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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.

Last week the combined mines of
the Boundary made big jump in the
ore shipments of nearly 5000 tons
the nine shippers made an increase.
About 1926 men are now on the pay
roll of the CRANKY mines, and close to
a hundred each are employed by the
Snowshoe and Mother Lode. All the
mines of the Boundary are still grad
ually increasing the forces.
The San Francisco capitalists who
have taken over the big sandstone and
granite quarries on Newcastle island,
near Nanaimo, have appointed John
ID. Dawes as superintendent. He an
nounces that the company will under
take extensive operations.
Like an echo from the past comes
the report from London, Eng, that
the English Canadian company, limit
ed has gone $125O00 behind the game.
The company took up British Column
bia business in the days of the mining
boom.
f. L. Sommer of New York, vice
president of the B. c. Copper company,
paid his first visit to the Boundary
district recently. The company owns
the Mother Lode mine and the Green
wood smelter. Mr.. Sommers before
leaving announced that it had been
decided to enlarge the Greenwood
plant by the addition of a converter
and four additional furnaces.
80 Io
CRANKY Consolidated company, held
in Montreal, produced the interesting
statement that in spite of the most
depressing circumstances, the CRANKY
made a profit of 1926, 463 during the
year, which brought the surplus from
the preceding year up to $693,5S5. That
would provide a per cent dividend
on the issued capital, S13, $685. 30, in
$40 shares.
A, Macleod and d, r. Kingston of
Grand Forks have dispatched a pack
train with supplies to their Waterloo
claim, at the headwaters of the north
fork of the Kettle river, TO miles
north. AS a result of their recent
inspection of the Waterloo they mean
to push development at ance and
and make shipments by pack train
during the winter months. The lead
on the Waterloo, which is a silver-lead
proposition, has 20 feet of shipping
ore. The average values in a four
foot pay streak are said to be $1,000
per ton, principally in silver with 5
per cent copper and a little gold.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
WHISPER OF THE CORN.

Have you lain beneath the cottonwood
and drunk the charmed air
In some quiet country corner on a
grand, fresh August morn,
While the tinkle of the distant bells
made mellow music rare
And heard the tall sheaths stirring in
the whisper of the corn?
Have you felt the inspiration of the
meadow lark's clear note
AS it flung a care free anthem from
some height beyond our bourne,
While the rudy god, Olympus, set his
million beams afoat,
Till we almost saw the spirits as they
whispered in the corn?
Did you ever in the great world have a
dream so sweet and pure,
Such a vision in the cloudland with not
one dark dread forlorn-
Where the future was all glowing, like
the sunrise on the moor,
And your blood ran fast with fancy at
the whisper of the corn?
We can well-nigh see the landscape of
the days of long ago.
Wondrous near the quaint old farm
house and our hopes that met no
scOrn-
Though the lamp Of life be fading and
the light is turned down low,
Mem'ries thrill us as we listen to the
whisper of the corn.
Omaha World H erald.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
RECALLS FIERY TORNADO.
Names Forest Flames Brings Mira.
michi Blaze to Mind.

