4 ' .1 I .' It .. . j!H , -1. j. . ....,,.. ..-.... i The only dally newspaper k tween Portland and Salami elrwa late In every aeetler) of Clash. maa County, with a population e 90000. Ara you an advertiser iubeorlptlons for hi Mrl"g ! g-urprla. will b. recelv.d for ! !nly T Mmll.d time at WMlal vor. l-No. 75 -OREOON CITY, OREO ON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. 1911. Peb Wjxk, 10 Cents i EN OlMOCHAT ARE IN THt SADDLE AND CHAMP CLARK It MADE. SPEAKER. ifrJUf AND Dl AJtE FRESEHT Th, Nw Spaaker Cautions tha Dime. r,t-Eyoe of tha Poople ' Ar on You," Ma Saya. WASHINGTON. April 4.--(8peclal The lty second Congress convened uxUy. cbpmp Clark was made Speak. rt tod I lie Democrats look possession of tbe I f t . la hla icb on taking U) chair Champ Clark warnad tha BfmlHT of bla party that tba public ty hi m them, and that In power Hii.ro came responsibility. r In hi speech Clark mad a bid for tb prmlrtency In bla alatemont. "that our part haa an opportunity for tha tret tiro n It yoare to prov Ua worthlneaa for a atlll higher exprea tloa of confidence." B.yan an. Harmon war on hand lo ara Cowtroaa open, with tha poo iibliny tiiui each had an ara to tha niln chanr fir tba praaldantlal noml aation 10 yeara banco. In fact tba ,hdow of the coming presidential bat tit ca't Ita ahadow throughout tba day. " . Trfi'lilt'nfa.jneaaaKft will lie ft elr4 tomorrow and b read In Con ira. Republican leader, ara prophecytng that ih"-ri shall bo no tariff legislation, making tirage that tbey can and will told It up even to tha tying up of lor Ulttlnn on which tho Presidential Iwart baa been fixed. CAME BIRO BREEDING. lute Lands to Bo Stocked With China Phoaaanta. IALEM, Or.. April 4. Oovaroor Wurt ha announced that arrange awnta are being mad for putting Into tat at onre-th naw law authorizing creation nf wild gamo and bird pre amei on fltata owned landa, and that thrown buslneaa flrtna In Portland, who bare annta la China, largo lm portatlona of China phoaaanta will bo sua. to tboao preserve at one. Tw two yoara China phoaaanta aro prtxecMea by law and tha Oovornor aWMret that by tha ond of that porloil ahMMnta will bo plentiful In Oregon. Tt asylum farm will be uttllced at me for brooding both China and Revi t pheaaanu. Tba Oovornor aaya that ono patient at tba aaylura farm ipends hla whole time catching tqulr nla, and auch paUenta. ho thlnka. caa bt tntructed In the work of propagat bi wild game birds with proOt to Iht State. .. , ' T GAME OF BAIL PLAYED BY "PIRATES" CRESCENTS PUT ONE OVER ON THE BOYS SUNDAY CATCH ER NOT IN OAME. The "Pirates" playod their; first garae of base ball on Sunday at Crea emt, and met defeat at the handa of the Crencents, Tbo score was 9 to 3. The "Pirates" were badly handicapped by tBe absence of their catcher, One of the f cat urea of the game waa the excellent playing of J he "Plrata's" Brat baaeman. The visitors speak In the allheal praise of .the Crescent team In the mannor In which they were treated, and expect to again vlalt that place In the near future. Two names will be playod by the "Pirates" on Sunday, April 1. . On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock this team will play the Montour Boarding . House team, and In the afternoon tho . Creacent. The gamea will be played t Canemnh Park. - ' The "Plratea" will have new baae ball tulta, the colore of which will b Py and black with the name of "Plratef In large black lettering. W Hank. ...a.. I . . v ika unnnri , w IIU lef IIeWwSr VI tuw "Pirate," in anxlouv to arrange gamea "'in uinor taami. , ' GOOD FRie-NPiB! . Ul. ..... . "r" roaay to aerve you. yaUT8pr,nB ,nd Bummer line of L CL0Tuwnd MICHAELS STERN Maa. I onr yu of B,w . m latter day clothes making. ""It Wt ttt a nlae. f, mut ice Brothers EXCLUSIVE CLOTH 1 1 Rt Not Uke Otaera , th and Main Ba. WEATHER FORECAST. . ' , : .