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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
A fortune IN OIL
Poor Pennsylvania Bang En-
Iiched by Big Gusher
on His Land.
REMARKABLE FLOW DAILY
Andy RapP, WHO Had Bored and Pump
ed Bare Existence for Years,
Now opuIent.

ANDY I,-.p. !ifty-seNen years old, OF
Clinton township. -. 4 few days aga
wa; "a pos, lu:.- and head Ovc- heels IL.
dsJ5. as are most small oI producers.
To-Day wealth is coming - him from
tn bowels Of lire earth 50 fast that he
can scarcely count it, says = special dis
batch from Franklin. pa. 10 the New
York World lie has struck the big
gest oil well that the Pennsylvania
fields have had il twenty years. and
from pre=c..t Indications he has only to
put down the holes - get other wells
that lay 90 even better.
Eapp's wr.l-''the poor mans gush-
err as it has now come To be known
is rem rl.ablc from the fact that it is il
section thJt is notorious for its wells
OF small production. Ii is surrounded
on all sides by hundreds of wells that
are making from Il quarter barrel TO
five barrels Il day. On the same farm
Rapp has twelve wells whose COM
DiIed production is only two barrels.
The territory has been drilled since the
early sixties. and il WAS believed to
have been drained practically dry. But
il i now the most promising field in
the state There can be little doubt
that RIpp has tapped an oil belt rather
than Il pool.
The SuSler is in q thick hemlOck for
est On the bank OF Il creek When the
drill had gone two feet into the sand
there was an Immediate flow of oil
and = gas pressure 50 strong that the
nen were compelled 10 shut the well
down and move the boiler back from
the danger zone. Then the drill was
started again. ana when it got three
feet farther down there was recoil
of the rope ana the fluid began to squirt
out. Then il Gushed. and before the
men could realize what was taking
place the oil was shooting as high as
the derrick. The spray covered the
derrick and all the trees around.
Before Rapp and his astonished help
ers could curb the flow more than 100
barrels had been lost. No provision
had been made for taking care of such
a vast quantity of oil. The employees
Of the National Transit company. the
pipe line subsidiary of the Standard
were notified. and they worked night
and day laying Il line from the pump
station two miles distant.
Nets Over $500 u Day.
The record of the well for tie first
few days indicates that it is good for
seyenty-fve barrels an hour. or 1,So0
barrels Il day At the present price Of
Pennsylvania crude this would net So
So day. OF this amount the owner
OF the farm gets One-eighth as royalty.
leaving Rapp with Il daily income OF
$500. or about 500 an hour. S1.1J
minute, or nearly cents for every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
A Year of Blood.

The year 1903 will long be remember
ed in the home of F. n. Tacllet of AL
lance. KY, as year of blood, which
flowed 50 copiously from Mr.. Jackets
lungs that death seemed very near.
He writes: Severe bleeding from the
lungs and a friGhtful cough had brought
me at deaths door. when | began tax
ing DR. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption. with the astonishing result
that after taking four bottles | was
completely restored and as time has
proven permantly cured" Guaranteed
for sore lungs. coughs and colds, at
Hartz & Ullmeyer's drug store. Price
SOS and S1.00. Trial bottle free.
When you're broke the girls are shy
They turn and fly as you come nigh
Brace Up old man. show some pluck
Take Rocky Mountain Tea; twill
change your luck.
T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
Rossini,s Laxiness.

Rossini was one of the most indolent
of men and in his younger days used
to do most of his composing in bed.
Once he had almost completed a trio.
when the sheet fell out of his hand and
went under the bed. He could not
reach it, and rather than get up. he
wrote another. The lazy man, if he
works at ali. does SO by spurts. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09

