davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15
HINsDALE.

w,r+ast;ouet grange initiated eight
,,nd;dates into the first and second de-
erees Wednesday evening" May o.
The pastors of the several churcnes
delivered sermons Sunday morning
urging their hearers to vote no Oh 'he
license question.
Members of the Pine Grove Gene
+erv association will meet in the select-
VANS room in the town hall Saturday
aftarnoon to elect officers and transact
any other necessary business.
An auction of household good, wa,
held at the Raleigh house on River
street Saturday afternoon: Inc house
;tself was not sold, the bids not pelng
hioh enough to satisfy the heirs.
Mrs. D. C. Fogg of Keene and MS.
E. L. Cook of Brattleboro speht 'Po
dav. NAV 2, with Mr.. and Mrs. j. n.
Tct,,ran On Canal street, it being the
twenty fifth marriage anniversary VI
Mr.. and Mrs. Holman.
Hinsdale's voters to the NUMBER OF
3SS turned out Tuesday to vote on the
license question and license won the
dav bv majority of 104. The polls
were opened at 9 o'clock and the vot-
inc began at once, the question at IS
sue being one of interest to all 'he
townspeople.
The baseball association. which Is
oomnosed of those who contributed
toward the renting of Riverside park,
baJd meeting Monday evening and
organized with W. A. Blouen manag-
er and Frank Young assistant man
aaer Another meeting will soon be
held to elect captain and choose the
players. =. =
The Young ladies' sodality OF st. 10
semi q Catholic church gave May par
ty at the town hall Wednesday even
ing. Nav 6. Supper was served IN the
basement and the Hinsdale orchestra
gave we'll selected musical program
Dancing followed and the compan.
broke up about o'clock after one o
the nleasantest and most successful al
fairs of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Robertson ant
daughter Eva have gone to Attlca
Ind, for stay of month or more,
Rev. W. F. White and George A. Roo
ertsop attended the state convention
Congregational and Presbyterlal
churches at Newport last week. Mrs
Jay Archibald and child OF Lualow
Vt. are visiting with Mrs: c. D. WHIT
aker on High street. Walter Brooks !
TO play with the Y. NJ. c. A. baseball
team of Brattleboro this season. In
ladies of the Congregational churc
served supper of,salads, cold meats
etc. at the church vestry Wednesda
evening, May 6.-Miss Caroline :
Howe is visiting in Boston. mrs
Edwin Robinson and child OF st Lou
is are visiting her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. M. S. Leach. Miss Florenc
Hubbard of Newton, Mass, came Sa'
urday to visit Miss Elizabeth NJ. Rot
ertson. John Stanton closes his Ell
gagement at M. S. Mann's phnarmacc
this week and will take position
F. H. Holden's drug store in brattl'
boro.-Mrs. Ida Shaw has sold III
house on the Mortified road to E; I
Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Brie
of Ludlow were in town last week.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15
Accident to Williamsville Man.

Herbert Ingram of Williamsville. deaf
and dumb. had his leg broken while at
work for Ephriam Osgood in Brookline
Monday. He was driving an OK team
when the animals became frightened
and ran throwing him to the ground.
The load passed over the left leg break
ing it above the knee. He was moved
to the home of Lyman Powers in, Will
Evansville where he will be cared for,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15

Send orders for job printing to VI
lery & Co., Brattleboro. Good WORK
at fair prices.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15
AROUND OUR HOME FIELD
SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE EVENTS OF
THE WEEKS RECORD.
License Vote In Cheshire County

The vote on license in Cheshire coun,,
ty Tuesday was large. The towns and
cities in which the license law was
adopted are Hinsdale, Alstead, Ches-
terfield, Richmond, Swanzey, Winches-
contest was very close and license won
by only 80 votes in a total OF over 200.
The majority for license in Hinsdale
was 1O4 in total vote of 1868.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15

Tuesday the vote for license was two
to ore in favor of the license Inc
vote polled was very light and was
partly due to the fact that ., me prei;en
The drug stores. hotels, railroad cafes
and paint stores have licenses anyway,
and the vote was only on the saloon.
The result showed that Walpole favors
the saloon two to one The town also
voted on the question Of allowing the
telephone company to put IN poles.
There is sentiment against putting
into the streets anything which may
be unsightly, as this village is, to a
large extent, home for summer visit
ors who come here because of the beau
ty of the place. The opinion OF the
meeting was that the wires should as
far nc possible, be carried as they are
now. and that the selectmen should
see that when poles are used the work
| is done right.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

