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The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
EuniCe-Jennin9s Oil Field
Its Future and Resources
A.
Report "The Jennings Oil Feds Extent and Future by
Prof. F. G. Theile--sad to be Equal to the Baku
Oil Field Of Russia Other Information

territory is situated en an oil belt proper
or is barren of petroleum.
GAS surface indications for underly:ag
oil deposits the following data is observed.
Oil seepages, outcrops of bituminous
rocks, gas seepages, white-leached shales
or sandstones, shales burnt to redness,
fumaroles, mineral springs and deposits
from mineral springs may also be men-
toned. Uplifts and depressions are
further evidences of subterrean activity,
and the general formation overlying a
given territory very often discloses i'm
mediately the underlying deposits to
very great depths, The proper claasifi-
cations and deductions from this data
have been made possible by the vast
particular subject, coupled with the
knowledge of economic geology, and
hence the surface indications are of vital
importance in properly locating oil fields.
Radiates from Port Hudson
""The Jennings oil field lies nearly fifty
miles inland from the gulf coast, three
miles north of the juncture of Bayous
Nez-pique and Cannes. It is situated
on the outcrop of the Port Hudson
(Pleistocene) formation, as mapped by
the Louisiana geological survey. This
formation was first observed by the cele-
brated geologist, Hilgard, in 1869, at Port
Hudson, La, where it's typical exposure
is found 1t comprises nearly all Of Cal
casieu, st. Landry and Acadia parishes,
and part of Cameron, and all Louisiana
oil fields are situated within its radius.
After crossing the Sabine river into Texas
it's name changes into beaumont Clays,
so designated by the Texas Geological
Survey. All the celebrated Texas oil
fields in the gulf coastal plane are situ-
ated within this belt, and, based on this
knowledge, the proper Interpretation
of surface indications and the locating of
oil-pools has become an almost exact
science within the gulf coast territory.
Observations by the writer in the
Jennings district show that an oolithic
(meaning eggstone) mari deposit, ac-
.companied by iron and maganese oxides,
occurs regularly directly over the large
oil stratas and can be accepted as true
indication of oil underlying in paying
quantities. This same deposit has been
observed by the writer on Spindle Top
Beaumont, in Sour Lake, at Batson's
Prairie, at Jasper, Tex, and at different
localities, where oil existed in larger
quantities. An isolated occurrence OF
this deposit must not be construed inn
mediately as indicating an underlying oil
poool, but should be investigated further,
In order to find its source and then in
conjunction with any, or all, of the above
described surface indications, a true oil
field may be located. The oolithic mar
indicates period of sedimentation, and
it was instrumental in forming the i'm.
pervious deposits, which cover the oil de
posts, thus preventing their disintegra
ton and consequent disappearance
These marls have evidently been upliftet
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
4. I'll q {. CO. oFFIcERs ELECTED

AL the regular meeting Of Hope Hook
q / adder Company, held Tuesday, FEB.
11th the following officers were elcted, 70
serve for j term Of one year:
Raymond Breaux, president Geo.
Going secretary; 10 Perrodin, treas
l1rer. Or. b. A. itteA, foreman; Cnaries
Thibodaux, first assistant foreman; y.
Hollier, second assistant foreman; Y. A.
Revnolds, steward and collector.
4 committee Of three was appointed
.hv the chair to make arrangements Tor g
BANQUET to be rendered the officers ana
member of the company ga Fen. 40
1908.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
ANOTHER INNOVATION

Mr.. Charles Russell, the affable man
ager of Mr.. Joseph Boagni's market, has
again shown an enterprising spirit in
spreading out in his business, and thereby
affording the public the convenience Of
the large cities, where anything desired
can be gotten in the markets. This
time it is the addition of fish depart
ment to the meat market. All kinds OF
fish, such as red snappers, sleeps head,
trout, crabs, salt water catfish, ETC., will
be kept fresh, twice a week Wednesday
and Friday.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15

