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GKEENCASTLE, INDIANA. THIKSDAV. At (.1ST 14, 191».
THE WEATHER:» somewhat warmer.
OIL INDUSTRY IS THRIVING IN KENTUCKY
company. The company owns leases I on about four thousaml acres which I they believe to be valuable territory i and will prove to be very productive, j I They expect to start development in, , the near future. Fred Hillis owns in-, j dependently of the Hillis Oil Comj pany over four thouand acres on | which he expects to start develop- 1 j mer.t soon, gas per day.”
THE HILLIS BROTHERS OIL COMRANV, PIONEERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL, AND THE DELIN' OIL COMPANY ARE TWO OF THE RICHEST \ND MOST PRODCCTIVE COMI’ \NTES IN
KENTUCKY.
LO( AL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford McGaujtheyj ! and son, of Russellville, are in Greer.-)
i castle today on business.
! Sim Sayers, Jack Bridges and ‘AF's. J. M. King drove to Indianapolis to-
LBCSL MEN ABE INTERESTED
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Corwin have returned from a delightful motor trip
in the East.
Mr. and Mrs. F. (1. Gilmore, who
That Kentucky has forged to the j front almost overnight as one of the
largest oil producing states in the' have s P t>nt the past several summers United States during the season of a t ttay \iew. Mich., have purchased 1919 is evidenced by the report of tho. an attractive cottage the < .
pipe line runs, which show that there has been approximately (1,000,001) barrels of crude oil produced in the state during the last seven months, which
is nearly 2,000,000 barrels more than |
i Miss Minnie May Bartley has had as her guests for the la^r week Mis; i Mayme Polloni and Miss Lucille Pollom, of Roachdale. Mayor and Mrs.
the total production for the entire season of 1918, during which 4,01)5,!),Vi
j Bartley and daughter drove this afternoon to Roachdale, taking w th
them tile Misses Pollom
barrels were reported.
Greencastle can well afford to take The Rev. Banks, of Bedford, took great pride in reading such reports as for his text Wednesday a‘ the Bethel the above given out concerning the Chapel tent meeting: ‘‘No room fori great oil production which is taking Christ.” The revival meeting was atplace in the fields of Kentucky, tended bv about 700 people. The Rev I Through the efforts and financial VY. E. Houghten, of Franklin, Ind .j aid of a number of Greencastle citi- who has charge of the music, is gain-! zens the richest industry of the world ing great favor with the people. Th,- j has been made possible. Probably meeting is being attended by many j the richest oil company in Kentucky Greencastle folks,
is that which is owned by Charles R. I
n , .. r> r i *i i Miss Mane Banks, of Bedford, was
Dulin. Mr. Dulin began the oil game 1 ....
in Fillmore, Wednesday, visiting her
in 191?. bv leasing four acres in Estill
countv. He brought in his first well,,
which was a three-barrel well, in; ductin * revlval
1914. This was a little encouraging (
father, the Rev. Banks who is eon-
services at Bethel Chapel, near Fillmore.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE
will aid you 1 will communicate with you. Very respectfully, ELE STANSBURY, Attorney General.
