Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1902 — Page 3

VOL. X.

IT PAYS to TRADEat SCHLEMAN’S It is my object to handle the best lines of Vehicles made—NOT HOW CHEAP BUT HCW GOOD. Prices will always be found the lowest. Come in and see the car load of fine Harper Buggy Co.’s Surreys and Carriages. They are fine lookers and up-to-date m every respect. Prices and terms to suit everybody. J solifcit a share of your trade. ' ' ' » » »»»»»»»»» ** * * A. AA A 4.AAA J.AAAAAA AAA WM. SCHLEMAN.

Riverside and Iroquois Cross Guns.

At the shooting tournameut given by the Riverside Gun Club in Union township on Thanksgiving day, the Riverside Gun Club carried off the medal. The following are the highest averages made for all day: Leslie Alter 85 per cent Emmet Pullin 84 per- cent Korah Parker 83 per cent A 1 McCurtain * 80 per cent Joe Pullin .'79 per cent Len McCurtain , 70 per cent Sam Pullin 70 per cent Wilson Clark ' 68 per cent TURKEYS. Leslie Alter 9 Emmet Pullin 6 Korah Parker 4 Joe Pullin ...... 3 Sam Pullin 2 A 1 McCurtain 2 Len McCurtain 1 Sam Slick.. 1 Although all of the Iroquois mem- , bora are amateurs, they did good work * and put up a hard fight to keep the medal in the club, but as the champion trap shooter of Jasper county, Emmet Pullin, was there, he carried away the hard won trophy. The Bcore was at 52 targets: Pullin,. .23 Parker. 23 A1ter......... <.-•• ~...» 22 Pullin •, 22 The tie between Pullin and Parker was 14 to 15 in favor of Pullin. Try our pure uncolored tea, no better grown, for only 60c a pound

POINTS AND PRICES ON SOME OF OUR STOVES.

'-'n iwwANAPou«;im.. MM We have something - special to offer } ? ou in our .- WABASH OAK of whic)/ we herewith show cut.. These stoves have ball bearing - grates. Cam register in base door. New swing top. Heavy polished sheet steel bodies. Every joint is air tight and compact. The nickel trimmings are greatly improved. It is one of the best heating stoves on the market, and strictly up-to-date. We guarantee every stove well mounted and every joint cemented. This beautiful and perfect stove we offer in the 14 inch size for the exceptional low price of—sll.oo and ia the 1(> inch size at $13.00. Don't buy antis you have seen them. —i—■—————— : _

The JOURNAL and CHICAGO WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $1.40 per year. JOURNAL and TOLEDO BLADE, $1.25. ®!|c Rensselaer Journal.

LA RUE BROS

JASPER COUNTY OIL FIELD.

What an Experienced Driller Thinks of Our Field. A driller who has been working in the Jasper county oil field for some time tells in the Oil City Derrick, of Oil City, Pa., what he thinks of the field in this connty and also some of the work accomplished. He says: The main pool in this part of the Hoosier oil field is located in sections 33, 28 and 4 in Gillam towship, and section 32, Walker township, Jasper county, in the northwestern part of the State. On the west half of the northwest quarter of section 4, Gillam township, five wells have been drilled that are good for about half a barrel a day each. Ou the B. F. Rouse farm in section 28, eleven wells have been drilled and a few of them are showing for small producers and will pay operating expenses. The northeastern quarter of section 33, Gillam township, on the A. J. Wilcox farm, seventeen wells have been drilled and abont one-half of them will pay to pump. All this property is inside the pool and will pay to operate. ,All of it is owned by the Federal Oil & Asphaltum Co., with headquarters at London, England. I have drilled all around this property and in drilling over 100 wells, I never found one that would pay. About one in sixty had a showing of oil, but I never fonnd one that would

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1902.

make any money for the operator. There are several small companies operating all around the Federal’s holdings and I hear every day about big finds. I take no heed of them, as I am waiting to see some prodnetion pumped in the tanks. Then it will be shown how mueh they know about the oil business. It is very laughable for me to listen to those new beginners; they look so serious and tell what they have done all along the line in operating and drilling for oil. But it will be a long time before they get any returns from the hind of wells that have been drilled and few of them will ever realize ten cents on the dollar for. money invested in producing lubricating oil in Jasper county, Indiana. My experience- in drilling these wells has proved that many of them eontain a pocket of oil. This, to the inexperienced oil man, looks big, and he is apt to get exoited and declare a gusher had been struck. When tested with the pump, these wells are very short lived. _ The number of wells drilled in October was 14 and six were dry boles. The production tor all the field, when all the wells are put to pumping, will be about 350 bbls. per week. At the present time, for want of tankage and no market to speak of, the field is almost at a. standstill. The Federal company has 8,000 bbls. stored in tanks. The outlook for a market in the near future looks bright, as the Federal company is going to put in a re-

