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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
HE HAD A HOME.
Old Man Also Had Mr.. Forbes Over
coat and Half Dollar.

coat and Halt Dollar.
Cincinnati Times star: One OF the
new societies here has been organized
for the express purpose OF buttoning
q wasp in the warm and palpitating
breast Of the begging fraternity. James
Forbes. who used to be in Cincinnati
but has for, years been the city expert
on fioppers, panhandlers, crust throw
ers and the rest OF the mendicant fra
ternity, is at its head. Mr.. Forbes
got to talking about his experiences
the other day. You can't always tell
about the recipients Of charity" he
said. For example, a friend OF mine
has been working late at night recent
" in his Wall street Office. often, as
he passed one of the big slkyscrapers
on his way home, he noticed an old man
standing in front of 1t at midnight. The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

half it's value-yet you're selling your
personal services for a wage half big
enough, most likely. Want ads. help
remedy these things.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

Frederick weyerhaeuser said: II
never made any mistake In buying
timber except when / didn't buy"
Read timber ad on page fifteen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

ces are in. Fargo the prosperity of the
company cannot help being Of advan-
tage TO the city.
A financial institution in North Da-
kota with the capital sufficient to f.
nance manufacturing enterprise of
any Importance is something that the
state is really in need of. If the past
record of this home company can be
taken as criterion of it's future sue
cess it is justiffable to assume that in
the near future North Dakota will have
an insurance company that In strength
and stability will favorably compare
with any Of the gigantic companies
now In existence,
Following is the statement OF the
Pioneer Life Insurance Co. of North
Dakota on Dec. 81, 1909:
Assets.
Mortgage, Loans and Invest
ments ................... 800, ISL. 10
Cash on hand and bank de-
posits ....... -. .,...... 57,3A4.sO
Furniture. fixtures and sup
plies ...-...........- 3,475..91
Accrued interest and prem
lums due ................ 5,222.36
slss.2O4.ss
Capital stock ........... $500, 100000
Surplus ................... 46,15s.40
Reserve secured by deposit
with state department. -. 19,s42.e0
Accounts payable .... 403.S6
$1ss.2o4.ss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

New York Sun: Stella-How viii
you have your hat trimmed?
Belief haven't decided between the
merits of a monoplane and biplane
wing effect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

Ihe effect OF the removal OF Pinchot
personal friend OF Theodore Roose-
veit and the head champion Of the
| Roosevelt conservation policy being
ousted from the official family of Presi-
cent Tart is the principal phrase of
tine conJectures which f1li the air
Ine effect OF the Pinchot dismissal
upon the congressional investigation OF
secretary Baliinger and the landofFice
~ another. In the ominous silence
winch fell on the whole situation fol-
lowing the first bang after the cabinet
meeting at the White House yester
Gay afternoon, many of the political
forecasters see unmistakable signs OF
great tempest within the republican
party There is only one conclusion
upon which all are unanimous. That
Is that these Is a great fight on hand.
one which the president has sought to
avoid, Tor the present at least. and In
forcing II at this time by the dismissal
OF Pinchot, the presidents supporters
maintain that Taft has considered all
the probable effects, and the conse-
quence and has decided to see Il
through. Within a few minutes after
the president had instructed Secretary
Wilson to remove Mr. Pinchot from Of
fee, the order had been carried ont
Similar letters of Dismissal were sent
at the same time to Associate Forester
Overton w. Price, and Assistant Law
Of1cer Shaw, the two men whom Pin
chot defended in the letter to Senator
Dolliver, which was the cause or one
of the contributing causes of his dis
r1issal.
Pinehot Takes II Easy.
Pinchot was at his office early this
morning. He promptly entered upon
the. closing up Of his work and expect
ed to have very busy day. To all ap-
peais for further statements regarding
his dismissal by President Taft. Pin
chot merely smiled his declination to
contribute further to news on that sub
ject.
Other Members Alarmed.
Throughout the bureau of forestry
there was feeling Of alarm as to what
might become of the organization
which had been to such a large degree
the work of the late chief forester. All
Of the officials of this department. who
occupy places of responsibility were
personally selected by him. Whether
Of not there will be any further shake
up of the bureau is a question that is
today calling for a great deal of con-
Germ within the bureaus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