Jennings, La, Feb. 7.-At this time,
when the Jennings oil field is being more
extensively developed than for great
many months past, and is attracting at
tention from almost every quarter OF the
globe, the following report of Prof. F. c.
Thiele who is manager of the Royal
Petroleum Company's refinery here, an
expert analytical chemist and q specialist
on crude oil analysis, who has been en-
gagged for the past five weeks in making
examinations and gathering data on the
Jennings oil field, win be Of considerable
interest to the public, and more especial
" to those interested in oil development:
PRO-. Thiele's subject is " The Jennings
Oil Field Its Extent and Future. 1e
The occurrence Of gas and oil seepages
have long. been known to exist In the
western part of Acadia paiiIo paiisssso La, and
especially on the peninsula formed by
Bayous Nez-pique and Cannes. Expert
mental driilings for water in very
crude wag) were made in this vicinity
over twenty years ago by foreign home
seekers, and they encountered Invariably
strong gas flows in their shallow wells.
aWhen the Discovery Well was struck
by Captain 4. +, Lucas, 10 January isvI'
on Spindle Top. Tex, tne aDoye gas ln,
dlcatlons 10 AcaMa aa, Raa,sn Miae ae,lnrad -
by the nanvess ana snsy thas shuaso,sa narts ~ -
interest on orluels Ilyln haa.ang usns p"i E Hn -
the country IN tnelr en, opss1vss,us M s4ha.n III
ally, IN August ISoL. slie aaa ausnn snet NJ, on
Company dr1aeo Wen ~ i,oaa ,saaah;na ivs. u tb;e
u III slls ! ,..aa ., a;l donos;t WAS discovered
usgsn ~ C. no u o,,aher ,,,shered the Jer-
anu .ns =, et;sI GaId ;n9o ~ existence The we'll
nlgs ~ @ oen l,nn M 10 rrals hefnre # ceased
p.'OI;nS pluLu.eu Aoo'ooo D'1 - ',>-o.
suslnl an z. 80 40, ooo !.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15

Judge James Hargis, the noted KEN
lucky fuedist, who has figured in nuner.
Gus assassinations, was shot and killed
by his son Beach, in store near jackson.
in that state. The shooters must ba
hard up to kill somebody when they must
turn upon their own rowd.-Franklin
Watchman.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

this period MIR. Hill appeared as attorney
Tor Anna Mastin in the superior court in
case numbered 92S3 in the only case
ever won by him in the ciminal depart
ment Of the superior court This was
the case where Anna Mastin was arrested
Tor contempt Of court by Mr.. kipp a.
prosecuting attorney for the alleged
violation of an injunction which had
been issued against her restraining her
from conducting house OF i'll fame in
the north part Of Colfax several years
before, and she was charged in this pro-
ceeding with conducting a house Of i'll
lame ~ another part Of the city, near
the Baptist college. This case was dis
missed, but afterwards Prosecuting At
torney kipp brought two different ac-
tions against this notorious brothel
keeper Tor contempt, in each Of which
Till defended her, and she was convicted
and fined in each case.
Superior Court Record Criminal.
Since the lst Of January, 1905, and be-
ginning with the case numbered 92S3,
Mr.. Hill has appeared as attorney for
II different persons charged with crimes
in the superior court, and of these he has
lOst 3 cases, were dismissed by the
prosecuting attorney and IL pleaded
guilty, the only case won by Mr. Hill
being the case No. 92S3, when he appear
ed as attorney for Anna Mastin, noto-
r.ous keeper of house of prostitution.
Civil Department.
In this department Of the superior
court MIR. Hill has appeared IA attorney
either alone Or with ha Oue-time part
ner, Thomas Nell, in just 1S cases. OF
these cases were divorce cases, in
which default was taken and no contest
made by defendant. Seventeen judg-
ments were taken for money due without
contest and by default on the part of
the defendant. Fifteen cases are pending
and unsettled. There were Just % cases
contested, Of which Mr.. Hill lost 3 and
won 10. Five Of the rs cases we're dis
missed by order of the court and , were
settled by stipulation between the parties
out Of court; of the ; cases unsettled 3
are divorce cases and are settled as a
matter Of fact and should be dismissed
Of the 10 cases won 4 were tried with the
assistance Of Thomas Nell; Of the 18
cases lost Mr.. NeIl appeared in 3 Of the
cases OF the - cases unsettled Mr..
Neill appears as associate counsel in 5.
The last case on the records in which
MIR. Hill appears as attorney for plaintiff
il an action for divorce and ID numbered
1O,O3S.
Summary.
From the records it will therefore be
seen that in all Of the courts outside of
petty Justice of the peace cases since Jan
uary |, 1905, Mr.. Hill has appeared as
attorney in exactly 80 contested cases;
has lost 2G of these and won ia truly
unlucky number.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
JUDGE PO|NDEXTER
SPEAKS IN COLFAX
Every Seat in Court House Is
Occupied Many Ladies.
Asks Democrats Why They Did. Not
Enforce nti-Trust Laws When
Cleveland Was President GriIIs
Bryan for His Many Heresies.

