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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-07-07
In R T A NJ | A N I
| THEATRE

F. e. Nelson, of Crookston, and
Frank e. Dahlgren, Of Alvarado, re- !
turned Tuesday from an automobile
trip to Roseau county.
Conrad Engelstad, of ST. Olof Col
lege, Northfeld, arrived Tuesday to
attend the wedding of his brother,
Joel Engelstad to Miss Cora Lane, on
July 9Th.
Andrew P. Nelson, of Fran in the
eastern part of the county, was here
the fore part of the week as witness
for parties taking out their citizens
papers.
G. J. Estlund, special representative
OF the Census Department, spent a
couple days here this week gathering
statistics of the manufacturing indus
tries of Warren.
Peter Iverson and Miss Jverson, of
Vega, we're Warren visitor yesterday.
Mr.. 1verson said very little rain fell
il the northwestern corner of said
town on Tuesday evening.
Chas. Wattam, who holds the lucra-
tive position of stenographer to the
clerk of the Supreme court at Bis
mark, N. D., spent the fourth visit
ing at his home in this city.
The Misses Olga, Paula and Isabel
Hegrum, who have been visiting the
family of their uncle, Peter Iverson
for the past three weeks returned to
their home at Madison, Mimi, OH
Wednesday evening.
A fine rosy-cheeked daughter arriv-
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
a. Nelson on Saturday, July 2. The
mother is doing we'll and the father
is kept busy setting up the cigars on
this first new arrival in his family.
The Ladies Aid Society of McCrea
will hold it's summer festival and auc-
ton sale at Alfred B. Carlson's place,
sec. 4, town of McCrea, next Thurs
day, July 18th, beginning at 10 o'clock
A. M. A short program will be rend-
cred in the forenoon after which free
dinner will be served by the ladies.
Ice cream, cake etc. will be served in
the afternoon at nominal cost. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-07-07
Saturday,
July 9th

Latest designs in wall paper at
SWaleng's.
Gottfrid Erickson and family de-
parted for Alvarado last Tuesday,
where Mr.. Erickson will begin work
on a Judicial Ditch.
Rev. G.. Wahlund and Prof. O. E.
Abrahamson went to Hallock last
Tuesday to attend the. district Mis-
sion meetings in that vicinity.
Mrs. G. E. sjostrand's brother,
David E. Asplund, and sister, Miss
Lydia, of Lake City, MIMI, arrived
last Wednesday morning for visit
at the Sjostrand home.
David Johnson, of Bloomer was in
the city today. He is a candidate for
the nomination Of County Superin-
tendent of Schools on the Republican
ticket and publishes his announce
ment in this weeks issue of the
Sheaf.
Judge Grindeland and wife spent
the fourth at Lancaster, Mimi, where
a big celebration had been arang-
ed. The Judge was the orator of the
day and that he made the Eagle
scream to the satisfaction of the most
ardent patriot goes without saying.
BOSS" Coleman Kelley, who has
held down the position of section
foreman of the Great Northern at Eu-
cid for 81 years continuously, has re
signed. During his long period of
service he has had only one wreck on
his branch of the road. He will be
given a pension of $40 per month dur
ing the remainder of his life, as an
appreciation of long and faithful SER.
vice to the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Johnson, Mrs. A.
+. Burke, Mr.. Aug. L,lndgren and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lindberg, Almer
Lindberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wit,
tensten, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nelson
Miss Sophie Lindberg, Tennys Flake
and others went to Grand Forks last
Friday to attend the Ringing Bros,
Circus. They all went there in auto
mobiles, returning in the evening ,oi
the same day.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-07-07
TO-day's Market Prices.
Local News
- DR.. Spofford will be at Wind
- sor Hotel, Warren, Aug. 8.

