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BOYS COAT. 13-year old size, grey
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-02

PIANO TUNING-Leave orders at
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Courier sample copy sent free to
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FASHIONABLE dressmsking and
tailoring. Mrs 7. @. Horr, l07 @
street. Ola II
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FRANK Observation-Disclosures,
mission furniture made to order.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
C0L0RED DRIVER BADLY INJURED
j. w. King Lets Horse Get Away Last
Night and He Sustains Broken
Ribs.

j. w. King, a colored horse trainer,
was badly injured in a runaway acct
dent near Idaho and Main street late
last night, sustaining several broken
ribs and numerous bruises by coming
in contact with the edge of the side
walk after being thrown from his rig.
King has been driving a race horse
for several weeks. Last night he start
ed out to exercise the animal and when
near Idaho and Main it became fright
ened and started to run.
King, who is nearly 60 years of
age, was unable to control the mad
dened horse and as the rig swerved
around the street corner he was
thrown out with terrific force, striking
the edge of the sidewalk. Officer Ben
Wolf took King to the Walla Walla
hospital for treatment It was found
he had sustained several broken ribs
and several ugly bruises about the
head and body. 1t is feared that one
or two of the fractured ribs penetrated
the pleural cavity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
MARVIN M. e. CHURCH PROGRAM.
Literary and Musical Entertainment.
VIII be Rendered Ionioht.

Literary and Musical Entertainment
Will be Rendered Tonight.
At Marvin NJ. E. church South,
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, May s.
Given by the Young Ladies' Society
of the church. Free for everybody.
The following program will be rem
dered:
Opening Hymn-"Go Gather Them
In ..................
Invocation REV. A. L. Thoroughman
Instrumental Duet-"On the Race
course ................
-. Misses Fairy and Viva Leach
Recitation-"The Grumbler"
Edwin Ireland
Vocal Solo-"Mamma Don't be
Cross With Me-.
......... Miss Gilberta Kouiszeki
Recitation. -. Miss Minnie McGruder
V1cal Duet.
Misses Margaret and Ruth Howard
Instrumental Duet
-. Misses Anna and Ida Bachtold
Recitation-"Grumble Town. $50.
Miss Ruth Thornton
Vocal Solo-"My Darling One.
Miss Joy McGrew
Recitation ........... Miss Lila Laid
Recitation. Miss Florence Ireland
Vocal Duet-"When the Harvest
Moon is Shining on the River
......... Misses Long and Stovall
Recitation-'The Obliging Little
Sister"
Miss Fairy Leach and Mr. C. Gray
Violin Solo. ........ Mr.. Glen Morgan
Recitation First Cooking
Lesson" ....... Miss Beryle Sexton
Instrumental Duet-"Orange Bios
sons. Misses Neva and Fairy Leach
Recitation .......... Miss Ethyl Noble
notwithstanding an Elevator"
.................M Miss Fairy Leach
Dialogue-"A Housekeepers' TRACE
dy''-Misses Victoria and Viola
Baldwin, Blanch Mayer and
Grace Noble
Closing Hymn and Benediction. ..
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Temporary Receiver for Jennie
Blackburn Millinery Store.
ROBERT BREEZE APPOINTED TO THE JOB
PARTNER IN BUSINESS ALLEGES
A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS
IN COMPLAINT,

Robert Breeze. an employee of the
electric light company, will try his
hand at running a millinery store for
a change. Judge Brents this morning
appointed Mr.. Breeze, temporary re-
ceiver of the Jennie Blackburn millin-
cry store at No. East Main street,
until the financial difficulties that Mrs.
Blackburn and her partner, M. L.
Swift. have encountered are adjusted.
According to complaint filed in the
superior court late yesterday evening
the relations of Mrs. Blackburn and
her partner have not been the happiest
since the partnership was established
March Z. Mrs. Swift filed an applica-
ton for receiver, alleging that Mrs
Blackburn has taken upon herself to
run the business and is guilty of SELL
ing and disposing of goods out of the
store and failing to account to the
plaintiff for the proceeds. The COM
plant also sets up that Mrs Black
burn has moved, or caused to be
moved, merchandise in the store to
places unknown to the plaintiff.
AS there seemed to be little likelihood
without the Intervention of the court,
Judge Brents granted the petition for
a temporary receiver and appointed
Mr.. Breeze.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08


