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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

uniformly successful. They have de-
veloped especially valuable territory In
the Coalinga district.
/. Strassburger of San Francisco has
made fortune from his oil invest
ments during the last few years. The
opening of the North Midway has
brought him particularly rich returns,
for he controls a vast acreage of choice
property in that section. Strassburger
has been interested in oil for number
of years. lie located land on the west
side" long before the big boom reached
that part of the country. He has waited
patiently and is now reaping the har-
vest.
One of the quiet and remarkably sue
cessful operators is S. B. Pauson Of
San Francisco. Within the last five
years he has clared up several hundred
thousand dollars in the Coalinga dis
trict.
Perhaps the greatest fortune that
Coalinga has yielded is that of S w
Morsehead. The Morsehead family
owned a great cattle ranch in what has
since become the heart of the Coalinga
field. The property has yielded guam
titles of oil and has made its owner
many times q millionaire. MorSehead
is president of the Coalinsa agency.
Several fortunes have been built
upon the success of the Union oil COM
y "
millions from their aff1liation with the
corporation are w. L. Stewart, and j. S
Terrence of Los Angeles.
GRAHAM'S VENTURES
The fortune of William Graham of
Santa Barbara was built from oil.
Graham interested British capital in
Coalinga properties and was instru-
mental in forming the California oil
fields. Limited. This is one of the great
est single ventures in oil. 1t has net
ted 80 and 40 per cent year on the
great sums invested.
Among the best known of the sue
cessful operators is Captain John Bar
neson of San Francisco. Ten years ago
he was a man of modest means, but he
was attracted by the possibilities of oil
investment and placed his money in pc
troleum. AS a result, he is today one of
the largest If not the largest individ-
uaI owner of oil lands. His holdings
include many thousand acres in Santa
Maria, vast tracts in Midway and some
of the choice parcels in Coalinga.
Closely associated with Barneson is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Caribou Buys in Coalinga-The east
half of the southwest quarter of sec
ton 2S-312S has been purchased by
the Caribou oil company, in which
San Francisco capitalists are identf-
fed. The company is large operator
in the Coalinga field.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

to be opened for petroleum and he
therefore purchased So acres of proven
territory in the Kern fields for $4,000.
His interests have grown to enor-
nous proportions, He is the largest in
dividual share holder in the American
petroleum company, the American oil
fields. the Mexican petroleum company,
the Huasteca petroleum company, the
Mexican national gas company and the
Mexican asphalt company. He controls
thousands of acres of oil land in Mex
leo and is heavily interested in some
of the most extensive ventures in this
state. One of his latest undertakings
is the construction of a pipe line into
Arizona at a cost of s7,000.000. Asso-
ciated with Doheny in this enterprise
are several men whose names are in
separately linked with the history of
the oil industry in this state. They are
{. A Garfield, T. a. O'Donnell, w. L.
Stewart, l.. p. st. Clair, Norman Bridge,
J. S. Terrence. 5. w Morsehead, Charles
Wellborn, J. NJ. Danziger and Lewis II.
Andrews.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Old timers are fond of telling the
younger generation that the Comstocks
built san Francisco. They Will point
to the Palace hotel, the Flood building
and the Fairmont as instances of what
has been wrought from the golden
treasure The Comstocks produced
s600.000,00o. They created d coterie of
millionaires that became famous the
world over. oil has already produced
q score of millionaires in California
and is adding constantly to the number
every day.
One of the greatest fortunes built
from petroleum is that of z. L. Doheny
Of Los Angeles. II runs into high fig
ures that enable him TO dispute with
H. r. Huntington the financial throne
of the southern city. Doheny is one Of
the veterans Of the industry. He began
his operations near Los Angeles. In
the early days. when Thomas Means
and the ElwOods drilled the first wells
in the Kern river field. Doheny was an
ca ger spectator Of their operations. He
was convinced that great future was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

