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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
ALL
SAINTS MIGHT

Fellow vegetarians, Let's haul in
our cabbages. A cabbage in the cellar
is worth two on the front stoop. A
little cabbage, in the hand, is dang
erous thing on October 3lst.
Boys and Girls. Let's not soil our
clothes and mar the paint on the
houses by throwing decayed vege-
tables. Let's not cause poor sufferer
to go into barber shop to get his
tooth yanked because we have changed
the dentists and BARRIERS signs. These
pranks are little ancient.
Let's try something new this year.
Here are few uggestions-you can
think of many more: Dress up in fam
tastic costume with mask 10 disguise
your features lat Griswold's for l0c),
sneak up to some poor mans door and
tie ham on the knob. Rap on the
door and just as he throws a pail of
hot water at you skip out. He will hit
the ham and in the morning what will
be his surprise and JOY to find a boiled
ham.
To make DEVILS fiddle Borrow a
large box and wide board hut don't
put any rasin on the board. Choose
shall lay across the box and be
spanked. The element of chance con-
nected with the drawing for position
makes this sport very interesting.
A little red fire (at Grisweld's l5c)
burned, will beighten the effect. Get
the sprinkling cart and balance it nice
ly on top of the battle monument.
Everybody will wonder the next morn
ing how it came there.
Girls, put on your rain-coat and a
Domino TAT Grisr ODDS, l0ci to hide
your beauty, and pet every good
looking young man you see with col
ored Confetti at Griswold's for SC
This will get down their necks and
tickle them so they will want to see
you home.
Take down the town clock and have
a big time.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
Sumpter Mines.

The E. G. E. Mining company has
just signed contract with William
j. Robertson for delivery at the mine
of 100000 feet of lumber.
Messrs. Hawley and Weaver have
started piping on the Buck gulch pla
GERS and expect to make a large clean
up before the season is over.
The Oregon Power & Placer com
pany has commenced operations on its
placer ground between Sumpter and
Granite. These placers produce con
siderable dust each season.
The Snow Creek group in the Green
horn district. is the scene of extens
i've operations. Large quantities of
ore have been blocked out and stopping
is going on. The mill is running to
Its full capacity.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

At the Del Rio some good ore is
being taken out. The tunnel is now
in $50 feet and prosecuting is being
done.
The Little Giant Is still In good
ore, which increases in size and value
as the work progresses.
Will T. Brown, manager, and Geo.
Blaine, foreman of the Concord com.
pany. are due in day or two. The
Ajax drifts north and south continue
to show large body of ore. Cross.
cutting is being done as we'll as drift.
ing.
The Crackerjack people are figuring
on putting in cyanide plant.
Myron j. Church, superintendent
of the Nighthawk mine. Nighthawk.
Okanogan county, Wash, reports that
the tunnel on the property which he
is managing is in 1245 feet, and a
great deal of water is coming in at
and near the face.
The Jumbo test plant is modelled
after the HendryX agitator, except that
it has a centrifugal pump instead of
using propeller blades in tube.
Meteor Camp, Washington, will open
up soon. Work on several properties
should commence when snow is off
the ground. 1t is camp of rich
values.
John Condron, Lou Smith and Frank
Brown have set a price of 100000 on
four claims of the Union Jack group,
in Buffalo Hump, IDAHO and William
A. Nichols has left for the east to
place the property
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
British Columbia Notes.

News reaches Nelson, B. c. of two
important strikes on the Happy -Four
and the Lardo King claims, near Pop
lar. Richard Roberts, owner of the
Happy Four, has been developing his
property all winter. On Saturday, at
the bottom of his 60 foot shaft. he
struck three foot shoot of ore, in
which the gold was in nuggets. 1t
was so rich that Roberts and those
working with him could hardly be-
lieve their eyes. The ledge is II feet
wide. The other strike was in the
Lardo King, adjoining the Happy -Four
on the west. In the 20 foot tunnel a
two and half foot shoot of ore was
encountered that fairly glistened with
free gold.
N. F. Mcknight of Silverton, B. c.,
in the Boundary district, has announc-
ed the sale of the Kilo group on Lem
on creek. The purchasers are an
American syndicate headed by S. r.
Oldacre of Helena. Mont. The deal
is practically on cash basis, the sum
involved being $4,000. OF this $685.
900 has been paid down, the remain
ing $4,000 coming in six months.
Boundary ore shipments now en-
coed the quarter million figure.
All railroads are now running
through trains, and ore is moving
regularly from Rossland to the smelt-
ers. The LIE Roi has resumed partial
shipments, and other mines are pro-
ducing on normal basis.
The International Coal & Coke COM
pany is installing new machinery at
Coleman. Alta, and are to ship two
thousand tons per day o. G. Laberee
says the new machinery will he in
stalled by July !. s. H. Miner is
president of the company.
The Greenwood townspeople in gen.
eral, and the Providence mine people
particularly, are jubilant over the sue
cess of the Providence.
Last week one furnace at the Green
wood smelter was blown out for a few
days to make repairs. During March,
in addition to shipping over $4,000 tons
of ore, there were 1896 feet of develop
ment work done in the CRANKY
mines.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
MONTANA NOTES.

