davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-09
Evidence Conflicting.

Much OF the evidcnce taken by the
committee is admitted 10 be conflict
ing. especially that relating 60 the
distribution OF pool orders II APP
pears. however. that J. ~ Flske a
company made no repudiation Of thu
purchases made In their name by
Criss. but that A. j. Ellis e. company.
Rollins a company and Day. Adams
& company accepted and paid only
for all stock bought on their direct
orders"
The report concludes:
Your committee reports that in It's
opinion the conduct of Day. Adams a.
company and a. j. Eiias a. company
in rejecting the reports IN question
and diisclalming responsibility for the
transactions reported thereby was
fully warranted by all the rules AMI
practices of the exchange and that
the members OF said firms are sub
iect to no just criticism therefor.
Criss - Condemned.
1T appears that Mr.. Criss. for h ls
hrm, Is responsible to all sellers for
all his purchases which have not been
accepted and paid for by others. and
the claims of his firm against Dath-
rop, Haskins & company.
The use by Hugh F. Criss OF
offensive language I'm relation to the
acts OF Day. Adams g. company WIS
not warranted by the facts and merits
severe condemnation.
The acts OF the stock exchange
firms in subscribing TO the Columbus
and Hooking Coal and Iron pools for
account Of Lathrop, Haskins & COM
pany, thereby practically lending
their names TO this undertaking also
merit severe condemnation"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-09
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY o.
c,pCr1.TION JANUARY 1910.

Total .......... $500. l'o,'' o
Average for January, 1910. =. $500
Average for January, 1903 ....515O
Increase -. ..... ''.'.' io'o
Personally appeared before me
this srd day Of February, 1910, r.
d. MacMdllen. Business Mapager Of
The Sun. VINO afirms that the fore
going is a true and correct statement
of its circulation for the month OF
January, to the best OF his knowi-
edge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
NV commission expire January 10,
1912.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-09

sun and Moon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
SPECTACULAR OIL
INVESTMENT MADE
Mt. Diablo Company's Property
That Was Bought at ,zS0
Is Sold for S1,500,000

An oil investment almost as spectac-
ular as that of the Imperial and
Thirty three, which was purchased at
s1,500 and sold for $9,5O0,00o. is that of
the Mount Diablo company, which has
sold out at $1,500,00O after being pur-
chased at $3.50. According to Bakers
field adyices. an English syndicate has
contracted to take over the property
A dispatch from there says:
The terms of payment for the Mount
Diablo company's property in Midway.
comprising all of section 26-32-2s. sold
last week to an English syndicate.
calls for $4,000 down, which has been
paid: S240.000 as soon as the abstract
has been completed, s25o,0OO in so days
and the balance in 90 days and six
months, with interest at per cent on
the deferred payments. The Mount
Diablo company continues to draw the
royalties on production until the first
payment of $3.50, 900 is made; after that
the royalties go to the purchasing syn
dicate, which takes over the property
The company, which is capitalized
for 100000 shares, has 30 900 remaining
In the treasury, and has paid four
monthly dividends of l per cent There
is $4,000 in the bank and s61250 due
from bonus payments on leases, one
so acre lease having been sold for a,
bonus of $1,000 an acre. All told the
company will be able to pay about
1925 a share when its affairs are
wound up.
Section 26 was bought from the Ioca-
tors about 10 years ago by j. W. jane
son of Taft for So an acre The same
men owned "a, which they compelled
Jameson to take at so cents an acre in
order OF get 26. The entire section is
leased, and the Mount Diablo company
has revenue of 5000 barrels of oil for
month from 1essees which is con-
stantly increasing. Jameson, who was
opposed to the sale says the present
revenue affords an income of per cent
that within a couple of years 1t will pay
producing leases is the Mascot, which
has the entire northeast quarter and is
paying regular monthly dividends. Sew
eral good wells have been brought in
on other leases in the last two months
The principal stock holders of the
Mount Diablo, who will take down siz-
able fortunes from the sale are j. w.
Jameson of Taft, James Briscoe of
Bakersfield. c. e. Stoner. James Cul-
lingham and Secretary Potter Frank
Blessington, a Southern Pacific con-
ductor, will get $32,50o for his 10000
shares, and F. NJ. " orthington. division
superintendent. and A. A. Jaynes chief
dispatcher of the Southern Pacific. will
profit to the same amount each.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
RUSH OCCURS TO
ELKS HILLS FIELD
Basin Is Alive With Work of
Development