A celebrated composer wrote to "a
friend requesting the pleasure of his
company ito luncheon, key of G."
His friend, thorough musician. in
terpreted the invitation rightly. and
came to the composers house for
luncheon at zone sharp"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
TAFT FIRES PINCHOT;
ALL WASHINGTON
in A TURMOIL

tcontInued from rage one.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

that at the present rate of drilling It Will
take over 100 years to drill up the territory
already proven.
"At the present production of Coalinga
of 100000 barrels a month, it would take
500 years to use all the supply, estimating
that it could be all reached by the wells"
The above is only one of many views
which could be presented to you. Goa
linga today is the most wonderful oil
field ever developed in this country.
Many are the millionaires being made
by this one field. Don't you wish to be
one of them? Of course that is very
nearly impossible, but you can make
more money, when you consider the
amount invested, than you ever made
before or will have an opportunity of
making again. How? you ask.
Why, by investing your money in the
California National Crude Oil Com
pany. Company which owns thousands
of acres of and in this wonderful Goa
linga district. We believe this Company
will be one of the largest oil producers
in the state within the next year. The
dividends should be large. Of course
it is absolutely impossible to state the
exact amount, but we know this: There
are larger capitalized companies than
this operating on considerably less
ground. that are paying per cent per
month on par. Can you figure out what
our possibilities are? They are bound to
be enormous. The stock is now selling
at 80 cents per share. There is no telling
when the price will rise. 1t has advanced
100 per cent within two months.
Now. don't you think it a good in
vestment? Of course you do. Fill out
the attached subscription blank and mail
today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02
RUNAWAY
CAUSES BIG
EXCITEMENT


East Chicago. Ind. July "A spec
tacular runaway occurred in East Chi
cago yesterday, which fortunately was
without serious injury to any one. but
which furnished plenty of excitement
for spectators.
A horse attached to a buggy. belong
Ing to Charles Lederer. agent for the
Mullen Brewing company, and standing
in front of the postoffice. rock fright
at a big auto truck of the Brunswick
Balke-C ollander company. which came
up behind it, chugging furiously.
A weight was attached to the horses
hit. but in spite of this impeachment.
after rearing a few times. the animal
started off down the street at a live
~ pace. The hurting of the weight
increased the frenzy OF the horse. as did
also the continued noise OF the auto
truck. whose driver did not pay any
attention to the fact that the horse
was running away. because of the
racket his machine was making and
did nothing to check the noise. AS the
morse dashed down Chicago avenue the
weight flying wildly at every leap.
Chief Ben Flack. who was driving in
company with Police Captain John
Mariner. noticed the runaway. Whip
ping up his own horse he started in
hot pursuit OF the other. The weight
was still flying, but after a bit 1t
struck the side of the buggy. shatter-
ing 1t and after that hung suspended
by the strap over the axle of one of
the front wheels OF the buggy This
fact probably saved the horse from sus-
tanning a broken leg or two.
AS the runaway turned the corner
at Barring avenue. where the Mullen
headquarters are located, it slackened
it's pace. and Chief Flack thought 1t
was going to stop in front of the
place, but after momentary pause
1T ran on. Between One Hundred and
Forty-fifth and One Hundred and For
ty-sixth Chief Flack overlook it, and
crowded 1t gradually toward the curb.
When its pace had been sufficiently
slackened Mr. Flack handed the reins
over to Captain Mariner. while he
leaned forward and got hold of the
reins of the runaway
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

gan City no trace was found of the
body of Caspar Schmidt of the latter
place. Schmidt in company with some
friends went out in a fishing boat on
June is to witness the yacht races
He fell over board and was drowned.
Mr. Schmidt was superintendent of
the Michigan City Granite and Brick
company He was well known in Gary
having been here for two years, from
1906 to 1908, general superintendent of
construction for the Faulkenau COM
pany which built. all of tho United
States Steel corporation houses here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

edlivery of mail. So. before long mail
carriers may be carrying routes out
- the Tolleston Office. Gary is now
served by seven carriers and a request
has been made that the routes be in
creased to twelve
Probably when Postmaster Calls
commission expires in the summer of
1912 the other three postofTices in the
city may be merged into the one at
Fifth avenue and Broadway. Until
then there is little chance that Uncle
Sam will change the order of things
and far as the post Office is CONCERNED
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

river at Bakersfield. and though they have
not been spotted, nor yet, named there
seems to be some truth In the report in
connection with the sale of the holdings
of The Imperial and Thirty-Three Com
panies and that of ]. NJ. Keith and ]. ].
Mack in the Kern river field, for which
$25o0,00O was paid, and subscriptions
made I'M San francisco to the stock of this
syndicate on April 20, ups to the hour of
closing of foreign exchanges, amounting to
$4,000 900, according to San Francisco dis
patches, which is to be followed at once
by the organization of the Kern River Oil
fields, Limited, deal consummated by j.
j. Mack when he went abroad recently to
London. where he was approached and
wired the offer of London bankers"
Just note the enormous prices being
paid for some lands in Coalinga.
From the Oil News:
British capital interested in the British
Consolidated at Coalinga bought 200 acres
belonging to the Gypsy Oil Company in %
and %. 1928. Midway, which has four
wells producing about 500 barrels a day.
paying $1,000 an acre or 100000, first pay
ment having been made"
Even Great Britain expects to use oil
as fuel. AS indicating the intention of
Great Britain in respect to the use of
fuel oil in her navy, the following is
noted from the London Petroleum Re
view:
I'm the House of Commons last week,
Mr.. Hugh Law, M. p. asked the First Lord
Of the Admiralty whether it is the intention
of the Admiralty to make a greater use in
future OF oil fuel; has large quantity of
such fuel been ordered has storage accom-
mediation been provided at various depots
and has the Admiralty taken steps to Sc
suce an adequate supply of oil fuel in the
future from Independent sources?
'sMr. McKenna, in written answer saws.
"The reply to the four questions asked is
in the affirmative, but 1t is not in the public
interest to furnish details of the arrange
ments made or contemplated
The Coalinga Times tells about one
man who made his fortune in Coalinga
oil as follows:
"Zed Phelps, the king of Section Six, is
arranging to dispose of his belonging in
Coalinga and depart.
In talk with a Times reporter this
afternoon the genial gentleman stated that
he is perfecting arrangements whereby he
will. as soon possible, dispose of his
residence furniture and other movable nos
sessions and leave the country
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

