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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
CONSERVATION GOVERNMENT
PUTS INSPECTORS IN FIELD
TO SPY ON OIL OPERATORS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S.-The re-
port is again current here that the
United States government has agents
in the oil fields of California going
over the situation and collecting data
to apply in carrying out its conserva-
tion policy. The nature and specihc
object of the data being collected are
not disclosed. 1t is the conviction OF
some that it would not be surprising
il .e1ectment measures were to follow
one of these days.
It is pointed out that much of the
withdrawn land now in possession OF
Iocators and, in many instances, being
drilled. according to the letter of the
law, are the property of the national
government and those upon it are tres
nassers the same as the cattlemen
would be, grazing his stock upon the
forest reserve.
If this were done it is agreed that 1t
would at once precipitate the issue as
to the title of all the lands within the
withdrawn area now being operated
and whose titles are subject to ques-
ton
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
NEWS OF THE MINES
COMPANY At NEW YORK
MISR[PRESENTS WARES
MephiSto Promoters Say They
Have Gravity and Production
That Does Not Exist

BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 28.-The fol-
lowing news item is printed by the
New York Curb alongside an adver-
tsement of the Mephisto Oil COM
pany.
j. Bliss Dudley, president of the
Mephisto Oil company, in the DeVirs
Den district of California, wires to
friends In this city that the casing has
arrived for well No. /, which Is with
in 100 feet of the gusher that was
brought in by he Devils Den Consoli-
dated.
Drilling will be started at once and
in a few months the management ex-
poets to be in the same grade of oil
as that brought up by the Devils Den
Consolidated This oil is 80 gravity
and sells for $1.37 a barrel. 1t is much
sought after by the Standard Oil com
pany and other refiners and as result
of the nature of the oil the Standard
has bought about 21,000 acres of land
Immediately around the property OF
the Mephisto. The company owns l60
acres of land which runs with the oil
sand as described by the United States
Gcological survey. 1t will be able to
sink 100 wells on this property.
The advertisement of the Mephlsto
says:
This company is putting down its
casing on No. / well, now being drilled
only $50 feet distant from q zO0u pdIIei
gusher well of it's next neighbor The
oil is high gravity and finds ready
market at $1.3O per barrel. Compare
this price with the 60 cent price or
the heavy gravity fields and figure the
difference IL the profits.
There is no overproduction of 81
gravity oil. The kind the Mephisto
companys next neighbor found only
$50 feet distant from well No. 1; and
4dephisto should bring in gusher OF
similar gravity oil inside 120 days.
The Devils Den Consolidated has no
gusher, of 81 gravity oil or any other
gravity; the Standard, nor any other
refinery is paying $1.37 a barrel for oil
In the San Joaquin valley, nor more
than So cents excepting for one old
time contract in Coalinga, where 1t
pays, or did pay 81 a barrel for oil
testing So Baume, which is unusually
high gravity for valley fields. Inc
Mephisto appears to be well named
judging by the advertising methods
that are being employed to sell stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
fOOTHILL FARMS
NEAR This CITY

Have you ever hoped to have home
of one, five or ten &cres-on the foot
hill slopes near Los Angeles?
Haven't you wished that some friend
had taken you by the shoulder and
made you pick up 8. few acres at Holly
they advanced from $500 up to $4,000 an
acre? Those places have passed for
ever from your easy reach.
The Western Empire, California's
famous homeseekers' and rural homo
journal, is now completing an organi-
zation of 200 local ana eastern readers
to take over 1400 acres Of land at Sum
land, in the original Monte Vista val
ley. 1t is a mountain-hidden valley
seven miles back of Glendale. This
district surpasses Altadena or even
Redlands in it's richness and grandeur.
and is only fifteen miles from the
Chamber of Commerce building in Los
Angeles. Sunland's Monte Vista val
ley has tine best climatic protection OF
any district on the coast side of the
Sierras. Come and see it now.
John McGroarty. the famous poet of
our southland. says of his visit: "And
1 saw vale that day as fair as any in
all the Land of the Hearts Desire.
was ashamed to think that I had let
the years go by and had wandered far
in quest of beauty, while all the time
Sunland's Monte Vista had been there
in it's ravishing loveliness just beyond
the threshold of my door,"
A few heads of fami1les may join
this organization, which secures this
land at low wholesale price. improves
it with roadways, townsite, schools
and trolley line. and distributes the
land to members so that the total cost
to you is not one-quarter of prevailing
prices in the open retail market.
When this kind Of land is opened it
goes up beyond your reach. The dis
trict lies in an open valley running
from Pasadena west to Fernando. In
Guiding La Canada, La Crescenta and
Monte Vista-Sunland. Don't try to
imagine about it's conditions--come and
investigate. 1t is only one hour from
town.
The editor of the Western Empire
has managed the location of eight sue
cessful town projects on this same
plan.
This is your foothill home opportun-
ity. Level, rich in productivity and
water, frostless, balmy and 1900 feet
above sea level.
Daily auto stage leaves our office 10
a. m. except Sunday, returning 2 p. m.
Or special trips may be arranged. En-
gage your seats in advance. Fare 81
round trip.
Call or write at once for booklet.
Western Empire Suburban Farms
association, 100 to 119 Chamber of Com
merce building. Los Angeles California
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
SHOOTS DOWN MAN WHOM
HE SAYS is RUSSIAN SPY