the middle Of the latter formation
where a bed of sand rock occurs from
so to rs feet in thickness. Judging the
basalt to be 700 feet thick in this 10
cality and the Carlyle formation 4oO
feet and the distance to the sand rock
in the granerose 200 feet more, would
give the distance to oil 1900 feet. Ii
may, however, he says, be much less
and probably is, for the above is the
extreme depth to oil. If the oil
should occur in the basalt the extreme
depth to it would be approximately 700
feet. Prof Aughey says the indications
of oil are sufficient to justify capital in
drilling for oil.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
ELKs' entertainment A SUCCESS
Large Audience Witnessed a Meritori
Gus Performance Last Night at
the keyIor Grand.

The entertainment given at the Key
lor Grand last night under the auspi-
ces of the Walla Walla Elks was a
great success. 1t proved to be one
of the best amateur performances ever
given in Walla Walla and was greatly
enjoyed by an audience that filled the
house from the orchestra railing to the
last seat in the gallery.
The persons who took part in the
performance were prominent young
people of Walla Walla and the way
they handled the funny satire, 1.-The
Katzenjammer Picnic" was equally as
good as the work of many of the trav-
cling companies.
The singing was exceptionally fine
while the dances and pretty marches
were executed with grace and pre-
cision that brought forth much merited
applause. In fact the different acts
were so we'll given that it is difficult
to single out the features of the en-
tertainment.
The entertainment was handled in
a skillful manner by Mrs. Thampson,
who had drilled the actors and act
resses for the production.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
COUNTY TReAsuReR's NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing warrants are hereby called and
will be paid on presentation at my
office:
Warrants on the county road and
bridge fund, all outstanding.
Warrants of school district No. 1,
from 20. 1851 to No. ZOO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 5.
from No. SO to No. SO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 6,
all outstanding.
Warrants of school district No. Z,
No. 25 only.
Warrants Of school district No. 8,
No. 26 and q only.
Warrants of school district No. 10.
from No. SO to No. II inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. IL,
from No. 1856 to No. 1852 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. II.
from No. 100 to No. 1913 inclusive.
VdAA duto VI SCuOOI ulStIICl XNO. 10,
from No. 80 to No 1O1 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. 10,
Nos. AZ and 4S only.
Warrants of school district No. 10,
from No 81 to No. "a inclusive. ......
Warrants of school district No. 81,
all outstanding
Warrants of school district No. %,
from No. 229 to No 241 inclusive.
Warrants Of school district No. 81,
from No. 10 to No. 81 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 80,
from No. 3OSS to No. 31O7 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. "a,
from No. 542 to No. $50 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. So.
from No. 12S to No. 100 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 81.
all outstanding.
Warrants of school district No. So.
from No. rs to No. SO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. So,
No. 60 only.
Warrants Of school district No. IS,
from No. 81 to No. SO inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 81,
from No. "a to No. 26 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 50,
No 3S only.
Warrants of school district No. II,
from No 43 to No. 46 inclusive.
Warrants of school district No. 735
from No. 20 to No 25 inclusive.
Interest on said warrants will cease
on May 10, 1906.
p B. HAWLEY,
Treasurer of Walla Walla County,
Washington.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
CITY NEWS

