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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-20
Editor MINING News,
Elk City, Idaho,

Elk City, Idaho,
Dear Sir:
1t occurs to me, that in view of
the fact that it has become necessary
to abandon the mail route to Thunder
. mountain, this would be an opportune
moment, to call the attention of ''the
powers that be" to the fact that there
is route that can be kept open with
out effort, at all seasons of the year.
To those familiar with the topogra-
ply of Central Idaho, it will be unnec-
essary to present any argument in favor
of the Elk City-Dixie route, but 1t
seems to have escaped the attention Of
the postal authorities that the shortest,
quickest, best and in fact the only feas=
able route to Thunder mountain, lays
throt gh Elk City and Dixie.
1t was clearly demonstrated two
years ago that this route could be trav-
eled with ease during the period of the
heaviest snow. During the months OF
January, February and March 1902, in
Vulnerable prospectors and mining men,
ami even women, went into Thunder
mountain over this trail, some packing
their outfits, some hauling them on
toboggans and others with dog teams;
pack horses and horses hauling raw
hides were also in evidence. AS the
trail had not been kept open during the
early part of the winter, and the snow
had accumulated to considerable depth,
it was demonstrated that the trail could
not only be kept open during the entire
winter, but that it was possible to oper
it up in the midst Of winter when the
snow was deepest.
A casual glance at the map will con
vince any person that the shortest anC
most direct route from any RAILROAD
point to Thunder mountain is the rout'
via Elk City and Dixie from Sites.
There is a good wagon road to apoin
six miles south of Dixie. This is KEEP
open at ali seasons Of the year by
daily stage line and many freight team
as far as Elk City, and a tri-weekl,
mail and freight teams as far as Dixie
From Dixie to the Salmon river tn
trail is kept open by miners, ranchers
and trappers, living along Salmon river
who travel back and forth between tn
river and Dixie for their mail and SUP
plies.
From the Salmon River to Roosevelt
the distance will not exceed 60 miles
This, then, is the distance that tn
trail would have to be kept open by tn
mail carriers. Inasmuch as the regio
of deepest snow has already been pass
ed in reaching this point it would cel
tainly not appear formidable task
keep this 60 miles of trail open. Man
place the distance at much less than
miles. 1t is certainly. not more tina
that distance.
The highest point, and the region
deepest snow, is the mountain betwee
Sites and Newsome. No difficulty h;
ever been experienced in getting IL
mail over this mountain. The difficu
ties between Dixie and Thunder moul
tain would be even less. There is abs
lutely no question but that this trs
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
PARAGOULD DEPOT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Paragould, Dec. 15. Fire was discovered in the passenger sta- tion here last night shortly after 11::3O, and although everything possible was done to save the building, it was a total loss. The coupon ticket case, together with large amount of tickets was burned. The telegraph instru- ments, a large amount of mail, baggage and express were in the station, and all is a total loss. The local ticket case was saved.
 No cause is given for the fire, and it is supposed that tramps or a spark from a passing locomo- tive started it.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
BLACKMAIL CHARGE
 AGAINST THREE.
Tried to Bunko Man and Your Uncle Samuel Took a Hand
 in the Little Game.

Jonesboro, Dec. 16. Ira Saffel, E. D. Martin and a man named Smith are in jail charged with blackmail.
 It is alleged that they wrote a letter, signing the name of J. A. Hayden, to George Webber, who is operating a spindle wheel here, claiming that his brother had been robbed of $50 in his place, and demanding that he send a registered letter to him in sums of S25 each, and if not done that he would be advertised in all the papers.
 Mir. Webber wrote the letter to Hayden as instructed, in order to catch the party. Yesterday Martin called at the postofice and asked for the letter, saying that Hayden was sick in bed. Postmaster Houghton inform ed him he could not give it to him. After this ,Safel arranged for the man Smith to imperson- ate Hayden, so he went and the letter was given to him, but 1t was simply a decoy to catch the guilty parties.
 Last night Safel, Martin and Smith were arrested at different places. Smith was the first ar rested and soon gave the thing away, and all are now behind the bars and will have a hearing at once.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
ACQUISITION ISSUED.