Names Forest Flames Brings Mira
MICH Blaze to Mind.
The widespread devastation of
Names forests by fire has recalled
to the minds of the older lumbermen
the great Miramichi fire which ragged
over vast areas of Maine and New
Brunswick in the year 1927, says the
Philadelphia Record. 1t started on
the headwaters of the Miramichi river
in New Brunswick, from where it
swept across the country to the south
ernmost limits of Aroostook County
in Maine, devastating tract 200 miles
long and fifty miles wide.
The summer of 1927 has always been
known in this region as 1.-The dry sum-
mer." No rain fell in May or June
Of that year, and in July only a few
slight showers, so that when August
opened the woods and fields needed
but spark to set them all aflame.
Early in August the fire started on the
headwaters of the Miramichi and for
and smoke.
1t was in that same year that what
is referred to as Names great "offi-
cial bonfire" occurred in Mount Chase
The State land agent sent a man nam
ed Jim Chase up to the HaybrOok re-
gion to burn the hay and grain stacks
Of some timber thieves. jim burned
better or more than he had dreamed
Of or the State intended for the fire
ragged away through the forest like a
whirlwind, laying a dozen townships
in ashes and sending the wild beas SITS
in stampede Of terror for the nearest
water.
Destructive as 1t was, however, this
furious fire kindled by jim Chase at
the instance of the State of Maine did
more good than harm, for it stopped
the Miramichi fire and thus prevented
far greater destruction. Burning to-
ward each other, the two fires met,
and thus each put a stop to the other.
Thousands of deer, moose and other
animals were burned alive or smoth-
cred in the Miramichi fire, while vast
numbers Of wolves, which were at that
time a terror in northern Maine, were
driven out to the frontier settlements
along the St John, where they were
slaughtered by the Acadian French.
The Indians who lived along the Mira
michi were driven from their homes
and fed through the forests to the
nearest settlements, where they were
kindly received, and few OF them or
their descendants have ever returned
to their original haunts.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
Prices paid to Producers.
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report on trade the past
week:
Trade conditions are still irregular.
Business is of fair volume, but not so
active as a year ago, partly because
of the backward season, heavy rains
interfering with crop movements and
collections; continued labor troubles,
present and past, discouraging build
ing operations and the spread of the
conservative feeling among buyers,
based upon stock market liquidation
and the feeling that the high prices
of many products will tend, if they
have not already done so, to automatic
ally check consumption.
Many underlying conditions are,
however, still favorable First in i'm
portance should be reckoned the de-
cidedly better tone of advices from
the corn crop, which has developed a
better quality and larger yield than
was deemed possible. Special inquiry
by Bradstreet's agents point to yield
ofsat least 2,250,000, 900 bushels, Of
grade superior to that of a year ago.
Lower prices for this and other GER
calls and for cotton, whose yield will
be smaller than seemed probable a
month ago, seem likely to help out
backward export trade in these pro-
ducts and improve the foreign ex-
change outlook. Collections, too,
though backward, are improving as
the grain and cotton movement ex-
pand.
The volume of business doing by the
railroads is excellent.
The best trade advances come from
the southwest, notably at Kansas City
and st. Louis; from the western Sec
tions, such as Nebraska and Iowa,
where corn is turning out better than
expected; from the Pacific coast,
where trade is still unqualiiedly good,
despite the slowness of new wheat
and other crops to move, and from
portions of the south, such as the
Mississippi valley. where present
prices for cotton afford a good return
for fair Yields.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
MINING NOTES.

Shipments of Republic ore over Ket-
tie Valley road last week were 1893
tons.
About 100 more Missourian miners
have lift the Occur d'Alenes to replace
the strikers at Cripple Greek.
The machinery at the Zala NJ. mine,
near Republic, Wash, was started
last week and is working smoothly.
The coal mines north of Colorado
Springs have been opened with non
union miners. About 100 men report
ed for work, which is about one-third
the usual number
The bride of less than a week of
John Melise, a widely known mining
man of the Occur d'Alenes, has dis
appeared and everyone disclaims
knowledge Of her whereabouts.
The Mammoth Mining company paid
Shoshone county $4,000. being its
share of the compromise agreement
of the disputed 1902 taxes. 1t is the
first company to make the payment.
All the shafts and other openings
in the Bullion Beck, ureka Hill, Cen
tennial Eureka and Gemini mines at
Eureka. Utah. about 30 in number,
have been sealed up on account of the
underground fire.
The Springfield property, near Null
Ian, Idaho, after being closed down
for several months, has resumed
operations. The Springfield is con-
sidered one Of the best properties in
the Stevens Peak country.
The injunction proceedings involv-
ing the claim Of F. Augustus Heinze
to large Slopes of valuable ore in
the Leonard mine were ended by
Judge Clancy ruling that plaintiff
Heinze had not made out a case.
During the past week ore shipments
from the mines Of Republic camp
were: Quilp, IL cars, to Tacoma;
Mountain Lion, cars, to Trail and Z
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
SPOKANE MARKET REPORT.

