before this demand was noticeably
relieved, the threshing season came
on and orders commenced to How
again.
II is thought BY some of the oper-
ators that many foreigners who left
the fields at the outbreak of the strike
will return from alien shores by Aug
ust. With them will come others.
1t is estimated that every miners who
returned to the old country will come
back accompanied by at least three
others Of his nationality. This will
assist materially in meeting the de-
mand for fuel, bue even then there
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
Mid Continent Oil Production.

The pipe line runs throughout the
Mid-Coutinent oil fields in June aver
aged very nearly the same as in May.
but there was another decline in the
shipments, and stocks increased at
the rate of tank a day for every
day in the month The MAY ship
ments exceeded all records, but still
were less than 10 per cent. of the
runs, end the stocks increased at the
rate of over 10000 barrels a day.
The runs for April Sere the largest
ever recorded in the history of the
Mid-Continent oil fields. During
March and April the production in
creased faster than the demand, and
new $4,000 barrel iron tank every
day was required TO care for the sur
plus stocks.
During 1908 the stocks in the
Mid-Continent oil fields were in
creased 6,25l,735 barrels, or nearly
ll2 per cent. During the first six
months of the current year, the in
crease in the stocks has amounted to
over 100000 barrels. On June 30
they amounted to l9,l3l4 46S, show
Ing gain of l,09i.535 barrels for
the month The stocks west of the
Mississippi now exceed those in the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
News of the Oil World

barrel, the first - hours. On Nh,
Doughcrty land, j.2Gl3, three mile.
northeast of Dewey, the Huron City
OH Company have two producer, IN
the 5O-barrcI class that make the
northeast extension look extremely
good.
IN the development northeast of
Copan Charles Owens 80. 7 ON the
Martha Norris land 2-2S-l3, made
l,jOO barrel, the first y hours after
the shot, as good as any well yet
drilled in that section. On the
Spradlcy land, 2i20-l3, T. y. Barns
DALI, second test had an initial pro.
duction of 2lO barrels
The test drilled on the Charles
Currwlaud, 2d-2g-lj, five miles south
of CoticyviIIc, was duster for A..
J.. Hill.
James ONcil !, moving a rig to
the Sarah Brown land, 9-2j-li, ON
IIogshootcr creek 10 miles east of
BartlesyilIe, and a mile east of the
gasser drilled in section 5 by John
A. Steel The Jennings well a mile
and a half west is good for - bar
rels and indicates that somewere in.
that ueighborhood a pool will be
found.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14
pn, in tank .Q73.S6234 3l,4l4.9l

Put in tank .q73.S62.34 3l,4l4.W
Stocks March 3l.....l5,923,S13.IO
1t will be seen from the above that
the stocks were increased during
March nearly 100000 barrels The
runs averaged 54,6l9 barrels a day.
while the March shipments exceeded
those of February by 4,341 barrels a
day. The February runs, which aver
aged 4S.305 barrels day, increased
SIS barrels day. while the ship
ments averaged 1857 barrels, or
lao barrels more than in January.
the runs for January averaged Az
4gl. while those of December were
IS,6SS barrels.
In the following tables will be
found the pipe line runs and daily
averages from the Nid-Ccntinent
oil fields for the first six months of
1906 and 1905:
1906. 1905.
Jan 1,472,2l4 47,49l 793,64S 25.6Ol
Feb l,352,53l 4s.3O5 564,432 20,15s
Mr l,693,ls2 54,6l9 695,9Os 22,44s
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

S. A. LONG, the brilliant new lee
urer whose Lightning and Tooth
picks" has been one Of the bigges
successes, TUESDAY, JULY II, a
10 80 "A. IN.
DIR. NJ. NJ. PARKHlIRST, the fam
Gus Bible lecturer III give" Dan
iel Among the p, MS of Baby
lon," FRIDAY, JUL 20, at 2:3O p
m.
RALPH BINGHAM, America 5
will give one Of his imcom.
parable entertainments. THURSDAY
JULY 10, at 2;3O and s p. m.
MISS 0L0F KRARER, a native
Esquimau lecturer, will deliver her
intensely interesting lecture on life in
Greenland, MONDAY, JULY l6, at
80 p. IN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