-, Oregon City and Portland ft fair and wartneri westerly winds Oregon Kalr, warmer, except near the Coast; westerly winds. to HARRISON MAYOR. Five Times Elected In the Windy City 22,000 Socialists. CHICaO. III., April 4. (Special) Carter!. Hirrlaon, Democratic candidate-fox. mayor, was elected today for the flfthNiina. a la thought hla plu rallty will close to 2O,0uO. ' In 1340 preclncta Harrison received 1T7.3&S. MarV(am, Republican, 100,276; Hodrlgaei, Bnclallst, 21.294. Merrlam has conceded tba election of Harrison, but aaya It shows what be and bla friends can accomplish the next time. DIAZ MUST 00 FIRST. EL. PASO. Toxaa, AprU 4. (Special) Madero aaya that all talk of war end ing without the resignation of Dlax flrat la silly, and that the war will continue until bo doea resign. The recent cabinet changes are but a con coding that the present rule la rotten, and practically under Dlax domination. He aaya tba Insurrection Is apreadlng and will continue to do so. PLANS COMPLETE. PORTLAND, April 4. (Special.) All preparations for tbo reception of Rx-Presldont Roosevelt have been com pie tod and all that Is neceaaary now la to await hla arrival. Tba city will be In gala attire to greet the Col onel, and thousands will vie In doing him honor suitable lo the occasion. It la to prove a notable event In tho history of tho city and Its people. - MAN OWNS DIRT ON STREET. SALEM, Or. April 4. (Special.) Tbo Supreme Court today decided that a man owns the street to the middle, and the dirt with It. It decided that In caae tbo street Is to be excavated to secure a new grade the abutting property bolder can claim the dirt If he wlshea It, and it cannot be taken from him. BEAVERS WIN OAME. " IX)3 ANGELES. April 4. (8peclal.) The Deavera won the first game of the aeries today at the Washington street park, the score atandtng t to 1. It way a good game and both the ilea vera and the Vernons played classy ball.' Time 1:40. Oood attendance. HfilGlfTS AIID LADIES'. AIYEVD(T TENTH CELEBRATION OF THE DAY MADE POSSIBLE HAS . MARKED GROWTH. The Vnl.ht. and lji.tl. of SecnrltV celebrated the 40th anniversary of the organisation or tne oraer in mis cny on Monday night at the Woodmen hall. There waa a large attendance. The early par of the evening waa devoted 10 tne DUMinesa ot inv oruer, wiwu iu new members wore taken Into the or der, this being followed by a short program conalstlng of musical and literary numbers. One of the featurea of the program., which caused much merriment, waa the broom drill by 12 women, all or whom were attired In hobble aklrta. - Mrs. A. Johnson, of Portland, -but formerly of thla city, who waa tnatru naniil In tha orcanliatlon of this lodge In Oregon City 10 years ago, and whirh atai-tad with 12 member, talked on Ita organlxatlon and the progreva It haa made. There are now zio mem. han mnA iturinr tho'naat 10 rears there nave been only four deatba. After the program a.onicKen supper was served when over 150 people sat down which waa enjoyed by all. The tablea were decorated to correspond with. the decorations of the banquet room, with Oregon grape ana ,wuu flowere,-" Bunting and flags were used he decorations Of the lodge end dining foom, and wore very at tractive. ! .. ' U - The committee having charge of this affair consisted of Mrs. A. J. Wilson, Mrs. A. Johnson, of Portland, Mrs. 8. Phillips. Mra. Cross, irvtn Rau ana a. Simmons. . ., , ' LAST SAD ITES. , i - Funeral Services Held Tuesday Over Pemalna of Little Mary uunagren. 1119 111 HJI "fi'nm " " mains A Mary Lundgren, the little nine-year-old daughter oi ir. uj- ra.lrftn about OHO mile from thla City, were held at 11 o'clock Tues day morning at the Riverview cemw tory. . ; . : The little (To lid wan lata oesiae imu itM.h occurred about three yeara ago. The little, girl dtea . tha r.mllv realdonoe on Saturday IIIUlll.l . n a.vwv . f.. htrtatf tllneaa oC 'dlDh- -. .j. therla, and only the bereavea isiner .