John Baker Jr., formerly manage of
the Union oil company. but now de-
veloplng on his own account. He has
already made several millions in oil and
is developing some of the most extern
SlVe acreages in the state. He is drill
ing on the Los Flores ranch in the
Santa Maria belt, property of 1000
acres.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
WEALTH OFANDUSTRYCREA7ESSCO SCORE OFNEWKNGSO FENANCE

Another veteran of the industry is ].
NJ. Keith. He was one of the first op-
orators in the Kern river field and one
OF the organizers of the Imperial and
Thirty three oil companies These
yielded a fortune of several million dol
lars to Keith and J. J. Mack. Many of
their associates realized vast sums
from this venture 1t was an UNIQUE
investment in that the land was pur-
chased at $3.50 an acre and later DEM
onstrated value of $4,000 an acre.
Although advanced in years, Keith has
enlarged his holdings recently by pur-
chases in the Coaiinga district. He is
one of the pioneers of Bakersfield and
one of the best known men in Kern
county. He has resided of late years
in San Francisco, but spends much of
his time in the fields.
The fortune of c. A. Garfield was
built from small beginnings 1t was
some 10 years ago that he entered the
Coalinga district and drilled one of the
first wells there. The rig was built.
drilling was begun, but financial diff
culties hove in sight before the hole
had been driven many feet into the
earth. But Garfield managed to keep
the drill going and before long his in
vestment came back to him ten thou
sand fold. It is related that'he started
with S147.
LEAVES GOLD FOR OIL
w. S. Porter and j. A. Chanslor have
conducted their operations largely in
conjunction with the Associated oil
company and partly on their own ac-
count Their holdings now include
some Of the richest tracts in the Kern
river, Midway, Coalinga and Los An
geles fields. Within a few years they
have joined the ranks of the extremely
wealthy, acquiring their fortunes al
most entirely through petroleum VEN
lures.
One of the unique figures of the oil
belt Is Clarence j. Berry He made
his first fortune in the Klondike and
then came 10 California and duplicated
it in oil. He first operated in the Nc
Kfttrick district. where with his
brother he established the c. J. oil
company. He has extended his hold
ings TO the principal fields of the state
Shrewd investments in petroleum
properties have brought rich returns
to William II. Croker, Wellington
Gregg and George Cameron They
have operated together and have been
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Chandler Buys so Acres-W. F. Chandler
of Selma recently made purchase
of so acres of land in the Midway re-
gion from z. D. Burge, paying $72,-
600. Burge, who has held the prop
erty for some time, netted $1,000 an
acre
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
BAKERSFIELD Men
FORM EXCHANGE
Two Hundred Members Sign
Charter Roll, Paying a
Fee of $50

Drafting a charter roll and appoint
ing a committee TO take charge of the
work Of permanent organization, a
large number Of brokers, promoters, OIL
operators and others interested in the
fields have launched an oil stock eX-
change in Bakersfield. The member
ship was limited TO 200 and the fee was
fixed at 500.
The statement Of the purpoSe and
list OF those who signed follows:
Realizing that the city of Bakers
field is now generally recognized as the
center of activity for the oil business
OF California. and further believing that
inadequate facilities exist here for the
interchange OF securities representing
oil investments, we, the undersigned,
enroll ourselves as charter members of
the Bakersfield stock exchange. an or
ganization which it is proposed shall be
established for the buying and selling
Of such securities.
The following signed the roll:
W P. Treat, Bakersfield.
T F Bonneau, Bakersfield.
George Calhoun. Bakersfield.
@. A. Knox. Bakersfield
W. B. Lawrence. Bakersfield.
l. P. Meyers, Los Angeles.
T. H. Minor. Bakersfield.
r. Z. Manuel, Bakersfield.
G R Cutten. Coalinga-
r c. Sedgwick, Bakersfield.
Phil .. Wilson. Los Angeles.
J. r. Mckenzie Jr.. Los Angeles.
Meyer L. Schoenthai, Los Angeles.
J. p Kane. Los Angeles
James :. Lindsay. Bakersfield.
W B. O'Farrell, Bakersfield.
f n Lathrop, Bakersfield.
W NJ Morgan. Bakersfield.
John ]. Morgan, Bakersfield.
William II. Erb, Bakersfield.
b II. Sid, Bakersfield.
Charles P. Fox. Bakersfield.
II J. Croker, San Francisco.
l.. A Phillips. san Francisco.
W ". Stephenson, Bakersfield.
l. W Lowell, Bakersfield.
A n. Allison, Bakersfield
B. A Hayden. Bakersfield.
Jack Tehan, Los Angeles.
W H Hill. Bakersfield.
Frank L. Tack, Bakersfield.
F. ". McNear. San Francisco.
Jack Reynolds, Bakersfield.
R. B. Whittemore, Taft.
J. NJ Kent. Bakersfield.
A W. Black, Los Angeles.
P J. O'Brien, Bakersfield.
J. c. Yancey, Bakersfield.
Kenneth Donnellan, Bakersfield.
r c Winkley. Coalinga.
A 8 Clearv. san Francisco
George :. Martin, Fresno.
L. s. Waugh. Bakersfield.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Ten Wells for Kern Lease-The Con-
solidated Midway is to drill 10 wells
in the Kern river field on so acres in
the southwest quarter of section 81
2S-2S. There are three strings run
ming a. present.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