OIL IS
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and with renewed determination hej A pretty luncheon was given at drilled his No. 2 well, wnich proved to | noon today by Miss Frances Grose, be more discouraging than the first I daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George R. one. With more determination than | Grose, for Miss Jean Merrikan, of ever ho drilled the third well, which' Baltimore, Md., who is visiting Miss proved to he a five-barrel well, an ! | Grose. The following guests were well No. 4 made twenty-five barrels j present: Miss Margaret Shoptaugh, per day. With much perseverance I Miss Helen Kersey, Miss Edith WatMr. Dulin has developed ?0,000 acres' son, 'Mi- Helen Gordon, Miss hranof the richest and choicest gas lands I cis Hester, Miss Mary Fraley, Miss in the state of Kentucky. In refer-1 Helen Fraley and Miss Martha Wag-
Ting to the Dulin Oil Company the | ner. Leington (Ky.) Herald says in part
Bloomington, Ind., August 14.—Oil was struck today at a depth of 2,900 feet in a well being sunk by George
PROFITEERING AND ABNORMAL Timberlake and Harry Orchard nf PRICES To BE PROBED BY this city and E. T. Williams of < FEDERAL W THOKITIES WITH par, Wyo. Work has been stopped, AID OF ATTORNEYS ALL OVER awaiting the arrival of experts. THE UNITED STATES. It will he decided when the experts
arrive whether to shoot the well >r what future action to take. The company has been drilling on the Koontz land ten miles southwest of this city since IMay ari l ha» been working day and night shifts. Be-
One of a number of letters which' f cn . wor k was started options were is being sent out from the office of taken on hundreds of acres of land in the attorney general to the prosecu- 1 the same locality. Oil experts from
WISH STAPLE PRICE LIST
FORTUNE IS GIVEN STATE BY CARNEGIE
IKOOPS HELD READY IN PEORI A STEEL STRIKE |
Peoria, Ilk, August 11 - llliuoi- reserve militia units were ready today j to march to the Keystone steel and : wire plant in South Bartonville and j preserve order in the steel mills. | where fightiijg yesterday between: striking employes and deputy sheriffs I resulted in the injury of five persons, j A number of shots were fired last night, hut today there was no sign I of further rioting. Several explo-1 sions, believed to be dynamite blasts, shook the works of the plant early today. That the hk st> were inside of the guarded works of the Keystone mills was admitted by officials of ‘he company. 'Pie trouble dates back two months when the employes struck for higher wages and a closed shop, 'i he company granted an increase in pay hut declined to recognize the union. The plant has been closed several weeks. —O— HELD ON KORGEin ( HARGK.
GROWS .ATTENDS PICNIC
MONON STATION IS S( KNE OF MF< H MERRIMENT \M> EX- ( ITEM ENT AS THE USUAL H A iU’4 THRONG PATIENTLY \S UT ON TRAIN.
Spencer, Ind., August 14. — Acting upon telephone information from Bloomington, a young man giving the name of Frank Hall and also the
TRAIN IS A LITTLE LATE
It was one of those happy-go-lucky crowds that boarded the south-bound Monon five-coach train this morning' for the (Quincy picnic. Everyone had a -mile and a little money. A feature of life crowd this morning was the fact that so many people were from Indianapolis. Terre Haute and Brazil. It was estimated that 150
name of Baxter of Oolitic. Ind., was I P eo l ,lp th ‘‘ tri !> fr °"' Greencasacrested here this afternoon bv Sher-' tle e,ther in automobile, or on the iff Fulk and S E. Yockev. Ha'l ;s tr a,n. Tht - trni u this morning, which
said to be wanted for alleged forgeries at Bloomington and Bedford. He is in jail awaiting the arri' al o!
Monroe county officers.
should have arrived at 8:25 o’clock was thirty-five minutes late, hut the people didn’t seem to care. They knew it would come during the day,
so why worry ?
PROF. CLEMENT SPEAKS The following people were among BEFORE PARKE CO. 1NSTHT TE those who i'‘'o»ded the picnic today: 1 Mrs. Henry Smith and children, DorProf. J. A. Clement went to Rock-1 " th y- Ruth and_ Richard; Mrs. Elva
“Mr. Dulin financed and develope 1 ‘he Manle tract in Estill county and d was Indiana money that drilled the f first four wells. Some people have j the id.ea that Mr. Dulin is a native of j Kentucky and has only been in the! oil game since the opening of this Ir-j vine field. He is a native of West; Virginia and his father, Charles Dulini'was a pioneer in the oil development in that state. Mr. Dulin has been brought up in oil fields and has practical knowledge of every phase of
the game.
“Mr. Dulin then organized the present Dulin Oil Company, and the new'
ting attorneys of the states urging. Colorado and geologists made favor-
Mrs G. N. Logan has returned to their assistance during food tnvesti- 1 a bl e reports on the location as a
gation has been received by F. S. p| ac . e where a strike might be made.
her home in Greencastle after having
visited her daughter in L*ale, Ind and relatives in Bloomington
Mitchell, Im(.
Brother and
Hamilton. He is urged to render his an( j j assistance in gathering local evi-
j dence.
