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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

the field, every resource OF tn
geologist and the practical oil enaO
And now, after more than wear co.
tinuously in the field, and with an
alert every minute OF the time .,r h..'
poor and promising indication. "
Games is unqualitiedly of the onfnIa.
that the hidden petroleum r-.,sr.o-
in these fields will soon be proven 70
be more valuable than all Utb-r 20
sources OF Malheur county conNinad
Extracts from report Mr.. Eama,
made on these fields, published elsa-
where in this issue, furnish sana =,
the facts that back the faith that is in
him.
Oil and gas experts from every cor.
ner Of the republic have made search.
ing Investigations of this field and %,
four months last season STANDARD OH
specialists in their examination Iat,
nothing undone in the way OF Thor
that the future prosperity Of Oregon
oughly testing the field, and as yet non
a solitary expert has gainsaid thu
claims that Mr.. Eames makes Tor the
field
From lifelong acquaintance
Of Mr.. Eames We learn that he has
been called upon TO make examina.
tiOns and reports in various sections
OF North America and even in distant
islands in the Pacific Ocean, among
the number being the Illinois oil and
gas fields, at Oil City, ILL.,, The Pitts
burg of the West" the Kansas, Texas
Dakota, Montana, fields; the North
western Canada fields, the Astoria and
Deep river country fields, besides sey-
eral virgin fields which have not as
vet been opened up. Requisiuon was
also made on his services to 90 to
Cedras Island, far out in the Pacific
10 make an examination for gas, oil
and coal.
MIR. Eames sprang from a race Of
engineers. inventors and contractors
An uncle. VIM. R. Bishop, was The
inventor of the electric generator.
He graduated in the technica
courses from the University of Wis
consiu: is graduate in mechanical
engineering and licensed engineer
both marine and land. He is highl!
proficient in chemistry and assaying
has been a severe student of geolog
and has put its theories to the crucia
test for twenty years. Moreover, h
has been an assistant to the govern
ment geologist in Colorado.
g Mr. Eames is a native of Mort
Adams. Window county, Vermont, and
he is an honor to the New Englan
y brand.
in In early youth Oshkosh, Wisconsin
: became his home, and magnificent th
: part he has played all during tn
= years of his greatest usefulness
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

equipped for his aesthetic vocation
having a new Tide-arg.e lens, a re-
yolving camera which takes 4 half
.ulie up to $50 degrees, besides the
H'ua! Uaraphernalia Of phoog-
rspher 4 large and varied assert
ment Of views and post cards OF Vale
and surrounding country are for sale
al reasonable prices a. Johnson's
Gallery Patronize him, he is Z mas
ter Of his art.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

in sheep breeding, an example others
have adopted to their profit.
Unlike too many stOckmen he is not
OF those who frown down encourage
ment OF immigration lest the domain
of the stockman be invaded and mar
rowed. Like all progressives he in
sists that the development OF irriga-
ton possibilities and the increase in
settlements and cultivation OF the SOIL
no matter how extensively, will not
reduce the sheep ranges nor curtail
the present privileges of the industry.
as the lower lands are the ones that
will attract settlers, not the billy,
mountainous sheep ranges and the
I conversion Of the valley and lower
! lands into farms and ranches, argues
| he, will increase the eountry's pro-
! duction OF both wool and mutton sheep
! by at least one-third. Moreover, the
settling up of the country, says he
would solve the present inadequate
supply OF winter hay for stockmen by
giving them an ample supply at g
reasonable cost, and the small bands
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

