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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01

weekly mail The younger girls were
sewing; Ann sat at the fiax wheel.
The Rutiedge girls can't say I'm
tagging anybody now, because I'm not
tagging" breathed Peggy. But goOdy!
l can watch them through the
window!"
The most desirable thing in the
world was to be lovely. She looked at
Ann Ruuedge, to whom hearts were
given on sight. An ungraceful move
ment seemed impossible to Ann. There
was no angle in the lines &t her taA,
supple body. Her deep blue eyes some
times turned golden in moments OF
happiness. Unconscious tina, any cut
slider watched her, she lifted them
and smiled at darkness through the
open window. The passes of her
hands as she spun and the sweetness
of life expressed in her face brought
sob up Peggy's throat.
'1ll never be like her" whispered
Peggy. I'm a peg-legged Spaniard.
little for my age, and ugly. l can't
spin. l can't sew. Sally says squaw
clothes are good enough for me, and
ShicEshack has to cut them out, and
we piece them together as well as we
can. He's done it ever since we left
his people and have had no Indian
women to help US. I can't read like
Ann Rutledge does. II 1 could even
knit could make stockings for Anty-
wine and Shickshack. They are the
only men in New Salem that have to
keep on wearing neips wrapped around
their ankles for stockings"
She set her teeth together so the
grating was audible. Someth ing
stirred behind her, like one of the
hounds creeping near; but she paid no
attention to it. A blanket dropped over
her head.
Peggy fought it with both hands.
hearing the crutch that had laid across
ber knees roll to the ground. This
was the last sound she heard. Scream
ing in the muff1ing folds, she felt her
self dragged of the hand-mill and
carried away.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01
SPANISH PEGGY
AOSroRY OF YOUNG ILLINOIS
D. ,4ARr aARrwx1.L cArnxRwooD
eopyriehe I@a by Herbert o Stone k'eo-

pompy-" It was not right; and the
audience began to laugh with appre-
citation of joke. Martha Bell Clary
heard her own brother Redmond
shouting with such delight as she
struggled hopelessly with Ompompa-
noosuck, that she turned and made
what was called in New Salem "a
mouth at him. Though the lecturer
endeared himself greatly to the Grove
boys, it was plain he had only put up
Minter Grayham's scholars to be made
ridiculous before their parents and
friends.
I'D hate to have him for q relation,
even if I was as bad off as Peggy
Shickshack," whispered Martha Bell
to Mahala Cameron.
$50 would IT, responded Mahala.
II don't believe he has any book to
give as prize. And I don't believe
he has any plantation in Cuba. either. I"
Shickshack's wife came in late, and
sat by the schoolhouse door, looking
steadily at the speaker. 1t was the
first time the village had ever seen her
at any meeting. The women nearest
were more occupied in being repelled
by her than they were with the annex
alton of Cuba 1t surprised nobody
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01
CORVALLIS, OREGON.

Rates $1.OO and $500 per day accord
ing to the quality of rooms and class of
service rendered.
Prices for regular boarders made rea-
sonable on application. The house was
freshly painted Inside and papered
throughout during last summer and fall,
and supplied with new bath and toilets.
The table is furnished at ell times with
the best the market affords. The beds
are changed every day and all rooms
aired and cleaned daily. Every effort
will be made to please the travelling pub
lie of all classes.
Free sample room and the best of SER
vice for commercial travellers. Will be
pleased to negotiate with all persons de-
string good comfortable hcmelike accom-
modations. Free Bus to and from trains
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01


