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Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
DO THE PALETO HILLS
CONTAIN OIL? is ASKED

MARICOPA, May n.-Does the oil bearing
sand extend into the Paleto hills and over
into the Guyana?
This is a question that has been agitating
the minds of oil men here for some time
In fact 1t has been surmised so much that
Someone from somewhere has concluded to
find out for sure.
At any rate rig lumber and machinery is
being hauled into the Webfoot country back
of the Paeto hills, into what is known as
the old Harvey canyon, where a test we'll
is soon to be put down.
Just who is financing this venture is not
known.
The land where this new validating is to
be done lies nearly due south of Maricopa
about twelve miles and up against the north
line of the Pine mountain and Zaca lake
forest reserve on the old Harvey rancho.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
NEVADA WELL APPROACHES
POINT OF SUPPOSED OIL

The latest news from the Humboldt
oil fields in Nevada is that the well
which is being drilled on the property
of the C. o. D. company has reached a
depth of 260 feet. The big machine IS
doing good work and If no accident
occurs the new well will be down TO
the point where they expect to strike
the first oil stratum by the first of the
week.
Mr.. Rowley. who drilled the well for
the Western Pacific, has charge OF the
c. o. D. ground, and he is confident
that oil will be found at depth OF
425 feet Many people continue to ar
rive daily at Sulphur and the located
area is extending over the desert
rapidly.
At what is known as Placeroitis
near the Rabbit Hole well, at least
fifteen miles away, the country is be-
ing located for oil.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
DELIVERS 10000 BARRELS
TO ASSOCIATED MONTHLY Y

The Twenty Five oil company in the
Midway is delivering 10000 barrels OF
oil a month The company is selling on
a contract with the Associated OH
company for so cents a barrel.
The contract will extend over period
of five years, and in all 4.000,0 900 barrels,
or $4,000 900 worth of oil win be de-
livered While the company has thir-
teen producing wells at present, the
production amounts to the continuous
pumping of ten wells, time allowed for
the wells being off the beam on account
of sanding up and local trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
LOCATION RIGHTS
IN CALIFORNIA
OIL FIELDS SECURE

Following is a copy of message re-
ceived Saturday from Delegate Ralph
Arnold, now in Washington with the
California oil mems committee:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IA
Joseph Ball company, Security building.
Los Angeles: Looks as if locations
made prior to September 27 and on
which development work is in progress
at time bill becomes law would receive
full protection; also that claims filed
subsequent to same date may receive
protection. RALPH ARNOLD"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
MIDWAY NORTHERN PLANS

The Midway Northern company have
successfully driven their ten-inch cas-
ing and shut off the water They an
nounce that the Trust company of
North America will act as registrars,
the property to be enlisted on the New
York curb
New York Wall street firm has
telegraphed asking for terms for all
of the property or a controlling interest
in the company. This firm has had
engineers inspecting the property.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
NEW CAT CANYON COMPANY

Another new company has been or
ganized to drill for oil in the Cat Cam
yon district f. Brooks of the firm of
Brooks & Henderson of Los Angeles
is one of the prime movers in the new
company, and there are a few bankers
in the concern who will form the direc-
torate. The enterprise has leased a
thirty tract and is going to
have a rig up and drilling before
June
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
KERN STAR TO sPup IN

The Kern Star Oil company, sec
tion IS, 2S-27, in the north end of the
Kern river field, is rigging up and
early next week drilling will be under
way F. Smitheran. who is vice pres
ident and manager. is supervising drill
ing operations. The Kern Star is com
posed of practically the same men in
terested in the Kern American on sec
tion g, 292S. 1t is practically a closed
CORPORATION.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
KERN AMERICAN DRILLS

The Kern American, one of the re-
Gently organized companies to further
exploit the Enos property, section 6,
1928, in the Kern river field, has begun
to spud. The company controls forty
acre lease. Drilling will be done by
contract, T. Sloane having the work in
charge. F. Smitheran IS the president
and manager. and Ira b. Moore of Los
Angeles IS the secretary. With the
successful completion of the first well
the company will initiate further de-
velOnmpnt
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
RETURNS FROM MEXICO

G. r. Neill Maricopa oil man, who
was formerly the superintendent in
charge of the Ruby property. has re-
turned from six weeks trip to Mex
leo, where he combined business with
a trip for his health. Mr.. Neill is now
representing a party of eastern capt.
talists and while in Mexico inspected
a prospective oil field in which the
easterners are interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
COAUNGA PRODUCTION SHOWS
HEALTHY CONDITION OF FIELDS

of Dallas
Il the
but the amount
this
and the falling off production is &C
smaller steady
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
MAYOR GAYNOR LOOMING UP
AS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Eyes of Democrats Turned Toword the
New York Man as Party's Choice
in Next National Campaign.