The Bible study club of the First
Congregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs. William Kirkman, 214
Colville street, at o'clock this even
ing
C. H. Whitman, the well-known
Umatilla county farmer left today for
a trip through the grain producing Sec
tons of Eastern Oregon to size up
crop conditions. Mr.. Whitman owns
a large farm in the vicinity of Athena.
He expects to be gone four days on
the trip.
J. H. Thayer, chief engineer of the
Walla Walla Valley Traction company,
will start surveying the route for the
proposed electric line between Walla
Walla and Milton in a few days. Near
ly all the rights of way have been
secured and placed on file.
Rev. M. H. Marvin, formerly presld-
ing elder of the Columbia River con-
ference, is in the city from Waitsburg
where he is now located. Rev. Mar
vim has been suffering from severe
attack of rheumatism for several
months which somewhat affects his
general health.
John Middleton, captain of the Ida
thoH md
general all round athlete at the state
university at Moscow, has been en-
gagged as athletic instructor OF the
Lewiston high school. Middleton is
considered by Whitman athletes to be
one of the best men in the northwest
P. J. Holohan of Twin Falls, Idaho,
who will be in attendance at the an
nual shooting tournament to be held
in this city next month, captured first
place in the international shoot held
at Salt Lake last week. HOlohan
made a record of 800 out Of a possible
315, giving him a percentage of 95.2.
This record was only excelled by one
man during the Salt Lake tournament.
Cal Callison breaking 301 out Of 315.
Callison will probably be in attend
ance at the Walla Walla shoot.
Word has been received in Walla
Walla from Spokane that kid
Parker, the we'll known fighter, may
be given a match at Denver with
Maurice Thompson, who defeated him
in IA rounds at Spokane month ago.
Parker is figuring on coming to Walla
Walla for few days before leaving
for Denver to commence training.
A section of school land, located
about five miles north and west of
Adams station will be sold by Auditor
Honeycutt on June 9. The land has
been divided into quarter sections ana
the state school commission has placed
a valuation of s11 an acre on it. Farm
ers in that district say the land is not
worth much over So an acre and that
the state will have hard time secur-
ing a bid on the appraised price.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

q = . y = = = y = = y y y . .
Charles A. Hales, a well known
sheepman of Waitsburg is in the city
on business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Pearson of
Starbuck are visiting friends in Walla
Walla today. Mr.. Pearson is farming
on large Scale in the vicinity of Star
buck.
F. A. Skies of Milton is Walla
Walla visitor today.
w. S. Stevenson Of Pendleton is reg
istered at the State today.
I. M. Bedell of Lewiston is among
Walla Walla visitors today.
w. H. Owens is registered at the
State today from Dayton.
Among Walla Walla visitors today
are H. Holt and George Thomas of
Dayton. They are registered at the
Dacres.
H. w. Peterson of Waitsburg is in
the city today.
Mrs. Rachael Mckee of Chelan is
visiting at the home of Officer Doug
McCauley Mrs. Mckee is mother of
Mrs McCauley and came to Walla
Walla to receive medical treatment.
w. P. Clancy of Pendleton is in the
city.
Mayor John B. Caldwell of Waits
burg, accompanied by Mrs. Caldwell,
was in Walla Walla today.
H. Alenburg, Spokane manager of
the Washington and Oregon agency of
the Equitable Life, is in the city today
meeting with District Manager Milton
Huber and the other local agents.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Disastrous Floods in China,

WASHINGTON, D. c., May S.-Dis-
patches state that immense floods pre-
great loss of life and property. Foreign
ers are safe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
GOOD INDICATIONS Of OIL AND GAS FOUND
Prof. Aghey Makes Report Of Investigations Conducted in The Dixie
District Two Weeks Ago. Believes That Oil Fields viii Be
Struck at Depth Of Less Than 1900 Feet

The oil and gas excitement that
.trucIl Dixie a few weeks ago was
intensified yesterday by the receipt of
prof Samuel Augheys report, covering
IN detail his investigation of oil and
COS prospects in the Dixie and Dry
Creek valley made about two weeks
ago. Prof. Aughey was employed by
= r. Frazier and a number of promi-
nent Dixie farmers to make a thorough
report on the oil and gas prospects and
Yesterday the report was placed in the
hands of Mr.. Frazier.
Prof. Aughey says that in his judg-
ment, the indications Of both oil and
gas in the Dry creek valley are suffi-
Gent to Justify capital in drilling wells.
His Investigations carried him over a
large territory in the Dry creek basin
and everywhere he found pronounced
indications of both gas and oil. Acting
on this report, Mr.. Frazier today said
that in all probability a company will
be formed by prominent Dixie people
TO sink several wells. Dixie people are
greatly excited over the glowing re-
rort sent by Prof Aughey and land
values it is said are soaring skyward.
A number of farmers have been ap-
preached by oil men and propositions
made to lease their lands on straight
leases or royalties.
The area examined by Mr.. Aughey.
south of Dixie and the prospects ex-
amined occur along the south branch
of Dry creek and its tributaries. The
tracts along that stream he says are
conspicuous for their oil indications.
Geological Structure of Valley.
The geological construction of the
Dry creek valley is somewhat COM
pick but some of the features are
clear and pronounced Prof Aughey
says: 1t was first outlined by an up
lift forming an anticlinal axis with a
tissure at the top which was enlarged
ty glacial erosian, and the erosion
which has here been going on at in
tervals since the Tertiary age. The in
tervas when this process has not been
going on were those lake conditions
that prevailed when the sediments were
deposited which now constitute the
rich alluvium on the hills and in the
valley This deposition period, Prof.
Aughey says, was evidently in great
part the middle quarternary. The ba-
salt underlying the alluvium sedi-
ments is lava poured from an earth
fracture at intervals during the clos
ing centuries of the Mocene age.
Oil Indications.
OF oil indications, Prof Aughey says
there are three prominent kinds. First,
heavy carburetted hydrogen gas, so
called so as to distinguish it from light
carburetted hydrogen or marsh gas.
Other gases are also present but are
removed in the publication process
Whenever it is used for lighting and
domestic purposes. The carburetted
gas burns with a reddish yellow flame
and gives out much heat. When the gas
is wholly marsh gas. it gives out lit
tie heat and burns with a light blue
flame
1t is the heavy carburetted gas that
occurs in the Dry creek valley and its
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