The bows will have dance here May
%. See posters
Smallpox scare is over. The disease
proved to be chicken pox.
Mrs. George Amidon improves slow
". Gertrude Rice is very low.
The special town meeting called OUT W
a good attendance. The town went "
yes, % no.
The question for the next grange
meeting, May 90, is what variety OF
corn is most profitable to raise for en-
silage and what can be done by the
grange to aid and improve the farmers
instituted"
Mrs. Alice Randall and her father
Alexander Kathan, went to drummer
ston last week to attend the ceieora
ton of Mrs. Melvina Bemis' soth birth
tuous repast was served and a genera
good time enjoyed.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15
WALP0LE,

Supt Richards is moving to MI
Peck's new house.
Tt is expected that the schools VIII
close Nav Is to allow the teachers to
attend the institute at Keene.
A meeting of the Old Home Week
association IS called for Saturday even
ing when plans will be made Tor the
celebration of the 150th anniversary OF
the settlement of the town.
Augustus Felch and family of Mar,
low have moved to this village. Carr
Davis Of Cincinnati, O., is visiting his
father. C. C. Davis. Mrs. E. A: Keep
and son, John, go to Conway, N. IL. {,
to live. Mrs. Keep will be much missed
here.
The stone work on the new Episco,,
pal church is progressing rapidly anu
the carpenters are preparing tne YIN
bers. The plans show very pretty ae-
sign in which the front to the caves Is
stone, and the north end is WOOD ana
stone.
Saturday the base ball team was beat
on by the Bellows Falls Athletics by a
score of 10 to g. There was some ms
understanding so that some OF the
home team did not play and it is ex'
pected that the whole team will give
the visitors an interesting game next
time.
The building which Mr.. Amory, be
gan to fit for club house has EVOLVED
into a handsome hotel Notice is Civ
en- that Walpole Inn will be open to re
ceive guests June 5. Mrs. NJ. F. Hutch
ms of Boston has leased the inn. I'm
der Mr.. Amory's hand THE Elm
wood" is being improved and thes'
with The Dinsmore give unusual hote
accommodations for village of thisslze
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DIS
trict Court of the State of Nevada,
in and for the county of Humboldt.
In the matter of the estate of John
T. Read. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been duly appointed and
qualified by the Fifth Judicial District
Court Of the State of Nevada, in and
for the county OF Humboldt, as exc
cutor of the estate Of John T. Read,
late of said county, deceased. All
creditors having claims against said
estate are required to file the same,
with proper vouchers attached, with
the Clerk Of the Court, within three
months of the frs publication of this
notice. Datet Feb. 10. 1903.
GEO. E. MOREHEAD.
Execute y said Estate.
f 19-3mos.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-03

= Mines of the Mountains =
, and Riches of the Valley :

for ten years. The salt is the very best
table salt. The capacity is about two
thousand ton a year, but could be
increased to supply the coast.
Mr.. Schmidt also owns a large
phosphate deposit at White Plains.
1t is estimated that there is several
million tons in sight. 1t has been
tested on the orange groves of South
ern California and found to be a first
class fertilizer. The rock contains
about seven per cent phosphoric acid.
Mr.. Schmidt was the discoverer of
the famous Rye Patch mine. He also
owns the Desert Queen silver mine
near White Plains and other valuable
silver properties in that district.
James Say and partners at White
Plains own potash claims that are
thought to be very valuable. A COM
pany has been organized to work the
deposit.
For thirty years it has been known
that inter was to be found in this val
ley. Ten miles south of town it stands
on a big red bluff. Millions of tons of
the rock is in sight. It is said to con-
tain a multitude of values, nitrate of
soda, potash in all its forms, the best
of table salt, iodine, bromine, pig
ments of all kinds, and the residue
makes a good fertilizer. But the com
pany that was organized last year to
work the deposit was not a success.
1t is said that a reorganization will
be effected and the works started up
again. 1t is believed that there is
vast wealth in that deposit.
OLD SILVER MINES
Silver mining is an old story, but
1T should not be overlooked. The
Montezuma at Arabia and the Even
ing Star at Trinity were famous Is
years ago. These properties, with the
Rye Patch mine, built smelling works
and mills before the advent of the
railroad. They formed the market for
the blue joint hay and potatoes of
the Big Meadows. The Arizona mine
at knoxville produced five and one
half millions before shutting down.
with ore still in sight.
Three new companies have under
taken to reopen the mines of Trinity
and Arbaia districts. The Interna-
tional Electric Mining company is
promoted by Geo. D. Burton of Bos-
ton. The Electric Mining and Reduc-
tion company is anothe. Boston cor
poration. The Numa Mining company
is a San Francisco organization and
owns the old Evening Star property
Trinity and Arabia will yet produce
much wealth.
KNOXVILLE is a typical abandoned
mining camp. They still do a little as
church or saloon.
Knoxville will again some day be
a lively mining camp. Pacific Coast
Miner.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-03
(By CHAS NJ. SAM