ut four years last September when
Mr.. Phelps alighted from the train in Goa
linga. The gentleman the possessor of
twenty three simoleons. The magic twenty
three did not disturb him. He was the
proud owner of million dollars worth of
grit and nerve and energy, and with these
as his capital stock he entered the game
I'm a short time he began to amount to
something. He did things, and that was
what the people liked. Soon they began
to take notice and then they sat up, and
they have been sitting up ever since, for
Zed Phelps has succeeded, and has sue
ceeded beyond what he ever dreamed
HE told the Times that when he takes
his departure from Coalinga soon after
the first of 1910 enters upon the cycle of
years, he will be the possessor of not less
than quarter of a million dollars At
present it is his intention to take a short
vacation at San Francisco and then go to
Old Mexico, where he will try the game
again"
The San Francisco Evening Post has
this to say about Coalinga:
1.-THE dividend statement for March rests
on the law of supply and demand l be-
leve the oil industry is still in it's infancy.
and that probably a new crop of mllionaires
will be made. The extent of the fields
promises an increased production but the
market demand is growing even faster than
the production.
THE building up of improved oil fields
in this state has been accomplished after
years of effort and the expenditure of vast
sums.
81 believe that Coalinga is probably the
greatest of our oil fields and ranks as per-
haps the greatest in the world. At any
rate, 1t is the greatest from the standpoint of
production, and the permanency of the field
is firmly established.
1T is stated by the United States Geolog-
iscal Survey that there are approximately
three billion barrels of oil in the sands
underlying the Coalinga field. Since this
statement was made considerable new ter
ritory has been proved. 1t is estimated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02
are people in switzerland county. IN

are people in Switzerland county In
diana
In the ordinary course of events
these three post offices would be made
sub stations of the Fifth avenue and
Broadway postof1ice but the trio are
fourth class offices 1t will be just as
cheap for the department to maintain
this sort of Office as TO make them sub
ordinate to Postmaster John w. Call.
Carriers For TolIeston.
Since Tolleston has become annexed
to Gary it may demands the accomoda-
lions enjoyed by Gary, that is, the free
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

New York, July Martin J. Sheri-
dan has announced that he will not
be a competitor in Chicago this year for
the all-around championship of the
Amatuer Athletic Union. Although the
champion and record-holder. he has de-
cided to drop out for the benefit of this
particular branch of sport.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02
GARY HAS
FOUR POST
OFFICES

It's no wonder that the Washington
postal department is little backward
about needing to Gary's continual
clamor for better service. First. Wash
ington doesn't realize Gary's growth,
and, second. when 1t does it usually
sends back the reply that Uncle Sam
is supporting four postmesters in the
city of Gary now. One is a second
class office and the other three are in
the fourth class.
Gary having four separate postoffices
within its limits holds the record num-
Der in the United States New York
the metropolis of the continent has
but one postoffice with numerous sub
stations Even the city of East Chi
cago has but two postoh1ces within its
limits
ToI1eston Ohice to Continue
The fact that Gary has annexed
Tol1eston which has had a postoffice
for nearly sixty years will not serve
to discontinue that office, at least not
in the near future.
When Gary annexed Clark two years
ago Uncle Sam permitted the postofffce
TO continue. IN much that the
gentleman who hands out the mail
there has been postmaster for twenty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