children require ten or twelve hours
steep. i fairy GOOD general rule IS 10
go To bed at such Il time that you can
get up ut the necessary hour without AN
alarm clock
1t is no. hard work. but overworl.
that kills. Severe work should not lie
practiced more than three-quarters OF
an hour three times Il week. Easier
exercises may be done every day.
If one wishes health and long life he
should not force himself to work after
ne IS fatigued by exercise. and he
should never attempt anything that is
beyond his strength. If it be true that
grinding is wearing. it is indisputa-
bic that proper exercise is vitaliZing
and conduces more than all else to 4
long and vigorous life.
The length of time required by
proper exercise is insignificant. half
an hour three times Il week of real
work being sufficient. Let the business
or professional man who has no time
for gymnasium keep two or three
pairs of moderately heavy dumbbells
under his bed. Let him exercise with
these i'll various ways. He may also.
if he can spare the time. perform some
OF the many different home exercises.
Nor is there anything to prevent his
hanging Il punching bag in an open
doorway. If he will not run in the
street he can run mp and down his
own stairs. taking two steps ut Il time,
and thus finely exercise his legs and
lunGs.-G. Elliot Flint in New York
World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09

The average young woman of today
is busy and has no time to devote to
anything but health and beauty. 1t
comes to ninety-nine out of every hun
Gred who take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea Tea or Tablets. 35 cents.
r. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
DAM is A MARVEL
Structure Across the Mississippi
River at Keokuk to be 5000
Feet Long.
HEIGHT THIRTY-FIvE FEET
Total Cost When Completed Estimated
at o,ooo,CCo-WiII Give 211,-
600 Horse Power.

Hugh L. Cooper. the Wall street en-
gineer who solved the problem of how
to harness the waters of Niagara and
possible to accomplish that greatest
of all feats in the line of electrical de-
vclopment, proposes to build a dam
Coco feet long across the Mississippi
river at Keokuk. Ia, at the foot of
what is known as the Des MOines rap
ids, says Il special dispatch from Keo-
kuk to the Chicago RccoTd-H Herald.
Here where the forces of the father OF
waters are the strongest and widest,
for Il distance of twelve miles he has
evolved Il plan to build the immova-
bic in front of the Irresistible. and the
old question of the ancient Greek
physicists will be answered in the
changed commercial conditions i'll the
heart of the American nation.
Large dams have been built before.
albeit none so large as the proposed
dam 1t Kcolluk. which, it is expected,
viii be built within the NEXT two years.
The great Niagara falls proposition
country laughed and said that it was
not possible to so control the mighty
forces there as to get 100000 horse
power for commercial purposes. But
when the worlds greatest dam at
Keokuk is completed the immense
power house. / ,SG3 feet long. will con
tain AZ immense generators, with Il
capacity of 1900 horsepower each, or
Il maximum capacity of 1000. to he
utilized in operating the industrial
wheels in many cities.
There was Il time not so many years
ago when the wise ones said it was as
impossible 10 dam the mississippi at
Kcokuk as IL would be to try tn stop
the flow of the tides or TO change the
course of the moon in its orbit The
force of the rapids is so strong that
practical engineers have figured that
1.CO0,0Oo000 gallons Of water pass
over them i'll twentyfour hours. Until
1877 it was impossible for steamboats,
to 90 any farther north than keoisuk
because OF the rapids. All freight was
unloaded there and hauled twelve
miles UP stream. where it was trans
ferred to other boats and the interrupt
ed trip to st. Paul continued. Thirty
years ago the government built
great canal at KeOlluk in the interest
of navigation so that river traffic
would not be impeded, the cost being
100000.
Now Uncle Sam has agreed to let
Mr. Cooper and the syndicate back Of
him destroy this $5O00.000 improve
ment, and the president has signed Il
bill giving the right to condemn any
land needed which cannot otherwise be
acquired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
81. G0O,0O0 for Overflow.