That William ]. Gaynor, mayor
of Greater New York, will be-
come formidable candidate for
the nomination for president on
the Democratic ticket in 1912 is
the interesting gossip that is
being heard in political circles in
Washington.
This gossip has it that Mayor
Gaynor is more than possibility
tor the Democratic nomination
for governor of New York in the
campaign this year. His friends
believe he is about the strongest
man in sight for that nomination
and that if he is nominated he
will carry the State.
1t has been said Mayor Gaynor
did not want the nomination for
governor. But on the other
hand, it is said, the strongest
kind of pressure will be exerted
on him to get him to take the
nomination.
Another Democrat who has
been freely mentioned for the
governorship of New York is
Representative Havens, who
recently defeated George w.
Aldridge in the Rochester
district. Gaynor's supporters
think he would be stronger as a
candidate for governor than
Havens.
The talk of Gaynor looming
up as possible presidential
factor brings up the question of
how far the candidacy of Gov.
Judson Harmon, of Ohio, is
advancing. One view is that it
is not getting ahead. 1t is said
the tendency of the Southern
Democrats in Congress to look
on Harmon as the man for the
nomination is less marked than
it was some months ago and that
they are looking more than be-
fore to Mayor Gaynor and to
Governor Marshall, of Indiana.
Former Governor Folk of
Missouri is looked on as an as
pirant for the presidency, but
there is little evidence thus far
that his candidacy is progressing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
The Comet Upsets Calculations.

There was nothing doing
toward the destruction of the
world by Halley's comet last
Wednesday evening, the time set
by the astronomers for the
passage of the earth through the
tail of the celestial visitor, and
the credulous folk who had
listened to the exaggerated
stories of what was likely to
happen to wipe out mankind
more effectually than the high
water of Noah's day had their
fears for nothing. The world
is wagging along as usual and
the average man is still trying to
solve the problem of making ten
cents buy a pound of meat for
the breakfast table in these
degenerate Republican days.
The comet refused to destroy the
earth, and it also fooled the
astronomers otherwise. There
were no unusual atmospheric
conditions observable and since
Wednesday afternoon it has been
indistinctly visible in the evening
sky, completely upsetting the
prediction that it would be easily
seen for some time after humping
into the earth Wednesday
evening. The comet is now
receding from the earth at the
rate of about 1,500 miles a
minute and in few days it will
have been lost to the view of
man for another Is years.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
THE BOYD BROCK CONTROVERSY
WILL COST STATE THOUSANDS
People of South Carolina Must Foot the
Bill to Settle a Difficulty That
Appears Personal.

Considerable interest is felt in
local military circles over the
Boyd-Brock inquisition which is
now under way in Columbia. It
Will be recalled that the differ
ences between Adjutant General
Boyd and his assistant, Colonel
Brock, grew out of the charge of
the former that Colonel Brock
had been disloyal to him bv
entering the race for adiutant
general: Later General Bovd
charged Colonel Brock with
mlSapplication of State funds.
Colonel Brock demanded of
Governor Ansel a military court
of inquiry, and the governor
appointed Gen. Willie Jones and
Colonels Lewis and Cox as mem
bers of the court.
There is widespread dissatis-
faction throughout the State
over the prospect of the de-
llberations of the court costing
the people thousands of dollars
The opinion is freely expressed
that the differences between
General Boyd and Colonel Brock
are OF a personal more than an
official character and that their
grievances should have been
settled in the State courts. Both
General Boyd and Colonel Brock
are candidates for adiutant
general. What effect the find
lngs of the court of inquiry will
have upon the candidacy of
either is of course problematical.
but both men seem to have lost
friends as a result of the row
and there is the probability of
neither being elected. General
Boyd has been adjutant general
for the last four years and his
administration cannot be said
to have been entirely satisfactory.
Colonel Brock will not quit the
court of inquiry vindicated in
every particular if the state
ment of Columbia newspaper
man who claims to have investi-
gated the charges of General
Boyd against him is to be be-
lieved.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Fine Passenger Station for Rock Hill.