Little Rock, Dec. 15. A requi- sition was issued by Gov. Davis today on the governor of Louisi- ana for Frank Kelly, a white man who is charged with bur- glary and larceny in Clark coun- ty. He is under arrest at Shreveport, and will be brought back by Deputy Constable Geo. Lewis of Little Rock. He has been a fugitive since Nov. 23. He robbed car of clothing, and seventy-two pairs ofaaants were Among the property recovered
 eom him.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
IN SOCIETY,".
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CLOVER CLUB.

The home of Mrs. Ed Wilmans was thrown open to the members of the Clover club Thursday aft ernoon and a delightful social meeting of this club was the re- suit.
 A large number of members were present with several guests added to the delightful affair.
 The hostess served a delight ful luncheon of chicken salad, escalloped oysters, pickles, wa fers, coffee and salted almonds, which concluded the pleasant event.
 Those present were Mesdames Geo. R. Hays, Wm. Bailey. w. w. Dutton, l.. Hirsch, Sam Tag gart, B. B. Bond, Wm. Hooker, A. Vacaro, Guy Brown, B. w. Stainback, Miss Mary Laird.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
MARVELLOUS GROWTH
 OF THE I. 0. o. F.
Membership Has More Than Doubled in Arkansas in the
 Past Five Years.

The I. o. o. r. of Arkansas has made a phenomenal growth in the last five years. Grand Secretary John P. Paul of Gra- vette reports that during the period mentioned the memberI ibership in the state has grown { from 4,000 to 13, 900, a gain of 5000.
 There are now 319 subordinate lodges and 34 encampments Of the militant rank in the state. Since the recent session of the grand lodge subordinate lodges have been established at Hiram, Blue Mountain, Ola, Wolverton, Dutch Mills, Sulphur City, Noun tain View, near Rogers, Oak Bower, Summers, Rover, lone, Richmond and Belleville, and five encampments have been ln- stituted at Foreman, Lockesburg, Grannis, Casa and Walnut Ridge.
 The order is in excellent finan- cial condition. The site of the orphans home at Batesville IS paid for, there is $9,000 in the treasury for that purpose and 46 orphans and five widows are being taken care of. The next undertaking will be the erection of an Odd Fellows temple in Little Rock commensurate with the growth and importance of the order.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
NEWPORT CLUBS
 ANNUAL ELECTION.
Popular Organization Selects a Board of Governors Thurs
 day Evening.


 The Newport club held it's an- nual business meeting Thursday evening and selected a board of governors to preside over the de- Alterations of the organization during the year 1905.
 The new board of governors is made up of Messrs. Ike Botten- stein, w. T. Parish and John w. Stayton, while the officers named are W. T. Dunn, president; pr. G. K. Stephens, vice president, and w. T. Parish as secretary.
 The new as we'll as the out going officers of the club are un- tiring workers and much of the success it has enjoyed in the past has been largely due to their efforts, although every member is entitled to a part of the credit.
 The club has elegantly fitted quarters above the First Ma tional bank, which furnish its large membership a very pleas ant place to while away many an hour that would otherwise be less proftably or pleasantly spent.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
BABY CONTEST VOTE.

A total of 1928 votes was cast in the baby contest today, but no change is made in the relative positions of the various contest ants.
 This, however, is not an indi. cation of the manner in which the little ones will finish in the home stretch. The leading con- testants are so close that one good spurt might easily place any one of them in the lead, while none are beyond the possibility of evading the distance flag on the last quarter. It is anybody's race and will begin to warm up from this time on.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16

this policy, for the reason that every clerk or employe is due the leisure and rest of his evenings, but Doctor Willis does well in go- ing further to show that man needs the physical, mental and moral development which earlier closing hours make it possible for him to cultivate.
 That the trading public would readily accustom themselves to the new order has been proven the past two summers, when such an agreement was in effect.
 That no trade is lost by shorter hours was likewise proven; so the whole question sits as to wheth- eror not the merchants are willing to be considerate of the pleasure and development of their ability to get together on such an agree ment.
 In Paragould several meetings have been held by the merchants, who propose to close their stores at 6:30 in the evening during the year 1905 excepting the 9th and 20th of each month, factory pay days and Saturday nights. Why not start the new year off in Newport in the same manner. In the North very few towns have failed to adopt such an agreement, and in the South the innovation is fast becoming gen. eral.
 With better clerks and en- ployes by reason of these hours of evening rest, pleasure and inn provement and the same amount of business to handle, which can easily be done in shorter hours, expenses curtailed in the way of l lights, etc., there is nothing to be lost by the merchants of any city in following the good exam pie so successfully established by other towns in all parts of the country under varying. trade conditions.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
MURDERED BY TRAMP.