The great dam and water power ciec
tric plant will cost at least S10O10,O01
20 complete Over S1.OnO.OC0 of this
will be paid to the owners of the land
which will be overflowed above thc
dam. Careful investigation during the
past year has determined the feasibili-
ty of the project. and nearly 100000
has already been expended in pre-
liminary work. Surveys have been
made from KcCk y to Burlington. and
it has been determined that in the
neighborhood of $3.50 acres of valua-
BILE farming lands will be under thirty
five feet of still running water.- the
overflow extending thirty-five miles up
stream. Options on large part OF
these lands are already secured. and
the work IS continuing as rapidly as
possible.
The great dam. which will be thirty
five feet in height. will extend in Il
grand curve across the river from the
end of the power house In order to
admit Cf the passage of boats there
will be one lock on the Iowa side in
stead of three, as in the canal. which
will be drowned deeply. while the gov
eminent will save $4,000 year in OPP
Grating expenses alone.
As soon as the exact cost of the work
can be computed the syndicate of Ca
madam capitalists who provided the
money for the work ut Niagara will
make their decision. They have al
ready said that they want to build the
dam, bet they will not give out the
positive statement as to the date when
the work will be started until they
know exactly what the cost is going
to be.
They arc profiting by the experience
gained at Glens Falls. Pa, where they
built a dam across the Susquehanna,
but began the work before they had
acquired possession of all the land nee
essary. The result was that they en-
croached CT the rights of the owner of
a little island which the owner bought
for S10O. But when it came to squar-
ing matters with this man they had
TO pay him $4,000 before he would be
satisfied That is why they are SO
careful to nave all the preliminaries
out of the way before they turn loose
their 1000 men at Keokuk.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
An Expert Observer on the Man
 ufacture of Chewing Tobacco.

An expert observer on the manufac- ture of chewing tobacco claims that it is the planters process Of flue-cur- ing, producing and developing the stimulating flavor and bouquet of the tobacco grown on certain lands in the Piedmont tobacco belt, which pop ularizes the chewing tobacco habit.
 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's s factories are located in the famous Piedmont fiue-cured tobacco belt, the finest chewing tobacco section known to the world. This kind of tobacco requires less sweetening to please chewers than any other tobacco grown. The companys location en- ables it to secure the choicest selec- tions of this tiue-cured leaf, which are manufactured under the personal supervision of men who have made the selecting and blending Of this particular kind of tobacco for chewing purposes their life study.
 The Reynolds plants for the man ufacture of Schnapps and other of it's brands of chewing tobacco, are operat ed largely by machinery, in the most hygienic manner, and reveal system of cleanliness that would do credit to . model household. The old adage 0
 "too many cooks" holds good in to bacco manufacturing The company has reduced the handling of tobacco to a minimum. Automatic conyeyor take the leaf to the brushing machin, Especially invented for the Reynolds
 Company,) where, by an ingeniou.
 process, every leaf Is brushed am
 cleaned. After this brushing am cleaning, the tobacco drops into an other conveyor and is carried to tn sweetening machines, where tn sweetening Is applied automatically thereby insuring a uniformity an
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
Round Pond Times.

The people of Forrest City are all most in total ignorance of the grow ing importance of our little city of Round Pond, nestling so sweetly and peacefully in the bosom of the great St. Francis bottoms, on the line of the Choctaw railroad.
 A few years ago the scream of the panther and the hoot of the owl could be heard in its confines, and the cars whisked by as though it never existed. Now, the change is magi- cal. The changing of machinery, ringing of bells, blowing of whistles, rush of cars, ring of the hammer and trowel, takes the place of the bowling of wild beasts and screeching of owls. Under the directing push and vim of Mayor Ed Mallory, and Manager G. D. Ligon, of the Round Pond Gin, everything and everybody is busy.
 The feature, however, of the city is it's railroad connections. The Choctaw passes it's door giving com munication with all points east and west. The c. C. k. k. has its termi- nal here running north making con- nection with the St. Francis river at Big Bend, and new Richm nnd has entered the field, the Round Pond Central just incorporated. It will .un north and south of the city. The
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
Colt Times.

There Is great deal of sickness in our city
 One of the negroes on Mir. Wolff's place brought the first bale of cotton to our town.
 Miss Grace Waldrep conducted Ep- worth League services Sunday night.
 There were crowd of boys and girls went muskadine hunting Sun pay afternoon. Hope they wont have any chills.
 MT. and Mrs. Stone are moving to Forrest City We are sorry to see them leave.
 MT. Hughes Ninson arrived Friday from Texarkana, where he had beer guarding conyicts.
 Miss Pearl Davis has gone to teact school in Forrest City Her pupils regret very much to see her leave. Mr. w. A. Waldrep will visit hii mother in October. We all thought that MT. Walter Henderson was pretty, but didnt think of him being pretty enough tt take the prize Saturday night at tn show.
 Mir. Garvln Brown, of Caldwell, wa up Sunday night. | Lewis looks real lonesome since hi 1 Claudia Bell has gone to Memphis.
 Miss Arrena Hampton and mothe went to Good Hope Sunday after noon. OLD SHOE.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21