HOUSE DOOR, LOOKING STEADILY
AT THE SPEAKER.
that she should come out 10 hear
Shickshack's enemy. But it surprised
some who departed slowly after the
dismissal that she had a word or two.
and touched hands with the stranger
as he passed by her at the door. An
unlovely nature had worked so long
on features striking for angularity that
she carried habitually a malignant
look. The boys of New Salem liked to
venture on Sally Shickshack's door
step, or climb her garden fence, and
have her chase them with gourds of
hot water Though she had been so
short time in the village, it was al
ready known that Antywine La
Chance, former husbands son, had
not inherited fip'ny-bit of his fathers
property; and as a fip'ny-bit was
smaller than the proverbial shilling
with which heirs were sometimes cut
off, it was plain that Antywine La
Chance had been cheated by his step
mother.
Don Pedro Lorimer mounted his
horse the following morning, and took
the misunderstanding road which
separated north and south beside the
Sangamon. He nodded to everybody
he saw along the narrow street His
departure was as public as his errand
had been, and not unkindly feeling
went with him and would welcome him
again. For a man who travelled around
at his own expense, without charging
price, to lecture on the annexation
of Cuba, must be in earnest; and from
iersmen respected a person in earnest
Lincoln usually closed his store
soon after the village supper-time, in
order to recite his daily lesson to
Minter Grayham in the cooper-shop.
Few customers were SO belated as to
need anything at the store when
candles were lighted. Those who
dropped in met to talk and whittle;
and since the nightly study blaze had
begun to show in the cOOper-shop these
gossips felt obliged to seek another
rendezvous. The law student therefore,
found himself delayed by Shickshack,
who entered with Antywine as he was
about to blow out the lights,
What shall l show you, Shick-
shack?" said Lincoln. The Indian
looked around at a country stock:
barrels of New Orleans salt and sugar,
and sacks of coffee; a few scant shelves
of calico; hoes. rakes and shovels; a
grand leghorn bonnet or two, of mighty
brim and crown; threads, needles and
pins; and all the simple necessities of
people on the edge of civilization. He
shook his head.
ME want to talk. Shut the door,"
Lincoln closed the door and sat down
on the counter. drawing up his knees
and encircling them with his arms in
favorite attitude for relaxing chat;
motioning his visitors to make use OF
the same high bench Shickshack got
up and curled his legs under him
Indian fashion, but Antywine re-
mained standing by the door. Two
candles on a high shelf at the rear
cast swaying shadows of the white man
and the red man and the crowded OBJ
jects in the little storas
4 Il .[I On :, Ny n is tli':-r
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
TIME CARD.

TIME CARD.
No. 2-For Yaquina:
Leaves Albany AS p. N.
Leaves Corvallis 200 o. NJ
Arrives Yaquina .6:2O p. IN.
No. l-Returning:
Leaves Yaquina. ........ 6 As a. m.
Leaves Corvallis. IL 80 a. IN.
Arrives Albany. .12:15 p. m.
No. 3-Fer Detroit:
Leaves Albany. 100 a. NJ.
Arrives Detroit 20 p. m.
No. 4-From Detroit:
Leaves Detroit. .......... i 100 p. m.
Arrives Albany. :55 p. m.
Train No. l arrives in Albany in
time to connect with the S. P. south
bound train, as we'll as giving two or
three hours in Albany before departure
of S. P. north bound train.
Train No. 2 connects with the S. P.
trains at Corvallis and Albany giving
direct service to Newport and adjacent
beaches.
Train 8 for Detroit, Breitenbush and
other mountain resorts leaves Albany at
Z 100 a. m, reaching Detroit about noon,
giving ample time to reach the Springs
same day.
For further inf rmation apply to
EDWIN SToNE,
II. H. CRONrsE, Nana yar.
IA,s. CoCkkELL, Agent lbany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-01

H. M. BRUNK, PROPRIETOR
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
EJHcrNRNT PROCEEDINGS BEGUN
Against Settlers on Bitter Root For
est Reserve.

Capt L. d. Schattner, deputy u. S.
marshal, served a summons today on
w. r. Bullock ordering him to appear
in the United States district court at
Moscow within forty days, as defendent
in the case entitled, United States of
America VS.. Warren r. Bullock. The
plaintiff is suing defendent for the res
titutiOn of 12O acres of ''agricultural''
or ttpastural'' land held by him without
permission of the honorable secretary
of the interior. The plaintiff also sues
for seven hundred and twenty dollars,
the value of the profits during such
time he has had possession of the land,
and, of course, the costs of action and
for execution. This complaint issued
prior to the arrival of the Elk City pro-
test at Washington, and the assurances
returned by Mr.. Pinchot to the effect
that these burdensome rules and regu-
latiOnS would be discontinued, it is
therefore probable that the matter will
not be pressed. However, the commit
tee are preparing for any eventuality
which may arise. 1t is their desire to
test the validity of the forest reserve
laws in their entirety should they be
compelled to go into litigation. In view
of the fOrester's assurances, they had
hoped to accomplish the desired end
without unnecessary friction or expense.
Mr. Bullock acquired possessory right
to this land by purchase in 1901, and
has resided there ever since. We are
informed this place was held as ranch
for a period approximating thirty years
prior to MIR. Bullock's acquisition of it..
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
Inc Honlestake Group Sold.