VIENNA, Aug. 2O.-A political mur-
der took place recently in full day
light in the middle Of the busy town
of Cracow. About 23O o'clock a young
man in the Marienplatz crying i nave
YOU, you spy" discharged several shots
from a revolver and killed his victim
Passersby seized the assassin ana were YER
about to lynch him when he shouted:
'Don't kill me, have shot a Russian
spy who has caused misery to hun
dreds in Warsaw.
At the police station he gave ms
name as Stanislaus Trubnowskl, born
in Warsaw, and stated that in obe-
dience to a decree of the Polish reVo-
lutionary labor party he had shot an
"agent provocateur" named Ryuak,
formerly a teacher in a government
school in Russian Poland. The murder
has caused great sensation in Cra-
cOW
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
MAN SUED FOR ISLANDER
UTTERED BY PH0N0GRAPH
Court Recognizes Owners Voice
on Talking Machine

BUDAPEST, Aug. 29.-An amusing
case has been tried at Arad, in Hun
gary in which NJ. Schwarz, a gram
ophone dealer, was sued. for slahoer
uttered by his instruments.
It was explained that M. SchWafI IIa
slumbers had been disturbed by lne
singing of girls i'll dressnaker, ,
workshop which was opposite ms peu-
room. He protested to the managers
but in vain. ,,orrieod
one morning the girls were horrlhe9 q
tn hear the most violent abuse anu
strongest oaths of which the Hungar-
ian language is capable trumpeted az
them from the mouth\0 Of gramophohe
placed in M. Schwarz' window on tne
other side of the court. Neighbors' OF
course, heard it, too, and the girls
brought an action for damages.
M. Schwarz declared in court that
he had been testing some new RECORDS
he had bought, as there was demand
for swearing" records to anuse
parties. A. VOC
ord in question to be played IN court,
and as M. Schwarz' own voice was
recognizable he was ordered to pay 20
damages
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
HIGHWAYMEN HOLD UP AND
ROB PARTY OF HUNTSMEN

TANGIER, Aug. 29.-Five Spanish
snortsnen. accompanied by Moor
left Tangier a few nights since on d
shooting expedition. When they were
an hours journey distant from the
town they were stopped - nand u oL
at their heads and ordered them to dis
mount and hand over their guns.
The spaniards complied with the de-
mands and then tried to escape. on
this the bandits opened fire and
wounded one of the sportsmen. They
also beat and severely ill treated the
Moorish servant. Then they left with
the Spaniards' guns and the other
plunder. o4
icaly taking steps for the capture OF
the robbers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
SLABS BOY IN QUARREL

MILAN, Aug ga ferocious Flor
entine named Sestini has just been
committed to penal servitude for life
for stabbing a boy with whom he
quarreled about one cent.
This crime was committed in 1907,
but the murderer fled. He was found
years later, serving long sentence
in France. He had obtained work as
a gravedigger at Marseilles and had
used his opportunities by disinterring
bodies and stealing jewels therefrom.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
cAplrAL cRupE,s Nav WELL

SANTA PAULA, Aug. 2S.-The Capt.
tai Crude's new well, lying further east
than any other on the Santa Paula
Canyon tract, is making an unusually
good showing at about 100 feet Forty
or fifty barrels day are flowing be-
tween the castings and from time to
time the oil issues up through the in
ner casing and over the top. The oil
tests about 80 gravity. That in neigh
boring wells ranges from rs to 80. This
new we'll is between 200 and 300 feet
deeper than most Of those In that vi
cinity
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
TANkERs TIED UP