-a n .w a A uiv.nrth .nil wife afi companled the remalna to their laat resting place, i Tne runerat aervices were conduoted py kov. way worm. ' GETTING USED TO GROUNDS. Local HlQ" School Boye Go to Colum li. ... BiMiMtsrv Praotlce Work The High echool boys went to Co lumbia athletic grounos iuesay . . r.in nn the around s on .1.1.1. h. ti will he held Satur- day, both to further fit themselves for the contest ana to gee u-u grounds over which they will contest. Th. in.t v.nv. will make a hard try to keep well up to the front In the different contesta mat my Those who went to Columbia Tues day wore Joe Bheahan, Kent Wilson, Ernest Cross, Roy Graven, John Dom bach and Lisle Kellogg. Harold Smith and Ambrose nrownell, associated with the boys In their work, acoom panled them. . . , 'Su&ocrlbe for the Dally. Enterprise. UNCLE SAM: "DON'T WORRY, GENTLEMEN. I'LL DO ALL THE INTERVENING NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY." LIVE WIRES TRY WHAT WATER RIGHTS HAS ORE OON CITY IN ITS OWN HAND- - SOME FALLS. '' - RECORDER L STIPP SEEKING LIGHT Business Man Believe It la Time to Act Small Plants Would Come " Here With Power Ob ' talnable. Just what rights thla city bas In tbo water power of Willamotte Falls may be determined if tbe Inveatlgatlonx now on foot 'bear results. It baa long hvon Contended that Oresron City baa certain rlgbta In the water from which an immense amount or powee nas been develoiied by the Portland 'Hilway, Light ft Power Co., but the claims or the city have ' not been prosecuted with any degree of vigor, and only re- ranltv rlt Rnrnrder IJvv RtlDD haa commenced Investlgatlona that may lead to something tangioie in tne way of Information. At the weekly lunch eon of the Live Wires Tuesday Mr. Btlpp made a bnei veroni report oi hla partial nndinga ana aaia no wouia probably have to go to Salem and apend aome time at the capltol looking over auch recorda aa are there for In apectlon. ' Mr. Stlpp believes the city haa rights that should be set out, unless It la found that all of the water coming from tha Falls haa been legally ap propriated. The record or appropna tlona of water from Willamette Falta seems to be rather haxy. The city haa a street running past the basin from which a large volume of water cornea, nd the rtir Recorder contends that the city could run an Intake pipe Into the basin unless, aa he atatea, u can be determined that all of water com ing over the Falla haa been heretofore appropriated In a legal manner. -. Rnme rears a so a manufacturer came here for the purpose of erecting an ax-handie piani. ne was mom that he might have sufficient power, v..., inv..tt..ttnn nroved that no Dower waa obtainable at that time. It could not be purcbaaed from the iwtiana n.itw.v ij.ht a Power Co. The manufacturer went to Nowberg. where he la atlll operating a ractory. lbi Monday G. Watklna, superintendent of Robert Johnson ft Rand, who oper ate a mammoth shoe factory at Wash ington, Mo., waa here looking for a .1,. h, annthor f.ctorV. . HO Stated tbe proposed factory would employ ONE TO FIVE ACRE s TRACTS Close To City Cash and Install ments T. L. Chat man ' CITY DRUG STORE. from 200 to 300 men and women. He waa keen about Information concern ing tanneries, and lnalsted upon a good ahtpping point and cheap power. From ttaae Ut Uuia manufacturers have approached Oregon City, but the water from the Falla haa apparently been bottled up to the extent that un less -the Portland Railway, Light ft Power Co. Is disposed to lease water In minittirhtrlnr Mnrrni It rinnnt be obtained elsewhere or at aJL Water for power la now auppiled to three n.na.1" mmntiilM the ftreenn fMtv Woolen Mllla. the city pumping plant and the electric light plant. The prob lem la an intereatitiv one from a local nnlnt nf via w and the rltv haa nothlnr to lose and may have tLouaanda to gain from conducting an Investigation mrlth a viaw rf rfotrmlnlnff Its rlehta. and of ascertaining If It can utilize commercially 1 any ot tne immenae quantity of water that flows over the Falla of the Willamette River. . i ii i i i hi ..