E. ID. BurEe Sells in Midway. c.
Ripley and q number of associates
who have been investing in consider
able property in the Midway field
purchased so acres recently from f.
.. Burge for 100000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
PALMER ENRICHEs BROWN

Captain Matson of the Matson navi-
cation company has added new millions
through oil TO those previously &C
quired in the shipping business He
controls big stretches in Coalinga
pipes the oil TO the coast at Monterey
and carries it in his own ships to
Hawaii.
One Of the conspicuous successes Of
the Santa Maria field is Frank l.
Brown He is one OF the heaviest
stock holders in the Palmer oil company
and with his associates has under lease
adjoining tracts in the early stages
OF development. Brown is also inter
ested in the Ventura field.
Mrs. Theresa Bell has been able to
create new fortune upon the ruins
OF the old through the agency of oil
The recent sale of a tract of 1000 acres
for nearly $4,000 has cleared the es-
tate of all difficulty. She still retains
some 10000 acres in the same belt for
which offers running well into six fig
ures have been made.
The Newlove family of Santa Maria
disposed of a ranch a few years ago
to the Union oil company for 81 500. 000
Two of the largest fortunes built
from the Santa Maria fields are those
of James +. Goodwin and P. o. Tietzen
They are among the heaviest stock
holders in the Pinal oil company and
own the great majority of the stock
of the Dome company.
These are but few of the many
successful operators in oil. The list
of those whose returns from petroleum
in California have reached or neared
the million dollar mark might be
doubled.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Midway Central Adds 100 Acres-For
100000 the Midway Central oil COM
pany purchased three pieces of land
from the Lessee and the Royalty oil
companies. aggregating 100 acres.
The property is located in section 23-
1922 In the McKittrick field.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
RECENT DEALS
IN OIL LANDS
Various Petroleum Districts
Attractive to Capital Here
and Elsewhere

Buys Section for s64,OOO-J E. Nc
Creary Of Berkeley recently pur-
chased three-quarters of section 10
Sl-24 from the Roper esta-e Jewett
Brothers and the Phoenix refinin &
company for $4,000. He bought the
remaining quarter section from the
Packard estate for $4,000. The sec
ton is situated on the fat in the Mid
way field. Although there is a aues-
tion as to the success of wells in
portions of the fat. McCreary. who is
a pioneer in the California oil fields,
has expressed himself as having full
confidence in his new holding.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

COalinga Central Incorporated The
Coalinga Central oil company filed
papers short while ago for the TAX
ing over of the St. Clair oil company
which is operating 120 acres in the
south half of section 12-20-14 The
new company has already begun i'm
provements on the property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21