The North Montana Roundup asso-
citation in session in Helena declared
in favor of the creation of railroad
commission by the adoption of the re.
port of the executive committee, which
urged all the members to endeavor to
secure the election to the Legislature
of men pledged to bring such a com
mission into existence.
One mile Of track of the Great Nor
th,Iu railway was washed away by a
food in the Milk river, at Minot, N
u The yards are under water.
Frank Lewis, trapper and pros
ppglnr If tne upper Boulder valley
Drinks hat he has struck a bonanza in
the way ui u prospect. The find is To-
c1'rl on the onst fork of tho Boulder
river among the lower spurs of the
hHar-s"e range cast of the mining
ump IT Contact
TN. romans If Oryvl p, Moe. who
"la I.uIea NY thu explosion on the hat
r.U.g Musowt short time ago
wore laid To rost last Sunday after
noon with military houors. The ia
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
Idaho. He has been assigned the stock

Idaho. He has been assigned the stock
of number of other stockholders.
Between IS and 20 tons of ore from
the Wyoming mine near Wardner, Ida
no, are being run daily through the
Silver King mill, making three tons
of concentrates in IL hour shift.
H. Smith Wooley, in charge of the
United States assay office at Boise
states to the Spokesman-Review that
he is on tour to secure the gold and
silver output of northern counties that
passes through banks and have it di-
verted to the Boise office instead of
going to Seattle, which is now the case
S. N. Quesenberry, an employee of
the Federal Mining G. Smelling com
pany at the Standard mine, sustained
ia broken leg and injuries to his arm
by falling 10 feet in the mine.
At the Mountain Lion mine there is
but little doing except running out
ore and loading it on the railroad
cars. There are reported to be over
10000 tons broken down in different
ports Of the mine. and there will be
no necessity for breaking any more
for some time.
w. S. Rogers is negotiating with
Chicago and Minneapolis people for
the sale of his iron claims near Spring
dale, Wash, for about 100000.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

Peter Wolff. aged about 65 years,
committed suicide at his lonely home
east of Astoria.
Crop conditions continue to be all
that could be wished.
Mrs. Emily Eads, wife of Rev. A.
Eads, died recently at La Grande.
During a heavy gale off Peacock
Spit recently a fishing boat containing
two men capsized and the occupants
were drowned.
A robber entered drug store in
Baker City at an early hour in the
morning, and was shot, but he made
his escape.
The recent voting Of 100000 bonds
for three new Pendleton schoolhouses
was not legal, as the terms of the law
had not been complied with in every
particular. 1t will now be necessary
to call another special election, which
will delay matters at least 30 days,
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
LEGAL EXECUTION,
Frank Rose Put to Death at Salt
Lake.

Frank Rose, who murdered his wife
last Christmas, was shot to death in
the yard Of the state penitentiary Fri
day morning at Salt Lake. Rose was
strapped to the same little wooden
chair in which Peter Mortensen met
his death a few months ago. Five
prison guards, concealed behind blue
curtain in the doorway of the black
smith shop across the area. formed
the executing gYsad. One Of the ri.
rhes held blank cartridge. Rose went
to the death chair with the same cool
ness that had marked his conduct
since he surrendered to the police.
Death was instantaneous, the four bull.
let's lodging in or very close to his
heart.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

tional guards of Montana. the Spanish
American war veterans and the Grand
Army veterans were present.
The Odd Fellows OF Butte celebrated
last Tuesday the eighty-fifth anniver-
sary of the institution of Odd Fellow
ship.
Saint Georges Day was gloriously
celebrated in Butte and Centerville
with two fine literary and musical en-
tertainments and banquets.
The list of students at the agrlcul-
tural college at Bozeman shows a to-
tai for this school year of 1856, fifty
one more than last year. a gain OF
nearly seventeen per cent.
The Northern Pacific has com
menced the enlargement of the wool
warehouse in Miles City.
The teachers and pupils Of both the
public and the county high schools in
Big Timber are busily engaged in the
of the programs for clos
ing exercises, which come during the
latter part of May.
p. H. Luddy, for twenty-three years
resident of Jefferson county, but who
has resided in Helena about a year,
died recently.
The Red Lodge strike question is
to be referred to the national eXecu-
tive board of U. NJ. w. A., as the
arbitrator are unable to agree.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