General Superintendent Fora
ker, Chief Engineer Lum and
Engineer Lemmond of the
Southern railway were in Rock
Hill Thursday in their private
car to complete arrangements for
the erection of a new passenger
station in that city.
Engineer Lum expressed sur
prise at the success of Mayor
Roddey in securing a building
from the company of the magni-
tude which the plans call for.
The building, Mr.. Lum said,
would cost over $4,000. 1t will
be 1872 feet long, double-decked,
to accommodate the main line
traffic on the lower floor and the
Three C's traffic on the upper
floor. The upper floor will have
four Office rooms. The lower
floor will be finished in the most
up-to-date style. Work will be-
gin shortly on the structure.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Gold Hill Items.
'respondence of The Times.

Correspondence of The Times.
Mrs. Cynthia Abernathy has
been quite sick the past week,
but is reported better now.
Sylvester Coltharp visited his
daughter, Miss May, at Winthrop
on Sunday last.
Mrs. Sallie Billue, of the Steel
Creek section, visited relatives
here the past week.
If signs which are palmer to
us than Halley's comet has been
yet count for anything, you may
hear of some of our widowers
working in double harness ere
long.
Fine rains have fallen of late
and the warm weather we are
having has brought cotton up to
a good stand and the wool hat
boys will now get busy. The
college kids are coming in and
of course they will make them
selves useful as we'll as beautiful.
Gold Hill, May 25.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
DR.. VIM. Mack's Gift to Davidson.

The endowment fund of
Davidson college has been en-
riched by a gift of ST., 900 by
Hon. VIM. Mack, LII. D.. to
establish the Joseph Bingham
Mack ministerial scholarship.
The gift will pay perpetually to
the college the tuition of one
candidate for the ministry, and
the scholarship is named in honor
of DR.. Mack's father, DR.. j. B.
Mack, who was for number of
years in the past and again in
recent years trustee of David
son. DR.. VIM. Mack is an
alumnus of Davidson, class of
'83. He is now the head of the
American Law Book Publishing
company, New York city. He
is an old Fort Mill boy and his
success in life has been crafty
ing to his friends in this section.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
How the York Delegates Voted.

In the recent county Demo-
cratic convention in Yorkville
nothing was said about instruct
ing the delegates to the State
convention in Columbia last
Wednesday what their attitude
should be on the proposal to
restrict the right to vote in the
party primaries to qualified
electors, but it is of interest to
the Democrats of the county to
know how the delegates voted.
There were ten delegates in the
convention from York county and
they voted six to four against
the proposed amendment, which
would have changed the party
rule allowing every white
Democrat who has been a resi-
dent of the State one year and
of the county in which he offers
to vote 60 days prior to the next
general election the right to vote
in the primary. 1t is understood
that Delegates Lewis, Saye,
Spencer and Crawford voted for
the amendment and that Dele
gates w. B. Wilson, Sr., Cherry,
Campbell, Kirkpatrick, Quinn
and Alternate w. R. Bradford
voted against it.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
respondence of The Times.

Correspondence of The Times.
Yorkville, May "a. Commences
ment exercises of the Yorkville
graded school we're held in the
school auditorium Friday night.
The auditorium could not hold
the crowd. Ten students COM
posed the graduating class.
eight receiving diplomas and two
certificates. The male students
were in the majority, which is
quite unusual.
The Bloomer Girls were de-
feated by the Yorkville team in
an interesting game of ball
Friday by the score of 6 to l.
Mr.. L. B. McGill, aged 34
years, one of York's leading
citizens, died at his home near
Bethany Sunday afternoon. He
is survived by his wife and FIVE
children. D.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Miss Julia Boyd Wins D. A. R. Medal.