Canadian Capital in CoaIinga-A num-
Der of Canadian capitalists, who have
been interested in the Coalinga fat
have organized the Canadian CalifoT-
MIA Oilfelds Limited, securing so
acres in section 16-20-15 from T. B.
Martin at $500 an acre. tt is the in
tention of the company to drill with
Totaries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-21
ORIGIN or PETROLEUM

, Concerning the origin OF the oil ii
self there are many conflicting theo-
ries. There are three principal suppo-
sitions --arthy Of mention first. that
petroleum was formed by the chemical
combination OF inorganic matter: So
ond. by chemical change. with or with
out natural distillation OF animal mat
ter and. third. by chemical change with
or without natural distillation of veFe-
table matter
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-02-25
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-02-25
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
TRUSTED HIM TOO MUCH.

Conde-Too much confidence in a
new found friend resulted i'm a loss
of 500 in bills by a young Russian
named John Patrick. Patrick engag-
ed rooms at a local hotel while here
on business and before retiring spent
some time with the friend" During
the night the friend entered the room
and removed the money from his
clothing. In the morning when Pat
rick discovered his loss the acquain-
lance of the night before also had
disappeared and the police authori-
ties of a number of surrounding towns
have been instructed by the Condo
authorities to locate and arrest him
if possible.
The fugitive is described as a man
between 80 and 81 years of age, rath-
er slim, about five feet eight inches
tall, slightly stopped and wearing blue
overalls, a black coat and a black
derby hat. 1t is hoped to capture the
fugitive before he makes his way out
Of the state.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
MARRIED BY SCHOOLMATES.

Rapid City-Rev. George S. Keller,
rector of Emmanuel Episcopal mis-
sion in this city. and Miss Ruth Mans
field, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
b. Mansfield of Rapid City. We're mar
ried here in the mission, Rev. II. NJ.
Cross of Sturgis, Rev. NJ. Allen of
Sturgis and Rev. Harry X. Paynter
Of Hot Springs, officiating. The three
clergymen are with Mr.. Keller, grad
yates of the Philadelphia Divinity
school. William Morris, a brother-in
law Of Mr.. Keller, acted as best MAJ
and Miss Eva Robinson of Chicago
as bridesmaid. A reception was lateI
held at the home of the brides par
ents. Both Mr.. Keller and his bride
are well known socially here, Mis-
Mansfield being born and raised here
They will locate in Huron, where Mr.
Keller has accepted a call.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
PAY TRIBUTE TO HARE.

Mitchell-The triennial c%onvocation
of the Episcopal church of the state
has completed its session of three
days here. During the session a mem
orial meeting was held in honor of
the memory of the late Bishop Hare,
speakers being selected from among
the clergy who had been associated
with the bishop since he came to this
section thirty-siX years ago.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Secretary, Rev. F. b. Bar
meet of Mitchell; registrar, Rev. Dean
Biller of Sioux Falls; chancellor, J.
Howard Gates of Sioux Falls; presi-
dent of the council of advice, Rev.
DR.. DOherty of Flandreau; delegates
to the general convention, Dean Ash
ley of Cheyenne agency, and Alfred
Smith OF Niobara deanery. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted by
the convocation concerning the death
of Bishop Hare, and is the first Off
cial action taken by that body since
the bishops death:
The triennial convocation desires
10 place IN record it's deep sense of
loss to the church of South Dakota
through the head OF the church TAX
ing to himself our beloved Bishop
Hare, who for thirty-six years was a
guide, councillor and friend to the red
man and the white man alike, leading
them by his beautiful example to live.
OF usefulness and holiness. The ear
nestness Of his labors, the gentleness
Of his spirit and the gifts with VIII oh
he was endowed made him a power
both in church and state, leading the
people of South Dakota TO a higher
Intellectual and moral plane of living.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
CHICKENS VERY PLENTIFUL.

Pierre-According to press reports
game Wardens over the state have
been busy the past month preventing
illegal hunting. And from further re
temptation to try a title chicken
shooting and take chances or a game
warden finding it out. The state
warden says young chickens are so
plentiful and so tame in the northern
part of the state he needs watch the
he does not run down and kill any
of them illegally.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
TO SERVE FIVE YEARS.