A wholesale capture of striking min
srs in Carbon county, Utah, is reported
in special dispatches from Price, Utah.
Dividends of $4,000 were paid Mon
day on two mines in the Spokane group
through the Offices of Finch & Camp
bell. The Kendall, a gold property in
Fergus county, Montana, will disburse
its monthly divluend of $4,000 at the
rate Of cents per share, and the
Hecla, a silver-lead property in the
Occur d'Alenes, will pay its quarterly
dividend of cents per share.
From four to six cars of copper ore
are shipped daily from the Snowstorm
mine near Mullan, Idaho. to the
Tacoma smelter and 80 cars have been
consigned.
After an idleness of several years,
due to prolonged litigation, the Six
teen to One silver-lead mine in the
Occur d'Alenes, will resume work this
week. About dozen men will be en-
,ployed on development, but this num-
bef>Iill be gradually increased. De-
velopr1snt will be in the lower tun-
mel 400 feet deep. The Sixteen to One
mine had produced over 100000 -Shcan
the litigation vas commented in 1899.
Thomas l.. Greenough has closed a
contract with the Washington Water
Power company for 500 horse power
of electricity to operate all the machin-
cry of the Morning mine, three and a
half miles above Wallace, Idaho, on
the Occur d'Alene river, at the mouth
of Grouse gulch. The power will be
used in the compressor plants to com
press air which will be used to run
the drills, the hoists and all the other
apparatus.
1t is announced that the last pay
ment on the Werdenhoff mine, in the
| Big Creek section, Idaho, has beer
made some time in advance of matu
rity. The amount called for about
| $4,000 but it is understood that the
company secured concession fol
early payment. 1t is said an import
ant strike was made in the property
recently.
| Jules L. Prickett of Spokane has
| brought a suit against +. Lewis Clark
and Charles Sweeny to recover $500,
600 damages. Prckett alleges that he
was defrauded out of his interest il
the Last Chance mine near Wardner
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Labor Trouble Still Exists Down In
Colorado-Coeur d'Alene Output is
Greater Than Eyer-B. C. Mines
Busy-Accidents and Personals.

Judge j. H. Richards, president OF
the American Mining congress, has re-
ceived from President Roosevelt a
response to an invitation sent him to
attend the meeting in Portland this
year. The president expressed regret
at being unable to attend, but states
the government will be represented by
three officials as at the last session,
when Secretary Shaw attended on re-
quest of the president.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

Paris.-Henry lselin. the Amei AMER IA
and director of the Societe Genefa, ..,n.
Banque, who was arrested anu ue .,,ou
ed in custody pending an inves.lss sank
into the alleged relations OF ms ~ de-
with the defunct Banqne Gene" Noon
Credit Mobiler ct Industriale' mas som
released, following strenuous rep am,
tations from the United States
bassy.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
Spokane Retail Market.