"The Value of Slander. ."-Hon. I H. Carmichael. Arkansas. '-Hon. ]. II. Harrod. Ideals of our Youth. Judge Car roll b. Wood. Relations of Arkansas and th, University. Judge Daniel Hon. "Nictories in School. Hon. F. R kinsworthy "Ihe Individual vs. the Mass. "- lion. J. F.. Martineau. The University in Public A fairs , Hon. J. B. McDonough. Victory and Defeat Hon. Lewis Rhoten.
 Cutters and Flunkers. Hon. Joe T. Robinson. The University Girls. Judge C. Y. Teague.
 J. G. CUBAeE,
 E. l.. CARTER,
 Committee.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
STATE FAIR.
University Day, October Sixth
 1906

of all the attractive features which will go to make up the Arkansas state Fair at Hot Springs from Octo- her first to the tenth, there will be nothing of more interest to the state as a whole than the reunion of the old university students. There is no tie quite so binding as the tie of friendship contracted in school or col. lege, and now comes word from the four quarters of the state that these old students are coming to Hot Springs on October 9th to renew their old acquaintances. The law and medical departments are both includ- ed. and in one sense this will be an unique gathering. No school in the country maintains an association of its entire student body, and this is the first time the University of Ark ansas has ever attempted to do so. Hundreds of students from over the state, in addition to the student body at Fayetteville, will take advan- tage of the low excursion rates to visit Hot Springs, attend the fair and be present at the exercises of University Day. Aside from the attractive fea- lures of the Springs and the fair they will be entertained by the following , elaborate program, which is made up not only of characteristic college fea- lures but contains the names of the most distinguished men of the state who were once university students.
 PROGRAM
 Students Convention, g am, in Fair Ground Auditorium-Chie Jus tice Joseph M. Hill, presiding officer.
 Address of Welcome. .-Supt. Geo. B. Cook
 Response. Joe T. Robinson
 'Our Educational Awakening. "- Hon. Chas. D. Greaves.
 ''The Mission of the University. "- President J. N. Tillman.
 hiOhi i%aCISioCo, II III. Ofl LIlp Fair Grounds Parade and Re- view with Company Maneuvers by University of Arkansas Cadets and the Cadet Band.
 Football Game, 4:30 p.m., at the Fair Grounds-University of Arkan- ansas vs. University of Mississippi
 University Banquet, 10 p.m., at the Arlington HOtel-Toastmaster, Presi- dent J. N. Tillman. Toasts limited to i've minutes each.
 The University of Arkansas - W. H. Langford.
 "The Practical vs the Ideal. n-Hon. J. F. Mayes.
 The University and the Profes- sions. Judge k. o. Mahoney
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
Starving 10 Death

Because her stomach was so weak ened by useless drugging that she could not eat, Mrs. Mary H. Walters, of St. Clair street, Columbus, Ohio, was literally stArving.to death. She writes: My stomach was so weak from useless drugs that l could not eat, and my nerves so wrecked that l could not sleep: and not before l was given up to die, was l induced to try Electric Bitters; with the wonderful result that improvement began al once, and complete cure followed. ' Best health. tonic on earth. SOC Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
Have Good Health

Abundant vitality is to be desired Dr. Kings Royal Germeteur destroys disease producing germs in the system and by its purifying and tonic prop. critics insures good health. Hence foI rheumatism, indigestion, chills anc fever, and all diseases of the blood liver, kidneys, and bladder, it is the greatest discovery of the age. Drug gists sell 1t at sl per large bottle GO, dtoSes). 1t is as pleasant to take a, lemonade and cures when all else fails.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21

cleanliness impossible by the ordinary method and thus, with the Idea of cleanliness always paramount, the to-
 baccO is conveyed automatically from one machine to another, throughout nearly the entire process of manufac- ture.
 The pleasant and appetizing aroma iof the tobacco leaf used, and the 4cleanly methods of manufacturing have caused visitors to the com
 pany's factories to experience their
 first desire to che W tobacco.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
Card of Thanks.

