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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
ELKS' MINSTREL PERFORMANCE

Arrangements Arc Under Way for a
 Big Entertainment in the Spring.
 Waterbury lodge of Eiks held one of the largest and most Interesting meet ings that has been experienced in the lodge yesterday afternoon. The spe- cial meeting was called for the pur- pose of making arrangements for d
 minstrel performance to be given on May in polis theater. So enthusi- astic were those present that the ball was set rolling immediately and with
 in a week the rehearsals will begin. The following were the committees ap- pointed at yesterdays meeting. The general committee which will have as follows: J. B. Moran, chairman: T. A. Thompson, secretary; F. X. Ber- gin. treasurer, T. J. Brennan. F. H. Belden, J. E. Coughlin, J. r. Mckier- nan of Bristol, r. P. Curran, A. J. Cooney, T. F. Guest. J. ". Gloster. P. J. Lawior. J. J. Bowling, R. Martin. pr F l.. Eager, J. 4. Cullen, J. F. Har- rngton, F. H. Bradbury, J. Ryan and w. Johnston. Committee on musical director. J. A. Cullen. F. H. Bradbury and J. E. Harrington; committee on theater. E. L. Maloney and J. E. Coughlin; printing and advertising. l. E. COughlin, R. Martin and E. l.. Ma loney; stage director, E. L. Maloney.
 The choice of a musical director is one of the most important features now to be considered. In all proba- bility either Scott Snow of Hartford or Professor Atwater of New Haven will be selected. Scott Snow put on the last minstrel performance of the lodge and Professor Atwater put on the first entertainment Both were good successes and whichever way the choice is made it will be good one Waterbury lodge has in Bristol several members and it is the inten- ton of the committee to make ar engagements to give the minstrel per formance in Bristol few days ahead of the performance here. The produc- ton will be put on ill up-to-date styles and everything in connection with il will be new and novel. The price o1 admission has not yet been settled. but will be at the special meeting held to morrow evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
Higher Wages
 For Everybody,

It is true that this country is grow ing rich very rapidly. But it is also true that it is only getting rich in certain spots. \ fertilizer is no use if left in one spot; it must be scattered to produce good results. There are business concerns which are making money very fast and they are paying as small wages as other concerns whose competition is so great that they are making no money and can not afford to pay good wages.
 It seems to us that if concerns that are making good money would be more liberal in paying good wages the prosperity of the people would be more general. IT is upon the Deo- pie that are getting good wages that the prosperity of the merchants de- bends and this would be q good sub ject for the Merchants Association all over the country to take up. If the philanthropists of this country would increase their pay rolls it would be the best religion they could practice. Big profits and small wages has brought hell on earth instead of Heaven. Everything points to pros porous year. It is always a good sign to see the Furniture business start with q strong demand for ParlOr Suits. This is "; it has done and We have lnacr Ii line from $20 up. Our complete stock of House Furnishings should be seen by every economical purchaser and We have courteous and obliging salesnen who will take delight in showing you. Our liberal terms will make the buying easy for you.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
ELECTRIC TOYS.

The aged parent and grandparent who accompany the children to the n-Americ;,n exposition will have memories of their playtnlngs aroused by the display of electric toys shown there. Their thoughts will fly back to those days when the jack-knife toy delighted their hearts. and. looking ahead to read the years to come. they will marvel at the possibilities for en- ioyment offered the children of to- day. Even in ignorance of the inven- tions of modern times. they were hap nv in their childhood, which is evil dence that such great expositions as the Pan-American is designed to per form n magnificent service in portray. ing the progress Of centuxy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
Fresh Arrival of Spring Wash
 Goods.

