The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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A. L. FORD, Editor.
Every Friday Moraine In
i Building, Corner of Main
Fifth Streets..
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months (in advanoe)....... 1 00
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Advertlalng Ratos an Apalioat ion.
I at th« Pottofflo* at oran u Baooad
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THE OIL SITUATION.
The oil situation at Orange just now
¡Jffts particularly encouraging. , On last
Monday at a depth of 358 feet the Fort
Vernon well two m'les south of town
showing Huch^, *hvorable Indi
Ions of oil that It waB decided to
«ease drilling and ball the well to dis-
cover what the find amounted to.
'¿Drilling was suspended' until yester-
day afternoon when the well was hall*
, <éd and continued to show most flatter-
Jag Indications of oil, but'after consul-
tation. It was decided by the drillers
■md Mr. Hanford, the superintendent,
to continue drilling to a greater depth,
as they are confident that thl showing
at this depth proves the existence of
■oil In larger quantities deeper down.
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.The same company has placed orders
for another derrick and another, rig
to be started at a point about a quar-
ter of a mile south of where the pres-
ent* well is going down, so confident
are they of getting plenty of oil. The
'Citizens'* Oil company's well, three
¡miles' nbrth of Orange, set their ten
Inch casing In rocic at a depth of about
4B0 feet and have been drilling In «this
rock for the past two dayB. Contract-
or DeKay says this rock is exactly
similar to the cap rock that overlies
the oil sand on Spindle Top and he Is
quite hopeful of bringing In a good
well. Altogether the Indications Beem,
#to be very favorable for bqth of the
wells mentioned above to pi;ovéC1fffTíftr-
tíid propositlrns. Arrangements are
being made to begin drilling on the
Paulhamu* well, nine miles northwest
.of Orange, on the ram Wilson farm,
next week. This well will go down.near
the old Orange Prospecting company's
well, where the oil Indications are re-
markably prominent. The next fort-
night should witness some Interesting
developments In the oil situation in
Orange county. „
The; Houston Post In Its enlarged
form, with a new dress and printed In
Its magnificent new home Is a bird and
has placed ltaelf so far in the lead that
It /Will never have cause to fear com-
petition. Long life and prosperity
to the Post, the great South Texas
dally. - -
The Orange ft Northwestern rail-
road. though only a short line, Is. prov-
ing a valuable trade feeder for Orange
and Is destined to become a most val-
uable railroad property at no distant
date. The men who have used their
private means to build this road de-
serve the highest commendation of
the people of Orange and of this en
tire section.
A Beaumont real estate agent, ac-
according to the press dispatches,
States that It Is impossible for him to
secure rice lands in Jefferson county
or In Southeast Texas for his clients
in the North and that he Is compelled
to locate these people along the line
of the Cane Belt "railroad, where rice
lands may be secured In large quan-
tities. Now, the first part of this
statement, may be true, but we are
very much^ inclined to doubt It. Or-
ange countyhas some as fine rice
lands as can be found on
the face of the globe , that may be
bought at a reasonable flgitiy? and they
are either In reach of canals already
ibullt or so close to streams that kti-
gatlng plants may be erected with
little cost In fact, if the Leader Is not
mistaken, the very man who Is accred-
ited wjth making this statement owns
• or controls a magnificent body of rice
land in Orange1 county on"whlclT"he
could settle homeseekers If he really
purchasers who want rice lands In
¿Southeast Texas The rice farms of
county are producing heavily
ils year, as shown by the tally at the
1ous threshers now In operation,
rice lands are productive and
are thousands of acres of unde-
rlee lands la the county that
be bought at a reasonable figure,
as these facts are well known to
> gentleman who Is supposed to have
i the statement above we can only
that he has been misquoted—or
The Rloe Market
Dan Talmage's Sons' oomfflppy, New
York, report; . W , ÍK,
There Is considerable activity Itt de-
mand from both local and nearby
trade. Stocks, while more plentiful,
are scarcely up to normal and on. some
grades there is really a scant supply.
Prices are well sustained as the act-
ive demand at primary points enables
holders to resist any request for con-
cession on values.
Advices from the South note small
Increase of receipts, on the Atlantic
coast. Recent storms Interrupt®^ the
harvest and some damage haa re-
sulted therefrom—to what extent It Is
early to estimate.. At New Orloans
receipts of rough are enlarging. The
demand for cleaned Is very active, at
«ill prices. In the interior—Southwoet
Daulslana and Texas—harvest Is pro-
gressing favorably and mills are grad-
ually resuming operations. -
Cables and correspeondenoe from
abroad note continuance of firm con-
ditions with good demand.
Talmage, New Orleans, telegrapns
Louisiana crop movement to date.