Observation-Disclosures, $1@1.25 per
sack; carrots, 2@3c Id; onions, 4@5c
lib; cabbage, 2@3c lb; celery, 15c
stalk; horseradish, 10000; tomatoes.
15@25c lb; green onions, 2 punches
SC; radishes, SC bunch.
Fruits-Oranges, 15@50c doz; lem
ons, 15@25c doz; cranberries, 15c ID;
apples, extra fancy Wagners, $2@2.5O
box; Northern Spy, Rome Beauty and
fancy Baldwins, $1.50@1.75 box; New
Town Pippin, S2.25 box.
Poultry-Dressed chickens, young
chickens, 10000; hens, 15@1Sc Id;
old BOOSTERS, 14@16c lb; geese, 1Sc.
Dairy Products-Butter, best cream
cry, 35c; common creamery, 25@3Oc;
best country, 20@30c; common coun-
try, 10000; imported Swiss cheese,
4Oc; American Swiss cheese, Csc;
cream brick cheese, 20@25c; New
York cheese. zoe.
Eggs-New laid eggs, 25@30c doz.
Meats-Beef, porterhouse steak, 10
@20c lb; sirloin steak, 15@1Sc ID;
round steak, 12kc lb; shoulder steak,
1Oc lib; hamburger steak, 9@12hc Id;
prime roast, 15@1Sc lb; common roast,
1O@12c lb.
oysters and Clams-Eastern oysters,
$4,000 qt; Olympia oysters, 75c at;
bulk clans, &c Id; Toxic Points, 35c
doz in shell.
Fish-Royal salmon, 12k@15c Id;
halibut, 12h @15c Id; founders, 12Rc
lib; whitefish, 1Sc lib; smelts, 12sc Id.
Flour-Eastern fancy patents, $1.65
Oils sack; local patents, $1.3O sack;
standard, $1.z0 sack; lowest, $1.1O
sack; Washington wheat, $4.40@4.75
Ahbl; buckwheat, 4O@5Oc 10 Id sack.
C.SS Feed-1i mothy, $1.05G1.10
cwt. alfai,s-S5@9oc cwt; grain hay,
s5@soc cwt; oats. ql.4o; bran ',I
9O@95c cwt; bran shortssASi ,v' Nv, 49,
shorts, s1.1O cwt; wheat, SLY chop-
ped barley, s1.2O@1.25; feed carfes.,
soc sack.
seed-Red clover, $3.50 cwt; alsike
clover, SIG cwt; alfalfa, SIS cwt; tim
othy, Sc cwt; best redtop, $12 cwt;
Kentucky bluegrass, SIS cwt; orchard
grass, SIS cwt: bromegrass, 50 cwt.
City hay market-Loose timothy hay
SIS; wheat hay, $17@lS; oat hay, $l5
@16.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, $40 ton; bran and shorts, S2l
ton; oats, $1.20 cwt; wheat, $1.25 cwt /;
chopped corn. s1.4O cwt; whole corn
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay, $50 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Vegetables and t'ruits-Potatoes Is
a soc cwt; onions. 81 cwt; cabbage,
$l.45Gl .G5 cwt; root vegetables, S65c
cwt; Spitzenberg apples sl.50 box;
yellow Newton apples, $3.50 box.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, roost'
ers. Toe; hens, 12m15c live weight;
Young chickens. 1l@lic lb; turkeys
dressed. 1Sft2oc. geese and ducks, IL
\ Hllc: eggs, $3.50.
Timothy $160l9 ton; al
falfa. $li grain hay, So; oats, $loSa
lis cwt
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

Inquiries made at London reveal no
traces of any effort or intention to in
tervcne in the Russo-Japanese war.
No step looking to the pacific settle
ment of the conflict has been taken by
the foreign office, nor, so far as known
in Downing street. by King Edward
himself. Those who have discussed the
war with the king within the past last
few days gay such II step is the last
thing he contemplates. Such step,
however, informally taken, so it is
held here, might seriously endanger
the vital negotiations now progressing
between Russia and Great Britain with
a view to the settlement of outstanding
differences between the two countries
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
Tornado Near centraIia, MO-

Centralia, Mo-, April ga t !,onces
struck near here. Several res'u hut
and other property were DAMAGE,
no one was killed as far as kno"A
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

The Bird-Are you superstitious?
The FISH am about some things
has always been an unlucky day
Puck.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18

But with "a strong nayy--the basis or
which was laid by Democratic admin
istration and which has been supported
by all Democrats and pushed forward
until II is one OF the most splendid navies
in the world. We hold our own, protect
our citizens in every part OF the world
that the minister Of the Gospel as
he travels in the performances of his
duty in the mission or peace and good
will to all men, has the invisible flag
of the Republic floating around him and
protecting him from wrong in whatever
country lie may choose to traveL who
would have these men who are citizens
Of our country unprotected and inse-
cure? Eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty and with the maintenance or
this liberty comes some cost. 1t is
claimed by one OF my opponents that tho
maintenance OF Il navy Is un democratic.
1 deny 1t and challenge him to his proof.
He claims that the navy is maintained
FOR the purpose of conquest and acquisi-
tion of foreign lands. This. likewise. is
position which Is not and cannot bo
proven. and 1 tell you, my fellow-citi-
zens. 1t Is an unfriendy hand to you
and to your best interests that would
seek to weaken the navy OF these United
States OF. the seas. Destroy that navy
and our commerce Is ruined. the pro-
ducts of your plantations are unsold:
but with 4 the trade OF the world lies
before US and 1t Is our privilege to cloths
the world with our staple and with our
bands manufacture tho goods which are
TO be worn by every people in every
cline throughout this world. You will
remember that the cotton producing
states grow more than eighty per cent.
of tho cotton consumed by the entire
world, and, while we are manufacturing
largely, the goods which We do not con-
sumo must be sent to foreign shores.
Recall. IL you will. the condition OF the
South with millions OF bales OF cotton
worth billions OF dollars lying upon her
plantations, not ship to move thin.
not navy to protect the merchantmen
upon the high seas and all OF this wealth
lying unused and the South poor and
pennyless. unable to raise money, yet
wealth OF the greatest kind lying sll
around her; sn you see that a strong
navy 10 necessary to protect trade, to
maintain treaty rights and for the
South to be commercially prosperous and
extend her trade to all parts OF the
world
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18
Alter the passage OF this penalty act