--t floyier $10 AtlD JOSJLSON $20 YOUNG MAN ONLY 17 BUT ABLE TO GET BEER AT OLD CASE SALOON. Jame. Slower who waa nicked un on the atreet Monday evening by Offi cer Cooke for taking apples from In front of Dunn'a confectionery store. waa before Recorder Btlpp Tueaaay afternoon.' He admitted the theft and a sentence was about to be passed on him when hla father. Jamea R, Flow ers, came In and made complaint against Joseph Wilson for selling the young man beer. Thla halted the pro Cetnn tn the case until the outcome nmlrl m known In. the other suit When brought Into court by Officer Shaw Wilson pieaa go my 10 me rhm. nf Miiinv hut. aald that Flowers had aald that he waa tl. Recorder r. . I . . Airi I r. .A In , K . .. aa which he paid. ' - at thi. wll.nn turned around and had young Flowere arroBted on the charge of loitering." Hla ratner swore to hla being but 17 past Recorder Btlpp fined him $ It and sentenced him to 20 days In Jail but suspended sentence during good behavior. He tnld him Vnwavar. that he must not loiter around tbe towa or visit any of the saloons, or he would be taken up and the sentence enforced. NEW PLUMBING ORDINANCE. plumber Beak to Have Lave Fixed Up So. It Will Hold Water. The plombers of the city at leaat those who feel that they know how to do the work right and that they have competition that la careless and In competent want the ordtnauce on licensing workers In that line hunted up and put Into shape for enforce ment ' ' " " ' , It la aald that the license ordinance la practically a dead letter under the new charter, and that poor workmen ara taking advantage of that fact With thla fact 1n mind certain careful plumbers want a change made In the methoda of x procedure oo that they may be protected. . - I I "(,' .' GOOD RUNNING RACES. Sc,o'r.c. HorM Ownar Think. Pur... uiauM fiat Winners. ' A Tr Boryaanrof solo, Lron county, writes that If the Clackamas County Fair will put up purees for running racee there la no doubt but that the classes will fill with good horses. ' ' Mr. Borydan haa a atrlng of good ones and he haa a track of hla own near Sclo. He saya that there are good horses at Independence and Cor vallla, and that there will be good racee at both placea, and that It will not take much urging to get them to put tho Clackamas county show on their visiting list . Now Confectionery on Seventh Street ' Richard Schoenborn haa -opened a confectionery atore on Seventh street between Monroe and J. Q. Adams atreet a. Mr. Schoenborn waa formerly In the business In New York, where he learned the business, latr coming to this 8tate and for aome time living on a farm at Cams. He moved to this .l. uvAfil vaara aao lie haa a nice display of cakes and confections and will make a specialty ot weddings ami partloe. n;iAL : BROTHERHOOD A GOOD TIME SOCIALLY WITH A GOOD FEED IN CONJUNC '! TION. I DSL WITHYCOMB PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Local Speakers Add to the Interest of the Oceaalon Musical Nunv ' bars Glvsn by Local Players. . aw jkv. a.fa va auv VVUQi D,wvuwe Brotherhood Tuesday night made up In fiualltv fnr wti.t It lnntai4 In ntinnflrv The ladles of the church served one or tnetr justly famous suppers, ine souvenirs took on an Easter coloring, being fat chicks and egg laying rab- Diis, one 10 every cover iaia. ine muslo waa furnished br the DeaLarzea orcnesira. The nraeram was onaned with Preal-1 