The gold medal offered by
Kanawha chapter, D. A. R., to
the pupil of the Fort Mill graded
school who submitted the most
meritorious essay on Five
Prominent South Carolina Heroes
of the Revolutionary War" was
won by Miss Julia Boyd, daughter
of Prof. j. A. Boyd. There
were four other contestants for
the medal, Misses Lula Halle,
Annie Russell, Aline Barber and
Elizabeth Minis, and the essay
of each was we'll written and
evinced a commendable degree
of knowledge and research. The
medal was presented to Miss
Boyd by Prof. j. H. Thornwell,
of Winnsboro, at the closing
exercises of the school Thursday
morning in a short speech CON
graduating the young lady on
her success. A similar medal is
to be offered by the d. A. R. to
the pupils of the school every
year for the best essay on a sub
ject pertaining to the Revolution,
the purpose being to stimulate
interest in the history of the war
in which American independence
was won from Great Britain.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
S. S. McNinch Nominated for Congress.

The Republicans of the Ninth
North Carolina district, COM
prising the counties of Burke,
Catawba, Cleveland, CASTOR,
Lincoln, Madison, Mecklenburg.
Mitchell and Yancey, in conven-
tion at Shelby last Wednesday
nominated for Congress S. S.
McNinch, of Charlotte. Mr..
McNinch is well known in Fort
Mill as president of the Char
lotte Brick company, whose
plant is two miles south of town
at Grattan, and is frequent
visitor to this place. 1t is stated
that he is yet undecided whether
he will accept the nomination.
Some years ago Mr.. McNinch
was elected mayor of Charlotte
as a Democrat, but he is now
considered a full-fedged Re-
publican, since he has not denied
the statement in the public
prints recently that he voted for
Roosevelt in 1904 and for Taft in
1908. The Ninth North Caro-
lima district is now represented
in Congress by Edwin Yates
Webb, Democrat, of Shelby, who
two years ago received 16, $50
to 13, 3,514 for John A. Smith.
Republican.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Picture of the Wallace House.

Noticeable in a display of
photographs shown on the
streets of Fort Mill during the
last week by a photographer
was group picture of the
celebrated Wallace house which
attracted considerable interest.
The picture was made years ago
by the photographer, who
borrowed it from Mr.. l.. J..
Massey for advertising purposes.
Near the centre of the picture is
the photograph of the late Capt
B. H. Massey, father of Mr..
L. J. Massey, who was one of
York county's members of the
General Assembly in those
troublous days. The Wallace
house succeeded the Radical
Legislature of 1876 and was
composed of many of the States
most prominent citizens. There
were, however, few Republican
members of the body, as is
evidenced by the likenesses of
a number of negro members in
the picture. The picture is in
good state of preservation and is
highly priced by Mr.. Massey, not
only because of the fact that his
father was one of the leading
members of the Wallace house.
but also for the historical interest
attached to it. Along with Capt.
Massey, the other York mem
bers of the Wallace house were
A: z. Hutchinson, j. A. Deal,
w. B. Byers.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Negro Uses Axe on N. c. Anderson.

N. Z. Anderson, section master
of the Southern railway in Fort
Mill about four years ago, was
struck in the head with an axe
at his home in Camden Sunday
morning by a negro named
Arthur Wells and is so badly
injured that he is not expected
to recover. There was talk of
lynching Wells, but he was
hurried to the penitentiary for
safe-keeping.
The attempt to murder Mr..
Anderson occurred about 10 o'clock
Sunday morning and seems to
have been. caused by very
trivial matter. From statements
at Mr.. Anderson's home, it ap-
pears that earlier in the morn
ing, Mr.. Anderson gave Wells,
who lived in a little house in the
yard, 10 cents with which to get
ice for him. The negro did not
go at once, saying, according to
what could be learned, that he
would go later. Mr.. Anderson
afterward sent one of his little
girls twice to tell the negro to
go ahead for the ice, who came
back both times with the answer
that the negro said, Nothing
doing, he wouldn't CO." 1t was
then that Anderson went HIM
self, and the next thing that
those in the house knew of the
affair, it seems, was that Ander-
son was lying at the wood pile in
pool of blood, having been
struck a terrific blow in the head
by Wells, the negro using the
blunt end of the axe.
Ben Robinson, while fastening
to summon aid for the injured
man Sunday morning, fell from
his bicycle and broke his leg.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
The "Zebrass." "