{ To the Prosecuting Attorneys: Under the present agitation by fed-
eral and state authorities to correct Mrs. McHenry, the! 1 ! 10 evils of extortion and to reduce
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CLINTON CENTER.
evangelists; ,Mr. and Mrs. Moore and | the high cost of living. I find very Miss Morris spent Tuesday with Mr. ““le in our anti-trust laws to give us •md Mrs S H Talley ! hope to * ccofn P^ 8 h the prosecution of an< Mrs Walter Silverthorn and chil-1 profiteers and extortionists. dren, Irene and Emmett, Urn India- H ° wever ‘ th * ^ tht \ Bt - napolis; Mrs. Russell Tullcy, from i ‘orney general and the prosecuting
New Augusta, Ind.. are visiting them I *«orne>-, to institute proceedings to company adopted a policy that re- frU , Md Ella Call . ami also rela .! prevent and re.tram vadat.ons of the uected the same progressive and en ! .... /_ ‘ ! Provisions of our anti-trust law The
terprising spirit that had so marked j
ce he
in Ken-
tives in West Madison.
Miss Lucille Bettis died at her home Friday afternoon at 3:20 o’clock. Funeral took place Sunday afternoon at
the Dunkard church.
Mrs. Opal Conley is visiting her
mother, Mrs. W'ill Davis.
Miss Ruby I.Vlancher, of Indianapolis, is here visiting relatives. Miss Carrie Henery visited Miss!
PHII. \NTHKOPIST CONTRIBFTED $2,614,009 TO INDIANA LI BRUGES WHICH SERVE 1(55 COMMI MTIES — COLLEGE UBRAin ERECTED THROUGH GKNKROSin OF STEEL KING.
QEPAUW GIFT $55,000
ville today, where he will deliver an j address this afternoon before the teachers of Parke county on "Mental Measurement." Friday afternoon he will speak on “Junior High Schools in Indiana." Prof. Clement is especially interested in the junior high schools of this state, having secured statistics showing the worth and progress made by these schools during the past year. The Parke county institute is held in connection each year with the Rockville Chautauqua.
Andrew Carnegie contributed 82,*11 t.niMi to Indiana libraries, according to William J. Hamilton, secretary of the public library commission. Of the total amount of money distributed in this state though Mr. Carnegie’s generosity, $2,522,000 went to public libraries and $92,000 was given to the libraries of DePauw University and Earlham College. The gifts were made partly by I Mr. Carnegie himself and partly by the Carnegie corpora-
tion.
The libraries established in Indiana by Mr. Carnegie serve 165 communities. In addition to the money doIDated to libraries in Indiana, Mr. Carnegie offered $5.3,000 more to five communities in the state and the of-
Frances Goddard Sunday ..fternoon.
Mrs. Sadie Burk, whtvhas her The amount rein oken, i- impioMng > ow j. ^ ^ ,fused is about 2 per cent of the to.al
Mrs. Molhe Smalley,
sU Andersi.n i. on «*f.™ !'•*»> Zl^ J “* K "“'
of Terre’^ USl ’ d ' S aljout “ P er cent amount givei to Indiana by the de-
the activities of Mr. Dulin since he i week carpenter work.
Mr. and Mrs. John Quinlisk, and Mrs. Scott Irwin, Mr. and I
, , Marion Wright, Mrs. Nannie Cut)
pany are over thirty thousand acres j ^ claud Canton wine all motored to. of the choicest oil and gas lands in , .. tn vi . it Hoaeland Spen-1 p0 ^ .
j tensive investigation and has unlimited means with which to do it. This
first entered the industry in Ken-j , v rs John Quinlisk, Mr., , . , . . . . . “SL present holding, of .he 1 ^“n Wrf.M rttl.’^ Z’ by „ roth „ R.
Sunday.
There was meeting at the Dunkard church Sunday morning and evening
the
the state. Part of this lies in the heart of the valuable territory owned by the Standard Oil Company. Fifteen thousand acres of it is in Clay county. This county is possibly the largest container of gas so far discovered in the state. It holds what is now believed to he the largest gas pool in the country. One well owned tr ’’ a ( by the company is capable with ease of making five million cubic feet of
gas per day.
Among the first to try for oil in Estill county were the Hillis brothers, both Indianians and residents of Greencastle. The Hillis Brothers Oil Company, as it is known, was organized by J. T. Hillis, president of the company, and Fre.l B. Hillis, who i 1 - secreUry and treasurer. They hear th. distinction of having opened up the first field in which the devtlopment ever took on the propo r tions of a boom. The Hillis company has p capital of $10,090, being a close corporation with its entire roster of stockholders being relatives of Messrs. Hillis. Frank Shoptaugh of this city is also a stockholder in this
| Indianapolis to visit Hoagland Spen cer and family and other friends. Aunt Rebekah Alspaugh is visiting with her nephew, Charles Goddard, at
Clinton Falls.
