The Neosho Valley Blade from LeRoy, Kansas • 1

Number 5 Le teoy, Kansas, May 29, 1903. Volume 3. CELEBRATE HERE! C. SETTLE, Manager S. S3.

KOIfiUOR, State Immigration Aftcnt. T. S. CHANBI-RLAIN, Traveling Agent. THEY STRUCK OIL! Well No.

2 Brought In Tuesday Morning 4th of July Will Be Gloriously Observed, at LeRoy ROHRER SETTLE Eeal Estate and Loans. LAND AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. Oil and Gas Lands a Specialty. Information Free We do a general Real Estate, Loan. and Exchange business, and have been for years establishing our firm and advertising foreign territory, which is the only way to success in this line of work, Without the immigration we cannot sell your farm.

We are now in a position to give you a quick sale or trade for your property, both country and city, and do not fail to list with us anything you may have for the market. We also make a specialty of correctly executing all kinds of legal papers. Call on or address, Notary in Office. ROHRER SETTLE LeRoy, Kan. Oil sand was struck in Well No.

2 of tho Re lloy Oil and Gas Company between 8 and 0 o'clock Tuesday morning. TIig strike was made at a depth of 971 feet. The drill was sent into the sand tho depth of oho 8cicw and then work was shut down. WilliaiJiS Kanuy, the driller, came to town uu 1 uot'lied the officers of tho company at Chauuto by telephone that oil had been struck in pa) ing quantities, "Vice-President VV, W. Kane), Secretary J.

J. Jones and Treasurer Ji. Follensbee, together with Alex Gcist of St. Louis and A. M.

Clark of Kansas City, came up on the '-Kiity" at noon to see the well iinihlied up. Mr. Clark is one of the biggest and most mccesstul oil operators in Kansas and is the man who brought the Chanute field into such prominence. The party went out to the well at once and drilling was resumed. When the baler was let down to Hear the hole before beginning vork again, it was found the well hud filled with 32 feet of oil fromjlhe first screw.

Kightetn feet of producing sand was drilled through. 1 No gus was (struck. It is estimated ttut the well will pump from ten to fifteen barrels per hour and would make from twenty-live to thirty bai rels after being Rhot. The company will not shoot the well until Charles King, all of whom are interested in the developments here. HONOR THE BRAVE Le Roy will celebrate the Fourjth of July in a rousing manner.

It will be the biggest event for miles around. Tho performance will start at early dawn and keap busy until Sunday morning. Thero will be all sorts of entertainment for all sorts of people, and everybody is invited to come and enjoy themselves. Le Roy Uainp of Modern Woodmen set the ball roiling. They had been requested to lake the initiative and when the question was brought up at their meeting Mouday night the members unanimously voted in favor of the proposition, and an executive committee, composed of Mayor C.

W. Settle, chairman, aud Messrs. 0. II. Johnson, W.

B. Hazen, C. II. Crowell, G. VV.

Beard and G. B. Cook, was appointed ud instructed to begin work at once. Chairman Settle at once notified, the committee to meet at his office the next evening. Tuesday the grove just across the river was secured and the Le Roy band engaged to furnish music.

The boys had received generous offers from othjr point3 but loyally aqreed to stay at home. At the meeting of the executive committee Tuesday evening, the following committees were selected to assist in the arrangements: Advertising Frank Fockele, Fletcher Maclary, M. II. Rudfearn. Speakers C.

II. Johnson, J. R. Ahlefeld, Dr, D. B.

Rowo. Finauce J. R. Copple, L. V.

Watson. J. II. Baker. Amusements J.

F. Reel, Ralph Rankin, Joe Beattie. Fireworks J. S. Rowe, W.

Thornton, C. 'Higinbotham, Williar Le Roy Will Commemorate Their Deeds Tomorrow going straight into the building the horse suddenly turned and the cart wheel struck the window, knocking two lower and one upper pane of gltss out. The horse then ran on up the sidewalk, turning at the corner of Covert's building. It shook loose from the cart there and ran on up to tue lailway, where it was caught by aorno boys. Neither the horse nor its driver was hurt.