The "zebrass' has made its bow to
the public. This creature is new
thing in the world, it never having
existed until year ago. 1t is the
hybrid offspring of the African zebra
and the Texas donkey. There are at
the government experiment station at
Bethesda, Md, six young zebrasses.
Their sire is the royal Abyssinian zebra
which King Menelik gave to President
Roosevelt. The latter turned the
striped creature over to the experiment
station, and here the idea of develop
ing anew race of animals was conceived.
These six young ones are the nucleus.
They are regarded as Offering great
promise. Certain of them combine
the docility, strength and utility of the
mother with the spirit, activity and
beauty of the father The yearlings
are already larger than their mother
They are beautifully built and should
be adapted to the many uses to which
the domestic animals put.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
"Bloomer Girls" Bloom for Defeat

The novelty of seeing a female
baseball team at play drew a
large crowd to the baseball
ground Friday afternoon to wit
ness the game between the So
called Western Bloomer Girls"
and the Fort Mill boys. The
game was won by the home
team, 9 to 1. 1t cannot be said
that the game was interesting.
1t was too much like taking
candy from a baby. The Fort
Mill boys hit the ball at will and
some of the hits were so long
that it is doubtful whether the
ball would have been recovered
had not the manager pressed in
to service niger and mule
to bring it back. The female
batsmen didn't WELD the bat so
well. Some of them appeared
muscular enough to WELD a fry
ing pan or rolling pin in ap-
proved style, but were not equal
to what one expects to see when
a batter steps up to the plate.
They couldn't hit, they couldn't t
field, they couldn't run the
bases-the game was very wob-
bly, and one-sided; but it wasn't
disappointing. Nobody expected
to see a real ball game.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-05-26
Candidates for Railroad Commissioner.

The first candidate to pay his
assessment to State Chairman
Willie Jones to enter the cam
paign for a State office in the
Democratic primary next August
was James Cansler, York county.
Cansler will, as usual, make the
race for railroad commissioner.
Another candidate for the office
of railroad commissioner is
McDuffie Hampton. son of Gen.
Wade Hampton. McDuffie Hamp-
ton is a civil engineer whose
home is in Columbia. Some
years ago he ran for the Legis-
lature in Richland county, but
was defeated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-22
GETTING READY FOR
THE BIG CONGRESS
Officials Of Conservation AssO-
citation in 81. Paul.

st. Paul, July 22.-Like a powerful
mechanism in perfect trim the ma
chinery of preparation for the second
National Conservation congress was
set in rapid motion again with the ar
rival of B. N. Baker, president of the
congress-; Thomas r. Shipp, executive
secretary of the congress, and all the
National Conservation association,
and James c. Gipe, assistant secre-
tary.
An hour after their arrival the ma
tional officers were elbow deep Ia let.
ters, acceptances and records, in their
rooms in the Saint Paul hotel In
speaking of the relations of the local
board and the national officers Mr..
Shipp said:
"All misunderstanding which may
have been responsible for any hitch
in the work Of getting ready for the
congress has been cleared up and the
executive committee and the board of
managers are working in closest co.
operation to make the congress a sue.
cess in every way. | believe st. Paul
will have the honor OF entertaining
the most distinguished large gather
ing of men that has assembled in re.
cent years"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-07-22
NUMBER OF TOWNS
ARE DESTROYED
Fire Conditions Critical in the
KOOtendy District.

Winnipeg, July 22.-The latest re.
ports from Sandon, in the Kootenay
district of the Rocky mountains, state
that the town is in imminent danger.
A train crowded with refugees is
ready to leave Three Forks, reported
burned, is still in existence, but sur
tion of Whitewater and McGuigan is
confirmed Fires are closing in on
Rossland, the center of a big mining
district. At Kenora, Ont, 100 miles
east of here, bush fires are within a
mile of the town. Farmhouses on the
outskirts have been destroyed and the
town is filled with smoke. A fire
brigade has been out thirty-six hours
continuously fighting off the fire. Resi-
dents are packing valuables, prepar-
ing for a hasty departure.
In Crows Nest pass the forest fires
are still burning and much valuable
Michel. Women and children have
left Sandon on rescue trains, leaving
the men to fight the fires. At SLOGAN
and Kaslo the fires will burn out if
the weather remains calm. A hundred
men left Nelson for Kaslo to assist
in the fight. Many ranchers of the
Arrow Park district lost everything
The only fatalities reported are the
five miners at Lucky Jim mine, who
suffocated in a tunnel