Is it a good place for business? And
it seems to be the rule Of every Ameri-
can to reverse the natural order of
~things-frst, to find a fortune, and
then to live anywhere. 1t is said that
there are more opportunities in Ne
vada to acquire wealth than any other
State in the Union; and there is no
finer climate in the world than that
of Nevada. 1t is the object of this ar
ticle to set forth the resources of the
Lovelock valley.
Humboldt county is one of the larg-
est and wealthiest counties in the
State, and its fame is due in no small
part to the Lovelock valley. This val
ley was famed 80 years ago as the Big
Meadows by the overland teams that
camped here in the tall b~lue-joint wild
grass. From that time its growth
has been constant and sure.
In the center of the valley lies the
town Of Lovelock, named after the
pioneer, George Lovelock, one of the
first settlers who kept a station at
this point long before the railroad
was built. This has been the trading
center for the country for so miles
around. Within this section there is
vast mineral wealth. There is said
to be a greater variety of minerals
here than within any other similar
district in the world. Notwithstand-
ing the riches of the Comstock and
Tonopah it is believed these mines
around Lovelock have a greater ag-
gregate value.
Aside from the mines this section
has another claim to distinction. The
Lovelock valley is probably the most
fertile spot in the State. Here is soil
210 feet deep. Stone or gravel is
hardly to be found, and there is not
grit enough to wear down a horses
hoofs. There is a gentle slope of one
or two feet to the mile, just enough
for irrigating. The valley is "a miles
long and ten miles in the widest part.
This valley is the bottom of that
ancient sea known by biologists as
Lake Lahonton. It's greatest depth
was about 800 feet above the present
valley, and the ancient shore lines
are distinctly marked along the sides
of the mountains. The alley is hem
med in by the Humboldt range of
mountains on the east and the Lowry
Wells range on the west. In the low
er part, covering 10000 acres of fine
land with soil four and five feet deep,
is Humboldt lake. In this sheltered
vale the climate is mild all the year
round, and in this fertile soil the
rancher grows a ton and a half OF
alfalfa. The elevation is 120 feet less
than 1000, almost the lowest point
in the great basin. The distance from
seldom falls here. and it is an ideal
winter feeding point for stockmen.
The are warm but never en-
ervating.
HUMBOLDT'S MINERAL WEALTH.
But in these deserts and mountain
ranges are valuable mines. 1t is es-
timated hat Humboldt county has
produced more than $50, 000, 900 in
the precious metals, and much of this
has been mined in the vicinity of
Lovelock. Mining will be continued
here for a hundred years to come, and
all this makes a good market for farm
produce.
In the early days silver lodges and
placer gold were the principal mining
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-03