During the past few days we have opened up one of the finest assertments of Wash Fabrics ever displayed in this section. The lot comprises all that's new for spring and. summer wear. The following are only a few of the many good things to be found in this department: 50 pieces fine .Mercerized Zeph- yrs. an ideal cloth for shirt waists, 45c. -z-er 200 pieces best Scotch Ging- hams, 25c.
 100 pieces best Irish Dimities, 10c. n pieces Mercerized Chambray In pink, blue, old rose, purple and navy, 25c.
 500 pieces fine Domestic Ging- hams 1Oc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
POLICE COURT Do1NGs
Sunday Drunks Are Still in Evidence
 ill Waterbury,


 ill Waterbury.
 Judge Burpees face is becoming fla miliar in the city court again. He fined Andrew Dolin $5 and costs for being drunk yesterday. Judge Burpec has no sympathy for Sunday drunks
 Charles Bartz was charged with in tOXication and breach Of the peace Bartz is employed in a coal yard. He was paid off Saturday night, but ga e his wife none of his wages. Instead ne stayed out all nignr, arriving home yesterday afternoon 1n an intoxicated state and ordered his Wife and chl- dren out of the house. lie was tucd So ana costs and SiU and costs. BarTZ tried to save himself through his cnll- dren, for Wholn ne made d pathetic piea, but his actions Tor some tine showed that lie cared very llttIe apo 1t them. Ills Wife is sick and uarI.y able to provide for her.
 The contlnued case against Eugene Sullivan tor .non-Support came up and was disposed of at last. At the last continuation Sullivan agreed to provide for his wife, a place Where they could live. His counsel, Judge Lowe. said this morning that Il" dId engage two Iooms on Cole street, but Mrs Sullivan would not live there. family influence prevailing against her husband. He then wrote her that she could live with him in boarding house on Center street. The conditions of their pro posed reunion were objectionable to Mrs Sullivan. Sullivan did not au- dress her as wife or refer to her in any way that would indicate they were married. and she refused his prop osition. On the other hand. Prosecu- tor Durant stated that the fault lay wholly with Sullivan and that it was impossible for bis wife to live with him. Judge Burpec decided to find Sullivan guilty and ordered him to pay So q week for two months. to fur nish bond of S1OO to the town that he would comply With that order. or take the alternative of spending thirty days i'll jail.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
$|.00 a Week

Will satify us. Our stock of Suits. and calculated to suit the most ex- acting taste.
 The fact that we have been obliged to lease an additional store on Phoeni1 avenue is proof positive that we have gained the confidence Of tie ladies' Come and see us. Courteous atteuu- ants will be on hand to meet you. and if yon decide to buy you will not need long purse, ncr be required to pay cash.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
Do You Know

That we are selling Ladies' Garments equal to tailor maae at the price Of ready made, and WE GIVE CREDIT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
Stage Dancing

For children and adults taught pfi- vately both to professionals and anna teurs. Song and dance speclaltlcs. Marches, Drills, Minuets. etc, etc. A grand entertainment will be given oy the children's class at Ihe annual re- ception. All those wishing 10 parli- cipate should attend next Satufday oftcrnoon's class. ? o'clock. Ten les sons S4. Open daily 1912 q. n., 2-4 and 70 D. ID.
 PROF BAILEY, 1OS BANK STREET.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11

James II. Murray acted as announcer and the following gentlemen assumed lhe role of judges: Dennis Cululn. Derby: Nelson -Alnlas. Torrington: George Mitchell Torrington: William l\llenecke. grand secretary. and F. F. Cavanaugh. The committee. in charge of the entertainment was made up as follows: F. r. Riprdan. chairman; William. Dinneen: financial secretary George I1usker: assistant secretary. John Leary; treasurer. ti. J. Carney.
 The articles will be given out ut the ForeSterS reading room in C. A. l.. block tomorrow night at $ o'clock.
 The contest between Miss Bprnadet tn Savar1 and Miss Della Brennan, to as certain which should receive the gold watch. for the one who sold the largest number of tickets, was wen by the former. She turned in S221, while Miss Brennan turned in S1o.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-11
COlOred Dress
 Goods.

40-inch Alba troSs for Waists in all the new spring coloringS. price 5Oc per yard.
 4J-inch Soliels. PruneHas. Pop lins. etc, in all the new pastel shades. price 1oc per yard.
 A line of high lustre Prunellas. full 46 incties wide. in all the new shades. price S1 Der yard.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
Cheap Coal Mining in America.