Judge Miles Poindexter, republican
nominee for congress. spoke in the court
house in CoIiax Tuesday night to q large
and enthusiastic audience 1t was the
largest meeting OF the campaign barring
the night when George Fred Williams Of
Massh chusetts spoke in the same place,
the attendance on these two occasions
being about the same. The COlfax band
was in attendance and played several &C.
lections, both on the street and in the
court house. u. j. Ettinger introduced
the speaker. A pleasant feature was the
large number OF ladies who graced the
occasion with their presence, and who
seemed to take as much interest in the
points made by the speaker as did the
men.
MIR. POindeXter il a man Of command
ing prescnce--tall dignified, with an in
lie tnal cast Of features. He adopts
none of the methods of the spellbinder
(sO-called), simply talking to his aud
ience, dealing with facts and arguments
MIR. POindcxter is sOutherner by birth
and il just 40 years Of agp-n the very
prime Of life, and the people Of this dis
trict have every reason to believe that he
will be IA valuable addition to the national
house of representatives.
The Gazette has not space to follow
Judge POindexter in his speech Tuesday
night, puflice it to say that he dwet at
length on the past and present Of the
republican party, showing the wonderful
growth OF the country under republican
rule, and pointing out the weaknesses Of
the many falIacies and hpresies Bryan
has advanced during the last II years.
He commenced by approving the adop-
tion Of the primary law in this state,
adopted by republican Legislature and
approved by republican governor.
The railroads were handled without
gloves, although he disclaimed any in
tention of doing aught but the utmost
Justice to the railroads We of the In.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

See the Currys about your eyes. At
Hotel ColfHX Monday and Tuesday,
Nov ? and 3
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. c. Curry, eye sight
specialists, will make their next regular
professional visit to Cofax Monday and
Tuesday, Nov. . and 3. at the Hotel
Colfax. Eyes examined and glasses
fitted. All work guaranteed.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
CHARLES R. HILL AND
HIS CURIOUS RECORD
The Willy Attorney Only Shows
His Side of the Shield.
Below Is Given His Court Record IN
Full For Ways That Are Dark
and Tricks That Are Vain the
Smiling CharIee Is Peculiar.

In remarkable statement issued re-
Gently Charles 4 Hill, democratic candi
date for prosecuting attorney. sets forth
his record as an attorney in the superior
court, but omts his record as city attOr.
ney in the Colfax police court. Bv this
omission he does himself an injustice, as
he is certainly entitled to as much pub
iIclty IN one as in the other. hence his
record in the latter capacity il here
gwen TO make the story complete His
ailuslon to his opponent, Mr. Chamber
lin, in regard to residence in the county.
is petty beyond words to express, and his
statement that Mr.. Chamberlin is an at
torney without experience and represents
only small faction Of the republican
party is false ~ he we'll knows. II takes
an artist tc do some things, and in his
peculiar line Mr.. Hill il an artist.
But let the records tell the story,
which should be studied carefully bv
every voter and taxpayer.
Court Record of Mr.. Hill.
The following is a correct record Of
| the official acts Of Charles r.. Hill during
the past three years as city attorney for
the city Of Colfax, as taken from the
police court docket. Following this rec
ord is complete history of his record
In the superior court in both civil and
criminal cases, but does not include his
acts az attorney in the probate court,
| in which there il seldom any contests.
Police Court Record.
During the last three years Of Mr..
Hills tenure of office as city attorney of
Colfax, 127 persons have been arrested
| and brought before |. b. Dooittle, police
| judge Of Colfax, for violation Of city
ordinances. OF these 13 pleaded guilty
without trial and without the aid or Al
sistance Of Mr.. Hill; Of the IA cases
| contested, were tried without the pres
ence, aid or assistance of Mr.. Hill and
convicted of the seven cases contested
when Mr.. Hill was present, ; cases were
lost and , were won by Mr.. Hill. This
il an absolutely correct report Of Mr.,
| Hills record in the police court during
the last three years az city attorney. 1t
might, perhaps, not be out Of place at
| this time to mention the fact that dur N
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
UP TO YOU. REPUBLICANS,

ID II.
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noJ' Vlllo y your Clcket.
W Nominated IL as Tree
agents, without interference or
pressure from any source.
YOu are IN tha ,na;oritv ord
it is up to Won tn elect the
tiokot c.a,,
"'"'e SENATOR NINTH District
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i'ol ''"'l'"IlNeS' seventh District
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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

Insure your horses in the Northwest
Live Stock Co. |. B. DOOlittle, agent,
COliax, Wash.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

DR.. Kings date, first Saturday. Eyes
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
Sum m arY.

