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The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

On this ninth day of Septem- Der. in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy nine, before me, Holland Smith, Notary Public in and for said city and county. residing there in, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared C. N. Eel ton. George Loomis, Geo. M. Hedges, James Lawler, L. D. Fisk, known to me to be the per sons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 In Witness Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affix- ed my official seal, at my office. in said city and county the day and year last above written.
 (SeaD HOLLAND SMITH.
 Notary Public.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
c. F. CURRY. J. HoEsCH, Secretary of State. Deputy.
 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

V. F. OORh1s J. 1OESCH, Secretary of State. Deputy. STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
 l. c. F. Curry, Secretary of State of the State of California, do hereby certify that 1 have carefully compared the annexed copy of Decree changing name of Pacific Coast Oil Go. to Stand ard Oi. Co.,, with the original now on file in my office, and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Also. that this authen- tication is in due form and by the proper officer.
 Witness my hand and the Great Seal of State, at office in Sacramento, California, the 18th day of November, A. D. 1906.
 c. F. CURRY,
 Secretary of State. (Seal) By J. HOESCH.
 Deputy.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

IN l HE OOIEh1Oh OOOh1 UT
 THE STATE OF CALIFOR-
 MIA, IN AND FOR THE
 COUNTY OF CONTRA
 COSTA.
 In the Matter of the
 Petition of the Pa No. 3,872- cific Coast Oil Go. Order and for a change of It's Decree.
 Corporate Name.
 This matter came on for hear ing at ten o'clock a. m. this day pursuant to the order therein for such hearing made June 18th. A. D. 1906
 MT. E. s. Pillsbury appeared for the. petitioner; no one appear ing in opposition to the applica- tion, and no objections were made or filed thereto.
 Testimony oral and documen- tary was presented by petitioner in support of said application and from said testimony the Court finds that all and singular the aYerments contained in the peti- tion and application filed herein by the petitioner, Pacific Coast Oil Co., are true and supported by competent evidence; that all provisions of Sections 1276, 1277 and 1278 of the code of civil Pro- cedure of this State, required of an applicant, which is a corpora tion, for a change of name, have been fully and strictly complied with by petitioner in this pro- ceeding; that notice of the hear ing of this application has been duly published for four success sive weeks next prior to this day, in the Contra Costa Ga zette" and as required by order of this Court for such publica- tion made and entered on June 18th. 1906; and the applicant at the time of the hearing of said application, has filed in this Court the certificate of the Se- cretary of State of the State of California, that the name desired to be used by applicant, to-wit: Standard Oil Company. is not the corporate name of any cor poratlon existing at said time, and that said name does not so closely resemble the name of any such existing corporation as will tend to deceive.
 Upon the foregoing facts it is ordered and decreed< that the name of the petitioner be and the same is changed from and after the making of this order and de cree from Pacific Coast Oil Go. to Standard Oil Company.
 Done in open Court this 23rd day of July, A. D. 1906,
 VIM. s. WELLS.
 (SeaJ Judge.
 Endorsed.
 Filed July 23. 1906.
 J. E. RODGERS, Clerk.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
No. 6341.

No. 6341. C. F. CURRY, J. HOESCH, Secretary of State. Deputy. STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 1, c. F. Curry, Secretary of State of the State of California. do hereby certify that have carefully compared the annexed copy of Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Coast Oil Co. with the certified copy of the original now on file in my office, and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. Also that thls authenti- cation is in due form and by the proper officer.
 Witness my hand and the Great Seal of State, att soffice in Sacramento. California. the 18th day of November, A. D. 1906.
 c. F. CURRY,
 Secretary of State,< (SEAL) J. HOESCH,
 Deputy.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
D. G. SCOFIELD.
 Vice President. (Seal) H. c. BREEDEN.
 Secretary.
(Seal)
Co. Clerk F.. No. Is A. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY

 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. I, Albert B. Mahony. County Clerk of the city and county of San Francisco, State of Califor- mia. hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of the original Certificate of Re- moyal of Principal Place of Busi- ness of Pacific Coast Oil Co., fil- ed in my office on the 18th day of February. A. D. 1903. Attest my hand and my official seal this 18th day of February, A. D. 1903.
 ALBERT B. MAHoNY, (SeaD County Clerk.
 By VIM. A. DIANE.
 Deputy County Clerk.
 (Endorsed.) ] Filed in the office of the Coun- ty Clerk of the city and county of San Francisco, State of Cali fornia, this 18th day of Febry. A. D. 1903.
 ALBERT B. MAHONY,
 County Clerk.
 By VIM. A. DIANE,
 Deputy Clerk.
 (Endorsed.) ]
 Certified Copy.
 1382O.
 PACIFIC COAST OIL co. CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. Filed in the office or the Secre- tarv of State the 18th day of Mar. A. D. 1905.
 c. F. CURRY,
 Secretary of State.
 By J. HoEsCH, Deputy. Record book ...... page. .......... Filed in the office of the Terri torial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona, this l day of December,
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

A, D. 1906. at 10 45 a. m. at re- quest of L. Cassidy, whose post office address is Phoenix, Ari- zona.
 JOHN H. PAGE,
 Territorial Auditor.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
Endorsed. ]
 1OOOE

(EnQOrSeu.
 1925 ARTICLES oFINCORPORATION
 OF THE PACIFIC COAST OIL Go.
 Certified Copy. Filed in the office of the Secre- tary of State, the 10th day of September. A. D. 1879.
 THOMAS BECK.
 Secretary of State. By VIM. A. BECK.
 Deputy. Recorded Book 34, Page AS. . DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
 CALIFORNIA. Filed in the office of the Terri torial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona. this 1 day of December. A. D. 1906, at 10:45 a. m at re- quest of l.. Cassidy. whose post office address is Phoenix, Ari- zona.
 JOHN H. PAGE,
 Territorial Auditor.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE


 OF THE
 PACIFIC COAST OIL Go. Know all Men by These Presents That we, the undersigned, have this day voluntarily asso- ciated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corpora ton. under the laws of the State of California.
 And we hereby certify,
 First-That the name of said corporation is Pacific Coast Oil Go.
 Second That the purposes for which it is formed, are to ac- quire, sell, lease, develop and deal in oil lands and interests therein, to buy. sell, transport, produce, refine and deal in oils and petroleum and their products and other merchandise; to ac- quire. own and sell capital stock of other corporations, or inter ests therein, and to erect, lease and operate oil refneries and warehouses, and lay and main tain pipe lines, and to acquire all lands necessary for such refiner- ies, warehouses and pipe Ines and other business of the con- pany.
 Third That the place where it's principal business is to be transacted shall be the city and county of San Francisco, Callfor- nia.
 Fourth-That the term for which it is to exist is fifty years. from and after the date of it's in- corporation.
 Fifth That the number of it's directors shall be five and that the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year are:
 Names. Residences.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
Residences. City and County of San Francisco.

Slxth--ll at the amount of the capital stock of this corporation shall be One Million Dollars. di- vided into One Hundred Thou sand Shares of the par value of Ten ($10.00) Dollars each.
 Seventh-That the amount of said capital stock which has been actually subscribed is One Mil lion Dollars, and the following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been sub scribed, to-wit:
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

In Witness Whereof. we have hereunto set our hands and seals. this ninth day of Septem- Der, A. D. 1879.
 Sioned in the nresence nf.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

I. Thos. H. Reynolds. County Clerk of the city and county of San Francisco, State of Callfor- mia, and clerk of the County Court thereof, do hereby certify the foregoing to be full. true and correct copy of the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Pacific Coast Oil Company, filed in my office, on the 9th day of Sept. A. D. 1879.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said Court. this 9th day of Sept. A. D. 1879.
 THOS. H. REYNOLDS, (Seal) Clerk.
 By J. WHALEN.
 Deputy Clerk.
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28

Fresh Jersey milk and cream at Rencher's. Phone AT. If
The Holbrook news., 1916-01-28
(Endorsed.) Certified Copy.

Record book ...... page.
 Filed in the office of the Terri torial Auditor of the Territory of Arizona, this l day of December,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
FEE OF BEREA

Berea College, in Kentucky, will celebrate today the centenary of the birth of it's founder. John G. Fee. who was born in Bracken county, Ky, Sept. g, 1916. Fee was one of that little band of abolitionists who risked social ostracism, and even dared death, to make war upon the institu- ton of negro slavery. As a result of his preaching Fee was mobbed several times, and his life was threat ened. In 1853 he founded a church in Berea, and a few years later es- tablished Berea College, an institu- tion open alike to blacks and whites. At first the institution received lit- tie support, and it was closed during the civil war, but was afterward re- opened. Under the guidance of the founder and his able associates and successors, Berea College has accom- plished an almost incredible work in the education and enlightment of the mountaineers, both black and white. of Kentucky and the South. It Is now conducted as a co-educational and non-sectarian institution. In 1904 the Kentucky legislature passed an act forbidding the co-education of whites and blacks, and Berea was obliged to establish a branch for it's colored stu dents. The college now has about H. 700 students and nearly hundred instructors. The founder died in Berea early in 1901, having lived to see the college he started grow from little school with few colored stu dents to an important and influential institution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
SAVES CITY COST ~.
 OF CLEANING SUIT

Among those heard by the claims committee of the common council last night was Dorothy J. Petite, who asked for $1O.50 as compensation for a fall on the Congress street bridge several weeks ago. She had tabylated the damages to her clothing, eye glasses, jewelpy. etc. She cleaned her own suit and thus saved the city that cost. The committee will recommend that her claim be paid. Other claims heard last night were:
 Della Clancy, abatement of taxes on lists of 1914-15.
 Herbert L. Smith, abatement of taxes on lists of 1913, 1914, 1915.
 Leopold Weiss, abatement of inter- est and expense on taxes 1910-15.
 Anna Mallister, abatement of taxes on lists of 1911-15.
 R. M. Conklin. adjustment of taxes on list of 1915.
 W. S., Buckley, abatemept of inter est and expense on Elm Street paving assessment.
 H. E. Bishop and Thomas Morriss- sey, abatement of interest and expense on assessments for Elm street paving. | Charles J. Berger, abatement of as- sessment lien.
 F. H. Howard, reimbursement for jury to auto on account of defective condition of North avenue. >
 Francis c. Sanford, damage to auto caused by defective highway.
 Thomas Druray, abatement of per- sonal taxes on lists of 1911 to 1915.
 Barbara Birdman. abatement of in- terest and expenses on Deacon street sewer assessment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
MEXICO NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
PRISONERS ESCAPE

Two prisoners made their escape from the jail in this city about z o. clock last evening. One of them is named Samuel Nussbaum alias Sam uel Loomis. The other George Az ness, a boy about 16 years old. One Of the stout bars over a window on the south side of the jail, it appears. had been sawed off at the bottom and also nearly off at the cross-piece, some 12 or IS inches above, by per sons outside the jail. Knowing this fact they watched their opportunity, forced looee,a piece of iron from it's place with aistrip of board and then crawled out Agness, went out last and was seen when too late by one of the women employed about the jail, who immediately gave the alarm. Under cover of night both succeeded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
GRANTED
 INJURED CANADIANS
 IN LONDON RETREAT
British Columbia Elections Finds 10000 Subjects
 at Battle Front.

London, Sept. g. - Soldiers from British Columbia now framing or re- covering from their wounds in. the British Isles were invited this month to record their votes for the candidates seeking the suffrage of the electorate of British Columbia at the general election. It is said there are about 10000 soldier electors from the Far Western Canadian province now in Europe serving the Empire and many os these are in London or it's immediate vicinity. The results were telegraph ed to the authorities in British Co., lumbia.
 The recording of these soldiers votes while they are away from home has aroused much interest in political circles in the British Isles, where there has been much discussion as to how the electors for the Imperial Parlia- ment now serving in the army would be affected in the event of a general election.
 Lord Salisbury has introduced a bill to provide for such an emergency. Its clauses provide that every sailor and soldier registered as an elector should receive a copy of the candidates cleo tion addresses. The commanding off cer of the fighting unit would be re- quired to appoint day for the deliv- cry of thesmarked ballot papers in the sealed envelopes supplied to his men and these would be forwarded to the electoral officials.
 An officer now in the trenches, who, in normal times, is an ardent politician writes to the newspapers to point out that soldiers have other things to wor- ry about instead of party politics. He says: "If people at home really think that our men are worrying about be- ing temporarily disfranchised they perspective. My men are worrying about rats and mosquitoes and pig squeaks and woody bears and things like that and if you took a referen- dunn out here you would get about two replies out of hundred-and they probably would be spoiled votes be- cause the lads express themselves crudely at times. The things they want are home and wives and children and sweethearts and clean clothes and a bath and some English beer-quite simple things like that. Not votes at all. They are quite content to leave all that to the people who are carrying on at home. When you are serving gun day and night in a place like this it seems ridiculous to think of Tom my worrying himself about voting. He's too busy sending-and dodging- death"
 The politicians, however, appear to think otherwise and continue work ing up their agitation for the political privileges of the soldier in the trench esq
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
Americans Decorated.

London. Sept. 9.-Word mas been re. ceived by the American Volunteer Mo- Corps, which is supply ing and operating ambulances for the transportation of wounded French sol- diers on the Western front of the dec- oration with the Croix de Guerre by the French Government in apprecia- ton of their services of William P. Clyde, Jr., and Caleb James Coats- worth, who for the past month have been working at Verdun.
 MT. Clyde, who is from New York, is a graduate of Yale of the class of 1901, and MT. Coatsworth. who resides in Buffalo, joined the corps about a year ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

Seated at piano in bungalow stu dio built for him at West Englewood, N. J., Ralph Albert Blakelock, the landscape artist whom fame found long after he had quit painting and had been sent to an insane asylum sev- enteen years ago, told his liberators that he would paint himself back to freedom. Softly touching the keys to accompany his words, he gave a pie ture of what he hoped to do despite his seventy years. Blakelock was brought from the State Hospital for the Insane at Middletown, N. Y, by Mrs. Van Renesslaer Adams of Orange, N. r., to Lynwood Lodge, a private sanita- rum. Mrs. Adams, who with other admirers of Blakelock's art had ar ranged for his release from Mid- dletown on six months parole, went to the institution with a writ from the supreme court ordering that Blakelock be placed in her care. Blake lock hopes to paint such picture as he believed is expected of him because of his election to the National Acade- my of Design last year. It is prob able that landscape along the Hudson will be his subject. A fund of $10.000 has been raised for the painter. If he makes pictures such. as he used to make he will soon be able to repay his benefactors. It was when he ped- dled his pictures in vain seventeen years ago in an effort to support his family that he lost his mind. The ca reer of Blakelock has been one of the tragedies of American art. He was born in New York in 1847. He never attended an art school, but studied alone and gave play to his talent. His first fame came from Indian canvasses but his landscapes won him lasting place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
FRANCIS JOSEPH PASSES HIS THIRD
 ''WAR-B|RTHDAY"
Only Special Mass in Castle Chapel Marks Days
 Routine.

Vienna, Sept. 9.-Emperor Francis Joseph spent his third "war-birthday" August 1S-in absolute retirement in his palace at Schoenbrunn, just out side Vienna. Only special mass in the castle chapel, and a family din- ner-party distinguished the day from any other in the monarch's ordinary life. For the rest it was spent as us- ual, in work from dawn until evening.
 His eighty-sixth birthday found the Emperor in fairly good health, des- pite all rumors to the contrary. States men who have seen him lately ex- press astonishment at his mental and bodily vigor, but allowing for some courtier-like exaggeration it is gener- ally believed that the sovereign's health is remarkably good. considering his advanced age, and especially all the worries and burdens resulting from the war.
 Rising at four the Emperor takes a very light breakfast of tea or chocolate and bread and butter and is at his desk by five. His barber comes three times a week though now he is enroll ed in the Landsturm. It happens fre- quently that he cannot come at the proper time, having guard duty, but the Emperor has ordered that noth- ing is to enterfere with his military duties. He arrives at the castle in uniform but puts on a dress coat be- fore going to the Emperor.
 At seven o'clock the first adjutant in waiting appears with reports and state papers. and any time after that hour audiences are granted to minis ters and high military personages. Work goes on steadily all the day in terrupted only by the briefest pauses for meals. V Naturally the customary rejoicings on the occasion of the Emperors throughout the country have been greatly curtailed by the war. In Vienna a high mass at the cathedral, attended by all the prominent state and municipal personages, followed by a state dinner at the Cardinal Arch bishops, and the firing of a salute at the arsenal are the chief items on the program. Usually great crowds flock ed to the Prater which was illuminat-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