The Spokane Sokesman-Revew says: Mining claims
Elk Idaho the Homestae group have been bought by the
Leroy Mining for $5000 according to W. H. Pmmer
secretary Of the who has just
a trip made to close the deal He said
organized the Leroy last at Philadelphia to
Leroy property Elk City The paid
the installed 10samp mill and going
ahead with development work While closed deal for the
purchase Homestae miles from the Leroy for
We bought from Hye Bros. 1t purpose small
stamp mill the Homeake On this property about 800
which have opened three big
The Leroy company has $5OOO0 capital Stock of which
been issued Mahlon T. Newton,
tast Philadelphia president and W. Riley is
Eight Philadelphia in the company
superintendent of the LIE Roy Gold Mining
pany yesterday business trip from the mines and
article and expects
active wbrk the Homestake property very
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
a Big Deal in Copper On the Salmon

What will be the biggest mining deal
ever consumated in Idaho county is now
fairly under way, and is now near the
closing point, according to reputable
authority. 1t IS, the consolidation of
the three groups of copper property on
the Salmon river near White Bird
the Idaho Copper Mining e Smelling
Company, the Salmon River Copper
Mining & Smelling Company and Min
eral Zone Copper Mining & Smelling
Company, and the sale of the three to
an eastern syndicate that is to pay one
million dollars spot cash for the prop
erty.
The three properties are capitalized
for 1000, 600 shares each. It is expect
ed that the new purchasers will spend
at least million dollars within a year
or so after the purchase, developing the
property, building all kinds of operat-
ing plants, and laying their own rail
road IL the outside roads do not care to
do. it at once. The syndicate is fnan-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
Clearwater.

Allen Stevens, the popular general
merchant of Clearwater, returned home
Tuesday morning after a sojourn of
several days in our midst on business.
Speaking of Clearwater he said: eve
are moving along alright. There are
three general stores, one blacksmith
shop and. one hotel. Four new houses
were erected last season. Three fra
ternal orders are represented, the 1. o.
o. F., the Maccabees and Artisans.
The size of this little burg will be a
matter of surprise to many miners who
have never been over that route, those
who ever heard of it generally dismiss
ed it from their thoughts as consisting
of the usual store, blacl1smithshop and
postOfice combined, all being run by
the same local genius. A community
large enough to support three stores,
however, is a community of consider
able importance in any mans country
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
SOME LOCALS.

tt Jack Woods was in town from Brun-
diges Wednesday on business.
J. A. Whitaker, Elk's popular gen
eral merchant, received four loads of
freight Monday.
William Hogan, of Orogrande, made
flying trip to the metropolis Monday,
Nreturning the same day.
j. f. Powers, Orogrande's popular
postmaster, blew into town Tuesday
t>tsnd returned Wednesday.
Three loads of machinery passed
through town Sunday enroute from
Dixie to the lie Roy on Crooked river.
Mrs Susie Ingram is over from New
Il some creek and attended the masquer-
= ade at the Odd Fellows hall last night.
G. L.. Campbell and Pat Monaghan
have located the old American Hill
placers. The new group consists of
four claims.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
YELLOW JACKET GROUP
Is Sold to the Badger Mining Company Spokane
are Located Near the American Eagle and is Said
be Marvellous Showing.