tributaries. 1t is generated along with
petroleum and owes it's origin to the
same causes.
Where Indications Were Found.
indications of both gas and. petrole-
UNI were found on several farms exam.
ined during the investigation. On the
Mrs. Jane Lamb farm, the first place
examined, spring occurs half way
up the side of a sloping hill. The
spring is frequented by cattle and they
have tramped numerous holes which
are now half filled with water. These
water holes were probed with an iron
rod and most of them emitted gas
bubbles. Many of the bubbles were
touched with a lighted match and ig-
nited, the blaze showing the reddish
yellow of heavy carburetted hydrogen.
This was evidence, Prof. Aughey says,
to show that somewhere near and un-
der this point, petroleum existed. Gas
being the lightest and under pressure
is on top of the oil, and is slowly,
wherever it occurs, forced to the sur
face. Down in the valley and at the
edge of Dry creek, the same condi-
lions were found
Indications of gas were even more
pronounced on the Frazier farm.
Springs and quiet places in the creek
were probed and emitted heavy car
buretted gas. On the Wooten farm pc
troleum indications were found as well
as gas
On the Fetter farm, tests were made
alongside of rivulet in quiet water
After probing to the bottom gas made
its appearance and a moment later oil
also appeared. Prof. ,Aughey says that
had the oil been there on top of the
water when the place was first reached.
the fear would have been legitimate
that it had been placed there On the
farms of Orrin Demaris, Henry Kor-
neman, D. Eldredge, Henry Eckoff
Fred and David Demaris, Orlando De-
maris, G. w. Dickinson and G. W.
positive evidence of heavy carburetted
hydrogen and petroleum.
Good as Montana.
In speaking of the petroleum seepage
on the Fetter farm, Prof Aughey says
that the oil indications at the surface
are fully as good and even more SO
than some of the indications in Mon
tana previous to drilling where pro-
ductive OF lwells have been obtained.
The report then follows with an ex-
pert description of the geological con-
ditions that probably exist in the Dixie
basin, compared with similar condi-
tons existing in other parts of the
United States and the old world
Estimated Depth.
The structure of the Dry creek val
ley, Prof Aughey says, indicates that
for oil, drilling should not be done in
the center of the valley but to one or
the other side of it and as near to the
ridges as a suitable location can be OBJ
tanned The depth he says depends on
where the oil is stored whether in the
porous portions of the basalt or beneath
it. If beneath the basalt that exists
in the valley, in that portion of the
shales known in geological history as
the granerous. it will be found in about
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Milwaukee Suffers Fire Loss,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May Sire today
st. Paul freight house, with the con-
tents and a number of cars. The loss
is estimated at three hundred thou.
sand dollars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

Otto Mau err, surveyor and irrigation
engineer. Rooms ard ia East
Main street, Walla Walla, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Hartman at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, O., May S.-Harriman
arrived here at ia this morning.
Be in New York Tonight.

NEW YORK, May S.-Harriman will
arrive here at 10 o'clock tonight. He
left Buffalo at p. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

3-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENT FOR
$3.50 and furniture for sale at bar
gain. Inquire F-this office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
Cigarette Factory Falls Down.

