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Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27
STANDARD OIL CQ. WILL STRIKE OIL
 WITHIN 6O DAYS DRILLS NEARING OIL BEARING SANDS, SAYS J. J. FiNNEGAN,
 IN INTERVIEW ASSOCIATED TO RESUME WORK Cessation of Drilling Only Temporary Until Plans Could Be Clarified,
 Says Finnegan
ASSOCIATED TO RESUME WORK

Predicting that the Standard Oil Company will strike oil in the Cold Bay field within 60 days, provided it wants to- and reporting that the As sociated Oil company will resume drilling in that field early in the spring, Capt. J. J. Finnegan, in an in terview with the Anchorage Times, is very optimistic over the outlook for the Cold Bay district in the spring.
 In statement to the Times MT. Finnegan is alleged to have cleared up the mystery surrounding the sud den abandonment of drilling by the sudden abandonment of drilling by the Associated company last fall He said:
 "The Associated company's cessa- tion of drilling was only temporary, and I am positively advised by off cials that drilling will be resumed in the early spring. Supt G. L. Jones, who is now in San Francisco, will sail for Kanatak probably in March The company has two holes down on our ground one 910 feet deep he other 560 feet deep. Under our contrac with the associated they paid us $65,O00 for the privilege of drilling and guaranteed to drill to 5000 feet depth in 1923. The penalty Tor their foil J,-;n tn bo $25,000 which has been pald to our company the Alaska Oil Company drilling this spring and the company will go ahead without fail The Asso-' ciated is interested with me pel son. ally in the Kanatak townsite, and Il was assured at San Francisco they have no intention of sacrificing either their drilling or their townslte rights and will resume"
 Interested with Capt Tinnegan in the Alaska Oil company are Frank Curtis, James Hayden and Jack Lee.
 The Standard Oil Company is now down over 1000 feet on the w. C. Lee and Mrs. Ed McNally claim, accordingI to Capt. Finnegan and according toi him could Init the first oil sand with ia sixty Gays if it wanted to-" The first oil we'll will be struck at about 1s9, feet depth. Capt. Finnrgan esti- mates. He says that geologic opinion is that there are three oil sands be- reath the first one.
 The Standard Oil Company's con- tract calls for continuous drilling, that of the Associated does not.
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.FR. f. ]. RUPERT LOST LIFE WIEN DOCS RAN AWAY
HEAD OF LOURDES MISSION ON WAY TO ORPHANAGE WHEN
 ACCIDENT OCCURRED
DOGS SCATTERED BY REINDEER
Aged Priest Followed Trail for Many Miles Until Extreme Cola and
 Exhaustion Overcame Him

NOME, Dec. 27.-F'urthel particu- lars regarding the death of Father F. J. Ruppert, s. J., who perished from cold and exhaustion on the Pilgrim River trail, December 16, were prot to Nome today.
 Father Ruppert, who was head of Lourdes mission, started for Hol Springs Orphange with dog team, carrying oranges, apples and other Christmas cheer for the fifty boys and girls at the orphanage 80 miles north herd stampeded the dog team, while Father Ruppert was in camp alone, about eight miles from his destina ton. The priest followed the trail of the dogs for two miles, and finally entered clump of brush near the trail, where he attempted to build fire. A heavy blizzard was raging at the time, and the mercury stood thirty below zero Father Ruppert left Duffy O'Connor's rOadhOuse that morning after the men nad vainly tried to get him to remain over until the storm subsided. saying that the could not disarpoint his little friends in their Christmas. divine the blizzard increased and it appears that he had gone in camp, to await Hull in the wind. It was then that his dog team took out alter 1he reindeer herd.
 Alter attempting to build fire of willows the priest had apparently laid down to rest. His parka was neatly folded and lay between his arms and his body, and death apparently came painlessly and while he was asleep from exhaustion
 The search for Father Ruppert started immediately when one of his 3ogs showed up at the orphanage on Christmas day. Another of the dogs showed up at Iron creek, i5 miles away and every available man started out from that point
 Mink" the huge malamute leader of the priests eight dog team, return ed to the body of his master and was standing guard when found. The ani- nal resented the party's approach so fercely that it was over an hour be- force it would consent to the removal of the frozen corpse.
 Father Ruppert was buried on Christmas Day, by the members of the orphanage, for whose pleasure he gave his life.
 The victim has relatives in San Francisco and came north in 1918, en- dearing himself to the people of Nome and this district by his unsparing ser vice to the people. During the infiu- enza epidemic in the fall of 1918 he worked day and night with both Eski- mos and whites, giving of his strength and resources to aid the afflicted.
 This is the first life lost on the trail this winter.
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Scandal Is Developed

PARIS, Dec. 27.-The loss of the French naval dirigible Dixmude this afternoon somewhere in the Sahara, was severely condemned by the cabi- net in session this afternoon, and the affair has developed into a sdandaI, of which explanations are to be demand ed by the government.
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ELEVEH MILLIONS FOR HOSPITALS
 WAR VETERANS

WASHINGTON, Dec 27.-Congress has been asked to make an eleven million dollar appropriation available immediately after the holidays for hospital construction, Director Hines of the Veterans Bureau announced to- day
 MT. Hines stated the hospitals now used are badly crowded and that more space IS necessary to successfully treat disabled war veterans.
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A|RPLANE TESTS ALASKAN MAILS,
 MADE FEBRUARY

SEATTLE, Deco. 27.-Aerial mall carrying tests over Alaskan reaches to be attempted by the Postoffice de- partment will be made through Super intendent Vandervort of the railway way service it was declared tonight. It is said the flights will be started in February on a week to ten day schedule between Nenana and Me Grath, and that in that time under the prevailing weather the practica- bility of such service could be dem onstrated.
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DOCTORS ADMIT THEY MADE
 ERROR AND KILLED PATIENTS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 27.-After several weeks investigation by local authorities, Dr. Jonathan Forman and Dr. E. F. Gordon admitted today they had unknowingly administered poison to two patients who died in Septem- Der with a short time apart, and to a local physician who recovered after a violent illness. The patients were un- der treatment for digestive disorders at the time.
 The doctors claimed an error in their prescriptions was the cause of the poisoning.
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COAST WISE SHIPPING. LAWS EXTENDED
 ID PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Presldent Coolidge has taken up the question of extending the coastwise shipping laws under the Jones Act to the Philippines and today asked Chairman Jones of the Senate committee on commerce to submit a memorandum setting forth his recommendations.
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Carried in Oil Stocks

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2t.-Official representatives here Of the Philippine government, charge that Osborne Woods advent in high finance dates from the period of his fathers cam paign for the presidency four years ago. In this quarter it is reported that certain American financial inter- ests during the pre-convenLion period carried Osborne Wood on a deal for SSO0,OO0 in oil stocks, the profit from which gave him start for future SpeculatiOns.
 Congress is expected to order in- vestigation immediately after lne hol- iday recess.
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NORTH POLE FLIGHT Is
 SERIOUSLY FLANNEL

LAKEHURST, Dec. ?7.--Comman- der Weyerbacher, Construction Mama ger Anton Heinan, and Consulting En- gineer Capt. F. R. McCrary of the biz dlrigible Shenandoah will confer in Washington next week with the Navy department relative to the proposed North Pole trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27
MAN ARRESTED
 ON CHARGE OF PERJURY

Gust Schustereid of Anchorage has been bound over to the grand jury on a charge of perjury growing out of the recent Louis Hertle case, who was recently found guilty of having intox- icating liquor in his possession. It is alleged that Schustereid who is a partner of Hertle in the California pool hall at Anchorage, swore that he had seen federal officials plant" the evidence on the premises. He alleged a "frame-up." The authorities retail iatd with the perjury charge.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27
SHERMAN DUGGAN NOT ILL
 WRITES HARRY G. M'cAIN

Harry c. Mccain, assistant district attorney at Cordova writes that re- ports or nervous breakdown of Dis tr1ct Attorney Sherman Duggan ot valdez are not true. MT. Duggan says that MT. Duggan had a severe cas. o, influenza at Cordova which kent him out of court work during the term put after few weeks was in good health again and is now in the st.toa on business trip. Mir. Duggan TO turned to Valdez on the Watson
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INSANE: PRIS0HI:'EF2S
 FIGH.TT MIADLy TO
 ESCAPE FLAMES

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Fifteen pa- tients in the state hospital for the in- sane at Cunning burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Gormitorv for tubercular patients last night.
 Four thousand, many violently in- sane, fought to escape the flames, and fifty who escaped are still at large.
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WILLIE H0PPE AND
 WIFE WANT gIVORCE
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Willie IEoppe the champion billiard player of the world and his wife are suing for di- vorce and are fighting in the courts for custody of their two children
GETS FOR YEARS IN PEN

SEATTLE, Dec. 27.-James Duffy alias James Murphy was sentenced to- day to serve four years in McNeirs island penitentiary following his plea of guilty to an indictment charging counterfeiting.
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KERMIT ROOSEVELT
 RECEIVES 4 COMMISSION
WASHINGTON Dec. 27.-Kermit Roosevelt has been granted reserve commission as captain in the field ar tillery by the war department.
SEATTLE POLICEMAN
 FIRED FROM THE FORGE

SEATTLE, Dec. 27,- Policeman Morris s. Brown, was dismissed from the force this morning for conduct un- becoming an officer in having kid naped his own son from his wife who divorced him.
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BELIEVED FRENCH
 D|R|G|BLE FALLEN
 IN MEDITERRANEAN

PARIS, Dec. 27.-The general belief among officials here is that the big dirigible lacking fuel and with one moter out of commission has been forced down in the Mediterranean, the crew being drowned. The Dix nude carried fifty officers and men
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27
WATSON DUE SUNDAY

The steamship Admiral Watson will arrive in port Sunday southbound. The article in the Gateway yesterday saying the Watson would be back Tuesday was an error.
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COMMISSION
 TO MEET JANUARY 14th

PARIS, Dec. 27.-The inter-allied reparations commission will meet Jan. 14th to investigate Germany's capac- ity to pay her debts.
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TWO KILLED BY AUTOS
Grim Reaper Yields scythe In Seat.
 tie, Taking Man and Child

SEATTLE, Dec. 27-N. P. Tubbs, caretaker at Woodland Park and catherine Gardner, aged 8, were run down and killed by autos early this morning.
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CONGRESS ASKED
 FOR MILLION FOR
 MARINE HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Congress is asked to appropriate million dol lars for marine hospital for Seattle, in a recommendation now before the treasury department.
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Department Has No Comment

WASHINGTON Dec. 27.-The War Department is withholding comment on the financial operations of Lieut. ant Osborne c. Wood. it was said here today.
 Secretary Weeks admitted that he would be obliged to officially check the financial operations of Young Wood who is reported to have made a fortune of a million in fourteen months. sending his orders in by ca ble to Wall Street.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27

W. J. McMillan, an old timer of tbe interior left for the states on one of the last boats.
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CONCRESS ASKED ID INVESTIGATE SO|1 GEN. WOOD. ACCUMULATEO A FORTUNE OF SEVENTY THOUSAND IN LESS
 THAN TWO YEARS
 WAR DEPARTMENT IS CURIOUS Osborne Wood Is Now Military Aid to Father in Philippines-Money
 Made In Wall Street
WAR DEPARTMENT IS CURIOUS

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The tnan- cial operations of Lieutenant Osborne c. Wood, son of Governor General Leonard Wood of the Philippines, who is reported to have accumulated a fortune of $70,OOO in Wall Street in the past three months, were made the subject of a War Department Inves7i- gation, the New York Times said ,o- day. Young Wood, now in the Phil ippines, is his fathers military aiue.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27
AT 1TORNEY Al. LUNDEN
 WILL RUN FCR MAYOR

SEATTLE, Dec 27.-Alfred H. Lun- oen' former prosecuting attorney, has entered the mayoralty race, to sue- Mayor Brown.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27

Mrs. Chas. c. Hinde is the holiday guest of MT. and Mrs. H. s. Balderston at Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-27

Miss Anna Stoner of the Frisco cafe who has been visiting Miss Mabel Hutton, has returned to Anchorage.
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Henry Sager left today for Divide
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HEAVY HOLIDAY NAIL
Seattle Office Reports Twenty-Five
 Per Cent Increase Over 1922

SEATTLE, Dec. 27.-Postmaster S. R. Perkins announced today that this holiday mail was twenty-five per cent heavier than that of last year.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
e5i COLORADO CORPORATIONS
DECLARED DEFuNcT

Secretary OF State Carl s. Mllliken
has declared 65i corporations dsfunct
and imperative and has submitted
legal notice to this effect for publi'
cation In various newspapers In the
counties In which these corporations
had their domicile,
Out OF the 90 counties in the state
only twelve are without corporations
which had not complied with the law.
Failure to pay tho annual eorpor'
alton license tax and file an annual
report for a period OF Ave years com
pelled Secretary OF State Milliken to
declare the corporations defunet and
imperative according to statute.
A corporation can only be rein
stated by payment OF all DELINQUENT
tax and penalties and by the filing OF
report.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
ssIoNERs TO MEET
AT HoLyokE, SEPT. asth

The Platte Valley Association OF
County Commissioners VIII convene
at Holyoke on Tuesday. Sept. 25th'
for business and social convention.
according to invitations sent out Tues
OF this week by County cierk Rex c.
Evans.
Between seventy.hye and one hun
dred commissioners and their ladies
are expected to be here on that date
to attend the meeting. and take In
the good things tina Phillips county
and Holyoke have In store for them
one feature OF the program Ia iun'
cheor which Will be rendered them
Other organizations who have held
thpir meeting here have been royalty
entertained at the hands OF Holyoke
people. and we are safe in predicting
that this association will gladly re-
ceIved when they meet here on the
25th.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
BUSINESS
MEN UNITE IN A
&C., !: :. j ADVERTISING CITY
8 Inform THE PEOPLE OF THE
MERITS Or AoLyokE THRU
.c,p -. THE HEARLD

on Page Three of this issue Of The
Herald will be found a page ad which
lis the first. of a series OF advertise
|meeints which will appear in this paper.
THE ads are for the purpose of COM
munity building and the merchants
and business men who are footing
the bill for them are doing It with the
thought in mind that anything that
helms the community of Holyoke, Is
helping them individually and their
Individual businesses A very nnsel-
fish thought. we think, and one that
if put into practice by every resident
of this community. would soon make
Holyoke an outstanding city and one
in which it would be great privilege
to reside.
Every one of these ads will be in
teresting and will be a direct message
to you. so read them and then try to
put into practice the idea that is por-
trayed in the words of them. Help
to make Holyolte better city in
which to trade and to live and your
property will increase in value and
your business will enlarge. Remem-
ber that what helps Holyoke. helps
you.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
aEy. c. NJ. Scar AND FAMILY
LEAVE FOR COLORADO

# Rev. C. NJ. Bear wife AMI two soma
of Newton. will leave today Tor Hol-
yoke. Colo. where they go for future
residence. Rev. Bear having accepted.
a call to the pastorate of the Preshy-
terian church at Holyoke. Rev. Bear
had been pastor of the Presbyterian,
churches at Newton and Beuiah for
several years. He was good preach
err as well as a good pastor and his
earnest work both In the church and
In community affairs endeared him
self to the people with whom he
worked. Mrs Bear was also an active
worker In the church and the various
community activities and IL Is with
extreme regret that the people OF
Newton and Beulah see them 20 from
them. Mr.. Bear has been troubled
with asthma for some time and he
hopes to get relief in the dryer at
mosphere OF Colorado. - Fountaine
County, Indiana. Democrat.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
HAxTuN HERALD EDITOR
JUMPS AT CONCLUSIONS

. The editor Of the Haxtun Herald has
been greatly exercised the past two
weeks over the fact that Haxtun peo-
pie sand the, Haxtun band were not
mentioned by the Phillips County eHr-
aid in the, abbreviated write-up of the
County .Fair. in our issue of September
.th,s...r,, .s. c,a.,.
The, fair was in. progress at the time.
The Herald was published that week
and only a very brief space was given
to news. of the fair.
The Haxtun editor. however, inter-
pretted the short write;up as a direct
slap, at the Haxtun people and even
goes so far as to say that it was in
-tentionally done due to grudge that
The Herald and Holyoke people in
general hold toward Haxtunites.
We are Of the opinion that the ill
feeling exists only in the mind of the
Haxtun scribe and is purely person
al matter, and does not exist through
out either community.
Holyoke people realize that Phillips
County can only prosper as its citi-
zens as whole prosper. and that
friendly community spirit throughout
the county is great factor in bring
ing about prosperity. 1t is evident
that this spirit now exists. but the
continued publication of propaganda
of the nature published by the Hax-
TIN Herald editor. depicting griev-
ance. even though it is only immagin-
ary. will in time undermine the clos
est friendship and good will,
Brother Fast, The Phillips County
Herald holds no. grudge against Hax-
tun. nor does the Holyoke community
as whole. The emitting Of the name
OF Haxtun. from our brief fair write
up OF September 9th. was due to the
fact that the fair had only fairly start.
ed at the time of our publication. and
our complete ,write-up OF It appeared
in our issue Of September 18th when
we were pleased to mention Haxtun's
share in making the Phillips County
fair the great success that 1t was. and
were glad to note that Haxtun people
took a great interest in the celebra-
ton.
One OF the chief missions OF this
newspaper is to create friendly in
terest among the people OF Phillips
County and closer cement their COM
munity friendship. and not to enlarge
upon small incidents which might en-
flame one person or community a.
gainst another. SO call of your dogs
Brother Fast. we and the community
which we represent entertain nothing
but, the friendliest OF good will to-
ward Haxtun and its good people.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
SAYS TARIFF
HAS SAVED THE FARMERS

Improvement in the condition Of
farmers and stock growers in Colo
RADIO, which already is evident, will
be more marked by spring. according
to Representative Charles B. Timber
lake, who returned from Washington
last week. Representative Timber
lake. who has represented the Second
Colorado district for many years and
is member of the powerful ways
and means committee OF the house,
was a membe. cf he congressional
delegation at the tuneral o: President
Harding at Marion.
The Republican tariff measures.
both temporary and permanent. saved
the Colorado farmer and eattleman
from disaster" Representative, Tim
berlake said. "but the full benefits
have not yet been felt. Other fac
tors have depressed prices of farm
prodacts-but 1t should be remember
ed that had it not been for the Re-
publican tariff and the work of the
Republican administration in extend
ing short-time loans, the depression
might have resulted in absolute dis.
aster.
AS II Is, conditions are constantly
improving. Because OF the,tarih pro-
lection. the farmer and cattleman are
on a firm basis. and with tho price
readjustment that is already taking
place. / feel confident that real and
lasting prosperity Is on the way"
Representative Timberlake said
that members OF both parties at the
nations capital were impressed with
the decisive fashion in which Presi.
dent Coolidge was handling the coal
strike situation. and he expressed
confidence that the difficult problem
would be met in fashion which
would accord with the best interests
OF all the people.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
PUBLIC SALE DATES
WILL APPEAR IN HERALD

Sale dates OF Col G. NJ. Hit, will
be found in the Herald hereafter
The sales on tap now are: Lloyd
England's sale which will be held on
Tuesday September 25th. at his place
one mile west. and one and one-half
miles south of Holyoke. Mr.. England
has a fine bunch of horses. cattle and
machinery to sell as will be shown in
his ad in this issue.
G. W. Furrow. living miles west
and II miles south OF Holyoke. will
hold a sale on Wednesday. October
3rd. He. has 3S horses and mules. be-
sides lot of cattle. hogs and machin-
cry. His sale ad will appear next
week. 80 watch for It.
Remember we, can make your sale
dates for you. so II you are going to
have a sale, come in and let us help
you line 1t up. Herald sale advertis-
ers Always Get Results.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
SLIP ONE OVER
ON THEIR MANY FRIENDS

A very pretty romance that has
been kept secret for the past three
weeks came to light the first Of the
week when it was learned that Mr..
Wilmar Trego of this city and Miss
Madeline Campbell. of Holly. had been
married about three weeks ago.
The young bride has been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Trego in the east part of thecity
while her husband has been attending
10 his farming duties at the home OF
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Trego.
north of Holyoke
I The young couple are well known
here. both having attended the Phil
lips County High School graduating
last spring They will make their
home on the Trego farm. where the
groom has very good start in the
farming business,
A. large numhsr OF their friends.
Including the Ha)yeke band. learned
OF their secret Tuesday evening and
serenaded them at the Emmett Treso
home., and offered their congratula-
tions and best wishes.
May their welded life be success
full and happy is the wish of the many
friends here.
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-20
EvANoELisrlc MEETINGS or
CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT GREELEY

rhres OF the greatest eyangelistic
meetings ever put on in Colorado will
be conducted by the Christian church
es OF the state. as Group Evangelism
Congresses. within the next few
weeks. The one for the Northern
District. will be held at Greeley. Tues.
day and Wednesday. September So
and 90. Owing to the fact that the
new Christian church there Is not
completed. the MEETINGS will be held
in tho First Presbyterian church OF
Greeley.
Every minister OF the church In
Northern Colorado will appear on the
program. Those meetings are for
young and old. men and women. boys
and girls. All addresses will be In
spirational In character.
It Ia expected that n good delegation
VIII attend from the local Christian
church.. Free lodging and breakfast
will bs furnished all delegates. Ey'
erybody Is invited