' As to Air T ights we have a long line, in sizes to suit, in prices from .... $2.50 to $6. We sold dozens of them last year, and are selling them now. OUR PRICE SELLS THEM. Do you want one.

e eg to announce further that not only is our stove line very complete, but we have recently added much new stock to both our Hardware and Lumber branches and our entire line is now more complete than ever; And we would further add that we will be very glad, and consider it a favor to get foryou anything that we maypossibly.net already have in stock for we are adding to our stock daily such articles as our customers call ft* . Why not let us add your wants to our list ? et it make no difference how much out of the ordinary you'r wants may be, we want a diversfied stock, and as freight facilities are so good now, we can supply your wants in a little time. Thanking you for your very liberal patronage in the past and asking a continuance of same, We remain Respectfully, X-.E3E2 <&, POOLE, SUCCESSORS TO W. R. LEE, ■v. McCOYSBURG, IND,

finery and refine its own production. This oil will not need much refining, as we find it a good lubricating oil In the crude state. We have tested it on our machinery for the last three years and I have the first pumper to kiok or find fault ahout the oil. ' The oost of drilling for this oil Is comparatively small. The average depth of all wells in the field Is 130 feet and oost for each well $125. The Federal company has drilled 248 wells on its 32,000 acres It has under lease at one-eighth royalty. The Federal wells that are non-producers are 20 out of 100 before the wells are shot* After shooting some of those dry 'holes, as it intends to, it may lessen the percentage of non-producers onefourth. The Federal Oil & Asphaltum company has drilled one well to the Trenton rock. It was finished in July of this year. The well came in dry. This well was drilled on seotion 28, Gillam township, Jasper county. It got the Trenton rock at 960 feet; total depth, 1,020. The hole is full of salt water. This well was watched by many prospectors, who had invested in real estate close to the field. AH of them had an idea that this shallow oil came from a greater depth than from the Oarniferous formation, in which we find this heavy black oil.. We have just received 500 pairs of shoes, all new patterns, and at prices that defy competition.

And here we show OUR OIL HEATER, which is .feftttinly one of the neatest little bed room comforts that you could add to your home. The expense for oil as fuel to ruil one of these is a mere trifle, and -they will heat any ordinary room in cold weather. It is suitable for bed room, bath room, sitting room, camp, or cottage. This little Gem we offer at $3.50 and 3.75,

LARUE BROS

SCHOOL NOTES

Item ol Interest Regarding the Rensselaer Public Schools

Oeollia Hollingsworth# is visiting her grandmother who lives at Kalamazoo. Michigan. She has been gone a week. Josie Porter spent the Thanksgiving vacaotion with Miss Ida Nowels at Flora. At a meeting of the high school foot ball players which was held last Tuesday evening, Robert Sheets was elected captain for the coming year. We have prospeots for a good team next year, as only three of the old team graduate this year. Pearl Potts, of the freshman class, and Madge Beam, of the eighth grade, acquitted themselves very successfully in the “Donation Party, M an amateur theatrical given by the Christian church last Wednesday evening at the opera house. W. O. Hiatt, principal of the high school, is sick with a light attaok of lung fever. Miss Helen Wasson has charge of his classes this week. See our line ot shoes, new styles and lowest prices. Laßue Bros.

Here we show our best cheap cook stove. 'a* ’ j. ’TfjrijKv i fV' 1 ' ** f,, j,- /*" nWnr’*-‘'~ • * 1 / •’ . '*■> • f . ■J “THE QUEEN OP THE WEST" **'*“}? ° f ,l he bt i st mairfial »»<1 <* foJ.’y guaranteed in every respect. Has a large commodious oven, an extremelv iarve s£ Ofl a WeH faCt iT a choa P sto .'-“ l£ » rare baSlt 514,tf8. We have other stoves higher in ftrifce. But at the pr.ee, yon can’t beat “The Quc?n of the Vest.”

A case that brought a number of witnesses from Goodland last Friday was that of the Town of Goodland vs. John G. Perry. The aotion was brought by the town to recover the cost of building a oement sidewalk along the south side of Perry’s lots on Jasper street. The town ordered the walk down, but Perry refused to build It on the prescribed line, olaiming that he had a title of several feet south and now a part of the roadway. As this would throw the walk out of line five or six feet, the board proceeded to build the walk on the old line, where it has been for the past twenty years or more, and then sued Perry for its construction. A judgment was given in favor of Goodland. Judge Timothy O. Howard, ex member of the supreme court, is hearing the case of 8. P. Thompson against the tax ferrets, in which he seekß to restrain the ferrets from collecting omitted taxes said to be due the county from the plaintiff. The oase was called Tuesday afternoon and is on trial as we go to press.

The latest divorce oase to be filed in the oircuit court is that of Daniel Coleman, of Carpenter township, vs. Lillie Coleman. They were married in January, 1893, and separated in December of the same year in North Carolina. He alleges abandonment.

NUMBER 26.

The Circuit Court.

Wants a Divorce.