lM3aA Dr. SpOHOrd Will be at WIND
o. sor Hotel, Warren, Aug. 8.
Frank Dahlquist is doing business
along the 500 line west today.
Sanfrid Johnson and family, of Al
varado, spent Sunday and the fourth
in this city.
Governor A. O. Eberhart was the
speaker at the fourth of July celebra-
ton at Fertile, MINI.
William A. Wattam, of Grand Forks,
is spending a ten days. vacation at his
old home in this city.
S. J. Tande and B. H. Tande, OF
Aneta, N. Dak., arrived Tuesday to
attend the Engelstad-Lane wedding.
Mrs. A. F. Burke, of Wi1liston, N.
OAK, arrived last Friday for visit
with her sister, Mrs. Aug. A. Johnson.
Bernard K. Odenvaller, of Moor
head, arrived Saturday for a short
visit at the home Of his uncle, J. P.
Mattson
O. H. and Ralph Taralseth returned
last Friday from Minneapolis in their
automobile and report that they have
had very fine trip
Mrs. A. K. Bailey and daughter. of
MINNEAPOLIS arrived Yesterday morn
ing for a visit at hehome of Juli:'@
j. Olson. Mrs. Bailey is sister of
Mrs. Olson.
Miss Charlotte Christensen, who is
employed as Simplex operator in the
office of the Republican Gazette at
Willmar, is spending the fourth with
her parents in this city.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-07-07
Now We Want To Tell You

that we personally recommend "ANSBACH
ER'S PURE to our customers to do ALL
Paris Green SHOULD do and nothing it
shouldn't do. -<
It's packed in sealed husband moisture
proof cartons. It's always fresh. It also con-
forms to all State Government requirements
Every package is full net weight--strong and
pure.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
DOHENY DENIES ANY
PART IN LAND FIGHT

r. L. Doheny says the American Oil
fields company is not interested in any
disputed oil lands and that the claims
held by e. L. McCray are his own af-
fair and not of the American Oil
fields.
The dispatch is wholly at variance
with the belief commonly held on the
west side, where the American Oilfields
is credited with being the biggest land
grabber of the lot. 1t is certain that
McCray has plenty of money behind
him, and if 1t is not coming from the
Doheny concern there is a big field
open for speculation as to the source
The last report on development of the
American Oilfelds was approximately
as follows:
on SO, Midway, No. down 1925 feet,
with water shut off with 1215-inch cas-
ing and the 10-inch going in; NO. 2
down 1000 and No. down $50 feet;
others ready to spud.
on the Midway property on is, be-
sides the old producing wells, one string
Is down 1000 feet on the Cousins at
McKittrick the. property of the big
company, six small wells are produc-
ing. A big air compressor is being in
stalled to get water for the companys
own use.
No definite plans are announced yet
for Coalinga development There is one
small producing well on the northeast
corner of 80, 2O-14, adjoining the Assc,
ciated on the west. This is the most
westerly work this far south in the
field. but further north there are good
producing wells even more to the west
The company has all this section. but
forty acres on the southeast held by
the Henshaw Water company 1t also
has fractional section l, 21-14 lying
lust west of the famous section G.,
Ellis
Some work here is likely before long,
but for the moment attention is CEN
tered on the Midway.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
TEMPLOR Is FIELD
OF SHALLOW DEPTH

The Templor is the great shallow ter
ritory of the state. II. B. Guthrey has
tested a 257-foot well on the Temblor
Ranch company's property and it has
averaged eighty barrels a day.
On the shear petroleum ON 36-29-2O a
292-foot we'll is doing seventy-two bar
rels a day by actual measurement.
The drilling of wells in this territory
Is inexpensive. On the Harry Dillon
property q portable rig was placed on
the ground and in exactly eight days
the drill was in the oil sand at a depth
of 300 feet.
All the wells so far sunk in the ter
ritory are doing from forty to eighty
barrels a day.
David Shear has leased one-half Of
section &c. 1890 from Miller Lutz on
20 per cent royalty. He purposes to
develop the property at once.
j. B. Fiske has three teams hauling
supplies to section 25-21 at Templor,
where he is arranging to put up two
rigs.
II. B. Guthrey will soon begin the
sinking of two wells for the Sunshine
company one on section 81 and the
other on section 80, 1921. st. Helena
people are financing the Sunshine COM
Dany
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
Devils Den Attracts Many
Los Angeles Oil Operators
EDITED ny JAMES WYNKOoP

II believe that oil will he discovered
on our holdings within the next few
days." said I1. S. Shank, president of
the company, who with Secretary
Kunze is an enthusiastic believer in
the future of this entire district.
Oil has been struck by a company
operating within half mile of the
international Pacific properties. Sew
eral oil sands have been found by this
company, it is said, the oil being of a
high gravity.
A. G. Ockenden, who returned yes
terday from the Devils Den district,
reports that many rigs are going up
and that the Positive Oil company $
well is now doing 100 barrels daily,
This well is located in section 3, range
%, township s.
The Croesus company will also begin
active operations within thirty days,
as will the Pluto company. Indications
are very favorable on the Pluto com
pany's land. in many places gas haV-
ing been encountered.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
HISTORY BEHIND
MAYS HUGE WELL
SECTION ONCE DISCREDITED
BY DRILLERS
TEN YEARS AGO FLAT THOUGHT
BARREN OF OIL
Locators Sacrificed Land and Then
Acquired Same Holdings Under
Lease, SubIettng to Conn.,
pany Bringing in Gusher