Ivan Ruark and family were called to the home of his father, Saturday, j His father suddenly died of heart
Harold Call and Mr. anti Mis. S. H. Talley attended the Clarence Irwin
sale, Monday.
Mr. Mason and family, who have lived on Earl Ellis’ farm this sum-
mer, have moved to Brazil.
H. W. Burns, of Terre H.iute, is in Greencastle today visiting Charles Williams. Mr. Burns resided in Greencastle twenty years, where he conducted a grocery store on the north side of the square. His residence while in Greencastle w.-.s on West Washington street. He is nowin the drug business in Terre Haute.
The Bainbridge band will give a concert this evening at Bainbridge. The usual large crowd Is expected.
My idea is to get the people to thinking about the real conditions and to discuss the profits made by the dealers. In other words, if the people will study and discuss the cost of production and the prices the customers are required to pay and make it public, it will do much toward destroying extortion and profiteering. Neither the federal nor our state law provides any penalty for w^at is commonly known as “profiteering," or charging extortionate prices, especially of staple article and materials that enter into such things. If we cannot u*e the information ourselves, it may be that we can aid the federal authorities by turning it over to them. 1 trust you will help to arouse your people to the importance of this movement. It is patriotic. The prao J tice of extortion and profiteering is sure to lead to Bolshevism. No more important matter has been called t« the attention of the attorney general’s department and the prosecuting
attorney's offices than this.
I hope to hear from you and if 1 get further information tk»t I believe
Mrs. Emily Boswell is here from Brick Chapel visiting her daughter
'Mrs. Eula Staggs.
Several from around here are attending the Chautauqua at Rockville
this week.
Mrs. Rose Hall, of Brazil, visited her mother, Mrs. Sarah Bettis, Satur-
day night.
John Burk and family and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thomas made a business trip to Greencastle one day last week. Miss Ethel Fulford returned home from Ellettsville, Saturday. Miss Mary Hood, of Lena, is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Sadit/Bettis, this!
wevk.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Francis August 10, a daughter, numtii Edna Alberta. Charles Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bettis called on Mrs. Sarah Bettis and son, Clay, one night last |
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Martin and
ceased steel king.
Mr. Hamilton said it has been stated recently that the horary in Goshen was the first library established in Indiana by Mr. Carnegie He said that no definite information is available concerning jute of the gift of fends to Goshen, but that the library in that city was i.ot the first to he completed in Indiana as a result of eld from Mr. Carnegie. He pointed out that three other Carnegie libraries were opened in the state before the Goshen library. The first Carnegie library opened in Indiana was at Crawfordsville, which began library service July 29, 1902, the gift of funds being received March 8, 1901. The Portland library was completed in September, 1902, and 'he Marion building was opened December (> of the same year. The Goshen library w. s not completed until January 16, I'.'fyl.
BASKET DINNER SUNDA1 AT WESLEY CHAPEL
The revival is still on at Wesley Chapel. Threshing in the immediate community is about done, so the people have a better opportunity to attend the services. Mr Maxwell, who conducts the music, made a loan to the meetings of two or three hundred song books called “Camp Fire Songs” which have increased the interest in the singing. Under iMr. Maxwell’s leadership everybody must sing, whistle or talk. The singing sun ly ha-
some life in it.
Prof. R. A. Ogg. pastor of the church, made a short talk last night on “What Does Wesley Chapel Need Most?” He said he thought what the chapel needed most was several young men who would consecrate their lives to God and the church for service in
that particular neighborhood.
The preacher’s subject last night was: “Don’t Let Go.” He took for j his lesson the account of St. Paul’s shipwreck when he was on his journey to Pome. He showed how whei. the ship went to pieces many made their way to land oB^>roken pieces of the vessel. From this he drew and enforced the lesson that though many of us had made shipwreck of our faith and lives there were some things still remaining, some broken pieces of our fa:th and goodness to which we might cling and make our
way to God and heaven.
Sunday will be the closing day. An I all-day meeting is planned for, beginning as Mr. Maxwell announced ; “‘right after breakfast and holding j on till the next morning." Come with j your dinner basket filled with “eats” | and spend the day at these helpful
meetings.