From the records it will therefore be
seen that in all of the courts outside of
nary l, 1905, Mr.. Hill has appeared as
attorney in exactly 80 contested cases;
has lost 2G Of these and won ia truly
unucky number.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

land Empire ha en- sufferers through
that is, rates on freight from the east to
Spokane or to COliax are charged as
going to the coast, either to Seattle or
Tacoma, and the charge il then made
Of hauling them back to Spokane or
COlfaX, the last haul being purely theO-
retical. If the railroads really made the
haul the charge would be all right, but
the haul to the coast and back was theo
retical, therefore the charge was wrong.
The Inland Empire, az large as Great
Britain, which supports a population Of
80, 600, 900, will always be dependent on
railroads for transpOrta ion facilities,
and he was in favor of protecting them
so that they could give the best service,
supply the best equipment, pay the best
wages to their employees and insure fair
interest on the money invested by stock
hOldeTs but there should be no di4crim-
inati0n in favor Of persons or places,
nor rebating on the part Of railroads,
republican congress having passed the
interstate commerce law and a republi
can president doing his best to enforce
it's provisions. Mr.. P0indexter's remarks
along these lines were very interesting,
and before its conclusion be had many
democrats squirming in their seats
Continuing, he asked why q democratic
president (Ceveland) did not enforce this
law, it being on the statute books and
remaining a dead letter during the entire
four years of the last Cleveland admins
tratiOn. 1t was explained that Richard
Oney, who at that time was attorney
general Of the United States and il now
supporting Bryan, declared that the law
was unconstitutional and would be
thrown out by the supreme court. After
Mckinley became president it was taken
to the supreme court on appeal, Philan-
der &. Knox being attorney general, and
the supreme court declared the law to be
constitutional, notwithstanding three
judges Of the supreme court appointed
by a democratic president, namely, Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices White and
Peckham, voted against the constitu-
tiOnaity of the law. The law is now in
force and had done great good to the
country. This is matter Of recent polit-
ical history.
Mr.. Poindexter spoke for one hour and
30 minutes At the close Of the address
the gIee club sang a couple of campaign
songs in fine style, to the enthusiastic
delight of the audience. The gee club is
composed of Ellis Laird, Frank Baker,
y. j. Baird and Dan Welty.
See the Currys about your eyes. At
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

Ratliff's telephone bills for twenty one
months amounted to S62l.2l, or an average of
S29 5S per month, being greatly in excess of
Canutt's for the same length of time
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
Sewer Bid Notice

The council OF the city of Colfax has
postponed the opening of bids for sewer
construction on Thorn street until Mon
day. November ?, 1908, and any party
desiring to bid on such work may do so
by filing his bid with the city clerk on or
before that date.
HOWARD BRAMwELL, City Clerk.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
BLIND PIG AT ROSALIA.
Hardisty Drug Store CLERK Con-
victed of Selling Whisky to
Habitual Drunkard.

John q. Ilardisty of ROsalia, chair
man Of the democratic county com
mittee, runs q drug store at that
town and it has developed that he
also runs blind pig in connection
with his store. Thomas BrOyles,
clerk in the Hardisty drug store at
Rosalia, was before Justice of the
Peace NJ. II. West of that place Tues
day and fined 800 and costs. He
was convicted OF selling bottle OF
whisky to Herman Mihlke, who is
posted for being an habitual drunk
ard. The city marshal Of ROsalia
saw Mihlke going into the lIardisty
drug store, having his suspicious
aroused that his business there was
to get whisky. He caught BrOyes i'll
the act Of delivt ring the goods, Mihlke
acknowledged buying the whisky and
the arrest followed. 1t also must be
remembered that this is not the first
offense committed by this store in
this regard. BrOyles was fined last
June a large sum for illegal liquor
selling, which did not prove bar to
his engaging in the business again.
Voters Of Whitman, What do you
think Of this
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30

The ladies Of the Christian church will
serve dinner and supper on election day
and dinner on the day after election in
the Rest Room.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-10-30
SPOT CASH FOR GOODS SOLD.
Sale at BIancett Place Tuesday
Less Than 500 Given in Notes.

The sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm
ing implements ETC., last Tuesday, belong
ing to George BIancett, on Spring Flat,
seven miles southwest Of COlfax, brought
about $4,000. A noteworthy fact to
mention was that the results Of this sale
we're all paid for in cash or checks on 10
cal banks, notes being offered in a total
sum not exceeding 800 for goods and
animals bought. Times are not strenu-
Gus when such facts as these can be given
1t shows that the Palouse farmer, at least,
has money and can pay spot cash for
what be wants. The pessimists in our
midst should take note of this and stop
their complaining.
Mr.. Blancett sold bis farm several
months ago, dispOsing o. his personal ef
fects Tuesday as above stated, intending
to go to California to live.
Evening journal., 1908-10-01
CONVENTION OF
N.C.T.U. AT DOVER

Special to THE EVENING JoURNAT.
DOVER. Oct. 1-"winning a local
option victory does not finish the tight
against the saloon" declared Rev. Anna
Shaw in an elaborate address before
crowded house at the twenty ninth
annual State convention Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, in the
Dover Opera House. last night.
Nay when you think that victory
has come, you may be assured that the
fight has only been successfully begun.
But we who are drawn up in open battle
realize and have experienced many
times before that there is One in su-
preme command who neither slumbers
nor sleeps.
The enemy, however, is more fright
ened than ever before. Never. silce the
crusade, has there been such a re-
markable movement as the movement to
wipe out the legalized liquor traffic"
Following the choral and process
sional preliminaries, which were ap-
plauded by the audience, Mrs. Kate
E. Smithers, who was presiding, in
troduced Mayor William Pennewill, who
made an address of welcome. I'VE well
come you" said the mayor, mot only
because you are Delawareans, and be-
cause you are visiting us as our guests.
but because of the fidelity to your
cause. the zeal of your effort which
you demonstrate in proceeding to ac-
complish better things in State and
society"
George NJ. Jones, president Of the
Board of Education, welcomed the vis-
itors to the Dover schools.
THE 5000 children in the schools of
Kent county" said Professor James
+. Carroll, superintendent Of public in
struction for Kent, ARE being taught
today hygienic and scientific temper
ance instruction"
The program for today included the
reports of all the various heads of de-
partments of the State Mrs Mary
Mills Wolcott illustrated in a striking
manner her report as superintendent
of Legislation and Petitions"
Rev. John Mayhew. the orator for to-
night, arrived in town early and is the
guest Of Rev. Joseph Brown Turner.
DR. Fulton is the associated secretary
to the General Assembly's Permanent
Committee on Temperance, Of the Pres
byterian Church
Evening journal., 1908-10-01
Next Move.

Discovering that the people object to
being attacked and having their pro-
perty destroyed, the Labor Trust mem
bers conclude their next step should
be to elect members Of the Legislatures
and Congress who will change old laws
and make new ones, so that the Labor
Trust may safely carry on the work
and not be punished. Hence the de-
mand that they be exempt from the
trust laws and that the hands of our
courts be tied so no Injunction can be
issued to prevent them from picketing.
boycotting, slugging or blowing up
property.
We were treated to a good llustra-
tion of how trusts work together when
some chiefs of the Steel Trust. Joined
the chiefs of the Labor Trusts at the
Republican Convention in Chicago and
agreed among themselves that the Steel
trust would work for the Anti-injunc-
tion-tie-the- hands Of the-courts plat.
form demanded by the Labor Trust If
in turn the Labor members would work
for a repeal of the Sherman antitrust
law demanded by the Steel trust. Both
working to be free of laws which were
obstacles to their further control Of
the people. and what would be the con-
dition of the common man If the Ma
tional Citizens Industrial Association
and its allies with their lawyers head-
ed by James A. Emery had not fought
them to a finish and insisted that these
trust planks should not be included in
the Republican platform?
We have an Association now made up
of citizens through which the rights OF
the common man can be asserted and
defended 20 an extent at least
Thus by organization. the trust or
ganizations can be met and checked.
The common citizens who read the
papers, vote and attend to the affairs
Of life are far and away in the majority
over the members Of any trust. labor or.
capital, and when they understand the
hidden attacks made on their liberties
they act and win