DIR. KOKICHI MORIMOTO, the
distinguished japanese scholar from
Tokyo college. will cove marvellous
lecture on Japan, illustrated with fin.
est japanese slides and moving pie
lures, MONDAY EVENING, JULY O.
|at S p m.
T. ELMORE LUCEY, the gifted
Southern impersonator and humorist,
FRIDAY, JULY 20, at s p m.
FRANK ii. CAMEL, and his SUI
perbly illustrated lecture on the cam
erican Small 10y" his pranks, perils
and possibilities, will be given by him
The evening of SATURDAY, JULY
IA, and SUNDAY, JULY Is. Many
motion pictures in this lecture.
THE CLEVELAND LADIES OR
CHESTRA, finest ladies' orchestra in
America, will deliver their grand con
cert, WEDNESDAY,, JULY II, at s
p. IN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

will be room for hundreds of Dig
gers.
The outlook for the summer run
is encouraging. Miners will operate
steadily throughout the season that
has formerly felt the light demand.
With the coming of fall there will be
the usual rush orders for storage
coal, so that the prosperity of the coal
section for the next year will be nota-
BILE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

Put in tank l,026,626.l3 34,22O.S1
Stocks April 80 .......l7OS5,6 5,67H9l
The runs for April were 59,3OS
barrels a day, or 1859 barrels day
above the average for March. At the
same time the deliveries averaged
25,OS7 barrels a day or 1883 barrels
more than the March average, The
gain in the stocks exceeded a million
barrels.
Following is the report of the
Prairie Oil 4 Gas Company and
shows the runs and shipments from
the Kansas, Indian and Oklahoma
Territory oil fields from March to
March 81, 1906;
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

SEN. j. p. DOLLlVER, the noteo
national orator and great senate lead
r. TUESDAY, JULY 10, at s p. m.
CAPT. RICHMOND PEARSON
HOBSON, the hero Of the Merrimac
ard congressudn-elec, ircm Alabama
WEDNESDAY, JULY II, at 2:3J p
m.
REV, SAN =. JONES, the one anC
only Sam Jones, distinctly different
from all imitators, WEDNESDAY
JULY is, at 2:3O p. m.
HON. CHAMP CLARK, the BRILL.
ant Missouri congressman and Demo
cratic leader, MONDAY, JULY 9th
at 2:3O p. m.
EUGENE V. DEBS, the noted labor
leader and great Socialist orator,
TUESDAY, JULY 10, at 2:30 p. m.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

DR.. FRANK DINON, on the peril
of Socialism, a brilliant lecturer
SUNDAY, JULY s, at 2:3O p, m.
COL. GEO. w. Balm, the silver
tongued kentuckian, no more eloquen
man ON the platform, SATURDAY
JULY IA, at 2:3O p, m.
LOU BEAUCHAMP, the famous
philosopher who makes You laugh, anc
the humorist who makes you think
FRIDAY, JULY l3, at 2:3O p. m.
col. II. w. j. HAM, the famou,
Georgia "Cracker' and his droll lee
iure on the "Snollygoster in Politics
THURSDAY, JULY -, at 2:30 p. m.
PAUL NJ. PEARSON, who has made
.he lecture recital famous, will give
one Of his delightfully."- literary enter
TUESDAY, JULY II, at
80 p. m.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

THE KELL0G-HAINES SINGING
PARTY, giving scenes from grand OPP
era in full costume, will be the attrac-
tions for THURSDAY, JULY ~. at
3 p. m.
PARL AND, NEWHALL MALE
QUARTETTE,the famous band of bell
will be at the Chautauqua
JULY g, iIll concert at
p. m.
THE FAMOUS STERLING JUBI-
LEE SINGERS, the noted Chicago
company, vii be At the Chautauqua
" fDNESDAY, JUl.l l8, giving full
concert at 9 p. III.
,liE VITAGRAPH, presenting the
finest motion pictures IN the worlI,
vail bt one of the attrq II ms for tn"
evening of JULY T..
Many other attractions will be an
bounced from the pla form from time
to time.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

Put into tankage 2O2,O36.O6 2S,s62.3O
Total Stocks in tanks and pipes, 700
a. M, July l, 1906, in bis, l9,lO9, 1921
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

Put in tank .l,04G,3O447 34,S76.S2
Stocks July ........ 10 9,l3l, ,46S "A
The June runs averaged 56,2Sl
barrels a day, which was a gain of
only 50 barrels a day over the daily
average for May. The shipments
were p. .4O2 barrels a day, or 4,496
barrels below the May average. The
yan in the stocks was at the rate of
34,S77 barrels day.
In the following table the receipts
and deliveries of the Kansas and
Oklahoma oil fields for the month of
Nav are recorded:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-14

Put in tank. 030,lO2,75 3O,293.64
Stocks June l.........lS, S,036, ,932,S7
Ii will be seen from the above
that the May runs averaged 56, 1872
barrels a day, or BIG barrels less
than the average for April. The
shipments were 25,S9s barrels, or
sll barrels a day more than in April.
The gain in the stocks was at the
rate of 3O,294 barrels a day,
In the tables that follows the re-
ceiptS and deliveries of the Prairie
oil 4 Gas Company from the Mid
Continent oil fields from April 30,
lOO6 are uivpn.