The industrial supremacy of the United
States is being increased in many of the
products of mine, forest ana workshop,
and in none more earnestly than in the
matter of coal: this will no doubt be
handled in many of the foreign ports by
English houses, already esta blished for
so many years and having all the facil-
tiles for doing business in the Continental
and other ports, and this will give the
opportunity for the conservation OF
British coal. which is produced at great
er cost than American because of the
depths to which it is now necessary to
extend the workings and the great cost
of labor per ton, there being little other
than manual labor employed in the ex-
traction of the coal at British pits. On
the contrary, large tonnage in the
United States is mined by machinery;
lie great increase in machine mined pro-
duct in the United States-i. e., 1853 per
cent in the last Ave years-is the best
evidence obtainable of the economic adj
vantages thereby secured of the eco
nomic advantages thereby secured in
raising coal, and there is no doubt that
British collieries would derive great ben
eft by following the American example
in the more general adoption of coal
getting by electric or by compressed air
driver machines. The number of me-
chanical coal cutters employed in the
United Kingdom during 1900 was only 81.
Of which 24O were driven by compressed
air and Il by electricity, the quantity of
coal so obtained amounting only to 3,312,-
900 tons; while in the bituminous coal
districts of the United States there We're
employing above 100000 persons which
yielded an output of about 100000 600 gross
tons. It is this cutting by machinery
that enables the American producer to
put his coal on cars in Pennsylvania
at 95 cents ton, and in West Virginia
at 80 cents ton.-F. E. Saward, i'll The
Engineering Magazine.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14

dump to Dillon and to Butte and sub
1ected to a destructive distillHtion. with
the result that from two to four ounces
of crude petroleum has been retor-ted
from a pound of the sale. The shale
appears to be in inexha,tstible GUAM
rites. In the Snlallhorn section are the
TWO deposits, or strata, each from so to
100 feet thick. On the other side of the
mountain, in Gallagher basin, still an
other immense vein of shale carrying a
still higher per cent Of petroleum is
found The entire section is traversed
by dikes Of sandstone and on every
hand is found an enormous quantity of
wash houlders scattered over the SIDE
OF the hills. showing conclusively that
ake-bed once covered this section
Everywhere is found an abundance of
fossils of the cretaceous period. end
this with the presence OF 'oil sand" is
taken as indisputed evidence that oil
VIII be found once the drill is sent to
tap THE reservoirs below the surface.
Another phenomenon. which is taken aas
a Favorable indication. is the explosions
or gas detOnations which have been
heard in that section every winter for
a number OF years past. These are sup
posed to have been caused by gas ex-
p,nsions in the interior of the earth.
and one of these explosions caused
landslide a few weeks ago which ex-
posed coal bed to the eyes of some
prospectors on the opposite side of the
mountain from Smallhorn canyon.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
A SNOW-BOUND CAMP.
Miners Who Come From Thunder
Mountain Must Use Snow Shoes.

w. A. Anderson has arrived from
Thunder mountain, says the Boise
Statesman. He left there November
%, accompanied by four others. These
We're George Brue and man in his en-
ploy, Charles Lillian and E. A.. Lang
They came out on the Warren trail. AT
Van Wyck Mr.. Anderson caught the
stage, and the Others are coming on by
horseback, excepting Lang, who will go
to Payette.
This is the last party that will make
the trip this season with animals. The
snow was already some four feet deep
and 1t has been showing heavily since.
There is no feed for animals, and 1t
will be impossible to take any through.
Those who make the journey during
the winter will have to do so on snow
shoes. The mail will be carried in that
way from Warren twice a month. The
mail carrier is Curley Brewer. He is
paid 81 month by each of the miners
and the Dewey company contributes
the rest.
1t is probable that six or seven other
men will come out during the winter,
but they have planned ITO make the
trip on snowshoes. There will be 80
men in there all winter working for the
Dewey company.
When Mr.. Anderson left the mill was
under cover and everything had been
made comfortable for the winter. Con-
siderable inconvenience had been
caused by failure to get In all the
freight from Bear valley. Some rods
for the mill were missing, and It was
impossible to brace the battery prop
erly. Part of the big ore car was also
left out and the rail for the track.
1t was expected when the party left
that the mill would be running some
time In January. Mr.. Anderson did
not know much about the mine, though
it was understood that the work was
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
DEVELOPMENT Of the Automobile.