Receipts: rough, 421,970 sacks; last
year 530,391; sales, cleaned feat.)
195,421 pockets; last year 301,285 pock-
ets. Market very p.ctlve and strong.
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs
Carolina crop movement to date: Re-
ceipts. 925 barrels; sales 835 barrels.
Market steady; good Inquiry.
May Go to Fort Riley.
The Orange Rifles bad a meeting
Tuesday night and four recruits 'were
enrolled. The company will, if possible,
go to Fort Riley, Kansas, to take part
In the regular army maneuverB*-at that
place In October, and .it: Is the expec-
tation of Capt. Sholars to Immediately
recruit his company to Its lull strength
for that purpose. All yoúng men who
are willing and able to join should do
so without loss of time, and all the old
members should certainly permit
nothing In reason to prevent them at-
tending all meetings and drills of the
company from this date on.
It will he a distinction of a very de-
cided character for the Orange com-
pany to go" to Fort Riley, and few
things, jvltbln the knowledge of this
writer Would contribute more to ad-
vertising the towjk. Every assistance
and encouragement possible, therefore,
ought to.,he~^xtended to the captain
and his men.
At the competitive drill Tuesday
Emmet Burton won the Lucas medal
for the best drilled man in the com-
pany #
Prohibition Injunction Caie.
In the district court Judge Wl p.
Nicks sustained the demurrer of the
defendants, the Commissioners' Oourt,
to .the petition of the Antis, and plain-
tiffs will now amend. Should this
amended petition of the Antis be over-
ruled It will have the effect of dis-
solving the Injunction, unless they ap-
peal. in which caBe the Injunction
would stand nntil the case la decided
by the court of appeals.
Louisiana will show at the World's
Fair a model of the levees of the State
extending from the* Arkansas Une to
the Gtilf, including the Passes. This
model will be 20 by 25 feet and will be
exhibited In the Transportation De-
partment.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. H. J. Lutcher and Mni. W. H.
Stark have gone to Cincinnati and oth-
er cities North for a few weeks' re-
creation.
Capt. Babe Lambert came In from
Johnson's Bayou on his sloop 'Usa'
with a load of hogs, cane and potatoes
for the local market.
W. E. Smith and Misses Myrtle
Smith and Bertha Peveto were pas Ban-
gers on the launch Mississippi for
Johnson's Bayou Wednesday morning.
Editor C. A. Newn'lng of the "South-
west" magazine, published in Hous-
ton, was a business visitor In the city
Wednesday en route to Lake Charles.
Rev. T. H. Feagan has returned from
Deweyvllle, where, subsequent to the
adjournment of the Southeast Texas
Baptist association, he held a number
of services.
'Wilbur L. Longfellow, who has been
tor quite a while a valued employe of
the Rein Litho Co., haq severed hit
connection /With that institution to
accept á position in the local offices of
the Southern Pacific Railway
Miss Lena Stewart returned Wed-
nesday from Beaumont v^here' she
witnessed the performance of "The
Christian Tuesday evening, Óotovthe
previous evening Bhe if as the guest Of
honor at a box party at the Kyle th%
atre at the play "The Man from Mis-
souri." ■
Nothing has ever equalled
' •thing can ever surpast
Dr. lag's
mm
Militia
... the W«
Austin,
military
or and
during th
Light Ouard,
K of Waco, Hillsboro Rifles,
or*s Cadets, Austin, Burleson
of Caldwell, Oarrlty Rifles of
oana, Iron Rifles of Rusk, Chllt
fias of" Tyler, Captain Bonner
¡w
elude a
on a certain
of CongMM.
Representatives in this
manding, and the Jeff N. Miller Rifles the Colombian government
of Houston.
The above ton .companies
list according to th ereport of Inspec-
tor Byrnes, and the first eight Will
represent Texas at the World's Fair
providing they maintain their high
standing until the time comes to de-
part.
The World'? FWr commissioners
will defray all expenses. During the
encampment the World's Mir trophy
was vigorously contested for and the
winning companies are to be congrat-
ulated. Of the eight crack oompanles,
four are from the First regiments two
from the second and two from the
third. ■
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eel ved no iufoirthatlan on
thus far.
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Petition to Bankruptcy.
Beaumont, Texas. Sept. 88.—Ben T.
Fox, who la engaged la the dry
business here, with a branch at
Lake, filen a petltlin in voluntary
bankruptcy today. The aebedule filad
Lake, filed * petition la voluntary
810,030.52 and assets of «880, of
which |60 is olalmed as exempt. There
are over sixty creditors, the principal
ones being the jSchwab Clothing oom-
pany of St. Louis and A. Lehman ft
Co., of New Orleans.