Augusta, Dec. 15. Lon Bre- ton, the colored porter who has been at the Iron Mountain depot in this place for twelve years, was found dead in the white waiting room this morning, shot in the head. Two tramps at Me- Crory and one at Martin Junc- tion and two negroes have been arrested. It is surmised that the tramps shot him because they were refused occupation of the waiting room.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16

We have 800 overcoats, a few more than we need. They are being sold at a sacrifice. Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
HOGAN HOME BURNED.

|pn Plant, Dec. 16. The Ice of o. A. Hogan, a lent timber man of near ", was destroyed by fire Int. He lost everything
 family barely escaped in Int clothes. There was
 knce.
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16
CLOSING tOURS ADVOCATED.

ent issue of the Inde- Rev. R. B. Willis con- In article advocating
 ing hours by the mer- his city, which has D considerable discus lquestion. This pa-
 been a supporter of
Newport daily independent., 1904-12-16

A full line of Schrafft's can- dies in fancy boxes for Christ mas at Bracy's. 97btc
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
FAST PASSENGER
TRAIN WRECKED
Three Dead and Many Are
Injured as the Result of
a Collision in Illinois

PRINCETON, ILL.,. Sept. THE KAN
sas City fast passenger train on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road was wrecked half a mile east of
Tiskilwa tonight More than thirty
persons were badly injured, three of
whom have since died. Others are
penned under the wrecked passenger
coaches and as yet have not been res
cued.
The dead are man supposed to have
been named Donaldson of Chicago, an
unidentified Italian and an unidentified
man about 80 years old. All were pas
sengers.
Baggageman Mcclure of Chicago is
seriously injured.
The wreck was caused by peculiar
accident. Shortly before the time for
the southwest-bound passenger train
to arrive at Tiskilwa an eastbound
freight train broke in two while run
ming at high speed. The two sections
almost Immediately came together
with great force, piling up boxcars on
the westbound track, almost. directly
in front of the fast passenger train.
The engineer of the latter was unable
TO stop and the passenger train hit the
wreckage while going at an estimated
speed Of sixty miles an hour. The en-
gineer escaped injury, but the fireman
was seriously hurt.
half dozen passenger cars were
wrecked and the passengers thrown in
every direction, eight landing in a corn
field at one side of the track.
Many of the injured have been taken
to Tiskilwa and others to the hospital
at La Sale. Surgeons and. nurses have
been summoned from many of the sur
rounding towns. The full extent of the
disaster will not be known for several
hours.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Los Ange-
les, the banner Republican county Of
California, did honor to Hon. Leslie M.
Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury, to-
day and tonight in full measure COM
mensurate with what is due a member
of the Presidents official family, and
did more than that. Pasadena received
ming the Republicans of this city and
members Of the party from all parts of
the. county, and from other counties,
packed Hazards Pavilion to the limit
Of its standing room capacity to par
ticipate in this, the first real Repub-
ican meeting of this campaign.
That he was pleased was indicated by
the fact that after the meeting, weary
as he was from. a days hard work, he
beamed with pleasure and stated that
the demonstration was one of the
greatest which he has seen during his
tour of the West.
The most important thing about the
initial rally of the campaign is that it
sets at rest all fears that the Repub-
licans of Los Angeles County are
apathetic and that they will take the
reelection of President Roosevelt as
foregone conclusion and therefore
refrain from doing their political
duties as citizens.
The distinguished visitor arrived
early this morning on the Owl and
was met by a reception committee
composed of some of the most promi-
nent members of the party in this
section of the State. The morning
was spent showing him the city and
in IAN entirely informal reception, at
which he met the party leaders Of
Southern California.
In the afternoon he went to Pasa-
dena, returning just before the time
set for the evening meeting at the
pavilion. Escorted by the Columbia
Marching Club of Santa Ana and ac-
companied by prominent citizens
without reference to their political
faiths, Secretary Shaw was driven IN
an open carriage from his hotel to the
place of meeting, the route being
through the principal streets of the
city. Arrived at the pavilion the
party found it difficult to enter.
The streets were lined with people
and the building was packed. A larger
crowd never attended political meet
ing or other function there. Upon the
stage were seated the vice presidents of
the evening and even their rights to
the distinction of holding such seats
were not regarded by the crowd which
encroached upon the rear of the stage
to make room for those behind them.
Disrespect for the guest or inclination
toward disorder was farthest from their
thoughts. They all wanted to hear
Shaw and they wanted others to hear
him and they did.
Secretary shaM Spoke for two hours
along the same general lines as those
followed In his San Francisco speech.
Many times he was cheered and at the
conclusion OF the meeting hundreds
went forward to greet him personally
and congratulate him upon his magni-
ficent effort.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
VOTE AGAINST
ENDING STRIKE
Chicago Butchers, in Refer
endum Ballot, Decide to
Continue the Struggle.