H. T. Mccarthy paid sanctum Wednesday
and after giving interesting review of the general he
was induced to talk about the Yellow Jacket which he form
owned but belongs the Badger Mining Co. Spokane
This group said Mr. Mccarthy comprises four claims To-
Gated parallel VEINS situated between French
gch and Sege creek and parallels the shhawk which
owned by the American Eagle The of the claims
the Yellow Jacket Yellow Jacket No l. Yellow Jacket No
and Yellow Jacket No g. Two parallel veins the Yellow
has width of half opened by
and the assay show The other
much larger but has enough done make
which place estimate of its Importance That carries val
good safe amount convinced but know
vcon is not certainty from mining viewpoint But the Ye
low Jackets and which, said BEFORE parallels the Yellow
Jacket and Yellow Jacket No ledge I'll existence
being alright 1t averses the claims almost their entire
distance We opened different places with
holes and crossuts and shows width of feet with values
from Sc $O but there places the of this
example, Clyde Daniels while working adjacent claim visit
ed while work and seeing what he considered good looking
spot the vein requested permission of it. Upon
being told ahead he double handful panned
it, the result gold startling saved it carefully till
could reach where could weigh it, which, when done
showed $780, be avoided for obvious
reasons, such when taking samples.
Lewis Lusk representative of the Badger Investment Co.,
Spokane recently inspecting the and expressed
himself being highly grated with the showing 1t is his in
tenon 5Ooo shafts along the of the veins
convinced they things doing
s camps future you that consider it alright 1t
has reached the where the gumboot tin bucket
such surface ShowingS
quartz congomera all developed enough justify cap
tai in taking hold
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13

Dick Slime, the we'll known hunter
and trapper of Elk Basin, was in town
Wednesday, bringing in a shipment of
furs. He reports the fur catch as nor
NAL.
Mrs F. S. Rice left Tuesday, morning
to join her husband at Grangeville, who
has been undergoing treatment at the
hospital for wound caused by amputa-
tion. The operation was performed a
year ago and has since stubbornly re-
fused to heal, until his visit to the hos
pital, when the difficulty was happily
overcome. His many friends viii be
gratified to learn of his recovery.
The new organ, which was purchased
by the ladies of Elk City for the Sun
day school, arrived by freight Monday
and was installed in the Odd Fellow S
hall. 1t is high grade instrument and
the ladies can not be to highly COM
mended for their public spirit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
Inc Moose Creek PIocers.

c. p Richardson, the Moose creek
placer miner, was in the city Friday
and Saturday on business. Mr.. Rich
ardSOn anticipates an unusually good
mining season this year, and expects to
make his mine pay good dividends. The
Moose creek placers was said to be the
only mine that paid a dividend last
year and only about the third mining
corporation in the history of the county
that has reached the dividend paying
stage Mr.. Richardson started Sunday
for Illinois, where his wife and family
are visiting for the winter. He will
return here in time, to start work about
the first of April, if the weather viii
stand for it. it.-GrangeEill Standard.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
RAYMOND RAYS.

We fondly imagine that spring had
came; the chinook wind blew; the snow
went down; the snow birds started
south, but Mr.. Coyote lifted up his
voice and howled and frightened Miss
Spring back to her lair.
w E. Cook has erected a residence
across the valley from the Raymond
house aud will move into it when the
spring-tinne comes, gentle Annie.
J. A Coverly is with US, preparing
to resume operations on the Lily May
group s. CRIBBLER.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
IL. Must be Railroad Land.

1t is reported that the United States
land office at Boise hiss been notified of
the Withdrawal of thousands of acres of
land in Washington and Idaho counties
from all settlement except mineral
locations The meagerness of detail
leaves us to guesswork as to it's exact
locality but we suppose it is or will be
situated upon the headwaters of the
little Salmon river.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION
County Commissioners Guilty Injustice Tax
Payers of Idaho County in Appropriating Money
Salmon River Tral.-Route is Not Feasible