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+ Conservative estimates now place the Orange bounty rice crop at
+ one hundred thousand bags, and the average yield per acre at be-
4* tween ten and twélve bags. The , weather for the harvest has been
4* all that could have been desired and an even heavy rata at this time,
4 if not accompanied by too much wind, would not seriously damage
4 the farmers' prospects. Though a continued wet spell would do
•I* much harm. ~ '
4. The roads have been splendid and continue so and a great deal
4. , of grain haa been brought to the mill and stored. It Is the purpose
4. of the management of the Orange Rice'if ills to start some time
4* next week, though the exact date could not this morning be learn-
4. ed. Manager Reld told the reporter that there is a great deal of
4* rice stored at the mill, but the farmers had not definitely decided
4 upon its disposition.
4* Dr. Sholara, of the Orange County Irrigation company, this mora-
4 ing made a statement which might be considered valuable for pur-
•}• poses of comparison of conditions this year and ¡net. He said that
4 on a tract of land from which the company's share was thirty nags
4* of rice last year it was oae hundred this year, and -rhere tac wag
4. ons last Hoaton haule4 tour bags they haul twenty thl* season. This
"4. very prettily Illustrates the improved conditions.
4. Naturally Otahge county has the best roads In the Sute, and no
4* e* pense ■ should be spnred to improve them and Increase the it. flow
4* of wealth from the harrest fields. .. —
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MORTALLY STARRED.
BURNED IN OA .
Chicago Man Commits Murder to Get Explosion at Oil %SII hi Tennessee
a Good View of a Parade. , Causes two Dsatos.
Chicago, Sept SO.—In the center of Jamestown, Tena., Sept. 80.—John
a throng of people waiting for the Cen- Adams and Thomas Marsh were burn-
tennial -parade to pass Jackaon boule- ed to death by an explosion of gas at
vord and Clark street last night Den- an oil well at Montioello, Kentucky
nis Bheeban was stabbed over the today.
The men had Just struck oil and It
was flowing freely when the gas rush-
The assault of Sheehan was made ed from the well and the explosion
sion of the various
00ara, oyj, .ujüijjjs^iji^lilii._jijliMjiji«im
ed Prof. B. E. Solomon,
Ol priDCi1
M. Sol-
omon is a son of Rev. E. W. Sol-
omon, the noted Methodist di-
vine of Texas, and comes to Or-
ange with the very highest refer-
ences as to character,
and ability. He is a graduate of
Southwestern University - at.
Georgetown ha vine graduated
In public school work prevtons
to entering the university and is
4> a successful teacher. Prof. Sol- 4*
4. omon win be notified of his elect- 4>
4> tlon at once and will probably
4* take up his work at the begln-
4. nlng of the second scholastic
4 month.
IP Upon the recommendation of
-4. Mrs. S. E. Murrelle, principal of
4> the Park avenue school, endors-
ed (by Superintendent. Foster, the
4« Board passed an order auUioris-
4. lag a change in the present plan A
4> of toaohing the.first grade in the <(•
•)• Park avenue school, the change <|>
4. being that la futuna <b«- grade 4>
4> will be divided, the mors ad vasts
4. ed. pupils, being taught from t
to JU a. nu. and dismlsewl tor
the day and-the chart class, or
beginners, being taught from I
3 p. m., thus allowing the
4> teacher to concentrate her ef-
4> forts on the particular Class she
4> has in hand at the ttoy and giving
4 teacher and pupils an
4* Ity tor better worft.
4* The hoard then
4 subject to oall of «be
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heart by Charles Earl, and Is now dy-
ing.
by Earl while trying to get a
view of the parade. Sheehan
old soldier, and is elxty years old.
Pelham Chapter U. D. C.
Wednesday afternoon Pelham Chap-
ter, United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, had their first meeting of the
season at the home of the president,
Mrs. S< w. Sholars. and took the Ini-
tial stops looking to the presentation
of the crosses of honor to the Oonfed-
follqwed in which both
burned to death. Marsh's akin fell
from his face and his bones protruded
before he died.
Joeeph Marsh, a brother, also re-
ceived burns from which ha 1s ex-
pected to die.
Arrives Home Today.
A special car attached to the Oriole
today brought In Bernle Looney, who
has been so long and <]eeperste]y Ol
erate veterans on-the eighth Instant, at Marim, attended by his mother, Mrs.
Mrs. J. G. Beastnmk, chairman of (R. J. Looney, his brothar, Archie Loon-
the committee on program, requests; ey, and his sister Miss Letty, Dr. Sew-
that the ladles of her committee meet ell of Martin, and a trained
her at her residence,-corner Green ave-; The sick man was removed to hip
nue and Tenth streets. Friday
teraoon at four o'clock.