many a mine was left with large ore
reserves. Under changed conditions
there is as much profit in mining sill
yer at the present prices as there was
at the old figures. Some day these
abandoned silver properties will be
worked again. Some Of them are pat
ented and are allowed to lie idle. We
need a law taxing patented mines.
In the last few years much prospect
ing has been done for copper. Cotton
wood and Jackson creek have been
the w most promising districts
tributary to Lovelock. In both these
camps several large companies have
been operating. Tunnels have been
driven into the mountain a thousand
feet. A smelter has been built, but as
yet there has been no output. I'm
portant negotiations are now going on
on in the east for the consolidation
of the Schweitzer and Boyer inter
ests at Cottonwood with that of the
Nevada Copper company. and it is
expected that development work will
be resumed on a large scale before
long. The indications for a copper
mine in that district are most promis-
ing. In fact large bodies of copper
are now exposed.
1t is not in the precious metals that
the wealth of this district will be
found, but in iron, sulphur, gypsum,
salt, borax, potash, inter. anthony,
zinc, lead and copper.
The sulphur mines at Rabbit Hole
have been worked for the past thirty
years, and it is said that more than a
quarter of a million dollars is now
in sight in the deposit. Two furnaces
are kept running and a line of teams
is on the road to the Humboldt house.
GREAT IRON DEPOSITS
The Lovelock iron mines are said
TO contain the largest BODY of iron ore
on the coast, and it is of the very best
quality for reduction purposes. 1t
has no titanic acid and no phosphorus
which so often impair the quality of
iron in other places. The ore here
also carries it's own 1uxes, lime and
silica. The average is about 62 per
cent, just right for smelling. In
places the pure oxide of iron is found,
and this in prehistoric days was used
as paint by the Indians. The iron de-
post is about Is miles from town, and
sticks up from huge lodges in the mid
die of Buena Vista. George Love-
lock owned one of the three deposits
and John T. Read owns the other
two. c.. A. Hitchcock for the last five
years has had the promotion of the
mines and has organized a strong
company in the east. The building of
a branch railroad from the Central
Pacific is now assured through Car
son Sink to the iron deposit. 1t is
estimated that there is at least forty
million tons of ore in sight. The de-
posts cover an area ten miles in
length and in places is 900 feet wide,
and in places extend up hundreds of
feet out of the ground.
Just east of town is a mountain of
/ gypsum. Years ago this was worked
by the Pacific Coast Plaster company,
but they did not make a success. The
cost of hauling by wagon six miles to
the railroad was too great and other
difficulties were in the way. But re-
Gently the mountain has been relocat-
ed and some day this will be the
basis of a large industry. Ed. M.
Emmons expects to make his fortune
out of the gypsum and out of sulphur
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-03

A meal ticket at Mrs. Frye's res
taurant is a gilt-edged investment If
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07
7OsOsOHOcONsOeNF eNFsO.O.OSO1CoON
Is Making a Grand Sue
cess of His Undertake -
ings and is Finding Rich
Ore in the Argentine. -

There has been times in Mr., Vidler's past
even among his friends In this city when
his fortunes were not shining SO brightly
as at the present time, but no one ever
found him with faint heart-working
with an earnestness through trials that
would have broken down many a less
confident man of the future greatness of
Clear Greek.
Mr. Vidler has used his forceful pen as
well as his personal persuation in bring.
ing the district to the front, and some of
his schemes looked upon as wild dreams
few years ago, are to day accomplished
facts and workings. The Lucania tunnel
can be noted as considered one of the
widest of these but now considered by
one and all as one of the most promising
tunnel schemes to reach the rich ore de-
posits of Clear Creek and Gilpin counties
at great depths that has ever been pro-
moted--even not excepting the great
Newhouse. Mr. Vidler's future even at
this early day is foreseen, and he will be
known in years to come as one of the
builders of the district. His personality
is most interesting one, and the writer
of this hopes some day to be able to
write sketch of his life with trials and
successes he has met with, when that is
done it will be noted that Mr.. Vider has
confined himself ever to Clear Creek, even
when Cripple Creek was carrying away
our best mining men, through the boom
days of Creede, and the half hundred ex-
citements springing up around-they
only found him alone and offering some
thing better in Clear Greek county.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07
SOCIAL ETHICS CLUB.

The ladies of the Social Ethics club
met with Mrs. Coddington on last Friday
afternoon and had most enjoyable
gathering and many surprises In fact
it was a meeting of genial ladies of pleas
ing social abilities, and is always the
case with these ladies, there wasn't a
single dull moment during the afternoon.
Dainty refreshments brought by the
ladies was one of the enjoN able events.
Picture cards representing or illustrating
the name of some lady present was
passed around and all guessed at the
ladies name it represented, which was
amusing and entertaining.
Mrs. Coddington, assisted by her ac-
complished daughters, were appreciated
by the ladies and everyone voted them
as queens of entertainers.
In this club, which is for the social
and educational benefits of the members,
everyone is expected to be something or
do something original that will amuse
and in way surprise the other ladies'.
In this way many very comical and en-
tertaining situations are met with during
a meeting and one can easily imagine
that not dull moment is experienced at
any of their meetings.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07
r.. G. VIDLER
A MAN Of II
ENTERPRISE