The recent spectacular performance
of the well of the Mays Oil company
on section 3O-31-23, coupled with SINH
lar acts of the California Midway,
Pioneer Midway, Hawaiian, Eagle
Creek and Santa Fe wells in the inn
mediate vicinity has called attention to
some of the early history of this local
ity, writes b. A. Hayden In the Cali
fornia Oil World.
In the year 1900 c. Y. Scott, $. l..
Sisson, DR.. S. i. Smith. %. II. White
Frank Adams, j. A. Hughes and my
self, at that time all residents of
Bakersfield, filed mineral locations on
all of sections 30 and 81. To the best
of my knowledge these were the first
locations ever filed on this ground, al
though shortly before that ]. w. jane
son had made a clean sweep down
through the Midway country Mr..
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
FLOWS 100 BARRELS

BAKERSFIELD, March 12.-The
Johnson Oil company's well on the fiat
east of Maricopa is reported to be flow
ing 100 barrels of oil and about 1000
barrels of water a day Whether the
oil comes from the first or second sand
seems not fully determined, but the
fact that the gas pressure is strong
enough to force out this large quantity
of oil and water encourages the belief
that with the water shut off big flow
of oil would result.
The Johnson is down 1000 feet with
it's first string of casing in No. 2 and
present prospects are that no such
trouble as impaired the success of No.
l will be encountered.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

across the line being only 1400 feet
deep. We contracted with Spellacy
and McCay to drill our well and sold
the stock of the company for a nom
inal figure, raising something like
5000.
The well was watched with much in
terest, and when at about 1900 feet we
struck small showing of tar there
was quite a rush from Bakersfield to
see the new STRIKE" At 1850 feet our
money ran out. and as the prospects
for oil did not look very encouraging
we shut down and pulled our casing.
The casing was bought by j. A..
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13


WI nth oil already found In many
w places in the Devils Den dis
W trlct and at an extremely low
depth, many believe that this territory
soon will rival the famous Midway
Every acre of ground is being held by
the present owners, only few sales
having been recorded during the past
few days, and those at fabulous
prices, Located as it Is, midway be-
tween McKittrick and Coalinga, this
section is believed by experts to be
another link i'm the chain of oil fields
recently discovered. All the property
I'm the Devils Den field has been passed
favorably upon by government eX-
perts, it is said.
Among the larger companies Which
will begin active operations in this ter
ritory during the month of March Is
the international Pacific Oil company
of Los Angeles. Three hundred and
twenty acres of land in the heart of
the Devils Den district are owned by
this company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

Jameson had, however, avoided the
"hat."
At that time it was the consensus
of opinion that the level ground was
not oil bearing The locators above
mentioned then organized the Transfer
Oil company and decided to the corpor-
alton all of section 80. Section 80 was
chosen instead of 81 as we felt conf
dent that If we developed oil on 30
and 81 would be proven.
This was a fatal mistake, as present
developments have shown that the
southwest corner of 81 is not very
deep territory, the big Santa Pc gusher
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
Hauled Water from McKittrlck