make this store a welcome acquisi-
ton and an ornament to a vastly more
metropolitan center than Vale.
When all it's stock is installed full
ly $4,000 worth of everything high
class in the eatable line will be found
on their counters and shelves. And re-
member that whether a staple or a
luxury, if you buy it at Milliken's, rest
assured that it is pure and palatable.
For the exclusion of all but pure goods
from his stock is religion with MIR.
Milliken. In a word, his stock in
general stores in Malheur county.
High grade teas and coffees are to be
a leading feature of their business. In
short, their stock will anticipate the
last wish of the most exacting seeker
after fancy and staple groceries, fruits
and produce.
/ AS soon as all his stock arrives,
Mr. Milliken will have a clerical
force Of three, himself included.
His store, door eastward of the
Vale Drug Store, has 20x60 feet of
floor space, and it has been renovated
and remodeled until it is a thing of
beauty, as the stock it carries, is a
JOY forever. Mr. Milliken extends a
cordial invitation to the trading pub
lie to call around and inspect his
stock and store, and to come, even if
you haven't anything with you but
your curiosity.
All purchases at Milliken's will be
delivered to any part of the town.
Something like three years ago Mr..
Milliken began casting wistful eyes
toward the country environing Vale
with the result that nearly two years
ago he took up homestead on Harris
bench on Bully creek
Once in the vicinity of Vale, he soon
became convinced that it was the max
ing OF one OF the most important cen
ters in eastern Oregon, and this con-
yictiOn was no sooner anchored in his
mind than he resolved TO embark in
merchandising in the coming city at
the earliest opportunity This oppor-
tunity presented itself in the form OF
a purchaser for his homestead with.
in the month and accordingly on April
10 he opened wide the doors of The
W. L. Milliken Co., exclusive grocers
aud fruit and produce merchants, g
business in which he had specialized
Iowa is where his life began, where
he was schooled in the three RS" anC
where he obtained his preliminary
4 business education. But Oregon look
ed 50 good to him that six years age
e he unpacked his trunk in the Dale.
D and lived there until removing, nearl,
two years ago, to more opportunity
studded section of the state-the vi
I cinity of Vale.
: This store is one of the outgrowthi
| OF the new order of things In Vale, II
1 the child of the enterprise of younl
1 man, 26 years old one who is TO
: everything that promises progress ant
: prosperity for this section, a youni
i man of character, conscience, AM
s progressive ideas, a young merchan
4 who deserves to forge to the front o
the business procession In Vale
70
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

is owned BY Messrs. Rose & Vogue.
Such We find the Vale Saddlery Co.,
and il p-oprietors. the latter clean,
progressive and successful young
business men and citizens, the sort
am community is the better for hav-
ing
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
AN EXPERT OIL GEOLOGIST,
X. W. Eames, the Best Authority on
the Vale Oil and Gas District

Examinations and Reports a Specially.
a glance at the career of the man
who has done more than any other in
dividual to scientifically explore the
Vale oil and gas district will not want
for interested readers.
r. W Games, a man who for twenty
years has exported md brought i
wells in nearly every gas and oil bear
ing section in the nation, but Penn
sylvania, found his way to this dis
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
THE ". L. MILLIkEN co.
Has Given Vale an Exclusive Grocery,
Fruit and Produce Store.

The superb enterprise Of The ".
L. Milliken Co. has given to Vale,
probably. the only exclusive grocery,
fruit and produce store established in
any town the size OF this in eastern
Oregon or southern Idaho. Moreover,
the magnitude Of their stock and the
variety Of its high-grade wares would
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

points In this last frontier of the last
west, and the outside world.
One hundred and forty miles separ-
ate Vale and Burns-as fat and fertile
and opportunity land as lies out
OF doors-and In making this trip
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
THE VALE AND HARVEY STAGE
LINE HAS BEEN A GREAT
CIVILIZATIONS MAKING
ENGINE
ENGINE.

And Its Proprietor, c. NJ. Kellogg, Has
Played a Noble Part to This End
The fleet and sure-footed horses OF
the Vale and Burns Stage line made
the first well-beaten path of civiliza-
ton between these distant points
some 16 years ago, and every day
since, regardless of the weather, this
line has been the medium of COM
munlcation between the most remote
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

field has been demonstrated by his
large personal investments In 1t. His
personal holdings are vastly greater
than those OF any other individual, be
being interested through his stock
certificates, in some 10000 acres IN
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
OrDan Finney, wanted In Saginaw On
a charge of shoOiIng al a street eur.
Mayor Breitmeyer has revoked tle IL
ccnne OF TIC Michigan EmplnNment

Agency, No. l22 Shelby-st.. conducted
By Hattie Bender rhere had been
complaints OF her method OF running
the agency during Mayor Thompson
term. and Breitmeyer acted at once.
when no learned that she had adver-
ttsed To secure positions which she
a a
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
BUSINESS CONCERNS
ELECT OLD OFFICERS