Havana, May Six persons were
xiuod and fourteen injured by the col
lapse of a cigarette factory today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08
The CHICAGO Grain Market.

Chicago, ILL.,, May S.-Wheat SlA
SLY; Corn, Al, 47A; Oats 32A, 32A.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-08

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Greek fire, which had several other
names-wild fire, liquid fire, wet fire
and fire rain-was the most destructive
war material used before the introduc-
ton of gunpowder. Discovered by
Callinicus, a Syrian, it was first used
In the siege of Constantinople, 673-67S,
and at Mecca, 900. According to an
eyewitness, it made a noise like thun-
der, looked like a dragon flying through
the air and made night light as day.
This, allowing for a vivid Imagination,
gives its striking characteristics when
poured from caldrons, shot from cop
per tubes in balls of twisted fax or
expelled from ~catapults in vials dur
ing sieges and naval engagements.
Water made it burn more fiercely, and
wherever 1t fell it spread a torrent OF
fire. So well was the secret of its pro-
duction kept that It's precise ingredi-
ents and admlxture We're still I'M
known, but 1t is certain that naphtha,
sulphur, gums OF resinous trees, char
coal, saltpeter, pitch and other btu
mems were used.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

Miss Adelbert had just returned from
a vacation spent at a tiny village on
the Maine coast. In recounting her
experiences she talked somewhat for
the benefit of a cousin. a quiet person,
who was visiting her city relatives for
the first time IN many years.
There was just one store in the
place." said Miss Adelbert, ''and they
kept everything-that Is, everything
they had to keep. One day ] went In
to buy some soap, and just on a ven-
ture | asked the clerk IL they had
Browning. He stared at me a second,
then went off and looked under the
counters and OF the shelves. Presently
be came back and said: No, miss, we
amt got one. We got backing, an
we got bluing, an we got whiting, but
we amt got a sbit o. browning in the
store"
Miss Adelbert had to make several
protests to assure her audience that
this really happened. Finally the cous-
In asked gravely, But, Cousin Bert,
why didn't you say varnish in the first
place Y-Youth's Companion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Business Transacted by Stock
holders of Webster Creamery
Company.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Webster Cooperative Cream
cry company was held i'll the farmers
room at the court house i'll this city last
Saturday afternoon, when the officers
were elected and other business tran
sacted.
The annual report of the manager
and secretary. William Sheelar, and
treasurer, David Williams, was pre-
sented and showed the company had
been doing a big and profitable business
during the year 1905 Cash oil hand to
TO the amount OF S1079 % End bills out
standing to the amount of 500 53 makes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

a total cash count of Sligo. rs. The
indebtedness of the company is a little
over $500 which they expect to take up
this year and will no doubt by the first
of next year be free from debt and have
a large amount of cash ON hand. That
this creamery is so prosperous aud
ranks with the first of the state is a
fact that every citizen should be proud
Of. The patrons of the Webster cream
cry received during the past year the
neat sum of $20,272.43.
The following officers were elected:
President, James McFadden vice pres
ident, ChaS Ebert; manage and sec
rotary, VIM. Sheelar; treasurer, David
Williams; directors, G. e. Wheeler, B.
ID. Fish and Peter Alvin
The report OF the secretary for the
years business was as follow:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11
The First Fiction.

The Tale Of Two Brothers," written
$500 years ago by the Theban scribe,
Nnnana. librarian Of the palace to
King Merenptah. the supposed Pha-
raoh Of the Exodus, ID the oldest work
Of Action extant- The tale was writ
ten apparently for the entertainment
q the crown prince, who subsequently
reigned AZ Seti IL. His name appears
IN ts-o places on the manuscript-prob-
ably the only surviving autograph sig
natures Of an Egyptian king. This
piece Of antique fiction, written on
Aineteen sheets Of papyrus In q bold
hieratic hand, was purchased In Italy
BY Nine. d'Orbiney. who sold It In
1857 to the authorities OF the British
museum, where 1t II now known a.
the D'0rbiney papyrus. Other speci-
mems Of ancient EgyptiAn nction have
since come to light which appear to
prove that the Nile valley was not only
the birthplace Of the arts and sciences.
but was also the cradle OF romance.