A small piece was knocked out of a show case wnich sat near the window but no other damage was done in the restaurant. Le Roy's Bank Magnate. J. Copple, cashier of the First National Bank of Le Ro) caused considerable of a shaking up in the banking circles of Coffey county by purchasing the interest of C. Converse in 'the First National Bank Waverly this week.

The new deal will give Mr. copple control of the eashiership of three of the seven banks in this county his new acquisition, the. Le Roy bank and the Gridley bank, having personally established the last, two institutions. Fred Fockele of the Gridley bank will succeed Mr, converse as cashier of the Waverly bank, and O. G.

Alechem, formerly assistant cashier of the Le Roy bank, goes to Gridley at Gridley, ready to pump and market the oil. The hole is just about one mile south from the business part of town. It is located on tho extreme fcoutheastern corner of what is locally known as the "bono vard," a Tomorrow is Decoration Day and it will be fittingly observed in Le Roy. The program as announced in last week's Blade will be carried out. The Memorial sermon by Rev.

L. Martin at the Methodist church last Sunday morning called out a large audience. The speaker is himself a veteran of tho late Civil war and he delivered an eloquent address to his comrades in biue, concluding by admonishing thein that they should "prepare to he mustered out from the ranks of tjjv Grand Army of the Republic into the Grand Army of the Redeemed," Not much was done towards cleaning up the cemetery last Friday because of the rain, although some work was done, Mayor C. VV, Settle has issued the following proclamation asking the business houses to close during the exercises tomorrow afternoon: "Whereas, it is customary in all well regulated cities in order to 'show proper respect to the memory of the soldiers who died for their country, to close the business houses foi a number of hours on Decoratnn Day, I request the merchants of Le Roy. if it can be done without too much loss, to close up their places of business May 30th between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m." A Big Mail.

Dr. C. C. Kesner is this week sending out 15,000 letters, announcing the coming of Dr, Notrebe. The letters will go into every home-in Woodson and Coffey counties.

It is the biggest amount of mail ever sent out from Lo Roy at one time in the history of the postofflee. Each letter carries a two cent stamp, making the postage $300. And on the back of each envelope printed in flaming red ink was an advertisement booming Lo Roy's oil strike and big Fourth of July celebration, Big Mining Deal JtdTcwn Shultz, an eld time resident of Le Roy; was in town this Week on business connected with his mining interests at Galeoa The Neosho Valley Land Invest ment is negotiating tho sale of the mines to an eastern syndicate, and Mr Shultz came over froui Baxter Springs, where he is now lo cated, to see how the deal wa getting along. He values his hold9 ings at tract of 100 acres which borders a portion of the southern boundary of thu town The land belongs to Fenno West, a nephew of L. J.

San-dell, who purchased it February 6th of last year for $3,250. The sale was made' by Kohrer Settle, vMr. West moved to Le Hoy from lied Oak, Iowa, last March and is highly pleased with the golden favois which Dame Fortune has heaped in Lis lap. The oil company is also much pleased with the strike. They were pioneers in an unproven field and their success marks the extension of Changed Hands Fasti The Higinbotham hardware stock has been sold three times since May 13th.

It was bought first by G. A. Wood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who sold it to J. F. Red of this city, who sold it to R.

II. Swanson of Blue Rapids, Kan. The sales were made by the Neosho Valley Land Investment Company of this place, The stock is now being invoiced, and the new proprietor will take charge as soon as the invoice is completed. To Plan Lecture Course A meeting will be held at Dr Kesner'e office next Thursday evn ing to re-organize the Le Ltoy 11 ig- School Lecture Course for the com ing season. Oi A.

Coons repre senting the luter-btate hecturi Watt. Grounds A. Ilolloway, L. Ross, R. J.

Runnels, D. Finlev W. O. Jones, H. Custer.

Parade O. C. Kersey, F. C. Wonnel, Glick Fockele.

Vocal Music Rev. Duncan Mac-Farlane, C. Lane, Leo Davis, Mrs. It. K.

Graham, Miss Grace. Rowe, Miss Pearl Kesner. Program J. I. Davis, Frank Fockele, R.