The application of mechanical power to
vehicles for common roads had been at
tempted early in the nineteenth century,
and at intervals thereafter, and while
such machines as heavy traction engines
using steam power found a limited appli-
cation the question of weight prevented
the employment of self-propelled vehicles
for general purposes. Pporadic attempts
were made at the construction of motors
adapted for vehicle propulsion, but until
the work of Daimler. such machines were
but the isolated attempts of their projec-
tors and not efforts to produce automo-
bile vehicles for general use.
The first grasp of the fundamental con-
dition Of success lay in the realization
of the fact that the weight and size of
the motor must be reduced by running
it at high speed, but this idea was of
no practical use until it was followed up
by the invention of a means for enabling
the Observation-Disclosures motor to be
transformed from the slow. heavy ma
chine of 1882 into the small. light, rapid
motor of today.-Paul Daimler, in The
Engineering Magazine.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
KENNETH CLOSED DOWN.
Pumps Pulled Last Sunday-Oldest
Mine in Madison County.

Andrew Lindford came over from the
kennett mine near Virginia City Sunday
for visit with his family, says the Dill
Ion Examiner. Mr.. Lindford states that
the kennett has been shut down for the
winter, the pumps having been pulled out
Sunday. In the 6O0-foot level of the mine
a four-foot body of sulphde ore was
struck and assays show that it carries a
high value in gold.s The Kennett people
are the owners of 60-stamp mill located
a few miles from the mine on Moore's
creek, but this will prove valueless to
treat the new body of ore, as the mill
was built for free milling ore.
The Kennett has had many ups and
downs in the 30 odd years it has been
worked. 1t is one of the oldest mines in
Madison county. The strike in the 500
foot level is the first real indication Of a
mine ever found on Postlewaithe creek.
Mr.. Lindford will work on the kear-
sarge, near Summit when he returns
to Madison county. This property is now
being developed by the same men who
control the kennett, the Millards of
Omaha.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
Sand Is Soaked With Oil.

In the bottom Of the tunnel is found
a sand which is impregnated with pc
tltoleum and from which Oil has been
retorted. Several hundred pounds of
this shale has been taken from this
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
DRILLING FOR OIL
SMALLHORN CANYON THE SCENE
OF GREAT ACTIVITY.
THE HOLE IS DOWN 100 FEET
Montana Oil s. Fuel Company, Which
Is Doing the Work, Has Conf
dence in the Outcome of the
Enterprise.

The Montana Oil and Fuel company.
comprising Lee Mantle. Charles S. War
rem, Ex-Governor White, Harry c. kes-
Kohrs, DR.. Peter Mussigbrod. D. S.
Fotheringham and other well-known
Montana men. has settled to a work
ing basis and is now drilling for the
lake of oil which it is believed lies be-
Meath the surface of the earth in Small
horn canyon, near Dillon, Beaverhead
county.
General Warren visited the property
a few days ago to see how things were
moving and found the drill chugging
merrily away with hole so feet deep
to its credit. 1t is probably 100 feet
deep now, as very good Roadway was
being made while the general was there.
OF the work the Dillon Examiner says:
For short distance it was necessary
to case the drill hole with six-inch
iron pipe, but when solid rock was en-
countered this casing was dispensed
with. The company has over 500 feet Of
this piping on the ground and it will
be used should the occasio demand it.
The drills, which are on the same
principle as the ordinary drills used in
quartz mines, and which are sharpened
IN the same manner, have shaft about
IL feet long attached. A specially made
rope passes over the top of the derrick,
Through the "sheeves" and is then fast
ened to the drill. The power is applied
after the same manner as the 'spring
pole" which was used in the early his
tory of Oil mining in Pennsylvania
When the drill hole is ''chocked up the
drill is drawn up and a suction pump
inserted which cleans out all of the
drillings. The machinery is so arranged
that it requires but few minutes to
draw out the drill. clean out the hole.
and resume operations
May Strike Oil at 500 Feet.
The drill which was used on the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14
Mines and Mining.