No changes in officers occurred as
the result OF the annual elections OF
a number OF Detroit corporations Tues
day.
The annual report of the Michigan
Mutual Life Insurance Co. showed
that It's assets had increased $500 900
during the year, reaching the total Of
Sl0.9l 900. while the surplus fund has
grown 10 S634,000. The officers are:
President, o. X. LOCKER; first vice
president. Chas. A. Kent; second vice
president, Hoyt Post; secretary. A. F..
Moore; actuary. G.. ". Sanders: gen
eral superintendent OF agencies.
Theron +. Giddings.
President Frank G. Ryan. OF Parke,
Davis 4 Co. will entertain executive
heads and branch managers OF that
concern In the Cadillac Wednesday
evening. The officers OF Parke, Dav-
is a. Co. are: President, Frank G..
Ryan; vice presidents, David c. Whit
ney and H. NJ. Campbell; secretary
and general manager. Ernest g. Swift,
treasurer, George Hargreaves.
Officers elected by other corpora
tons are: Michigan Fire q Marine In
suaance CO.: President, NJ. w
O'Brien; vice president. F. II. Whit
ney; treasurer, F. A Schultz; secre
tary. f. j. Booth: assistant secretary
+. Z. Webb.
Detroit Copper & Brass Rolling
Mills: President and general man
ager, ]. II. Jones; vice president. r
p. JOY; assistant to president. John r
Searles; secretary treasurer. William
F. Montgomery; assistant secretary
Frank ii. Hoffman; auditor, Andrew
j. Peoples.
Diamond Stamped Ware Co.: Pres
ident, l.. II. Jones. vice president, sec
rotary and general manager. ID. b
Lee; treasurer. William +. Montgom
cry.
Antrim Chemical Co.: President. r
l.. Colby; vice president. Edwin
Lodge; treasurer. w. G. Smith; secre
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27

other tools than there would be in
most shops" said Aid. Walsh. chair
man OF the inspection committee.
The annual report shows that there
were 437 prisoners Jan. /. 1908. and
that 2.253 prisoners were received and
the same number discharged during
the year. while only four died. or
these deaths. one was by suicide. one
from accident, Que from apoplexy AMI
only one from the dread scourge OF the
prisons, consumption. There has been
no death for ten months and the hos
pital has been closed because there
were no prisoners seriously i'll.
or those committed to the house
of correction, half were for 80 days or
less, ~ per cent for 80 days or less
and only 8 per cent for more than 30
days. This makes the financial show
ing even more satisfactory al Supt
Mcdonnell had mostly unskilled labor
Wages paid C. prisoners during the
year amounted To $6,469.
After the inspection the board OF
inspectors met and turned over $780,
900 To the general city government
Supt. Mcdonnell explained the system
Of caring for prisoners after they leave
the institution by helping them 10 find
employment and respectable boarding
places. The superintendent received
many compliments for the splendid
showing OF the institution and in the
report of the aldermanic committee 10
the council. vote OF thanks 10 Supt,
Mcdonnell was included.
or the board OF inspectors. w. j.
Chittenden has been an inspector for
20 years. jeremiah Dwyer for Is years
and Marvin Preston for IL years.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
McGREGOR MISSION
DOING GOOD WORK

The Eighteenth annual report OF
McGregor mission tells Of the work
being done by that institution. which
was greatly In excess Of that OF the
previous year. caused by the economic
conditions which threw large num-
bers OF men out OF employment
During the year l27.524 lodgings
were provided and 1927 meals
served. During the year 1852 men
registered In the mission, or whom
only 2.346 had stopped there before.
The largest number OF men sheltered
was in February. 1907. when $40 men
occupied the building. and the small
est number was In July. when there
were only 20l.
The food department made pront
OF sl6i.9S, Notwithstanding that over
so 900 free meals were dispensed. The
kindling business showed a proht or
s577.
Outside employment. mostly tenn
porary, was found for 1881 men and
,2s5 articles OF clothing and shoes
were given away.
The trustees are: J. l.. Hudson.
chairman; Edward w. Pendleton. Sec
rotary and treasurer; Alexis c. Angel.
Clarence A. Black, Lem w. Bowen,
Thomas T. Leete, Jr.. Sidney I. Mil
Ter, Charles b. Phelps. John T. Shaw:
Tracy McGregor. superintendent; Ed
ward Carrigan. assistant superinten-
dent, and William Venn. religious
work director.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
CONDUCT OF C|TY'S
BIC PRISON IS
EXCELLENT
CITY OFFICIALS INSPECT HOUSE
OF CORRECTION AND COMMEND
WORK OF sUPT. MCDONNELL
YEARS EARNINGS OVER 1900.