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2s.-The fol-
lowing named tankers of the Union are
tied up in Mission bay, South San
Francisco. and have been for more
than a month past: Roma, Lansing,
santa Rita, Santa Paula and Fullerton,
five In all. They have combined
carrying capacity Of between 10000
and 16O 900 barrels. Two of these idle
boats are of the largest of the Unions
tankers. The Lansing has capacity
of $4,000 barrels and the Santa Rita 3d.
200 barrels.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
FLOWS BETWEEN CASINOS

SANTA PAULA, Aug. 2S.-Well No.
Q of the Pyramids new series continues
flowing between the castings while drill
ing continues. The well is past the
1700-foot mark and still in sand and
oil bearing shale. 1t is the intention to
drill 1t to third sand which, though
known to exist, has never been pene-
trated.
The Pyramid adjoins the Capital
Crude on the west and the No. well
is about in the center of the property.
The oil tests 29B.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
plscoNTINuEs DRILLING

SANTA MARIA, Aug. 2S.-The Hen
dergon OIL company, drilling on the
Rlodgett tract in Cat canyon, has dis
continued drilling operations at 3474
feet and will put the well on the pump
as soon as properly bailed out. The
drill has been put through about 125
feet of good oil sand at the bottom of
this hole and the indications are good
for a first class producer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
NOVELTY OF THE FIELD

SANTA MARIA, Aug. 2S,-The Gra-
cIosa deep hole of the Refiners and
Producers OIL company Is now the
deepest in the county, having reached
the 47O0 feet level The drill is bring
ing up a good showing of oil in a brown
shale formation
A six-inch string had been carried
down the entire depth of this hole and
il is without doubt the novelty of the
Gel
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
IN STYLE

church--where have you been7
t;otham--Shopping
shopping for whatY"
''A ,Chanticler hat" s
why / didn't know you were married
"Pm not"
ewhat do you want a chanticler hat for
then2' - s....
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

The Midway Northern Oil company
on July broke through the shell and
into oil sand that forced the oil over
the top of the derrick on it's property
consisting of eighty acres in the west
half of the northwest quarter Of sec
tion 32, township 10, range 2S, Midway
Maricopa oil field On an eight-day
test this well flowed at the rate of
2200 barrels day. This flow was be-
tween the six and elght-inch castings,
the inside of the six-inch casing having
been plugged, as the company did not
wish to release more oil than the sump
holes could handle. Even so 1t was
found necessary to hastily construct
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

line to Maricopa. This well was drilled
in 1O4 days, sixty-three actual drilling
days and forty-one days for cleaning
out wells, putting in casing. arranging
tools, etc Derrick for well No. 2 will
be completed this week and operations
started for the drilling Of this well i'm
mediately thereafter. Owing to the
fact that in the drilling of we'll No. 1
considerable delay was occasioned by
lack of water and fuel, it is anticipated
that the drilling of well No. 2 will be
put through in about half the time, as
water is now piped into the derrick
and oil for fuel is already on the
ground
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

Tt.. ns easy 10 secure a bargain in . used
AUTOMOBILE through want advertising. a. it
used to be-and stin is-to secure horse
and carriage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
Tempting the Farmers.

Knoxville Express: With Captain
Hull transforming the raging Des
Moines into Venetian canal in which
every bottom-land farmer will ride at
ease in cushioned government
gondola, and Judge Prouty check
rowing the cornfelds all over Iowa
with macadamized roads at the ex-
pense of the general government,
Clint Price, If he carries the Demo
cratic banner, must cook UP something
that will head off such projects. We
don't want to force Clint's hand before
he is ready. but we would respectfully
suggest that congress shall recognize
the corn industry by making every
Iowa farmer Cor, at least. every
Seventh district farmer) govern
ment Inspector of seed corn at $3.50
a month and expenses. If Clint will
60 after this seedcorn inspection
business in earnest the farmer viii
lose all interest in rivers and roads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
Danish Catarrh
Breathe Hyomei for Two Minutes and
Stuffed Up Head Will Vanish.