There is a rush into the Elk hills
oil district, and it is said there is more
work under way there than in the
Bueua Vista hills. The basin between
the two ranges Of hills also is alive
with development.
On section. 32-31-24 the American
Midway is building rigs on the four
central quarter sections. -On the same
section the Boston Pacific has its first
well down several hundred feet. is pre-
pairing to spud in on well No. and
has material on the ground for other
rigs.
s On section 2S-31-24 the Midway Basin
oil company has got down with a ro-
tary in quick time to 1,200 feet, where
the first oil sands We're encountered
This is the first discovery and the
sands showed at much shallower
depth than was expected.
On section 30-31-24 the Barnodon
company is preparing to prove up. The
company has been laying a pipe line
for a water supply from Buena Vista
lake.
On section 22-31-24 there. are four.
rigs up, but the machinery is idle, some
accident having stopped the operations
OF the Midway Kingpin.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
Development Of the
EnOs Oil Company Property
in the Kern River Field
Fifteen Wells Pumping, Two Strings
of Tools Running and Eight
More Wells to Be Put Down
as Rapidly as Possible

ditionaI wells. which will enable the
company to take full advantage of its
sales contracts.
These 15 wells are all on the pump.
giving a total minimum production
each month of $4,000 barrels of oil.
Two strings of tools are busy putting
down new wells and the property is
beginning to look like a small forest
of derricks,
The company is one of the best
equipped in the Kern River field. all its
plant being carefully constructed with
the most modern machinery in the oil
producing industry, including one
large central boiler plant and two aux
iliary plants.
The location of the company's prop
erty 10 such that operation cost is
reduced to the minimum, and the work
of putting down the new wells is be-
ing rushed to the limit of the capa-
city of the plant. 1t would be hard to
find a better field than the Kern River
in the matter of drilling The deepest
we'll put down on this property is
1.040 feet and so far the company has
several wells in much shallower sands.
This is an important matter and one
that the company is taking advantage
of by hurrying the work on the new
wells.
The company also owns $50 acres OF
oil land in the Santa Maria District.
but as yet has not commenced he
development thereof. Its very small
capitalization as compared with It's
large acreage and it's favorable sales
contracts have made the stock very
active among investment buyers and
its value has been consistently in
creased within the past six months. and
until today the stock is selling at
around the above mentioned figure.
This company will shortly go on
permanent dividend paying basis and
with strong probabilities OF consider
able Increase in dividends during the
next year.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
NEW RIG WILL DRILL
IN LIVERMORE FIELD
AIisaI Company Resumes Oper-
ations Under Difficulties

There will soon be another rig drill
ing in the local oil field and the pros
pect of an early and thorough develop
ment will be greatly increased thereby,
says the Livermore Herald.
The new company is known as the
w NJ & s. oil company. The principal
stock holders are Oakland people. The
officers include the following: Robert
A. Smith, president; Adolph Michel. sec
retary; First National bank OF Oakland
treasurer These officers with George
NJ Flint, J.. j. Wheelock and z. p
Newhall constitute the board OF direc-
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
BRITISH RIVAL BEATEN
AN HOUR BY ASSOCIATED
Quick Action Necessary by the
Buyer of Pioneer Midway

An interesting incident in connection
with the sale of the Pioneer Midway oil
company has come to light. 1t appears
that British syndicate, operating
under the name Of the United invest
anent company. had opened negotiations
for the property with the idea Of pur-
chasing. The Englishmen had made
their inspection and had about decided
70 buy.
The Associated oil company OF San
Francisco was also a prospective pur-
chaser. No option had been given and
the price placed on the property,
So. .0eo. 900. had been quoted to both the
foreigners and the Americans. At
about the same moment the local agent
Of the British syndicate and the Asso-
ciated oil company learned that they
were rivals IN the bidding.
The British agent cabled for advices
and received an order to buy at once.
He was just one hour too late. The
Associated had closed the deal.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15

tors. The office of the company will
be at No. 1. Bacon block, Oakland, for
the present.
The Alisal companys drill is again
going down after long series of de-
lays and accidents. The well is 792
feet deep and the drill is working in
blue shale and clay mixed. The baler
Is bringing up oil which is evidently
forced up from the second sand. which
is likely to be encountered at any time
within the next so feet The greatest
difficulty with which Driller Menden-
hall has had to contend still exists in
the shape of the under reamer lugs
which were lost in the well and which
he has driven ahead of the drill for so
feet. If he can continue to do so he
will undoubtedly strike the second
sand. but IL he encounters hard for
nation and is forced to quit the de-
velopment will be left to the W. NJ
& S. rig to carry out.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15