Elf-Land Splendors of Arabian Nlghta.
if, as has been aáld, "Children's
laughter is heavenly music," as orig-
inators and managers of Innocent, nov-
el, unique, marvelous and entrancing
entertainment, Gentry Bros, may justly
claim to have done more than their
share In producing that angelic mel-
ody. The Gentrys are indisputably the
pioneers of the collective mass of
amusement. So welcome and deNglfc
ful to the old and young, and they are
going to give two exhibitions In Or-
ange on October 12. Performances
commencing promptly at 2:30 and 8
o'clock p. m. At 10 o'clock a. m. a rich,
rare and loyely public pageant, passing
before childhood's eyes like a golden
Lilliputian dream from Fairyland will
leave-the exhibition Stotm&s for a
tour of the principal thordughfares.
Colored School Report.
Orange, Texas, Rapt 28, 1908. ,j
Leader:—At the opéttfttg of the
schools the entire enrollment of th*
Colored Schools waa: boys 70; girls
89; total 189.
Grade 1 and Chart Class, Mies M. A.
Robinson, teacher, beys 28; girls 81;
total 69. ,
Grades t and 8. Mrs. E. E. Hender-
son, teacher, boys 29; girls 80; total
59.
les 4 and Miss fl, T. Morton,
boys 9; girls 28; total
7, 8 and 9, 8. R.
teacher, boys li; girls 17; total 28.
Total enrollment by grades, boys 77;
lofpotaliir
Our work Is moving on
and we tm stri
Mat vears in
school, but our
plying
to ftn
that from
done.
mtm
háme on Gsaen avenue, and
in much the same condition, he having
stood the trip from Martin hatter than
was expected.—Tribune, Sept. 80.
Orange Rloe Field.
Beaumont. Texas, Sept. 18.—Mr. W.
A. Ford, the well known rice man, is
back from a survey of the Orange rloe
fields. He says that oobdltlons ovar
there are enellfht and numerous far-
mers report yields per acre
tag twelve barrels. The movement to
the rice mills is not heavy as yet, he-
oause the farmer ^ are occupied with
harvesting the crop.
Orange Postoffice Growing.
Postmaster Looney has found It
necessary to order an extra one hun-
dred look boxes for the postollos on
account of the rapidly Increasing de-
mand for them. This was done pend-
ing the inauguration of the Irae de-
livery of mail which Orange fe
entitled to.. This constitutes
encouraging sign of Increasing busi-
ness in Orange
Lake Chsrise' New City Hall Aooapted.
Lake Charles, La., Sept. 29.—The
hew city ball coating ^117,000, was
turned over to the city
ternoon and formally aooepted.
building is -Of pressed brick
tains offices for all city employes.
The new steel bridge across the Pi-
thon Coulee on Ryan
ftOOQ,ipso-'been
will be open for traffic in a few
continue i
wil engage
• Several
work.
f .
> caused by .Mr,
natío n7«reto:-*ead,
VftiaiitiBksaim dbM A
r iRuOf 111 AtDonoft WKI*y.
t—The
War
187-1S9
QtifUftii sdf Till fihUü
Oct. If—Outaot — Tha
Selections from French WHt-
6—Ouiiot—France Abroad Bt
ited States War «f
174.
American
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Dee. 11—Ouisot—The
the
Dec. II—Guisot—The
" Camp Tonas. Ws« Point. Ky., Sept
28 - The first real work of
asaemhlad for-the
vatsp.Wsgan today.
Today's wait centered In
tlen of the
confront the advanoe «ad rear
of .an army to
enemy In time of war.
The
Crulaar Off tor at Aattorf** Island te
w-wwf isw wasa ,aa ®aa
WashlngtoJísáTawry de-
le advised «I the
cola of the gnaSoát MaShvllle tor at
Andrews Island, aft the aoast of Nica-
at the fff
to Tassnu
manding the Naahvilla,
tlons to Institute a ¡thorough Invest!*
ration and Uke ptoper atops for the
proteotkm of the sufferers. At the
State Department it is said that there
has been no exchange between
to and Washington og the
St. Andrews is
««relgn ty,
MURDERED WIFE AND SUICIDED.
paled Woman Was
bumhn
Shows which i
Octot>«r lttli,
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Fort Worth, Texas. Sent, 18.—With
a 45-callbre Colt's revolm H^ugh Wil-
son shot Ids wile, Gladys and than
killed himself at 8:30 this
In a house on
Ixtd Sound
, wr*aa i*aa,e^aw . .
laiflfcii hftr Iftff
san jsnMnm
t Rusk street. He took scale ♦«* ■ ]
l«e as she lay in her -
by the side
ly sent a
Both dlftd
it to
tragedy
Tuesday
St the home
*ev. 3. W.
the bride
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