R. c. Wider, formerly of this city, but
now one of the most enterprising mining
men of Georgetown, was in the city last
Saturday shaking hands with friends and
incidentally trying to do business when
given time from receiving congratula-
tions from everyone-for everyone is Mr..
Vidler's friend in Idaho Springs. Mr.,
Vidler is now the manager of the Horse
shoe and Argentine tunnels in the Argen-
tine district, and as appears from some as
says he showed few of his most init
mate friends while in the city, he is
making a grand success Of his under
takings. One assay was for value of
SIS, 900 per ton while the other was for
something over SI2, 500 per ton, all in
gold and silver values. Mr. Wider, in
speaking of his good fortune was very
reticent and conservative, yet you could
tell that he was highly pleased and knew
more of his properties than he would tell
to even his most intimate friends.
Mr.. Wider recently made trip to Eng
land and was successful in getting capital
in developing his properties or rather
prospects. His good fortune was some
what surprise to mining men who have
tried the same thing. Mr.. Vidler's earn
estness and personal knowledge of the
conditions to be met with was an assur-
ance that was met with confidence and
capital. Probably few of the operators
in this section has promoted as many
promising propositions as Mr., Wider,
and he alone has been the stepping stone
of Cripple Greek capital coming to Clear
Greek county seeking investments
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

Mr.. w. L. Wilson, of the firm of H. E.
Insley & Co., brokers, Denver, was in
the city the first of the week inspecting
some mining property with view of in
vesting in the district. Mr.. Wilson, to-
gether with Mr.. Insley, are heavily in
terested in some good paying PROPOSE
tons in Cripple Greek, and the fact that
they are looking toward Clear Greek for
investments is assuring that they will
soon become prominent operators here.
Mr.. Wilson was accompanied by his
brother and family, who were greatly
pleased with our beautiful little city, and
hoped to be able to spend some months
here during next summer if they can
get accommodations suitable. Too bad
our new hotel is not completed.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

c. M. Berry, one of Denver's prominent
business men, was in the city the forepart
of the week inspecting the Fall River NJ.
and NJ. Company's properties. Mr..
Berry was pleased with the showing in
his properties and feels as if he has one
of the coming big mines of the camp.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

Thos. L. Slater, manager of the Gold
Anchor mine at Alice, passed through
the city the forepart of the week on his
way home from Denver, where he was
called to meet several eastern capitalists
interested in the company. Mr.. Slater
says his company will build a mill to
handle 100 tons of ore daily this summer.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

John Owen returned last Sunday from
a protracted trip to California. Mr.. Owen
made tour of the Sandwich Islands
while on the coast and was greatly
pleased with Honolulu, where he made a
few small investments. However, Mr..
Owen was glad to get back to Colorado.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

George S. Redd, of Denver, attorney
for the Big Five Mining Company, was
in the city on business for his company
last Saturday. Mr.. Redd was very en-
thusiastic in speaking ofthe new Bradley
hotel proposed by the Blue Ribbon Com
pany for this city and promised that the
Big Five would do all in their power to
help the building of the same. He
seemed to be of the opinion that though
his company proposed large hotel for
the city, that the one proposed by the
Blue Ribbon people would be needed
and would be good investment. He
expressed the opinion that if half dozen
such buildings were erected here they
would each receive all the patrons and
support to make them paying propo-
sition. In fact if several such hotels
were built it would be help to their
proposition in every way.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

Through tourist sleeping cars to Okla
homa City, Dittle Rock and Memphis via
Choctaw route. Best line to Hot Springs,
Ark. Leaves Denver via c. & S. $50 D.
M, every Sunday. Leaves Colorado
Springs via c. & S. I2.05 a. m. every
Monday. Leaves Pueblo via c. & S. 1.2o
a. m. every Monday.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

Mrs. J. D. Williamson visited relatives
and old friends in Denver Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07
Little BreezeS ~
That Fan ~ ~ ~
The Local Field ~

Gabriel G. Barnard of Idaho Springs,
was granted divorce from Ida Randall
Barnard by the county court last Satur-
day, on the grounds of desertion.-
Georgetown Courier.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

Edward Doty and Miss Louisa LeRay
of this city were married in Georgetown
last week.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-03-07

WI. Schaffer and David Ellis of this
place were in the new town of Rollins
vile last week on business.