Hauled Water from McKittrlck
With the exception of c. V. Scott, all
the original locators gradually aban-
| doned interest in the two sections of
land. Scott had acted as superintend-
ent Of the Transfer. He did assessment
work for several years and spent his
time and money in attempting to main
tain some title to at least a portion of
the ground.
Three years ago he had left locat-
or's interest in the south half of 81.
He got in touch with a number of en-
ployes Of the Santa Fe railroad, inClud-
ing L. n. Comstock, who had been a
small stakeholder of the old Transfer.
These men organized the Midway Crude
Oil company and raised $4,000 to drill
a we'll
Scott gave them $50 acres Of his half
section. Before any oil was developed
he sold his remaining 100 acres to the
railroad for about $40, 600 or at the rate
of $3.50 an acre. Shortly before that
had given him a deed to all my interest
in the land, as had all the other old
lOcators.
Leases Land He Once Owned
In common with the other members
of the old company ! had always en-
tertained a bunch that sections 80 and
81 were oil bearing, and when / re-
turned to Bakersfield about year ana
a half ago, after an absence of two
years, [ made up my mind that | was
going back and get some of the land.
After an examination and cOnsidera-
BILE inquiry the best l could do was 70
get a 120-acre lease from the Pioneer
Midway on Il portion of the southeast
quarter Of section 3d. This company
had a recent location on the ground
and had installed a drilling rig, which
| bought.
I sold this rig to the Mays Oil COM
pany and sub-leased them a portion of
the land, taking in part payment some
of the stock of the company, which has
now brought in the great well devel-
oped last week
portion of section 81 has recently
ben sold for $4,000 an acre, and it is
doubtful if a single foot of either sec
ton could be bought today for less than
that figure. The two sections are prob
ably worth 81 100000. OF the old crowd
Frank Adams was a stakeholder in the
Midway Crude. He sold out for about
$4,000.
Charley Scott, who was the only
slayer in the bunch, probably realized
in the neighborhood of $4,000. My own
profits from the 120-acre lease on 30
may run into some money, but the in
terests which each of us held in the
ground originally are now worth in the
neighborhood of 100000 apiece, a figure
far beyond any possible profit which
may accrue to any of us in oil deals.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
News OF the Mines and Oil Fields
w

Stroud. who moved it down to section
2632-23, and used it on well No. 1 of
the Mascot Oil company.
At the time the Transfer we'll was
drilling there was only one well in the
Midway, the Bay City, on p. We
hauled our drilling and boiler water
from Mc<ittrick and the water and
hauling bills ran into the thousands
The well was located about fifty yards
from the present well No. / of the
Pioneer Midway, which has cost $4,000
to drill and has only recently been de
veloped into an oil well at a depth OF
$500 feet.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
MIDWAY F1v1{5311 coNrPASS
e2o,e2z lAJ2+4sUIln BUILDING
EOS.ANCELES
90 OIL STOCK INVESTORS:
[l.ar.ch. 10th. 1870

40 OIL STOCK INVESTORS:
Kern County, na:s rush ' oz Ss
mao soTe+e IS 0n beapotted tn
evidence his rues e's of
options bore fora gushing
If we'll in the barren as of qs4eaa nf'
soa @ g 5 a1 a4sts & IN
being bel Fgg4Ss to
rs oo a9rdi S oy S7o 6eoS
thy thy stock S0 advanced to a very hi price.
D OIL & M and 1 is 51 s9g a 20
sp The The ggo oa
Santa 7e United Crandali idSay
i P5'o snlS66 sos.1P
.a Sc: @ $ @
av sg "s s s s. s9 ss If
a S VI to make P0 oos9 and
eble Everybody Will get deal with u.s."
S@ 1an ss @ S nH oys atf
poGty the fDSY is IN the hsar the gushing 9oTrtoy
bring big In days
worth not less than par or 81 share"
OLIVER Director says:. midway is the hot-bed Of
@ @ rush as in tas gd but
% Ro US al at less cost that the Midway
the % "a 5 We should get large wells as
o ouS FIRST ofseF go s o 1 @ gRD
upon books
AWAIT the %
5 gs @ 5
Very sincerely yours
l1DIAY COMPANY
7S~GzKe5 ,..,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-15

This is the HOOSIER
that will install system in
your kitchen, tighten your
daily task and allow you
several hours each day for
other household duties or
for rest and recreation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-15
HAD LUCK ON THE WAY.
The English Thief That Dropped In to
See His Lawyer.