The ademocratc board county
been guilty of injustice the of the
erayan act for which they should be brought
The squaderng of thousands of dollars of the peoples
sheep point is and for
twelve well constructed
rankest exhibition of egpung have been called to wit
ness, and we have lived a somewhat varied life.
To where what point from what point they wish this
The road is less than eight miles from the that
would hardly justify it. There vegetable crossing
of Salmon where
issoneresue allowed to fall into the river when
era hundred dollars would have might probably
will be these intelligent men, gar
den produce demands outlet via the mule instead
point gravey discussed by Grangeve papers
and gravely endorsed Tom Johnson's interviews
Of the niger the wood pile Grangeves
abe if somewhat frantic desire to be connected with Thunder
mountain That she has the placed disposal
in this ambition speaks highly of her mesmeric (
looks rather bad for the prosecuting attorney well the
ssoners Looked at from the view point of
ehic Grangeve is justified upon
her industrial wheel she get and through whatever channels
present themselves and the projected feasible
cable for traffic travel by anything other than mountain
Elk City would herself with the effort prove
particular route the and let those interested judge
projected route twice. both and winter from the
the the
is the only
salmon River solid the YEAR round should CranoTe rcd
doing believe she will accomplishing
it any earthshe would then be
to natural conditions
of be worse than idle were
it for the criminal of the public
pipe dream when number of populous sections need
ing bridges will quote
present. will follow in due time doubt. First will
call attention to the condition of the road between Adams
and the Hump which in such dapdaton greater
year that freghter
hauling over It, They their picturesque language would
mre blanket It would look better if the commissioners would
repair this glang injustice the Robbins mining
perhaps the county seat figures that she has the of that
whatever They probably heard of the
Elk district and she route thereto they expect
nothing which they not powerful enough take, position
by the which they viii be in the
while the subject might be order ask the honorable
board why they have settled the bill of
they should forget that they permitted supervisor
to expend his own money as well as time.
-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13

cially able to do that, and then have
millions left over for other investments
The syndicate has had men investigating
the copper prospects OF the Salmon riv-
er, for two years past, and is we'll sat
isfied that the properties are worth the
money. It would mean millions of dol
lars, for it is a company that once
started on course of action, never lets
UP. The plan will be to damn the Sal
mon river for the power supply of the
great milling and smelling plant, and
then go after the red metal in dead
earnest. There has been a good deal
of skepticism here about the value of
the Salmon river copper deposits, part
ly perhaps because they were to easy
to reach But just now, it looks as if
they might be about the biggest min
eral deposits of the whole country, and
that they viii have the most money
spent on them to bring them to the
producing stage. The properties are
only about Is miles from Grangeville,
on both sides of Salmon river. Grange
vile Standard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-02-05
GAVE HIM A RING.
II. j. Nermeulen's Former Employees Re-
membered Him Before Leaving,

HI. Vermeulen left Wednesday in
company with j n Ford for Detroit
where he expects to remain for a few
weeks and then will visit the east before
going TO his mining property in Mullan,
Idaho Mr.. Vermeulen has been one of
the most progressive business men ever
in Alma and while the people regret his
departure, all wish him unbounded sue
cess in his new venture. As token Of
esteem and goodwill, Mr.. Vermeulen's
former clerks surprised him by the pre-
sentation Of handsome solid gold ring
before he left. George Fink making a
very eloquent presentation address.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-02-05
REAKES AND WILEY MATCHED.
The Wrestle will take Place i'm Michigan,
but just Where not Decided Upon.

Robert Reakes went to Buffalo last
Friday and returned on Tuesday OF this
week. The business which took the
plucky little wrestler TO the Flower
City was to either make a match with
Max Wiley, the Rochester Wonder, 1"
or drive him to the tall timber. In max.
ing the match he succeeded and the
wrestle will be pulled off some place in
Michigan between the 10Th and 22nd of
this month, catch as-catch can, strangle
hold barred, for 81 900 side. A forfeit
of $3.50 side has been deposited at the
Alma State Savings Bank so that there
is not much show of funk from either
party. Although it has not yet been
decided upon, it is thought that the
match will be pulled off at Mt. Pleasant.
AS side issue. while Mr.. Reakes was
in Detroit on his way to Buffalo, he de-
posted 500 with the sporting editor Of
the Free Press and issued challenge to
Floyd Cutcher, Of Armada, Mich, TO
wrestle for side bet of $500 The mon
ey will remain mp for one week and if
Cutcher does not accept,it will undoubt-
edly cause him TO be considered a rank
buffer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-02-05
MORE BLIZZARD WEATHER.
The Thermometers Has Not Gone Down as
Low as Last Week, but There Has Been
More Snow.

The past week has been more severe
than the one previous, although at no
in less than ii degrees of the point
where it fell on the 24th. Considerable
snow has fallen. and with the high
winds, a regular blizzard has prevailed
all over the state. Trains have been
stuck in snowbanks, in some cases being
stalled there day at time before be-
ing released, and in consequence, traffic
has been very uncertain. Thursday
morning was the coolest reported by the
government thermometer, the mercury
registering 10 degrees below zero. The
following report is for the month Of
January: