Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1910 — To Drill for Oil and Gas. [ARTICLE]

To Drill for Oil and Gas.

C. E. Russell, of Laporte, Saturday announced that he had obtained leases covering a solid block of 10.0Q0 acres of land in St. Joseph county and will drill wells for oil or gas. Five carloads of machinery are now on the ground, and a number of prospectors from the middle west operations with a view of acquiring leases if the new producyig territory is developed. Mr. Russell operated extensively near Lima, Ohio, severay years ago, making rich strikes. About 18,000 acres are now under lease in the counties of Laporte and St. Joseph. The Elkhart field will be next developed. i j A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia and constipation—weakens the whole system. Doan’s Regulets (25 cents per box) correct the liver, tone the stomach, cure constipation. i Correct size and style calling cards at the Republican.