The English Thief That Dropped In to
See His Lawyer.
Here is a story Of genuine instance
Of the kind of business which fell to
the lot Of a once notorious London
thieves counsel" One day q thick
set man, with cropped poll OF un-
mistakably Newgate cut. skunk into
this counsel's room, when the follow
ing dialogue took place:
:s.Sforning, SIR" said the man, touch
ing his forelock.
"Morning," said the counsel. what
do you want?"
"Well, sir, I'm sorry to say, sir, our
little Ben, sir, has 'ad a misfortin.
Fust ofrense, sir, only wipe"
"Well, well"' interrupted the coun-
sci. Get on
$50, sir, we thought as you'd 'ad all
the family business we'd like you to
defend him, SIR" -.
"All right" said the counsel; "see
my clerk"--
Eyes, sir" continued the thief, "but
l thought I'd like to make sure you'd
attend yourself, sir. We're anxious
cos it's little Ben, our youngest kid"
"Oh, that will be all right! Give
Simmons the fee"
"Well, SIR" continued the man, shift
ing about uncomfortably, II was 60
ing to arst you. sir, to take a little
less. You see, Observation-Disclosures
little Ben-his first misfortin"-
mo, nor said the counsel tmpa-
tiently. Clear outr'
But, sir, you've had all our bust
ness. Well, sir, If you won't you
won't, so I'll pay you now, sir" And
as he doled out the guineas, Il may
az we'll tell you, sir, you wouldn't a
got the counters II hadn't had little
bit Of luck on the way."-From 1.-THE
Recollections Of a K. c." by Thomas
Edward CriSpe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-15
man Higher UP
{Continued from page ~

before the grand jury which return
ed the indictments. Judge Martin
ruled this afternoon that the. defend
ant was not entitled to immunity
and he instructed the jury to bring
in formal verdict dismissing the
plea.
Counsel for Heike admitted his
guilt, but maintained that though
guilty, his grand jury testimony was
bar to prosecution. After the de-
cision, however, Heike's lawyers
changed the plea to ''Not guilty. and
time for trial was fixed.
In ruling against Heike, Judge
Martin referred to the danger that
would follow if indiscriminate pleas
at bar were entertained or allowed
and the opportunity it would. give
rich men to avoid the administra-
ton of justice. There had been no
evidence, he said to show that the
government was animated by bad
faith in bringing the defendant be-
fore the grand jury, or that any ef-
fort was made to extract testimony
from the defendant that might be
used against him.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-15

hers of the committee and today
were counsel for Ballinger.
Mr.. Vertrees announced that c. A.
Christensen, CLAWS successor as
chief of field division, would pc call
ed to testify to the finding OF the
letters. He offered in evidence a leu
ter from Christianson giving the de-
tails of the alleged discovery ana
the committee got into a long wran'
gle as to whether or not it should be
received in evidence at this time. Ihe
matter was put over for consldera-
ton tomorrow in executive session.
At the morning session, Mr.. VERT
rees drew from the witness the TACT
that he made no charges of corrup'
ton against any one in the land Of
fee or the department of the interior.
CLAWS declared that if he had
found evidence of corruption he
would have taken the matter to a
grand jury instead of to the presi'
dent. He said he thought the facts
warranted the opinion that Balm
ger and bennett had acted improper
" and he charged them with official
misconduct.
Through a process of elimination
the witness cleared all Of the other
officials of any wilful wrongdolng.
He asserted he was fully convinced
that the facts he had offered In evil
dence warranted the judgment that
neither Ballinger nor Land Commits
sioner bennett was fit to hold an or
flee of public trust.
AS to assistant secretary of the IN
terror, Pierce, CLAWS declared he
had rendered an erroneous interpre-
tation of the coal land, law of May
1908. and that this decision, while
not an act of wrong.doing, ind1cat-
ed that he was not fit to hold the
Office he now fills. bennett, CLAWS
declared, was nothing more than
"Tool" for Ballinger, and would do
anything Ballinger said"
At the afternoon session, CLAWS,
in response to question by Mr..
Vertrees, summed up the specific acts
of wrong.doing, which he charges
against Ballinger. His statement
was a long one, but was listened to
with intense interest, and really for
the first time gave a definite state
ment of the prosecutions oase.
Mr.. Vertrees indicated today that
his REORGANIZATION will be thor
ough one. The inquiry will proceed
tomorrow morning and it is expected
that for some time to come daily
sessions will be held.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-15
BALLINGER.
CONTINUED From Page -

broken open a few days ago and
that number of letters missing
from the files of the land office in
Seattle, copies of which have recent
~ been published in a weekly paper
were found therein.
CLAWS angrily declared that if any
letters had been found in his be-
longings "A frame-up" had been pre-.
pared against him. His denunciation
of federal officials who would stoop
to such trick to win the favor Of
their superiors called out a demon
stration of applause from the spec
tatOrs, which caused Chairman Mel
son to announce that REPETITION Of
the outburst would result in the
room being cleared.
Throughout the hearing the SYM
pathies of the spectators a great ma
jority of whom were women, have
clearly been with CLAWS and they
have laughed with satisfaction as he
has made points against his ques-
TONERS, who in the past were men,