take this method to extend my sincere thanks to the public for a very liberal and altogether pleasant patro- mage during the summer, and to state that owing to other engagements l am forced to discontinue the meat department of my business for the present. Again thanking all who have patronized me, and with klndest wishes for each,
 Yours sincerely,
 JAMEs F. WOLFE. Forrest City, Ark, Sept. l2 1906.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
south branch making connection wit

south branch making connection with Blacktish Bayou for points on that stream and the north branch will make its terminal at Grays Store on the St. Francis river. Mr Fred Prewett, the resident engineer, is now surveying the two routes. ....-
 Cur city is great; don't you forget 1t, and it is the dream of it's enterpris- nEcitizens to have a city hall, ,sur- passing in splendor that of the St. Francis county courthouse.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21
"Io Cure Ealon.n

says Sam Kendall, of Phillipsburg, Kansas, "just cover 1t over with Bucklen's Arnica Salye and the salye will do the rest - Quickest cure for burns, boils, sores, scalds, wounds, piles, eczema, salt rheum, chapped hands, sore feet and sore eyes. Only 25c at all druggists. Guaranteed.
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21

Now is the time to lay In your win- ter supply of coal. The Red iGln is receiving several car loads and the price will not be lower than At present. el
The Forrest City times., 1906-09-21

TOR twenty-five years Dr. Kings T Royal Germetuer has been . A household word in thousands of households for the quick. certain and absolute cure of Malaria. Chills and Fevers, Female troubles. Bron- chial and Lung troubles. Rheuma- tism. Scrofula. Indigestion. Neur.. algia, Catarrh, Nervous Debility and ali Blood, Skin. Liver. Kidney. and Bladder troubles. It is the only remedy that thoroughly erpdicates germ life from the system. thus re- moving the cause of diseske and by its superior tonic properties builds up and gives perfect health It's action is entirely unique. ttn1akes the weak strong and the siiing and Respondent bright. cheerful and happy. In this way 1t occupies a place peculiarly its own. and has carried to thousands of homes bene- fits and blessings which nothing else could bestow. Thousands oi certih- cates from the best known people n America attest its marvellous virtues for the cure of diseases for which Y is recommended. It is as pieasA41t to take as lemonade, and cprts when all else fails. For weaki1hd debilitated men. women and hll- dren it has no equal in the wtqie range of Materia Medica.
 Send for book of wonderful cufse, which will satisfy you that t. sAs worthy of your utmost conhdengE, Price el.00 per large bottle. or iG doses. Six bottles for e5.W. . your druggist cannot supply you. 2, will be sent prepaid on receipt q price. Address.
 oEN0EruER MEDICAL O.
 msmphls, Teassssse.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-05-25
Obituary.
MRS. GRETHE HANSON.

Mrs. Grethe Hanson passed away al
her home near Amos last Friday noon as
the result of apoplexy, the first stroke
coming Wednesday forenoon, as she was
returning from call at the home of a
neighbor. The hope of recovery enter.
tanned during the first day was soon
given up. No response to medical treat
ment could be observed, and in forty.
eight hours life was extinct.
The deceased was born near Kongs-
berg. Norway, in 1854. She was welded
to Thore Hanson in 1872, and became
the mother of nine children, eight OF
whom are living. Mr.. Hanson died six
teen years ago. At the funeral, which
was conducted Sunday afternoon by
Rev. j. Linnevold, all the children were
present and two brothers of the deceas-
ed, Martin Torsdahl of st. Cloud, Mimi,
and Nels Torsdahl of Winona, MINI.
The funeral services at the house and
the Norwegian Lutheran church were
attended by large number of relatives,
neighbors and friends of the Hanson
family. Beautiful floral offerings spoke
their silent language of tender sympathy
and loving remembrance. The remains
were buried in Fassett cemetery.