dent Avlson of tbe Brotherhood In the rh.lr Rav Proctor wa. palled on for a few remarks and gave notices of several special services to do neia. The next speaker was Rev. Haywortb who spoke for a few minutes on Chris tianizing business. - Tbe speaker or tbe evening waa Dr. James Wlthycomb of the O. A. C. In opening Mr. Witbcomb aald In part. Oregon the magnificent needa men; rti Hal Ian man men who have moral rvurapa tn .land up and denounce demagogery and dishonesty In hand ling public buslnees. Mr. WHbycomb's subject as ne announced n was mraw Factors i Which Make lor progress, Honesty' and OptlmUmJ - Mr. Wlthycomb la sure a, booster, for un nhraa he nttared had a tinge of boost for Oregon In general and tbe Willamette Valley In particular. When aaked by an Oregon City citizen If he thought the Clackamas county siae or tbe Mt Hood foothills aa good for ap ple culture Mr. Wlthycomb aald that be believed It to be better tor me sou Is richer and baa more of the chemical properties that go to making good apples. Moreover eastern Clackamas has more of this fine fruit land man the Hood and Rogue River countries put together. . ... . The need In Oregon of more liberal support for the Btate and all other educational Institutions received cap able treatment aa did amo me rou question. The suggestion that we need to become more liberal In the support of tae Institutions received the support n moai oi me iucu i. w ant Representative Carter, who repre sents the Brotherhood at Salem, took .1.. flnnr nevt and told whv the lerts- lature did not pass the Webster road win. n..rinr talk Mr. Carter spoke ot the unfavorable criticism of ri.pVamas county roada aa compared with those of Multnomah county. In Multnomah there are 300 mllea of mad. tn H kent un with a road tax of 6tt mllla. In Clackamas 3000 miles of roada and a road tax of 6 mills to do It with. Clackamas Is receiving more. tenant from her six mill tax man Multnomah for her 6H. rL a latolla was next Mr. La iia wanta to nav less taxes, saya they are too high now and he hopea to eee the time wnen mey win enucr go down or atop raising. "Considering the time civilization haa been here, Oregon has no need to blush for her roada. It takes time to develop a new country and our 60 yeara of development la being com-.-wt with that of older communities i. k. n..t without taklnc time Into consideration,- la the way A. J. Lewla puta It. Mr. Lewis aiso aoiowiw .....miln, mad funds and building liuiitcit.i ..a a few miles of permanent roads every . . . . .v.. " H.I year with snort reeaers mw need the same amount of attention .L.l aa.nl. wis A m nAdaH Oscar Freytag waa called next but gave the floor to Louis aqi made a motion that the Brotherhood go on record aa favoring the. 8unday closing of the Oregon City postofflce. The motion was carried by unanimous TC H. Dye and C. O. Miller each had a turn at the road queatlon and both are In favor of better roads. C. E. Noble, the City Engineer, believes the government should build roads for the farmers of this country aa they are doing In Cuba and the PhllUpinea. M J. Laxello waa called on for a few ' remarks and bad several good things to tell concerning hla home county, his tome State, and hla coun- trin the United States people do nol aeem to believe In the old proverb, a '?r"l .. nine" for Instead of'repalrlng the roada before they get to such a state that the whole road or street haa tobe torn P to do the Job It a put off unui i "' - - ' " . . . . rafr nulla- j SXX some contracior gwi. .Via. It IS UlUtM""".. " . i. .nd the Ainenae of upkeep is rruBi i ossay w cut while the road lasts longer. Buys Confectionery Store. Miss Maggie Riley, of this city, has purchased the Block and "r the "tore formerly conducted by W. O PelllUer, oW Main .treet, between Fifth and Fourth