ANNUAL BROWNING REUNION.
The twenty-second annual Browning reunion will he held Thursday,
family, of Yivalia, called on Mr. and . August 21, at McLean Springs. All Mrs. John Bee, Sunday. interurban cars will be met with Several attended the ball game at'autos at Stop 31. Morton, Sunday afternoon, between j o Morton and Bridgeton. Bridgeton | I*. M. Lyons is driving a new Ford was winner; score was 3 to 1. 1 -"■"ne.
A good chicken story is told on ]
Lum Alspaugh. iMr. Alspaugh always goes to the Quincy picnic to visit
some of hi j relative, who arc know :
for the fine chicken dinners they j serve. This morning as usual in tiie ) crowd at the Monon station waiting for the Quincy train was Mr. Als- j
paugh. He seemed not to
j Stewart, Miss Tressa Duncan, Mrs. Edna Murphy, i.Mrs. V. M. Rawlins and children Donald and Mary, Misv Goldie Tony, Mrs. J. I). Ellis, Mrs. E. Moore. Mrs. May Smith, Mrs. Lydia Poynter and daughters Leota and Dovie Poynter, IMr. and Mrs. Fred O’Rear and family of Terre Haute. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ross and son, Philip, of Indianapolis; Miss Evelyn Spenser, society reporter of the Indianapolis Star; Arthur Helm of CIoverdale, Miss Hazel Smith, Miss Ann Nelson, Arvel Roach, Jennings Sanford, Miss Mary Albright, Miss Ida Albright, Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCurry, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Brock and I son Eugene. Mr. and 'Mrs. E. L. Scott and baby, William Oscar, Mrs. Luderia Lambert and son. Marvin Cohen, Mrs. Albert Burgan and two children Oscar Lee and Mary Esther, Mrs. John Scott of Fillmore, Miss Cozettn Meek. Mi>s Elsie Goodman, Miss Alma Carrington, Clarence Dunn. Albert McCloud of Amo, Thomas Durbin if Terre Haute, Miss Lily Durbin of Terre Haute, Miss Helen Durbin nf Terre Haute, Ross W’atson, Theodore Query, Mr. and Mrs. George Marnett, James Crawley, Jefferson Crawley, Earl Paris, Steve Haskett, Arthur Crawley. Bert Grimes, John Smith, Ellis Duncan Georgia Murphy, Glenn McGill, Earl Cricks, Jame^ Asher, C. M. Karnes, Morris Reingold, Orlando Cartwright. Earl Terry, Clifford Myers, Gilbert Orrell of Indianapolis, Galord Nichols of Brazil, Thomas Gillespie of Indianapolis, O. C. Alexander, David Gufflngton of Brazil, Everett Harris, Harold Scobee. Earl Priest, H. Dunkin, Mr. ami Mrs. B. Asher of Indianapolis, Mrs. J. G. Carleton of Indianapolis, Raymond Phillips of Brick ( hapel, 4 lara Flint of Brick Chapel, Laura Phillips of Brick Chapel, Mrs. Abijah Buffington and children Chester and Hester of Brazil, George Leonard, Miss Margaret Nelson, Miss Viva Baldwin, Mrs. I sal Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Lookey Hurst of Mt. Pleasan*. Mr. and Mrs. Art Raines, Mrs. Paul Coleman Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Farmer of Brazil, Miss Florence Devore and Miss Auburn Devore of Indianapolis; Rav Hartsock of Terre Haute, Earl Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Alice McGinnis and grnnd- ! son Paul Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. ' Baley of Indianapolis, Mrs. Earl i Sears. Mrs. E. L. Burcham and Miss
; Nancy Poynter. o —
HOGS BRE \k 75 CEN l SGENERAL SAU S. S22.25
—August 11—
Indianapolis Receipts—Hogs, 8,500; cattle, 1,100; calves, 500; sneep, 800. Irtcreases in shipments of hogs to
notice | the large markets of the country were
anyone. One of his friends noticing )’sponsiHe for downturns in prices. Mr. Alspaugh’s quietness walked oe- I p.d hogs sold at a break of 75 cents in bind him and keeping pace with him ' the local yards early today. General
heard Mr. Alspaugh »uy these words ! sales were at $22.25.
over and over to himself; “Fried ! Cattle were weak amf calves and
chicken, fried chicken, fried chicken.” ^ sheep steady.
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