Ii you want to get relief from ca
tarrh, cold in the head or from an
irritating cough in the shortest time
breathe Hyomei pronounce it High-o-
mel.
1t will clean out your head in two
minutes and allow you to breathe fl se-
ly.
Hyomei will cure cold in one day,
it will relieve you OF disgusting snuff
fies, hawking, splitting and offensive
breath in week
Hyomei is made chiefly from
eucalyptol, soothing, healing, germ
killing antiseptic, that comes from the
eucalyptus forests of inland Australia
where catarrh, asthma and consump-
tion were never known to exist.
Hyomei is pleasant and easy to
breathe Just pour few drops into
the hard rubber inhaler. use as direct
ed and cure is almost certain.
A complete Hyomei outfit, including
inhaler and one bottle of Hyomei
costs only $1.00 at druggists every,
where and at Wilkinson & Co.'S. II
you already own an inhaler you can
get an extra bottle of Hyomei al
druggists for only soc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

asking the court for decree can
ceiling and revoking a certain eJndi-
tional dedication on record in lie Of
fee of the recorder. which MAKE
some claims to a certain block situa-
ton in Rees' subdivision of the city
of Keokuk, bounded on the east by
oregon avenue and on the south by
Missouri street. design eted on the
plat book as public SO lare'' The
petition states that Tiaj tiff ar sole
owners in fee simple of said property
William F. Casey has brou hit al
action in right against John H. Bent
ly, stating that he is entitled to the
immediate possession Of Is inches on
the west side of the west one-half OF
lot 8, in block Al Reds addition, hav-
ing acquired title through deed from
Frank Inman: tnet he is kept unlaw-
fully ont OF possession of same by d.
PENDANT having built fence is inches
on west side of property. that the
plaintiff has sustained damages by
reason of wrongfully withholding of
said property in the sum of $50. He
asks court for restraining order and
prohibiting him from casting f.abris
on said premises, and also fy $50
damages
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
LIVED TO DIE
OUT OF MINE
Oldest Miner in Illinois Had Whole.
sale Accidents While in the
Shafts.

oDlN, H., March 4--Charles KEEL.
ley, 80 years old, the oldest coal
miner in Illinois. was buried here.
Kelley was accounted the most un-
fortunate miner who ever worked in
this section of the state. At various
times in his long career almost every
bone in his body had been damaged
or broken, not TO mention accidents
such as burns from explosions. After
surviving ali sorts Of accidents several
hundred feet down in the ground, Kel.
ley died of burns received from a fall
on stove in his home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
FOUND HAIR PINS
IN THE AUTO
This Created Wfe's Suspicious so
She Got Divorce From Her
Barber Husband.

CHICAGO, March 4.-Scattered hair.
pins in the family motor car first
aroused the suspicious of Mrs. Della
G. Snyder, who was granted a di.
vorce by Judge Chetlain from Albert
R. Snyder Snyder is barber who
was described as "romantic-minded
knight of the razor.
He used to get home at any hour
between 4 ard o'clock in the morn
ing" she said "I got up early one
morning and slipped out and inspect
ed the car. | found the floor strewn
with hairpins.''
What did he say to that?" Judge
Chetlain asked.
HE denied everything, but later
told me he liked that sort OF life
and intended to follow it,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

showed no signs of stopping, she
jumped out OF the buggy and was in
the act of seeking to escape from be-
ing run over by the engine, when the
locomotive engine ran into the buggy,
turning the vehicle over on her. tear
ing the harness off of the horse and
demolishing the buggy. that parts of
the buggy struck the plaintiff and she
was injured as follows: The right
leg, left thigh and left ankle bruised
and confused and the retrof1ex uterus
bruised and confused. That as a re-
suit she suffered great physical pain
and mental pain and continues to
suffer such physical and mental pain
and that her injuries are Of a per
manent nature She further states
that it was in the power of the de-
PENDANT to have prevented her from
entering the bridge at time train
was due to cross it.; that there was
no obstruction on the liissouri side
OF the bridge and she had no oc.
casion to apprehend serious danger un.
til the engine was running upon her;
that the accident was due to gross
carelessness of said company; that by
reason of Injuries, doctor bills, etc,
she has been damaged in the sum of
$4,000.
AS a result of the same collision
still third suit has been brought,
the plaintiff being A. r. Smouse, and
the defendant the same railroad com.
pany. The damage asked is $4,000
The petition recites the same facts
as the above one and the injury to
the plaintiff is represented as being
the spraining of the ankle of each
foot and other severe injuries, in
Guiding mental and physical pain.
William Garthoff has brought
suit against Marie E. Garthoff
James Cameron, Sr., admins.
traitor of the estate of VIM.
Garthoff. and others. for the
,as; tion of lots : and $ in hlo"k 8
Kilbourne addition. The plaintiff
states that VIM Garthoff died mites
tate. possessed of a title to the above
described property He left as chill
dren and only heirs VIM Garthoff and
Z the defendants Helen Garthoff and
Arnold Garthoff. minor children of
! George Garthoff deceased, a son
whose ages are respectively. Helen
aged IS, Arnold aged Ia years: that
the plaintiff is entitled to an undivid
| ed 1-3 o said real estate, and the
1.-TWO minor children are entitled to an
undivided Is; that the defendant
Marie Garthoff is the widow and en-
titled to 1-3 of said real estate. that
property cannot be divided, and in
order to do same it will be necessary
Ito sell
Robert Rees, on behalf of the heirs
Of VIM. Rees, has filed a petition in
equity against the city of Keokuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
Accident on Des Moines River Bridge
In 1908 in Which Three Were &
Injured Is Grounds
For suits.
An Aggregate Sum of Over $4,000 is
Asked in the Three Petitions
Many Other Suits Filed
Il Today.