CHICAGO. Sept THE strikers,
yards struggle until better terms can
be, secured. their leaders, tonight are
in a quandary as to- what the next
move shall be. When the result of
the vote of the men, defeating the
proposition to return to work, was an
nounced to-day, it was stated by the
union officials that a second ballot
would be ordered at once Shortly af-
ter the announcement was made, how
ever, the plan was abandoned and ef-
forts were begun to secure another con-
ference with the packers. In this the
strikers were unsuccessful and then a
second announcement was made that
the order issued last week, placing all
meat on the unfair list, would go into
effect tonight.
While arrangements were being made
to carry out this order it was suddenly
discovered by some of the leaders that
the Allied Trades Conference Board
would have to give their consent be-
fore it could be enforced, and that it
would be impossible to put the mani
festo into effect tonight, as the AL
lied Trades Conference Board would
not be able to arrange for a meeting
of its members until tomorrow. 1t
was then stated that the central or
ganization would meet tomorrow at
II o'clock
FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. THE
striking butcher workmen to-day voted
to declare the strike off at the pack
inc nIants and to return TO work under
the old conditions. The vote was prac-
tically unanimous.
OMAHA, Sept. Two hundred
packing house strikers returned to
work to-day, as result of vote taken
yesterday on the question of discontin-
uing the strike.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
BELLS LARGE PLURALITY.
Vermont Republican Candidate for
Governor Has Votes to Spare.

Governor Has Votes to Spare
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT.
Sept. with only. two small, towns
missing, the Republican plurality of
31,500 in yesterdays election is believed
to be within few votes of the correct
figures, Four years ago it was 3d.
S12
The total vote for Governor, without
the two towns, is: Bell, Republican.
1881; Porter, Democrat, 16, 492, a Re-
publican plurality of 31,449. The miss
ing towns gave a Republican plurality
last year of 68
A tabulation of the returns, COM
pared with those of 1900, shows that the
Republicans gained in eight counties
an aggregate of 99S votes. The loss in
six counties shows an aggregate of
1882 making a net Republican loss of
444
On the other hand the Democrats
gained in three counties an aggregate
of 212 votes, losing in the other eleven
an aggregate of 1241, making a net
Democratic loss of 1929.
The next Legislature will be more
completely controlled by the Republi-
cans than for many years. The returns
from 221 towns show that the Senate
will be solidly Republican, where last
year there were five Democrats
Returns for the House show 1856 Re-
publicans, 80 Democrats, three Inde-
pendents and two Citizen members.
Last year the Democrats had fifty
members in the House.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
BANNER REPUBLICAN CITY
GREETS SECRETARY SHAW
Immense Audience Appauds the Words of the Cabinet
Official During His Speech at the Pavilion in Los An
gees-Pasadena Honors Distinguished Republican
Special Dispatch to The Can.