Mayor Breitmeyer headed the party
Of city officials who visited the house
OF correction, Tuesday afternoon. for
the regular annual inspection. Others
la the party were Aid. link, Walsh,
Allan, Skrzycki, and Konkel. Inspect
ors VIM. J. Chittenden, Sr., Jeremiah
Dwyer, Marvin Preston and John ID.
Wiley received them. while Supt. John
l.. Mcdonnell conducted the trip.
IL was found that the citys prison
is In good condition IN every way Al
though many Improvements have been
made during the year In paying out
more money in wages TO prisoners ell
ployed i'll the shops. In installing an
automatic sprinkler system TO relieve
danger of fire and in laying 1900
square yards of asphalt roads ard
walks, the institution made ne.
profit during the year OF $32.663,7S.
All the visitors commented upon the
cl .anliness OF the place. the useful
nature of the employment Of prison
ers in the furniture factory, brusa
shCp and button factory and Oh the
contented and interested way In which
the men went about their work. They
found many of The cells to be lastly
furnished with pictures, and books
were TO be seen In many. One Japa-
nese was working in the button fac
tory and the aldermen recognized
some OF their constituents here ami
there.
Pm here for the winter and ! am
glad OF it, said one old man 10 whom
Mayor Breitmeyer talked. 1T is pref
~ hard for me To make q living and
/ get my meals regularly here any
way"
Two BARRIERS were seen at work In
the shops. the barber being sent 10 the
men instead OF the men to a barber
shop. In the yards were seen the
asphalt walks on which the prisoners
get their outdoor exercise.
Il notice that in your shops the ma
chinery is much better protected than
ia the ordinary factory and that there
is less danger Of prisoners hurting
themselves with saws, punches and
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
WHISKEY FOR LAME BACK

The increased use OF whiskey for
lame back and rheumatism Is causing
considerable discussion among the
medical fraternity 1t is an almost in.
fallible cure when mixed with certain
other ingredients and taken properly.
The following is the formula:
ITO one-half pint OF good whiskey
add one ounce OF Toris compound and
one ounce syrup Sarsaparilla com.
pound. Take In tablespoonful doses
before each meal and before retiring.
II Is surely worth trying by anyone
who may be afflicted.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
SUICIDE Is IDENTIFIED.

OXFORD. Mich, Jan. 27.-The man
who was found In the woods mile
north of here. with his throat cut. has
been identified as Charles B. Smith. OF
Flint. The suicide arrived here Sun
day and said he had been employed az
bookkeeper in Flint. He disappear
ed and had not been seen again until
his body was found.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27
WHERE LIFE is
WORTH LIVING
p. y. ~. Mullowney, of the govern
ment burenu OF nnImnl industry. hns

?. y. ~. MuIlowney, of the govern
ment bureau or animal Industry. hns
Inspected some cattle which are sick
near Elm. Livonia township. and de-
clares that they have not foot and
mouth disease.
u the members and friends of the
Young MOmen's Christian association
are invited TO concert TO be given
In the auditorium Of the association )
building. Thursday evening A de-
lightful program has been arranged.
Admission Is free.
mortgage for 5000. 900. made by the
Detroit n Suburban GnS Co., In favor
OF the Citizens Savings a. Trust Co,
OF Cleveland, was filed with the reg
lister OF deeds. Tuesday. Tie mort
gage covers all the companSs prop .
erty in Detroit. Wyandotte and Ford.
VI. graduate, once arrested here as "a
suspect in connection with the ficnd-
ish attack on little Mello Thibodeau.
are trying to secure his release from
the Pontiac asylum. His condition
10 said TO have improved In the past
few months.
he Detroit club held its annual meet
ing Tuesday evening and elected the
following directors: Philip H. Nc
MILAN, Walter :. Russell William III g.
Burtenshaw and Edward II. Parker.
AT a meeting next Tuesday night. Of
fcers of thc club will be chosen Ivy
the newly elected directors.
eOrge Dubeck, an insurance man Of
Elkhart. Ind. IL In Detroit. In search
OF his iI-ycar-old daughter. Blanche.
who. he says. disappeared from Elk
hart. Friday night. with Edmund
Spencer. aged 10, who ran railway
luncn counter. Dubcck thinks tho
pair have clipped TO Windsor.
lillian }. Palms, who failed to appear
La police court. Monday. In answer 40
a charge of fast autoing. ana whose
"rearrest" was ordered. was on hand
Tuesday but not in charge OF an Of
ficer. Mr.. Palms explained that he
had been confused In the date He
pleaded guilty to the charge OF eN-
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27