The March term Of the district court
VIII prove busy one if present in
dlcatlons are carried out. Today there
We're number of additional suits
silled, the most important ones result
ing from the collision in 1908 which
occurred or the Des Moines river
bridge and resulted, in injuries to
three people. The Chicago. Burling-
ton and Quincy is made defendant in
three separate suits in which an ag.
gregate sum of over $4,000 is ask
ed. Other suith are against The Keo-
kua and Western Illinois Electric
company, the city of Keokuk and
others
W. E. Bates has brought suit against
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, asking damages in the sum
of $115 He states in the petition that
on October II, 1908, while his daugh.
ter was engaged in crossing what is
known as the Des Moines river bridge
located at Buena Vista, Burlington
passenger train ran INTO his horse
and buggy. demolishing the rig. tear
ing and destroying the harness. fly
net and lap robe and breaking the
whip; that the horse was badly injur
ed, to the extent of s35, and that by
reason thereof the plaintiff has been
damaged in the sum of $115. He rep
resents that the accident was through
the negligence of the railroad.
The Keokuk and Western
Illinois Electric Company is
made defendant in suit
brought by Horace C. Boughman, by
his next friend, Jennie Watkins, for
$4,000 damages. 1t is alleged that
plaintiff had stopped at Crystal Glen
station to wait for car from War
saw, and there being no place pro-
vided to sit down or rest, the plain
! tiff sat upon the edge of the ties to
! wait for car and unconsciously fell
asleep, the result being that the car
ran over and upon him. The injuries
set forth specifically in the petition
are the crushing of plaintiffs arm and
injuring his body and back, with the
result that he became seriously
wounded. sick and sore.
A second suit which is for $4,000
damages resulting in the same alleg-
ed accident on the Des Moines river
bridge, has been brought against the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy by
Leona Smouse. She states in her
petition that on the evening of Octob.
er IL, 1908, while she was, with a
single horse and buggy, driving across
the Des Moines river bridge on her
way to Keokuk, a passenger train.
through the carelessness and negli-
gence of officers and employees, per-
mitted to go on said bridge; that the
plaintiff was at the time she first
discovered the train coming onto the
bridge, distance of between $50 and
500 feet from the Iowa terminus: that
by reason of narrow width of bridge,
she could not turn her horse around,
and as the engine approached her and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04
Receipts.
Corn, SO; oats, 10.
ST. Louis Grain.


ST LOUIS, March Cash wheat
Steady; No. 2 red, SIPS No. 3,
81. 1901 .211a; No. 81 00@1.16 ,
No. 2 hard, 81 1912 al .1G; No. 3,
$1.OS@1. II: No 4, 9Sd1 .O6
Cash corn-S Slow; No. mixed,
591ac;; No. 3, 5S1ae; No. 4, 55@56hc;
No. white. 64@641ac; No. 3, 591s a
&c; No. yellow, 5912c; No. 3, 5S1ac.
Cash oats-S Slow; 70. mixed,
451ac; No. 3, 45c: No. 4. 44c; No. 8
white, 46@47kc. No. 4, 43@45c.
Grain Futures.
Wheat May. open, s1.117s @1.12;
high, SIP; low, s1.11a. close
81 .12; yesterda s1.111aQ1. IL 5s
July. open. 81 .oSas; high, 81 0S1a
low, 81 OBS; close, 81 .o3as; yester.
day. 81 03ss@1 0312.
Corn-May, open, 64c; high 631sc;
low. 6S7sc; close, SIC; yesterday
G4Ac: July, open, 65k @65%c; high
625sc; low, 65sse;; close, 65h M655sc;
yesterday, 65B @66c,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-04

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