.l HOSE OF the veteran OH men Ol
California who. scarcely more
than year ago-to be exact,
thirteen and a half months ago
knew of the plans and ambi
tions of the Enos Oil Company, then
being organized. predicted great things
for it. If truth is stranger than fic-
ton, so also is realization greater
than ambition. The Enos Company has
more than realized the expectations of
its most ardent admirers.
The story of the organization and
development of the property of this
company in the Kern River field alone
is one of f1attering success, to say
nothing of it's rich9prospect of unde-
veloped land in the Santa Maria dis
trict.
The affairs of the company are under
the management of Mr.. John Baker.
Jr.. and the offices of the company in
the Crocker Building present a scene
of activity these days
The Enos Oil Company was organ
lied under the laws of the State of
California May 1st, 1909. The author
lied capital of $500, 10000 is divided
into 100000 shares, and when it is
known that this stock now ranges
about the $3.50 point. with very little
of it obtainable at that figure, some
idea can be had of what it is likely to
be worth in the next twelve months,
when some of the splendid proven
territory now being drilled is produc-
ing. The company has disposed of
35s.500 shares of this stock and is
planning to dispose OF more from time
to time as the needs of the develop
ment work may demand. The company
has a leaseho1d interest, one-sixth
roWaty. on 22o acres of proven oil
territory in section s. west side of the
Kern River field 1t has 15 wells COM
pleted. and has contracts for the sale
of 100000 barrels of oil within the
next five years. 1t also has the funds
necessary for the drilling of eight adj
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15

, HOSE of the veteran oil men of
California who. scarcely more
than a year ago-to be exact,
thirteen and a half months ago
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15
PROSPEcTORS ENTER
SAN MIGUEL SECTION
Twelve Locations of Oil Bearing
Land Filed by Experts

The oil prospectors and locators are
getting into the country in the San
Miguel section, in northern San Luis
Obispo county. and il is evident that
there viii soon be more derricks going
up There We're filed in the recorders
ofice j location notices of oil claims
by II s Williams and J. W. Seeley OF
san Miguel The land which is believed
to be oil bearing is only IL miles from
the old Mission San Miguel and only a
short distance from the place where
the Pinkerton oil well is situated Pin
lkerton has been boring for oil for
hong while, and is confident Of strik-
Ing il.
The land in the neighborhood of
the large agphaltum deposits is claimed
nv experts 10 be first class territory
Seeley is the man who has been en-
gagged in drilling the old Cavanagh
well and Williams is an old time resi-
dent Of san Miguel.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-15

Increased Trading
In Oil Securities

The growing
volume business the San Francisco stock exchange
the month of April the trading reached of
S422 e46o For May amounted to s4o54o23o Of the
10 the last two mo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-02
Morris Williams
LARGEST AND BEST DRAFT
HORSE MARKET WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
HORSES SOLD AT PRIVATE SALE
ON APPROVAL.
BIG ER-HARVEST HORSE
SALE FRIDAY AUG. 5.

Free listing and farmers horses sold
before car lots. Parties leading in from
surrounding counties would better
come the night before
All scattering consignments sold in
the forenoon will be paid for at the
have advertised this special sale far
land near and just about everybody
will be here. A4..
The Sale Of Iowa Farms.
For some time have been figuring
over a plan for taking up in an ex-
tensive way the sale of farm land. The
point has been to arrive at some meth
cd which would justify very liberal
amount Of newspaper advertising, as
know from our experience in building
up SO successful q horse market, that
you must spend money advertising If
you do a large amount of business
with the public.
Here's my plan-All over the coun-
ties Of southern Iowa. we have men
who are buying horses every week for
shipment to our Ottumwa sales. These
men come into frequent and close con-
tact With the farmers of their respec-
tive localities. They are familiar with
every farm and know every farmer. In
their daily and weekly rounds they
can list the farms that are for sale and
keep tab on those farmers who would
Duy. IHIouSll lie eilu lileSc HiSil
who are right on the ground and by
following the same course Of adver-
Using we have made use of in adj
vancing this horse market. conf
IDENTIFY expect to build up real estate
business second to none in Iowa.
And we will begin at once. We are
right at the harvest season in the land
business. So Come on Boys Com,
mission 2 per cent but do not ask ex-
elusive listing nor bar Won from sell
ing your farm yourself. We want pay
ONLY for what we do
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TODAY'S MARKET NEWS
BREAK IN STEER PRICES.
Drought in Corn States and Western
Ranges Last Week Overcrowded
CHICAGO Market.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Aug. MAR
ket for native steers was badly over
crowded in the past week, result OF
drought in corn belt states, and also
on the western ranges. Close to 10000
head arrived, largest volume since last
ago, measured 50@75c. Even choice
heavy steers closed 100000 lower and
a big share of plain and medium grass
ers and short fed grades were 75@S5c
lower than ten days ago. Packers
bought much bigger crop than actual
demands called for, and the same was
true of shippers purchase, but still
there were about 1000 unsold at he
finish. Prime beeves reached choice
heavy steers at s6.75@7.10. Biggest
share Of medium to good kinds made
s5.75@5.60, with common grassers
down to $4.75 and lower.
Range cattle run totaled $500,
against 1000 last week, and prices de-
clined Csc, tops making $500, bulk
$4.75@5.35. Texas steers were also on
25@40c at the close, selling down to
$4.3O@5. Texas marketings in the. week
aggregated $500.
Native butcher stock, In big supply,
closed at 25@40c decline from last
week. medium and common being the
hardest hit while bulls We're 10000
lower Prime heifers reached 81, but
sales were rarely above IS, and cows
sold largely at $3.40@4.25 Gamers
ranged down to 81. Calves closed ESQ
soc off. Feeder marketings were largest
in months and prices declined $50 40c
from the week previous. Biggest share
of the supply went to eastern buyers
at $3.50@4.5O for plain to good kinds.
with we'll bred weighty steers up to
$3.50. Tailings ranged down from 1925
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) >->e%
, KEoTA.