tltIed to Its own self-respect nor to that Of the
pupilc sentiment of the nation.
DlsSulSe as they may, the Republicans can
not deny the sectional animus Of their party
PURPOSES, nor eVade the record of their admin
lstratlon in Its unjust and ungenerous dealings
with the South in the matter of Federal ap
pointments and in the brutal and sindefensible
manner IN which their President has raised
Lne io OF the racial Pandora'S box that our
people black and white. may be tormented
with the devils that have emerged from 1t.
l speak the sentiment of the South OF too day
the new south. If you will-when tell you
IIat Ine mistaken attitude OF the Republican
PRESIDENT mas done more TO check the real
Prosress OIL the negro than all else that has
peen done since the war His stubborn disre-
gard of the advice of even his own party
referees in the States affected in hie mad de-
termination that white constituencies should
De. served by negro office hold s Exclusively
IN the south, for II would be RI udiated in the
North. has rekindIed the sluhibering embers
OF racial hostility to a degree that has not
peen known since the days of reconstruction:z
was II necessary? Let them ask the mem
ory of their martyred Mckinley, who, twice
honored with the Presidency died with South
and North knelling together at his bedside
uniting their prayers that God might spare
bis life. .sM
Lest the Republicans should want further
testimony than that offered blythe kindly atti-
tude OF their own Mckinley, let his successor
ask the negro himself II the changed policy has
Deen productive of good evil TO the race
and those who. in the very nature of things
ought to be and their best real friends.
All rthe South asks is to deal with this
question as its conscience and Judgment die
tate, and we pledge that the solution Will be for
the best Of all concerned. ~
Eliminate -the race question as a political
issue. and you have put the capstone on the
pyramids of national unity
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
REPUBLICAN SPLIT IN UTAH.
Kearns Faction Will Not Support the
State Ticket.

SALT LAKE, Sept. 7.--As a direct re-
suit OF Senator Shoots recent political
activity Gentle party is in process
of formation in Utah and leading Cen
tile Republicans, headed by Senator
Kearns. have refused to support the
Republican State ticket named two
trolled by Smoot
The Salt Lake Tribune, Senator
Kearns' paper. has refused to indorse
the ticket. charging that the Mormon
church, through Smoot, is exercising
absolute dictation of politics in Utah.
Kearns and the manager of the
Tribune have served notice on the State
committee that the paper will sup
port the National Republican ticket,
but will have nothing to do with the
State ticket unless the church an
nounces that it will keep its hands off
politics. The Salt Lake Telegram (in-
dependent Republican, will take a
similar course. Chairman William
Spry Of the State Committee, a Nor
mon, says the ticket can win without
the support of Gentiles
Where they get one Gentle Repub-
hcan from us in Salt Lake, he says,
I'VE will get two Mormon Democrats
in the country, SO let them go ahead
with their liberal party"
The Gentle movement was started
by leading Gentiles. Republicans and
Democrats, and has gained consider
able size, although it's work has abeen
quietly done. Its membership, embraces
several millionaire mine owners and
other men Of wealth and it is said on
authority that a campaign fund of
s25O,00O has already been pledged.
David Keith business associate of
Senator Kearns, and Frank Kno, presi-
Gent of the National Bank Of the Re
public, two prominent Gentiles, have
refused to serve on the Republican
State Finance Committee, the other
members of which are known as Smoot
men.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
TYPHOID FEVER GERMS
ELIMINATED BY COPPER
Successful Tests With the Metal as a
Purifier of Drinking M
Water

WASHINGTON, Sept. z. = The
health authorities of Philadelphia
have completed some tests with cop
per as an eliminator of typhoid fever
germs from drinking water and Di-
rector Martin Of the Health Depart
ment Of that city has made this state
ment:
Not only has the Bureau of Health,
through its bacteriologists, made prac-
tical tests with copper. both metallic
shd in sulphate form. to determine its
germicidal potency against typhoid
fever and cholera germs in drinking
water, but it has obtained results that
ought TO be highly encouraging to
everybody who realizes the general
hygienic Importance Of a pure water
supply"
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-08
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATS.
Connecticut State Ticket Is Placed In
Nomination.

NEW HAVEN Conn, Sept. In
an enthusiastic. convention held at the
Hyprome Theater to-day the Demo-
cratic State ticket was placed in nom
ination, as follows: Governor. A.
Heaton Robertson; Lieutenant Cover
nor, Henry A. Bishop; Secretly of
State, James Huntington; State Treas
urer, John NJ. Ney; Comptroller, Will
liam Belcher; Congressman at Large,
William Kennedy
The platform demands reciprocity
with Canada