Sioux Falls-The latests prisoner to
be lodged in the Sioux Falls p%cniten-
tiary is a young man by the narle of
Harry Bobb, who will serve a term
of five years and eight months for a
statutory assault committed last
spring in Miner county. His victim
was the daughter of a farmer, whom
and not until recently was he located
in Sanborn county and taken back to
Miner county. Judge Taylor, of the
state circuit court, held a special term
on purpose to dispose of the case.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.

Aberdeen-Aberdeen business men
have entered actively upon the cam
paign to raise funds for entertaining
a good roads convention foI the la
in Aberdeen some time in September.
The exact date for the convention will
be fixed when a committee appointed
for the purpose learns from James J.
Hill when it will be possible for him
to attend and deliver an address. The
committee is very DESTROYS to secure
the presence of Mr.. Hill. and will ar
range its dates to accommodate him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15

This is the Case With Many Brookings
People.

To many Brookings citizens are
handicapped with a bad back. The
~lnceasing pain causes constant misery,
making work a burden and STOPPING or
lifting an impossibility. The back
aches at night, preventing refreshing
rest and in the morning is stiff and
lame. Piasters and linimets may give
relief, but cannot reach the cause. TIC
Intimate the pains and aches you must
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys and cure them permanently.
The following statement should con,
vince every Brookings reader of their
efficiency.
John G. Vogle, 124 Ohio St, Huron,
S. Oak, says: IL suffered from kidney
complaint for owe three years and
last May ! was laid up. The kidney
secretions were painful and too fire,
quent in passage and greatly disturbed
my rest. There was also a constant
ache across the small of my back and
| failed to find relief from the medi-
cines | tried. When my attention was
called to Doan's Kidney Pills, | pro-
cured a box and began their use. Ny
back has been greatly strengthened
and the kidney secretions have become
regular in passage. Doan's Kidney
Pills are certainly the best kidney
remedy / ever used"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
NEW INDUSTRY.

Ipswich-One of the coming indus
tries of Edmunds county has just
started to be developed along Snake
creek near Nina in the east end Of
the county by the installation of a
pressed brick factory. About a year
ago a practical brick man from Iowa
examined the shale along the banks
of the creek and much to his sur
prise found a most excellent quality
of brick clay. He took samples and
had them burnt and Immediately re-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15

turned and bought UP rorty acres neal
Nina. They opened their first kiln
about a week ago and contractors and
architects pronounce the brick as AL.
The clay in which they are now
working has just enough iron in the
same to give the brick a fine motif d
appearance and a dull color, which
makes them one of the handsomest
pressed brick to be had. The people
of Nina are looking forward to quite
an industry being established there
and the Milwaukee road has already
made arrangements to run a side
track from the coast line to the plant,
which cannot help giving considerable
weight to the proposition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
EXPIRES AT LEAD.

Lead-While on a visit to his son
here, NJ. G.. Gates of Lincoln, Neb.,
was taken with an attack of appendi.
citis, and although given expert treat
ment at the HomeGtake hospital never
rallied and died after a ten-day i'll
ness. Mr.. Yates was sev~enty-nine
years old and has been farming near
Lincoln, where his remains were TAX.
en- for burial. His SOL Bruce c.
Yates, chief engineer of the Home
stake Mining company. and W. other
sons and two daughters survive him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15
HILLS PIONEER DEAD.

Spearfish-Michael G.. Tom, a pio-
neer merchant of this city, is dead at
his home here, aged seventy-three
years, heart disease being the cause
of death. Mr.. Tom, in his younger
days. was connected with steamboat
ing on the Mississippi, and fought
through the civil wal with the First
Colorado cavalry, later locating at
Laramie, Wyo. He came here in 1876
and was one of the first men to home
by a wife and one daughter. Mrs. C.
l.. Snedaker of Deadwood.