K. Graham. Reception Dr. C. C.

Kesner, Fr W. Schmitt, I. Sutton, J. S. Covert.

President of the Day Mayor C. VV. Settle. Marshal of tho Day J. A.

Ilolloway, Venerable Consul of the Woodmen Camp. In the list of committees, tho chairman of each is mentioned first. A meeting of members of all the. committees will be held at Union, Hall next Monday evening to discuss and plan the big celebration. The various committees are all hard at work and are meeting with the hearty co-operation of our citizens.

The Woodmen have invited all the other fraternal, orders of Le. Roy to join with them in the enterprise and will also mail invitations, to tne Camps of adjacent towns, Including Burlington, to come to Le. Roy to celebrate. A parade of fraternal societies is one of tho proposed features of tho day. The groe whero the exercises will be held is just at the edge orJ town and is an ideal place for such gatherings.

Announcements of the program, will be made in these columns as fast as arrangements are completed. Bureau of Kansas cy" Wl11 De present and present a proposition on bohals of his bureau. All persons Coming Here From Iowa Ira VV. Baker returned Sunday from Ipwa where he conoluded ne gotlations between the Neosho Valley Land Investment company and a wholesale lumber oompany for putting in another lumber and nnal vard here. The company will interested are urged to attend.

A Horse on Him Wednesday evening one of J. II. Baker's horses ran away and knocked three large panes of glass jut of the front of Sutton's restaurant. The accident happened at about 6 o'clock. Charles Crowell, who has been breaking the horse to drive, was driving the animal north up Main street hitched to a cart.

It became frightened at something and broke arid ran. It shied on to the sidewalk, just missing the awning nosts in front of Horner's store and the Neoslio valley oil field into Coffey county. They do not think they have struck the true pool yet and will operate at distances of several hundred yards from Well No. 2 until they succeed in locating it. They want to sink their nnxt hole on the Crotts sixty, immediately south of the West tract, but have not yet secured lease rights.

The work being done about Le Roy is the only prospecting going on in the county, and the Btiike hero is farther north than iiuy other ever made in tho Southeastern Kansas field. The find attracted much attention. Another party of Chanute oil operators, including A. M. Lnndauer, Robert Oglesby, Don 11.

Petty and Fred Cutting, came in on the Interstate Tuesday afternoon to investigate the field. Tuesday night the streets were crowded with people until the storm drove them home. The oil men made their headquarters at the Travelers' Hotel, and it was the storm center of excitement. Some of the company had brought tip a jug of the oil and it was passed around among the local experts for inspection. time establish its yards here some this summer.

Another Residence. C. T. High will build another residence this summer for rental purposes. It will be located on Main street just south of the school building.

The foundation has been laid and the house will be built as soon as carpenters can be secured. Lumber For Church Here. The lumber for tho new Christian church has arrived and the work of onnsirup.tion will commence as soon clashed straight for Sutton's restau- Abilene is Mrs. Maria Jeffreys of visiting her son Caison. Just as it looked as if he was aa carpenters can be secured.

rant. SI Neoslio Valley Land Investment Co. (Located in ihe Corner Brick Known as the Jeffrey BIdg) Wednesday crowds of visitors flocked down to the well. It is located within a few vards of the banks of Crooked creek and the high SmjV r. wl tlin rlnrrir'lr rJn I Buy, Sell and Exchange Land, Mer There will be a big parade, band concerts, ball games, fireworks and other attractions "too numerous to, mention." Come to Le Roy and celebrate The Le Roy base ball team had a game matched with Yates Center which was to have been played here, Thursday of last week, but which, had to be called off because the is-it ing team failed to show up.

chandise and City Property Those Who Have Land or City Property to Exchange, Cail on crowd braved the wet, however, and iot oil by jngs and bottles full, set lire to it and watched it burn, and took samples of it home. You can find crude oil in most any household in Roy now. Turlington sent a delegation do wn Wednesday. The crowd in-cl uded A. T.

Neyhatt and Robert Asquith ff the Le milling company, J. Hamilton, Ji, and lt'ilph Graham was at the cotra.t. Friday of last week..