Those who are not residents of Cali
fornia and who are unfamiliar with this
state as an oil producer will certainly
sit up and take notice when they learn
that English capital, the most conserv-
alive capital in the world, has dozens of
representatives here and the invest
ments they make startle the public. We
will attempt to give you herewith a
few news items, showing what is being
done
Remember this: What is good for
foreign capital is good enough for US:
From the Los Angeles Examiner:
Evidence is increasing that the oil fields
of California, which now are the most pro-
ductive of any in the world, are attracting
the attention of not only Eastern but for
eign capital as we'll, London and Paris in
particular.
While the California Oilhelds Company,
with a capital of 1,0OO,O 900, and with the
greatest oil camp in the world, was the
pioneer British concern to seek investment
IN the Cd1IOrnld 0olQS, the LTdHSdCtlOu d
fortnight ago by which the Rothschilds in
vested S2500,000 in oil lands in the San
Joaquin Valley, is regarded forerunner
of similar investments by other British
fnanciers.
Announcement is made that leading
oil land broker now is in New York, COM
pleting deal amounting to approximately
81 ,0O0O 900 while offer of $4,000 per
for half quarter section and which was the
during the past week by agents of British
syndicate The offer, however, was refused.
"T. A. O'Donnell, the well known Los
Angeles oil producer, stated yesterday that
he knew positively of two orders coming
from London and one from Paris for the
purchase of proven or producing oil land,
and that he had heard reports of several
other orders.
Zone of the best known brokers of Los
Angeles has received instructions by cable
to secure options, if possible on a large
amount of proven producing land, with
the assurance that practically unlimited
capital will be forthcoming
"An English woman of wealth. who has
been travelling through the United States
called upon the same broker during the
investment in oil stocks"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

Mrs Schmidt and her three sons yes
terday directed the search. 1t win be
kept up until the body is washed
ashore
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

eight years the office Twill remain on
the map for awhile The Clark post
master has the record for being the
oldest postmaster in point of service
in the employe of the department His
commission ante dates that of every
one of the $4,000 postmasters in the
American dominions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

The Burlington postoff1ce which
also serves Edgemoor is also within
Gary's limits It's principal customer
is the Universal Portland Cement plant
which employees more men than there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

there are four separate cities within
the limits OF Gary. Technically POST
master Call is referred to as the post
master at Gary. In reality he is one
of the four postmasters and merely
postmaster for the east and south ends.
SEEK BODY IN VAIN
Although the lake front was pa
trolled yesterday from Gary to Michi-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-02

From the California Oil Digest:
Three members of a powerful British
syndicate with s10.000,00O to invest in the
oil fields of the San Joaquin Valley, are said
to be travelling incognito and to have ar
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1910-09-22

Caruthersville Democrat: The gov
ernment has fixed the maximum fine
for placing writing in packages sent
through the mails at 800. Heretofore
there was penalty of SO for anyone
who committed the offense. Then it
was only necessary to hunt out the
offender, and if he acknowledged his
mistake, make him pay 80. Then the
postoffice inspector could attend to
that. But now the fine has been raised
from $40 to 800 and has become a
statute. In case of an offense under
law, it is now necessary to bring the
offense up before the court and have
case heard. III he is found guilty, The
Judge may impose fine as great as
800 and not less than $40. Packages
are included in all third and fourth
class mail.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1910-09-22
DON'T BE A "SORE HEAD"

Marked Tree Gazette: Don't get
sore at the editor of the local paper if
he dosen't write up the town and coun-
try just to your liking, examine the
paper closely and observe how much
you are boosting the paper and the
town by advertising your own busi-
ness, then figure out how far the money
you are spending with the paper will
90 towards paying the expenses of
getting it out. When you get it all fig
ured out 60 around and give the edit or
your formula for living on wind. With
this recipe before him the editor can
no doubt boom the town and boost
things in general to suit you. But be
sure to take the exact figures with you,
as editors are sometimes a little skep-
tical about this windjamming business
making them a living.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1910-09-22
AS OLD AGE COMES ON.

Arthur Aull, the newspaper philo-
sopher of Missouri, thus tells of old
age: "Men who live out their time
do not die in d day, nor yet in year,
but through ii long period of years
death slowly closes in upon them. The
sight grows dim, the ears dull, the
mind ceases to contemplate the rich
fields of the future and turns to the
dead ashes of the past. The step grows
first slow and then intirm. Interest in
the great things of life abates, and
finally ceases. Then comes the day
when death, seeing his harvest has
ripened at last, reaches out his hand
and catches it as it falls"
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1910-09-22
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

The following, from one of the most
stalwart democrats in Pemiscot county
seems we'll worth publishing, and
every one should read it. There is an
"old time ring" about it that is hard
to turn down:
The Pemiscot county democratic
ticket is not only good and clean
ticket, but it was nominated by the
majority and popular will of more
than 2000 people who voted in the
August primary election. No party
bosses met before the primary and
dictated who should run and who
should not run for the offices, as was
done in the selection of the republican
ticket. The democratic ticket nomi-
mated by more than 2O00 voters of this
county is "a peoples ticket. nominated
by the free votes of the people and not
named by few party bosses and dis
pensers OF political honor as was the
republican ticket. 1t is ticket made
up of able and competent men and
should be elected.