Miss Bee Adams Of Des Moines is
here visiting at her sisters. Mrs. Chas.
Stoutner and at her aunt's Mrs. Ben
nett Brown.
Mrs. Clara Eckerman was called to
Lincoln. Nebr., Saturday by the SER
ious illness OF her sisters child.
Rev. G. L. Walker performed the
wedding ceremony Of James Gilliland
Of Lancaster and Miss Leona Allen Of
near Hayesville at the home Of the
groom's brother Lafe Gilliland Of Sig
ourney at D. m. Wednesday July 81.
Mrs. r. B. Brown gave her Sunday
school class picnic in the park Tues
day.
The w. c. T. U. convention Of the
ninth district was held here Tuesday
and Wednesday. 1t closed with a gold
medal contest.
Monday meeting was held in the
United Presbyterian church to see
about getting a chautauqua Cor Keota
this year. No definite arrangements
were made.
Mrs. Russell is visiting in the coun-
try.
Mrs. Ezra Pool has been visiting in
South English.
Mrs. Antes and two children Of Fair.
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turned home Friday from a five weeks
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. ].
D. Branbaugh Of Findley, Ohio.
Mrs Della McGath Of near Bunch
returned Friday from a few days visit
with Mrs. Sarah Reynolds.
Misses Ruth and Ruby Songer are
spending, a few days with the formers
sister Mrs. ODE Burns.
County Clerk c. P. Snoddy issued a
marriage license Thursday to Will
Evans Of auckland, Kans., and Miss
Hazel B. GEM of Peoria, Ill. Mr.
Evans formerly lived here and is q
brother Of Mrs. Ira Baldridge.
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Miss Eva Lockman Of Belknap who
attended the Normal returned home
on Friday.
Mrs. j. G. Thompson who has been
spending the past five weeks with
her son DR.. l. N. Thomson, returned
to her home in Ottumwa.
Miss Lula Roberts Of Fremont, Ia,
returned home Friday from attending
the Normal.
Henry Pottorff returned Friday
from a three weeks trip to Pipeston,
MINI.
Robt. c. Moore of Lake City, Ia, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. F. D. Fer
rail- Sunday July 81.
Mrs. F. D. Ferrall and son Victor re-
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CHICAGO Grain Futures.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The grain futures
follow:
WHEAT-sept. opened, s1.osA @
1.o3M; high, s1o6% @1.o6A; low
$102A@1.O21s; closed, $1.02h @1.o29s
Dec. closed, s1.O4h @104%.
CORN-Sept opened, 63h @63Bc;
high, Sane: low, $3.50; closed. $3.50;
Dec. 61st @61Ac.
OATS--Sept opened, 37s OBJ Nc;
high, 37Mc.; low, 37hc.; closed. 37A q
37Ac.: Dec, $3.50.
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81 Ooms 40
Horses Show Decline.