atreeta. Tbe Interior of the building la being thoroughly renovated, and Mian Riley expecta to open her confectionery and Ice cream parlor, next week. Mr. Pellitler and family wtll take up their reWence In Portland.. ' ' ' " - - ' Premluma for Canned Fruits. Wadhama A Kerr Broa., of Portland, have announced that they will gtve premiums at the coming Clackama. County Fair for canned frnlta, etc. They are specialists In canned goods and wish to aee good thlnga put on the market and will be glad to aid anyone In garnering valuable Information along that line. " .' '" Read tha Morning Entorpriae. Good coflsisteot aAvet Using in The Morning Enterprise pays. It has proven so with us. : Prioo Broom , Price, Mgr. .v.-. - THE NEW CONGRESS. House Membership. 'New Democratic members ... New Republican members . ... 81 .45 1 - ""w Bululu" mcuur Total number new members 127 Seven new Democratic and two new Republicans served In former con gresses. Total number Democrats ..228 Total number Republicans........ 160 Total Socialist member. 1 Democratic majority over Repub licans 68 Vacancies In the 8econd Pennsyl vania and Ntnfh Iowa districts will be filled with Republicans,- making-the Democratic majority over un nepuo licans, 66. . Senate. New Democrats 12 New Republicans S Total number new members..... 17 Total number Republlcana 60 Total number Democrats. . .- 41 Republican majority Vacancies in Colorado will be filled with Democrats, making the Republi can majority, 8. ' RIGHT OF YAY HEARING SET FOTAPRIL 18 COURT WILL BE ASKED TO PUT PROPERTY VALUE ON BIG HAM LANDS USED. O. W. Blgham Monday swore out a warrant for F. M. Swift, one of the stockholders In the new Clackamas Southern Railway, for alleged tree pass on his rock pile on the right of way of the company. The case was called In Justice Samson's court Tues day, when Samson aet the bearing for Saturday. On application of the at torney for Swift the case waa post poned to Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a. m. The railway company, that la spend ing thouaands of dollara to build a line Into the best timber landa of the county In an effort to open up that section and make It much more pro ductive, saya that Blgbam'a clalma are ridiculous. Blgham clalma hla prop erty haa been damaged 1000. The company says he only paid $120 for the four acres, that the railway only wanta one-half an acre and that the nnrtlmi the Will 111 li tbO IUOSt worth less land In the lot. It seems the company offered Bigbam $100 for the half acre, but he refused. The matter will now be threshed out In court and It la doubtful if Blgham gets more than enough to pay hla attor ney fees In the case. The courts are not likely to diatresa a public Improve ment bo that a man may secure a flctlUoua price for property with little real value. WOMAN CHOSEN MAYOR. Saya She Will Clean Out the Boot ' tegflera Quick. - HUNNKWELL, Kan., April 4. Mrs. Ella Wilson waa elected mayor of Hun newell at an election held here yester day. She waa opposed by O. M. Ak ere. former postmaster, - The women of tbe town are cele hratin. thnir victory. Mrs. Wilson de clare there will be many reform, dur ing her administration. TK. taatiAa on which ahe became a candidate were bootlegging the Bell ing of liquor uniawruny and tne per mitting of young men and boy. to hang around pool halls. Mrs. Wllso Is opposed to Doin, ano says n 10 going to make Hunnewell a good place to live in. Clalrmont Will Debate live 8ubject. The deoate at uiairmoui im. tu- Ing will be on the aubject, "Resolved, That a Country Girl Makea a Better Wife Than a City OlrL" Thla aeem. in ha a live aubleat and tha "Live Wires" at Clalrmont Insist that they can nandie it witnout getting a ground connection. - ' OwOwOwOwO0OwO000OwoioOwOw I $50.00 Givctt Aar j 1 nn ii 11 wvnn fN ID Cim m firm pa..w vi wi.r, o mont Aoreap Tracts No. li acres; all In cultivation; close to' school; macadam road, and on Claekamae Southern Electric R. R, now building, prle now only $875 per tract; 8300 essh, balance $10 O per month.