In getting out of sight and making their escape a success.
 JOHNSON HOME FOR SALE
 The splendid dwelling house, barn and grapery. together with ' or 8 acres of valuable land on which are two other dwellings, formerly well known as the property of the late James 5. Johnson, and now owned by MT. S. H. Wales, is offered for sale. The principal house in which MT. Johnson lived is nearly new and of modern style and surrounded by beautiful shrubbery, fruit and orna- mental trees, garden grapery, spacious lawn, etc. For a gentleman who wishes to live in fine style outside of the noise and hustle of the city and yet within a convenient distance to the post office, railroad depot and steamboat landing, it is one of the most eligible places we know of, ob- tainable at the same price this side of New York. The land lies alto gether contiguous to the principal dwelling, is bounded on three sides by streets and if desired can be cut up into first class building lots or other wise advantageously improved. The purchaser whoever he may be will find this one of the best bargains he ever made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
THE TOBACCO BALL

Old Doc Pease. the Anti-Nicotine Crusader, who has figured out that the European war. sharks. the high cost of living, divorce, mosquitoes, Ben Da- wis apples and end seat hogs are all the result of indulgence in the filthy wead, is said to be on the way to Los Angeles, where Jack Ryan, the veter- an hurler, has introduced the "tobac- co ball" The Doc gays, it is alleged, that unless Ryan and his invention are immediately suppressed the great Am erican pastime will be ruined beyond hope of redemption. It is understood that the Doc will attempt to have Ryan sent to the leper colony in Ha- waii unless he consents to abandon the tobacco ball and submit to a process of fumigation. If these measures fail, other Coast League cities will be asked to establish a quarantine against Ryan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
MILITARY AND FANCY GOODS

Barzillia Benjamin has just received md offers for sale an elegant assort- ment of military and fancy goods which will be sold cheap, for cash, silver plated cut and thrust; brass mounted horsemans hangers; gilt and brass mounted artillery swords; gold and silver plated apaullets; common military feathers; horseman's pistols; guns and bayonets, priming wires and brushes, Sc.
 Household furniture: An elegant as sortment of looking-glasses. brass andirons, shovels and tongs. copper and brass wash kettles, plated and brass candlesticks, snufsers and trays, knives and forks. tea-boards. Britain mia tea-pots; patent coffee mills; as- sortment silver spoons, sugar tongs, jewelry, finger and earrings, ear- drops, elegant hair work and brace lets of the newts fashion. Watches. English and French, of the newest patterns, have just been received. I NOTICE
 All persons indebted to the late firm of Cannon and Peet on note or book are requested to call and settle W1th the SuDSCI1DcI Dy lh0 III eSOiA'AA day of October next or they will be put into the hands of an attorney to collect
 WILLIAM PEET.
 EYE WATER Dr. Thompson's Celebrated Eye water for sale at this office. Also Lees pills.
 MEXICO NEWS
 From Mexico we hear of advan- tages gained by the Independents in several actions with the Royalists. General Sessman has beaten Armisso; and General Teran was about to be attacked by General Vittofia the Re- pulican commander. The Indepen- dents are in possession of Coquilla de Pietra, a town on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

: A bill creating a national park of about 2.2o0 square miles of public land in Alaska, including Mount Mc- Kinley, was passed by the Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

Twelve ships passed through the Panama Canal, which indicates that the dredging of the recent slide at Cucarachia has been completed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

Gov. Gen. Harrison has named as secretary of the interior Rafael Pal ma, who for several years has been member of the Philippine Commis- sion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

An Adams Express special crashed into a dead locomotive in the Penn sylvania yards at Phillipsburgh, N. J., injuring five men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-09

Harold Horkheimer, the Bridgeport phenom who looks like a big show conner, started the season with a club composed of men making ammunition for the Germans. They got the ann munition to Germany (cribbing a Satevepost joke) by shipping it to the Allies, who shot it over.