There was a weakening in the horse
market after Monday. and closing quo
tations were generally IS lower than
the previous week. Good classes were
rather active on most days, but plain
and blemished arrivals were dull
throughout, but with letup in re-
ceipts of late dealers were enabled to
fairly well clear barns. Quality was
slightly poorer. Receipts the past week
totaled around 1870 against 1,241 the
previous week and 1869 corresponding
week last year. Only a few drafters
went above 1925 while fairly good
ones sold at $3.50. Most expressers
made $175@200 and light delivery
classes sold upward to $3.50. Drivers at
1925 Up were extra good to choice.
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CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-The live stock
market follows:
lower; receipts, $4,000; beeves. s4.65@
$40; stockers, feeders, S4@6.20; cows,
heifers, $2.5O@6.30; westerns, $4.75@
$50.
HOGS-Market ten to fifteen lower
than Saturdays average; receipts, 49,
900; light, $s2o@s.60: mixed, $1,000
s.35; heavy. $7.45@S.15; rough. s7.45@
1861 good choice heavy, $7.65@S.15;
bulk, $7.S0@S.10.
SHEEP-Market steady: receipts,
$4,000; natives. s2.6o@4.50; lambs,
$4.50@7.10.
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BLOOMFIELD. =

Miss Retta Frakes who has been at
tending the Normal returned to her
home In Moulton Friday.
Mrs. John Guthrie spent the last OF
the week with her mother Mrs. Maggie
Sloan Of Floris.
Harve Lawson was in un1onVllle'
Mo-, Friday on business.
Mrs. Walter Hoffman and children
Vern and Mary spent Friday with
Mrs. Hoffman's sister Mrs. Grace
Conner of relknap.
Mr.. asld Mrs. c.. F. Davis returned
home Friday from a few days visit
with relatives in Ottumwa.
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CHICAGO Butter and EDO Market.

Chicapo. Aug. 1.-Butter-Market-
steady: creameries, 23@27c.; diaries,
23@26c.
EGGS-Market steady; receipts, o.
900 cases; at mark, cases included, 10
@14c.: f1rsts, 49,: prime f1rsts, lie.
Chicago Poultry Market.
e Chicago, Aug 1.-Poultry--Mar
weak; turkeys, 20c.; fowls, l4c.;
springs. Ice.
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-so ACRE FARM, 20
acres of corn, IN acres Of hay. large
tract Of late potatoes, tons of hay, 5
mares, Of them in foal by jack, 8
mich cows, yearlings spring
calves, dozen chickens, 1 cream
separator, l wagon, buggy. corn
planter, moving machine, culti-
vators, 1 COW. All for $500. McIntire
Real Estate Co., Balkesburg, la. Send
for list Of Iowa farms.
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FOR SALE-ALL OF MY BUSINESS
in Akaska, S. D., consisting Of con-
trolling interest in $4,000 brick
plant, one-half interest in town site
and out lots, three residences with
10 acres land, and a fine general real
estate and rental business. VIII
trade for good rental property or
business in large town. r. Tofflemire,
Alaska, S. D.
FOR SALE-BY OWNER, 100000
acres on A. G. l.. r. r. in De Soto
county, Fla, below frost Interior
ence. Ready to colonize. Will sell as
whole or in part. Write or wire
Fred S. Bated. Fort Myers, Fla.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.

New York, Aug. 1.-Butter-Market,
firm: receipts, 5000; creamery specials
2sA 629c.; thirds to extras, 24@2SA.c;
state dairy, 22@27hc.; process, 200
27hc.: process, 22@25kc.; factory, 23
@23Ac. imitation creamery, 24@25c.
EGGS-Market irregular; receipts
12.s00.s
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New York Grain Market.
New York, Aug. 1.-The grain mar
ket follows:
Sept wheat-$1.07B.
Corn-72Ac.
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CHICAGO Proxi.ion Market.

ChIcago TroVTs4Un WaI*s'
market follows:
PROFESSIONALISM.
Lard-$11.50. u
Ribs-$11.27k.
Rye-cash-77h @7Sc.
Barley-4s@68c.
Timothy-Oct-$5.8O $3.50.
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Nav York Poultry Market.

New York. Aug. 1.-Poultry-Mark
alive. uncertain; nearby broilers. 17h
01sc.: fowls, 17hc: turkeys. 1o@14c:
Dressed-Market steady: broilers, II
@1sc.; fowls, 14@1s1sc.; turkeys, 100
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RANGE OF HGa PRICES

Range OF hog values at Chicago TOT
II. past week with comparisons:
Mixed and Light
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field is visiting her mother Mrs.
Shrenkgast.
Miss Stella Fish has returned from
Chicago.
Mrs. Hitchcock and Floyd stated for
Rollo, Canada last week.
Charles Long had the misfortune to
have his barn burned. 1t caught fire
from a spark from a passing train.
One horse was burned to death and
the other horse burned very badly. AL
most everything was destroyed.