Vegetables-New potatoes, 600 i5c
100 lb. sack; head lettuce, 5@10c
head; tomatoes, home grown, sc Id.
754S0c box; radishes, punches SC;
dried onions, 1 ana &c h.; green
onions, punches sc; parsley, sc
bunch; cucumbers, 15@25c doz.; beets,
punches SC; carrots, 2 and punches
SC; caulihower, 1O@15c head; fresh
mint, sc h.; turnips, 2 punches SC;
green corn, loo doz.; celery, 2 punches
15c; pumpkins, 100000 each; squash,
1O@15c each; ripe cucumbers, sc each;
sweet potatoes, 3@4c h.; chilli pep
pers, 75c ID; red peppers, 10@15c 10.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 40@50e
each; chickens, dressed, 10000 lb.
Dairy products--Creamery butter.
soc h.; country butter, 15@25c h.;
cheese, 2O@25c lb.
Eggs-30c doz.; case, $3.50 whole.
sale; $7.75 retail.
Grain and Feed-Timothy hay, S1.OS
cwt., $3.50 ton; grain hay, 9Oc cwt.;
$3.50 ton; alfalfa, SIS ton; chicken
feed, $1.30 cwt., S22 ton; oats, sips
cwt., $20@22 ton; bran, $11O cwt;
bran and shorts, $1.1O sack 80 lbs;
shorts, $110 cwt.; barley, $22 ton;
81 20 cwt.; corn, $3.50 cwt
Flour-Wholesale, eastern hard
wheat, $5.25@5.75 bbl.; retail, fancy
patents, $1.2O sack; standard brands,
S1.15 sack; common grades, S11e
sack; lowest, 81 sack; Washington
wheat, $4.25@4.75 Dbl.
Seeds-Blue grass, 15c h.; English
blue grass, 15c h.; white clover, 1Sc
h.; red top, lac h.; timothy, Sc cwt.;
alfalfa, SIG cwt.; bromo grass, So
crate; rye grass, SO cwt.
Oysters and Clams-Eastern oy-
sters, Coo qt.; Olympia oysters, 75c
qt
sugar-6.5O 100 lb. sack; IA lbs. 81.
Fruits-Lemons, 20@30c doz.;
oranges, 25@SOc doz.; grape fruit, 4
for 25c; cocoanuts, 1O015c each:
pineapples, SO@4Oc each; bananas. %
030c doz.; muskmelons, S and 6 for
25c; peaches, 15@25c basket; 6Oc@$1
box; blackberries, baskets 25c:
watermelons, 15@25c each; prunes,
5@10c h.. Csc basket, SOC 20 lb. box;
new apples, and 3 lbs. 1Oc; pears,
S@5c h., 25@35c basket, $1@1.2S
box; cooking pears, 2@5c h.; crab
apples, 2@3c h., Csc box; Whitney
crabs, &c h.; plums, 15c basket;
grapes, loo lb.; 25@5Oc basket; Con-
cords, 25@4Oc basket; green cages.
10c basket, zoe box; wild plums, zoe
basket; citrOn, 10c each; nectarines,
25c basket; egg plums, 15c basket.
Prices paid to Producers.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens roost-
ers, &c; hens, lie lb. live weight;
young chickens, 1914 @13c h.; eggs,
fresh, $7.25@75O case, 2503Oc doz.,
strictly fresh
Vegetables-New potatoes, 100000
cwt.; onions, 5O@75c cwt.
Live Stock-Steers, $3.25@3.5O per
cwt.; COWS, $2.75@3; mutton ewes.
$3Q3.25 cwt.; wethers, 1925 cwt.;
hogs, live. $6.25@6.5O cwt.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16

Notices were recently posted in the
80 and 40 inch mills at the Homestead
Steel works announcing a shut down
of both these big mills for an indefi-
mite period. over 1000 men will be
thrown out of employment. No no
tice has previously been given of the
contemplated move. The notice sim
ply states that the suspension is for
an indefinite period, and the men can
get no idea of the length of time which
will elapse before they can resume
work.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
Wheat Report.

Portland. Ore.-Walla Walla, 74c;
bluestem, nc; valley, 76077c.
Tacoma, Wash.-Unchanged blue
stem, 79c; club, Use.
Colfax. wash cent higher. Blue
stem, &c; Sonora, 63c; club, &c
sales light.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Bluestem, csc;
club, 64c.
Lewiston, Idaho.-Club, Soc; blue
stem, CSC. No sales.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
Careless Money senders.

The income of the British postoffice
from money in envelopes having no or
insufficient address is $4,000 or $685.
900 a day.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16

Those who are looking for the easy
berths usually get the hard ones, but
those who don't mind the hard ones
soon get the easy ones
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
MEMS FROM MINING CAMPS
AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES
EVERY SECTION IMPROVES.

Items of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-B. c. Mines Busy
Occur d'Alene District Making a
Wonderful Neutrality-suspicious. and
Personals-Mergers All the Go.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16

II they sank her some Yankee
would raise her and make a good
boat
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-16
Montana Mines.

The receipts of gold at the United
States assay Office in Helena during
September were $275,655.
Mulvahill & Ely, lesses Of the DAILY
properties at Wicks, 20 miles from
Helena, recently shut down the mines,
as ore was accommodating faster thar
their cOncentTatOr would handle it.
The Liverpool. nine miles from
Helena, near Clancy, has been max
ing remarkable showings lately.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
WOULD TEACH COOKING.
Right Rev. sheepshanks, b~nop oA
Norwich, OHe RI to Instruct HIS
Women Auditors.