:. Alter the passage OF this penalty act
OF 1897 the Southern Railroad leased
and operated certain Dads.
After leasing these roads much money
had been spent in improving them anu
giving the public better and safer ser
vice. But Notwithstanding this fact
nine suits were brought by individuals
against the Southern claiming that 1T
was liable for the one hundred dollar n
day penalty for leasing and operating
these roads. Tne Southern took the
position that ii was not liable on the
ground that the roads were neither par
allcl or competing lines within this state
and that 1t was not acting in violation
or the peEalty act of 1897 Five of these
nine suits have been disposed of by trial
or abandonment, and not one OF them
5as gone against the railroad, but the
counties We're put to the trial expenses
all the same.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18
Test Act.

Aftcr the Merger Act of 1902 had been
passed, over my vote. the consolidation
made and the railroad company paid it's
charter fees 10 the secretary OF state,
ten suits were brought against the
S"'thern to recover the penalty not
withstanding the merger act OF 1902,
which allowed the consolidation to be
made. some OF these suits were for the
same time and same cause
General complaint was made 70 the
"itorney general that the Southern was
operating these leased roads and urging
him to take some action. The com
plants were so urgent that the attor-
ney general deemed IL expedient to
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18
Effect OF the Merger Act.

ans act authorizing the consolida ton
oI THESE roads has had the effect of
building up the old IN Carolina ro,d
ana understand also the q. c. &. c.
Tue sphrtanburg * Asheville Is now a
trunk line. the Carolina Midland ha.
Deer extended from Perrys to Columbia
distance OF nearly forty (40) miles
end from Allcndale 10 IIardeevile about
thirty 500 miles. These extensions have
been u clear gain TO the state In tax
able property. The extension from All
Iendu!e through Hampton county add,l
three hW d and sixty thousand dol
Iars E36O. 100000 to the taxable property
or that county alone. The increase I'm
Tie valuation OF the Carolina Midland
fer taxable purposes IN Barnwel coun-
~ Is something over a hundred and
seventy seven thousand dollars (3l77-
oVut the entire road from Columbia TO
It's intersection with the Coast Line At
hardeevilie has been raised to the yalu-
ehon OF trst-class road and taxed on
ths basis OF ten thousand dollars (sIO.-
VO"h per mile. The taxable property OF
the South Carolina road has been IN
creased In every county through which
Il passes In addition to this everybody
must admit a great Improvement In pas
senEer accommodation and freight traf-
10.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18
Army and Navy.

To enforce tho Monroe doctrine. to
keep away from our country monarchi-
cal forms o: government we must he
able. IRnn the open seas. to bid def
au.c tp any power which should seek
- rrdd under foot this sacred principle
"f cur national life. We can call into
,E..,,H. ln army, by utilizing the
at.,e militia. within sixty days, and
therefore, do not need a large standing
army Eut 90 build and equip navy
t.a,r many years. and when an emer-
E'n"y Nas arisen the great nation which
hns mot navy IS LEFT stranded and at
'." mercy ol any dcspot hand. Look al
a"l|u. iut for her navy Russia woud
row 30. master OF the Yellow Sea and
'hr a.,i" Japs shut up securely in their
..lNHd possessions; but. having IA strong
'.NE they have held Russia in check
-Io send their troops to the shores OF
l." munnnd. ana there on equal footing
ulvE contest man for man, with the
El,tt Russian government Besides
this II Ho do not have Il strong navy
Our commerce. would be at the mercy of
tina, most relentless and uncompromis-
lm% uf aIl powers the Russian govern
mcut, our ships would be seized our
trade blocked. our commerce would be-
driven from The seas and your cotton
worid remain ON your farms unsold ana
without market so far as the Far East
is concerned. FOR what Russia cannot
do 10y diplomacy # IS n part OF her ma
tIenai life that she will to DO by force