Gravelly Range in Madison county a
year or two ago, when that placer field
was exploited by the Clarks and Mr..
Fine has a capacity of sinking 2ooo feet
but it is thought by expert oil men VINO
have visited Smallhorn. that gusher
will be encountered by the company
before the 5OO-foot mark is reached.
The place selected for the first bor-
ings is located on the Stole placer.
a0-acre tract which is situated JUS De-
low the forks or Smalhorn canyon and
in natural basin. Dipping toward 1t
on two sides are two shale beds. each
from 90 to 100 feet thick, at an angle of
about 20 degrees. On another side is
a bed of sandstone. which has an angie
of 40 degrees All three of these de-
poslits appear to be dipping toward this
central basin in which the Stole placer
is situated. Mr.. Fine stated that the
drill Will go down on an average of 20
feet each day and the new year ought
to pretty thoroughly demonstrate
whether or not oil exists in the forma-
tions which underle the Smallhorn Sec
tions.
Country All Located.
For the past two years considerable
work has been going on in that section.
but during the past six months things
have been booming greater or less
extent and placer loca lions con1a lining
valuable deposits of the various forms
of petroleum have been made by the
hundreds, and now nearly the entire
southern part of this county, from Dill
lon to Dell. for half a dozen miles
wide, bristles With the corner stakes of
locators.
In recent years Messrs. Rodden and
Burrows have been the most persistent
of the oilmen of the Smallhorn section.
When they first discovered the shale de-
posits they mined it for coal and ran
three different tunnels on their claims.
The upper one is on the southern, or
highest shale deposit, and it was run
to depth of about 40 feet Lower down
on the hill second tunnel was run
underneath the shale deposit. This,
also, gave but little satisfaction. Later
on third tunnel was driven, this time
near where the lower deposit crosses a
guloh made by erosion. This is where
the last of the work was done and it
was driven for distance of about 60
feet. 1t is in the Shale all of the way
and it has a slight decline The sll..le
is found in great blocks, like coal in a
coal mine, and 1t had to be blasted to be
mined. In the face of the tunnel the
ehale is very damp, but once dried, it
can be burned readily in fire.
Sand Is Soaked With Oil.
In the bottom of the tunnel is found
a sand which is impregnated with pc
rltoleum and from which oil has been
ret orted. Several hundred pounds of
this shale has been taken from this
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14

proving the property to be bigger and
richer every day.
Mr.. Anderson is from Minneapolis
He expects to return in the spring and
will bring in some sawmill people with
him. These asked him to look out for
location for them, and he thinks
there is no better place for the business
than Thunder mountain will be.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14

Some time ago there was presented to
Pope Leo by pilgrims from Southern Italy
a gold pen of exquisite design. The pen
is II the Italian gothic style of the
twelfth century and was designed by the
celebrated artist. E. Ingaldi.
1t is is ornamented with precious stones
and surrounding a canopy at the end
of the pen is a figure of the Christ. In
inches under the canopy are beautifully
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14

designed figures. and in other respects
the pen is an ornate work of art
The subscriptions for the rich present
We're raised by the Neapolitan journal,
La Croix. 1t is asserted that at the OPEN
ing of the new century the pontiff wrote
the first date with the pen.
With reference to writing utensils, it is
said that fountain pen can be made out
OF pine needles. The needles Of the pine
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-14

are in pairs, and when a pair is bound
with fine wire near the point. pen capa.
bic o. writing is procured. AS penholder,
put the length of the needles In piece OF
lilac branch, only leaving the points ia
show by about a centimeter. The space
between the needles fills with ink by ita
capillarity and you have a fountain"
pen capable Of writing 20 lines right
away.
Graham guardian., 1901-10-25

The Bulletin kicks about the pay
of the editor Of this paper by the
legislature. The last legislature
did four times the amount Of work
done by any of its predecessors
and consequently the chief clerk
did four times as much for which
be received $3.50. But it is not
what the Legislature spent that
gives Bro. Kelly the "belly ache"
it is the fact that he was once
mysteriously turned down after
having been slated for sergeant
alarms, since which time he has
had very little use for legislatures.
Then he howls about the reform
school. He knows that nine-tenths
of the people endorse the instltu'
ton because it is needed. Bro.
Kelly is evidently fearful that he
viii be its first inmate.