Right Rev. John Sheepshanks, bishop
Of Norwich, startled women's meet
ing at London by announcing; III
any ladies here want lessons IN sIinple
coo-inq-how to make tlapjacks or
cook bacon, let them come to me and
| will teach them.
1T has been said Of certain king
that he was fit to be king because he
had blacked his own boots. IaklnS
that reasoning, | am more tit to be a
bishop than anyone here because
have cobbled my own boots and mend
ed my own breeches.'
These remarks were made in the
course of an address, the theme Of
which was that maintaining of happl-
ness depends upon the inward feeling
Bishop S5heepshanks' experiences re-
ferred to we're gained while he was
chaplain to the bishop of Columbia
from 1889 to 1867.
His training as a cook he may have
acquired in bringing up large family
of ten sons and seven daughters, l.
of whom, six boys and as many girls
are still living, the eldest son belne
80 years old, and the youngest, also
a son, being seven. The bishop is 6s
years old.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
AN ASTRONOMICAL TRUST.
Prof. Pickering, of Harvard, Pro-
tects a Combine Which Will Al
vance Cause Of Science.

Prot. Pickering. Of the Harvard OBJ
servatory, is said to be projecting
combination of all the astronomical
observatories in the world, so that
their combined capital or endowments
can be used by all.
The aggregate working capital is
close to 100000 900. and there are enor-
nous incomes. Prof. Pickering thinks
there is too much money wasted IN
making observations, and too much
needless competition. His plan is to
distribute more equitably the work
ing funds and the staffs, as some sta
tions have too many men at work and
Others too few.
Harvard would be custodian of the
funds. including Carnegie institute and
the National academy, distributing
them to the best advantage for the
science.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
BETTER MARkSMEN
Army Officials to Offer a National
Trophy and Medals to Soldiers.
Made to Hnve tn G First
National Match Held Next Sep
tembe er-MfIitiame to be
Invited to Participates.

Unusual opportunities for the attain
ment of skill in craftsmanship by the
militiamen and others, as we'll as sol
diers in the regular army, are offered
in the rules governing the award of a
national trophy and medals which
were approved to-day by Secretary
Root. The first national match IS to
De shot September s and at Sea9lrt,
n. j., and the contest of next year
will be held in the middle west. Among
the regulations approved by the secre-
tary are the following:
That the national guard and militia
be invited to shoot in department com
petitions with the regular troops each
year for the same prizes for which the
regular army shoots, and that the ma
tional guard of the several states be
permitted to use United States govern
memnt rife ranges for target practice
at such dates as may not interfere
with their use by the army and marine
corps. That every facility be offered
citizens outside of the army and or
ganized militia to become proficient In
rifle shooting, and that this purpose
can best be accomplished by means OF
rifle clubs.
The national shoot will be between
teams OF 12,men, representing each de-
partment Of the army, the navy, the
marine corps and the militia OF eacf
state The prizes are:
/. The team making the highest ag
gregate total in two days contest
"The National Trophy" (authorlzed by
congress), to be competed for annual
ly. 81 600. and cash $500.
2. The team making the second high
est total, "The Holton Trophy ant
cash $500.
3. The team making the third high
est total. THE Bronze Soldier Of Mara
thon," presented by the commando
! in chief of the state of New York, an<
cash 5000.
A. The team making the fourth hlgh
est cash $50; the fifth highest, 800
the sixth highest $50. Also medal u
each member of each winning team.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
SMELTS NEW ORE CHEAPLY.
Discovery Said to Have Been Made
by Which Inferior Iron Makes
the Hest steel.

An experiment that may revolution
ize the iron and steel industry of the
country was succe ssfully made at st.
Paul, Mimi. the other afternoon. IL
tanic iron ore, of which there are bll-
lions of tons in northern Minnesota,
was sheltered in an ordinary cupota
and turned out pig iron which poi
ished up like steel and which, accord
ing to those interested in the expert
ment. is better than the finest Eesse-
mer steel, since with one-third the
weight has equal tensile strength
While the hard and soft iron ore
mines of St. Louis county have been
turning out millions of tons annually
for years, farther north there are gl-
gantic beds of iron which, because OF
the presence of titanium, have re-
ceived little attention.
Frank johnson, of ST. Paul CLAIMS
to have discovered a process to utlllze
this ore and in the presence OF deie-
gation of Duluth men demonstrated ms
discovery A prominent chemist and
assayer who was present stated that 10
his opinion this ore could now be smel
tered as cheaply as hematite.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
TO BE GIVEN ANOTHER TRIAL
Government still Undecid ed as to tn Q
Real Value of the women Inn
miEration Inspectors.