-. This price will eoon double.! Come today and cleae th W. F. SCHOOLEY Cl CO. o Phone: Paclflo M-Sa Home A-1S8. $12 Main St, Oregon City. oooooooooooomoooo4ooooc4o4o4o BOTH OIL MS. FORCED OUT PIPE DRILL NOW IN POROUS LIME- ROCK FORMATION, 1250 FEET DOWN gas forces on n:ra kock Drillers Claim Lime-Rock Formation la tho Blanket Covering the Oil Deposit : Just - Below. BTflNU .nr. Anrll 4 iSoeclaLl Tbe oil well at thla place ba. been drilled in a depth of 1250 feet. The drill Is now In a lime rock formation. having Just passed through a strata oi - black- oil-bearing sand, and tne anuera aaf that they have never aeen better indications for a. profitable production. Both oil and gaa were iouna ba a depth of 800 feet and again about 125 feet lower. But the present flow of - gas and oil struck when In the oil hoarlna- aand that Ilea on too of the present fl me rock formation la the best yet found. When in thla oll-bearlng wind BaVr urday a strong flow of gaa waa struck that came up through the water in the well which stands 800 feet deep In the pipe with such a pressure aa to force oil out at the top ot the welL The gaa was so -strong of preeaure that It forced Its way through 800 feet of water and would burn In a blaze several Inchea high above the casing. After experimenting with the gaa the. HHtl .ii aealn started downward but despite the drilling In some 30 feet further there 1. the same gas now. Th nronhecv la made that when the drill passes through the present lime stone, tormauon-rwnicn me uruict. ; say Is the blanket lying on the our. face of the oil deposit there will be a pool of oil. This pool. If large mesne a paying well. Tho limestone. f,iinn in which the drill is now running. Is porous, and the oil and gaa that cornea to tne suriace an w time is said to be forced through thla formation by the gaa pressure. - i Louis Vlerhus, on wboae farm the well Is being drilled, write, te a rtoefc. holder in the company a. follows: i ' "The prospects appear to do peiier , than ever; gas atlll come continuous. i- v.. .. a hava una feet of water tn . y iru i a " - . ... the pipe It Is drowning It out and If only comes now when the bailer goea up and down and then the,water ap pears full of gas and black oil. t xT-h. Jrlllara claim BOW. with the) gaa coming a. It la. and with the awa nn trtft Bin d the formation what It I., that the prospecta are aa good, as In any oil well they have worked in. Iu fact they claim we could not ex- -anv Katter.nroanects. and they iki.i. . nnia.. thev are badly Bala- taked that aa soon a. they get through ' thla hard oil blanket aa tney can it, , that we ahould get good production. - The formation la a nine more m lime rock nature." and a. It la noma what potoua whtch allow the gaa to come from the oil and bring, some oil with it that the indlcatlona are Uiat wa are right on the b-ola of what we are after OIL.' ' ' 41 Last Program of tho Season. finirmont la maklna- rreat nlans for the last night of the aeaaoa, wMcb, will be Saturday night April 29. At that time there will be effort pot forth to make that the banner night of tn.) whole year. In addition to the asuaL literary numbers there . will be two plays given, of a light and mirthful character, and the event u likely to be one long to be remembered. , ' Open Confectionery In Now Quarter. Mr. L. Newton, proprietor of the Spa , confectionery .tore, has kv1 into the new storeroom recently oum for her by W. C. Oreen. In addition to th storeroom proper on the He, enth street entrance there will be an. ice cream parlor adjoining and living, room, to the rear.'