the first precinct OF the First ward
most OF the time during the past few
years, and whose regime has not
passed without much adverse COM
laent Is again in control for the time
being. Aid owen had resolution
passed 10! the council Tuesday even
ing making Busha a Rcpub lean ward
committeeman from his precinct. This
VIII give him power 10 select all del
eSates to conventions. Certain re-
cent happenings in the first precinct
caused Mayor Breitmcyer to recon-
mend that the booth he moved nearer
police headquarters
Three Windsor lads, Truman Beecher
NO. JOO Dougnli-nNe., John Grant, No.
Dougall-ave.. and Henry Smith,
NO. al GOIcau st, came 10 Detroit
IN pursuit Of happiness. Tuesday. and
fell INTO the hands Of the truant Of
ncers when they played at hunting
Indians in an alley near police head
quarters. one OF the boys said has
mother had given him 81 to spend as
ne pleased AID 81 OF the sum had
been invested in Il small revolver. 1t
was this that got them I'm wrong"
with the police. TIE boys were later
sent To their homes IN custody OF an
othCer from Windsor.
kiyo sue InuI, the young Japanese. who
nnde reputation as nm orator while
IN the University of Michigan, Is in
Detroit as the guest of w. ID South
WICK. and viii speak Friday after
noon before the Federation of Wo-
mems clubs. on THE Mission or New
Japan" He displays no fear OF war
between his native land and the Uni
ted states. declaring that the imper-
lal government understands the re-
lations between national and state
governments here. Japan Will regu-
late immigration in her own interest,
he SAYS. as labor Is needed for the
development of Industries and for
new projects I'm Korea. Formosa and
Saghalin. He believes the people OF
California to be wrong in refusing
school facilities to Japanese children,
provided by treaty between the
two countries.
Mayor Hreitmeyer has started to carry
out his idea Of municipal cabinet
10 advise the mayor and To bring
about harmonious cooperation be-
tween the various city departments
lie has sent out letters. asking the
heads of departments To meet i'm his
office At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
Invitations have gUnr ont to tht-
parks, police and public works COM
missioner, the controller. corporation
counsel and the presidents OF the
fire Lighting and poor commissions
the water board and board Of asses
sOrs. No regular time VIII b. set
for meetings yet, but they will be
held at least once month, and pos
sibly. onse Il week BY holding the
meetings in the afternoon the mayor
hopes To get good attendance
Mayor Maybury and Mayor Codd each
tried the cabinet plan but held their
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27

cedlng the speed limit on Woodward
ave, but had plausible explanation
and Justice stein suspended sen
tcnce.
Norman Finney, wanted In Saginaw On
charge OF shooting ut n street ear
conductor with whom he had an
argument over his fare. was arrested
in Detroit, Tuesday. and was turned
over TO Saginaw officers, Tuesday
night. Finney was working here
under the name OF Walter Hastings.
Gen. RisdOm VI. Moore, father of Frank
Risdom Moore. OF NO. n West Alex
andrine ave- died. Tuesday. in his
home in San Antonio. Texas. Gen.
Moore was a colonel during the civil
war and commanded Il brigade under
Gen. y. J. Smith, Of ST. Louis. lie
was In the best of health up To
few months ago and visited his son
and number of friends In Detroit.
Mayor Breitmeyer has revoked the IL
cense OF tia Michigan Employment
Agency, No. q shelby st. conducted
By Hattie Bender. rhere had been
complaints OF her method OF running
the agency during Mayor Thompson's
term. and Breitmeyer acted at once.
when no learned that she had adver-
tised 10 secure positions which she
did not provide.
City Boiler Inspector John L. McCabe
turned over 800 In license fees, col
lected by his department, 10 the con-
troller, Tuesday, with the statement
that he Will require all persons desir-
ing licenses. 10 first pay their money
TO the city treasurer and get a receipt
therefore. to present to the boiler iu-
spector. Controller Doremus would
like TO have the same rule applied to
all city offices.
Fired with an ambition 10 go out into
49, world and make his way unaS-
sisted, Harold Langley. Ia years old.
No. 24l Wilkins-st., who had gradu-
ulvd from the Clghtn grade, ran away
nom home Tuesday, and went to the
Brush-st depot to catch a train for
the west. The train he wanted had
just gone. however. and Harold took
room In a nearby hotel and went 10
bed lie was found later by Patrol
man Kolb, who took him 10 the sta
tion until his parents should call for
him.
special train will take the Detroit
contingent OF the delegates 10 the
Presbyterian Brotherhood convention.
which VIII be held In PittsbHrg,- Feb.
been arranged owing TO the large
number that will go from here. The
Rev. John Mcdowell. formerly OF the
Second ave. Presbyterian church. II
this city. VIII be one Of the prin-
clpal speakers. and William X. Far
rand OF the Farrand company. IL
member OF the national council and
Will be prominent IN the convention.
1t is expected that 5000 delegates
Will attend.
William Busha, who has been boss of
The Detroit times., 1909-01-27

AS the spring at Bad Centnerbrunn,
Silesia, possesses marked radioactive
ity, a search Is being made for the
strata containing rtdium In consider
able quantity. through which the water
Is believed to flow.