The commissioner of immigration
has sent TO the treasury department
a report covering the second 80 days
work of the female inspectors appoint
ed for the purpose of boarding incom-
ing vessels TO prevent the landing Of
persons of improper character IN the
United States. This report is similar
to that covering the first 80 days OF the
female inspectors work, and makes
1t evident to the officials that the ends
sought to be attained cannot be ac-
complished successfully by the detail
ing of women inspectors on the ships.
The women will be given another 80
days' trial, after which the president
and the secretary of the treasury Will
decide whether or not their services
shall be continued.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
PAYING LEPER IS A PUZZLE.
War De pa rtmen mt in a Quan dary over
Soldier Who Contracted the
Ds eas @ In the Philippines.
wears old

A curious case involving leper sol
dier in the Philippines is before the
war department, having been referred
to the judge advocate general to deter
mine in what manner the aTrilcted sol
der shall receipt for his pay. The
leper is an enlisted man in the artll-
lery and at prese Mt is isolated in South
Carolina Pay officers do not care to
have him handle the rolls to sign the
receipt for his pay, so an arrangement
probably will be made whereby the sol
der can be paid through power of at
torney executed in the presence OF the
nhvsician and nurse in attendance.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
stop Overs Allowed
ON ALL CLASSES OF TICKETS
For all information and illustrated
literature call on or address
w. Q. MOB RIDE.
GENERAL AGENT
142 Third St. PORTLAND, OR E
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE, LA
u Glande, Oregon, July 6. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act of Cong. ess OF
June 8. 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of
timber lands in the states of California. Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory" as extended
to all the Public Land States by act OF August
4, 1892,
Peter Hung,
OF Heppner, county of Morrow, state OF Ore
gon, has this day fled in this office his sworn
Statement No. 2677 for the purchase OF the
lot a. and sell swl4 of sec 81, Tp s. r 20 E, W
NJ, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or stone
than fo1 agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said lar tefore Nawter CraWto o.
County Clerk at 'Heppner, Oregon, on Friday,
the 18th day of September, 1908
He names as Witnesses
Paul Hiser, Ed Day, Andy Cook and John
Busck all of Heppner, Oregon.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above descr bed lands are requested to file their
claims in thie office on or before said 18th day
of september, 1908
1880 +. W. BARTLETT, Register.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
"FIRST WOMAN STUDENT"
Mrs. C1enentina N. Leroy, VINO
Opened the Doors to Harvard 10
CO-EAi u cation, Is Dead.

Harvard's "frst woman student"
whose determination to enter the ex-
aminations of Harvard university.
terms Of equality with men students
resulted in the founding OF Radclltfe
college, has Just died. Her name was
Mrs. Clementina NJ. Leroy She was
the wife OF Herman Stewart Leroy,
mem Der Of one of the well-knoWn fam
lies of the city.
She was Miss Clementina Morgan.
In her girlhood her parents wished to
have her go to Nassar or TO some Wom-
ans seminary, but she declined to 40
so. saying that she would have a Ge-
gree from Harvard. She applied Tor
matriculat ton in Harvard in 1850 to the
great astOnishment Of the faculty. ne
president finally agreed to let her pass
examination. although no arrange
ments could be made actually to admit
her to the institution. She received a
certificate saying that she had passed
in all the studies with distinction, and
several annual examinations. which
she passed later, gave her standing
almost equal to degree if 1t had beeh
possible for woman in those days to
be an A. B. Mrs Leroy was one OF the
organizing trustees Of barnard COZ
lege and for several years was active
ly interested in its affairs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-08-20
Administrators Notice.

In the County Court of Morrow County, State
of Oregon.
In the matter of the estate of Mary A. Krug
deceased
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the County Court
of Morrow County, Oregon administrator OF
tho estate of Mary A. Krug, deceased All per-
sons having claims against said estate will pre-.
sent them to the undersigned, at the office OF
Redfield Il VanVactor in Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, with proper vouchers attached
within six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice.
First publication July 3, 1903.
HENRY BLAHM,
Administrator of the estate of Mary A. Krug.
deceased. 4o-Jo